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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1925
A
CaoitaLi
Journal
8alem. OregOB
An Independent Nevipaper PublUhed trerj erenlng except Sundej
Telephone (1; aewi II
OKORQB PUTNAM. Editor end Publisher
Probably a Fake?
Now that Sand Cave has relapsed into its original obscurity
and the tragedy of Floyd Collins is receding into oblivion, we
would like to ask the why and the wherefore of all the
commotion the incident created.
Why, because an unknown and unheard of native, is caught
and imprisoned by a falling rock in a cave, must every paper
be filled for a fortnight with trivial and tragic slush when
the similar imprisonment of hundreds of miners receives
barely a mention?
There are many queer things alxmt the Sand Cave narra.
tive that have never been expluined, but the entire schedule,
from the missing of Collins until the funeral services were
read at the mouth of the rescue shaft, creates suspicion of a
carefully framed publicity plot.
The finding and feeding of Collins by a newspaper re
porter, posing as hero and a few friends ; the detailed story
of his suffering, with only an ankle held; the refusal to admit
the public; the final closing of all approaches by the "floor
of the cave rising"; the digging of the shaft; the radio "heart
beats" and other ruses; the military investigation, and all
the features carefully arranged to sustain public interest;
then the alleged finding of the corpse, which no one is per
mitted to see; the long-range funeral and the closing oi the
shaft with cement to prevent investigation, are high-marks
of what has every indication of being a collosal newsfake
slipied over on the public.
There may have really been a Floyd Collins, there prob
ably was, but as to whether or not he lies buried in Sand
Cava, having died of starvation, there will always be a ques
tion in the befuddled minds of the public. The real tragedies
of entombed men, like the short and simple annals of the
poor, attract little attention. Cut as Burnum says, the pub
lic likes to be humbugged, and there is no belter proof
than the Sand Cave mystery, whether based on fact or fancy,
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Copyright 1121 George Matthew Adanie
Men, mothers art Plaids
A Romantic Serial of Modern Life
By IDAH McGLONE GIBSON
Dinner With a Count
"Do you for a moment think,
Nonnle, that Bob hae cot a comet
on all Paris? Or do you think that
I will shut myseir away from every
reetaurant In the city for fear of
meeting him? I want to meet
him. I want to show hlrn that I,
too, cxn bestow my company up
on others just aa though he were
not In the world.
''I'm going to call up Madame
Cheruit and tell' her I expect that
frown of cold tissue and luce In
time for dinner tonight. I'll wear
that chain of emeralds that I
bought for mother and all toy own
emeralds and diamond bracelets
and pins. I'll be a blaze of 8 lory if
not u Joyous sh:ht- I'll look what
I am, a girl who has nothing hut
money a girl whose mother did
the heavy work on a farm, who
milked the cots and made the
bread, who washed the clothes and
scrubbed the floors until oil gush
ed out of the old spring. If I do
happen to meet Robert McLean
and his fiancee, I will doubtless
prove a brilliant contrast to Cer-
aldino E aires, whose family have
had culture and money for generations."
'Hush, Lille. You know you
will be as you always are, the most
aristocratically lovely girl in the
room whether you are decked in
jewels or are notable by their absence."
All the day long Llllemay was
etles6. She kept poor Antoinette
Norton moving every minute. When
the lmnre&jlonable French count
made his appearance to escort
them to Lea Ambaasadsur's, he ex
claimed at sight of her: "Ah, le
lion Dieu la good to me, Mftdam-
oisello. He has gladden my eyes
with the sight of you in that gold
en gown. It look like an orl-
fiamraa tipped with the fire of your
gorgeous hair. I am arraid to
come near you left Z be consum
ed." Lille said nothing. Slie did not
even smile.
Mia Norton, for fi-ar that Lille's
peculiar mood would draw atten
tion to her pile face, answered for
her: "That Is very flattering, count.
Lille has of ton told me he loved
a graceful compliment."
'I only live .o Interest Madam
c belle Lille."
Still the girl did not answer. ,
"You must iy more attention,
Lille," ahe whispered as they en
tered the restaurant, The count
has naked you the same question
three or four times bifwe yoj an
Kwered." "Ah, there ia Monal.Mir McLean
with another beautiful woninn,"
ttald the count as tiie major-domo
escorted them to a table quite near
them. "Are all your country wo
men beautiful, lr.adanioUJ'lle?"
