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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND. FEBRUARY 19, 1923
FRIVOLOUS PEOPLE
I
What Delegates Do After
Hours Causes Gossip.
PARIS MAGAZINES BUSY
International Parleys Become So
Frequent They Fairly Merge
Into Each Other.
BY WILLIAM BIRD.
(Copyright, 1922, by The Oregonian.)
PARIS, Feb. 18. (Special Cable.)
The cartoonist who pictures Mr. Lloyd
George with a gypsy wagon, labeled
"International Conference," hit it
about right. The conferences are be
coming so frequent that they fairly
merge into each other in fact, the
principal item on the agenda is always
"where will the next one be?" or. In
classical language, "where do we go.
from here?"
M. Polncare -pretends he doesn't like
the idea, but it is predicted he will get
over his aversion. The meetings are
mostly popular, and who ever heard of
a politician dropping ariything that
was popular?
Serious-minded people may imagine
that these conferences are attended
only by tremendously important peo
ple, the big wigs of politics, eminent
economic experts, repertorial trained
'deals and, of course, newspaper corre
spondents. Serious-minded people are
wrong, as usual.
Just the other day in a falionable
Paris drawing room a minor politician
was talking to a very pretty but ex
tremely frivolous yxmng countess.
"I have not seen you lately," said
he.
"No," she replied, "I have been down
at Cannes for the conference."
A great many of the fair and reput
edly feeble sex attend these affairs
and it is whispered that some of them
are not, like Caesar's wife, entirely
above suspicion.
Paris hks a flock of weekly "gossip"
magazines which could hardly exist in
a land that had any libel laws. After
each of these international pow-wows
they take special delight in telling
what the various delegates did with
their time outside of business hours.
Sometimes names are not mentioned,
but enough hints are given to enable
anybody with an elementary knowl
edge of the persons involved to iden
tify them.
At Genoa, for instance, there will
be 40 nations represented. The of
ficial missions will number not fewer
than 1000 individuals, and there will
be perhaps 200 representatives of the
press and their wives. But behind
these, whose presence is necessary.
there will be thousands who come
either as sightseers or as entertainers,
amateur and professional.
There are the smart sets of the va
rious nations who will want an oppor
tunity to entertain the notables. There
are jazz artists, dancers, singers, wom
en of the world and of the half-world,
three-card monte men, stock joMera
and so on through a list of professions
that would fill a fair-sized territory.
The Paris police department is pub
lishing a book on "Advice to Automo
bile Drivers" with the idea of teach
ing them how-to avoid massacrelng
the populace.
This is all very well as 'far as it
goes, but what the public is anxiously
awaiting is a complimentary volume
of "Advice to Pedestrians," showing
them how to dodge the taxis. The
latest scheme of having traffic con
trolled by mounted police is not a
great success, certain people main
taining they would just as soon be run
down by a moderate-sized taxicab as
stepped on by a hor.se.
The styles of the last few seasons
have thrown panic into the corset in
dustry. Leading members of the trade
here don't know whether to attribute
the boycotts of the products to the
world-wide craze for disarmament or
what, but in any case they have de
cided that a vigorous propaganda in
favor of stays and laces must be be
gun at once. The opening shot in the
campaign was the corset ball, held at
a popular Paris hotel a few days ago.
At the same time came news from
London that the latest musical com
edy Btunt was to have the women of
the chorus promenade among the au
dience singing a song the chorus of
which runs:
"Please, kind sir, hook up my dress."
Each dancer pauses at the end of the
chant before one of the male spec
tators and turns her unbuttoned back
to him.
Some of the wives of these obliging
gentlemen are of the opinion that gal
lantry of this sort should begin at
home, and it is suspected that they
will make the punishment fit the
crime.
FALSE ADS ARE CHARGED
Sale of Foreign Goods in Bankrupt
Stock Is Alleged.
EUGENE, Or.. Feb. 18. (Special.)
