.Founded IIJl ' ,v.
"Xo Favor Stray Us: No Fear ShaU A icen
C .j;'Froia First Statesman," March IS. 1851 I-, :!.:'" v,;;
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. ;
. Cbakixs A- Sfbacus . - EditorMangr - ''
," ; - Sheldon Sackett - llanaging-Editor L
-: Member of the Associated Press
The AroeIaw Preaa is excluvlreiy nlIUi to Um om for publica
tion of ail mwi dispatches crediird to U or not U.nrtt credited is
this paper. . . , . " . . ! . .
. Repatriating 'Dollar Bonds , "- ' '.-
STUDIES made by the Institute of International Finance,
while partial, point to the conclusion that probably not
more than 60 per cent of foreign, bonds which were sold
in this country and still outstanding are now actually held
within the United States. What has been going on Is the re
patriation of foreign bond issues. The issuing state has sev
eral advantages since the issue was floated. In the first place
the depreciatiolTof American currency enables the foreign
state to mate payments with 40 per cent less gold than for
merly. This advanfn tr micrhf v rffao It fnrm nf tViaf t- no
tional currencies if they have devalued their monetary units.
A second advantage is the heavy discount at which most for
eign bonds were seiling in these markets. Foreign bonds have
.sold at ten cents on the dollar; many issues at discounts of
60 and 75 per cent So the defaulting states have been able
to buy up their American issues at low: prices and thus ex
tinguish the debts. Or their nationals could buy them at these
prices and speculate for big profits.: ; .... ;
While foreign bonds flotations in this country got a
black eye the amounts faithfully served with payments are
larger than those defaulted. The Institute says that full debt
service is being paid on $4,604,000,000 in dollar bonds. Some
$2,810,000,000 is in default as to interest and $74,780,000 in
default only as to sinking-fund payments. ": ' . v
To show the extent of repatriation of dollar bonds,' that
is their purchase back by the issuing country or its banks or
citizens, figures may be cited from the study by the Insti
tute. The National Bank of Panama holds 58 per cent of its
own dollar bonds. The State Mortgage bank of Yugoslavia ad
mits that 56 per cent of its American issue of bonds is now
owned within Yugoslavia, Uruguayan banks hold 19 per cent
of outstanding dollar bonds emitted by that country. A con
Version operation for a Belgian issue showed that 62 per cent
of outstanding Belgian dollar bonds were held within Bel
gium. States and municipalities of Brazil are known to have
made heavy purchases of their issues, at greatly depressed
prices. Twenty-five to 30 per cent of German corporate dol
lar bonds have gone back home.
' This process will go on until, when most of the issues
are repatriated, then the issuing country will propose a set
tlement with American holders and work out a deal ta extin
guish the issue. Virtually none of the issues have been re
pudiated; the issuing governments merely confessing the.
debt but postponing payments of interest and principal. But
for those bonds selling at heavy discounts there is little hope
that they will be paid in full. They will be allowed to drift
until the issiite needs new credit and must put its house in or
der so as to have credit standing.
, There is little doubt that many foreign governments and
corporations are purposely squeezing the American bond
holders, and using money that should go for debt service to
buy up the bonds at low prices. Before a great many years
the foreign bonds in the market tables may shrink to small
proportions as the issues are no longer traded in: and the
- money capital oi ine wona is re
; - Baldwin to Retire?
