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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salen, Oregon, Friday Mornlnjr, March' 22, 1935
:t&P v Expensive Easter Bonnet!
CHARLES
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Bonus via Inflation
THE lower house of the congress has voted for the Patman
bill which would order printing $2,000,000,000 in cur
rency with which to pay the bonus to ex-service men. It de
feated the Vinson bill endorsed by the American legion,
which was described as not an inflationary measure. The Vin
son bill would have paid the bonus out of proceeds of bond
issues.
While the senate may reject the fiat money, scheme it is
expected to pass some sort of bonus bill. Pres. Roosevelt will
probably veto it ; so the question will be whether the pro
bonus advocates can muster the two-thirds majority in each
house to pass the bill over the veto. This is conceded in the
house. The senate is in question. Much depends on whether
the president can regain his firm grip on the upper house.
That the Jower house would vote for inflationary meth
ods of paying the bonus shows the extent of the spread of the
inflation idea, because the legion fought the Patman bill
hard. But Prof. Kemmerer is quoted as saying that the infla
tion virus is working slowly but powerfully at the present
moment. The materials are at hand : big bank deposits, big
public deficits, huge bond emissions, vast appropriations in
sight, and now the threat of the Patman two billion dollar
fiat money issuance.
The virus is working; will the full disease develop? And
if it does will the patient survive?
The Washington Legislature
LET those who ridicule the last session of the Oregon legis
lature look across the Columbia to the state of Wash
ington where the legislature has just closed after a session
that became a seance at the last. An assistant sergeant-at-arms
was in the hospital paralyzed because of efforts to
eject a recalcitrant member. The chief clerk didn't get to bed
for three nights trying to keep the legislature going. The
speaker of the house lost 20 pounds in weight. And when the
revenue bill was finally passed it taxed every thing that
is loose over in the state. It continued the occupation tax ;
slapped on an income tax of four per cent ; planked down a
two per cent sales tax, exempting only a few eatables. No
body seemed to give a thought to reducing appropriations.
Instead all the new deal hooey was followed for bigger and
better spending, with a gross budget of $128,000,000, which
iMlS,00p,000 over last biehnium.
The Gov. Martin over in Olympia was elected as a bus
( iness man. He is quite a complete washout ; of very different
democratic label. Another legislature like that and the peo
ple who live on the other side of the river will put their be
longings in rowboats to cross to this promised land.
When they look at Washington state the people here
should give the Oregon legislature a standing vote of thanks
for what it didn't do.
Hydi
ho Under Criticism
ONTARIO is the bible of public ownership advocates. Ore-
COn Dublic ownerahin addicts rifp it rrmntor uml varu
in proof of the virtues of their creed. But Ontario Hydro has
been having some knockers in its own domain; one none oth
er than the attorney general of the province. Speaking be-
fore the provincial legislature Attorney General Roebuck as
sailed the validity of power purchase contracts entered into
by; the commission and charged the commission with mis
management of its affairs.
Reviewing the matter for the benefiEof 'American in-
veawra me eminent iaci-iincung agency, standard statistics,
comments as follows:
"From the economic viewpoint it Is significant that the ex---
tensive power purchase contracts of the Ontarion Hydro gtve the
system capacity far above its current needs. Furthermore In the
years 'Immediately ahead present contracts call for additional
: power purchases. According to' Mr. Roebuck the system oper
ated at a sizable deficit last year, whUe power purchases will
increase xrom roundly Sa,500,000 la 1954 to about 19,500.000
ia 1137. Solution of this situation would appear to .require a
-sharp Increase, in power consumption, the use of public credit,
an increase In rates or concessions in power purchase agree
ments." In other words the Ontario public power body is not im
' rmine from errors of judgment, just as in this country it
would not be immune from political control and operation.
Spring Wheat Planting
SECRETARY WALLACE announces the lifting of all re
strictions on the planting of spring wheat. This means
that growers under contract with the government to hold cer
tain land out of wheat production may now go ahead and
seed it to spring grain. The secretary explains that this is
cone in order to insure adequate supplies of grain for consumption-needs,
crop prospects being rather poor in the
southwest winter wheat territory. Growers will continue to
get their benefit payments however. Now they will be paid
for not growing wheat on land they are permitted to grow
wheat on. But that is better than plowing under crops and
letting lands lie fallow. Hungry people get nothing out of
fallow ground. It would not be a surprise to see other AAA
contracts abandoned while growers continue to get their con
tract payments. AAA will soon follow NRA to sorry oblivion.
