PAG" FOUR
The OllilGON STATESMAN. Salcr. Oregon, StinSI? Horning Dcccmlcr 9, 1S3I
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From First Statesman, March 23, 1851
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1 "In the heart of the remotest mountains rises the little kirk,
the dead all slumbering round it, under their white memorial etonee,
'in hope of a happy resurrection.' Dull tcert thou, O Reader, if never
in any hour (say of moaning midnight, when much. kirk hung spec
tral in the sky, an,d being was as if swallowed up of darkness) it
spoke to thee things unspeakable, that unfit into thy soul's soul.
Strong teas he that had a ejturch, what we can call a church; he"
stood thereby, though 'in the center of immensities; in the conflux "
of eternities,' yet manAike 'toward God and man; the vague, shore
less universe had become fejr him a firm city and dwelling which he
knew. Such virtue was in belief, in these words, well spoken, I
t believe. Well might men prize their credo, and raise statliest tem
ples for it, and reverend hierarchies, and givet the tithe of their
substance; it was worth living forttfid dying for."
; " J' - - " :; Thomas Carlyle
Getting the Facts -
SLOWLY the faet-finders are closing in on the demagogues
and loose, users of mythical statistics. We have pre-
the Brookings Institution of Washington, D. C, "America's
Capacity to Produce" and "America's Capacity to Consume"
which exploded many of the , theories of technocrats that
there exists vast excess capacity in this country.
Another bit of fiction which has gone the rounds and
of the people own 80 per cent of the wealth. This mouth-filling
assertion has been hurled from many a political plat
form, but no one has ever presented any evidence to prove
it. Nor can one; for the statistics of wealth which we have
show a very wide diffusion of ownership.
The federal income tax reports are becoming mines of
valuable information respecting distribution of; wealth and
Darticularlv inrnmps. Thow An oV nrrr nrnot ta vmJi'1
to be an unsocial division of income; but .they do not show
any such concentration of incomes as has sometimes been
alleged. . s,--,.
; Interesting studies have been made from census re-
"w wic inucaae m pruuucuon oi goous cover
ing the period from 1899 to 1929. We reprint it from the De
cember news letter of the National City iank which uses the
tables from the studies of Prof. Frederick C. Mills of Colum
bia university for the National Bureau of Economic Research
and published by it in a book "Economic Tendencies". Here
is the table showing production in the manufacturing indus
tries of the country. ? r V
l . S. -
Census Popa-
l'ar .. lation
(Index
1899
104
-1909
1914
,1919
.1921
1923
1925
1927
1929
-100
.110.4
.121.1
.130.9
.-140.3
..14 4.5
148.9
-I153.4
-1S8.0
.162.3
The significant facts revealed in thi taWo s.r
. . ni
great increase m goods produced in 1929 as compared with
"-aofifi Liie i ant inai: rnp mannina niri nnf- "nut r
work" because the number of
pace with the growth of population; and 3, the productivity
vki wuiw neany aouDiea m ine tnirty years, in spite of re
duction in number of hours worked rr wppk.
Here is a record of social
xauier umn censure, inree times as great a volume of goods
was being produced in 1929: and was hpi net rnncumo Tn
80far as material wellbeing of
is not me sugnxest aouot tnat
luxuries to the masses. The
population ' couia, not consume
snfnmnhi aa 4-vAf Vvn
-.vVU.Vv..bo, iuuui(.aoic, ,uiiixx4iv.csf newspaiers, aooricnoDS,
watches, light bulbs, etc. etc., which, the factories are turn
ing out. In fact modern wealth has rnms 4-V.rr.iirl motinn
"goods in larger quantities at
aone witn tne automooiie.
Constant improvements in, production, in machinery, in
techniques, in organization, in training of workmen have
made possible this tremendous gain in volume of goods pro
duced. Which must find a marker
people. That is where management in a business enterprise
comes in, to be successful the plant manager must keep
abreast or ahead of competition; otherwise he is left behind
in the race. .;:'.;;. - ?:
Inequities do exist in distributing rewards of business;
but it would be fatal to enterprise to destroy the stimulus
which prompts men to labor and to sacrifice in hopes of
achieving ultimate success. In the' present craze for "redis
tribution of wealth" the country needs to guard against what
Herbert Hoover in his book says may come through unwise
measures, a "redistribution of poverty." In other words in
stead of lifting the poor in the social and economic scale it is
easily conceivable that by bungling we may merely accom--plish
a general lowering of our standards of living.