IEPORTS that Stanley Baldwin, British premier, will re
1 tire late this spring will not surprise those who follow the
currents of British politics. Only the nature of the crisis
- and the sacrifice of Sir Samuel TTnaro nrpi-pnoH hi lrainnr a
- mi i w " tf VHU1Sj
vote of confidence some months ago when he approved the
Hoare-Laval settlement. First he solemnly assured the com
mons that the agreement was a good one and which he could
fully justify. The next move of the government was Sir Sam
uel Hoare's speech and his resignation of the cabinet post of
foreign minister. Premier Baldwin said that he had not been
able to follow closely the work of his minister in Paris; and
this lame excuse, transparently flimsy, was used to save his
own position. In ordinary process of events he should have
lost his majority then; but, the seriousness of the situation
and his very recent winning of the election carried him over
the hurdle, i
LThe episode broke Baldwin's prestige however; and now
ne is cnieiiy a hang-over premier. The commons and the
country are still , conservative, so no new election will be
called. His growing deafness is now given as a probable
cause for his retirement from head of the government; but
the other reason is nrohahlv mora Twrfpnt H? rermtv1
cessor is Neville Chamberlain, present chancellor of the ex
chequer. Meantime Anthony Eden is bracing the league for
fresh pressure against Italy which has been romping over
Ethiopia while European nations squabbled among them
selves. Sharp revision of British policy is needed to restore
Britain's prestige! - X
Release for Fehl
rr will be a mistake for prison officials to make a special
case of Earl H. Fehl and withhold release from him on
technical grounds. Fehl was convicted of violation of stat
utes of Oregon ; but if he doesn't get the same good time ben
efits accorded other convicts then he will appear more in the
role of a political prisoner, incarcerated for his ideas and his
propensity to raise helh Laws are ample for protection of
established government in -this country and if Fehl starts
anything after he gets out he can be properly dealt with.
- The temper of the people in southern Oregon is far dif
ferent from that of several years ago when revolution was
plotted. The experience has made the people more serious,
less gullible and eager to follow political soothsayers. Even
if Fehl returns to Jackson county it is doubtful if he can get
much of: a following now. But if he is kept confined unfairly,
4?ith discrimination shown against him, he becomes a sort of
martyr who will gain sympathizers. -
There is no substitute for fair treatment even of a po
litical adversary. ' . . , - -
Fats vs Flats ;
WITH its customary method of campaigning by epithet the
Portland Journal has started ringing the changes on the
"Fat Boys" The Fat Boys, in the Journal's myopic vis
ion, are the Wall street carnivores, the apostles ot entrenched
greed and the bloated bondholders who are opposing the Great
Humanitarian, Franklin D. Roosevelt The Journal swallows
without a struggle all the vagaries of the New Deal, the al
phabetical mixups and the Farley fixups, because they are
sanctified by the endorsement of its patron saint, the dem
ocratic president. Scourging the Fat Boys the Journal seems
to line up with the Fat Boys; and is jdiligrentrin fomenting
feudism between the Fats and the Flats. That may be one
vray to carry on a campaign. ; J , 5 - '
The California. Junior chamber of commerce Is starting a driTe
for finger-printing week. The object la to educate the public on the
Talue of finger-printing. It is aa altogether reasonable proposal that
erery citizen hate his finger prints recorded, .not because he Is a po
tential criminal, but for general purposes of Identification. They are
taking footprints ot infanta bora la hospital, now to avoid mixing
babies. - ' - " - ' ' - -
A cartoonist on the Boston Transcript had a flash of inspiration
hn he sketched the Tonrnsend ship buffeting heaTy storms with
ma going Overboard. It was titled "Mutiny on the Bounty-. - 7 -
Mayor Carson of Portland saya what the state needs Is strong
UaderEhlp. Also it needs loyal "foliowerahip". The ancient Oregon
eastern U to follow a leader wit staffed club and snickersnee. ,
- estaDiisned In London. 4
The Great Game
of Politics
By FRANK R. KENT i
Copyrijhl MS, hf Tb BaUIatart fa
- 7 . Pennsylvania
. Wtshlagton. April 10.
IT la la Fennsylrani that, the ef
ficacy of the New Deal -political
methods will get their most com
plete test this
fall.
The
rea-
. son Is that
-there ' demo-
cratic polit 1 e t
, are under iho
direction of as
keen and ealcu
. lating a polltl-
. eian as there is
ln the country
to wit. Sena
tor Joseph Pat
rick Oaf fey.
SENATOR Guf
rrsaa a. kmi ' - fey has many
likable qualities, iut do one erer
regarded hint as an idealist. On
the contrary., his politics are of
the Intensely practical kind. He Is
not concerned so much with poli
cies as with patronage; his Inter
est la In power. " not principles.
amiable as well as astute, he la
oat 10 win, and he plays his game
without any- sBea sickening pre
tense of. piety aa la made by the
unctuous Mr. Farley, who corers
ap his rape of the Ciril. serrice
and the rnthlessnesa of his spoils
manahlp with a lot of Pecksnlffiaa
preachments prepared by his high
ly pd publicity staff. -
SENATOR. Gnffey's position Is
clearer- and more comfortable
than that of many of his demo
cratic colleagues. On one hand; he
Is not sufficiently soft-headed
really to believe la the New Detl
philosophy, and he does not both
er much a,bout whether the meas
ures Involved are economically or
constitutionally sound. On the
other hand,- he la not afflicted
with the painful conTlctlon of, for
example, one tortured senatorial
leader who once agonlzedly ex
claimed, "I have gone through
hell for three years having to get
up here and adrocate things In
which I totally dlsbelieTe." Mr.
