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rv v rjaf - OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Blorning, January 26, .1936
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THE STATESMAN
Coasues A. Snucvx
Shixoom V. Saocctt
tleatber ef the
Tha Associated Prta la axcnulvalj setltM ta tha m Cor publica
tion ot all aaws dispatch cradUad tofewHt otherwise credited la
lata paper. - : ! ; .
Building the State Capitol j
THE work of the state capitol commission is in the prelim
inary stages where it is hard to see progress; bat if the
work is not done carefully and thoroughly in the plan
' ning serious troubles Will develop later. Consequently while
there is not much "news" with respect to the commission just
now, steady progress is being made. The editor of this paper,
who as representative of the capitol committee created by
the chamber of commerce, has attended some of the meetings
f of the commission, has been impressed with the accord which
prevails in that rather large group, and the manifest desire
of all of the members to provide the state and the city of Sa
lem with just as fine a capitol as the money will permit.
It might be well to outline the necessary steps in the
building of a capitol. The commission, which was appointed
three each by the governor, the president of the senate, and
speaker of the house, organized and elected officers. Carl F.
Gould of Seattle was appointed technical adviser to prepare
the terms of the competition under which the architect will
be chosen.
Under the competition the architects are told, here is
the land, here is the amount of money to spend, here are the
functions of government to be housed. Then they formulate
their conceptions of the proper building, as to style of archi
tecture, arrangement of offices, and embellishment. The
plans are submitted to a jury selected by the commission. The
jury has no knowledge of the authors of the plans submitted,
so the award is strictly impartial. Prizes are offered in the
competition as a reward for the effort and a spur to compe
titors. It will probably be five months before the competi
tion, which is open to jcompetent architects without restric
tion as to residence, will be finished and the architect select
ed. The winner will then proceed to prepare the detail plans
which will take several months more. It will probably be a
year before dirt will fly ori the job; but for a building to
serve for a century or longer and to be the symbol of gov
ernment for Oregon that length of time in planning is not excessive.
The commission after deliberation concluded to use the
$2,500,000 available for one capitol building. It will be of
about the same size as the old one, but better arranged. It
will accommodate the same governmental offices as the old
capitol, with any surplus going into general office space.
There is keen disappointment that no provision is made for
the library; but the Commission felt in a small capitol build
ing the library could not be properly housed and that a sep
arate library building should be constructed. This will un
doubtedly be presented to the next legislature which realizes
the immediate need for new library quarters.
The commission has gone on record that it considers it
necessary to have Willson park made available for the de
velopment of the project. The purpose of the commission is
not to get the park in order to injure it with buildings, but
to make a comprehensive plan that it can space buildings
and park properly abd fit the capitol and the surrounding
park into the city's iIan with the very minimum of altera
tion. While the final decisions will be made in the architec
tural plan which i3 adopted, the commission and Mr. Gould
have a vision of placing the main statehouse at the head of
Summer street, and then in the future developing a mall as
an approach along Summer street, with public buildings on
the sides. A smaller building, the library, might be built at
the head of Capitol street. While the west wing of the state
house would project about 90 feet into the park, the building
would not block the vista from the west because the long
axis of the building would be parallel to State and Court
streets, instead of at right angles as the old building was. So
the park effect would, be lengthened rather than curtailed.
In addition the new postoffice is to go farther forward in
the block, the present hump is the center taken out and the
rear half put in park, so there will be a prolonged park area
from the postoffice clear to Waverly street, with two build
ings which will not block the view from the west. In addition
there will be the fine approach vistas from Summer and Cap
itol streets, and on the south the open campus of the univer
sity. The editor of this paper has been zealous to protect Will-
son park as a park, and so are the other members of the Sa
lem committee. However the tentative plans of the commis
sion are so impressive that we are convinced the beauty of
the civic center will be enhanced by the development. And
the members are just as sensitive to the preservation of nat
ural beauty as are our citizens. Accordingly we hope that the
city of Salem and the Willson heirs will unite in transfer
ring the park to the state, to further a plan which appears
-- to make the best use possible of the ground and the money
available. When the job is done we feel confident the people
of Salem and of the state will be pleased and prourL
Just a word more. The time for back-seat driving is past.
