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PJGE SIX MEDFORD MXTL TRIBUNE, MEDPORD, OREGON,' WEDNESDXT, OCTOBER 1; 1931. Medfoed Mail Tribune "Evtrytrtf m SairtMrn Ortooa reads thi Mail Tribum" Dally and Sunday Publl-hed br MEDFORD PRINTING CO. J6-3T-1 N. fir St. PbM 16 fiOBEUT W HL'HU Editor ft U KNAP P. Manuer An Inlrptndent Newtpapar Eourtd u eeood elan mattar it Uedford. Orecoo, under Aft of ,Mareh 8. 18T9. StJBSCKJPTlON RATES Br MiB In Adianca; Dally, year 1M Dally, month T By Carrier, in Adrioc Medford, Art land. Jidnonnilr, Central Point, Pboenil, Talent, Oold BUI and oo nubwsyt, mm Daily, month .T5 Daily, on yur '-60 All term, cub la ufranea. Official paper of the City of Hertford. Official paper of Jaekaon County. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PHBSfl RerelTtnt! KuU Leased Win Berrle At Aaoelated Pren ia ezeluairclf cntltlad to th. vt for publication of all oewi dlipatebea credited to tt or otnenriia redtted In Uili iwpar. aod aiao to Uw local ne oubUihed herein. All rlftata for public Uoo of peclal dlcpatdMa herein ara also mened. MKMBKR Or ON! TED PRKSf MEMBER OP AUDIT BO BEAU OP CIRCULATIONS Adrertlilng Repreatntatlref 14. C MOfiENSEN k COMPANY Office. In Ne York. Chleaco. Detroit. I Prandieo, too Ancele. Seattle. Portland. Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Terry. Not a single auto In Jackson coun ty is suturing from lack of gasoline, despite the toughness of the times, and Infrequency of cash. Grandmothers and matrons should keep out of their backyards, before and after school, as the klda are at large with dangerous weapons, and they are apt to get a neat notch la one of their ears, or a hot shot out of their hands, by the oncoming generation of Daniel Boones, A boy with any kind of a firearm is a potential tragedy, and when he hoots at a Jaybird, It's an even bet he will hit a bouse or a baby buggy. 'A number of sheep In sheep's slothing, are being scattered over Wis landscape, and not many pleasant Sundays are left for the fall distribu tion of tin cans along the oountry loads, by citizen who like to thwart the garbage man. The tax revolution predicted for the Willamette valley and Portland suburbs has degenerated Into the annual nagging of schoolma'ams over their pay. : THE BIO WORRY , (Heppner News) Repair work Is proceeding on the Luper building on Main street: No one seoms to know Just how this will be finished on the front but are hoping. The loss of 7, left In the baok eat of a oar. Is reported, The auto 1st forgot to leave the key to the car. A townsman late yesterday gave a dime to a wanderer who was wearing the Sunday edition of the Frlsoo Ex aminer for Inner garments. The un fortunate thumped out 1300,000 In the prise fight business, and now has nothing to show for It but a broken nose and a set of ears that look like two wet crackers. A promising young man, Kappa Kappa Kappa Kappa, left guard,. '3d, 1a going to lay himself liable to a shlvaree, In mid-month. It la reported that the state board , of health has ' Issued a warning against feeding soup to the victims of the oapltallstlo system short of meals, on the grounds that soup Is a poor oombatant of germs and bao terla. It has been the Impression that the big Idea was to calm the hunger, not battle mythical ailments and encompass bacteriological men acea. soup. In Its native state, Is hot and filling, and after walking from Roeeburg after feasting on a doughnut, would no doubt be wel oome to the recipient. It Is not go ing to bankrupt tha nation, state, county, or olty, to set a bowl of hot soup before the gent assigned to cut a oord of wood before he gets his dinner. If grim efficiency gets mixed up with sweet charity the oomlng winter, the result will be a pathetlo The health of this .oreek Isn't good at present. Mr. Smith Is on the sick list. Mr. Drown's favorite mule Is sick. (Salmon Bar Items.) Misery loves company. Hon. Mongolian Pheasant, a dude of the clover patches, departed this life shortly before sundown, while skimming over to a neighbor's. He thought the hunting season, for him and hie Ilk, did not open until Octo ber IS, but is Just as dead as If he had been right. It Is noted that a former resident ia winning tame as an orator. Hs never hsd a chance here. All the movie stars, and Clara Bow, ara behaving themselves, seemingly. The University of Oregon gridiron forces have resumed fretting about their traditions. Instead of their touchdowns. Snow, rain and thunder are re ported to have halted harvesting In Alberta, but we'll venture tha pre diction that the golfers plugged right through to the bitter end. (Hamil ton. Ont Spectator.) There's a mil lion comparisons like this one. Bscon frying about 6:30 pm. these evenings, mixes well with the soent of tha pine and fir, and smells