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. . , 4 ' . s From First SUtesmM, March 28, 1851
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Insull-ated Oregon
CIECURITY holders in the Central Public Service corpora
O tion and some of its affiliates are invited to exchange
their debentures notes and stocks for new securities in new
companies which appear as reorganized units for this badly
" extended and badly pyramided and badly conceived holding
company. Central Public Service has been Oregon's experi
ence with, electric Insull-ation.
invest in the securities of this
day of reckoning came that the
generously watered hopes, that
lot of the assets for bank loans,
of the holding company was virtually all erased in the late
process of dehydration.
There is this difference between CPS and its executives
and Sam Insull however. When
; empire faded he resigned and retired to the St Helena of a
farm. A. E. Peirce, et aL, want to hang on to their jobs and
their power, and so propose this reorganization which leaves
them still in seats of authority and salary,
r It is doubtful if in these parts there will be any great
. haste to exchange bits of paper. Stockholders of old Pepco
feel they have been euchered badly on this business of trad
ing securities. The last deal had Ihe blessing of Franklin T.
Griffith of Pepco, so employes of this company, their fami
lies and friends, and hundreds of others who had confidence
In Pepco and its management traded good stock for stock
which turned out to be far removed from actual values. These
stockholders will look askance at any new deal even though
sanctioned by Pres. Griffith; certainly they have no occasion
to repose confidence in A. E.
ciates.
At the present time numerous suits are pending seeking
return of the stock' the plaintiffs were traded out of, on the
grounds of fraud and misrepresentation. These people, and
those in similar situation will await the outcome of these
suits; for if they trade their stock off they would probably
lose their cause df action.
The whole subject of Central Public Service company,
corporation and ts or their subsidiaries and affiliates should
be given an airing. From what investigation we have made
the holding company has been milking the Portland General
Electric company. In 1931 Pepco sold $7,500,000 worth of
notes which are due in 1933. What did it do with this money?
Judging from its 1931 balance sheet over $4,000,000 of it
went to its holding company, the Pacific Northwest Public
Service company. $1,339,783.61 went to Seattle Gas com
pany, a "cousin" of Pepco. But what did Pacific Northwest
' do with the four million! Over a million of it went to buy
notes of Central Gas and Electric company, another "cousin"
in the CPS family. Pacific Northwest's investment in Pepco
stock increased over three million dollars, but it is hard to
tell from the reDort iust how this transaction was handled.
If Pepco sold its notes to loan
ceeds to turn around and buy repco stocK tne aeai Decomes
even more mysterious. It is apparent however that Portland
' General Electric had no need to sell all or the major portion
of this note issue which now. causes it grave embarrassment,
and endangers the solvency of this fine operating company.
Instead the monev went to nourish the weak cats in the litter.
In another respect the holding company seems to be milk
ing Portland General Electric, and that is in dividends. Since
:;fiefore the war, until CPSgot hold of the property Pepco paid
no common stock dividends, according to reports in invest
ment manuals. In 1930 Pacific Northwest seems to have
taken out $1,134,577.39, leaving a balance in profit and loss
of I480.G16.93. In 1931 with net earnings of $2,366,019.79,
dividends of $2,794,46420 were
loss surolus to $58,722.27. In
ance was $502,650, which does not seem very large for a pro
rwrtv with assets canitalized at over $70,000,000.
v. The public are gravely concerned in what happens to Port-
land General Electric and to Central Public Service f romiwo
1 standpoints: first the former is the chief electric utility op
erating in Oregon ; second the public in Oregon and elsewhere
, have invested liberally in the securities of these concerns and
v 4iirer1W have a ricrht to know what equities they possess.
The situation calls for opening up the books that the public
mav see the way the financial wheels have gone round in this
" . 1 .1.1!
complex interrelationship.
Speaker Garner Accepts
SPEAKER GARNER has formally accepted the democratic
nomination for the vice presidency. He did it by mail,
which keeDs the feet of democratic notables off the grass of
bis front lawn. The spending of 3c instead of $3,000 is of
course a noteworthy accomplishment in this time of re
trenchment.
