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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, uregon. wcanesaay morning, juiy o, ajoj
By HAZEL
LIVINGSTON
"Yankee Peeg!"
"STOLEN
LOVE
"No Favor Sural Us; No Fear Stall Aw$"
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Dollar Devaluation Ahead
WHEN vast inflation powers were assigned the presi
dent, there was agreement by many commentators
that monetary inflation was a club which would never be
used. Mr. Roosevelt was a sound-money man by experience
and by belief, it was argued, and once the threat of infla
tion had been effectively swung, the president would toss the
-club away.
Each day brings increasing confirmation that infla
tion is not to De psycnoiogicai, potential inflation it is
to be real devaluation of the dollar. The first step was to
refuse longer to export gold. Immediately, the dollar fell in
terms of gold currency abroad. That meant devaluation by
indirection: To determine the devaluation one needed only
to exchange dollars for francs and then to exchange francs
for gold to realize how far the dollar had sunk.
The next step, according to word trickling from Wash
ingtpn, will be a "free market" on gold in the United States
This is a second step towards dollar devaluation. As far as
internal prices are concerned, gold is still "pegged" in this
country at $20 an ounce, the present legally stated content
of the American gold dollar. If gold is "freed" it will go on
the markets like any other commodity and speculation will
settle its value. At the existing depreciation in internation
al markets, a free gold market in this country would ap
proximate $25 an ounce at the present time.
Having once established such a market, refusal to go
the next step and introduce devaluation by decree would be
fatal to any president for pulling gold back to $20 an ounce
Would so reduce prices the administration would invite de
feat Already one group in the United States advocates in
flation to a point where gold is worth $36 an ounce a
place where 1926 prices are supposed to obtain. There is
much evidence from Washington that this price level thus
such a gold price- has presidential approval.
The Roosevelt inflationary program has held up any
A a a 1 1 aT.
-unmeaiaie accompiisnment at Jbonaon. monaay s message i mentioning the one on-the same
Dys tne presiaent 101a tne conierence mat xne unuea oiaies day at Oregon city:
tArt hmv until ita mnnpfnrv Inflatinn in take frrrmft-! e
I ..jh. : i i ; ka v "At Salem the management ot
U4MJ .cuiKeni wuu iuiwuh auau.-HU x w.k celebratlon wag placed In the
Oiner naxions rrngni weu resorx 10 ine same imeroai smu- handl of the NEWLY ORGANIZ-
fUS. I ED military company, the Oregon
1 It must be concluded that inflation is not -a bogey man Rangers. It was on this occasion Mats continued, the cultivation of
ti'iHa witK riwn rnrf iirflair. w hr rpal anA liMroTMhli. that the company was presented their fields, building, and road
. w .v.. " " w.. 1 ,.v - 1. - ...jt. k. w Uahm KiiVlnr vltV
It apriarenUy is to be accomplished by outright dollar de- Sen Tnd mT,. Voow. (P.uT-
vaiuanon, pius oiner, sugar-coatea paiiianves iuce govern- lne Looney, the Bits man De
ment works,; and expanded federal reserve credit, inflation- lieves.) The oration was delivered
ary steps which are puny compared with the upward surge hy w. o. T'Vauit. after which a
As for "sound money preserved at any cost" as Carter
Glass wrote it in Chicago that viewpoint to the Roosevelt
administration is as dead as the :18th amendment. For the
first time in its history the United States is of f to a great
experiment in regaining prosperity by shflrtenmg its mone- -eramoniea took niace where the
. tary measuring stick. Whether one likes the new deal or I house of a. Bush now stands.
not, it is well to know what is happening and to plan ac- .Kaiser's Narrative, mss., u-lt
cordmgly.
BITS for BREAKFAST
-By R. J. HENDRICKS-
4th of July
In Salem. 1846:
(Continuing from yesterday:)
Bancroft's History also, same vol-1
umev page 5 S3, tells of the Salem
celebration In these words, after
dinner was
served, followed, NOT by a ball.
but by a sermon, as was consider
ed proper In a missionary town.
delivered by Harvey Clark.
s
Sava Bancroft In a note: "The
ed all over the coast, and farther,
are numerous; many ot them
prominent In various ways.
