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Wo Faror StcaysVs; No fear Shall Aire"
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WEST WIND
MZ?e tArovoh wy lip to unaipaiened eartA
The trumpet of a prophecy! O wind, :. '
If Winter comet, can Spring be far bekindt
Double
JOHNNY KELLY concludes one of his interesting columns
of Washinsion cossiD in the Portland Oreo-oman with thi
remark about the gifts to the White House :
"Much of the foodstuff presents was distributed to organl- .
sations caring for needy families."
' So that is what happens to the Quantities of fowl, ham.
pears. 'apples, mince meat, etc.,
shower upon, the chief executive. - Ambitious chambers of
commerce frequently aid and
thing from artichokes to squashes to send specimens of their
best production to the White House at Thanksgiving or
Christmas time. Alwavs th "firstlino-a f t h fWV" nro
chosen for the offerings, as though the spirit of the Hebrew
ww-.vw uaMo,c. . ,
Now these gifts are a generous gesture; and It is always I
rcu iui um veouia lo jiuiu me
in personal respect; and in this
also that humble producers feel
of their best produce. But the
quite impossible for the president and his family to consume
by themselves all that comes
president's mind, his stomach
Jfres. rait was a hearty eater
and Grover Cleveland liked his
ingly complained to the reporters he didn't get much turkey
himself he was so busy carving second helpings to his family
at tne table.
Undoubtedly the steward
the contributions, keeps as many as he can use, and then with
proper thrift and charity disposes of. the bulky remainder as
Kelly reports, to the relief organizations. Thus it may be
that a family of down-and-outers or a family of shiftless ne
groes in a dirty Washington flat
tne hocks or tne land, off the
fairs and the rare viands from
ous uranquette walnutsJnromOregon
NicolaiefFs 'Confession :
rTUlE "confession" of Leonid
X Kiroff at Leningrad follows
t 4-. i;
jiuzus m lususiuia vr acixnpuct:3 xroiSKy, now in exile in
France, and the consul of an unnamed ''capitalist" country.
ine confession is conventional
the evidence of being extorted
mies of the Stalin regime. The enemies in this case are "cap
italists" on the right and the Trotsky party on the left. The
absurdity of it is apparent to anyone who knows the creat
void t)etween these two parties;
tneir cooperation be even to
Stalin, which both abhor, but
Worthy of note, too, is
not suffer- immediate extinction
terror fell on many not remotely
purpose or the reprieve was to
have csed him, and then make
cation for new policies of repression against all opposition.
The confession, we fear, is but the prologue to harsh meas
ures. The assassin will no doubt pay with his life; perhaps
tne event may be made a public
it is also interesting to observe, if Nicolaieff is indeed a
follower of Trotsky, that Stalin
ipect;' and defending his order
views of Trotsky, pure communist and international revolu
tionist History again repeats itself. The "ins" fight agains
the "outs"; even those who came in by revolution use every
means to prevent new revolution.
Limiting
JTlWO rulings of the liquor commission limiting renewals of
"JL beer licenses have drawn opposition. One would withhold
licenses from places outside incorporated limits of cities
which are not bona fide eating
keep beer out of country dance
to become mere drinking places.
vent licenses being issued to drug -stores and grocers for sale
ouirart beer. In respect to the latter ruling Alex G. Barry,
a member of the commission, is quoted as saying that the best
interests of the community are
ments catering to such a wide
stores are allowed to serve, side
booksxr potatoes and beer.
There has been much criticism of the loose methods in
selling of beer. The brewers
last summer and secured a regulation from the commission
limiting the potency of draft
will be a further step in better
of beer outlets, and particularly
frequented by children. i Eventually it may come about that
wcci strung nw wc uuuicu w
lumbia. :.-":-'vJ;.., irt'i - -
Undobtedly these rulings
sure on the commission. But it is face to face with the prob
lems, has fuller knowledge of conditions, and is anxious to
make control effective in a rational manner. On the grounds
of broad public policy the decisions of the commission seem
fully justified. . .-. .-. .
Word From the Blueprinters
W nau saveammumuon
, i ? tuaiufca la vtcguu a governmental macmnery untu we
gee definitely what Governor-elect
SA riPTiniTPIV Whar i;nvpmnrjiwt Mrtin' renrnmAnilofiAn.
are. Several stories have been
intentions to strip the board of
to build up a more centralized administration under the gov
ernor. The governor-elect has made no public statement yet
.of just what he plans. He may not until his message to the
legislature; or he may in Imitation of the president deliver a
fireside radio talk.
