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MEDFOBD MA'IL TRIBUTE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1931.
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M. a MOUENBEN A COMPANY
Omeof In Nn York. Chleifo, Detroit, I
rrandseo, Lot AngelM, Seattle. Portland,
Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perry.
Mr. William Bowerman, who learn
ed hl B. P. O'e In these parte, waa
playing lootball In Seattle, Wait).,
Saturday afternoon. Mr. Bowerman,
with long eg, natural pompadour,
and a sad. tax-paying-tune look, waa
aent In to take the place of a "three
year letterman" and prominent mem
bar of the Triple Keggas, who had
tuckered out In the heat of battle.
Mr. Bowerman la not even an aver
age walteer, and no hand for tea.
All he waa supposed to do waa up
hold the countleaa tradltlona of Old
Oregon and get In the road of the
foe, If poulble. The first thing
William did waa to' flop the Hon.
Maria Hufford of MUton-Freewatar,
On., the aoa of the Waablngton
team, ao hard that all the rocking
chairs la Umatilla county started
looking. Oregon had 1 points, much
mora than they ever axpeotcd to
gamer, and the furious Huskies were
battling for a touchdown, and It
looked like they wen going to get It,
and tha "contest, bitterly waged,"
would end with honors even and tha
acora tied, Bo a forward pass waa
flipped by tha badly Jarred Mr, Huf
ford. Mr. Bowerman ungenttemanly
snatched It "almost from his very
hands," and started percolating down
tha field, with an objective B7 yards
away. Ha knocked down friend and
foe. twisted and wiggled, and finally
made It, while 113,000 souls were
thrfllari bv thn rtarlna- rtuh ind tha
TCfusal of Mr. Bowerman to halt
until hs arrived at ,hla Omega. It ao
anthuaed tha most recent ' Pacific
fivers, that thetf arose to o-awk and
yell. In one metropolitan account of
tha game, , Mr. Bowermsn' herols
deed waa not mentioned until the
11th paragrnph, Plrst, tha reader waa
advised of the "bark of the final
pistol," tha green avalanche from
Bugane, which It moat certainly waa,
and that "Dr. Olarenca Speara had
once again outwitted his old Big 10
oenferenco rival, Jimmy Phelan." Mr.
Bowerman will continue to be In tha
back row, when photograph are
taken. !
Tha Chinese pheasant season opens
Weds and thereafter every ' tnan'a
home will be his fort, aa well aa hi
cutis. Farmers ara busy removing
tha red roosters from the weather
vane on tha barn. Hunters,. out of
sight of tha service station, become
bewildered In tha oatfteld and fill
tha air with bb. shot,.
, IN THIS GASOLINE AGE
' (Heppner News)
Aa there were no automobiles '
available Sunday several of tha -young
ladlea proceeded to take,
an old faahloned buggy ride.
They started out, the steed be
came frightened, -tha oocupanta
were foroed to Jump, tha buggy
overturned, but fortunately no
on was Injured. The girls 'de
cided that they would hereafter
walk both waya Instead of one.
On wonders If the Florida carpen
ter, who teatlfled Al Capon of Chi
cago, and full of meanness, owed hire
tilt for building a boathous, aver
xpct to get It.
ns jam Decern o severe mat a
number of women suffered slight
bruise In the lobby. (Clary Poet.)
They beat fast and leave no scar.
The local branch of th European
Nudist society, are running around
without their bats, and eneealng.
Ther waa a snowstorm In Alberta,
Can., last Wed. and no bunch of
Dnukoboura started marching with
out their panta, per usual.
"James Crosby, who was kicked In
th face end stomach by a mule h
waa hitching, shows no Improve
ment" (Paisley Items) But every
thing Is for the better.
AlTtMN
Tha harvest comes, th harvest
passes,
Dry lesves finger th nulling graasM.
Th sun swings north, th wind
turns east,
Th day gore mumbling, like a priest
Tan thousand Springs har died be
fore. Ten thousand Summers and on
more. (N. Y, American)
Tha editors of the stata are after
a lower rsta for Pullman berVis,
when what Is needed Is a name on a
Pullman car that can be pronounced.
It may not Interest you a bit, but
tha U. S. Health Bureau reports then
la not enough Iodine In the grub oi
on and all.
Tha Republican party la endeavor
ing to restore Prosperity by spring,
ao racing hark to Nova Scotia, and
not returning In time to rot, will
b th votfua.