The period of amateur capitol planning is over. The legisla
ture has acted. It has created a competent and representa
tive commission to carry through the task of building the
new statehouse. The general public, and particularly the
. Salem public must have faith in the commission which is try
ing to render conscientious and enlightened service in what
is a difficult and delicate undertaking. So well pleased is
; this writer with the progress the commission has made to
date, and with its broad-visioned plans for the future that we
do not hesitate to urge Salem and the state to give full sup
port to the commission and its architectural consultant, Mr.
. Gould. I;
An argument tg advanced against the change In the date of pri
. marles by claiming It will be harder for Independents to get Into
action as candidates. That will make no difference. Most of these
Independents are perpetual candidates, ready to start on fire minutes'
notice.
When the false whisker disguise on the Bankhead substitute
for AAA proved ineffective the democrats pulled it offstage. Now
: they hare sent it back as a marionette, but Sen. MeN'ary thinks it
still says "mamma" to the old AAA.
Let's see; it was Franklin Roosevelt who nominated Al Smith
for president in 1924 ant called him the "happy warrior". Later he
termed Al the "old potato". Comments since last night are "off the
record. , I
In defending his prod action against police charges ot Immor
ality Mae Weafs manager said it was one "you could take your
grandmother to." That's no test. Was it one you would take your
daughter to? I ,
" Tn Oreeonlan rnasi the Eleanor artlrl
article in the Roosevelt series. That's wrong; the pepper should be
nn con ox la iddimum. i : 1
Parole System
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, 'WALLA WALLA, Jan.) X5.-JP)
-Of 1.417 Washington state pen
itentiary Inmates paroled during
the three-year period from Janu
ary 1, im to: January ,! 11$ I,
- only 22 hare been returned iere
Or - to other - prisons for major
Iiingt
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PUBLISHING CO.
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Associated Press
crimes. Warden J. M. McCauley
said today.
A total of 1,031 were granted
automatic paroles (expiration of
minimum sentence with good be
havior during imprisonment). Of
this number II or about 1.6 per
cent are In prison again for com
mitting major crimes.
Executive paroles or condition
al pardons were granted S86, with
six or about It per eent being
reintprisoned for major felonies.
The Great Game
of PoKtics
By FRANK R. KENT
CptHU tSSS. by Tfce BsHhnere fa
. No Longer Lukewarm
Washington. Jan. 25.
A CHANGE in the character of
the Borah boom should be re
corded. Up to a few days ago
thai who
knew the Sen
ator longest
and beet and
had talked
with him most
confidential
ly were quite
convinced his
candidacy was
not genuine
and that Mr.
Borah knew
this better
than any one
else.
o
freak B. Kaat
THERE was sound ground for be
lieving that he took a clear view
of his own situation, that his "ob-
jctlvee, as he called them, were
more or lees general and Idaho
ish. but that the presidential nom
ination was not really one ot
them. Friends who had his con
fidence know all ihat was true a
month ago. They know It is not
true now. At least, he has con
vinced some of his very beet
friends within the week. As
things are today, they say there
is no doubt that Senator Borah
is a genuine candidate, that he
wants the nomination and is de
termined to get it if he can. This
was not, they agree, his attitude
two weeks ago, but it is now.
EXACTLY what happened to ef
fect the change is not known. One
is that constant repetition in news
papers and over the radio that
his Presidential "candidacy was
not real, but primarily designed
to help his Senatorial candidacy
in Idaho, created a situation that
made the game he started to play
inexpedient. It became clear that
unless he convinced not only his
friends, but politicians generally,
that this lime he was really go
ing the limit, he risked an undig
nified finish.
ANOTHER guess is that gradu
ally the Senator has become in
fected by the Presidential Tints
and takes his candidaer mnch
more seriously than he did at
first. This often happens in poll
tics. A man mar start out to en
unciate a certain doctrine solely
for political effect. In the end
he rets to believe his own stnff.
becomes completely sincere about
it. The Presidential term la. of
course. In a class ef its own. Tt
has become axiomatic that, once
bitten by It, no man ever wholly
recovers.