- Speaker Garner always has an eye to the main chance.
' He is not only running for the vice presidency but he is run-
: ninsr "for. reelection as congressman. Since his district is
incorricibly democratic he is
; ably this is the first time in history when a candidate for the
nresidencv or vice presidency
other federal off ice at the same time.
Speaker Garner also has kept his family on the public
payroll. His wife is his secretary and draws a comfortable
stipend from the treasury. To her credit be it said that she
- arf-nallv vnrlrn of- Via inK tsw
propriation for clerk hire Speaker Garner had go to his son
who ran a bank in Texas. Cong. Hawley was criticised Dy
the democratic press because part of his clerk hire went to
a man in his home town. But Hawley didn't send it to a
relative anyway. When the expose came of relatives on the
federal payroll Speaker Garner discontinued the allowance
i to ms Danker-son. - -4 r .
' i- Garner is well remembered too as the -man. who was
. , anxious to locate postoff ices in tank towns ; and later repudi
ated his own bill by disclaiming its authorship. Assuredly it
U too bad that Garner may not be defeated for both offices
. le is now running for. . . , .
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A witness for Mayor Walker tried to explain why his
- former associate Sherwood had uch big bank accounts by
Mtying Sherwood "was the busiest man yea could imagine.
He seemed to have a million things to da." Then isn't it odd
4hat such a busy man would drop outof sight completely
,.jrith no explanations offered? ; V
The public was induced to
concern, only to find when the
capitalization consisted of
the managers had hocked a
and the value of the stocks
InsulTs dream of Napoleonic
Peirce and his financial asso
Pacific Northwest the pro
paid, reducing the profit and
1931 the depreciation allow
sure of the one election. Prob-
ever ran for election to an
. "Rut the rAmslnrler of hifl S.T-
BITS for BREAKFAST
-By R. J. HENDRICKS-
wnUmetts Talley ta IS 41!
(Continuing from yesterday:)
The lands of the Methodist mis
sion are sit na ted on the banks of
the Willamette rlrer, on a rich
plain adjacent to tine forests of
oak and pine (fir). They are about
eight (7) mile beyond the Catho
lle mission, consequently 18 miles
from Champotig, In a southern di
rection m U
Their fields arowell enclosed.
and we passed a large one of
wheat, which we understood was
self-sown by last year's crop.
which had been lost through ne
glect. The crop so lost amounted!
to nearly 1000 bushels, and it Is
supposed that this year's crop will
yield 25 bushels to the acre.
About all the premises of this
mission there was an erldent
want of attention required to keep
things la repair, and an absence
of neatness 'that I regretted much
to witness. (Jason Lee complained
at the Inefficiency of some of the
laymen -sent , him by the home
board.. The loss of wheat la 1840
was due to Lee's absence in the
Umpqua at harrest time. He could
not be In fire or more places at
onetime.)
"We had the expectation of get
ting a sight of the Indians on
whom they were Inculcating good
habits and teaching- the word of
God; but with the exception of
four Indian servants,' we saw none
since Iearlng the Catholic mis
sion. On inquiring, I found that
they had a school of 20 pupils,
some 10 miles distant, at the mill;
that there were few adult Indians
In the neighborhood: and that
their Intention and principal hope
was to establish a colony, and by
their example to Induce the white
settlers to locate near those orer
whom they trusted to exercise a
moral and religious Influence.
"A committee of fire. DrinelDal-
iy lay members of the mission.
waited -upon me to consult and
ask my .adrlce relative to the
establishment of laws. etc. After
hearing attentively all their argu
ments and reasons for this change.
I could see : none sufficiently
strong to induce the step. No
erlme appears yet to have been
committed, and the persons aad
property 01 seiuers , are secure.
Their principal reasons appear to
me to be, that It would give them
more importance in the eyes of
others at a -distance, and Induce
settlers to fleck in, thereby rais
ing tne value of their farms and
stock, i could aot view this sub
ject in such a light, and differed
wim mem entirely as to the ne
cessity or policy r of adopting the
change
"1. On account of their want of
right, as those wishing tor laws
were, in fact, a small minority of
u seiuers. ,- .
