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PAGE FOUR The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning,' llij 301934 . Se rX7Aifc3S HT f r'Vl tlklXlTlll i V. 1 1 JflTTT TTT1 "M Faror Sways U; Wo Fear SAaft Atre" ; From First Statesman, March 28, 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Chakixs- A. Spsacck - - Editor-Manager Sheldon F. Sackctt - - - Managing Editor Umber of the Associated Press . The Associated Press Is ezduslveJy entitled to tle use (or publics tlaa of all nawa dispatches credited ta It or net otherwise credited ta this paper. - ADVERTISING Portland Representative Gordon a Bell. Security Building, Portland. Ore. Eastern Advertising Representatives Bryant. Griffith A Branson. Inc, Ctik-aga, New Tors, Detroit. Boston, Atlanta . Entered at the Pottoffice at Salem, Oregon, as Seeond-Claae Matter. Published every morning except Monday. Bueineee of fie, SI 5 S. Commercial Street. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Mall SubecrlDtion Rates, in Advance. Within Oregon Sunday.! 1 Mo. 6d cents; S Mo IMS; Ma $2.25: 1 : Elsewhere Be cents Der Mo . or S5.0S for 1 year "to advance. By City Carrier: 45 cents s month: $3.00 a year In advance. Copy 1 cents. On trains and News Stands centa . Dally and year 14.00. Per T. ; Lest We Forget ANOTHER Memorial day. Another year with its toll of new-turned earth in burying grounds. Another year to add its memories. And another year with people who cherish these memories, who revere the past, who honor those from wnom tney sprang. Another year with earth generous with bjooms to be laid on graves of loved ones. Memorial day is usually a quiet day. Business is suspend ed. The rumble of trucks, the stir of trade are not noted. Folk go about busily but quietly. The mood of reflection keeps them silent A Sabbath calm prevails. The day historically is one for commemorating the ser vice and sacrifice of soldier dead. It thus attained national recognition. Patriotic bodies unite in appropriate celebration of the day. In cities and villages there are parades and public exercises and marking of graves. There is impressed anew the cost of war in human life. But the day has passed beyond the strictly patriotic as pect. It is intensely personal as well. The ties of family prove as binding as those of country; and there is performed the "ministry of decorating graves of relatives. Grave plots are cleaned up, shrubs planted, flowers spread on the sod. Folk travel long distances to visit ancestral burial places. The call of blood is answered, in a gentle tribute of affection. These graves are the chains which link the present with the past. How far back have you traced the graves of your ancestors? Those who live on this coast, most of them, might by the stages of cemeteries, trace back to the Atlantic sea board their family domiciles. We have come on; how many are left there to tend the last resting places of those ances tors? Are they cared for; or are they neglected in rural bury ing grounds or in old city cemeteries ? So it is Memorial day again ; and folk are hastening with cars full of flowers to some spot they know and venerate. A day of pause, a day of reflection. Then tomorrow the wind . begins again. The past is brushed out of the eyes, and mem- vuva ; ana me jod is picKea up anew, f or me must go on. My Gosh! Here Comes Another One HARDLY A DAT passes that I do not recelvt a letter requestlnf Infor matlon about "skin Itch". Tht suf ferer usually describes his affliction as something unbearable. As a rule b haa resorted to salves and other remedies without relief. Or iaii . i. t stn 1. - - ' IT rOlOnged btalemate I to diasnosa a skin eruption without IF THE longshoremen think the rest of the people dwelling probable thatmar!yPcases of the so. on the west coast are alarmed by their threats of a gen- cal,d skin tch are caused by a n u vxiii.e in case tneir n em arm r not fniiv nrmri wi-fri i vnu w ui uoewn m - - - - "-' As.s-aaj VVMUVU TTaWas tney will have a rude awakening should they put the idea to xne test, in iaia Seattle radicals thought they could start a general struce. led by a firebrand named Green it was boldlv announced that the shipyards strike would end "we