(TLb OHEGON STATESMAN, Sslza, Oregon, Tuesday Ilornir.-, OctcLer 8fc 1833
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From First Statesman, March' 28. 1851 . -
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- Charles A..Spwcu i Editor-Manager " . -.
Sheldon V. Sackett . Managing-Editor - "
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"' - . - , Social Security; ,.
IN HIS call for a special session Governor Martin urged tHat
the legislature confine its attention I to the matter of re
r - building the state capitol and making the state social secur
ity program conform to the national program. While he may
' be spitting in the wind" to get the' legislators to limit their
law-making to one or twa subjects, the extra topic he has
. included is one on which the state is ill-prepared to legislate.
If the governor means to bring pensions down to age 65 and
' to adopt unemployment insurance schemes then there is more
to the problem than just passing a few laws handed out from
a new deal bureau in Washington. There is the matter of fin-
arrce, of cost, of distributing the burden, " ;
. . In many respects the social security act which congress
passed might be called social insecurity. jjWe do not see how it
can help but result in transfer of heavy costs to employed
" labor; There are thousands of
t expenses: because they cannot; increase selling costs, either
i because o competition or falling off of! demand. Added fees
for social security in such places . will be at the expense of
i labor because cither .wages rates will be reduced, some labor
,ers laid off, or the plant will shut downi : ? i ; t
1 .j Prom many sides the federal act is' criticised as. a half
baked scheme, a political face-saver for the administration,
a gold brick for the impoverished. Now it is proposed to have
: 'Oregon rush into similar legislation which is bound to be
likewise immature, unseasoned and faulty; All in the name of
loyalty, to the new deal which has collapsed on many fronts,
; and in which the public is showing a growing loss of faith.
'" , It is unfortunate that nominal party loyalty or political
pressure forces Gov; Martin to include i this in his session
agenda. : Much better to have some legislative commission
study the question and report at the 1937 session.
: ; . Airplane Crashes
' A IRPLANE crashes receive publicity out of proportion to
similar (disasters in other branches of transportation.
" ; This is natural because people still have the notion that
flying is ultra-hazardous. A bus or train wreck with several
killed would have local prominence; but tfce crashing of a big
plane with. some "fatalities gets scareheads from coast to
coast. Air travel is dangerous; and so is automobile travel;
or crossing State street; or riding a bicycle. But the acci-
dents in flying are comparatively few in proportion to the
" number of miles flown each day, just as the auto accident
deaths appalling as their numbers are, are few relative to the
; large number driving on the highways.
C x The Wyoming crash is a real tragedy, and one with seem
Iagly so little necessity, because flying conditions were re
, ported good and the ship was on its correct course. Another
. mystery is that of the Standard Oil plane which visited Salem
only a few weeks ago and took state officials on an air tour
of the northwest, and now'is reported missing in Utah. Still
another plane crash in New Mexico cost a life.
' ' All of these cases are regrettable. They, will not stop
aviation, nor should they; but they should force closer atten
tion to prevention of accidents by conservative piloting and
t by . rigid standards of inspection of mechanical condition of
planes. : . . - '. ,
Interlude
AT present the Willamette valley is enjoying the closest imi--tation
to real midwest Indian, summer that it ever does.
We miss the frost here; but we have the mellow, warm
afternoons' and the fresh, crisp evenings. Against the green
of the conifers the yellow, of turning maple leaves, the red
of sumac and the dull brown of the oaks signal the dying of
their season. Fields are sere with stubble or black with fresh
turned earth. Red and yellow apples litter ; the ground in the
orchards. Grey, haze of smoke or of fog.hangs over the dis
tant hUls and filters through the tall firs. Just now the moon
is golden at night. . j . ' '
. It is the delicious interlude between summer and win
ter, the pause between seasons where ths weather ia more
, extreme. Once more the earth has yielded its seasonal fruits
in abundance; and again prepares to bare itself: to the fertil-
izing rains. It is Indian summer again; and time for pumpkin
. pie and cider. - '
, Take an. afternoon or Tning
tional Urcetock exposition in Portland. It's a great show, one of tie
gTestest in the coantry. Oregon is a -great producer , of sheep and
cattlo in particular, aad while ita bor production la not so large as
' tae trraia jtates,. its hog breeders feave -won nanr awards for the
quality of their. stock. The horse
: nent to supplement the educational
' h , It was a sad. accident which
. mnnd family into the hospital and ended with the death of one. Louis
K.:Tha Siemnndg are of sturdy stock, the father lirlng to near the
- centnry mark;. and their character ha, been as rugged as their physl-
' que. Sympathies -are -extended OTer the death; and hopes, expressed
- that the others will soon be restored Jo health and strength. ...