U
On the same page Bancroft's
History says, after describing con
ditions in Oregon at that time,
when troubles with Mexico were
expected, and the settlement ofl
the international boundary antici
pated, to be followed by the Ore
gon country becoming a territory:
"There was always something to
protract anxiety; yet the colon-
making, with, unceaslnx faith that
their claims to land and improve
ments would be protected.
In this spirit preparations
were made for a 4th ot July cele-
(Contlnued on page S)
The Safety
Valve - -
Letters from
Statesman Readers
(This was the manuscript narra
tive of Thomas D. Kaiser, sup
posedly on file with the Bancroft
collection in the University of
California, Berkeley.)
Thos. D. Kaiser came with the
Editorial
Comment
From Other Papers
IAUDS MATHEW S
Willamette university did well
to Donor one of its most faith-
rui alumni. Professor James T,
Maitnews, at its 89th annual com-
mencemenx in conrennr noon
him the honorary degree of doc
tor of science. Professor Matt-
news is a graduate of the class
of '89 and for forty consecutive
years has been professor of math
ematics at Willamette university.
He has shown a devotion to his
an interest in college
Let the Law Take Its Toll
A cold-blooded murder was that of Burrell M. Baucom,
xjL state police patrolman, who lost his life in pursuit of 1843 wagon train immigration,
hi Hntv at Sertrm mountain, near Granta Pass. Saturday, the first of Its kind. He was born
Fortunately his killers were captured within two hours. I S.5eViB v.2r C?ireiv
They turned out to be John Barrier, 17, and Henry Bowles, wnom he had 10 children, five
21. who were escaping north from Los Angeles with a stolen sons and five daughters. He
car. Each youth was armed. " I moved to Giles county, Tenn., In
"NVot amua tho nntmtinn nf niininhmnt fnr these vnimirl 1828. and in 1833 to Van Baron
bandits. The facts and the law are plain: both the actual T'l 1&"JS" JStiLMaS
killer of Baucom, young Barrier, and his partner, Bowles, 1 t0o late to Join the Dr. Elijah wn ate unparalleled amons
ar subiect to first-demree murder convictions and to death white party, came with., the An- western colleges. Not only as an
k-liiunff TVo mnn In "nrViirri Honrnm o tmtH' rniir. I olezate train the f olio win r rear. 1 Instructor who knows his sub-
. Ha dd is J. l7l. ad l. J and how to impart it to oth
ageous pojiceraan, was iuuea oiicra uu ci.Cutui.iii1s vixi-u- - . - - ers, but as a friend of students
stances. The youths had so hidden their weapons, Baucom nl3ned Bancroft with a manu- Professor Matthews has endeared
failerl to find them in his search. The young men attacked aerint on eariv nraron hitrv: himself to the brood that comes
him after ample opportunity to surrender and Barrier, news Kaiser bottom, below Salem, was JTer ne wniametto year af-
.t.. .hAf Rtuxntn in Hia-haaH aftar fimt DSmflaior IDU I Am 11 T. TnOS 11. 1 uu.j.
v:JL i I served In the provisional covern-
wuunuuijt uuiu t AU 4. mant legUUture of 1844. The de-
lnere ww De nracn maucuui sympainy wt me juui.ua, 1 8Cendants of that family, scatter
and - It will increase as time lnierposes its anaesmeuc io
public indignation. But they should not be spared. Sooner
. .. i i , A . . X - A. 1 . XL 2 3
or later every staxe in mis naxion must niane up its mmu
- who is to rule : ; young- murderers with concealed, . deatn-
bringing weapons, or sacrificing officers who do their duty.
