The Oregon statesman., April 13, 1935, Page 4, Image 4

AV Faror Sway t7s; No Fear Shall AwtF
From First Statesman. March 28. 1851
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Socialism in
i - lrtAT!TTTn A 1 A T
AULUXvU1.U 10 varielon -DcaiS, a juumausw wiiu uaa uwuc
considerable study of Latin America, "Mexieo is a land
of millionaire socialists." Politics there is ruled by Plutarco
Calles, ex-president, who talks the language of Karl Marx and
practices the wealth acquisition of a New York papitalistHis
associates are equally skilled as money-getters. Abelardo Ro
driguez,'who recently retired as president is now said to be
one of the wealthiest men on the continent, yet in the days of
Porfirio Diaz he was in prison and at one time was a poor
workman leading a miners' strike. Yet these political radicals
are always preaching revolution, baiting the Catholic church,
and damning the wicked capitalists. Beals writes :
"This group of colleetivist idealists, which, with the aid of
Plutarco Elias Calles. controls the destinies of our neighbor coun
try, haa created for itself one of the luxurious paradises. of this
continent. In benign Cuernavaca, a place of eternal spring Bet
proudly on the southern slopes of the Sierra Madre and overlook
ing a great valley, the successful chiefs of the Mexican revolution
have laid out lovely gardens and winding boulevards, along which
they have constructed their palatial homes. Nearby are the fash
ionable Dela Selva gambling hall and dance cabaret and a new
country club, also fitted up with faro and roulette tables. In the
country club hangs) an oil painting of Calles. first chief of the
revolution, decked out in golf togs and wielding a putter Out on
the greens, so softly glowing under the Southern light, the cre
ators of Mexico's new liberty trudge from hole to hole attended
fby soldiers as caddies; soldiers care for their private gardens;
soldiers guard their possessions and their lives; soldiers scour
the mountain road; that leads to the capital as a precaution
nlno Vm-irfrtn PiiOrna van haa hprnmA n f amnions show nlare.
Maliciously the public has named the main boulevard 'the street
of All Baba and his; forty thieves'. This is a blow below ,the belt
at men who sue constantly devising new laws to protect the pro
letariat." i '
The new National Theatre was opened last September. It
had taken thirty years to build and cost about ten million dol
lars. The socialist millionaires who run the country decreed
it should become a "cultural center for workers and peas
ants" ; and dedicated it with a musical event at which wearing
full dress was obligatory, and part of the program was put
on by a portion of the Pavlowa ballet made up of exiled white
Russians.
The Mexican millionaires have surely adopted a new
technique. They outshout all others in denouncing capital
ism; but they keep their eyes open to the Main Chance when
it comes to advancing their own interests.
Applying Section 7-a
THE striking tanker crews have appealed to the president
for intervention in the strike on this coast. The crux of the
whole matter is this : the unions want a closed shop and the
oil companies do not want the closed shop. The oil companies
are plainly more powerful than the unions; and even if long-
oVuvramAn arA rhtar mortno wnrlrora etrrto tVio TVaaiilf will
probably be tbe same unless-the president should do what he
fcas never done before in an industrial dispute, that is, "crack
down" on the employers.
The same problem presents itself in the tire-making in
dustry in Akron where workers are set for a strike because
' the tire factories foster company unions and refuse to recog
nize federated labor organizations. The issue comes up in
pending legislation. The administration NRA extension bill
re-incorporates the confusing language of Section 7-a; but
labor demands the more definite Wagner bill which outlaws
company unions and in effect gives organized labor the power
that it seeks.
Francis Biddle, of the Philadelphia Biddies, aristocratic
and wealthy, who has been chairtnan of the NLRB, labor re
lations board, is frank in saying the confusing Seetion 7-a
should De dropped and tne wagner Dili making collective Dar
gaining compulsory,; passed. He says to extend Section 7-a
would be "writing the emptiness of a law which we know can
not be enforced."
There is little question of the futility of Section 7-a and
cf its having .proved a breeder of industrial trouble. Passing
we vvagner dim wouia ena uus caniusian, out ir wouw imru
duee new difficulties: compulsory trade unionism.