good. Hunters were seen late yesterday sneaxing up a back street with a deer lashed on the fenders. In the Isst six yeara the number of farms reached by electricity has peea qusarupiea. . OOUntV road crews MmnUM ou lng of Klamath Agency-Chlloquln and wwiamson Kiver-unuoquin a t market roads. ate aU2B Our Hardest Working President WE DON'T believe even the amalgamated union of "Hoover haters and baiters" would deny' that he is the hardest working President of this generation. ( At his desk iarly every morning, whether congress is, or is not in session, he works steadily until late at night He always exceeds an eight-hour day, often it is 16, his average is said to be 12. Unlike his predecessors, he takes no long trips even during the summer, while he even devotes his week-ends on the Rapidan, more-to conferences and study, than to recreation. . LAST night the President offered a definite plan designed to better the country's financial situation, and assist in a gen eral business recovery. According to press dispatches Presi dent Hoover has been working on this plan for nearly three months. The promise of this plan must be left to the financial ex perts ; its actual value to the test of future experience. But it does seem to us only fair, that the President should be given some credit for his effort, and praise for his unremit ting industry and tireless devotion to duty, regardless of the oonstant barrage of criticism and abuse he suffers from his political opponents, and from the marplots and. malcontents in his own camp. Free Fruit for All HUNDREDS of boxes of pears were given away this season to local people who supplied the boxes and hauled them away. This plan utilized fruit that would otherwise have been wasted. .. " ' , There are now hundreds of boxes of cull apples, at local packing houses, which can be similarly utilized and we suggest that those who wish apples at nrt eost, except hauling, get in touch with packing houses which we know Would be glad to supply them. Cull apples are just as good for pies, baking and apple sauce as extra fancy. They can also be canned, and of course made into cider. The apple season offers an season did. The people of Medford should take advantage of it, Where Movies Fall Down WE HAVE often commented upon the vast improvement in ' the movies in recent months. The silver screen art is rapidly coming into its' own as a TRUE art. But there is of course still room for improvement. This is particularly true in the so called comedy films, not the features but the short reels shown with those have declined in quality almost as much as the legitimate films have improved. With very few exceptions they are ter rible. .... THERE is another criticism, This is the lack of originality among the direotprs in the matter of individual character ization. Because Greta Garbo made a sensational success; the directors are either encouraging, or stupidly allowing, an army of aspiring female stars to try to be second Garbos, , The directors don't seem to realize that Miss Garbo made a tremendous hit because she ereated a new' type, in striking oontrast with the then approved as ten vears nao all the Hollywood olrls were trying to be Mary Piokfords they are now trying course making a mess of it. THAT the direotors, not the individuals, are at fault is sug gested by the case of Miss Tallulah Bankhead, a young American actress very suooessful in London, a person of intel ligence and individuality. j) , In her recent film "My Sin," now showing in Portland, Miss Bankhead 's style is badly cramped by her evident attempt to affect the Garbo style both in appearance and manner. As a result her entire portrayal is imitative, and laoks conviotion, neither Grota nor Tallulah, a confusing mixture of both. We predict that unless Miss Bankhead is allowed to be HERSELF, establish her own Identity, both in appearanoc and manner, she will soon be leaving Hollywood and returning to England, This would be unfortunate for her and unfortunate for the industry. e. e e rIS habit we repeat is stupid, it not only tends to destroy the popular appeal of the Garbo type, but it renders the creation of a new type, the establishment of a fresh and indi vidual personality, impossible. And in all directions, either of art or commerce it is some thing new that is wanted. This is strikingly demonstrated by the sensational success of a new comio weekly called "Ballyhoo." In a short four weeks it has surpassed both Life and Judge in sales stand cir culation, not because It is so superior intrinsically but because it is NEW. Instead of making money through advertising, it oarries no advertising, and makes rowdy fun of the best known advertisers. As a result it has taken the country by storm. , e e e INSTEAD of trying to standardize movie types