The state "Police f or iwo years have protected the uvea and
nronertv oi Oregon citizens as has no other law-enforce
ment body. When me of their numbers Is needlessly sacri
ficed to banditry, the law should retaliate, swiftly, relent
lessly, with, the salutary effects which immediate punish
ment of criminals ahRraysbrms1
B BHaHaaai
Peraona fleeed in market operations soon forget. Jost now spec
ulative fever has been whopped op throughout the nation and the
tickers are betas: watebed aa they were in !?. The same human
mania to gamble is evident In the dog races at Portland. One large
Portland Institution has found ite workers so enamored with dog
betting, a rule forbidding It has been made tor all employes.
The senate Investigating committee has seriously considered a
-swine around the circle, investlgatta high finance la the major
American cities. The idea Is a capital one. Morgan for the center
ring, a Mitchell, Charley Mitchell to do the high dive? Maxle Steuer
tor publicity man and the senators for clowns and the show wouia
outdo Barnum.' '-.-, . -
To the editor:
I wonder It the small truck
owner; and farmer, knows who
Is at the bottom of a good deal of
their trouble about taxes, licen
ses, etc.? It is not the railroad,
aa some seem to believe, but the
bus lines and bis trucking com
panies sure have a finger in the
pie. Have you noticed there has
not been very many tears shed by
the big truck companies over the
new truck and bus law? Do you
recall the loud wall and the mis
leading- advertising done by the
truck lines to .beat the West
Track and Bus bill? Too bad
that bill did not pass, for It had
protection for the farmer and the
private car both. Tbe bin was
beaten -by ex-covernor West him
self. Had the bUl been condens
ed Into about two pages of simple
language It would have been vot
ed In. It was so full of "party ot
the first part, whereas, therefore.
nevertheless, notwithstanding, al
though, but, etc., etc.," that no
one knew anything about It.
There Is only one way to base
a method of making a truck and
bus -law, and that Is on a dimen
sion basis. Put a good safe limit
ot length, width and height on
any vehicle using the highway,
with exceptions for farmers hav
ing hay-racks, etc. Some of the
middle states find the dimension
basis very successful.
The highways were built for the
use of the public, not tor some
corporation to haul a string of
wobbly box can and oil tanks
over.
A.W.
CHAPTER XLI
"BaaHy an Ideal couple I old
Mrsv Farley said, rabbin hm
hands. "So exactly suited to each
other."
"And a real beauty," lira.
Thompson puirsd. "Skin Ilka-the
gardenias aoe wean so much, like
velvet really. But Lyla, do yoo. think
she's wall? She's so very-pale f
"Frankly, I dont know," Lyla
Daratow said , anxiously. Tm aa
afraid -aba's swrroas. Ton .beard
waai her aunt said. Cornelia Van
Fleet, the-other sister is a wreck.
Of .coarse. Jean doesat look any-
thiac like her . . . still I aon't
know ... she has ererytaiac la
the world to bo happy "for. I dont
know -where aha would find another
like Curtis so good and devoted." '
"Tea, indeed . . . but there's no
doubt about that Lyla. : They're so
in lev ... dear. dear. And it is a
strain, Lyla, for a young gfrL I to-
member when I was -encared. wow
upeet I was " She sighed remlnis-
eentiy.. "iar, dear ... how time
flies"
How time flies . .'. gray hairs
so soon ... Lyla Barstow was a
girl again, getting ready for" her
wedding ... t
When Joan, came in with Curtis
after the ladies had gone she put her
arms about her, kissed her gently.
"Try to relax a little, Johnnie. Don't
be so tense. Perhaps you can't quite
realize how glad I am that Curtis
found you. I I cant quite realize
it, that'a alL He waa my boy, my
little boy so long. But Ith glad he
is going to marry you, Joan. Won't
you believe me?"
It waa her first real welcome. The
first time she had said Johnnie. Her
first word of love.
Joan held out her hands, blindly,
They dune together.
Curtis found them, still with their
arms entwined. His face shown
with happiness. The words he had
come to say were forgotten. He tip
toed out, leaving: the two women he
loved together. The newspaper with
its glaring headline was crumpled
in his hand.
