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Yesterdays
. . . Of Old Salem
Towa Talks frees The States
. maa off Earlier Days
January iff, 1908
Articles ot incorporation filed
yesterday for tha Hawley Palp dk
Paper company indlcato that a bow
paper mill which Oregon City has
been, talking about for. some time
la to become a reality. The capi
talization la to be 1100.000.
One of the new pnUman-type
Oregon Electric coaches will make
the first ran here from Portland
today. It la expected that now
that the taming T on State street
la completed the one-trip a day
schedule to Portland will be In
creased.
IBITS for BREAKFASTIIMEBIMGK SWAN" ;&!;?' I
or
-B R. J. OKNDRICKS-
SEATLK. Delegates from tha
rarlous labor anions of Seattle de
cided today to make a monster
demonstration Monday to enforce
the demands of the unemployed
for work or food and shelter.
They intend, 10,000 strong, to
march to the city hall and en
camp there until the council takes
favorable action.
Talking up to Uncle Sam
TCEDERAL employes would serve their owri interest let-
JL ter if they would call off the publicity Jisrent of the "Na
tional Federation of Federal Employes" whose handouts to
newspapers read much like the pronunciamentos of stiff-
necked labor union walking; delegates in the old days. The out, he told the Salem Evangel!
broadcasting of all the things the "executive council of
this federation is opposed to will create a kickback that will
make the organized employes on the civil list think a Mis
souri mule has hit them. .
Thus the publicity marked "immediate release" that
comes to our desk declares that the national federation of
January 15, 1028
Governor Pierce knows no law
to prevent the showing ot "Fatty"
Arbackle films in Oregon bat he
believes the exhibitors themselves
will keep the unwanted pictures
cal Ministerial union in a letter
yesterday.
was completed today. Judge Harry
H. Belt Is on the bench.
Charles B. Wilson, for several
years associated with Salem news
papers, waa elected secretary of
the Salem chamber of commerce
to succeed Robert Duncan who has
federal employes is unalterably opposed to further inroads resigned, at the board ot directors
upon the already depleted pay envelopes of government meeting yesterday.
workers. The only pay cut the civil employes had-was one of dallas. The jury which win
from 8 1-3 to 11, yet this press sheet says The first pay try Phillip warren for tha murder
cut was not dictated by sound economics, generally or spe- of Glen Price, prohibition agent,
cifically, nor by any consideration of good personnel prac
tice. Recommendations for still further cuts are absolutely
indefensible on any score".
Now when the federal employes start in to tell Uncle
Sam and the people where they are to get off it is time to
do a little spanking. When the paycuts of people in industry
have been cut from 10 to 100 the taxpayers are in no mood
to be told that 8 1-3 per cent on top of tha sickness leaves,
vacation leaves and holiday grants is the maximum which
a group can stand.
It is not that we propose slashing the wage scales of
the federal employes; but we resent the altitude of the or
Editorial
Comment
From Other Papers
'Silver Dollar:"
. Eple of aa epoch:
Screened at Elsinorat
( Continuing from yesterday:)
Salem, cradle at American history i
and American empira on' tha Pa
clflc, has sentimental reasons for;
taking note of tha presentation j
here of "Silver Dollar," triumphal i
screened etory of tha blrtk ot tha
commonwealth of Colorado
Which appeared la preview at
the Elsinore theatre last night.
and will hold tha stage today, to
morrow and Tuesday
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Far mora than sentimental
note, for In her heritage of high
history there is bound ap la tha
unfolding years of tha future
greater wealth for this section
than has poured into the lap of
Colorado from tha rich ores ot
her hills and mountains, or ever
will. All mines pinch oat. Epochal
history grows with the passing of
time.
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The Tates Martin of the saga
in silver being told at the Elsinore
Is the bonanza mining king of
Colorado's beginning and boom
days, Governor-Senator H. A. W.
Tabor, of whom "men sang his
glories and womea whispered of
his sins." Whispered f Rather
shouted, for they were aa opea
scandal of a nation.
