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trwtn -JW 'sjna OREGON STATESMAN, Saleia, Oregon, Thursday Moraine. December 8,1932 ? V December of Life "THE BLACK SWAN" PAGE FOUH i "No Favcr Sways Us; No Fear Shall Aire" Front First Statesman, March 83, 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING 00. Cha&les A. Snucus Editor-ifanagtr Sheldon F. Sackett ..... Managing Editor Member of the Associated Press The Associated free Is exclusively entitled to the ass for publlca tioa of all saws dliipatches credited to It r not otherwise credited is this paper. m ADVERTISING Portland Representative Oordon B, Bell. Security BulkUna. Portland. Or. Eastern 'Advertising Representatives Bryant, Griffith ft Brunaon, lac, Chic-. New Tors. Detroit Bono, Atlanta. Entered at (As Postoffice at Salem, Oregon, as Second-Clot 'Matter. Published every morning except Monday. Business off ire. S15 S. Commercial Street. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Mall Subscription Rates. In Arivatre. Within Oregon: Dally and Sunday. 1 Me. 10 cents: I Mo. 1 -S; Mo. 11.15; 1 rear $4.S0. Elsewhere 50 cents per Mo., or $5 00 for 1 year in advance. By City Carrier: 45 centa a month; 1S.0 a year to advance. Per Copy 2 cents. On trains and News Stands S centa Shipwreck INLAND though we be, we are close enough to the coast to feel a chill with each report of a shipwreck. It may be only a fishing schooner which is rolled over on a choppy bar with loss of one or two lives; or it may be a great ocean liner like the Admiral Benson which is a victim of the pounding waters. So near we are to the sea we follow with interest each tragedy or near-tragedy which is reported. Fortunate we are that lives are lost so rarely. The ra dio carries the message of distress to bring instant response from coast guard stations. Facilities for rescue have been perfected, and now in the case of large vessels the danger of loss of life is small. But the rocks and the sands, especially the sands, take a heavy toll of shipping. The papers may quarrel a bit over the application of "graveyard of the Pacific" to the mouth of the Columbia. The record of wrecks there however seems to entitle those sand spits that flank the river mouth to such a designation. It is rare indeed lhat a vessel frees it self from the clutch of the sands. The Astorian-Budget, published close to the scene of so many marine disasters, comments as follows: "The sands at the Columbia entrance do not appear at first glance to be as dangerous to the shifts that go to sea as the rocky shores of other coasts but their work of destruction Is Just a effective, if not more so. A ship, crashing onto a rocky ledge can usually be patched up and hauled off, unless the im pact is so great as to cause immediate destruction and sinking. The process -worked out by the sands of Clatsop or Peacock spit, however, is more subtle but more deadly. "Lst he ressel plough into her sandy berth and imme diately the tides and currents begin to sweep the sands sway from under her bow and stern, leaving her balanced amidships with the weight of her hull and cargo centered on her weakest portion. The result is a broken-backed ship that finally splits open to become a prey for battering wares. There is a tendency, too, for the entire ship to sink into the sand, making the task of hauling her off almost Impossible. Many a ship has landed on Columbia river entrance shoals practically undamaged from the impact; water tight, and with engines able to function; but practically all of them remain there until tide and wave leave but a rusted and Jagged rib or two to designate her grave. "If the imprisoned Sea Thnrsh. which Sunday morning strayed from her course to be clutched by the sands of Clat sop spit, Is rescued by the salvage vessels, she will be the excep tion rather than the rule. The sands do not often sive up their captive. ' The President's Message PRESIDENT HOOVER'S last message at the opening of a session of congress had the virtue of brevity, at any rate. Instead of covering two pages of newspaper, it occu pied only half a page. Many subjects were omitted, like pro hibition for example, and other topics received brief refer ence. The passages dealing with economic questions were reminiscent of the president's campaign speeches. He still thinks the worst of our business ills lies in the past ; lays out specific fields for new legislation; and urges the quick li quidation of