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pagh rcun The OREGON STATE3MAM, Ca!tn.' Ore-cn, Tuesday tIornIr Jaaciry 17, 1S23 rPWf tea Favor Sway Ut; N : From Firit Statesman, . THE STATESMAN Chablcs A. Stkagu -SilJXDOff F. Sacxett - - i Member of me AM0riate4 Press . The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the aw tor pobllca 0e of all mii dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited r ADVERTISING Portland Representative Gordon B. Ball, Security Building, Portland, Ore. Eastern Advertising Representatives i Bryant. Griffith Branson, Inc. Chicago, Now York. Detroit, Boston. Entered at the Postoffice at Salem, Oregon, a Second-Close Ite'Acr. Published every morning except Monday. Butinese CM .'. : TwerrtaT Street. i r SUBSCRIPTION RATES: . hUtt gubacrlptton Rate. In Advance. Wltbta Oregon t Dally and fuaday, l Mo. ascent; s Mo. $i.i; Mo. 11.15 " t jroar $.. Klaewbere 0 ceaU per Mo. or 5.60 tor 1 rear to advance. Br City Carrier: 41 enti a month; IS.ee a year la advance. Par Copy 1 centa. On tratas and Newt staada centa. Freeing the Philippines PRESIDENT HOOVER'S veto of the Philippine indepen JL deuce bill is fully justified. Even friends of indepen dence) should resent the terms under which the ties of 34 years are to be severed. The measure does not represent the effort of the United States to discharge its obligations to our wards in the orient, but the sinister moves of commer cial interests in this country.. American capital interested in Cuban sugar mills, and the which head up in some powerful industries long represented by Senator Reed Smoot are moving to destroy the compe tition of Philippine sugar. That largely in the hands of the natives. It employs 1,500,000 peo ple and provides an annual income to the islands of 100,- 000,000 pesos, under the independence bill eventually this sugar will be barred except by tering this country which has long afforded almost the sole ' market. And export taxes are to be imposed early in the , transition period which will act The situation is this: the prosperity of the islands has been built up largely through trade with the United States. Most of their exports come here; most of their imports come from; this country. With inadequate provision for trade read justment it is proposed to set the islands adrift after eight years. The Philippine government has had great difficulty in sustaining its revenues even can ft survive under such conditions? Again the United States while purporting to withdraw from the orient, retains naval and military bases on the islands. From our standpoint it don such bases entirely because we assume responsibility for defense of the Philippines. Bet ter obtain some treaty of neutralization for whatever it is worth, and then withdraw completely rather than preserve a dangerously exposed position in the orient. As Secretary Stimson points out, now is no time to be lowering colors in the far east The orient is in ferment As the secretary, himself a former governor general of the Philippines, says: ! "Such a situation might be an irreparable blow to American - influence at a time when the state of affairs In the far east 1 chaotic, when every element of stability is threatened, and when out of the orient may again come one of those historic move meats which might disturb the whole earth." Gold in Oregon THERE'S gold in them thar hills." That has been the as sertion of grizzled prospectors about every diggings. They go into the secret recesses of the mountains, their packs upon their backs, with a parcel of food for a grubstake. Many of them live out their lives unrewarded, hopeful to the end. Some make a living, long periods of privation broken with oc casional good strikes. A very few make a real "killing" which it always the goal of the miner and the speculator. There is a world-wide revival in gold mining. The price of gold being fixed, and now relatively high in terms of commodities, there is a rush to dig out the yellow metal There have been few big strikes, but a great army of men have made a living out of gold mining. It has thus become a salvation to many otherwise unemployed. Earnings range from a dollar or two a day up to $10 or $15 a day, and more