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r.. Xf PAGE FOUR - The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Thursdaj Homing' Jlarch 5, 1936 Founded till - "No Favor Sway tlsi ' No Fear Shall Awe ! ' From First Statesman, March 28. 1S51 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. CHAKIX3 A. Spkacuc Editor-Manager Sheldon Fi Sackett - . - - . Manaping-Editor tlrmtter of the Associated Press Tli Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for public tion of all ns dispatches credited to it or cot otherwise credited in this paper. J . President's Tax Proposals ThRESIDENT Roosevelt's tax accurately until bills embodying his suggestion are intro duced; because the bite of teeth in the laws. In brief the 1. To abolish present corporation taxes, the capital stock tax and the related excess profits tax. 2. To levy taxes on the earnings of corporations which are retained in the business. 3. To abolish exemption of dividend income of individ uals from the normal tax. ; He also proposed taxes to cessors resulting from the court decision in the AAA case. The president based his suggestions for alteration in the corporate tax on two failures of the present laws: 1. The inequality of taxation between incorporated and unincorporated businesses, the burden being much heavier on the small corporation. The rate on the corporation earn ings is 13 per cent (for 1935), and in addition the stock holder must pay liis personal income surtax on any dividends, while the proprietor of an unincorporated business pays only his personal income tax of four per cent normal tax and grad uated surtax. 2.. Corporations controlled by a few stockholders may al low earnings to pile up in the corporation on which the cor poration tax alone is paid. JThus they avoid the surtaxes which are heavier the higher the income. Both of these inequities are real and substantial; and if possible should be corrected. However, in the case of un distributed profits the day of reckoning is merely postponed, and probably those who thought they were smart in letting profits accumulate years ago now regret the policy as they face very heavy surtaxes and almost confiscatory gift and in heritance taxes today. There are two virtues in retention of earnings by cor porations: 1st, to provide reserves for times of depression; and 2nd, to increase capital investment which will permit reduction of selling prices and give added employment. As to the first the extent of the value of reserves was pretty well proven by W. J. Cameron in the Ford Sunday evening hour last Sunday night when he said that industry had been a much greater spender for relief and recovery than the government. To quote : "Public money for work relief began to flow in 1933. By the end of 1935 a little more than 5 billion dollars had been spent. If you add the president's fund of 4.8 billion dollars, not yet expended, the government total is about 10 billions. Now, , compare that with the 27 billion dollars which American Business spent over arid a bore Its Income to assist the work of recovery. From 1930 to 1934 inclusive, American business produced an income of 214 billions a little more than half its income at the 1929 rate and paid out 241 billions. That is to say, besides spending all its income. American business took 27 billions from its savings of former years, and spent that too. It was not philan thropy. It was not a loan. Just as the physical body responds when suddenly forced to draw upon its reserves of strength, bo the economic body responded. Fortunately the economic reserve was there to he drawn upon. The nae of the business surplus was the most fclpantlc effort that was made to keep the country going, and was by all odds the most effective." Hold corporation accumulations down to bare needs for working capital and they will succumb and face disintegra tion or reorganization in times of business adversity. Even the smali stockholder who chafes when he sees large earn ings withheld from distribution as dividends, rejoices when his company is financially strong enough to weather bad bus iness storms. As to the second point, the country and particularly the consumer have been the beneficiary. It has been the reinvest ment of earnings which has made possible mass production and distribution of those gadgets which we denominatje mod ern civilization. We hear much of social security and wje think of it in terms of money income. Actually price of manufac tured articles offers genuine social happiness too: how in humble homes one finds electric appliances, electric vfashing machines and hot irons, radios, and even mechanical j refrig erators, with a car, new or old, in the garage. The earnings of the pioneer companies-have been plowed back into plant (whkh is the least costly way of obtaining fresh capital) and the improved and enlarged plant provides more units at re duced cost. Now is may be possible to provide capital for expansion some other way, by public issues of bonds, preferred stock and common stock but it is more difficult and morej expen sive. We are not presenting this analysis of the corporation tax problem with the purpose of opposing the president's recommendations, but