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'The OREGON STATESMAN, Saleru Ore-cru Tteiay ITorxilr-r. July 2. 1S.,5
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' ' Bearing Arms " -k '
TT is interesting to note the evolution hof thought with re
1 spect to bearing arms. The organization of this govern
tnent Was due to the exercise of the right of the citizens to
bear (and use) arms. The minute-men who fought at Lex
ington and Concord were men who took their trusty rifles
- off the wall and pointed them at redcoats instead of deer and
wild turkeys. So when the constitution was up for adoption
the people nurtured in rebellion wanted to reserve the right
of carrying arms. They wanted; no autocratic government to
'interfere and confiscate their weapons. The second amend
ment tothe constitution, one of the group of ten called the
.bill of rights which Were agreed on as conditional to the ad
option of the original document, reads as follows: .
- "A wen regulated militia, being necessary to the security
of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms
shall not be Infringed.': V U
' This set' the pattern for bills of Tights in state consti
tutions so we find the Oregon constitution contains the fol
. lowing. Section 27, Article It "
"The people shall bare the right to bear arms for the de
fense of themselves, and. the atatej but the military shall be
kept in strict subordination to the ciTtt power,"
, Such are the constitutional guarantees ; and the purpose
.was to give the people quick access to the means of revolu
tion. Jefferson thought that frequent revolutions were good
things ; and X his view was doubtless quite general when the
American attempt proved successful.
Nowadays there, is a different angle to this arms-bearing.
The tools of personal defense become the weapons for
criminal aggression; and legislation now is directed against
free carrying of arms. Laws against carrying concealed
weapons have long been standard. No restraints are being
imposed in an effort to keep weapons out of the hands of
criminals or to circumscribe their movements. Thus Oregon
. has a law which requires a person to get a permit from the
sheriff to carry weapons which may, readily be concealed on
the person; and aliens are required to register all firearms
they possess. A new, law in Washington state forbids a per
son carrying short firearms in any vehicle or' concealed on or
about his person, except in his residence or fixed place of
business, Without a license for the same.
Thus it is that changing conditions make necessary
changes in the laws A century and a half ago guns were as
r essential to the equipment of the male citizen as his axe; and
the right to bear arms was guaranteed, by the constitution.
When guns became the main tools of criminals then restraints
were in order; and laws such as the new Washington statute
are the answer to the current need.
Money for the Capitol
SOME discussion has arisen over the method of meeting
the state's cost of a new capitoi building. The govern
ment makes a tentative offer of $1,675,000 grant and a loan
of $1,825,000 to make up the total of $3,500,000 which is the
estimated cost.. Since the state constitution forbids issuance'
of bonds in that amount and for that purpose except by vote
of the people, the suggestion is made in some quarters that
the building be financed on a rental plan as was the state
office building. In that instance the state industrial accident
commission furnished,. the money from its investment fund1
and is being repaid by rentals charged various departments.
In a comparatively short period of time the obligation 'will
be satisfied and the rental charges will cease.- -.
: There is a question however if the PWA would accept a
rental deal with the state; and it. is not certain that such a
procedure would meet the approval of the supreme court. ,
' A simpler method would be just' a direct appropriation
' of the amount required. Such an appropriation would increase
the deficit which promises to be extinguished this year ; but
at that the deficit 'ould be much less' than it has been during
most of the past decade. The money, is lying in the treasury
and it is doubtful if registry of warrants would be necessary.
Under a recent law other state funds may be used to take up
temporary warrants on the general fund.
With increased receipts from the income and excise taxes
and continued levy of the property tax plus possible avail-
' able receipts from the liquor commission the state's income
over the next few years may be adequate to take care of the
capitoi cost (which will be spread over a lengthy construction
period) without much increase in the deficit. ; ' , -
At least this method is the simplest ; and has the sanc-
tiori of prolonged usage. It would save the state a great deal
in bond interest; and the money could be provided at, any
legislative session. ..-
': . Vandenberg'
SENATOR VANDENBERG of Michigan may -or mat&not
be a candidate for the republican nomination for pres
ident, but he gave put rather a sensible statement with re
spect to the president's spread-the-poverty fax program. Sen.