' The immediate problem is to get our vast industrial ma
chine to working producing goods which will find their way
into consumers' hands. Restriction of production, edde prohi
bitions against plant expansion, limitation of hours are
wrong ways of distributing wealth because they create mere
lack of goods to distribute. Codes which put a premium on
inefficiency and antiquated equipment are anti-social.
- , . Death from "Dehbrn" '
REPEAL was urged as one way to put an end to deaths
from poisoning due to drinking denatured alcohol or
other alcoholic substitutes for more potable liquors. Port
land now reports 11 deaths from drinking denatured alcohol,
among men in the waterfront district. An attendant at the
emergency hospital is quoted as saying: "We are picking
them up like flies". The source is reported to be a north end
drug store which engages largely in illegal sales.
So repeal hasn't stopped either the sale of "dehorn" or
its consumption. Nor has repeal spurred the officers of the
.law to greater vigilance in enforcing the law. Off icers ap
pear to be in4ifferent4W they were in 4he period when pro
hibition was on Its way out. - , : v
: It would seem if repeal is to'be justified officers ought
to show no mercy to leggers, jointists, speakeasy proprie
tors The vast majority of voters in the country, whether they
voted dry or wet, want existing laws enforced and the illicit
sale stopped. -Those who worked honestly for repeal because
of the bad conditions under prohibition ought to take the
lead now in cleaning up deplorable situations which exist.
Sateiti. Oreoon. am SecondXHaxs
Physical Number
Volume of of Wage
Production Kimrn
Output
per Wage
Earner
Numbers)
100
100
108.1
130.0
136.1
169.4
136.2
' 177.3
169.1
163.6
100
111.2.
118.9
129.4
133.0
136.9
155.5 ,
166.9
175.7
189.7 .
120.2
154.5
17.3
225.1
186.3
275.6
282.2
287.2
311.4
164.2
1, the
progress which deserves praise
the people is concerned there
the macrnne age has brought
mythical 'four per cent of the
an ' eighty per cent"of the
: . ' ...
lower costs, as Henry Ford has'
One May Have Curls or Only Fuzz
But Harisome Is as Han'some Does
By P. H. Talmadge. Sage "of Salem r r '
Ono mar bare curls or only1' fas
ies,
Bat han'some la as han'&omo
; doeses. J . .
swb-.mis 1 -
KETTI GALLIAN, the French
young woman the Fox! pub-ii-i.
. . .. .
-nciiy woras uare aescnoea
as a "find and v "sensation.-
may she bare better luck than
waa bad by Lilian Harvey, thus
aiso aescnoea by the Fox publi
cists! 1 has been seen at the Grand
theatre the past week in. a picture
caiiea "Marie Galantef a some
what complicated stor of the at
tempt of a "master mha" ta nre-
clpltate war between j?thix and
America. Out of the usual run of
such stories is that the heroine is
quite innocent of any- Intentional
complicity In the matter. Mile.
uaiiiao nas a winsome personal
ity, and her wlnaomenesa in an.
hanced, strange -as it may seem,
by ber broken English. i
Said one small Hizh street
newsboy to another, his eyes in
tent upon a headline. "Chlmmy,
what's a bridegroom?" And Chlm
my replied, "Aw, It's somethin'
they have at a weddinV Not a
really illuminating reply, butsuf
iicienuy so pernaps.
In "The Painted Veil." -wnlrn
picture has been shown at th P.i.
slnore the past week, we have a
new Garbo a Garbo almost free
from the mannerisms and accent
which have characterized her in
former pictures.Mbt necessarily
a more artistic Garbo. but a Garbo
who has adapted herself to the
taste' of a greater rjercentne-A nt
the public without loss of . those
iaiinrui ones who hare insisted
from the moment of her first ap
pearance In motion pictures that
she possesses many, it not all, of
ue qualities tnat make for great
ness In an actress, lnrlndina-
intelligence somewhat over i and
above the smartness which some
times passes for intelligence. "The
Painted Veil" is the story of an
Austrian girl married on impulse
to an English doctor with whom
she goes to China. An overworked
and neglectful husband (a rery
line cnaracter as portrayed by
Herbert Marshall), an epidemic of
cholera, another man and a wom
an who In the midst of darkness
and confusion finds her tin nSrf
such Is the story. Not an' en
tirely ; cneeriul one as it runs
along, near to tragedy at times,
but with a satisfactory ending.
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Personally, I am distinctly par
tial to haDDT endinra hnnVt
plays, life itself. But I note a dtf-
ierence in unnappy endings. If an
ending must be nnhtnnr. and nt
course it must be at times, I jpre-
xer the frankly ratal one to; the
one which entails Tears of mrnw
and suffering. I rather enjoy; the
en dine which tottera on ihn hrinV
of tragedy for, say, five swallow-
mgs oi tne lump in one s throat,
and then does not topply after all.