J Premier Baldwin says "We cannot. ... refuse to play our part
ta the eontiaent in which the hand of God has placed us." Still keep
lag God on the side of empire; and not. dividing any credit with Lord
Kitchener. Lord Roberts and Cecil Rhodes,
xdse etaoinn -thrdln :
. 'if you can tell me where ITJ be next week you know, more than
I doV!srb.at Mrs. SooaereH told reporter at Fort Worth. Her tense
of direction. -is quite a fague -as that of her famons husband in his
'policies. ; - - -
-.j Pres. RooseTelt warns Americans against traveling on any ves
sels of Italy or Ethiopia. Thia is quite a one-aided proclamation, be
cause EthiopiaB passenger vessels are mountain mules, so It will re
quire no hardship for Americans to stay off them. ;
" CetUni-about time for the stories ot, children with right hands
cat eft. or lemales with a breaat misaisg. The propaganda machine
has its duty the same as burial squads. r; 2 v
v Italy has avenged the defeat-of li9i by capturing. Aduwa. Ko
dftubt many Ethiopians- are Imitating black-face Amos and crying
"wa, awa, awa.
MA Portentious Hour" is heading tor solemn editorial on the
war. The miaepeUing however gives it a ludicrous effect. - -
Reception Staged
For All Teachers
TURNER, Oct.. 7 The annual
reception 'tor the public -. school
teachers sponsored by the W.C.T.
ft. was ield Fridsy tdsH at the
school auditorium, with attend
ance of 129 persons. ( A-short
program with various organiza
tions responding,- was gives with
Mrs. R. E.; Stewart presiding for
Mrs. E.J. Harrison, chairman of
the program- committee, who was
unable to be .present. . .' ,
-Bev. Oswald Jefferson gave a
vocal sola with Mrs. May Hadley
at the piano; welcome by Fred
Mitchell, chairman of the school
concerns which cannot increase
off and risit the Pacific Interna
show at night IgiTes fine entertain-
features of the exhibits. .
threw the- fonr members of the Sleg-
board; Instrnmental music, L. W.
Robertson: talk by H. S. Bond
tor th community and the ; Ma-,
sonic order;, talk' by Ivan Hadley
for" the community club; repre
sentation ef the; local press by
Rev. Oswald Jefferson; piano solo
by MrsJftfay Hadley, for the high
school alumni association; 4 Mrs.
Wallace Riches voiced, a welcome
tor the Rebekahs and Rev. Jack
BaUes spoke for the churches and
also :gave a Te&la.g-''rA'
Response for the teachers was
given by Prof. L. J. TJhrhammer;
after .which the crowd adjourned
to the gymnasium where a- few
new games Vert enjoyed, i Re
freshment were served in the do-
mestie rclence : room. Beautiful
flower decorations were' arranged
by Miss Helen Peets for the-garden
Club. . r -
The Great Game
of Politics
. - By FRANK R. KENT
Coprrlrhl 1935. by The Baltimore Sua
The Letter to the Clergy
- - Washington, Oct. T.
FREQUENTLY a minor Incident
sheds a more revealing light upon
the quality pt a public man than
- can be had
from the larger
happenings. So
It is that while
Mr. Roosevelt
:h as rbeen
swinging
- across the
country on . his
political . tour,
dilating, upon
the nobility or
the new deal
and, modestly
; picturing him
: self as a great
4 Tfaak.JKaa.:; human itarl a n,
more deeplr concerned with the
weal ' of the common man than
any of his predecessors, the lit
tle matter of his letter to the
clergymen still sticks in the minds
of many.
IT is not an Important Issue, and
it has its amusing side. None the
less, there is a. force in the con
tention that here was shown the
real Roosevelt' and that it is not
altogether funny In that it dem
onstrates what, cannot be more
mildly described than as a lack of
eandcr. In plain words. It smacks
of a deceit not In keeping with
the dignity of the presidency and
hardly calculated to increase re
spect for the incumbent. There is
no way, of. course, to gauge the
effect of such a -thingr but. It is
easily possible it may be greater
than appears on the surface.
AT any rate, it seems the sort of
tricky politics which clashes with
the traditions of the White House,
and a clear repetition of the facts
may make it more difficult for
politicians in high office to in
dulge in thia particular form of
humbug in the future as well as
render it less easy for gullible
people to swallow when they do.
Ten days ago Mr. Roosevelt
wrote to a large number of cler
gymen what purported to be an
intimate personal letter in which
he appealed to them as friends,
regardless of parties, to aid him
by advice and counsel concerning
the great problems of the period.
