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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, Jnae 7, 1833
"No favor Sways Vb; No Fear Shall Atce"
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"Wha'D'y' Mean fWaysnd Mean??!'
j Oregon Goes to School
AT the season of the year when youngsters are bursting
in the front door throwing the books in a corner and
'"'shouting that; school's over, their fathers and mothers and
' elder brothers and sisters are taking a turn at school. Most
all adult Oregon has been studying the book the past few
weeks; and taking an examination on what they have
learned. Then if they qualify and pay the necessary fee
they get a license to operate a motor vehicle. Tomorrow is
the last day of the "school" for renewal of licenses at the
50 cent fee.
It is quite an experience for folk who haven't answered
questions with pen and ink for forty years. The brain
doesn't click like it did back in the old schoolhouse when
, you were accustomed to the Friday spell-down or the term
test. You read the book and think you know all that is in
it; but when there is a sheet of white paper in front of
you with printed questions and writing spaces on it, you
feel sort of queer and your mind goes blank. Then you
gather your wits together and the test turns out to be not
so fearsome after all.
Bill Hammond of the secretary of state's office is the
state schoolmaster these days. Visit his examination room
and you will find the busiest place in Salem. Queues reach
, far down the hall. Mervand women are writing at little
f tables and taking eye tests to demonstrate their capacity
'. to drive motor cars with safety to themselves and the gen
eral public. Dairy men in blue striped overalls, bald-headed
clerks scratching the bald spot over some hard questions,
mothers with children sitting on their laps, young saplings
of "boys who drive bugs and motorcycles, wood-haulers, town
bankers, All taking the examination ; and serious about it
too, for they want to qualify to operate their automobiles.
' The periodic round-up is a good thing. If there is one
class of laws which the people need to have working knowl
edge of it is the motor laws. Of course knowledge of the
law is no substitute for carelessness or absent-mindedness
in, driving; but; at least it eliminates one hazard: ignorance
of the rules of the road. Peoples have shown a good spirit
in taking the tests; and the examinations have not been
hard-boiled. This examination ought to be a contributing
factor in the campaign for highway safety.
Death in Forest Camp
DEATH held the oars of the frail craft which was used
at the forest camp on the North Santiam and two
young men, one an enlisted member of tire citizens' con
servation corps, and the other a skilled forest worker, were
swept to death in the swift, chill waters of the river. It was
the first tragedy of the forest camps, at least in these re
gions. The news of it will tighten the heartstrings in many
a home where young men have gone forth for this service.
These camps have been likened somewhat to army
camps, and for a time the men were under army discipline;
may yet be in fact. While not a military body at all, there
is yet a similarity to the -recruiting of men and shipping
them off by trainloads during the days of the World war.
But how different is the attitude of the people. In 1917
there was- the fever of war excitement. People traveled
hundreds of miles to see Camp Lewis or other army posts.
riviiiflTi nro-anirations were formed to provide entertain
ment for men in the camps. "Nothing too good for the
snMiorx" was the sentiment of the day.
Kftw OrPtmnians and westerners are quite indifferent
J to the locating of scores of these forest camps throughout
the-western forests, borne nave Deen a unie uppity auoui.
it, fearing that the scum of the cities was being deposited
in tM virtrin countrv. Not a single move has been made
' to extend a greeting to these young men who are having
a great new experience in camping out in tne wooas.
member of the camD on the North Santiam,
from Chicago, is quoted as wondering what the people there
do for entertainment of nights. No bright lights of Clark
street are shining on the Elkhorn road; and the mountains
nhn no strains from a Halsted street cabaret orchestra.
The west is west; and the solemn woods are not Chicago or
HAholcen. But if the west is faithful to its reputation for
hospitality it should manifest seme interest in the young
I mn in Mimm camDS. They are Americans, the same as the
w nf i rmv ramns of 1917-M18. and are full of health
I and vigor and normal interests. Our people should endeavor
I to get acquainted with the camps, provide the men with
reading material, otfer tnem some diversion irom me wu
'tins rf fnrf.'1if a.
This accidental drowning of two of the youth in the
camp may stir the people to attention. Give the young men
.a western welcome. .
