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' ;ThV UZ1EGQN STATESMAN, Salea. Orejtm, .Saturday llornli :belaberv li 1936
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"No Favor pway Us; No Fear Shall AxctT
From First Statesman. March 28, 1S5L j
Chakles A.
Spracus
Sheldon F.
Sackctt .
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO.
Member of the Associated Press 1
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' this paper.
Deportins
AT Kelso petitions were being signed calling i or: the deporta
tion of Harry Bridges, Australian-born labor leader of
San Francisco, grounds for his deportation offered were
that he is an "undesirable citizen" for the following reasons:
"1. He is wholly snd notoriously out of sympathy! with Amer
ican institutions and defiant of the public -welfare.,
"1. He Is by profession, an agitator who has been constantly
engaged in fomenting; strife in marl time circles. i i M
He is seeking to make himself economle dictator of the
Pacific coast without) responsibility to the public of regard for
the effects on public interests. . i
"4. So long as hie la permitted the privileges of citizenship
- and opportunity to prosecute his schemes there can he bo indus
trial ace withta the region of his influence. t: -
"S, Because his policies and his inspiration lead to and pro
mote violence, engender class hatreds and stir the spirit of rev
olution." ' : I - '
Unfortunately for the Kelso cause, and probably for in
dustrial peace on this coast, being an "undesirable citizen is
not a deportable offense; and of course Mr. Bridges is not a
"citizen" of this country at all, merely an alien who has taken
out his first papers. (The only pertinent provision of the law
that might be applied to Bridges would be the one authorizing
the deportation of Hany alien who at any time;, after entry
shall be found advocating or teaching the unlawful destruc
tion of property, or jadvoeating. or teaching anarchy, or the
overthrow by force or violence of the government of the
United States, or of jail forms of law or the assassination of
public of finals. Even the Kelso people do not accuse Bridges
of this guilt. There jhave been assertions that Bridges was
'communistic", but undoubtedly several astute persons in San
Francisco have scanned his record closely to seejhow his con
duct squared with tie deportation statute. The! fact that no
action in that direction has started there would indicate that
Bridges has complied with the law even if ne his been rough
on the sensibilities of many native sons. I J
The bill of particulars filed by the Kelso folk might be
questioned in some particulars. Consider item (one. In view
of the vote of some 27 million people last month, and the re
puted implication oi that vote, it may be difficult to prove
that Bridges is "out of sympathy with American institutions."
He himself claimed jthat labor won the election nd now evi
dently seeks to carry out the election's mandate. ; '
. Bridges would probably plead guilty to being an agitator
by profession ; but hie has many native-born to keep him com
pany. He is a first-class trouble-maker; and this may be the
reason he holds his job with the west coast longshore workers.
He is the spearhead of the labor movement on this coast, a sec
ond John L. Lewis. Undoubtedly he has ambitions; and his
designs appear to be to acquire either for himself or for labor
1 militant full powers of dictatorship. He is even now on a tour
of the east to lead a revolt of the "rank and file1 against vet
eran leaders of labor orjgranizations. The answer to all this
is not deportation f Bridges, because some one else would
merely succeed him to lead the labor left wing. His radicalism
will be curbed by conservatives within labor ranks; and by
intelligent handling! of the labor problem by employers and
public leaders. ! i
. In the present strike Bridges appears not to be so power
ful a factor as in 1934. Negotiations seem to be in the hands
of Harry Lundeberg of the sailors union who has nearly con-
, eluded a settlement. While some are fearful of continued in
dustrial war, the prospect is fairly good for a season of peace.
The strike fever has been abating due to the heavy losses of
the present stalemate and the mounting irritation of the pub
lic Bridges may decide to stay in the east and iight a battle
with Joe Ryan, head df the I. L. A. Labor's internal war may
be Industry's respije. j
': Circuit Rider on the Move !