Charles Savage and E. R. Mazurosky,
both of Portland, were served with
warrants this afternoon, charging
them with false advertising. Savage
is in charge of a sale of the bank
rupt drygoods stock formerly owned
by Alton Hampton, pioneer merchant
of this city, who failed a short time
. Ago, and Mazurosky is one of the
owners of the stock of pewelry for
merly owned by Curtis & Bros., bank
rupt. It is charged that these men
are advertising to sell these bank
rupt stocks but that they have
shipped In and are selling other
goods. ,
The complaint was made by the
Lane- County Credit association,
which recently started a campaign
against false advertising.
CIRCUIT JUDGE RESIGNS
E. V. Kuykendu.il of Klamath Falls
to Resume Private Law Practice.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 18. (Special.)
E. V. Kuykendall, since October 26,
1915, circuit Judge of the thirteenth
judicial district, presented his resig
nation to Governor Olcott today.
Judge Kuykendall was appointed by
Governor Withycombe and succeeded
Judge Noland. Judge Kuykendall, it
was said here, will resume private
practice of law at Klamath Falls.
A successor to Judge Kuykendall
probably will not be named until
some time next week. The thirteenth
judicial district comprises Klamath
county.
TAX CLUB PLAN OUTLINED
,1. C. Cooper or McMinnville Speaks
in Library Hall.
A meeting was held in library hall
yesterday afternoon, at which J.
CO ERE
Cooper of McMinnville was the prin-'
cipal speaker. The session originally
was intended? to afford opportunity
for the organization of a tax reduc
tion club to expand later Into several
clubs for Multnomah county. How
ever, few responded to the call, but
the plan was outlined and it was an
nounced that much good was ex
pected to result eventually.
Mr. Cooper explained that, accord
ing to Louis E. Bean, speaker of the J
house of representatives of the Ore
gon legislature, the people of Oregon !
are now paying $15,000,000 annually
in interest on bonds. He pointed out
also that while the membership of
the legislature of the past 15 or 20
years always has been elected on
platforms of tax reduction that each
one has exceeded all previous sessions
in amounts levied. The purpose of
the tax reduction clubs, he said, is
to arouse public interest and to di
rect an intelligent campaign against
increased taxation. "
Mill IS TALKED
WHITNEY Ij. BOISE OF PORT
LAND AT CONFERENCE.
Senator McXary and E. F. Blaine
of Seattle Discuss Legislation
Pending In Congress.
THE OHEGONIA1J NEWS BUREAU,
Washington. D. C, Feb. IS. An all
day conference was held today be
tween Senator McNary, E. F. Blaine
of Seattle, representing the Western
States Reclamation association, and
Whitney L. Boise of Portland, at
which the Smlth-McNary reclamation
bill was the subject of discussion.
Amendments suggested by the sec
retary of the interior in his recent
letter defining the administration
policy on reclamation legislation were
taken up. Secretary Fall conferred
with Senator McNary for a short
time today and said he hoped that
the bill could be put in .shape for
early action by congress.
, The secretary said, however, that In
his opinion short hearings should be
held on the drainage feature of the
enlarged bill, which was not consid
ered at the previous hearings on the
old Smith-McNary bill.
Much mystery has attached to the
long delay in getting action on this
measure. It was thought when the
president indorsed the latest Smith
McNary reclamation programme in
his message to congress in December
that one or the other of the two
houses would act at once. Why ac
tion was deferred was not explained
until today, when it became known
that House Leader Mondell, who hails
from Wyoming, and Senators War
ren of Wyoming and Smoot of Utah
have been standing in the way.
Mr. Mondell is. understood to have
opposed the reclamation programme
on grounds of economy, which was
the position taken by Senator Smoot,
while Senator Warren, it was said,
has not especially opposed the bill,
but has been so indifferent as to
constitute a drawback, he being chair
man o the powerful appropriations
committee.
Representative Smith of Idaho, who
has been the most active' and enthu-
siastic worker in thfe house, today
said that he hoped to have the bil!
reported from the house irrigation
committee within a few days, and
that immediately an effort would be
made to have the president send a
special message to congress dealing
exclusively with a reclamation rec
ommendation. T
TO BE ISSUE
GOVERNOR RACE SLATED TO
INVOLVE TAX QUESTION.
Judge Grant B. Dimlck Thinks
Fight Over Basis for Cutting
Slate Overhead Likely.