SENATOR BORAhT thoneh rezn-
larly mentioned as a possibility.
nntil recently has never assumed
the role of a candidate, and until
now has kept free from the in
fection. However, since he step
ped into the picture to "liberal
ize'' the Republican party, there
has been "great pressure" on him.
Politicians from all sections into
whose "local situation" he fitted,
have rushed to his office to, as
sure him of support. Reports of
"overwhelming " ; sentiment" in
many States have been received.
His mail is full ot letters pont
ing to him as the "man of the
hour". A large part of this comes
from the West, where the Town
send plan followers are strong.
Mr. Hamilton Fish tells him he
will have New York; Gilford Pin
chot is to give him Pennsylvania ;
Mr. Richard Washburn, Massachu
setts; Ex-Senator McCullough will
deliver Ohio. So it goes.
UNDOUBTEDLY, Mr. Borah has
had a lot of this in the past
month. It Is not easy to keep a
sense of proportion under-the cir
cumstances and the disposition is
to believe the flattering reports.
in any event, there seems no
doubt that his lukewarm attitude
has changed, He is at the moment
"all heated up". He Is serious.
He is Infected. He has convinced
those who were skeptical that he
is going to make a fight. As he
sees it there are only three
handicaps to him as a candidate
first, his age; second, the
smallneas of his State; third, the
lact that the business Interests are
against him. He does not regard
bis inflation tendencies, his free
surer record, his rote for the
bonus or his flirtation with the
Townsendites as political disad
vantages. Quite the contrary. He
wants the nomination.
ALL of which increases interest
in his speech next week in Brook
lyn. He speaks there as- a real
candidate and not as a shrewd sol
itician playing a game. As to his
age, he will be 71 on Jane 29.
This is a good deal older than
any man who ever seriously as
pired to be President. William
Henry Harrison, 8 when he was
inaugurated, was our oldest Pres
idem; Theodore Roosevelt 42
our youngest. Buchanan, C5, was
next to Harrison; Taylor. 64,
next: Jackson and Adams, tl. It
is a great tribute to Senator Bar
ah at 71 to be regarded as a seri
ous Presidential aspirant.
Twenty Years Ago
January 241, 1016
A private concern Is dickering
for rights to establish a bathing
resort on Mlnto's island. It was
a city' playground last summer.
Two youths escaped from the
plate training school at Wood born
in a heavy snow storm last night.
Robert Wlthycombe. son of the
governor, and Mabel Hutchinson
were married at Union yesterday.
Ten Years Ago
Jaauarr 20. 102ft
C. M. LaFollette was in Salem
yesterday agitating for construc
tion of a bridge aj Wheatland
ferry.
R. A. sturgis of Spokane claims
he has an invention which will
eliminate all radio static.
An insurance firm in'Califor-
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Bits for Breakfast
By R. J. HENDRICKS
Mrs. Richardson lived
a nsef al life, reaching;
back te Oregon slavery days:
6a Thursday morning last. Jan
nary 22, Mrs. A. J. Richardson
passed to the great beyond, at 75
Union street. Salem, where her
bom had been for a tew years.
She had lived a long and use
fal life, reaching back to slavery
days In Missouri and Oregon.
Her father, Harrison Llnrllle,
led one of " the covered wagon
companies in the 184C Immigra
tion from : Missouri to Oregon.
That train arrived over the
"southern" or Applegate route.
The Linrilles brought with
them two Negro slaves, but, find
ing the sentiment here in favor of
a free soil commonwealth, gave
their human chattels their free
dom. S
The Linrilles took up their do
nation claim at what was soon to
be known as Bloomlngton. but af
terward to be called Parker, after
"Lon" Parker, a pioneer setttler.
Parker postoffice was established
May 25. 1852, with Ell W. Foster
the first postmaster. It was
three miles west of Buena Vista,
Polk .county.