emergency efforts as soon as the emergency for which they were created has passed. One recommendation of the president deserves careful attention, and that is, the revamping of our banking system. Our record has been disastrous compared with England and Canada. A large part of the difficulty, it must be admitted, is not the system but the practice. British bankers do not make long-time investments, and their current loans are for 'current commercial transactions .which are expected to li quidate themselves in the course of a few months. The best thought in this country looks to a single banking system for commercial banks, preferably under federal supervision, with permission to operate branch banks within certain lim it. Commercial banks must be divorced from investment banking; savings banks should be divorced from commercial banks, or kept in separate departments as in this state. While. the president was not specific in his recommen dations, congress will have the report of the comptroller of the currency as a guide in banking legislation. The prospect for some advance legislation in this Held seems better man most any other for the short session. Other big topics will be left for the special session which is expected to usher in the Roosevelt administration : farm relief; prohibition repeal; taxation. The lame duck congress will hardly attempt very much in the way of econ omic reconstruction. Crying Over Taxes THE Oregonian which fought the modified income tax law prior to the last election now comes to the conclusion that a revived property tax or a sales tax is inescapable. It "No conceivable economies will enable present risible rev enues to pay current expenditures and attack a deficit that has now grown to such proportions that It must be whittled down. Yet in waging its vicious attack on the proposed income tax law the Oregonian argued against any increases in tax ation and urged unspecified economies. The Statesman an swered its pretentious argument with an array of facts which the Oregonian never replied to. Upon that powerful paper rests the chief responsibility for the defeat of the in come tax which would have provided the needed revenue with perhaps only a slight property tax. There is not a single fact regarding the state finances which was not clear to informed persons months ago. The first of September the managing editor of this paper had a series of articles showing in plain figures the shortage of tnwsmp a-nA the. oxowth of the deficit. Yet the Oregonian fought the eminently fair income tax, and the measure was defeated by Multnomah county votes. Now we are up against a property tax or a sales tax. Neither is desirable. Whichever one we get is due to the false propaganda spread by the Oregonian respecting the income tax. The mayor-elect of Portland says we must quit asking the gov ernment to be a nurse to everything. Good thing he didn't otter such sentiments before the election. What Is a government for If It Isn't to make everybody rich and happyT The horticulturists talked pruning at their meeting:. They could get a demonstration at the court house where the farmers have been operating on the budget. The hunger marchers must , expect picnic dinners at every look oa their trek as a lark. They stop. ml rf "4< 1 1 H Eyes, that ra the Spring of lift shone brightig, Are faded now that Autumn's nearly fad; Heavy, too, are hearts that onoe beat lightly. Youth's fire has turned to ashes told, and dead. i 1 ' ieA i "Or New Views Yesterday Statesman reporters asked: "Are you for or against a state sales tax? Why or why not? Answers: Mrs. H. R. Robinson, home maker: "I think Vtx neutral, kind of standing on the fence." George H. Riches, bank cash ier: "I'm for it. I think it is a tax that could be paid, that we would pay it with the least effort and without noticing It more. I look at it like the gasoline tax. We bny gasoline and don't think any thing about It. I think the sales tax would work the same way." J. S. Nutter, news writer: "No, I don't believe so. I believe a graduated income tax would be a better way of raising money." H. M. Williams, farmer: "I haven't studied the matter a lot, but so far I think a sales tax Is all right. It seems to me It would relieve land some, although of course all taxes come from the people in the end." The Library of Congress ranks in slxe next to the Blbllothequ Natlonale in Paris and the British museum. Daily Health Talks