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I 1 NDENTi Frilay, F 23 1 930. The Unknown Genius By JANE CSBORN - (Cuevrlithtl M Al'DE DAl.K, mnm-lnte fiction "r nM V11" editor nf T.ir.,..r' si,..rt sirv There en explanation, and th alitor of Turner's Short Story Magualm. hnd about decided that. Job or no Joli, slit could no longer endure . working lde by side with Mr. JefTery Snodgriis, She liiul stood ll for four years; alio wilt) quite sure Unit much of success of the miigirxlne u due to her own dlscrlmlnHtlon In se- led I nil short stories. i,... ... rrin.-i.' i... .. t.k .ii th. tiu lilmsplf. ' i niii nuerno.in sne nognn 10 iook through her de.k. There were things .1,. ,,,.. , A.,r. . to he tiled Ivefore she renlly broke j with SnndKmss. There wns i manuscript, written on cheap ninnllla pnner. It wns oh lously written by s hecinner. Mnnde recalled the dny she acquired thnt j nmnuscript The tall, very lean, at most ferocious young man who bad come Into her room, pushed hack the boy In the outer office, and Insisted that he must see the "fellow that se lected the stories." He had been sur prised when he saw that "the fellow" was a slip of a fuX then not nore I tlmit ttt'Antv.fwn 1 That .us three tetira niu. when se I s,..n. h.i i.l- !,. I cry as he tossed his einnusiTlpt down on her desk and had told her that he was so sure he could write f hat he felt he would be In the rlchl to force an editor to buy. It wasn't his coca Bareness thnt had made her do what she had done, but the fact thnt she renlly thought he looked hungry. Of course she thotijiht the mnnn Scrlpt was worthless, hut she bought It made out a lake pay llp tor It. walked down the bnll. where she took y It I thirty dollari from her own freshly imM n. , mnvtArmm n ft hminthl back, pretending she bad been to the tttHhler's, ' Well. her. was the manuscript. It ! . ,J ..!,- n..l. CI.. .. J ..1 , nna i.,iit-u muiiu I'aiio, oiiv nnu imii It before; and. finding It. as she thought, extremely nnnsunl, bad : passed It oo to Mr. Snodgrass. Of i course the did not tell him thnt she ' bad bought It already. But Mr. Snnd gnu did not decide to buy It ; In fact, he told his assistant that If she wasted bis time again recommending for his perusal such bit of ntter twaddle a that be would bare to get another assistant Still, since she was determined to leave, she decided to try her luck with the story again. She read It and con cluded that It waa written In a atyle distinctly original, and showed an amazing nonconformity to the roles of most story writers. It might there fore apieal to Mr. Snodgrass as dis tinctly "modern." She typed It on expensive paper without changing a alngle word or punctuation mark. The next morning, before saying anything about leaving, she showed the manuscript to hltn. In timating that It hnd just been re ceived. Evidently he had forgotten the manuscript entirely, for early that afternoon he told Mamie thnt the story waa "an.nr.lng." and showed earmarks of a genius. "It's the sort of thing thnt Chester Dawdlsh Is writing," he said. "Just put a voucher through to the cashier. We'll pny five hundred for that."' Cut Mnnde had not the slightest way of finding the n hereabouts of the (lUthor, and knew only that his name or assumed name, wns John Davis She simply told Mr. Snodgrass thnt the mnmtscrlpt had come with no sd 1 1 reus, nnd aunited developments s.iy lug nothing for the time being con cernlng her own Intention nf iiilltiu her Joh. So It was decided to pul.llsh this amazing story with a great splash as the mnnnscriiit of an unl noun votilim iinmilil for because said 1 i -w .hA"ti ';' - , Tt'k'" m 4 rP " J i New peaks of yo-.ver, spied ana acceleration feature the new Oakland Eight. It Is powered with a Eiurd.-, '.t-npnet, 90-dceree V-type eight-cylinder motor employing many new but thcrc.i;!-.!7pr; ,': i principles of desizn. Shown here is the New Oakland Eis-ht4.do.r.ertan. I "II aid llllU fulled to lllO III UlMlPltS I or iliiyg lifter the Issue of Tumor Miimulue tlili story win th talk ul r-vtewors. Thn one tiny the Illustrious Chester 1'iiwilitth hlew Into the editorial of fi.