MEDFORD Milt' TRIBUNE, ' MEDFORD, OREGON, ' TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1931
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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perry.
An auto key hu been Invented
that screama when anybody but tha
owner attempta to driv the car. No
longer will tha busy car owner leave
hla key In the car, to aave himself
tha trouble of searching hla pocketa
for It. and return to find both key
and cur gone. Under this system the
aherlff was annoyed by searching the
countryside for the stolon vehicle,
but the owner did not have to frisk
hla pocketa. A gent was always
. anguished and surprise If he left the
key In his car, and a theft followed,
though he had extended an unwrit
ten Invitation. The acreamlng key
makes life much easier, If It always
screams. Home-owners have not ar
rived at the point where they leave
the key in tha front door, so they
will not have to hunt tor It when
they return home.
You are hereby advised that this
la Fire Prevention week In case any
occur.
Tha formation of a Third Party for
Oregon la threatened, not to mention
a Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Party.
The main Idea of the Third Party, la
to abolish everything but themselves,
and Imitate Russia, with reduction
of the taxes aa a side Issue. Some
thing will have to be given tha Wil
lamette valley and Portland, "with-
out-ooat-to-the-people." Probably be
free phone and kitchen atova wood.
The Third Party will enthuse at least
three (8) residents of this section,
who are willing to try any fool politi
cal notion once. The father and
founder of the Third Party la H. H.
Etallard, whom you have heard men
tioned before, In connection with
similar enterprises for the last 30
. years. If he had tolled so assldlously
for Republicanism, or Democracy, In
the past, he would not be on the
federal bench.
THE FIELD (IKOADENS
(llcppner News)
Mr, and Mrs. Elbert Cox were
treated to a oharlvarl Wednesday
night by Mr. Cox's Legionnaire
friends. He waa dragged from hla
comfortable home and taken to
town to buy treats, then plaoed
In the local bastlle for the night.
John Turner, an unauapectlng
bystander, waa handcuffed to Mr.
Cox for awhile aa he Is or will be
soon among the benedtcta.
Tha current batch of Indian sum
mer weather la too nice for profane
discussion of the Depression.
"PURE MILK AND CREAM RE
PORTED" (Hdllne Del Norte Tripli
cate.) Wherein a dairyman evidently
errs.
RESOLVED: That tha metropolitan
port scribblers In the future write
a piece about tha University of Ore
gon football squad without mention
ing John KlUmlller, It they can.
It la now quite the thing among
the home-grown economists, to wrin
kle up the brow, pucker out the low
er Up, look frightened, and predict
a "social revolution." A "social revo
lution" would be about aa social aa
"civilised warfare" waa civilized. In
ease they have one. It better be
"social," and Just mildly rambuncti
ous, leas any number of Americana
with hair on the backs of their necks
become unmanageable and stage an
unsocial counter revolt. There haa
been too much gently Incendiary talk
about an "economic- uprising, by
Rents mad at nothing much but the
tax levy.
HIT "NO 8ALK" KEY
(Miller Advance)
A man went Into a local a tors
the other day with the Intention
of buying some article that he
really needed. He waa greeted by
the storekeeper with tha worda,
"Isn't this depression awfulf
Why, X wouldn't be aurprlsed If
lot of us dont starve by
spring." And then he asked the
customer what hs would lite I
Saturday afternoon Young men
playing tennis In white pants, while
a football game waa raging.
NO CORN SURPLUS IN VALLEY-
(Colli H1U News) T.'ianka to tha
hog and tha sUUa.
Henry French, of B. Pt., one of the
more cheerful tillers, waa In Mon.,
and aald he expected to last until
spring, aa he always bad.
Slate Provides Limestone.
NASHVILLE. Tenn. (AP) An ap.
propriatlosi of Mo.000 haa been
made by the Tennessee legislature
to provide pulverized limestone to
farmers at cost.
t
Forest Orove. Work on Cential
ecauol building practically completed
2ajgs2aP
A Great'Loss to the Country
IN THE midst of life we are in death." Senator Dwight
Morrow returned Sunday night, apparently in the best of
health, after assisting in the inauguration of a drive for Jewish
charitable relief, and 12 hours later quietly passed into that
"undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns."
