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Tie OREGON STATES5IAN, Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morninf, August 15 1935
Founded
, "Xo Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Awe"
From First Statesman. March 23, 1851
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On Our Way
WITH the signing oi the social security bill the federal
government launches a tresh experiment in socializa
tion. It assumes responsibility for the burdens of support
of individuals both aged and unemployed, with special pro
vision also for dependent children. It imposes taxes on pay
rolls of employers and employes to bear the load. The meas
ure is of doubtful constitutionality because it invokes federal
power to tax one class for the special support of another
class.
True, the government has been pouring out money lav
ishly for the benefit of individuals the last two- years, but
this was recognized principally as an emergency effort to
stem the tide of the depression. The social security bill
clinches the temporary policy
if it is sustained in the courts.
The new law is in effect a redistribution of the load,
which has always been more or less of a social obligation.
For centuries the civil authority has provided means of sus
tenance for the destitute. Recent theory elevates this from
a dole or poor relief to a "right" of the aged or the poor.
The idea long scoffed at, that the world owes a person a
living, is now written into the law of the land. The burden
in the past was moderated because relatives took care of
most of the needy aged at comparatively small cost; and
unemployment in this country was irregular and not of long
duration. The meagre benefits which the new law provides
will be increased as time goes on and minority groups in
voke political pressure on legislators.
The net effect will be to lower the standard of living
of some and raise it for others. This is quite in line with
demagogic theory that the rich deserve to be soaked. The
new law, however, will rest heavily on the wage groups.
Not only will they be directly taxed but they may be forced
to bear part of the .burden of the employer, either through
wage cuts or through unrealized wage increases that might
otherwise have come. An industry can bear a certain Wage
cost, but no more. On the other hand, in a time of rising
levels in business activity industry can absorb the added
cost as it does other cost increases.
In a degree the adoption of the social security act is
a confession of defeat for the American idea that an indi
vidual in this country should earn his own living and could
do so. The dream that there was plenty for all, and that each
person by diligence and thrift could support himself is thus
shattered as the nation starts on the road of burden-sharing
for the ordinary livelihood of the masses. Under some bet
ter order such a departure might not. have been necessary.
rrune trices
THE prune board has announced its schedule of fair prices
for the crop for this year, with about the same basis as
last year. Last year's prices were a success from every stand
point. They brought more money to the growers; and the
dealers and packers got some starch in their spines on their
own selling prices and they made money, too. The crop has
been well cleaned up. There is a good crop this year, so the
larger supply probably prevents a price increase, in spite of
the increase in prices of other fruits.
Twenty dollars a ton is a very reasonable price for green
prunes for canning; but we hear some effort is being made
to beat the price down to twelve dollars a ton. There is no
justification for this, prune code or no prune code. The price
for green prunes should bear a fair relation to prices for
pears and peaches. The Bartlett pear. price is starting at
$30 to $35 a ton. Canned prunes sell lower at retail than
pears, but there is not nearly so much expense or waste in
preparing them. Consequently a $20 price for green prunes is
if anything out of line with other canned fruits.
It is true the state agricultural codes are in the courts.
But Judge Winter of Portland specified in the case of the
ice cream code that its action should not be suspended until
the supreme court took final action. So the prune board will
function unless and until its activity is ruled unconstitution
al. Even if it should be declared lacking in legal power, tha
board has administered its affairs so conservatively and in
telligently that it should be continued by voluntary consent.
In any event growers this year should not be stampeded
into selling at ridiculous prices. The demand is firm and
the board prices are fair.
A New Federal Building
TO Senator McNary, in chief, and to Senator Steiwer and
Representatives Mott and Pierce goes credit for effec
tive work in Washington which secured for Salem an allot
ment of $265,000 for a new postoffice building, an improve
ment badly needed because of the growth of postoffice busi
ness. Whether the treasury department which has charge
of building construction will utilize any portion of the pres
ent structure is not known here. The chamber of commerce
special committee aided by Postmaster Henry Crawford kept
the matter alive before the proper officials at Washington j
-and are highly gratified that success has come.