It sounded sincere. Its appeal was
to patriotism, and it was couched
In man-to-man terms. He could
not, the president said, do it all
no man could. He needed their
help in material as well as spir
itual things. Would they give it
WELL, to the seasoned and cyn-
ical. this plainly seemed politics.
It seemed designed to flatter the
clergymen through the intimate
personal letter method; It wag es
sentially the same process as the
first name calling-of the newspa
per men and the repetition of the
You and I. my mends," phrase
over the radio. But one hesitated
to say 60 at the time. For one
thing, It is not pleasant to charge
a president with playing politics
with piety; for another, perhaps,
Mr. Roosevelt really was sincere
in this business; perhaps the let
ter came from his heart and was
a spontaneous, if somewhat cur-
ions, effort to get advice, perhaps
he really -wanted from the pastors
what he said he wanted.
ALL such notions vanished, how
ever, when two days later, it de
veloped that Mr. Roosevelt had
not written the letter himself at
all. He had not-even tne iaea
of writing the letter. On the eon-
trarv it was a nracticallv verba
tim copy of a letter sent out to
Wisconsin clergymen mootn ago
by Gov. Philip La Follette, areat
friend of Mr. Roosevelt. The L
Follette letter iras regarded in
Wisconsin as . a smart political
stroke. It had. It was said, a
ortd reaction.. "Who .rave Mr.
Roosevelt the letter and persuad
ed him It would be good to sena
out from the white house 4s not
revealed. Probably it win not oe
WHAT has been revealed is that
the presidential personal letter
was not a personal letter at aU. It
was not even a form letter it
was a codv of a form letter sent
out by a. Wisconsin politician. It
was not wnai it preienaea to ac.
Tt wait aa nhnnoT aa a china ear.
It would be interesting' to know
the present f eelina of the clergy
men who responded to the Roose
wit letter with eordialltv and an-
hprovaL who wrote him back tinder
the impression it was real, giving
Ttfm th fcat ther had. It would
4e interestine. too. to know -how
smart the White House political
strategists responsible tor -thia
performance think it is now. jrrom
the Roosevelt aide no word at ex-
nlanatfnn ' or - eirnse has '. COme.
which is wise; In such cases the
only thing to. do is ignore tne
whole- thing, trustinr to the lack
or memory ana aiBceramcm
mnur the neasle and honlnr nub
ile attention will e diverted, by
the swift march fit events. Tnas.
or course, is hound to happen, but
there will remain a .number -mh
will not forget the : ease -of the
efertoat letter. And it will be a
long while before the clergy re
ceive another personal epjsus
from the president. -
Estella Black is
SiimmonedBeybnd
OAK POINT, Oct. 7. lea Es
tella Black, died at her home
north of Independence Saturday,
Oct. 5, after an illness of - alx
weeks. Miss Black was born near
Ballston, Sept. 2 5; 18 C9. ' Funer
al services were held at the Kee
ney funeral home. Mondar With
burial in Dallas cemetery; . t ''.'.'
'' She-leaves four brothers, W..W.
Black of Madras, Weldon Black of
Los Angeles, M. R. and Perle of
Independence. Two sisters, Mrs.
Ines Rlggs of Eugene and. Mrs.
Alice Vaughn of Red Bluff. Calif.
Aside from a few years la east
ern Oregon, she has lived her en
tire life in and. around Independ
ence keeping house for her broth
farm here.
F' .1". TTMT ,
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Bits for Breakfast
. - ByB. j. HENDEICK3-
When The Statesman -.
waa printed on the
HI sweat power press:
Fred Lockley filled his column
in the Portland Journal of Thurs
day, October 3, about persons and
events .of old time Salem, . He
said; S- ' . : '
f Dr. Mark S. Skiff has been
a resident of Salem . 70 years. His
father. Dr. Lansing S. Skiff, went
to California in 1841 later moved
to . Olympia, Wash., and in . the
summer of 1858 -opened his dental
office at Salem.'
-" "When I was 8 years old,' said
Dr. Skiff, a was sent to the LltUe
Central school, at Salem. By re
cess time I had had all the school
I wanted so I played, hookey. I
went down to the bank of the
Willamette, at . the foot of State
street, and played rith two half
breed boys. Later. I came uptown
and saw my father standing near
the foot of the stairway in the
Ladd Bush "bank building. He
was. talking to Joe Baker and
Jim Fisher. Jim at that time was
city marshal.: I figured that
father wouldn't .want to turn me
down In front -of these two men,
so I said, 'I want a quarter. Fath
er looked at me-and said, 'Why
aren't von in school?' and then,
turning to Fisher, he said, 'Boys
who run away from school should
be put In the calaboose. Jim. take
my boy and put him in the cala
boose; maybe it will cure him of
playing hookey.