MOTIONLESS these many years the bronze horse which
bears the circuit rider got off his granite base yesterday
t and by nightfall stood with his nose over the fence. Per
haps it was the rehearsal of ancestral habit, the idea that
'grass grows greener on the other side of the fence; but there
he standslike faithful Old Fred in the bamlot, waiting for
the boys to turn him out to pasture. He still bears the studious
Circuit Rider on his back, whose attention has not been divert
ed from his book by all the roping and lifting of his steed.
- The other day fa small boy, looking at the statue, remark
, ed he knew what the figure was looking at, it was a road map.
Maybe the boy didn't know the book was supposed to be the
sacred writings, unt lie spoice well at tnat, lorsine uioie oas
been a sort of road map for folk for a good many centuries.
The trouble is thait too many people fail to follow its direc
tions; and too stair others quarrel over the signs within the
. book. '
jPanl Johnson Called !
RnHE sadden passing of Paul Johnson at his
i iness Friday came as a distinct shock to his friends and
. business associate. Identified with the business and po
etical life of the city for many years, he becaine one of the
leaders in community affairs: For 14 years he 'was a mem
ber of the city council, and was an active member in commit
tee work and in developing of the city policies! Since his re
tirement from the council he has served as member of the civ
il service commission. His reputation as a merchant was high;
and through the depression he applied himself diligently to
business and met siaccessf ufly the problems which these dif fi
cult years presented. i l .
The community's sympathy goes out to his immediate
family for the bereavement which has so suddenly befallen
them. - " : , .; r ' '
The dosbllng of the appropriation for the tourist promotion bu
reau of the state highway depart meat to fully Justified on the basis
of the results of the first year's work. Under the direction of Harold
B. Say the,brean hs done an excellent Job with a very small appro
priation. Expeadtas the money Tory Judiciously Mr. Say ha used Tar
teas forms of advertising te tell the world the unique advantages of
Oregon as a touring ground. Perhaps ae similar campaign In all the
history of the state has been so definitely productive of results In
proportion so the expenditure. The figures of tourist ireglstrattea and
of gas tax income, shows the gains in visitors: and the check-ap shows
that much of this was dae te the splendid publicity work done by the
bureau headed hy Mr. Say. ae far as the distribution of cost Is con
cerned, that nere than absorbed by the additional gas tax receipts.
Teachers Plan to Spend -Vacation
in. Mexico Gry
MONMOUTH. DeeJ IS A trip
to Mexico City by saotsc Is the
- holiday plan adopted by Kiss Hen
lietta Wolf er. las Hsnh McClere,
Miss Martha Taylor j." aad Miss
Florence Beardsley. ian snperrls
ora la the teacher itreialng de
partment' f Or gen . normal
school. Miss Beardstays brother.
Marlon, win aceompmny them.
They will retnra Car epeains t
the new term, early 1st January. ,
Carols Are Sana to Qah
By Grade School Pupils
STATTON. "Decj it Grade
, iehool chndrea, under the direc
tion of MUs Beers and Miss Thurs-
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Bridges
place of bus-
ton, sans a group of Christmas
carols Thursday afternoon at the
Women's club.' The carolers wore
vestments . and each l carried a
lighted candle: Mrs. Burl Betxer,
chairman of the committee was
assisted by Mrsj ' J. H. Mlssler,
Mrs. Gabe DeJordin and Mrs. W.
H. Houghton. ; ! h
Loaers in Slemhership
Contest Schedule Party
STATTON, Pet. 18 The lostng
team ta the .annual membership
drtve conducted iby the P. T. A.
will he hosts Monday night to ths
members et the twinning team at
a Christmas party. A program eX
mnate aad recitations is being
planned by Frank Stupke. Mrs.
