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The ' OREGON STATESMAN. . Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, January 21, 1936 fi.i.afrtVi1 47 :-- 4--;:-;-:ir., s- .- Founded 1U1 N& Favor Stcaya Us; No Fear Shall Awe" From First Statesman, March 23, 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. . Charles A. Spracue ... Editor-Manager Sheldon H. Sackett .... - Managing-Editor Member of the Associated Press The Aeoctatrd Press Is exclusively entitled to the us for publica tion of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited (a Jlhta pnpr. . - - King George Succumbs ON Christmas moniinghe Statesman editor arose early to hear the broadcast of the British dominions. From the home of a steel worker in the rorth of England, from a taxicab driver in London, a fisherman in a village of North Ireland, from South Africa, New Zealand, Canada and In dia came Christmas greetings and comments, and the pro gram culminated with a talk from King George V to his sub jects aH round the globe. He spoke, as we afterwards re marked, like a tired old man. -His voice was rather broken, though his enunciation was good, and his subject matter clear and forceful. That was his last public address. Last liight he felWftta the final sleep which comes alike to king and commoner. It was only last summer that, King George arid Queen Mary celebrated the 25th year, the silver jubilee, of their reign as the ruling sovereigns of the British Empire. At that time they received many tributes which proved the respect with which they have been held by citizens in the British Commonwealth of Nations. Coming after the climax of such a jubilee, the king's death is an appropriate denouement, a fitting close to an arduous career. It was no placid quarter century that 'King George reigned. He had to meet important problems within his own country. The realignment of political forces threw power more and more to the left, yet the king survived changes from liberal to labor and then to conservative cabinets. He acquiesced in the legislation which deprived the house of lords of veto power. Civil dissension in Ireland thwarted ef forts at home rule, and at one time threatened proportions of civil war. Finally fn the post-war settlement the Irish Free State was created. The chief strain of the king's reign was of course the world war, in which he changed the royal house from the House of Hanover, founded by the first of the Georges, to the House of Windsor. After the war there were such difficulties as the general strike in England in 1926, the agitation for independence in India with its campaign of civil disobedience led by Mahatma Gandhi, and the depression which bore heavily on British industry and started the report widely credited that England was "through." Recently came the Italian crisis. While the British monarch is more of a symbol than an executive, he is nevertheless, if a person of ability and strong personality, a dominant figure. King George wasa definite power in the shaping of events and in the directing of Brit ish policies. He was consulted by his prime ministers not merely out of deference to his title but out of regard for his intelligence and interest. There is no doubt that he has made the kingship effective in binding together the scattered parts of the great empire. Now a new king signs himself Rex Imperator, Edward VIII, a man now in his early maturity, who is well known to peoples everywhere. No one of his predecessors had so thor ough and so personal an acquaintance with the countries of the British Empire. All the world has worried over his bach elordom; but even if he refrains from matrimony the line will continue through one of his brothers. The grief that now is manifest over the passing of King George will soon spend itself, to be succeeded with rejoicing as the Britishers hold the formal coronation of King Edward VIII. But in the long line of sovereigns who have sat on the throne in Britain George V will rate as one who met a cycle of events which rocked the empire, with ability, with faith, and with typical British courage. That is one reason why there is still a British Empire, and still a king on a British throne. Power AT the Dallas power district hearing arguments advanced for the proposed district were that private companies had watered' their stock which caused increased rates; that charges for line extension and energy are too high ; and that charges for management fees, holding company tolls and salaries