However, everybody to his- taste.
I have known of instances In
Kerosene days when an audience,
held in suspense by the uncertain
ty of an ending, have drawn such
a Ions breath of relief whpn it
took a happy turn that all j the
ugnts went out for lack of oxygen.
Sarcasm by Spencer Tracy In
the "Marie Galante" picture: "Su
icide? Of course it was suicide.
The man shot himself in th hnrt
the bullet passing through i his
heart. Then he ran -around in
iront of himself and stabbed him
self in the gizzard with a cheese
Knife."
'Twas back in 1880, atlme of
cold and snow the merrnrtr t
Morse's store was ZZ below when
we moved the People's Paper a
long and bitter way to a county
Beat location and finished in a day.
Ten miles of drifts and nipping
wma, six heavy-laden sleds.; 12
floundering horses coated o'er with
frost from tails to heads. Twas
but a little olant we ioatmI. ith
press weighed, but a ton, imposing
a juuaer, iype ua imngs,
the usual run. An all-dar lob with
naught to warm once we were on
tne trail, our bodies fairly ached
with cold. but. sir. we did Tint fail.
We brought the People's Paper
xnrougn ana printed It that week.
out tne mem ry brings a shudder
when of moving people speak. And
thus It Is when modern plants are
moved a block or two I do not
voice the sympathy which i some
may think Is due. Accomplish
ment is difficult only as we may
know of rreater odds o'ercome be
fore In life's ceaseless ebb and
ebb at
Dow.
Anyhow, congratulations to Mr.
Putnam and the Capital Journal
force on a successful movin' day!
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? Why do men's nightgowns J al
most invariably come - in white
muslin and pyjamls" in colors 7
Editorial In Statesman, Decem
ber 1. . . - j -I
My last teacher in the public
schools was Professor John j B.
Knopfler, a gentleman and a
scholar with a. fine streak of 12k
ableness. He was later state su
perintendent of public instruction
for Iowa and ended his career as
a member of the faculty of one of
the state's - Institutions of learn
ing. I mention him in this con
nection . because of something he
once said to me. He said, "Your
answers are good, but they woald
be better were they correct." Not
very flattering. Still, we always
got along first rate.- I
It occurs to me In pondering
this nightgown question that In
the literature of the ages heaven's
children have ever been clad in
"raiment pure and white." Per
hapsthe white muslin custom
which prevails among the children
of earth may have tn a sub-conscious
sort of way resulted from,
this Influence. Heaven's children
at no place in the literature of the
ages have 'worn pyjamas. One al
most giggles at the thought of an
angel in-pyjamas. Hence pyjamas
and the colors thereof are In no
wise subject to the vague precedent."---
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I fear this Is a rather, weak
theory. I might have done better
perhaps could I have forgotten a
gown of blue ves. and with nink
stripes In which I drape myself
ssww' f
D.H. TALMADGE
each, night. But the darn' thing
persists in projecting , itself into
the picture like a guilty con
science, r ;
In the summer muslin white
Makes the coolest gowns for
night:
In winter gowns of flannel seem
To better fit the slumber scheme.
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And there la artmnthlnr nnvsr.
ful comfortinr in colors. .
A story was told years aeo of
Mr. Thurman of Ohio, who spent
a night of misery on a B. O.
train, the misery due tn no better
reason than that his red bandanna
handkerchief had been either lost
Bits for Breakfast
By It. J. HENDRICKS
Congratulations to
George Putnam on his
fine newspaper home:
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The writer wishes to extend
sincere congratulations to George
Putnam, publisher and editor of
the Capital Journal, on the occu
pation of his unique new build-
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It is worthy of mention as hav
ing been erected In this time of
depression, showing what the
Bits man calls commendable faith
In this city and section, and this
state and nation. - -
The new building is ultra mod
ern, constructed of concrete and
glass, giving the maximum of
light, needed in newspaper work;
for such an Institution Is essen
tially, first, a factory.
The Safety
Valve
Letters from -Statesman
Readers
December 8, 1934.
Editor of The Statesman:
In last Saturday's - Statesman
your reporter said Senator Mc
Nary convinced the Townsendites
their plan was far from, being
sound.
Ndw that is 'Something that
can't be done. We believe It Is
sound. When the president signs
the bill, 10,000,000 people are
taken from the relief and unem
ployment rolls. Industry will
have to speed up to meet the in
creased buying power and will
very soon take on the balance of
the unemployed.
