Sherman County observer., June 18, 1920, Image 4

AROMA FROM THE BUTTERFLY He aaya It la because every Greek
Al started to laugh, but caught hlra-
HENRY GAINES HAWN
work of art conforms to a definite g<x>
self. The girl was In earnest ; but who
metrical proportion Milch he has dis­
ever heard of a girl—still, why*should
Perfumes Pleasant and Unpleasant to covered.
MORO. OREGON.
Harabldge has profoundly
she he barred? Somehow the Idea
Human Noatrile Are Secreted by
Impressed officials of the British mu­
• Both Male and Female.
F R ID A Y ......... .. • June 18, 192C struck him favorably. Al liked Inno­
seum and art authorities to the extent
vations he was constantly employing
*
* ” *
.
that the London Tim es carried two
them In hls business. Certainly this
Peculiarly transformed scales on the
T h e price of T h e O bserver it $1.60 pe
columns about hls “dynamic sym­
year, 75 cent» for six month», 50 cent« lo
would be an Innovation.
wings, or tufts of hairs on other par.a metry" on the editorial page of its edu­
tour month»—but if n»id in »dvance w«
of the butterfly exude an aromatic se­ cational supplem ent
“H l take you up on that,” he said,
accept $2.50 in full »or 2 year».
Shortei
cretion, the secondary significance of
abruptly. “Drive me to the dub.“
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term» than on», je a r 12
cent» per month
which Is that It appeals' to the fe ­
And so Beatrice Penton became Al
A Blue M a A b*re w ill answer an i n .
, Natural Pcoceedlng.
z
male Insects.. Some of the scents pr»>
•» hen entered upon our c a le n d a r Winton’s chauffeur—and many busy
“They had a hard time In that piece
duced by the male Lepldoptera are
f b" '’ate " tongues started to wag.
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pleiisant to the human olfactory sense, with the actors represeutlug the ele­
.j
.1 i
.ipi' . <-«
*
The club boys Joshed him until he
resembling musk, mint, vanilla, honey, m ents of the storm.”
gave them to understand that It was
“How so?”
and
the lik e; others are suggestive of
hls own business who drove hla ma­
“The lightning struck."
mice and bats. It
Interesting to no­
chine. and If he chose to hire an orang­
tice
that
In
some
esses,
though
glandu­
outang for the Job he would do It for
lar scales are abundantly present,zwe HIS CONSCIENCE IN REVOLT
all of them.
cannot smell anything, which probably
When the social set got hold of It.
means that the aromatic substances lie Killer of Condors Refused to Practice
however, there was no rest for Al.
Profession for Any Paltry
outside our range of olfactory stimu­
The men laughed and the women
Remuneration.
lation, Just as many ray* of light lie
looked knowingly at one another and
beyond our range of vision. »»
winked so he could see them do It.
In hla book, "In the Wilds of South
It m sy be that the volatile poison of
By R. RAY BAKER
Things reached a climax when Leo­
toads, known as phrynln, Inflames the Amerlcu," Mr. I>eo E. Miller tells us
na Dowell, the girl he loved, deliber­
olfuctory membrane If we sniff It, yet that when he went Into Argentina on
ately snubbed him on the street as he
a collecting trip he found an Itullan
there Is no smell.
((£). 1M20. by U qC lure N ew ap aper S y n d ic a te .)
rode past with Beatrice, at the wheel.
who clalnffed to be the champion con­
Al Winton reclined In a lounging
Beatrice was noticing things herself,
dor hunter of all South America. Dur­
Emily Dickenson.
chair, a newspaper dangling from hla and that night, when she had put the
ing ten years he had killed more than
hand, and through the window of the car In the garage and was leaving for
Henry Gaines Hawn of Sau Fran­ ’ She was never known to have a sixteen thousand of the magnificent
club admired tyls new eight-cylinder her room neur by, she told him ; >
cisco, an authority on community bulk. lover. She seldom left her father’s birds. Hls record for one dn\ w«)
touring car.
Naturally, they hpd become
“Mr. Winton, I guess I’ll have to Ing, Is one of several speakers now house In Amherst. Mass., and when she 114.