were excessive. Most of these charges cannot be substantiated with respect to the Portland General Electric company which serves this area. Its capitalization corres ponds very closely to the valuation determined by the public utility commission after thorough investigation. Its earnings in recent years have not been equal to a "fair return". The company is Oregon owned and controlled now, and pays no holding company charges or management fees. Salaries may seem high to some, but the president, who has the highest salary is a man of unusual capacity who has done much in the service of his company and of its customers. Now all sal aries must be passed on by the utility commissioner. The crux of the matter comes here : Do the proponents of the publicly owned power district propose to acquire the existing facilities or do they propose to compete with them? If the former what provision will they make for taxes now paid by the private companies? Salem is getting a taste of what that means now because the water company with an assessed value of half a million dollars is coming off the tax rolls, which means increased taxes for remaining property. If they propose to compete with existing companies, how can either concern succeed T If the public plant fixed a lower rate the private company would have to meet it (even at cost of returns to bondholders) ; and when it did so would retain at least half the business. How could the public lines succeed with only a fractional load? . , It is an argument against utilities to tell of past finan cial abuses; but the question of bonding ourselves heavily to go into the power business is a practical matter which re quires very -definite answers to questions such as are herein suggested. Certainly the business record of most of the lead ers in the agitation is small endorsement of the ambitious program; they have presented. Sen. Clark made an address in the senate in reply to one by Sen. Glass defending the character of Woodrow Wilson. Clark said he had no quarrel with Wilson, but he did hear a grudge against Wil liam Jennings Bryan who "betrayed" his father. Champ Clark at the Baltimore convention In 1912. Odd; but the neutrality legislation .which. Clark -and Nye propose is almost identical with the policies urged by Bryan as secretary of state to keep us out of war: trade-and-travel-at-own-risk; no foreign loans. And it was Wilson who charted! the course of our foreign relations in support of which the country went into war. But Clark still has no good word to say for WJB. t Few wiU disagree with the "meanest thief": the "The meanest thief has appeared. He stole brooms from a Portland blind man who has a blind wife. The victim makes a liring by selling brooms from door to door. He arose the other morning to start out on his usual task and found that a pack ago of brooms with which he was to operate had been stolen -during the night. What thief could be more despicable? What theft more execrable!" """When Secretary Wallace Joined the department of agriculture it had 26432 employes. At the time the supreme court laid out the AAA the -department had 16,16$ full-time employes. All of these people were being paid, and the burden ot their support was coming from the. taxpayers. Including the farmers. In addition to the full time employes there were 115,3 S part-time employes in the field force. The total is larger than for the standing army of the United States. i " We have not observed, since the roidanee of AAA that the po tato is crying its eyes out, - i T,i . - District Portland Journal's designation of The Great Game of Politics By FRANK B. KENT Copyright 1935. fcy Tie Baltimore Sea There is a Minority Washington. Jan. 20. THERE is a great deal ot bluff about professional farm leaders just as there is a. bout professional 1 a b or leaders. Some of them are genuine and some are spurious, but none' of them Is ever able to "dellrer the goods" in elec tions or any where else to the extent they say they can. To a p p reciate the truth of this, one only has to recall Ft ink B. Kent the efforts of the Hon. George Peek one of the really genuine ones to deliver the farmers to Alfred E. Smith in 1928. Invar iably these "leaders" pretend to speak for more people than they really represent. That is the way with the Washington represents tires of all "pressure groups." THAT the bulk of the farmers fa vored the late lamented AAA was undoubtedly true. The "gentle rain of checks" insured a favor able disposition even among