Looks Serbia , ;
. " . ' : '. 1 . ;. - ',
IF RUSSIA ' if mobilizioff,. m- today 'g .press dispatches claim,
then this situation in Manchuria, .from the -.standpoint, of
world peace, is really serious. . " ... '.
For such action would mean that-Russia regards this flurry
in the railroad zone, as not merely local clash "between , China
and Japan, but as a definite plan on the part of Russia, to take
over Manchuria by force.. . .. ., i ': " V
Soviet Russia doesn't want that. ' Not.oniy is Japan; her tra
ditional enemy, but she- has intentions .of., her own regarding
China, and Japan permanently .'established .in. Manchuria would
be fatal to her plans. ; ; ; s -! ''
In times of excitement it is well to take' such reports as Rus
sian mobilization with a grain of sslt.' But nevertheless the fset
can't be denied that Russia holds the key to this Par East situa
tion. ' ' '-'.'. "'' ' ' ' -., , , ,
If the present situation develops, along logical lines, then a
clash betweenJapan and Russia is'inevitable. Russian mobili
zation now, would mean-it is coming sooner than, anyone expected.-
,. .- ''
Senator Jim Is Twisted
SENATOR JIM WATSON asks for an investigation of the New
York Stock Exchange,- on the ground that' its' low- prices are
responsible for the depression, and that we cannot recover until
they revive.-; .';:' .: '.-'' f ,'' '.' ' 1
Quite true as f ar aa recovery' is concerned. ' 'Jt-.isj also true
that a victim 'of typhoid can't recover until his temperature
goes down, but would a-senatorial. investigation help matters?
, Until stock prices return to normal, ths 'depression will con
tinue. But the .point which Senator Jim appears to miss, is that
stock prices are. not the cause of the depression,: but the depres
sion is the cause of the stock prices. ) ' , v - - ;
' ...-:.'..; , '- .- -,
UNCLE. SAM is sick. There , is something fundamentally
wrong internally. The stock list decline,.. is no -more the
cause of his condition, than the clinical .thermometer is the
cause of; a typhoid patient's temperature. ' y ;'' - , ;
WmH nf investi uatin tp the stock exchanee. Senator- WatsOn
should investigate the internal:
! ' . ..
nomically, and find out what is
to normalcy, and the stock list
The WorldYMqvii Fasi
A GREAT change is coming' overi the entire world. - Jiist what
the final outcome is to be !no- on 'knows. But, everyone
knows the process is more or less ;painful,baiiges-are. always
painful.: : i ;-
Our own belief is' that the new order is going to be better
than the old better for the average man. Ws don't believe
America is going. Bolshevik ( we don't, believe America is ever
going to return to the "good old dsysW We believe .the. final
goal is going to be somewhere in1 between. '.'-
' 't; : - I.. . ' ' -' .:
TIAT s new obneeption of it rights and dutie; is coming
over American business, alreadyj, seems .io us indicated by
the attitude of the United Stnti Chamber of Commeree at . its
recent qonvention.;. Not manjf .years ag6 this organisation was
regarded as the Isst word in materisliam and reaction, blindly
Interested in nothing, but the almighty, dollar.
But read over the' following report, of its agricultural com
mittee: ' . -.'';-''.' '' ' ''.''.
"Th valu of farm produol la ao '.low that' Tamer an taprlmi.
Ing great difficulty In meeting t'-alr taaea, inUMet and other obliga
tions. Whoiesal delinquency of theac obligation, must be expected.
"Th purchasing power of th fajmtr II severely reduced. ; He can-. t
not b th customer of Induatry Or comnwro. .- His, reduced purohaa- ,
Ing power not only af facta him Individually but deatroy. thj'buylr.c
powr of whol oommunttl which depend on hu.trad.. Tha rail--waya
serving agricultural territory ara affected. Their revenue ara
seriously impaired and all labor la. affeotad. Already strikes of tax
payers an numeroua and tax delinquent es-ln nrnny atataa hav naoh-. .
d proportion when tat will find difficulty. In functioning on -eount
of lack of nvnu. !:;!i.-V . ... '
"Then has been a 10-year period of depression for t farmr.
Th period of prosperity, which tha balance of th country enjoyed
for several years, did. not reach ths farmer. . : . ,
"Th banking and credit aarvloea available to agrlculturaar lnada- ;
quat. Th numerous failure of commercial banks reflect In meas
ure not only th rapid decline In agricultural ccjnrnodltle, but rather
th fallun of communities aa wU a of bank.