know not where". It was designed as an incroient central strik nition. inose were me days rurht after the war when laW trouDles were numerous. A few positive moves bv Dublie off i rials and the general strike crumoled richt would be the same if the longshoremen and their allies sought vnrmy ze an ousiness in ine west. 111 , , n.. t n Dits r ealth By Royal S. CopeJand, 51J). if or DreaKrast By R. J. HENDRICKS "acarus scabei" The medical term for this particu lar disturbance of the skin la "scabies". It Is commonly seen wherever filth and nnhygienlo con- dmona exist It afflicts persons who are careless about their personal hy- gience, yet it sometimes attacks In- dlvduals who are scrupulously dean. rbese Innocent victims contract ths trouble In public bathhouses, wash rooms and rest rooms, especially dur ing the summer months. Frequently, it is rrn, ..M i t . I viwii la campi, npieis, I OreCOn mllltu 1 ne StriKerS are prolonging What IS HOW becoming an beaches and aummer resorts where col. Thomnso exceedingly costly strike. They have rejected overtures which 3anltary "eaaurea are lacking. Col. William Thompson had a colorful career: S . (Continuing from yesterday: ) The careful reader of this column is familiar with the Modoc war; knows that it started definitely 25 years to a day after the Whitman massacre, the date of which was November 29, 1847, and that the first wholesale killings of the Modoc war by Captain Jack's band were on Nov. 29, 1872. S V The reader knows that Captain Jack's band took up a position in the lava beds more strongly in trenched by nature for their style of flghtina than was ever any for tification fashioned by the hands of men; and the reader will recall that a small contingent of some 50 savages held out for many bloody months against six companies of the U. S. regular army and tho Oregon militia regiment nnder n. Had the corn- Symptoms of "Scabies" the president of the international union advised them to accept, ine issue is becoming clear; either absolute domina tion by the labor organization, or else ruin to the sh innino in. dustry and all others that may be in the way. No such gospel iu uk acceyteu. Public patience is wearinc thin. ThprA CAP ma litlo eonao in fltrfkpa no-ninst UQ era aoalaa n-f BCn t or -r overtime The general public interest is paramount over the tSKTt will of the strikers or of the employers. Soon the irovernment In m condition the skin itches must step m with a firm hand and do the spanking, if need uv, iv prevent a general stoppage of industry. Certainly, 1 do not mean to imply all skin eruptions- ara necessarily Scabies. There are many disturbances bf the skin that are much alike and can only be properly diagntoaed by a careful medical examination. But If you suffer from a skin eruption and Black Widows WHO said there was nothing new under the sun? A few years ago parrot fever was discovered as a deadly dis ease, though it had succeeded in keeping out of publicity nre-, nyuoV. iiuw xuamain rails introduces a new (to us) poison ous insect, the "black widow" spider. And from Boise comes Wff i1 Idaho doctor who critically ill from the bite of wiacK wiaow. Thp AoaAv cntMiw 1 4-1.. J.:1 j. i n ..... - . w ia tuu3 ueacnuea: ixxiy ine size oi a little imger-tip, shiny black and mrkH wiK o spot lormed like an hourglass on the tody. The spiders are! V:1 tcu swarming in cracks of the earth around Klamath . mT v -"-h8 u-n. gaiuens ana wans, ine poison w w a venomous as mat oi a rattlesnake. mrJe y-ears Klamath county suffered from grass hopper invasion and the farm era ell ku i. xi- . h 7 m w i, Iearea and fought. But those who fight used W7WS ana we aevastating grasshoppers If ? m"!imints, erected t0 them did those pioneers who haggled with the lazy Indians a long time ago and becomes red. Usually this is first noticed between the fingers, nnder the arms or in the groin. As a rule. tne mnammation la fonnd In thoi parts of the skin covered by hair. But It quickly spreads to other Darts or tne body. u tne inflammation la due te scabies and you carefully examine the involved part, yon will notice tlnr furrows In the skin. The farrow Is caused by the parasite which has burrowed into the skin. At the end of the furrow