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Turning Down a II ew Year's Treat
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"M Faror Sways Us; No Fear Shall Awe"
- From First Statesman, March 28. 1851
Charles A. SrRAGUE -; - Editor and Publisher
: , THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO.
Blember of the Associated Press '
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tion ot all news dispatches credited to it or not otberoia credited la
Jhis paper. . .- , . .. , -.
- r Administrative Re-organization
fTlIIE 1035 legislature had before it sonie-billj for adminls
jj. trative consolidation, written by the state planning board,
Meeting with opposition the subject was referred to a
special committee. Preliminary reports indicate that recom
mendations may be made in the fields studied: finance, busi
ness regulation, conservation of natural resources and public
welfare. No comprehensive plan for general reorganization
will be submitted. . ' , V -., . " . ; ? :
The history of attempts at consolidation has been .re
viewed in a recent issue of the
lication of the state university.
Isseks trace the various proposals, which are numerous, for
combining boards, commissions and departments. The catalog
in brief is as follows: ! - t ' "
1101: People power league circulated petitions for tub
. mission of a constitutional amendment, dratted by.W. S. TJren,
which called for abolishing 41- of the 47 boards and commissions
. then functioning, and establishing seven 'departments. This
failed to get the required number of signatures. V
ifii;- reopi rower iea(a rsTiieaja putn, mgauj moai
fled but it didn't get on the ballot.
(An accompanying amendment called for a unicameral legis-
1. .... tu..... V. ft I A ft . . ft V
1112 electlonThis is interesting
- tauncning oi a single nouee xor its legislature. ; ,
It 14: .Voters rejected several initiated measures for eon-
, iwiuiuuu oi uepariineuta. - ; i .
It 15 and It IT: Legislative sessions considered various bills
and resolutions on the subject. So many bills were Introduced
.that finally senate bill 211 provided in section one to abolish
1 offices of governor, secretary' of state, state treasurer, the senate,
the supreme court and sergeant at arms of the house and transfer
the duties to the public utilities commission; and section two
proposed to abolish the public utilities commission.' : . "
lilt: An Interim committee authorised by the ltl7 session
. made a report, based on a survey, recommending consolidating
of divisions lato ten executive
joct wois ucuwisu. -luun ex. -wBTftui, bow MX wmniiwinmr, w mm
a member of this committee. ; " " .:. : i "? -
It 23: Gov. Pierce in his first message urged f'the time baa
. come" to consolidate departments. He renewed his plea in It 25.
. It27: Hector Maepherson. representative from Lane county,
Introduced bills to coasolldate work In ten departments. Another
"Interim committee was named. -; ( j s .
, It 25: The committee recommended a constitutional amend
ment, which passed the house but was defeated by the voters in
1930. This was the Macpherson cabinet form of government. In
the lt2t session however, Macpherson did put through a bill for
consolidating boards of regents of higher educational institutions
lato a single board.: . i - ; r, : j " j ' .
It 31: Gov. Meier recommended consolidation of various di
visions into a department of agriculture. ! and of 'various policing
unitalnto a state police department. Both proposals' were adopted.
. It 33: Proposal made for consolidating departments of bank
ing. Insurance and corporations; failed. Is'
1935: Planning board proposed and Gov. Martin recom
mended a consolidation bill with five departments.' In addition to
the department of state. 8ubject referred, to Interim-commission,
on which ihe planning board has been studying. t . :
The consolidation needs remain, 'although the value is
sometimes exaggerated. At present there seems to be little
public demand for the cabinet form of government, or for
further concentration of power in the hands of the governor.
- The recent partial report of the committee generated little
enthusiasm. Its policy is expedient, however, in centering ef
fort on a few divisions rather
organization. . '
Street
A SUGGESTION is heard to change the names of some of the
streets in Salem, substituting for present names those of
!.. historical characters: Jason Lee, Dr. MeLoughlin, Dr.
Willson. It implies no disrespect to these worthies to recom
mend that the suggestion receive extreme unction at its Dirtn.
