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"Vo Faror Siray I; JVo Fear. Shall Airs"
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. THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO.
Cqaiuxs A. Spracue .... - Editor-Manager
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Editorial
Comment
: From Other Papers J
Slcmber of tbe Associated Press : i
i The Aimclutfct press Is exclUKlrely entitled to tit use Cor publica
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BULLETS AXD BALLOTS
Tbe) Anti-Compulsory M Hilary
Bill will appear on the- Oregon
ballot, In the November election.
Its purpose iMo prohibit military
drill at institutions of higher ed
ucatlon, and stands a better than
e?en chance of passage in the pres
ent state ot the public mind. It Is
really a matter for the school
authorities, not the voters, to de
cide. . It also provides an oppor
tunity for Its sponsors, to get in
the public eye, ear, nose and hair.
I Common Ground
T OYALi suDDorter of the Roosevelt administration and the
fj hew deal is the Pendleton East Oregonian. Its ardor is
fanned by the memory of cheap wheat in 1932 and the
more recent memory of AAA checks to i Umatilla wheat-
jTOWers. The East Orecronian of ten varies the dose with the
repaint of an editorial from the Omaha World-Herald, power-1 it i not argued thai military drili
ful democratic daily, once owned by the late Senator Hitch-1 wm kin youth, but -it la highly
tocl of Nebraska. . Here is one editorial from the World
Herald which the East Oregonian will not print:
? "Mr. Roosevelt, as earnestly and passionately as Hitler once
. did, as Mussolini once did, assails our own capitalist system. ...
i "The President has given us occasion to think as well as to
Indulge our emotions. And the thinking Is the more Important.
"Revolution la not always progress. Often, as in Germany
: and Italy, it Is reaction. Sometimes it means the sale of a heritage
foe an Illusion. We hare. Indeed, a rendesvons with destiny.
"The whole American people have a war to wage against :
the House of Privilege. That is no one-man war. It, willf because
It must, be fought to victory. There will be so victory however,
If t is attended by the overthrow of the capitalistic structure and
Its? replacement by an all powerful state governing our lives
through a myriad of bureaucracies. In the place of victory there ;
wis be but another Illusion. We shall be fed, not on bounty and
plejLty, but on- an east wind. : j :
"Ffee enterprise is the blood and bone and sinew of the .
American system. Nothing hut immitigable disaster could follow
tbe; killing of it in order to cure its diseases. For on wreckage
would come, after a Roosevelt, either a Stalin or a Mussolini.
I "By his gweeDin? onslaurht Mr. Roosevelt has nrerlnltated
uncompromising war between the government he heads and pri
vate enterprise. It will be bitter throughout the campaign. In the
evept of his re-election it will grow increasingly bitter through
four long years.. And Just as long as that war rages the billions
of credit and money tied up in the banks, idle and unused, will
remain idle and unused. The millions of idle workers will remain
unused, unless it be on public labor. Enterprise will be not only
chilled, as now. but frozen. No doors of opportunity will open
save to government Jobs. And In the end, victory for either side
will; mean desolation for alL The experience of "other lands' tells
thefstory that may be told of ours. ! I V
"This newspaper believes the American system, both eco-.
no rile and pol.tical, is not so desperately sick, so hopelessly be
yonS cure, that It is necessary to kill and replace it with an
ordr alien to our traditions, repugnant to all; our aspirations.
"1 "It is to the rendezvous with destiny that this question in
vite! us that all Americans will be rallying during the coming
fou months, Theirs, on Election Day, will be a fateful decision."
There is sound truth in the above comment on the
political and economic situation in America. Between the
masses of republicans and of democrats there is no disagree
ment ion that score. Both great parties have believed in the
American system and labored to sustain- it Because many
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distasteful. It reeks of authority.
