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fashion. Nevertheless, he yielded to
"Hucy'.' In a pleasant sort of way an.l
gave n polite answer to his question.
King probably thought, the Hon.
"Hucy," was through, but be reckoned
not with. the Long manner, for he
was Interrupted again. Joe Robinson
asked a question about the same time,
however, and King Ignored Long.
But as soon as Robinson was
through. "Hucy" broke through with
another question.
It was easy ,to see that King's pa
tience was bolng tried. Yet he .heard
and answered Long again. But the
"Klngflsh" was not yet through
In on Senator
-f In the beginning; was the Word, and the Word was .with
God, and the Word was God., All things were made by .him;
$rid without him was not any thing made that was made.
John 1:1, 3. 1 .. .,,
OCCUPATIONS AW YEARS
--.'Much of the fascination that statisticians find in figures
comes very likely from the surprises which their, compila-
tions seem always to have in store.. What jpy (to spring
.these surprises on the rest pf .the wprld and to. see, those
pet impressions that we all form as -the result ,of a casual.
. daily observation oi Jite burst as witn a cnarge 01 qynarmte
It is an exciting pastime.
.There are some amazing figures ,qn human longevity ac
cording to occupation. Who, for instance, hasn't thought of
coal mining not only as an extrirhazardous but also ap un
healthy occupation ? The miner works m a cramped position
the dampness and poisonous air ,pj mine .gallery, ex-
posed to a score of agencies pi-oductive of disease or sudden
death. Yet his expectation of life is pot a little beyond that
of the average citizen 51.3 years, to be exact, as against
47 years. . . . . ; , , . .. .
Hardly less surprising is the discovery that, of all the
occupational classes, .doctors live the longest, the average
doctor's life being 62 years. While it may be said that the
physician knows how to take care of himself, few occupa
tions' demand longer, more irregular hours and greater tier?-'
ous strain, and none exposes the practitioner .to Jike ..dangers
of . infection : and contagion. Compared with the, regular
hours, lack of strain and cloistered routine of the bookkeeper,
doctoring seems like going to war. Yet the average book
keeper's life is only 36.5 years, the shortest of all.
Possibly there is a clue in the, fact that bookkeepers are
notoriously bored. It may be that of all the .maladlos be-
.setting mankind,' boredom would', if it could 'be measured,
boast the highest death rate. .
Irked, Maybe?
He kept boring
King .. ,. . ,
Finally, the tall, lanky Utah sen
ator got enough. He turned on
';Huey" with something resembling
snarl . ... f .. , .. .: . ..
'1 have stated repeatedly etc., etc'
he -shouted.
SUU "Huey". didn't sit down. When
King was through.. stating what he
had . "stated . .repeatedly" Long shot
another question .at him. By this
time, King was really aroused. He
fairly shouted at Long: .
"You've made the same statement
before, and I stated .then, and. I
peat now etc.,. etc.,"-
Probably Long got the .Idea then
that King was Irked. At least he sat
down and didn't .ask any more ques
tions. . But It wasn't for long.
Later In .the afternoon, undaunted,
he arose and made his maiden speech
in- trie senate,
JAP troops
' DRIVEN BACK
AT WOOSUNG
(Continued From Page One)
v .RADIO BROADCASTING
Within a remarkably short time radio broadcasting ;has
jpoyed forward until it is now on a highly profitable basis.
It becomes apparent that rights to the air have enormous
qommercial value which is certain to increase with the fur-,
thor development of the nation. Realizing this fact, the
largo financial and industrial .groups, which are interested
in dividends and in the control of public opinion, are seeking
to obtain permanent rights in , this new, .field.
The time has come for the educational and civic forces ,of
the nation to face this situation With vision and courage.
