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! From First Statesman. March 18. 1851 I
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Charles A. Spbacuk - -
Sheldon F. Sackett -
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The Associated Prc U exclusively ntltted to the sae lot publica
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Income Tax
THE state lax commission pleased the people when it an
nounced a sharp reduction in the amount of the property
for 1937. Only a little over a million dollars will be asked of
the property taxpayers next year, which is about one-half of
the requisition for this year. Increased receipts from the in
come, corporation excise, and intangibles taxes make the re
duction possible on general property. If now the other tax
ing units ddjnot suck up the saving the taxpayers will get some
. relief for next year. ' -. ..;--
4 The Albany Democrat-Herald hails the tax cut as proof
of the value of. the income tax as a major source of revenue.
"This tax," says the D-H, "makes better sense than any oth
er, either modern or old, for it taxes entirely on ability to pay."
It believes the income tax, supplemented by other and minor
taxes, "could be made ultimately a chief source of revenue for
all government, city and county, as well as state and national.'
On the other side of the range the Bend Bulletin hails the
reduction iri state tax, because that means a greatly reduced
drain on the cash receipts of the counties which under the law
must pay the state demand in full while their own warrants
go "unpaid for want of funds" unless sufficient cash is on
hand to meet them when issued. ''-. - I
Thus the income tax is justifying the faith of its sponsors
in several ways, reducing the burden on real property, and
spreading the burden to those with real ability to pay.-
There are however some difficulties in the way of a gen
eral extension to smaller.units, unless a general tax was im
posed and the; proceeds distributed to the cities and school dis
tricts, because the small unit is too small for an income tax to
work successfully, people could move to some nearby dis
trict with a yery light load. Now they, can't move their real
property, so the tax can be levied and collected. Also, in times
of depression incomes fall off and hence receipts from income
taxes fall off,! while expenses of government go on. The prop
erty tax is thus more constant than an income tax. Still anoth
er limiting factor on the income tax : rates too high, drive res
idents fiom the state. Lowering the exemptions is resisted by
jthe mrsses of the people who
sre practical limitations to the
idea, successful as it now is.
An Old
N the reign of "Our Sovengn
I of Great Britain, France and
. thing to negotiate a mortgage. Now all that is required is
to pull a printed form from a
for date, amount j term, and interesL'and then have the signa
ture affixed : very simple matter, provided one finds a lender.
But in King George s day
heavy business. George Riches,
bank, has recently obtained the
William Maltward of the county of Norfolk in England, in fa
vor of Charles Riches, who was the great-great grandfather
of George Riches. It is a formidable document, on sheepskin.
Its size is about a yard long and twenty inches in width. The
instrument must have been prepared by a scrivener, as it is
hand lettered, and the workmanship is excellent, the letters
Demg large ana clearly xormed.
1743, and covered pasture, land
inal amount was 260 pounds, but the borrower, like many of
i his descendants came back for more, and the lender, like some
. leaders today, made him the additional loan. To cover this an
other sheep was killed and his skin used for a supplementary
4 indenture. The two were then fastened together with tape
and sealed. Each document bears revenue stamps, which
shows that the art of tax collecting is an ancient one. Two wit-
. Besses attested the mortgagor's
' The phrases used are similar to the ones now used in
mortgages, which proves either
or that tne lawyers haven t had
Cashier George obtained
having seen it listed in an offering. It is a very interesting
document, in more ways than one; not the least interesting
Deing tne rate which was five pounds in the hundred, or five
per cent, which must have been a very low rate even at that
period. There is nothing to show whether the lender had to
foreclose, or whether he gave a moratorium oga the payment.
ieorge mignt look m nis books to see what the amount would
be. Interest compounded semi-annually, if the mortgage is still
unsatisfied. So rapid is the working of compound interest he
could probably levy on most of the property in the British isles
tx me cuum were gooa.
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Gray of the Farm, Bureau ;-
; aO HESTER GRAY. Washiturton a rent nf th A
j Farm bureau, is to be in Salem today to talk to the newly
organized branch of the AFB here. This organization is
not so well known in this state, as its chapters are few out
"here. More familiar to farmers and to business men are the
grange' and the farmers union. But they know the AFB back
in Washingtoni In fact, one of the private commentators back
there recently llisted the AFB as the most influential farm
body represented invthe capital;. the national council of co
operatives, second; the national grange third, and the farm
ers union fourth. .-: :" . - -. ' . L ; i ; . -:. J f ;.