Mrs. Roosevelt was on the spot in Texas when "Ma"
Ferguson and husband Jim tried to get her to stand be
tween them for a picture.- Or rather she didn't get on the
spot. It was a hot spot all right, for -Texas is split wide
. open on the Fergusons; and it would have been a big feather
in their hats to have the first lady of the land pose with
them. Mrs. Roosevelt had her spunk however and declined,
though her excuse was a bit lame. One way she can avoid
such embarrassing moments is to keep away from the wide
open spaces. She hasn't spent much more time in the White
House than the governor of Oregon does at his office in the
state capitol. - -
So Salem gets its beer. Considerinar that the m-esident
and congress have endorsed nullification of the 18th amend
ment via modification of the Volstead act, it is not surpris
ing that the' city council should shut its eyes to the lan
guage of the city charter, even though there were only eight
weeks to go. And the drive for repeal goes on. so that the
sale of hard liquor may soon be legalized. The friends of
"true temperance? and of "prohibition reform" are showing
up just as plain, old-fashioned wets; and they will soon be
endorsing return oi me saioon.
: -lUlfMr 1-
! ! iM WAYS AMD MEANS i
: .;!? - ' COMMITTEE? fl
? J OF THE HOUSE' i
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BITS for BREAKFAST
By R. J. HENDRICKS-
Capt.
Last
Tor:
Thomas Mountain,
Wilkaa expedition surrl-
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(Continuing: from yesterday:)
Captain Thomas Mountain, the
only known member of the Wilkes
expedition living in 196, was
born in Cosport, Portsmouth har
bor, England, April 1, 1822.
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HU father -was a seafaring man,
and' for many years engaged in
fishing, on Newfoundland banks,
off the Canadian coast. After
ward he entered the British navy,
m wnicn service he ended hia
days.
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Young Thomas naturally be
came infatuated with a seafaring
life. ThisK being denied him; at
the age o 12 he ran away from
noma ana secured passage on a
fishing vessel and sailed foT New
foundland, where he had an aunt
living. Soon after he had a chance
to sail for old Salem, Massachus
etts, for which city Salem, Ore
gon, was named, by Rev. David
Leslie; going as a cabin boy on
the ship Alinda. From there he
Elizabeth Uchte .
Answers Call; Was
Woodburn Resident
WOODBURN. Jnn C. Mrs.
Elizabeth Lichte, 77, died at her
home Monday afternoon, after an
illness of several weeks. Mrs.
Uchte was born la Swltierland
May 14, 18S6. and cam to Am
erica when a smalt chiW. Sha has
lived In WooUura th past eight
years. .
Funeral Services have not see
completed.
went to Boston, where he support
ed himself by odd Jobs.
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January 1, 1828, he became a
naval apprentice on the TJ. 8. frig
ate Ohio, a 74-gun battleship. The
reader will note that he then lack
ed threV months of 14 years of
age. He remained on this vessel
until early in 1838, when he was
transferred to the Peacock, a
sloop of war; one of the four ves
sels assigned to Capt Wilkes by
order of the secretary of war
March 20. 1838, to make up the
fleet of the famous exploring ex
pedition, xoung Mountain re
mained on the Peacock until she
was lost; but all the officers and
crew saved.
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Captain Mountain returned to
New York in 1842 on the "Ore
gon," which had been the Thomas
H. Perkins, and was assigned to
duty in the Brooklyn navy yard,
wnere ne remained three years.
Just prior to the breaking out of
the Mexican war he waa assigned
to the brig Sampson, a govern
ment provision vessel, which was
sent with supplies to Point Isabel,
Texas.
Daily Health Talki
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.
Dr. Copeiand .
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.
United States senator from Nsw York
Former Cowimiteioner of Health,
New York City
IT IS often difficult to discover the
cause of Illness In an adult It Is
doubly hard to do so In a child too
young- accurately to describe his dis
comfort or to lo
cate the seat of
bis ailment
For example, a
child who suffers
from a stomach
ache may be the
victim of ona -of
many sertoua
disorders. Too
often parent
disrexard the
seriousness ot
this complaint
They think tt Is
no more than an
"apset stomach."
This negugenco
would not be so
bad If the parent did not make the
further mistake of giving castor oil.
or some other strong purge, in as
effort to cure the stomachache. Let
me warn yon against the tue of cas
tor on or any other laxative when
vague abdominal pain is present
May Bo AppMdMx
why do X object to the we of a
laxative when the child complains of
a pain In bis "tummy"? Because the
pain may be due to ma Inflamed or
Infected appendix.