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Into the Llnville family had
been born, in Missouri, on October
2. 1S45, a daughter, Hannah J.
She was brought across the plains,
the Journey commencing, when. she
was about six months fold, and
ending around the time she had
her first birthday.
Hannah grew to young woman
hood there; attended the pioneer
La Creole academy at Dallas; was
married In 1862, at 17. to A. J.
Richardson. No, not Andrew
Jackson, but Albion Joseph Rich
ardson. V V
Harrison Llnville, her father,
was elected to the 1848 session of
the provisional government legis
lature. The 1852-3 territorial govern
ment legislature, meeting in base
ment rooms of the Oregon Insti
tute that became Willamette uni
versity, made him a member of
the board of commissioners to se
lect the two townships ot land
granted by congress for a terri
torial university; the beginning of
the University of Oregon.
The 1853-4 legislature, holding
its sessions in the Rector building,
next south of the present States-
Health
By Royal S. Copeland, M.D.
FEW PERSONS realize that the
body, even if properly nourished, ta
not ta perfect health unless its owner
possesses a proper stats of mind. Car.
tain emotions disturb the functions
ot the body and In this way Inter
fere with normal health.
Excitement, fear and anger are
common causes for digestive disor
ders. To have digestion properly
carried on, certain glands most man
ufacture normal quantities of certain
substances. For example, the sali
vary glands secrete saliva; in its turn
this helps to change starches Into
sugar. The juices of the stomach
carry on the work of digestion.
When we are happy, contented and
relaxed, the salivary and gastric
glands are stimulated to activity. But
when we are upset, the secretions ot
these glands are retarded. This leads
to unpaired digestion, a disturbance
which may persist for some time,
Dea't Worry
la addition te the poor digestion,
other functions of the body may be
come disturbed. No doubt yen are
f""'" with the expression "cold
sweat and know what I mean by the
term. This is caused by temper,
anger, fear and worry. It leads to
"paleness ef the skin, caused by
contraction of the blood vessels "The
heart beats rapidly, there la hurried
breathing and trembling of the whole
body.
The adrenal glands are small struc
tures lying in front of each kidney.
They are strongly affected by emo
tional disturbance. These (lands
secrete a substance called adrenalin.
Increased amounts of adrenalin cause
the pupils ef the eyes to dilate, it
makes the hair stand erect, contracts
the blood vessels, stimulates the heart
and stops the action ot the digestion
camaL When we are frightened or
emotionally upset these changes are
emphasized.
It should be part ot everybody's
training to learn how to avoid anger,
fear, worry, excitement and other dis
tressing emotional states. Certainly
It is silly to worry, because half of
the time the trouble we worry about
never comes.
Fern Coed Habits
I beBeve that happiness and cheer
fulness are hablta They can be ac
quired as other habits are. It is
only possible te acquire this health
ful habit, by assuming that there la
something to be glad about la every
situation In life.
I have noticed 1a many cases that
the period of recovery of a patient
who Is happy and content, outstrips
the grouchy and intolerant one In
many Instances long periods of suf
fering and unhappiness might be pre
vented by controlling the emotiona
! Mental excitement and fatigue
should be avoided. This advice Is
especially important to those persons
who are Inclined to suffer from nerv
ous fatigue and upset Everybody
should have adequate hours of sleep,
relaxation and rest Eat at regular
hours and get a full quota of fresh
air, sunshtne and diversion.
Answers te Health Q aeries
! E. at. H. Q. What should a gtrt
of , S feet S Inches tall weigh?
i A She should weigh about 114
pounds this would be about averse-
for her as and beisht
Dr. CopclMtti it plod U answer
tqvlrle$ from readers tcXo tend
addressed stamped envelope witX
their qitettiont. All (xoatries
asetdd U adJreued te Mm in
cart of this Rewpaper.