So it was the next day before Joan
heard the news. Connie Howard
was married. Eloped with a certain
Harrison Creely whoever that
was. No one had ever heard of
Harrison Creeley before.
"I hope she will be happy," Joan
said.
Franc ine and the girls just
laurhed.
All the afternoon Joan sat at her
work table trying to plan a masque
rade costume for a plump politi
cian's wife with three chins, not
making any progress at au because
all her sketches turned out the
same. Slim, sunnle eirls with trarie
eyes, and straight black hair. Con
nie Howard s.
"Oh I can't work!" she sighed,
and put down her pencil.
"Never mind," Francine said.
"to-morroWs plenty of time. Mrs.
Barstow is out front anyway. She
waata to see yon."
"If a about that apartment the
Fullers re-eoiajr to auh-leeee. The!
new building on. California street.
Joan. Aa soon aa l beard I rushed
right over to ten you. It will be sim
ply ideal for you and Curtis just
what you 11 want until you puild. Do
ret your things and come I have
the car outside. I wanted yea to
see it before I told Curtis about it.
I know yoall lore it!" Mrs. Bar-
stew's cheeks were pink with ex
citement. "I east wait for 70a te
seeltr'
"Bat it's so soon to think of asr
apartment!" Joan protested, "when
we a rem going to be married until
June and
"Tea, I know, hot youTl never see
anything so lovely as this. Do come
1 know youTl like itl"
So there was nothing to do but
go, and anyway it was fun, going
house-bunting with Mrs. Barstow
so gracious and sweet. Like she
used to be, before Joan knew her
son. "She's getting to like l" she
thought, and a warm breath of hap
piness toncned bar, gently, like
little wind.
There I knew you'd adore it!
Mrs. Barstow exulted, when the
manager had let them in. "Youll
never find anything better. See the
sweet fireplace, Joan. Just imagine
bow it will look with a fire, and
nice comfortable chesterfield before
it . . and a small table about
here. ...
"Brass andirons ' would be eer-1 nie Howard rettiB married?"
feet. Oh, Mrs. Barstow and one She spoke very fast, in a smaQ,
of those old-fashioned wing chairs I high-pitched -voice. V
Curtis likes so Touch. - And candies, 1 iie didn't answer at. nm. she
fa honey-colored ones and a lamplhad to ask him again. "Did you
near aoous it, mtov
arv. ..j . t v....t- vM I "it waa smeared au over ue oa-
t.7-. ma mA .t4.aif "J. I perv I could hardly help it. Won-
dear. I do enou-arting in- wta .the j Creely J?
ojTI tlenVl" iiuisevaMfW jaeevviuvasviuaiaw SUkal
ft I W 1 At. Wlta it we a af a
Two pale green and whit. bL. I FJ ."v
rooms, a canary colored, latcnen, 1
Theideaamosed him. He grinned.
OrmaybehVaa-half wit. Or deaf
and dumb and blind I"
"Ton mean." her voice waa very
low, a thread of pain, "that no one
would have married her who knew?"
"Joan will yoo. let Connie How
ard alone?"' There was real exas
peration in his voice. - "I'm getting
tired of it. ... On, Johnnie dear-
forgive me I didn't mean to apeak
to you like that. . . . After au, to
clistenmsr with newness. Think? of
living here! Haying a home of your
owni Joan's color rose. 8he grew
excited, , eager. She could hardly
wait to-ahow-nVto Curtis . . . the
place that might be their home . .
soon. - .
The time waa nxshinjr ee fast.
When she had said June it was
far half a year away and now
it was less than three months. Al
ready Maiaie's flat was . crowded
l.l .v i -rt.
2 gow-Wt"inFiSr bluTpIpr SlSffSSZ
ZZZ th kail The to sneak it through. Shea not that
cover in the lull closet. The rose
Doint veil that .had been Ann Ev-
rie'a mothers, and smeiied ox mi
gnonette. A trim blue suit, ana a
bright, plaid topcoat for traveling.