The experiment of artificial scarcity will hardly be renewed.
V Se5!?r Hwjr-By f Virginia points out the absurdity of
appropriating nether four billions for public works whett PWA
tJ'Ot-the appropriation of two years ago left unspent
P,-; ' Bitnrljr coniln to learn that power ia Washington is
'tlifJ6 Ewtoenters, who hope some of their guesses will
wort "X the law of averages.
A Portland er proposes black snakes to rid the city dump of
rats. Snakes are sadly abused forms of animal life. They are good
acavengers and some wise gardeners favor garter snakes as the best
tot ol slugs, earwigs and other pests.
'Lad on Bike in,
Suit ior $1020
A youthful bicycle rider, John
Museim, yesterday brought -suit
la circuit court here - tor 11000
general damages and $20 specific
damages, losses he alleged suffer
ed when the bicycle he was rid
ing was struck by a ear ewned by
Boyd Brown. Walde and Blanche
Brown ar same as joint defend
ants lm Maheim's suit.
He cay the accident occurred
near Habbsrd November 12, 1924.
The. Browns failed to give warn
ing of the approach ot their car
and passed on the wrong side of
the road, he asserts. George G.
Muheim . has been named the
youth's guardian for ike term of
the suit.
$S (.:.- Ak0' It.
Health I
Hv Royal S. Copeland, M.D.
SCARLET FEVER Is on ot the
most infectious, the most "catching"
of all childhood diseases. It Is spread
from one person to another by direct
or Indirect con
tact By this is
meant that the
reruns of scarlet
fever can be
spread by touch
ing one who has
the disease, or by
handling objects
that recently
have been in the
sick room.
As a rule scar
let fever attacks
children, rarely
appearing' tn
adult life. This
is probably due
Dr Copland
to the Immunity
or bodily protection that develops as
we grow older. It ts true, too, that
many children are exposed to the
germs of scarlet fever and yet do
not contract the disease. They have
Inherited "Immunity, or developed It
at a remarkably early age.
Immunity Varias
The degree of Immunity or protec
tion varies in Individuals, and Is in
fluenced by certain factors with
which -we are not entirely familiar.
For example, some children contract
the disease in lis mHd form while
others are victims of violent attacks.
Dangerous and disabling- complica
tions occur In aom cases but In
others, happily, recovery is made,
leaving behind no trace of the dis
ease. X am often asked how soon after
exposure the disease la likely to de
velop. Too time varies from one to
seven days and sometimes It may be
longer. The sufferer complains first
of sore throat headache, vomiting
and fever. Within twenty-four hours,
the characteristic akin eruption ap
pears. It Is first seen on the neck
and upper part of the chest gradu
ally spreading ts other parts of the
body.
The raah at first appears la the
form of a fine, pin-point eruption. It
ts bright red In color and lasts from
three to ten days. Then It gradually
fades. Following this, the skin peels,
failing' oft In scales, flakes or even
larger pieces.
Isolate Victim
Since the disease is highly conta
gious, H Is essential to Isolate the
sufferer, separating hlra. from the
rest of the family. The minimum
period of isolation is thirty days from
the onset of the disease. It must be
prolonged if peeling or any abnormal
discharge persists. If the ears are
discharging, for example, Isolation
should be extended at least another
month.
Persons exposed to a ease of scar
let fever must be kept under observa
tion. Children who have had the dis
ease before, may return to school
only If they are temporarily housed
In a home where there are no chil
dren. Children who have sot bad
the disease . Should not : return te
school unto seven full days after the
.last exposure. Do not break these
rules, as the disease Is easily spread
from one home te another, .
Answers te Health QuerUe
f. C Q. What can be done for
blemishes such as blackheads and
enlarged pores?
A. Regular habits wlH do much
to eradicate such Menattbesv For fun
particulars send a - self-addressed,
stamped envelope and repeat your
question.
fCopvrtgM, IM. T, T. , IncJ
MACK DROPS S
FORT MYERS, Fla., March 21.