(CopvrtoM. JMt. K. W. lnej
nla pays fines and a bonus of $20
a day to bootleggers incarcerated
in jaiL Premiums are paid weekly
by the insured.
an hnlldlnr. granted charters to
four railroads; one te start at
Cincinnati, afterward named Eola.
now a ghost town; one to be built
around the falls at Oregon City;
one to cover the valley on both
sides of the Willamette river
and, fourth, the Oregon A Califor
nia. The last named company built
the road between East Portland
and Roseburg, and the Southern
Pacific took it over and completed
it,
Harrison Llnville was one of
the commissioners to administer
the railroad acts.
Mr. Llnville bad established a
terry across the Lucklamute river
at Parker and expected that' town
to be a large city on the main
line ot railroad between Portland
and California, through the
Holmes gap. The west side
Southern Pacific line does run
through Holmes gap, north ot
Rickreall. It was named for the
father of Leander Holmes, the
man whose proxy in the hands ot
Horace Greeley in the Chicago
convention of 1860 made certain
the nomination of Abraham Lin
coln for president ot the United
States. The father's name was
Horatio Nelson Viscount Holmes,
whose donation land claim was in
the gap.
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In his late years. Harrison Lln
ville lived at Corrallis, and died
there. He was a fine southern
gentleman, typical of high class
men of the old south.
The Chapman History ot the
Willamette Valley (1903) had
this to say of Albion J. Richard
son: "Numbered among the promin
ent and successful business men
of Polk county is A. J. Richard
son, who is living retired from ac
tive pursuits at his pleasant home
in Buena Vista.
"A man of courageous indus
try, sound judgment and keen
New England foresight, he came
to Oregon when the country was
new, and, by persistent effort and
steadfastness of purpose, succeed
ed in the various undertakings
with which h has since been
identified, and is now one of the
most extensive landholders in the
county, and a person of affluence
and influence.
"A native of Maine, he was
born at Mount Desert, Hancock
county, May 11, 1835. He is of
Scotch descent, and his father,
Abraham Richardson, Jr., and his
grandfather, Abraham Richard
son, Sr., were born and reared on
the picturesque Maine island that
is now a favorite summer resort.
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"Abraham Richardson. Jr., fol
lowed the sea during his early
life, shipping before the mast
when a boy, subsequently sailing
as master of a vessel.
"He was afterwards employed
for many years in shipbuilding,
being successful, and accumulat
ing considerable property for
those days. His wife, whose maid
en name was Deborah Burnham,
was also born on Mount Desert is
land, and. like her husband, spent
her entire life In Maine. Seven
boys and five girls were born of
their union, and of these Albion
J., the second child in order of
birth, is the only survivor."
(Concluded on Tuesday.)
Forty-one and a half years ago
next Saturday, George G. Brown
began work in the office of the
Oregon state land board, handling
the public school funds and other
specified trust funds. On April
1, 1938. he will have served 33
years as executive secretary of
the board, and he has announced
that on the date named he will
retire. He has served under
boards of various political affili
ations, snd he will turn over the
duties ot the office with an ab
solutely clean slate to his credit
The verdict shall stand written,
"Well done, thou good and faith
ful servant." George Brown goes
back to the early pioneers his"
mother was a Waldo. He has
walked upright throughout his
whole life, as a boy, student and
man. He has the best wishes of
thousands who know him for hap
piness and length of days. ;
Rebekaha at Monmouth
Install New Officers
With Social Following
MONMOUTH, Jan. 25. New
officers of Agate Rebekah lodge
were installed Thursday night by
Mrs. Lottie Johnson, district dep
uty, and Mrs. T. Edwards, mar
shal. Officers: Louranle Crofoot N.
G.; Edna Bool, V. G.; Mlna Corne
lius, secretary; W. J. Stockholm,
treasurer; Iva Hamar, warden;
Ethel Moreland, conductress; Eu
genia Keeney, ,1. S. G.; Agnes
Friesen, O. S. G.; Julia Stock
holm, R. S. N. G.; Lettie Johnson.
L. S. N. G.; Oral Edwards. L. S.
V. G.; Alta Rogers. R. S. N. G.;
Minnie Price, chaplain, and Su
san Stanton, musician.
A social hour followed.