The present names: Cottage, Winter, Summer were written
on the original plat of Salem by Dr. Willson,' whose foresight
in planning receives the never-ending praise of those who
have succeeded him in residence in Salem. Moreover they have
distinctive flavor and character all their own. Their very
quaintness and simplicity are refreshing. l;
.. ' . As for the men whose names it Is proposed to perpetuate
it may be said that naming a Salem street for them will ad
' little to their prestige and much to the cumbersomeness of
uuuicutiaiui c aiiese names are an cau wvvvu iuuj uic
common tradition of the commonwealth. Their place is al-
ready secure. There is already Lee street, as there is Waller
and Parrish. For DrMcLoughlin who had no direct connec
tion with Salem, a wide boulevard between Oregon City and
Portland has been named. Dr. Willson's name goes with the
park of the civic center. Some of these will probably be de
picted In the murals of the new capitoL ! ;
Let the old names stand. : - . !
; The President Message! - i
AS one reads the very tame address of Pres. Roosevelt to
the congress one wonders if Gov. Landon didn't win the
election after 'all. Unless the president is saving the
theatrics and pyrotechnics for his inaugural, the "revolution"
which The Statesman talked about after Nov. 3, has fizzled
out There is nothing particularly challenging in the address;
and the. heroic "We have just begun to fight" on Franklin
field becomes a schoolmasterly scolding-of the supreme court
that it play ball. V-V ! - j-:rUl:-;M--p.
Evidently the president feels the time Is now ripe to
consolidate his reforms and past recovery. With respect o
NRA he approved its broad objectives, but admitted it tried
to do too much and recommended federal laws to supplement
stats laws to solve the problems where business operates with
scant regard to state lines, a recommendation which, properly
applied, should meet with very general approval. Diversion
f rem domestic issues may be
powers of enforcing neutrality.
This briefly summarizes
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.iirsi xuu-iengtn oeciarauon or mtem alter me XMOvemrjer
triumph.:, - - " ,;' ' , -
The anvil chorus now forms on the left
Seal Sale
PUBLIC health authorities are greatly stirred up over what
they believe is an attempt to operate as a money-making
- scheme organizations which sell seals under representa
tion that th nnnw mm tn aid In tha flirht arainst cancer or
tuberculosis. The only seal sale authorized by responsible
rtn91v ViA1tV rwwiae fo rna sfriw! ofme a ea1 do1a CTNTCfATar1 rSV
UMisW siiuvu awA4w a .vaA wvuioa OMN oaa aa va-ajw vm
the National Tuberculosis association and subordinate bodies.
mm e a -
mu sal 3 cic'ca witn unrisunas, ana no seai seumg campaign
is cow underway for this causa.-,-. ".'.- -. ;
rllpvever women are "said to be going about calling on
offices and selling these cancer ccab. In some cases they go
cut to neighboring towns, and report has come that one sales
v.c:r.n bc-t3 cf what she makes on the day's business. Re
cent! corporations were formed under state laws with high
sounding by-bu s, wind these corporations are said to be the
cloak for th3 activities. ,,-r' '? .. : v T
, If th3 work i3 beinsr carried on just as a graft for the
tonofit cf tha prencten tha district attorney's office should
r;t promptly. Meantime the general public should know that
r ) rcrcneible public organization 13 now carrying on uny
seal E:llirj ce.mpaisn to raise funds for fighting any disease.
Commonwealth Review, a pub
Herman Kehrli and Morris S.
in .View of Nebraska's present
departments. All bills on the sub-f ;
than proposing a general re
vi -
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Names
seen in request for broader
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the president's message, his
m a a ' m9 a a
Grafters
Dib fori;-;-:
" Drcclcfcst
By 0. : J. HENDRICKS
Greetings to f' 1-7-3
A. F. Brown. Oregon 1
pioneer. In his -101t ;
year, healthy and happy : 1
. ,
(Conelndina trora yesterday:)
By this time, the A. T. Browns
had two children, and their par
ty contained, mostly Browns and
in-laws, some 25, g-olnc In warona.;
They crossed the - Mississippi
river from Council Bluffs to Oma
ha, the latter then a straggling
town of 300 to 400 people; went
south to the Platte river; crossed
Loup Fork on a ferry; followed
up the Platte to the Sweetwater;
saw a buffalo herd on the move
looked a mile wide, of compact an
imals. Alonso killed a fine one.
Followed the Sweetwater to
what was known as the last cross
ing turned north then. -and be
came the first Immigrant company
to travel the then newly finished
Lander cut-oft i to the Rockies'
summit. They had spent July 4 at
Chimney Rock. ' ; i ?