a grayish speck may be observed. IT examined even with an ordinary magnifying glass the parasite can be seen. Scabies la bent treated by the ao- pncatlOB of a sulphur ointment, which should be spread over the entire body. A good plan Is to use the ointment after a bath before retiring. In the morning take a warm bath and re move all of the ointment by scrub bing the surface with a stiff brush and soap. Repeat this procedure until ie parasites can be underwear should be id.TJi? 8 U, one of the most C08tlT P'eces of bric-a-brac SrSii!i!nBeld t0 U ,0r. many yeara- The bI" for trucking ffrtaffE? ll Vyearv 18 lTen " 12.700.000. The magazine l"TI?,to V"1-8 tbt lre part of the assessment col- - ": idi2 S inKf:inS assessments. AU of this cost U just added to overhead which must h rrmc.A i. k . 1 . T' r Th fAawW aASaY fsa If.. a. and wui 1. " nS ""1 ever had. ! - r , v . -. o uvuuio is no i so much low waees as noid - -" ar-.a V4 ftiiLuuHrB M.L lYflDn invrvn la akaU4 a EXElHttT? ?UUetin?- Perhaps DOt: but ot "mimeol trapsed material la tremendous. More stuff haa come from the dT partment in the last year than in any previous year we can rwall The UUB" f PUDucity agent who seems to believe The Parmeri National Warehoose corDoratJon is seiiine if. .tn warehouses in the interior back to local organixatlona of growers. It wowtd be interesting it the purchase and selling prices were published. Just fcow heavy haa the loss been on the deal, which was financed by cvmutoui, uiuuc;, hu bv win yiyuamy oe an eventual loss to 'the -. Uxpajtraf. Another reason for attending Medford's diamond Jubilee is that the villagers there hare broken out In a long-beard rash. They are permitted to remain civilised; and if any long-beards are seen they will honestly bearded, denizens of the-hills on their annual trip to Extremely Contagious Bear in mind that this disease Is extremely contagious and aulckiv spreads from one individual to an other. For this reason, it la 1m nor. tant to resort to absolute cleanliness and care In the handling of imn towels and underclothes. Soiled lin ens should be washed separately and every effort must be made to avoid contact with other members of the family. This disease la often referred to aa the "seven-year itch". Do not be misled by tne common but unfounded Dener mat this affliction recurs every seven years. It will recur as loner and aa often as the Individual comes tn contact with tbe parasite of cables. Answers te Health Queries M. R. Q. What should a rtri weigh who is lj years of age. 4 feet 11 inches tail? A. For your height and are too should weigh about 18 pounds as determined by examination of a number of people. Daisy. Q. My father has hlr-h blood pressure. What precautions abeold he take and what foods should be avoid under the drcumatancesT A. Nervous tension and fatia-ue should be avoided. For full partlcu lars send a self-addressed. atamDed envelope and repeat your Question. mander of the state's troops been given full authority. Instead of the U. S. army officers, there is no doubt butane capture of the red murderers "would have been ac complished much sooner than it was. The massacre of the peace commissioners was on April 11. 1873. The capture came in Jane, 1873. Col. Thompson and his men participated in it. He wrote an interesting book a few years ago. titled, "Reminiscences of a Pio neer." Some words in that hook teUing of incidents after the cap ture are worth Quoting, in part. Col Thompson and his men had arrived at U. S. army headquar ters near the lava beds with Black Jim, one of the murderers who was afterwards hanged, and Black Jim's band, going to the tent of General Wheaton. Quoting: S 'General Wheaton took us up to the tent of General Davis and introduced us. I presented to Gen eral Davis my papers and told him that the officers of the law were there- The general (Davis) replied, as nearly as I can remem ber, 'Colonel, I will deliver them to you at any time after 2 o'clock; at least. I will deliver to you their bodies.' 