Dessert Luncheon Is
Enjoyed Thursday at
Johnson Home, Roberts
ROBERTS, Jan. 25. The
women's club were entertained
Thursday with a one o'clock des
sert luncheon at the home of Mrs.
L. D. Johnston, with Mrs. Clifford
Thomas and Mrs. Bliss Fldler as
sieting hostesses.
Mrs. Robert Judson was ap
pointed In charge of the program,
which the women's club will pre
sent At the community hall Feb
ruary 8. Contest prizes went to
Mrs. Alfred Kleea and Mrs. Calvin
Bressler.
Mrs. Ed. nsrniberrer, Mrs.
C. S. HIggens and Mrs. F. M. Mc
Gce will be joint hostess to the
wemen in two weeks at the Hig
gens home.
Mrs. Williams Hostess
To Laurel Social dub
KINGWOOD. Jan. 25. Mem-
Irbers ot the Laurel Social-Hour
"HIGH SCHOOL TRAGEDY"
CHAPTER XVI
Although Inspector O'Brien was
not expecting me, he seemed really
Clad to see me.
"Well, well. Miss Julie, you are a
refreshing treat to a tired police
man. Have yon something new on
your mindt
"No, Inspector." I smiled, 1
thought I'd type those notes if your
typewriter wasnt busy. I haven't
any at home and I thought I'd better
not do them at school."
"Quito right," said the Inspector,
turning away slightly. "Suppose
yon work right here." He indicated
a desk over by the window in his
own office. I took off my cap, pushed
my wave up. and sat down. I had
thought I might be an hour doing
then if I worked very carefully, but
I was really an hour and a half be
cause I had to clean the typewriter
first. It was surely a mess. I guess
every officer in the place banged out
his reports on it, and no one ever
thought of dusting it.
While I was there, the Inspector
was answering calls and seeing vari
ous people that came in. I was dis
appointed that there was nothing
about the Sinclair case; somehow I
had forgotten that the police had
anything else on their minds. It was
aetualrv verr dulL
But when I had finished, the In
spector leaned back in bis chair to
smoke a cigar and became quite con
versational. "Well, little Julie, what do yon
think about our murder nowTf
His tone was so friendly and sort
ef Intimate that I felt bold enough
to come back vita, "I doat know,
sir; what do yon think !
He laughea, "Ton have me there.
Wm have a crettr choice of mur
derers, and yet we can't pin it on
nay one ex them.
"Wkt mhoot Mrs. Carrinrtoni
"YowVe heard that she phoned
her husband from Ban Ulegol"
I tioddad-
"The man who tapped the ealL
nWtTMul ! a. faw minutaa later. I
immediately sens word to San
Diego, but by the time the men cot
t K tntL aba Toad flown. It's a
funny thing. She must have read
the papers and known about the
murder, also that she and her hns
fcand feava been involved. If she
fnnAeant. wm Boa reveal ner-
self outright? U guilty,
bv eallins her husband I1
wny oo so
He seemed to be thinking to him
self. He continued, "Of course, many
Innocent people shrink front the
publicity and unpleasantness con
cerned and evade Questioning If they
can. If she were guilty, perhaps the
Mil waa as attempted ruse to mis
lead us, in case we were watching
her nusbaiKL it au seems a utuc
TLm, rba1rins them off on my
ft Nnmhor one. Mrs. Car-
rington. She had the motive of jeal
ousy; she could have done it, and
we know she nas aieappoarao, vr
imA m Nnmlwr two. Halvin."
O'Brien went on, "He was tre
mendously angry wun ner, wtoi
an.. fi4.w.lfo k luvt Blrnin Us
parole evidently interfered with his
plans just what, we dont yet know.
He had a gun, possibly the one that
fired the shot He has a bad repu
tation, bad associates. He was there
at eight-thirty-"But
at least one person saw her
tW. mM9 that"
"Mertia could have returned. If
he had left the gun at home, n
would have taken him fifteen min
nf aa tn m far it and coma back. But
allowing some time for the Idea to
formulate, for possible conversation
with bis Ismuy, or tne picamx up
nt mm BMAmrilteA. ha miffht have srot
back about the time Perkins left"
"Then he bad only nxteea minutes
Mil Km twfai Rna arrived.