IT WAS quite fitting that Mr. Morrow's last publio act should
have been service to a cause in which he had no personal or
racial interest. Unselfish devotion to others and particularly
to his country, had been the corner stone of both his business
and diplomatic life.
Such a sudden death can be nothing but a devastating shock
to his family and friends, but at the present time, the death of
Senator Morrow comes as a PECULIARLY SERIOUS loss to
his country.
e a e e e
PUBLIC men of the Morrow type are particularly needed at
the present time when this country and the entire world
are politically and economically so out of joint, and we fear
they will be even more acutely needed in the immediate future.
SENATOR MORROW wag a very rare combination, a cap
able and highly successful financier, and a man almost fa
natically devoted to the publio interest, to what he considered
to be the best for the world, his country and its people.
On one hand, the chief lieutenant of the House of Morgan ;
on the other, the best friend the oppressed masses of Cuba and
Mexico ever had. And had he lived, we are confident he would
have proved to have been one of the best friends the people of
America ever had. ' .
In brief, Mr. Morrow was an outstanding example of the
highest type of citizenship this democracy has produced, in our
opinion the only type that can protect it from the encroach
ments of predatory wealth on one hand; and the destructive
force of blind radicalism on the other.
He could have shown the way, and only men of his excep
tional oharaoter, wisdom and enlightenment, CAN show the wayi
Book could be written about Mr. Morrow, and with the
space and time at our command, It is difficult to drive
home the point we wish to make. But here goes for a try, and
we will select at random two incidents in his career to illustrate
what we mean.
When he was appointed Ambassador to Mexico, President
Green of the American Federation of Labor was asked what he
thought of a representative of J. P. Morgan being sent down
there to represent his country.
"What of itt" asked Mr. Green. "Dwight Morrow it a
good man."
CEVERAL years before Mr. Morrow had been sent to Cuba
to iron out the finanoial and politioal mess in that country.
Cuba had defaulted on its bonds, a major portion of them
being held by Mr. Morrow's firm, J. P. Morgan & Co. Morgan
urged U. S. intervention, Wall Street made the same demand,
But what did Mr. Morrow dot He flatly refused to even
consider intervention. He laid out his OWN program, calcu
lated to first put Cuba's house in order, eliminate armed force
within or without, and bring
finanoial stability. '
His plan was a complete success, just as his latter plan was
in Mexico, and just as his plan saved the London naval confer
ence from being a complete failure.
Now what WAS it that made
ally successful, that gave him
Worker "
Nothing so complicated or
thing exceptionally rare in international relations TRUE
VISION, the ability to see both sides of a question, and also
to work out a solution, essentially FAIR to both sides.
Simple enough. And yet a
fundamental eonviotion "that honesty and unselfishness pay."
In every international problem he attacked he had the ability
to dig through the non-essentials on the surface to the essentials
at the oore, put all his cards on the table, and thns in an atmos
phere of mutual trust and confidence, in a spirit of give and
take, reach a solution that would
KTOW when this country produces a publio man who oan be
the partner of J. P. Morgan
ship of the head of organized
tne bondholders of a tottering
fight to the last ditch for the
country in publio life; such a man, we repeat, represents the
highest type of citizenship and statesmanship, that a dem
ooraoy can produce.
Such a man was Dwight Morrow. And never before, we be
lieve, has this country so sorely needed men of this type, to
load us safely through the social, political and economic rocks
and shoals, that the world-wide depression has brought upon us.
A Daring Achievement
FOR Bheer daring and cast
r.H t i i tt
'" isuxuura sua uernaon wun ine sweepsiaKes prue.