The governor-elect's brain trust however is making sev
eral recommendations. One Is for a state department of pub
lic welfare to manage state Institutions. Another Is for crea
tioa cf a new department of
Chicago. New YorK. Detroit.
Atlanta
Shelley
Pass
etc. which admirers annually
abet the producers of every-
occuuani or tnt vvnire nruise i
democratic country it is well
free to make these offerinurs
quantities of them make it
in. No matter how spacious a
has always human limitations.
as his goodly girth attested:
viands. Pes; Roosevelt jok
t .
athe white house sorts out
may live off the firstlings of
prize pumpkins from county
Texas, Florida and the bulb
Nicolaieff. assassin of Serirei
the conventional pattern. It
m i -1 . . -1 .
in this respect; that it bears
and made to include the ene
and how improbable would
accomplish the overthrow of
for dissimilar reasons.
the fact that the assassin did
though the full fury of the
connected with his deed. The
use Nicolaieff just as they
his "confession" the justifi
spectacle as part of the terror.
is now "rightist" in this re-
against the more extreme
Beer Sales
houses. This is intended to
halls and resorts which tend
The other ruling would pre
not served when establish
clientele as groceries and drug
by side, malted. milk, school
' .
themselves sensed this reaction
beer to S.6 per cent alcohol. It
control to restrict the number
to keep it away from places
ucct pitnuia, as m riiisn Co
Av - ; . -: - .; -
will evoke strong adverse pres
with respect to the proposed
Martin's recommendations
published, crediting him with
control of many of its powers.
conservation and development;
ACE
r
, CHAPTEH TTXTX ,
The. next few days were ment
resting and seeing New York. Har
row, with Seiko winch alwaya at
VC. . I -vrl Tf nt Vav tn
f such theaters as were open already,
ve njgns ciuus, cao.es, ,u ui v
ter "rpeaka as she found they were
called. To Kay it seemed all this
was hsppening in a movie and to
somebody else, mese were e
places she had read of and the peo
ple she saw and was told aha would
meet when the time came were .
many of them, the people she had
thought of as almost legendary fig
ures. .
In Central Park narrow pointed
out a slirht. red-haired rirl whose
appearance was vaguely familiar.
She was a rising turn star, "in town
f or a visit, I guess."
TTar remarked incredulously;
"But I thought she was dark and
slinky, with black hairt"
narrow smiled. "A eouple of
years from now people may be say
ing 'Kay Owen'T Why, I thought
she was osr ana aunay wun dims
hair."
"Wouldn't It be wonderful ? ay
sighed. ' '
"I think it would he rather nice;
Harrow said. .. .
Peta was kept busy durinr the
day and at night was usually tired,
so Key did not see as much of him
as she expected. She wondered
alyly if that had been Harrow's In
tention. Harrow waa a clever and a
subtle man, and undtniably.no mat
ter the circumstances, a charming
one.
Boris Warren called several tunes
to talk over the nlay" with Harrow,
but usually managed so ret nay
alone and- go lor long, awswar y
silent walks with her. She had
feeling that underneath his blond
calmness there was a seething fu
tile restlnessness.
For all Pete had said, warren
mad no advance to her. Unless one
thing that he said could be consid
ered an advance, cm n was a very
.KougharS
apparent sincerity:
I, should have met -yon many
- - - t-
fCava renlv
"But Td have
been a child. I'd have been a fresh
man in high school or something."
Warren nodded solemnly and set
his teeth on his clay pipe.
"I should have met yon many
vaara are" he reneated.
jSiays -yesi comuiueu ur
eral days. Boris didnt want her to
sea the play until he had worked en
it a while and Ben Leschix was still
a little too busy with other duties ta
begin his program of training her.
Harrow seemed well pleased.
One night Harrow accompanied
aa always by Spike ook her to
dine and then for a drive, "Just
cruising about" as he called It, a
thin? he loved te do. long as ne naa
lived in the citr. For Kay, of course,
anything she trid in New York was a
treat. She was only beginning to
feel a reality m tne s icy scrapers.
thm handsome hotels, the welter of
- traffic, the smart shops and cafes,
and the smart people.