"It does not take long to fire a
shot, little Julie,"
"No-ooo. And ha could have hid
den ta tba apartment while Hym
was were.- ,
"Yes."
"Number three, Mr. Perkins,
ebacked this suspect on my finger.
The circumstance of time points
to him most clearly. He says she
was alive when he arrived, The next
club with two special guests, Mrs.
Cora Spnrlock and Miss Mary But
ler ot Salem, enjoyed the hospi
tality of Mrs. D. A. Williams Tues
day afternoon. . .
Today's Oliver Twist
person who saw her said she was'
dead, fifteen minutes after Perkins
says he left. He concealed the fact
that be visited her at ail. So far,
we can establish those two facts.
and both are pretty damaging."
"He is a cold, hard person some
times. Yet Well, number four.
Hym."
"An Oriental. No matter how
well we come to know them as indi
viduals, we whites cannot refrain
from considering the unknown ones
sly and shifty. He alone admits
that ahe was dead when he saw her.
He says he was there at nine-thirty.
Yet first he said nine-fifteen. He
said once he called three times that
night; in his last statement, he says
four. He was desperate for joo
evidently, and Miss Sinclair was
the means of bis losing the one be
had. More than that, she baa in
sulted him. offended his racial pride.
He had the motive, he was there at
the time of her death, or very short
ly thereafter, and he ran away that
night."
"You make it sound as if he were
convicted already. Inspector."
He shook bis bead. "Let's re on."
he continued. "Number five, Bruce
Lloyd."
"Oh. I cant believe be did itl"
"Don't become a sob-sister.
Julie!"
I flushed. He went on:
"I know, tt la a hard lesson for
youth to learn that all Is not fine
that is physically clean and attrao
tive. I think it is a good one, how
ever disillusioning. Now Brace was
engaged te Miss Sinclair. Yet they
had had a rniiundsrstanding. They
did not see each other quite so much
those last weeks. He did not come
at once when he must have read ef
her death; ha refuses to answer
questions, to give any alibi for
Thursday night. All we know Is
that he tried to phone her from
Sacramento oa Wednesday and
that he didn't ret Her."
"But be did send her nowers.
hardly a thins: a man who planned
to murder her would do," I feebly
defended him.
"I dont know. A clever man
might figure yen and I and very-
one else would think that. Then,
too, he may not hare planned It,
Probably most murders are com
mitted on the impulse of one passion
or another.
"Well. It seems to me that there
are an awful lot ef loose ends."
Bight you are, Julie. Ha vine
built vp the eases against each ex
these, we can now tear each ox them
down. If Mrs. Carringtoa did it,
why would ahe be so concerned ever
the divorce that she would run the
chance of being discovered? Why
not slio on over Into Mexico nntu
this dies down? If Mel via did it,
way did nia snot not arouse airs.
sardom and HrrnT ur if he had a
silencer, where Is It now? Why do
Ova experts acre that bis rna la
not the fatal one? If it was Perkins.
what was his motive? If Hym. why
does he admit finding her dead?
Looking at him, yon wonder how
he could hare screwed up enough
courage to firs n shot Where did
he get a run? Moat Filipino mur
ders are knife affairs. If ft was
Bruce, he had a very short time in
which to arrive, have any argu
ment or discussion with the girl
which would lead to a falling, a bare
fifteen minutes.
"Then there are ether Questions."
I chimed in excitedly. "Who made
the telephone call? Where did the
fountain pea go tot Why didn't
Mrs. Sardenl bear Mr. Perkins
come and go? And why would Bruce
send Connie flowers?1
"Those are still on your mind,
arent they? Well, there is a c
tien there for me, too. I would like
to know which on of them. Miss
Sinclair or Bruce Lloyd, was re
sponsible for the rift between them.
Which one of thess wanted to end
this affair T-
I knew the answer to that, and
suddenly I knew the answer to the
flowers. I hesitated, for I knew I
would pile up the evidence against
Bruce. But alter all, 1 waa there,
ta Inspector OBrien's office, la the
most confidential of situations. He
The new president, Mrs. E. W.