OREGON CITY, Or., Feb. 18. (Spe
cial.) That political issues this year
involving the gubernatorial candidacy
and perhaps seats In the state senate
will see a new light upon the old
question of administrative economy is
indicated bv Grant B. Diniick, who
for a number of years past has been
prominent in state political circles.
While not a candidate for any office,
Judge Dimlck is actively Interested
in the question of taxation and is
making an exhaustive research of
conditions throughout the state.
The issue this year, the judge points
out, probably will Involve a fight on
the basis of the. adoption of some def
Inite scheme for the reduction of state
overhead. "In the past," he said
' there have been general promises of
economy. What is wanted now Is
definite system for the reduction of
expenses. It is not more taxes that
should be raised, rather the cutting
og governmental costs.
"The plan which probably will be
advocated this year, perhaps even ag
a campaign issue, is the system put
into vogue by the state of Washing
ton," said Judge Dimick. "A total of
72 commissions and boards were re
duced to tlm in number. This effi
cient control system resulted in the
saving of $2,600,000 In a year's pe
riod." NURSES' SOCIETY MEETS
Midwinter Sectional Conference
Has Session at Roseburg.
ROSEBURG, Or., Feb. 18. (Spe
cial.) The Oregon Health Nurses
association met here today in the
regular midwinter sectional confer
ence. Delegates were present from
Klamath, Jackson, Coos, Douglas and
Lane counties. ,
Dr. Frederick Strieker, state health
officer, was one of the speakers.
Others who addressed the , meeting
were Miss Margaret Vanscopoc, of
Medford; Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, of
Portland; Miss Jane C. Allen, of
Salem, and County Health Officer
Wade. A banquet was given at noon,
local physicians being the speakers. A
business session was held tkis after-
JAPANESE TO SELL LAND
Opposition of Legion Drives Potato
Men From Bend District.
BEND, Or., Feb. 17. (Special.)
Agitation against Japanese coloniza
tion In central Oregon by American
Legion posts has resulted in with
drawal of George L. Burtt and George
Shima, Japanese potato king of Cali
fornia, who have placed on the market
17,000 acres of Deschutes and Crook
county land.
They will withdraw definitely
from all pro-posed operations in this
section of the state.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
A HIGH - CLASS, PROGRESSIVE,
PROFITABLE BUSINESS
offers, to a man with available cap
ital an attractive opportunity, well
secured. Communications confiden
tial. Principals only. AH 418, OHE-
STRIKE IS EXPECTED
II
General Walkout Predicted
by Publishers.
WIRTH PARTY ASSAILED
Ex-Workmen Declared to Kevel as
. People Sweat Under Burdens
Imposed by War.
BT MAXIMILIAN HARDEN.
Germany's Foremost Publicist. '
(Copyright, 11)22. by The Oregonian.)
BERLIN, Feb. 18. (Special Cable.)
The Wirth government this week,
weathered the storm of a vote in the
reichstag, but there is trouble in the
statej I
Germany's industrious people are
threatened with dark days. Not un
til the cunning art of lying and vanity
in high places are wrecked on the
rocks of naked truth will the men
ace disappear.
Germany's high officials, placed in
office by the workingman, have turned
against him and are reveling by
night while a misery-bred strike is
stopped by dire punishment.
More repressive measures are
threatened than ever an imperial
government would have dared to
utter.
Meantime this same government is
seeking an industrial millionaire to
become German ambassador at Wash
ington. Display Held Unbecoming.
They want some one "with lots of
money to spend" as if Americana
would not have greater respect for a
more simple ambassador .who would
refrain from all state dinners and
ceremonies, openly showing himself
the representative of a conquered and
poor nation, suiting; his expenses to
his country's debts and obligations.
But that is in keeping with the
times in Berlin. When Chancellor
Wirth and Foreign Minister Rathe
nau were attending a fancy 'dress ball
at the British Embassy the recent in
dustrial strike began. German min
isters have no right to attend balls
while their government is whining
about Germany's poverty, its ap
proaching bankruptcy and its inabil
ity to pay the reparations claim.
Cabinet Is Scored.
