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THE BEST OF DATS -
IT SHOULD be clear to any Port
lander that this city more than
any other is entitled to Christmas
advertising as the joy capital of
all the world.
Quite true there la snow enough
on the skyline mountains to meet
the most exacting: ambition for &
-wYiftA fThrtatrnaa- TtMt dam In thai
- epia weatner mgat precipitate a
; .fuel problem, the air is as soft as
the breath. of spring. While other
, -cities wreatta with .ever-rigorous
, Jack Frost . Portland opens the
' windows and Jeta the whole sweet
j -outdoors in. '. . t.-J . 1
; : 4 Then, this ia the Christmas, tree
i . center of the country. The Chica
i goan or New Yorker buys a bit of
! - bilious evergreen brought a long
way. tightly packed' In cars and
' finds the cost to him was figured
'.on a close count of the needles on
' the little pin or fir. But the Port
; - land boy , takes his George Wash
I .lngton hatchet and with It retreats
S to a hillside where so many over
s' greens grow that a whole Yuletlde
'celebration la ". greenery Is never
missed and nature promptly pro
ceeds to fill In the vacancies for
Christmases to come. - ' ' J.
' " One of the beautiful customs of
Christmas Is the exchange of Christ
I -'mas cards. The people of most
- communities are content with little
( stock pictures of snow and Ice with
out much reference to the point of
locus. But Portland people have
( : learned they can send their friends.
either here or elsewhere, no cards
I -sot beautiful as those, (hat 'contain
i scenes of a rose bordered Portland
f street, or of splendid Mount Hood
: towering benevolently on the east
: horison. Every Portland vista Is a
i portrait of Nature at her best.
.The -Community Chest has r
.minded us that need and sorrow
.would be the lot of more than a
'few at this Christmas season .were
It not for the generous 'impulsive-
vness of their neighbors. J But, after
J all .the destitution, comparatively,
ia not so greats just enough to win
; for kindly people that finest of all
sensations, the swelling of the heart
"that comes with doing good which
can be paid for only in the coin of
i gratitude. - .
Few cities are more able to. re
.member either loved. ' ones or th
' handicapped at a distance with ma
terial good cheer. That" Portland
' folk have lived up ' to their " oppor
tunity has been testified to for days
by 'the ever lengthening line of the
- package laden at parcel post win
v dows. There is something especial
ly fitting about contact with distant
friends through the medium of the
Christmas , spirit. r Each -carefully
-wrapped bundle , is a messenger
- which testifies to the Sralue ; sUU
. placed on associations of the, past.
. Each ' tells how vagrant impulse
was chained by fragrant memory
at the , season-: when bitterness .of
.spirit is withdrawn farthest from
the chlldren of men.- .. 1 -
; Portland people can only wish
-that their security and comfort, the
atmosphere of. nelghboriinese cre
ated by a city, of friends, could be
universal. ; Christmas -la the chll
dren'a day, but th,e Bolshevik! have
denied Christmas to Russian chll
dren.;'Thereare -millions of chU-
' dren in the' war sone and in the
Near Kaet that have been stunted
- and tithted by the misery an4 pri
"
the Ciiriwimaa , spu.t. ri. : ; 1 . ,. tlia
arorld. XlaX aad horror would go
out ot t&&y-worl& lt iT&en 9tery
where ' would Mtjthtie heart hear
the meesafe cf the If azaren whose
naui day was the first Ch
Prof eraor ' William Phelps
of Tale aaya in 6crtboers that Uie
reason many men. Including- some
clerics, turn to the sporting page
first Is that they find there the rec
ord of. victory.:! while? on the front
page' is largely a review of defeat In
buitioess. in love, in ambition and
in protection of self and property
But the deeper reason is that every'
man loves contest where the best
man wins."' . -
MERRY CHRISTMAS
MAY this day be. one: Of .gladness
and 'beaut-. th n TAnM.i
readers. ' - -l- j- ; ' .