Piles of lacey, silken anderthlngs,
foaming oat of bureau drawers
sort!
He stroked her soft hair, peni
tent. He had. spoken irritably to
Joan.
"Forgive me?"
She nodded her head. Through
Imnonelhl. Tiiotto be excited ghUy closed eyes the hot tears
: I anoC
,v-ii-j 1 n cj in a iuco m cvwirai n bj
In the evenmx they, went back to IW. r1"" "
the apartment together. Fun to get "ulTT Xt miae t
the key, and open the door, and come Lfjn,VdT: VAeanJ
?hZZ Sn.o'nmynerearpTefor
inwuar ones, sou Krawa wiw
cedar shavings and a balmy, spicy
smell . . . floor wax, or what?
Do yen like it?" she asked. smQ
ing a little shyly.
aU thia w-ddlnir bnsinesa. Johnnie. h.er, shaking her. . . . Connie wasn t
r Mnli Aiy, A vhAilthav sort
thing, and just walk out and get I ,heVed
Yesterdays
. . . Of Old Salem
Town Talks from Tho States
man of EarUer Days .
of adversity and in periods of
prosperity, he has given his best
in the classroom ot tho historic
Institution. So Professor Matt
hews' loyalty to Willamette and
to the cause ot Christian educa
tion calls out more than mere fel
icitation at this happy commen
cement time, but expressions ot
gratitude from a long list ot for
mer pupils scattered all over the
Pacific Northwest' and' beyond
the seas.
July y ios
Scarcity, of houses here last
spring now being met by building
boom; 200 bouses under construc
tion, esumaiea.
No accidents mar July 4 cele
bration here; every available
lodging room in city taken by
visitors. .
Mehama citizens wish the eastern woodsmen would change their
title to Chicken Conservation corps; so far the lads have excelled at
nightly chicken house raiding.
King George III was a pretty good chap If he made tho holiday
yesterday possible. We -do hold him a bit to blame- xor the - sun
burn.'- .....:!
Eaual Suffrage association.
meeting at residence ot Mrs. Abi
gail Scott Dunlway, Portland, de
cides to renew campaign In 1810
to get vote for women. 1
July 5, 1923
SHELBY, Mont. Dempsey
wins decision over Tommy. Gib
bons, retaining heavyweight
championship; Gibbons first man
to finish is rounds on his feet
against champ.
The reason' Y. D. R. is having trouble with tho London confer
ence is because he has no patronage to distribute there.
PORTLAND. President . Hard
ing delivers July 4 address here.
urging American participation in
court of international justice.'
This la the day of new deals and apparently Messrs. Fairbanks
r. aw or. wisnea to be included.
FALL PAINFUL
SILVERTON, July 4 Mrs. C.
B. Moffett, who recently fell on
the kitchen floor and broke her
Up is said to be suffering quite se
verely at the Sllverton hospital
..-where she is confined. --- -
COUNCIL TO MEET
SILVERTON, July 4. The
city council of Sllverton held an
adjourned meeting, Monday night
and will ' hold its regular July
meeting .Wednesday night. .
. Medf ord drvers win lion's share
lot July 4 auto' races here; Floyd
Brown ot Salem, places second In
10-mUe, third In zS-mlle tree tor
all.
SILVERTON. Independence
day celebratlon draws record
crowd; Laura Aosterlund rule as
Goddess of Liberty; Trinity and
saiem Cherrian bands play.
NO CITY. MANAGER
4 FOR SALEM
The Salem city council reject
ed a proposal by their mayor to
let the people vote on a ehange
In the charter , providing tor cre
ation of the office of city manag
er. '
Perhaps It la just as well for
while tho idea for a municipality
Is just'as sound la theory as It is
workable in practice In private
corporations it often fails to work
in city affairs because of the hu
man equation.
If yon ask tho average voter
whether he wants aa "efficient"
government he will tell yon yes.
but actually-that isn't what he
wants most. .He really wants a
government' that will give, him
special favors.-"fix" his parking
slips, lower bis asset amenta if
the. city fixes assessments, and
this and thatv Ho also wants to
feel that he la the proprietor ot
his government, that It Is his ser
vant.