2. That these were not yet nec
essary even by their ewa account.
Wild animal films are coming into popularity, pictures
from the heart of Africa or Australia. Wild and barbarous
as the jungle is, its scenes are more wholesome than the fetid
films of Hollywood lovenests. The sordid sex dramas are
losing tneir appeal in this more sober age. ;
Just a few more days and "teacher" will step to the front
door and ring the little handbell , that summons Susie and
Aianae and Le and Carl from
A Wenatchee barber decided to cut prices of haircuts;
so a bomb waa dropped in his place of business. Chicago dry
weaning mexnoas are Deing adapted to the apple country 1
Portland has had its fall opening two weeks before sum
mer's closing. ' .i- r ;. : " - : . , . -
' Washington" apple growers have adopted a scale of lie aa hour
for arshar Ubeev That's getUag; tack te pre-war days all right
prs-Spanish-Amerlcaa war.
"I. That any laws theymlght
establish would be a poor substi
tute tor the moral code they all
now followed, and that evil doers
would not be disposed to settle
near a community entirely oppos
ed to their practices.
"4. The great difficulty they
would have la enforcing any laws,
and defining the limits over which
they had control, and the discord
this might occasion In their small
community.
5. They not being the major
ity, and the larger part of the
population being Catholics, the
latter would elect officers of their
party, and they would thus place
themselves entirely under the con
trol of others.
"I. The unfavorable Impress
slons it would produce at home,
from the belief that the missions
naa aamtttea that la a commun
ity brought together by them
selves they had not enough of
moral force to control it and pre
vent crime, and therefore must
have recourse to a criminal code.
"From my own observation and
the Information I had obtained. I
was well satisfied that the laws
were not needed, and were not
desired by the Catholic portion of
tne settlers. I therefore could not
avoid drawing their attention to
the fact, that after all the various
officers they proposed making
were appointed, there would be no
subjects for the laws to deal with.
I further advised them to wait un
til the government of the United
States should throw Its mantle
over them. These views, I was af
terwards told, determined a post
ponement of their attentions.
(Tes; but not for long. Influences
ue zoiiowmg year worked for a
resumption of the plans; and la
fact, the immigration of 1841
changed the American minority
to a majority; and that of 1848
to an overwhelming one. Lieut.
Wilkes could not at the time have
foreseen such changes.)
S
"Dr. Babcock and others, my
self and officers, were tendered
aa invitation from the Americas
settlors of the Willamette, to par
ts" ot a 4th of July dinner with
them, which I was obliged to de
cline, oa account of the various
duties that pressed upon as. (Bum
he was In time to celebrate Ue 1
4th at the Nlsqually Methodist
mission the first west of the
Rocky mountains, of which more
later along.)
1i S
"The next day the gentlemen of
tne mission proposed a ride to
what they term 'the Mill.' distant
about nine miles, in a southerly
direction. We passed, oa going
tnitner, several fine prairies, both
high .and low. The soil on the
higher is of a gravelly aad light
nature, while oa the lower it Is
dark loam. Intermixed' with bluish
day. The prairies are at least one-
third greater la extent than the
rorest; tney are agala seen ear-
their summer's holiday.
peted with the most luxuriant
growth ot flowers, ot the richest
tints of red, yellow and blue,
tending la places a distance of 11
to so mues. The timber we saw
consisted of the lire (?) aad
white oak, cedar, pine, and fir.
W
"We reached the Mill' by aeoa.
which consists of a smaU grist
and sawmUl on the borders of aa
extensive prairie. They are both
under the same roof, aad worked
by a horizontal wheel. The grist
mm will not grind more than 10
bushels a day; and during the
whole summer both mills are idle.
tor want ot water, the stream oa
which they are situated being a
very small one, emptying into the
Willamette.
"We found here two rood loc
houses, and about 20 lay mem
bers, mechanics, of the mission un
der Mr. Raymond (W.'W. Ray
mond ot the Lausanne Dartri.
who is the principal at the mills.