The prospect of a new postoffice brings up again the
matter of the courthouse. A proposal is pending for interior
reconstruction to make it firesafe and provide more room. I
The county court should come to an early decision just what
the wise course is, whether to proceed with this remodel
ling or to lay plans for a complete new building within the
next several years. If this would be in sight, it would get
our preference. The court could avoid a bond issue by con
tinuing a small levy over a term of years. If possible there
should be architectural harmony in the buildings of the civic
center.
The county court is the responsible body so far as the
court house is concerned. The planning board is merely
advisory. The court, getting counsel from its own commit
tee of 25 and from the planning board, should speedily con
clude its recommendations, either for early remodelling or
for an entire new building within a comparatively short per
iod of years.
Party Regularity
THE Corvallfs Gazette-Times thinks there is a "cloud on
the title" of Col. Frank Knox of the Chicago Daily News,
to become republican presidential nominee because at some
time or other he didn't support some republican nominee in
Illinois. If it knew Illinois politics intimately it would put
this down as an important qualification. Len Small, Big
Bill Thompson and before them. Bill Lorimer, were stenches
in the republican front yard in the sucker state and deserved
opposition of decent republicans. Besides, in this day of po
litical jumbling party labels do not mean so much. How,
for example, can tv Jefferson-Jackson democrat stand for
new deal regimentation and concentration of power in Wash
ington? " V
The test of eligibility of a man forJthe Tepublicaii nom
ination is his fearlessness in fighting the vagaries and ab
surdities of the present regime plu3 his presentation of a
.forthright and sensible program for meeting national prob
lems. -Col. Knox meets this test, and with his New England
and middle west background and connections, is one of the
... TimTYivgifr crosDecta.
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into a fixed national practice
HI O SIS
HOLD JOINT PB
Mills City Men in CCC Camp
Transferred to. Posts
in Other Areas
MILL CITY, Aug. 14. Fifty
members of Mill City lodge ISO
A. F. & A. M. and Marilyn Chap
ter, O.E.S., and their families. en-
Joyed a picnic Sunday at Moore's
g r o t e near Gates. Swimming,
games and conversation made the
day pass all too quickly, with a
basket dinner served shoTtly after
noon and a lunch later In the day.
Th Ifrotrp was composed of Mr. W.
W. Allen. Marion. Bob and Jack. Mr.
and Mrs. 8t Jepaea, Martin and Bea
trice, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Scott. Phyllis
and Gwjn. Mr. aad Mrs. F. B. OUa.
Herbert, Sally and Jack. Mr. and Mrs.
T. W. Allen, Ralph and Arthur, Mr. ant
Mrs. K. Li. Hchroeder and Marjorie. Mrs.
Vivian Albert of Salem, Mrs. Lloyd Dani
van of Salem. D. B. Hill, Arthur Hoen
ing, Kelton Butler. Mr. and Mra. Hal
I -add and ioi of Salem, Mrs. EL M. Hea
dricson. Miss Iaisr Hendricnon, Mrs. A.
A. Holthouse, Mr. and Mn. Charles Base
man and Jack, Mr. and Mra. Wilbur
Cheannt and Merle, Mrs. Leslie Cooper,
Mrs. Jastin Jones, Eleanor Stodola, 6yl
ria Fartnen, Mr. and Mrs. A. Silver
wood. Louise. Herman and Willis Grate.
all of Gates; Katherine Hill of Everett,
Wash.. Else Plambeck of Hollywood, Cal.,
and Miss M. Berg-man.
Miss Merle Cnesnut of Mill City
and Idahna is entertaining as her
house guest for a few weeks, her
cousin. Miss Katherine Hill of
Everett, Wash. The Chesnuts are
living at Idahna at present where
Mr. Chesnut and Charles Hase-
man are operating a shingle milL
Robert L. Schroeder of Mill City
has been transferred to Cascadia
and his brother, Herbert, has been
transferred to Belknap Springs
from the government CCC camps
in this vicinity. Their families are
remaining in Mill City for the
present at least, but will spend
part of the summer vacation at
the new locations with the men.