Judge Frame of Alaska stated
the plan in words that everyone
can understand." He said,. "We,
the old folks, won't own the mon
ey. We will be the agents of the
government to spend it according
to certain rules, and will get our
board and .clothes for doing it.
We must buy utilities and' can
pay on our homes." They; talk
about a "good time, but it will take
some work and pleasure to place
the money every month. There
will be less crime, because young
man and boys would rather work
than be: Idle. Those to get pen
sions will go straight because a
criminal gets no pension.
Taxes ,'wlll' be less." All poor
farms can be sold. State Old Age
Pensions must stop, and " state
and national' relief will end, for
everyone will be busy. Income
taxes reduced to allow more mon
ey to be -Invested. Inheritance
taxes increased. The sales tax
Is just. Everyone pays according
to their ability . to buy. i J I t r,
' It is right and proper"., for all
to enjoy the privileges and -protection
of our governments Peo
ple will gladly pay for they will
be paying on their old agesecur
ity. . 1 1. will be - impossible for
the money to go wrong if the
money goes through designated
banks. One cashier to get to
know the pensioners.
Checks to be paid only to the
receiver. , On the - back of the
check would be listed what - we
can .buy. Wen the' check . is.
drawn, what is purchased will
be checked, thus,' the receiver
must prove to the cashier that
the goods checked were delivered
or credit given on same. The
giver and -receiver of labor or ser
vice checks, must each sign the
same slip of paper and pin to
check so the cashier will. know
he Is paying the right person.
When the government places
the money in the banks we should
pay a reasonable banking service
fee and carry on "from there.
There are places where' an In
vestigator or advisor would be a
great help In keeping off the
sharks, especially la places where
people lire in cabins and ate des
titute. Yours truly,
M. W. RULIFSON,
Route 2, Box 59, '
- Salem, Oregon.
or stolen. -A white handkerchief
failed utterly to comfort him.
Grateful acknowledgements to
Mr. A. N. Sheldon of Salem for a
happy little letter received during
the week,- . - . ,
Salem town characters, a high
type of citizenship many of them,
are becoming fewer. Col. Annon
Baldwin, aged 77, kUled Instantly
by an automobile Wednesday, was
somewhat of a character. One day
months ago, when he was down
town In his silk hat and his Prince
Albert coat. Jauntily swinging a
gold-hesded cane, (he enjoyed an
eccaslonal parade . thus attired,
but: he failed of a perfect effect
because he always carried the
same old pipe between his teeth)
n said to me, "This old age thing
111 good deal of a loke. (Wi had
been comparing ages.) The ave
rage normal person has experien
ced everything worth while In life
Derore he is 40 years old. The man
who goes out at 49 has had every
thing we shall have had at SO.
should-we survive that long, and
will have been spared a lot of
monotony, some of it painful.".!
was, impressed by this remark of
the colonel's1, because he had nev
er seemed to me one. much affect.
ed by monotony. We do not know
a great aeai aoout one another,
do -we? - i -i
Practice may make perfect as
a general thing, but no amount of
practice will enable a person to
sharpen a pencil perfectly with a
pair of scissors. ' j-
The Salem city council, I under
stand, has moved to curb the crow
ing of roosters within the city lim
its. Perhaps the action Is warrant
ed.. Roosters are roosters and hu
man nerves are haman nerves and
never the twain shall harmonize.
Ellis Blbby, town marshall at
Stubbs Junction, once said to Ed
Tuff, who was. shooting off . his
mouth in main street, "I ain't
aimln to interfere with your right
to freedom ,of speech, Ed, but
you've got to be inaudlbler or I'll
put yon in the callaboose." ; j
In addition to the new build
ing, a new press has been - in
stalled, .the first of the iact
model to come into use:; a Du
plex, nnitnbular machine, mean
ing that units may be added with
the growth of the. patronizing ter
ritory. :
.There are, now,, three - princi
pal, makes, of newspaper presses
for large cities and for what are
termed in the trade "small city
dailies." . They are the Scott, the
Hoe and .- the Duplex machines,
mentioned in the order of their
precedence in time of invention.
The Oregonian uses Hoe press
es,, as it has from the first, the
press room of the Portland Jour
nal is equipped with ' Scott 1 ma
chines,, and The Statesman press
is of that make, while for several
years a considerable proportion
of the presses that have been In
stalled in this country, and other
countries, have been of the: Du
plex type. ' , . 1
The Duplex "presses are made
at Battle Creek, Michigan, in the
plant olglnally called the Cox Du
plex factory, after the name of
the man who invented the Cox
duplex press, designed for print
Ing from the type direct, but us
ing paper from a rolL This Is
the only press. of the kinj ever
built. It was the one that, pre
ceded the preesnt Statesman Scott
press. But the flat bed type -style.
while giving many advantages, in
cluding moderate speed and . a
lower price for paper, saving the
unrolling and folding of it in the
paper mlU, Is not capable of . serv
ing a large circulation or a plant
that must occasionally print a
good many pages, and do it quick
ly; at high speed.