Pain la nature's warning. The In
flammation may subside if tho In
fected tlsues are kept quiet and not
Irritated. But, If a dose of castor oil
Is given, the Intestines are stimulated
Into activity and the appendix may
rupture.
In a recent survey of cases of rup
tured appendix It was-found that In
most Instances the rapture could be
traced to the use of castor B.
Everyone knows that a ruptured ap
pendix Is more difficult to deal with
than a simple Inflamed . appendix.
Evea though surgery I resorted to.
the victim of a ruptured appendix
runs a stormy and possibly a fatal
course.
!- The pain Is not always due to ap
pendicitis. It may com from aa fa-
taaunal obstruction. This occurs
when parts of th intestine become
twisted upon each other. Due to this
twist the supply of blood Is cut off.
the ceils of the Intestine die and
gangrene results. When this occurs,
time is precious sad tha lilc of tba
1 small victim can only be saved by
early recognition of th disorder and
Immediate operation.
I do not wish to upset you. My
desire is to be helpful. X am sure
you wfil not forget It Is unsafe to
give castor oil for such symptoms.
or to trust to home medication.
If ia Doubt, Call Doctor
Of course, abdominal pain may aot
be of a serious nature. In the ma
jority of cases It is not It may b
no more than old-fashioned colle.
CoUo can usually b traced to th
eating of Indigestible food. In these
diarrhea Is likely to be present
and the physician win have a
thought of demanding o pel at fun.
But do not forget that even
though you know your child has
been eating green apple or other
foods difficult to digest, tne pain may
be due to appendicitis and not to
simple colic. It U usually the taking
of this typ of food that precipitate
aa attack ot appendicitis.
Fleas bear la mind that stomach
ache or abdominal pain is not al
ways due to troubto ia th digasUv
organs. Th symptoms may arise
from remote causes, such a decayed
teeth, sore throat diseased spin, or
a focus of Infection aomewher ls.
Each case demands different treat
ment This treatment can only b
determined by a physician. Do not
rely upon your owa Judgment la cor
recting thaa disturbances, tor delay
may be dangerous.
Answers to Haaltk Qaerie
. Sincerely. Q. What causes con
tinual belching?
. A. May be due to Improper diet
and poor elimination,
Mrs. L. V. M. Q. What should a
woman aged it, I feet S Inches tall
weigh? Si What cause small red
Itching pimple oa back and shoul
ders? t: What are the symptoms t
tuberculosis?. 4: What should a boy
aged I, t feet ftf inches tall weigh?
A. She should weigh about 124
pounds.- This Is about th average
weight for on ot this ag aad height
aa determined by ot ruination f a
large number of pessoas. . Xi tew
pounds above or below th average
Is a matter of little or a atgiuacaac.
2: This may be xra to eczema, I:
Geaeral run dowa condition, lose of
weight beetle color Ja the cheek
and afternoon temperature. 4: Be
should weigh about 1 pounds.
A Dally Reader. Q- Would th
Juice t two lemona taken befor
breakfast prove harmful?
A. No.
fCopvrtffHt. tm. X. Tt 4 IneJ-
STOLEN
LOVE
By HAZEL
LIVINGSTON
When General Zacharv Tavlnr
iiartea from that plac oa May 7
1541. to th relief Of Fort Rrnvn
he was reinforced bv some ofthA
marines of th fleet and among
these was Mountain, who was as
signed to Captain Duncan's bat.
tery.
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The next day the battla of Pain
AltO WU fOUght. and Cantaln
Mountain was several wnnniif
la th hand by a sabre wielded by
a Mexican cavalryman. In a des
perate but unsuccessful charge
upon the battery. Capt. Mountain
was sent to a hosnltal at pnn.
cola, Florida, and after recovering
was sent oacx to New York. This
ended his career in the naval r.
vice.
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His first enra?ement thereafter
to private parties was that of
Doaiswain on tne clipper Sea Ser
pent, on a vovare from Vm-v
to San Francisco, after which he
woraea on shore for a while, then
found his way to Portland, Ore
gon, oh the brig Tonquin, named
for the ill-fated
whose crew founded Astoria.
Then he shinned
Flying Cloud, on her homeward
trip, as first mate and sailing mas
ter, going by Way of China to New
York; and a year later he return
ed to can rrancisco on the same
vessel, and then again made his
way to Portland, and was em
ployed on the Multnomah and Ex
press, river steamers, and later
served out eneaepmonta nn Vi
steamships Columbia, on which he
came out irom New York in 1850
as second mate, and the North
erner.