-(-Connie Mack announced the
release today of Infielder Charles
English and Pitcher Bill Tom Ben
nett as the Philadelphia! Athletics
began packing their bass . Ior a
jaunt through the cotton states
after winning four ot seven pre
liminary games with major teams.
English goes back to Galveston.
Bits for Breakfast
By R. J. HENDRICKS
A beautiful tribute to
Oregon's first printer:
(Continuing from yesterday:)
"The legislative committee then
"adjourned for one month in order
to submit the proposed system of
governmentto a vote of th peo
ple, and which they adopted by a
majority of 203. (It was 233.)
"Mr. Folay served during the
remainder ot this adjourned ses
sion, being the first under Gov.
Abernethy's administration. He
was also a member of the first
annual session nnder the reorgan
ized government, which convened
December 2, 1845.
"With regard to the ancient
agreement alluded to at the be
ginning of this writing, permit
me to eay: On Sunday, August
17, 1845, Mr. Foisy being at Ore
gon City, in his legislative capa
city, he and the writer took a
stroll on the bluff east of the
City of the Falls.
"After a half hour's walk
along the open ways among the
stately firs ot the forest, our
pathway led to a camp of the na
tives, who were loudly bewailing,
the los3 of a young brave.
"See there!" he exclaimed,
'what a wonderful contrast have
we experienced in all our sur
roundings in this change of home
from the old to the new west.
Looking from the eastern shores
of this continent, who but a Bry
ant could. have so truly described
these wild surrounding from afar,
" 'Lose thyself in the continu
ous wood where rolls the Ore
gon Yet the dead are there.'
"As we turned from the sor
rowing scene, Mr. Foisy,contInu
ing, said: 'While we are yet
within the sound of these lament
ations, I desire to make this .sol
emn agreement with you. If I
should be so unfortunate as to
die among these grand old moun
tains and wild men of the forest,
I want you to write an obituary
and send it to my long cherished
friend, the St. Louis Republican.
But if you should be the first to
fall, I will as in duty bound pen
the facts connected with your de
mise, and forward them to the
Cincinnati Gazette.'
Is S
"After the close ot the first an
nual session of the legislsture
under the new Oregon republic,
for such it was, Mr. Foisy ex
pressed to the writer his determ
ination to return to St, Louis to
remain two years. He longed to
renew those endearing associa
tions that linked him to the
friends of other days. So, in the
spring of 18 4 6, with the expecta
tion ot going by the way of Nic
aragua, he joined a party going
overland to California, which he
found to be a dangerous road to
travel on account ot hostile In
dians, from the Rogue river to
the head of the Sacramento val
ley. The party had one man
killed and several wounded.
-"On reaching California his
homeward journey was for some
time abaadoned, tor here he met
the northern limits ot the Mex
ican war, in which he took an
active part in the Sacramento val
ley and the country In the vicin
ity of the bay. He accompanied
a troop sent by Capt. Fremont to
open communication with Mont
erey, where Commodore Sloat bad
previously hoisted the American
flag. But I have not the space
to follow him through these event
ful years of his life; let it suffice
to say that, as a soldier, inter
preter with the land and marine
forces operating on the southern
coast of California, or In the dis
charge ot his duties as alcalde at
MOnterey and his labors oa the
first English paper published In
the place, these duties were dis
charged with honor to himself and
fidelity to those whom he served,
"Soon after peace was declared
in February, 1848, Mr. Foisy,
still anxious to reach St. Louis
as early as possible, sailed from
Monterey on the ship Aneta bound
for Central America; the vessel
putting Into the harbor of San
Bias, Mexico and while there the
port was blockaded. Here he was
detained until taken off under
protection of the American flaz
by Capt Bailey, of the U. S. navy.
ana returned to Monterey, where
he found many of her citizens and
others returning from the newly
discovered gold mines, a major
ity of whom were sick.
"Mr. Foisy remained in Mont
erey most of the time until after
the election of delegates to form
a state constitution, to be pre
sented to congress asking admis
sion to the union.
"He made a gallant fight for.
freedom and humanity in that
election, which under the circum
stances does great honor to his
memory.
"This was the bold, unflinching
stand which he took, as he had
before taken in the Oregon legis
lature, against te spread of an in
stitution designed to force a race
of men and women down to a level
with the beasts of the field. (Ne
gro slavery was meant.)
