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f 1 i i S. PAGE .POUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1931.' i i Medford Mail Tribune "CnrytM M Southwti OrigM mil UK Mill Tribune" Dtlt? ud iundiy ftibliilwd bf MEDFORD PBINTINQ CO. tt-tT M H. ttf fit fbQM fS BOBEKT W KUHL, Editor L KNAPP. M inner Ab lndrjndent Ntwiptpw bttred m tMODd tlu miller it Utdford. Oregon, undt Act of March 8. 18T9. BUBBCH1PT10N BATES By Mill In Adiio: Dtllr, rear IT. 00 Dally, month Bf Carrier, In Adraoca Medford, Axbland. iaekunrllle. Central Point, Pboealx, Talent. Gold Bill and on illitbwan. s m Dally, month . Daily, om year f.50 All terau. tub In adrane. Orflelal twper of tht City of Medford, Official paper of Jaekaon County. MEMBEH Or THE ASSOCIATED PKE8S BeeelTlng nill Leued Wire Bertlea fl Aatoelated Preu la neluiltely wtltled to the qm for publication of all oewi dltpatehea credited to It or otberwiM credited In thto paper tod alto to tba local newt publlihed herein. All right for publleatloo of apeelal dlftpatcbm brreln art alao raerred. MEM B KB OK UNITED PRESS UEMBRR OP AUDIT BUREAU OP CIRCULATIONS AdtertiRlm Rrpreaentatlrn M. C. M0CEN8EN COMPANY Office! In Ne Tori. Chicago. Detroit. San frtnetieo. Los Ancelea. Reattla. Portland. Ye Smudge Pot . By Arth t Perry. In all the shooting on the lowlands and the heather, wherein barns, oows, fence poets, door knobs, tres pass signs, chimneys, houses, wheel barrows, grindstones, well buckets, and lingeries on the line get pep pered with bb shot, it is passing etrange mat a British sparrow Is never listed among the plugged. A bouquet that la a marvel of beauty was given L. J. Taylor by Mrs. Clara Taplln. (Hebron Notes.) The weet, old-fashioned stuff. The gridiron forces of tha TJofO. are now completely defunot, via the disbarring of Joseph Lllllard, colored, but able to score a touchdown occa sionally. There Is no Information at hand, on Just who filed the com plaint against the "Midnight Flash," but It was probably a man In Nova Scotia. Dont search t,ne campus, or you will find him. There are no politicians there, but the mysterious things this col. predicted would hap pen to the coach, have started to happen. HOPEFUL AND SNAPPY (Valley, N. D- Vindicator) ' A ooupe was parked alongside the road near the Al Herbert cor ner last Thursday night. A pass ing motorist stopped and In quired of the occupants, a man about 40 and a girl of about 18, having trouble?" "Not yet," ' the young lady replied, Many of our younger social lions, with girls, are busy trying to Imper sonate Clark Qable, who films well. Be Is appearing this week with Oreta Oar bo, the aad Scandinavian artiste, and she fits well In the crook of Mr, Cable' right arm. A wolf was seen back of Prospect Sunday by Dewey H1U. The varmint was limping, due to a fall off the running board of a 1083 Packard, and was headed for a back door In an exclusive residential district. . The Republican national commit tee la delighted to report that the Bon. Alfalfa Bill Murray, governor of Oklahoma, "has no foothold In the far west." They should take a census and make a survey of the Willamette alley Populists. R, Flewher, the demon baker, et eat, objects to seeing his cognomen in these parts. Mr, Flewher la going to fool around until he starts a drive for everybody to eat crackers. There Is going to be another cook ing school. The cooks will be given a oourse on how to burn up every thing but the cafe. A number of brute husbands re port that their mates have unexpect edly done things to please them. In normal times, this form of degrada tion never starts until after Thanks giving, which gives them ample time to accomplish their nefsrlous pur pose before Christmas. J. R. Cooley was noted on Fir street yesterday noon, with Time by the front bangs and an umbrella In his hand. The Woodpeckers Nut association reports that storage work for the year has been completed, and while there la a decrease over previous years, there will be plenty, according to Klmer Woodpecker, Jr., vice-president, manager, and guiding spirit of the concern. Dr. Roscoe P. Bluejay has examined the beaks of the work ers, and found a large number of fractures and superficial contusions, due to the young pecking too hard. In their early enthusiasm. They railed to need the pre-harvest clinic Instructions. MV ALIBI AND YOLKS I met a fellow on the street Who dldnt have enough to eat (I knew it by the marka and signs That brand a man who never dines But only lunches now and then On scrape abhorred by other men.) He looked as If he'd go and die If he could find a place to lie But that there wasn't auch a plaoe, I gathered from the hopeless face, I know that Ood will not forget. That I had