to make it clear that the tax! is now a tool with important leverage which may affect the heart of the economic structure of the country. Business lean die of capital anemia as quickly as tax hemorrhage. The great value of the industrial structure in this country is not in pro viding treasuries for politicians to loot, but in providing useful goods and services for all the people, and employing millions of workers and providing markets for raw materials in the process. We would set up' no shield for the tax evader ; and should like to see a more honest parallel between the small corpora tion and the unincorporated business in the taxes they pay. The subject however should be driven very thorough study so that the bill which is enacted into law will not only be. fair and equitable as regards classes of taxpayers, but will not stifle business at a time when business needs encouragement to make new advances. Study in Natural History GOVERNOR Martin precipitated a furious study in natural history when he branded deliberately delinquent veterans as "skunks'. "Cap" Hogan and other war veterans jump up fighting mad to defend their comrades against the "in sult"; and a resolution introduced in Portland post of the American Legion "commending Governor Martin for the sympathetic attitude his administration has shown in the handling of the affairs of the veterans' state aid commission" was Jaid on the table. Pep post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at its last meeting voted to demand an apology from the governor for his "skunk" statement. Now there is published from the records of the bonus commission cases as exhibits to justify the skunk label. Some veterans have had loans for around ten years and perhaps made only one payment and let the taxes accumulate all the time Some have enjoyed good incomes and yet let their pay ments get away behind. The question before the house is : Is the veteran who re fuses to use his federal bonus money to pay up his state bonus loan & skunk or not a skunk? Thumbing the dictionary of choice epithets will provide no satisfactory definition but the man who pastes the label on the veterans does sofat his own peril. For the skunk, it is realized, has offensive weapons which may bring considerable grief to one who disturbs bis peace. We very much fear the governor will need to give Us coat an airing before he hears the last of the reaction from his characteristic but foolish remark. The governor should know that the attitude of the new deal Js that the. creditor js .a, person of .very, limited rights, thai, tha debtor desercea. ssficial leniency and'eonsideration ; message cannot be appraised the ideas will depend on the president proposed: recover the windfalls of pro The Great Game of Politics . By FRANK R. KENT. Copyright 1933. by The Baltimere am The Heat Evaporated Washington, March 4 IT IS interesting to note how com pletely the heat hai gone oat of the discussion about the Supreme Court. Regard less of the char acter of its next decision affect In? New Deal legislation, it is extremely doubtful that it will again be come very hot in this cam paign. PRIOR to the TV A deis!on, important pro- Frank R Kent ponents of the New Deal had worked themselves into an extremely tense state of mind. The court had thrown Into the discard the two chief instru ments by which they had proposed to remake America industrially and agriculturally. The confusion caused by the knocking out of the NRA and the AAA was very great. For & while Administration lead ers were not capable of coherent thought. As they gradually pulled themselves together after the AAA decision, there was little effort to conceal their bitterness. THE question of making the court a campaign issue was discussed at conferences. Some wanted, boldly and at once, to appeal to the peo ple over the head of the court; others counseled a wait for furth er adverse decisions, which would give them a stronger case. Mem bers of the Cabinet used harsh language in criticizing the deci sion. New Deal Senators assailed It on the floor and violent anti court tirades were delivered in the House. In the extreme New Deal press members of the court were characterized as "nine old fos sils," referred to as "senile min ions of wealth." A vast amount of denunciation was indulged in. The radical elements in both parties lashed themselves into a fury. OX the other hand, the anti-New Deal conservatives, both political and journalistic, rushed valiantly to the defense of the Constitution and thanked God for the court. They were as extravagant in praise as the other side was ex treme in condemnation. Between the two the feeling was intense. It was impossible to find toler ance or fairness in either camp. There seemed here the makings of a pitched battle, with the court as the issue in a violent campaign a tning which most calm men greatly deplored. IT WAS at this juncture the court rendered the TV A decision. The effect was remarkable and it is amazing that it should be because, while the Administration was sus tained, it was by no means a great victory in no way compensatory for the NRA and AAA reversals. The Administration fought to keep its ease in