" 'Before I could get my legs in
action Fisher caught me by the
arm, took me to the calaboose, put
me back of the bars, and locked
the cell door. I had plenty of time
to decide that the' schoolhouse
was a better place than a jail, for
our hired girl didn't come to get
me till supper time.
" 'Miss Maria Smith was my
teacher, She lived at the home of
the Rev. Plutarch S. Knight. La
ter, she went to Portland and was
one of the proprietors of the
Marsh Printing company.
" 'I decided then and there not
to play hookey any more, but that
resolution was like pie-crust
very short. Not long after that, a
circus came to Salem and began
unloading its paraphernalia and
putting up its tent back of where
the R. M. Wade hardware store
now stands. The gilded cages and
the animals proved my undoing. I
really didn't mean to miss school.
but when I finally asked what
time it was I found I was an hour
late for school, so I decided I
might as well be hung for a sheep
as a lamb, so I stayed. When I
went home I must hare had a
guilty look, for father asked me
If I had been at school, and I told
him 'I had accidentally missed go
ing. Instead of being allowed to
go to the circus that night I was
sent to bed without my supper.
I thought this world was a cold,
hard and bitter old place. I finally
became reconciled to school and
from the Little Central went to
the East Salem school, from which
I graduated. I then attended
Willamette university two years.
I worked during summer vaca
tions and in the afternoons and
on Saturdays while attending
school.
" 'The first real Job I had was
that of carrier on The Salem
Statesman. I also carried a route
for the Oregonian at Salem. 1 han
dled the entire city and delivered
about 25 or 30 papers. Among
my customers were Henry H. Gil-
fry, Colonel Napoleon Bonaparte
Knight, Tony Noltner, Seth R.
Hammer, William P. Lord. George
K. Shiel and other well known
men of that period. Later I landed
a job as cub reporter on The
Statesman. J. W. Red In gt on and
Peter H. D'Arcy were also work
ing for The Statesman at that
time. General W. H. Odell was
my boss. Later, he sold The
Statesman to W. H. Byars. My lm
mediate boss when I was carrying
The Statesman was Claude Gateh,
who had charge of circulation
His father. Professor T. M
Gateh, was president of Willam
ette university and was later pres
Daily Health Talks
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. O.
United States senator from New Xork
4 Former Commlttioner of Bealth.
' Xeio York City.
1 HAVE A friend who coStcta eld
prints and caricatures. Among them
art ancient English caricatures which
picture la laughable manner the ap
pearance of sufferers from gout
When the big toe Is Involved, the
foot swathed In bandages and ele
vated, the- night-capped victim
makes a funny sight. Even, todax.
when such attacks are far teas com
mon, w stscartoena ridteulLBg gout
CBUcted mortals. ,
The victim himself does not find
It so amusing, because. Una disease
is not only annoying but mar be ex
tremely painful. Aa a rule the. pain
comes en during the night. It la
described as sharp and pieremg.
awakening the sufferer from his
sleep.
PaU la Joints
The pain Is usually confined to the
Joint or the big toe hut other Joints
may he involved. Wherever It
strikes, the tisanes ever the Joint
become red, swollen and extremely
painful. The pain Is Increased upon
the- attghtest pressure er movement.
Because sudden Jarring produces
pain the sufferer Is tense -te tda ef
forts te ward oft contact by ethers
and te avokL any undue motion ef his
own, Other symptoms ' are' fever,
-thirst; nswsena even vomiting-.
' Gout hat. been known to afiflct
mankind for ventmiee, It was de
scribed by, Hippocrates, who gave U
the Srek same TodatTa". . Many
outstanding physicians et .previous
generations wrote about this tHmentq
although little ef Its true- nature was
-know. Today great advances have
been made in the treatment and pre
veiUkm oT tl fisturbance. : -- --
Contrary, to common beUef, gout is
net found onlv umh tha hv
and those who -enjoy luxurious 11 v-i
mg, in course it ta more prevalent
among- those who ever-indulge In
rich- teeda, ; For thhr reason the
disaase was often referred, to as the
Klnc-ef Diseases''. a4 th T)hmm.
ef Kings. But common . folk, mar
have it, too. With the tatter troupJ
ident of Oregon' Agricultural col
lege, at . Corrallis, Claud- Gateh
later became cashier of the Ladd
it Bush bank, and still later went
to Oakland, Cal as vice-president
of one of the large banks there. I
also carried a rente on The States
man when ? Finley Perrine had
charge ot circulation.". "'
JWhett I first started to carry
The Statesman one carrier was
able to cover the entire town. I
started hut at 4 o'clock in the
morning, - carrying! ; my t route on
horseback.. Frequently, however,
on Sundays, my folks used the
horse to go somewhere in the bug
gy, so I would have to cover -my
route on -foot. When I became a
regular - employe Of The States
man, in addition to serving as cub
reporter I had to teed the press.