Passed Col. Lander and his par
ty near the west end of the cut
off, thenee toward Fort HalL
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" Passed ! near wheTe an immi
grant party had all been , mur
dered by Snake Indians, except a
baby, and Its legs" were , broken.
Several 'other parties had Joined
with the Brown caravan, for safe
ty from threatening savages.
, They took the Applegate route:
organised for protection; all men
stood night guard; were threat
ened and attacked by Indians, and
suffered from hunger the last sev
eral days, land finally reached the
pioneer settlements in the Shasta
valley, northern California. "
. Thence they followed the newly
finished military jroad. built un
der the direction of -Fighting
Joe" Hooker, his headquarters In
the Holman building, -Salem, still
standing, next corner south of The
Statesman building the r o.a d
leading from Scottsbura- up the
Umpqua to Bunton's gap fW 1 1-
bur). thenee. south over the Cali
fornia line. - Ih
They followed that road to Rose-
burg, and- A. : F. Brown did his
first work In -Oregon helping his
brother thresh grain below, where
Elkton stood- on the i lower TJmp-
ua river. . ' - : . , F - . -
He rented a livery stable In
Roaeburg; afterward; rented the
land on which West Koseburg now
stands. Did weu at the last named
place; went. Into dairying exten
sively. The 1SC1-X flood wiped
him out; he was twice within an
'nch of drowning. i- - .
In the spring of iff 2. 'started
with two companies to the Idaho
mines,; newly discovered, .they
were 10 days getting from Rose-
burg" to Portland: slept In barns
along the way, even in Portland.
They bought and packed bacon
and other supplies from Walla
Walla. Bought -a i pack train;
bouicht another one for $7000 on
time. Including the goods It had
brought In. They escaped many
dangers..--: j!---.-i; '- '
Brown put in three and a half
years in the Idaho mines; made
and lost several fortunes; finally
brought out 40 - pounds of , gold
dost: on his war back to Douglas
county thought of buying a farm
in Marlon county; Just niissed be
coming a Marlon county resident.
near Aurora or Fairfield.
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-Later he drove live stock back
to Idaho . from southern Oregon,
and; made good money. Accident
ally, In It 71, the man looking for
a Tight af way through the vicin
ity of Oakland met Brown. He was
not having good luck getting the
right of . way. . He confided in
Brown, and - Brown ! bought 214
acres of land, then 1 4e more and
then an additional 241 and
GAYS Holladay the right of way,
and six acres for depot and ware
hoese grounds. ;
In the spring of 1872. he laid
out the town of Oakland (then
"new" Oakland), aad ottered In
ducements to the merchants, etc
of Told" -Oakland to move. Most
of them did, soon, all later.
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. The railroad depot .was ready
August 8, 1172. Brown was the
first agent, holding the place two
years. , W. ; W. Skinner was tels-
craph operator. Skinner came: to
Salem.! was depot' agent for years.
and mayor here. He died in Sa
lem.- a - ir ;
Oakland was railroad headquar
ters for months. Into late 1872.
Brown became the principal
merchant at Oakland, as he was
chief real property owner. Every
body In I southern 'Oregon knew
nun. Hq has property there yet. or
did. hare I until a abort time ago.
He suffered a ; great property
loss by fire, without Insurance In
the '90'a. The ashes had not cool
ed nn til rebuilding operations
were on foot and the new struc
tures wore far better than the old.
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His first wife died May 2. 1888.
Oa Dec. 19. 1288. he married
Miss Addle Smith, of a prominent
pioneer.! Douglas county family,
and she has made; him a good,
heloful companion.
They live at llil Brent avenue.
South Pasadena. CaL
m-- -!- --l,y-ytsMr::-
Mr. Brown is the last one of his
father's family, and all his many
cousins are-gone, i
i Nearly all our modern Improve
meats have been Invented In his
life time. He remembers when his
mother cooked for a large family
by 1 an open fireplace, and when
she got her first cookatove. also
when matches were unknown, and
he went many times when a boy to
a nleghbors to borrow live coals.