Hopping off from Japan, for the most hazardous sea journey
in the world, they drop their landing gear in mid-ocean, rush
through fog and rain, and nonchalantly land their plane with a
"belly flopper" on the dust-swept field of Wcnatchee, Wash
ington. Such courage and fearlessness certainly desorve a hand.
But we hope the boys will wait a while before they try another
ocean flight in an effort to beat the long distance record. We
feel that we have had enough long distance ocean flights for a
while.
'ALFALFA BILL' DOES
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 6 (AP)
The governor of Oklahoma stood on
his head yesterday.
William Murray took that position
and held It more than a minute on
the lawn of the Nebraska executive
mansion, Jtiat to ahow newapaper re
porters that he could.
Governor Murray waa visiting Gov
ernor and Mrs. Charles W. Bryan of
Nebraska at tha time. He declined
to repeat tha performance for pho-
ocrapnara,
the island back to political and
Senator Morrow so sensation
the title of the "Little Wonder
profound, but nevertheless some
perfect example of Mr. Morrow's
WORK.
and enjoy the absolute friend
labor; a man who can represent
government in private life, and
welfare of the people of that
iron nerve, we herewith present
-i i , . i , ,
Next meeting of the Jacksonville
Orange haa been postponed until tie
meeting following, on account of
other dates conflicting. Further an
nouncements will be mad later rela
tive to tha next meeting which will
be October U.
The H. E. club does not bout a
meeting thla week but will have Its
regular meeting Wedneeday, October
14, at tin, Jones' la jaokaoavUl.
Today
By Arthur Brisbane
Dwight W. Morrow,
The Pacific Conquered,
They Work, Others Profit,
No Substitute for Sleep.
Copyright King Feature Synd, Ins.
Sudden death ends the useful
life of Dwight W. Morrow, a
hard working, sincere Ameri
can citizen.
Mr. Morrow made his own
way in the world and achieved
success that would have more
than satisfied many when he
became an important partner in
the firm of J. P. Morgan &
Company. He relinquished that
position, with its great profits,
when opportunity presented it
self to render service to his
country.
He did admirably the work
intrusted to him in Mexico,
bringing the nations closer to
gether in friendship, acting as
a tactful, efficient peacemaker
in connection with regrettable
religious troubles.
He died with a, brilliant ca
reer and great honor still be
fore him. His untimely death
is a national calamity.
Clyde Pangborn and Hugh
Herndon, Jr., able American
fliors, TRIED and succeeded.
Flying the Pacific in 41 hours,
a non-stop flight, with only one
supply of fuel, the brave men
came down at Wenatchee, in
the state of Washington, with a
crash and a smile. What they
had done had never been done
before.
The length of their hop was 4489
miles, and they conquered the wide
Pacific fiuoh an achievement ahould
offset a good deal of pessimistic
gloom.
The natlon'a proaperlty and future
depends on the minds and hearta of
Its peoplee. We have tha right kind
of people.
Many building up great fortunes
In the United States have died too
soon, because they worked too hard.
They have little leisure, little happi
ness. They are envied and orltlolzed
when they should be thanked. When
they are dead they have only six feet
of earth, and the worm soon take
that. Everything else goes to the
publio. A Vanderbllt, a Hill or a
Harrtman builds a great railroad sys
tem, permanently Improving the
country.
A Rockefeller accumulates money
by "patience, perseverance, and In
dustry" plua extraordinary intelli
gence, gives hundreds of millions to
education, science, warfare against
disease, and hla son continues tha
giving, while the father looks on ap
provingly. Henry Clay Frlck built up the
United States steel business with An.
drew Carnegie, built for .himself a
magnificent palace In Fifth avenue,
bought beautiful works of art. Hla
widow haa died, the palace and all
art works now become the property
of the people. He could sot give
them away while hi wife lived.
He followed an example aet by the
late Benjamin Altman, whose collec
tion, surpassing any other made In
thla generation, waa left to the city
of New York, in which hla fortune
waa made.
And ao it goeaenergy and lutein-
genoe build great fortune, the people
profit by them.