-es, rushing hy the reception clerk lti the outer olHee. Mr. Snodgrns wt overcome with this honor, and men s t In mute amazement a Mr Dnw 1uh stood excitedly before Mantle I'nl.' desk. That's my story," tip mild eagerly. vuid you are the girl I've been looking successful writer evplalned more lelsiuvty thnt St the time of his first visit he hud aetunllv been shining. He'd tried to sell the story In every lmcinrlne office In town, hut the edi tors wouldn't even see hltn Ijii.o- 1 ""'" """" " '"'" scner- ous measure, no nun wnnteti to mine 1 1' l'-k to rind this girl who hnd given i'llm nl nrs' 'neonrtiseinenf. hut he had tieen so excitett nml so near stnr . . I v",,nn "j8 time that he couldn't :ven retneml.er nt wh'ch of the nu n' ' e hnd met I""" ". . A week Inter Mamie Dale reslsned her excuse Mna that he was nbout to wed t'liester Di "i i. )Mf j. oo t . t The: Z-hii i f By JANE OSB3RN I toon: i, f;n. "W? ,,!e 1 tM Wlr n verly's t.me us she looked flnt nt tin small photograph print r.ml then ft her nephew. Thomas S!a jriy. i at d npi'Cfelle her. "1'ictry glrir c'tiKcd Torn. "Why, In one of these pictures that yo;t gave nie to look at here In this en- vc!o.e that yen said contulucd views of your (.hack It's rat her )ue;'r. There's it girl, big ns lifejitul trice its natiual s:nnil!i:ghesld.' tiie ciU.!:! r";rfectly clear." "Lets see." suiit Tom. atretchrns much tanned hand acroia the tnhle. "T." I" tlle trul11' 1 ,,a,,u'l vn ,,le 'ts. I P-t them on mr wr home nt tU"m- ,?"t i."" '1, ,i,; '"' 1'IHT "ITI'ill my girls there. Caod Lord! How the nni rislt fl,vny Tom enme out to see Ojtp.- i its and -well, won't It be rich! When "Tom!" Mrs. Claverly Imiked In- : , 0 nt the rnnnuncemeiit of our en t' ntly Into her nephew's face. "It's- ja-eniftu to the pncrs we ll let the It's Tom. 1 never thought you were 1 P, knew that there really wnsn'f piychlc ennngh to have nnythlng like ! a..vtlntig spooky about the pictures that happen to you. You know that I r,,,r u, hecnuse of course there niedlutn hnd some spirit pictures" t nver :i" To nil of this Tom said "Hosh." BO imprvss,.,! was Aunt Claver And thnt was all there was to it for 1 t tlt she uiirciy muixurcd: "Of several days so far as Tom was con- ' i,t" cernetl. lie did not know that the next night, when lie wns working nt the o:!li-e. his nnnt. Mm. flaverly, went to j another of "those fool seances," nnd tiint siie carried with her. carefully I wrapped in tissue paper, the picture uf Tom's mountain shack ami his soul nx:e his occult love, ns she called It. , She showed It pnutiily to the nMli;iin I U'h, It nil, it t...lr.u.,lu ' I,::' . ::. : living. And she was the soiilmate of tne man who li.eil In the tiliuik. Her spl.it v.-ns hnmitlng him t :i Tucs-l.-iy night Turn enme home f.-niii Ins nl'lce III up;- : :it i Kcilcuient. Ho hurriedly fumbled tlirouli the pie tu:; In the envelope on the living rcot;i liihle until he found the " :pook pirture.'' lie studied It carefully, and then Itui'xed as cnrofully nt a news p:i'iT clipping taut he took from his pocket und then opcntl nnd rend or reread -a letter nlio tnken from Ids pocl.et. .t tlinner he t.jis a Utile I'lhriipt to lili limit. "Who hat liud thoMe printK?" he ilem:iniei. nml tlie poor j mint hedged, but admitted thy truth. j 'lld you know Hie fool medium gave the print to the nowipnporn, nnd lilso g:;o my li;in;e nnd my l'i;!nrs i:iiiti("-!:op? The whole t!-l'ii eeme out In u Kutel.iy siippieiiient thiy be fore ye.e:ij.iy f.