the narrowest lim its, to exclude all questions of pol icy and philosophy. The court per mitted it to do this, decided in its favor, distinctly stating that it de clined to express an opinion upon anything beyond the immediate question of whether the Govern ment had the right to market its surplus power created at Wilson Dam. THAT WAS ALL. The great ques tions behind the TVA experiment are untouched. Not even an ink ling of their view of them is given by the court. Nevertheless, almost over night the heat evaporated. No one thinks the court made its TVA decision with any thought of confounding its critics or lessen ing hostility. Yet it did both. Somehow or other that decision sapped the virility of the anti court movement. Somehow it drove home to people generally, in a way it had not been before, the fact that the court is neither pro-New Deal nor anti-New Deal, that it is nonpartisan and non political, that its aim is to justly interpret the Constitution and fairly lay down the law. Somehow the court emerges from the fire stronger than before. The criti cism and attacks have strength ened it as the most stable of American institutions. It sustain ed no damage whatever. NEARLY every observer agrees it win not be possible again this year to generate great indignation about the court. It isn't possible to get as mad as the New Dealers were with the court, then get pleased and then as mad again in a short time. There would have to be another emotional "build - up." The second anger would be syn thetic The- Constitution undoubt edly will figure in the coming campaign. Probably it will be fea tured (differently) in the two party platforms. But the Supreme Court will not be the issue. That seems fairly sure even it its next decision is anti-New Deal, which is very apt to be the case Inas much as it is expected to deal with the Guffey coal control law. This was the bill about which Mr. Roosevelt himself seemed uncer tain. It is the one he urged Con gress to pass regardless of donbts of its constitutionality. Dismantle Old House UNIONVALE. March 4. Dis mantling the old house that had been their home for 10 years, was in progress Monday by Charles Clow and tons. The structure was built about SO years ago. The family moved Into a new horn in January. that even the government can with impunity repudiate the covenants on its solemn bonds and get away with it There is still a shred of sense of moral obligation left which justifies the state in pressing for collection of its loans j and no doubt the majority of the veteran borrowers will try to meet their debts. But the trovernor will not stimulate collections by labeling the delinquents as. skunks. Next time, he .makes a speech he should put on a gas jnaik: . - ' ; Bits for By R. J. Woman who had been 2-5-31 governor's wife wrote Ruth Rover, 3d Oregon book: In this column's series finished yesterday, on J. Qulnn Thorton, mention was made of Ruth Rover, third book written and published in Oregon. It was stated thai the only copy known to be In existence is in the Oregon state library. . S , Up to a few days ago, no copy was known to have survived the neglect and ravages ot time. ' The one in the state library Is now encased in a beautiful outer covering and bound in vellum. But, while all the prlnUng that is left Is clear, many pages are partially rat eaten. Or, In some way, parts of pages are missing. giving an appearance of having been chewed by the teeth ot small animal. S S Nevertheless, it Is a great find, and it throws light on Important phases of Oregon's early history and it is being carefully trea sured accordingly. S S Let's go back to the beginning. We find mention of the man who was to become the husband of the author of Ruth Rover on pages 95-6 of the first volume of Bancroft's Oregon History, read ing: "Another party of eight, com ing in the summer ot 1835 to join In the colonization of Oregon, on reaching Rogae river were attack ed by the savages, and four ot the number slain, the other with dif ficulty escaping. S V m "The names of three were Wil liam J. Bailey, George Gay and John Turner. The last named, with his native wife, was the first to reach the mission, where he landed from a raft, induced by the welcome sight of cattle. "They were kindly cared for by the missionaries, while all waited with painful anxiety for the ap pearance of any others who might have escaped. S S "After the lapse of several days Gay and Bailey were' discovered standing on the bank across the river from the mission. "Perceiving signs of civiliza tion. Bailey plunged in and struck for the opposite shore; but, the current being strong, and the swimmer having been badly Health By Royal S. Copeland, M.D. NOW COMES the announcement of a new surgical method of dealing with gallstones and gall bladder dis ease. The new operation baa a tre mendous nam. It Is called "cho lecy electrocoagulation. Don't try to pronounce the word It might break your jaw I In this procedure the ran bladder la gotten rid of by destroying it with an electric currant of low voltage. It Is hoped that by this system, if It Is proven rood, the stay In the hospital will be shortened and annoying com plications prevented. Gallstones