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PEOPLE know in general
X ommended to congress the
provide social security for the underprivileged classes. Com
paratively few know the terms of the bill which lias been
submitted. Accordingly we will here outline the provisions
of HR 4120, "a bill to alleviate the hazards of old age, un
employment, illness and dependency".
- Title I of the act covers the appropriation "for old-age
assistance". It appropriates $50,000,000 for the year ending
June 30, 1936 and $125,000,000 for each year thereafter.
This money, except one-half of one per cent retained for
federal administration expense, is to be allotted to states
which comply with the terms laid down. In brief the require
ments on the state are:
1. State mast make substantial financial contribution.
2. State must administer or supervise administration of
plan.
3. Total assistance must be enough when added, to recip
ient's income to provide "a reasonable subsistence compat
ible with decency and health." Eligible persons must be citizens
of United States; resident of the state for five years or more
within preceding ten years; aged at least 65 years (Up to 1940
requirement may be 70 years).
The federal allotment will be on the basis of one-half
the amounts expended in the state, not to exceed $15 per
month per person and for administration of the state plan
not over 5 per cent of the total expended.
Title II of the act covers grants to dependent chil
dren. Appropriations are $25,000,000 per year. The govern
ment will pay not to exceed one-third of the total expended.
The state must have a plan which meets" the approval of the
federal administrator and the state must make substantial
contributions to the fund. The provision must be at least
great enough, when added to the family income,; to provide
a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and
health. .
"Dependent children" means those under 16 in their
own homes in which there is no adult person, other than the
one needed to care for the child or children, who; is able to
work and support the family.
. Other titles dealing , with unemployment insurance and
old age annuities will be reviewed later. U
When Will" We Be Prepared?
FOLLOWING the world -war when the country learned the
difficulty of organizing Bryan's "million-men-over-'
night" the officers reserve corps was organized which seeks
to maintain competent men in reserve who will be available
as officers in case a new war breaks out. In the continued
Unsettled state of world affairs and the collapse of peace
machinery such a policy seems fully justified. But to use
the officers' reserve for propaganda purposes by the war
department is in our judgment a subversion of the purposes
for which it was formed. Yet that seems to be the case in
this "national defense, week" which has been "proclaimed"
by the secretary of war. The reserve officers are expected to
agitate for greater "national defense" on the basis of publi
city handouts from the military department.
We are not at all in sympathy with the program of in
creased spending for military purposes. This paper has pre
viously pointed out that the national policy is now one of
retreat which surely calls for an alteration in our naval pol
icy; and that modern methods of warfare give vast advan
tage to the defensive so that wise planning of domestic de
fenses can, at no great cost, make this country safe from
, invasion. The president's budget for the war and navy de
partments for the year beginning July 1, 1935 cannot be jus
" tified In a period of great want and destitution. It calls
for a total of $792,484,265, which is the largest: sum ever
expended for these departments in peace time. It is $180.-
000,000 more than the appropriations for the current year
for those purposes; and $312,000,000 more than the amounts
appropriated in the last fiscal year. Thus it is proposed to
spend 65 more for defense purposes in the fiscal year
starting next July 1, than was spent in the fiscal year end
ing June 30 last.
Where is the limit to be? When will we attain that goal
of "adequate preparedness" whicK the admirals ' and brig
adiers are always talking about? What present menace is
there to justify such great increases? Let the reserve offi
cers who are speaking this week before service clubs answer
these questions. . --'
i ne vaoia leases
TY a five-to-four decision
JL eral upheld the government in the gold casesw The gov
ernment contention is sustained insofar as the power of
congress to abrogate the gold clause in private contracts is
concerned; and while the court denies to congress the pow
erio invalidate the gold clause on its own obligation, its die
turn that the individual has no
' that dictum of any force. The decision is not surprising. Re
- gardless of tlie constitutionality of the law, by the time the
qucsuua came io we mgn court, uie aeea was a iaic ac
compli". It was Humpty-Dumpty over again. The egg was
shattered, and even the learned judges could not put the
shell back in its original shape. It is apparent that unless
congress backed up on its gold," the injury to all debtors,
states, cities, private corporations and individuals would
, have been calamitous. ? ;
' When fuller reports, of the majority and minority' de-
" cisions are at hand we may want to comment on the larger
implications of the constitutional question involved. It seems
. to us now that the' situation illustrates forcefully the wrong
of violent changes in our monetary policy. The change was
ordered for the purpose of restoring prices to 1926 levels.