Fred Berger. Miss Irene Goyette,
Miss Edna Fery snd Miss Mary
McMahon. i 1 1
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Breakfast
By R. J. HENDRICKS :
Christian Cilesy : ,
was postlnmous son
1219-36
of the chief helper la
organizing-; the Ken colony: -
(Concluding from yesterday:)
Continuing) the ' answer: By per
forming the requisites' of, ' the
highest article of their own : Cons
titution ' adopted when they be
gan community living, "to do
good to the poor." ' ! 'I
In short hy practicing Christ
ianity; jnot merely proclaiming
The . Kell colonists in the be
ginning at Bethel, when they
made tnetr start, had littlej They
hrnnrht In what thnv hart in
money or livestock or both, or
tools or machinery or Implements
counted in value of money.. Or, as
in most cases, they brought Just
icemserves witn empty nan as ana
full hearts.
In all. SI nersona hronrht in
money or thinra valued In mon-
er. and thev -mart a a. list nf thn
amounts, which is stUl preserved.
The Ianrest slncle . nm was
12711; only sine other amounts
were llnOft or ihAT- it vara
below 100: one $6 and another
J5..Dr. Kell himself was credit
ed 'with S 81.84, Christopher W.
Wolff, a leader, brought $127,39.
tThe total was SS9.S02.75O I
Wolff was the man who r-
pared Henry T. Finck fo Har
vard, first man from . Oregon to
enter these rlAsnf xhidM : ?ntiir
into the eoph'omore'year in Greek,
laun, German and French, with
out having ever been in high
school or any school outside the
colony, excepting a few months
in a country primary school near
the site of Hubbard. Oregon.
So the wealth thpv ralnrt van
by work---helped, indeed, by free
iana claims in Missouri, Wash
ington and Oregon which, how
ever, would have been of j slight
money value except for the work
and skill put upon them. I !
, They left an example of the
fact that ther la an ihnndanM
f or aU in creature comforts hy co
operative work, and that no one
in Infancy or age, sickness or
health", need ro hnnrrv mA nr
nnkempt. I -
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More than this, that - no aba
need go ignorant, untrained or
uncultured. The Kell colony peo
ple had their schools always, even
in their waren trains craafair lit.
plains.
-Aad no bands or nrchAstraa
were better than theirs in this
COUStrr. or anv othr foantrr
They formed a widely known and
trreauy appreciated musical oasis
in pioneer Oregon. , -
There hsd been born in the
meantime to Christian Clesv and
wife a soa. who la bow Dr. A. 2.
Giesy. oag a leadingT physician
and surgeon, of Portland.
I The reader will recall th a
bove words, from the hook. In the
first (Tuesday) article of this
series,? S - '.:
Meaning that this soa had been
born after the arrival of the spies
looking for a new far western
home for the Kell colony, aad
before- the coming of the first
considerable wagon train of the
colony, arriving in 185 S.
That Bm. wnn tMrama tha nnfcul
physician and surgeon. Dr. A. J.
uiesy, was born on October 18,
1853. He, died November S, 1933,
The reader will n fmm thm
above that this first son, Andrew
J.. or Christian Giesy and wife,
was borai very soon after the ar
rival of the scout party in the
fall of 1853
It was stated In the book that
the scout Bartr reached, the will.
apa by way ef Olympia.
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Bet they must here proceed
ed first te Fort Steilacoom, not
far from Olympia, for it was there
that tht child. A. J t Andrew
Jackson) Clesy was born, October
is. issx. . -
The econt nart mnit htn ar
rived at Fort Steilacoom a very
few days before that date.
Fort Steilacoom -waa built in
July, 1349, on the order of
uregon TerniQnaj governor Jos
eph Lsse. - j
The town of Steilacoom nnA)of
the very earliest la the part of
ine oia Oregon country that be
came Washington Territory, grew
np near to aad on account of the
fsrt.
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While Washinrton Kaf Kmti
created a territory on March 2 of
mat year, tne first governor. Gen.