The grange, under Master Taber, opposed the dminis
,. tration on its plowing-under program, preferring an export
debenture, also! Master Taber, good republican, wasn't friend
ly to money tinkering. The farmers' union on the other hand,
with Its radical Frazier-Lemke farm refinancing bill and jits
cost-of-production demands swung too far toihe left to 'suit
the new dealers, so that organization has not rated so high.
The co-op council has more limited objectives seeking to pro
mote the interest of the cooperatives primarily. That has left
the AFB, which went all the way with AAA, and has played
clo ball with Secretary Wallace, to step into kingrow. j
The farm bureau in a way is a child of the department of
agriculture, haying been nursed along under the county agent
organization just after the World war. It has none of the lodge
character of the grange, is more , discreetly ! class-conscious
than the farmers' union. It plays the farmers game with the
old tools of high-powered lobbies, specified objectives. Its
roots are principally in the middle west, in the wheat-corn-hog
;economy. Here t is drawing its support from the hop growers
principally, who have always acted as an independent group.:
Because of the importance of the AFB body as a policy
forming group for agriculture, Marion county farmers and4
citizens will bejinterested to learn more of ita program from
Mr. Gray, whef as the Washington agent, is in position to
speak not only about the AFB, but about what's ahead for ag
riculture out of the nationalcapital . . .
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Dr. WVT. Foster, first president of. Reed college, bow working
as aa economist, urges a modified capitalismand says: -It Is not
?;ro5r ?akln tn rich; . It is one of saTin them from their
follr.. But these saTiora of the rich dont tay like mother. "Thl
hurts me as much as It does yon." jr. . . - , i
More than half the wholesale baslness of the coantry Is concen
trated In the 13 largest cities of more than FOO.000 population, each,
aaya a department of commerce bulletin. Why don't the smaller
Idea call for a "new deal' and redistribution.of business? i f
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dislike to pay the tax. So there
extension of the income tax
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Mortgage - i '
Lord George the Second, king
Ireland." it was not an easy
drawer, fill in the blank spaces
executing a mortgage was
cashier of Ladd and Bush
original mortgage signed by
The mortgage was dated in
and a manor house. The oricr
signature. !
that they were good phrases
a new idea since 1743. j
the instrument from a collector.
Bib for
V Brcalcfast
By R. J. HENDRICKS
Pioneer women! ; '. r-, 12-2-36
In, Oresen country - , -t .. -among
pioneers in the' i
fight for "women's rights: i
(Contlnulns; from yesterday:)
Then, in 1917, came the; great
victory, when the state of New
York went white. The women of
that state had assembled the
largest campaign organization of
the kind erer known, j ' j , ,
Notable la the tact that the
Empire State's . sons away fiom
home in tne World war went two
to one for woman suffrage tfieir
Totes sent by mail. : i . .
: In 1918, Michigan, South Da
kota and Oklahoma'gare -women
the right -to Tote. , k. r
In 1917 Arkansas had granted
women the prirUege of roUng in'
presidenual. primary elections.
ana.. Texas followed attic next
year, The same action was taken
by other southern states, who
primary nomination is equivalent
to election. -
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Then came. In one form or an
other, suffrage for women tn 111-
inoi3, North Dakota, Nebraalca,
Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and
Rhode Island. ! i h J
By January 1, . 1119, In 30
states1 women possessed the right
to Tote for presidential electors
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campaign was begun and
waged mUitantly in 1916 for
equal j suffrage through amend
ment to the constitution of the
United States. It brought quick
results. ' .- ,
, June 5, 1919, it was propose!
by congress, and, on August 26,
1920, by Secretary of State Bain-
bridge Colby, the 20th amend
ment was declared ratified. I
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It is interesting to note that.
after the reference by congress to
the-people, or rather to the
states for ratification or rejec
tion, which became ef ective, as
noted,! on June 6. 1919', it was
necessary, if all the women of
Toting age and with other essen
tial qualifications were to partic
ipate In the national election cf
1920, that there b special ses
sions of the legislatures called in
a number of states in order to
secure; the requisite 36 or two-
thirds majority of all the states.