"Th agricultural commute noognlaaa that this situation call for
draatlo action on a parity with tha action taken In th war In con- .
nectlon with th sal of 1tbsrty bonds and othrwts.; It call atun- ;
tlon of th board to th fact that drastic action I being taken to
ehang th natural operation of o6nomla law In many other indus
triesorganised labor, wages, transportation rata, and many other
line which loglcaily should com down toward th basis of agrleul- ,
tun and other commodity price. TOT COMMITTEE yraxa THAT ,
THEltSJ IB NO OPTION .BUT THAT ' sTCTHER ECONOMIC t,AWS
SHOULD BE ALLOWED FREB PLAT IN THE ENTIRE FIELD OR ELSE .
IMMEDIATE EXTRAORDINART EFFORT BE MADE TO PLACE AG
RICULTURE ON A PARITY WITH . OTHER .INDUSTRIES IN THIS
; CRISIS.". : ; . '
What does this meant - It means that in the opinion of the
United States Chamber of Commerce, we'have oome to the part
ing of the ways. Either agriculture must be given, something
like the McNary-Haugen bill, or the principle of a high pro
teotivs tariff for industries must be abandoned. '
Ten years ago or even five such' sctibn by such an organi
sation would havs been inconceivable,' nothing short of tresson.
But today it is socepted as a matter of course.'
' It only shows how far we have'traveled ths past few years,
without realizing it." Where ara ws goingt ' ," ' , .
Ws sre probsbly going to keep on traveling, .until the aver
age business man and the average worker, meet face to. face
and hund in band, upon a COMMON GROUND! :
BREAKINO BAD HABITS
By Alloa Judton rl,
, One of th moat common quaatlona
asked by mothers la "How can I
brmk my child of this or that bad
habit?"
Th "bad habit" may b anything
from thumb-aucklrtf to tmpr tan
trum nd destnlctlrsnesa.
Befon trying . to break a habit, ft
I best first' to consider whether or
not th Interest of which It Is th
expression may not be put to good
ust. Thus on mother mention that
her !ltti girl ha th habit of both
ring her when she Is busy In th
kitchen, constantly handling th
utensils and Interfering In the prep
aration of food. Scolding and apank
Ing. ah aays, do no good.
This mother will solve Mr probtaa,
conditions of. the- country eco-
' . ....... . ' - all
wrong.--Keturn tnose r-innaras
will take care of itself.
not by trying to break hr child of
th habit of being Intsrasted In what
1 going on In th kitchen, but by
putting hr to work helping with
whattrw I folrjf forward.
Thus th child can hav a little
dlah of har own tn which to shell
pas or string beans. Bh can bsat
Cgs. help dry dlah and put them
away,-and bring mother uunell a
ah nd, them.
When, however, habit It nally
bad, which means bad for tb child,
or so Inconvenient that It interferes
with horn routine, th first step I
to find a substitute activity.
' In th Inatano of a child who
suck hi thumb. It help to keep
hi hand aa busy as poulbl with
his toys. In such eases It is best to dis
tract th child' attention wtth a
competing Intereet instead of tailing
him to stop what he la doing.
Whan th child eric or has a tan
trum, ba ur that he never get
what h want by these means, other
wise hs will continue to us them to
geti his own way la aa - increasingly
tyrannous fashion.
Today
By Arthur Brisbane
War in Asia? Maybe.
A Pretty Good Dollar,
More Gold for Canada.
A Good New Book. '
Copyright King Feature Synd, Inc.
We talk of world depression,
and suddenly the face of things
may -change by war in Asia.
Europe,' America and Austra
lia have shown how murderous
Iy stupid they can be in the big
war. . Now it is Asia's turn.
Japan, planning to seize Chi
nese territory, temporarily per
haps, sends some stern letters,
backed up with air bombs,
battleships, troops. Chinese
merchants' in America boycott
Japanese goods.
Let that go onto the usual
conclusion, and the prices of
wheat, cotton, copper will creep
upward. Other nations will de
plore the war, sanctimoniously,
and sell goods eagerly.
And you will be amazed to
see bow easily nations find
money for war when they can
not find prosperity in honest
industry.,
Th Polish people, who borrow cash
and financial Ides from France, are
getting rid ' of American dollars. In
which they had Invested their sav
ings, for safety. ' Someone had told
them, that this country will abandon
th gold basis, and then our dollar
will slump. '
Pole that have unloaded fifty mil
lion American dollar will regret It.