Reapers and mowers were not
invented, and the mother still
spun and wove the cloth for her
famUy. His first ; pair of pants
when he went to Boston was made
from cloth he bought for 78 cents.
and Mrs. Hsdley cut and made
them for C2 cents and he was
very proud of his new store pants.
: .-
; James - Brown, grandfather of
A.- F. Brown, was comissary gen
eral during the Revolution, Ills
widow lived until 1834. They rode
on horseback to their wedding,
Us bride, 18. -behind.
By MARK
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7 In a
dispach some time ago dealing
with the social security act, 1
said that the in
dividual states
could make
changes In the
old ago pension
part of the So
cial Security
law. This' Is not
cor ree t. The
states can vary
the- unemploy
ment Insurance
part of the law
Stark SBUlTm. hut not the old
age : pension part. Tha old ; age
pension part stands as written
by congress, i aad . is changeable
only by congress. f
The mistake was not material,
but I am glad to correct It be
cause It gives me an. opportunity
to repeat the fundamental point
I made before. I cannot do bet
ter than repeat ft more or leas
verbatim. It deals with one as
pect : of the - old age Insurance
law. Superficially, it is a compar
atively Important aspect. But If
this . detail Is kept as It now
stands.' and If it is not declared
invalid by the supreme ' court,
then America win have lost some
thing which I think hardly any
American would lose knowingly
and willingly.
Let ; us admit, as nearly every
body does admit. - that , old age
insurance Is desirable, either by
a government system or by pri
vate ones. Admit, as most 'per
sona do that It Is desirable tor
the government to do lt. as most
persons do, that the present fed
eral act Is a good groundwork
and beginning (though, as a
member of the Federal Social Se
curity .board. Mr. Vincent M.
Miles, ; says, the act la not per
fect and "mr be changed aa ex
perience dictates) . Finally, let
us aamic merely xor ino purpose
of argument, that the details of
the present, federal act as they
should be- with one exception.
The exception Is this: The. act
compels every" worker to whom
It applies to take the Insurance
whether he needs It or not, whe
ther he, would prefer private in
surance or . not. The law compels
each one to surrender one cent
out of every doUar of his pay
check (rising later to three
cents). '
It is this compulsion that Is
objectionable. The objection Is
not alone the compulsion that
takes money from the worker
whether he wants to give it or
not.. It Is likely that practically
all workers will want the govern
ment insurance. It Is likely there
Is much public good In requiring
every person to be Insured against
old. age. Those who are not thus
Insured, aad thereby become pub
lic dependents. are a charge to
the rest of as. Hence, the Test
of us have noma right to insist
that each Individual be Insured,
for, the good of an. as wall as
tor the good of the Individual.
Since .many persona are prone to
neglect Insurance . unless It la
pressed upon them, there la much
public good in making the pres
sure Strong.''':; " V;- v- t
Tet the pressure ought to- stop
short of absolate 'and universal
compulsion. There are many who
have long' had insurance through
pension systems set up by private
employers, or benevolent or trade
associations. -There are many who
have means and do not need tha
Insurance. For these there should
be Immunity from compulsion.
But the argument against com
pulsion goes deeper than mere
justice or convenience to the In
dividuals who do not happen to
need that which they are com
pelled to take. . The objection is
one of principle. ;
- To compel a man' to take and
pay tor j Insurance whether he
wan tr to or not and whether he
needs It onr not Is a violation of
the ver 1 basts of the American
conception of society. It Is a new
extension of the power of gov
ernment to put compulsion upon
the Individual. And every Amer
ican tradition cans ont to us to
resist .w sneh - extension! Every
sound American . Instinct tells as
such extension Is dangerous. How
far America has gone in toler
ance of compulsion la Illustrated
by recalling the - war time law
setting- up Insurance for soldiers.
That was not compulsory. Though
In accord with military tradition
the soldier was . compelled to
bear arms, he was . not compelled
to accept Insurance. .
- -1 hesitate to use the 'entering
Ten Ycfirs A50
. Jaaaary .7. 1027 :
, A minimum salary ot 1 2,0 0 1
is provided for : all county school
superintendents, except three, ac
cording to Fred Peterson, chair-
George IL Alders of Willam
ette university is on committee
recommending state board of ed
ucation in place of state text
book commission.
Mrs. Eva t Porter has sold
Porter Paint store to II. R. Pres
nntt. local man, 1 win take pos
session' Immediately. -; t
Twenty Veers Aj;d
January, 7. 191T .