those who at heart did not believe in the soundness of the scheme or its permanence. Undoubtedly, too, the farm leaders, whom Mr. Wal lace has had in conference since the Supreme Court decision and who will indorse the substitute bill about to be brought forth by the Administration, the main ideas of which will be to renew the "gentle rain" in a more legal way undoubtedly these farm leaders represent a great many farmers. o BUT not all of them not by any means all, as evidenced by the ac tive protest of the "Farmers' In dependence Council." At this dis tance it is impossible to tell how strong and substantial the "Farm ers' Independence Council" really is. The claim is that it "voices the sentiments of millions of farm ers," but then they always claim that. At any rate it is headed by a very widely known and substan tial farmer, indeed Mr. Dan D. Casement, of Kansas. Its other of ficers include Stanley F. Morse, of South Carolina; Fred L. Craw ford, of Michigan; Dr. Charles W. Burkett and Kurt Greenwald. of New York. Headquarters are in Chicago. It is the contention of this organization that it has been debarred from the conferences by Mr. Chester Davis, director ot the late AAA, that the, conference is just a gesture to the American Farm Bureau. It has sent a strong telegraphic protest to Mr. Roose velt, signed by Mr. Casement as president, which has gotten rela tively little publicity. IN part, it says: "In recent public addresses you have stressed your hostility to sinister intrenched minorities. This attitude encourages us re spectfully to call your attention to the fact that the Farmers' In dependence Council of America has been barred from the Wash ington agricultural conferences by intrenched minorities. These min orities, headed by officers of the American Farm Bureau Federa tion, have steadfastly supported the policies of the Tugwell croup in their efforts toward regimen tation of agriculture. Dissension In their own ranks proves that they represent the views of but a very small percentage even ot farmers they claim hold member ship in their organizations." "THIS council has consistently opposed the unsound and illegal AAA. In retaliation the intrench ed minority denied admittance to our organization. Chester Davis. Administrator of the late-AAA and spokesman for this numer ically inferior but politically dom inant group, coupled his refusal with the absurd implication that we are affiliated with the Amer ican Liberty League or with pro cessors, which indicates complete ignorance of deliberate misstate ment. While we shaH not permit any such insinuations to deter us from joining forces with anyone having the same patriotic objec tives as ourselves, we detest de ceptive incitements to class ha tred issued by Government offi cials. "It is inconceivable that the au tocrats of intrenched greed in the farm-leader racket, who have again revealed their true charac ter, will be permitted to conduct their intrigues unchallenged, with the ultimate enactment of laws again enslaving agriculture. We respectfully direct your attention to this serious situation, confi dent that your noble pledges will be fulfilled." THIS is pretty hot stuff. It may be that Mr. Casement and the farmers of his group are "finan cial gangsters," or "well-warmed members of well-stocked clubs," or wicked Republicans, or merely benighted anti-New Dealers who can't see the light. But, at least they make a surface case against the idea that all the farmers are lined up with the professional farm leaders under the Wallace Davis wing, in an Administra tion effort to get around the AAA decision. Telephone Company Re-elects Officers For Another Period VICTOR POINT, Jan. 20 The annual meeting of ' the Victor Point-SUverton telephone comp any was held Saturday afternoon at the Victor Point school house. W. F. Krenz, president and Ivan Darby, secretary, were re-elected, C. C. Jones, vice-president and E. I. Charles worth, director were re-elected; Theodore Fisher was elected director in place-of John Brewer whose term Jtad expired. The annual assessment levied for line repairs is $2.50. r ev top Bits for Breakfast By R. J. HENDRICKS Ella McMunn and her mother? their funeral services and their lives: (Concluding - from Sunday:) The kindly spirit of Ella ue Munn's mother bad fled its frail home on the Wednesday evening previous, or March 15, 1933. Born Tin Franklin county. Mo., June 28, 1847, she was nearly 86. 