of course if the scale of operations is enlarged. v The enthusiasm shown at the mining congress held here Saturday was reminiscent of booster meetings of more pros perous days. The same zeal, the same hopefulness, the same cry for cooperation and for legislation. It is difficult to see however what such an organization can do. Mining law is well defined, and much tinkering with the laws would com plicate rather than clarify matters. After that, mining is a matter nf individual effort. and luck. It is just a matter of finding out where the gold is, and separating it from other materials. It has no marketing problems, no grading stand ards, no quarrels about discounts. lit takes hardy men to follow the lure of gold, men who mn labor loner and hard, can toil in cold water, can bake their own bread and tend their own shacks. And so great has been the rush into the irmwlTiff harder to tret rood ces iieed to be developed, and the production of a half-million and more of gold in 1932 is a big contribution to the state's wealth; but the present enthusiasm needs to oe tem pered with sound judgment lest too many needy men fare out into the hills, poorly provisioned and inadequatelyquip red with practical knowledge of gold mining. ? So Soon, Alas, So Soon IN the 1930"campaign the granges were entertaining Julius L. Meier at dinner. The plumpest yaller-legged chickens were roasted, and the fruits of the orchard and garden as i sembled to honor a fellow member who was out to save the i state from the octopus of the power trust And Mr. Meier responded magnificently. He did not quite don blue-bibbed overalls from his basement store, but he did claim mem bership in and allegiance to the grange and patrons of hus , bandry. Somewhat after the manner of Franklin Roosevelt anothefgranger,. Meier owns a "farm" up the river. Through the 1931 session of the legislature the gran gers in; the legislature formed a solid phalanx behind the governor. "A whisper of opposition to the Meier "program" was regarded almost as high treason. Ray W. Gill was chair- man of the utilities committee, which pushed through the legislation designed to give the state electricity without cost to. the taxpayers. - .r r- 1.': ; , I Now we note that Mr. Gill, who has been elevated to the post of master of the grange, is busy assailing the gover nor. The sales tax, he declares, is a device of Wall street; and the governor who makes his living as a merchant and so one would think would be opposed to . the pales tax, ia a minion of Wall street And at Klamath Falls Grangemaster Gill assails the fcovernor. assertinz that his office has been the most expensive in the in cost that of Patterson-Norblad. T ' Surprisinr indeed are make. The savior so soon becomes rejected. Surely some re conciliation should take place. We nominate the other famous cranzer and noted peacemaker. Eufns Holman, to get Gov. Meier and Ray Gill together on, "Blest bt the tie that binds" ; concluding with that oth er appropriate hymn, "uod Fear ShaU Awe" March 28; 1851 puBusHma co. '. Editor-Manager - Managing Editor Atlanta. domestic beet sugar interests industry in the islands is prohibitive duty from en as a further bar to trade. under American help. How would seem better to aban so long as we retain them gold bearing streams that it is locations. Oregon's gold resour history of the state, exceeding the changes a- few month may and lead in that well-known Pe with yon till we meet again.' Highlights in strike If Ml thattwnod JW'A; Jasslias brilUeaee bm Calvia Coelklge, aad I was. largely Inatrumeutal is fa rcashiag tke White Hoaae. During the pott war oaths whea the ea tioe was striving to re adjust itself to peacetime condition, the eoliee ef Bostoa decided to strike) for higher pay There wero ' disorders aad the aitaatfoaneallod for aawaapt action, Coolidge supplied It. Ho called out the Na tional Caard aad ia e.few days the trouble waa over. lasasediataiy. Ceelldge waa hailed far aad wide as a "now strong ataa and the ohraie "Law aad Order Coolidge" baeaaao as familiar aa the "big stick" catchword applied to the lata Prealdent The adore Roosevelt. The In cident dramatised the antes tittle Gaverae el Massachusetts whoae name waa now known