Vandenberg implemented his criticism by proposing a very
definite progfaut in lieu of the one the president advanced.
- "First That netional economy must again dedicate itself
. . to the pursuit of a balanced budget. It will do no good to 'refill
-. .the barrel If the bunghola remains wide open. .
"Second The new tajt program should raise the money to :
do the Job and not merely fart with it The income tax base must
be broadened S
"Third Tha tax program '. must be practical. I do not be-
lieve in using income taxes for social objectives. But I do be
llere in ttslag inheritance taxes for social objectives. We must
- be sure wevdo not destroy wealth-la our efforts to redistribute
it. - - ' ; - r
"Fourth Corporation taxes, are business taxes. At the mo- -meat
it may be better to emphasise, taxation upon the individ
ual after the earnings of business have been distributed to him.
. "Finally, any such program must include the eliminatiqn of .
tax-exempt bond privileges." -
' The city of Eugene is launching a move under the auspices of
the American legion post to obtain a first aid "car for that commun
ity. Here all organizations are being Invited to participate in the ef
fort; and the firemen willrender the first aid service with the ear
when it Is obtained. No one should hesitate in contributing to this
cause when invited to do. so. -
The Oregon Methodists did get round to urging the ''service'
motive as against the profit , motive.' But that isn't anything new.
How many of them have failed. to preach from, the text: 'What
shall it profit a man; . .t" But the
tem is obtaining a profit by rendering a service. -
I fie Safety
Valve
Letters from
Statesman Readers -
"TURN ON HEAT"
To the Editor:
Contemplating the long suc
cession -of failures, from the clos
ing of the -banks immediately up
on the president's entry into the
executive offices down- to today,
We see title hope of getting any-
where during this administration,
with, the Townseni Flaa f Re
ltSl
on-Taxation
secret of the modern profit sys
covery. There seems to be an un
mistakeabla determination ' to be
and remain utterly dumb, in both
the legislative and administrative
branches of the government -an
egotism so all-prevailing that it
would rather be wrong in the ex
ercise of its powers than wear
the Ianrel crown lor humanitar
ian-wisdom.
. There is no use In arguing with
a luaky-"raule---the.only lo
remove him is to build a tire un
der him- ,rura on the heat".
R. EDGAR
yton, ; Oregon
- HOME FROM BIG SHOW
AMITY, July. 1.- Mr. and Mrs
Victor Nixon and daughter Jolce
have motored to San Diego where
they are attending the exposition.
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The Great Gpnc
of Politics A ,
By FRANK R. KENT
Ctvprrisht 1985, f The Baltimore Sam
"Soaking the Rich"
- Washington . July 1 .
THE satisfaction with which the
Roosevelt p o 1 i 1 1 c a 1 strategists
viewed his "soak the rich" tax
program as a.; clever; political
stroke by which the Supreme
Court; reverse , is ; obscured, J the
Haey Longs baffled, the La Foi-
ettes thrilled, and a new and pop
ular issue raised, has been much
diminished by developments. .,-
AS so often happens In politics,
the things that are conceited to
be smart and planned as smart
turn out not to be smart at alL It
may be that ., way with this tax
program. Regardless, of its merits,
t a beyond, dispute that there
was 7 a distinct . political ; purpose
back of the President's message.
The timing, the character and the
effort to drive it through at high,
speed all make this plain. The
President's friends were no less
prompt in pointing it out than his
critics. In fact, they took an. Im
mediate pride in the poUtleal clev
erness of this Presidential sur
prise. Again he was described as
the master politician. The stroke.
it was held. . meant millions of
votes. It would restore aU the
strength lost the last few months.
THERE are various reasons they
do not feel so confident about all
this at the moment. One is that
the politics in the proposal is Just
a bit too clear so clear, in fact,
that It can't be missed even by
the usually undlscerning public.