money with me, yet Went on without a sign that I Could hear his need's unuttered cry. But wlU Ood also grant to me A certain timid decency In shrinking from an action that Might be an Insult, bald and fist? Perhaps that hungry wreck, bereft Of almost everything, had left A spark of pride. I were to blame To put him to that final shame. A sophistry? But havent you Funeral services will be conducted (Cleveland PlalndeelerJ The Freight Rate Decision rIE New York Stock Exchange U supposed to be bard boiled. But its reaction to the I. C. C. denial of a flat 15 per cent increase in freight rates suggests that it is sensitive, sentimental and superstitious. For this denial sent railroad stocks down, on the assumption apparently that it will reduce freight profits. A cold, realistic analysis of the decision, does not, in our opinion, justify this assumption. True the 15 per cent increase is denied. But on commodities not adapted to truck transportation, an INCREASE BANGING FROM $6 PER CAR TO 1 CENT PER HUNDRED POUNDS IS ALLOWED. IN OTHER words, where the railroads have a natural MO NOPOLY, such as in the shipping of rock, iron, steel and crude petroleum, an extra charge of $6 per car is granted. In the shipment of citrus fruits, perishable vegetables, etc., where refrigeration is required, and the railroads have practically a monopoly, a 1 cent boost is allowed. To have granted an increase in other directions, where the motor trucks can successfully compete, would merely have driv en such tonnage to the highways, DECREASED RAIL REVE NUE AND PROFITS, NOT INCREASED THEM. In fact, when one considers based upon post-war prosperity a depression, this I. C. C. decision is an overwhelming victory for the railroads.. Railroad stocks, instead of going down as a result, should have gone up. Has the League Prevented War? "Moral pressure of world opinion has been too strong for the mili tary party of Japan. This la the first time the League has prevented war, between a great power like Japan and a nation like China." Portland Oregonlan. WE DON'T like to be cynical, but frankiy we seriously ques tion the truth of that statement. If Japan really wanted war with China, felt as Germany did in 1914 that the time to strike the peace declarations of a deliberative body over in Geneva, Switzerland, would have prevented herf Or for that matter would the "moral pressure of world opinion" have prevented herf WE SERIOUSLY doubt it. When a nation WANTS war, and is prepared to wage it, particularly against a foe that can't successfully resist, there is, in cur opinion, only one thing that can prevent war, that is FORCE, either actual or threat ened. Only insofar as League declarations are backed up by force, or the moral pressure of world opinion is backed up by force, can either be effective. The truth in the present situation, as we see it, is Japan doesn't want war, and is only threatening it, to get the security that she wants in Manohuria. Were she set upon war, there would be war, unless the other nations of the, world, within or without the League, actually threatened to defend China, either through their armies and navies, or through a trade boyoott. e UNTIL war is outlawed not only by statute, but in THE HEARTS OF MEN, it can only be prevented, by creating an international force strong enough all armed opposition, MAINTAIN it. Now Or Never! DO YOU like good muswst Not synthetio musio, but real musio ; not canned music, but human musio. If you do, and if you feel, with us, that while Medford and JackBon County have gone ahead in praotically every department it has gone bnokward in this department of good music: . And you would like to return as far as possible to those old days when artists like Paderewski, Gadski, Sohumann Heinke, and Godowski appeared here during the winter season Then scrape up $5 and join the Civio Musio Association ! once. Don't delay. For no matter who you are or how much money you have, or how ardent a musio lover you consider yourself to be lt you don't join this week, you CAN'T join later. It's now or never as far as Medford and Jackson County are concerned. IF 400 PEOPLE sign up, a chapter of this national association will be established here and at least three concerts of genu ino excellence will be given this winter, not high priced artists at first of course, but oompetent ones. It 400 people fail to sign up : Then the idea will be abandoned, what money has been paid in will be returned and it will be concluded that there are r.ot 400 people out of 25,000 in this part of Southern Oregon, who care enough about good music To pay $5 a year for it. There is to be no high powered drive, no house to house so licitation. If you are fond of