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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning,' llij 301934
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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.
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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:
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(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.
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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:
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'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.' "
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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.
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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.
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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)
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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,
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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
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x
FEE W
The Nation's Dead are Sleeping.
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