Gaff ey skillfully aroids the dis
comforts of haying convictions
one way or the other In these
things, supports all White House
proposals without question and
whole-hearterly concentrates up
on the business of practical poli
tics In his state.
NEARLY fire years ago he pick
ed Mr. Rooseyelt as a winner, left
the Al Smith group ot democrats
with whom he had trained, be
cause he knew that Roosevelt was
the best bet particularly for him.
It is all rery well to talk of Mr.
Rooserelt having been nominated
at Chicago because of the Mc-
Adoo-Garner switch, at the In
stance of Mr. Hearst, but Mr.
Roosevelt would not hare gotten
to first base in that convention
had Mr. Guffey. with the big
Pennsylvania delegation in his
vest pocket, been against him, in
stead of for him. No one knows
this better than Mr. Roosevelt and
Mr. Farley, unless It is Mr. Guf
fey, and no senator has gotten as
much federal patronage or more
federal money for his state than
Mr. Guffey. One reason for this
Is that Mr. Guffey, better than
any other, knows the game of
getting his; the other reason la
because, having lost this great re
publican state by only 150,000 in
1932, carried it In 19S4 (when
Mr. Guffey was elected), he has
convinced the Roosevelt manage
ment that if sufficiently liberal
In the way of Jobs and money, it
can be carried la 1936.
GOODNESS knows they have been
liberal enough In both directions.
So far as they could they have
furnished Mr. Guffey with what
he wants. Whether it fs enough
to carry the state, which, of
course, would mean Mr. Roose
velt's reelection, fs doubtful, but.
It it falls, will not be because Mr.
Guffey has left anything undone.
Nowhere is the class appeal of Mr.
Roosevelt combined In so flagrant
and practical a manner with the
weight and power of the federal
agencies. They are linked In aa In
teresting way. Mr. Guffey,
through a handsome and costly
tabloid newspaper called "We,
The, People." regularly and vio
lently assails "creatures of in
trenched " greed." denounces "Cor
porate Wealth." the "Minions of
WaU Street" and a "Venal and Li
centious Press," while Mr. Roose
velt is extravagantly eulogised as
"The Great Humanitarian.'
THIS is the spectacular part of the
Guffey strategy: the undercover
part Is In the utilisation to- its full
political capacity of every federal
agency in the state. The notion
that what the administration Is
doing la trying to buy the people
with their own money seems to
apply to Pennsylvania with great
er f o r e e than - any where else
There, too. the Guffey machine is
in alliance with the John L. Lew
is United Mine Workers' machine
-an - alliance : cemented by the
Guffey coal control bill.' the pass
age ot which Mr, Roosevelt urged
regardless" of constitutional
doubts. It Is charged that the
WPA in Pennsylvania reeks with
politics, that federal agencies and
agents are asked to contribute to
party funds that there Is -enormous
waste and a multiplicity of
Jobholders such as no state ever
knew. 'Senator Gaffer does not
even trouble to deny these charg
es.. Quite a while ago he said he
couldn't be bothered about . that
sort of thing. He pursues his se
rene,', calculating way and has
reached the point where the re
publicans hare got to fight to
keep the state ia line something
they never had to do before.- .
Has Mastoid Operation
AURORA, April 10 Mrs. Al
phld . Manderille . who underwent
an operation for mastoid at the
Emanuel hospital Sunday, la re
ported to be doing as well as la
expected. .. : ;-. l- x .-...
Mill Work Progresses . ;
MILL CrTiY April 10 Work at
the new lumber mill here is pro
gressing rapidly, as all are anx
ious to begin operation of the
mill by May 1. ; '
Bits for
By It. J.