The writer went to the Battle
Creek factory when The ' States
man's flat bed. Duplex press, was
bought. He met the man who
was then . working on the princi
ple of the tubular style press the
superintendent of the factory.
Soon thereafter, some 30 years
ago, that factory began taming
out tubular presses.. The press
of the Register-Guard at Eugene
Is of that type; among the first
made. -
i But It Is not the . nnltubular,
the first one of which has come
to Salem.- i" . 'I':':
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It is not likely that George
Putnam, when, beginning years
ago, he agreed with the ' writer
hereof - that the ' name of ; Salem
should never have been changed
from .the' original one visioaed
that he might one day . have bis
newspaper home front on Che
meketa street." .. " .-. :.l 1
- The new home of his newspa
per, plant is at 444 Chemeketa
street,! If the . name . had not
been changed, it woald be at 444
Chemeketa street. Chemeketa,
Oregon. . " " I,.
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That - original Indian name
meant, place of. meeting.' -and.
the writer believes, ' signified ; a
city - of refuge thua a . city of
peace.: That Is what Salem means,
too, 'but there are many Salems
-one 'In 32 of our 48 states
and 'there would ; not. likely be
another Chemeketa. ;
George Putnam 1 is unique - In
many. ways. There is . only one
George Putnam. His newspaper
home would have' to be unique
and artistic. There Is net another
Just 'like it. It was built tor
the purpose, for which it is to. be
exclusively used; Jto house 'a
Newspaper plant. i
Thej writer -was for a long
time a competitor of George Put
nam.' In many things, the com
petitors did not agree. But It
can be truthfully said that
George Putnam was "a". . worthy
competitor, and that he . never
violated a promise or refused a
neighborly accommodation, k Ev
ery person in that walk of life
will say, this is high praise. -
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. Congratulations, again.
Salem Is a progressive' city
partly because the publishers of
Its newspapers have generally be
lieved in its great future, . ' and
have invested means and time ac
cordingly. ' .
This record goes back to plo-
EACH
. CHAPTER XI H
. At noon there was a small pack
age by her plate. It bore a card
with her name. Kay looked across
the table at Harrow. He seemed
engrossed In something outside. She
looked at Spike Winch. He merely
grinned enigmatically. So she be
gan te open it.
It was a wristwatch, slender and
distinguished, obviously very ex
pensive. In the box was another
card which said:
"Hereafter 111 keep better watch
of the time. And yon may use this
to see that X do. EarL"
She had to smile. But she was
embarrassed and a bit bewildered.
"Earl," she said accusingly.
Giujty as charged."
4 "You shouldn't have done this." '
"Why not? I am a great and
firm believer la the old fashioned
virtue of punctuality. When on
your way to work in the morning,
yon will be able to think as yon
linger over a second egg of the stern
taskmaster who .Awaits yon. So,
after all, yon see, "the act is nothing
more than rank selfishness on my
part. A Harrow trait.' I'm afraid."
"It's lovely," she said.
"Here." Spike suggested, reach
ing for it and adjusting it for her
wrist. ; He helped her put it on, then
held her hand at arm's length in
admiration. 1
"Boy! Oh boy! Oh boy!" he ex
claimed. "A honey and I like the
watch, too, EarL"
After lunch Kay waited until
Harrow was alone. "I appreciate
ever so much your giving me the
watch," she said, "but I'm afraid I
shouldn't accept it." -'
His poise was consistent. Tn
sorry "he retorted cheerfully. "But
why not?" ,
That was really hard to explain.
She couldn't very well say that she
didn't, want to accept the watch be
cause she was still hurt and a bit
angry. That would be an admission
that she had not believed bis story
about. Ida and the aspirin, and the
truth was she didn't know what to
believe. Nor could she explain that
she didnt want to be in the position
of having received a gift from Earl
Harrow under any circumstances.
Somehow, the gesture of giving her
that watch seemed to bear out the
stories she had heard about the man.
An innocent enough procedure, giv-
ins; STn st wnnwuco, out. nugni
it not be only a besrinninsr? And
might not her acceptance be an in
vitation m continue? She wondered.
Any of these explanations might be
Perfectly all riefct. Kay." he
said. "Not angry with me, though?"
- "Perfectly all rirht then"
. But Kay wondered if she had Bed.