Good new for our Canadian friend
rejoices us all. A high metallurgical
authority, Sir John Alrd, predlot
gold production In Canada on a con
stantly Increasing scale, that wUl
reach,' within ten years, one hundred
million duller a year.
, Technically, Canada la on a golo
basis now. Inasmuch aa ah doe not
redeem currency In gold. But Can
ada haa great wealth now, and the
certainty of future wealth be and
computation. Canadian dollars are
good. Oet aU you can.
.Our gold reserve, biggest In th
world, and nearly a half of the world'
total supply, fill with envy our good
friends In foreign countries, and they
draw aU they can of It. Some fifty
odd mtUlons have gone within the
last few days.
Why do we allow It to leave the
country? W hav it, why not KEEP
IT, forbidding gold export aa we did
in th war? A money, war la on
now, with th world against us. Cold
1 the modem fetish, as sacred In
finance a waa the true cross, for
which th Crusader fought so bit
terly. . ..
...Why not ay: V'Sou other nation
can get gold for your American dol
lar her In America, but you cannot
take it out of th country. Tou may
drain our gold reserTe, a you drained
that of Britain."
Financier need not worry. Thl
country and It money will be re
spected a long a w hav th gold,
no matter how we keep It
Again, on universal language la
predicted for all th earth.
Some say it will be Eperanto or
Volapuk. Others, Intelligent enough
to know that no artificial language
can survive, say English wlU b the
world language,
. Thsy an right, probably, but sine
ours I a patchwork of other lan
guage. Sanskrit, Greek, - Latin.
French, Saxon, Celt, and a dbeen oth
re, no national need be Jealous.
Tb early fathers of th Christian
church would hav predicted Hebrew
a th universal language. It may
be. therefore, that Hebrew I spoken
In heaven.
It I a language lacking In many
modarn -necessary word, especially
those conveying abstract Idea.
Sr. Butlsr of Columbia Colleg pro
teste, aa progressive msn do always,
against man's unwillingness to ac
cept a new Idea, or new and better
methods.
Leo-Tee, predecessor of Confuolu.
protested S00 year befon Christ
against mechanical contrivance, de
stroying national beauty. And Rua
kln, on of th best Englishmen ever
born, did th cam 3400 year later,
when th locomotive arrived.
- Bertrand Rusel points out that
without modern machinery, which
some workmen and economist hold
reaponslbl for our troubles, to per
cent of th population la clvlllted
countrl would Starr.
Men In whom thinking doe not
caus ntadach. should read Bertrand
Russell' nsw book. "The Scientific
Outlook." published In New Tork by
W. W. Norton.
i.
Th beat wearing all allk hose, full
faahloned at Sl.00 a,! 1J5.
ethelwin a. aomuiiH'a.
Personal Health Service
By William Brady, M. D.
Sign so letters pertaining to personal health and hyglcn. not to disc,
dU.go.ails or trrestmrnt will be answered by Dr. Brady If a stamped self
addressed envelope I enclosed Letters should be brief nd written In ink.
Owing to ths large nnmbn or letter received only a few can b answered
nere. No- reply ran be made to queries not conforming to Instruction.
Address Dr WUIUm Brady In care the Mall Tribune. ' ,
THB BIGHT OIL
Physiologist estlru&te - that tn
akin of an adult aged ' 86 years se
cretes on to two . teaspoonful of
, sebum dally. Se
bum la the best
atfln oil then la
for th complex
ton. In youth
generally m o r
- than enough se
bum 1 poured
out - upon the
skin. . After 30
the amount i of
oil naturally se
oreted by th
skin tend to
diminish, and
often there I not enough to keep
the akin in good condition, ao that
the akin becomes dry, harsh, Irri
table, rough, cold and sallow. Like
wise the scalp and hair.
Many girl . and' young women
make the mistake of daubing aU
kind of creams,, ointment, and
other greasy complexion preparations
on the skin, which merely add to
the excess of oil already present.
What la mors ridiculous, many of
the cosmetic nostrums purport .to
feed the skin or something, th
manufacturers apparently having the
secret of nourishing the body with
out putting- anything through the
esophagus. Many of the' customers
ara beautiful or would be with a
little less artifice; all of them must
be pretty dumb. , :
Tot more mature Individuals who
have Insufficient natural akin oil
(sebum) various oils are helpful In
keeping the skin In good condition
and th complexion dear. On of
the best la plain cold cream freshly
prepared by the pharmacist after the
formula of Ung. Aquae Rosa (oint
ment of rose water) in -hi standard
formulary, the Pharmacopoeia.