Or If owners foolishly leave too
much to children, the children squan
der. usually, what they did not earn.
and the money returns to the people.
All five of Edison'a children are
cloea to hi bedside. The great ge
nius and benefactor of thla nation
gradually losing strength. The doo-
tore give what comfort they can. aav
Ing: "Mr. Edison slept better, almost
six hours." But there Is no real com
fort. Unforttuietely for hla health, Mr.
Edison haa persistently deprived him.
aelf of needed sleep, grudging every
hour taken from his work, even In
old age. And that count against
him now.
Because of curtailing aleeo. Mr. Ed
laon did to his nerve battery, hla own
nervous system what he would not
do to hla electrlo batteries.
Pope Plua haa repeatedly Inquired
by cable concerning Mr. Edlsonl
health. Mr. Edison is described
a "Free Thinker." but thai make
no difference to the head of the
Cathollo ohurch, who aeea greater 1m
portanc in Edison'a services to the
human race than In hla passing Indi
vidual belief. John Eyre Sloan
Edison's son-in-law, who 1 a Roman
Cathollo, haa acknowledged grateful
Personal Health Service
By William Brady, M. D.
Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease,
dlagiuMla or lrreatm-ot w'li be snerej by Dr. Brady If a stamped self
eddreMrd envelope la enclosed Letters abould be brief and wrttteD Id luk
Uwlng to the farce number of letters received only a few can be answered
here. No reply can be made to queries a at conforming to Instructlon.
Address Or William Brady in care the Mall Tribune.
A LITTLE BOY WHO
Our Montana reader telle me she Is i
a reader of this oolumn but as yet
has sot read anything about what
ahe la going to,
ask of me. I
Well, I try to
give prompt con-1
alderatlon to!
every letter that
conforms to th
reasonable rules, j
but I can't seem
to get this racket
organized quite
well enough to
answer these In
quiries before I
get 'em.
Then the lady explains. You see,
she has a boy of five. He seems per
fectly healthy In every way, except
that the little rascal gives his par
ents, aunts and everybody so much
anxiety when he is asleep, for He
grits his teeth In hts Bleep, and he
has been doing so for a whole year,
and mother and pop and Aunt Mary
and even grandma Just can't under
stand Why he does It,
Aunt Mary got "ier dander up, If
you can .Imagine .her needing to do
any such thing, and asked the doctor
about It one day, and the doctor,
poor fish, muffed tt badly by opining
that It Is Just "nervousness." How
ever, grandma herself pronounces the
child not the least bit nervous, and
ma feels pretty sure he has regular
hours and a well balanced diet, what
ever that may be. I remember Char
He BradbUrn used to balance his diet
neatly enough, and. It had brown
sugar on top, whereas tne best we
poorer kids could get was a sprink
ling of .Insipid white sugar on ours.
So If this young Mn gets plenty of
well balanced diet he Is lucky. Fine
practice for youngsters, too, balanc
ing their diet. No mean trick to keep
It balanced and nibble all around tne
edges as you come otrolling back to
the playgrounds to break up tne
game.
I told here (perhaps It was during
the blizzard In Montana) recently
how a careful study of a hundred or
more children of divers shades, some
of whom had worms and some of
whom had none, had shown that just
a." many of the kids without worms
grit their teeth In sleep as do kids
with worms, so that ougnt to
eliminate the Sal rey gamps from the
council.
I also told here recently that grit
ting the teeth lh sleep Is sometimes
due to too acid urine, which In turn
Is due to an Insufficient proportion
of fresh vegetables, freah fruits and
greens or salad relishes in the child's
diet.
In all cases of gritting or grinding
of the teeth In sleep It is probable
that there Is a tendency toward spas-
modlo affections doctors call this
ly the sympathetic messages from the
pope.
Optimism la beautiful, especially In
a depression.