Tonnr men able to dance until
the police chase them home. or
their ..fair companions drop from
exhaustion, ought to be willing to
drill a few hours weekly, learn
ing the fundamentals ot military
training, inasmuch as the taxpay
er is footing the bill both for their
drilling and their education. ,
In the past a number of stem-
winding Jazz orchestras have been
produced at Oregon institutions of
higher learning. There have been
saxophone players of note, but no
General worth mentioning. Fur
thermore, youth red-hot after an
education, might as well have a
first sergeant bawling at them, as
female agitator- fron Los An
geles peddling: Communistic " no
tions. They might as well be
shouldering a rifle, as a canoe pad
dle. It will not wreck their ' fu
ture, to be able to keep a straight
line in a parade, if they ever get
in . one.
Nobody wants a war, but if one
comes, youth cant vote himself
out of it, any more than a presi
dential candidate (as once hap
pened) can keep a promise to
keep them from bullets, in ex-
hange for their ballots. The draft
board will have the final say.
Able-bodied ciiriens will be on a
battlefield before an election can
be held, no matter what the ver
dict at the polls. Arthur Perry In
Mearora Mall-Tribune.
its for Breakfast
- By R. J. HE1&IIIC&3
TTTTT- TfT,1?m vrMv
CAX HE MEAN F. D. R.?
(From a speech by Raymond
Moley at Boston.) -
The trouble with this country is
that "it is long on prophets and
short on workers;
Inn i-tn
sensible democrats fear that Roosevelt is departing from not J phecy and short on thinking,
only the party fundamentals but the ereat traditions of the People win call business men
countty they refuse to go along with Him in his policies, even u,ntil he public realize- as
v i. ..ui:.i iZ t..ii. i . , t. . ' some of us realize, that modern
ousmess, inrougn efficient pro-
though they refuse publicly to bolt the party. It is-too bad
that party labels hold them and republicans apart.
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I Mounting-Taxation
. fTlHB figures about the size of the federal deficit are the
X subject of political controversy when comparisons are
m4de with prior administrations because of the uncer-
taintyof the recoveries to be made on federal loans. But too
much femphasis is being put on the deficit. More serious is
the raje of spending, which is unprecedented for peace times.
- It is sfe to assume that the budget will be balanced eventual
ly even by so prodigal a spender as Mr.! Roosevelt. But bal
anced ?at the cost of heavily increased taxation will be burden
some to the citizens. J j
The deficits now being run up are after heavily in
creased taxes. Examine the reports of receipts of the internal
revenue bureau. For the fiscal year enjong July 1, 1936 the
collections, exclusive of processing taxes, were $3,448,302,
870.4 as compared with $2,773,21&213.94, which is an in
creaseof $675,089,656.51 in a year! Part of. the increase is
due tojbetter business and so may not be considered an added
burde. But part is due to increasing the tax load, which
sirapM makes more oppressive the burden of government on
agriculture and industry. i
Mounting costs, of which taxation is onej finally crushes
industries once powerful. An example may i be seen in the
giant jAmoskeag Manufacturing company at Manchester,1
N. H.Jone of the very largest textile mills" in the United
States For years it enjoyed a prosperous business. The last
twelvelyears however, the losses have far exceeded the prof
its. Tbe enterprise suffered from the ireneral deDression in
the teitile industry, and in the competition with low-cost
mills ih the south. In the northern states labor legislation
was mbre strict as to hours and conditions, and wages and
taxes tvere higher. Now the company is bankrunt and the
special master appointed by the court has recommended that
the plant be liquidated to pay, debts.. This means the end of
Amoskeag, the loss of 'jobs to thousan ds of workers, and the
4 loss or taxes to the government units. It is a serious blow at
the life of the city of Manchester. j :
Taxes'of course are not wholly to blame, nor wage rates.
Perhaps the . management was partly at fault, or there may
have been a failure to divert part of the earnings to keep
op the .plant's equipment. We do not know. The apparent fact
is thatthe mills face liquidation with general, loss of employ
ment, f taxes and of business. The fact is that, although
profitstare frequently abused as being excessive, for a great
number of industries and businesses, the profit margin is so
narrow that it is a constant battle for survival. Undue addi
tions. o burdens may prove the "last straw". The whole his
tory of taxation shows that whenever too large a toll is
levied pn productive industry the result is stagnation and
-decay and reduced production of useful gsods.
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j I ' Betraying Naval Secrets !