far and wide as courageous aad capable executive whose first thought waa tke 1 WTRINtJ J1 AsVccePaesidehy & assSiBam Yesterdays ... Of Old Salem Tovra Talks from The State. man of Earlier Days January 17, lOOS Two youngsters placed the bolt on the Southern Pacific tracks near the fairgrounds. It has been learned. Wrecking of a passenger train would hav resulted had not a track Inspector found the object District Attorney McNary has rep rimanded them and let them go free. Bicycle riding on the sidewalks has caused ao much confusion and trouble that Alderman Stole has set out to whip into shape an or dinance to ban the practice. Mayor Rodgers' statement that Salem dogs would have to pay a license ean not yet be carried out. The city Is appealing the adverse circuit court decision which rnled that A. "Stub" Smith did not have to pay a fee to the city for his dog. January 17, 1928 Legislation to put motor ve hicles back on the tax rolls ap parently will be provided for in a bill to be prepared by the roads and highways committee of the state senate. Revision upward of the gasoline tax also Is being eon sldered. WASHINGTON. The senate oil investigating committee yesterday began examination of Harry P. Sinclair In regard to the Harding administration's leasing of the Teapot Dome naval oil reserve. Senator Dunn has Introduced a bill providing for transportation of all pupils living three of more miles from a school house. New Views "Bill for a county manager form of administering county af fair was introduced before the legislature yesteday. What la your reaction to sucn a proposal? Statesman r e p o r t e rs yesterday asked the above question. D. H. Moaher, tailor: "I haven't given It much thought; but 1 be lieve a county manager plan, if the right -kind of man could be found, would work out satisfac torily. They have bad them in other counties and they worked out very satisfactorily." C. J. Bash. 1097 South 13th, "I don't know Just how that would go, because I have not given the matter any thought." lo Coe, student: "Certainly. it is the only form of connty gov ernment, only trouble Is that not sufficient power is given the manager to make the Plan effec tive." Tha republicans In tha senate must get some measure of satis faction In observing tha democratic blood-letting that Is going on. Huey Long of Louisiana has been filibustering against' tka' Glass banking bill. Indicating the dissension that 'tears democratic ranks even before the party moves Into nnabla to formulate a party, policy for years due to the divisions within the ranks, The democrats appear, destined to suffer front sim ilar discord. It is doubtful if even Roosevelt will be able to put a eilencor an Huey Longv An Illinois school teacher his wife, aald: "I got tired of always finding tha sink full of dirty dishes. God told ma to Shoot her: I heard Him. nuahanda mav arvaa ha had ample provocation without any blasphemous claims of di- Tua nuisance. - the Life oi Calvin v-we-Hewt joy-en-.- a bosroxr Ftorca Strike-. Coin to Waakin gtoa as Viee-Preeideat, Coolidge fitted lata the prasldiag ef neat's chair la the Sonata aa naturally as ka kad filled minor offices in hia r State, Ha kef sme noted f or bis dry kusaer aad expreealoa aad af his torse ease about varioua mem bers af the Senate era classics af wit la the Vka Preeideacy. with ita social activities, life slipped along until the Summer af 1923. As was usual dur ing Congressional recess, the Coelidges repaired to the aid kerne at Plymouth, Vt 1t was ia the koaee where ko waa bom, nt near midnight, that Calvia Cool idge gat the aowe af the deatk af President Hard fag aa Saa Fraaciaee. The data was August 3. After caasulutioa with Waak tagtea, Coolidge took tke eta as President af the United States by die tight af aa ail lama in the room Li whore ka waa born. His aged father administered rter the oath. There tth. There is aa r dramatic pace la O tfORN American hUtory. ffsmmtlmitl BITS for BREAKFAST -By R. J. HENDRICKS- "SilTer Dollar" and noma more of Colorado's 'colorful history; last American frontier: "Silver Dollar, silver screen epic of an epoch, la still on at the Elslnore, this afternoon and evening. It has been drawing large crowds V Appreciative