In this world there were two per­ leave you. e People are talking too touring the state in connection with crossed its threshold It was to wander greatly reduced In-number,* for a con­
sons and one thing that A ^ r e a lly much. It’s bound to get you In bad. the expansion movement of the Oregon alone In the Quaint garden. And she dor lays no more than two eggs, and
has written some of the most Impas­ It takes many months ¿to rear the
eared about. The persons were hla I've enjoyed it ’ Immensely—the week
State Chamber of Commerce.
sioned
verse In modern literature. Her young.
mother and Leona Lowell. The thing I’ve been In your employ, especially
The State Chamber is making a
»»as speed, as personified by the n^to the speed.
I never before had a state wide appeal for a budget of $450,- srflltary life set Into the frame o f her«
The man’s method was to drive a
car.
chance to get enough speed.
It’s
000, covering a period of three years, glowing, verse is the answer Ho the burro to some lonely gorge among the
question, “Do writers have to go
His mother he loved as any regular grand. I’m sorry you’re out the price to carry on its development work.
bleak mountain tops favored by' the
son loves his mother.
Leona he of a driver’s license for me.“
The movement has been endorsed by through the varied phases of life to birds nnd then kill the cniinal. He
loved—nt least he was under a
Al let her go, and then was sorry more than two hundred leading men know ‘love’?” Emily Dickenson was was very particular In stating that the
She died
strong Impression that he loved her a,hd half of a mind to follow. He throughout Oregon. Eighty community born In Amherst In 1830.
burro had to be fat—a .pQur one would
—as a prospective wife. The speed had grown fond of Beatrice. He en­ executive com m ittees have been organ­ there In 1886. Of her extraordinary not do for bait. IIe*then spread nets
—well, It was the only thrill that tered the house nnd was greeted by ized to cc-operate with the State Chani- verses that were witchery of new about the carcass, and when the con­
thrilled him.
hls mother, who had a strange expres­ pber In the canvass throughput the state forms* of expression, regardless of dors had gathered about to feast lie
And yet Al could not drive that sion In her eyes.
which will be conducted during June poetic rules, a prominent clergyman pulled a rope and ensnared them. On
and distinguished author of New Eng­
automobile, or any other automobile.
Al," she said, “what Is this about and July.
one occasion he snared 67 at one
land, Thomas Wentworth Higginson,
He was one of those strangely con­ a girl chauffeur? Surely, you have not
throw of the net. The captured birds
said, "When a thought tukes your
stituted persons who cannot master been so Indiscreet—”
were dispatched with a club and the
breath
away,
a
lesson*
on
grammar
the art of managing a gasoline-pro­
T Rad one, but she’s gone,“ he
long-wing feathers extracted, to be ex­
seem s Impertinence.”—Chicago Jour­
pelled vehicle.
•roke in. “I hope the town will be
ported to France to decorate womun’s
nal.
He knew that In order ‘ to shift satisfied now. I guess I’ll sell the car
hats.
gears It was necessary to throw out for Junk and ride In the trolleys. Even
Wlfh his accumulated wealth h9
the clutch; he understood that In Leona has shown her disapproval.”
Fortune Telling by Bones.
built a powder mill, but It promptly
climbing a steep hill a retarded spark
Hi.4 mother handed him a little card­
It Is strange that In the Transvaal blew up, and be w as virtually penni­
Is of great assistance; In fact, he was board box. In It was the diamond
the belief In Katlir doctors and their less. Of course there Were condors
State-w
ide
Appeal
For
Bidije-
fairly well Informed ns to the principle ring he had given Leona.
wizardry has not died out. Nearly In the mountains— In fact, he knew of
of auto mechanism; hut once he got
It’s all over,” he sighed, ns he went
Made to Provide For De­
every old Kaffir has a lw a y /w ith him a a ledge where more tlmfi eight hun­
behind that wheel and felt the re­ to hls room. "Leona has gone back on
bag of bones, knuckles and Joints of dred birds were accustomed to congre­
velopment Frogram.
sponsibility of guiding the car through me now. I didn’t think she was so
animals. With these he pretends to gate to spend the n ig h t; blit the price
the fitting, dashing turmoil of traffic, narrow-minded. 8tlll, she never did
be able to foretell the future.