A FORMER naval officer has been arrested charged with
transmitting naval secrets to the Japanese. A few days
ago a man in southern California was sentenced to 15
years ip prison for disclosing naval secrets to the Japanese.
It is very rare that such offenses occur in peacetime, or at
least fbr them to receive such publicity. Yet the truth is
that each country maintains systems of espionage on other
countries. It may be called a part of the "intelligence serv
ice"; but the knowledge is of the military and naval prepared
ness or possiDie enemy countries. Sometimes the information
is not Very accurate; again it is full and complete and cor
rect. Agents are always on the alert to get the information
. and usually they are able to find sources. for the information,
for a consideration! "j ; . J l
This country has always felt a high degree of security
owing fo its size and strength and isolation, so it probably
has noj developed its intelligence service as high as have
European countries where they live under the constant shad
ow of War. With Japan setting out to dominate the .far east
the war potential rises, which may account for two things:
greater eagerness of the Japanese to keep tab on the Ameri
can navy, and greater zeal on the part of thir country to
punish! citizens who betray secrets. - Betrayal and the subsidizing-
of betrayal are properly listed among the most
sordid jbf offenses. s
"Wagons West," stor - 7-15-3
of Marcus and Narcisa '
Whitman; celebration of
centenary of heroic trak; ,
. This is the centenhlal year of
the coming of Pr. Marcus and
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman and
the Spaldlngs to taa Oregon
country as missionaries to t he
Indians. . -- ... .
Already special centennial cele-
bmtioas have been held at Lew-
Iston, Idaho, nd Ruthville, Jthi-
ea and Prattsburg, New York. The
one at Lewlsten Involved a cost
of about 160,909. It was held In
May; a great success; magnificent
a. ai
a four day celebrauon of the
overland Journey of the mission
ary party for August 6, and
great and nation widrf Interest Is
being secured, n f .
The association Jn charge
(Whitman Centennial; Inc.) has
sent out a series of eight articles
written v by Miss Eliftor Henry.
hich re beinar published gen
erally throughout tU country.
Their title is "Wagons West, the
Story of Marcus and Narcissa
Whitman." v ,
; This column will give a sum
mary ot the eight installments,
beginning with the first, follow
ing: I-
' "W .- It m I "
I Exactly . one century ago, Dr.
Marcus Whitman and: his bride,
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, were
traveling through a foreign land
over a trail no white woman had
ever tried.
. The Whitmans wereon the way
to establish the first white 'home
west of the Rockies acid north of
the Spanish (California) line.
.
For their service and martyr
dom they are being honored this
year.
. Mrs. Whitman was tbe mother
of Alice Clarissa, the first all white
child born in the 'Pacific north
west. ' - i . I -
When her own: child ?ras drown
ed, two years later, Mr. Whitman
mothered a strangely assorted
brood of 1 1 ; half breed children i
ot mountain men, waifs of, the
Oregon trail, her husband's nep
hew, Perrln. 1
-; Appropriately, the spirit of the
"Pioneer Mother", will 3rood over
the August centennial. 1
duction, is bringing closer to the
average man not only the things
that he needs In his dally life but
the things that make his life more
pleasant may I say more abun
dant?
A politician Is simply a broker
of ideas. He sells the public what
he thinks it wants. And if the pub
lic wants attacks on business r.c
commodating politicians will be
found to do the attacking. ,
As I see it, the v.nly way to save
the house that . e live in from
such a fundamental conflict is to
convince the American people by
word and deed that our economic
system is inherently decent; that
it is capable of embodying not per
rect but high and exalted stan
dards of Justice; that our business
and industry are serving the pub
lic, and that the Interests of busi
ness and the Interests of the pub
lic, far from being antagonistic.
are inseparable.
Services Held For
Ernest Harnisch
ALBANY, July ' 14. Funeral
services for Ernest F. Harnisch,
42, who died Sunday morning as
4he result of a self-inflicted gun
shot wound, were held at 3 o'clock
this afternoon from the Fisher
Braden chapel. Rev. Grover Blr
chett of Salem was In charge ot
the services. Burial was in Wil
lamette Memorial park cemetery.