That attempt failed, so enforcing the' gold clause would
have been impossible and absurd. With the failure of the de
valuation -policy, to improve prices ostensibly for the relief
of debtors, gold-clause debtors would, have been crushed if
forced to pay at the rate of 169 cents currency on the gold
dollar. - ' ' .
Inasmuch as the court now recognizes the power of con
gress to do whatdt wants to with our whole monetary pol
V icy, it becomes increas v important to elect to congress
i men and women of ini ; once, courage and conservatism.
Otherwise our. monetary 'system may be as insecure as it
was in the days when kings clipped coins, debased the metal
in the coinage. . . - ,
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enactment of legislation to
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Health
By Royal S. Copeland, fil.D.
TO NEGLECT the temporary
teeth, the "milk teeth" as they are
more commonly called. Ls almost uni
versal. These teeth, twenty la num
ber, are replaced
by the perma
nent teeth some
time between the
ages of six and
twelve years.
The perma
nent teeth are
definitely influ
enced by the
health of the
temporary teeth.
It to now known
to be a tact that
neglect of the
milk teeth leads
to faulty devel
opment of the
Dr. Copeland
permanent teeth.
In spite of this knowledge, reports
continue to show that at least ninety
per cent of young children have den
tal defects. In most instances these
defects could have been prevented
and then the dental decay of later
life would have been avoided. This
happens because of the mistaken idea
that, since the mOk teeth are tem
porary structures, they do not re
quire hygienic and dental attention.
Importance of Early Dental Car
X cannot overstate the great lmpor.
tance of early dental care. This at
tention should be given while the
youngster to still in the infant stage.
The teeth should be brushed at least
twice a day and, as soon as the chad
to old enough to hold a brush. It
should, be taught how to brush Its
teeth.
Cavities and other dental defects
require dental care even if the teeth
are temporary. By having all cavi
ties filled and other defects of the
teeth corrected, the child is almost
certain to have strong and healthy
permanent . teeth..
. In addition to hygienic care, proper
food to necessary to nourish and keep
the teeth healthy. Foods rich In vita
mins and minerals will help to build
sound and sturdy teeth. For this
reason It to advisable to give the In
fant and growing child a dally quota
of cod Ever ell or one of Its modem
aquhralenta, This tonic, or food, or
whatever It may be named, aids In
the growth and development of
strong bones and good teeth. -"
Every child should, have In the
daily diet aa adequate supply of fresh
fruits, vegetables, cereals, butter and
eggs. Make certain there to sufficient
lime. It to Imperative that the child
have at toast a quart of milk each
day. This mineral to of the utmost
Importance m the development of the
bony structure of the body. It la
essential! for the proper formation of
the teeth.
Make sure the child has plenty of
fresh air and sunlight. The sunlight
to nature's agent to develop vitamins
In the body and thus to promote
health.
Bear tn mind that merely brushing
the teeth to not sufficient to vnake the
teeth healthy. Cleanliness is essen
tial, of course, but tn Itself It will not
prevent decay. ' Cleanliness, phis the
needed dental care, together with
proper diet, win preserve the tempo
rary teeth and help to develop sturdy
permanent teeth.
The child who has poor teeth will
undoubtedly suffer from physical dis
orders tn later life. Such disturb
ances as neuritis, arthritis, faulty
vision, rheumatism, , heart disease,
kidney disease." constipation and
other disorders- can often be traced
to faulty dental care. Ton can make
certain 10s escape from these chronic
disorders of later life by giving your
shad's teeth the very best care.