The Klamath Fall Herald editor is now a member in good stand
ing. A contributor to the Herald's "Safety Valve" column addresses
htm: "Of all the lame-brained, idiotie things to write you take the
prise for a No. 1 boob". We extend the right hand of fellowship;
though from the expressions of some of . our own contributors the
Herald editor must be satisfied with No. 2 boob place.
The Baker Democrat-Herald gives the only reliable formula that
we know of for taking the profits out of war: NOT TO HAVE ANY
WAR. If congress passes the MaeSwain bill to eliminate the war pro
fits, the munition makers will make their money out of the prepara
tions for war.
Judge Brand of Marshfield refuses tartly to apologize to Chief
Housewife Dan Kellaher whose nuisance value gave him a four-year
Job under Julius Meier as state parole officer. Something tells us
Daa is about in the same place as a turkey two days before Thanks
giving. .
Thelower houne of congress will allow twenty hours to debate
the security bill which marks a new departure in American govern
ment and will impose an annual burden of $2,700,000,000 on indus
try. That is less than three minutes per representative.
NRA plans to use the poultry code for a test case of its consti
tutionality. The battle between the hen and the blue eagle will be
.watched with Interest. Betting odds favor the hen.
Mr. Rosenshlno is chairman of the conciliation board in the
tanker strike; but he seems to find it difficult to rise and shine in
his present position.
The pacifist students got Into fights on their peace parades,
when other students attacked them. If they fight for their cause it
shows they are not for peace at any price.
Permits at 60c a year instead of $1.00; whiskey at 50c a pint
.Instead of S5c Thu:t does the state progress in developing the busi
ness of making drunkards of Ha citizens.
All we can say to the city council fire committee Is that when
they put their handu to the wheel not to turn back.
Mrs. FDR is doing better. She is staying closer to home and keep
ing her mouth closed until after the camera shutter clicks.
As nearly as we can figure out, settling Europe's problems Is as
prolonged as Salem's buying a water plant.
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Venice, Califorala,! puts on a bunny derby. That has less grief
than a bunion derby.
Inflation clouds take on a free
Associated Press
Plus Fours
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silver lining.
Bits for Breakfast
' ; Bj R. J. HENDRICKS
When PMladorians and
Philadoslans held forth:
There comes to the notice of
tbe writer matter that appeared
some months ago in Fred Lock
ley's column of the Portland
Journal. It follows:
S
"Dr. Henry S. Goddord lives at
506 Monroe street, Portland.
"'I was born at Vancouver,
Wash., March SO, 1862, said Dr.
Goddard. My father, Joseph
Goddard, was born in O h 1 o in
1815 and was one of 15 children.
My mother, whose maiden name
wasHester Ann Henricks, was
born in Ohio in 1818. They were
married in 1838 and I am the 10th
of their 11 children. My sister,
Mrs. Mary L. Allyn, who lives at
Stevenson, Wash., was born in
1839. She and I are the only two
of the 11 children now living. She
was 13 years old when she crossed
the plains, in 1862. There were
23 wagons in the train. Father
started with nine yoke of oxen
and 25 heifers. When they ar
rived at The Dalles, father ar
ranged to leave one of his wagons,
his oxen and all of hto heifers un
til the next spring. He came on
with one wagon and two American
mares. When father went back
next spring to get his stock he
couldn't locate a single animal.
The winter bad been severe and
some had died from lack of food
while others had probably been
stolen. The family landed at Van
couver on November 6, 1852, and
father worked at carpenter work
that winter for the Hudson's Bay
company.
" I think Peter Skene Ogden
was in charge of the Hudson's Bay
company establishment at Van
couver. In any event, the man
in charge allowed father to move
into a two-room house into which
another family Ira d already
moved. There were 13 people in
the two families and they lived
in this two-room cabin that win
ter. The other family, that of
Abram Centis, had come across
the plains in the same wagon
train. While they were living in
this cabin the baby, Asa Goddard,
died. My father appealed to Lieu
tenant U. S. Grant, who had one
of the soldiers who was a car
penter make a coffin. In which my
brother Asa was burled in Van
couver. " 'My father took up 320 acres
of land near Vancouver on Feb
ruary 1, 1853. I went to school
in a country school and later went
to school at Vancouver. In 1880
I went to Salem and entered Wil
lamette university. W. T. Van
Scoy was president at that time.