Isaae X. Stevens, did not strive at
Olympia nntn November 3 5 of
that year, and it was on Novem
ber 28 that he called for January
89. 1954. an eleetlnn
a legislature, and that law-making
body did not meet until Feb
ruary ST ef that year.
ine nany mat grsw np toi.be
fr. A. J. Giesy. who started prac
tice at Aurora, then in Salem,
was thereafter for a short time
One Of the Staff avf nlmtol.n. i
the Oregon asyram for the insame
ners tnow state hospital), and
then entered a professional ca
reer in Portland that was out
standing, snd lasted
years that baby must have been
ry young when the father and
mower went late the howling wil
derness that was the willapa see
tion in . Washington. The removal
mast bars been made as soon ss
the- mother eould trsvel stter the
birth of the child. !-!-:
A girl was bora em the Willsps
to ta wife of the Christian Giesy
who was the head: or the scout
party, the second ehild of the
family. Shswas named Catherine,
aad la 1889 she became ths wife
of Lorcns V. Khlen. who In the
nineties was county clerk of Mar
lon county.. : J'- . :,K.fr
GirltoGotowalds :
SILTKRTON. Dec. 18 Mr. and
Mrs. M. I Gotswald of MemUa
are aaaonnclng the birth of -a
daughter. 7 pounds aad 2; ounces,
at the Strverton hospital Decem
ber 14. -V;.: ;. .:, -1 :. - .V;-
Interpreting
By MARK
The condition called "prices' is
becoming a subject of acute dis
cussion in the worlds of; both
basin es s and
g o Ternlment,
Prices, and the
economic condi
tions w lick
price,! reflect
and affect, are
at a stage which
win shortly be
cornea; land
mark, a fork of
the road. If
nrlces ria m
u . 7. " terlally further,
that wlU be aa index toward one
thing. If prices sre restrained,
that will be en Index toward an
other thing. The whole sophisti
cated world of business, tjnance
and economic theory is watching
to- see which way the Index will
point, v
, ' ' A little more than three years
ago. oa October 22, 1932, Presi
dent Roosevelt, in a radio speech,
expressed a determination about
prices es of that time. He was
discussing farm prices, but it was
commonly understood he had in
mind the price level generally.
Mr. Roosevelt said:
"I do not hesitate to say, in
the simplest, clearest language
of which I am capable, that, al
though the prices of many pro
ducts of the farm have gone np
... I am not satisfied either with
the amount or ths extent of the
rise, and that it is definitely s
part of our policy to increase the
rise and te extend it to those pro
ducts which have as yet felt no
benefit. If we cannot do thn one
way we will do it another. Do it
we win.t
Mr. Roosevelt used several
ways. Examination of these' ways
in the light of history will prob
ably say that some were whole
some, some less wholesome. Some
necessary, and some unnecessary.
But to go into an that now
would, merely involve ns In aea
emie purposes, a debate on whe
ther reducing the gold content
of the dollar was wise or unwise,
necessary or nnnacessary. About
some others of Mr. Roosevelt's
price raising methods, there Is
little argument. Most authorities
concede .that some of the ways
were good, that the purpose as a
whole was good, and that the ef
fect now achieved is good up to
the present point.
Mr. Roosevelt did not say def
initely Just how high he wanted
the rise to be. It was generally
assumed that the goal he had In
mind was something approximat
ing the 926 level of prices. The
present level Is somewhat less
than that.
The rise so far has been whole
some. The chief purpose and ef
fect of ralsiSg prices has been to
snake it possible to pay debts.
Farmers who could not pay Inter
est or principal on their mort
gages with the 40 cent wheat f
1933, can pay readily with the
81.30 wheat of today. By making
it possible for interest to be paid
en mortgages, Mr. Roosevelt sav
ed many Insurance companies,
savings banks,, and other finan
cial institutions. For these held
most of the mortgages and bonds
which could not be paid with
prices at their 1933 level.
This purpose of bringing about
high prices has now been prac
tically accomplished. There is no,
question any more about the
soundness of financial Institu
tions. Fanners and others have
been, able to pay the interest on
their mortgages, and have been
able either to pay off the mort
Local Talent to
Give Play Tonight
NORTH SANTiAM, Dec 18
The North. Sastiam estnmnalty
deb will pc eat a. farce comedy,
"Here Cemes . Charley. at the
schoelhoase Saturday night. There
will be, a sxaail adiaUsioa chtxge.