He of fenthqrs bad gone down 50 per cent.
he begun to shake. It was some pe­ seem to be much more than a pretty
throws the “dolod”- as they are called, He ended hls speech In a very dra­
What
la
the
plan
of
the
expansion
culiarity of his nervous system. Most doll.”
« movement of the Orqgou State Cham and then reads out the omens. Should matic manner.
—.
people like to drive, hut Al detested It.
He took off hls coat and picked up ber of Commerce? How la .It to U
white man wish to confer with the
“What," he said, "me go out nnd
I m let somebody else takb the hls smoking Jucket.
oracle, he must throw the bones him­ slaughter such a wonderful, magnifi­
carried out? What I b it for?
u:.vel, jrt'ilh Al as u passenger, and
I wonder what will become of
T hese are the three questions uppef- self. Many white men firmly believe cent and rare a bird ns the condor for
he could not travel too fast. He said Beatrice? I wonder—say, there’s no
in the ability of fhe Kaffir doctor to
ilmt speed ’ helped to solve his busi­ doll about her. She can do things— most in the minds of the majority or cure them from sundry Ills, and In ten pesos each? No, senor! Not m e!”
ness problem, and It really was neces- especially drive a car. And she has those who have been informed of thi Rhodesia there have been many cases
movement which the State Chamber
aary.to the successful management of lots of sense, too, and—say—I wonder r
An Apt Illustration.
launched April 19th with a survey o: where the Kaffir doctors have saved
his big furniture factory. Whether It —do you supposé— I wonder—’’
The teacher was quoting wise saws
the state to set up preliminary organ whites from the ravages of the terrible
wits* «peed or common sense that was
He stopped half * a y Into the sntbk- lzation and establish a direct connec­ fevers that rage there, In addition to to the class and gnttlng th<;lr opinion
responsible, Al had a neat little for­ Ing Jacket nnd pursed hls lips.
tion with practically every conlmhnity coping with the toothache and other about them. She suld; " ‘A dlsereet
tune that was expanding rapidly. He
“It would be rather unique, rather in the thirty-six counties of Qregon.
ills.
ajlence Is better than the truth spok­
was not as timid about business ven­ novel, wouldn’t It? And I really care.
en without charity.’ Can any boy give
The expansion movement by way of
tures as he was about driving a me- I’ve known It ever since I met her."
a practical Interpretation of that max­
explanation might be divided Into three
’
Beauty
Due
to*
Geometry.
. chine.
.
He threw hls Jacket on a chair and distinct classes.
/
Why Is a Greek statue, building or im?” Somewhat to her consternation,
Al sat at the window and’ admired got Into his street coat. A few seconds
These are:
vase o f the best period more beautiful a fpeckle-faced lad made this hontely
the big blue car and dreaded the later he was walking briskly along the
hirst— A survey of Jthe state.
than a statue, building or vase of any application: "Jf you see a cockronch
hour, which was fast approaching,
Second— An educational campaign to other nationality or period? Jay Ham- on the table, don’t any anything about
sldejvalk.
when he must pilot It to the office.
The next afterqpon, when he came be carried on through local newspaperc hldge, an American, thinks he knows. It.”— From the Outlook.
Why did he not have a chauffeur?
home after a busy day, hls »face was and by 'm ailing literature pertaining
Well, during the last year he had em­
flushed and there was a happy look In to the movement direct to industries,
ployer! Just six chauffeurs, euch of
firms and Individuals interested in the
them resigning after a brief term of hls eyes.
"Mother,” he cried as he entered, development of the state.
service, complaining d$ a nervous
Third—The Intensive organization
“you have faith In my Judgment In
breakdown or something of the kind.
most things, haven’t you? Well, then, work at. which time a state wide can
Al kept them gniiifc at such terrific
you’d huve faith In my Judgment In vass will be made, county by county,
speed that they cotild uot stand the
matrimony as well as business, to raise a budget to enable the Oregon
strain, veterans though they were.