By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D. By ROYAL 3. COPELAND, M. D, United 8tates Senator from New fork. Former OomwUsotonor of Heelt Nets Tork City. GLAUCOMA Is fortunately a rath er sncommoa, although a serious eye disease of middle are. I am talUas; you about It because several of my readers have written about R. They eak wheth er the ailment is curable. Cure Is pos sible only when the disease Is recognised la Its early stages and properly treated. Unhappily the disease Is toe often overtook! tss the curable tat ea. The uf. fererls likely to eeek relief after Dr. CojeienA X r e a t da mar has been don and cur has become impossible. W are too careless about the health of our eyea No other organ or the body Is more abased and more neglected than the eye. Symptoms of Claacoma Glaucoma should be suspected In persons beyond forty who have im paired vision aad complain of per sistent eyeacbe and headache. The first symptom Is a dimness of vision which the aJRirtitri rnu i. A. to Improper glasses. He thinks there is nctnixx wrong exceM eTeatnm. Tbe exact cause of rluMm vm not been determined. There is some disturbance of the mechanism of the eye. In consequence, the pressure within the eyeball la mora and more Increased. When this pressure Is con turned long enough, the optic nerve ts injured This damage to the nerve results In Laoalred wteian. In the early at area of etancom "pots before the eyes," may be a symptom. When looking at a light a ralnbow-Uk halo Is seen around Shall too rswutn We oemnot brine Their lagging feet to reach a brighter morrow Whenee they snog faoe Life's Winter BITS for BREAKFAST By II J. HENDRICES- McLoughlln's answer to spies: S (Continuing from yesterday: ) "For these reasons, when the eld trappers who came with Astor'a people were congregating In the Willamette with the American trapperg from the Rocky moun tains, to prevent their remaining idle, which would render them destitute and make them Instru ments of mischief in the power of designing villains, they were en couraged to cultivate the ground so as to support themselves, and by this means peace and order were maintained In the country. And since these men were there would remain there and we hare no right or power to drive thera away I wish Mess. War re and Vavasour, or any on els, to point out what else more proper we could do. S M 'We are convinced not thirty families would bo In the settle ment.' "The accompanying list of tie arrival of the missionaries alone (without counting trappers) shows that the Protestant mis sionaries alone with their famil ies and lay assistants, and theirs, exceed that number. As to the Roman Catholic missionaries. the light Headache and a feeling ot dullness In the afflicted eye are otfcex signs ot early giauooma. The distress may wear off, net the symptoms return. In some cases the vision L poor In the morning and Improves daring the day. As Che first attack subsides, the vision retsna and Is normal, perhaps for 'months. A Caaeo of Btladosos Acute glaucoma, a form which de velop suddenly. Is marked by pain la the affected eye. This pain Is se vere, at times almost unbearable. It may radiate over the head, to the ears and teeth, and hi sometimes mis- . taken for "neuralgto palsT. If' you have any discomfort ot the eye and particularly a disturbance of vision, consult with your physi cian. Immediate and mtsJUgent care la Imperative if vision Is to be saved. I cannot apeak toe strongly about the dangers attached to negligence of the eyea Fifteen per cent of at blindness In this country caa be traced te glaucoma. Many of those sad results cootd have been prevented by early and modern methods of treatment. Care of the teeth and tonsUs, early treatment of digestive disorders, and looking after the general health, are factors we cannot afford te overlook. But certainly when the eyes begin te bother we should find out at once what Is wrong. Answer to Health Queries M. G. A. Q. What do you advise for fallinc halrf A. Brush the hair dally and use a good tonic Send avtf-addressed stamped envelop for full particulars and repeat your question. G. R. O Kindly teU me what yon should us for superfluous hairs on the chin. A. For full particular restate your question and send a stamped self -addressed envelop. tCeovrioht. tOSt. K. f S. Inc.! unmindfu jf their sorrow? baek month, but wm cam mil ifrauL two came from Canada la the Hudson's Bay company's crafts. Two other