-oiii the girl" ' "The girl In the picture jour soul niniv? till, ilo let ii: - i:.:e the I'Mlcr. Beauty, Speed and Power 1, s 1 I tvv.at snow it to the medium," "Show It to nobody," snid Tom. "You've messed things tip enough al ready." And Unit was nil the satisfaction I hut Mrs. Clitvcrly got from Tom. The next morning Tom iimiounced ho whs going to nmkc :t cull out of towu ; he might not be r-eg thnt nliilit. Monthly nt t'lntier she was frankly ronciilniit. "You Imve been so tool to me lute- ly," she siild. n Utile teurfully. "I nin sure It wits nil because of that snap s'mt of yours. Honestly, I dltltl'l know what the medium wns going to do with It. and 1 hoe you'll forgive nie ' "Itin'l IhIU iihoiit4forglveliesi, mint," mill! Tom. "After nil I'm much obliged to you iiiul your medium friend. The I; U::h may he on her lifter till. Hut to limine the suhJiH't, mint, I want to ! .ii - i I ' V " J ". ' : " j hit. 'Hill, Tom, how uhout the sidrll iS:'l'" i oie gin I'm eniM"oil to. i , . , . p ou see--.it sum-se you let K.eano exiluln. I ve m-'r-l l.r end her nunt to ci iue to Mailles' liluht' at the club tomorrow. You Join Ms." At the cluh the next night, when th preliminaries of IntMtliictlon were over with, .Mr, t'laverly looked long uml Intently tit the girl. "i:.ct!se nie for stiirlng." h said, "hut I couldn't belli e tl: t yo i were really I' e till in l.itf picture. So I ynfre 'l.nns occult sweetheart, nfter uii! inn it v reei. n in leei , "Was -'t It the funniest thlngf' gig gle I KU-at or. "And we are so much nhili'cd to the medium, t-o, h.-cnuse If ll Hd!''f levi fer t';e picture I li. vi r i:ilil liu e he. si i Me to find Toil. Yo.i know imw il was? Yo;: see, Tom stopped for the nls;ht nt the Imtel where my nitiit nnd I were stop ping. I r lull thnt I v. as i tlracto! from the llr.it mid knew that Tom had n tied n:e. lull of coji.j there wns J no way of oar getting nil Introduction. V.'ell. anyway, the next mortilog. quite j hy accident, I left my little camera In j tin lobby. '-Tom mr.t have left his ciimern In !,P ,Vi . nn,j w,en lie went bac!; : fr , u. st nilne. j There inut have bwtl a picture ol tie In the camera he tisk. lie tis.k 1 o.ie over It nad made a double ex poMii-p. Then wl.en my picture np peared In the paper, nil my f rifinls ns-ognl-ed ll n me ami teased nie eemiTclritltr fihnot It. So w wrote The Total Hours The t ital was over $13,273,000,000 In rg :rcg.ite resources. Some of th sys toj.s comprUrd CO to 100 banks each. II, ad oftlces of the groups were found In a:i Jiirindictloan, bat nine of the t.ati i i.nil th District of Columbia. "'.Vo have not included In these I'g- the report say., "banking g.-nups In which a commercial bank, a trust company and an Investment hnujc, and sometimes a savings bank, are tied together by some form of slock holdings and operated aa com plementary elemenU In an organisa tion rendering complete financial aerv Ices. We have held that such groups cro clmllar to a departmentalized bank and different In the purposes and op erations from a chain or group bank ing system. "Far purposes of th. present report we define chain or group banks as sys tems In which centralized control, whether corporate or personal and either rigid or informal, directs the op-.-rations of two or more complete bsnks, not functionally complemen tary, each working on it own capital end under Us own personnel and lo cu led In one or more cities or stu'.cj." Conmmtlng on the r.BM'.lou wheth er the rupld development of chain banking was la the nature ot a reac tion agalnbt restrictions Imposed on branch banking by t!:c bunking laws 'flr,H. M K I. 1 tyri r a1 FINDS STATE BANKS WEOJPERVISED Bankers Body Sees Less Politics in Banking Departments With Better Facilities in the Hands ot the Responsible Officials. A survey ot slat banking depart ments by th Stat llauk Division, American Bankers Association, dis closes a distinct tendency the pnt five years to taka bank supervision out of politics, to Increase tin discretionary power, of bank commissioners, lo lengthen their terms of onice, to sup- ply them with adeunat. forces ot qualltled examiners and lo relieve banking departments of duties foreign to banking, say a recent statement Issued by the aisoclatlon. i . ., j . "We bava consistently urged that the office ot bank commissioner be as frea from partlsnn politics as the Ju diciary Itself and that It bs divorced from all other functions ot state gov- ernment." the stalcn:cnt says. "Kiir- ther, that his term ot dike, bs mails mora secure and lasting, with in dent salary and power (ranted to at tract and retain the oi vices ot mn of outstanding executlvt ability, cuuo " , . ' . age, resourcefulness and successIiU h...t.in. .....h banking experience "live years ago th Brit survey of stats banking departments by th divi sion demonstrated th need fur Im provements. On th basla ot Lata now In hand It Is evident that, through ' th revision of statutes In many states. rapid steps ar brlug taken In tht !'u..