When I went there, there were
two societies the Alkia and the
Hesperians. While I was a stu
dent these two societies pulled out
and became separate societies, es
tablishing headquarters down
town, so two new societies were
formed the Philadorians and the
philadoslans the former for the
young men and the latter for the
young women. I served as pres
ident of the Philadorians for one
term. I graduated in 1886. Ed
gar B. Piper was a member of
our class. He was born at War
saw, Ind., on February 15, 1865.
He married Leona Willis. He
worked on newspapers at Albany
and Salem, and later became edi
tor of the Oregonlan. Another
member of our class was Lafay
ette Conn, who was born at Rose
burg in 1861. He became city
recorder of Salem in 1889 and
served two years. He married
Laura Fern Butler in 1902. He
became district atorney of Lake
county in 1917. The other mem
ber of our class, Margaret A. Ca
ples, married B. Lee Paget. There
were only four members of our
class.
" 'George M. Brown, who has
just died, was a schoolmate of
mine and graduated the year be
fore I did. He practiced law at
Roseburg, later became attorney
general and still later was elected
to the supreme court. The late
PTofessor John B. Horner, who
was born in 1856, was -also a
schoolmate of mine and graduated
the year before I did. He married
Isabel le Skipton in 1881 and for
40 years was professor of history
at O. A. C. Percy Willis, who
was born in Texas In 1865 and
later served as major of the 2d
Oregon in the Philippines, was
also one of my schoolmates and a
member of the graduating class of
1885. At the close of the Spanish-American
war he became an
officer in the regular army and
retired a few years ago and now
lives here In Portland. WiUis C.
Hawley was also a student at WH
lamete when I was there. He
graduated in 1884. The following
year he married Anna Gelsendort
er. He became principal of Ump
qua academy, president of the
Oregon State Normal school, and
in 1891 a professor in Willam
ette, later becoming Willamette's
president. He was elected to con
gress in 1907.
" 'After I graduated from Wil
lamette, in 1886, I entered the
medical department of Willam
ette, which was located here in
Portland. Dr. Ellis P. Fraser
was dean of the medical school.
Dr. Richmond Kelly wjas a mem
ber of the faculty. In 1887 some
members of the faculty organized
another medical school, which be
came the medical department of
the University of Oregon. I grad
uated from the medical depart
ment of Willamette in 1888.
There were five in our graduating
class D. B. Amick, D. M. Brow
er, who later became well known
as a physician at Ashland, Ore.;
Matthew J. Patton, J. S. Smith
and myself. Among my school
mates were Herbert W. Cardwell,
Otis D. Butler, W. D. Jeffries.
John J. Sellwood, Frank S: Wright
and Curtis Holcomb all of
whom graduated the year before
I did. Curtis Holcomb became a
well known physician in Albina,
and his two sons, Blair and Roger
Holcomb, are associated in prac
tice here in Portland.
" 'In 1888 I went to Fossil and
was there five years. I then went
to Columbia university, In New
Tork city, graduating in 1894. In
1896 I opened my office at Gold
endale, Wash., and practiced
there 10 years. I opened an of
fice in Vancouver, Wash., in De
cember, 1905, and practiced there
till 1920, when I came to Portland.'-
U. S. Grant was regimental
quartermaster at the time men
tioned, at the United States fort;
the first one, that was near the
Fort Vancouver of the Hudson's
Bay company. The present U. S.
fort there' is where the Fort Van
couver of the Hudson's Bay com
pany was.
Every one who was in any way
acquainted with Willamette uni
versity in the days covered by the
Dr. Goddard interview knew of
the activities of the Philadorians
and Philadoslans. Great days,
those.
Edgar B. Piper was city editor
of The Statesman in his junior
and senior years; went from The
Statesman to the Associated
Press, thence to the Seattle Post
Intelligencer, then to the Oregon
lan. He was a great managing
editor; one of the best of his day.
E' IS SET
II RULE CHURCH
An "open housV for new set
tlers in the Red Hills district Is
planned for the Rosedale church
next Friday evening, April 19, be
ginning at 7:30 o'clock. Many
new settlers from the drouth
stricken areas of the middle west
have been moving into the terri
tory. Honor guests at the open house
will be settlers within the last
year.