Eagles Make First
Plans Already for
Convention in '36
SILVERTON. Aug. 14 "Sail
to Silverton, 1936" has been adop
ted as one of the Eagle slogans
for the Eagles' state convention to
be held here next summer.
The Silverton Aerie has already
begun making plans for it. The
local aerie has planned a big bene
fit dance for Hazel Green park
Saturday night, the proceeds of
it to be used for the furtherance
of Eagle work here. All Satur
day night dances at Hazel Green
for the remainder of the summer
will be sponsored by the Silverton
Aerie. The Silverton Eagle or
chestra will furnish the music.
Rickey Schoolhouse
Receiving New Dress
RICKEY, Aug. 14 The school
board is having the fence and the
outside of the schoolhouse paint
ed and the interior redecorated.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Fitzpatrick
have had as their guests, Mrs.
Fitzpatrick's brother and wife,
Mr. and Mrs. George deSaussure
of San Francisco. Mr. deSaussure
is associated with the Matson
Steamship Co.
HOME FROM BEACH
BRUSH CREEK, Aug. 14.
Mrs. John Moe has returned from
several days spent at the beach
and will go to Portland for a few
days treatment. Mrs. Moe under
went a serious heart operation
early in June from which she is
slowly recovering. She is abut to
be up and about now and has
shown great improvement consid
ering the seriousness of the oper
atlon.
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. O.
Ignited States senator from New York
Former Commistioner of Health,
Keu York City j
RECENTLY I talked about some
of the health hazards that confront
the vacationist. Today I want to
warn about the danger of excessive!
exposure to the sun. Sunlight has
tremendous Influence 'in promoting
health if It Is Intelligently used. But
overexposure to extreme rays of the
tun may damage and even destroy
tissue cells.
All of the visible, as well as the
invisible, rays of the sun have some
effect on living things. A deficiency
of what was called the "ultra-violet
rays". Is responsible for certain dis
eases of nutrition, of which rickets
is a familiar example. This is ex
plained by the fact that sunlight
stimulates in the body the develop
ment of a certain vitamin, called
vitamin D. which aids In the forma
tion of bone,
"Bottled Sunshine"
When the growing child Is deprived
of adequate sunlight this vitamin is
lacking and the bones do not develop
properly. Cod liver oil may be used
as a substitute for sunlight because
it contains an abundance- of vitamin
D. This substance is often referred
to as "bottled sunshine" and Is ex
tremely useful to child health.
The human .body must have a cer
tain amount of sunlight. Sunlight
helps to build up resistance against
disease and infection. During the
winter months we receive less direct
sunlight and then it becomes neces
sary to obtain this protection by the
increased use of such foods as milk,
vegetables, fruits, meat and cod liver
oil, all rich In vitamins.
During the summer months many
of us are eager to acquire that ad
mired coat of tan. This healthy ap
pearance of the skin gives one a
feeling of well being. But, unfortu
nately, some persons are overzealous
in their attempts to obtain this tan
and in consequence may subject
their bodies to severe sunburn. If
you ever suffered a severe sunburn
you will agree with me that it to one
ot the quickest ways of spoiling a
perfectly good vacation,
Expose Self Gradually
To avoid this danger always bear
in mind that exposure to the sun
should be gradual Only after the
kin has attained tta protective coat
Daily Health Talks
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IVll? IVI lsl vQIM Cly W . . . : - , -- - ' -
By R. J. HENDRICKS I . --nr- . -
Doien '40-' 50 all white
Marlon natives on list:
The ears of Peopeomoxmox:
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(Concluding from yesterday:)
"Said Colonel Kelly: "I regret
ted the necessity of putting these
men to death (as I was in hopes
that they could bave been made
useful In prosecuting the war
against the other hostile tribes ;
but I am well satisfied that the
guard was fully Justified in tak
ing away their lives in their ef
forts to escape.' "
la
That was generous on the part
of Col. Kelly, taking the responsi
bility. Who was he?
