The . OUEGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morainff,. August 28, 1935
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"Ko Favor Sways . Us: No Fear Shall Atce"
From First Statesman. March- 21. 1851
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Alcohol, Gasoline. Lubricants
A scientist from Ames, iowa, approves plans f er construe-
tion of a plant to manufacture alcohol at Hillsboro out
of waste products from fruit canneries. He predicts the com
ing substitution of alcohol for gasoline as motor fuel ; tnd
quotes predictions of petroleum shortages in ten, 'twenty or
thirty years r s
The country has been hearing these predictions for twen
ty years and longer, ever since the gas buggy commenced to
operate and make gasoline, formerly an almost useless by
product of kerosene manufacture, of greater value than the il
luminating "coal-oil". In 1920 there was a real gasoline short
age in northwest states, and gas had to be rationed for a
time. Since .then there has been no lack of supply, save in
time of strike or other emergency. For several years now
the cry cf the oil men has been "over-production" though
consumption of petroleum products declined very slightly
during the depression.
The public has grown skeptical of the prophets who
set dates to gasoline famine, repeated cnes oi impending
famine have dulled their reactions. They are unable to see a
time when thestores of petroleum now over-abundant, will
dry up. There is no immediate danger; but there is comfort
to know that back of gasoline there are inexhaustible sup
plies of fuel alcohol, available in waste products or from
agricultural crops.
Meantime experimentation with alcohol, production and
use may proceed. The time may come before long when
costs of production will make it practical to blend alcohol
with gasoline for motor fuel.
The real concern over exhaustion of petroleum supplies
should be inthe lubricating oil end. For the transfer of pow
er depends on lubrication as truly as its generation depends
on fueL There is no immediate substitute for petroleum lub
ricants ; and it may come to pass that conservation of petro
leum for' oil may become an acute problem in our industrial
economy. '
Salem's Highways
THE Pacific highway association is belatedly growing
active in promoting the interests of this highway, the ma
jor trunk road of the state. The road is in good shape now
from Portland to Salem ; and the west side division has had
considerable improving done in late years. But to the south
it remains narrow and crooked in important sectors. The
route from Salem to Albany needs to be, relocated to avoid
so many grades and curves. From Junction City to Eugene
a brand new road is being built on the? west side of the rail
road. Farther south the need for betternjent increases until
when the Siskiyous are reached the road ends in a tortuous
narrow lane.
The association plans to ask for a fourth of the federal
aid moneys expected to be available for 1936, or $1,000,000.
This will provide for a considerable amount of rebuilding ;
but far more will be needed in future years to complete the
work
Salem naturally is interested in this road, the most im
portant highway serving Marion county. But it is also in
terested in the feeder roads which will drain into the North
Santiam highway. This is a new interest eastern Oregon.
But when the cross-state highway from Prineville to Mitchell
to Baker and Ontario is completed it will pour a heavy load
into the North Santiam. Likewise the road to Burns from
Bend .will serve as a feeder for the North Santiam.
We are vitally interested in the improvement of the Pa
cific highway, but no longer is Salem just a one-road town.
And we will have to readjust our sights accordingly.
Look 'Em Over
THE governor has thrown open the gates for proposals of
sites for the state jcapitol, with the idea of laying them
before the legislature'which has final authority. Steps are
being taken to learn the cost of the six blocks lying north of
the capitol grounds, which if cleared would make a magnifi
cent approach to the state house and provide added ground
for future building.
Gov. Martin also referred to the site on the bluffs south
of the city, the Ohmart-Ben Lomond tract. This gives a mag
nificent view of the whole valley. It might be called inspira
tion point. Some one there should submit a twenty acre tract
for the consideration of the legislature.
. When these are in, the legislature canstudy the locations
in terms of costs and make its decisions. The simple truth is
that plans now should be laid for the capital group of the fu
ture. Otherwise the alterations in the plan will be costly and
unsatisfactory.
Every Man a Prince
ALBERTA is not quite Louisiana, where every man is des
tined to be a king, though junior in grade of course to
the kingfish himself. In Alberta every man is to be, well, a
prince, say on $25 a month. This is to be accomplished by
parliamentary fiat under the leadership of the new premier
William Aberhart, a former evangelist and school teacher.