Ths cast: Nora Maleae. cook: In
the KWott ktaa, Dorothy Ban
nick; Officer Tim MeCrtH. Nora's
sweetheart. Ieols ScoOels; Lar
ry ETUott, a ywaag business xoan,
Harold Fowler; Mrs. Fanny Farn
ham, Larry's asmt by snarriage,
Vlrgiala Hammer; Ted Hartley,
Larry's college pal. Louis Fowler;
Viriaa Smyths Kersey, Larry's fi
ancee, Haxel Hatch; Charlie
Hopps, Larry's ward, Helen Har
vey: Undo Alecs:. Twiggs, in
charge et Charlie. Pat Harvey;
Mrs. Caroline Smythe Kersey, Viv
ian's mother, Nida Reeves; Mor
timer Smythe Kersey. Vivian's
brother, Ardea Hammer.
The play is coached by Mrs. Joy
Shearer. M sale will he furnished
by the Farmers Union orchestra
ef Marion. Hamburgers and cof
fee will be sold. Proceeds will go
to the piano f aad. .
Joint Ceremony .
Mated, atavton
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' STATTON, Dec. 18 Mrs. Min
nie 38. Hauser ed! Salem, past wor
thy grand matron of the grand
chanter of the Order of Eastern
Star of Oregon, will install the
newly elected officers of Acacia
chapter of the O. C S. at a Joint
ceremony with "Ban tie m Lodge
Ne. 15. A. F. sad A. J, at the
hall. December 3s. Mrs. Hauser
win bo assisted by Sirs. Willis
Browa of Redmond aad Mrs. W.
A. Wedd&s.
. The cemmittee tar arrangement
of the dianer to precede the In
staSatsoa ladades T. L. Saadner,
W. A. Waddlo aad Walter Frey,
Mrs. Harry Humphrey, Mrs. Con
rad Keibert aad Robert Waddeli.
W. A. Weddle beads the presTsm
committee, aided by Mrs. Robert
Woods and Mrs.' Tbelma Sasey of
Lyons. -; . . i . ,
; Tuesdsy night the group gave
the annual Christinas party. A
program was gives after which
gifts were exchanged. Mrs. Edna
Sloper, chairman of the eesa
mJUse, wss assisted by Mrs. W. A.
Waddle, Mrs. Hal . Bhelton. Mrs.
Harry Humphreys. Mrs. Tbelma
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I Surrey aad Mrs. R. G. Woods.
' th e levs
STJJXIVAN
gages or to renew them at lower
rates of Interest. Substantially all
this purpose is now taken csre of.
Any person or institution still em
barrassed by debts is the excep
tion. - - -
: Probably the bulk of popular
opinion would be pleased to sea
prices so Btill higher, for the aver
age man as a rule is usually un
der the illusion that higher prices
are good. An exception to this
broad rale' is that housewives do
not like to see prices Of food rise
higher. . " - ..." ,
But the bulk of expertopinion
knows that from this point on
the true path to real national well-,
being lies not in further rise of
prices but in preventing too great,
a rise. To this class of opinion It
is apparent: Mr. Roosevelt him
self belongs. The best authorities
agree that the range of prices six
months or so from now will be an
index to the near future in Amer
ica. They feel that a continuous
ly rising level would point toward
disaster. A restrained level would
point towards wholesome prosper
ity, and political and social sta
bility. - So, three years after Mr. Roo
sevelt expressed, his determina
tion, to make-prices rise, lie is
faced by the desirability of pre
venting too great a rise. Thls was
to have been expected; undoubt
edly Mr. Roosevelt himself anti
cipated it.
For now preventing an excessive
rise, Mr. Roosevelt bas several
instrumentalities. .They will need
to be used with greater care than
he had to exercise when bis pur
pose was to-make prices rise. At
that time he could throw all his
price raising methods into the pot
at once end make it boQ. That
condition of 1912 lent Itself to
the technique whicfaMr. Roosevelt
once described In a speech: "Do
somethinr: if It It works, do it
some more; if it doesn't work, do
something else." But today, the
methods of preventing runaway
price mnst be used with the deli
cacy and precision of a fine piece
of marhtnerv.