Ernest Fredtic Harnisch was
born near Albany, ' August IS,
1893. anil had spent his entire
life in this community, engaging
in farming. Recently he had been
living on a farm in the Plainview
community: Coroner E. C. Fisher
and Sheriff Shelton visited the
place where he committed suicide
on the E. O. Traux farm near
Dever, and announced that there
would be no Inquest as it was a
plain case of suicide.
Mr. Harnisch is survived by his
widow, Leona Drager Harnisch.
whom he married in 1922. one
daughter, Ardls Ann, his parents,
Mr. and .Mrs. C. B. Harnisch of
Dever, six brothers, H. B. Harn
isch. C. A. Harnisch. Henry Har
nisch, Henry Harnisch, Albert
Harnisch and Walter Harnisch all
of the Albany vicinity, and Adolpb
Harnisch of San Francisco, and
seven sisters. Mrs. Elsie Crabtree
of Eugene, Mrs. Ida Lengele of
Prineville. Mrs. George L. Koos.
Miss Mary Harnisch, Miss Rena
Harnisch and Miss Clara Harnisch
all of Albany and vicinity and Miss
Florence Harnisch of San Fran
cisco. The dead man was a mem
ber of the American Legion Post
of Albany.;
Hea
By Royal S. Copeland, M.D.
A worthy and upright an Inhabitant of Oregon Is Hugh G.
Ball, editor of the Hood River News. He has been honored by mem
bers of .his own profession with election to the office of president
of the state editorial association. Twice his publication has won the
award fbr editorial distinction. It hardly seems fair to smear him
all over! the front page of a metropolitan newspaper because he has
not completed the process of becoming, legally, an American citizen,
Congregation Does Honor
To 25th Anniversary of
Ordination of Rev. Zook
SILVERTON. July 14 Rev.
Frank W. Zook. pastor of the
Christian church, was honored
Sunday by his congregation, when
the 25th anniversary of his or
dination as a minister into the
pastorate was observed, A silver
offering was taken and ; resented
to him by Ira Loron. Barbara Jean
Palmer gave a piano selection and
Mrs. G. B. Bentson and Sirs. Ben
Gifford sang m duet. Rev. Zook
had for his sermon subject, "The
Magna Charta of the Church. C
THIS IS the time of the year when
the doctor has to deal with many
disturbances of the skin. "Derma-
tltia, Inflammation of tfis skin.' Is a
common summer ailment;
In . warm weather tbe skin Is sub
ject to many Irritations and lcflam
; mat ions that ar less common dur
laff the cold weather. During tbe
summer months many J of us are
eager to acquire that adnlred coat of
tan. But, unfortunately . some are
orsealous in. their' attempts and
often become victims of severs sun-
burn. f. . ' ; j
This danger is especially great for
the fair, the blonde person. It should
be especially guarded against if yon
have a sensitive skin. T avoid this
danger, as I told you sevaral days
ago. always bear in mind that ex
posure to the sua should be sTraduaL
It is safe to stay eut In the sua for
kmc periods of time enly after tbe
skin has attained its projective, coat
Warms of lUagworaa
For several years the, lay public
has been warned of the gangers of
ringworm during The. summer
months. Large numbers! of persons
congregate on publio ' beaches and
visit swimming pools, and some of
them contract this annoying afflic
tion of the skin. It affects the feet.
and it is commonly spoken of as
-athlete's foot". I '
this iniecuon is due to a para
site encountered - In contaminated
porta, beaches and gymnasiums.
Visitors are warned agalhst it and
told to wear slippers. Tb best ad
vice X can give is to avoid insanitary
beach resorts. I am glad to say that
most public beaches are sow super
vised and measures are taken to
eradicate the parasite of aingworm.
.' Sine the skin is more active dur
ing tbe summer months. It Is often
subject to blemishes and infections.
These are the cause ef much embar
rassment and sometimes real un hap
piness. They can be traced to - In
creased activity in the" functions of
the various glands of the jkln.
Alt Watcs Diet
Toe often the victim ef 6n of these
afflictions resorts to the use of some
doubtful remedy. Never f apply an
ointment unless it has been pre
scribed by a physician. 2a addition
to local treatment, attention should
be given the diet. It should be sim
ple and varied, capable ot building
up rich and pure blood. rink six
to eight glasses of water every day.