There is. no argument about the
necessity for new and heavy tax
es. If the country Is to be kept
away from repudiation, these are
essential. They should hare come
long ago. They should have ac
companied each emergency ap
propriation and, if they had. these
would have been much smaller,
vastly less money would have been
wasted, the deficit nothing like so
deep. The inevitability, and even
desirability, of taxes to keep us
from a' financial smash-up are
conceded by all practical men. If
Mr. Roosevelt had put himself behind-
a sound tax program, while
it would be natural to hold him
responsible for the reckless expen
ditures that . made it necessary,
the opposition would have had to
support him. The general interests
would have demanded it. While
there . would be justification for
anger at an administration whose
futile policies, had imposed so
great a, burden, there would be
nothing to do except shoulder it.-
BUT the Roosevelt proposals do
not seem of this character. Partly
they appear punitive, aimed
against so-called "Big Business,
whose hostility to his policies he
resents, and partly political, de
signed to take the wind out of the
Longs and Coughlins, and spike
any radical third party move
ment. This .Was the interpretation
put upon the message' by nearly
all the friendly commentators and
newspapers as well as 4he other
kind. The more balanced support
ers of the President are now deep
ly shocked at two things first,
the demagogic attempt to convince
the little fellow that he is going
to have a free ride and that the
Fat Cats" wiU pay the whole bilL
They, point out that, in the first
place, this is not possible, and, in
the second place, it would be bad
for the country If it were. The Bed
ond thing is the "Indecentaaste"
of the attempt to put such a vast
proposal through in a. week, with-.
out real debate and hearings. For
this they see neither excuse nor
defense, ' . l
IT is Interesting, that the radical
leaders, who. burst' into cheers
when the message appeared, 'are
also disappointed. They rail at the
rates revealed t yesterday byv the
senate committee. These altogeth
er will produce .'not more- than
1350,000.000, which is trivial so
far , as . administration . expend!-
Ttures are concerned and will hot,
of course, balance the budget or
hurt the rich. From, the radical
standpoint, the rates are inade
quate and the enactment of a
share-the-wealth" bill based - on
them a piece of false pretense.
When to the discontent among
these two widely separated class
es is added the concealed resent
ment of regular Democratic lead
era at hariiur to esoonse a nronos-
al for which they were not pre
pared and in which they, do not
believe, if is easy to understand
the shaken confidence of the in
ner circle. -
MOST detached observers a?ree
On four points one, that while
the country could and would stand
the taxes made necessary by the
New Deal, it win not easily taecept
any tax plan tinged with politics;
second, that any plan which limits
increased taxation, to the rich Is
not only political but inadequate.
m that it j cannot produce the rev
enue;- third, that Mr. Roosevelt's
proposal more certainly makes the
X 36 campaign one between radi
cals and conservatives ; : fourth.
that the voters to -whom hia pro
posals especially appeal are large
ly those be had with him anyhow.
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, . By R. J. HENDRICKS ;
Mary Hauxhurst Is .. t
still living, in Portland: v r -s---,v
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Several months ago, the column
of the Portland Journal written by
Fred Lockley was filled with the
words that follow:
1 was bora, near Salem, Or.,
on November 12. 1845. said Mrs.
John D. Day when I interviewed
her recently at her. horn on Ross
avenue sear the Broadway bridge.
Her maiden name was Mary I.
Hauxhurst. Her father, Webley
Hauxhurst," was appointed one of
the trustees ot Willamette univer
sity on January 10,1353, Among
other trustees were George Aber
nethy, who had served as provi
sional governor of Oregon; Calvin
S. Klngsley, JLafayetU F. Orover,
who served as United States sen
ator and as governor of Oregon;
John D. Boon, territorial treas
urer of Oregon; Alvin. P. CWaller,
Asahel Bnsh, the : banker, and
some others.
"Lieutenant William A. Slacum
of the United States navy came
from the' Sandwich islands in the
brig Loriot late in' December,
1836. While Lieutenant 81aeunv
was here, investigating the Ore
gon country, he agreed to loan Ja
son Lee $500, to which Dr. John
MeLoughlin added about 1900,
and the settlers also contributed
what they could afford, and Lieu
tenant Slacum took a number of
the settlers in the brig Loriot to
California These men were mem
bers ot the Willamette Cattle com
pany. Ewing Young was the head
ot it, and P. Lu Ed wards was the
treasurer. The other members of
the company who went to Califor
nia to get the cattle were Webley
Hauxhurst, George Gay, W. J.