Already the prospect of a monthly pension of $25 apiece
is proving bait for the footloose. Reports are that wheezy
flivvers loaded with kin and
toward Alberta. Knights of the road are hopping the freights
with Calgary and other points in the province as destina
tions. California's late EPIC which lured the propertyless by
the thousands will now yield place to Alberta's social credit
scheme where Utopia is about to be realized, while the per
sons .with property pack their bags for Toronto or Vancouver.
The July issue of the American .Lumberman, a leading publi
cation in the lumber trade, had a picture of the model dairy barn
built by HayesviUe- boys. The August issue contains on the outside
of the front cover a picture of the boys themselves, the first Four-H
builders club in the country. It was launched by O. G. Hughson, field
man for the state building congress, and E. L. Moor has directed its
work. A description of the barn appears in this issue in correspon
dence from HayesviUe.
Johnny Kelly writes that Attorney General Cummlngs said of
our .Walter Pierce: "He's a queer fellow. H6w did he get elected?"
Cummlngs is oblivious of the tact that man jr. in Washington ask the
same Question as to how he came to be appointed. The answer is,
that this is a Queer world.
One of the project approved by WPA for this county is oper
ating cost for the county portable cannery. Previously this was an
SERA undertaking. The initials are changed, and overhead person
nel is changed. Bnt the government pays the same money for the
same purpose. The rose by other name smells just as sweet.
"""Emperor Halite Selassie has the right Idea. He is going to evac
uate his capital city the moment Italy declares war. The people will
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uavo irucuij vs. uiviu&. yiavoo ul.iuu wvuauim wBvuwsva,
m ill the Italians have In bombing empty houses?
UttAW T nnft'a Will huatA fr-MAf
1100,000,000 of appropriations. The
start the. first, day of the session. ,
on a nine billion spending spree?
Roosevelt is expected to sign
to run again ca tke Elatform "He
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Editor-Manager
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kettles are pointing radiators
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trouble with Huey was he didn't
What's, a mere hundred million
the neutrality bill. Getting ready
kept as out of war?"
The Safety
Valve
Letters from
Statesman Readers
LIVE BY GOD'S PLAIT ' '
To the Editor:
Much has been said in the safe
ty valre about the T. O. A. R. P.
(both pro and eon). First will say
I am 100 per cent for" the plan;
believing it to be the best solu
tion we" hare, for the present dis
tress, or depression ire are in;
not so much tor self Interest; but
for the safety of our country, and
the good of humanity. While I am
old enough for the pension; bat I
learned over 40 years ago, in the
Bible, that Jesus said, seek ye
first the" kingdom of God and his
Righteousness, and all these
things should be added; and by
experience, I find him true to his
word. About SO years ago, I mar
ried, started in life a poor man;
children were born to us; and aft
er the fifth one was born, my wife
died, leaving me with the fire
children; no home of my own.
did not know what to do. But can
say the Lord I Berre, truly sup
plied our every need; never was
on relief, nor asked a man. for a
penny. Afterward married my sec
ond wife; she gave birth to four,
making nine in all we hare raised,
and part of the time, have spent
my time in the ministry; and
through all that, I can truly say, I
never had a hat passed, or took a
collection for money, nor a salary;
for the Lord said freely ye hare
received, freely give; and he also
said I will never leave thee, nor
forsake thee; and I for one, can
say that is true.
But while that IS true, I also
realize we are in a financial de
pression; and It seems to me the
Townsend plan, is the best thing
I know of to get us out. For all
men don't seem to have faith in
God, to believe he can get us out
of our trouble. I have said, and I
still believe, that if every profes
sed follower of Jesus Christ, in
this fair land, was living just
where he would be pleased with
their lives, and trust in him; this
depression would soon be a thing
of the past, and all our troubles
would soon be settled. But as it
seems they will not do so, I for
one, feel the next best thing
should be done; and It seems to
me the Townsend plan Is the next
best thing, and if possible create
a national brotherhood.
Some may talk of war and rev
olution; but remember war never
gets us anywhere; only sinks us
deeper into trouble; let us pull for
peace, and uphold this, our Chris
tian nation.
H. W. WHITE,
Rt. 1, Jefferson, Ore.
Health
By Royal S. Copeland, M.D.
THERE IS great Interest In bal
loon ascents Into the "stratosphere"
We bear a lot about that, -but how
many of us know anything about the
normal atmosphere? Tet the atmos
phere plays an Important part In the
maintenance of good health. Sud
den changes lead to startling disturb
ances In the human mechanism.