Foreigners will not respect these
ministers nor believe in Germany's
tragic situation until they adopt a
standard of life befitting a people
with such heavy debts hanging over
them.
The Wirth cabinet, although un
productive and potentially poor, was
never bearable because of the lead-
els' apparent good faith until Walter.
Rathenau joined yu This talented
business man and dialectician who or
ganized his own renown with incom
parable skill, managed in the years
gone by to get .the Kaiser's high
favor despite his Jewish origin. He
worshiped Ludendorff as "Germany's
only genius" and called the armistice
a crime.
This minister Rathenau, who called
upon the Germans to rise en masse to
war, who prophesied sure victory for
German arms in 1916, and then helped
the Munich Soviets, now calls him
self a republican-democrat and the
confidential friend of Lloyd-George.
Strike Spirit Rising;.
The Wirth government defeated a
resolution of lack of confidence from
widely different parties only because'
it succeeded in spreading the report
that its members alone possess the
confidence of the western powers and
alone can obtain an alleviation of the
peace terms.
Alleviation! Everyone knows iwe
must pay what we can by honest
labor and by public-and private econ
omy, without a superfluity of official
balances.
Official and semi-official truths
which have harmed Germany before,
during and after the war, have thrust
the German railway and munition
strike into the background. But the
strike Bplrit will not down.
Eberfa Repeal Recalled. "
For centuries social democrats have
upheld the sacred right of the rail
way or munition officials to strike.
In March, 1920, President Ebert and
six of his co-partisans now in high
office called upon all officials to join
them in a general strike to paralyze
the nation's economic life and thus
enable Ebert & Co., who had fled
from the capital, to return to their
comfortable offices.
Now the same officials declare that
such strikes are punishable offenses
and the strikers were not strong
enough, not clever enough to per
suade the public that the transpor
tation, electric, water and gas stop
page was the sole fault of thfe presi
dent and his cabinet, who recently
refused negotiations.
The symptoms are now temporarily
de-pressed by th'e disease that lies n
the blood. -
Workmen Are Bitter.
The bitterness of the workingman
is terrible, and it is Impossible to
argue with men in actual misery.
They see a little ex-inkeeper now
president of the state, living in a
great palace, drawing a big salary,
entertaining money magnates - and
cinema kings, giving dinners and
parading in a grand automobile. They
see him sending his daughter, for
merly a distillery employe, to col
lege. But they never see a man who
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The owner is not a farmer; if you are lookking for a good farm
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' LANGLOIS & HAMERLYNCK,
504 Buchanan Bldg.
himself organized many strikes, but
who now confiscates union funds, ar
reBts union leaders and threatens
strike incitement with dire punish
ment. They see ex-workingmen, union sec
retaries, schoolmasters and countrj
editors In the ministry with 230,008
marks salary, living In gorgeous of
ficial residences, riding in rch mo
tors; indulging in festivities, balls
and gluttony, and hear the very men
who promised them an earthly para
dise publicly condemn misery-bred
strikes as a crime against the Ger
man people.
It is not incomprehensible that the
working class curse those who have
climbed to the heights on their shoul
ders and who now, sitting at theit
full mangers, don't care a BtraW for
the misery of he people.
If government vengefulness con
tinues, if old government servants are
dismissed merely for picketing and
distributing circulars, then a new gen
eral strike Is unavoidable. If this
strike comes many of those who are
now in the uniforms upon which the I
government depends will be found in
the ranks of the strikers of the poor
people s army.
ARSENIC VICTIM BETTER
MR. ROBINSON GETS LICENSE
TO WED MISS LETCHER.
Girl Who Swallowed, Poison After
Tiff With Sweetheart Says He
Refused to Get Married.
SALEM. Or.. Feb. IS. (Special.)
Physicians tonight were unable to
determine whether Frances Letcher,
21-year-old Dayton girl, who last
night swallowed arsenic capsules
with suicidal intent, following a
quarrel with her sweetheart, would
recover. Her condition was practi
cally unchanged today.
Early today the girl rallied from
her stupor and told Chief of Police
Moffit that she had advised David
Robinson, also of Dayton, of her
condition and asked him to marry her.