'I simply replied, 'that is en tirely satisfactory, both to the of ficers present, the governor of Oregon, and to your humble ser vant' He then told me that be had the timbers all framed and ready to put together and intend ed to hang all the murderers promptly at 2 o'clock. While we were talkine a cour ier arrived with dispatches from the secretary of war instructing him to hold the murderers until further orders. All were astound ed, but a soldier has no choice but to obey orders. General Davis was ngry, dad remarked to me that if he 'had any way of making a living for his family outside of the army he would resign to day.' " S The hour was 10 o'clock. nd w courier been delayed four hours and one minute, the stnrv Jefferson Davis, president of the southern confederacy. General Jeff C. Davis was with General Sherman's army in its march to tne eea. He was a good soldier and a brave and able officer. The four murderers hanged Oct. 3, -73, were Captain Jack. Scon chin, Black Jim and Boston Char. ley. Six nooses were ready, and six coffins. President Grant had approved the sentence of six, the six found guilty at the trial. But a second dispatch arrived Just be lore tne day of execution, order mg une-eyed Jim and Slolux to be sent to Alcartras military prison in the bay of San Francisco lor life Ray I Farmer. Salem hard war a merchant, then a lad, was present ai ine execution and witnessed it all, including; the taking of One eyed Jim and Slolux out of the before the trap was inrunr The trial showed that these two. wane mey carried the guns for iu mucra ui ma tipica mm. missioaer8, did not actually do any or the killing. S The conduct of the Modoc war on the part of the state of Oregon, for which Col. William Thorn o- son was largely responsible, help ed in adding to the popularity of governor urover and In giving uim eiecuon to a second term In 1874, and in elevating him to the position of u. S. senator in 1876. S S . Col. Thompson, not long after mat, went to eastern Oregon, where he was engaged In mining and stock raising, and in fighting tuuians in ine iiannock war and other forays of the red men againsx the settlers. in isbz, in the time of the "reign of the vigilantes" ln the rnneviiie country. In cleaning out nanus or caiue and horse thler and other freebooter then Infest ing- mat section, he took a part ln some cases a ieadig part For this participation, he came close io rorremng his life. Trai times and on one of these oc casions he saved it by being quick er uu me araw man the man who had him marked for slaughter. It was the other man who lost his life- He went to California to lire in 1884. In 18(9 he married Eliza beth Charlotte Shannon of Salem. One child, Mrs. Nellie B. Coch. at Alturas, Cal., survives. She was in charge of his household in 1929. Even that late In his life, Col. Thompson was a courtly man with military bearing. A former employee of his told the writer that, on the street, he found a man abusing a woman. He took her part, using his cane on the man and warning him against any further such conduct Circuit Judge I H. McMahan of Salem was a close friend of Col. Thompson for more than SO years. Judge McMahan, last win ter, arranged a reunion ot old In CINDERELLA" iwRram SYNOPSIS Ann itaskel, taciturn, Independ ent mountaineer, rules the little village of Pine Knob, ia the Ozarks, with an iron hand. Though generally considered hard and un bending. Ana could also be ex tremely generous. A hard-working tanner herself, Ann disapproves ox the nseless life led by the wealthy vacationists at tbe Lodge. Among tnese. nowever, is one exception utane urroi, lovely young artist, whose work means more to her than her wealth; ret Ann consid era viane a painting a waste ot time. Tbe latter, however, greatly admires the mountain woman, who sacrificed her own happiness for ner son s future. Years before, tol lowing the death of her first hus band. Ana had placed her boy, John Herbert, in the care of aa old friend, Judge Shannon, so that he might be educated properly. She has not seen John Herbert since. In his place, she raised a ne'er-do- weu stepson, Jeff Todd. Then, one day, John Herbert unexpectedly . returns. Diane happens to be at the station whea he arrives and offers the stranger a lift. They are trapped in the woods by heavy rains ana iorcea to spend the night there. John Herbert confides in Diane that although he studied law, his heart is