Finally, they stopped in thi
Fifties and went into a swanky mod'
. .!. eu- 1V-(.B
cnusuc ires uiuwi! n.
with Spike on the opposite side of
the table scowling out into spaee.
they let time slip by pleasantly and
paid no attention to the exits and
entrances of other people. If Kay
had not happened to turn to her
purse on the table, intending to get
her compact for a furtive peek at
the tip of her nose, ahe would have
missed what ahe saw: Spike's body
suddenly seemed to stiffen; ms eyes
sTrew hard and small.
'Kay looked across the room and
saw a new party of several men and
women in smart evening wear. One
of the men short, sleek and dark,
his skin olive, his eyes small and
black was looking directly at them,
smiling zainuy.
Turninsr arain to her own table
she saw that Earl Harrow, also
smiling, and very faintly, was rising
slowly. Spike still sat as taut aa a
spring at high tension. Harrow
walked easily across the room and
spoke to the dark man. They began
to talk, quite casually, it seemed.
Spike's lips did not seem to move,
but Kay heard his voice, hushed
and significant:
"Get a load of that oOy mug.
"I have," she said, smiling inno
cently, tnougn knowing very well
that there was the electricity of
suspense, maybe danger, In the air.
"Nick Caspar," Spike explained.
"He's the guy that's been after
EnrL"
Kay concealed her surprise. She
carried on her auiet conversation
with Spike as easily as if discuss
ing a minor problem In flower gar
dening. "lie's the one of the Wdles,'
meni"
ri'iIGHSKG
s
f
SILVZRTON. Dec. 28. Mrs.
Minnie Groshong, s 4, wife of
James Groshong of Scotts Mills,
died, at the: hospiUl here :thla
morning after a lingering illness.
She had been in the hospital
about two weeks.
Mrs. Groshong, a long time
'resident of, Scotts Mills, was the
mother of two sons. Earl and
Marion of Scotts, Mills, . and a
daughter, , Florence ' Perdue, who
came by plane from San Diego
prior to the holidays to be with
her mother..
Funeral arrangements are be
ing made by the Eberhardt mor
tuary at Molalla.
Martin Arrival .
Time Undecided
Govern or.elect Martin has not
! decided upon the exact date of
while a third proposal is that
i permanent government body.
1 r i ii i !i
FT)
s
ra
auus we una mis iransitory ooay composea ox one-voo-
brilliant intellectual lumens
hands and declaring it so good
made part of the permanent structure , of the state. Of this
recommendation we are extremely skepticaL ' Certainly the
brain trust at Washington has by no means Justified itself.
We have respect for expert advice and for wise sociological
planning; but such a group has
tives or governor and legislature. ,
We are ready therefore to'turn thumbs down on the rec
ommendation to make the social blueprinters on the steady
I payroll.
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t :' tmm
Splis nodded curtly. "Yes, their
shot"- -
"Those were his men In Florida
then?"
"They were." .
Oh . . . I see."
Kay befan to marrel at the cool
ness of rl Harrow who stood
chatting with Caspar as If the man
war a pleasant bridge acquain
tance. She had seen this sang f roid
before in many dangeroua situa
tions, but here in these suave, smart
surroundings it impressed her mors
tnsn aver.
What a roin to hacnen?" she
asked. .
"Nick's role? to ret a slur
through his oeltbuckl e if he or any
of his gorillas makes any quick
moves. Your play is to ease Into
-NOW!" : -
"Eight now. Only make it smooth
and girlish." v. "
juty rose, laoghrng aofuy, and
excused herself. Walking across
the room she almost expected to
hear the sudden crack of a pistol,
feel the hot lash of a bullet. How
Harrow could maintain his poise
was mora than aha could under
stand. .
She remained as Ion as she could
Dear ta wait; then returned to the
room and round narrow and Snue
sitting together, ehattinr. as if
nothing had happened. Nick Cas
par and a party were minding
their own business at a distant
table. . ------
"I've nhoned for a eounle of the
boys." Barrow, said. "They'll be
here in a minute. The sigail will
be when a little blonde comes barg
ing into the place giggling. Then
we leave. The carll be waiting
right outside with plenty of rein
forcements."
It was not Ion before the blonde.
in a dishevelled black evening dress,
cams into the place titterinr to her
self and skipped np to the bar; Har
row pantomimed a yawn and rose.
Kay rose. Spike rose last, slowly.
his eyes toward a mirror, n grin
on his battered face.