No artificial akin oil can compare
with the natural sebum. AU artific
ial akin oil have the drawback that
they do hot last long they dry up
too quickly, or disappear by attri
tion. Of course, no oU 1 abaoroea
by th skin. .
A good skin ou should - be useu
very sparingly In any case. : A tear
spoonful la enough for the whole
body for a day. Not enougn to
make the skin look or feel greasy In
any case.
Olive oil, aweet almond oil. cocoa
butter (oU of theobroma) and palm
cocuanut oil are all good, oil for
this purpose. .
Oil of sesame (otherwise , known
as teol oil. and benne oU) la par
ticularly useful as a skin oil, be
cause It I alow to dry away and
It doea not clog the skin aa some
other olla do. Sesame oil -waa used
by the ancient Egyptians and Per
sians and Is tlll used by the Arabs
as a skin beauUfler. Plain sesame
oil will become rancid if kept long,
but when the following formula to
compounded by th pharmacist It
keeps well and Is praised by many
usera who require some such dally
Sundown
Stories
. . TIDE AND BOAT
By Mary Graham Bonner.
The Little Black Clock waa cer-
talnly using his magic when It wss
possible for John to talk to a boat
ana .to una. r
stand what the
boat, had to ay.
The Little Black
Clock had asked
the boat to ex
plain now why
she had mud all
around ber and
why she did not
object In the
least.
"I'm not really
tuck In the
mud," th boat
aid. "And I'm
not deserted, ajid I don't need to be
rescued.
"Your friend ha brought you to
a part of th world along which
flow th famous Bay of Fundy. Now
I hav been brought In to this little
bay which la near a town where my
owner Uvea and where he la going to
get fresh provision for the next
trip.
"He know that I will be 11 right.
For the time being there 1 mud all
around m.
"The tide had gone out and we
have th highest tides In the world
sround here.
"Before long It will come In again,
and I will b off with my owner for
anorber trip.
"I Just wait for tha ttd, and o
nothing will happen to me. 1 wont
b here for long.
"The tide never fella me. It 1 so
regular and o certain and o tru."
But Just then th tld began to
com rushing In and th towncr of
th boat cam down to ee that all
waa well.
And th I,mj Black Clock said.
"Do you remember what w did
year ago today?"
"Of course I" said Pegay. "We saw
Columbua discovering the land and
you turned the time bsck to 14931"
"Well. I think well take another
look at him. 1 want to have Peggy
notice something ah dldnt notice
before." t
Tomorrow "Dresard-rd Columbus."
i
Dr. Matty K. Russell, S. T. aad
magnetic treatment, formerly of
Granta Pass, now situated at 6 Bast
Third St Medtord. Hours to I.
Kryatalglow, kodak gloat vuoreme
rb Peatley. opp. Holly theatat,
lt us Iron out those tender bumps
BrlU Sht Usui Work.
FOB ' THE SKIN.
application to keep th kln ' and
complexion In condition:
. Sesam oU 4 inn-ft
Powdered Benzoin ao grain
Absolut alcohol -13 drop
Rub up th oil with the benzoin
In a mortar - and keep at about
blood temperature for three hour
over a water bath, than . cool and
add th alcohol,, stir, and filter.
This I a job for a pharmacist, not
a cook. .- . . '-,'-.-
A few drops of tha same oU may
be used on the scalp dally to keep
excessively dry scalp and hair In
condition. . .
. Aa a nils, young akin and com
plexion 11k - plenty of soap . and
water and the leas grease or oil or
cream the better. Older skin are
Irritated by soap and water, and
soothed and Improved by th 'dally
use of grass,- oU or cream. .
' QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. '
After My Operation.
Four, months -ago had appendl
cltla operation. Scar atlll look red
and there Is a little groove there
When can t Join my-gym class and
1 It all right for me to go swim
ming. I am 16 year - old and
feel fine. I It necessary for m to
wear ' eome kind of corset or sup
porter?. 8. -v,
, Answer Tour doctor should have
Instructed -you about aU these
things. Ordinarily one should re
sume, all auch. activities :ln as many
weeks after auch, operation. It la
ordinarily better not to wear any
brace, - supporter . or corset . unless
such appliance I ordered by your
physician, . .....