and blindly attempting to cash in on suecesses of the past, the movie industry should always be looking for new and original types, with a view to striking a fresh vein of pay dirt. Thus the movie industry would keep alive, broaden its scope and go steadily on to better and finer achievements in the realm of original and creative art. d. parents THE SISST By Alice Judion Peale. Albert la the apple of his mothers eye, but tha boys on the block say he la a "sissy." He doesnt play ball and he doesn't use rough language. His hair la al ways neatly parted and he has never been eeen with dirty hands. At 10 Albert finds life Just a bit difficult away from home and mother. . In the class room, to be sure, his good Intelligence and really excellent habits of work bring htm recognition, but on the street and playground he Is miserable. A tlanoa Into Albert' home sug- opportunity juBt as the pear the features. In our opinion Mary Piokford type. But just to be Greta Garbos and of nets an explanation for his predica ment. His father la one of those business msn who are Interested el' eluslvsly In making money. He has never shown tha slightest personal Interest In his son. He has never played games with him, taken him anywhere or liven him the least companionship. His mother, on the other hand, has loved and adored n'm and made him the oenter of her lite. Until It waa necessary tor him to go to school, they spent their days togethsr. Kven now ah looks for. ward to the week-end chiefly because It brings long hours with har son. Albert's story la a fairly typical account of the making of "etsay." When a father refuse hit son the companionship and affection which enable htm to follow him as an Ideal, It often happens that the bey unoon sclously patterns himself after the mother who gives him the compan ionship hie father ha withheld. oday By Arthur Brisbane Bears Down, Stocks Up. Mr, Storey Grieves Them, To Fortify the Banks? Japan and Genghis Khan. Copyright King Feature Synd, Ino. Tou have read about short selling in Wall Street, by which is meant selling stocks that the seller does not own in the hope that values will go down. For such short selling purposes, brokers, otherwise respectable, lend stocks that their custom ers have purchased on the "long" side, using their cus tomers' stocks .to injure them.. . Yesterday the stock ex change made up its mind to do something, in a small way, tell ing brokers they must let the exchange know when they or their customers sold stocks that they didn't own. The result was the sharpest price recovery in two years. ' Commodities as well as stocks went up. . Mr. Storey's Santa Fe road gave the beam, yesterday,- one of those "mauval quarts d'heure." The con dition affect the Santa, Fe profits In spit of excellent management, as they affect every other road. The bears aald "Oo to now, let us sell Santa Fe short." They did It, and got their little necks twisted to the tune of fifteen points, with more to come, 'probably. Mr. Storey declared the regular dividend. Nothing prettier ha been eeen. since old Commodore Vanderbllt long ago, referring to Drew and others said, "I'll squeeze them scoundrels,1 and did. They were selling one of his road 'short,, forcing the- price from ISO below 30. The commodore let them sell short to their heart's content, while he gathered In the stock. When he had It all, h In vited them to settle, and generously let them -off at $385 a ahare, when he might have asked $1,000. He ruined many In Wall Street and also many dishonest politician work ing against him. Roy Howard remembers the Inci dent well, Ui fond of telling . about It, and eays modern bears should take warning. He Is right. 'Cheerfulness was born of Presi dent Hoover's meeting with congress men of both parties, to discuss rem edies for the depression. , Speculation as to topic to be dis cussed at the president's meeting will cease with this morning's newspapers, "When this was written yesterday aft ernoon It waa believed that the plan was to set up a national "finance control board" such as we had In the war, With the Idea of fortifying bank and helping them to carry frozen assets, and securities, perhaps extending some relief to real estate mortgages. This would be no more than ex tending the fmanolal power of the federal reserve, which waa Intended for emergencies and has failed to live up to It reputation because It lacks flexibility. M - "Hoarding currency" and some hoarding of gold, cause uneasiness. A certain percentage of the public, Ul tnformed, frightened by falee rumors exaggerate the altuatlon. Why not reassure aU. by making the postal aavlnga bank a real bank on a big scale. Instead of the mere pre tenset , If tha government can afford to borrow eight hundred millions at three per cant, for a considerable