Seven rlarin - errors t-l 1-3 J
about Oregon history ra " i ;
one aet very long article: , 3
. . - w - .
Coming to the Bits man's desk
is the April 11 (today's) Issue ot
the Western Stamp Collector. Al
bany, Oregon, a journal of nation
al circulation, published weekly.
Its leading editorial appears In
the paragraphs that follow;
m n n ; '
"It Is with some-dismay that
Oregonlans, the stamp collectors
especially and the 'native sons' In
general, note that the postmaster
general entirely forgot the state
of Oregon, ' when announcement
was Issued for the first day offices
of the contemplated Oregon Terri
tory stamp, as recorded m. West
ern stamp collector, issue 01
April 1. ' , . ' . .
"Knowledge of Oregon history
Is apparently sadly lacking on the
part ef those officials who had
anything to do with the designa
tion of first day offices for this
proposed stamp and . it is to be
hoped that as they become Inform
ed of actual facts that some atten
tion be given also to the state
where the 'Oregon Territory was
in reality voted to become a part
ot the United States.
V V V
"Champoeg, Oregon, located on
the Willamette river, aot far from
Aurora, and Salem, was the birth
place of the Oregon Territory as
. m t.f a t t I ..... V V a TTtiff A
States; it was here where It was
put to vote- whether the territory,
would be a British colony or a
United States territory: and. at
that-time the Walla Walla and
Lewis ton, Idaho, - sections' were
merely trading posts with little or
no habitations while the Willam
ette valley harbored the abodes of
many settlers.
"It Is not the intention of this
article to relate Oregon history: It
ia merely suggested that collectors
In Oregon get busy and' present
their demands to the pos toff Ice de
partment for recognition of the
state with a first day office for the
Oregon Territory stamp, aa well
as the states of Washington and
Idaho.' Oregon Is more entitled to
this-honor than either of the two
other states.
m m
"Champoeg' has no postoffice
now; we believe that at one time
there was a postoffice " at . that
place. At Champoeg Is a museum
and a monument upon which Is in
scribed all the names of those who
voted for the inclusion of the Ore
gon Territory into the Union.
"Salem, Oregon, home of Jason
Lee, pioneer missionary, of Che-
mawa, Oregon, are old landmarks,
Health
By Royal S. Copeland. M.D.
1 AM HAPPY to say tnal nowa
days we do not see 'many children
with bow legs, knock knees and
"saber lea". Undoubtedly this ad
vance can be attributed to the pro
motion of healthful growth -and the
physical development of the young-
Ia former years these conditions
were believed to be due to early
walking. But the real reason for
them was that the child bad rickets.
The baby's bones were not firm and
sturdy. His little legs were not
strong enough to support him. Build
ing up the body should begin before
the infant is born.
Rickets ia dus to a deficiency ef
lime and a failure ef nutrition. The
bones become soft and flexible. If
not treated in time permanent de
formities result.
Rickets was a disease so prevalent
la London during the seventeenth
century that a commiaaioa was
formed te study the disease, But no
worthwhile nmedy was found until
the present century. It was In 1114
that discovery was first made of the
relationship of vitamins to ricketa,
Vitamins are a group of elements
found to natural foodstuSa. They
are essential to normal physical
growth and nutrition. A diet defi
cient la certain of them leads te seri
ous changes tn th bady.
Vitamin Proves
Vitamin D Is called the "antirach
itic" vitamin. The relation ef ultra?
violet ray to this vttamln baa been
proven. Vitamin O controls the han
dUng ct phosphorus and time. It la
Important, not only tn the prevention
ot rickets, but in the prevention ef
tooth decay and various disturbances
of bodily function. , '
So It can readily be seen that aa
adequate amount of vitamin D la
necessary for proper growth. Young
children ahould receive plenty of
fresh air and sunshine aa welj as
vitamin O ta the diet. This practice
wtfl prevent rickets. "7
- The value of cod Bver oQ la pre
venting rickets . cannot be overem
phasized. It is knows to have bene
flclal effect upon the upper parts of
the breathing machinery s wU.. It
win help prevent colds and infection.