8he. was married to Geo. S. Mc Munn In Denver, Colorado, De cember 9, 1869, and they came to Oregon In 1892, where he died at the family home near the Labish school house 18 years before the passing of his life partner. The mother, as a young woman in Colorado, . had been a sweet heart ot "Buffalo Bill" Cody, fa mous scout and showman, whose statue marks a summit spot of the Rockies, in the South Pass. The writer saw the mother on the Sunday before the Wednesday of her passing, when her mind was clear and her spirit cheerful, with no premonition of an early earthly ending. So the call was sudden and unexpected. S W Ella's passing was like her mo ther's. For about 20 days she had been at the Salem Deaconess hos pital, taken there from her farm home "seven miles out," with the belief of her physician that she might with proper treatment be come well enough to work again. There was some benefit from the first, with a strict diet and as loving and faithful attention as though she had been a darling of wealth. But, as all acquainted with her know, she had been long a cripple from young girlhood days and the trouble that brougnt ner to an almost hopeless condition for the past few years should have had expert attention years ago. S . So it was not to be, that she might again be strong and able to perform hard tasks. The writer saw her Monday evening, when she was cheerful, and hopeful. He saw her twice on Tuesday, and on the last visit, in the late evening, she was brave and had plans for the things she would do when she got well. s s Her last request, Tuesday eve ning, was that the doctor be told that she was stronger than he thought, and she wanted to be al lowed to get up and help herself. It was agreed that there should be no visit on Wednesday. s s s She did not rest well in the aft ernoon of that day. But her at tendants were not especially alarmed. In the afternoon, she was visited by a good woman of the Mennonite faith, and after ward expressed her appreciation Health By Royal S. Copeland, M.D. DURING THE summer months all of us art more or less "sun-conscious". Tempted by the charming weather everyone makes some effort to obtain quantities of sunshine. It may be because somebody is anxious .to obtain a coat of tan. but regard leas of incentive to get Into aunllgfat great benefit follows regular expos ure to the wholesome rage. It is too bad that many overlook the value of the winter sunshine. It is true that the nyi of the sun are not as strong during the winter months, but that means greater effort should be made to get their benefits. Sunny days are fewer, too. and bould be made use of by every body. It Is important to health to expose the body to the beneficial action ot the sun ra all seasons. As a rule, most ot us spend too much time in doors during the winter. To deprive the body ot an abundance of fresh air and sunlight. Is a abort cut to ill health. The tremendous value of sunUsht baa been known for centuries. It Is only within recent years, however, that science has discovered the real value of the 'ultra-violet" rays. There 1s no doubt tbey have a defi nite Influence on the health of our bodies. Sun Aids Growth Sunlight may be compared to food. It has a stimulating effect upon the nutrition of the body and aids in nor mal growth and development. It multiplies the action of the vitamins which are taken In the food we eat. Medical scientists are very sure that the vitamins are essential ele ments in the maintenance of good health. When the foods are rich in them especially vitamin D, the body Is assured of a certain amount of the same effect as is produced by the ultra-violet rays. During recent years experiments have been conducted to show the value ef "Irradiated foods". By this I mean foods which have been ex posed to the ultra-violet rays. Such foods as milk, vegetables and even cereals, are now being subjected to this Irradiation process. There are various methods now m use for getting the health-giving ultra-violet ray. No doubt yon are familiar with the ultra-violet lamp. It has great value, but let me take this opportunity to 'warn against the Indiscriminate use of the run lamp. This treatment should never be taken unless under the personal supervision or advice of a physician. Answers to Health Queries Mrs. H. F. Q. What do you ad. vise to overcome snoring? 2: My hus band has been troubled with piles. What would you advise? 8: How can I overcome superfluous hair? A. This is usually the result f mojjth breathing. For fun particu lars restate your question and send a stamped, self -addressed envelope. 