Therefore, praise Mr. "Stitch" Mc
Carthy, who defeated Mr. Jack Spero
in a contest for the title of "Chief
of the New York League of Locality
Mayors, Inc.,
Mr. "Stitch," In the course of many
fights and speeches that enlivened
the election, remarked: "This Spero
Is Just a crab. Why, I beat him
practically unanimous; the vote was
la to 11."
That Interpret ism of figures is real
bptlmlsm."
Unpleasant hours In Wall Street
yesterday, the foolish that bought
too high and too excitedly throwing
property overboard for less than half
its value. But the foolish man's fear
Is the wise man's opportunity. These
days of depression will lay the foun
dation of future independence and
permanent prosperity for many.
1 '
Sundown
ST
SWAMP WHITE OAK.
By Mary Graham Bonner.
'Are you ao grown-up that tt
doesn't matter If you get your feet
wet?" Peggy asked.
It doesnt matter whether rm
grown-up or not"
the tree answer
ed." "Are you. by
the way. Inter
ested in my wet
feetv"
"Id like to
hear why you
boaat about
them." Peggy
said.
"How pleasant"
replied the tree.
"My name la
Swamp White
Oak.
"From that you
am very fond of
a matter of taste,
may care for the
can tell that I
swamps. U'a all
I euppoae. Tou
eeashor and your friends may like
the mountains better."
"We love the seashore, and we're
wild about the mountains." said
John.
"1 dont know what I'd do it I
were like that. Well. It doesn't met.
ter so much with peop'a- Tb'T
don't settle down with , their root
the way tree do
"They re fonder of moving around.
Now It would be most awkward It I
liked both awampa and dry ground,
wouldn't Itt"
"It would." admitted John. "Do
tell us some more."
"Tou oan aet tnat am aa oak-
OPES
CRITS HIS TEETH
spasmophilia. Such children have
spasms or convulsions where normal
children would have only restlessness
or where older persons might have a
chill, as with the onset of any acute
feverish Illness such as scarlet fever.
We don't understand Just why certain
children are spasmophilic. - It may be
that they happen to lack calcium In
their blood, bones, soft tissues, nerves,
may be tha their calcium metab
olism Is deficient, it may be that
their calcium food supply is deficient.
It may be that they calcium metab
vitamin D, or Insufficient sunlight
(ultraviolet) on naked skin, or both.
Anyway, no harm to try a course of
cod Hver oil, or vlosterol. See that
the child gets plenty of the foods
suggested as well as plenty of fresh
milk and other dairy produots and
fresh eggs, cooked and served to suit
the child's taste.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Physiology of Sex.
Shall appreciate your advloe ' on
choice of a physiology textbook for
laymen, something which gives In
formation about sex physiology as
wen as general physiology. F. J.
Answer Mottram's "Physiology,1
published by w. W. Norton Co., at
about 3, is excellent.
Pacifier.
Years ago you helped me tremend
ously simply by calling me a fool
. . . My sister-in-law has had charge
of my baby much of the time, and
she taught him to take a pacifier.
Now I find I can't break, him of It,
and she says X am silly not to let him
have it . . . Mrs. L. V. W.
Answer This time I'd have to qual
Ify It some. If you let the ln-laws
get the baby Into such bad habits
you are one, all right. Better take
the baby off somewhere and take the
pacifier away and let him cry till he
makes up his mind it Is no use. Then
the habit Is broken. Besides causing
deformity of the palate and of the
teeth, the pacifier makes a neurotic
out of the child and If you do not
stop such coddling and pampering
now you're going to have a devil to
control by and by. .
No Names Given Out.
I noticed a party wanted a remedy
for poison Ivy. If you will give me
the party's name and address I will
be glad to send them a tube of -D.
H. G.
Answer It wasn't a parffy. It was
a person. I am not at liberty o
give out the identity of a correspond
ent unless the correspondent gives
consent. Anyway, if you think you
have a good remedy for ivy poison
ing, tell me what It Is, and If I think
It is worth mentioning I'll mention
It to correspondents who ask for
such remedy. No nostrums need ap
ply. No secret hocus-pocus can go
through this column.