Ninety legislators with famil
ies, prospective clerks, stenogra
phers and other would-be retain
ers should appear at state house
tomorrow ' for opening of 21th
legislative assmbly.
' CO. Constable, county fruit
inspector, leaves Salem today on
the Shasta Limited for a 10-day
vacation to Pomona. California.
In report to legislature Sup
erintendent of Public Instruction
J. A. Churchill highly commends
law making every Oregon school
house a civic center, x
The Bits man wishes his old
friend in sunny California many
years yet of life, with health and
happiness. - -
SULLIVAN
wedge argument; but If we now
submit . to taking an Insurance
we do wan V our submission may
become a precedent, from -which
later we may find ourselves re
quired to take a religion we do
not want, a : form of education
we do not want, a peace-time mil
itary service we do not want a
surrender of habeas corpus, of
freedom of speech of , all the
guarantees of . tha - btU of rights
In the eonstltatlon. ":--
If this seema fantastic. If it
seems to look too far ahead and
too far afield,' recall something
that, happened In America in the
very recent past. In 1822, about
the time the. Ka Klux Elan was
at Its height, the state of Ore
gon passed a, law compelling ev
ery citizen, under penalty Of im
prisonment, to send his children
to state public schools. He had
to take the" education the state
provided: whether ; he preferred
another form of education or not.
He would go to jail If he sent
bis children to the parochial
schools of the Catholic or Lutbi
eran or Episcopal church, all of
which had schools in Oregon." He
would go to Jail if he sent his
children to . any non-eeeretarlan
school of tha familar type, of
which there were some in : Ore
gon. The law waa later held, uncon
stitutional by the supreme court,
. The most conspicuous fact In
the world today la the rapid
spreaa of -two- concepupns of so-,
dety and - government, la. both
of which the fundamental . char
acteristic Is compulsion of the
Individual to submit to the gov
ernment dictation i by . the gov
ernment In every area of life la
which government chooses to as
sert authocratle power. It both
fascism and communism the fun
damental rule is that the individ
ual has no freedom: of choice, no
rights v which the , government
need respect. The im is the
-authoritarian aUte and . the
"totalftarian state." The Idea Is
uniformity w uniformity .:. and
therefore, conformity. ;- 1
- The-most solemn duty of Am
ericana Is to be safeguard our
own country . from infection by
this rapidly spreading conception
ot society, and government. This
Infection, like these ot disease,
gets its foothold insidiously and
becomes a contagion before the
victims are aware.; The time to
stop is at the first Invasion. That
"the price of liberty Is eternal
vigilance is an American axlum.
. one member of : the - Federal
Social Security board.. Mr. MUes,
says tha law will need change
and that "we approach the prob
lem with aa opea mind. Our sole
purpose to to make America a
better place In which to ltre. r
Win America be a better place
If the totalitarian i conception of
society gets a foothold here? The
Social Security law already per
mits many exemptions; " it ex
empts farm workers, domestic
workers, employees of colleges,
employees . of the national gov
ernment, employees of state and
city governments. Why not ex
tend the exemptions of all who
can show that their own old age
insurance la arranged for la any
satisfactory way. That would take
from the law most ot tha sin
ister element of compulsion. It
may be that only one man la ten
thousand would want tha exemp
tion. Bat to v exempt that one
man la to save aa important Am
erican principle.
;, tw Tetfc Hacald-Trreaae Syaaleate
Salen Talent to -Present
Comedy
WEST 8ALEM. Jan. 8 Thurs
day the Townsend club will hold
IU annual election. A three-act
comedy, put on by talent - from
Salem, will be presented. Every
one Is Invited to attend.
Building permits tor the past
month were Issued to Emll Self
fert. a house on 81xth street, cost
$800; - Emmeth Dickson, garage
on McNary avenue, cost 285.
Following a luncheon at the
Quelle, group of Miss Muriel
Kasters dance pupils presented
a line dance at the Zollie's Gang
matinee. Those participating la
the lineup were Dormalee Mitch
ell, who also sang; Pauline For
rest, Ruth Hoffman. Ada Tur
ptn. Virginia Scheaf far, Dorothy
aad Doris Pyeatt, Connie Coon
and Norma Jean Newgent. A
group of Mlsa Muriel Kastera
dance pupils and friends enjoyed
a watch party at the home of
Miss Trnla Grant.