ones, of the true history it portrays, and of the grapping, amusing and entertain ing manner of the portraying, giv ing it the approval of popular favor. It draws crowds, then In structs them. e "o It sends them to the libraries. to get further particulars of its setting. In fact, at tha Salem li brary, a shelf of books has been made up, in order to facilitate this praiseworthy quest. "a Colorado, the historical begin nings of which tha picture por trays has been correctly termed the "last American frontier." It was. Oregon, end of the trail, had passed its provisional government period (rather two of them blend ed into one), and was In the final time of its territorial Ufa, and had adopted tha constitution of Its state, when Colorado was In the embryo stage of Its makeshift pro visional government, and Wash ington Territory had been split oft and California had for almost a decade been a lusty, gusty, bus tling and rich state. u The "last frontier," Indeed, and emerging by startllngly swift stages. To the snowy crest of the Rockies, It was Kansas on the east and Utah on tha west, la 1857, with only a few scores of trappers in tha mountains and of ranchers on its plains . u k And in l07 it supported a population of 700,000. and tha census count In 1110 gave it 7it.- 024, la liZO, 911,621, and In 19J0, 1,035,771. o St. Charles, tent town on Cher ry creek, place of gold discovery, rude center of the first settle ment, its name changed to Denver in 18 S 8 for Gen. J. W. Denver, governor of Kansas, by the Jay- hawker contingent headed by H. A. W. Tabor, with 4750 Inhabi tants in 1870, 35,621 In 1880, and 106,718 in 1890, had grown in 1930 to 287,861; the queen city of the mountain states: metropo lis mounted above the clouds : covering 60 square miles and mile high! a o In 1911, Colorado waa oar sev enth state In extent of territory, trailing only Texas, California, Montana, Wyoming, Arlsona and Nevada, and by 1919 It had at tained 32nd place la population. its people call their state the "Switzerland of America.1 It Is next to California, In gold production. It has a his tory that will not bo repeated; at power. The republicans have been ... . , who was found entity' et murdering Coolidge The east chapter ta tka Coolidge saga waa wrlttsa at tka aaoaaorable Ropak liona eeaveaUou el 1923 ia CkUaga. wkore the PreaideatUl aominatioa wont to W arrow C, Hard lug. a "stark karaa." Coolidge wont ia the aao vontioa aa the choice af. kia aww etekgatieev ka wasn't aaaeeded snack af a chance, fiat after Hard lag's nomination, and dur ing Uo ecjaakble f er tka Vice-Preeideacy, a dole-, gate from Oregon juanpod up and dramatisslly named "tke asaa wkk eat tied tke ' Bostoa -police strike. aa Harding's rmv aing saa to. Tka eelectsaa caught tke aotion af tke convention, aad Calvia Coolidge was given socond place aai the ticket. !m naodiately Coelidge kurlod kimself into a vigorous campaign, traveling tkea sands af Bailee aad speak lag everrwkere. Coo idge's e-uiet vetoed dotor. saJuatiea aad obvioas sin- "f eevity kad muck to da with 'j tka triumph af kls party that year. C O- P loaders knew thou kad a prise. i " ' " in OS tfeEJIDOTT V FATHER m least In tha conception of any present day vision. Surely not la continental united States. It la alone; unique. o - Not as epochal as Oregon's la tha march of American emnlra for had not onr beginnings beam made, here la tha environs et Sa lem. In their war and in their timeliness, there would hare been no Colorado, at least west of the crests of the Rockies, and no other united State territory, in all likelihood, on the Pacific aide. Bat Colorado's history will remain su premely colorful, next to Califor nia's, to say the least. "a e - The reader has heard the lilt af the road songs of the Old Oregon Trail. "Susanna, don't yon cry for me, ana au me rest: tha mnsle that thrilled our Oregon pioneer loroears. A popular road eons af me "imy-eignters" was: It's time to pack the bacon And tha flour and tha beans It's time to Toll the tarpaulin And choose a suit of jeans; Tha big snow-caps are melted And the streams are calllaB- clear It's time to go prospecting To wander tar from here.5 o That waa the Colorado call af tha Pike's Peak