In the first place, it is important that the permanent rights
of the public in the radio broadcasting channels shall not be
alienated into private hands. Whatever plan or licensing may
be followed, the ultimate ownership and control should rest
permanently with the general public and should be in charge
of authorities who will be able to safeguard the .rights of the
public against the powerful and persistent efforts of any
private interest which may arise. Dr. John II. McCrackcn
in "Education by Radio,.". ...
SESSIONS. OF .CONGRESS
Once again Senator Noma has undertaken to prevail on
Congress to act favorably on his proposed amendment to the
Constitution eliminating the absurd biennial "lame duck"
juession of Congress. Regularly and consistently, the Senate
'hns approved the change and six times the bill has been
killed in the House. So much to the credit of the Senate
and to the discredit of the House. Senator Norris is emi
nently right on this proposition, and nearly everyone outside
of the House of Representatives agrees that he is right. It
is a strange situation that our plan of government makes
it necessary for so much work to be done to bring about
:n change which has the approval of the majority.
The luckiest day of a man's life is the day he quits depend
ing on luck and gets down to work.
In Washington
Ity Herbert 11 u miner
WASHINGTON It didn't take the
gentleman in the senate who likes to
refer to himself as LiOUlrUima's "King
fish" but three, days to incur the
wrath of one of his colleagues during
dob a to on Iho floor.
It lirts been ovldcnt to observers
5n tho gallery since the diiy he wus
' Rwom in that tho restlessness of Huey
P, Long would find expression In
come manner at the earliest moment.
Ho seems unable to keep still while
lie is on the floor. Ho bounces in and
out of the chamber, hitting and
swinging doors to the cloakroom like
n. ' football player making a lino
plunge. When ho sita down, his Un
as ho watches the face of tho senator
on his feet at the time.
Ho will Jump up when a colleague
passes, eagerly shako his hand as he
fihllU his cigar.
Break A Precedent
King of Utah was UUking about
the alien seamen bill Scnntor "llueyV
third day in tho senate. Tho self-
siyicu "Kinguan" was a .bit more
eager and restless porhnps than us
ual. At any rate, breaking some sort
of a precedent for freshmen senator,
he Jumpe't to his feet and interrupt
ed King,
Now the Utah senator is a rnthet
tolerant sort of a fellow has usu
ally a genial smile and a beulgn atti
tude. Hut It looked as If he w.w a
bit euinribed if not a lit tin imiu.t....it
gers beat a steady tattoo on his desk with Long interrupting blip in bU'ih
fresh from home pushed . on. cross-1
lng Woosung creek after repairing
bridge which had been wrecked by'
tho Chinese, the Chinese withdrew,
Into open country tp the .west,
, Established In the village, the Jap-
pneso continued their drive on the
hot to red Jorts,. which have withstood
all their attacks for a week.
Gun In Fort Silenced
All effective phlnese guns in the
forts ..were, silenced. , , .
It was widely commented, however,
that In spite of the cpntipuous bom
bardment and the severe fighting, In
which the Japanese used tremendous
quantities of ammunition, they made
comparatively slow progress. Obser
vers . expressed -.themselves as amazed
At the ,stand .made by. ,the poorly
equipped Chinese troops against
every .implement of modern warfare.
The Woosung battle turned vir
tually all attention from the Chapel
front In Shanghai,, already .devastated'
by ilre and .the .fierce bombardments
of .many days.
foreign residents oi tne settlement
.entored a strong protest against Jap
anese airplanes today, ,hpwever -with'
Kdwln $. Cunningham, U.nited
States ; consul general and dean of
the, consular corps .here, asking him
to.. present the protest ,to Japanese
authorities. They asked that the
Japanese airplanes .be ..forbidden to
fly . over the foreign quarter.
The request of the foreign residents;
was presented to Consul General
Cunningham by Brigadier General'
E, H. MacNaghton, chairman of the
settlement's municipal council. He
urged that the airplane flights over
tho quarter endangered the life and
property of residents by drawing tne
fire of the Chinese guns 'toward the
settlement. . '
There was only desultory machine
gun and rlflo fire over Chapei but
fire destroyed a number of foreign-.
stylo .villas and other buildings on.