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In 1859 CaDtaln Mountain nt
tO PUget Sound On tha itun...
Julia, remaining with, her 1 X
months, running between Olym
Pia. Steilacoom. Rent Ha ant r
- p v VI I,
Town8end.
While On thin run ha tnnn.t.
ed reinforcements and supplies to
-piin. ueorge Flckett s com
pany on San Juan island.
It will be recall! that r.t
Pickett was th hero of "the San
Juan arrair," when the United
State and Great Britain !.
cam to trios over tha A it,
lin at th western end of th in
ternational boundary on parallel
49: th treatvof litis hi.in..
tained a vague description of- it;
and th reader will romMnw
that this .dixnuta waa finall.
d by arbitration. Kalaer WU-
i uernvany being the ar
biter; th maa now the royal pris
oner ai uoera;
AISO. thft Stllitant At liatn 1I
recall that Cantaln Pivtt vi.
sympathies with th southern po-
pi irom wnom h sprang,- wnt
With th aarallna- atataa mr,A
that he, as General Pickett was
mo nero or in famous chargwof
th Confederal force at th Bat
u oc Gettysburg.
Ia 18(1 Cantata Vnnnt.u tv
the-Julia -ek-to th Columbia
river, ana soon arter was placed
In command of th. Cowlitz, and
later of the Wilson P. Hnnt aft..
which he again returned to th
j una.
He then becam mat t th
Now World, until h left to super-
uueoa in mounting of cannon at
Fort Stevens. Whiu h. ..
gagid la this task, his mind must
nav Deen active with th memor
ies of that Julv Of 1841. whan ha
was aa active part of th tragedy
oi iu i-eacocK, enacted oa waters
and sands la light of his labors
ot m uter urn.
-V-a
Ia 1817' Captain Mountain
took th New World ariMin
Puget Sound. Oa thi trip h was
senousiv ininrd.r which ntmit
ua bis : practical retirement for
iour years.
- V. t.
After recovering from hia dls
abttlty.' h waa aLaced in rharra
of Ben Holladay's wharf property.
ana aiterwara tnat or th Oregon
Steam Navleatlon. eomnaav. and
its successor, th Oregon Railway
ana Navigation company, wher
WHAT HAS HAPPENED.
SO FAR."
Joan ' Hastings, seventeen and
beautiful, lire with two eld
maiden aunts, Ewi and Bab Van
Fleet, In Saosalito, CaL Joan falls
in lov with Bill Martin, a penni
less young mechanic BilL an in
nocent victim of a bootlegging
gang; ia sent to Jail aad Joan, beg
ging for bail money from th
aunts, confesses her lov for him.
She is put on a train for school.
Billf rd, rushes to th Van Fleet
home to Joan and Aunt Ewi
tells him she has gone aad per
snadea him th kindest thing; he
can do is never try to see her again.
H hid roodbv to . hi mother
and goes away, leaving no ad
dress. Joan, escaouur from th
train, reaches his home just alter
he has gone. She goes to San
Francisco and is befriended by
Walter Donne, the motorist who
drove her horn when she left th
train. He arranges for her to live
with good-natured Maisle Kimmer,
a friend. She secures a position ia
a department store. All her
thoughts are of BilL and Maisie's
efforts to make her forget are in
vain.
NOW GO ON WITH
THE STORY.
CHAPTER XVII.
Bill waa bumming his way South.
Not that it mattered which way he
went North would have done as
welL
A brakeman booted him off the
freight train somewhere near Sali
nas, so he walked the rest ox tn
way into town and spent his last
cent for coffee and doughnuts.
After that he walked around aim
lessly for a while, with his hands in
his pockets. It occurred to him that
he might as well work his way to
Loa Ansreles. be had never Deen
there.
Work-his way how? It was stiH
too early to "work in the fruit" and
he had made up hia mind about on
thing" he wouldn't stay in a city.
Oh, well he d be on his war.
After he struck th highway he
got a few lifts, but ha walked a good
many miles. By sundown he was
tired and hunrrv. A woman in
service station rave him a sand
wich, H smoked hia last cigarette.
Two more miles, and he had had
enough. He crawled under a barbed
wire fence, borrowed into a stack
of frarrant drvinar alfalfa. His
tired limbs relaxed, h slept heav
ily, dreamlesslr.