Maybe she was angry with him. Oh,
why in heaven's name should she be.
thongn? That was what worried
her. Was there a change coming
over her that made her prone to
Sfclousy and spite? There couldn't
, she told herself, and in the next
moment, there could. Better not to
think about. Better to keep one's
feet firmly on the ground. -
That afternoon, alone for a whOe
on the boat, aha took stock. In a
way. hers was not a pleasant oosi
tion. Really, she was obligated to
Harrow and she hated the feelinr.
It prevented her from thinking
clearly- and actinar with freedom.
Whatever , the situation might be
there was always the thought that
Harrow had made a Job for her.
had halfway promised to help her
begin a career. The more she
thought of it and of his calm ges
ture in offering her the watch, the
angrier she became. Did he think
he could treat her as he might any
amusing little charmer? A slap in
the face, then a wristwatch as a
balm. Not'zor her.
Spike came in. "Hatter with yon
ana tne oossr ne asxea.
"Nothing," Kay said coolly.
Excuse me."
Nothinr te excuse yon for."
"Weil, thafs good. Thought you
mignt ne mined at me, too.
"I'm not miffed at anybody.'
Kay declared with pointed preci
tion of diction.' . "
Spike sat down opposite her and
took out a fresh cigar. Nipping off
the tip, he studied her through
squinting eyes.
"Earl probably thinks you're sore,
thoueh." he remarked.
"Why should he think anything
of the kind?"
"Because yon wouldn't take the
waten.T i
"Oh. and so yon think so. too?"
"I'm not paid to think of yon."
Ssike was beinr vrr nleasant. an
pleasant Kay could not take offense.
"I'm paid to think of Earl and to
make the rn-reat pu-ublic think of
mm. j
- I see."
"That isnt saying I dont think
BDonx yon. oaby.
So?T He nodded, grinning challenging--.
ly., "Any thinking I do of yon u for
neer days. Some of the great
est men among newspaper work
ers on. this coast, and In this
country, : received their training
and Inspirations on Salem news
papers; and some of the great
est leaders In other .. lines . of
worthy endeavor too. ,
FAR EAST MISSION
AMITY, Dec. I. The Foreign
Missionary society of the Metho
dist church met Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Henry
Jones. Mrs. F. L. Cannell had
charge of the devotional program.
Mrs. W. R. Osborne gave an in
teresting lesson on mission work
in the Far East and plans , were
made for the members of the so
ciety to attend the missionary
society in . McMlnnville Wednes
day. The next meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. W. R.
Osborne, January 8.
Mrs. A. W. Single and . little
daughter Joyce Ellen of Schnec
tady, Newi York, who have been
visiting here this week at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Nette To-
yey, left Wednesday for Ashland
where she will Tlsit her parents.
Mr. ana Mrs. u Gosnell before
returning east.;
Fred L. Strout of this city lias
received word that his brother.
Charles Strout. passed , away
Thanksgiving day at his home la
Montlcello, Minn. Mr. Strout vis
ited here at the Fred L. Strout
home last June..
wrong? ail ox them together might
be right. So she said simply, "be
cause I dont feel that X should." -
W DISCUSSED
little Spike's benefit, though. That's
outside of working hours. Get it?"
"Well, it's not especially subtle,
you know." - - " -
- "And, having done some thinking
about yon, I want to tell yon some
thing.1. , -
"If yon must"
"Things are kind of tough." .
"What things?"
"Things. People." He made a
vague gesture, fluttering his open
hand beside his head. "Trouble
around here,"
"But how does that concern me?
That is, if you're thinking of what
i am.- . - w. ' i
"I'm thinkinr about the hoods
that havrbeen tailing EarL"
"That's what I mean." -
"Well, it's liable to concern yon."
Kay frankly stared at Snika
Winch.
Concern me?" she asked. "How
could it concern me? They seem
to be following Mr. Harrow, but I
fail tb see bow that could possibly
concern his secretary unless per
haps someone of them took a shot
at him and it happened, to hit me
accidentally."'
"Anything that hits you," Spike
said grimly, "wont hit you acci
dentally." bhe could see that the-bantam-like
Spike was solemnly earnest.
"Why, what do yon mean. Spike?
What do you know about it?" '
"I mean just what I say. And I
dont know half enough about it to
suit me. But I got a pretty good
notion that I know what these birds
are after and who they are. And to
ret what they're after they're Just
as like as not to grab yon. .Do yon
get it i .
i on mean kidnap me"
Spike nodded. : ' .
"Well cant something be done
about it? I mean, this is a law-
abiding town, and after all, what
are police for?"