State Chamber of Commerce to carr*
“Open the throttle a little wider; wouldn't you?”
She ussured him that she would.
on Its progrpra of development work
give her more gea; I’ve almost solved
"Well, then, listen to whut I’ve done. for thé state on a broader, more cone
• '
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this problem.” was the song he sang
You know I bought a driver’s license prehonslve scale. ThlH canvasH will be
Al started to sigh, but before It was for Miss ffenton; but the world didn’t
nade throughout the Btate during Jun<
fully m aterialised It turned to a gasp
think It was enough license for her to and July.
for he had seen hls new car start up pilot my machine, so I’ve got an addl-
This budset Is to be obtained by
suddenly from Its place at the curb
tloifhl license for her—and It’s from popular subscription. Tho appeal will
and roll gently down the street, there
be state-wide and to everyone ¡uteres:
the county clerk."
Iteing considerable of a grade In front
ed In the development of Oregon and
T ^ V ID ¥O U ever “get fitted" to a watch? W e ,
o f the club. He bad forgotten to set
’,1 b particular community. It is be
I V mean, did you ever figure out exactly your
Gowns
of
8upreme
Court
JiMgee.
the emergency broke properly or else
!leved the respouae will be met bv thf
When,
soon
after
the
Declaration
of
w*atch
needs and then see if you were properly
had not Jammed the front wheels suf
manufacturer, the merchant, the farm-
Independence,
the
United
States
Su
tlcientfy light against the curb.
equipped?
or and the Individual, for each is vital
Al sprang to the door nnd looked preme court was formed, some of Its ly interested in seeing Oregon forge
• There are a dozen or more different Ingersolls
out In time to see the auto vanish members wanted to adopt the costume ahead and develop its advantages and
worn
In
America
by
Judge«
of
colonial
varying
in price, varying in purpose small watches,
round the corner. He knew the grade
resources.
jeweled watches, radium dial watches for night use,
continued for several blocks on the In days. Thomas Jefferson, the author
tersectlng street and he feared the of the draft of the Declaration of In­
and so on. For instance, if you have an expensive
Industrial developments depead on
consequences. He started In pursuit dependence, effectively squelched this two* factors: Natural resources or raw
watch, you probably wotlld choose a Radiolite for
suggestion.
"For
heaven
a
sake,
he
hut when he arrived at the corner the
$3.50. If you haven’t a good serviceable watch,
materials, and proximity to markets
said,
"discard
the
monstrous
wig
car was not to he seen.
you’d be likely to buy a 7-jewel Reliance.... The
which makes the English Judges look for manufactured products. Granted
He stood there undecided and wor­
like rats peeping through bunches of these and sufficient encouragement
dealer
will help you to select just the one for you.
ried, hls black locks blowing from hls
development Inevitably follow s..
oakumI”
hare«head. «
Oat gon has the raw materials and
“Ingersoll” has always meant the lo w e st-p ric e d
Other suggestions—such as the garb
“Hey. mister. Is this your buggy?’ of a Homan senator, flowing robes natural resources.
It will be the
good tim ekeeper. Today, with present day costs
called a shrill little voice, und Al yvlth a mortarboard cap, and so on— purpose of the State Chamber of Com
and the 1920 purchasing value of a dollar, $2.50 is
turned to see hls machine roll up to were also rejected, and It was eventu­ merce under its expanded program to
the lowest price at which w e can make a watch
the curb from the direction opposite
acquaint
the
world
with
three
facts,
ally decided that the Judges should
while keeping up the Ingersoll standard of quality.
Kt that In which It was going when he wear short gowns of black silk. These and through direct solicitation, get in
caught hls last glimpse of It. The car
“Ingersoll”
means “money’s worth” whether it’s for
dustrlal
management
to
consider
Ore
they still wear.
m ine to a .stop and a young woman
gon as a site for their Industries.
the $2.50 Yankee or one of the Radiolites that tell
clad In a brown tailored suit, crawled
Furniture and wool manufacture In
time in the dark, or for one of the jeweled watches.