Bailey,.' John Turner, Calvin Tib
bets, Jim O'Neill, Lawrence Car
michael and two Canadians. They,
went out over the bar early in
February. 1837. and went to Fort
Ross. Ewihg Young and Mr. Ed
wards, went on to San Francisco,
while Mr. Hauxhurst and the oth
ers gotjfjobs at Cooper's mills, at
Fort Ross. Mr. Young and Mr. Ed
wards finally secured permission
from the Mexican governor of Cal
ifornia to buy cattle there and
drive them to Or e g o n. They
oougnt. sun neaa 01 csiiie ai is a
head, and 40 horses at $12 a head.
After all sorts of difficulties-
fording streams and fighting In
dians the cattle were, finally
driven over the Siskiyou moun
tains and on up to the Willamette
valley. Ewing Young settled on
the Chehalem and built a mill
there. When he died they organ
ized a provisional government in
1841 to settle his estate.
"In the spring of 1845 Joel,
Turnham tried to kill Webley
Hauxhurst. Turnham was a con
stable, so a man named John Ed
monds was authorized to arrest
Turnham. Turnham attacked. Ed
monds, so Edmonds fired at him
and killed him. '
'Webley ' Hauxhurst came to
Oregon with Professor Hall J.
Kelley. This was in 1834. Kelley
planned to build a railroad from
San Francisco, bay across the
mountains to the eastern states.
In the party with Kelley were
Webley- Hauxhurst, Joseph Gale,
Ewing Young, John Howard, Law
rence Carmichael, John McCarty,
Elisha .Ezekiel, a man named Kil
bonrne and a negro named George
Winslow. Kelley came to -Oregon
to start a town where the Willam
ette flows Into the Columbia.
"When Lieutenant Slacum. was
visiting in- Oregon, Jason
him a list of all the white settlers
in the valley, Jason Lee also wrote
up a petition to be presented to
congress, i. asking - for the estab
lishment of a territorial organiza
tion in the Oregon country. Many
of the settlers among them.
Webley Hauxhurst signed this
petition, and Lieutenant Slacum
presented it. to Congress in 1837.
.'When the wolf meeting, was
held, at Champoeg to form the
Oregon ? provisional government,
my father was. there and voted to
establish' the provisional govern
ment,' said Mrs..Day.';-
By ROYAL' 5. COELAND, H. D.
United Slates senator from Nw York
.Former Commissioner of" Ueatth,
' - - : ' Kne York XHty ',... '
. APOPLEXY. OR "stroke-, is due
to the rapture of a tiny blood vessel
in the brain. This affliction occurs
usually in elderly .persons whose
blood vessels are brittle and easily
broken. It U one of the dasgsra ot
old age, although it is not infrequent
In those of middle age who are care
leas about health. -
When the vessel raptures blood
escapes into the brain tissues. This
causes pressure on vital parts and is
likely; to produce nneonacieuaneaa.
Mild and even severe paralysis may
result. : r-yc
..." How It Affects yiti -If
the hemorrhage is on the right
side of the brain, the left half of the
body becomes paralysed., This Is ex
plained by the crosslnx ot the nervs
fibers at the base, of the akulL Tha
. paralysis may involve aU one side, of
the body or -only the upper half.
8otntitnea both sides are-paralyzed
becausev of excessive bleeding from
the rupture of a large vessel. :,J xJ:-
. - j am often aaked 1 whether the
effects .of apoplexy are incurable. It
all depends It is dlmcult to say
because cases differ, depending upon
what part of the' brain the hemor
rhage takes place and the amount of
blood which owes into thetiasuea
When the bleeding tt limfted, the dot
la usually absorbed and complete re
covery follows. ' Coder such favor
abte circumstances the paralysis is
alight and gradually, dJsappeara.
; Severe ; bemorrhage onuses pre-
toDced' OBConadousnesa and marked
paralyaU. These cases are more dif
ficult to relieve and the outlook Is
leas favorable. ' Permanent paralysis,
more or lees severe, is likely to occur
and the victim, if he recovers from
the. acute attack, beca aes a chronic
la valid. Unfortunately, too,- there is
always the dangeror another attack.