The child, and the adult too. for
that matter, does not receive a fuD
quota ef sunlight in the cold weath
er. The sun's rays therefore are not ,
aa strongly felt - It Is important that '
cod Bver oil be added to the diet dur
ing these months ' ;.;
Answers t Health Qaeriee
' AL Q. My brother Is crippled
with rheumatism and the cold
weather makes his condition much
worse. Should , be follow a specific
diet 7 What treatment wfl give him
relief r , - .-.;
A. Try te Sad the " nndertybag
cause of the trouble first of an. Care
ful diet will do much ! toward In
creased comforts For fuR pajtkn
lara seed m seif-sddreaeed, stamped
envelope and repeat your question. : ;
A. B. 8. " Q. I am II years old and;
my hair la falling out This condi
tion is not only ef the scalp but also
of the chest end eyebrows.'. Wbst
would yon sdvtse? '
v' A. This symptom should aot be
overlooked. Consult your physician
and have a complete examination
made. V-.-.r. J , . .. y
I Dr. CofeUtnd fa glad te eaewer .
iMQsfriee rem readers icAo seed
addressed tmpcd csreope Kith
their ovation - Address ail let
r to Dr. Copeland Is care ef
, this sewtpsper at Us mala eyica
is at citg. rr
(Copyright, tSSS. a. T. ft. lac; -
Breakfcst
HENDRICKS
which would be entitled to a first
day office, unless the postoffice
department would Institute a tem
porary office at Champoeg, which
would be the logical thing to do.
v
If the large dally newspapers
of Portland would take up the
matter and exert some pressure it
is likely that some attention would
be paid to the requests; also Ore
gonlans should write to the post
master general or to senators and
congressmen calling attention to
the discrepancy la forgetting the
existence of the state which bears
the name of the original 'Oregon
Territory. " -- , "
(Concluded tomorrow.) :
DembitsRdly '
Draws Big Crowd
" SILVER "FALLS, April 10 A
large crowd attended the political
meeting at the Union Hill grange
hall Wednesday night, the first of
a series ot meetings to bo spon
sored throughout the" county by
the Marlon county democratic so
ciety. A piano a 0 1 o by Mrs. w.
Graen; reading by John Brewer,
violin solo by Eugenia Neai,. ac
companied by Mrs. Frank Dnerst
were announced by Geary KeaLv
The county president of the so
ciety; George Cuslter of Silverton
introduced . the speakers. Sam
Wells t the state Industrial acci
dent commission. Sale ra, who
spoke on "Betterment Of Farm
Conditions." lred McKlnney gave
a short talk on "Reforestation,"
These candidates were Intro
duced and limited to short talks:
vl n. earner. Corls D. Stringer.
U. S. Bart, A. M. Dayrymple, J.
F. Ulrich, Hv M. Potter, B.S. Mar
tin. David, Bloom, Perry Seeley,
Alvin Young, Hattle Hart, Mir
garet, Montgomery, A. C. Burk, P.
C. Fulton, Oliver Brougher, Wil
liam McKlnney and Kenneth
Bayne, who also spoke for Curtis
rfnlcman John' Marshall. Salem.
gave a short address, also speak
ing for Paul Fehlea,
Luncheon Meeting Held
By Loyalty Class From
M. E. Church, Lebanon
LEBANON. ADrtl 10 The Loy
alty class of the Methodist church
served a 1 o'clock coverea aisn
luncheon In the church dining
room to 27 persons. Mrs. E. E.
Tavlor was chairman of the kitch
en committee. A short program
was presided over by Mrs. Skei
ton, class teacher. Devotions were
led br Mrs. F. A. Sflres. president
ot the Ladies' Aid. A song was
riven hv Mrs. Wemett. Mrs. Tay
lor and Mrs. Rice, with Mrs. Ray
mond Wemett at the piano. Read
ings were given by Mrs. Valley
Powell, Mrs. Fisher. Mrs. Tsyior
and Mrs. Emma Bellinger.
Visitors were Mrs. J. E. Wil
liams of Morning Sun, Ohio, who
is visiting at the home 01 Mrs.
Lucy Stoops, and Mrs. Raymond
Wemett. of Portland, .'who with
her husband is visiting at the
home of Mr. Wemett's parents.
Rev. and Mrs. Frank wemett.