Is one ot the most wide ly prevalent of all the surgical dis eases. It la especially common in women ot middle age. As a rule, women of fair complexion and over weight seem more prone to develop stones. Cause "Not Known The actual cause of rallstones la not known. But many theories have been advanced. For example, some believe stones are formed m the gall bladder because of infection. Others attribute the formation to some dis turbance In metabolism, the power of the body to use the foods consumed. Faulty diets, especially if deficient In certain vitamins, play an important role In the development of gallstones. The sufferer complains of discom fort and digestive distress shortly after meals. As a rule, heartburn. excessive gas formation, sour taste. nansea and vomiting, are additional symptoms. Pain may persist, or ap pear at periodic intervals. The pain may or may not be con fined to the gall bladder area. Often It radiates from the abdomen to the chest and right shoulder. The pain may be mild, or so sever as to re quire, the administration of an op! ate. Too many believe that a "pill, or other medicines of some sort, will dis solve gallstones. As a matter of fact many of the so-called "gallstone medicines" merely serve to diminish the pain and discomfort. Permanent cure Is only possible by surgical re moval of the stones and sometimes drainage of the gall bladder. Neglect Daagerens It is dangerous to neglect gall stones if yon are subject to repeated attacks of pain and other symptoms. Bear in mind that an attack of this sort may lead to rupture of the gall bladder. This Is a serious condition and requires immediate operation. Let me remind yon that In some Instances gallstones cause no pain. But the patient suffers from marked digestive disturbances and distress which are often thought to be due to other causes. X-ray examination la advised In aO cases where stones are suspected. Do not confuse Inflammation of the gall bladder with gallstones. "Choly cystitis" la the medical name for in flammatlon of the gall bladder. This condition doesn't demand operation in every case. In many Instances com plete relief U obtained by diet. Tour doctor will advise you. Dr. Cope-Jo' U pled to asstcer inQuiriet frost readers tefco send ddreaed sfovtped envelope icitX their owestfoaa. address ail lf lers fa Dr. Cope-load in cr of tal newspaper at its mala offlct in thU city. fCopyrfpftf. 1$St. ft. T, IneJ Breakfast HENDRICKS wounded and without food, save roots, for IS days, he would have perished had not his companion saved Wm. e S , "While tho two were battling with the water, a canoe was sent to their rescue. "Bailey was afterward placed In a hospital at Vancouver. The fourth man failed to discover the settlements, and struggled on the whole distance to the Multnomah (Willamette) river, arriving at Fort William more dead than alive. (The name of this fourth man was not recorded, so far as the writer knows. Fort William was the station of Nathaniel J. Wyeth, on what was afterward called Sauvle island. The mission. of course, meant the Jason Lee mission, 10 miles by water below the site of Salem).- "Townsend (the naturalist), who was at Fort Vancouver when Bailey arrived, describes his ap pearance as frightful, and his suf ferings aa excruciating. "He was literally covered with wounds. One upon the lower part of the face entered the upper lio just below the nose, cutting en tirely through both the upper and the lower jaws and chin, and pass ing deep into the side of the neck, narrowly missing the jugular vein. "Not being able. In his extreme anguish, to adjust the parts, but only to hind them with a handker chief. In healing the face was left badly distorted. "Bailey was an English surgeon of good parentage, bat had led a life of dissipation, to break him off from which his mother remov ed to the United States. "Leaving his home, his mother and sisters, he shipped as a com mon sailor, coming in that capa city to California, where for sev eral years he led a roving life. "On recovering from his wounds he joined the Willamette settlement, and his medical and surgical acquirements coming to the notice of the missionaries (Lee missionaries) he was en couraged in his practice. S S "He thus became an attache of the mission, married an estimable lady who came to Oregon as a teacher Miss Margaret Smith settled en a farm, and became one of the foremost men of Oregon colonial times. Bailey died at Champoeg February 5. 1876. aged aDout 70." His grave is in the St. Paul Catholic cemetery the new one. as the writer recall: not the first one, near the creamery. (Continued tomorrow.) Valley View Club if . n iueets at suver SUVER, March 4. Valley View club met with Mrs. E. W. Ander son Thursday afternoon. Roll call was answered with a patriotic saying or event. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. Ed DeAr- mond. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Countryman and Mrs. W. J. Kerr attended fu neral services for Mrs. Country man's mother, Mrs. Richards, at Albany Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Frank Sadie received word Saturday of the serious illness ot her mother in California and left at once. Her mother passed away before she arrived, according to word received by Mr. Sadie Tues day morning. Miss Geraldine Thomas, a form er resident of this neighborhood is reported as improving from her recent serious illnes. She is at the parental home near. Salem. Plays Are Donated CORVALLIS, March 4 Com munity drama clubs in Oregon will have a much wider selection of one-act plays to choose from as the result ot a gift of 900 such plays received from the Samuel French Publishing company of New York by the home economics extension office at Dregon State college. In many Oregon counties drama groups are active each year, assisted by the extension or ganization. , Harvey Goods Move SILVERTON, March 4. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Good have mov ed from their home on James av enue In Geiser addition to the I. W. Miller . property on Grant street. Good, who Is In the nur sery "business, will have a larger acreage at the new location. Some years ago Good lived where he has now moved to. j Twenty Years Ago March 5, IBIS While Salem basks in a gentle mist Eugene shivers in snow 18 and 24 Inches deep. On Second Thought It used to be midnight oil that scholars burned, now it Is the midnight gasoline that Joy riders barn. President Wilson and Mrs. Wil son left tonight on the Mayflower for a week-end trip down the Po tomac river. Ten Years Ago March 5. 102A GermanT Herman franlfana reluctant to follow the fashion of bobbed hair have . organized a "Society of Long Haired Maid ens. Members ear that hob-hair. ed girls look like Premier Musso lini of jury. Fifty years ago today there was no telephone. Fiftv Tears arn March 10, the first sentence was spoken Over the telephone by Al exander Graham Bell, the inven tor. In his attic workshon In Bos ton. " - 2 "MliXjrieesj twere)-uJLJiiM cent a quart Tnaradaj. Once a Year XNiTcTwa I JWLL Cl v "DAUGHTERS SYNOPSIS Juliet Rankin's pulchritude wins her an executive position in the beauty . institute operated by wealthy Vfadatne Hubert. At first. Thomas O'Hara, the handsome manager. Is antagonistic toward Juliet, bat he finauy admits be is in love with her and has been try ing to fight that feeling. Due to fatal resemblance to her dead sweetheart, Juliet submits to O'Hara s caresses. Finding them together. Dr. Fran Von Guerdon, beauty specialist, also in love with Juliet, is Insanely jealous. He threatens to kill Juliet if she both ers with O'Hara. stating that she belongs to him. Later. Juliet tries to convince O'Hara that they do not love each other bat were both overcome with emotion the night she permitted him to kiss her. He shows her an onaracemeBt and a wedding ring, saying. "Here's bow much I meant it sap that I was I" Juliet is assigned to work with Von Guerdon. It ia when he concen trates on his work, ignoring her. that Juliet likes him best. CHAPTER Xni "1 wonder why man of your ability wastes his time on facial surgery T she asked him one after noon. "Perhaps 't's because it makes so many people happy.' he smiled. "Do yon know of anything better than thatT" "Savingr sick people's lives might be better? she hazarded. "Pardon, but you're entirely vrong. There are ten thousand men wht can perform an appen dectomy with their eyes shut, but then are not more than three in the world who can make a woman of fifty look Cke thirty." Perhaps there was a crushing an war somewhere in the universe to , His argvment. but Juliet at the mo ment could not think of ft. All the she knew there was some hingr hollow in his words and that rte probably, was Jibing when be ottered them. Bat any possible -rejoinder was teres tailed by the entrance of O'Hara. followed by a poorly dressed girl who managed to give the impression she was trotting at his heel like an airedale. O'Hara looked aronnd over the wong shoulder and missed tight of her "Good Lord Have I lost her T oe cxclaimed- "Here I am. Mr O'Hara,- piped s babyish voice, aa she came vwmd on the other tide. "Ah. there yon are indeed, said 0Harsw courteously. "Folks. I want yov to meet Miss Katie Schmidt She's been wandering trounc the place for a half hoar, and wound np a my office instead of over iiere where the belong. From what 1 gather the wanta te e Snntifioa Katie teemed to beam with grail tdde towards CHara. but this may nave been an illusion beesmaa one tt her eyes was terribly crossed. Nor was this all hex nose was somewhat askew, he complexion mottled, and her lonr monso cel- ired hail ttad lamentable tend-1 oicy to straxrie at the ends Annas vw uauij w aM the rirl And thank von Miss Schmidt.' returned O'Hara politely. "I with you'd look this young lady over. Dr. Von Guerdon, and see what is te bo done about her." "Delighted to do what t can for any friend of yours," re turned Von SaerdoB nutikkrasly O'Hara looked the surgeon straight in the aye ignoring Juliet at completely aa though ah were tot in the room. "That's right. Von Guerdon." he sail levaUy; "kiss Schmidt it a friend of mine, oven thonrh I have just had the honor of meeting her." "Thank Jon kindly mm ' uara. tald the baby voice again. There they stood, two fairly do cent smd reason ably civilised men gowexinr at each other like angry gs, and all because the very pres ence