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"'Home Boy Makes Good
- Our well known young frlend'Warren Erwln, once of Yak
ima and now of Portland, where he croons and pounds the piano
. as lustily as In other days, was elected a member of the Ore
ton state legislature last fall. He is making fine progress as a
statesman, if ire may Judge by the newspaper reports. One of
, his colleagues denounced him yesterday as a "d liar." Yak
ima Republic. . v
The Rpublie should read Warren's reanlntlAn tnr MtATrtinn
I of Count Pulaski day I ,
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Bits for Breakfast
By R. J. HENDRICKS
Place , of the Dorlon
woman's grave found,
fixed beyond dispute:
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(Continuing from Sunday:) Some
weeks ago Hon. E. M. Croisan of
Portland, who has long helped in
the search for the grave of the
Dorian woman, went, to St. Louis
with Hon. McKInley Mitchell of
that city, and they were accom
panied by a Portland lady who un
derstands French. She found the
entry in the parish record book.
But the conclusion of Mr. Croi
san and Mr. Mitchell, and evident
ly of the woman who understands
French, was that the Dorlon wom
an was buried at St. Louis, but in
the original cemetery there, and
that in 1867 aU the bones In the
original cemetery- were taken up
and placed in one box, and carried
to the new cemetery and buried,
under the great cross there. The
old cemetery was across the street
opposite the parish house; the
new (larger) one is nearly west
of the church, and some hundreds
of feet away. There is a deed re
oorded in volume 9, Marlon coun
ty records, which helps to confirm
the fact of the removal. It ran
from Isaac Mitchell and Hannah
M. Mitchell, his wife, to B. De
lorme, and it gave for a considera
tion of 1 10 "a piece of ground 43
feet long by 31 feet wide included
in the old graveyard of the town
of St. Louis and being a part of
lot 4 In block 11, according to a
map of said town ... county of
Marlon, state of Oregon." The date
of the deed was Dec. 12, 18 $7.
Isaac Mitchell was one of the early
day merchants of St, Louis. His
son, McKinley Mitchell, was later
a prominent merchant of Gervais,
was a member of the state legis
lature from Marion county, and
for many years has been a large
buyer of farm produce In that sec
tion and other parts of the Wil
lamette valley, with his home in
Portland. E. M. Croisan, ex-U. S.
collector of customs at Portland,
former Marlon county sheriff and
superintendent of ' the Oregon
state reform school for boys, etc.,
lived In Marlon county all his life
until lately.
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The land "in the 'old grave
yard." deeded by the- Mitchells to
Father B. Delorme, la now occu
pied by a home across the street
from the pastor's house of the St,
Louis church; Catholic church, of
course. There has never been any
other church at St. Louis. The
grave of Father B. Delorme, who
was In charge of the church when
the Dorlon- woman died, is In the
new cemetery, near the large cross
there.
Within the past several days,
Father Charles Kraus, present
pastor of the St, Louis church, has
made Inquiry among some of the
descendants of the early pioneers
in the St. Louis section, and their
recollection. Is that their forbears
told them the Dorlon woman was
burled "right under the steeple
of the old church. The new church,
now over 30 years old. Is on the
exact site of the old one; and the
steeple ls in about the same place,
though the new- structure, Is
slightly larger than the old one
was. The people of Amede La Cha
pelle, now a prominent resident
there, gave him that tradition, as
fie weU remembers. Andre La Cha
pelle, the first of that family to
..'-
come to the Willamette valley.
was an employe of the Hudson's
Bay company, and he arrived in
the St. Louis section prior to
1832. .
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How old is the St. Louis church?
It is the second oldest Roman
CathoUc church west of the Rocky
mountains and north of the Span
ish (California) line. The first one
is at St. Paul, seven miles north
and west. The St. Paul one was a
missionary church. In 1836, two
years before the Catholic mission
aries came, the French Canadian
settlers erected a building tor a
church some miles above the pres
ent Champoeg park. It was some
distance west of the present St,
Paul church. That first building.
of logs, was ready for the mission
ary priests when they came. It was
made of two log houses built sev
eral feet apart, and the roofs of
the two extending over the space
between similar to numerous pi
oneer buildings in Oregon.