number of years, It can afford to pay depositor In postal saving banks two per cent, letting cltlaens draw out thstr money on a week'a notice, paying them Interest all the time. How many millions would go Into th postals saving bank. If access, deposits and withdrawals war made oonvenlentf Deposits under proper safeguard could be put back by the government Into business channel through bank, the federal reaerv or otherwise, th government making a reasonable profit on each transaction. , Ultra conservatism fear that "gov ernment banking" would Interfere with private banking. On tha con trary It would create and encourage amaU government bank accounts that would afterward become big private bank account. , f i If Japan has any plana for more territory In Asia, all etateemen know that this la as good a time as any to. tak th territory. Accordingly. Japan ordera her fighting squadrons kept In readiness. British and Unit ed 8tate authorities discuss th meaning of thl order, but wont do anything about It Whll Japan confine her snlarg- ment to Asia, there can be no ob Jectlon. tt makes no difference to ua which Asiatic rac own Asia, al though w should dsplor any In Juettc to our good Chinese friend. China, through th ocntuMee haa T ' Personal Health Service By William Slmed letters pertainlif Co pennna) health and hygiene, not to disease, dlagnuMt or IrreotnifDt wUj be answered by Or. Brady If a stamped ulf eddretvard envelop la omlowd Letters should be brief and written Id ink Uwtng co tn large numbei or U-ttem received only a few can be answered here. o reply ctn be wad to queries not conforming to Uutructlona. Addret Dt WUllam Brad in care the Mall Tribune. NOW, TrWN, PULL V Recently some correspondent sent In. a mean one that haa been bother ing me night when or rather morn ings when I am relaxing for sleep. The correspond ent asked me to explain the meaning of the common exhor tation to "pull yourself to gether." In the oraole business any : little thing like that upsets you,' and you find yourself re rertlng to it whenever you have a moment to relax. Not a bad habit.' either, this one of thinking along a Una so suggested, thinking In Installments, taking the subject up where you left off last time- Here and there you come within sight of known or established land marks, and If you make It your practice to pause briefly and look such landmarks over, or even to take- little side excursions to con sult authorities they suggest, your exploration la likely to be worth while. Not that I have made any dis covery of note In my meditations upon. the significance of "pull your self together." But Just that I be lieve this habit of cogitating divers little questions Is a good one and many young persons particularly should cultivate the habit In place of day dreaming or Idle or aimless musing or contemplation. It is or ganised or orderly thinking Instead of mere drifting. At reasonable In tervals you pull yourself together and . find your position In relation to the premise or Idea from which you took off. I have recommended here the prac tice of belly breathing as an aid to relaxation and composing oneself xor relaxation or sleep at night'. I don't believe I do much thinking wnue I am going through with this little rite myself. But I do believe the exercise aids in general relaxation and puts one In a suitable condi tion for a little profitable thinking for a time, before one falls off to sleep. : Any reader who wishes to practice belly breathing may have the Instructions on request (no cup ping). .Inclose stamped envelope bearing your address. The belly breathing helps to lower excessive blood pressure, too. A lot of folk In the habit of loose thinking are also In the habit of slouching physically. That Is, they have poor posture when sitting or standing or walking. - If such folk can be Induced to cultivate better posture, better carriage, they gener ally develop better Judgment and will power If not more efficient thinking capacity. Here are a few practical sugges tions for better posture: 1. Never mind your chest. S. Don't try to pull In your belly. ' 8. Don't try to throw back your shoulders. 