. . This .'wish by the paper -Is not
merely a formal and ampty compli
ment incident to the season, but an
expression of. the good will that is
In the heart -of The Journal for all
its people. ' Th family spirit that
reigns . in the big Journal home
reaches out to the hearthstones of
its patrons and makes a tie, that
binds us all together. . In the desire
to aerve and to make so far as It
catf everything better for all. The
Journal feels thai It can claim that
it has Cot merely one Christmas but
3S Christmases In the year, .
The bane of this world is hate.
Christmas has another j and widely
different .formula, Christmas is the
natal day of Him who said, What
soever ye , would that, men should
do to you,j do ye even so to them."
. It ls-effgentle doctrine. To have
all mankind look forward to a time
when the Christ spirit would be the
universal rule Of conduct, is a goal
transcendent.. Then the little child
in the ftreet would . not. gaze hun
grily and futUelyJnto the brilliant
shop windows at Christmas time.
There is. enough , In. the world for
that child to have its share of the
pretty things,' Its portion of warm
clothing' and Its part in the 'glad
ness of the world. "O'
It may be a far cry, but that Is
the way The . Journal would have
the world, be.': It wouldi If It'could,
warm the heart of everyone with a
care for others and soften in men
the case-hardened desire to. accu
mulate, a desire that, as It is more
and more gratified becomes, a. con
suming passion that saps the mercy
and the Christmas spirit out of the
souls of so many. " , j 1 , 1
. When they buy their gifts for the
loved ones at Christmas, everybody
confesses that It Is for the purpose
of spreading good will and gladness.
Then why. confine such thoughts to
a single day In the year? Why con
tine them merely to each narrow
circle? If they are,. good thing,
why not .extend the 6od will and
gladness to' all anf 'eJress" It every
day in the year? - ; , "
: To the grandfather far his Corner
by the . fireplace, to ther grand
mother, the busy housewife, the
sturdy breadwinner and the bright
eyed youngsters in every home. The
Journal wishes 4a, Merry Christmas
and a Happjr New. Year.
In Detroit lunacy commissions
are striving to ascertain If automo
bile speeders are insane. One per
son who was going 32 miles an hour
was found to be not only of inferior
intelligence but deaf and of poor
vision. 'Hxt time you're tempted
to ; "step on er yon may find
yourself speeding' toward the luna
tic asylum . '
IN THE FOG
A IX he could see was the twink
ling red of the tall, light on the
machine ahead of him. :- Suddenly
even - this disappeared. ; The : ma-
chlne had gone over the bank.
There was but ene thing to do. He
swerved ' violently. He ' felt the
wheels of his car spin Into air.
Then the - little eoupe was rolling
over and over until it came to rest
with a thud upside down. - ,
Luckily the sturdy top had held
without serious break. Luckily,
too, he" waa able .to get the door
open and extricate himself from a
most -unnatural : position. After
midnight had gone he arrived at
home, the rest of the way painfully
accomplished on foot: through the
dense gray darkness. Not t until
daylight came could he do anything
about . retrieving his helpless ve
hicle. The Incident i taken from
the unreported accident record on
Milwaukie hill that night last week
when the fog was so abnormally
dense The trouble occurred at the
right angle turn where the road is
elevated , on -. both sides and must
always be negotiated cautiously.
Both motorists had .their lights
turned on as brightly as possible.
This Is' the: common mistake ' of
driving through a fog. The effect
was merely "to set up a glare re
flected fully by the opaque envelope
which covered the earth. No light
ever made can directly - penetrate
fog." not - even the sun. , TH Tiling
headlights, which 4uhder 'normal
driving constitute one of the great
est hazards of the road to approach
ing traffic are in fog the greatest
hazard t$. the driver" of he motor
which eerriee eralJteli?-'
; But there Is alwayrln fog a little.
gray, generally disseminated light
by means of which -ene may see at
least the general : outlines of the
road.7' The most comfortable way
to ' drive In i tog . is, of course, X to
leave jour car- in Abe garage. But
the number of accidents in the fog
would be cut down a fourth If mo
torists ' would 5. remember- to - dim
their lights for themselves: at such
i time la the same wa- thX courle?
- ,
oUiers wLea the way is clear.