V "lfjCaaaiM It"
- High blood pKaeuraXwltb harden'
,lni of ttte arteries, and kidney and
heart disease, are the most- common
causes of apoplexy or stroke. Neg
lect of these dlnordiTrs may lead to
bralH hejiorrhaga, 1 speak, of .this
Daily Health Talks
The date when Webley Haux
hurst was made a trustee of Wil
lamette university was January
IS, 1853, when' the law charter
ing the institution came to its fi
nal passage not January 10, as
given by Bancroft and most If not
all historians since, r ; v '
Readers of this' column know
the institution j was , named and
chartered in basement rooms ot
its own building, the building ot
the, Oregon Institute, Jts ( first
name. The Oregon, territorial leg
islature held its sessions there, for
'5 l-J and '5 2-3. The chartering
of an educational institution by a
legislative I body meeting 1 In " Its
own building Js perhaps unique; a
distinction possessed only by Wil
lamette university, in all the an
nals of time. .
. ; Xrr r V , . '':, '
James 0Neal waa the' name of
the historical character who,
among other things, went to California-
In 1 837 and assisted, in
bringing back the cattle that went
far in making the settlers of ear
ly Oregon independent, He became
a postmaster, and signed bis name
in that capacity, James O'Neal. 'He
should have known the right way.
Bancroft and all or nearly all the
other historians'' speUed it other
ways. ;; ' 'T '
m V
No meeting at Champoeg was
called the wolf meeting. The 'wolf
meeting was called by , the one
held at the first location ' Wallace
prairie) of the Oregon Institute,
and designated -the place as the
Joseph Gefrals house, two .miles
below the Jason Lee Mission.
- ; s s
The wolf meeting (at the Ger
vais house) called the first meet
ing. May 2, 1843, at Champoeg,
and the meeting at Champoeg on
July 5, 1843, was an adjourned
meeting from the first one.
W
No other meeting of historical
importance as related to the pro
visional government was held at
Champoeg. It was never the cap
ital. Several historians had the
Ewing Young funeral at Cham
poeg; and therefore the first gen
eral meeting where the establish
ment of a provisional government
was considered. One historian
said the Young funeral was at
the church at Champoeg.
There was never a church at
Champoeg. The Ewing Young fun
eral was held at the grave side, on
his place, in the Chehalem valley
-a place very well marked; leav
ing no good excuse for the histor
ical mistakes that persist. '
Twenty Years Ago
July 2, 1915
Arthur Yoho lost his life early
last night while swimming in the
Mill creek near 14th street.
The S. S. Lorn as, a British
steamer, was sunk yesterday by a
submarine. The submarine tired
three shots and the third killed
the second officer. ' -
. ! - ' - I '
Permission for a day's " excur
sion on the battleship Oregon has
been granted to the delegates of
the National Editorial association.
Ten Years Ago
inlr2. 1025
Moines, Iowa? The trans
continental air mail made its first
stop here tonight and established
pes Moines as a regular, station
on the-coast to coast route.
Mrs. Carl Gregg Doney, wife of
President Doney of WiUamette
university, is expected to return
to Salem Saturday from an ex
tended visit in the east.
Mrs. Ida . Babcocxr and Miss
Grace Babcock are being enter
tained fa Portland as guests at
the home, of Mrs. C. A. Maulding.
the; daughter of Mrs. Babcock.
danger because most cases of apop
lexy could have been prevented If
necessary precautions had. been
taken. V.;.
Every effort must oe made to tra--
arove-the general -oealth of the vic
tim. Strenuous and fattening- work
ahoutd be avoided. Persons who have
conditions which tend to this afflic
tion ahould.be warned ac&Int the
dangers -of , " overeating, mshing.
worrylpg and: permitting themselves
to become emotionally excited. Work,
lhg. hours should be brief. ' with a
noontims rest ta break the day and
prevent undue fatigue. .
rood should be simple and nutri
tious. Fried and greasy toodsv salt,
peppers; spicea, pickles and other '
condiments "should be limited. All
alcoholic : beverages are . prohibited.
The atrahdng due to constipation la
dangerous and most be- corrected by
the regular administration of min
eral oil or some other simple remedy. '
Aaswots to Health Queries
R. E. Q.What preeanttona should
be taken by a patient suffering trora
high blood pressure? In ail ether
respects the health seems normal.