rush. As our treh kars of the old trail, from '49 oa carried banners inscribed, "Ore gon or tha grave," and tarred on their wagon covers. "Flfty-fonr forty or fight, etc, ate., ate., so the '58ers daubed their ox-drawn Conestogas with: "Pike's Peak or Bastt "My name Is J oo Bowers, I hare a brother Ike; I'm all tha way from Missouri, And on tha road to Pike: Busted, by CummlU V Brave old days I with 310.000 men. women and children passing westward and beyond tha lanJ that is now Colorado, and another horde of equal slse followine- The Safety Valve - - 'Letters from Statesman Readers BRICKBATS AHD ROSES To the Editor: About the forgotten man ed itorial in today'a Statesman: So he turned out to be the fel low who has a steady Job, who pays his grocer and has a car and takes the family out tor a ride Sunday afternoons, if It doesn't rain. It Is evident the writer of this editorial was talking about him self, it is the first time I knew the fellow who fits the above de scription needed any special at tention. " ..- By the same line of reasoning I take It the fellow who has net now a steady job Is se muck ex cess baggage, which should be put ont of their misery by lethal gas like so muck rnrmln. - 2 Very truly yours, . C. AT WILLIAMS. 1869 Court Street. J In the same mail came a letter dated Jan. 11 from a prominent legislator: - . "Tour editorial this morning Is refreshing and stimulating. Thank God there are a few peo ple still thinking straight keep ing their keada u aad their feet on tha around. ; "THE BLACK SWAN" CHAPTER TOTT-TWO 1 ' Bandry tamed his elay-olonred fees to da Bernis, thrusting oet a Bp aad shrnrrinaT kls dlsgnst. Tva done what t could, Charley. Tottv heard." llonaienr da Berrn waa very sol una, Tre heard. I understand. It is finished, than." He too. shrugged. Tha fortune af war. Himself he lifted eve au kead tha sllvar-- crusted kaldrlck that carried kls word, and proffered It to Sharpies in token of snrrender. Tha lieutenant took it, Inrlining kls head a little in acknowledg fjfteTiV and It to one of his men who stood by tka bow of tka stranded longboat. "And new Tom Ijeach, fx 70a please,' ka aald, looking round as ha spoke, wondering, perhaps, that ha kad not yet aeen that redoubt. able pirate, and that Tea should not have been present nt this parley. "As, yes.' eaid Sundry grimly. "Tons Leach, to be sure." Ha hesi tated a moment, bis piercing ayes upon the fair young face of the lieutenant. "Dead or alive was the condition, he said, between ques tion and assertion. Ueutanaat Sharpies stared. "What? Ia ka dead already?1 Bandry nodded, turned, and started off up tka beach towards the massed buccaneers and what lay behind them, screened Toy them. Monsieur da Bernis went after him, eaaght and held hint a mo ment by tka shoulder whilst be murmured something ta him, It pas something that made that pal ud mask momentarily change its set expression. Then, with a grin and n nod, Bundry went on, and de Bernis came slowly back, and at a word from Sharpies entered the waiting boat. Watching ever from tha red bul warks of tha Royal Mary, Priadlla aaw and understood. A little asoan escaped ker. Tha cowards! The treacherous cowards!1 she cried. They hare surrendered him. Surrendered him to save their vile skins.' The Major, careful to betray no satisfaction, answered colourlessly, "Naturally. Could anything else have been expected of them?" He set an ana about her to steady and comfort ker as she faltered there, suddenly overcome, her senses swimming. Tenderly ka supported ker as far aa the mainhateh, and gently low ered her to ait upon tha coaming. There, with bar elbows an her knees, ska took ker head la her hands, abandoning herself ta silent misery. Tha Major sat down beside her, and hia arm was soothingly placed again about her shoulders. He could go so far as to stifle jeal ous resentment of this overwhelm ing grief, Bat ha had no consoling words to offer her. Aa offlear, pacing by tka rad af the quarter-deck, looked down upon them, as did, tea, from tha other side, some of tha hands lounging on tha forecastle. But Miss Pris cilia heeded nobody and nothing. Grief and horror dazed her senses. It was as if soma part of her had keen violently wrenched away. She