HI Gorman, a huge negro, who
was as strong as a bull., was the
motive power of the press.; He
would get a sprinkler can full of
beer, and before the edition: was
run off he would have that sprink
ler, that - had held a gallon or
more empty; He also turned the
press while I fed it, in the print
ing of the Sunday1 Mereury land
the Willamette Farmer.
- 'For several years-1 worked
evenings as a janitor In McCau-
ley's barber shop. After that I put
in thTee years as Janitor of the
Ladd & Bush bank,! and was paid
82 a week. At one time II was
official bill poster tor Salem, past
ing up the announcements of the
various shows that came- there.
For two years Hal and Cooke Pat-
ton and I ran Reed's opera house.
After I quit Willamette I worked
for W. W. Martin, the Jeweler,
three years. On January 1, 1887,
I went to work with my father to
learn dentistry." 1 t
S
Salem old timers need no ex
planations concerning the inter
view of Lockley with Dr. Skiff.
New residents should know:
The Wade store is now the
Farmer hardware store.
The interest Odell sold to Byars
in The Statesman was a half : in
terest. r
Finley Perrine, once circulation
man of The Statesman, became an
employe of the state, at the cap
itol, in various capacities, and was
there for a generation. He was
the chief state house wit.
Newton McCauley, old time Ibar.
ber, grew wealthy. But barber
shops in those days had bath
rooms in connection, and there
were few bath tubs In homes.
Shine shops, too, were all then in
barber shops.
The East Salem school was the
present Washington school. Sa
lem high school was started
there.
Henry H. Gllfry was Governor
Grover's private secretary; was
the same when Grover went to the
U. S. senate; became reading
clerk of the U; S. senate, and was
on the clerical force there until
he died, some years ago. Mrs.
Gllfry still lives in Washington:
N. B. Knight was a prominent
old time attorney; "Tony" Nolt
ner was owner and editor of var
ious democratic newspapers; Seth
R. Hammer was an old time law
yer; unique character. W. P.
Lord became chief justice, govern
or, etc., Geo. K. Shiel was In con
gress. The Statesman press for which
Hi Gorman, colored, furnished the
mctive power was a much im
proved machine. It had been only
a few years since it represented
the highest type machine of its
kind on this coast.
A steam engine for the same
machine took away Hi Gorman's
job In the fall of 1884, and, long
since, electric motors put steam
engines out of commission for
sueh work.
Hunting in Ochoco
AIRLIE, Oct. 7. Robert Har
ris and Frank Cooper left Friday
evening for eastern Oregon where
they plan to hunt in the Ochoci
national forest, Mrs. Cooper Is
visiting in Beaverton. :
It Js sometimes confused with arthri- '
tla, rheumatism and neuritis.
. Not Infections -
Gout Is not an infectious disease. !
It is not caused by a germ or an '
Injury. It is due to something going t
wrong In the chemistry of the body. 1
Aa a result of this disturbance there ;
is aa excessive accumulation of uric '
add in the system and the uric acid
salU are deposited in the Joints. This
results in the symptoms of gout.
The amount. of nrie aid in th
system la influenced by the rood we
at fjerxanv ones contain elements
which combine to make uric arid.
When the diet is rich in such foods,
unieaa us cnemiauy or the body la
normal, there. may bo an exramiv
amount of Uric . add salts. ' lmmr '
such foods we find meats,! meat ex.'
tracts, bouillon, sweetbreads and kid
neys. . anor tne gouty person these
j mt be omitted from the diet. It Is
wen, too, to avoid starchy feeds, fried
ana greasy things, coffee; tea and
alcoholic beverages. -
Faulty elimination and id indtn.
cy towards constipation mast be cor
rected. Above alL moderation hi sat.
big. normal eleepmg hours, relax
ation and daily baths is advised. '
Progress m thetreatmeat can be
measured by repeated testa of ta
Wood and urine. But speedy-recov-
err can enlr b utartd sv riu
dtettas? and- earefnllr fnTTorw-ter sue
the instructions ef the doctor. ' "
Answers te Health Qneriee
A Reader, a Win lnel ffiluied
in water, dear the complexloar .
JLt. I aeubt it If yea have blem
ishes en the tace, improve your gen
era! health and watch your diet For
full certiculara restate- vanr! ntmrttna
and send a atampedV aelf-dreseed
envewpe, - - . . i
Vra F. E. H Q. T have a danrh
ter OS years old astd teeana ot howi
lers her outlook ea life has become
very rotter. : What would you ad
vise?' i. - .
lean to. ea. adult without rixtartm
to an operation Perbapa a special
ist " m bone aura-err mie-ht i nrne
some means or Improvement.