8: Overcome any tendency toward faulty elimination. For full particu lars restate your question and send a stamped, self-addressed envelope. 2: For full particulars restate your question and send a stamped, self addressed envelope. Dr. Copeland to clad to eatsmer mquiriet front readert tcao tend addressed itamped envelope vfth their qr$tioa. All tnvnirieo should ho mddretted to Mat to cere of this aetrspaper. (Copyright, mt. X T. for helpful words and Interces sions. - Wednesday was rolled Into eter nity and an hour ot Thursday, the 16 th, had passed, when the hos pital telephone told the writer and his wife that Ella McMtfnn was dead. Her spirit had flown as the first hour of that day was told off. She died in full consciousness, knowing her heart was growing weak, and so telling her nurse. And she went without a struggle. All this is written, because many hare .asked and will be ask ing. If she could not be well, Ella wished to go. . S ?J There was a beautiful funeral ceremony on Saturday. Dr. W. C. Kantner preached the sermon; paid a fine tribute to the quaint philosophy of the unique charac ter who had passed. Then the procession of mourn ing relatives and friends followed the mortal part of Ella McMunn to the pioneer Hayeaville church cemetery, where it rests In the family plot. . S S . Few old timers of this section' have not preserved some quaint skit written for a local or Port land newspaper or nationally known magazine by Ella McMunn. A large number of copies of two little books, "Down on the Farm." and "Seven Miles Out." are keepsakes of nany friends. s A little residue of money real ized for the last named small book will eome into the estate of Ella McMunn the original sum having been large, for her. S The only reason her earnings were not larger was because of her always crippled and weak condition. She had writing talent with the quality and heart of genius. She fell short of greatness, as the woYld appraises greatness, only from physical handicaps. Her mentality had the qualities that make for world acclaim. s s A proper collection of the things she wrote would add to the wealth of Oregon literature. ". S S Ella McMunn was born April 17. 1875. at Rocky Ford, Bent county, Colorado; so she was ap proaching her 61st birthday. Her little farm property, of 23 acres, which was clear, will go to her two sisters. She left no will. Mrs. Baun to Head Missionary Group MONMOUTH, Jan. 20 Officers elected Wednesday to head the Women's Missionary group of the Evangelical church are: Mrs. G. W. Baun, president; Mrs. A. N Poole, vice-president; Mrs. Meti Hubbard, secretary-treasurer Mrs. J. F. Moreland, corespondiog secretary. Mjpand Mrs. Robert Taylor of Asnoria were guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Schwelzer Thursday Taylor is secretary of the Oregon Rural Letter Carrier's associa tion, and Schweizer is president While here they conferred on plans for the convention this summer. Newly elected officers of St. Hilda"s Gnild. of the Episcopal church, are: Mrs. E. J. Slvler, president: Mrs. G. H. Gibson, v 1 c e-p r e sides t; : Miss Bertsa Brain erd, serretary-treasurer Bishop Remington from the East em Oregon diorese conducted ser vices in the church at Monmouth at 9 a. m. Sunday. Correct Beauty Aids Will Be Theme Girls' League Next Program INDEPENDENCE. Jan. 20. "Correct Cosmetics" will be the topic for the next Girls' league program Friday afternoon. Fran ces Hanna, Marcella Bush and Vivian Soden are in charge. Discussion of the annual Girls' league entertainment will be ta ken up at this meeting and com mittees chosen. At the last Girls' league meet ing a style show was given illu strating the correct type of cloth ing for school, afternoon and eve ning wear by Marine Williams, Mildred Hartman and Joyce Johnson. Son to Harry Riches SILVERTON. Jan. 20 A nine-pound son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Riches (Catha leene Cuddy) at the Silverton hos pital Monday morning at 9 o'clock. Mrs. Riches formerly taught In the Silverton schools and Riches is Marion county ag ricultural agent. Twenty Years Ago January 21. 