They went out as if nothing mat
tered and were soon in another car,
a big sedan, riding along swiftly,
three men in the front seat.
Ill never f arrive myself far
dragging yon into this. Kay," Har
row apolorised. .
"Dont worry about me," Xay
said. "It's yon."
"No It lint. I can crht ms bat
ties, but yon cant tell what those
rats are going to do especially
after what went on down fn Day-
tons."
Why dont yen liave tout eaL
Ryan, along!" Spike asked with oh.
nous sarcasm.
Harrow didnt answer, but It was
obvious to Kay that Spike still had
no faith or love for Pete.
They reached the house on Lone?
Island without event. Inside, Har
row crew Kay to a divan, seated
her and sst beside her.
"Kay." he beran. "yon mast re
alise now I feel about all this.
Mine's a funny life. It's been event-
f uL danrerous. and sometimes a lit
tle sordid, I'm afraid. You're young
ana eiean ana yotrre never been in
real trouble of any kind that is.
untu yon met me. Yet from that
first night in the auditorium when
I saw you in that amateur nlav I've
had a feeling- that we'd find our
selves tangled up, pleasantly or un
pleasantly. My regret is that there
are so many complications ..."
"I harent any regret," Kay said.
"It's been strange, and a lot of the
time mysterious, and I guess you'd
call it melodramatic but I like it.
Don't worry about me. In a city
like New York anyone ourht to be
fairly safe. And I'm so thrilled
about the play."
"I know, but It worries me," he
rejoined, drawing back a little and
studying her eager face, still rolden
brown under the coppery hair.
"Kay, maybe If a that I've become
too fond of yon."
is there such a thing as being
too zona ox anyone i sne asxed.
" "There certainly Is," he said.
"And I must be. A eouple of weeks
ago in Florida I wouldn't have be
lieved it. I thous-ht I waa merely
very much attracted to yon because
you were the best the town had to
offer. I was lonesome, I'd Just had
a little "heart trouble' and I waa in
terested a little in your possibilities.
It was all very pleasant and didnt
seem to add up to .much. Then
there waa Fete Ryan and your fam
ily and it did seem almost better to
let well enough alone. But things
just nsppened, cu ant they!"
Kay nodded, looking at the floor.
"And finally X took a ramble on
yon and nearly got yon killed in the
barrain. and here we are. TVs only
since coming; np hero again that
I've seen the situation aa it really
Is. Pra afraid I'm even a bit jeal
ous, Kay I cant help H, silly as
it seems of Pete and of Boris War-
Flo&er$ Blooming
And Frog Singing
To Belie Calendar
PLEASANTDAIiE, Doc.
28. - The oat of season
flowers are blooming - tn
this locality and frogs are
sing g despite the calen
dar date.
At the 8 1 1 a a Johnson
farm Chines Sacred Illiea
grown in the' lawn are la
fall bloom and as largo
and normal as is their cus
tom of spring time bloom
ing. '
his remorsl to Sslem, his office
in Portland advised The States
man, last night. The lease ha has
executed on the S. , T. Pierce
home here is said to be effective
January' 1 '. and the general and
his wife are expected here short
ly after that : time. The Martins
win be at the beach until after
the New Year's hoUday. They left
for the coast Friday.
the olanninir board be made a
. -
looking on the .work of their
that a planning body should be
a tendency to usurp preroga
lT-V-f' By ARTHUR
r U Y SHUMWAY
ren. Can you believe that! Of Boris
Warren."
Kay nodded a rain. There seemed
t be nothing for her to say.
-Ana tonight when 1 saw that
skunk. Caspar, and realized what
a danreveus position I was nuttier
yon Into, it struck me harder than
ever. Kay, I'm afraid that after
811,1 really am la love with you," '
When Kay heard Earl Harrow
actually aay in so many words that
pe was in isve wiui her. It was the
biggest surprise of the many she ;
bad experienced in so short a time.
That he had been interested in her,
fond of her, that he might have had
purely casual designs upon her, yes;
she could have believed any of that -But
to know that he was In love
with her was quite another matter.
Ana la icarn it at a time such as
this! She was a long time finding
an answer. At last she ssidi
"I mar seem fennv. EarL amA
msybe unapprecistlve. I'm not,
you know. I'm not. It's lust that it's
all so bewildering. I- -
-i pa don't have to tell me," he
Interjected. "If s bewildering to
ms- r . - .