(Copyright, M. K. r. a tct
LOVE
CtofffcM. IMS.
- - SYNOPSIS
Stuart Pennington, strangling
young artist, loves Sharlena Stand
dug, wealthy society girl, but can
not ask ber to marry him and abate
bis poverty. Moreover, be knows
Sharlene considers him Just her
best friend. Julie Devore, Stuart's
model, is jealous of the society
girl and would give anything for
Stuart's love, but she means little
to him. When Sharlena returns
from abroad with the news that she
is engaged to Kent Damerell. mil
lionaire play-boy, Stuart a dream
castles crumble. . He is. however,
favorably impressed with Kent,
and realises bis rival Is of Sbar
lane's world. ' Stuart returns : to
his studio with a heavy heart,
Julie is filled with elation at the
thought ' that Sharlena rejected
Stuart, feeling that now she has a
chance." But Stuart ignores Julie
and tries to find consolation in bis
work. Five day before ia wed
dinr. Kent receives a long distance
phone- call from hie brother, Leigh,
In New York, informing him that
a. rirL named Cora, had shot her
self upon reading of Kent's engage
ment, and her dying request te to
see Kant 1 He nhones Sharlene that
business reauires his presence in
New York and roes there br plane.
Kent 1ud loved Cora for several
rears. ExnectimT her .to die. be
aranta ber wish and marries her.
Bat Cora gatna strength after the
ceremony. ... Much aa Kent tries
to keen' the marriace secret, the
newspapers print the whole sensa
tional stonr. He calls snariene
lonsr distance to explain, but she is
visiting Stuart, ... Julie would
give anything- if Stuart s eyes
looked at her with the tame adora
tion they do Sharlene. .,
CHAPTER XI I
Julie came forward and Jerked a
chair about noisily. She felt her
self ignored as those two tall crea
tures stood smilinsr at each other,
both burnished by the splendor of
the sun Btreammtr in the window.
"Would you like some beer?" she
inquired sulkily. It was her unfail
ing- method of eettiner attention.
"Oh," said Sharlene, turning to
ward the girl with a hasty realiza
tion that she had forgotten her ex
istence. "I'd rather have tea, if you
aon t mica. "
"We haven't, got any tea in the
house. I could make coffee "
"No, no, please don't bother; I'd
love the beer.
The combination model-house
keeper went out into the kitchen.
"Julie spends her spare time
brewing, said Stuart with a smile.
-"She's really become expert with
her crocks.
"That's nice. . . . Stuart, I came
up to tell you that the wedding is
postponed
"What!"
"Yea. Kent was called East
something terribly urgent, and he
can't get back in tune, even flying.
"Too bad I When will it bet"
"Well set a date when we hear
from Kent again. Poor fellow, he
was frantic when he found he
couldn't get back. But I don't mind.
It s to be such a simple wedding"
The telephone rang and Stuart
answered it.
It was Mrs. Standing's voice.
low, urgent: "Stuart, is Sharlene
still there?" .
"Yes. Shall I ?"
"No, no. There's bad news, Stu
art. Bring her home at once but
don't frighten her.-Just tell her it's
-it's a surprise."
"I see. You want me, toot"
"By all means I"
"Right. "Bye."
Sharlene was standing before his
easel, smiling at a painting of Julie
blowuur soap bubbles.
"Soap ad," Stuart explained.
"Sharlene, your mother says Fm to
bring you home. She has a- sur
prise "
Sharlene turned sharply and
looked at him with dilating eyes:
"About KentJ"
"She didn't say. I rather think
well find tea there, rn have to rel
nut of these gardening clothes. Ex
cuse me a minute?"
"Of course. ... I wonder what it
can be? Did aha soundexcited?"
Stuarrs voice, casual, reassuring,
came from the bedroom: "Ohfao.
Jun as usual.
Julie -came back Into the studio
with the beer on a tray. Sharlene
accepted, a foaming glass with ap-J
.parent enthusiasm. She. tipped it, I
srronreasQar grimace. She loathed
the-taste ofJer.
-Stuart's-; dressing to. take me
borne," she observed. '
"On. X see." A long pause.
. "This la lovely beer."
"Thanks. The dots who come tn
.here like it. And I dotft mind mak
ing; it." . .
66
Roosevelt Letter to Clergy 1
Similar to LaFollette's
(rrom ta Kw Terk Tiam.)
KENOSHA. WU. Harked sim
ilarity between the letter sent by
President Roosevelt to clergymen
and the one-sent by Governor La-
Follette oC. Wisconsin to clergy
men In this state on March S was
noted here as a result of a com
parison brought about by a Ken
osha minister. . .