-c tn lr liinucil mlopt a tin right direction. On by on th statea ar coiLlng to rocognli th primary Importance of strong, competent baua Ing departments. Th demand for In creasing th effectiveness ot banking department la beginning to 'o met." How Bank Commlaalonsr Ar Chosen Th office of bank commissioner Is now operated as an Independent de partment ot stat government In thir ty tour states, th bankers And. In two states th bank commissioner Is lected at geuoral elections; In on bs Is appointed from eligible lists ot th civil service and In another bs la se lected by th banks. In on stat th bsukers' association sleci a list of flv names from which th governor appoints on as superintendent ot banks; In another b Is appointed by th Slat Corporation Commission and In another by th Stat Hanking Hoard, j Terms of ofllc of bank commis sioner huv been lengthened In ser eral states during th last Dv years." ; n-tll prepare a uniform contract th. report says "In SS stste. th ,,. lis .,urM.se , js a ,rcc,l J,y term Is four years. In one, flv yesrs. ., . ... f. . . . and In three It Is sis year, and la ' llMrJ,' direilors that this some th. term I. Indefinite A short '-nlrart shall contain .1 p-evtstotl term Is condemned on th ground , w Itcri-I.y the growers may w ith t:.at the tommlsiionoi- b is Insul.lclnit , hold his wheat for anv season time to become (lioruughly ciinveriant with his field work, A longer term permits his rendering uselul service through capitalizing bis eiperlenc. I Five yesrs ago th average length of I service was Icis than thie years, , .uiis huw ii nss riven io otv rears. Higher Stsndsrds Required 1. 1 1 I . L . -I . M "Signs of an awakening to the n- ' ccislty ot making successful banking . . ,. . ' , , , isperlenc. . qualiflcatlon for bank lr,,U ,h.e ,,ay oi ale-livery, he commissioner are evident. While lev- i ' st"re t and sell it ontriKht en states report no tanking ierl- .on whatever later day he may tnco neceisary, th majority require determine, or he may deliver it egperlenee of thl. sort, ranging from t a 8ca tonal pool to lie sold Uo to flv yesrs. Twelve Hates now I .. . ' . ., bare banking board., with powers iat the dcscret.on ol the associa ranging from acting In an advisory ! 'he local will enter into ciipacity to full power over ail stat a contract with the Regional b nks to Isms and reject chartars. land the regional will enter into "A healthy sign , th number of ' colltract wil, the National, In reports which dlscloi that th eom- i. .i ... . , ... ; muslonera hav full powe, to appoint I hsiik ciamlners or laal Uca appoint- gratis oeiwcen tne national ana ments ar mad from civil service I the regional have not been work list. This powor la now grantod to j cd out, or those between the Hi commissioner by twenty seven rei;tonal and the locals, it has slates. Three require that selection i .y,tt:..u ... .,..' . bo from civil service lists. Comnl.ln.s ,,tCn. ""'"lit prepare 3 Con- be from civil sorvic list. Complaints are still mad In a few states of politic-si pressure In th appointment ot eiainlnera, but th contrary seems to be true In a growing number of states, Th most capshiq commissioner can not successfully perform bis duties unlets be Is able to command th si vices nf niSclont, hono-.t examiners. The safety of depositors Is dependent ; on tliulr work, and their appointment, I 1 " . , v T . B ' Important. The number ot examiners has Increased 25 per cent In th last flv years in many siaieB tn. report say omt observation does