Albert Brownlee is leader for
the community sing. Chester A.
Hadley, General Superintendent of
the Friends Church in Oregon,
Washington and Idaho speaks on
"What We Are Doing in the
Northwest" A talk, "Our Beliefs,"
will be given by Edgar P. Sims,
Superintendent of Friends in Mar
ion county, and Milo Clifton Ro6S,
minister to the local congrega
tion, will speak briefly on the
significance of Good Friday.
Games and "eats" will follow
in the basement, with Mrs. W. B.
Hoffnell, Mrs. , D. Trick, Mrs.
Bert L. Hamilton, Paul Cammack
and Milton Bing in charge.
Family on Ruby Farm
to Go Back to Place
at Gresham is Report
WALDO HILLS. AprU 12.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Kushmaul, wbo
moved here during the Christmas
holidays to assume charge of the
A. C. Ruby farm (the former L.
B. Haberly place) expect to move
back to Gresham this week. Their
four children, Mary Virginia, Jua
nlta and Donald have atended
Centervlew school.
Taking the place of the Kush
mauls will be Mr. and Mrs. John
Eggleston. They hare two child
ren, Janice, four years old and
Charles Russell, two months.
Winifred and Lois Anne Riches
entertained informally early in
the week for Henry Hjorth and
Mis3 Dora Hjorth of De Pere, Wis
consin who expect to leave this
week on the first lap of their
journey east.
The Waldo Hills cfub will meet
Friday night as usual. The pro
gram as planned will not be given
but there will be something ready
and pot luck lunch will be served
with dancing to follow.
California Family
Comes to Jefferson
JEFFERSON, AprU 12 Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Ross and five chil
dren of San Jose. Calif., have
leased Mrs. Cornell's residence on
North Main street. They may lo
cate here. Mr. and Mrs. Clement
and Mrs. Knapton who came here
with the Ross family have rented
D. M. Burnett '8 property Just
north of town.
Mrs. Fred WTied and sister, Miss
Myrtle Myers of Brownsville spent
Thursday in Salem visiting Mrs.
Wied's son, David John, who is a
student at Willamette university.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hinz and
their niece. Miss Helen Hinz, vis
ited relatives in Portland Sunday.
A. E. Phelps, who spent the week
end with his family here, returned
to Portland with Hinz. He is
employed with the Southern Pa
cific company.
The initiative degree was ex
emplified at the regular meeting
of Euclid chapter No. 70, O. E.
S., Tuesday night, Virginia B.
Lytle being admitted to member
ship. Refreshments were served
at the close of the meeting.
Guests present were Nellie Mc
Klnley, grand secretary of Port
land; Mae L. Folsom of Sundance
Shuntz, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Per
Wyomlng; Mr. and Mrs. John C.
Perrine, Theressa Perrine, and
Hazel Curtis of Gresham.
Hobo" Dance Brings
Enjoyment to Crowd
INDEPENDENCE, April 12.
What was booked as the last meet
ing of the Yids dancing club at
Sloper's hall was In the form of
a "Hobo and Hoboette" party.
The hall was appropriately decor
ated for the occasion. Prizes
were awarded for the best cos
tumes. The club decided to have
two more meetings, one for the
men to entertain, and one for the
women to entertain.
Cougar Weighing 1 75
Pounds Killed; Snow
Gets Him From Hills
LYONS, AprU 12. Ray
mond Branch and Robert
Trask were successful in
getting a large cougar Sun
day on tbe mountain cast of
the L. C. Trask farm. The
animal weighed ? 75 pounds.
Tbe men are hunting for its
mate in the same locality.
The heavy snow presumably
drove the animal down from
the "hills for food. ,
GERVAIS. April 12. A drain
age ditch for the district west of
Gervala Is being organized and to
date about 10 pert cent of the
property owners along tne pro
posed line of the ditch have signed
the petition. The head of the
ditch will he on Frank Turner's
land near the Oregon Electric rail
way and will extend east to the
natural drainage under the con
crete bridge at the Scollard place.
It wUl be about four miles long
and will be supported by taxes
on the property benefitted.