He was at that time a member
from Clackamas and Wasco
counties of the council (upper
house) of the 1855-6 territorial
legislature, which was already in
session at Corvallis, but on its way
through legislation Introduced to
bring It back to Salem an act
that struck the Hint that started
the fire which destroyed the first
state house on the Bite of the sec
ond one that burned; the capitol
destroyed in 1855 going up in
smoke the night of Saturday, De
cember 29 mostly on the morn
ing of Sunday, Dec. 30.
.
A little further along, In the
book of Mrs. Victor, one reads:
"Lieutenant-Colonel Kelly re
turned to the Willamette valley to
take his seat in the council of
the legislature about the same
time, and was received by a Per
fect ovation by the people."
He left the battle scenes around
the present Walla Walla about the
middle of December, and was no
doubt on hand to participate in
the last days ot legislation In the
territorial state house, and to
help finish that memorable ses
sion, which was held in the Rec
tor building, that stood next south
of the present Statesman build
ing. H S
James K. Kelly was a promin
ent man in early Oregon. He was
in the United States senate from
this state from 1871 to 1877.
Resuming the matter in the
Victor book on the death of Peo
peomoxmox: S V
"Whatever Colonel Kelly may
have hoped from the subjugation
of the Walla Walla chief was
probably accomplished by his
death, which, under the circum
stances, was evidently unavoida
ble. "There was, however, a scandal
created in military circles by the
uncivilized and unjustifiable mu
tilation of the body of Peopeomox
mox by the volunteers, who CUT
OFF THE EARS and pieces of the
scalp to keep as souvenirs." (The
writer thinks more skin was tak
en than that of the scalp. It is
said that when Second Lieutenant
Andrew Shepherd arrived home
with the ears of the chief, his
wife refused to have the gory
mementoes about the house. The
Victor book has this paragraph:
"On the 9th and 10th, A. Shep
hard, Ira Allen and John Smith
were wounded. The wounds were
generally severe, and the hospi
tal filled for several weeks.")
In a note, Mrs. Victor wrote:
"It might be remembered, In
extenuation of the Indignities per
petrated upon the body of Peo
peomoxmox, that the volunteers
were almost UPON THE VERY
GROUND where eight years be
fore Dr. and Mrs. Whitman were,
with other American men, brut
ally murdered, and American wo
men ravished; and, ALSO, that
the Walla Walla chief could have
prevented it, had he chosen to do
so. They were still smarting, too,
under the recollection ot more re-
of tan is it safe to stay out In the
sun for long periods of time. In ex
tremely hot weather It is well to re
member, too, that the body must be
guarded against sun-stroke and heat.
stroke.
In a recent article I mentioned
how sunlight is used in the treat
ment of certain cases of tuberculosis
of the lungs. But I stressed the Im
portance of personal supervision of
the physician in such cases. Over
exposure sometimes leads to aggra
vation rather than Improvement of
the disease.
For this reason It is recommended
that children, as well as adults who
have recently recovered from tuber
culosis, or who may have a hidden
form of the disease, avoid excessive
exposure to the sun. But if your
physician advises sunlight treatment
follow his advice to the letter. The
sun Is dangerous only in certain
ttypes familiar to your physician.
Some persons have unusually deli
cate and sensitive skins. They suf
fer skin-burn upon slightest expos
ure. These individuals should take
very precaution to guard against
sunburn. Redness and tenderness of
the skin are signs of warning.
The damage that results from ex
cessive sunburn is similar to that of
a burn from Are, scalding liquid or
chemicals. It may be a serious con
dition. By the use of common sense
you will get all the good and avoid
the evil.
Answers to Health Queries
Mrs. W. O. Q. Will you please
tell me the causa of ulcers ef the
stomach? "
A. Ulceration of the stomach may
be due to a number of different
causes. For full particulars restate
your question and send a stamped,
self addressed envelop.
Miss X. B. Q. Will you please tell
me about the most beneficial climate
for a patient who has angina pec
toris. A. Climate Is unimportant pro
viding excessive heat and cold are
avoided. Complete rest and quiet are
essential.
A. P. Q. What kind of a disease
is encephalitis?