When h awok th mooa was
shJnlnr full In his face. He was as
wid awake as it it were oay. ar
away a train whistled. A dog
barked across th fields. He lay
ther in th moonlight, trying to
sleep again. It had turned quit
soldi and h waa hungry, and loa
iy. More lonely than h had ever
oeen before.
He thourht of Joan, miserably,
"I wish I had a eiraretteP h
groaned. "What I fool I waa, not to
get th money Milt owed me "
Milt . . . Eunice . . . Eunice grown
shrill and bitter, with a sour baby
linging with sticky hands to her
skirt . . . that waa what lov did to
Eunice . . . Eunice who waa one so
pert and pretty. . . "Ginger," he
naed to call her when they were
kids. And he had thought of mar
rying Joan, dimming her bright
yonta wun tne gray manue ox pov
erty ... killing ner oy mcnes
drowninr her in dishwater
smothering her in a kitchen . . . like
Misa Van Fleet did. . . .
"Oh Gosh I must have been
crazy I Plumb crazy, even thinking
of It
Ha shut his eves, but he could
still so her, a she had stood on th
hill waiting for him, with her blue
SXlTfcB Dwwiog, maa ncr wwuj uu
blown Into a fine cold spray
waitinsr . . . Yes and suppos she
went on waiting, poor kid, worrying
. . . thinkuur he had forgotten . .
He stood un. "It isnt fair, darn
it it Isnt fair darn the Van
Fleet woman darn everybody
A train whistled a rain, mourn
fully, long drawn out in th clear
night air. "Got to b moving cant
stand this moving "
He was back on the road. Headed
South. Ewi Van Fleet had been
right he waa a bum no good no
money no loo notninsr
He looked back, over th long
moonlight road. His hands were in
his pockets, with the keys, and the
old knife with the broken blade.
"Don't quite forget me, Johnnie
. . aeep on rrmein paring ... uu
traffic had stopped. One a bus
whizaed by, one a moving van,
speeding, swaying from aid to side.
That waa alL H had th road to
himself. H walked with hia head
down, his hands in his pockets. He
really hadnt much hop of coming
back. Ewi had done her work welL
He came noon a narked car in
the ditch by the roaasid suddenly.
It had no lights. Surely It was de
sertedstopped therealone, at
that hoar of the night
lie looked In th window.
"Don't shoot for God's sake
dont shoot here" a hand cam out
th window "tak th whole
works 1"
A watch and a wallet were laid In
his hand, a head with tumbled hair
and mild, inquisitive eyes, appeared
1 a a. a
ui winoow.
Bill almost laughed. "My Jail sen
tence must have made me look like
yesrar or something I he thought
and aloud he said. "What's th big
idea I'm no holdup!"
can com back
and show 'em
. . . show 'em what I can do"
It must have been very late, for
warmth and well being stole over
BilL He had a cigarette, and felt
almost happy. '
"YTcnow I like you." Rollo said.
He slapped Bill on the back. A sen
timental' tear coursed down his
high-bridged nose. "That's the kind
of a fellow I am true f rien'. Now
well go home. Got nother case
liquor heme. No coffee for you nex ,
time "
Bill offered to drive, but Roll
wouldnt hear of it He drove ex
pertly, with elaborate caution. At
train crossings he got out and
looked up and down th track. "Al
ways look out for th cars," he said
thickly.
Toward daylight Rollo's hands
relaxed. H brought th car to th
aid of th road. "Now you take
'er," he murmured. "Hundred and
fifty-one Marina Drive . . . Pasa
dena ... Pasadena, California,
United States, America . . ."
He pitched forward into Bill's
arms.
BUI walked around aimlessly for a while.
"No?" th vounr maa ia tha ear
looked at him with even greater
interest "in that case" lie put
th wallet back in an inner pocket,
struck a match and looked at the
watch. "Thre o'clock. Heck of a
time for a social calL Dont happen
to oe a rescue crew, do your Got a
tow ear?"
Bill grinned. It was only a boy.
and a befuddled boy, whoa breath
reeked of aleohoL No, I'm no res
cue crew," he aaid, "but I suppos
1 might gtve yon a hand. What's
wrong."