Mrs. catt. president of. the n
tlonal suffrage association. Wired
to all the gorernors whose 1 state
legislatures would not he in res
ular session In time for thisj nrg-
Ing- them to call extra sessions.
It is Interesting that the first
goTernor to respond was Al
Smith of New York, and! Gorern
or Henry J. Allen of Kansas fol-
towea ion ine same aay. i -1
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The ! Oregon legislature placed
this state In line by ratifying the
proposed amendment on i January
12-13. 1920.
The 1 battle r for ballots
for wo-
men ia Oregon was an Interest
ing one. ;-. !- "
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Ia the 1880 legislature Chas.
W. Fulton, senator, introduced a
bill to! refer to the people an
amendment to the Oregon consti
tution allowing women to vole.
Mrs. Danlway opened the discuss
ion la favor of the measure,
It was adopted by a rote of 20
to 9 in the senate and 32 to 27
In the huose. ;
A ratification Jubilee was- held
In Salem, which was proclaimed
as the "first ratification meeting
in honor of a legislature EVER
GIVEN: UNDER THE AUSPICES
OP LADIES IN ANT STATE IS
THE UNION." Quite an honor
for Salem.
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The measure was brought up
in the 1882 legislature by! Sen
ator T4 O. Hendricks of Eugene
In the tipper house and by H. r P.
Webb of Douglas county tn the
lower. It was adopted in the sen
ate by a vote of 21 to -7, ani in
the house with 47 yeas to 91 nays.
(Concluded tomorrow.)
Ten Years Ago
December 2, 1926
Power lines fall as gala hits
Astoria, shipping in and out of
Columbia river halted by terrific
winds. .
Hawkins and Roberts announce
the allowing of a contract for
remodeling of lower floor of Ore
gon, but
ding to Cnyler Van Pat-
ten;
: Col. Carle Abrams acted a
toastmaster at banquet of t vet
erans, of foreign wars, over 100
present, p " I
Twenty Years Ago
., ... December 2. IfilA ' !l : "
The Salem Junior Commercial
club was formed in a temporary.
organization last night, 21 mem
bers, Philip Jaskowskl temporary
chairman and Kenneth Waters,
secretary. , . i ,
Architect George M. Post: has
presented sketches tor new dormi
tory at WllUmette. will be : of
Early English style and cost at
least $40,000.
At the armory tomorrow ; dedi
cation services will he held for
the Salem Deaconess hospital re
cently established in former Waits
home on South Winter. IS
Pioneer Homes Scenet ?
Of, Special Gatherings
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Mrs. Morel wells - and sons and
Mr. aad Mrs. Harry Wells and
children jw e a t to 'Brownsville
Thanksgiving to spend the j day
wish the i rrandnarenta - M r 1 1
Mi. Wells. : i-
Dinner guests at tha-Tora Kell
er home i Sunday, were Mr. .and
Mrs. -Howard "Coy and children
Chet Neswald, Gerald Hattoa of
Tillamook. Nat Skinner of Spo
kane and Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Thlesa and son. 1 f ? i.
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Sags jof) Salem
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Many wishes do we makek
Mighty tew come true:
t'ate -does e'er an interest take
In the things we'd do:
And perhaps Fate'e kindly -wise.
: . cutting: owa our cash,'
So we cannot realise - -
.-; Foolish things we've wash.
.1 have Jdst had a ' sort of run
in with an - acquaintance,' aftaaa
for whom I have a fondness. Pos
sibly it would be more nearly cor.
rect to state i that I have had a
stand-out with this acquaintance.
But stand-out has no standing in
the bright lexicon of phrase
makers, . whereas run-in will be
understood readily from the high
school to the penitentiary and all
way points. f
To state the situation bluntly,
my acquaintance stopped me in
the street this morning and re
lated an experience with an ac
quaintance - who : had recently
stopped htm in the street t$ re
late an experience he had recent
ly had with an acquaintance.;
: He had, it appears, said 'fhow
are you?" merely , as a passing
greeting. But the other had, put
forth a detaining hand and 1 had
held him there for all of 15 kuin -
.tM th ttm. rMnirM iNln
him how he was In detail. Atj the
end of .the story my acquaintance
informs me that he was suf fe ing
from an acute atttack of chilblains
at one end of him and wlta a
severe attack of inflamed i pa
tience at the other.