The normal atmospheric pressure
is said to exert a pressure of fifteen
pounds to the square Inch. A hu
man being of average size Is sub
jected to a total pressure of 31,000
pounds. This really seems terrific,
but. of course, it is equalized by a
pressure from within the body.
Sudden alterations in the pressure
lead t6 physical changes. Under the
accustomed pressure the tissues and
organs of the body function properly.
It lias an Important part In the
breathing and the circulation of the
blood. Without this pressure we
would fall apart
CaiuoD Diitue Serious
The average man suffers from
weakness, headache and sickness at
the stomach as soon as he reaches
a high alUtude, when up in a plane
or when climbing mountains. Un
accustomed exposure to the effects of
high altitudes leads to difficult
breathing and coldness of the ex
tremities. The sight, hearing and
other bodily functions may be serir
ously affected. These symptoms are
due to a lowering of the usual at
mospheric pressure.
On occasions I have told you about
"Caisson disease". This is a peculiar
affliction of those engaged in under
ground or underwater work, such as
constructing tunnels. These men are
subjected to an Increase of atmos
pheric pressure with serious conse
quences. Unless certain precautions
are taken, a fatal form of the disease
may be" produced.
Reaction Often Acute
Some persons are much more able
than others to withstand the evil
effects of atmospheric changes. This
is an essential requirement of the.
aviator, who must tolerate high al
titudes without 111 effect. Persons
who are susceptible to atmospheric
changes could not be expected to
make efficient airplane pilots, a pro
fession in which fainting or weak
ness would indeed be disastrous.
I am often asked whether changes
in altitude are of value In the treat
ment of certain disorders. Some
chronic ailments like asthma. and
hay fever are better controlled in a
high and dry altitude. Other dis
turbances do better at sea level. The
attending physician win take lntc
consideration such factors as age
physical health and the nature of the
disorder. Then he can advise re
garding change of climate and alti
tude. Answers to Health Queries
M. T. Q. What can be done for a
gall bladder disturbance. Does thi
condition always necessitate an op
eration? A. Careful attention te the diet
wUI sometimes bring about results
depending upon the extent and seri
ousness of the condition. For far
ther particulars send a self-addressed,
stamped envelope and repeal
your question.
(Copyright, 1935, K. F. S., Inc.
Refused to pay aa alleged 23-
cent debt, Norman Mack posted a
1200 bond for his appearance in
the court of general- sessions at
Charleston, S. C
Bits for Breakfast
By it J. HENDRICKS
Now 15 '40-'50 an
white Marion county ;.:
natives on roll; more yet:'
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Nine all white natives of Marion
county born In the '40s and '60s
were listed In this column, as
shown by the issues of June 5 and
27 and Aug. S.
Three more were listed in the
issue- of Aug. IS.
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Four more are added to the
list now, with at least two more
in the offing, to be reported soon.
The four, to make up the full 16,
are:
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Mary Shaw Stone waa born In
Marion county January 21, 1852.
She has lived her life in thi coun
ty, and her home is now at 255
North High street Her husband la
Dr. S. C. Stone, pioneer physician
and druggist of Salem.
Mrs. Stone's sister, Mrs. Eliza
beth E. Lewis, widow of Jesse C.
Lewis, residing at 329 North 19th
street, was also born in and has
been a continuous resident of
Marion county. The date of her
birth was May 7. 1853.
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The grandfather of Mrs. Stone
and Mrs. Lewis was William
Shaw, famous immigrant of the
Col. Cornelius covered wagon
train of 1844. He married a sis
ter of Col. Gilliam, after having
served nnder General Andrew
Jackson in the war of 1812.
The William Shaw family took
the Sager children on the plains
after both parents died, and con
veyed them to the Whitman mis
sion, where they were in the mas
sacre; two sons killed and their
four sisters taken as captives by
the Indians and were among
the ransomed, and were married
to prominent pioneers.
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The father of Mrs. Stone and
Mrs. Lewis was T." C. Shaw, and
he was 20 on arrival at the Whit
man mission, where the family
spent the winter of '4 4-5. They
spent the next winter at the Ja
son Lee mission, 12 miles below
Salem, then being abandoned, and
then settled on Howell prairie.