musio, it is SIMPLY UP TO YOU. eX, Parents Tim Ai.mi jMniT By Alice Judson Praia Whenever Johnnie Is tsken to task for something he either has or has not done he has a ready excuse. If he neglected to bring his rub bers from school. It la not because he forgot, but because another bey hid them. If he has lost, his cap, the wind blew It into the river. If he has not done his homework It Is because he had a headache. Sometimes his excuses are genuine, but more often they are manufactur ed alibis. It is not good for a child to grow up with this tendency to wrtggko out of every responsibility. As he grows oraer the habit will stand be town that present freight rates are and we are now in the midst of had come, does anyone believe to enforce peaoe and against rapidly in the past ten years, htm and good conscientious work. It will weaken his position with others, especially with employers. The tendency to find excuses for one's shortcomings la universal, Elements In a child's life which tend to reentoroe It are: tear of scolding and punishment: a feeling of Inferiority which makes It Impossible for him frankly to admit his wrong doing and failures: the dally example of an adult who la always making ex cuses; the fact that his sxcuses sre accepted as valid, that by means of them he get by when he otherwise would not. Vou can prevent your child from developing the alibi habit by making It not too difficult for him to face things honestly. Do not unduly pen alize his frankness. Bolster up his sslf-eonfldenos with your love and approval so that he can accept unfaltering truths about himself and make a cheerful effort to Improve. Set a good example by admitting your own limitations and doing your beat to correct them. Today By Arthur Brisbane Cheaper Money, Better Business. Our Solid Dollar. Edison's Beliefs, His Business, In Evil There Is Good, Copyright King Feature Synd Ino. When money becomes cheap, strange to say, business seems to improve. France officially cut ' the value of the franc down 80 per cent. That was as though this country had reduced the value of a dollar to 20 cents. France then proceeded to pay her debts with money worth one-fifth the amount bor rowed. Englishmen to their sorrow had to take for loans that they had made to France in war time, money worth one fifth of the amount they had paid. Frenchmen that had bought their country's bonds were paid in money of the same kind, get ting back 20 cents on the dol lar, which is as though our gov ernment bonds should sudden ly drop eighty dollars on a hun dred. . - Did this ruin France t Not exactly. Since the franc was knocked down, the French have accumulated two thousand four hundred million dol lars of gold metal. France has pros pered enormously, with absolutely no unemployment, until very recently, and much less now than any coun try In Europe. Since Britain abandoned the gold standard, the pound sterling about one dollar In value on the world's exchange markets, business has im proved In Great Britain. London Punch prints a picture of John Bull looking at the black smoke coming from chimneys of factories suddenly active saving: "A pleasant smoky sky once more." British cotton mills are reopening In Lancashire, and many hundreds have left the dole to go on a pay roll. Finance is a queer, complicated thing. You cut eighty per cent from your currency's value and gather In the seconu biggest pile of gold in the world. Or you keep your money at par, a hundred cents worth of currenoy meaning one hundred cents worth of gold metal, aa we do In America, and you accumulate the world's BIG GEST pile of gold. - It may please you to learn that the "attack on the dollar Is a failure thua far In Europe. Our dear friends over there, would like to knock down the dollar's val ue. A cheap dollar would make It oasler for them to buy our goods, or to pay their war debt, If they should suddenly get "an honor complex" and decide to pay us what they owe. However, this Is a creditor nation. It has the gold, It has the goods, the Industries, the raw materials, the en gineering talent, and Its dollar Is vety solid. It would be impregnable If we only had courage. I Many people are taking unneces sary Interest In the religious oellefs and unbeliefs of Thomas A. Edison. It 1 shown that he contributed some thing to a society of free thinkers and to a monument In memory of Palne. Meddlesome busybodles wlU sdmlt thst Thomaa A. Edison had a right under our government and con stitution to think and believe or not believe whatever he chose. What he thought or believed Is the business of nobody but himself. He was a good American, a good worker, one who respected other men. Bigots, fanatics snd their tribe should respect