And KST had the' erserlaaee nt
aeeine Earl Harrow, called the rn
Juan of Broadway producers," grin-
run at ner snyiy, as shyly as oyer
rete cyan naa at sucn a time. That
grin was a strange thing. It was '
disarming: it battered down the re
sistance, the suspicion that had been
in her mind from time to time; and
it bewildered her emotions more
then ever. '- T
Harrow leaned arer and MaaaA
her not aa ha had kissed her the
last time, but softly, almost apolo
getically, on the forehead.
Kay rose suddenly, turned away,
tried to ret her breath.
"Kay." Harrow said alawlr. "T
dont know what's going to happen
to us, but Vm going to ask yon oat
thing. No matter what I say or do,
no matter what Pete or Boris say or
do either, promise mo this: that
youH bo true to yourself. That's
the "main thing: be true to yourself.
Do yen understand!" -
"I think I do." -
GoodgirL"
Ho cressed her . hand. L
n!rhte said.
Kay went to bed wide awak he
thoughts racing about excitedly,
and it was well into the early morn
ing before she fell asleep.
Next day. matters became rrsn
more complicated. Peta waa net
needed in town. When he managed
to draw Kay out for a stroll about
the grounds, ha had a worried, in
tense look that meant only one thing
to her. Nor was she wrong.
r n i w.,. .1 ji
wa uuiu, a can
help it, but X ret sort of burned xa
kaw mrtA than
"Burned np!" she said Innocent
ly. "Downtown yon mean!"
"No oh, youll think In nit-'
wltted, I reckon, but it's just that
in so cocaeyea in love with yon,
Cant yon see, Kay!?
-out wnat s the matter. Fete T"
"Everything. In the first place, X
shouldn't have come up here
-Why not!"
"Plenty of reasons," ho mumbled.
"You and Mr. Harrow ir Mttfn
along, arent you! You're not being
silly about that!"
"Oh. sura we're retting along. X
had him wrong and I'm willing to
admit it. And he'd probably say the
seme icing eoout me. I cant kick.
In times like these I'm getting
thirty -five dollars a week and right
now my board and room in a Joint
like this and I should kick! No.it
lent that. Kay. It's Just that you're
meant for this sort of thing and I'm
not."
"I don't know . . " aha aaU aUw.
ly. -
"But X do. Fellows all go for yon.
Publicity. Praise. Admiration. f
of attention. Why, if I were to try
to hi you aown tne way t cua and
marry yon I'd bo doing yon the big
gest Injustice anybody could think
"Pete, there's no naa our 7Vine
this way. We're the best of friends,
aren't we! We're fond of each
other, arent we! We've been
through a lot together and you've
been through a lot for me, and dont
think I dont appreciate it. But, why
not let's be sensible! Lefs let
everything work itself out. The big
gest thing in my life right now Isnt
myself and it Isnt you. Yon know
what it la. It isnt Harrow either.
If s just one thin sr. a career. I may
try and fail, but I'm going to try.
ine rest comes alter that. so. why
dont yon look at it that way! If
you're so fond of me, why dont yon
decide to mark time and wait and
not let things bother yon! I know it
may sound cold and hard. Fete, but
yoa eVe. dont yon!"
"I see rare," he said, trying to-
smuo jauntily, out rnot inaking
very gooa jod ex it. : .
(To Be Continued)
lttt.1
pioraoFiura
TURNER, Dec 28. Grave
side services were held for' O.
H. P. Cornelius at the family
plot In Twin Oak cemetery at
2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon.
Mr. Cornelius was born tn
1819, crossing the plains when
a boy. with his parents. He made
his ome at Turner for nearly
60 years, most ot the time he
was proprietor of a drug store.
After the death of his wife
and dae to falling I health he
moved to the home ot his son.
George, at Colfax, Wash., where
he has been an Invalid for ten
years and, passed away Decem
ber 28.-. ;
Two other sons survive. Ar
thur C. Cornelius. Corning. -Cat-
end 8tockweII Cornelius, Grsnge-
vtlla, Idaho; also four grandchil
dren, other relatives and a host
of trlenda.
Suicide Identity
CUMf rrT
Otlll U nlearnea
Officials are still trying to de
termine the Identity ot the men's
body found hanging from a rope
strung over n tree branch on the
Frohmader brothers farm soath
of Sunnyslde Thursday afternoon.