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In the Cayuse war, after the
Whitman massacre, T. C. Shaw
and his brothers. G. W. and B. F.,
and the father, William, all went
with the mounted volunteers to
the Cayuse war. William was their
company's captain. B. F. rose later
to the rank of colonel and fought
in all the Indian wars of the pio
neer period. He made his home in
after days at Vancouver, Wash.
He was one of the leading and
most trusted Indian fighters un
der Governor Isaac I. Stevens of
Washington, who in the Civil war
rose rapidly from the rank of
colonel to that of major general,
and lost his life on the field Sep
tember 1, 1862, in the battle of
Chantilly.
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T. C. Shaw represented Marion
county in the legislature, and
served it as sheriff, assessor and
county judge. He was a helpful
and highly appreciated friend of
the writer of these lines. The last
active work of Judge Shaw was on
the teaching force at the Oregon
reform school for boys, while the
Bits man was superintendent of
that institution.
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Mrs. Flora Clark, 1561 Che
meketa street, Salem, was born
and has lived in Marion county
all her life.
She was Flora Leonard, her fa
ther was Beljamin Austin Leon
ard, coming to Oregon in 1851.
He took up a donation land claim
in the Waldo hills, near Silverton,
and his daughter Flora was born
in that pioneer home on March
4, 1853.
She has lived in Marion county
all her life. Her husband was Al
exander Clark. They owned the
Leonard hotel on Front street.
Salem, for 20 years. Mr. Clark
died in 1912, and the widow soon
thereafter sold the hotel property.
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Mrs. Sarah Barker H u 1 1 o n,
Court apartments, Salem, is en
titled to a place on this roll of
honor. She was born in Salem Feb.
7, 1858, and all her life she has
called this city her home.
Her father was Richard Barker,
who came to Salem from York
shire, England in 1852, and mar
ried Ruth Ann Durbin, daughter
of John and Sarah Durbin, who
when a young girl crossed the
plains in a covered wagon train of
1845.
John Durbin lived to be nearly
103 years old, and his wife past
91.
Mrs. Hutton has the unique dis
tinction of being the mother-in-law
of two governors of a state.
They are Oswald West and Ben
W. Olcott, the first named chief
executive in the 1911-15 period,
and Mr. Olcott from March 4,
1919, to Jan. 8, 1923.
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Sarah Barker was on Dec. 25.
1874. married to Owen D. Hut
ton. Mrs. Hutton's father was cap
tain of an early day fire brigade
in Salem. Her husband. Owen D.,
was a member from the first of
the historic Tiger engine company
of the volunteer department, and
he was fire chief in the 1896-7-8
.period.
Twenty Years Ago
Annul 9ft. 1 flirt
Salem celebrates second annual
dollar day.
C. P. Bishop and Son of Pen
dleton, become owners of Wash
ongal plant.
Al G. Barnes shows to large
audiences.
Ten Years Ago
August 28, 1923
Grand jury continues probe of
fatal prison break.
Capital value of Salem Street
railway property here was yester
day fixed, for rat? making pur
poses, at $565,000.
Dr. Young is suicide in Los An
geles following sensational mur
der trial.
Her son Harry ("Buck") Hut-
ton, has been chief of the Salem
fire department since 1915. That
means 20 years. He has been
Salem fireman since he was 10
years old.
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Mrs. Hntton herself was a char
ter member of the old Salem Cof
fee club, the pioneer women's or
ganisation aiding old time fire
men in fighting tires.
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Now that we have 16, with two
more, at jerrerson ana urooxs.
in the offing, let us have all the
rest.
There must be at least 50 na
tives Wring in Marion county who
were-born in the county in the
'40s and '60s of the last century.
' Please see, phone, write or send
ord in some way to the Bfts
man, if you know one or more
not yet listed.
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Mooney, Who Chased Kid
nap Suspect, Confident
Wrong Man Caught
HELENA, Mont., Aug. 27.-(ff-A
detective with a "photographic
mind" today quickly quieted a
wave of excitement in Helena
over the capture of man officers
said resembled William Mahan,
fugitive leader of the, Weyerhaeus
er kidnap gang.
Detective James Mooney of
Butte, Mont, who knows Mahan,
raced here, viewed the prisoner
and announced he is not the Wey
erhaeuser suspect.