Canadian priests came by sea. There are 11 Jesuits and nine lay brothers la the couatry and five nuns. These last cam with four Jesuits from Antwerp in a Belgian vessel freighted on purpose to bring them and other supplies. The rest of the Jesuits came from St. Louis across land. The-Protestant missionaries and the Jesuits came amply supplied with necessaries to carry oa tkeir operations. The Methodist mis sion opened a retail store la this place (Oregon City) in lilt, it la true they got some article neces sary for their comfort for which they paid and were treated with politeness to which they were en titled and which was our daty to ourselves to show. If this esn stltutas beinx more than acces sory, I must plead guilty. " The first immigration of 1841 or 1S41 arrived In so mis erable a condition that had It not been for the trading post ot the Hudson's Bay company they must have starred or been cut off by Indians.' "Where hare these gentlemen got their information and who could have told them so 7 From Fort Hall to the states twenty men hare repeatedly passed tnd repassed, and frequently fewer. From Fort Hall to Vancouver two men caa travel in perfect safety, and the couatry and Indi ans are well known to many Americans who have hunted from The Dalles oa the Columbia to the state of Missouri. And as the first immigration la 1141 were 1IT men, women and children, they had nothing to fear from the Iadiaaa. They loft their wage ns at Fort Hall and brought their families and property on homes from there and passed with thijir cattle from Tho Dallas to the Wil lamette without any asslstas.ee whatever from the Hudson's Bay company's posts, and whoa oa the Willamette all their wants wire amply supplied by Mr. Wllsoa (Albert WL Wilson), who kept Captala Couch's store at Oregoa City, and by the Methodist mis sion store at the same place, and which few ot them have paid to this day, and, as is evident. Mens. Warro and Vavasour did not s-s-certaib tho date of tho first immi gration from tho states. It la ae tata from this that they did not consider It necessary to ho very particular, as they could easily have ascertained so well knows a faet as tho date ot tho first Immi gration, and that they got ao is slstanco whatever from the Hud son's Bay company's post. Ex uno discs omnes. (From one, knew all.) "The Immigrants of 1141 amounted to tit persons and cam with their wagons to Tho Daily Thought "I' must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypiy life, To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whet ted knife, And all I ask Is a merry yam from a laughing fellow-rortr. And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when tho long trick's over." John Masefield. 8TNOPSI3 la tho year lOt, whoa piracy wsa rampant oa the Spanish Main, Prisdlla Harradiae sailed from the West ladles boa ad for England aboard tho "Centaur." She Is ae esenpaatesl .by middl-ged Maor Saada, tho alio of bar lata fathor who bad bee. Captaia-Gesteral of tho Leeward Isles. The Major alms to wia rriscOIa'a hand and fsrtam. Mssssisar Chsrles do Boraia, former Beatoaaat of tho aototieas baecsy Bear. Hoary Morgan, as aboard. The Major Is heartile toward D Boraia, eoasUerlag the latter a pirate, bat rrueffla ts rasctaated by bis charm ami wit, Morgan aow is Governor sf Jamaica, and employed by his King to rU the sea of pirates. A few still elude him among them the scoundrel Tom Leach, for whose fiaptare Morgan has pealed a re ward. Leach, oa his ship. The Black Swam," engages the "Cen taur" la eemhat and captures her. dUinn; all heads oa deck. Ia the mbia. Do Berni caations the Major tad Prisdlla against denying any thing ho says as their Uvea may lepend oa it. H tntredace Prls- dUa as Us wife and the Majw as sis brother-in-law. De Bernis whets the pirate's greed with a story of I fortune to be gleaned from a Spanish plate fleet sailing shortly, id ding that be left Morgan to learch for Leach and enlist his aid a Its capture. De Bernis and Leach dga aa agreement that the former sill lead the pirates to the piste feet and recelvo one-fifth of the treasure. Leach begrudges De Ber lis such a large share, but later, & pirate's Qeatenaat, Wegan, in fers that the presais can be broken after the spoils are ia their posses sion. He also reminds Leach that Prisdlla would also be a fair prize. Prisdlla and the Major overhear, out the negotiations between D Bernis and Leach, wonder if the Frenchman Is ia league with the pirate. When questioned, De Bernis anly reminds them that so far they are safe and he win do his best to get them to England. He le given tommaad of the "Centaur." The uspiclous Leach appoints two of lis men, Wegan a ad HalHwelL Bentenant and sailing master an der De Bernis te wstcb the latter. De Bernis shews no resentment, but coolly terms to the task of hav ing his ship cleaned. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Leach eyed him malevolently, with tho suspicion of a sneer, but offered him no hindrance. Within tea minutes a score of hands were at tho work. Am hour later, when the two ships were ready to part company, and none but tho crew of a hundred men appointed to tho Centaur re mained aboard bar. Leach himself was disposed to return to his own vessel. On the point of doing so, he must. of coarse, require at last of ds Bernis to be informed of their des tination, "We steer a course due south west, for tho islands at the mouth of the Gulf of Maracaybo," ho was answered. If we should become separated, our rendezvous is off Cap d la Vela." "Is that our destination? Do ws wait there for the plat fleet? Keenness gleamed ia tho little dark eyes of the buccaneer as they watched do Bernis' countenance. "Oh, no," h was answered. "That Is merely tho first stag of our royage." "And from there?" Leech pressed aim. That you shall learn when we get there." Leach's annoyance displayed It- elf. "Look Bernis ... he was fteginning with some vehemence, then he checked, shrugged, turned Dalles oa the Columbia and got no assistance from the Hudson's Bay company's posts on the way, and from Tho Dalle some drove their cattle by tho same route as those of the preceding year; others along the north bank of the Co lumbia to Vancouver, where they crossed to the Willamette. But their families and property they brought down ia canoes hired from Indians, on rafts made by themselves, and on boats belong ing to tho Hudson's Bay company lent them by me. " 'Through motives of human ity wo are wllllag to beUero and from anticipation of obtaining their export of wheat aad flour to the Russian aettlemeat and the Saadwich Islands.' "I am happy they have been able to ascertain my motives for assisting the immigrants, though they have been not quite so for tunate in discovering my reasons for giving encouragement to their settlement, as we had ample mean of our own to supply the demands ot tho Russian settle ments and Saadwich Islands with all the produce they require. S " 'And goods were forwarded to the Willamette falls and retail ed to these citizens of tho United States at even more moderate rat than to British subjects.' "I am afraid the credit these gentlemen give me for humane motive wiU avail me but little, as no goods were ever sent by the Hudson's Bay company or any one connected with them to bo retailed to these citizens of the United States at a cheaper rate than to British subjects, and as they failed to ascertain a fact so easy to bo ascertained and so simple as this, it may bo supposed by tho world that they have been equally unfortunate la discover ing tho springs ot that complex piece of machinery, tho human breast. Mr. Chief Trader Ermat lnger (Francis Ermatlnger), who had tho management ot tho store at tho falls till ho left to go to Red River with Mess. Warro and Vavasour, could have Informed Sir George Simpson oa this point. " Thus encouraged, emigrants left the states la 1111. 1844, 184S.' "The immigrants of 1812 not oa his heel, and so departed to his own ship, there to wait snxtil tho restoration of tho Ceatacr's steer lag-tackles and repairs to her yards should enable then to proceed. Meanwhile, tho Black Swaa was warped aVay by sweeps from ths other vessel, aad stood by, hove to. Kiss Prisdlla, listless on the s torn-lock sr. leaalag sideways against a bulkhead, called the Ma jor's attention to the other Teasel's withdrawal. He rose from his seat at the table, where he had been fortifying himself out of tho rum left there by tho buccaneers, aad crossed in silence to her side. "Heaven knows what it means for us," she said. His answer wss first a dismal sigh, and then, sine what fills a man's mind excessively must be flowing over, he began again upon a theme which had already led them as near the edg of Caagree ment as was possible for two per sons ao closely allied by a common perU. "It Is tncredibls that you should for a moment have believed in this