There are, besides, about II Ia
dian boys, who, I was told, were
not In a condition to be visited or
inspected. Those whom I saw were
nearly grown up, ragged and half-
ciotned, lounging about under the
trees. Their appearance was ear
thing but pleasing and satisfac
tory; and I must own that I was
greatly disappointed, for X had
beea led to expect that order aad
neatness would have been found
among them, considering the
strong force ot missionaries there.
(it is strange that Lieut. Wilkes
saw "two good log houses' and
missed seeing, or mentioning', the
flae Lee house near "the Mill."
which by that time must have beea
completed, or nearly so, or at least
weii under way; that is. the first
dwelling (except the log houses)
erected in what became Salem;
still standing, at the present 080
Broadway. Sir George Simpson,
governor of the .Hudson's Bay
company, found It finished No
vember 20, 1841, and called It a
mansion.)
"From the number of persons
about the premises, this little snot
had the air and stir ot a new seo-
uiar settlement; and I understood
that it is Intended to be the per
manent location of the mission.
being considered more healthy
man tne bank otae Willamette."
(Continued on Tuesday.)
New Views
"Are you anxious for fall te
come or do you dread the close et
simmer?" Statesman reporters in
quired yesterday.
Roland Wirt, Paper Boyr "I
like summer better. I like it, ao
school, swimming, a lotta rea
sons." Pete Little, Fanner:
make much difference
the same to me."
"It doesn't
all about
Mrs. U. mimick, Ronsw Wlfei
"I hate, to see the tall come we
hare seemingly had tall-time all
year."
Mrs. JC. SchnUt, home makers
"I always have liked the fall, it is
so pretty. .
Daily Thought
."No one can think of God ade
quately. Te think ot Htm at all
you must take personality at its
best, lift It as rar as you caa
reach, and say. that is nearest
God." rosdick.
NAIL ACCIDENT BAD
LYONS, Aug. 27 Mrs. Cora
Berry had the misfortune to stsp
oa a nail Monday which penetrat
ed her left toot near the smaller
toes. She was doing chores. Mr.
Barry had left early la the, day.
Mrs. Berry worked nearly 10 min
utes , trying . to release herself
from the nail which was aa old
rusted oat. .,
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SYNOPSIS, -."-;
Levaly, yemng Patrlota Brelta
walt agrees te marry wealthy,
snldiflo aged. Harvey Blaiae because
the father site adores Is la laaacial
straits. She heoes, however, that
aaadsomo Jack Laareaee a young
east per waesa she ealy sect ece
aad the emly ataa she ever wanted
te Uss her will rescue her frees
Blaine. Whea Jack fails to appear.
she terms, la esperatiea, te Juav
sate Wanes, her Ant Pamela's
fasdaatiag aushoad. They become
Infatuated aad Pat break her ea
gagosaoat. Aaut Paa Is suspicious
but blasaes herself fee warning Pat
that leva fades, laf erring that her
saaniaae te Jlauale had faQed.
Peefiag that Pass aa leager cat
JlmaUe aad Pat see ae wreag la
their Teve". Taea Jack appears,
bat Pat teUa hiss he la tee late
the eaotloa he awakeaed. blee
soesed te love uader aaethers bias.
Jack, claimlag he is the erne Pat
really cares for, refuses te give up,
aad the next dsy meres to the betel
la which she also Is auartered.
CHAPTES NINETEEN
Jack stepped out of aa elevator.
"Doat teU vs that's your date,'
whispered Mary Lou, her round
face rlewinx. '
He crossed te them. Patricia In
troduced him.
"Mr. Laurence," Ida echoed.
"does your name happen by any
chance te be it is I You are Jack
Laurence I I saw you play Tale
three years are. Girls, you know
Jack Laurence. Oh, tell us about
It."
Mary Lou, seeing his f ace change,
caught his arm to her; "Don't an
swer. She's a rude woman."
' Ida, realising her mistake, pos
sessed herself of his other s
"Mary Lou's right. It's your af
fair."
They hustled him away te play
pins pong which they had just de
serted in high boredom. He was aa
expert player and they took turns
agalast him. It was clear te
Patricia that there would be ao
conflict between Jack and Jimmie
ever her If the girls eould prevent it.