A. This la a form of sleeping sick
ness and requires careful medical
attention. The patient should re
main under the cart of hi physi
cian. (Copyright, 1935. K. T. 8 lcj
cent tragedies, and especially of
the Ward massacre of the year be
fore, at which demoniacal scene
babes were roasted alive before
their mothers' eyes, and the moth
ers themselves tortured to death,
with hot irons thrust into their
persons. Peopeomoxmox having
chosen to place himself In com
bination with such offenders as
these did not appear to volun
teers entitled to respect."
S
She had said in the main text:
"It is not the office ot the histor
ian to excuse the barbarities of
either race. It Is, however, true
retaliation is an important Part
of the spirit of war, and that the
mutilation in a comparatively
slight degree of the dead body of
a noted chief was hardly a suf
ficient reprisal, in a retaliatory
sense, for the horrible atrocities
perpetrated upon living men, wo
men and children by the ground
less hatred ot his race."
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That campaign did not finish
the so-called Yakima war, which
was a part ot the Indian wars
that in 1855 raged all the way
across the country from the Mis
souri river to the Pacific ocean.
The so-called Rogue River part
of it was cleaned up in 1856. bat
fighting east of the Cascades ex
tended into 1858.
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"Captain Charles Bennett, who
discovered gold in California," the
first words engraved on his tomb
stone here, are truthful words. He
was working with James W. Mar
shall and Steven Staats (all three
of them from Salem end vicinity)
on Sutter's mill race when they
saw gold particles and it was
well established at the time that
Capt. Bennett was the first to no
tice them particularly.
But Sarah and Miriam Bonney,
daughters of Truman Bonney,
found gold there two years before,
called, the attention of Capt. Sut
ter to it, and the matter was
hushed up, and tbe Bonneys came
on to the site of Woodburn in the
spring of 1846. More of that
story later.
The Bits man now knows sever
al names to add to the list ot '40
'50 native all whites living in -Marion
county. More of that later,
too.
Capt, Bennett, with gold
washed out in California erect
ed the famous Bennett house (ho
tel) that stood where the Masonic
temple now stands, northwest cor
ner State and High streets. He
also helped finance some of the
first stemboats on the upper Wil
lamette river, and was active in
many other ways a real early day
Salem booster.
81st Anniversary
Harriette Krentz
is Party Occasion
TALBOT, Aug. 14. Mrs. Har
riette Wells Krents was the in
spiration for a pretty birthday
party Saturday when she celebrat
ed her 81st birthday anniversary.
Dinner was served at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Addle David
son, for members of the immedi
ate family.
During the afternoon a recep
tion was given at the home of her
grandson and his wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Delmer Davidson, when
friends called to extend their best
wishes.
Mrs. Krentz was born in the
Jndson vicinity in Polk county,
and has spent her entire life in
and around Buena Vista. She is
the mother of Ralph Wells of
Dallas. Mrs. Addie Davidson of
Talbot, Mrs. Carrie Krentz of
Salem, and Jesse Wells of Staytori.
Mrs. Krentz Is Tery active and
does her own work.
Former Pastor is
Silverton Caller
as Vacation Opens
SILVERTON, Aug. 14. Rev.
and Mrs. C. J. Hall were visitors
at Silverton this week. Rev. Mr.
Hall was until recently pastor at
the Silverton Methodist church.
He is now stationed at Cottage
Grove. The Halls came up here
from Camp Santaly where they
picked up their daughter, Marie,
who was spending her vacation
there. From Silverton the Halls
will go to California where they
will vacation for two weeks be
fore returning to their home.
CCC8 FIGHT FIRES
SILVERTON HILLS, Aug. 14.
Twenty-five boys from CCC Co.
611 were taken to Estacada Mon
day to fight forest fires in that
area, and 50 more boys went up
to join the fighters Wednesday.
Twenty Years Ago
August 15, 1915
John Barrymore in "The Dic
tator" is at the Liberty.
J. P. Morgan will return to his
New York office tomorrow for
the first time after having been
shot and wounded by Frank Holt
who committed suicide.
Joseph F. Smith, venerable
head of the Mormon church, has
been placed under guard follow
ing the report of a plot to kid
nap him in Salt Lake City.