State . College Student
Wins Scholarship for
Boeing' Flying School
CORVALLIS. For the second
time In three years an Oregon
State college engineering senior
has won the first plaee in nation
al competition for the aeronau
tical scholarship, valued at $5800,
at the Boeing School fo Aeronau
tics In Oakland. Calif. "
Jack A. Gibbs' of RoBeburg.
who has been majoring in me
chanical engineering with an aer-
cnauticai option, has Just - re
ceived word that ha Is the first
place winner in the seventh an
nual competition carried out by
the Boeing school. . Students from
all accredited engineering schools
ia the United States and Canada
are eligible to submit research
papers tn this annual competi
tion. Two years ago Oregon
State students won first and sec
ond places and last year third
place was awarded to . a local
competitor. , ,
Blarvels at Water Waste
TURNER. April 10 Mr. aad
Mrs. M. A. Hill have entertained
the last two weeks for their cou
sin, Mrs. Hazel Gum ot Sharon,
Kas.. which seems to be the cen
ter location of dust storms. Mrs.
Guru was highly pleased with Ore
gon and marveled at the amount
of water that goes to waste.. ;
7: -
Girl to Iversons
TURNER. April 10 Mr,-and
Mrs. Albert' Iversoa are receiving
the congratulations of friends up
on the birth of their first child.
Patricia Ann, April 2 at a Salem
maternity home. The family home
Is on the H. R. Crawford farm
near here. . ;-
Twenty Years Ago J
April 11, 1918 V
Washington, D. C. The senate
late ' today passed Its substitute
tor the house "free sugar" repeal
resolution, extending the present
duty of one cent a pound on su
gar until May, 1920. :.
Villa Is - reported dead
from
blood poisoniag. ; L
Meredith Nicholson of Indian
apolis . will be the new assistant
secretarj of war.
Ten Years. Ago
" Anril 11. 102d ;: "" ,
Tr ' f R- TTamUton ha' hen
nominated to succeed Mrs. W. F.
Fargo as president of the Salem
Woman's club.
Edward XT. Drowning. 51, and
Frances (Peaches) Ileenan, 15.
were married yesterday. . ;
-' " - . -
Luther Burbank. plant' wizard.
died this morning In Santa Rosa,
Calif. 'V- ,, ; . ,
op
1 a
La
FE8.23.I933
563, OOO
JOBHOLDERS
1913.000,000
ArrjAlFAYCU1
DEC. 3!, 1933
592.000
JOBHOLDERS
1903,000,000
ANNUAL PAYROLL
HI CA BASE FOR PERIOD
252,000 Jobholders -
THI$ DATA U from fflelat CIvB fervict reports. It does not eeatala hlddea Covernmeat employees, FJJb'y
SOO thousand ee more, aor their cost ef a possible 100 mitUos doIUrs or mere. Hidden payroll
toelvSe foreman, aeeletant fferema mmd "straw koeses cfearoetf te.WPA project; HOLC, AAA. CCC mm
ether alphabetical per diem workers. Senator Rush IX Holt, New Deal Senator from West Vlrglala, showed
that la one district In his atite, administrative employees and hidden employees were consuming, mora tha
-ens-third of the relief funds, and numbered snore than one te each 12 relief workers, whom they supervised.
He said In a speech en the Senate floor: Approximately 10O000 of the two and three-foorth million doIUrs
are Doing te a ftw political henchmen Instead ef ao!ng to the people who. need relief ln thet district.
"There's Murder in the Air"
. SYNOPSIS
Beautiful Ruth Tyler, blind
daughter of former District Attor
ney Daniel Tyler, ia psychic and
foretells nnurders. bat is powerless
to reveal enough information so
that the tragedies can be averted.