"Pat, there's na use in your go
ing hade to the hotel.". Pamela said
when Mr. Brsithwaif s train pulled
out. "m send my maid over te
pack your things and Ben caa fetch
these tonight. Who was the stun
ning sheik you were talking with
en the wet veranda when we drove
up?"
"Jack Laurence."
"Not the Jack Laurence'"
The."
"Where- oa earth did you meet
him and wheat I didn't see him
around yesterday. Hotel pick-up
If so, you're swift Or he Is."
A maHdous smile lighted Paf s
blue eyes. "Beach pick-up. He's the
tramp I told you about yesterday
who quoted Browning and explain
ed a marveloos opera to me aad
gave me a camp-fire tunea by the
side of the road, or rather the i
Yen said I'd gone sun-mad and
made him up. I thought so myself.
But there he is, no longer a tramp,
but guest of aa expensive hotel,
with all the girls cutting each
other's threats over him, and
there's no sun or mooa te account
for him. So he must be reaL"
Her words raced pell-mell In time
with her racing pulses. Warren
looked up as tt about te speak, but
sank back, silent. Patricia felt
thrill of triumph.
"Too bad of me to carry you off,1
murmured Pamela. "His father
the senator from Virginia, Very
important people. Whea did he get
beckT Aad from where I"
TQ introduce you. and he caa
teU you all about it. If s a thrill
ing tale. I wont spoil It."
Not Much Chance for Fire When
Little Eva Ascends to Heaven
By D. H. Talmadge. Sage of Salem
Summer Is waning. The records j
show numerous precedents for
this. It has frequently occurred la
the past at about this time of the
year.
The canneries are working on
pears. Prunes coming up. This ac
counts for the girls in pink uni
forms oa the streets. Most ot
workers wear uniforms in these
days. A symbol ot advancing civ
ilization. The old ocean wave walk oa the
Liberty street side of the Miller
store has been replsced by one
that Is strictly oa the level. Not
big news, perhaps, but Interesting
as the average Aimeo McPhersoa
item,
A wandering gentleman was ob
served to pick up a match oa Com
mercial street one day this week.
Scratched it to-determlne whether
or not it was worth saving. Natur
ally thrifty, that gentleman.
It just happens. One of the best
christians X know thinks Deuter
onomy means something about
stuffing birds and animals. Which,
goes to show that familiarity with
the Old Book Is not absolutely ee-1
sentlaJ. .. ..
A certain man In Salem had a
sum of money due him. at a cer
tain time. Ia the interval he gave
out. Information to the effect that ;
when the money arrived he would
pay all his debts and forget his
worries. . The money came. The
maa bought aa automobile with
it All right . His business, not
mine.
A popular type of motion plo-ture-is
that kaewa ia lowbrow
parlance as snufflers. Most of vus
enjoy a comfortable little cry.
Otherwise, Undo Tom's Cabla
would aot have beea the success
thst It was. I have seea towa halls
la the old days so packed with
folks hungry to witness the demise
ot Little Eva that maay ot these
would hsve - beea absolutely un
able to escape la case ot tire. But
the fire ha sard waa aa great The
slaees were fairly soaked with
tears. -- f ,
A new dock has appeared la
eao of the Hartmaa windows.
.' "ft ask him" 'ever 'to the villa.!
Get trp a little house party. You'd;
find It dun after the hotel. Ten me
who you want and IH phone them
to come for dinner tonight. Bea can
fetch them." . .
Patricia did aot want a house
party. She wanted a chance te talk
te Jimmie. She had te know how
things stood with him. Bat shs
dared aot refuse lest Pamela think
tt strange. ... And Jimmie, the
egotistical thing, might thlak I
want to be alone with him. m
show him. ...
She named several girls and the
men they liked.
"And who do you want? Arthur
Savage or Jack Laurence T
"Oh. Jack. Youn adore him. 8e
serious and brilliant, and so gay
and boyish, too. I never knew any
body who knew better how to play.1
"Quit a paragon, evidently,'
commented Warren, dryly.