waa aroused at last by tke gusty passage of the large gaudy figure of tha Admiral, who crossed tha waist with elephantine tread, a couple of men following him. As in a dream ahe remembered having just heard aomeone say that Sharpies wss returning. She looked up to aea Sir Henry reach tha bul warks and then ahe heard his brazen voice raised la passion. "Where the devil's Leach, then? Sharpies hasnt got him, after all Damn him for a fool! Below there. when the new lure of gold called from tha high Rockies; most of them in wagon trains, aad leer ing perhapa half a hundred thou sand In unmarked graves along tha way. Those days can never come back, excepting In tha glam orous history of them, much et it waiting to be told the telling et It in modern screen productions the only sure way of Inspiring their children and children's chil dren as they should be inspired with the splendid daring of the men and women who conquered the best part of a continent, a "a Tha writer spoke of seeing, at the Tabor Grand opera house in Denver, la 1888, the presentation of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll aad Mr. Hyde," by the then leading interpreter of the role, and did not recall his name. He waa Richard Mansfield, so n friend oa the state library force 'phones. Correct. Thanks. e Carl A Porter, the new mana ger of. the .Warner Bros, play houses in Salem, the Elslnore and the Caplto!. at 1?, jolnel tte ran- ishiuit end of the Pike's 'Peak rus!i; came out to Denrer, and he worked as an usher ia the fa mous Tabor Grand. An interesting sequel he found there the lady who ia Mrs. Porter, aad their daughter, , Barbara, is a student In Salem high: a historic name she has, appropriate Ik the "Sll rer Dollar" presentation. Good, and historic, too, away back across tha world's history. S k Mr. Porter was bora la Fish kilL New . York, and commenced his present career at Sarin Rock. CoaiTu, where he saw a good deal of roystering students of Tale uni versity. He has followed the changing phases et the show busi ness during nearly his entire lite, seeing in the mens time every principal section -and city of the United States. He bad beea In Salem once be fore, aad be wag glad, to have the cell to bis present post; for with the capital city It was a case of love at first sight. And the senti ment grows oa alas. He Is thank ful for the tine reception ef "Su rer Dollar, under rather adrerse weather conditions, for this part of Oregon. UNION, Jan. 16 A few grange friends extended a surprise party to Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Herr Frt- AldaraTy. Bid Beajaala ataag by with his gun-crew. HeH Tea needed in a moment. YH abee them all ta bits! m teach the dogs Do they think they can get gay wtth Usury Ha leaned far erer the aejiwarna to speak to someone immediately below. '.'''!:' : . "What tha devil's this. Sharpies I Whern'a Torn Leach? "A moment. Sir 'Henry I" aang tha lieutenanfa voles from below. The boat scraped and bumped against the aides of tha Royal Mary aa it brought up at tha foot of thd ladder. A pause followed, and than tha staring, fearful eyes of Priadlla beheld tha figure of Monsieur da Bernis gradually ris ing above the bulwarks, unta be stood there, steadying himaell by a ratline,. at tha bead of the en-tranca-ladder. Calm and smiling, as she had erer known him in the face of every peril, did ka now appear. It waa incredible that a man should meet hia fata so gallantly. Sir Henry, standing below sum and a little aside, looked up to meet tha Frenchman's debonair smile with a seowL whilst tha bead and shoulders of da Bernis servant, Pierre, began to coma into view as ha climbed dose in kia masters wake. Where the devil ia Leach, than?" Sir Henry trumpeted. "What does this nana?" Steadying himself 'ever by tha ratlins. Monsieur da Bernis half- turned to Pierre, and bald out bis left hand. Tka bslf-catto proffered hiss a bundle la coarse tifHitt' the natural grey of which smeared and stained with blood. Monsieur da Bernis took it, bal anced it n moment, and than tossed it forward. It fell at Sir Henry's feet, with n soft thud. Tka Admiral looked down at it, and then up at Monsieur de Bernis, frowning. "That's all of him you need,' said