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Edward O. Robinson has reach
ed in this play the high point of
his histrionic career, in which he
haa scored a number of notable
marks of success. He gets effect
ive aid from Beba Daniels, who
comes back In this productloa aft
er an absence from tha studios of
nearly two years, time takes out
to perform the sacred rites of mo
therhood. The ehfld la Barbara
Bebe. Her husband and the fond
father is Bea Lyon, and this is
their first. Aleae MacMahoa plays
tne part of Tabor's first wife, who
drudged with hint ia tha drab days
of t&etr poverty, and was discard
ed for the blonde darling divor
cee of the mining camps, Baby
iioe wnom jseoe Daniels repre-
A COSTLY EXPERIMENT
SOCIALISM
lfM V iv a I a
ganization which assumes to speak for tiem. We do not haT. Da Jornl4 that the
Delieve it correctly represents tne attitude oi tne. vast ma- state of Oregon faces a certain
jority of civil workers. Most of them hope they can get by ! of several million dollars
wUVim.! n41tA r.xfi'o Kti niAai v f ham am raAn- result Of Its loans tO World
i . j a . i j., ..i. - j j i war veterans
cuea -to maKing sacmice wnea uiey see wie uepieteu wu.- There are now outstanding
dition of the national treasury. And probaoiy not one oi state bonds for siijis.ooo.
them would leave the service if his pay were cut 25. which are offset by mortgages
We believe in maintaining wage scales both in private LfiFuS?
industry and m public service: but we also believe that no others will be. Not for sererai
class or group in either division is permanently immune I years will the amount of the
from the great trends in business world which lie outside I J0 pp".,
the control even of governments.
condition.
There has as yet been no sag
gestion of improper conduct on
the part of those - who loaned
the money. Under the terms of
the act approved by tha people
they were instructed to loan up
Man the Pumps
WE wish the Portland Journal, one of the powerful pa
pers of the state, would make some constructive con
tribution toward the solution of grave problems affecting to 75 per cent of the raiue of
the state. It had been editoralizing valiantly against doing th property to ism per loan.
this and against doing that;" but we fail to see any suggestion
as to what the state should do in its present situation.
The Journal opposes any general sales tax.
It opposed the revised income tax submitted at the last
election.
It has always opposed heavy property taxes.
It opposes cutting as much as the Hanzen budget does
the appropriations for higher institutions of learning.
It opposes discontinuance of the "continuing appropria-
Uu.u , aur ctuieuw ""-v fj . . propT Bd Dy whlek to hoi
xms may ue me tiquraais iuea ui jjiajmu up w 1 lighted match.
masses and winning more subscribers, wit it does not meet
the mathematics of the situation. Revenues MUST be pro- Pussywillows and violets and
vided to" sustain the vital services of the government (and Juami " 5rln'f!!1
the Journal points out no specific spot where large savings lSaTaiarSrt I"-
cail De made;, ana aaaiuoruu sums iudox uo yiuviucu w w- inaps. But it does no harm ta aa-
imburse the bonus commission, pay off thj short term loans mit them to the general conyer-
sauon, aoes m a maa cu et
horseradish even In tha winter,
can't he?
As tha loans drew only four per
uueresi mere waa no
chance to recoup losses out of
mwasi so toe state was sara
ta lose la any event. Falling
values plus ever-appralsala of
some property loaned upon have
increased tha inevitable deficit
About all that caa be said is
that state leading, subjeet aa it
la to -political control, is a poor
business at best aad nearly al
ways results ia loss, evea when
there is no panic All we oaa
now do is pungle up.
Meanwhile If the leaeea strikes
home to those who are advocat
lng state banks, state power
plants and what hare you tha
millions already gone will not
have been spent In rain. Uafer
tunately there ia little grouad
tor hope that we will learn any
thing from this costly exoarsloa
into state socialism. Indeed the
next big spree, a U0, 000,000
power project, has already been
approved by our voters. Baker
Democrat Herald.
Why Not Talk oi Spring
Even it it is Too Early?
By D. H. Talmadge, Sage of Salem
Some things are beyond argu
ment, but they are not numerous.
Nobody questions which is the
from banks.