"Everythlnr" rolled the strand
ed one. "Everything but raa. Got
lenty of raa. Just thinkinTof max
a bonfire of her. What do von
say? Lik th idea? Blow her up
get me I
Bill opened the door and came in.
"Let's have a look."
"Have a drink first Share mv
last drink with yon. That's kind
of a guy I am. Keyes is the name
Kolio Keyes. Heck of a name
Wished on me. Here help your
self. Good stuff."
"rn have a look at her first,
thanks. French carl Don't know
much about this "
He began to "look her over" with
real interest
Rollo Keyes blinked at him
through his large, shell-rimmed
glasses. "Have a stood time." he
said hospitably. "Betcha you cant
do itl" And he had another little
drink.
When Bin asked him about the
tools he waa already aaleen. breath
ing audibly, with his mouth open.
Bill noticed his pale, thin hands, his
hollow chest his expensive English
overcoat "SomebodVa spoiled dar
ling!" BUI had never handled a foreign
mad car befor. A little gingerly
he lifted th hood. "Cant be much
wrong, he murmured.
The cruris was nurrina? smooth.
hy when he woke Rollo an hour later.
"How much did we bet?" Rollo
asked amiably.
"A rid into town, I guess," BUI
grinned.
"Sure. Have a drink, Take you
any place you say. Coins- our vtv.
See I'm gonna give you half my
last drink . . . unless you'd rattier
nave cose . . . very good eoffe in
tne tnermos -
"111 take th coffee." Bin arreed
amiably. He unscrewed the top of
the bottle, and drank the hot liquid
gratefully. Rollo produced a paste
board box of rinsrersnans also.
which they divided carefully break
ing the last on in two. A f eelinar of
Bill tuclc th whaal. TT waa
tired, and he didnt like the idea of
takinir tha hov hnnwt TTia rtannla
might think might think anything.
oh waas euae couia ne aoi
H triad in thinV 4t aTl Mn t
plan the explanation he would mike
wnen uiey asaea mm wno ne was,
and what he mexat by driving their
ear, but he was so tired . . . o tired
. . . anf all ha nnll tVtnV
Joan, Joan with her fair hair blow
ing m ui wind.
A bov la a blna ahtrt wavad fnun
th roadside. The air waa sweet
with tha amall of tha a.t
turned earth. The warm fragrance
oi ui roses some rarmera wife tad
Elan ted in a sturdy row near the
cans.
"I cant CO back." ha erA mlur.
ably, "darn it I can't"
Tha ear athai-af iiwait Wnll
stirred uneasily. "Look out for the
a . a . a a ....
cars, ne said tnickiy, -drive carefully"
a a a
Nobodv asked inf - mtisn
They took it quite as a matter of
COUrae that a itnnmr shnnlt Ari-ro
Rollo Keyes' French car to the door,
ana icna a nana to carry nun into
the house.
Bill had a confused itnnrMsinn nf
a large square hall hung with many
pictures, of a thickly carpeted famer
tjrwy, na anouer nail, and
more etchings.
Kollo was holding tight to his
arm. "Dont go way wait wait
111 be aw r? in a minute"
"Will you wait sir?" a maa serv
ant asked. BUI shrugged, looked
down at his hands awkwardly. The
man took hia ailenea fnr itunt anH
tiptoed out of the room, closing the
ooor oentna nun.
Rollo lav like a loa tmder tha
OuUt on tha hod Rifl m a tv.
window, looked out on the lawn
wnere two Airedales were playing,
chasing each other, barking Joy.
ously.
"I'm In a nle mesa," he muttered.
He opened th door and looked up
and down tha hall Tan naV Ar
like a burglar I " Ther waa nobody
in sight no sound in th house.
-waa up i- ne cried savagely, and
shook the inert form under the
quilt
Rollo only mumbled. Bfll waited
and tried again, without success.
He passed his hand wearily over
hia eyes. How tired he wax. With a
sudden weary gesture he flung him
self full length on th bed beside
Rollo. Just for a minute, Just for
a minute ... to rest his eyes . . .
(To Be Continued Tomorrow)
The Safety
Valve - -
Letters from
St&tesm&n Readers
Salem, Or.
To th Editor:
My attention w'aa called to soma
article published ia th Oregon
Ian regarding Memorial day ser
vices. I was asked to tell some
thing ot how wa observe Memor
ial day her In Salem. Patriotic
order bar their regular routin.