1916 Motion pictures will be taken of a civic group as the climax for Letter Writing week in Salem. Colorado and California are suffering from serious floods. "War itiit coma in a flash" Major General W. H. Carter told the senate military committee yesterday. Ten Years Ago January 21, 1926 The Kimball school of Theol ogy will be moved to Seattle in time to open for tne 1927 term. The wlllammette University rlea clnb will leave this after noon for a tour of Oregon and Washington. Albuquerqe, N. M., will bo the site of a $37,000,000 memorial hosnltal to he erected by the War Mother's memorial associa- "HIGH SCHOOL TRAGEDY" SYNOPSIS Julia Martin, at 17, becomes aa Inside' observer of the police in vestigation of the murder ot bar former French teacher, the pretty Constance ("Connie") Sinclair, who had been shot dead ia her apartment by a party thus far un known. Julie is on the "inside" because after school hours she la office assistant to Principal Per kins and the latter has detailed her as stenographer for Police Inspec tor O'Brien, who ia busy examining suspects and others. Among those questioned, or wanted fox question ing, are Julie herself and her boy friend, Dicky Ward, who was with her when she returned a pen to "Connie'' a few hoars before the tragedy; Mrs. Sardoni, manager of the apartment house in which "Connie" waa killed; Principal Perkins; Melvin Wright, the school's "problem boy"; Hym, a Filipino janitor, who had been dis charged for insolence to "Connie" and who waa missing since her death; Brace Lloyd, her former fiance, who refuses to say where he was on the mnrder night; and Oeorge Carrington, also reported to be a former suitor, who is now married. The Utter seems to have a perfect alibi for the fatal night but he admits to the police that his wife has been missing since that evening. Julie's father has become counsel for Lloyd. The authorities are anxious to find Mrs. Carnng ton. Meanwhile Inspector O'Brien urges Julie to keep her eyes and hot her mouth shut .!V. Via mintnti .her his COnfi- dential assistant at the high school. laughingly calling nimseit.. aner lock Holmes" O'Brien and Julie, his "charming Miss Wfatson." Dicky Ward is jealous of the hand some Bruce Lloyd who is invited to .v.. Usrtin home for dinner, iro- mediately after which all present are stirred by tne news xnai nym the Filipino has been found in San c,..nirn The harmless looking A a ev w- little Oriental readily tells the po lice that he discovered Miss Sin clair dead when he called to ask i hi, lnfln,nr an he could keen bis job. He said he approached ner ooor rwice umi ub,m not try to enter because sh had :.u.. Th third time, she did VASAfcV.V. - not answer his knock so he opened the unlocked door ana nea tne tragic scene in a panic of fear over being suspected. He was locked up :ar (nrh,r inmiiries. Mean- while, Bruce Lloyd avoids arrest by agreeing to stay at the home of his counsel. Attorney Martin, whose high school son, Allen, de tests Lloyd because Allen is so :.a nwar him favorite teacher's fate. Allen's sister, Julie, however. still has faith in tne nanosomc Bruce who finally tells the Martins k. mrm nl Viia' romance with UIV ww j . "Connie." He says he met her the previous summer when she was staying with her Aunt Hannah at . i... ...r Camel's artist colony. Bruce had abandoned art for sales manship but still naea to paint, ao k. n. drawn to the vicinitv of Carmel where "Connie" was stop ping, prior to her debut aa a I U., TnlU la daaerihine- Llovd S n Vila first aiaht of "Con nie" on the tennis court of the pic turesque lodge. CHAPTER XI It must have been then that he fell in love with Connie, xor an oiaer artist would have delighted more in Aunt nannan. wun ,Tir hair and her lavender auit. What the secret of the hair was, Connie never found out. Aunt Hannah per- Gtually wore the lavender shades nmmer, the purple in .winter, and always her hair, originally white, carried that lavender tinge, vt anranl th uTOreasion of her a-tiva Klark evea. and it emphasized the delicate coWring of her uiu smooui owe. She now regarded her niece dis approving T. w announced. t a i MMiurr for Ton to indulge in snch strenuous games. it would be more appropriate ior yen to recover your strength, your appearance, and your composure in wAti, iiwn mATn - V-M W... . ... - Connie rose immediately, a very .mall fijrure very much dishevelled. ... t ..... Tjr V xou are quite nxnt, auu Ti 1 aM mn fa an nonr or so." As she crossed the patio, Bruce Sire op the idea of the first paint g, and wished he could capture ha- fiamtw fa artlon. She walked al ways as if she were about to break into a run, or rather as if she would at any moment unfold wings and .Mm v- mmJ. Thin was a dual ity peculiar to her, a quality which he found to be bou pnysicai ana nnrtal They met that night The place was very informal; people who rami there rime for some time