in writing and he hopes his mother will not be dis appointed. Thrown together as tney are, a comradeship is formed sucn as utane nad never before ex perienced. Next morning, Ann comes to the rescue. John Herbert is stunned when Diane introduces the crude mountaineer as his mother. The latter, hiding her emotions, coldly says, "I lowed you war Herb when I first ketcbed sight of you." Months Uter, Nance Jordan, Ann's housekeeper, is fondly arranging John Herbert's aesx when she catches Jeff, sneak tng into his room with a jug of liquor. She reminds him of Ana's warning that her son, must not learn of the stiff. Just then, John Herbert appears. Jeff, glaring at nun wun natrea ana emnr. tries tn make Ann's son take a drink. When tne latter refuses and irnorea his stepbrother's insults, Jeff gets fu rious. He tries to goad John Her bert into a fight just as Diane ap pears and asks the college youth to accompany her to Shady Creek. CHAPTER XVIIL When Diane announced her m tention of going to the head of bnady Creek. Jeff and Nan . changed meaning looks. And whn John Herbert declared that he would go with Diane, Jeff moved toward the couole at the window. r acme Diane, the backwoodsman demanded, insolently. "What you aimin' to go to the head of Shadv M SMS ier; Diane rerarded the half-dranken fellow doubtfully. "Whv. I'm tm- ing to work on a picture I started were some tune ago." "Ain't there places 'nough ier you to make Ditchers of without you gour thar7" "And why shouldn't Miss Carrol paint on bhady Creek if she wish es?" John Herbert asked, sharnlv. "What business is it of yours where sne paint i Jeff scared at him. "I'm smaHn hit my business. You'd best keen out IH tend to you directly.' To isiane n continues : - xou can aiat anywhar you wans along snaoy so lonjr s hit's en Cart- wrights' place or below. But I'm a-warnm' you right now whar ohady Creek heads is our property an youll save vourseY a bean of vronnie u you Keep orr nit." John Herbert laurhed. "What utter nonsense. Don't Dav anv at- . . - cennon to sum, inane. VI course you know you are welcome to paint anywhere you please. Jeff has no authority to order aamne off ear place. Don't mind him, please. He is not exactly himself this morning." An expression of savaee satis faction came over the backwoods- mans vicious countenance. This was better. He eyed the other with studied contempt "I aint ntvse'f. ain't If Mebbe you can tell me what I am?" "You're drunk." John Herbert answered, shortly, but without show of temper. "Drunk or sober I'm the best man in these woods. retorted the other, raising; his voice. "I've been a-runnin' this hyear place ever since my pappy died an' I aim to keep on a-runnin' hit Aa fer you. Mister Book-feller. I'm a-srora1 to l'arn you right now that you're jest nobody 'round hyear est plum' nobody. His remarks were aeeomnanied. by various gestures which were un mistakably warlike. John Herbert was- half amused, half angry, and wholly contemptu ous. "Surely you are not proposing that we &gnt m the presence oz ladies, are too, Jeff? Go on now like a good fellow and sober up; well talk- it over later." No. you don't you yeller pup. You ain't a-goin to hide behind no wimmen not from Jeff Todd." With shrill cry Nance Jordan caught the backwoodsman's arm. "You aint a-goin' to hit him, Jeff Todd. You dassent Ann Haskelll kill yon if yon tech him. Please go Tray. Herb, f lease take him some- whars 'way from hyear. Miss Diane, John Herbert spoke quietly. "Dont get excited, Nance. It's no nse working1 yourself up like this, Jeff. I'm not going to fight you." Nance loosed her grass of Jeffs arm and stared wonderingly at Ann Haskela son. The backwoodsman gazed at the last of the Haskels as if stupefied with astonishment "You ain't a-goin' to fight?" "Certainly not Why should I?" Diane Carrol, who had watched the scene with amused interest sud denly laughed aloud. Startled, the o t h e r a looked toward the young woman, then as quickly laced about. Ann Haskel was standing in the kitchen doorway. For a long moment the mountain woman gazed at them without speaking, and under her scowling brows her black eyes were two points of dangerous light Then eomine a slow sten or two toward them, she