And, says 'my acquaintance; an
expression of ; intense disgust' up
on his countenance, wouldn't you
think, says he, that a man wpuld
have more sense than to keept an.
other man standing out in .the
cold tthat way T '
Teah, says I, and this is where
the run-in comes In, I'd think so
all right, and, says I, you're een
keeping me standing here more
than IS minutes. And he slaps
himself on the leg and ys
gawsh and haw-haw-haw iand
says he's got to see a feller pron
to and will I, excuse him please,
and we separated on the most
amicable of terms. j
How are you? or Its abreviited
forms such as haryuh? an4hi!
are all well enough in wet, or
warm weather. But in cold,
weather, such- as we have been
having in the mornings of late,
one takes a chance of meeting- up
with an , acquaintance whol ao
cepta everything seriously jand
literally. Plain, hello Is attached
to no string of complications. Due
may say hello and receive in re
tarn a hello to balance the ac
count without pausing for the
fraction of a minute.
Personally, I prefer good
morning or, good evening, as the
case may be. and I admit tp a
sneaking affection, for howdy.
do not know why I like howdy,
unless it be that I hare chaiicel
to know a good many fine pee pie
who say howdy. It may be due to
Imagination, but It seems to me
that howdy has somewhat more
breadth and depth than heiloi It
all depends. I reckon most of the
things we like appeal to us pleas
aatly more because they were
characteristics of folks we like or
did like once: upon a time. And
the things we dislike may be; ac
counted for on the same basis oi
reason "ng. Even a facial resembl
ance will move us for or against
a person Just met. Doubtless It
works in -many instances to er
roneous and perhaps unjust con
clusions. -, ; . . i
It la pretty difficult for a nan
whose feet are cold and who has
a pain in his legs to be reason
able. . . .
Local merchants report. much
early Christmas buying, which
means. In-most Instances, that
the people in j this trade district
hare cash on hand. The Salva
tion Army kettles are on the cor
ners and the synthetic Santa
Clauses may be expected tr pop
out at any minute and send the
Infant population Into, a state1 of
great bliss. "
Much of a change has come
over this Santa Claus . play nice
certain of us,: who are not fet
very old, were in the infant class.
There was a time in this country.
although it may be rather diffi
cult to believe it, when children
whose, ages ran as high as 12; or
even 14 years had Implicit faith
in Santa Claus. They actually
thought him-a genuine personal
ity. And I cannot but feel thai It
is more unfortunate tnan outer-
wise that they have gone over! to
the skeptics, who are really all
wrong in a colorless, practical
way, because w ben the Santa
Claus personality ceases to xist
In the mind nothing remains lor
most children but to look upon
the whole story as a lie. ' ' j
Children, .or most children at
any rate, are not given to the An
alysis of inch matters. Their
little analysers have not yet began
to function. .A time will come
when most of them will recognise
the beauty and essential truth
of : the . Santa 1 Claus legend. I
know. I believed and I was be
trayed Just as these , matter-ef-
fact kids 6f today, think they have
been' betrayed. The itory lof
Santa Claus turned out to be only
a fairy story, : and not such a
good fairy story, either. Jean
Ingelow told better ones, and anei
had th grace to admit candidly
and frahkly on the title page that
her fairy stories were fairy stor
ies andj, nothing more. She.nevar
tried to ' play a lot'; ef ' trusting
kids for suckers.-"'f'z':;- -
But 'the years passed ' on in; a
long line, and - a strange thing
came to pass. - A belief in - the
truth of the Santa Claus . story
came- back. I have come to hare
a firmer faith, and perhaps a
better one. in the existence bf
Santa Claus than X had as a child.