To keep tbe akin healthy.!; It should
always be clean and in gopd condi
tion. This Is best accomplished dur-"
Ing the summer months by frequent
bathing and the use of a bland and
pure soap. . Avoid the nee of soiled
towels 'use only your own.?
Bear In mind that many of the
skin disorders axe exceedingly con
tagious. They are easily spread from
one Individual , to another. To know
this should snake you careful.
i Dr. Copeland U glai to insurer -inquiries
from reader tto tend
ddreuei stamped envelope with
their questions. Address n let
ters ( Dr. Copeland in Sore of
this netcspaper t Us main officm
in this eitv. " :.
(Copyright tM. K, F. 8$, IneJ
gj Dr. Whitman was tbe first
American physician to practice
welt of the Rockies. lie rode in
th wildest weather to aid all sick.
Irrespective of color, condition.
creea. . .
The Whitman mission was hos
pital, school, church, orphanage.
firm and garden,- relief station.
outpost of civilization.
"W
en they made the great trek.
dt Whitman was not quite 34.
Narcissa Just 2 S. She had been
feather; was gifted with a beauti
ful? soprano voice. The mission
cause drew the young - physician
ant teacher together; thus their
long and unique bridal tour from
Civilization to the wilds, answer
ing; the Macedonian call of the
Indians west ot the Rockies.
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Both- the American Board and
the Methodist missionary societies
answered thhr tin in 1 8 S 4.
Jason Lee and his party, for -the
latter, came clear through and
established their mission that
year.
For the former. Rev. Samnel
Parker and'two companions start
ed fn 1834, but recahed St. Lonia
much too late to Join the brigade
of the American Fnr company.
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Rev. Parker and Dr. Whitman
started together fn 1835, caught
the brigade: went together as far
as the Rocky mountain rendezvrus
neat Fort Bridger.;
A life long friendship between
Whitman and Jim Bridger, the re
nowned mountain man; began that
yea f. when the physician removed
three Inta Indian arrowhead
from Bridger'g back, relieving him
from a source of great pain and
affliction that had endured for
many months. -
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One of Mrs, Whitman's first
fosttr children, about 1840, was
Bridger's half breed daughter.
Mary Ann. T "
Kiev. Parker decided that Le
should' go on west, to explore.
while Whitman should return Im.
mediately to bring a party with
him; the following spring.. .
Marcus knew one person he
thought would come.
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Tjie 1835 trip had proved to
Whitman that wagons could be
takn at least part of tbe way.
Why not all the way?
If wagons could go. women
could go, he believed, though he
hadp been told there were worse
passes west of the rendezvous than
the South Pass of the Rockies.
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The American Board at first did
notlapprore of women going, but
wrote at the last, moment, "The
females will be a protection rather
than otherwise."
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Ijreadful tales were told by
sonte of the mountain men, of
course, about, what had happened
to white women who ventured far
beyond the edges of civilization.
But all that Whitman reported
could not daunt Narcissa. The
problem was: Where could an
other woman be fonnd so fearless,
so yeady to accompany her hus
band into the unknown?
Where, Indeed, could anyone be
foufd? s .
I (Continued tomorrow)
Twenty Years Ago
Jf Jnly 15, 1916
The federal government Is
studying means ot getting rid of
the I army of sharks which has
moved north to the east coast.
Af group of 500 poor children
and I their mothers will arrive In
Salem, the 27th from Portland to
spe4d the day at the fairgrounds.
The collier Hector was wrecked
off the South Carolina coast last
night but the passenger marines
and crew numbering 142 were all
saved.
I Ten Years Ago
I Jaly 15. 1926
- MJrs. Ola Reick of Portland res
cued Lt. W. J. Knauf. U. S. A
front a burning .airplane In the
Wluamette river yesterday.
Doris LaVine. aged 9, narrow
ly escaped death yesterday when
she fell into a well near Jeffer
son. Her father pulled her ont:
AH: editorial advocates the de
velopment ot an Angora, goat in
dustry in the Willamette valley.