Firemen Afraid of Drafts, r
' In .our .fire station 13 .men Bleep
In- room 39x33 feet, having two
outside windows 8x6 u feet and two
ventllatora 14x18 .Inches- tn the ceU
lng. - Four of the - men Insist on
keeping all' th ' windows closed all
night. '- Eight want '- windows open,
hut sleep with cloaed window
rather, than 'argue about It. There
are radiator In the room which
may be turned ' on whenever any-
pody wanta the heat. ' What danger
la there In sleeping with closed
windows under ' thes conditions?
T. M. O. .
Answer Probably none In summer
or mUd weather. In very cold win
ter weather there would be the
danger of carbon monoxld asphyxia
tion, if any such- gaa happen to
pollute the air.' It would be too
bad If a general alarm should come
some night when most of the fire
men 'were gassed: - Tb old fossil
are afraid of draft and It la futile
to argue with, such persons,, for
they usually have old fossil physic
ian who are afraid of em too. As
a compromise - which ' has solved
many similar problem X suggest that
you- Install screen or plain un
bleached muslin In the two outside
windows, fuU size, and then you can
hav fresh air without wind, rain,
snow, dust or discomfort.
(Copyright John V. Dill Co.)
Flight o Time
(Medford .and ...Jackson . County
History From 'the Flies of The
' MaU Tribune of 20 and 10 Tears
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
October 12, 1821. '
. .(It waa Wednesday.)
Th Giant take the lead In the
world- eertu when they defeat the
Yankees, 3 to 1, In-'a nerve-ruot'ng
pltchera' battle' between '"Snufflln1
Phil" Douglas and Carl Maya.
Testimony begins In -th trial of
Dr. Brumfleld at Roeeburg for mur.
der. Sister of the murdered man 19
first witness,
William J. Simmons, imperial wiz
ard and emperor of the Ku Klux
Klan, called aa a witness before con
gressional probe, and -defend order.
Th Espe paya Its second half
taxes to th county.
The Med ford high school will open
it football season with a gam at
Grant Pass next Saturday.
County road crew rushes work on
county road to beat the rajna.
New vault to be ' built for county
records, woodshed now used 1
considered dangerous;
S. B. (Qo-Get-Em) Sandlfcr, spec
ial proh.bitlon agent for- Jackson
county, present bill for S1614. for
on month' work.' and th oounty
court "1 maed."
TWENTl YEARS AGO TODAY) .
October It, 1811.
(It wa Thursday.)
President Taft passes through Med
ford and large crowd gathers at depot
to greet him. Congressman Hawley
Introduced th president, and waa
cut abort by crlea of "Let B1U do It."
Judge Colvlg, president of the Com
mercial club, boarded th train at
Gold HIU and presented th chief ex
ecutive wtth a fish and a box of pears.
Editorial declare. "Tatt'a Invasion of
Insurgent Oregon close to a flzzl."
No local observance of Columbus
day, because no one remembered It.
Th editor observe In an editorial:
"No on will forget the date of the
next leg ahow at th opera house."
Representative of the company
planning building a trolley line from
Grant Pass to Aahland Inspect the
proposed rout, but an silent on
Plana. . t
Validity of good road bond to be
carried to th state supreme court.
- , n
Royal Utah Coal, lis per too: fac
tory blocks. IUO per load. Med ford
Fuel Co, Tel. 631.
Rat and dresses remodeled: chil
dren's sewing don In your home. Tel
BY FREEMAN
1 SYlfOrsnt napeiiss Aoid Bam
BherriU. whiU she viaitt to learn
wMt thl man aha loves, Freddy
sf union, it ffoing to do about her
sudden engagement to Peak Ab-.
bott. Bam Ka accepted - Psa.
owner of the Exoreee inhere aha
work, because aha hoe preeeing -need
of money and beeauee eho
hope the ueu will lessen the -
' feet of her half-brother'a eenta
tional marriage to their maid, Ber -half-brother,
Neleon, took , with
him money with which Bam In
tended to pay Interest on a mort
gage. Thie further alienates
Bam'a atepfather, Fourth AJdersea,
who firmly uphoUfe arietocracy al'
thqftah he lost the money needed
to maintain the familyja social
standing-. Peals tells Bam that
Freddy haa lef. ths ffjeress, and
that As remarJted of tha engage
ment.- "7 am not sure that you are
to be congratulated," Bam can
not conceal her feeling,
, Chapter IS
PEAK AND FREDDY CLASH
IT'S nothing." Sam shook her
head. . "I'm sorry. Peak. It's
lust that I'm so terribly tired."