August Nibler is razing the old
Warehouse at the rear of his store
building. It has served for 45
years and had become much in
need of repairs. Br. Nibler is
discontinuing the feed business,
except in a small way. and has
no further need, for the ware
house. His son, Ted. is using the
best of the lumber on his farm
northwest of town.
Joseph Bonn has' bought from
Mrs. V. O. Booster one acre of
ground at the corner of the junc
tion of Pacifle and Gervals high
ways. Rumor has it that a service
station wlU soon replace the old
waiting room on this corner.
The church school of te First
Metodist Episcopal curch has
reorganized to fit itself into the
limited amount of Epace caused
by the tearing down of the old
church school plant in preparation
for the building of the new tem
ple, The church school cabinet
has approved the following chang
es In classes and deDartments:
The adult department will meet
at the Rigdon chapel on the cor
ner of Cottage and Chemeketa
streets with the exception of the
Men's bible class which will con
tinue to meet la the balcony.
The high school, intermediate,
and junior departments will be
united and will meet In the church
auditorium with the high school
going to the choir loft for class,
the intermediate staying In the au
ditorium and the juniors going to
the church parlors for classes.
The primary department will meet
on the west side of the church
parlors. The beginners and cradle
roll departments will be united
and will meet In the women's
bible class room. All members
of the church school are asked to
attend their classes In these new
locations Sunday, April 14.
Philip Gottfried, 77,
Buried at Falls City;
Resident There, '89
FALLS CITY, April 12. Fu
neral services were held at the
Methodist church Tuesday after
noon with the pastor. Dr. George
W. Cruce officiating, for Philip
H. Gottfried. 77, who died at his
home here April 6. He had been
in poor health for the past year
and two months ago-gave up the
janitorship of the grade school
buildings which he had held for
10 years. He had been an active
member of the Methodist church
since coming to Falls City in
1889. His widow and seven chil
dren survive him. They are
Charles Gottfried of Augusta.
Montana; Irving Gottfried of
Falls City; Dale Gottfried of
Falls City; La Von Gottfried of
Carmel, California; Wallace
Gottfried of Siletz; s Ruth Gott
fried of Spokane. Wash.; Rodger
Gottfried of Carmel, California.
Interment was in the Falls City
cemetery.
Independence People
at Mrs. Baker Rites
INDEPENDENCE, April 12.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Baker, Miss
Blanche Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Robinson and W. T. Hoffman at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Mary
Baker in Oregon City Sunday aft
ernoon. Mrs. Baker died after
an illness of many years. She is
survived by four daughters, Mrs.
W. T. Hoffman, Independence;
Mrs. Clem Dollar, Willamette;
Mrs. Alfred Olaen, MolalLa; Mrs.
Ernest Kruse, Wilsottrllle; four
sons, Robert W Independence;
Charles, Vancouver, Wash.; Fred,
Oregon City; Frank, Dundee.
Funeral services were held
from the Holman-Pace-Hankins
funeral home. Interment was in
the Mountainview ceftietery.
Ewes Rebel at AAA;
9 Mothers Produce
19 Lambs, Shelburn
SHELBURN, April 12. T. E.
Fleming is the proud owner of
nine ewes which broaght him 19
lambs, two ewes had triplets.
Fleming wonders if h5s ewes have
turned against the AAA.
North Santiam Man
Was 83 Years Old
NORTH SANTIAM, April 12.
Willis Klephley, sr., died today,
aged 83 years. He is. survived by
bis widow, Mary B. Klephley and
son, Albert F. ;
The funeral will be held Sunday
at 10 a. m. at the North Santiam
church, and will be conducted by
the Rev. R. L. Morten of Turner.
' CLEANUP DAY SET
INDEPENDENCE, April 12.
Mayor A. L. Thomas declared
Saturday, April 13,, as cleanup
day in Independence. All old cans
and garbage should be gathered
up and sacked early Saturday.
Trucks will gather up the waste.
MRS. HORN BACK
FALLS CITY, April 12. Mrs.
Laura Horn returned the first of
the week "from a month's visit in
Los Angeles with friends.
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SYNOPSIS
Wealthy Violet Elder bank, a
nr-comer to Greenwich. Village,
gves a booMt-wmataz nd umtes
it neighbors. Tone and Jimmy
Kirkland and their roomers St.