Later, a new church was built,
near the site of the present one,
and In 184 1, the present one,
which was ready for service Nov.
1 of that year the first brick
church erected west of the Rockies
and north of the Spanish line.
The whole of the Willamette
valley along the east side of the
river, from below present Wilson
ville to the site of present Salem,
was called French prairie, for the
Canadian French settlers, former
employes of the Hudson's Bay
company and there were upper
and middle and lower. French
prairie,, etc., and the part around
the site of the St. Louis church
was known as big prairie, on the
western border of which rose the
church. The St. Louis church grew
from a need of the settlors. Unlike
the St. Paul church, it had no mis
sionary funds. The settlers them
selves demanded it, and they erect
ed the church building at their
own expense; the first one and
the second (present) one. Hon.
Wlllard H. Rees, prominent Ore
gon pioneer, a member of the
1844 covered wagon immigration,
took the contract for and erected
the building, and this was In 184S.
So the St, Louis church ap
proaches Its hundredth year, and
It has served a large congregation
in all the periods of its history.
It has had many fine men for its
pastors. For a time Father Lane
was pastor: now Monseigneur
Lane of Portland. His mother was
with him in the St. Louis parish
house. His father, Lafayette Lane,
was congressman from Oregon,
his grandfather, Joseph Lane, was
a leading general in the Mexican
war, first governor of Oregon ter
ritory, delegate in congress, D. S.
senator; etc, etc.
When St. Louis wss a flourish
ing center, there was no Gervais,
Brooks, Woodburn, Hubbard or
Aurora, and the village that be
came Salem was not yet named
Salem.
It haa long been known that the
Dorion woman lived In Marion
county; and long beUeved that she
probably died not far from the
place where she lived. But, as be
fore related, the hunt for the place
of her burial has been long and
patient, on the part : of j several
searchers. Including writers " of
history. ' "h .
. One historical writer made the
claim that the Dorion woman and
her husband were the first, set
tlers of the Willamette valley. An
other writer haa said they -began
living- on' their claim near Salem
in 1841. -V'--.; '-';vU
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SHELBURN. Feb. 18 Mrs.
Edith Vernon who has spent sev
eral weeks tn Honolulu Is re
turning to her home. Mrs. Ver
non formerly lived In the islands.
CnATTO zxxv.
; She was bains carried rather
fileasant sensation, ridi&s might
ess through Illimitable apace.
Afterwards, Vasya could recall al
most the rery moment whan she
lost consciousness; it was some
where on that pleasxs effortless
Journey. For the remembered bear
isj Shene'g order, to ''Lay bar over
. on thatl" but aha never recalled the
actual completion of the act. The
darkness had deepened so that there
was notbisx left not even dark
"Enonrh. Mark rnmted. as the
prau rounded the point and the Cove
vanished. "Stopr .
The peddlers rested, giving" an
occasional stroke against the drift
of the waves, whose slap, aosnded
like Lorinr's irritating laugh. '
Beatenl" thought Mark dolor
otxsly. The only tninr I can do now
is return and surrender. - And bow
I bate itl" He stared .morosely at
the topmast of the Kermadee be
yond the point. -
"Anyway," be reflected, "Vanya's
made of stern stuff. She called this
bluff of mine, and no mi stake 1". Be
grinned.
"The araeefal thins? to do." he
continued, "would be to go right
back, kneel before her, tell her
love bar. and surrender on 'her
terms. And that's what I'm tempt
ed to do."
He sat musing, while the sun
dipped into the western ocean, and
the brief tropical twilight was over
bin. One could almost see the prog
ress of the darkness: stars we
already twinUinr.
Then, thin and clear across the
water came a shrill call, like a sum
mons echoing out of a deep cavern.
"Mark!" sounded Lorings voice.
Mark Talbot!
"Something's op!" thought Marie
"Lorinjr must think me far out of
earshot, or else bis infernal clever
ness figured out what I'd do. Back!
he snapped at his paddlers. "To the
beach quick!"