Meanwhile, the man insisted he
is Les McGowan of Spokane,
Wash., a carnival worker. With
him was a companion who said
he was Millard C. Ackles of Se
attle, Wash.
Pair Still Held
Police decided to detain the
men until their fingerprints and
descriptions can be checked by the
department of justice.
The pair were taken into cus
tody last night by Patrolman Gier
Christiansen and Walter Beck, as
sistant highway patrol supervisor,
when they parked their car on a
downtown street.
Mooney recognized Mahan on a
street in Butte last June, gave
chase but a savage dog blocked
the capture as the fugitive Jump
ed a back yard fence and fled. In
a car Mahan was driving was
found $15,000 of the $200,000
ransom paid for the release of
nine-year old George Weyerhaeus
er, scion of a Washington lumber
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Waley,
arrested at Salt Lake City, were
sentenced to prison for their part
in the kidnaping. Federal agents
described Mahan as the "master
mind" in the abduction.
faced by mm
Fifty thousand dollars damages
plus szsttO special claims were
asked from the Salem Brewery
association, a local corporation,
by Warren B. Chase of Multno
mah county, a former refrigera
tion engineer employed at the lo
cal firm. The complaint was fil
ed in the office of U. G. Boyer,
Marion county clerk, Tuesday.
Chase's cause of action is an
alleged accident occurring last
September 8 in which he claims
the brewery was negligent in not
having a boiler properly inspect
ed, nor having and maintaining
an auxiliary safety valve on one
of Its boilers. The petition states
that Chase was engaged in cool
ing the boiler In order to put in
a new flue, was standing on
the boiler, believing the gauge on
it to be in working order. He
claims the safety valve was de
fective and blew hot water all
over him, scalding him badly.
As a result of the accident,
Chase claims, he has been per
manently disabled, has contracted
heart disease of a serious nature,
and has lost a job that earned
him about $.200 monthly Income.
BE FED, REPORT
Parole of Gordon L. Schermer
horn, ex - Jackson county sheriff,
who is serving a three year term
in the state penitentiary for bal
lot thefts, has been recommended
by the state parole board, it was
announced Tuesday.
Persons close to the executive
department said Governor Martin
had accepted the recommendation
and probably would Issue the par
don next week.
A pardon for Walter J. Jones,
ex-mayor of Rogue River, also
serving a penitentiary term for
ballot thefts, will be refused. He
also was recommended for parole.
Schermerhorn has served ap
proximately one year. The parole
was recommended on a stipulation
made at the ''me sentence vis
Imposed that the prosecuting offi
cials would join in a petition for
his release at the expiration of six
months. Schermerhorn was pictur
ed as a "dupe" of the ballot theft
ring, while Jones was declared to
be one of the leaders.
Kiwanians Told
Of Outlook for
74th State Fair
Oregon's state fair will open
Saturday with all exhibitor and
concession accommodations filled.
Leo SpiUbart, assistant director,
rams
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"CAST INTO EDEN"
SYNOPSIS
Jerome Crain, yonng naval archi
tect, and a wealthy society girl,1
named Linda, are guests aboard the
yacht owned by the millionaire,
Thomas Tucker, anchored at San
Cristobal. Jerome and Linda are
bored with one another and when
the other guests go ashore, the
young couple, each believing the
other had gone, stays cm board.
One of the sailors contracts fever
and the yacht is quarantined. No
one is allowed to come aboard or
leave. Jerome and Linda escape in
a skiff, landing on a strange island.
Linda wanders off while Jerome
repairs the boat. Later, he finds
her scantily dad. the clothes she
took off to dry missing. Linda and
Jerome have the uncomfortable
feeling of being followed. Then an
eerie cry issues from the jungle.
Frightened, they hurry back to the
beach in time to see their boat
which Jerome had tied securely
drifting away and most of his
clothes gone, too. Searching for
the mysterious person, or persons,
responsible for their plight, they
come upon a small plantation and a
house which has a carefully tended
yet vacant look.
CHAPTER VI
A raucous voice clamored with
startling violence, "Well, what in
blazes do you want?"
Linda clutched at Jerome. He
looked overhead. A huge macaw
with gorgeous plumage was perched
on a high branch watching them.
It gave a harsh cry and flew away.
"We seem to have struck the re
treat for some sort of hermit But
if he doesn't want intruders why
should he have set our boat adrift?"