! New York Herald-Tribune Synd.
"L
ove
STSOPSIS
ChriitW OMfMr. IT nS hrrvlr. h th
daaghter of the rich and eccentric Adol
ph Cooper, who made his money in
the Klondike, never Kpeak of the pt,
and hates ctiies. White he Sreamt of the
Croat thing! he will do for Christie by
and by. she (rows ap with tbo boys and
(ids of the mountaia eoasannity where
dolphas haa baiU his heaii , an inno
cent and adrentaroas 7njc tomboy. Left
alone in the isolated raaici house for
few days she is visited by childhood
rham and sweetheart. Gene Dnbois, who
discovers that while he' ana been away
in the city, the little Cooper girl haa
been crowing into a enrpriainfly attrac
tive yoians woman. Swept off her foot
by his sadden impetas lawo making
Christie- feeia that this Ja the great m
ment of her arte. Horning finds her stHl
witk.OsM, and chfldishiy ansa that her
father ' win approve tha anarriaga. aad
bay them- a ranch at their own.
CHAPTSR IV
y "You say Sweet things, i Gene.
Sometimes I think you ought te be
a poet, though, of course, your
painting " ?
"Yes, the painting, be inter
rupted bitterly. His dark eyes nar
rowed, his whole face darkened.
"The painting and the poetry
very grand to talk about.' But all
I'H ever be is a dairy-hand, unless
I can get another fob in a gas sta
tion sometime. What did yon have
to bring 'that np for? We came
here to get away from all taatl"
Surely this was the time to,
speak about the mine and - the
ranch. Her eyes, that were like
deep gray-green water with the
sun Shinto throuh it, were bright
with love and tenderness.
Already she could see Dotph
Cooper beaming at them from bis
favorite -wicker chair oa the front
psreh. "Well, make up your mind,
young masdo you want te set
tle dewa oa a ranch., or are you
going te be a mining man? It
don't make a dang bit et differ
ence to me, just so's Christie's
satisfied."
She could see the home they'd
have. A ranch-house, broad-ver-aada-ed
like the Cooper place, but
smaller, mare rustic more the
way It used te be before Aunt Net
tie came. She could see Gene, com
ing up the path to dianer. aet
grumpily, the way Xllie, Piatt's
hssband did, bat laughing, aad
eager. She could almost see the
weddlnr rinr oa her finger, almost
' hear him say, "And how's the
baby!"
There would be a baby, of
course. A boy. The first one
should be a boy, though Dad
would sort of like his first grand
child to be named after him, and
Adolphus is such a "eke name.
Maybe a girl weald be better . . .
She smiled at Gene, bait apolo
getically, because she wss so far
ahead of him In her thoughts.
"Gene, I know how you've felt
about. things, but I won't be that
way any more. I'm going to ask
Dad . to buy some ranch land for
us, and yea can paint tn the eve
nings, snd-fand lots ef times
and Gene? 1 .don't mean a dairy,
darling! I mean a a ranch! Tea
kaow, with vegetables aad tur
keys. Deat yee like turkeys? Aad
we might raise horses, and some
special stock, bet tf yoVt ratber
prospect ' V
"'Do yea mind letting me now
what you're talking about?
'Dad will do It, Gene! . . . Oh!
De you mean be eoeJdat afford
it this year? He does talk about
losing money, but still be slwrs
hss lets. I reslly think
Gene "kicked s long log that was
falling from ths dying .Ire. lie
turned backrand faced ber. "When
yors stick to yoar old man's dough
von kaow what you're talking.
about. That old man ef years
took FLKNTT out et the. Klon
dike, and he does more than be
lets on, now. Ile"s in with s sens
of those bis bsakers in Ssa Fran
cisco, and he's in a whole lot of
things he hreess bis stame eetC
not that I give a rap about that.