We do not see - many: things In
which ills better for us to believe
than not to believe. We like!
and perhaps It is because we are
a bit vain to feel that the source
of manifold joy, of happiness and
unself ishnena, is a b e 1 n g for
which the Creator used the same
mould 'in which he fashioned
mankind.' I can close my eyes this
minute and see a man and a wo
man, with snow ion their should
ers-come ln.-; at the front door,
their arms laden with mysterioai
parcels, on Christmas Eve.; And
I can see a small boy, whose hair
was standing on end because he
had been reading Oliver Twist
and had been so forntnate, or un
fortunate, as one may look r.t it.
to 1 come to that point in the
story where Bill Sykes takes Ol
iver on burglary trip.1 Not' the
best of reading for a small boy
alone In a rambling old house
around which a snow-laden wind
was whistling, presently, having
recovered from his attack of bili-
sykesitis sufficiently to enable
him to do so, he asked the man
and the woman what the parcels
contained, and the woman replied
it was always she who could
say things In a way she knew he
would understand that the par
cels contained only a number of
articles brought along in order
that Santa Ciaus, wno would do
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burdened. And the boy asked her
along later, would not be-ever-
her It they had . really seen Santa
Claus, and she said no, they had
not really seen him, because no-
body ever saw him, but they bad
received a message from him.
and now you scoot for bed, young
man, and. go to sleep.
Christmas past. Christmas
D resent and Christmas yet to
come! The prophecy " of the old
song is as yet unfulfilled (re
member?)
Yet with the woes' of sin and
strife
The world has suffered long;
Beneath the angel-strain hare
rolled . :
Two thousand years of wrong:
And men at war with men hear
not !
The love-song which they
bring;
O, hush the noise, ye , men of
strife.
And hear the angels sing!
No marked symptoms of a dis
position to listen are being mani
fested at this time. All the more
reason, perhaps, why we should
strive for a Merry Christmas.
Extra Credit
Is
Earned
Children at Haye&ville in
Contest For Sale of
Christmas Seal
HATES VILLE, Decl The cre
dit list for the" past month shows
that a majority of the children
are taking advantage of extra
credit privileges. In the -first
grade Stanley Clark ' earned first
place with tour credits. The fol
lowing received each two credits;
Doris Bar ham,' Jerry, Benson,
Ruth Biles, Bobby Carrow, Robert
Dunsmoor, Joyce Henderson, Do
lores Martin. Herbert Newton,
Waldo Unruh, Dorothy Wuefe
meyer. - f
Second grade, Paul Fuhrer, first
place with 10 credits and. Mary
Anne Fisher second with five cre
dits. Others on the list are Stanley
Bacon, Evelyn Beyer. Rosemary
Byer, Ray Carrow, Coleen Cross,
Robert Saucy, Billy Willis,, George
Zurlinder. j . . . j.
Third grade, Charles Saucy and
Joy Ann Klatt tied for first place,
with seven credits. ; Others are
Mary Jean Boedlghelmer, Lloyd
Cooley, Clyde Kunse, Laura Lou
Newton, Elsie , Stettler and Fran
ces Whitehead. ; j v
; Fourth grade, Bobby j Clark,
Marilyn Gibbons, Doris-DImbat.
. Fifth grade, Betty Bristol, Way
ne Kunze, Walter Stottler, George
Dunsmoor and Jim Mennisj -
Sixth grade,- June George. Mat
suye Ishida, Dienie; Verhagen,
Jimmie Stettler. . j
i Leads Advanced Roojn : . .
In the advanced room Jackie
Mennis received the most credits.
r Others on the list are Paul An
dresen. Lloyd Lytle. Bernioe. Rob
ertson, Jaunita.Ray, Aldene Frey,
Esther Unruh, Daniel . Verhagen,
Bill Schlrman. Jo Anne Hobson,
Ruth Pervis, Mont Christofferson.
Clara. Whitehead, Russell Fonts.
Ella Mae Stottler, Joe power. Har-J
land Pervis, Jack i Gyllenberr.
Ruth Zur linden, Jane Parker and
Kenneth Robertson. h,i
The student body has elected
these officers for - the- coming
month: President; Daniel Verha
gen; vice-president, Monte Chris
tofferson; secretary and treasur
er, Esther Unruh. : i
: The seal - sale - contest began
Friday with Paul Aadjesen and
Ella Mae Stottler acting as presi
dents in the advanced room. , jl i
2 "Divorce Suits
S FUed at Dallas
DALLAS, Dec.- 1 A suit "for
divorce was filed ' in the county
celrk's office yesterday In whieb
John Block, plaintiff Is suing for
a divorce from Ida E. Block.