There seemed to be no reasonable
answer to this. Even more puzzling,
the premises showed evidence not
only of a great deal of work per
formed ornrmally in the building of
the house and laying out of the plan
tations, but also of an upkeep that
required constant labor.
There was no appearance of
abandonment. In the tropics the
struggle to keep back the encroach
ment of the jungle is constant so
that a few days of neglect would
find such a clearing overgrown and
its plantations choked with rank
vegetation.
Yet on the contrary there were
none of those evidences of present
tenantry that are to be seen about
an inhabited dwelling and its im
mediate surroundings. The place
looked as if it had been recently
closed and its accessories gathered
up and put away 'for the brief ab
sence of its occupant. Whoever this
mifl-ht be he would scarcely absent
himself for any length of time with
out leaving a caretaker to keep the
premises in order and feed the
chickens and whatever other de
pendencies might still be revealed.
Jerome expressed this idea, then
said. "It looks to me as if there
mif ht be a native village or cruar
ten or something not so far away
and that the people are shy and mis
chievous and nutty.
"They must be nutty to have set
our boat adrift," Linda agreed.
"That doesn't make sense.
They walked over to the house.
Its walls were solidly built from
blocks of lava stone and its peaked
roof waa thatched with palm. It
faced the Pool and there was
verandah with a. thatched covering
told the Salem Klwanis club yes
terday noon. The demand for
water on the grounds will be so
great, If hot weather prevails next
week, that there will be a short
age again, Spltsbart fears. He said
the department of agriculture
might have to request Salem citi
zens to deals: from spnnciing
their lawns so as not to lower
the water pressure at the fair
grounds. The floral display once again
will be seen in the agricultural
building, where all space has been
taken, and there will be a small
automobile show in the north end
of the grandstands, the speaker
reported. He pointed enlargement
and re-arrangement of the parl
mutuel booths as a boon to per
sons placing wagers on the horse
races.
Congress Has Gone Home
sloping down so that its edge was
low.
They went in under this and came
to a wide front door of heavy ma
hogany with a big brass knocker.
Jerome's rapping brought no re
sponse. This door came from some old
palace, I should say, or monastery
perhaps," he said, and tried the
atch. It was unlocked and they
went into a living room that was
spacious and high ceilinged, cool
and dark. It was barely furnished
with a few heavy pieces and fine
grass mats but no textiles of any
sort that might be destroyed by
mold or insects.
The interior confirmed the opin
ion that the premises had been
closed within the last few hours and
things put away during the absence
oi the owner.
"But he's not going to be long
away, Jerome said.
"Why not?"
"Because he wouldn't leave such
thines as these indefinitely at the
mercy of anybody who happened to
land here. J ust look at those chests
along the wall. Each one is a mu
seum piece. Priceless."
There were four of these chests
in the large room. Two were about
six feet long by two feet wide and
slightly deeper, made from some
cabinet wood that had darkened
with age. They were richly carved
on the top and sides. Three heavy
locks secured them and there were
great handles of brass at either end.
Their state of preservation was ex
cellent and two or three still showed
heavy gilding and color.
Old bpanish chests 7 Linda
asked.
Jerome leaned over one and ex
amined it. "Yes, but made in Hol
land, I should say. This one has
royal arms. The Duke of Alava's,
perhaps. But here's another that's
pure Spanish. They're all worth
their weight in gold."
"He must have a lot of confidence
in his looney caretakers," Linda
said.
I dont believe he's left for very
long," Jerome took hold of one of
the brass handles and tested the
weight of a chest. "Packed full of
stuff too."
"Let's hone he s left a few clothes
handy. It would be a crime to break
into these."
Two rooms opened off the large
one. One had a handsome table desk
of mimnctrv and a eonnle of l re
late' chairs with high backs. Along
the walls were mahogany book
shelves with the doors closely fitted
but with the keys in the locks.
The other room bad a big lour
poster bed that was cane bottomed.
It had neither mattress, pillows or
sheets. There were no closets, but
two huge armoires that were empty,
All the windows were screened un
der heavy wooden jalousie shutters.
"Here's shelter," Jerome said.
"But that's all. As there's no kit
chen there must be a cook house and
store room somewhere."