" "High Caning
The LaFoIlette letter, which
asked Wisconsin ministers to state
their "views on the relief situa
tion: :" . ' j, 'x'':Z
"Your high calling brings you
into' intimate dally contact not
only with your parishioners, bat
with people generally la your com
munity, I am sure also that you
see -the critical problems of your
people "With wise and sympathetic
understanding. y - -
The text ot the Roosevelt letter
sent to clergymen in the east, as
quoted in dispatches, stated: .
"Your high calling brings you
fnto 'intimate dally contact not
oaiy with your own parishioners, i
hut with people -generally la your
community, y 1 am aure you see
the problems of rour people with
wise and sympathetic understand
ing.". . -. - - . - -,
The second paragraph of the
Larollette letter, of March S read:
' "As I face the heavy responsi
bilities of. the governor, I am
turning to representative clergy
men for advice, help and eounseL
feeling' confident that bo ' group
can give mora accurate or un
biased views."
J Rooserelt's Letter
: The second paragraph of the
Roosevelt letter to eastern clergy
men read! . -
" "Because of the grave responsi
bilities of my office. I am turning
to representative clergymen . tor
DENIED
5 5
Ptotoibau k KIM
Um "
"Rsart baa told me bow awfully
well you look after him. -
Julie thruefed. -pewsooajr tl
to do. it!" (:
"I suppose f he-d lorges y eav
when he's absorbed in a picture.
!Yes, and he needs other things,
too." -Julia said this cryptically, to
give herself importance. .
-, Sharlene grinned inwardly, wick
edly. '. "
1 Stuart came hurrying naca, puu
inar on his coat. Sharlene rose, set
ting down her jflass.; . ; .f"
juiie rose wita oigTuty. . avyv
roull come again sometime. Miss
Jtandring." "-'v I - - ' 1
i Stuart shot a ouick glance at Jo-
He, tiwi" at her assumption, of
the status of hostess to Sharlene,
and astounded at bis own resent
ment. He- had never -minded the
model's lime lain when nis.men
friends visitedVs
? -t -" -a I .
'Stuart has toldine how awfully well you look after him," said Sharlene.
Julie shrugged. "Somebody's got to do it!"
But Sharlene was saving pleas
antly, as they went out the door:
"Thank you, Julie. Goodbye.'
Sharlene- stood in Mrs. Stand-
ring's upstairs sitting room, in the
midst ox a litter oz tissue paper and
white ribbon, a welter of silver and
gold, crystal and objett tTart. She
waa looking at: her mother with
dazed eyes. Her;face was perfectly
white, and there-was a strange, ar
rested stillness about her. Stuart
sat cm the edge of Mrs. Standring'a
desk, arms folded, smouldering
with anger. He kept kit eyes on
Sharlene'a face, looking up from
under drawn brows.- -
"You'd better begin at the begin
ning, mother, and tell me exactly
what he said. I aeem to be
little I
vaguer
t She bad taken the blow standing.
Like a thoroughbred. Not a whim
per. Staart remembered her lilting
triadness the last time be was in
this bouse. Her gayety today, up
in his little shack. . . .It wasn't as if
she hadn't adored the fellow. What
waa it she had said T ... X want to
be the. grass trader his feet." . ...
Well, lie had made her the mud un
der them.
Mrs. Standrin&f was white, too.
But controlled. Anxious only to
soften the blow for Sharlene.
"Wen," she began painstakisrly,
"when the- operator began; calling
for yoa, tajing that New York was
on the wire vou know what a lot
efxuas there is ta clear the lines in
the middle of a busy day- some
way knew that It was bad news and
that I'd . better take the message.
Beatdea, X didnt know where to
reach you, as you were going thop.
pingbefore you went to Stuart's "
f You were; au3T(e righV Mother.
uo on.-
"Well, after an interminable time,
X heard Kent's veiee. He thought
he was talking to you. I broke in
and teU him " b
''What did be aay at first t Hia
exact wards T" . .. t
counsel and advice, feeling confi
dent that no group can give more
accurate or unbiased views.
" Similarity was Also- noted in the
closing ot the- letters.
These for the Larollette4 letter
retd! .; -4 ' ...
' All this can be done. But no
one man and no single' group can
do it, ; We shall have, to work to
gether tor the common end of bet
ter spiritual -and material condi
tions for the American people. -
"May I hive your counsel and
your help? Your suggestions, criti
cism and advice now and -in the
future will be deeply appreciated.