"Look hare," said Peak decisive
ly, "I'll tell you what's going to
happen. I'm going home, and yon
tre going to bed." -
He hesitated, and then reached
Into his side pocket and produced a
mall square box. "Here's your en
gagement ring," be said. He took
the ring from Its cas and picked
p her left hand. "It may be a Ut
ile large," he apologized, "but I
think It's rather pretty."
"It's beautiful." Sam looked at
th ring on ber third finger, and
then up at Peak.
He kissed her lightly, "Just tor
luck, Sam. ' I'm sore we'll have
luck you and V
"Of course, Peak.". She nodded
llowly. "Ot course w will." . .
In the ten days that followed no
word was heard from Nelson Alder-
ea and his bride. No letter cam
to th stable, and after tb first
sensation the newspapers torgot the
story entirely. Fourth and Sam
never mentioned the subject In pub
lic, and .their friends tactfully
avoided it.
Sam. as anyone could see and as
veryone remarked, bad suffered
mare keenly from this blunder ot
Nelson's than eve Fourth himself.
She held her head just as high, If
sot a bit higher than before, but
no one was deceived. Not even her
obvious devotion to Peak Abbott,
and b'is equally obvious devotion to
her, seemed enough to make her
forget what ber step-brother had
done.
Her friends did their best to aid
In tbe forgetting process. The en
gagement offered sufficient excuse
for a round of entertainments that
left her no nlgbt in the week to
her own devices. Her days were
busy enough with her housekeeping
and her job on tbe Express. Peo
ple wondered, audibly, why she kept
on with ber Job.
Peak wondered tbe same thing.
After tbe engagement was an
nounced be said tbat, naturally, she
would want to give up her Job at
once. Sam's protest was earnest;
almost vohement.
"Is It. necessary. Peak I" she
pleaded, .
"Of course It isn't necessary."
Peak laughed in surprise. "I just
thought that maybe you'd be too
busy to go on with it now."
"Busy? Oh, no!" Sam shook
ber bead. "I'm not. half busy
enough." .
Peak worried abont tbat remark.
and as tbe days went by he found
himself worrying more and more
about Sam. She. was not herself.
He could tell how tired . she was,
and yet she rushed from pne tblng
to another as thongb she was
afraid ot sitting still. She worked
hard, played harder, and treated
blm wth an unwavering gentleness
and consideration that wu almost
pathetic.
' In the end Peak was forced to
mention tbe matter to her. - He
chose a time when they were alone
In the living room of tbe stable,
snd be tried to bring np tb sub
ject with some appearance ot natu
ralness, but 8am persistently par
ried his tactful hints. H found
It necessary, finally, to be direct
"Sam," be said, suddenly, "I'm
worried about something, and I
wish yoi'd help me."
"Worried?" Her eyes questioned
him. "About what?"
"I'm worried about yon. There's
something tbe matter with yon,
Sam, and I wish you'd tell me what
It is."
"Dont be silly. Peak." . She
looked away. "There's nothing the
matter with me." '
He shrugged. "Everybody knows
yon are unhappy about something,
and everybody Is talking abont it
I know it, too, naturally enough,
but I don't agree with th others
as to tbe cause. I don't agree with
tb general opinion that It is Nel
son who Is bothering yon, and I
Ye Poet's Corner
COLOIBl'S. .
(By Lola Svanlol, age 11)
A brave and mighty man wa be.
Who first sailed th unknown as.
He tailed tbe sea that waa never
sailed befon.
Thl waa bravery In days of yore.
Th frightful etortes th sailor told
Had no effect on Columbu bold.
He sailed away wtth sailors few:
H thought th New World waa
Asia too. ...
The fertile soli, tha tree of icreen.
He claimed tnem an for th Spanish
queen;
But Columbus dted hfnrai h km
That b had discovered a continent
new.
So that Is why w celebrate
October th twelfth, th memorial
mat.
LINCOLN
dont agree wtfh Fourth that It te
money." '
"Money?" The color oeepenen m
her cheeks. "Did Fourth say any
thing to yon about money?" -
"It wasn't his fault, i aragsea
it out of him. I questioned him
nntll I forced him to admit that
he thought yon were troubled about
money. He told me about wnai
Nelson had done, and about that
foolish mortgage."
She shrugged, almost indifferent
ly. "So it was you who paid ins
mortgage Interest Fourth said he
had earned It but I might navi
known."