What source of revenue would the Journal draw upon
io suDolement those from income, excise, inheritance, intan-
crihlft and miscellaneous sources? It is not enough for the Msybe you didn't know it, bat
Portland Journal, great journalistic organ that it is, xercia- JgJ '0;
ing a wide influence in Portland and the state at large, to gram, i. produced from tha lively
be merely an obstructionist, to say to the legislature, you intellect of young Paul Hauser.
shall not pass this tax or that tax, you shall not cut this ap- And do the Mica eat it upT ni
propriation or that appropriation SJwnuJ. 5ke too bT
Will the Journal, as the legislature gropes for light and urPrised.
seeks support for the best way to solve its problems, come
forward with some definite and adequate program of taking An ium ala the crng Wto-
care of urgent, present liabilities and of necessary expenses eleUo Ted" nffly d?o
01 tne state xor tne next mennium i Ped his watch and broke tha crys
tal, sadly said when ha picked tha
r.ifch Hoiman annnnncea throueh her father that she will be 1 timepiece up. "WeTl, that's two of
satisfied with only a modest sum for herself and son from the es-us who are that way"?
tate ot her lata husband. Smith Reynolds. Sie suggests that tha
nnrttAit nf thi lit ooft oo mm be deToted to nubile uses by! -That South Carolina womaa
creating an endowment in memory ot her husband and hla father, I with the unborn babe la not to
h. tfthnroA vint. The anaatlon la beinr raised whether she can I aang aa sentenced. Noaa of my
forget tha right ot her babe to his share in tha estate. It ought to J business, but much obliged, gor
be possible, for the inheritance or minions is more oixen a curse i-v.
than a blessing. Tha announcement at any rata wiu neip reaeem
the name ot tha "torch singer" which was, unjustly we believe,
clouded for a time under the charge ot having committed homicide.
Kinzs and aueens still breed and their subjects still go into
tastes over tha birth of a royal heir or heiress. A princess was bora
in Bulgaria Friday, and the populace la Its rejoicing stormed thejmTD to
paiacegaies ana nauea sung on vug ayya&i u aa wcub.
people lore pageantry, and tha little countries ot Europe still sup
port tha nearly exhausted royal tinea seemlmfly without complaint
over the burden. Hera whea tha crowd marches on capltala its
banners read, "Down with Hoover," who la already down; and soma
last week cama to Salem singing "We'll hang Got. Meier to a sour
Now, If tha governor of Ariz
ona, or whatever authority may
hare tha dlsposltioa of suea mat'
ten la that state, will commute
tha death sentence of Winnie
Ruth Judd to life imprisonment
111 O. K. tha order. Also aoae ot
, but I can't, ter soma
reason, get myself Into tha notion
that tha woman should bo hanged.
Wild geese are reported flying
north, which presages an early
inrtnr nail wflA raaia are ranmrt.
appla tree." In this country rulers elected by tha people do not long I flying outh, which presages
retain, pabllo favor. European countries put ap with scoundrel kings f lomethinr else. Oh welL neea ana
and wastrel princes. Tha world is Queer, Isn't it? I Berhaoa aoma ot tha rest of us are
only geese.
The lower house at leaat has developed a working orgaauatioa.
Frank Lonergaa stands out aa tha strong maa ot that body, tha I Theatrical writers and editors
stronger because soma able maa of previous sessions ara not bank. I of tha country have voted decis-
Lonergan's personal power was in evidence in the parliamentary bat
tle over tha governor's veto message oa the tax repeat Ha warded
oft attempts to lay it on tha table, to refer' to a committee, aad
secured a positive Tote to sustain , tha governor. Lonergaa, incideat
ally, seems to be working mora ia harmony with tha governor than
i some at the tatter's original partisans.
I iTaly that "Grand Hotel" was the
best picture of lit t. Tsrdict ap
proved at these dlggina.
Holman'a reign of terror la tha board ot control office should
' give one the laugh. Wasat It Rufus who moved that Abrams be
fired and Elmo hired t Beau, now, waat do you think
who . goes around all tha time advertising himself
only one pure and honest aad nndefiledt
A sensible step was taken la adjusting farm mortgage' prob
' lems la this state through nogotiatloa between debtor aad creditor.