"Earl doesnt want any noliee.
He's funny like that."
Instant suspicion flashed through
Kay's mind. "Tell me. Spike is
he mixed up in anything?"
- "He'a mixed np in something all
4b tin til, .l-,a .V. t t.-.'
v., at mm mmt m m v.aj. u ill .
what yon mean. He isnt in any
Then why doesnt ha call in the
police?" '
"He has called in private dicks
and he'd probably cau in the cop
pers if he thought it would do any
rood at uus stage ox tne game. But
it wont and he knows it." Spike's
eyes grew distant and his voice took
on a reminiscent tone. "Up in New
York last season," he continued,
"some hoods and Earl had a run
in. He could have-talled the volice
in right then, but he didnt not till
it was all over. And there were
three hood funerals." - -
"Do you mean"
Spike nodded benlmlv. "Two
big ones and a little one. I got the
unie one myseix. -
Kay found it hard to believe what
she was hearing. Yet here stood
Spike Winch telling her this and
obviously not joking in the least.
"Earl believes yon can do thhrn
better yourself when you're dealing
wita muggs who dont know there
is a law anyway. Sometimes I think
he actually likes this kind of thine.
And he gets enough chances, that's
sure, a man in his position."
"And now yon think I'm liable
to be drawn into it?" Kay said.
"That's what X said," Spike re
plied. "I wish I didnt think so."
-What had I better do?"
He shrugged. "Just see that yon
arent out alone In dark olaeea. Sea
that your doors are locked nights.
In other words keep yourself off
any spots that may be lying around.
x&at s anout au I can say. Earlll
have somebody watch your house."
"Spike," Kay said. "I suppose I
ought to be scared to death."
"But you're not?" he said. rrln.
mng.
"No. IVn not. ; Fm excited, of
course, and it doesnt sound like a
picnic, but int not really as scared
V am' tlnl1-4 r rrmmm. f
r M.M VVWACi .
haven't been shot at or anything
yet. But it's just the Idea of some
excitement."
Snika clicked KU tnnmm m-nA
shook his head sadly. "You're as
bad as be is," he remarked. "Look.
uon? tell Eirl i shot off my face.
He may want to break it in his own
way. See?"
"All right. Spike. -And thanks
for breaking it m yours."
"Dont mention ft" he aald nolnt.
edly. -
Harrow did break It in his own
way later that afternoon. ,
"There's something you should
know," he began. . "I'm being both
ered by some inconsequential , ras
cals, if yon dont -already realize
it which I'm aure rmi Hn." TT
laughed easily. "Now, please dont
l t wm. a
hum m oeing melodramatic, Kay,
because it's the last thing I'd think
of. 'There's a little possibility that
these fellows hit annrnr rnn m--!r
because you've a connection with
my boat and my affairs here. Their
- BRUSH COLLEGE, Dec. 8.
One of the outstanding meetings
of the year for Brush . College
grange was that of Friday night
when State-Deputy Brown joint
ly installed the following Oak
Grove and Brush College grange
officers with impressive cere-,
mony: Oak Grove master, Mr.
Baughan; chaplain, Mrs. -) Ray
Fawk; overseer, Ray Fa w k and
lady assistant steward, Mrs. Claud
Uickerson, and Brush ' College
gsange master. Stella Henry, over
seer; Frank Rirett, steward; John
Simmons, assistant steward;
Charles Glaze, chaplain; U. . J.
Lehman, secretary; Mrs. Charles
McCarter, treasurer;: Wayne Hen
ry, doorkeeper; "Clifford Smith,
lecturer; Mrs. A. E. Utley, lady as
sistant steward; Mrs. Frank Rlv
ett. Flora; Mrs. John Schlndler,
Pomona; Mrs. Audrey Ewing.
Ceres; Mrs. Charles Glaze. Execu
tive committee, Charles '-McCarter,
Elmer Cook and F. C. Sw
ing. Interspersed through In
stallation were musical numbers
by Hilda and Frank Crawford, on
banjo and steel guitar, vocal solo,
James Smart; installation num
bers by Mrs. C. L. Blcdgett; piano;
Cory don Blodgett; mandolin, pia
no solo, Margaret Smart, and ban
Jo solo, Hilda Crawford. Following
Installation officers opened grange
session and transacted business.
Appointed as refreshment com
mittee for Men's hlght at the Jan
uary meeting were Cash Roberts.
Charles McCarter. F. C. Ewing.