This does not fit la with tho
Idea of bnsinesa efficiency.
Hence an efficient city manager
On da himself in hot water all tho
time and because tho people did
not elect him they-are apt to re
sent his authority. This Is par
ticularly true if he. draws a large
salary. - The same line of reason
ing, probably applies to county
managers though , we have not
seen that system tried. .
Baker Democrat-Herald
Stayton, Ore.
To the Editor:
In the controversy over the new
truck and bus law that went in
to effect on June 9, it might be
of interest to know how; this new
law is going to effect private bus!
ness and operators of Industry
who are trying to maintain a pay
roll.
It will prevent most ot the con
tract carriers and Independent
haulers from earning their living
by tho use of their trucks, cause
repossession of partially paid tor
trucks and prevent tho sale ot
other tracks and throw men. out
ot employment.
It will place truck transporta
tion in the , hands of largo op
erators And by eliminating compe
tition will Increase rates.
It raises a -serious question -aa
to a farmer's right to transport
wood, posts, ties, shakes and oth
er timber products without first
complying with tbe burdensome
provisions of thia law.
Thia bin will force truck op
erators to file with the public
utilities commissioner a 81008
good faith bond,' public liability
and property . damage bond, $ f
permit too, and' ft per ton for
each truck combined weight.
It will cost from three-fourths
ot a mill to one mill per ton mile
on maximum . load ot each., and
every truck, whether loaded or
empty, or per eent ot gross
revenues.
In applying this law to our busi
ness: First, wo have a truck that
wo use to transport our lumber
from our mill to tho railroad and
distributing, yard. The license,
necessary toes and Insurance on
this truck will cost 1201.80, as
against $88.80 under tho old law.
Second; wo hare a small one-
ton track that we use for light
retail : deliveries from our Iocs
yard on which we paid a license
fee of 34 last year, that will cost
ting on my nerves. Please forgive
me." A
Curtis asking her to forgive him.
, , Curtis whom she was going to
mortally hurt. ... He shouldn't
have asked her, It made it harder.
This was no time to cry, she strug-
she wouldn't have
he had said that . . .
Curtis.
"Curtis! I can t tell you I cant
I cant!" Already she could see
his face, his stricken, terrible face.
Could feel, his agony, his heart
break, bis drawing back from her
m loathing and disgust. . . . bhe
put up her hands to strut it out, the
thing she was going to see when she
had done. . . . Butsh6 could not
shut it out, nor stop the tearing,
a 1 eon a.
u, t, w.,wf i kn;r.. oroaen sods, ine tears sireanea
quiet and peaceful. Her head rested 5' her fS Bh C2Slint
on his arm. Quiet and peaceful and j P tem n.?.w' were stronger
aaaaeTA GafA Ua wtntif Ka I U1AU UCI WUla
eve, e e ajevfca;. e e aaca alias aJM ayea-1 .e . e .
gan to race again. Back to Sausalito aim wrouyn ix aii, roura w
:. . the rosl garden No, no-he ars that bknded her, and the sob s
mastnt think about that not now tht shook her she could hear his
MAn. i. ..---1 1 crooninr. worn, oeax ... aont,
bracelet!" she said, breathlessly. r Pfr Ui"lrl '
"Did she? WelTshe's not such a lovlI,ji!r; Jf1??88 lov
bad old relic. But she doesn't think about to kill. Curtis want-
much of me, does she? She asked wuunYBt f
ma If I didn't eondder mvself a I w" wuuu" iur waa wiw
fortunate votm man!" He lanefeed would never DO comfort again. .
married. Johnnie . . . will you
now?"
She shook her head. "No, no it
wouldn't be fair to your mo the
TI know, but it's so lone to wait.
and I love you so . . . Johnnie .
will you?"