The patient is a woman to her fifties
and very -active.;; 'ff,;' --'',
i A.Proper ; diet and genera care '
win usually bring about results.' For
further particulars send a self-ad.
dressed, stamped envelope. and re:
peat your question. , i . . .
-" "', ,'-. 1 .' ',' f- '
K. A. 0.' Is It posslbla .to dlagnoM
tubercukris by the as of the X-ray T
I have none of the usual symptoms:
no fever, cough, loss of appetite, very
little loss of weight and no night
sweats. I havet had' none of the rou
tine laboratory' testa, .other-; than
X-rtf7 ;. :.-:,:y-
Aj Tha X-ray . wis determine the
condition oT the lungs examination
of the sputum should ajgp be helpful
In making a definite diagnosis. Your
doctor wilt advise yon. "
A J.-..-x -V.?' :l- ssss-a. .. . .
' A Constant Reader. ? Q. What do
you advise for acne? .
A. Diet and eUminatlon are Im
portant In the voi i et tloo of this dis
order. - Send self-addressed,, stamped
envelope for further particulars and
repeat your question.
t " jj'XlLJ!!. -" ' ' --r sjq ; - , "
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CHAPTER JCJCXV
The morning after the talk in the
District Attorney's office was a
cheerful and a busy one for Cyrus
K, ManteL
With bis breakfast he had re
ceived the answer to his telegram
sent to San Francisco the evening
before. "
He had studied the list of femi
nine names many times, very care
fully. Then he had opened the locked
book, made a brief , entry closed
and locked it again. Next he bad
telephoned to the Tombs and ar
ranged to see Vane.
Betty had arrived, and they had
bad one of their periodic quarrels
because he had seemed so cheerful
and active to her, and had refused
to tell her what he knew and what
he was working on just at the mo-,
ment, that should havauPepped him
up so. His mysterious attitude had
exasperated her to the xta decree.
and Cyrus K, , had derived great
amusement in talking in cryptic
termSj and hinting vaguely of in
teresting' things in the offing.
. He had finally added insult to in
jury by announcing1 that be would
love to tell her, but. that he did not
dare, in view of her statement of
the day before of, her own danger-
ousnesa.
- At this, she had flounced from the
room, calling back from the bead of
the stairs that he was an old
meanle, and that the world would
be surprised if she should tell all
that she knew about him, and that
she'd ret even some way so there!
y Cyrus K. had chuckled to himself
for some time after this encounter
. then bad called for the classified
. directory of New York, and turned
to the pages headed Radio Stations.
Finduur the particular nation
wide famous one that he sought, he
had called them and made a private
and secret appointment for later
in the afternoon.
" Then he had dressed and gone
out, immaculate from soft gray hat
to spats and Malacca cane.
He stood for a moment on the
wide steps of bis own brownstone
house and sniffed the cold air of the
' winter day than he walked briskly
- kwaalVtfue 9 aaYb a vest aka4.
nwer By a m i i if uiji eiuu wyv-
Kously well pleased with, himself and
the world at lanre.
The old butler, watching from be
hind tha drawn curtains ox the liv-
tog-room nodded sagely to himself.
and said to toe room in geueiai :
MMr. Cyrua is bound on seme very
priyata erranu. , ue basin taken
the ear. and he hasn't eaUedfor one
of the eaba that always ataada at
the corner. He. wants to be aloneTj
he goes ' ana he quarrelled vioient
llke wiflt-JIinBetr tlxia.inondmj.
Yeal Mr. Cyrtts is xUeased with
aoroeuiing.
Cyrus K. walked about ten blocks.
then hailed a tad, and warn driven
-. to the Tombs. . -. - -
He had a short talk with Law-
renceVane told him to be of rood
cheer, that although' thimrs
. tainly looked pretty seziooa for him.
still, as toe old truism had, it, "ft
was always darkest Just before
dawn." - --
Vane' tried manfully to meet Man"
ters mood, but it bad been almost
impossible, to keep the strain from
: his .face. -'mr- f"
- Cyrus K. told hhn' that Betty was
working in every way she possibly
could to help bis ease, and Vane's
i haggard f eatnrea had lightened for
a moment at the news., '
Then Cyrus K. took from bis brief
case several pictures, and said:
"Will you , please tell me. air.