Fred Gibson and Frank Rirett,
Granger's News
Column .
y By ARTHUR
' SHUMWAY
first thought would be, 'Well see .
what we can do with him through
the girl Do yon see? Very much
as in a gangster movie. But unfor
tunately, very real. So I would -
suggest that yon come and stay on
the yacht nights where yon 11 be. .
well protected. Please dont think
I'm trying deliberately to frighten '
Jon. X hope there's nothing to it,
ut I -wouldnt think of letting yon
go on without being warned and
given at least some protection. In
fact, it might be the best thing if
yon merely left town for a little
while. I'd arrange it for yon."
"Welt I appreciate your con
cern." Kay said. "And it all sounds
very exciting, but I cant believe it
can be so bad." .
Harrow's face was grave: he had
dropped his light manner.
"Believe me, please," he said.
"Very welL I do. But I dont
propose to leave town."
"Then come aboard the yacht.
You 11 be under no obligation as far
as your social life is concerned. Just
a precaution. -The yacht is well
guarded and can't be approached,
very well during the night."
"Well, thank you." Kay said,
"and 111 think it over and do what
ever seems best."
She knew, though, that she had
utterly no intention of staying on
the yacht. Somehow, she preferred
any danger there might be at home
to staying under the same roof with
both Spike and Harrow now that .
affairs had taken this shape. After
all. couldnt this be merely a ruse
to get her to stay aboard? Kay
had to smile to herself at ths
thought; it seemed as melodramatic
as the idea of her being in danger.
It' was all very peculiar, though,
Harrow's attention - to her, his
slighting her at the dance, his gift
of the watch, and now this. Kay
wished she really could believe one "
thing and hold that belief, but she
couldnt; she was too full now of
doubt and suspicion of everybody. .
There was another little gathering
on the yacht that night. Ida Camp
bell, Keith Pitts and a few of the :
others dropped in and Harrow ap
peared at Kaya to bring her back.'
."I dont know," she said, "I'm
rather tired "
Dont need to stay lonr. Jnat
slip anything on. It's not a nartrv.
just a little session."
Kay finally agreed and rode back
with him te the boat, still trying to
be as business-like and distant as
possible without actually appear
ing insolent. That affair of the
swimming pool dance and the watch
offered as a bribe still rankled in
ner.
At the boat they wera alttfnv
about sipping highballs or dsnexnr
to the radio. As the evening passed
is gave in oi cation ox Deeommg a
party after alL Everyone seemed
to be having n good time and no
one thought of goixg home. - Even
Kay swallowed ner resentment and
entered into the spirit of it.
bpixe w inch danced her out on
deck and away from the others. 1
"Earl told yon,. didnt be?" he
said, stopping to lean on the rail
and contemplate the gently laoninr
water. -- -
"Yes," she eaid.
"Wanted yon to come and atnv
on the boat?" -
"Yes. Why?"
"I figured he would." "
She turned to Seiko and Innl-ml
him searchingly in the eye. :
wnw aoout xj- she said.
"What about what?" - .
"Never mind." - -"AH
right." Spike caused. "Ten
yon something funny,1" he said.
"The parts we were waitinr for
came today. Cap Johnson says
we're all set to shove off."
"Then, you re going?"
"I'd be the last to know. 1 ant
work here. But looks like we ought
to."
"Then if I came on the hnt VA
have to go with the cruise down to
Havana, after all?"
"Dont see how it could be other
wise." He didnt ten me that."
"Lot of things he didnt tell you.
But he's all right." .
Evidently Spike had taken a few
more drinks than usual, Kay de
cided. He seldom was so candid
where bis employer was concerned.
Leaning toward her, he said, "And
I'm all right in my dizzy way."
"Of course yon are. Spike," she"
said nerrously.
"And you're all right."
- "Well thank you," and she
laughed, wriggling away from his
arms. .-'-''
But he was too strong.'His arms
folded her close to him and crushed
out her breath. "Dont mind me,"
he whispered. "I couldnt help this
if I wanted to. And I dont want to."
"Spike!" The word shot, terse,
cold, sharp.
Kay felt Spike's arms release her,
looked up, and saw Earl Harrow,
his eyes narrow, his thin lips smil
ing rigidly.
(To Be Continued)
and on program A. K. Utlev.
James Smart, Lyle Thomas and
Glen Adams. Preceding installa
tion the 4-H clubs of West Salem.
Mountain View and Brush College
were special guests at the dinner
when- the state medal was award-
presided as toastmaster and Pre
sentation was made by Mr. Saw
yer, assistant to Ralph Beck,
county agent, who was away,
LICENSED TO WED
DALLAS. Dec. 8. A marriage
license was issued here today to
Lawrence Tilgner, 28, farmer,
and Louise E. Fink, If, house
keeper, both of Dallas, route L
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