monsieur de Bernis. -au ox him you asked for. The head, on which you set the price of five hun dred pounds." Sir Henry breathed gustily, "By Jupiter l" His face empurpled. He looked down again at the grue some bundle from which a stain waa slowly spreading on the yellow deck. Then ha touched It with foot that waa shod in a gaudily re setted shoe. Ha touched it gingerly at first, than kicked it vigorously aside. , Taks that away!" ka roared to! one of the man who attended him, and upon that gave hia attention onea mora to da Bernis. "Te'ra damned literal, Charles," he snorted. Da Bernis leapt lightly down to the deck. "Which Is only another way of saying that I am as good as my word. Or as good as my boast, if you prefer it. It needs a thief to catch a thief, as Major Sands there thinks they knew wka made you Governor of Jamaica." Sir Henry looked across at Ma jor Sands where he had coma to hia feet ia his bewilderment. He stood beside Miss Priseflla, who remained seated staring, scarcely daring to believe what waa suddenly being nude plain at least ia part. "Ok? mm!" said Sir Henry. "He thinks that, does he? Bah!" And ha shrugged the pompous Major out af kia further consideration. "We're other things to think of. There's a deal hare that needs to be explained." "Ton shall hare all tha explana tion you could wish when you've paid me the five hundred for that head, and tha other five hundred you wagered ma that I could not get it for you." Morgan made a wry face. "Aye. Daily Health Talks By ROYAL S. COl'ELAND, M. D. By ROYAL S. COPELAND, at, D, United States Senator from New York, fonuev CemaUaatoner ef Health, Vem rer Ottv. NEURITIS D a dlaagreaable con ation often ceofuaod with goo, rheumatism, neuralgia, eclattca. and other nerve affllctlona. Many per eons are afmctod wtth this ailment In some form. As its name Implies, neuritis le aa twn ef a The trouble may be ta a single nerve, several nerves, er nerves. The aa- ment ean he traced to a stituttonal 'dis ease, to aa tnxeo tJou. exposure to cold, aa aeddeat Dr. Coaetend er ta anything else that ean produce aa irritation ta a nerve. Multiple neurttU is the form of this affliction ta which many nerves are Involved. ' The chief cause of this form of neuritis ta some chemical pot. son. such as alcohol, tobacco, lead, arsenic, mercury, or carbon monox ide, Infectious diseases, especially diphtheria, typhoid fever, pneumonia, rheumatlam. tuberculoala, Inflnensa and acute tenaihtla. are other rsnses of multiple aeuriua. This affliction Is found In chronic aJcohollea. lead workers, painters and In Individuals whoae occupations expose them ex cessively to e chemical poison. Have Thorough FvaaiiaaH The patient is troubled with severe pain. Tha pain may be la the mus cles and nerves ef the neck, ahoul dors, anna er legs. The para la worse at eight aad, aggravated by move ments af tha muacle er Joint. A pow orfel.eedative la often nscaaiary be fore rahef from the pala can be ee- NeurlUe apptJeatica to eared by the salves et atotmenta dsy aisht. Present ware Mr. and Mrs. Freeman, WyUls Freeman and Mr. Rice aU ef Woodbura, Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Carothera, Tern Carothera. Mr. and Mrs. C W. Herr and daaghtsr, Miss Mar Jorle Herr. .-.--, Tea never doubt joxrxelf, da yew. ChArles? Tve boyst bad occasion to. But I bars been doubting you for three mortal days. Three days lata yea are at the rendes-rous kere, and for three days rve been to torment from anxiety, and forced to endure that dead dog tntoieraMe uaaaa. But I paid bin la full when you bore la sight this morning. It was tssary, toe, se that I reigns ne literal, aa you say." ' "We are outts ea that, anyway,- gTumbled Morgan. "For yeld be ia mortal anxiety now but tor my stratarem to bring yon aafaly out of their hands. Where would ye be If I hadn't demanded that they should give you up?" "Where I ahoufcl deserve to he for trusting to a fooL For only a fool would have overlooked any thing aa obvious." Morgaa blew out his cheers. "Oddsfiak! rve never known tke Uka of your assurance." "Dont I Justify it? Hare I done less than I undertook?" "Oh, FQ confess to that. I take It luck favored you." "A little. It saved see the trouble of going after Leach