4. Don't turn out your toes, become accustomed to conquest and strange rulers. Whatever Japan may do in China, they will be gentler than was Genghis Khan and his three sons, .who overran China with great est ease, sending word to the unfor tunate enemy, "By the decree of heaven you are now as weak as I am strong." Thanks to civil wars In . China, Japan's mikado may also say to China "You are - now . as weak as I am strong." ,''"' Por the first ton yesterday Thom as A. Edison's doctors have admitted the real and very sad condition of their patient. Mr. Edison, only semi conscious, im sinking slowly, surely. Doctors report that his death Is a matter of but a few days. Mr. Edi son of course knows It, and you may be sure that he does not worry. He la not concerned about what happens hereafter to one who has done his best here. -4- Sundown STORIES ' frl.D WALRl'g By Mary Graham Bonner. Th pilot came for the children and took them tar, tar up north In the plane. They saw a Tery enormjus walrus and the pilot said that they could talk to him If they wished. So they landed and began a peaking to the walrus. John thought It waa great fun to be talking to such a creature and asked the walrus If he erer felt the cold. John and Peggy were wearing special coat and gloves and caps which th pilot had brought along. "If I did." answered the walrus. "I wouldn't be her. Thl Is my horns and all th member of the family like tt here. But we don't mind If other creatures do not care for It. We're new lonely. "Tou"r a rery little person, arent you?" "Oh. no," answered John; "I'm tall for my age, and 1 take clothes tor a boy who would be two year older than I am," 2 Brady, M. D. OURS BIT TOGETHER. S. Always stand, stt or walk as though supporting the ceiling on your head, or as tho carrying a large basket of bananas balanced on your head. 6. When standing or walking hold yourself as tho trying to look over a wall on tiptoe. 7. Sitting, standing or walking. keep chin thrust Inside Imaginary high collar. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. When SUrt Child In School. At what age should our son enter school? He la 6 years old. There is no kindergarten In our town, 1 am a poor teacher. Mrs. A. O. H. Answer If you mean you cant teach him elementary things, start him In school now, or within the present year, perhaps the second term. Where the parents are ca pable of teaching a child to spell and count and recognise simple pic tures and a few simple words, 8 years of age la the right time to start , him In school. Where the parents are too dumb, It Is better to send the child to school at the age of 6 years otherwise he will be- unable to keep up with the normal class. - . ' , . Dad Should Get a Break. If the doctor told you your dad. aged 66, had cancer of the stomach and It la too late to do anything, would you Just wait and watch for his death? M. T. Answer No. Dad should be told There may be things he would wish to do or things ha would not do. He has had 68 years of life, so he has no kick coming. Ears Stop Running, Warts Slink Away Massachusetts reader writes: Just n line to thank you for the dope for my running ear, and to tell you that It has entirely cleared up. I used the drops only two weeks; Also I wish to say I enjoy your column very much. It Is always helpful, as well as entertaining. Mrs. G. G. H Kansas header writes: My son used your lotion for growth of hair, on a bald spot as large as a dollar. The spot is now entirely covered with new hair, for which we are thankful to Dr. Brady. Mrs. J. O. 8. Michigan reader writes: Reading In your column about the use of castor oil as an application for warts we tried It. Coir 4-year-old boy had a wart on hts elbow. I. has now disappeared Mrs. k. B. Answer And that Isn't all. Our North Dakota reader report that he had suffered much from cold feet, but he cut out this column and wore It Inside his shoes and now his feet are nice and warm, i Pus Pockets In Gums. I greet you ae a friend. Por 30 years I suffered much with varicose veins. On your suggestion I had the doctor obliterate them. Now they are gone and I feel grateful. My dentist is unable to overcome pus pockets that form In my gums I use borlo acid solution with a little phenol In it as mouthwash Indian apolis. Answer I suggest rather mouth iwash of weak lodln solution. 1 (Copyright John F. Dllle Co.) "Humph," grunted the walrus, "It Is a lucky thing for me we don't need clothes, for they'd be Impossible to get. We have our own comfortable skins. " ' "But you're pretty light In weight, aren't you?" "He has Just gained two pounds and mother is ever so pleased," Peg gy chimed in. The walrus laughed, a funny, bark ing laugh, and said: "That doesn't seem much to me. I'm big now1, but I expect to gain more. I want to live up to my moth er's pet name of big old walrus. "I weigh around 1000 pounds at present." "Whew wwww ew," exclaimed John. Flight o Time (Medford and Jackson County History From the Files of The Mall Tribune of 20 and 10 Tears Ago.) TEN YEARS AGO TODAT October 7. 1921. (It was Friday.) Report that oil lias been struck In paying quantities at Trlgonla well untrue, but ample signs prevail this will come to pass. Otants defeat Yankees, 18 to 5, In third game of world series. Jerry Jerome reveals be earned his first dollar picking cherries. Medford apple show to be held Oc tober ao. California Oregon Power company takes option on tract of land at end of Orape street for yards and ware house. 