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Hot Lunches Are
Served at Valsetz
VALSETZ, Jan. S With the
starting of school after the hol
idays , the P. T. A. has sUrted
serving hot lunches at the schooL
The workr Is under the direction
Ot Mrs. Henry Friesen. .
H. W. Bryson has moved , his
family to McMlnnvllle -
Snow In the basin Is In terf er
ring to some '- extent- with log
ging operations so that the mill
Is not able to run foil time.'
The Reading- club of the 2-L
met .at the home et . Mrs. Paul
Workman Monday afternoon with
eight members present. Refresh
ments were served. -
Ernest Dozlera Carry
Off High nonora71teii
Pinochle Club Gathers
STATTON, Jan, 8 The Pino
che club met at the home ot Mr.
and Mrs. Gilbert Wourms on New
Year's eve. Dr. and Mrs. A M.
Dotler had high score and Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Doxler held 'the
low score. A supper' was served
by 'Mrs. Wourms at a late hour.
- Present were Mr. and Mrs.
Martin Gehlen, Mr. and Mrs. Er
nest Doxler, Mr. and Mrs. John
Fery, Mr.-and Mrs.. Ralph Scran
ton. Dr. and , Mrs. A. M. Doxler
and the hosts. -
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" CHAPTER XX
Just why poor Adele. with her
red-rimmed eyea, and her lata love
liness all waahed away in her tears.
should . be benefited by another
girl's being married tn white satin
waa something Christie found It
hard to see. But it seemed that If
they were just married suddenly,
without any i fuss, that ' people
would think Adele had been Jilted
(Aunt Nettie put It differently, but
that waa what It meant); t j -'
Whereas, tf there was a church
wedding, and a lot of fuss, with
Adele the maid of honor. It would
look like a long pre-arranged plan,
and fblks would just think they
had been mistaken in thinking
that It was Adele who would be
tha bride. !-';;--i;;rf'. ic-i,
80, in the S end, It was Christie
who had to talk Donald into It.
He didn't like the Idea at all, and
said so, in no uncertain terms.
But as he had to make a trip
down to Pasadena, who lived there
with -his married sister, and as
Aunt Nettie! made appointments
with dressmakers ' and milliners
and beauty specialists far nearly
every hour of the day and night,
there wasn't much time to be with
him, anyway; ;" :: '
' After the date was set. and the
announcements were out. and Aunt
Nettle had decided on a silver and
white wedding, with Adele In sil
ver, and Christina in white, Adele
came out of her apathy, and began
to take an Interest In her costume
and everything that went with It.
The wedding- dress proved easy
enough to buy, for alii the best
shops carry white satin gowns, and
as Aunt Nettle reminded everyone
at intervals, price was no object.
Bnt the silver bridesmaid's dress
proved mora; difficult. 1 No one
seemed to have Just the thing, and
so San Francisco's most exclusive
shop had to telegraph tor a copy
of the only gown that suited, la sil
ver lame, and what with the wor
ry that aomethlag would happen
to the air mail bringing It from
New York, the whole house waa
pset tor days before the wedding.
"Just remember that you're not
the bride, dear. Isabella drawled
acidly. "If Worst comes to worst
yon can wear that new pin nec
or whatever It Is. and no one will
be the wtserf 1 yr .v:
And Adela who had looked hap
py and excited, wilted like a
pricked balloon, so that Christie
tried to be tactful and said: -"Oh.
no, Isabella! I'm depending
on the silver to carry out the col
or echemef I - .
Oh, the color scheme? Adele
snapped back. "That's what I am.
am If Thanks!? v
But Isabelle Just looked scorn
fully at them- both, and went back
to the bopk she was reading. :
. Ot the three, she waa the hardest
to set along with. To all Christie's
overtures of friendliness she turn
ed a colder smoulder. She was dis
gusted with her sister, amused at
her mother, but coldly inimical to
Christie. From her drooping, care
lessly reddened lips dropped ugly
innuendoa. '! t.