aa I intended. He just came blundering across my path whilst I waa oa my way to Guadeloupe. But It would have madevno difference If be hadn't, ex cept that Fve eared the Govern ment the expense of fitting a ship ia which to ge looking for kirn." "Come below," , said Morgan, "I want to bear about It." . . la the great cabin of toe Royal Mary sat Miss Priadlla with Major Sands, Sir Henry Morgan, and Monsieur de Bernis. It was by the Frenchman's request that those ether twe bad been brought below, se that they might learn at the same time what yet remained to be learnt in explanation of events which they had so closely shared. They were seated about the table, and with them sat Captain Al dridge, a spare, lantern-jawed, middle-aged man of a sallow complex ion, who, under the Admiral, Six Henry Morgan, commanded the Royal Mary. Monsieur de Bernis waa quietly talking, giving them closer details of the adventure and of the man ner in which he had gone about carrying out his undertaking to se cure the coveted bead of Tom Leach, Priseflla, ao abruptly lifted out of her terrible apprehensions, sat with senses still swimming from the shocks they had sustained that morning, scarcely daring to credit what she heard and what ahe had seen. Major Sands was wrapped in gloom. His feelings were mixed and fraught with apprehensions. He could not even pretend that he re joiced in this solution, although be could scarcely yet analyze hia true feelings. Morgan alone was la high glee, despite tha fact that be had lost a wager of fire hundred pounds. Re lieved of the shadow that had been banging erer aim, the dread of drastic action ngalnst him at Whitehall if Tom Leach were to continue bis ravages upon the seas, he was boUtaronaly hilarious. Once er twice ke interrupted the narra tive with ribald anwimnt, deliv ered la explosions of laughter, and ia the sing-eong tones that pro claimed hia Welsh origin. He waa loudest fa his kflarity when de Bernis gave kirn the facta ox ue Dcrcing af the Centaur by Leach and the manner In which ke aid nat ut Mrtf. CTe Caattaoca) natribataS br Kins atene SraakaaT Ia. Temporary reflet soar be obtained, hut permanent oure to only post poned, To cure neuritis, the uadarivlns cause must be determined and re moved. A survey at the entire body Is necessary ta discover the canae. When that Is known and removed, you may hope for the ennunatlaa and prevention et thle smdealrsbte dla- Hyglene at the mouth, periodic ex amination af the teeth, wtth X-ray QTamtnation ef aa dead teeth aad thoae suspected of being oecared. are Important. Bear la mind. toe. that neglected teeth and Infected game lead to serious disease ta ether parte of the body. Neuritis ta often traced to neglect et the health ef the mouth. , Infected teeth, tonafls. gsH bladder, appendix, er other dtaeased organs af the body, ahouJd he removed aa aooa aa poenfiaa. iAs 1 have repeatedly stated, I do not advocate the ruthleen removal et teeth er tooaOa, bat IZ they are hop timely diaoaaod. da not hesitate ta have them removed. Ia addition to the removal ef aS sources ef Infection. It as Important ta correct faulty habits aad ta ob serve the rules at personal hygiene. Improper food: tack et freah air. ex ercise and sunahlne; cooatlpatioa and tndlgeation. must be considered aad attention given them before cure can be hoped for ta tola disease. - If you are a sufferer from aeorttts and have not recently ceaaulted wtth your pnratetan, do ao at once. Bear In sntad that cure can be made ear after a thorough physical examina tion by your doctor. Da not delay because neglected chronic neurltle la difUcult to cure. Anawere ne Health Queriee XSOea R- Q. How much should a girl of IT. g feet 1ft. tocfaea taB weigh? A She ahould weigh about 114 pounds, This Is about the average weight tar ana at tats sge aad ketsht as datnrmmad by oramtnatloa at a large number et ; persona, A few pounds above er below the average Is a matter at tittle er aa significance. fcjryrvai. ISM, . P. a. Imcj - GUESTS AT SHILLINGS ' CLOTERDALB. Jan. It Mr. and Mrs. Ed Shilling hare 'as guests this week Mr. and Mrs. Lester" SklUlag aad the Misses Mildred aad Margaret Shining ef Husem. Wash. -f .4 7 ' . K 1 , 4 ... r - -V f -i.- i. 2 w