of slim-anklad Juliet was suffi cient to draw their nerves taut and set them strumming. ' "1ft aT right. Mr O'Hara,- said Juliet, her eyes oa bewildered Katie Schmidt. "IV look after her." Forth first time O'Hara set me d to notice Juliet fH appreciate that. Mist Ran kin," no said formally, and went out of the door before Katie had .an opportunity to thank him very kindly again. -r: When O'llara had. gone, be ft "taid to VfiA C oar don't exedit, he was I i Si I i"S ' ' I i 'i ii 1 m " i .! - He Gets Really Concerned About It V OF VENUS" as considerate of Katie Schmidt as though the were a dowager with Pekinese and chauffeur and her own limousine "Wont yon sit down and tell us what yon want?" be asked, but his crisp professional air seemed to afflict Katie Schmidt with an in creased stupidity that left her round-eyed and speechless. "Here, sit down by me," said Ju liet encouragingly. Stiffly the girl seated herself on the edge of the sofa. "How much money will ft cost," she popped out, "to do me over like Wr it was plain that "her" meant Juliet, and the baby voice had for feited something of Its infancy in favor of a rather startling brassy note. '4vkM Von Guerdon was as considerate of Katie Schmidt as thoagh she were a dowager with Pekinese and chauffeur and her own limousine. Von Guerdon brows seriously. contracted his "You mean everything the com plete doing overt Not just a touch here and there" Then Katie Schmidt burst into her idea The whole works I" she declared fervently. "Ton can straighten eyes, cant yuh? Only one's crossed" . "W can fix that," Von Guerdon assured her "Noses too?" I think so." Ht gave that I twisted organ keener glance. I "Tea. but it'a a delicate operation -that takes time. It's expensive." "If yuh can fix them two things the rest is a cinch." said Katie. SI hear about these face peels. Yah put on some kind ox stun that eats away the outside akin and the under- kin comes out pink and smooth like aotbys. You do that here?" "Frequently." the was assured. "Sweni" exclaimed Katie with mounting excitement ia her face and voice. "The hair's nothinc I could almost do it myself but I want it done right. Flati nirmed oot bleached. ' Know wbat I mean? arv teeth aint so awful but they alot straight and they need CUin. Place 1 where 1 worked, the lady had a per ceiain jacket put oa one of hers, and it waa marVlesa. I'd want yuh to put Jackets dear across the front, top and bottom. Yuh want have to do nothing to my Agger cause that's practically perfect al ready. Onghto tee mo In a bathing suit ynh'd be surprised." Von Guerdon's expression waa not hopeful. "1 tea." be murmured, thinking of the cost. . The' girl clasped her hands to gether and then enclasped them quickly. Rough, grimy little hands used to work. For a minute nothing was tald. Aa the silence in the room waited for omeone to break it. tt dia- - torted gaze looked down at the car pet, then moved around, lifted no higher than the backs of the smart upholstered chairs, the standing bookcases, the opulent desk at the far end. Juliet inspected the girl, to silent now. and she seemed like a small injured animal who had crept to them for help. "Well, 1 guess" Katie Schmidt began, lifting her face slightly, "I guess it'll set me back a-plenty." Juliet sent an appealing dance to Von Guerdon but he shook his head. But when he spoke his voice was considerate. "I'm quite sure. Miss Schmidt. you couldn't afford the fees we are forced to eharare here. Only the rich class of people have such work done. None ol these altera 'dons are necessary for your general health, you know. If I were yon I think I'd pot the whole idea out of my head and cultivate tome other interest. After all, beauty isn't everything. Friends, for example are much more important." Katie shot ap to bar feet with a ruth of colo under her murky skin. "Friends - dont make me laugh t aha shrined. "I'd like to get rid of the ones I've got already. All I want to 'know is what will it cost? That's all how much?" Juliet dreaded to tee the girl's disappomtment. "If I were you," she said gmtly, "I believe I'd get mora fun spendinr what I had on some real nice dothea." Mist Schmidt turned swiftly. If yon was me r the Jeered. "If yon was me von'd moon aeo how it felt to look Hke Idol It's me that's got to look ia the mirror every day of my -dan life I I rotas much right as anybody to be beautiful. It's nobody's business but mv own. I aint coin' this fer any man. I'm doia it to Please nohodv bat mv own lonesome self 2" The OUtbarst left her nantinff slightly. , Von Guerdon made a few quick notes on a pad of paper. ' "AH right here It Is." he said thortly. "We eonldnt undertake the work for less than three thou-' sand dollars." Te his surprise Katie received the estimate unblinkingly. "That includes the teeth and everythla'r she asked shrewdly. I've included the. dental work." he told her. "Now. the only ques tion itdo yon have three thousand dollars. Kiss Schmidt?" "Ne, I aint." she said, the fire dying ia her voice. "An I never will have that much," Without another word she crossed tho room, opened the door, and dis appeared into the obscurity from whkh aha had coma. , To Be Continued)-- ins, W kW frft"t ft