- The last two paragraphs In the
presidents letter to eastern cler
gymen were Quoted as follows:
We can solve ear many prob
lems, but no one! man or single
group can do it. We shall have to
work together for' the : common
end of better spiritual and ma
terial conditions for the American
people., " " 1
"Mar r have VAtiv imm...i
. - - . vauuu. Mill
helpr J am leaving on a abort va
cation, but Will hA fiaoV II.
lagtoa ta a tew week and I will
deeply appreciate your writing to
me." - - i.
l
Schoolmates Participate '
In Birtiday CeleLration
TURNER. Oct T-IvenUn Stew
art waa surprised Saturday after
noon anon the arrival of a few
schoolmates to help celebrate his
seventh, birthday. Outdoor games
Were nlavad anil lfr -t m
art served refreshments : to- Wal-
iJri "a inms Kichesl Char
lotte Osborne, Helen BaUes. Ett.
nice and Pllly Bear, Ruby Peter
son.! Mrs. W Riches and Mrs, E.
C Bear. , , r ' y.
by LOUISE LONG
end ETHEL DOHERTY
tmmm erflet
"Something like:
'Sharlene, dar-
ever forgive
me?"
"I see. . . . And then you said you
were Mrs. Standring and "
' "He seemed relieved, after a mo
ment. Said it would be better for
me to break it to you."
"Break it to me. . . . Yes. Go on."
- "Then he said: 'Mrs. Standring.
I'm in terrible trouble. I had to 1
mean, for the sake of pity and
friendship old friendship she
was dying: and she asked it of me.
I had to marry her. We all thought
it was her deathbed. Then aha
didn't die.' That was the sense of
what he said, dear. He said it over
and over, wildly, with appeals to me
to make yon see be had to do it. It
was the . only thing be could do, he
said in decency.". -
, "Decency V
"Well, ha kept saying tt waa the
only sporting thing to do "
"He certainly did the sporting
thing by melt . . . Well, what else
did he say?" : ' '
"He said he depended on rou to
understand."
"I am beginning to understand
. I am to be kept dans-line?, then.
waiting until this woman dies?"
"That's what I gathered. Or be
also said something about having
the marriage annulled if she didnt
die pretty soon." There was a long:
pause.
"Irs Intolerable r Sharlene said
suddenly, and the eolor came rush
ing back into ber cheeks. She start
ed to pace up and down the room.
Stuart turned and exchanged in
dignant glances with Mrs. Stand-
. . .. .
i.nere s no getting around it,"
Sharlene spoke rapidly, "he doesn't
love tne or be couldn't have done
this to me! He doesat love me.
That's the thing I've got to face. He
doesat love met"
Mrs; Standring looked up at Stu
art "Evidently an old affair ac
counts f or " -
- Sharlene whirled en her mother.
"When he was wirier to post
pone - th wedding he waa al
ready" Her voice failed her. She
went on paring up and down the
room. - - - -
"He should have told Sharlene,'
Mrs. Standring said ta Stuart, "be
fore he ever flew East It wag the
only square thing to do. X think I
despise him mere for that than any
thing else. He could never explain
that away."
"Oh." Sharlene aald in a sup
pressed voice, "he lied te tne said
It was business. He didnt have the
nerve the decency to come out
here and tell toe he had to go be
cause thia -woman was calling him
. . . How I bate a coward I"
She flung herself over to the win
dow and stood with her back turned,
gasir : unseeingly into the quiver-1
mg top of a pepper tree.
Te Be Continued)
Twenty Years Ago
' October T 1925 -
Christy Mathewson, known as
baseball's blg six", lost his tight
against tuberculosis last night and
died at 11 p. m.
The thermometer touched 0
twice in the-month Just past, the
weather report shows.
John W., .Worthingtoa, t h e
himself nn tn tlis rhlMn ri
- - I wuv K.I B
Itles today after evading prison
for two years..
Ten Years Ago
. October . lOt.l
The engagement at President
Woodrow Wilsoa and Mrs. Nor
man Gait has been announced in
Washington, D. C.
Jamee Whitcomb Riley cele
brated his birthday yesterday In
Indianapolis, Ind. .
- - American - harvests tkij year
will be the largest ever produced.
Joe Dennis and Family
Vigil ;in ()akdalcea
vliere He Vnd to Live
w OAKDALE, Oct. 7 Mr. and
M5- Joe Dennis of Salt Lake,
TJUh, have been visiting at the
home of his brother, Untie Den
als,.and family, of this commun
ity, the past .week. - Joe is sales
manager: for an an to company of
Salt Lake. He spent hie boyhood
and.Younr naahaai in hte
imunity. -. -. '
r lf m -
jr. ana Mrs. curence Sellers
and grandchildreu left for Tale
the past week to put Buster and
l-euB m scjttooi. nr. and Mrs.
Aioen Beuers will- go In
a few
uays.
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