and came often. It was not hard to find someone who knew Aunt Hannah and therefore could introduce Brace. "How do you do, nodded Aunt Hannah. -Good evening. Won't you join oaT" invited onnie. Fir and Crab Apple Rickey Residents Are No More, Due To Havoc Wrought by Recent Storm , RICKEY, Jan. 20. The water has gone down to normal and no serious damage has been reported though the water was running high around some of the dwellings in the vicinity of the Four Corner grocery. Due to the ditching done two years ago by the relief work ers water went over the road in few places. Two old land marks in the com munity were victims of the high wind; a fir tree on the J. B. Ash by farm and a crab apple tree in the front yard of the M. M. Ma gee home. In the early days about two acres of the late Joseph Ashby farm, (the original James Rickey home) was covered with beauti ful fir trees, known as Ashby's park. Time had taken its toll un til only one large tree was left and it was felled by the last winds. The crab apple tree also has its story. In 1889 David Miller and his family came from the east and purchased part of the William and Louise Culver farm. Louise Culver not only beautified the place but added some new things, Including two crab apple trees. People for miles around came for apples for jelly and pickles. Bill Taylor always had to have them for Marlon county's booth at the state fair, and often help ed jick, them, himself. One of the Thank tou: I honed YOU would ask me." "How kmc hare you been nere, Mr.JJoydr " . Aunt Hannah was direct in her questioning. "About a week this time. Miss Sinclair.' . . "You have been here beiorei "Yes, several times this summer. TWtnna, nannla mr not n jmll o fond of this quiet place." "That is why I like it, Miss Sin clair, because it is quiet." Connie 'intermnted the flow of questions. "Yon are from the East, I know, l eu ns aoouc your nome. a.w a a .4ffS -rnuaaejoma, ao you Know hi "Slight'.-.? Bruce arranged a flower code with .:.1 "Mr parents and sisters live there. It ia lovely, green and quiet, I always think of it. But San Fran cisco enthralls me. It is so very quaint. I always smile when I see the motorman get out to swing the cable car around on the turntable. It is as if you were watching a scene from a book." "And yet it is as if there were no other city in the world that ever had been like it, Connie remarked. "True. It is one of the cosmopo litan spots of the world," Bruce con ceded. MI am surprised you are enthu siastic about cities. I thought you liked quiet," commented Aunt Han nah gruffly. "At tunes. Miss Sinclair, laughed Bruce. "Some of us are change able." "No doubt," was her dry remark. By dint of Aunt Hannah's direct questions and Connie's kindly at tempts to draw out his interests, they soon knew most of the surface details of his life. In spite of the older Miss Sinclair's brusque tone, she seemed to like him. He was very handsome in white flannels and din ner jacket. Terr charming: in his deferential attitude, as the music of the Cuban orchestra began in the hotel lounge. Aunt Hannah rose. "I am going to my rooms. I shall expect to see you. Connie, at ten thirty. Goodnight, young man." This was her way of granting Connie permission to remain below. to dance to the haunting strains of the mitrie, and to enjoy the charm ef the Moa young man. They danced without much talk' ing, Connie as light and airy as her oft-lowing blue chiffon, Bruce moYing in an aura of contentment. Ten-thirty came very soon. "I am not even aa old-fashioned Cinderella," smiled Connie. "She stayed at least until the clock struck twelvel" "And must you go?" "I am afraid so." "But tomorrow I shall see von tomorrow: "Of course, if you like." "For tennis, then, at eleven!" "Yes. Until eleven," and with her quick gliding movements she was gone. The next day Connie and Bruce played tennis, ate lunch, and went swimming together. At dinner that evening Aunt Hannah said. "Sit down, if you like." when he atonned at their table. The following day this program was augmented by an auto drive and a horseback ride. The third day saw some variation as Bruce had an engagement with Trees Dear to trees has to be taken up when the Magee family built the new house, the other succumbed to the last hard storm. It did not go clear over but lodged against the house, but the root is so badly broken that it will hare to be taken out. Many inquirers have wished it could be saved. Opal Schneider Dies in Portland AUMSVILLE, Jan. 20. Mrs. Blanche