not wholly conllrin this theory since chain banking Is prevalent In som states whore vir tually no restriction Is Imposed on branch banking, as well as In thou where the establishment of branch banks Is prohibited. It adds: Th Question ot Branch Banking "However th facts do show that anti-branch banking lawa hav been a factor In eom cases, and probably In some sections, In the spread of chain banking. Instances have coma to our attention where expansion along chain bunk linns has been curried out hy stat hanks whoa expansion along branch batik line was stopped by tho passing of state laws prohibiting fur ther branches. Yet wbother expansion would hav been ulong branch hank lines If tiie laws had Impound no bar rlora, it Is Impossible to say. Titer b obviously a well developed banking opinion In soma hccMoiib that the chain bank method brings to outlying banks the strenktu aud eflkMcy of a big REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CO-OPERATIVE ORGANIZATION North Pacific Grain Growers Inc., Now A Goin Concern Confiluttif from Ion. 31 At the disciftiun of the board of directors, farmers in localities m)t served by a local CooptTMliv ub8Crib8 for c,piU Btock I, . , , ... dnwlly from the rt'Kional will, 1 the UnuVrstandiuK that when aim J if a local li formed in the loculit v auch ntock aubacriplion "hall b , , mm , , ,ya , ,ui i trHimfetred to ine local, t-acl , . stMre oi an: I'll in ina rcxnm sh ll have one vote. In the saine vmy that the local bivnmci a MiKkluililcr in the rcyinn- tlt ,,c icnioiial bcconirs a stixk- hu!i!cr in the National wnaniatum. For r.wh 10,000 huslirU of wheat which it expects to hamllc fur the :.! the rroiiioul will nnrcha one , . l . iiiuimi .,. .i,.,. thine of stock at SHK1AHI per share . . v, . . ,. , , . ., the National, l'.ach Mharc in the rational has our vote. Its author inl capital stink i $10,(HK),(KKI. 1 lie hoard of dim-furs of thr re i;iii:;al, the North IVific tlr.c viiimcrs Inc. rccuniitiritiN that tl. ina I avociatiuiui now l-rinu lornu p. r value of their shares .10. IM) il! the uiiilcrtainliiii; that thr wheat grower .will sttliscrihe fur the one shm- for each 1,mm IuisIh-1-which he expects to niatket I'tnlcr this plan, as outl'ticd, for each 'I'.iki paid liv the rmirr tor c;.',tal stock, 1.00 i rr lalned in thr Leal. 1.ihi wvs to tie regional a, id l.no t the Natioi,nl. The stockhiMers of 'he locals will tc as tnatiy as possiljlc of- the growers who de liver jjrain to the point or point" around which the locals are formed. Individual growers, in addi tion to Milischliing for slock in a local uranied cooperative. omit utfiil 9 mnrlft inir Citn. . '. ... ... . , ., . ; tract wun me local lor me uc- in cry of their wheat. The Hoard 'of Directors of the Kcirional after the delivery of the first 'years crop, upon payment of a lee of $1 no and notice in writing to the local lietween inarch 1st and loth, of any year. ' The growers contract is to pro vide several optional methods of if. ,. M ilia ,.i1,n, ,,, "'"-", " marKci.nB con- tract between the members and the locals. It is believed how ever, that when a final draft of a contract is prepared that it will contain the provisions men tioned. Contract signers will deliver all their wheat ti) the local i elevator or warehouse provided !jy m own local association. This grain will be handled on the basis of a stipulated r:..e per bushel, plus accrued storaj-e charges. If the growers desires to sell it on the days basis, he will receive the days market price. If he desires it handled in tne seasonal pool, he wib re ceive, when gttch pools arc clos ed, the average price of the wheat delivered. Contract sign ers will be cligble for loans on storage tickets through the Fed eral intermediate Credit bank, and through the Federal farm board if the farm board makes supplemental loans. (irowcrs who are not mem bers of a local may deliver wheat to the local aud sell it upon the usual basis. In other words, locals will be permitted to buy grain front any grain grower, orovided that