The crau swung about in a wide
circle; the drift of wave and wind
had carried it some hundreds of feet
away from the coral spit. Swiftly
they moved toward it, where it
showed as a deep shadow in the
gathering darkness. Tet swift as
the craft cut the water, it seemed
interminably alow to Mark: a ner
vous excitement had seized him ; for
some obscure reason he was sudden
ly worried.
As the prau rounded the point, a
burst of song drifted out to him.
Loring was singing; there waa a
note Mark had never heard in his
voicesomething wild and joyous.
"With gun and knife there Join in
strife
Two men of manner shady.
One is a villain, one a fooL
Who quite according to the rule I
Are fighting for a lady 1
The craft shot like a bunting
shark through the channel between
the point and the anchored ship.
Mark, now erect in the center, saw
the lighted ports ox the AsrwuuMc;
the crew was still at mess. A crash
sounded from the Diver's Helmet;
he dag bis nails into the palm of bis
hand, and strained as if he were
thrusting the paddles.- Loring's
voice rose again in that wild song.
"Come closer, Shane you dog un
clean I
I wish yon nought but good I
I merely think yoa need a bath
To cleanse your filth and cool your
wrath I
m give you one in blood I"
Granger's News
Column
OAK GROVE, Feb. 18. The
Oak Grove grange will present a
play, "Manhattan Honeymoon,"
Friday and Saturday nights,
February 22 and 23. John Rob
ison is coaching the play, the
proceeds of which are to be ap
plied on the new piano purchased
this winter.
CHEMAWA, Feb. 18. Mr.
and Mrs. Archie Claggett were
honored on their 26th wedding an
niversary by the Chemawa grange
at a valentine party. Mrs.
Francisco presented a pro
gram of reading a, solos
and pantomines, following which
little Ruth McCall dressed
as a valentine presented the
honor guests with a silver bread
tray on behalf of the gracge.
Carroll Cummings led la an hour
of games and recreation and the
HEC club served.
' H. S. Keefer, master, has call
ed a special meeting for next
Thursday night at the hall for the
purpose of officers' drill and
seating. Thursday night, Febru
ary 28, North Howell grange will
visit here filling the chairs, ex
emplifying the third and fourth
degrees and presenting the pro
gram. The Chemawa HEC will
serve.
FAIRFIELD, Feb. 18. About
$30 was cleared at the Valentine
supper dance at the grange hall
Thursday night. Mr. States of
Woodburn received the Home Ec
onomics club quilt.
Highway Changing
to Skirt Turner ;
Getting Attention
TURNER,' Feb. 18 H. R.
Peetz, chairman of the committee
to agitate the changing of the
Pacific highway from Salem
south, has received word from
O. O. Houghson that upon his re
turn to Portland the middle of
the week, Houghson took up the
proposition with State Engineer
Baldcck. . i .
Baldock promisee the matter
will receive his early attention
and a map comparing the routes
will soon be ready, with a state
ment, ,:. V . - '
Evergreen Unit of -
Rainhow Girl to J;
Honor- State Chief
.WOODBURN, February It
Evergreen assembly No. 12. order
of the Rainbow for Girls, will
bold its regular meeting Tuesday
next at 7:10 o'clock at the Ma
Tha tivnn romided : Mark leaped
en the instant into the knee-deep
water, and nabed aeroaa theelear-
tag toward the door oz ui uivzrm
Helmet. As be touched the beach,
the song rose fiercely, with a note of
triumph, , O '' " v- '
"face tn the gore upon ue noor.
Shene, like all villains, lies r ,
Aahcterashed! The song ceased
abruptly, then Bounded in a differ
ent, faltering tone. For a moment
the words were inaudible, then as
he was almost upon the single step
that rose before the door, the words
were plain, high, thin, wavering.
"The fool! - Of course he dies i"
Mark burst in upon a shambles.
Projecting from behind the bar was
the gigantic frame.of Shene; blood
still spurted from the hilt of the
knife imbedded in bis great corded
neck, 'And Loring1 Loring was sit
ting on the floor, leaning against
the bar, his legs crossed as be was
wont to sit beneath his tree. He
smiled as Mark burst in.