Getchell was - stricken with a heart attack last week and has been in the Stayton hospital since. Her condition is Improving, according to her physician, and she expects to return to her home within a few days. Mrs. Harry Tumison received word here Wednesday of the death due to heart trouble of her half sister, Mrs. John Schneider, 31, who had been living in Port land. Mrs. Schneider waa better known here as Miss Opal Phillips. Funeral services were conducted Friday, in Portland. The Townsend club will meet Thursday night In the gymnasium. L B. Plummer of Salem will be the principal speaker. M friends at CarmeL Connie had tea with Annt Hannah in the patio. "Where's that yonng man - to day?" "In Carmel, Auntie," "Hmm. Be back?" "Yes, late tonight." "I suppose your going to this spe cial dance tomorrow night." "Bruce asked me to, if you don't object, of course." "I can get along without you, I guess. I saw a dress of that jade green yon have always been so fond of in the Dress Shop this morning. I told the girl you'd be in to try it on, and if yon liked it to charge it to me." "Aunt Hannah I You're a dar ling!" Connie . . ii "If you have to back Miss Sinclair shook herself free of Connie's embrace, smoothing im aginary wrinkles from her blouse. "Nothing of the sort," she grunted; "I just have some pride in my relatives' appearance." The dress was the weapon which felled Brace's pretense of casual interest. Connie was lovely in jade green. Her hair glowed like copper and the swirling skirts danced as she winged her way across the ball room. Brace kissed her that night, and made plans to paint her picture in the jade dress. The picture, however, was the be ginning of trouble, for it changed Aunt Hannah's attitude. A rising young business man with a very good family in Philadelphia was one thing; a potential artist with fool ideas and a wealthy father was an other. From the first conception Aunt Hannah travelled to the sec ond, all in the space of time that it took Connie to tell her about the contemplated portrait. She snorted, she grunted, she barked, she went tarougn ail tne barnyard language that in human beings spel! disgust. She ended by forbidding Connie to have anything more to do with Brace. This was aH that was needed to transform a summer romance into an ardent, serious passion. They met at the beach, at the riding stables, on the tennis courts, when ever Aunt Hannah was engaged. vonnie muse nave aaa a lew qualms about deceiving the old lad v. but it waa not hard to overcome them wnen she pictured Bruce a viking self and concentrated en her awn love for him. They really came to have fun over the situation. Look here." he nronosed. "wi ought to have eome way of telling each other at breakfast whether we can meet that day or not For in stance, tomorrow we will ride; IU meet you at tne stables some time between 10 and 11. But if tomor row morning Aunt Hannah plans that time for you, then you could let me mow at breakfast.'' "Swell! But how?" "Well, suppose if you can make it, you wear white flowers pinned on your dress. If you cannot make it as we planned, but will have some other time free during the day, wear pink. Then IU contrive some way to speak to you, and you tell me the hour and place. Ii she has you all sewed up and you have to back out entirely, wear yellow." "O. K. This is getting to be really exciting." (To Be Continued) CwrrUU. 1111. XIm rMtan, tnlliiti. h Odd Fellow Units Install Officers FALLS CITY, Jan. 20. New officers Installed in the local I. O. O. F. and Rebekah lodges are: LO.O.F., noble grand. Jack Strauss; vice grand, Clyde Ban croft; secretary, Clay Guthridge; treasurer, Floyd Jonea; warden. Lawrence McCulstton; inside guardian, R. E. Helm, and out side guardian, Pete Murphy. Rebekah officers, past noble grand. Myrtle McCuistion; noble grand, Ethel Teal; vice grand, Violet Mack; warden, Gladys Ruggles; conductor, Rose Pierce; chaplain, Lucille Wheeler; sec retary, Jessie Moyer; financial secfetary, Nellie Mack; treasurer, Lizzie Treat; R.S.N.G., Dina Mc Murphy; LIS.N.G.. Minna Hoppe; R.S.V.G., Loring Frink; L.S.V.G., Clarence Lee; inside guardian, Rheta Strauss; outside guardian, Ethel Teal; trustees, Dina Mc Murphy, Minna Hoppe and Mar garetta Howell. Honor 86th Birthday LINCOLN, Jan. 20. Mrs. Celia Walling, known to intimate friends here as 'Grandraa" Wall ing was complimented with a so cial afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Walling ot Lincoln on her 86th birthday anniversary, Thursday.