Ten Years Ago
August 15', 1925
Dr. Prince L. Campbell, presi
dent of the University of Ore
gon for the past 23 years, died
at Eugene yesterday.
The following card was at
tached to the single bouquet
which rested on the casket of Or
egon Jones as it started for
Grants pass last night: "Com
plimentary with sincere sympa
thy to ye brave and noble victim
of the system".
Mrs. J. P. Morgan died yester
day following an illness of two
months from sleeping sickness.
Her husband, the noted financier,
arrived home three hours after
her passing.
"THE SNOW LEOPARD"
CHAPTER XXXI
Despite the Abbe's prediction.
Bannister and Bully did not return
by nightfall. Nor had they returned
by midnight, when the hopeful monk
sought his cot.
A new and strange sensation be
gan working within "One-Armed'
Toole. He felt that hit hour had
struck, that the time to redeem that1
'arm' had come. "Dig Jeff" Whip
ple had beaten him twice in New
York; now he would meet the mas
ter crook for the third time meet
and beat nim on his own stamping
ground and against seemingly in
superable odds.
There would be no asphalt pave
ment under Toole's feet when he
started on his mission, no familiar
hum of traffic, no laughing voices,
no flurry of radio cars to respond
to his call should he find his "take"
difficult to Riake. He was going out
after Big Jeff Whipple going
alone in Karen Sire's Orchid air
plane to invade the camp where Jeff
Whipple lay sleeping I Or maybe not
sleeping I
It took the detective a long time
to prepare his kit. He included a
big automate swung from shoulder
holster, besides the "rod" thrust Into
his hip the kind he used to wear,
when with New York's "finest"
Then came his parachute pack.
Biscuits, water ana some dried beef
out of a can completed his outfit.
Bannister had succeeded in guying
him out of wearing the derby for the
past few days but now he reverted
to it and felt better. Finally, he
pulled an old, outdated police
shield from a bag and fastened it to
his waistcoat.
Plucking a feather from the tail;
of a stuffed red vulture on tbe Abbe's
mantel, Toole went into the open
to catch the direction of the wind
and determine his approach to the
Whipple camp. He wanted to sur
prise Jeff and "get aim" with a few ;
rade tricks that be had learned!
while handling hooligans on or near
the sidewalks of New York.
Toole's plan was simple enough;
he intended to land about a tnue
from the camp and make his way to
the tents afoot. Banking on Jeff's 1
fastidiousness, he hoped to find the
big fellow under a separate shelter.
If Whipple were asleep, he would
Up him on the head with a billy,
disarm and bind him, then load the.
prisoner on his own horse for the
trip bade to the plane. If he found
his quarry awake oh, well
It was two in the morning when
Toole stepped into the plane and
laid his. hands upon the controls
the first time he'd ever tried -it
without an army or police tnstxuc
tor in charge; He thought that all
the howling perss of the desert
had suddenly popped from nowhere
and dosg to the propeller as the
machine bopped, bumped and
skidded along the ledge before ris
ing. Wild dog of the hills, a thou
sand of them at least, seemed to be
ripping and yelping at his heels.
Every mortal thing, as well as all
the demons within a radius of one
hundred miles, must have been
wakened by that take-off. And in
full cry, what a magnificent back
ground of silence they had to work
upon I
Toole found himself wondering
why they hadn't invented a noise
less airplane one that could take
off and land in its stocking feet, as
it were a sort of thing that could
fly without a sound and alight like
butterfly on the petals ef a flower.
That was the kind of plane he
needed in the present business. The
orchid paint didn't help him a
bit...
The night was brilliant with
moon and stars, the air cold and
bracing. Toole's plan was to fly
high and approach the camp from
the leeward side, to gala whatever
advantage there might be in that of
lessening the chance of awakening
the sleepers. As he ascended, the
landmarks that had guided him
during the first minutes of his flight
disappeared. Ho dropped lower to
pick up, if possible, three tall pin
nacles of red sandstone that marked
the edge of the desert.