These manifestations occur while
Ruth, a talented musician, plays her
violin and always at ztiaht. The
girl becomes terror-ftrickea and
suddenly t .trange power grips
her. Her fairer enlists the aid of
Dr. Jan Karasc, noted psychiatrist.
but aa Karasc is working on
other case, he sends his young as
sistant, Nat Benson, to study the
girL : Nat is introduced to Ruth as
the soa of her father's college
chum, in the city on a visit. One
night, when Rath has a spell, Nat
prevents Tyler from trying to
soothe her, with the result her
vision is keener than ever and she
is able to reveal the name of the
person marked for death. . This
time it is Paul Y. Gordon, an in
ternational banker. Nat telephones
Gordon, warning him his life is la
danger. Next morning, Nat, Tyler
and Jtnth enxonte to keep an ap
pointment with Cordon, - come
upon Doris Gordon' trying to ftt
her car started. Nat offers her a
lift. Mr. Cordon is skeptical of
Ruth's psychic powers and does not
take the warning seriously. He
claims he knows ef no one who
would want to kill him. Tyler is
exasperated and. refusing Cordon's
oser to loncn, tne tno leave.
- ' ' . CHAPTER DC .. '
' Doris waved to them as they
started down the winding driveway.
Naf glanced back when ae stopped
at the rata aad waited for tt to
open. She was still ia sight. She
raised her hand aad waved gayly.
Nat waved back. Then the gate
swung open, and they descended
tato tie road. ;. ; ,-,, ;.. ., :; - -
- A mechanic was bent aver the
open hood ef the yellow roadster.
Nat grinned as they passed. Tyler
was sitting stifly silent. -No one
spoke until the car reached the main
road. " - - 4
"Dont be cross. Father. Ruth
said finally. He smiled and patted
her arm,'
"That man is afraid,1 said Ruth,
vuietly bat positively.'
TbV said Tyler. '
"He's frightened," said Bath.
"And he's keeping something back.
Oh, I know he thinks I'm a sort of
freak. . . But I dont care. He's
ta danger, and I'm going to try to
help him, whether he wants me to
or not r ' -
- I thought you'd feel tike that.
Both." said Nat. "And I took the
precaution of noticing the- number
of Gordon's private wire."
"1 think he'll have cause to thank
too for that,1 said Ruth, -
- .- e e e.
" In the sunny sitting-room Paul
Gordon aat by the window, glanc
ing tip inquiringly at the two men
who. stood before him the well
trained and enrteous personal ser
vant and the burly fellow with the
heavy jowls. ' ... .
- xob heard everything; John
son?" Gordon asked the servant.
I did. air." said Johnson.
And yon, Harrigaa! .Gordon
asked the burly man.
. "Sure, I heard it," said Harrigaa.
..- What do yon make of it, Joha-
soni Gordon asked.
" "No more than yon, air," said
Johnson. " - '
"It all sounds screwy to me," said
Harrigan. "Just what it their
racketl"
- "I'm sure I dont know," said
Gordon. "Perhaps they havent any
Harrigaa ahrugged with disbe
lief. - v
, "Did the whole busihess strike
yon as well, as suspicious, John
son!' asked Gordon, . , ,v
I wouldn't ssy -ft did, exsctly,
sir," said Johnson. "They don't
seem that sort After all, the man
waa once a reputable lawyer, even
District Attorney." - . - -.
It all seems phony to me," said
Harrigan. "I've-heard of plenty of
crooked D-A.'s, and I've known a
few shyster lips in my time that was
supposed to fee reputable lawyers.
I'd put a taiion 'em all, boss." t
,,"Hmm." said Gordon. "Thsnk
you. That's an. well M aouwy
careful from now oa, please."
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Johnson. ,
. Harrigaa patted his hip with a
grin. - .
"Nobody's gonna get, np here,
boss," he said.
When they had gone, Paul Gor
don drammed idly upon the arm of
the chair with his fingers. Then hs
reached for the telephone. When
he had got his party, he spoke ia a
low voice, rapidly: v .
"This is Paul Gordon. I want a
thorough investigation of the past
life of Mr. Daniel Trier, retired
lawyer and former District - At
torney, his daughter Both, who is
a blind violinist, aad his secretary,
one Nat Benson. And I want yon to
look up a Dr. Jan Karasc, a psychia
trist or psychologist or something;
"Nobody's gonna get op
of the sort, Also I want them all
watched, might aad day. Under
stand?- -. . '
. ' . ,. O- . .
At the first station of fha snbwav
Nat turned the wheel over ta Trier
and got out. He asked them to con
tinue -without him, explaining that
there was apme work he wanted to
do, aad -that he-could Teach his des
tination more quickly by subway.
He said he would probably aet be
home for luncheon.