(C&pyright John F. Dllle Co.)
that la It you're familiar with oak
leaves, and we are pretty well known.
"They're yellow now because I'm
dressed up for the fall of the year.
"But the greatest Joy I have la
to have my roots down In awampy
ground.
"I adore wet feet, you' might say.
And they never do me any harm.
No, I'm one of the few creatureae
lf creature you can call me that
thrive on wet feet. But you'd have
to be a awamp whit oak In order
to do aa I do, and you'd have to be
satisfied with swamp life something
everyone wouldn't like, but I love
It!"
Tomorrow "Old Walrus."
4
Flight 'o Time
(Medford and Jackson County
History From the Flies of The
Mall Tribune of 20 end 10 Vei
Ago.)
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
October 6, lfl'M.
(It waa Thursdsy)
Yankees again defeat Giant, 8 to
0, In world series game.
Government to repeal aoft drink
tax.
The First Baptist church to build
new edifice at North Central and
Fifth street, the congregation vote.
Ashland defeata Klamath Fails.
17 to 7, In first gam In eouthern
Oregon.
Local shoe shining establishment
put shine back to dime.
Trial of' Dr. B. M. Brumfleld for
murder at Roaeburg. hampered by
Inability to aecura a Jury. State
wide Interest In outcome.
Roeii River vallev Snttaenberga
win high praise In the east.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
October . 1911.
(It waa Friday)
Government after "tobacco trust."
Glorious Indian summer days bring
out riot of color In hllU, especially
in the Prospect district.
Beatty atreet paving causae build
ing activity along thoroughfare.
"The Girl from Missouri" next
local theatrical attraction.
Portland defeata Vernon and val
ley fana elated. Court Hall writes
a column letter to the editor about
It.
University club" is a year old today.
Train bearing President Taft will
pass through city at 11 p m. and
no reception Is planned at the depot.
" TOLEDO. Or.. Oct. . (AP) Ivan
Hawley, 80. 8alem. Ore., waa killed
Instantly when the automobile In
which he was riding turned over Just
weat of Cddyvllle. He wa the eon of
County Commissioner Arthur Hawley
of Benton county.
A break In the steering gear wa
blamed for th accident,
m
xU BY FREEMAN
SYNOPSIS: Th runaway mar
riao of. Bam Bherrill and Freddy
afunsoa Is abruptly nailed tcien
- fiam. itfavfitff her Aome. find, a
ol from her hall-brother He lion
saytng that he is marrying their
maid, Uartha Qlven. 8am wor
ries mors keenly about the retull
ottt loss at social standing, oecauss
her etepfather. Fourth Aldertea,
Believes in strict class distinctions.
h'eUon hat taken ioith him money '
that Fourth hae borrowed to pay
a wiorrpaa. interest, fiam leej
reeponeible lor the finances of her
family, iohleh is on reaeon tohy
ehe hae previouely ooneidered mar
ryina Peak Abbott. Abbott, the
wealthy owner ot the Bsvreee, tor
which Bam and Freddy work, is
uiillna that fiam ehould marry
him tcitnout loving him. ' Sam is
- etunned by Neleon'e note, and in a
daze ehe takee off her traveling
olothee and ttarte to get Alder-
( sea's dinner.
i Chapter
MISTAKE OR DISGRACE?
SOME tlm later th telephone
began to ring. It rang briefly
and authoritatively, bnt Sam did
not even look up from ber work.
She was vaguely aware that It
must be Freddy who waa calling
and that aba probably owed him
some sort of explanation, but she
felt curiously incapabl ot speech.
She felt Incapable ot everything
except pealing potatoes, which ask
ed no questions and were smooth
and cool in her hands.
Possibly potatoes .were numb all
oyer, and very tired, and did not
care to be bothered with Questions.
She could understand that.
Tha telephone continued to ring.