his memory and take It for granted that whatever he thought was probably more accurate than anything that they could POS SIBLY think. One other thing la certain. If there Is a heaven, as there undoubtedly if, Edison Is there, sitting In the front row. And If there Is any possibility of Improvement, In thst celestial residence, he wlU furnish the Im provement. . "In all good there is evil. In all evil there Is good. There waa evil In our boom, which made people forget to save, and evil In high stock prices, which made millions of gamblers. Now you learn that there la aood In our depression. It la "purifying ports" In minor colleges. Football receipts' are falling off. and young gentlemen with necks as big around as the tops of their heads Personal Health Service By William Brady, M. D. Signva (titers pertaml.-.jr, to penunaj lieeHb end hygiene, not to dUeae. diajuiu or Irreutnint wUj be answered by Dr. Brady it a tamped elf auUrenird envelope 1 emlbfted Letter chould be brief and written in tnk Uwlng co the large numbft of ittterfl received only a few can be amwered here. So reply can be joafa to queries not conforming to Instructions Address Dr WlllUm Brady in care the Mall Tribune. NOW, FOLKS, PLEASE DO NOT PUSH OR 8HOVI 11 EKE IS THE BRADY BABY BOOK. By special permlsalon of the copy right owner I quote two paragraph from Chapter 18 of Autobabyography published In trhese columns In 1920. Chapter 18 waa about Ba bies in Books: My dad has always wanted to write a baby book. He says every doctor who amounts to anything is supposed to get out a baby book sooner or later. Dad has a very fetching title all picked out for his book and he Is only waiting now for the right publisher to turn up. The title father Intends to use for hla book Is "Wnat I Don't Know About Babies." I should think that would appeal to any live publisher. But It doesn't. No, they all shake their heads over It and say: "No doubt It would make a monumental work, but we are not In a position to undertake the publication of exceptionally large volumes." But shucks, father does not despair; he Is young yet. Some people Imagine it takes a lot of knowledge for a doctor to write a book about babies. On the contrary, It Is a mere pastime. You ought to see my father writing books about babies, colds, dand ruff, eczema and everything. Why, all he has to do is spread open all the books .he has on the subject, take a composite squint at them and dive right in. The publishers Insist on having books made that way. The reviewers do, too , I'd rather be I than any baby In father's books . . . In order to compare at all favorably with the general run of book babies a fellow would have to be so good and sweet he would never keep thru fly time.- If every doctor of any note got out his own baby book a decade ago, to day nearly every baby of Importance has a book of his own. Countless health departments, national, state or provincial, municipal, have Issued baby books. You can write almost anywhere today and If you inclose a coupon with your name and address on the dotted line you'll probably re ceive a baby book from the firm. If the care of the baby was a matter of dark mystery In times past, anybody who can read may learn all about it today. Amid the vast profusion of baby books It seems almost sumptuous for Ole Doc Brady to bring his out now, but what am I going to do. I aajt you, with the book, now that I have com pleted ten years of hard labor on It and no one wants to publish It? Anyway, here it Is. The Brady Baby Book. Just a little booklet. In fact, number 7 In the series of Little Les sons In the Ways of Health. Don't ask me for a complete list of these little lessons. I am not distributing them that way. I want you to ask are no longer offered "scholarships" to play football for a new alma mater. Mr. Cyrus H. . K. Curtis, cables from Vienna that central Europe Is filled "with reports of French finan cial pressure on America." How a country that owes you four or five billions can exert "financial pressure" Isn't made very clear. But It la aald positively that Pre mier Laval, now on his way here, will indicate that If the United States doesn't guarantee specifically the se curity of France against any possible real or Imaginary attack, then France will not be kind to us economically. Monsieur Laval and other French men know more about foreign coun tries than any one in France knew previous to the enlightening war of 1B70. And Monsieur Laval surely knows this country would not relish threats even diplomatically veiled. But If ho doern't know It now, he will know It five minutes after he meets President Hover. The city of Chicago has not paid a dollar In cash to any of Its public school