"Holy matrimony . . . "Perfect
love" l . . "our child bride and
"mother's little circus. -
It did see Set that this last was
not without point. Christie was go
ing to be the bride, but It waa def
initely Aunt Nettie's wadding, aad
if the caterer's men and the flor
ist's men and the decorator's men
had their way, the staid First
Christian church would be aa be
ribboned and spangled aa any cir
cus. - :. vi: - . ; '.: vv-;-
Wlth the thoroughness and tire-
lessness of a ; general planning a
campaign. Nettle . Cooper "planned
that wedding. Orange blossoms and
bridal array were toiler like smoke
and ammunition to a, soldier. She
went into It. tired, resentful bnt
happy colors flylsg.
"I'm doing all this f you. lit
tle that you deserve'it.T she. told
Christie' in- word and lock and ges
ture a dosen times a iy, but even
the girls that sold them the lin
gerie, the negligees, the dresses
she bought tor the bride-to-be
knew that it was she who must be
pleased, not Christie. "
09
s
Once When Christie, weary ot so
much; shopping, worried that ao
much , money waa being spent on
her, said: -...----.' .-
"But surely. Aunt Nettle you're
doing too much for me!"
- Aunt Nettle turned on her. her
mask; of; gentle solicitude dropped
for once. -. - " ' -: '-; :-1'
"I'm doing what I think best,
she said coldly. "I hope that I
know my duty, and what Adolphus
would have wished. It can never be
said of me that I failed la gener
osity to you, Christine. But remem
ber, please, thatThla cancels my
responsibility. The day that yon go
out of my. house, Donald's Lath
am's wife, my duty to you la fin
ished. Do yon uaderatand? Do yon
understand me, Christine T Ans
wer! , : :r . : j
. . "Tee, r I understand. Christine
answered slowly. ::.vf
After; that, the - natural femin
ine pleasure she had In tha lovely
things that were piling up in her
room waa gone. .. -
Donald sensed It when he came
to sea her. the first night after his
return from Pasadena. "
"What'a wrong., darling?
"Nothing nothing at all. now
that you're back. Oh, Donald, I've
missed yon so. What did your mo
ther say? Waa aha very mad? Oh.
I do hope she likes me a little.
Tell me! What dd aha sayT"
He reached la his pocket,
brought outa ring. In which a sin
gle large blue-white diamond bia
sed brilliantly. V,--
"Like it?,.. .: 1. . ;:A'
v Tes, It's lovely -but -Donald,
we did decide we wouldn't have
anything Uke that! . It's awfully
sweet of you,, but just the same I
I 1
"Oh. I dldnt buy It. Ere that's
mother, yon know, gave It to me.
Took It off her own finger. Insist
ed on it. So I had to bring it to
you. Let'a see If It fits.
She held her handa tight beside
her.: -. r . ' y - h--
' '6hl X'd much rather not! Un
less ;sh ... Did she think she'd
like me? Was she really pleased?"
v He laughed. -'
"Pleased! My darling-child, she
was mad as the deuce! She hates
yo already. Doesn't that make
everything coxy? But she bad to
be noble, so she gave me the ring,
and she's going to giro us a lot
part of a hillside she owns out In
the sticks in Berkeley. It has such
a big mortgage on it we're as good
as bankrupt already. Now tell me
your good. news. I can see you're
keeping something from me!" -
" havent any. s No. Teally, I
haven't. If I had you've Just made
me laugh at it. It doesn't matter.
But; I just wish everybody would
n't give us things ;
'Unit wait till the wedding pre.
enU begin to roll In, darling. Wall
get big red lamps with cabbages
tattooed on them, and silver-plated
platters, and pictures of Nia
gara FaCs In winter. , .
She; laughed, bat her eyes were
wet;and shining. , ,
"I know, and 111 write notes
and tell them they're just the
thing I wanted . . . Oh. Donald,
let'a not! Let'a not let them give
us things, aad rain everything"
Oh; ; Donald, - Donald let's - run
away!"
Of course they didn't run away.
They wanted to. But how could
they?, "
"Aunt Nettle would be too disap
pointed. Christie admitted, wip
ing her eyes and laughing a little,
aa she thought ot the cloth of all
ver bridesmaid's drees that looked
like; iomethiss out a fairy tala,
and the 18 dozen St. Joseph lilies
that were to be massed la the
church, and the wedding cake and
the; bridesmaid's cake and the
champagne that had been ordered.