"Yes, count," Lille answered,
"but our men a:e not aa gallant
as tho Trench." And forthwith she
bcenn to flirt with him until his
head was really turned.
"I am coming to your country In
a few months." he declared. "Will
you have a welcome for me?"
"Always, but when you arrive at
my heme, which Is In that historic
city of Hollywood, you will ee so
many very beautiful girls that you
won't thin: me worth your no
tice." Count LoVcI!e, with nn anient
look, carried Lille's hand to his
Mjm, and at that moment she
caught tho eye of Hubby Mi Lean.
She bowed with an Indifferent
.omilo and turned lo th count with
a look v.hl?1! seemed to say. "There
is no one here imong all those peo
ple who crtn int?re.st me but you."
i alias Nortou, who aat nearest
the table where the McLean party
were sitting, hoard the girl ask,
"ltobert, who la that gl)riou gir
to whom you have just bowed?"
I have been watching her ever
since she cams In. She la lovely
enough to turn the head of even an
American. Do you know her well,
Uob I"
"Not very. Sha la the daughter
of one of tnoao tsaormounly rich
American! of California who have
made thei- money in oil. I believe
sho has been over hero at school
and traveling about the continent
for tho last five or jlx years."
GeraMlpo Kamcs looked curloua
ly at Hubert McLin. His voice
.-cornel so different fro Ha usual
tune. Ho was white aa the nap.
kin he was ulng to bruh his lips,
"Aren't yo-j .vll, aon," aaked his
mother solicitously.
"IVrfectly. Hut tha air acems
ttiflin,? In hro. Jerry, do you
mind Koin across to Le Doyen for
our coffee?"
Even LtlU heard the last sen
tence, for Robert had raised hit
voice.
"Count," Iio said, "don't you
think it would be amusing if we
look our coffee at Le Doyen? Ws
could sit there out under the sklea.
I think there U a moon. At least
there was una last night, Tho whole
world wis filled with Its radiance."
Sho raised her voice a little until
every word mwt have been heard
at the table whero McLean was
sitting.
"List night the moon seemed to
mo more beautiful than it had ever
seamed to me in America. But 1
am quite sure I shall enjoy the
mooonlight tonight. You wilt not
boie me."
"And who was the escort, mad
amoiellc, who made the moonlight
unique?" Cuunt LuYcIle asked.
"One of my own countryman
who fihouli never try to bo ro-
runilj even In the moonlight."
Monday An Inciting K veiling,
papital Journal Want AdQ
"Iring Resulls Try Thru
Mitchell's Demotion
General Mitchell has suffered the usual fate of army
officers who criticise the policies of the autocrats of the
general staff. He has been demoted from brigadier-general
' to colonel and relieved of command of air forces. He will be
lucky if he is not court-martialed and discharged.
It is an interesting coincidence that on the day General
Mitchell is removed for insisting upon the necessity of a
reorganization of aircraft service, officers of anti-aircraft
" defense"! admitted defeat in tests at Fortress Monroe
"Virginia, wh-re anti-aircraft guns failed to score in a single
hit and illuminating devices failed to pick-up aircrafts flying
in darkness.
Mitchell's punishment also follows shortly after Admiral
Sims had testified before the congressional investigating
committee declaring that the battleship is now obsolete and
that future conflicts will depend upon aircraft, thus
sustaining the position taken by Mitchell.
The truth of the situation seems to be that the national
defense depends upon obsolete war craft, powerless before
attacking aircraft, and that our own aircraft development has
been so badly neglected that only a few war planes are avail
ble for defense and none of these a match for the super-war
plnnes that the Germans are building for Japan or that
Britain and France are constructing for their own defense.
General Mitchell has rendered a valuable public service by
bringing out the facts regarding the weakness of the national
defense and the official condemnation of the red-tape
bureaucrats, who are still living in a day that has passed, will
only serve to popularize him.
OBJECTIONS STRONG
SALE WASHINGTON
SCHOOL ANY PRICE
(Continued from page uto)
plan for tho future," saya lr. It.
J' I'jund. "in most eastern cities
iti large or larger than ftnlem, in
finitely more narkq and )ay
grounils are kept up than may be
fouti'l anywhere In the wet."
Iir. Pound mentioned Jefferson.