Klangwan road In the no man's land
to the north of tho district. This
gave the Japanese an uninterrupted
view of tho Chlncso front and the
country toward Klangwan and .Woo
sung. Tho Japanese claimed .the
villas were used by Chinese snipers.
Valuable lloraes (Starving
A thousand valuable irace horses,
owned by foreigners and wealthy Chi-.
new, wero doft to face starvation
when their Chinese attendants fled
from tho International .Recreation
olub at Klangwan when Japanese
troops appeared nearby. The appear
ance of armored cars laden with
bluejackets on the way to the front
at Woosung was too much for the
frightened coolies.
United States army officials said
there was a feeling that American
Infantry troops might be stationed
hero permanently from now on as an
added protection to American busl
ness Interests. Only marlncB have1
been stationed here up to now,
.Prepn rat Ions wero morio by the
nowly arrlvod United states army
troops for an extended stay. Officers
mado arrangements to send to Man
llu for their families and hotels said
provision was mado for long-term
accomodations.
A wholesale exodus of Japanese
from Shanghai has reduced the Jap
ancHe population by nearly 20 per
cent and the flight continued today.
Japanese consular authorities estim
ated that nbout 4500 Japanese have
left the city since tho fighting began,
Every ship bound for Japancso ports
has been crowded with fugitives,
many of whom camo from Interior
cities, A largo group arrived today
from Nanking, Hankow and Wuhu
Thus, whllo tho Japaneea pig push
was on, It had fallen far short of
Its objective.
Iustcnd of sweeping across Woosung
yesterday and crushing tho Chinese
in Chapel, tonight the Japaneto faced
steadily Increasing opposition on the
wholo twenty-mile front from Chapei
to .Woosung.
Japanese bluejackets and soldiers
totaling about 3000 were Just about
where they wero at tho beginning of
the Woosung action.
They wero still strung out along the
wrstern bank of .Woosung creek, the
first hurdle before they can get Into
Woosung city.
Tho city, In. turn, is a natural bar
rier to any advance against tho
forts which oro on the Beaward side
of itho city, defying tho best efforts
of Japanese destroyers to put them
out of action.
Tlo firing in Chapei was nn inces
sant roar described by some of the
volunteer outposts in the Interna
tional settlement its the heaviest they
had heard sine tho hostilities began
ten days ago.
After three hours of steady bom
bardment the engagement appeared
to movo In a northeasterly direction
from tho strategic Chapei
OUT OUR WAY - By J. R. Williams eaT IT-T COUGHS
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' y . -ZT' . - 7lhaM fibs ' 'nea H insures a comfortable, worry-free winter. AND It saves .
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'.. .1. i ' ft fA SEqVlrC IMC. g-8 I ,
station, ,and there were indications
that the Chinese were driving the
enemy b.ack.,
8ixTInch Guns Bark
Japanese six-inch cuns were In ac
tion agftln and Japanese headquarters
intirnated they planned to cut loose
with an attack that would emptv.
Chapei within 24 hours. "A reliable
report said they hod warned the
Chinese command that If they did,
hot withdraw tomorrow still larger
guns would be brought up.
jweign observers thought the re
ported warning meant that naval
guns of longor range would be trained
on Chapel and the northern area
called Paoshan.
Foreign military observers agreed
tonight, as one of them expressed
it, .that ."the Japanese don't realizo
the tromendous Job they have taken
on ,in. trying -to drive the Chinese.
out pr Chapel with the available Jap
anese force.''
.Opinion among most of the mill
tary and naval men here is that It
will take -more .soldiers than Japan
has thus lar brought up to drive the
Chinese out.
REISF.LT AND
K1ECKHEFER
IN PLAY-OFF
.JAl'ANB.SH K!l,I.i;i IN WItKCKS
TOKYO, Fob. 8 vn Three army of-!
fleers ami a sergeant were killed and
three , airplanes wrecked In two sep
arate accidents .today.