Emmett presided at the business
session and Mrs., J." A. Yantiss,
Mrs Glenn Adams and Mrs. J. B.
Smith were appointed a commit
b camt
trusted me, and I was working for
him.
"I think I know that. He told us
something ef his romance with Con
nie. It was he who felt it ought to
end. She tried to carry it along.
hoping be would change his mind.
But be made a decision, he said. I
think the flowers told her what it
was. You see that summer, they
had used flowers as a sort of code
to get around, her cross old aunt.
Piss: ' meant they would have ta
ehange their plans somewhat;
white that they would carry them
out Just as they intended to do."
"But the nowers ha sent her
Wednesday were yellow roses."
"Yes," and I almost cried as I
said it. "yellow meant the nlana
were over; he was backing out."
m m
1 flfc nrftv Kflw aHnnt TtrrtM
about having to betray him as it
were, to the Inspector. I lust
couldn't believe, no matter how
a tin . m
snaoouy ne naa created uonnie, mat
ha rwiM han MIIa Km Vat
O'Brien had been quite impressed
witn my reveisoon. in xaer. be baa
said. "Miss Julie, yonll solve this
thing yet If yon just keep on think
t! . ...
This nigh praise left me cold. I
loved digging up stuff about Mr.
Perkins or hearm? about Melvin.
but I didnt fancy uncoverin?
Brace's guilt, if that was what this
meant. I waa a hhU that T .
looked haggard when I got home;
yet that was nothing compared to
k" worry t was to ge torouga
later.
I nt ant a w mA-VapV&jI m,.
ham playsnit and a big red hat te
match it that I must say was a wow.
Dicky forgot all about my defection
4T-4 a a
lutcruooa wnen ne saw me; so
I didn't have to explain, which was
a fartxraaljl HrwnmafanM T V.J
not TOaembered to think np any-
uung.
But fa snlta e (Va
confidence my mirror inspired and
is ajro ax u reauy gorgeous Xood
myTOHw naa arang together, my
fmrits aid not da in Mvi T
7fJaZJFtA that was all there was
to u, ween xnccy got romsnae in
the raoenl&bt. I fait it was th last
straw.
VJ going borne," I announced,
and he knew I meant it.
I waa glad the next morning that
I had ten hours sleep behind me, for
I had a hard day. It was Saturday
and tU family had planned to drive
f. San Crux for the weekend.
About tea i o'clock, Dad phoned that
u. wuum gt away, uas we would
have ta m unu ats i ...
w wre disappointed would be
w a guess we were an anx
lona to get away from the town for
a few hours anyway.
r a.1 n a
uuiw hm to oo some marketing
then: aa I aVa fc a r T.
sitting In front of the big open gro
earyatora where aha Ukea to go,
waiting for her, when who should
wai suong out ue inspector. He
Stonoed. leaned K ,k.
door and his opening remarks told
v . "P aauta urns naa
been spoiled.
.rT1 ln?w J?a don ike the idea,
Milniitr M fter greeting
me, "but I checked up en the San
Francisco end after the rnformatioa
yon gara nss. I wanted to be sure
we were watching Bruce Lloyd
closely enough. The fellow over
there had a report to make that
may or may not be important. He
has been shadowing Bruce for some
time, and three nights he has called
on a blonde. Did he ever mention
anotner woman to your
N.Iiimv(
"Did ha rfva an ,rriliii.;..
to why he should wish to break off
wiva aaisa sweiairT"
"He just said that somehow they
didst seem to get along so wtU
wnen toey came nack la the tau, and
that after be bad rota away for a
lain! 1)1 r,nuJ T Wmllmm V.
was sort ft had been a mistake."
"It would be fanny bow, wouldn't
it, if he met this blonde dame at
Carmel that weekend?"
"Who is she?' I asked.
(To Be Continued)
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tee la charge of entertainment for
the coming three months. Piano
numbers by Mrs. B. A. Sharpe
added to the afternoon's enjoy
ment. :