' Ia the vast majority ot eases the mortgagee la willing to cooperate
-" with the person who owes his. The times call for a lot et autfraaee
I reekom moat ot aa have specu
lated during the idle momenta aa
to what weTd da It we were aud-
i denly to become possessed of great
wealth. It la not as unpleasant
ulnk of a fellow 8ort ot dreaming. Probably, how
aa the on. and . aot da aa we think
aa ue one wt-a da. What one maa actually
"pu1Hd$4tT orcffeJltorj infektBrttreanss-pn1 thr-paxt t -d gbtors. -Hower8 atrd tame -Is sat-fortb-tavt r d--
did under such circumstances
how he stepped high wide aad
handsome and separated from the
plain-featured, wife ot the hard-
scrabble days and went forth oa a
wild rampage after beauty and
fWd - I
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seats oa the screen. "Silver Dol
lar" is a Warner Bros, productloa.
which is taklag the country by
storm. "
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H. A. W. Tabor was bora la
Maine Nor. S. 1110; became a
marble eutter la Maine; married a
New England schoolmarm, aad
they came as bride and groom to
Kansas la 1855, looking for tree
land. He was la the ltIC Kansaa
legislature the one that waa dis
persed at tha point of bayonets by
slave holding sympathizers for
he belonged to the free soUere.
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As told before ia this column.
the Tabors Joined Ue Pike's Peak
rush of 'II a ad landed la Dearer
when It waa a wild tent town oa
Cherry creek, called It. Charles,
but tar from living up to tha first
part of its first name.
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The next rush waa to California
Gulch, whieh became Leadrllle,
where Tabor worked with shovel,
pick and pan until llsl, getting
his first stake, aad starting a
store. Outfitting from his store
two Germans. August Rlscho aad
George F. Hook, with aa uader-
stanamg inac mey were to go
share aad share alike, the mine
was discovered that was called the
Little Pittsburg and Tabor sold
his share for a million dollars; his
grub-stake Investment $4.75!
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He waa lieutenant governor of
Colorado from 1871 to 18S4.
Then he got hie title ot "Senator"
through buying a seat in the up
per house of congress.
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Besides building the Tabor
Grand theatre in Denrer, and a
great hotel, and erecting business
blocks, and spending a princely
fortune on a palatial mansion for
his new blonde bride, the darling
ot hla Midas days, he bought
lands Ilka a baroa la a book of
legends.
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He acquired 171.001 acres of
copper lands la Texaa: 4.(00.000
acres of gracing lands ta Colo
rado, la Honduras, Central Amer
ica, bo purchased a grant of or.
ery other section or square mile
oi ian- bordering oa the Patook
river for 400 miles, besides lfO
square miles la the interior et
that republic
Thus becoming oae at the larg
est isad owners la Ue world. If
not iae largest.
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Silver went down, and the bab
bie "busted." Governor-Senator
Tabor begged in the streets of the
cities ae bad built.
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"Made by silver and ruined by
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paragrmpaera WTIIO.
And: "Their lore was a nailoa&l
scandal but a president came to
weir wedding." And: "Kissed by
a president loved by a master ot
mea saunned by every woman
who knew her."
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Ana tne morallsta: "Caa any
man ask on woman to share his
years of struggle anoUer to
aoorn ug aays f trlumnht An
"Who loved him moat tha wom
an no mastered, or the womaa
wno made him her slave"
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LeSSOaa la DientT thara aa. f.
Ue meteoric career of th au.
of luck and fortune who went the
suaj way or tha new rich. Six
poor mea became mfuienalrea on
the first golden creak that waa
woraea ia tae Klondike. Flva
were wrecked and ruined by their
Sudden, riches. Only one followed
a career of service aad filled, or
" " u ne is yet living, a good
uu laopocxea man's grave.
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All Ula la written out ot a heart
of gratitude that tha screen Pra
duetloaa that tell true history aad
adorn worth while tales are given
acclaim aad accorded the hall
mark of success la this country.
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There ara scores, huadreda of
SSv0 rodaced. wlU
their baekgrouads aad starting
?r"d boBt 81. where
V... niiaaionariee taught,
whither the first pioneers jour!
ne.'a4 ta tft enrlrone et
which the builders of empire aad
of commonwealths received Ueir
training and inspirations.