Near Nagoya two army planes car
rying three officers collided In mid-1
ftlr and crashed. The sergeant was
killed .when his engine failed on a
long-distance .flight and his plane
fell 4000 feet.
ItKKlICiKES SUFKKRINC1
HANKOW, China, Feb. 8 m Un
told suffering among hundreds of
thousands of Chlneso refugees In tho
middle Yangtze valley was caused to
day by a blizzard blowing cast across
Hankow.
The refugees, who hod como Into
the valley from many points, were en
tirely without shelter, most of them
wero lightly clothed and provisions
were .scarce.
World Wa. Skepti cal
Newton published Ills "Principles"
la 1QS6, In which tho gravitational
.explanation was mathematically'
demonstrated. Even this took over
00 years to secure Kenarul reeogul
tlon In the face of Mtter opposition.
.CHICAOO, Feb. 8 W) Two old
tlmors in the billiard business, Augl;
Kieckhefer, of Chaclgo, and Otto
Relselt, .of Philadelphia, will play a
rouna or tnreo cushions tonight for
a .worm championship and $1.0,000
in fcash.
This pair of anele artists, both
former champions, have reached the
flnol match tied for first place with
seven victories and three defeats, and
tonight win ,play for the big reward
i $7500 and 10 per cent of the re
ceipts, which will amount to another
$2500. The winner also figures to
collect as much as $25,000 more from
exhibitions.
Kieckhefer will be after his tenth
title, which, should he defeat the
fidgety Phlladelphlan, would tie the
all tlmo mark of ten championships,,
held by Johnny Layton of Scdalia,
Mo. It will be Relselt's sixth title If
he Is able to overcome the left-handed
Chlcagoan.
Each suffered a defeat Saturday.
Arthur Thurnblad of Chicago, the
defending champion, took care of
Relselt, while .Layton defeated Kieck
hefer. The ldonttcal scores wero 50
to . 38, In .40 innings.
A playoff for . fourth . placo was
scheduled to open this afternoon
among Layton, Qus Cupulos of Eu
gene, Ore., and Frank Scovllle of Buf
falo, N. Y with the latter two meet
ing In the first match.
EAST SIDE MARKET
PORTLAND, Feb. 8 m Demand
continued good for root vegetables
generally and for carrots In particular
today on the east side farmers' whole
sale market. Sales of sacks were
mado $1 with lugs 80 05c ana
bunched stock for 60c dozen.
There was a rather fair demand for
apples but prices continued generally
unchanged.
Sprouts showed a rather good
movemont; mostly $1 box.
Potatoes were slow; mostly 60ffivG5c
sack for good stuff.
No. 2 dry onions were $2.75 sack
with boilers $2.60.
Branded rhubarb sold 80c for choice
and $1.10 for fancy. Some unbranded
stock sold about a dime cheaper.
AMERICA TO
REJECT JAP
PORT PLANS
.(Continued From Page One)
may obtain from us at the lowest cost in 15 yeors, gives clean, even
heat. It insures a comfortable, worry-free winter. AND It saves
you money. There is no substitute.
HOME LUMBER
& COAL COMPANY
1802 Qve Ave. Phone Main 24S
Simpson and Ed so 11 are now riding at
anchor. The Bulmer will be located
at Chlngklang, about 20 miles below
Nanking. p!
More than 150 Americans, mostly
women and children, have been
evacuated from .Nanking.
xne navy was Informed today that
the mine. sweepers Finch and Bittern
and the converted yacht Isabel had
arrived at Shanghai from Manila.
NO SMITH RALLY
IN THIS STATE
.(Continued Prom Page One)
will be elected."