; Although there hare been sev
eral leads, they have all proved
to be bund, according to Wil
liam Trlndle, district 'attorney. :
The case is ssld to be clearly !
one of suicide, and the body was!
buried late yesterday afternoon
by the county.. H
en
; Cy h. J. IlCNDItlCKS '
Six weeks near Astoria "
to near Salem and return:- , .
S .-.V...-r- - :
(Continuing from yesterday:)
"We proceeded until . about , noon
when my comrades, not - having
had the good fortune of break
fasting on trout with me, became
hungry, and we therefore halted.
struct: lire and prepared some
food. . . After dining wt
were soon ready tor anothe path
forward, but . ..our guide
ana his comrade refuted to ac
company us any farther saying
that they were lary and that they
should be very tired, and that it
waa very far and that we would
never get through, etc
I expostulated with them and
so did Br. S. after which wa start
ed, on oxpeoting that they would
come on but after we had pro-
ceeded some distance we 'discov
ered that they did not follow.
upon which I want baek and gave
them a rallying: but all to no par.
pose they said there was but one
rosd, and we could go on alone.
By this time X was out of patience
with every Indian la the world,
and determined to return to my
comrades and proceed, guide or
no guide.' . V v
But X found Br. 8. not quite so
willing to proceed without mak
ing one more effort to prevail on
our aisssriectea guide to accom
pany us. So X submitted end
sst down on a log rumlnstlng In
my own mind the Importance of
our adventure, the unprincipled
conduct or the Indians, feeling in
no very good humor about mat
ters and things, when Br. g. re
turned, having succeeded In ob
taining the consent of the Indians
to accompany ns, according to
their previous engagement. So,
forming our march again, we set
out with our wonted eoarsg
and I presume no man ever cut
more brush In one afternoon than
I did In that, under the same' cir
cumstances.
V e
"About sunset we crossed a
small creek, which we hsd crossed
several times bttore through the
course of the day, when our guide
crossed a largo log and halted un
der a large tree, telling ns that
we must sleep there, as the road
ahead waa very bad. . So relying
on his judgment we unpacked our
horse. . In the morning
early, -, . . we commenced the
journey of the dsy. Our way led
immediately np a very steep hill.
. . we arrived at the summit
a little before noon, and we de
scended towards the coast as rsp
idly as our guide could lead the
way. . . . When we arrived
at the foot of the mountain we
halted at a small stream, took a
munch tlunch), and proceeded
forward again; and about the
middle of the afternoon we fetch
ed up on the sea beach, immedi
ately at the south side ot Cape
Lookout." (They ' bad .crossed
over Tillamook Head, probably on
in. lmln. m viarir mnt mn nan
arrived at Elk creek, north end of
i Vinson ue&cu. j
e
Quoting: "Here our guide
supposed he had met his engsge-
ment, and manifested his desire
to return, we paid Mm and his
associate, and, after he gave Wa-
kllkll directions for the way be
fore us, they set out for their re-
I turn by wsy of the coast, which
wsy could only be passed by foot -
men, and we bent our course for
the Willamette, supposing that
our worst mountain was now
crossed." (They were due for
several disllluslonments.)
(The journal tells of the easy
going from Elk creek on Cannon
beach to Arch Cape, then Cape
Falcon, and over them, almost los
ing their horse and pack and
their lives, of course.)
quoting again: "About noon
we reached the beach (no doubt
Short. Sand beach) again. Wakil-
all being ahead. ... After
we had finished our repast we
were obliged to prepare- for an
other mountain.
(This means they were at what
Frost called Neakarny mountain,
now known as Nesbkahnle. The
origin of the name is disputed. It
msy mesn place of the Indian
Great Spirit, called among aome
ot the coast tribes Ekahni. Any
way, it is some mountain, stand
ing 1710 feet directly against the
salt waves of the Pacific ocean.)
- -
Quoting: "As Wskilkil had not
been this way since he was a small
boy, he knew no other trail than
the one by which the Indiana us
ually pass on foot, which lies
along the aide of the mountain
which rises abruptly oat of the
ocean, and which is aa ateep as
the root ot a house along where
the path passes: the path was not
much wider than a man's two
hands. . .. . Below the path
the descent in many places was
nearly perpendicular, and losing
itseit in the depth' ot the oeeaa
below, whose angry waves keep
us one -continual roar."