Miss Letcher said that Robinson
laughted at her - request. Robinson
who accompanied Miss Letcher to
Salem from Dayton last night, is be
ing held by the police, pending a
change in the girl's condition. Miss
Letcher swallowed the arsenic in the
parlor of the Bligh hotel. Miss
Letcher s mother arrived here today
and passed the day at her daughter's
bedside.
. Robinson, after obtaining a license
to marry Miss Letcher, was released
by the police tonight and went to Day
ton to discuss the proposed wedding
with his father. It was said that Rob
inson told the police that he would re
turn here tomorrow or Monday and
marry Miss Letcher.
The girl's condition was slightly
improved tonight and. the attending
physician said she had' a good chance
for recovery.
PARTY TO VISIT EUROPE
Oregon City Residents to Go dn
Sight-Seeing Journey.
OREGON CITY, Or., Feb. 18. (Spe
cial.) A party composed of Attorney
and Mrs. Gilbert L. Hedges and Mr.
and Mrs. L. Adams of this city will
leave here Wednesday morning for a
European trip. They plan ta arrive in
New York Sunday evening and take
passage on the steamship Auitania
Tuesday.
The first place to be visited after
arriving overseas will be Cherbourg,
France, and from there the party will
go to Paris. After enjoying a eight
seeing trip in and nearhat city they
will proceed on their journey, visiting
Marseilles, France, and then along the
Italian coast, visiting Rome, Naples,
Florence and Venice. Other places to
be visited include Switzerland, Bel
gium and England. A number of rela
tives of Mr. Adams will be visited in
Scotland, for the party expects to visit
some of the historical and picturesque
places in that country. Dublin and
Belfast will be among the places
visited.
HERBERT EGBERT FILES
The Dalles Resident to llun for
Legislature Again.
SALEM. Or., Feb. 18. (Special.)
Herbert Egbert, a resident of The
Dalles, today filed with the secretary
of state his declaration of candidacy
for the office of representative from
the 12th representative district. This
district comprises Wasco county.
Mr, Egbert's platform reads:
"Perform the duties of my office
to the best of my ability in the in
terest of my district and state, and I
feel that my experience in the last
session of the legislature will qualify
me for more efficient service in the
next session."
"A resident taxpayers and public
spirited citizen of the district" is the
slogan adopted by the candidate.
CONCERT HUGE SUCCESS
Whitney Boys' Chorus of Newberg
Sings to Packed House.
NEWBERG, Or., Feb. 18. (Spe
cial.) The Whitney Boys' chorus of
Newberg, which gave its first public
concert at me Friends church in this
city last night, was greeted by a
packed house. There were fall 500
persons present, and the applause
throughout showed that the work of
the boys was greatly appreciated.
The boys were assisted by Miss
Evah Hadley and Mrs. Charles A.
Morris with vdcal solos. Sheridan M
Deleplne of Portland gave a violin
solo. Mr. Whitney was present and
made a short talk. 1
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LLOYD GEORGE RULE
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Ireland Threatens to Tear
. Down Government Prop.
FREE STATE IN BALANCE
Outrages in Ulster Looked Upon as
Forerunner of Coup by Do
Valcra Followers.
BY QEORGE N. BARNES.
British Parliament Leader.
(Copyright, 1922, by The Oregonian.)
LONDON. Feb. 18. (Special by
Wireless.) The parliamentary ses
sions have begun and the Lloyd
George government so far has well
maintained its position.
But there are troubles in the offing.
A commission just has reported
gross extravagance in public expendi
tures. Difficulties have arisen as to
the Genoa conference. But worst of
all, Ireland again has become a cause
of possible disintegration of coalition
which so' long has kept Lloyd George
in power.
The Irish news of the past week
has proved a profound disappoint
ment to those of us who have been
most optimistic. Public . opinion in
England is incensed over the out
rages, due apparently merely to sec
tional animosity.
Conservatives Are In Control.
The conservatives In the British
government have agreed to the Irish
treaty only reluctantly and more from
a feeling of loyalty to their fathers
than from any high regard for Irish
self-government.