Gregory Vaicour, pssndo artist,
dignified Douglas w. Coultney, a
statistical expert and Glenn Thar
ber, newspaper reporter; Soger
Dnane, a specialty dancer, and
Marjorie Clarkent Glena's.-fiancee,
ace also guests. Mrs Eldcrbank's
husband, Charles, twenty years her
senior, lives in Canada. Long ago
he gave up trying to keep pace with
his gay wife. Unknown to. Violet,
her handsome companion and sec
retary. Price Merriam. is also in
the employ of her husband. - Be
cause of his wife's penchant for
wearing a fortune in jewels. Elder
bank hired Merriam as her body
guard and then arranged for Violet
to meet him. At the party, Mar
jorie has a premonition of tragedy.
She Is suspicious of Cupples, the
surly butler, whom she saw talking
to a man bidden in a doorway
across the street Roger Is to do a
Zulu dance. In preparation for it,
the house lights are extinguished.
Merriam floods the room with an
eerie green spotlight and goes out
side to see if Roger is ready.
Drums begin to boom. Just then
Cupples Informs Violet she is
wanted 6n the private telephone
in her bedroom. Glenn has disap-
eared. He told Jimmy Kirkman
e had to go next door for a min
ute. Merriam returns and the
dance starts. Suddenly a blood
curdling shriek rends the air. Rush
ing outside, they find Elsie, the
maid, shuddering with fear. "It's
Mis' Vilett" she cries. "She's
deadt" Violet had been gagged,
chloroformed, and her jewels
worth over eight hundred thousand
dollarsstolen. The victim's
clothes closet had also been rifled.
CHAPTER IX
Detective Samuels came back
with the negro maid. Elsie Seever,
a tall mulatto girl with scared cow
eyes, seemed to have recovered
partly from the shock which had
brought on her first wild emotional
outburst. Her voluble distress had
been succeeded now by a fright
ened calm she seemed scared liter
ally speechless, She shielded her
eyes with her hand, held in the posi
tion of a horse's blinder, to avoid the
depressinz spectacle on the bed.
"What's the matter with you?"
demanded Darden sharply.
"I just cain't look at her,"
mumbled Elsie. "I just eaint,
thafs alL"
"Where were you when this wo
man was murdered?" asked Darden
harshly.
Elsie's tremblinsr response was
hardly audible. "I was downstairs-
I sNguess. I don't know jus' when
it happened.
"Downstairs, you 'guess'? Where-
a 1 tea
aoouxs, uownsxairsi -
"In the k-kitchen, I guess, sir.
was helpine fix drinks "
"In the kitchen you 'guess?' Why
all this guessing? Why don t you
know where you were:
"I d-don't know, sir."
"Did you answer this telephone
when it rang?"
"N-no, sir. I guess it was Cupples
answered it.
"The butler T-
"Yes, sir. I rm Whatever it
was Elsie was aoout to guess, she
decided to withhold the conjecture.
for Darden approached her threat-
eninely. his chin thrust out.
"Did you hear this telephone
ring?"
"Why. y-yes, sir "
"Why didn't you answer it?"
"I was b-busy downstairs."
In the kitchen?"
"Y-yes. sir."
"Wasnt it your business to
answer a telephone call in your
mistress a bedroom!
"Why, yes, sir. but "
"But what?"
I I didn't hear it"
"You're a liar. You just said you
heard it"
"I m-mean Cupples must've heard
It first"
"Was the butler in the habit of
answering telephone calls in this
bedroom?"
"N-no. sir."
"And you stayed downstairs in
the kitchen mixing drinks and let
him answer it because you were
so busy ehT"
"I I wasn't sure it was our tele
phone, mister.
"Didn't Cupples tell you the tele
phone was ringing?"
Elsie's jaw dropped. "N-no, sir,
Did he say he did?"
"Never mind what he said."
Darden grasped the maid's wrist
West Salem News
WEST SALEM, April 12. The
entire group of members of King
wood post of the American Legion
has been divided into a score of
groups and the acreage of theirs
on Terrace drive U Kingwood Into
as many sections and each group
is to have charge of clearing and
cleaning up one section. Many le
gionnaires from here are planning
to go to Independence next Wed
nesday, April 17, to hear Carl
Moser, state adjutant of Portland,
who has just returned from In
dianapolis as a delegate to the na
tional executives' conference.