-' CHAPTER FIFTT-ONE
Sir Henry, I desire yo ta hear
I Implore ywcte hear toe.".
Be sura, -ma'am, that beauty
never Implored Harry If organ In
rain.- He seemed to laugh Inward
ly, as if at memories. "Tea would
say, madam 7"
it Is of Monsieur da Bernia, air.
I ewe life aad mora thaa Ufa to
eim...
"Why, ae 1 had understood." The
dark eyes twinkled odiously. She
Ignored the Interruption. "My
father waa a loyal aad valued ser
vant of tha Crown. Surely, Sir . . .
Surely the service rendered by
Monsieur da Berma to any .father's
daughter ahoold weigh for some
thing la his favour. Should be ae
counted to him ia any judgment."
He considered bar with mock
gravity. Thaa the horrible fellow
waa mered again to mirth. "It's a
romaatical plea aad a noreL Od's
heart! I rendered ta my day ser
vices to many a father's daughter;
but Bona ever counted them to my
credit. I lacked your advocacy, ma
dam.'' He waa turning away.
"But, Sir Henry . . ." She began
again in desperation.
But Sir Henry could not star.
"No more now, madam." Uncere
moniously he turned en his heel,
aad rolled away oa his elephantine
legs, bawling for bos'a and gunner,
and issuing orders right and left.
In miserable dejection Miss Pria-
dQa watched the hands mastered
for shore go over Ue side, followed
by Lieutenant Sharpies. From the
bulwarks she saw them board Ue
(ongboat ia which Pierre waited.
taw It cast off aad draw away tow
ards the beach. .
An officer came to her with Sir
Henry's compliments and would
aha and Major Sands aceept the
Admiral a hospitality in Ue great
cabin.
Major Sands supported Ue Invi
tation kindly, gentle eoacera now
replacing ia him aa indignation
whieh he perceived could nothing
Drefit him.
It was therefore ra a tone of
solicitude that he said:
To wffl be better in the cabin.
Priscilla."
"I thank yew," aha answered
coldly. "I am wall enough here."
The esoear bowed aad withdrew,
She remained Waning oa Ue buLJ
warks, bar gaaa fsQewing tha boat
ta its swift joemey towards Ue
beach, where the buccaneers wait
ed. She could make oak quite
clearly amongst them, well In Ue
foreground, the tan, commanding
figure of Monsieur de Bernia. Bun
dry, HaDiwelL and EHU were wtU
aim, and Ue four of them made a
rroua apart from the rest.
Major Sanaa stood at her elbow,
"My dear PriscCIa, this fa Ue end
of tha adventure, and we hare deep
eaaea for Uankfatoeea that
should ead so. Deep cause."
"We hare," aha miserably agreed
wtU him. "Fee taankfnmeas tol
Charlee de Bernia."
This waa set at aU Ue answer
he desired. Bat ho realised Ue fa
tuity of argu is ant wiU a miad ob
sessed aad obstinate, It could lead
oaly to acrhneery, aad acrimony
was Ue last thing Ue Major de
sired between thorn. He could af
ford, after aS, be reflected, to be
generous. The nightmare composed
of all Ue happenings since "they
had first seen da Bernia efimbiag
Ue accommodation ladder of Ue
Ceataur ta Fort Royal Bay, a
monU age, waa bow at aa end.
Soon, now, this swaggering, poe
turing pirate would pay Ue price
of hla miadeedai they would be em
Ueir way ta Eaglaad at last, wtU
aS thie happily behind these,
oaiy. faataatas iaasrluda ia Ueir
WoH-erdered Bros which ti
would rapldtr erase fresn the tab
lets of Ueir nesmoriea. PriacfSa
would be restored to Ue saadty dhs.
tarbed ta bar by the paaaaga aa
her tender Via of that ruffling fili
buster. Magnaawaooaly Maje
L A m m fW J Ji-J
-I V V rv n WbZH. I I
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D. H. TALMADGE
Ue picture, "Silver Dollar." whieh
begin a Urea-day showing at Ue
Elsiaera Ueetre today, January
II. Tha picture should be at mare
thaa average interest, being, as It
is, based on facta in history, dat
ing back no farther thaa many of
us can remember without difficulty.