Magpie Pet of Public.
from behind the wheel and stepped to
The magpie In Kensington gardens Oregon are In their infancy. So is the
the walk.
has many friends who attend hls dally canning and preserving of fruits With
Al advanced to the walk.
Its vast resources In water power, Its
“Why—-yea— yes, to he sure, It’s my levee. One of so tender a heart that labor market, geographical location,
she
conceals
chicken
bones
In
her
muff
car
Did—did you rescue It? Well
Oregon offers many" advantages to the
for hls delight was told that an offer
thuuKO. ever so much obliged.”
manufacturer who, however, must first
Ing of meMl worms would prove Irre­
••Well, all I got to say," the girl ob
be Interested In Oregon and know Its
served with enthusiasm, "Is that It’s sistible.
She sought this delicacy, but only advantages.
P r ie » » In c lu d i G overnm ent Tax
some bus. I’v# driven about every
to learn that It Is now unobtainable.
kind there Is. hut this has them all
For meal worms, as an article of bird
bent. I let her out on that side street
DOUBLE POPULATION
while going round the block; and she fare, came from Germany.
Most of us will bear with equani­
travels well, I'd say."
mity the disappearance of this strang­
OF OREGON FARMERS
Itnther than Jarring on him. the
est of Hunnlsh trades. To the author­
slang, with Its mixed pronouns, was
STATE CHAMBER PLAN
ities of the zoological gardens, how­
rather refreshing. It was not much
ever. the problem of meal-worm pro-
like L<> m:i I. »well's well modulated
Oregon now hnH 5,000,000 acres
ductinn Is said to be a weighty one
perfect English,
of land under cultivation.
still unsolved.—Ix»ndon Chronicle.
“Well, how—how did you catch the
In 1919 the agricultural crop
runaway?*' he Inquired, Somehow he
was valued at $206.000,000.00.
. Making Crime a Luxury.
felt abashed Intfora this active young
By honest advertising the Ore­
“Many motor speeders arrested In
woman.
gon State Chamber of Commerce
your town. Uncle 81 T”
“Oh Just saw It ambling nlong by
cati double the agricultural acre­
“No. There need ffir be. but we set­
Itnelf. It looked lonerome so I hopped tled them fellera all right. H’aln’t
age In three yenrs. This would
In and took charge. If I herlu't It been In-roly an arrest In six months.”
add another $206,000,000.00 to
- would have smashed up a couple of
the agricultural revenue of the
"How did you manage I t F
limousines that were In Ils way. Well
State, uuing last year’s figilres
"Wall, we Jest Axed the speed limit
I must he going. So long. Better nt »event) five miles an hour, an’
as a basis of figuring.
watch your boas more closely.”
darned few of 'em can make It,
She »tartad to walk away, but Al b’g o s h B o s t o n Transcript
c a lle d :
------- r —----
“Walt a minute! Can't I do some
Presidential Powers.
Jud Tunklns.
thing to show ray appreciation?"
The president of the United States
Jud Tunklns says a man la known
“Not unless you give me a Job " And
la by Article II. Section II sf the Con
there was something rather wistful In sometimes by the company he keeps
■tltutlon, commonder-ln-chlef of .tire
her voice and facial expression. “I'm and other times by the company be
army and navy and of the mllltln of
on my way to hock this suit. Oh. 1 cuts loose from.
the several states when rolled Into
don't want charity. Only a Job. when
the actual service of the United States
Emerson and Argument
I can «arn what I get.”
Under hls general jmwer as coinman
R eliance
I do not know what arguments mean
7 Jew el
*
W r lr t
der-ln-chleT he can order the army and
“1 haven’t any Jo»» to offer." he said In reference to any expression of any
W a te rb a ry
K edlolite
Michel c a se «RTW
Jeweled
navy anywhere he will, when neces
regret fully. "The only person I need thought I delight In telling what I
•SIS
Ootd Riled »11 JO
•5J0
lu. a chauffeur, but of course— ’’ be think ; hut If you ssk me how I dare •ary, to protect the rights of Amerl
can
citizens
and
their
property,
or
to
»ay so. or why It Is so. I am the most
' broke off. laughing.