The conservatives, after all, it must
be remembered, are numerically domi
nant in the government and in the
absence of southern Irish representa
tives they are, indeed, in a clear
majority over all other parties in the
house of commons. -
The significance of this is the fact
that the bill to give effect to the Irish
treaty still has to be passed into "law.
One would have thought that south
em Irishmen would have noted these
facts and so guided themselves as to
help their friends here. InBtead of
which they have been torn by fac
tionalism and overridden by irre
sponsible wreckers.
Ulster Raid Aggravate Situation.
Ulster has been raided on some pal
try plea of grievances and many
prominent Ufcermen carried south.
Some trouble was to have been ex
pected following ftie evacuation of
the British troops from the southern
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area. I pointed out at the tune the!
withdrawal began that it involved
some risk, but it appeared the correct
thing to do. The British government
had embarked upon a policy of trust
In the people and this envisaged con
dition of things, in which the major
ity and minority wouljl work, together
iij the elementary task of protecting
life and liberty .during the transitory
period from British rule to Irish self-
expression. .
The imperial government was still
responsible, but it delegated its au
thority to the Irish provisional gov
ernment in the hope that the govern
ment would b able to function ef
ficiently. De Valera Coup Feared.
Mr. Collins is evidently under daily
fear of a couo d'etat on the part of1
Eamonn de Valera's adherents and
ha. appealed to American Irish senti
ment to enable him to carry on until
the voice of the people can be heard
at an election.
Meanwhile the relations between
the north and south have become so
embittered that Sir James Craig,
Ulster premier, has declined Dublin's
overtures for a meeting.
The only colorable pretexts arising
out of the treaty for friction between
the north and south are in regard to
the border line. Collins and Craig had
appeared to have reached an agree
ment on it, but a second meeting re
vealed unexpected divergence of
views and if Sir James adheres to his
refusal of further parley, then the
matter falls, to be decided by a com
mission provided for-in the treaty.
Eruption Are Sad Augury.
This commission is to be guided by
economic and geographical consider
ations, as well as hy the wishes of
"pockets of Catholics in the north
and Protestants in the south.
The disagreements and eruptions In
Ireland are a sad augury for that
unity upon which such high oppor
tunities have been raised.
But the abiding feeling here is that
southern Ireland must "dree its own
weir." There is patience and sym
pathy with Irishmen in their trouble,
and at the same time an ardent wish
that they may rise speedily above fu
tile factional and lawless violence.
ROBBER SUSPECT CAUGHT
Los Angeles Prisoner Waives Ex-
' tradition to Toledo, O.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb. 18. Ed
ward O'Brien, arrested here today by
postal authorities on charges of hav
ing been concerned in a mail robbery
at Toledo, Ohio, February 10, 1921,
approximating a million dollars,
waived extradition when taken before
United States Commissioner Long
and was held in 1100,000 ball, pending
arrangements to take him east.
O'Brien, -who, according to "post
office inspectors, was also known as
"Eddie Jackson," "Little Eddie" and
"Thick Lips," was found at an oil
station of which he was the pro
prietor, in an exclusive residential
section of Los Angeles. When taken
before Commissioner Iong he said
his name was Warrell. The commis
sioner asked him to spell the name.
The prisoner hesitated and the com
missioner entered it as "O'Brien."
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Amherst Doctor of Divinity
Condemns Campus Sports.
FILMS SCORED AS VICIOUS
Students Told to Quit Sniffing at
Vice and Get Education for
Future Usefulness.
NEW HAVEN, Feb. 10. Yale un
dergraduates are striving to recover
their poise which was upset quite
a bit during the course of an address
which the Rev. Dr. Albert Parker
Fitch, professor of history of religion
at Amherst college, delivered in Bat
tell Chapel and during the course of
which Dr. Fitch asserted, much to the
surprise of his audience, that "the
average undergraduate Is nothing
more nor less than a very complicated
ass."
"You men who sniff at vice," Dr.
Fitch told the Yale men, "go out and
clean things up, and be clean your
selves. The prime need of the present
age is goodness, not churchgoing. It
used to be thought that goodness con
sisted in going to church, and saving
your own soul, but nowadays we
know that salvation is not enough.