Good boy!" be said faintly. "I
rather thought you'd be along."
Nothing at aU." murmured the
beachcomber. "I think the lady's in
there." He nodded toward the room
beyond the piano." "And I think
youll find her drugged."
Mark dashed to the door, and
crashed it open. Vaaya lay with
closed eyes and pallid face on the
steamer chair. Her robe was in a
heap on the floor; shejay in her
dancing costume, with one tiny red
slipper missing, and the throat of
ner scarlet blouse waa torn open.
Mark bent over her frantically; he
E laced his ear to her breast. Her
eartbeats sounded slowly, but
strong and unvarying.
"Loring I Lorinzl" he cried.
rushing to the door. "What a hap
pened? What did he do to herT"
I think she's all right," said the
beachcomber wearily. "It's likely
he gave her chloral just knock-out
drops."
"You're hurt! said Mark, ap
proaching as be noted the blood
stained shirt of the beachcomber.
"You're hurt badly! Ill get you to
the prau, to a doctor In Taulangal"
"Dont bother " said Loring. "It's
quite useless."
"Well go immediately." said
Mark, kneeling beside him. "What
a fool IVa beenl"
"No more than most! Do you
know I never had a drop of that
quart you staked met" He coughed
slightly. ut le realized my
Uie s ambition, nevertheless.'
"Whafs that?"
"To die like a gentleman!" said
T ; j i j ' ,
boring, ana ne uiu so.
mark rose slowly; bitter, an
guished thoughts were in his mind.
But for him, Loring might still be
singing, drinking, living bis life like
a natural spirit under nis tree. He
turned heavily back to the room
where Vanya lay.
- He tossed her robe on his shoul
der; the glint of the red slipper
caught bis eye from beneath the
steamer chair, and he slipped it on
her foot. He passed his arms be
neath her shoulders and knees, and
lifted her from the chair; be twist
ed her through the narrow door out
into the bar-room.
He turned bis head away from
Loring; he didnt want to imagine
reproach in the expression of the
beachcombers face. A flash of mo
tion caught bis eye; he glanced at
ue oar to see Hong's vast round
sonic temple. The grand worthy
adviser will visit the assembly
at this meeting. In charge of
the entertainment will be Jean
Beers and Lou Jane Ringo; re
freshments. May Strike, Louise
Moedlng and Betty Ackerson.
The Federated Women of the
Methodist Episcopal church will
hold their monthly social meet
ing Tuesdsy afternoon at 2:30 at
the home of Mrs. J. IL Llvesay.
Hostesses will be the Beach sis
ters, Mrs. Llvesay, Mrs. George
Beach, Mrs. Mary Whitman, Mrs.
H. Goulet and Mrs. Annette Zim
merle. Mrs. E. R. Martin of Port
land will be the speaker.
m Ml eel mi
MT, ANGEL, Feb. 18. Ar
rangements were completed Fri
day for a recreational school to
be held In St. Mary's auditorium
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thurs
day, February II, 20, and 21,
from 3 to 4 p. m. Instruction Is
under management of the exten
sion division of Oregon State col
lege, A. P. Jackson of the na
tional recreation association' will
be In charge. Though the school
Is primarily, intended for the lo
cal club leaders and normal stu
dents, ail leaders and older club
members are Invited to attend.
The American Legion auxiliary
will hold a basket social Tues
day at S p. tn., at the city hall.
Women are requested to bring a
box lunch for two. Instead of
auctioning the basket, the wom
an's shadow will be sold to the
highest bidder.
Circulate Petitions
on Liquidation Costs
SILVERTON, Feb. 18. A oe-
titlon of protest of the cost of
liquidating the First National
bank has been in circulation at
Sllverton during the past few
nays ana ww De sent. to Washing
ton, D. C.
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faeo rising from behind it like the
rising of a yellow moon-
Hong XnigBY nave . a weapon.
Mark was aick of the thought of
blood-shed; he shifted Vanya to his
shoulder, where she bung with her
head and anna down bia back, her
silk-clad legs caught in bia right
arm, and dashed for the door. .