Ia the curling descent, Toole dis
covered that the plane was flutter
ing a long, serpentine tail of blue
flame. Something had gone wrong
with the alcohol motor! Ho felt the
heat creeping through the metal
body, award a querulous spitting
The Old Gentleman From
from the exhaust, and sensed the
nearness of disaster. He must "bale
out" . . .
polled the rip-cord without the pre
liminary count that would insure a
safe clearance by the parachute. It
was the smack of the ground that he
feared most
The plane lurched, tipped side
ways and thrust out a flaming arm,
as though the thing had life and
villus w u&wc uiv ucacrviiiM-
puot Dacs 10 nu pose tie ieit tne
then the bump of the parachute as
11 jeraea open ana caugnt tne air.
He was clear!
The orchid-hued plane piloted
by Detective Toole, erstwhile novice
flyer with the New "York police
becama a whirling hll nf Kilno
flame, shooting like a meteor toward
v -i 1: i .
uiv carta suu seuuujif out laowcn
of brilliant, vari-eolored embers.
The detective, his 'chute descending
more slowly, remained within the
plane's wide are of light, but drifted
fifTWTtWArvl MTiA fwaw nvt a aVawnHsa
breeze. A black wall suddenly hid
him from the blinding glare and
the next instant h hrH a tn-fl
,ezploaion. Tbe machine had struck
a a -
ana mown up.
dragged and buffeted until the white
envelope of the parachute settled
over bun like a shroud, leaving him
prostrate and stationary.
l. : . . , .
a urn cixam wun ox navina; oeen
buried alive moved him to sudden
activllv: ha t mrt 1 mm mla in
an Instant, gazing about his land
ing place. ? he darkness surround-
inar him mu Hast nt htraanatraM.
Looking upward, he saw a purple
segment 01 ut lay, spangled with
stars. He had fallen into a deep
ravine I
"I'm somewhere ia the cellar ef
Asia," he observed, freeing himself
from the tackle and glancing at a
Inninam fMxt watV rWL.h
nister 'had given him. "Three
ottKk! Every peakeasy la the
tttlorhood dosed, I auppose."
Tie detective was trying to jolly
himself out ef the angle fear that
ever wssaueq nnn ae tear of eu-
PHiatlilml -Onwrnm Vfm .
prisoner inside a black velvet teat.
wua omy a smoxe hole through
Whieh ha nuM baa titm -I -vi
he taew. a single step outside that
a a I a .a .
tent in any Direction wonld send
him hurtling to new depths, even
where lurked strange, fantastic
verrors oesiae win cn sudden death
would be a joy.
looie baa beard of men whistling
to keep up their courage and the
thought came to him that nothing
short of a nalW nij
ply his i present need. He was sorry
he hacurt bronirht na with t.;
He act himself fcn ; A. ..
sound of life, peering the while into
" juubu oaraness. jrat ne neard
nothing saw nothing. Finally he
turned his eyes upwards to the in
digo streak over his head, wonder,
ing how far away those bright stars
might be.
After a while the golden buttons
feu one by one from the bhie back
ground: the blue itself disappeared
"agically and naked dawn, flushed
pmk, began to race across the sky
I dazzling yeDow hair stream
ing behind.
The detective began to take stock
ofhis surroundings. He was at the
... i .torturous gorge, sunk
at least five hundred feet from the
ierela above. Around him on all
sidea rose reddish yellow cliffs,
touched here and there with sparse
regetation. The ah-was damp. He
thanked God for that it implied
the presence of water. Day had
bardy touched a toe ia that deep
Place but he knew it was coming
swiftly.
"I hope this aint a blind Bev "
he gambled. If I once get out on
top 111 be able to see the old friar
mountain and then it'll be only a
matter of tramping back. Wonder
how r away from hornet"
Toojr meant the hut of course.
One direction meant the same to
h, ahe other, so he plunged
wai oecoming narrower as he pro
ceeded and finally he passed under
m f great arch of .rock that cast a
hdo ft least a hundred
fahe5dlvAnotlier Pi of day
lurht and thm - v.
one tower and longer, yet reveal-
Geneva
By
Chris Hawthorne
in?, at the far end. a fa!
tion that the sky was still above
"l m walking uphill, yet irom
underground h rnminn impa
ily. "Anyway, 111 go as far as the
next openag before I take the back
trail."