Andso the vision of just herself
and Donald saying "I do" and go
ing quietly away together without
any fuss, melted awsy, and they
resigned themselves to the' inevi
table. - - ..
The last raiauta Eve LatLan,
Donald's xaotlier. wired tiat chs
had. been deUyei anl.nlsht ar
rive only la time f or tie weddlaj.
"Tfctt ceacs it's Just an armei
In
by
Hazel ' LiTinstca
truce. Which la a break for us.
Donald said llghtlr, but with a
touch; ot bitterness he couldn't
quite conceal. !'For that stepmoth
er of your la going; to be about
all you can handle on the .day of
days. My beloved mother can be
oh so very nice, and so painfully
nasty when she Wants to, that I
wish she were going to stay out of
it altogether. - j .
"I just wish SOMEBODY would
be a llttte glad!" the bride-to-be
said wistfully.. j
"Never mind. I'm glad, darling!
The though ot that sustained
her the whole nerve-wracking day
ot the wedding, and well she need
ed something- to sustain her, for
Adele collapsed from nervous ex
citement about noon, and a doctor
(not Donald, as ot old) had to be
sent. for. ' . ,; . . 1 :
" Without saying ao In so many
words, Aunt Nettle managed to
convey the idea that It was all
Christie's fault, and when Adele
had been given sedatives, and was
finally restlna auietlr. with the
doctor's assurance that she would :
be quite herself by evening, la
plenty of time for the ceremony,;
Nettle, too. took to her bed, com-
piaiaing or weakness and head
ache. - - ..,!-, I
All day long Christie answered
the telephone. Photographers and
newspapers and strange people of
fering congratulations. And she
tried not to be hurt that no one
aaked about the wedding of Mrs.
Cooper's niece, but "Mrs. Cooper's
ward., ; ; r ;
"Even that is just putting it
nicely.- she thought, with ! that
feeling erf desertion that ahe had
never grown quite used to, "for
I m reallv nothing tn M
I haven't really the Tight to the
name Cooper that I signed on the
book for the marriage license. No
wonder Donald's mother doesn't
Uke it. She couldn't be expected
tO" . .. ; i ; . 1
Then she thought about GeneL
Wondered where.be was. and what
- u icw ok ner mar-
riage. i ; ; . 1- , . . i
IfDonald'a mother; knew about
THAT, ahe'd be even less pleased.
There wasat any use trying to
put it out of her head. It kept bob
bing up. The more ahe tried not to
think of It. the more shed.
. Toward evening- a; girlj from
Aunt NetUe's favorite beauty shop
came to set her hair and put fresh
pouaa on ner 1 already perfectly
manicured nails. In the girl's frank
envy and excitement she lost some
ot the dull apprehension that had
hung over her all day, and when
good-natured Rose brought up a
fcT and a complete little dinner
for Christ! and the girl from tha
beauty shop, her spirits began to
oar. , : ;-: . , . , .
m They at creamed sicken and
fruit salad, laazhtng and chatter-
In m 11V. . . . . . . . .
v w v kqwi ariris at a party.
It was ao nice to have a girl to talk
to. It had been so-long, she had
been so lonely. ; ,
But of course everything woul ,
wo umereni nowi
(To Be Continued)
X7crd Lnndy's DirthtLsy
: ; Ijaspirntioa For Party
; X-ed by I-Irs. Lnndy
J- FAIRFIELD, Jan. 8 The birth
day anniversary ot Ward Lundy
was the , Inspiration for an en
Jora&le evening of cards Satur
day when Urs. Lundy entertained
a group from the Eldriedge and
Gerv&is communities. .;
Priaes for hlh score in. "600
went to Mrs. ' B. J. Miller and
iienry c. cufford; low scoress
were held by Mrs. Albert Glrod
tcl C.v J.- Ulllar. Otters la the
group were I!rs. Stafford, Albert
( ... , . r , 11 ...
uuwui i.j. mil Alii a iu-
sca. cf IZlirledge, Mr. aEd Mrs.
tl&rion IIsnnLaa. : Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Tcsj. llr. and I'rs. Per
ry Seely. all cf Gerrais, Dorothy
as.1 r:i-nor Lundy and t:a hosts,
11 r. and Irs. Ward Lu3y.