There were lights' on the deck of
the schooner as he sped toward the
beach; the crew waa coming asnore.
tt tamnrmi the excited chattering
of bia paddlers as be laid Vanya
gently on the bottom of the prau,
and sat witn ner oeaa on
"Taulanga !"he ordered. "Quickl"
-. .
TntiMtahn had lonr faded into
the night, and the prau moved as
if alone in a world of stars and
water.' The natives, guiding them
selves by the configurations ox ue
glorious, now familiar star groups
of the Southern Hemisphere, drove
the craft silently xorwara. snara
sat with Vanya's bead upon bia
knees, and stared again at the
splendor of the Southern Cross, the
misty, tnnnito remoteness u vav
Magellanic Clouds.
He glanced at the drugged girl;
he had spread her robe over ner
against the spray from the glisten
ing blades of the paddles The
moonlight shone very bright on her
immobile face; it was aa pale and
beautiful as the f see of some statue
of antiquity. Mark noted the slow
rising moon that glistened on the
group; it was three-quarters full,
even a little more than that. How
Ion 7 had it been since he had sat
gazwff at a full tropical moon? He
remembered ue nigni; n was ww
first evening he and Vanya had sat
together on the coral point- the
night he had first watched her
dance.
So short a time as thatl The satel
lite bad not yet completed a single
cycle from full moon to full moon.
He wondered that so much of life
and death could be compressed into
so little a span of time.
He gazed again at Vanya; he bent
over ber and listened to her breath
ing. It was soft and regular now.
though at the very beginning of
their journey it bad been heavy,
labored. He bad been worried,
afraid of poison, or aa overdose of
whatever drug she bad taken; for
the first hour a spectral fear bad
pursued him, that still another ca
tastrophe, might follow his aimless
blundering. But then Vanya had
opened her eyes, looked at him un
comprehendingly, and dazedly mur
mured his name. Her eyes had
closed again almost immediately,
but now she seemed to be in a nat
ural slumber. Mark felt reassured
by her quiet even breathing; Loring
had seemed confident that she was
in no danger.
In fact, she waa stirring now.
Mark raised her head in his arms;
she muttered something impossible
to understand, and opened ber eyes.
For a long interval aha simply
stared at him.
"Mark!" she said finally. "Oh.
Mark! Have we have we left?"
"Be quiet, dear," be answered.
"Tell me how you xeeL"
"Feel?" she echoed vaguely. "1
feel all right no. I dontl My head
aches."
She struggled to a half -sitting
posture: for the first time she saw
the impassive, laboring natives, and
the rush of waters beside her.
. (To Be Continued)
CswctsM. U44.tr I
Farmers1 Union
News
ZENA, Feb. 18, At a closed
meeting of the Spring Valley
Farmers union at the Zena school
house, Wednesday night, three
candidates, Walter B, Hunt.
George Lane and C. H. Halleman,
were Initiated. An open meeting
will be held March 13.
DALLAS. Feb. 18f. The regu
lar Business meeting of the Mt
Pisgab Farmers union was held
Friday night at the North Dallas
schoolhouse with a potluck din
ner.
Speeches were given bv the
state president, G. W. Potts, and
state secretary, S. B. Holt. After
a short business session the fol
lowing program was given:
Reading. L. L Bursell; son?.
P. O. Powell; readings by Miss
Sundred and Sheila McCalebr talk
by Miss Katherine Arbuthnot
of
of
the Oregon Normal school
Monmouth on her recent trip
abroad; music by the Powell or
chestra. Dr. M agin Conducts
V Oak Grove Services
OAK GROVE, Feb. : 18. Mr.
and Mrs. Web Lewis, who reside
near Crowley station, have been
ill with flu pneumonia the last
week. Their daughter, Mrs. Rob
ert DIetrlck. came from Rainier
to spend a time with them.
Dr. Louis Magin. district sup
erintendent of the Methodist
church, gave a sermon at the Oak
Grove church Sunday morning.