The ' OREGON STATESMAN. . Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, January 21, 1936
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. .
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A proper collection of the
things she wrote would add to the
wealth of Oregon literature.
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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.