They went out and round the
house. In the Tear they found an
other but smaller atone building
with thatched roof behind a thick
clump of bamboos. It was about
fifteen bv twenty and . the heavy
door of this also was unlocked. It
had two rooms that proved to be
kitchen and store room, as Jerome
had said. The kitchen was bare of
everything bat a cook stove and the
ordinary utensils. But there seemed
to be no tableware of any sort nor
William S. Linn
Dies; Rites Will
Be on Thursday
SILVERTON. Aug. t7 Wil
lism S. Linn, 73, who had lived
at Silverton for the past 15
years, died at his home on 72S
South Water street early Tues
day morning. Funeral arrange
ments in charge of Ekman, will
be held Thursday morning at
10:30, Rev. D. Lester Fields offi
ciating. Interment Bethany ceme
tery. Survivors are Mr. Linn's wi
dow, Ellen; three brothers. Les
lie R. Linn of Silverton; Donald
W., of Jerseyvllle, 111.; Solon H.,
of Hancock, Minn.; three sisters,
- but
tmxMi'
By
HENRY C. ROWLAND
any cutlery. The store room, how
ever, was well stocked with supplies
of the sort that a ship might carry
for a long voyage. There were
crates and boxes of staples and deli
cacies, either tinned or in glass.
lnis, said Jerome, "is where we
eat "and quick."
Tnere was a bin of charcoal m
the corner of the kitchen and bam
boo splinters for kindling."
A beaten cath led from the kit
chen to a thick clomp of vivid green
where there was a dear spring and
a deep basin that had been stoned
in. The cackling of hens came from
nearby.
They set some water to boil and
went out to inspect the poultry
yard. It was a wire-fenced en
closure with two long chicken
houses built of planks and thatched
x -ii , -ii- . i -
n.e uie uvner Duntungs. a nuniDer
oi chickens were straying about,
many at liberty outside. Their
needs were supplied by a self feeder
that had been recenty filled with
mixed grain, and a stack of sun
flowers was heaped in one corner.
And there was a pool that was prob
ably spring fed. Inside the hen
houses were rows of nests from
which they gathered the eegs.
Jerome laughed:
"None of this checks. Food is all
wide open and the clothes are all
ocked up.
She said irritably. "It's a locoed
island. Owner and everybody."
Chests worth a fortune. No tell
ing what's in the. A storeroom
full of supplies for anybody that
comes along. Yet not so much as
an old pair of white duck breeches
or a pair of grass suppers; or a
hatchet or even a kitchen knife to
pare yams."
bhe said shortly. "It doesn t take
a Sherlock Holmes to get the work
ings of that."
Well, what are they?"
Not one thing's been done to
protect anything frorv strangers
landing here. But there's been care
to put away every little thing that
might be carried off by mischievous
children or idiots."
Then what do you deduce from
that?"
"What any normal intelligence
ought. The owner has reason to be
lieve that nobody dares land, but
it has inhabitants who are apt to
pick up things left lying round and
carry them off."
"Then why not the stores!
Linda rose, stenned to the door.
and took from a hook on the back
of it a heavy whip. She tossed it to
Jerome. "That looks like a series
of lessons to keep out of the
kitchen."
"It's a South African shambok
a rhinoceros hide whip. And it's not
been hanging here as an ornament.
You could cut a Kamr bau in two
with the beastly thing."
"Not quite the thing to use on
half-wit children." she said.
"No, nor grown up half-wits. It's
another line on him though."
"That he's a cruel devil?"
Yes. Spanish probably. The
chests date from the Spanish occu
pation of the Netherlands. The desk
is Dutch marquetry. I've . seen
painted leather chairs like those in
shops in old Spanish colonies; and
that shambok is Boer came from
the veldt.
"Some of the Boers were pretty
bad when it came to flogging native
servants, I've been told. ... Listen 1"
(To Be Continued)
CwflsM. llll. KIM rMtvM SjraAoMk be
Abiglle Hurst of Glennwood.
Minnesota; Hatty Linn" of Citv
Falls, Iowa; Grace Donut of
Hawkeye, Iowa.
Power Company
Asks Extension
The Mountain States Power
company filed petition Tuesday in
the state utilities department here
asking fof a two year extension on
the due date of its convertible six
per cent gold notes aggregating
1449,000. The issue is payable
November 1, 1935. The extension
is necessary company, officials
said, because of their inability to
refinance at this time. The peti
tion will come before a joint hear
ing of the Oregon and Washington
utility commissions.