HOBT. H. INOBR9OLL A BRO.,-New York. fchicogo, Ban Francisco
ace that the laws are executed fulth
“Give roe the Job!“ the girl cried helpless of mortal men.—-Emerson.
fully.
T d »•»• UP
llie
O b server
A License to
Drive
STATE CHAfACER TO
EXPAND ACTIVITIES
a V N U P S ia OP T H E A N N U A L S T A T E M E N T OP T H I
FIRE ASSOCIATION
of Philadelphia, In the State of Pennsylvania, on the th ir ty -fir s t flay
of December, 19?9, med« to the Insurance Commissioner of the State
of Oregon, pursuant to law:
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Am ount of c a p ita l stock paid
Total income
_______ • 6,0S3,983.99
D lfliU R SeM K N Tl?
3,631.614.76
400,000.00
3.468.664 96
430,931-96
740.09k. 68
losses
_ _ .
D ivld' hds paid on capital stock during the year.—
Coininlssidns and salaries paid during the year----------
Tax« », licenses and fees paid during the year .
.
Am ount of all other expendltur
T otal expOndltures
A SS ETS
.$ 689,843,70
V alue of real estate owned (m a rk e t value)------------------------1
V alue of stocks and bonds owned (m a rk e t v a lu e )-------
Loans on mortgages V n d collateral, etc.............. .............. ——
1,397,968.41
Cash In banks and on hand......................................................—
Prem ium s In course of col. w ritte n since Sept. 80, 1919..- 1.469.613.67
31.488.IF
AU other assets _________ __________ ___________________
166.944.91
I n i ’-K
and rents due and accrued. ....................................
: H« .« “
T otal assets adm itted In Oregon----------------------------------- $14,938334.93 ,
^Lre» special deposits in any state ( If any there b e)----------»
0.0o
Total assets adm itted In Oregon....................
6
0-00
L IA B IL IT IE S
Gross claims fo r losses unpaid.../....... .<.... ................................... 8 907.161.48
Amount of unekrned premiums on nil outstanding risks— 8,497.197.89
Due for commission and brokerage___________ _____ —
0.00
AU other lia b ilitie s ______________________________________
848.993.66
T otal llabllltlss, exclu. of cap. stock of $1300.000.00 -6 l,TM ,341.9f
B U 8 IN E S S IN O R EG O N FOR T H E Y E A R
N et premiums received during the year____ ■ , ...................$
86,783.63
Losses paid during the y e a r_________ _ _ ......... .........39.660.34
Losses incurred during the year________ ______________
31,661.74
* F I R E A S S O C IA T IO N O F P H IL A D E L P H IA
E. C. Irv in , President
M. G. Osrrlgues. Secretary
S tatu to ry resident attorney fo r service: F ra n k S. Glover, Portland, Or.
To Keep American Ships
on the Seas.
For the first time «Ince the Civil War we have a real
It coat us $3,000,000,000 to get It.
m erchant murine.
The farmer, manufacturer, laborer—every American la
interested in holding our position on the seas.
As u first step In this direction It la necessary to modify
of existing commercial treutles which have
operated to tliwurt the upbuilding of our merchant marine—
By giving the notice of termination for which the several
treaties provide.
This action Is directed In the constructive Shipping Bill
now before C ongress;
Which declares It fo he the policy of the United Stntes
“to do whutever may be necessary to develop and en­
courage” a merchant marine.
those a rtic le s
Thia policy deaervea the support of every American.
( Lacking thia support the present effort to maintain our
merchant utarliw may suffer the fate of many Ineffective
uttempts of tty» past. >
’ Send for a copy of "For an American Merchant Marine."
C o m m ittee o f A m e ric a n S hipbu ild ers
•
'3 0 CHURCH STREET, NEW YORK CITY
W E C A N D E L IV E R
a “490” or "B ab y G ra n d ”
CHEVROLET
A N Y T IM E
There’s a Spettai Ingersoll
for Each of These Folks
i
l.ooo.ooo oo
N e t premiums received during the year ...------ , „ —>
.$ *><>*.893 36
Interest, dividends end rents received during tho yoar------
593.608 36
Income from other sources received during the year.^__
<3.463-61
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