The next opening proved to be a
vast funnel, snreadinir tn a wuin
circle at the top. Beyond him on a
straight course nothino- hnt hiov.
ness presented itself. The gorge had
oecome a cavern.
"I havenT got any friends in
there." Toole told himself with rnn.
viction.
Still he thought he heard a sound.
He listened. The soft gurgle ot
water came to his ears from the
dark dantha. T.nnlrir.r Jkie. Wo . .
that the stone floor of the gorge was
more than damp it was wet and
the water was moving.
xes, 1 picked out the wrong di
rection." ha Said, tn miner Ao-ain
he paused. Another sound. It was
a. a 1 . a..
not tne pieasant splashing of water
this time but a low, unsteady, muf
fled natter aa of
approaching from the darkness of
a a ...
citb, nis scarp oegan to prickle.
Toole clucked th Kit ntitmftti
from his holster and dug a smaller
weapon irons nis nip. He was good
with both hamria -ho T!ftU
i h.w iimv
button in his lapel told of that But
ne wouia nave preferred Jeff Whip-
pie as an antagonist rather than
the unseen thin that -a mat n
its way toward the dim spot of
wd. ere ne stood waiting.
The patter stopped abruptly.
Toole had never learnri the trt0.
gy of retreat a fugitive always in-
vrees a cnase. He walked forward.
Far back in that black sink he saw
a pair of baleful ar
wi at him. '
. Come out in the open, come out : "
he bellowed.
A snarl answered h'-v not the
timorous bluff of ea.- beast but
tbe savage defiance of an animal
.1 - taw .uumux t. no 1-
ien5 In a moment the creature
aerged into the pale light; it was
a fearsome, gory, full grown wound
ed snow leopard.
-uoal shoot, Toole! He's my
gamel"
Stranara and Knllnw
eame from the black depths, the de-
recognizee it as JUannister s:
A moment Tt.,ll k.,"
. .ww. uiij wui b
through the darkness and began to
- - a4 a a.
wxry tne wounded brute.
In .an aitutful
da years, "One-Armed" Toole had
heard many sounds that fell musi-
cy upon ma ears. As a detective
OB tha look-Ant fn Mi.,." k.
W . 11 V 11 OT' 1
Md with the crowds in front of
mju irmity, listening to the Christ
mas Chimes at midnight; he had
police commissioners for signal acts
u sravery; once a supreme court
jUStlCe had imWn a him Kn'l.
nant and courageous member of the
wawjuanwi sum. cut none or
nose pleasurable moments equalled
ia sneer in-r th ni.-inn ha felt-
when he heard Bannister's voice
coming out xrom that black pit over
the hllBfhin Klr nf
snow leopard.
usngiing an automatic in eaea
hand, Toole waited. The harried
beaSt. trannavi kfwun -orn man a; tin
held death in their fingers, wavered,
omuj cnoosing as nis antagonist
the enemy of whom, as yet he knew
nothinc. In a H,n.r.
slithered toward Toole, his mouth
vpcn, nis eyes aoiase with. lury.
Toole had raiH hia nVht arm
again when Bannister staggered
row toe arm ugnt, The detective saw
hia friend lean weaklv a era ins t the
dde of the gorge, saw him bring a
gun dowly to his shoulder and then
a fusilsdet It was only one shot
but it seemed to linger on? in a hun
dred echoes. The leopard stiffened
M a . ...
on aui 1 ours, numpea up nut a nuge
catsprang into the air and fell in
ertly across the thin stream that is
sued from the cavern.
Keep away from him, Toole!"
warned Bannister. "Back, Bully!"
But the leopard was dead. Thi
brute that had deserted his mate and
hia cub bad been shot through the
heart
Bannister seemed to have put his
last ounce of strength into that ef-
toward his friend on loosely coupled
legs.
(To Be Continued)
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