They were married in Portland in
September, 19 34, - and March,
IS 3 5. the plaintiff alleges; thai
his wife deserted him while they
were living at Amity and that
they h a Ve not lived" together
since -that- time. There are no
children and no property l right
are Involved in the suit. . . "
Eugene Hoefllng .has filed suit
for divorce from Ada Hoefllng
whom he states deserted him , on
by Pupils
July 20, 1935 They were marriedLhe bad a frank kind -of f aee.
at Salem, January, 1121. There
are no children.
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oweepstaues on Love lUj Christie I
- CHAPTER Xm j
Genevieve had wanted to go to
the Diplomat, which was absurd.
as how. could they on one hundred
dollars a week t j
Diana was through with keeping
up a front, through with spending
what they had ! not got. ' She de
clined to start this new life on! a
false basis. . ' I - '! . I ! '
We'll Uke a cute little court-
bungalow, Genevieve. I've heard
you can get two-rooms-and-kitch-
enette for as low as $30 a month
out there. It's fashionable to lite
modestly In Hollywood."' 1 J
1 "Umnhi I don't believe It " Geh-
eVleve was exhausted atter the
packing and the departure. Bella
had been tiresome. Bella had been
engaged by the new tenants to stay
on in the house for' their four
months', lease, and Genevieve had
encouraged her j to do so, because
that meant her treasures would be
well looked after, and reports sent
out to her.. , . I . i
"I can't possibly afford to Uke
yon on such a trip," Genevieve had
told - the weeping - Italian.
Close the window, Diana. Gen
evieve now coughed fretfully.. j
Diana did as she was told. Shi
looked -with compunction at heir I
mother. -. ; -.. . .
Genevieve was so thin. Her
cheek-bones stood out sharply in
her beautiful face. ; i .-vi
The warmer climate wilt suit
you. 'darling. Ton look as it a
puff ot wind . would blow jron
away.
"Dr. Woodhouse said It was best
for me to get out of the cold of
New Tork this winter." Genevieve
admitted.
Diana looked anxious.
'I was so busy thinking about
my silly career that I ' j
-Oh, I'm all right, mana. Tna
main point la that your ankle's,
strong again,' and you're fit to
tackle this big opportunity." ? .
It grew monotonous on the train.
Genevieve slept a great deal. Diana
read, but the thought of Roger;
came between her and the printed
page. She found Jierself staring!
out of the wlndow.i thinking and.
dreaming of him, hour after hour.!
The day passed. Two days. Nei
ther ef ; thenr had talked ' to any
of their fellow passengers. Diana
would have liked to break the mo
notony by meeting someone from
the movlesrtor on this train It was.
obvious, there were plenty of motion-picture
people, j H ? .'
Dashing .: blondes!1 galore, and
those not so dashing, 1" cr
Sleek-haired young men, Impec
cably dressed, who studied scripts
and played poker and contract. '
5 The third day at lancheon In
the dining car, Diana and Gene
vieve found, themselves . opposite
an odd-looking - young man.
He was wearing old gray flannel
trousers, a dilapidated sleeveless
aweater, and - a greasy-looking
saede sports jacket tn faded
mustard color.: ! t-1 -Zl '. j'- .
His" sweater -.i' had : jobviously
shrunk, so that the large bones on
his wrists were In evidence as he
helped himself to pepper and salt.
He was .ehfeerf ui-looklag i youth
with an excellent appetite. ;
Holly wood i bound?' he ques
tioned Diana. - ' t- "'s'v'l, r
She nodded. : .v
He grinned. -I thought sb."
' c Genevleve-regarded him haught
ily. How Impertinent he was! In
those old clothes, how could be
afford to be travelng de luxe
; " I ntlced the old ballyhoo be
tween you and the photographers
at Grand Central when we were
starting. Such a lot of hooey, isn't
it? And the reporters giving the
usual ear lit" .
Genevieve flushed' angrily,, but
Diana . giggled. ! For there was
something so comical In his small,
twinkling eyes something so
friendly,- too that one could not
take offense at him. She thought
though no one could have called
-Lhim good-looking. ;f;j:. i -
Cutting the LlcIon-Nev
w wav-ejr ow m m .aaavjsw w ssa . umj uui u
1 iilW
i'ev
"See row again,1' the
man
pleasantly as
s-V
Genevieve said Icily: Hiving
made her social debut and now
about to make her professional de
but, I aee nothing strange la the
press desiring to have my daugh
tera picturea la the papers, t
- "No offense meant, "I'm sure,"
said the young man cheerfully,
still grinning. Headed: Tou'lHlke
Hollywood. It's a swell spotV:
"You know it?" asked Diana,
wanting to make amends tor her
mother's snubbing. - . ' f
"Sure I do. I've a Job there."