"No. Curtis, we couldn't. Think
how she'd feel "
"Oh, I suppose so. Darn it." He
smiled, and kissed her again, gent-
It was quiet in the new building,
good-naturedly. "Her tone wasnt
Jam e dwva Iav,aja am w 4wt VTVH aOYAMat
V J WalfWIaWVIISaliJ W JVUS VUVlVVt
"But I arreed; with her
Johnnie, how did jou ever come to
care for a plain, ordinary individual
When the tears had stopped, as
everything must atop at Last, her
face waa swollen and distorted. The
handkerchief he had given her was
a wet ball in her hands.
She brushed the disheveled hair
vi en waeaaaa vi uuieij autu 1 auueti 1 , aa.
like me? You so shining; andIr?m .bcT . ra f1?. ?ne
whifaa. - -1 ssiu. m aim on ner natural voice.
No. no. Curtis lust ordinary na TO."T. re is w aa
too lust ordinary " or everything. 1 eouiant neip it,
"Hush! You're not ordinary. Ev- but I've stop ped now; I won't cry
eryone who meets you feels it. The ny nrore. HI just tell yoo, and
difference, Joan. It touches me will yon please know when I'm tell-
makes me Teel very humble, to have i"
you, so unspoiled and sweet, so J but I
good" thought "
HerfaeewnahiddenenhisslceTe. "JonTTBt "Ting?
but the-tears-welled in her-dosed The end of .everything because I
eyes, and in her throat, choking her J "f-rf0-!
He did not Xnoer. His voice went I " n ump ca
on, half whispering. "Yon dont bands, and went on as if she had
know what that means te me. II"?. . . - .
. 1 taougnc tnas wnen yon iovea
me yoa shoald have me. Even if I
wasnt really worth having. You
e I once loved someone who
"Joan! My 'dear1 what are you
saying to me? Joan"
"Someone who who wasn t
worth havinr either, and I wouldn't
have cared I didnt care bow bad
think that la why I never really
loved anyone else ... airla are so
different nowadays ... I felt that
... I never wanted to marry until
I saw you, end when I -saw you I
knew" -
She let him talk, because she
could not trust her voice to stop
him. And then aha wiltwl fn tV
long silence, her face still hidden, be was-because I loved him so
waitarf wait! Imuch. I just wanted bun. Any-
For there wasn't any more doubt. I woT So I thought yea would
She knew what aha moat da. Sh I hwe me that way too. De yen under-
looked up at last. Saw his dear face, tnd why I didnt tell you? Please
so full of love, "I cant give him up do- Please understand. I wouldn't
I can t I cant I oave waited so long, 1 didnt mean
Perhaps, when ha Wed her aa, to cheat 1 didnt mean that "
he'd rather mnr knnw ft I He be ran to tremble. She could
would be kinder. . . . Hope again,- feel his hands, that had always been
one flickering star in the dark ofl80 strong and steady, shaking.
her fears. ... Joan 1 don t understand "
"Curtis, did yon hear about Con- CTo Be Continued Tomorrow)
highway. The fee on this truck
under the old law was 8101.10.
The same equipment under the
new law will cost 1258.85, or at
the rate of $1035.40 per mile. At
this rate a truck operating be
tween Portland; and Salem would
pay $51,770 Into the- highway
fund. This planny shows under
the new law what class ot op
erators are paying the additional
cost. As it industry that wishes to
maintain the payroll did not al
ready have aU the burdens it
could bear, this law will go into
effect and absorb all ot the im
petus that the -recent rise in the
market has given. I
Prior to the November election
last year, when the so-tailed West
Truck and Bus. bill was a live Is-,
sue, the allied, truck Interests is
sued a call to the contract car
tiers and private track owners to
come to their ahl to defeat the
bill, and we, believing that our
Interests were more or less com
mon, nsed our Influence i against
the bill and the narrow margin
by which thia bill was defeated
Indicates how much this support
was needed. After the election had
passed by, the contract carriers
and tho private, truck owners
rested' on their oars and left It
to the allied trucks to look out
for their Interests in the legisla
ture. It la very apparent that tho
allied . trucks either wlltally de
serted tho contract carriers and
private owners or taued to nso
any ot their influence in their
favor. The' so - called - West; rail
road bill that was introduced In
tho legislature was apparently
never designed to pass, but only
Intended to draw lire while this
nefarious bill was being shaped
and passed.