said to Jeff, in the manner and tone of one addressing a trespassing dog, "Git out, your ine DacJcwoodsmaa nesitated. "Git!" Jefferson Davis Todd retreated hurriedly to his room, snatchin? un his jug of liquor as he went -Hit's a Gawd'a blessin' von come, Ann," cried Nance. "Jeff he war fixing to " "Shet up!" Nance drew fearfully back to the kitchen door. The mountain woman, darinc at Diane, remarked eoldlv: "Thar'a some wimmen what ain't never sat. tsned lessTtt thev can nt a eonnl of fool men to fightin' over 'em. -bm, mother " Ann Haskel shifted her raze to her son. "An' ary man what won't ngnt ier bis woman jest natchallv aint no man. Damned if I know what he is I don't reckon he's even a he. "I think it is time for me to ro " murmured uiane, drawing back from the window. With a fain smile she added, "Shall we meet at tne twin oaks after lunch. John Herbert?" He nodded. "Ill be waiting for you. As Diane Carrol walked down the road from the Haskel place she told herself that she had been very luuusn to sena tnat second tele gram. She should have returned to her own world as she had planned that rainy day when she first met Ann Haskers son. Whv. she mVA herself impatiently, had she so sudden., decided to Breton? her stay in tne backwoods? What had possessed her? If it was a desire to add to her collection of Ozark sketches which had prompted her, she waa forced to admit now, that sne naa accompiis&ed very little. That bit of the Wildi-nM Rn between Pine Ridge store and the ixxyre had deft rn ted Diane's artist soul tho first time sh had drivsat over re Her frequent walks from the Lodge to the store and back had increased her appreciative interest The leisurely zigzag way down the noaiack from the riH with glimpses ot the river below, and over the green forest sea to the gray-blue hills in the distant tW never failed to charm and inspire her. The loe house and ont-HniM. inxs of the Haskel nlace Wdr aa mucn a part ox the woods as if they nao oeen set in tne little clearing by Nature's own hand. The wind ing tree-arched aisle thronrh the timber, with ever-shifting patterns of sunlight and shadow; the vary- 1 a a a - tug una ana snaaings or green with splashes of bright-colored flowers: the lure of each new tnm in the road; the smell of the woods, and the forest-sounds never failed to thrill her. But this moraine, after that scene in the Haskel living-room, the artist was indifferent to her sur roundings. More than that she was conscious of her indifference and disturbed by it She had a feel ing at guilt aa if at a religious service she had nermitted her mind to become occupied with thoughts iurrigu to uw time ua piace. she had come to this place to paint She had not been drawn to the wilder ness by any desire to share the Fleasures of her vacationing riends. And she had worked. She knew that among the Pictures which she had shipped when she thought she was going home there were some that would be considered bet ter than anything she had ever be-? : fore done. She had been as nearly satisfied with the results of her In dustry as it is possible for an artist ever to be. Now she found herself staying on from day to day for no apparent reason. She waa painting with no conviction, no purpose. For the first time in, her life she. was merely pretending to paint She was yes, she waa "dabbling." Never before had Diane Carrol permitted herself to be disturbed by people. Her father had fitted into her life interests as the en gines of steamship fit into tho vessel's activities. She had accept ed Aunt Jessica aa one accepts an established institution, and had gone about her own affairs with a tranquil mind. People who did belong to her world were simply eliminated: they did not for bet, exist Financially independent she was free to order her life without considering people. Since the death of her father, she had placed her art first Now she suddenly found herself thinking more about people than about art And ruck people Her interest in these backwoods folk was overshadowing her interest in the woodland scenes amid which they so crudely lived. Why ttuld not she go on about her own af. fairs and forget them as she forgot the vacationists at the Lodge as she had