He thrust a large hand through
a mop of unruly bland hair, his
eyes twinkling at her. - ' ; . j
-T "An actor?"
I "Not on your life. But I work at
the studios." v
Thought Genevieve, disgustedly:
"As a prop man or a mechanic of
some sort. . -.-y :
She discouraged conversation
and as soon as possible put ah end
to the meal.' - - ; I
"8ee you again." The Vounr
man, half rose and nodded to them
pleasantly as they depart
"Such impertinence! Genejrleve
murmured.
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youne
A girl across the aisle said lioi.The well-known. California sun-
her companion.' in an awed tone
"That's Jerry Nolan over there
the fellow In the sweater. and thai
I1a V.t V 1. H v . Z 1
writer in the movies. He's getting
two thousand dollars a week!" V
- "Did you hear that, Generie've?
He's getting two thousand a week!
He's in the movies! And yon snub
bed him so!" Dian gasped. -I - '
. ."Who is? .Who's 'he'?" Gene
vieve sank into a corner seat of
their compartment; breathless at
ter the walk back
through
the
swaying coaches.
Why the boy whovsat opposite
us at luncheon, darling." :
- -"That tramp ! Two thou'sa id a
week? Don't be silly Diana." r-
"Bat a girl on the aisle said aoi
I distinctly heard her. as we pass
ed. He's Jerry Nolan, one or. the
most .imporunt song-wrlteral ;in
pictures y - . v-;;. - A :.
"And dressed- in clothes thst a
garbage , man wouldn't wear ! "
Genevieve toook out her smell
ing salts. What a credulous child
Diana was! She had done right to
chaperon her.-i.;'' -.
"Bat geniuses are always! ec
centric, mother. Some of the 1 big
gest men-stars love to wear shab
by clothes. Haven't you ever read
the movie magazines, darling,' and
seen taeir pictures?"
Style
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half rose and nodded to them"
they departed.
Genevieve yawhed wearily.
"Tour business Is wlta the two
producers." she said.
; The train drew up at Albuquer
que. There were redskins on the
platform, hung like Christmas
trees with goods to selL
; One hawk-nosed Indian vended
strings of gayly colored beads in
Intricate pattern. Another was la
den with baskets. A third with
rags and empossed leather work
and moccasins.
- Diana was delighted. "They '
make these things oa their reser
vation. Let's buy something, Gen
evieve. From that squaw there
with "the papoose on her back.
What a darling baby!"
But Genevieve ws practical. She
put her. root down. . . .. i . :- ....
"We shall need every penny to -see
us througtf xhe months ahead
of us, Dlanna."
1 . "Okay, Genevieve. Coming out
for a breath of air?"
! "No. I feel tired. I slept badly
last night. .Or perhaps .it's the
change of climate." j . r
r "I'm sorry, darlinr.. We- must'
get rid ot that cough of yours.
shine will turn the trick. Mean
time, me. for the platform tor a'
few minutes." : ' .. . ;
i Diana went off.r' -
It was good to take long deep
breathes ot. 'the high, bracing
air. Good - to stretch her linib-j,
for no longer did her ankle trou
ble her.-.t. - . . ...
r Shaking her head at theclam
orous .Indians, she walked to
wards the rear of the platform.
"..The boy In the yellow leather
coat was strolling with two beau
tiful,: important-looking young
women. They ., were laughing
heartily at his sallies: His arms
were linked in theirs. .
VHe's nice," thoufht i Diana.
She would - have liked to Join
them. But she . must hurry wack
to Genevieve. She felt anxious
about Genevieve and her 1 cough;
and the shadows round her eyes,
and her genera) appearance of ;
fragility. - 3 . - '
i Thank God they had left the
rigors of a New-York winter for
a sunnier; milder ; climate! i
' She would look-out -for Gene
vieve, do Tier best with her ca
reer, make money and save U. m
their appalling financial "worries
would be. at an end.: . ' '
- Within a matter of twenty-four
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