AU rich men are kind of shady
fa their dealings
"Oh. I don't mesn , anythlag.
Christie. Ton know how
talk sibout . h 1 m . He's O.
1 Suess
At
s
any
Ton don't
-O. K. He's wonderfel. Re's
the kindest, grandee -
"Sure, he's alright, honey I 1
like htm, myself. But now don't
interrupt. I know bow yon feel
shout him. I said be was alright,
didn't IJ But you've got to prom
ise me on your word of honor jthat
youH aever let him kaow there's
snything between us, aad
for
for
asking Ala.' to do' anything
"I'd' tike to know why I can't
ask my own father!" -
Good lord. Christie, you're not
an infant! If he ever got wind'
She teced aim blazing
hrtth
sudden anger snd fear. ."Are
you
telling me you don't went me to
tell my own father that we I love
each other?
Honey!. I mesa not nowt)
Not
that
like
nhtll I get on my feet, so
I Christie, don't look at me
that! .Listen, boney I love
you!
Tea know I love Font But don't
you see that it year Dad found
out that he that he'd be pret
ty sore st both of us- You're an
awfully young girl, ChiistieJ and
. -, The fact is, . I- sure wouldn't
want aim to kaow an til I'm tnore
in a position to marry than I am
now ... Christie. CANT yen un
derstand; 'Tea don't want jyour
old man to take a shot at me, do
yon- -
, He tried to laugh. He tried to
aictaro old Adeiahas Cooper af
ter blm with a shotgun and suc
ceeded ao wen that tha laugh
died in bis throat. "Listen. Cbrls
tie, yesTve t o-trust ssei I'm
older. I know more about things
thsn , yon do. I -lore you, ' snd I
wouldn't tell yon, not to sayj any
thing If it wasn't right for ns,
would I? You don't want me to
spoTi war chances of getting (mar
ried aad being happy .. together,
do yon? Ill msye yon so happy,
honey Til mare thaa snake It
aU sxp ta ywa-J" ' ; - - -
She made a small, hopeless ges
tarre. It was seme mrlnwtes before
she ooald tnsst. becsetf to apeak.
T I ollda't awderstaad hew you'd
feel about it. It's all right. We'U
forget about tt." ' ! .
It was all over. Tbers'd be o
weddTnT. Tio niitlc rsneb-bonse.
ao dark-eyed baby, no life tojteth-
r.
XtL. Inst to the tresk, ft Wash
say hands."
V -She 'slid down the pebbly ta
cOae to lhe creek bed, washed
carefully la the clear, cold water;
, jiff f J C : f-?3t,"
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Hazel Livingston
father ws love each other?
Then she wet her comb snd slick
ed ber fair, tumbled heir back
from her, race, eatd fastened. It
securely with bobby sins back of
hot tart. 1 -
He thought that she looked
elder, aad iaeredfbly store sensi
ble that way. But dlftereat. too . .
He had a distinct sense of loss,
of losing something and someone
that hsd been terribly dear to
blm. He wanted to speak of it,
to explain his staad again, bat ao
words came. : -
The firs degsv Letty ant her
four pups, which were blsek like
Sheriff i Grtere's black Belgtea
shepherd. Vet email headed and
long tailed like their less aristo
cratic mother, bad stopped their
frivolous chasiag ef Sastrrats they
knew they never could catch.' They
came and sat - very close to the
gin, aad they seemed to be waiv
ing, too ! '
I shoulda't Toavs come it's aU
a mistake I know ft now!
The words trembled on her
She wanted to say them, bat
lips, but she did not say them,
something-held' her back.
In her heart she knew that he
bad failed her. that he'd do It
again, and again. Gene ... Gene
wasn't what she thought . . . H
l what she wanted aim te
But she couldn't quite gtve np
not with love so new, sad ecsta
sy so poignantly remembered still.
She wouldn't make emases for
herself, but sheM do it for him.