Vane, which of these yon eonsidar
' the most perfect likeness"
Vane studied them, and then chose
two one full face and one profile.
'Mantel persisted. .
- - Yoa have not riven me one with
a bat on," he said. . "I should like
' you to choose one or two of those.
' This Is f armere important than you
, So again Vane studied the photos,
.and chose threetwo with hats, and
one with a sort of veil-like arrange-
ment racing tne nair. -Again
Cvrus K. shook hands with
the younger man, and cheerfully
'. bade him keep a stiff upper lip.
- As he was leavinr. Lawrence
L Vane, almost shyly, pressed some-
- thing int his hand. . .
Cyrus TL thought at first that it
LYONS July, I. -Mrs.: Demon
4 Brown and son Bruce of Redmond
;J are ..here on. an ' extended visit.
"Lien may come, and men may ' go-"
was yet another picture of the de
parted Isobel, but upon looking at
it, he was surprised and touched to
find in his hand a lovely pencil por
trait of Betty cone from memory.
"Why, son," he said. "This is a
ovely thing.'
"It is a lovely subject." Vane cor
rected . . -
The eyes of the two men met, and
then Cyrus K. once again reached
out and grasped the hand of his
companion.
"I'm with you all alone - the
line, he told him. "And yon just
keep up your courage. Well win
get, me, son? - Well win, in every
waylf . .
Vane laughed boyishly.
c "It's great to know that you are
with me, sir, he said. "But even
though you may win, never can."
Sdr Cyrus K. raised his eye
brows.' "So? Well, we wont anrue
the point. After all, that is out-
siae my province, cut it s a wise
detective that knows bis own family.
Don't, forget that. son. dont for
get that!"
He left Vane in a clow of rood
spirits,, which bis sane judgment
told, him were . quite without
grounds, but, which lasted him
throughout the long dreary day. .
fjyrus &. went from the Tombs to
his mother appointment from the
somberness of uniform, small,
barred cells to the strangeness of
cells of different 'sizes, with glass
cubicles, through which people
peered as though at animals in a
zoo: cells that suddenly opened to
admit chattering, gesticulating men,
carrying xaniasncauy anapea m-
Btraments. vrnese men -would ar
range chairs and sit in a i pre
arranged zormanon. ana then one
lone man, sometimes wild of hair,
would stand .- before them holding
aloft, as though in menace, a small
wooden stick. .
All the seated men with the
strange instruments would gaxe at
this lone -man in sheep-like atten-
noav-tne small suck would rap
upon the side cf a stand, and at the
signal, mnaie would fill the air, and
tne observer would realise that he
was witnessing a rehearsal of a ra
dio broadcast
The halls of this hure bnHdinr
where Cyrus K. now found himself
were glutted with hurrying human
ity The snatches of conversation
that caught his ear, might have been
in a language as unknown as that
osea en Mare. .
"When are yon oh?"
! the sponsor JMreT
nouncement in sight where the beat
part of the program should have
been." ' 1 . v
"AH : this- ballyhoo commercial
stuff It gives me pabxl" -
try and maice a client see the ught
Just try, boyl
"iiey, there's Nick Kenny I Hello,
Uncle Nkk. you old salt! I hear
you are maxmg personal appear
r -
ancea now and are yea wowing
them jnst aak me?" .,
"Sure he's milk fed. Doesnt he
sound like it? That's why ha rot
the job." .- v . .
-She's good, that's why she lost
the Job."
; "Everybody that wasnt a yea
man got the gate cure I" ' --
"Who's the baby making eyes at
the old man?"
"Don't be sill She's a dramatic
actress, and he's got the advertis
ing agency. . Use your bean, kid,
use your bean!"
A harried-looklng mas passed
and said: - . -
- "You've got three minutes, Miis
Jenkins, and you're on the air." -
And so 'Cyrus K. walked Into the
office of the president of one of the
largest radio stations in the world.
t The president himself was npTf
were., woria-xamou detectives,
diplomats of fordga countries, even
princes meant litti tA him. v.
had graduated front the ranks of
the humble dock-puncher. No one
leas than a ldncr or i.imwn m .
viaiUng -talldeetar, rated his aU
wnuuo, . - '
r A J00?111 reiMxy asked
Manbd .whate wanted. . Cyrua K.
quietly rave, his name, and Ihm ri,t
was immediately galvanized into ac
tion. -
The television?" she said. . "Yea.