(The story of how they got over
Neahkahnie mountain, with their
horse,, by way ot the Indian trail,
covers several hundred words.
They camped on the trial the first
night. .. The next morning they di
vided tor their own backs the pack
and led the horse. They finally
got down to the beach oa t h e
south side of Neahkanie. .Indians
la a camp they found on the Ne
halem river at first ran and hid
from them; they were afraid of
people who could take a horse
over the Indian trail around the
iace ot xseanaannie. Being reas
sured, the Indians treated them
well, cooking crabs and venison
tor them. The Coast highway Is
to go around Neahkahnie. tor
those who wish to take It that
way, following closely the ancient
Indian trail. It shows wonderfal
and wild scenery. But the timid
"a wud scenery. But the timid
I traveler will probably avoid that
route ana go tne inside way.)
The party camped tor the nlxht
on he north side of the Nehalem,
te Indians being curious about
their cloth house their tent.
Both the whltee and Indians kept
guards that night;' each fearing
tne otner. Tne horse was swam
by Smith across the Nehalem riv
er, and the party taken over by
maian canoe. At Tillamook bay
they picked upon another guide,
mano, a Tillamook Indian, who I
had a horse. They passed along
the east side ot Netarts bay and
reacnea uxpe Lookout, thence by1
Sand Lake and oa to the Nestucca.
(Frost spelled It Ka-stocka.)
The party became lost in get
tiag Over the Coast meantalae to
ward the Willamette valley, from
the Nestucca river. They nearly
starved. But they finally came to
the upper reaches of the Yamhill
river, and. following a trail that
led eastward came upon a friend,
ly Indian named Wawanahpah.
known to Solom&n Smith from his
former residence there, and this
Indian put them on their wsy to
the Lee mission. Their trip took
14 days, seven traveling down the
coast and seven more over ' the
mountains to the Lee mission, 10
mllee below the site of Salem.
(Continued tomorrow.)
ROBERTS, Dec. 28, The
Christmas program presented by
the school children consisted of
group songs: prayer, J, P. Dress
ier; song. uppr grade pupils; rec
itation, Harold Hart-en; "Night
Before Christmas," primary room;
solo on the ylolin-uke, Bobby Jud
soa; "Christmas on Crutches, up
per grades; dutU Mrs. Elsie Car
penter and Mrs. E. A. Goodrich:
play. Hall's Ferry children; play
ty tne suncay school.
Mrs. Elsie Carpenter, delegate
from Marlon county. Is In Port
land attending the state teachers'
convention.
The school children held their
Christmas party at the aehoel-
house with exchange of gifts after
wnicn aamty reiresnments were
served.
Mrs.McCarthy
Rites Are Held
Here Recently
INDEPENDENCE. Dec. 28.
Word has been received here of
the death of Mrs. D. P. MacCar
thy at the Salem General hospi
tal Christmas morning. Mrs. Mac
Carthy was the wife of Donald P.
MacCarthy, hop grower. The Mac
Carthys lived fn Independence
until three years ago when they
moved to their farm on the Ma
rlon county side of the river.
Mrs. MseCartby Is survived by
her husband and one son. Eu
gene, .
Funeral services were held
from the St, Paul's Episcopal
church In Salem. Rev. George IL
8u1ft officiated. Interment was
In the Belcrest Memorisl park.
Cololidation Talked
For Farm Loan Group
SCIO. Dec. J 8. A special meet
ing of the stockholders of the
Forks of Santlam national farm
loan association is to be held at
the city hall In Scio at 1:30 p. m
TflMdir. Jinninr tn MnpMav
1 consolidating with the Lebanon
1 unit. The regional head of the
movement at Spokane, advises
consolidation In the Interest of
economy and efficiency.
Linn county has five units, one
each at Scio. Lebanon. Sweet
Home, Albany and Harrisburr.
Geo. C. MUIer, farmer near Scio,
is secretary-treasurer of the Forks
of Santlam unit, Ira B. Serfllng
being president. - -
The annual meetinr of stock
holders of the Scio unit is to be
held at 2 o'clock on the same
dsy.
Granger's News
Column
MONITOR. Dec 28. Mr El.
len O. Lambert of Stayton, as in
stalling officer, assisted by Miss
Ella Williams of Star ton as mar-
shall, Mrs. Amelia Von Ermon of
Stayton as regalia bearer. Mrs.