the volume bought from non-members docs not ex ceed the volume bought from its own stockholders, This wheat, in fact (ill wheat handled by the local, will be aold to the Kc ;,'ioti:il association and by it to the National, The local associa tion, which will he locally own ed ittul controlled, will receive tiitu the regional when needed, "iiMaucc in financing its daily operations in wheat and also 'ixed capital loans. The piecending statement is presented by this committee as a brief outline. of the plan of cooperative gran, marketing now being roMsed to the wheat grow cm of Oregon, h represents the understanding of your coin inittec after a discussion of the subject. Many of the details of iirgant -ation and o cation hic et H be detcrtuiiud by the Farmer National drain cr ooratii'ti an I th- N rtli I'acif.c drain (.rower Inc. It follow.',, iherefi re tl' it many of the itte -tious regarding the otgan'utii it ind operation of the lorah cm not bo answered definitely by th committee nt this time. The committee believes, however, that the gt nral plan of organ iiMliou and operation as out lined is sound and deserves the support of the Fastern Oregon Wheat League. RECOMMENDATIONS. 1. I ( is recommended by the inmittc that the F.astern Ore- Wheat League go on record , fificially at this meeting as tn- Jiring the plan of the N. I'ac. lo set up the erinauent local, Grain (irowcrs inc., and as ad vocating the formation of local iMociations thnt will become members thereof. V. il is recommended that the .dan of forming temporary local iuciiatiotis be continued until such tMitc as the N. Tan. Grain (lowers I tic, submits to the locals approved articles of a lociatioit, by-laws, aud a luarket ng contract. In other words, de mand for immediate locals or ,'.uiiatioii kIiouM be met by .ubmitting to the growers in the locality and agreement whereby .or stock and to sign a market .he signers agree to subscribe provided that the documents to n accord with their undc tand itig of the plan. J. IiiaMiiiuh as there i.e two lets in Oregon under which co-' ipetativc associations may be incorM.ratt ittis recommended ihat the Fastern Oregon wheat league ak the North Pacific (rain Growers Inc. to designate ihe act under which incorjMr .ttion seems most desirable and to draft suggested articles of assoc., and by-laws suitable for use in Oregon under this law. I. It is recommended that the North Pacific Grain (irowers Inc. submit its proposed marketing contract to the Federal Inter mediate Credit bank of SiHikane. the Farmers National ('.rain Corporation and the Federal farm board, and that it adopt such a growers ntatketing con tract only after anorovel lias been given by these agencies. . It is recommended by the committee that careful attention he given by both the regional association and groups of grow ers in working out problems re garding the size of locals, the geographical area to be covered, the volume of gram that can be obtained in given locaitites. the availability of facilities nd the radius ol trading areas. It is be lieved that the regional associa tion should outline as nearly as possible some standard of vol-. nine requirements for economical local operation and that it should furnish Ictral and tech nical assistance to groups that desire aid in organizing. An attorney at law, lacated in Ore gon and familiar with coopcrat iblc organization should be of great assistance to the local as sociation being formed in the state and it is recomended that some plan be adopted whereby the N. Pacific Grain Growers Inc., will retain an Oregon at torney and make his services available to existing or proposed local organizations. Hespectfully Submitted, JOHN VVIIITECOMIC Chair.. GEO, (). GATLINE,; Secretary. Can You Pronounce It? Terhiipa I lie iiioki nnpopuliir -ship niiine. ai Iciihi iimonK signalmen nnd underwriter who Imve m writ It down In a hurry Is surel) th Veti aynKiisowp.ililiileli-heiiiy llupplly there la nnlj one .hip 0,1. nnine a bnrnue registered m .liiiTnii, s port In Ceylon,