Prominent Postal
Authorities -Stop
AL'BANY, July 1 4.A 1 b a n y
had a number of distinguished
visitors Monday, when C. B, Ell-
enbef 5r, third assistant post
master general; John A. Breenen,
director of parcel post, from
Washington, D. C; William H.
McCarthy, .San: Francisco post
master, and president of the na
tional association of postmasters:
WlllI. Simpson, Spokane post
master and president of' the
Washington state postmasters' as
sociation, and Dr. E. T. Hedlund,
Portland postmaster, and also di
rector! of 0,r g o n postmasters,
were Ita. Albany during the morn
ing and were guests at the office
of thet Western Stamp Collector.
- The visitors left Albanv in the
afternoon for Eugene where they
will be guests of the Oregon as
sociation of. postmasters which
convened in that city Monday eve
ning. , j-.-.-
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Improvements in Streets
SILVERTON. July 14. Mem
bers ot the Marion county high
way crew have been at Silverton
making road improvements. Some
of the corners and turns have re
ceived a rough coating. A few low
placed have been filled In and
Jhough he has accepted the -position of chairman of the state relief
committee. Gov. Martin knew of the status of his citizenship when
he appointed him. The position is not salaried, and is attended with
labor and grief. Men of the character of Hugh Ball are alltoo few other i improvements have been
. cSUu. ue is willing io unaertase responsible public service I made on streets through Silverton
Is to his credit: and w count it no misfortune that he was born in that re a continuation of the
ocuuana, consiaenng me ornce fce is to fill, that of public almoner, highway system.
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CHAPTER XVIII
i "TBrothah Towahs, heab, he Jes
: come in f see me Trout Tim's kabitifr
: ary, 'cause ah knowed him bettern
' mos' anyone hereabouts,''
"Yaa'm, Tse writm poh brothah
Tim's habitttary," the preacher
verified gravely, with proud empha
sis on the erroneous word. 'i
- The girls suppressed a smile, and
Doti inquired with concern, "What
ever happened to Tim, Mattie? it
saw him the day before yesterday,
happy and busy as ever. i
" Yas'm,- Mattie'a tuf ted head
wagged sadly, "he jes' drapped
daid, lak oat i" her bony finger
snapped together. The. sallow palms
ef Iter hands were cracklea and
shining, like very old parchment
"Ah done tol' him he was too old f
be choppin' cotton in de hot sun, but
ah reckon yob. cain't tell a man he's
too old fob nethinY she grinned
and rolled her eyes toward Brother
Towers, whose pious expression
weakened momentarily.
"Too bad about Tim," Dot! sym
pathized, and they listened to Mat
tie's rambling conversation for
awhile. Then she concluded. "We
shant be home until late tonight,
.Mattie, bat . fn the mornin' yon
might giv Lynn some ef yor per
simmon jam for breakfast; with
corn pone.'
"Yas'm, ah wilL Dat's jes what
Miss Mah'ion used f lak moa.
Howcome ah didn' commemorize dat
bef oh. ah'd lak f know?" she chided
herself disgustedly. "An ifn yoh
think ob anythin' moh I fergit, yoh
esb teinnr me party qmcic. uiss
Lynn wondered what she could
possibly have missed in the elabo
rate meals which had been served
her, and marveled at their com
plete finesse as she looked about
the tnadequate autcnen. ii wouiq
not have been tolerated In - the
cheapest northern tenement. A hog
coal rang seemed to be trying its
best to nv off mot beat than the
sua climbing higher in the sky. and
the most primitive household - ob
jects were in evidence everywhere.
In so pretentious a home in ner own
citr. there would have been an elec
tric range and other modern equip
ment, even as toe beta rooms nan
been modernized in the old southern
mansion. She remarked about this;
to Doti as they returned to tike
house. . f
"Oh, the colored people wouldn't
have the slightest idea how to use
electric equipment. Besides.'.they'd
be scared to death of them and
things would always be out of order.
Anything swift and orderly com
pletely bewilders them. They'd
rather take it more' slowly and work
harder. - Perhaps some of - the
younger ones will learn in another;
The drive into the Bayou Teche
country was one of the most delight
ful experiences ef Lynn s visit. Only
Doti and Jack accompanied her.