Trier, somewhat snrnrlaed.
nodded and drove off. wonderine-
what could take Nat off at a. time
ukathis. They drove home aUentlv.
Ruth did not seem to be ia the mood
for conversation. Sometime after
luncheon Nat returned, and asked
if he could have the privacy of the
uorary jor tae aztersooa. ; He had
some more work lo go and tome
telephone-calls r te make, he ex.
plained. - . .' l-.-
Tyler was puzzled, curious, but
he asked no questions. He assured
Nat he would be undisturbed, and
watched him retire into the shelf
filled room. There were many things
he wanted to discuss, but he curbed
his-impatience and composed him
self with what grace he could mus
ter te waif for Nat. In the late
afternoon his patience was re
warded. Nat appeared and beck.
oned Tyler to follow him into the
uorary. i-., . ; v .
"I've spent most of the dav look.
log into the past of our friend Mr.
Paul Y. Gordon," aaid Nat. "I
thought perhaps the- search would
prove fruitful. It has. The man has
no past."
"No pattt Tyler echoed,
deringly. . .
won-
"I mean bo past that I could dis
cover,- explained Nat. , "His life.
as fsr as I can check ft definitely,
seems to oegia in aoout 1917, when
he became a member of the banking
firm of Street and Company. In that
year another member of the firm, a
David Graham e and hia wife. Lanra.
were lost in the lAcaitania disaster.
Gordon adopted their only daugh
ter, Doris Gr shame."
"Then the rirl we met is not his
own daughter I" Tyler asked.
'Apparently aot" said NaLBnt
he legally adopted her and gave her
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fortune ta her own right, of which
he is trustee.- 'Who's Who' records
that he was! married, his $eend
marriage, to one Carlotta hfontex,
in Madrid, ia 1916; but beyond that,
the details of his life are 'sketchy,
to say the least and more fanpor
tanVafre." u
"What?" cried Tyler.
False " said Nst : "At least
some of them are false. I began to
check on him through 'Who's Who,'
in which the record of his life sines
1917 is voluminous. The mesger
ness of the earlier history or Gor
don interested me, I'm afraid X raa
up a pretty phone-bill for yon, be
cause I checked them all. Item:
'Who's Who' gives .his college as
Northwestern, class et Hi. There
here, boss." Harrigaa aaid.
was-ao Paul Gordon ia that class.
Furthermore there has never beea
a Paul Y. Gordon registered at that .
university." - - - -
" Why, this' Is Incredible," - said
Tyler. .: - : -
m That's loot ajuita all." said Nat
" Who'a Who also records that he
married one Eleanors. Camming ia
Chicago on November , 1904. The
Chicago Bureau of Vital Statistics
has no record of such a marriage."
"How atrangtl" murmured Tyler. '
ilnally Nat said, -there is bo
record of the birth of his two chil
dren ia Chicago en the dates re-
corded ia Who' Who,'? -
"Good Lordl" said Tyler, mopping
his forehead. "A man of hia pai
tion. his wealth and fame hew
could such falsifications go undis
eovered all these years ?"
"I suppose because bo one aver
took the trouble to check them up
before-said Nat. "After all, why
should theyt"
"I wonder if there is something
fflscrediUble abcut that man?" said
Tyler. MSeme skeleton in the clos
et ?" . - ... . -JTm
sure I dont know,, said Nat.
"But Buth waa right. He is cover
ing something up And my guess is
that it's a shadow from that secret
past which ttnUtii him now."
"No wonder he didn't welcome
our wen-meant interference," aaid
Tyler. "He must be afraid we'd
stumble onto his secret. He may be "
some ' sort ef criminal. Perhapi
what ' threatens him now is some
kind ef Retribution. And yet that
doesn't seem to fit the kind of man
he haj become."
I also called Dr. Karasc," said '
Nat. "As usual, he merely com
mented that it was interesting and
suggested that I keep my eyes open.
Oh, yes, he did laugh and ssy it
would teach Gordon a lesson if ha
got a knife in hia ribs!' "
"Your Dr. Karasc has a xnacabra
sense of humor," observed Tyler
with a smile. '. ; ;
Nat laarhed. "Wn V mmA
there's nothingT to do but wait.
V e've got to depend on Ruth."
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