teachers since lost April, and owes them In unpaid salaries more than seventeen million dollars. That Is a disgrace to Chicago. It ought to be possible to pay those on whom the quality, and value of fu ture generations depend. Poverty cannot be offered aa an ex cuse, In a city that since last April bas paid to bootleggers, racketeers and gangsters, ten times the amount that It owes the publlo school teach ers. - In New York City more than two dozen bank directors and others. In cluding the superintendents of banks, have been indicted In connection with the failure of the Bank of the United State. Somebody else should be Indicted for allowing the bank to use a name tluit inspired confidence In hundreds of thousands of depositors, now rob bed of thetr savings. Many of them doubtless assumed that an Institution permitted to call Itself "Bank of the United States" must be sound, and even "official," The use of aU names implying a connection with this country, or Its government, should be prohibited, especially In connection with financial Institutions. me for what you want and I want you to want It before you ask for It. If you have a baby on your hands perhaps you will want the Brady Baby Book. In that case, write and tell me so, inclose a stamped envel ope bearing your address and a nego , tlable dime not a check, postal money order or collection of postage stamps. No pretty pictures in the Brady Baby Book. Just concentrated, scien tific .horse sense about the care of the baby. It contains the special In formation and advice which the dod dering old doctor feels amateur par ents most need and ho feels so be cause of the questions such parents have most frequently submitted to him these past several years. In short Dr. Brady has endeavored to com press Into his booklet the gist of the practical Instruction or advice that ,has been printed In this column. In reference to babies, In the course of many years. questions" anETanswers. The Sedentary Reporter I'm a reporter on the and naturally am sitting a great deal of the time . . . (R. A.) Answer So one gathers, reading the papers these days. The reporters evidently spend most of their time not only sitting, but hitting the pipe. They suffered less from hemorrhoids In the old days when they used their legs rather than their , Imagination. At least you should roll yourself a few somersaults now and then, out In the hall or somewhere, to get the stagnant blood out of the portal sys tem and back Into circulation. That helps to relieve the plies, also to brighten up the paper. Send stamped envelope bearing your address and ask for Instructions for the preven tion and relief of hemorrhoids, and don't forget to mention that you have the trouble. Swimming Under Water Would swimming under water with the eyes open be harmful to the eyes? (Miss C. L. H) Answer No. Muffling the Ears How can I plug my ears so I can't hear noises at night? I'm bothered a good deal by the barking of dogs In the night. Have tried cotton, but It Is no good. (A. P. A.) Answer Try the wax sound absor bers or ear drum protectors sold by druggists for the use of swimmers. How to Take It If you were 65 and had a slight thyroid enlargement which your doc tor thinks may be malignant, would you undergo the operation he ad vises? (M. T. L.) Answer No, I believe I'd Just whistle along. Two Friendly Enemies A says movies ruin the eyes more than reading. B says ... (J. B.) Answer Neither the movies nor reading will harm the eyes, when not indulged to excess. Open air life and regarding distant scenery is the best way to save the eyes when the eyes have to do much near or fine work. F light o Time (Medford and Jackson County History From the Files of The Mall Tribune of 20 and 10 Years Ago.) TEN YEARS AGO TODAY October 21, 1921 (It was Friday) Dr. R. M. Brumfleld, convicted murderer, removes gold bridge from mouth, and attempts to slash throat with It, In Boseburg Jail. Special guard la placed In cell. County fund for advertising boost ed by county court. Taxpayers protest building of Crat er Lake highway will "Increase bur dens.' Two-headed snake found Rogue River, Joins a carnival. Threatened strike of railroad work ers frightens local shippers. Baptists start campaign for funds for new church. Trlgonla oil well casing Is delayed by threatened rail strike. New building boom In city Is under way. Clarence Hutchison starts work on new home on West Main street. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY October 21, 1911 (It waa Saturday) Taxpayera Protective league formed to combat "Increase In taxes." Modern frost fighting plant Is erected on Potter Palmer orchard. Mrs. P. W. Hollls entertains Bridge club. County fair made .605.07, if the horse race costs are not paid. Peter Bogus found guilty of man slaughter, alter all night session of Jury. Yale bests the army, 8 to 0. Klamath Palls editor and mayor In dulge In fist fight on street, over vice conditions. Will O. Steel opens campaign to secura federal funds for Crater Lake work. PARK PREPARING FOR OF CRATKR LAKE NATIONAL PARK. Ore. (Special) Preparations are be ing rapidly completed for the long mountain winter in the Crater Lake BY FREEMAN iiSOPSIBr tutden rlchet aw. end upon Sam Sherrllt through 4 nrcin ol her tteplather'i In 'ittlGH. Shb hat had a hard pu" .magma Iht tamilv aOair: Her gather left her control of the .-rovertv. hecauee the voor butt' ifee ability ot her eteptather "'nurth Aldertea. reduced the tarn- -ly to poverty. Sam realises noir 'Hat her enoaaement to Peal: Ab fcfltf. owner ol the Bxgreee where the viorkt would not have been nevetaary. Bhe lovee Freddy Slun ton. but accepted Peale't offer ol a butlnettllke marriage becauee ot the need ot money and becavj. her ttepbrother Neleon. hurt thetr tocial preetloe by marrvtno their maid. She hat been tlout to be lieve In Fourth'e invention, 'sar-ino- that he got the money from a rich widow who it Interested in Aim. Nelson is also suspicious. doubttno the invention's value. "Are vou sure that thlt invention dullness is an Ike leoelf" he atkt Bam. Chapter 21 ONE SMALL PROMISE "VES, Nelson. I bad the ame Idea, myself, at flrst, so I asked Peak to Investigate. He says ifa on the level." . "That darned Invention can you beat It? Do you remember how we used to laugh about It?" "I do." She smiled. "It rather looks as though the Joke. were on us, after all." When Sam got home to the table, Tourth led her Into the liv ing room. He was carrying a check. "I have here," be announced. little gift which I have been mean Ink to give you for some time. 1 warn you, however, that It la given only under certain very definite conditions." "Money for me?" Sam smiled. "Fourth, how wonderful. What are the conditions?" "The conditions are that you are to spend every cent of it od clothes tor yourself. Not only that, but you are to spend every cent ot It In one day. Every penny must go between the rising ot the sun and Us next letting. Do you agree?" "Do I agree?" Sam laughed. "I never agreed to anything more readily." "Good." Fourth nodded and Iropped the check in her lap. Sam picked up the check and glanced at the figures on Its face. Then she gasped. "Fourth!" Sam waved the check In a sort ot panic. "Why this Is a perfectly enormous amount ot money! This is more than I spend on clothes In a year. You must take It back." "Nonsense!" Fourth waa tremens dously pleased with himself. "We have plenty ot money now, and I Intend that you shall begin to real ize It." He waved an admonitory finger. "Remember now. You've promised to spend It all In a single day." Sam, ot course, said the thing was impossible, and that she would never be able to go through with It. "Spending money Is a habit," said Fourth with a grin, "but It's one which la very easily acquired. Something tells me that you'll learn rapidly. At any rate you must give It a try." Sam gave It a try the next day, and she found that Fourth had been right. She seemed to have a talent for spending money. It flowed from her hands swiftly and without the slightest pain. When, at last, she returned to the stable, her money was gone but there were bright spots ot excite ment in her cheeks. She had been living in a dream, and something within her. demanded insistently that the dream must go on. She telephoned Peak, therefore, as soon as she had taken off her hat. "I have an assignment tor you tonight," she told him swiftly. "I warn you that It won't be easy. How's your strength?" "My strength Is magnificent, Sam. What's the bad news?" "Just this." Sam laughed. "I want you to take me in town to dinner. I don't want an ordinary dinner, understand, but the quin tessence of dinners- After that we can drop In for the last act of the lightest possible musical comedy. The evening might conclude with dancing at the Rita. Flowers will be expected, of course with orchids preferred. How about It?" "Grand!" Peak whistled. "It reads like what I've been wanting to do tor the past six months." - Peak fell Into the spirit ot the thing and performed his task per fectly. He saw a new Sam. Instead ot being silent and preoccupied as she had been for so long, she was gay and carefree. It was obvious that she was sincerely happy. Peak wondored If he would be able to keep his head throughout the entire evening. He te'd himself grimly that he must. There must be no word or gesture which might pos tlblv a-lve the 11a to his carefultr region, with its heavy snows