Mo., Topcka, Kan, and Cenevn
and Hyr.UMse, New York as cltlea
with beautiful park syKtems. lVo
plo get so much enjoyment nut of
Wilson park, erq cclally In the sum
nwr ean, that 1 r. rutin d be
lieves that proportionate enjoy
ment will be found In any addition
al parks that the city may pro
Vide. "Tho prlco of $11,000 Is iMiru
Jouwly low, na corner lots within
one block of lth a.nd Center are
selling for $M00," nrilutahiH lr
l'oun-1. "Am an Investment the
biok la worth much more than the
pric offered. We could wre.-k the
hultillng, burn all the m.iteri.il.
nnt! uh3 llu grmnd for a park and
luKi-un 1 to much better advan
tage than to diNpo.se of tho prop
erty for private purpose,
lilm-k Worth Siln.ono
"f think ll'O property Hlnnihl be
kept.'" assert h (s.- ir I'rb-e. 'The
bulld'ug cost ISO.QOO, I ufuler
t:ui'l. The tlm'ier Ih still K""1.
nud thorn ar-1 enough gM w and
ine'al flxnre in it to brin mere
th.in hMio should bo huil l.ni; be
perapped. I hive ft;me.l out th.it
tl.? block would brlnif nmr th.ui
S L' 0.000. To ko ant an 1 buy a
J;lcco of propcrt V lil; this blnek
a few year he'ic. one will h.ivo to
put up nt le.xpt $: 0.000, X i-.-be-e."
"That Was. l in "I on sc'icto prop
erty eh-ml i be kpt n n p i k or
recre.iilnn place." declares C.iarle.s
A. Park. "Kcr nil the nclwol l ard
can get out of It at the present
time they would do better to keep
It."
"I believe it H a fine idea to use
this ground f r public purpose If
the s?hool board Ia financially able
lo carry tiie property until It can
ne piircno-se-t iy the city, :ivorb
J. C. l'erry.
Future Need KttrMN-n
"S met line there's going to he a
need for that kind of proptrty,"
declares Charl'n Archc-.l. "I never
like lo e- n .nhool board or a
city sell fine propetty like that, no
matter what they got out of it.
Either the school board should
keep the Washington property or
tho city should buy It and keep It,
for one or the other will nave use
lr It In the fufire.
NEW STATUTE
DELAYS ROAD
ACTIVITIES
(Continued from Pago One)
way of Hat tie creek to the Sunuy
aide district.
To Tan Greatest Need.
"Tho road we propose." itateil
McKinuey, "will go through a sec
tion whero there aro rflne prune
tlrfers in tho three miles, indicat
ing that It Is a highly developed
uetcion.'
lie dec la red that when the bond
iasue program was being made up
tho people in that end slept on
UK'lr rights. The whole territory
from the Southern Pacific to the
Willamette between Jefferson and
Salem was practically Ignored. Wi
f hd It has worked out aril right
Hut the time has come to selec
now roads. We have sat In the
mud nil these years and now ho
Leve we huvi a rilit to he recog
nized." Me mentioned the fact
that in that section are many pi
neer lamihes. who nave been pay
ing taxes since is -Id or 1 SI 7 for
the genet al good of the county
with small nsull in local im
provements Tr tlietnsehi.
"If the people In (ho Hattle
creek section can show you that
their road Is hitter than ourn an I
of more benefit to the county 1
will not utter a word of protest.'
aid Mi Kinu . "Hut t hey en n't
ahow you." ie added.
Stitte AnnroTiil Needed
Cou my .hi dee Hutu iu slating
that it will he '.'0 diys before a
i unity pioi:i ua can he determined
on definitely,' stated that uudir
house bill No 4. which becomes a
la . at that 'tine, the county court
is reiiuircd to map out it.s prorratn
and hm it it to tho highway torn
miss'ou ond that rommisHlon ran
approve or irjoct it. "Wo never
have had any trouble with the
commission and expect none with
our program, hut naturally wo
cannot say what the program will
to until the highway commission
has passed on it," wlatcd Judge
Hunt.
"If there me i,ny grades over K
per rent on vour road they must
e eliminate !,' said County Com
missioner Smith. "The highway
I'omuils-ih n will r.ot approve road?
with stiff gradej-..
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to lntiuh-9 about the elhntlon.
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