"Mr. Foisy spent the fourth
year of his California life at work
in the mines; returning to Ore
gon in the fall of 1850, bought
a farm near where Gervais has.
8inee been built He married in
1859 the widow of Louis Vondal
and became one of the leading
farmers of the French Prairie
country. He leaves a wife and
three daughters well provided for.
Mr. Foisy was reared in the Rom
an faith, but in middle life his
views were somewhat modified,
choosing to be governed by t h e
dictates of conscious duty rather
than any ceremonial forms,
whether of latter day origin or
prescribed by those who lived In
remote and less enlightened ages
ot the world. He was perhaps
not mentally more liberally en
dowed than are the average of
men, yet he fought with strength
and unyielding courage tor lib
erty against human oppression,
under all its assumed names and
forms, Medare G. Foisy, as known.
to the writer under the ever
changing vicissitudes of life, was
a frank, true and generous man.
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V&APTEK XXVI
"This canvs f or you today," Mrs.
MeCarthr said, rmna her a square
package. Tov d as wen open It
here.
With no f eelbur of apprehension,
Cathleen unwrapped the parcel. "Oh
. . . it's my bag she said. "I for
got it yesterday. He's sent It after
me."
She laid the bar down with her
hat and gloves, ana it was not until
she was hurrying up the steps of
the elevated the next morning that
she had occasion to open it -
Shawms so startled, so dismayed,
by what she saw, that she sought a
secluded corner where she could
stand until she recovered from the
shocking: discovery.
Seward had explored her bag! Oh,
how could he! And he knew now
the fate of bis bracelet What must
he ho thinking f That she was a
liar amd a cheat What else could
he think I
She hurried down the elevator
.steps intent only on getting the re
turned bracelet into the mail with
out another minute's delay. She ran
to a stationer's and bought a box,
paper, and sealing wax. She
wrapped the package, addressed it
te- Seward at Grangefields, and
mailed it The hateful ornament
was cow safe in government eare.
'Only then did she realize how ter
ribly Seward had hurt her. Seward.1
whom she had tlwtrght her friend!
Seward, on whose account her par
ents were alienated from hert What 1
had she left now, in a world where
everyone thought her a bad girl?
What a fool she was! He had
made her love him, lore his charm
ing ways, love the happy, the nsreav
secably happy boars they had spent,
together, love the kiss he had given
her on the railway platform.
Until this, instant, Cathleen bad
not clearly understood -what was
, going on in her heart All her life
she had been too busy to be senti
mental, to read love-stories or
dream the -romantic dream of girls
wh have no responsibilities and no
worries.
Had she known the nature ef hex
emotions, she told herself hotly, she
would never, never have gone out
with Seward, courting unhappiness.
courting temptation. Ilia world ana
hers-were so f arapart marriage be
tween them was unthinkable. Her
father would oppose such a match
just as bitterly as Ingram himself.
Her clear knowledge that there
could be no happiness for her with
Seward would have kept her out of
his company, bad she realized that
lore was springing to life in her
heart
All of this, however, was water
gone under the bridge, flowing- past
with a murmur of silver musio
now lost forever. She could weep-a
little over the memory of vanished
sweetness, but there was a hard core
of bitterness at the center of her
pain. The clear-eyed spirit of love
had turned to hate. Yes, she hated
Seward. Hated him! It was bad
enough to spy out her piteous little
secret; it was unforgivable so cru
elly to taunt her with it Had she
herself pawned the bracelet while
protesting she meant to return it,
would not that have told him of a
sudden bitter need for money.
Rich people, she thought know
nothing of such crises in the lives
of the poor. But had they not the
imagination to picture it ?
Seward's idea of a painful finan
cial difficulty, she thought scorn
fully, would be to find himself faced
with a dinner check, and discover he
had left bis money in his morning
clothes!
Urgent work was waiting for
Cathleen at the office and it was not
until the lunch hour that she was
able to write Seward the letter that
must explain the return of his hate
ful gift She stiU owed him the
three hundred dollars with which he
had redeemed the bracelet Grimly
she resolved to send him the money
she had already saved and assure
him that he should receive the bal
ance as soon as possible.