Richard W. Montague, one of tho
most prominent members of the ,
Democratic party in Oregon, declined
to comment. ".It might," he saidJ
set some corner of the woods afire,
General Weakness
In Cheese Trade
PORTLAND. Feb. 8 (m The re
cent tone described as steady but
scarcely so hopeful as that, has given
way in the cheese trade to a feeling:
of almost general weakness. It has;
been known for some time by every- 1
one who really had cheese to sell that
the market was by no means steady, '
except In a most nominal way. The
weakness which has spread to prac-'
tlcally all leading trade centers of the '
country appears, the direct result of
the continued general shading of val
ues below established values by the
lntermountain country as well as by
Wisconsin Interests. i
Along the Pacific coast tho situa
tion has been near the demoralization
point for somo weeks, due to the very
low priced deals pulled off by Idaho
and Montana cheese interests.
Locally no further change In prices
Is reported for tho Oregon make, but
weakness is reflected.
S-P-L-I-N-T-E-R-S
Official Publication of
' TUtt VAN" PETTEN LUMBER CO.
Radio serves more
than one .good turn,
,ap .witnessed by- the
Scotchman who
burst Into uproarlng
laughter,, and taking
the phones from his
ers, wiped his eyes,
and exclaimed: "Aye,
it's a gudo' joke. The
minister '"J us t-- an
nounced the collec
tion, and here I am
at home."
We have a big stock
of KALSOMINE laid
for
in
the
spring
house-cleaning time.
We carry the best
grade of Hot Water
KALSOMINE and
have any color
might want.
you
"Why do women hold
their chins when
thinking?" reads a,
headline. Probably to
keep themselves from
Interrupting.
Goodnough & Kelly
are repairing the
Beaudette house that
was damaged by fire
recently.
If you really .want to
cut down your fuel
bill, try a load of our
GORDON CREEK Pea
Coal. More heat for
VAN -PETTEN
LUMBER CO.
Charm, Convenience Are Built Together
less money. .
You can always tell
a bad .egg when he's
broke; .
Prof. "Which Is cor
rect: a herd of cam
els or a , drove of
camels?"
Student "I always
thought they came
In packs.1' , "
The coming spring
will surely be the
time to do that re
pair work and paint
ing. Materials arc
lower, and the car
penters and painters
will give you the big
gest day's work for
the money you ever
saw. -
. . Li . I i i
2 & 'ft R T
I I 1 1 I IT '--( . .
lly the Associated l'ress
Every convenience is included In
this French Norman house.
There Is a pirege, four bedrooms.
three baths with a dressing room off
qf one bath for the owner. All the
rooms except one have cross ventila
tion, and this can be secured for the
remaining one by opening the door
to the hall. The porch, which is off
the dining room and living room, can
be enclosed very easily as a sun
porch. There Is a bay window in the
ItVlllC room Which looks m.r thn
railway ' garden.
The wall which runs from the gar
age to tho building line" along the
rood is nn essential part of tho de
sign: it prevents those entering the
front of the house from seeing the
service portion. One of the features
which adds Interest is the shelter at
the entrance to the garage which
saves many wetting In rainy weath
er. The hood over the entrance ties
In beautifully with the roof, nnd also
forms a shelter for the entering
guest.
The cost of construction Is small,
even though the house seems large.
The walls ore low and should be
built of common brick; but stucco
on metal lath also Is appropriate, and
cheaper. The roof should be of tile
or slate in warm tones.
I The long narrow -house fits well
i on a narrow lot. It will be noticed
i that a corner lot would work excep-
tlonally well. The size of lot should
j be about 50 x 100 feet.
A bid from a general contractor
for the construction of the house
should run approximately from $10.
000 to $12,000.
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perishables that spoil, "left-overs" thrown out,
will pay for a Qeneral .Electric Refrigerator.
There's no economy in waiting . . . buy it now and
watch the difference in fall and winter food bills.
Join hi in the General Electric Program, broadcast every
Saturday evening, on n nalion-uide N.B.C network,
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