After nil. they did love each oth
er, and ho was older ... maybe
he was right ... '
"Just the anusM. t wouldn't have
come If I'd thought we'd bare to
keep It a eeerett ... .
"Oh. Christie.; honey don't
ssy that!" .. . ,
He put .his arms around her.
Tbo dogs pawed and whined aad
lamped at her. ;v
"Well last the same
But, honey we can tlx all the
details later. Now we're just here
to be happy. You are happy, and
you de lore me, dent yo,' Christie?-
:-- - .x
She wiped a tear with the back
of her band. It wasn't an right. It
wasn't the way it should be. But
to give tip now, to admit thst It
was all a ghastly mistake ... aa,
she couldn't do that ... It was
toe terrible. ISestdes. maybe
was wrong.
Msybe, It she stayed, send tried
to see it as he did, that first
winging joy would come back.
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Farm Home Gets
Gifts From Glib
INDEPENDENCE. Dec. 18
The snnusl Christmas program
wss the feature of the Woman's
club meeting Tuesday afternoon
at the club bouse. A beautiful
lighted Christmas tree greeted the
guests snd was laden with gifts
from the club members for1 the
chndrea of the farm home.
The children from ths home
were to present the program, bst
could net ss the home was under
quarantine. Mrs. Phelps, matron .
of the home snd Mrs. Mercer, a
teacher, were present. Mrs. Phelps
told the club members sbout the
borne aad the organisation of du
ties the children had. Mrs. Mercer
sang "O, Little Town of Bethle
hem." Mrs. C. D. Calbreath, president,
presided: Special committees for
reports were given by Mrs. Eley
Flukes," Mrs. Floyd T. Ellefson,
Mrs. Fsnl E. Robinson, and Mrs.
B. F. Swope. The hostesses were
Mrs. George H. Cohrs, Mrs. Irvtn
Bsun, Mrs. Crosby Davis, Mrs. F. '
XL Heaalngaa and Mrs. Walter
Plant. . " "." . ;
Tyson Appointed
Special Officer
oamnanansamnenne
JKFFKRSON, Dec. 1 At the
meetlas' of the city council, all
members were present exeept two.
Mayor Allen reported a family la
distress and quarantine, and re
quested tbe recorder to write
Jwdge Slegmnnd to place 20 at
disposal of the recorder from
funds set asidt for relief pur
poses to be used for the relief of
said family here.
Petitions or 'beer licenses were
presented . by Jack Tyson, Dan
Xorb aad McKee Bros aad grant
ed, and Jack Tyson was granted
a elass'B lioease. '.
Mayer Allen ep pointed Jack
Tyson as wpecial police without
pay; and W. L. Cobb, chairman:
Guy ltoland, secretary, and' Dr. J.
O. Van WiakU on the boxing commission.-
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Miss Anna Klsmpe was granted
a1 permit to tear her old . bam
down, and rebuild a garage on her
property on Second street.'
Santa Visits Sewing
. Circle at Hazel Green
And Leaves Gift Each
WOODBCltN, - Dec It Santa
Clans will whdt Wood burn Ss.
tnrday afternoon, arriving in town
about 1:10 o'clock. He will ar
rive in the Woodburn firs truck
aad win meet all tbo boys snd
girls st the community Christmas
tree at Front end Grant streets.
The American Legion auxiliary,
assisted by the local firemen, the
Woodburn Businessmen'! club,
tbe Weed burn Women's club snd
the Hubbard Lumber company,
will furnish tree ts.-
Staytoa Cosiness Blen
Arrange For Santa's
' Appearance Tuesday
STATTON. Dec, It Santa
Claas, at ths Invitation of the
American Legion, win spend the
afternoon of December IS in
Stayt on. The businessmen of the
town are co-opera ting with the
Legion tn giving him a royal wel
come whea be arrives. Santa Clans
wRl spend the afternoon In es
corting the youngsters of the dis
trict through ths stores I nx pect
in g Christmas offerings.
Anyway, she was hers ae. K
undoing that. ,
So she stayed.
(To Be Continued) , .