When Alspaugh again drew
money from Ingram's private ac
count for his own use, he felt none
of the qualms that had troubled him
before. Hew could he lose if he
followed the Chief's own lead? This
time he helped himself to ten thou
sand dollars and bought boldly, on
margin, th stock in a struggling
. power company which he knew was
"What wonderful changes hare
been wrought in the lifetime of
the first generation of Anglo
Americans who formed an isolated
settlement in the ending west!
"There is no parallel to be
To Holders of Fourth Al
LIBERTY LOAN BONDS
(Due October 15, 1933-1938)
Fourth 44 Liberty Loan Bonds which have serial number
ending in
5, 6 or 7
have been called by the United States Treasury Department for
(1) Payment on April 15th, 135, in cash at 100, or
(2) Exchange for a like par amount of United States Treasury Bonds
2 due in 190. callable after 1955.
Ladd & Bush Bankers wijl be glad to handle details of collection
or exchange for you. .
LADD
to be included, mainly for geograph
ical reasons, in the enormous utility
tie-eip Ingram was determined to
complete. :-
There was- th ever-present
though slight, danger that Ingram
might inquire into the state of this
private account before Homer re
placed the money he had taken. But
even when the stock he had bought
declined several -points and he had
to draw another check to cover him
self. It did. not feel seriously un
easy. The first indications, however, of
a check to Ingram's plans set Hom
er's nerves a-twitter. Application
to the banks for a new loan was not
meeting" with a ready response. - "
It was preposterous that difficul
ties should be mad about the com
paratively small sum a mere five
million which Ingram now needed.
But difficulties were made and the
capital did net seem ta be forth
coming. There was another hasty trip to
Chicago, there were-days when In
gram was in town bat did not come
to the office. There 'was talk of -recourse
-to Washington, of an appli
cation to the R. F. C.
Cathleen was aware of all this,
though her knowledge of the rami
fications of the business was so
slight that she felt no anxiety. Once,
in the middle of an interrupted let
ter, she heard Ingram say to Als
paugh, "Of course, this five million
is only a flea-bite. That's why it
makes me -mad as hell to be delayed
like this. Why, well need fifty mil
lion t Oh, well get it aU right" he
added, with a flash of irritation as
he caught sight of Homer's tragic
face. "Don't worry. Where was I,
Miss McCarthy T"
" prepared to offer the same
guarantees accepted as satisfactory
for previous loans in larger
amounts " she read back to him.
Homer was not primarily con
cerned because ef the check to bis
chiefs plans.- When he sat, with
dropped jaw and vacant eye, draw
ing circles and crosses on his blot
ter, he was occupied mainly with
his own troubles. He went home
from the office these days to ait op
posite Marian through a dinner of
which neither ate much and which
generally passed in almost unbrok
en silence. '
Thinking of her lover, reliving
cheir last meeting or scheming for
the next one, Marian would otter a
spasmodic remark or two whUe the
maid was -in the room. Meeting
with no response beyond a grunt,
she would relapse into dreams. At
other times Homer would break out
into an alarmist exposition of con
ditions in town, declaring that no
previous depression had ever been
like this one.
I don't knew what we're coming
to. It's terrible. You cant get
money. When J. H. can't raise
money, you can see what a pass
we've come to. It's all under cover.
there s no confidence. J. H. has
plenty of confidence, but he doesnt
get the cooperation he wants. Why,
he s ' having the devil s own time
bon owing a measly five million "
"Yes, and Homer, speaking- of
millions," Marian interrupted, "can
you let me nave some money to
night ? I simply must do some shop
ping tomorrow. I haven't teen Into
town since before my accident, and
there are dozens of tilings I need."
She was surprised at the readi
ness with which he gave her two
fifty-dollar bills. It waa not worth
while, he thought to make a fuss
about a hundred dollars, when he
was already so deeply involved. By
now he owed nearly thirty thousand
dollars to Ingram's account and the
stocks he had bought were still go
ing down. Of course eventually they
would gro up or Ingram would now
be getting rid of them. What a
fool he had been to give Marian
those pearls! If he'd kept that
money, he could have bought just
so much more protection for his in
vestments. And she had never
shown herself properly grateful for
the gift, either.
Sometimes ha was nearly ex
hausted by this incessant worry
over money. He wanted to forget
it and Manan could make him for
get, if she only would. If she'd sit
with him oa the sofa, put her bare
cool arms around his neck and talk
baby-talk to hrm love him as a
wife should. he might aleen for a
change and wake up in the morning
found In this neW world that will
compare with the settling of Ore
gon. No community of people,
men and women, whether they
were advanced in life or young
in. years, either in war or .peace.