Carrie Tyler' of Monitor as em
blem bearer and Mrs. Effie Swee
ney ot Monitor, chaplain last
Thursday lnstaUed the newly
elected officers of Monitor
grange.. Mrs. Elsie Van Cleave
acted as musician while Miss Ma
bel Straw and Miss Lucille Liv
ingston were the soloists.
L. R. Lambert accompanied the
group from Stayton.
HOLIDAY PHI
GIVET1 AT BOBEDTS
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Single room with bath . ; . 3)150, $3.00. JOS0
- , ; Double room with bath . $3.50, H00, SS-00
Two rooms, baih between (foorpenons) 16.00, $7.00
. ? " A limited number of rooms without bath:
Single from $L50 - Double from $2
" ' .- .' , V , ' ,
h Dining Rooms and Coffee Ttrern
Garage under same roof
no ir eil vnnircoitfD
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WeeJa-Drety
Ca Operators
else operating
the William
Tartar Hotel,
SeaFrsocttco
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Valve
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Statesman Readers
: Salem. Or
Edltor Statesman, Salem
Dear Sir: .
It is Indeed pleaslni" to know
how the people hire shown the
Christmas spirit t remembering
the ones in need. There ts how
ever a cuts of people who tare
not had the pleasure of sharing in
these gifts. That Is old men and
women, mostly tnn. They ware
not sUghted, just no one was In-
tereatea to loos tnm up.
Now as there are a number ot
our people who are wantlna- tn
giro these eld . friends a New
Year's dinner. I am asking yon to
publish this and if any who are
interested will drop a card to The
Ststesmsn, I will be glad to see
them. 4
It. U, Old Timer.
EXTEfiSI071 OF PGE
Open loans of 17.109.000 by
the Portland - General Eiectrie
company to the Chase National
Bank of New York City and to the
Harris Trust and Savings bank
there, can be renewed under su
authorisation granted yesterday
by the utilities commissioner.
The loans were originally snth
orized In 1930. The new renewal
runs until July 1, 1937. Some
progress has been msde In liquid
ating the debt.
The commission also author
ised the Portland Eleeirle Power
company, holding company for
the Portland operating conctm,
to Issue collateral trust income
bonds to the amount of I1MS1.
(00, These will replace present
debenture notes of the company
which carry straight interest and
will provide that Interest pay
ments bo contingent on surpluses
paid the holding company. They
will not be In default until the
equivalent of flve-yeafs' interest
is passed.
inn
OFFICE JANUARY 1
While new city councllmen will
not attend their first meeting ot
the city "dads' until Monday
night. January 7, their term of
office will begin Tuesday. Janu
ary 1, Chris J. Kowitz. city sttor
ney; announced yesterday. Of the
six new men to serve the city the
forthcoming year, one, Ross
Goodman, is already serving since
be followed F. U Wilkinson In tbe
fifth ward. Wilkinson was not a
candidate for election and held
office only until his successor was
qualified.
The five ether new men on tbe
council will be Cuyler Vsn Pattea
in the second ward succeeding
Sam A. Hughes; E. B. Perrine la
the first wsrd succeeding V. E.
Kuhn who tskes office January 1
as msyor; W. D. ETsns la the
fourth wsrd succeeding Alderman
Henderson; Fred Williams is tbe
sixth ward succeeding Watson
Townsend; Merrill D. Ohllng in
the seventh ward, succeeding Dr.
O. A. Olson.
Control Board
Will Not Meet
Till Next Year
Members of the state board
ot control will all be out of the
city until after the New Year's
holiday. Secretary ot State Sta
delman left yesterday for The
Dalles where he will spend tbe
year end. Governor Meier and
State Treasurer Holmsn wiU both
remain In Portland until the hoU
day Is finished.
Earl Snell, newly elected sec
retary of state, left yesterday
with his family for. his former
home la Arlington. They will
visit there until next Wednesday.
Colds That Hang On
Dm'I let Ueea ret starte. Tlgi tfcett
eaicklr. Creeieleiea CfabiM f Sell
la aae. Pewerfal tat keraUeea. PleeaeBt
te take. Ke aareetiea. Tear araffUt
eataertieS ta refwaa year aaeeey ee tse
ipe U rear eeaca a caia te aei relieve
br CreeeMlaioa. as
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Fraidaa
Ernest Drorv
Maaaeer