1 Local Japanese object to talk of war with their native land. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY October 7 1911. (It was Saturday.) Medford girl of 19 summers strange ly missing. ' Josephine county votes bonds to build road to the coast. Many dead and thousands home less as result of Wisconsin floods. Two of the young rowdies who threw rocks at H. C. Oarnett's auto while he was driving along the Jack sonville road, have Jumped their bonds and skipped the country. First heavy frost nips tender bulbs and flowers. End of East Main street to be paved. Deed for Federal" building site for mally tiled. BY FREEMAN BTNOPBIB: Prootome. orouxt rMoftZv upon Sam BH frill, climax- too- in thi marriao of her half' The burden, of family finano fall upon Bam, but the disgrace of Nel son's escapade ia felt more severe ly bu her Mteofather. Fourth dvrtta, who retained Als sense of social distinction when As loet th family fortune. Alderaea has rust read Neleon'e note, announcing a - runaway marriage and the tact that he has taken with him money - needed for a mortgage inter.! t. 1 Bam'e need of money has mads her consider the euggeetion of Peak Abbott, wealthy owner of the Vx press where ehe worke, that she marry him on a business baeie. She lovee Freddy ktuneon, alio on the Expreee, and had planned to marry him that evening, but wae prevented by Nelson's meeeage. Bearino a car. fiam goee out to meet Freddy, who is angry be cause the did not meet him at the train. Chapter ( EMERGENCY CALL CHB put her hand on hu; arm. "I'm sorry, Freddy," aha said softly, "but I couldn't help It Something happened.' I Re laughed sharply. "No doubt! : I can Imagine what happened. Ton i changed your mind." "No." She shook her head. "It wasn't that It was something else. Something els happened." "What?" I She looked np at him. "Please Idon't ask; me questions, Freddy. ' Just trust me. Trust me. and believe that I couldn't help what happened. ' "I believe you." Something In the quality ot her voice made the anger fade from Us face. Anxiety replaced It "I believe you, Sam," he said gently, taking her hands, "I there any way I can help?" "No, Freddy. Nobody can help." Be looked at her, sensing some thing of what she felt "And you can't tell ma what It 1st". She shook her head wearily. "I : will tomorrow, It you still want to know. I can't tonight" "All right" He nodded thought fully. "I'll wait nntil tomorrow and I'll leave you alone now. But before I pull out Sam, I must know that you don't feel any differently to ward me. "I don't" she said. He smiled and squeezed her hands. "Then that's all 1 care about We can be married tomor row night Just as well as tonight" She pulled away from him. "No, Freddy," she said calmly, "we can't" He stared. "What do you mean?" "I mean that I must have been crazy. You and I aren't going away together ever. We can't" "But-" "If you argue with me," said Sam slowly, "I shall cry, and I don't want to cry." "All right Sam," Freddy was gentle once more. "I won't argue with you tonight I'll come back In the morning and then things wilt be different" "No," said Sam definitely, "they won't You and I are through tor good. 1 mean it" He smiled. "1 said we wouldn't argue any more tonight I'll come back In the mornlnz." "All right" She looked up at him. "Will you kiss me goodbye?" "No!" He took her In his arms. "I won't kiss you good-bye: I'll kiss you good night!" Sam stood in the shadows by the corner ot the house and watched Freddy go away. Then she went back into the house. Fourth was still sitting on the davenport His hards hung loosely between his knees and Sonny's let ter lay on the floor. He looked np when she came Into the room. "It seems to be true," said Fourth dully. "It actually seems to be true." "I'm afraid so." Sam forced her ;elf to walk over to Fourth and to at him on the shoulder. "It was the girl, ot course," ourth .continued as though talking o himself. "It was that woman." "You mean Martha?" "Yes." He nodded. "8he's re ponslble for all this Nelson Isn't eally bad. She made him marry ler. She made him disgrace him iolf." Fourth looked up at Sam. She mad a thief ont ot my son." "Oh, no. Fourth, Nelson Isn't a hlef." "He took money that didn't be ing to him. That's stealing." "He didn't mean to steali He nly borrowed tha money, and he itends to pay tt all back." . Fourth said: "It was that wo nan." Hs nodded slowly. "I hate ler so that rd ilka to strangle her vlth my own hands." Sam shook her head. "You "usn't feel that way. Fourth. It won't do any good, and besides. I don't believe that Martha Is alto gether responsible. I Imagine that relson Is a much to blame as she." Fourth did not answer tor a mo REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE Farmers & Fruitgrowers Bank At Medford, County of Jackson, Oregon, at close of business Sept Z9, 1931. RF.sorn.CEs Loans and discounts Overdraft Bonds, securities, etc. , Bsnklng house. None, furniture and Real estate owned oVier then bsnklng cssn, due from banas and cash items . LIABILITIES Capital stock paid In . surplus Undivided profits nst Demand deposits Time certlllcates Savings deposit ., Total Stat, ot Oregon. County of Jackson, ss: I, F. B. Wahl, cashier ot the above -named bank, do sclemr.'v swear that the abov statement Is true to the best ot my knowtaUe nn., - '.!!. r. E. WAHL. Ciwhlet. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th dsy or Srtrmivr. 1931. MYRTLE PANKEY, Notary Public .or Or-pon. afy commission expires Jsnuary 23. 1935. Correct Attest: !lroy Oetchell, C. S. Gales, Qua Nt ffbury. Directors. LINCOLN ment Then he said: "What am I going to do?" "What can you do?" "I don't know, but I must do something." He ran a hand through his thick white hair. "Where do yon suppose they are?" She shrugged. "It s hard to say. Elkton, probably. Isn't that where people go when they want to be married In a hurry?" "Yes, ot course It Is." He got to his feet "I'll go to Elkton, Joan. I'll drive down there now." "Why? It's only a chance, and you couldn't do anything, anyway.". - "I'll go to Elkton," Fourth said. TU leave Immediately." She moved across the room. "I'll get your coat" She helped him Into tt and hand ed him his hat Then, surprisingly, he kissed her. "Don't wait up tor me, Joan, because I'll probably bo late. If I have any news I'll wake you." "All right" She nodded: "Drive carefully. Fourth. There's apt to be Ice on the roads." He went out Sam waited until the roar of his motor had died away in the distance, and then she went to the telephone and called Peak. There was a buzzing sound and then Peak's voice. "Hello?" "This is Sam, Peak. I'm sorry to bother you, but I wonder If you can come over for a little while. It's Important" Peak said quietly: "I'll be thetsJ fn a minute or two." Sam hung up tha receiver. It was like Peak not to be bothersome or to ask questions. There were a lot ot nice things that were ilk Peak when you stopped to think ot it He came Into the living room without knocking 8 few minutes later, and he found Sam still seated by the telephone. He took one brief glance at her face and said sharply: "What's happened?" Sam said: "Nelson Is married. He ran away this afternoon and gV married." "No!" Peak whistled sharply. "Married? The young idiot! Who is the girl?" "That's the thing. That's tha really important thing, Peak. He married Martha Oivens. She used to work here. She was our maid." "Your maid?" Peak again wMs tied and took a halt step toward her, struggling with the idea. "I can't believe It!" "It's true," said Sam, almost In differently. "He ran off somewhere and married her. He left a letter that I found when I came home this afternoon. You can read It it you want to. It's on the floor over there." Peak picked up .the letter. He read Nelson's scrawl carefully twice. "This is bad," he said slow ly. "I suppose It's too late to do any. thing about It?" She shrugged. "We don't even know where they went" "Does Fourth know about this business?" "He's on his way to Elkton to see if he can find them, but It won't do any good. I suppose it will be in all the papers tomorrow morning." "I'll tell you one paper It won't be In," said Peak grimly, "Let me hare the 'phone. I can do that much, anyhow. I only wish I could do more." Sam was thoughtful. "I think you can do something more. Peak," she said slowly, "It you really want to." He stared. "If I really want to! You can bet I want to! Just tell me what It is and It will be done." She almost smiled. "Do yon still want to marry me, Peak?" He shook his head sadly. "That's the second foolish remark you have made In the last ten seconds. Are you sure you feel well?" "Yes, I'm quite normal." She looked at him steadily. "And I take It that I can assume that you still Want to marry me?" i "You can." j "Good." She was grave. "Then, In that case, you and I are en gaged." Peak said nothing. Ha merely looked at her for a long moment and then sat down on the conch. He took a handkerchief from his breast pocket and unfolded it Then he folded it again and put It back. ' Ftna'ly he shook his head. "You'll' have to pardon me. Sam, but I'm In sort ot a fog. This Is " "Yes," said Sam, "it's rather sud den. Things seem to happen that way." He drew a long breath. "Do yon nlnd very much If I ask a few qsestlons?" ' Doss Peak agree, tomorrow? His decision dspenda on Sam's snswsrs te his questions. -188,073T - 1.167 09 - B4.M0.34 7,000.00 None - 70.947.6t ftxturee house... -319.773.41 - 60.000.00 10,000 00 . 1.037.41 195.979.40 23.778.34 . se.m7.as -1319.772 41 .