"Oh, uite. agreed Patricia. She
felt jubilant A cruel and beau-
a a t aV -
-orui woman setung two sireag
men at each other's throats. , .
Ah, fits Is nice. . . -
Jack Lsurence at once became
the personage of the house party.
No longer chilling aa at first wben
Ida so crudely demanded to hear
everything,' he was quite frank
about his disappearance. The girls
thought hi a adventures thrilling,
and even the bored young men en
vied him experiences which, though
obviously gruelling at the time.
were no end romantie in retrospect.
Not that they used the taboo word
la their thoughts. Romance waa the
bunk. But they felt aa Intangible
sense of allure la hard and primi
tive life for which they had not
yet found a word. They were
strangely excited and would have
kept him talking endlessly. Bu
after bis first free statement of the
facta, while not curt, he responded
to their probings with naked brev
ity. They liked naked facts la the
ory; but were disappointed that
he made no effort to "dress up" his
experiences.
"Pretty wild country, I guess.
What?"
"In spots."
"life In the mountains, hiding
out with bandits must be quite a
kick. Bough stuff."
"Rather."
"Precarious too, eht"
"Oh, extremely precarious
With a laugh.
"Hungry sometimes T
"Often."
"Brutal fellows to lire with?"
"Brutal in self defense. More
brutalized than brutal, really. . .
Come on, Pat, letrs dance this . "
They felt cheated. Palm Beach
was a washout! Just plain blah.
Ah, to see life la the rawl Of
course it must have been hen to
go through and ail that but it
was at least not this infernal same
ness. Pretty much of a mess, life
Oh, what the belli Make the best
of it Hey, you female, let's
step. This Is good. Hot stuff. ,
So it went. They got second hand
life from Jack and made the best
ofit....
Laurence was a queer duck. D li
nt want the reporters to get wind
of his return. Most fellows who'd
had such adventures would be
shouting them from the housetops
lording it over less fortunate
chaps.
Arthur Savage, who came ever
every day in spite of the rain,
made up a tale of dark Cuban In
trigue in which he, Arthur, had
figured heroidy. Nobody paid any
attention, or even beUeved hi
"Shut up, Arthur. Your technique
la rotten. Bead a good adventure
tale before you try to get off an
other one." Whereupon Arthur sub
sided, hit dark face sullen with
defeat
Hew it rained! Three endless
D. H. TALMADGE
Much appreciated by folks whose
eyesight isn't what It once 'was.
Also by others. ; I wonder what
would happea If wo were sudden
ly deprived ot all clocks. A waste
ot time to consider it but It Is
only reasonable to suppose that
tt would result la a perfect heek
of a time.
TamOy wladow-ehopplng par
ties are most numerous nights and
Sundays. The doors sre locked
nights and Sundays. Safety first.
Take tt easy. It Is not only a
favor to ourselves to do so, but
wo may accomplish mora- la that
way. What I mean Is. da as does
the elevator la the courthouse. X
rather enjoy riding la that eleva
tor. Boothia t the name, llanv
fot the ups aad downs ot lite are
not . ,
The average skirt ot the over
see temma seea la the streets ts
mora transparent thaa would have
been perm leas tie a few years back
but what et Itt Folk hare known
agjj
days. 'A chin wind blowing: 'Palm
Bo ash's disgruntled paymasters,
enraged by t h o dishonesty of a
state selling, sunshine and giving
short measure, returned la train-
eads te more equable Northern
climates where three days of raia
came not la winter, aad sweaters
were aot needed to ward off cold.
There was ao bathing, no tennis,
Joyriding, nor hiking. Even the
tea danasnta la the Pavilion which
always helped fill aa hour or ao of
afternoons had to be discontinued.
The hotels were like tombs.
The Warren villa, alone, was
never duIL Patricia's house party
was a veritable "godsend" to the
entire youth of the colony. Pamela
sraa aot a novice at entertaining
and aaw to tt that her restless
guests were occupied from lata
breakfast tffl midnight supper. Bat
expert as she was, she thanked the
gods for Jack Laurence. While la
no sense aa "entertainer," he had
within himself a fathomless wen
of joy. He did aa amazing number
of things out of date things, often,
which, nevertheless, were amusing.