First, plans ar -mad. Repre
sentative of the different orders
visit th schools just befor Mem
orlal day. Then we all attend ser
vices in a body at church the S an
il remained in continuous ser
vice up to September, 1908, when
h was retired on a pension.
W S
Captain Moantaia was married
in New York City oa August 17,
1841, to Miss Margaret France
Barry, and becam th father of
IX children, six ot whom wer in
1908 living, scattered In Wash
ington, California and Oregon.
"e
Nelli B. Pipe of th Oregon
Historical society, answering an
Inquiry, writes: "I find that th
date ot death ot Captain Thomas
8. Mountain was August 8, 1915.
H died la Portland, aged 93
years,? 4 months and 7 days; . .'.
bora In Cosport England. April
1. 1SXX. . . . Th Peacock was
wrecked July- It. 1141;. with, a
crw of III officers and sailors,
all of whom war rescued.
"H received, his captain's pa
pers tor -bringing th clipper Fly-
ing Cloud 'from Ban rsaaclsco to
New-York, via ta Orient la 90
days, during th nine ot th
captalaV
day befor th day. Then comes
the soliciting of flowers and mak
ing of wreaths and "bouquets to be
placed in memory of comrades.
Here la Salem, as elsewhere, a
flag is placed oa O. A. R. com
rade' grave for th day. (These
flags ar gathered up in th even
ing.) Th Women's Relief corps,
auxiliary to th Grand Army of
th RepubUc, hold ritualistic ser
vice for th O. A. R., and for the
sailors, marines, and air men who
gar their live In behalf of their
country and fellowmen.
The sailor, marine, and airmen
services ar always conducted at
or near th water when available.
Her we have- th Willamette riv
er; and th Marion-Polk bridge
affords a lovly plac for th wa
ter service. At th clos of th
ritual, flowers and wreaths ar
dropped on th water by C. A- R-,
W. B. C, aad allied organizations,
children, and th ,pablic. For sev
eral years Troop IX, Boy Scouts,
ot th Jason Le memorial church
have mad a float which Is -loaded
with flowers and taken to mid
stream and sent down th river.
These boys tak such an Interest
in doing that they com-and ask
it thy ar wanted to build a
float. Now. added to this, is an
alrplan circling over th water
covering it with flowers.
Last but not least th tilj of
ficials mak these services possi
ble by causing tafflc to pans for
th tlm being and many come to
seo and hear, perhaps for th first
tlm la their live, real Memorial
day service for which th day is
set apat So- com to Salem next
yr, or visit any plac wher
therar patriotic organizations
aad seo what Is being don on
Memorial day; and bring flowers
as yoer part la th service.
JENNIE F. B. JONES.
Past President of Sedgwick Wom
en's Relief Corps. 18 4 N. 17th
Strt
Banding activity, ia Czechoslo
vakia last year was greater than
la 1IJX.
Yesterdays
. . Of Old Salem
Town Talks from The States
man of Earlier Days
Jnae 7, 100S
Polk county go dry by .300
voles under local optioa law; bad
voted wet by 400 two years ago.
Six Willamette university stu
dents to receive degree of bachel
or ot oratory presented in reci
tal: Wallace O. Trill. Royal D.
Bis boa. Bertha Merl Hockett.
Ion Pearl Fisher, Clark Russell
Belknap, Augusta Booth,
Local wholesale markets: wheat
85e. ralley flour 84. mill feed $59.
clover hay J10 IX, eggs 14c;
hens lie. country butter 2oc.
1907 hops 4 O 4 He; steers 2
O ic, sheep 3 Q S4e, spring
lambs 4e, veal 5 7c
fan 7, 1923
Committee for Salem chatau
qua, opening June 19, named:
Otto K. Paulus, Dr. E. E. Fisher.
Mrs. WIHIsm E. Anderson, Dr.
B. F. Pound. TJ. O. Holt Joeeih
Barber, Fred A- Legge. Frank
Wagar, R. A. Harris.
Shelby, Mont, warned to clean
up moral aad liquor condition,
under penalty of having Dempsey
Glbbons championship . bxing
match July 4 stopped; Msyor
Jess A. Johnson denies alleged
conditions exist
DAYTON. O. TC-1. largest
United -States service dirigible,
struck by lightening, destroyed
by ensuing fire; officers jump 40
feet to ground, suffer broken
bones. ,
Th upward movement of Jap
an' cost of living apparently has
beea checked.
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