"What does it matter? Let's get
back to the original subject 1
can't believ tbat it Is money thai
is making yon unhappy because
you must realize tbat your money
troubles will b over as soon at
yon marry me. I can't believe it is ,
Nelson, either."
"No?" She almost smiled. "Then
what do you think it is?"
"I don't know." He frowned. "Tra
only afraid yoa are unhappy be
cause you've said you'll marry m.
It tbat is true, Sam, I hope won'll
admit It and we'll , consider the
whole business of.."
- Sh looked' at him. "An yon
trying to get rid of me?"
"You know I'm not"
She nodded calmly. "Very wD
then, th subject la closed, for I
have no Intention of breaking my
engagement to you ever. If there'!
any breaking to be done. Peak,
you'll have to do it Do yon was!
to?"
"I don't want anything except bt
see you happy."
, Sbe sighed. "I suppose there at
no use in telling yon that I'm per
fectly happy?"
"Not tbe slightest." He shook
bis head doggedly. "I know that
there's something wrong with yon,
even though you won't admit it
and I'll tell you what I'm going is
do." He shook a finger at her,
sternly. "Somehow or other I'm
going to find out what the matter
is, and when I do, I'm going to get
it fixed!"
. Two weeks later Freddy Munson
walked into Peak Abbott's office in
the Express building:
"Hello, Munson," said Peak with
a smile, holding out his hand. "I'm
glad to see you. Are you coming '
back to work for us? We can use .
a good man."
"Hello, Abbott." Freddy shoof
hands briefly. "No, I'm not coming
back here to work. Km on my way
to Kansas City, and I Just stopped
off for an hour to say something
to you."
"Oh." Peak made a mental note
that Freddy looked tired and shab
by.. Probably be had been on aa
intensive spree in New York. Prob
ably be wanted to borrow money.
Peak Indicated a chair.' "Wont
yon sit down?"
"No, thanks, I'll stand If yon dont
mind." Freddy shook his bead and
then added in explanation: "Can't
seem to sit down for any length of
time these days. Nervous. Smok
ing too many cigarettes probably."
He took a paper package from bis'
pocket as he spoke, extracted a clg-f
arette, and lit It Peak smiled. "V
know. I get that way myself some
times. Well, what's on your mind,
Munson?"
Freddy scowled. Then he .laid
abruptly: "How is Sam?"
"Sam Sherrill?" Surprised, Peak
hesitated. . "Why, she's fine
thanks." Freddy's scowl disappeared and
be smiled grimly. "Didn't know I
knew her well enough to call her
Sam, did you? Well, I da"
He thrust his hands In his pock
ets and began to pace np and down
the rug, rapidly puffing at his ciga
rette. Peak watched him for a
time and then said quietly: "Well?"
Freddy laughed eharply an
stopped in his tracks. "I'm a tool!"
he said savagely. "I've always
known I was a fool, Abbott and
this proves It Coming here won't
do any good. I'm going to get out"
Peak shrugged. "You've aroused
my curiosity, I admit but If yon
want to get out without satisfying
it, I'm afraid I can't stop yon."
"I'm darned if I will!" Freddy
turned abont "I'm here now, and
I'm going to speak my piece!"
"Good. Let's hear It." i
Freddy said: "Are yon going to
marry Sam Sherrill?" .
Peak stared. "I am. Why?"
"Because," replied Freddy walk
ing over to the desk and leaning
across it "It yon do, Abbott you'll
b committing a crime th worst
sort of erlm!"
(Copyrisht, Freeman (Inoeln;
Psale snd Freddy tomorrow foe
ths first tfms meet In ths epen as
rivals. The - contest Is slots la
their word duel.
That th sailors on board gar an
ear-piercing cheer,
For they had discovered our country
here.
Slayer of Indian
Facing Sentence
THE DALLES, Ore., Oct. 13. (AP)
After deliberating 11 hour, a circuit
court Jury her Sunday convicted
Hsrry Itsel, commercial fisheries em
ploy, of shooting Levi vn Pelt,
young Cmetlll Indian. Sentence will
be psssed October 1. The Jury got
th cM at ;40 p. m. Saturday.
Burn dry slabs. 4 75 per load. Med.
Ful Co, Tel. 631.
Broken windows glazed by Trow
bridge Cabinet Work. ;
1 .' m
Phone 643 WT1 haul away your"
refuse, city Sanitary Servloa.
Coat re lined and remodeled at th
Fashion Ahon. 3 Uadtom ni. -ml.
11U.