8
Call at our collection department immediately if exchange
is desired; for this exchange privilege will be terminated at
the close of business Wednesday, Starch 27, 1935. "
On all exchanges made after March IS nnUl the closing of the
exchange privilege, a alight adjustment ot Interest will be made
by the treasury department.
& B USH,
Salem, Ore.
with a clear head and renewed cour
age, --f r-, -
He did not know that Marian's
elusiveness was part of a cold and
deliberately-adopted plan. She in
tended to starve Homer into soing
outside for what he could not get at
home. She had visited the private
detectives whose diligence had se
cured Dolly Holbrook her divorce
from her first husband, and had re
tained him to shadow Homer, but
the results so tar had been disap
pointing. : ,
Apparently Alspaugh went no
where but to the Ingram Building
and home again to Long Island. Ii
he strayed during his lunch hour,
it was to no resort more compromis
ing than, the bank or a stock-brokers
office. The detective could find
no women In Homer's life.
"You've got a model husband, I'd
gay," the puzzled sleuth reported to
Mrs, Alspaugh after a week or two
of this. It looks like I'm just wait
ing my tint and your money.1
"Your time isn't wasted if you're
being paid for it, I suppose, and
it's my money,1 she retorted. Too
keen rirht on after him. and 111 car
your buL
Marian never reauzea bow near
her husband was to despair. His
stocks continuing to fall, his broker
demanded more and more margin.
Already he was afraid to think hew
much he had taken from Ingram's
private account, and he had begun
to fancy that the parinr tellers at
the bank looked at him suspiciotsly
when he came in to present checks.
He definitely did not want to draw
front it again, and fervently prayed
that necessity would not force him
to do so. An imperative notice from
bis broker told him, however, he had
to get more money at once.
That evening, with the urgency
of his position keenly in mind.
Homer's eyes kept straying to nis
wife's neck. In that necklace, he
thought, lay his salvation.
That night as soon as his wife
went into the bathroom to make her
long-drawn-out evening toilet.
Homer possessed himself of the
pearls. He examined them closely
under the electric light He count
ed them, observing and trying to
imprint on his memory the exact
graduations by which the tiny ones
near the clasp swelled to the large
ones that dropped lowest ia front
As well as ha could, he fixed their
color in his mind. When Marian,
flushed, cold creamed, and pretty in
her tea-rose pyjamas, came back.
Homer was already in bed with his
eyes shut
The next day Alspaugh visited a
novelty jewelry shop and looked
over some dooeas ef strings of
pearls. They all seemed to him so
much-alike in-spite of minor differ
ences, that his recollections of
Marian's became confused, and he
rended by carrying away half a
dozen necklaces on approval. That
Lnight he waited again until his wife
was ia the tub. and bad no dtf&cuitv
Lin selecting from among the imita
tion pearls a string that was distin
guishable from hers only because
its clasp waa different
The next day he returned te the
shop, and found the clasp he re
quired. That night he substituted
rthe imitation necklace for the real
one. The jeweler from whoa he
had bought the original string of
pearls made good on his promise to
repurchase it but charged him a
stiff commission. Homer used the
proceeds to protect his margins, and
felt considerable relief and no pangs
of conscience.
On his way home, he was torn
with apprehension lest Marian
should have noticed the substitu
tion. That he had behaved badly
towards her, did not bother him.
She would have had to give up the
necklace anyway if he were ruined,
and if, on the other hand, he should
reap the profits he hoped for, he
could easily repurchase her pearls
and ehange them back again al
ways provided that- she had de
served such consideration by her be
havior to him in the meantime.
It was -obvious that Marian sus
pected nothing. Several times that
evening he saw her hand go to her
throat, saw her fingers play ab
sently and contentedly with the sub
stituted pearls exactly as they had
done with- th originals. Since she
stiU had her satisfaction in her
necklace, what, after all, had he
taken away from her?
(To Be Continued)
IMS.
have stood more firmly united or
left a better record of frontier
life than have the pioneers who
in the early years pitched their
tents on the Pacific shores."
(Continued tomorrow.)
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