Its commands were no longer short
and confident, but bad changed to
dogged appeals tor attention. It
seemed possible that they might go
on tor ever, and so, when Sam
dropped the last potato Into the pot
of water boiling on the stove, she
carefully dried her bands and
walked slowly Into the living room.
The small suburban directory on
top of the big blue city one provided
Just what she needed. Together
they were thick enough to remove
the weight ot the receiver from Its
hook and to quiet the clamor ot the
bell. The Instrument continued to
buzz and mutter angrily tor a tew
moments, but then was still. Sam
nodded and returned to the kitchen.
Fourth banged the front door
heavily behind him when he came
In. He always banged the front
door, Just as he always shouted
Sam's name Immediately afterward.
It was a habit, like Nelson's but
toning his vest on tbe front stairs.
This time Sam did not answer his
call. She Intended to answer It but
somehow tbe necessary energy
seemed to be lacking, so she mere
ly slid the grill bearing the chops
Into the oven.
After an Interval, during which
Fourth Indulged In a tew cheerful
preliminary blasts upon tbe mouth
organ, be once more shouted Sam's
name. Receiving no answer he
strode out to the kitchen. "Martha,"
he began from the butler's pantry
door, "where Is " He stopped In
surprise. "Sam I What on earth are
you doing?"
"Hello, Fourth." Sam, with her
back toward him, nodded. "I'm
getting dinner."
"So I see, but I didn't realise this
was Martha's day out"
"It isn't." Sam shrugged, realiz
ing that the Inevitable questions
had begun. "Tomorrow Is Martha's
day out,"
"Then "
"Yes. That's It. Martha's left.'
"No!" Fourth digested that sur
prising: bit of Information In silence
for a moment Then he said lndig
nantly: "Didn't she give any notice
at all?"
"Hardly any at' all," replied Sam.
Fourth's Indignation grew. He
paced up and down the kitchen floor
and Inquired heatedly whether Sam
could have expected anything else
from a little chit who bad no breed
ing, brains, or sense of gratitude.
He announced that her leaving In
this manner was no more than he
had expected and that It was un
doubtedly a. blessing In very little
disguise.
He said that some competent per
son must be found Immediately to
take her place. He finally set forth
upon a discussion of tbe gravity of
the servant problem In the united
States.
Sam did not listen. She realized
that she should tell Fourth every
thing that had happened without
delay. She knew that any postpone
ment would only make things that
much worse, but at tha same time
she knew that she could do nothing
Just then. She was terribly, hor
ribly tired.
Fourth did not bother her dur
ing dinner, or while ftey were
washing and drying the dishes
afterward. He was In a conversa
tional mood, and In such a mood be
required little prompting. The
smooth flow ot his words was al
most restful, like the sound of rain
Talks T&
V
ggparents
By Alice Jndson Teale.
Beth wa ttlng the supper table.
Her mother, observing that th cloth
waa (Oiled, told her to put on a fresh
one.
"Oh, why bother." said Beth, "there
la no company ton-aht. It'a plenty
clean enough Just for the family."
Beth announced a common point
of view. Fastidiousness la for com
pany only: In th bosom of the fam
ily on relaxes.
One come to th table in any
old clotnee, with hair Indifferently
combed, and hand Indifferently
clean.
One does not trouble to be agree
able and find pleasant conversation.
On doe not bother with th ordi
LINCOLN
on a tin root It was entirely mesa
lngless to Sam, who merely re
laxed, while her subconscious mini
enabled ber to nod or to shake ha
bead at appropriate moments.
Fourth noticed nothing out of thi
ordinary. When the dL'hes wen
dried and had been put away, hi
remarked cheerfully that that wai
that and retired with his newspa
pet to the davenport Sam watches'
hlro gravely. She squared hei
shoulders and walked over to his
side.
Fourth," said Sam gently, "I
have news for you."
"News?" He looked up In sur
prise but without alarm. "Well, left
have It I hope It's good." 1
"I doubt if you'U think that tfi
good. I'm afraid It will be rather I
shock."