and fre quent storms. Snow poles, to indicate th iM.,tnn ui runas wiinin tne park, have been set in place In the rim area as well na on me nignway leading from the rim to the south and west entrance oounaaries. A powerful enow plow Will keen the ronrin rtMn vHthl. ,v- park. making possible another early uwumg next year. -a. jSbangle studio Your order com pleted In one day. i SMt-coSghs I OQ-60Ml.20 Bill LINCOLN oulit-up attltuue ol aiinoai imper sonal friendliness. He did very well during dinner and at the theater, but when they were seated at their little table In the Rits grill afterward, he could not resist an overpowering impulse to speak about her appearance. j "Your dress, Sam, he earn siow- ly. "Your new dress. It's slmplyj swell!" "Thanks. Peak!" She jmiiea. it really Isn't a dress though. It's a symbol ot a new era." 1 "Oh." He frowned, "i see won you mean. You mean U'a a symbol of your new financial standing." Sam told him of her Bhoppln;: ex pedition. She sighed. "I suppose I'll wake up when the clock strikes midnight" , "1 don't, think so, Sam." He shook his head. "There's no reason tor you to wake up, because the whole thing Is true." He looked at her closely. "1 wonder It you know how true It Is, and precisely what It means. It means, you know, that your reason for marrying me is re. moved." The animation went out of Sam'i face. "I've thought of that" "Of course you have." He looked away. "Well, nothing remains but' for you to say the word." Sam played with the engagement rlpg on her left hand. Then she said Quietly: "I've told you that I'd marry you, Peak. Remember that I've promised." Peak said calmly, almost Indif ferently: "I hope you won't let anything so unimportant stand In your way." "Unimportant? I'm not so sure. A promise is a bard thing to dodge." "Perhaps, but your wnole me is a fairly Important thing. If i were you I'd do some serious thinking before 1 decided to let it be In fluenced by one small promise." Sam looked at him for a moment and then shook her bead. "Are you always like this, Peak?' she in quired gently. "Don't you ever think about yourself at all?" "Nonsense!" He scowled and the color deepened In his 'ace. "I think about myself constantly. 1 hardly ever think about anything else, as a matter of fact" I "Really?" Sam was pleasantly skeptical. "Are you thinking about yourself when you advise me to break our engagement? From what you've said about your feeling for me, I should say that you were thinking about anything but your own Interests." "Quit it, Sam!" said Peak almost angrily. "Quit trying to make me out a little tin god. You'll find out soon enough that I'm not" "1 didn't say you were a little tin god. 1 Just said that you weren't exactly selfish." "Selfish 1b Just what I am! I'm not anxious to know that I've ruined your life. 1 tell you to thlni carefully, and I mean it!" "All right Peak. Let's not quar rel." She smiled. "I'll promise to think carefully but not for a while. For a while I'm going to have myself a good time. By the way, do you think you could find some one to take my place on the Express?" "Why, I think so." He stared, "Do you really want to give It up?" "Yes." "That's strange." He was frankly surprised. "I thought you said " "I know what I said, but thai was some time ago. I'm not the same girl anymore. I've changed. You have no Idea." She nodded brightly. "And now. If you don't -mind, we won't talk about serious matters any longer. From now on, I'm going to have a good tlne. Do you understand. Peak, I'm going to have an utterly foolish but perfect ly splendid good time!" An utterly foolish and perfectly splendid good time was Just what they had. When they finally ar rived at the front door of the stabls Sam was utterly exhausted but still thoroughly happy. She said: "It's been wonderful, Peak. Think of something gay for us to do tomorrow night, will you please? I have another dress that I want to show the world." "Another dress?" He tried not to look at her. "Well, I only hope It Isn't any more of a menace than the one you have on. This one does plenty to me, and not only me. I could see every other man in the place looking at you. It Isn't de cent!" "Really?" She was childishly de lighted. "Good! That's Just whal I want to have happen. I'm sick and tired of being decent You'd better look out Peak I'm warnlnj you!" Copyright. Frecmm Lincoln) ' Eugenie Prye's vlilt to Sam, to. morrow, brings Ssm bewilderment nd worry. Why does Euaenla nee Bam'a heln PORTLAND AND RETURN Oct. 23 and 24 RETURN LIMIT. NOV. 2 See the Pacific International Live stock exposition and Horse Show, Portland. Oct. 24 to 31, at this greatly reduced fare. 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