How they had escaped the others,
Lynn did not quite know, but she
was grateful 7 that Jack had ar
ranged somehow for their trio. They
stopped to see the .oldest live oak
grove in the world at Chalmette
where Andrew Jackson, one of the
historic idols of the South, had de
feated the British in the War f
1812.
Then they speeded on under' the
fringed canopy of moss-draped oaks
to Grand Isle and the Acadian vil
lages which dot the banks of the
Bayou like sparkling jewels in a'
brooch of filigree. At St. Martin
ville, high on the bank beneath the
drooping branches of a giant oak
which appeared yet to mourn, the
romantic tragedy, they gazed apon
the grave of Evangeline while a
proud villager related the truthful
story of the immortal heroine.
Poor thing," sighed Doti, with a
flicker of sadness so alien to her na
ture. "It makes such a beautiful
tragedy to read about, but think if
yon had to live it wandering all
your life in a strange wild country
in search of your lover. Oh I Jack,
don't you ever go away from here,
will you?" she pleaded with a half
mocking shudder as, she clung to
him, -
A queer gray shadow clouded his
face for an instant, then he laughed
with hollow mirth. "Oh, that
couldat happen,-; today.- If those
two lived now, they would find each
other in no time at all."
- "And there never would have been
a story. What they gained, litera
ture would have lost, and there
would have been no heartbreak,
Doti concluded blithely, as if there
were no such thing in the world, any
more.' !
Lynn turned abruptly away from
Doti's happy face, tipped vp so con
fidently to Jack's and wondered
whose would be the heartbreak.
Then she shook herself impatiently
a taetr guide informed them:
" Twas tragedy, awright, bnt not
lak the poem says," he shook his
gray head forlornly. "Twas Gabriel
thet had wed another gal afore she
found him. It broke vangeline's
mind wheft she discovered him lak
thet, net waitin' fer her, an' she
wandered 'round these here bayous
uu she died."
"Why, that's even more tragic
than the poem." Lynn exclaimed
her throat dry with the sudden real-:
isation of the Acadian girl's suffer-;
img". -new terrible!"
i The same lavender water hya
cinths floated on the bayous that
nad perrtuned the warm air when
Evangeline sought her Gabriel. The
world bad not changed. Love had
net changed. : Like Evangeline, she
had come here to find her love, and
to discover that it belonged to
another. Lynn felt a sudden weak
ness in her muscles, ns if she could
no longer command their power to
move or speak. ;
' But no one seemed to notice, in
their absorption of other Interests:
and the emotion subsided. For a
moment. -it seemed to Lynn as If
she would walk over to Jack with
out volition and reach her arms ont
to hkn pleading: as Doti had done,
uoxrt ever leave me. Don't send
me away from you, now that I've
found yon." . - ,.
; Orchids flamed in the deep ver
dure of the semi-tronlcal forest.
Bright plumaged parakeets shrilled
and chattered in the shaggy foliage.
Great trees of white angels' trum
pets filled the air with heavy fra
grance. The roaring surf, foam
crested on blue waves, pounded the
rlistenintr white beach. WMU rulla
circled and dipped above the bine
water. '
! Jack had stopped at a weathered
cabin where, he explained, lived an
old couple who knew his father very
well, now well, their cordial and
flustered greetings showed. Their
admiration for the ' elder Thorpe
amounted almost to reverence, for
some unexplained reason, and they
passed, on no small portion of it to
that gentleman's son and his com
panions. Their humble hospitality
extended even to the evening meal,
which they insisted the three must
share. ' --.
1 was jest Stretchin' the hntter
an' all but Teady t lay supper on
the table,? the dark-eyed little
woman assured them. "We aint got
much, bat you're most welcom a
share whut we're rot."
uu ;vu iacan stxevenin
the butter 7" Jack's eves twinkled
at the quaint colloquialism, and he
winked at Lynn. He had known she
would be curious about the phrase.
; "Why, that's how .we manage t'
make the butter go further, by mix
in' a pint o' milk into every pound
o' butter. Makes 'most twice as
much, thetaway. An Ma, here, she's
thrifty awright," the man boasted.