They are guests at. &C. B. Surry
home while at Lyons. Mr. and
dedjVlsIt,Mr8.George Cliffell ad as guests
Ill have Mr. James of the press de- s
partment show you right up there."
She gazed at Cyrus K. out of
large blue eyes.
Oh I I wish I had my autograph v
book here," she murmured.
Cyrus K. walked through the
electric switches, hidden wires, and
cryptic symbolsblared at from the
four corners by the blatant voices of
loud speakers, shrilling music or
drama or static. - ' -
"Of course, yon cant bear the
television program in here," the
press boy told him. "This is just
radio." He Jaughed "Out in the
hall yon cant hear anything else
but television," he added..
"Let me understand you,' said .
Cyrus K. "What do you mean, hear
television? S
'Sound and tight." said the boy -
succinctly. "Here we are. Quiet
please. There's a program on. This
is the television studio."
He ushered Cyrus K. into a room
as completely black as a- photo
graphic developing room. There
was one square of light, which cast
its rays, upon a screen. Between
this screen and the light, a girl, clad
in scarcely veiling veils, wea weav
ing gracefully m the figures or an
oriental dance. The small light that
litter, and cast her shadow on the
three foot, screen behind her, re
volved with fantastic rapidity.
Cyrus K. stepped outside again.
and looking at the projected image
ox tne dancer on tne screen outside,
nodded his head in approval. ,
Again he stepped auietly inside -
the dark room. '
The dance over, the press boy
spoke briefly to the manager of the
television ' broadcast, who shook
bands with Mantel in the dark and
motioned him to step forward where
he could see.. He then placed a draw
ing in front of the revoking light,
or flying spot as it is called. Cyrus
K. went out, looked at this, and
beamed with pleasure. The limned
features were perfect, the very
steadiness of the picture making it
more perfect and life-like thanvany
movement of a living; body could
possibly be.
The press boy spoke.
"Do you want to show pictures?" '
he-asked. '.v. i
Photographs of ahead that is
aU," replied ManteL
"They come over fine." said the
boy.. "But they must be in dull fin
ish, the shiny reflects too much
light." '
Uvrus thanked him and turned
to the manager and aaked whether
the sound wosld carry as far as the
Igut. . - . -0h
yes, he said. 'Sound will
carry much farther even than the
sight will. They will be able to hear
rirom coast to coasts Why even
Europe they catch ear pro-
grams." ".;;
;And the visual--will earrv ap
proximately around fifteen hundred
mflesr Cyrns K. asked. -
"it's bard to tell Just how far' .
they can pick up a clear picture,"
replied tha other. "It seems to de-""
pend on atmospheric conditions. But '
I wouldn't say that waa impossible." "
' Mantel then made arrangements -for
the following night as to definite
hour and facilities, shook hands,
and went home to find Betty await
ing him self -invited for dinner.
ou-ve just got to tea me. Uncle .
Cyrus," she cried almost Wam k
had divested himself of his over
coat. "I know you've rot something "
special op your sleeve you've just :
not to tell me, please, phatt I What (
h;a you been doing all day?",
"All right, my dear," he said .
mildly. J-Don't get excited.- -Of
course IH tell you gladly." ,
xi a aax oown in his big chair and .-
sighed. - ,
-My dear Bet," he said. "Your
Uncle Cyras K. Mantel has feen not
aU day on a still hunt, as you might
say." v
.He paused and looked up at Betty
innocently,
"Ohl" she cried. "I could Just
snatch you bald-headed I On a still
hunt for what, you exasperating
wretch for. what? ; f
"For the head of Isobel Vane," he
told her madly.- :
'(To Be Continued) . 1
CtSfdsW. lilt kr IW Hualv Os,
last week Mr. atroll Cliffell oi
Minnesota and a Miss Ireland also'
J. from the' East--:- r A.' . .
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