forgotten hundreds of othen? She told herself, of course, that it was the extraordinary situation in which the Haskels were placed. John Herbert the cultured ideal ist the sensitive poet, with his feel, ings for spiritual values and his beautiful dreams; Ana Haskel il literate, vulgar, lawless, ruling the neighborhood to her own ends with the spirit of a big-shot gangster ruling his mob. The last of the Haskels was as incapable of under standing his mother and her nrlv materialistic backwoods life from which she had banished him. as the mother was incapable of appreciat ing her son and the life into which she had thrust him. What was go ing on within John Herbert's mm self? Corning home as he had, with the picture of his mother ahirh Judge Shannon had put tn his heart what had been the effect of the shock of his disillusionment? What would be the final results? What did the mountain woman think of this son for whom she had sacrificed herself for whom, doubt less, she had dreamed dreams? Hot could such a woman ever have borne such a son? Jeff Todd was the sort of offspring one had every right to expect of Ann Haskel. Why had she put her own child out of hei life to raise up a creature like Jeff m his place? What parts were Nance Jordan and Judge Shannon playing in this amazing drama? What bond held these characters tn. gether? What was going to happen to Ann Haskel and her should she, Diane Carrol, care what happened to such people? But even as she took herself to task, ah lm that she did care. Back m the living-room of the Haskel house John Herbert abwut at the window, watching Diane down the road. When she had passed from sfrht he without even a glance toward hia mother, moved dejectedly towara the door of has room. Hia hand was on the latch when Ann spoke II TIT Sw mm w n sue a mm nre. The young man paused, Ann looked at Nsoim Jnr.,. nificantiy. "I aint a-meanin you!" Nance disappeared into the kitchen and the mountain woman turned again to her son. 'Hit's t; e an you was a-havin' a little t lott may's wefl set down." John Herbert brought a chair for her and dropped into hia own chair before the table in the book-corner. , .Wnfn he did not speak, Ann said, bitterly t "I ion mn "xanJ tJ live to see the day a Haskel would take sich aa that off ary man in the world least of all sich ornery. Todd? pooc"white trmsh Jeff Do you mean, mother, that vnn expect me to fight that drnntn fool?" Ann Haskel waa aa k a a , y i'iivm UI ethics as he was bewildered by his mother's attitude. Deliberately she aaM rr.-f. past me how you can even atk sieh a question. You've test nation. got to fight him. You've got to lick him. too. "But why?" Ann aeemed to find difficnltv in answennr this. At l .v. . plained, carefully: "I'm a-tllhr you. son, that if you let a measly skunk tike Jeff Todd back yo5 down, thar wont be no livin in this neighborhood fer you. ner fer me. neither." r (To Be Continued) CawicM. nil w smm s-e wnM. nWrttBf Kia futon, Inonu. fas The Safety Valve Letters from Statesman Readers would have been a different ana fighter! at Los Aneeles. ri none- of the murderers would Thompson, Col. J. w. Redlngton. oeen aiive. as It was, four v'ul- maurice Fitzgerald (the only were finally hanged, and not Ust two named of Los Angeles), until Oct t, 1873, about five Dr- Andrew C. Smith of Portland months later, after a long trial, nd others being present; and CoL and after President Grant had r. Thompson was arranrlnir ta viit duced tho sentence of two of w,tlx JQdge McMahan here ln Sa them to life Imprisonment lem ben death unexpectedly The reason Col Thompson was cme to him, from heart failure. oemanaing mat tne murderers be 'ttae mcaianan says Col. Thomp- lurnea over to tbe Oregon civil BOB WM on or the -several Sa THE LONGSHOREMEN'S STRIKE Our twentieth century clvlliza tion is so highly organized that what happens in one locality, or in one line of business, affects many other places and occupa tions. The longshoremen thought they were not getting enough wages (maybe they were, maybe they were not; I am not compe tent to judge that), and so they went on strike. They refuse to work; they won't let anyone else take the job they have refused to do. The canning business is Ira