"Oh." Fourth put down his newa
paper and his pipe and looked al
her. Then he said briefly: "AH
right, let's have It I'm ready."
Sam said: "Nelson Is married."
Fourth merely continued to look
the pupils of his eyes widening
Married?" He repeated neayiiy at
last "Married?"
Fourth was slow to understand.
Sam, watching him as he sat there
with his big hands on bis kneee,
appreciated exactly how he felt The
blow had been too sudden to be
comprehended at oncel It might be
an hour, or two hours, or perhaps
a full day before the knowledge was
comoletely absorbed.
"Nelson married? On what?" h
said.
Sam was patient with this Irrele
vance. "I don't know, but It doesn't
matter, does It? The point Is that
tbe thing Is done."
"Who is the girl?" Fourth de
manded.
That's the worst part" She
avoided his eyes, "that will be tbe
hardest thing tor you to bear."
"Tell me ber name.
"Nelson married Martha," said
Sam gently. "He married Martha
Givens."
"Martha Givens?
"Yes," said Sam. "Martha the
maid."
Sam had expected that an out
burst would follow her bald declara
tion, but none was forthcoming.
There was merely a complete and
absolute silence In the living room.
Sam did not look at Fourth. She
wandered over to the other side ot
the room and mechanically began
ato rearrange magazines on the top
of a table. She wondered dully
what would happen next
Fourth laughed, at last almost
naturally. "It Isn't true, ot course."
Sam turned about and shook ber
head. "It's true."
"No," Bald Fourth flatly and with
out emotion. "There's some mistake.
No son of mine would disgrace him
self and me by marrying a servant
girl."
"I know how you feel," said Sam
softly, "but the thing Is done."
Fourth looked at her Imperson
ally, as though she were a stranger.
"How do you know?" he demanded
coldly. "What proof have you?"
"I have a letter from Nelson that
I found when I came home this
afternoon. He Bald "
"Get the letter." Fourth ordered
calmly. "I want to read it"
She hesitated. Then she went np
to her room and got the letter. She
handed It to Fourth without a word
and returned once more to the
magazines.
Her sense ot hearing seemed ab
normally acute. She heard the rustle
ot paper as Fourth carefully took
the letter from Us envelope. She
h'ard the faint ticking if the clock
o- the mantel, and the slow drip of
water from the tap In tl a kitchen.
She was instantly awa-e, also, ot a
car that turned off thi main road
and started up the drive to the
stable.
"Someone Is coming," she said
calmly. "Probably to see me. I'll talk
to him outside."
With both hands Fourth was
holding Nelson's letter under the
reading lamp. He did not answer.
It was Freddy, as Sam had ex
pected. He swung out ot the taxi
almost before It had come Us a stop.
Sam noticed as be came striding
toward where she was standing on
the front step, that be was wearing
a new suit He had a new overcoat
too, and a new hat
Sam said: "We'll have to talk out
here, Freddy. Let's go around the
corner of the house where we can
be alone."
They went around the oorner ot
the house and came to a stop under
one ot the lighted living room win
dows. Sam could see Freddy's face
clearly and could tell that he was
angry. He was making an effort to
control himself.
(Ooovrioht. Freeman Ltnoolnl
What Is Freddy's accusation, to
morrow? Sam makes up her mind
sbout msrrisa.
nary courtesies of observing ones
neighbor's wants, or waiting until
everyone is served.
Food la Just food; it I not neces
sary to make It attractive. The table
cloth need not be clean, the service
can be laid any old way, "Just for
the family."
That la all a mistake. Family lite
haa need of the amenltiea If It 1
to inculcate proper standards In the
young.
Through the standards of home,
children should learn that one must
come to the table neat and clean
under any and all circumstances,
that good mannera are for everyone
on every day in the week. They
need to learn to think of home in
terms of decent, attractive living.
Only when they do so will they
carry over desirable standards and
attitude Into the homea which tbey
make for themselves later on.
The observance of what may seem
merely matters of form la reflected
agreeably In the relationship with
in th family circle.