Tho allied truck people would
have us believing that they were
opposed' to the bill and spent
thousands ot dollars opposing it
In tho legislature. Let us see how
much they Are opposed to it, and
I quote from the press report of
their convention held In Portland,
May IS and 14: "Discussion in
dlcated that the provisions would
do much to stabilize tor - hire
operation in Oregon as well
standardise rates and create bet
as -$9 1.70 before we drive it out
aner juij j.. xaira, we iuTe a 10s;-1
glng truck that operates only up-1 ter business In all fields, through
on oue-auarierj)rajBiue 01 county 'v (Continued on page . 8)
Daily Health Talks
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.
Dr. COpeta-ftd'
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.
United States senator from New York
Termer CommUtioner of Health,
Kern York City
DURING THE school year many
ehUdrea are kept at home because
of minor physical ailments; The ail
ment may be mild' and only: last a
tew days, but. eat
m" rule, tt recurs.
When the num
ber of days- ak
eent trem school
la totaled, it Is
found-te Yf&
guch defects as
decayed teeth.
poor vision, en
laraed and dis
eased tonsust en
larged glands,
ear trouble.
glandular- dtsor
ders and other
disturbances lead
i to poor attend
ance at school The chad's progress
In his work te retarded end hie health
la always below par. The parent
hesitates to take thnete correct these
disorders and toe often postpones the
needed, medical attention until the
summer vacation.
Correct Mleer Defects '
if this piaa were ToDowed it would
.be a good one, but I am sorry to say
that the vSood. Intentions are. often
forgotten. This is particularly true
If the chOd has -00- complaint dur
-tag' mo summer vacation. Ton may
be- assured that meet children- wtll
Ignore minor camplamta during, the
summer months when happy play
beckons them. .
X cannot ' overemphasize the na
portance of taking your child te 1
paysirsin. ontsng the - summer
months. This Is the Ideal time for
that laeportent end valuable periodic
healtn examination. .
Minor defects that have bothered
tne cnua aurmg the school year
should be attended to now. This will
. assure your child of a 100 per cent
attendance at school next year. HI
health and school work wul be In
fluenced by thia care.
It Is a mistake not to have dis
eased tonsils and adenoMe removed
during the summer months. This Is
especially Important tf the child has
been backward la his school work
and particularly If he has suffered
tram repeated-attacks of tOfuOttia.
Do net be misled by his apparent
coed health during . the summer
months. If the tonsils are diseased
the child Is very likely to have re
peated attacks during the coming
wiater. v'--:-
My advice la to consult with your
doctor. -If the tonsils are diseased
tend he advises their removal, have
thia done before school opens. In
thia way you wol prepare your child
tor a healthful and uninterrupted
school year..
For younger children, summer Is
the Ideal time tor vacdnattoa against
smallpox. In many states children
who have not beea vaccinated cannot
enter school. Inoculations against
diphtheria should also be given dur
ing the summer months before the
child enters school and Is exposed
te the germs of this dreaded disease.
Answers te Health Qeeries
J. U. C Q. What causes a bald
spot tbe else et a halt dollar behind
the ear?
A. This may be due to ralopecia
areata". Send eK -addressed, stamped
envelope tor full particulars aad re
peat your question.
M. H. 8. Q What causes little
pimples on the bands?
A. Tms may be due te eczema.
Bend self-addreeeed. stamped envel
ope for fun particulars and repeat
your question.
A. M. Q. What would you advlM
and 11 years old, respectively?
A. Cut - down on sugars and
starches and take lota of outdoor ex
ercise. For further particulars send
a self-addressed, stamped envelope
and repeat your question. -
(Covvrlot. 1SSS. K. F.'S "C..7