periled because no sugar is to be tnr.l authorities for trial was that the Oregon people were fearful that the United States anthoritiM would let them off easy. The General Davis mtBiinnui by Col. ThoniDson was nrvarn 1 Jeff C. Davis of the United States army, not to be confused with f ffc-C11! birth to quintuplets Monday. -aa J Canada has no AAA. a L lent men victimized by E. J. Dawne, who absconded from this city in the early eighties sup posedly with a large sum ot money of his "client ;' and that Cot Thompson was thua robbed of SII.EOO.. Bnt, in 121. rVil. oapson waa reputed at Alturas to be ln good financial circum stances. He was a great friend of Capt O. C. Applegate, of KlamaUt Falls, who la now the only out standing survivor among tbe heroes of the Modoe war. He is another man whose advice, had it been taken, would have pre vented the bloodshed and great financial losses ot that war. -During Col. Thompson's career at Roseburg, and afterward, he was a great friends of General Joseph Lane. Marius ot the Mexi can was, first territorial governor of Oregon, delegate of this terri tory In congress, "United States senator after the admission of our state to the Union, candidate tor the vice presidency in 1880. and! leaning citizen of southern Oregon during the last 20-odd years of his Ufe. had. If the canneries shut down, that means hardship to the straw berry growers. Again, the saw mills hare tuaned off hundreds of employees because the outlet for their product is blockaded. And so it. goes. And what is at the bottom ot all this? Just greed; either the employers don't want to pay enough, or the employees want too much: as I said before, I don't know which it is; maybe it is both. At any rate, if there were no greed, it would not be so hard a matter lor employers and la borers to come to. an agreement. The Bible tells of a time when just such conditions would exist. Nineteen centuries ago. the aoos- tlea wrote of things that are hap pening today. I quote from Paul's writings these words: "This know also, that in the last days peril ous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous." Tim. 3:1.2. The time ot which Paul wrote is a time when, among other evils, covet ousness would be in evidence. An other ot the apostles speaking of the aame conditions says that the rich "have heaped treasure to gether", that their "gold and sU ver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness" against them. James t:Z. He also aava that "the hire of the laborera" i. kept back by fraud.- Terse 4. In verses 7-9 of this fifth chan ter, James exhorts the brethren. that ia the believers, or Christians, to be patient "Be yo also pa tient," ha gays, "atablish vonr hearts: for the coming of the Lord drawetb. nigh." The Chrun.n ahould not engage in strikes, riots, na me iixe: ne Has something weiier to loox lorward to than a raise In wages or shorter hours, desirable as these mar be: h looks "for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteous ness." 2 Peter 2:13. There, there will be noMabor troubles such as we have here. Everybody will have his own home and all that he needs. Peace and contentment will reign. It should be remem bered that the texts quoted, both from Paul's letter to Timothy and from James, say that the condi tions therein described will be "In the last days." It is not long be fore Jesus Christ will come to usher in that reign of righteous ness to which so many have look ed forward. And the most blessed thought ot all is that "whosoever will" may have a home in that new . kingdom. C. W. ROSSER. J, e gen n g MEMORIAL DAY (A Forecast) By WILL CARVER Amazing progress, vieing merce, Man's Intrepid 1US . Fill our day. Ttr. - . n ar norrors past, p visionaries talk at t.. Our fears to allay. The Dead are Sleeping. Neath muffled drums, dominant Industry jtnd clever science throb To hold the pace. Urbane diplomats strive for na tional integrity And "preserve" each Race. Heroic Dead are Sleeping. Intolerance, uncurbed and given , away, threatens Tooth! Our Country's Youth! Mark Crime's dark tide! More strife? Another War? a dearth Of Steteamanahtn. Apathy of Prtde- i t r x FEE W The Nation's Dead are Sleeping. - T VIlllvi IBa laSSaB1 ' .