R. Y. Kirkem has bought the
Braieau place on Piedmont ave,
and Mrs. Anna Jensen has pur
chased the residence on Rosemont
avenue recently vacated by the
Thomas Dalkes.' When that place
was sold the Dalkes moved to the
country on route 3.
Spring work in the Harry,
Thacker hop yard near here be
gan Wednesday and it is expected
that it will begin in many other
nearby hop yards next Monday
morning. The backward spring
has greatly delayed yard work
this season.
Returning the middle of the
week from a several days' outing
at Tillamook and Hebo, were Mrs.
F. O. Nedham and Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford Tongeland. They were
guests of the Charles Needbams
and Arthur Sproats at the coast
Relief Survey Ending
This week will see the finish of
the relief surrey being made un
der the county SERA by A. C.
Chaplin, of all cases on the relief
rolls. The territory covered by
the survey embraced that lying be
tween West Salem, Eola, Moun
tain View, popcorn. Brush Col
lege, Spring Valley, Zena and Lin
coln. He stated that in the sur
vey of all that area, which em
braced many miles that the condi
tion of the families in the country
needing relief was worse than that
' 1 '
Gu
r inger
and tugged fier by no means gently
toward the open ooor ox iumw
- What's gone out kereT he
deoianded. '
nh )-" moaned the cirL
"Ther got 'most all Mia' Vrlet's
pretty domes, tooi
"How much did they get?"
Mmot AnM Inoir m. lot OX
her pretty evenin creases. And
sait-case."
"A suit-ease?-
Vu V M' V?Tf trrrmlrht
bag; she called it It was on the
floor in the back there, with that
hat box and the other suit-ease." - -
"They didnt take this wrap.
WnatisHr .
"It'- a. evenin' wrao. You mean'
what kind of fur?"
Yes. i
"It's ermine, sir. Mis' Vilet-J'1
"The fingers are greasy, do you
Elsie began to weep "Mis Vilet
use' to say it cost thousands and
thousands of dollars. She jus' got
it out of storage this week."
"The most expensive thing in the
closet eh?"
"Y-yes, sir."
"And they didn't take it"
N-no, sir, seems like they didnV
"Do you want me to tell you why
they didn't take it?" shouted Darden
-suddenly.
Elsie was mute.
"Because the damned thieves that
killed this woman knew they
couldnt use it couldn't dispose of
it Every separate fur in that wrap
is numbered and registered."
"Y-yes, sir. Is it?"
"You ought to know," said Dar
den with bitter scorn. "Get down
stairs to that kitchen and stay there
until I call for you again. Don't
try to leave this house."
"N-no, sir. M -mister, you dont
think I"
"Get out. Beat it Wait a
minute."
Again he grasped her wrist and
this time he literally dragged her
to the bed on which Violet Elder
bank's body lay. Elsie's weak knees
gave way beneath her and she
crouched with a moan at the side
of the bed in a kneeling posture,
wailing:
"Oh, my Lawd, oh, my Lawd I"
Darden trained his flashlight on
the folded hands of the dead woman,
for Doctor Furlow had unbound her
arms when he examined her, in the
possible hope that life was not ex
tinct "The fingers are greasy, do you
notice that?" demanded Darden.
"Oh, please, mister don't make
me look."
"What kind of grease is it? Smell
it"
of city families. He cited one case
of a destitute man trying to plow
rough ground while he was nearly
barefooted.
The new car purchased last fall
for use in his mall deliveries by
Fred Gibson was a wreck when
William Hess, who was driving it,
struck loose gravel while going
too fast on the route Tuesday. As
it happened the car jumped the
road rolling over and over as it
tore down an embankment. Hess
was injured but not seriously.
Mrs. Fred Butterfield and son,
Fred, jr., of La Grande are spend
ing a month at the Robert Austin
home. Mrs. Butterfield is Mrs.
Austin's mother and she came
here to care for her daughter and
the little new grandson.