The meager meal which had been
suggested by the humble invitation
developed to be a generous bowl of
gombo des ereviste which rivaled
Mattie'a own pride, a succulent
eam nt papilotte, snap beans aad
baked oysters with corn pone and
the inevitable thick black coffee.
The air was cooler now, and their
appetites were keen after the long
ride. The meal was leisurely as it
was ample.
i When they had finished and were
lounging on the porch, which was
formed by the extended sloping
roof of the house, in a pleasant
Stupor of satiety, the little woman
Came out into the rapidly falling
twilight carrying a polished aruitar
which she handed to her husband.
J "I thought mebbe you'd lak f
pick a tun fer the young folks
afore they go," her suggestion was
wistful, as If she solicited the plea
sure for herself also.
: "Aw, I ain't much of a muSican,"
the grizzled man drawled, but even
in the dusk Lynn detected in his
eyes a gleam of pleasure, and his'
fingers tested the strings with a
lingering caress as their mellow
tones floated resonantly on the soft
air.
I "Please do " Dot! Insisted cajol
tagly, and; the others added their,
persuasion.
"Wall, whutH y'an have?" in
quired their host, as if his repertoire
embraced all the compositions of
musical history.
? "Yoh might Pick, 'Folio win' the
Houn' Dogs " his wife suggested
meekly, in the moment ef silence
which followed.
That sounds oker." Jack arreed
with enthusiasm. "Let's have, 'Fol
lowin' the Uoun' Dogs.'" .
i So the old Cajun swunr Into the
strumming minor accompaniment
and flung his throaty bass into the
throbbing stillness of the evening.
Verse after verse told a musical .
legend of the Bayou country, and -the
three young moderns, whose
world was so far removed from this
place and its people, were attentive
as they never had been when the
highest paid orchestras entertained
then. Only the distant murmur ef
the surf filled the silence which en
sued for a moment after tho eld
man ' had finished, and then his
guests applauded with ardent ap
preciation. .......
That was rrandl" Doti declared.
"Would you give ns another,
please?"
Tell loh whut. Ill ofck wan fob
each of yoh. Thet onell do foh the
young man. Whut'd yob say I do
foh the two gals, mar
1 The . woman responded eagerly
again. "Pick a ballit fer them,3 and
named two which obviously had
stirred her romantic heart when it
was young.
The ballads r, ahnrf than
folk-song, with more rollicking
melodies. The girls expressed their
gratitude with glowing compli
ments, and then Jack suggested
that they most start for home.
Aw. it's earlv vet." th ' old
couple protested, loathe to lose
them.
And we've flntt f. ml!., (a
drive," said Jack. -,
Yas. but I mint hn tws a
rood Week's trio t' brlnv mntlvM
tf your city by ox-team," reminisced
the i 'Cajun. "Now, y'all kin be home
and sleepin fore midnight."
(To Be Continued)
eMTU-l 1st. Kte rwnra BnSUmf. Im.
Former Resident
Returjds,- Albany
ALBANY. July 14. Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Whitlow and family of
Washington, D. C... are Albany
visitors at the home of Mr. Whit
low's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. It.
Whitlow of. Portland, out who
were former residents ot the Knox
Butte community. - -
; Oscar Whitlow-was one of the
early rural mall carriers out of
Albany. He left Albany many
years ago and Is now employed
la the accounting department ot
the government as an attorney.
This is his first visit to his na
tive city In SI years, Tbe party
is making the trip by auto.
Teacher Obtains Release
i From Hazel Dell Contract
I ; i BETHANY. July 14 Miss
Mabel Digerness. who was to' have
taught in the Hazel Dell school,
has obtained a position at Wood-
t i ; - ' . . -
burn and was released from her
contract here. The board reports
that Miss Lois Riches, who taught
att West Stay ton last year, will
leach here this coming school sea.
Bon.
Parents Hosts
AMITY, July 11. Mrs. Jon
Cox and daughter and son, Jo i
snd Miss Jesn Coi of Coronac".
Calif., are guests at the home ti
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jo:m
F. Swltzer, east of town. .
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