man, Priscill. Incredible, stab me I Let it serve you as a warning against your own inexperience. An other time perhaps you will trust to my riper judgment." There may not be another time,"! ahe reminded him. "Indeed, I fear that there may not be " "If there it, it will be thanks to Monsieur de Bernis." This was to reopen the discus sion at its bitterest point. It looked aa if it would lead again to sharp disagreement. To Monsieur de Bernis? To him! Thanks to him?" The Major turned away in his annoyance. He strode across the cabin and baek again. He and Miss Prise ill a were alone there, Pierre having withdrawn to the little pantry that had been the unfortunate Samuel's stronghold at the forward end of the cabin on ths starboard side. "You can still put trust in him? In this pirate rogue ? " "I can put trust in no one else. If he fails us . . ." 'She made s littls gesture of helplessness to complete her meaning. Major Sands would have given years of bis life to hare been able to reproach her with her lack of trust in himself. Since the circum stance denied him this consolation. he grew increasingly bitter. "You can still say this after all that we hare overheard? Knowing the deviltry now afoot? Knowing that this rascal is making common cause with these o(her scoundrels? You can ssy this when he had the insolence to pass you off as his wifs?" "In what caa should we be if he had not? That was something don to ssv me." "You are quite sure of that? 'Slifel Then ye'r singularly trust ing." Her pallor deepened before the implication of his sneer. But she flashed defiance of his mistrust. During the silence that had pre vailed between them, she had been thinking deeply, reviewing the whole situation; and ahe had per ceived at least one little feature that told strongly in de Bernis' fa vour. She mentioned it now. "If his motive were as base as you imply, why did he trouble to spars you? Why did he pass you off as his brother-in-law?" To the Major it was a startling question, to which at the moment he could discover no plausible an swer. In that, however, he saw no reason why he should depart from his settled conviction, aad admit an explanation favourable to de Ber nis. "Caa I guess bis base inten tions ?" "Yet yoa ars guessing them. Yesterdays . . . Of OW Salem Town Talks from The States mam of Earlier Days December 8, 1007 The state of Oregoa will not lose a cent either through the faUure ot the Title, Guarantee and Trust company 'or the tem porary embarassment of the Mer chants' National bank, both of Portland. Representatives of the American 8urety company, secur ity for 8tate Treasurer Steel, yes terday admitted tho company's li ability and will reimburse the state to the amount of $408,388. 88. STOCKHOLM King .Oscar II ot Sweden died early this morn ing at the ago of 71 years. He was tho grandson ot Marshal Ber nadotto, who was one of Napole on's great generals. NEW YORK A "blue Sunday" is promised New York tomorrow. Tho literal enforcement ot the old statute under a new Interpreta tion will deprive New York's mil lions of any form of public en tertainment tor 14 hours ot each weekend. Even baseball on the suburban lots is prohibited. December 8, leaa Flve thousand dollars of postal sayings stamps rolled Into tho Sa lem poatotfieo yesterday for re demption. They are of the 1918 finding the country came up to their expectattoa left in the spring of 1141 for California with, their leader, Mr. Hastings, and, as they were destitute ot means to enable them to go, I made them advances at the expease of the Hudson's Bay company whieh they promised to pay to the late Mr. Rao (Wm. Glea Rao, son-in-law of Dr. MeLoughlia, ia charge of H. B. Co. store at Yerba Buena now San Francisco) , at San Fran cisco. But few remembered to do so, aad for making these advan ces the Americans who remained hare said I did so to oppose American Interests, if I caa rely oa tho Information I have.' (Continued). Gmsima? then, to bo base. Why?' She smiled a Bttlo wanly. "If h had let them cut your throat, ye could mot aow bo speaking evil of him." "GadaQfo, madam 1" He grew al most apoplectic for obstinac) commend mo to a woman. I hop the sequel may justify this stub bora, smraaaonsble belief la a black guard, I bop it may. But, to bt frank, I cannot held tho hop witl eonAdone. Stab mo if I cant" "Now that is bravo fa you. Major Sands, Brave is it not? to ban so little regard for the anxieties o) a woman in my ease.1 He was