Honse Turnover Fast
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hill and
daughter, Mrs. John M. Reese and
nephew, Strickfaden, motored to
Ferdinand, Idaho, for the weekend
returning home the first of the
week. They brought home a
larger trailer load of household
goods. They recently moved here,
purchased a home on Third street
and have moved In. They are par
ents of Lloyd M. Hill. Mrs. Reese,
wbo also moved here from Idaho
some time ago, makes her home in
Kingwood Heights, and the neph
ew resides with them and attends
the Salem high school.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernile Hindman
and her parents, the Utterbacks,
moved Wednesday into the Mrs.
Ben Williams home recently va
cated by the Wiedmalers, who
bought in Salm, and the Lynn R.
Ricbardsons will move into the
Hindman residence.
Rev. Rose Burleigh was in the
city recently looking after prop
erty interests here. She was a
former pastor here and in Idaho
and has made her home there for
some time.
The Home Economics rluh mat
Tuesday afternoon at the home ot '
rse?' By
Edwin Dial
Torgerson
Oh, Lawd, mister"
"Do as I say."
Elsie With a supreme effort
dragged herself, groaning, to her
feet and beat over the still form of
her mistress, weeping bitterly.
"Oh. LawnV she moaned, "it-.
cold- eream,- mister. , It's po' Mis'
Vilet's cold cream."
"Where did she keep it?"
"On that d-dressing table."
Darden ctrode to the dressing
table and peered at the open jar of
facial cream. ,
All rightr you can go now." h
told the maid, who vanished like a
streak through the doorway.
He turned to Merriam. who with
Jimmy Kirkman had waited, appar
ently dazed and horrified.
"It looks to me," said Darden
grimly, "as though she was sitting
notice that?" demanded Darden.
here at her dressing table, applying
cold cream to her face, or getting
ready to, when these prowlers
grabbed her."
"But she wouldn't have been put
ting cold cream on her face." ob
jected Jimmy Kirkman, "if she had
come upstairs te answer the tele
phone. And the chair at the tele
phone table is knocked over."
"That might have haDnened in
the scuffle."
"And the telephone receiver is off
the hook."
"She might have answered the
phone and told em to wait a min
ute but well know more about
that later. I want you to show me
the lay of the land around here, Mr.
Merriam. We've got to find out how
they got in and how they got out"
Merriam seemed startled by an
idea.
"The roof," he exclaimed. "We
never thought ef the roof. They
may have got out that way. They
may be up there now. hiding 1"
"There are three men," said Dar
den sardonically, "already on the
roof. But -well go up and take a
look."
A brusque individual of profes
sional mien appeared in the door
way, satchel in hand. It was Doc
tor Height Assistant Medical Ex
aminer. "Oh, hello. Doc," said Darden.
"Here's your trouble. There has
already been one examination a
Doctor Furlow who was among the
guests to-night"
"Yes, I saw him downstairs," re
plied Doctor Height curtly. "How
did he get in on this? No wonder
there's somebody dead I"
(To Be Continued)
bwrUM. IIIC ty S4ta O. Tnma
DUtrttwM w Cat Tivuam Smftata. In
Mrs. William L. La Due for its
regular meeting of homemakers
for exchange of helpful hints and
instruction in sewing. Mrs. Fred
Kuhn will open her home to the
club next Tuesday afternoon.
PRE-EHSTER
SET FOR
A series of special pre-Easter
services have been arranged for
the Court street Christian chur :i
beginning Sunday night when I"
Walter Meyers of Eugene, stst
Christian Endeavor secretary,
will deliver the sermon. Earl:
night of the following week. Sat
urday excepted, special messa
will be brought by the pastor, Rev.
D. W. Daniels.
The1 series of services is bei'iis
arranged nnder the sponsorship
of the young people of the conere
gation. The week will be termin
ateod by a young people's nieht
Friday which will include a social
hour.
The musical features of th
week's services will be under th
direction of Doweil Callls. senior
at Northwest Christian college in
Eugene. Mr. Callls is a capable
musician and song director. He
came to the Eugene school from
Los Angeles where he was prom
inent in church musical circles.
He is serving as pastor of the
Christian church in Amity.
Severe Frost Strikes
Centerview District
WALDO HTT.TJ5 A nrfl 19. A
severe xrosc is reported to nave
struck the southern part of the
Centerview district Monday night.
Mrs. John Small r.nnrt her li-
lae buds drooped and snapped of)
Tuesday and she Is fearing th
damage is permanent
NEXT WEEK