Like playing the guitar. He said he
had picked it up from the Mexicans.
which waa "keen". But he decidedly
had not picked up the rich mellow
voice that filled the room wben be
sang. And It waa "too killing" the
way he always singled out one of
the girls, singing to her, eyes de
spairing, impersonating some old
time Italian or gypsy swain. He
never chose Patricia for bis play.
acting. He wss too serious about
her, one supposed. But they didnt
mind. They were "thrilled" to be
singled eatby him in any way.
He played the piano too. How he
played! Anything you put before
him. Jaxs if you wanted It But
also Beethoven and Schubert when
he wanted these. They scorned
daaaifal music; but he had a way
of compelling their attention a
throbbing quality In his playine-
that ached inside of you. Pat, al
ways drifted over to him at these
times, as If la a dream, usually
sank down on the bench beside him
with a sort of other-world look ia
her blue eyes. Sometimes be play
ed things which they suspected
were his own, things that hurt so
the tears would rua down your
cheeks, and the men would sneak
out one by one.
Then, after he had made you cry.
he would stop suddenly, take out
bis pencil, make some swift marks
on a sheet of music and would
show you your own picture looking
so woebegone.
He really was a scream. So
what was that word! from the
god of something oh, yes, mercu
rial. Sometimes whea he allowed
the mea to draw him Into an argu
ment you would dedde he was ia
reality a terrible hirhbrow. Then
he would abetter the black serious
ness of everybody with some ab
surdity. For once "the ranr" was never
bored. Even the men quit talking
so much about what a rotten world
It was; what beasts all men and
women were under the thin shell
of dvilization; and that animal
gratification was all there waa.
As for Patricia, despite the tor
ture of Jlmmie's nearness and his
continued and inexplicable alienee,
she was not insensible to girlish
triumph when Jack, entering a
room, drawing all eyes with his
flashing smile, passed them ever,
dissatisfied tQ he found her.
It was nice. Oh, nice. It made
you feel that you weren't a person
to be kissed then tossed aside
forgotten, as if you had no perma
nency of, charm. You knew if you
ever kissed Jack be would not
leave you humiliated, shattered aad
shamed.
CTa Be Caatiaaed)
O 1J2. to KJac Fcatara Sacse. Iao.
for years and years that the fem
inine feet were attached to the
upper part of her, and how.
An item here last Sunday at
tributed the frustration by Alder
man Paul Hendricks of a break
at the city jail to luck, but It
seems that the facts do aot quite
justify the luck theory. The al
derman, who. was attending a
council meeting at the time, did
not just happen to look from the
window. His head was resting
against the frame of the window,
and he had beea conscious for
some time ot a vibration, slight
but unmistakable. His first
thought was of a possible earth
quake, his next that an escape was
being attempted from the Jail win
dow oa the floor below. Thea he
looked, with the result as known.
The element of luck still eaters
into the ease, but la a lesser de
gree thaa before. '
Did we have a complete under
standing of natural law It Is reas
onable to presume that we should
be subject. to no such thing as
luck,
Biraiii
1BEAO0B
RICCRKALL. inr IT Mr.
and Mrs. Evetya Hill and Mr. aad
Mrs. r. A, Taaghaa, have moved
to Tillamook Where, thav have a
gravel hauling contract
Tne w. A, Caanlagham family
has moved to the Woods hop yard
near Independence. -They expect
to be gone tor three week.
' Highway oiling crew. No. 1
which did some work oa the Salem-Dallas
highway gad hear Moa
mesth and at Holmes Gap la Jane
Is sgaiA stationed her putting
finishing touches on some of the
roads that were aot ready whom
they were here la the sprlag.
: lfORUET rzCKXNO ON
LYONS. Aug. 2T Harley Aa
dersoa left this week for Merleya
hopyards at SUvartea where ha la
employed as drier. Ho has work
ed for Mr. Msrlsy for several teu
tons. Ticking began at the Mar
ley yards Friday aad Is expected
to last three weeks, r -
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