stung to peniteneo. "Oh forgive me, Priseifla. It Is just mj anxiety for you that goads ma on Blunderingly, perhaps. I would girt ray life Tor you, my dear ..." It was Monsieur de Bernis thai interrupted him. "Let us hope, mj dear Major, that ao much may not be required of you." Startled, Major Sands swung round, to see the Frenchman stand mg within the cabin doorway. Hi entered, and dosed the door. H advanced towards them, his manner quietly assured. "All is now ar ranged," be informed them, in hit pleasant, level voice. "I am in com mand of this ship, and you wiT regard yourselves as my guests." "And Captain Bransome, sir?' she asked him, her voice a flttl out of control, her eye watchini him the while. His dark, saturnine face, how ever, was entirely unrevealing. P was as expressionless as his ton when hs answered her after a per ceptible pause. "Captain Bransome did his dutj by hi ship. Had he behaved ai bravely earlier, he might now bt alive." "Dead I He is dead?" The horroi of it drove her white to the rerj lips. It seemed so impossible thai a man so vigorous snd hearty, s full of life, going home in sucl fond expectancy of reunion with hii wife and the family which scareel knew him, should have been cut oil so abruptly and cruelly. De Bernis slightly inclined hii head. "He said last night that thii was his last voyage. Oddly pro phetic; yet falsely so. He is al peace. He looked to the future, h said, to make amends to him foi the past. He is spared the discover that the future can never do that.' "My heavens!" cried the Major "this is horrible I And you can tali of it so? You might have saved thai poor fellow . . "Ah, that, no," de Bernis inter rupted. "When I went on deck, il was already too late. Indeed, the fight was ended before Leach cam down here." "And the others? The crew?" In the same colourless voice d Bernis replied: "It is not the prac tice of Captain Leach to take pris oners," Miss Priscill uttered a groan and sank her face into her hands She was assailed by a feeling of nausea, of falntneas. As from t distance she heard that level, pleas antly modulated voice speaking ia its stiff, faultless English faintly softened by a Gallic accent. "Let my sense of hospitality re assure you both. Here you are ia no danger, beyond that of a little delay and inconvenience. Now that all is arranged, I can repeat the assuxaneo with confidence." Hotly contemptuous cam the an swer from Major Sands: "What is it worth, sir, this assurance from you who usurp the place of that murdered man?" Monsieur de Bernis preserved aa unruffled urbanity. "Whatever it may be worth, it is all that I hare to offer. You would be wise to rest content with it." CT, Be CoetUncd) Caoyrlrkt. 112. by Rafael Sabatiai Distribate-1 by Sjs Featara Srndt. ! series and are redeemable at par January 1. Scores of people were enter tained here last night by the Ore gonian radio concert, as it was received and reproduced at the Salem Electric radio station. This was the first night of the great new transmitting service from the Oregonian. What to do to save the logan berry industry was the general topic at a bir meettnar of mrt .held yesterday in Masonic hall in baiem. mere are about 7000 acres in the northwest that pro duced last year approximately 12,000.000 pounds of fresh ber ries. The growers have made ao money for at least two years. Game For Benefit Of Town's Needy Slated for Club STAYTON. Dec. 7. Monday night the Stayton Athletic club met at Beauchamp ha!L Advisa bility ot baring a benefit game for the relief of needy families la the vicinity was discussed and a decision reached to play 'sueh a game la the near future. Approximately 10 members who were present spent the re mainder of the evening la dis cussion and music; also throe tables of ping-pong were kept rery busy. Stayton's first league game was scheduled for December II at Stayton with Gates furnish ing the opposition, but duo to conflict with high school activ ities, other arrangements will probably be made. Oklahomans Settle On Ranch Near Here KINGWOOD. Dec. 7. The T. L. Lane family, former Oklahoma residents, living for some months ia tho J. W. Beckley house, has gone to a recently , purchased ranch east of Salem. The C E. Wetherby family has moved from West Salem to the Oleson place, "Village Farm" on Glenn Creek road. Other recent arrivals la the neighborhood are Mr. .and Mrs E. L. Sharp, who are settled in taelf new home on Cascade drlv.-.