Not many et ue are area re
motely threatened wtth sash a
surprise. Darn lucky, too. Maybe.
Nature la kindly, the goes eras
ae f ar aa ta iaare hat children to
worry aad aow aad thaa oae of
Uom becomes aa fully inured that
he la not comfortable at aU It be
is bereft ot ooeaaloa for worry.
Somewhat 1 more thaa 1104
cases of tafluensa ware reported
fa Oregoa last week. X entertala
ed one of Uem. aad X certainly
said a few things while I waa do
ing iL Anybody may say any
thing ha wishes ta say to his own
private attack et Influenza. Must
get eras with tha dara thiag
somehow or aUer.
How UtteerteJa la hamaa des
tiny! Among other New Tear re
membrances that bar coma to
ma Is oaa from Tag Wilklns at
Hongkong. Sweet little Tug ot Ue
baby sure aad Ue engaging
drawl I Soa of deroat parents.
Odd, lent ttT Tried ta bo a print
er aad aewspaper man, because
his moUsr wanted hla to. Could
not make it. Turned out to be a
professional gambler, rd remem
ber Tug aiiectloaatelr, regardless
ot what he turned out ta be. Aad
The Safety
Valve - -
Letters from
Statesman Readers
"Go yoa back to Morgan," be said, "aad teO Mm that if that's
bis last word, we caa take U Ue woods aad . . ."
Sands would forget Ue incident,
and aS would be again as it had
aeon before this disastrous adventure.
Thus Major Sands reassured
himself aad took confident comfort,
whilst Miss Priacffla watehod Ue
boat's progress towards land.
Its keel grsted oa Ue fine
shingle, and Lieutenant Sharpies
stepped ashore alone, leaving bis
musketeers in the boat wiU Ueir
firelocks at the ready. Miss Pria-
etXls could distinctly make out Us
officer ta hla long red coat, stand-
lag stiffly before Monsieur de Ber-
nis aad bis Urea companions. Ia
Ue baekgrouad Ue main body at
Ue boor sneers was assembled
They were drawn ap wiU
semblance of order ia Ueir raaka,
aad it was obvious that they were
attentive to what was passing be
tween Ueir leaders aad the repre-
sentatire of Sir Henry Morgan.
Ia this group tt was dear that
the Lieutenant's message was cre
ating some excitement. Bundry, Ki
lls, aad HalM well appeared to be
talking all at once aad wiU
violence of gesture. Monsieur de
Bonis remained a little aloof look
ing; oa whilst his owa fate was be
ing decided. One only attempt be
bad made to sway Ue dedsloa, sad
that was whea first Lieutenant
Sharpies had defirered Morgan's
messsge, demanding do Bernia'
ewm surrender. WIU soma beat he
had taken it upoav himself to reply J
as well be might since be
eeraod so closely.
"Go yoa back to Morgaa," be bad
said before any of Ue ethers bad
time to speak, "aad tall him that if
Uafs his last word, we cam take to
Ue woods aad . . ."
There, howwrer, ha bad bean ta.1
Urnrptad by HaUwoU. Thrusting
him aside almost roughly wiU his
elbow, the corpedeat shipmaster
bad stepped forward.
"Fooler be bad growled. "There's
no sense la Uat. Morgaa caa sink
Ue Centaur aad riddle Ue Black
Swaa until she's just a wreck of
timber, leaving ua bore to rot aad
maybe starre.'
"Steady! Steady!" Bwadry bad
interposed. "We're not so easily
snuffed. We're timber la plenty aad
the moans aad Ue ability to build.
"Tea would be wise to remember
Uat Sir Henry la a determined
," the Lieutenant had stiffly
answered. "Tow will not defeat him
so easily, as yoa should know. Ii
you defy him, be sure Uat be wiO
leave a ship here to harass you,
and to see Uat not one of you do
parts the island. Tour only bops
lies ia compliance now. Deliver u
Leach aad do Bernls, and you maj
find Sir Henry merciful to the reel
of you. But Uose two he wiU hsro)
and heU certainly hare Ue rest of
you as wen, if you attempt to re
glet him."