Father Is Silent Aid.
"Your dad tells you to read your
Bible and say your prayers. Tou
don't see him doing that, and you
wonder why he wants you to do it.
But did you ever think that it is the
constant prayer, 'Oh, God, help me to
be a power for good,' that lifts' him
and sustains him in the endeavors
which keep you here at college?
"The basts of your college is sophis
try. You come here ostensibly for a
purpose and you frivol your time in
every way but m the accomplishment
of that purpose. You play football'
and you play cards. You are like
the men described as doing second
things first in order to avoid doing
first things at all. In heaven's name,
if you come to a university to learn
why do you devote yourself to every
thing under the sun but that?
Tollies of Youth Criticized.
I "When I look at what I see going
on before me I am forced to think of
the remark of John Dunn that, 'It
makes the mind to smile while the
heart doth ache." You are a group of
sentimentalists. When you can be
led in herds to motion picture houses
and watch with emotion some painted
cherub with wings two feet broad, I
marvel to what lengths the silly
romanticism of youth can go. Why,
the very names of some of these pic
tures are blasphemies: 'The Woman
rim
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you will be impressed the moment
you see them.
We can say truthfully and with
all earnestness that not, since the
years of ' 1 3 and 1 4 has quality been
so decidedly pronounced, and yet,
our prices, we are glad to say, are
easily within the reach of every
man.
. Have you ever been in our big daylight
'clothing department on the second floor?
You'll find an advantage there in
selecting clothes you have probably never
experienced before.
men!s wear
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God Forgot and others of that sort
There is almost no folly to which
young romanticism cannot be driven.
"As an instance of the sentimen
tality of this nation I can think of
no better illustration than the way
the American people treated the man
who took the principles for which
they entered the war and formed
them into a code for the perpetuation
of peace among nations. If the idoli
zation to which Mr. Wilson was sub-'
jected in the first days of our en
trance into the international arena of
fighting was disgusting and mawkish
the injustice and ridicule to which
he was later treated was even worse
as an indication of the extremes to
which the people run. -
Discourtesies Are Flayed.
"On the first occasion that Mr. Wil
son walked out of his house after his
illness, did the loiterers hanging
about meet him with honor and grati
tude? They peered to see whether he
was dragging one foot and whether
he limned, or whether one arm
showed evidence of paralysis. That
is America for you one phase of it
'There are two virtues which all
of you would do well to cultivate
intellectual integrity and moral cour
age. That means there will be no
interllneal translations or copied test
papers. When you look at your in
structors, who are trying to impart
to you the knowledge for which you
come to Yale, you sit in a shallow
self-complacency and look them over
for their eccentricities, boring them
through and through with a gimlet
stare. That is not doing the job you
have in hand. The really good man is
the one who gets done the job which
he Js given to do."
Theater and Dance Attacked.
Modern theaters and dances, which
are reduced to the point of a sensual
debauch, according to Dr. Fitch, owe
their existence to a generation of
ignorance and regardless of the moral
responsibility for that which it is
handing on to posterity. It was the
same way during the restoration, he
rfaid. when England ran rampant with
immorality; the evil in this instance
being due to the shortsightedness of
the Puritans who held the reins.
Oregon Booklet Out.
Information on agricultural and in
dustrial opportunities in Oregon is
contained in an attractive booklet
compiled by Frederick C. Dahlquist
and Theodore E. Faulk, which is just
off the press. The publication, which
contains 96 pages, is called "The
Land of Beginning." I There are a
number of attractive color plates in
the book and it closes with some
verses on Oregon which were written
by the authors of the book. Five
thousand copies of the book were pub
lished for distribution throughout the
United States.
Water Bureau to Get Supplies.
Supplies for the water bureau will
be purchased by the city within the
next few weeks, according .to City
Purchasing Agent Hooper. Ordinances
authorizing the purchasing agent to
advertise for proposals for furnishing
the water bureau with brass goods,
galvanized pipe and fittings, a water
strainer and an automatic regulating
valve will be submitted to the city
council next Thursday. Specifications
will be ready in the purchasing office
Friday.