Argument followed. Woga
whining! y supported Sir Henry
earoy. "Och now, what else can wi
do but comply 7 Sure, it's a hatefe
thing, so it ia, to surrender Char
ley. But whea if s either Uat
surrender every mother's soa of us
what choice have we?"
'And Uat'a the plaguey fact,1
HaHiwen cordially agreed.
But Bundry, of tougher fibre an
further vision, was for resistance
If be could keep do Bernia witi
Uom and wiU Ueir ships sains
paired, even if they lost Ueir guns
Uey might stCl try eondusioa
wtU Ue Spanish plate shine. Bus
earners bad overcome far beario)
odds ia Ueir time. So cursing h
companions for a pair of spiritlesj
rata, he pleaded Uat Morgaa
should remain content wiU Lead
oaly. Leach Uey would surrender
at once. ESia, swayed by hiaa, sup
piementod bis arguments. But the
Lieutenant remained unmoved. Hi
answered shortly Uat he had at
authority to haggle or parley, thai
ho bad delrvered bis message, and
Uat tha rest waa Ueir affair. II
waa ia vain Uat Bundry aad EOs)
begged him at least to carry Uoii
answer to Morgaa. Tlsatsiaiat
Sharpies declared it idle. Tha rery
lack of unanimity amongst Uom
strengthened bis dctermiaatiea,
Finally be sammoaed thane to
make up Ueir minds without far
ther delay; aad threatening to de
part aad Jeava Uem to their fate,
be finally broke down their reoist-
(Te Be Caatlaace)
Cerhl. im, by KaUd SahadaJ
Pietrili a by Ko Faatavae SyaAert. lea,
Woodcraft Women
Install Officers;
Hare Program Too
INDEPENDENCE, Jan. 14
The Womea's Circle of Ue Neigh
bors of Woodcraft met for the In
atallatloa ceremonies Thursday
night. Installation ceremonies for
Captain. Minnie White and guards
of Monmouth was carried on by
Mrs. Ella Hart, installing officer.
Others installed were: Wini
fred Robinson, guardian neigh
bor; Mrs. Felix Wattenberger, ad
visor; Bessie Graver, magician;
Lula Matttson. clerk; Mildred
Pomeroy, banker; Lulls Karre,
attendant; Lela Oberson, cap tat a
of guards; George Grover, inner
sentinel; Will Mattlson, outer
sentinel; Edith Campbell, Glenn
Mattlson, Anna Romey, managers;
Mary Kallander, flag bearer; Mil
dred Mattlson, correspondent;
Dorru Mattlsoa, senior guardian.
The program consisted ot two
vocal aelectlons by Mrs. Merle
Ebbe and a talk by Mildred Pom
eroy, district magician.
Editor I tat
Tear editorial Tho r ergot
tee, Maa" oertalnly is a splendid
effort to ease tha pais. Taster
day aa aid maa pasaad aleag the
read aa I talks wtU kirn, be
had about Sft pounds of posu
toes oa his back. "No potatoes to
eat since before Christmas, Uese
potatoes will srrro tacts good to
ua." he said. Aad as included
himself aad seven ethers.
"We bad good elothos whea
we cama, but. well wa just hare
to sara every penny wa got for
something to oat The boys ear
ed aU Uey made last summer
aad dlda.t buy any oloUea." X
offered to sea that he had some
help bat ha refused.
A few years ago ha had pleaty.
mora thaa Ua average man. Now
be la oa a homestead, trylag
aad ha wm lire? .
But what of tha thousands
waa wta follow him; they can
not flad land to homestead.
More are being added from day
to day. Either by Ueir job be
ing dlacoatinaed or their busl-
aess eaases them to be a -victim
et Ue times. Labor baa created
too much of everything. People
are starring amid plasty.
if wa had a jaw enforcing a
two hour a day for all hired
help, wages just like ia a new
mining camp would go sky high.
The ehain stores would all go oat
aad small shops would spring
up fa thetr pise That weald
be tha oUor. astresae. Why Bet
hare a reasonable hour lawt .
i ' WITiTT, MAQSStU.
MEMBER
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