THEIR GREATEST NEED
WHEN Santa Claus entered the
door at the Children's HomeJn
South Portland Saturday afternoon
a small boy left his chair, rushed
up to the7: jovial saint and leaped
tovhia,jfc"iVrv
There, with arms entwined tight
ly about Santa Claus neck, the lit
tle fellow -remained untn Santa
gently put him -down7 Jin order to
attend to the iiiipdrtant business
Of distributing gifts. 5 .? :
. There was, among the other or
phaned little : children present,: a
little girL In her arms suddenly,
materialised the wistful dream lot
her life- -Santa Claus handed her
a dolly that shut Its eyes in slum
ber and awoke saying "Mamma."
A box of candy was also handed, to
her, ta 1 beautiful handkerchief and
a ack filled with candy, apples and
nuts. But aU the other articles re
mained unnoticed on the chair be
side her while the little girl clung
to her dolly, and crooned : over, her
with ' the.' happiest, softest mother
voice' that a dolly's ears ever were
supposed to hear. V,
When 4 Mrs. "Emerlch came to
Portland from the N ear East not
long ago she said that the massed
orphaned' childhoods of ..that dark
ened: district have '. - need greater
than for food.. Yet "everyone has
supposed', that the . hungriest chil
dren to the world are, the father
less, motherless victlmavof Turkish
cruelty. She said ' they, had need
greater than for clothing. Yet the
Armenian children have been un
derstood to be the most poorly clad
little -folk to-be found -Anywhere.
She said that the greatest of all the
needs of these little f olkris for love,
and that to be" deprived of love of
mother and father handicaps them
more than material deprivation. ;
Having seen the-name instinct so
Vividly find expression in parentless
children so much , nearer home and
so much more comfortably provid
ed' for. who can doubt the ..full
truth of what Mrs. Em'erich said ?
' The person who has made Christ
mas .happy for some forlorn little
child has most nearly Interpreted
the Christmas spirit.
' Aocording to the : divorce court
review, the chief Impulse back of
the modern feminine intent to com
mit matrimony is a desire to secure
alimony, " ' :. ' i
MERELY BOOKKEEPING
BASED on the testimony of Judge
Lovett, In connection with the
Southern Pacific and Central: Pa
cific merger matter,' The Journal
commented on the expenditures
which he testified were being made
through' nianyr agencies', to influ
ence .public sentiment to support
the separation of the Southern Pa-
cifio, and .Central Pacific. -The
journal stated that it would be-of
interest to kaoir to v what extent
these . expenditures were being
charged to the operating account of
the railroads to be paid by. the pub'
lie In rates. j "'
- The transcript of this testimony.
now at . hand, shows that, on being
asked . by Commissioner . Myers,
JUdge -Iovett, tesUfied these ex
penditures were not being charged
to operating expense but - were
being charged "Into a suspense ac
count, with a view to charging them
ultimately to profit and loss. That
falls On the stockholders." There Is
no. desire to do Injustice fo Judge
Lovett and ' hence ', The Journal
makes this correction. However; it
appears ifrom the transcript of testi
mony that Judge Love t$ Baid)
The only limitation I put, which was
one that I always put on an -unusual
adventure, is that nothing must be done
that is illegal -The fight got
started and there were a great 'many
agenetss- enipiored - btX a
thorised him (Mr. Gray) to do what
ever he considered necessary within
those limitations of the Jaw, and left
It entirely to his discretion, and what
ever he did . within these limitation X
fully indorse and approve; --But
it was in a certain aense war. I haven't
had much experience in politics, but
it was very much like a political
campaign.
Judge Lovett says that, these ex
penses were not to be charged to an
operating expense account. This,
however, does not change the fact
that a wealthy, public service cor
poration was using its funds oper
ating "through various agencies,'
and in any manner," so long as It
was within the limits of the law, to
influence public opinion to its way
pf thinking on a question involving
a very great public interest.
The, Journal confesses It does, not
see that the matter Is helped at all
by the fact that money expended Is
charged to the profit and loss ac
count -Which has been largely crem
ated from rates collected, or to the
operating expense account direct.
: . To suggest "otherwise leads to the
conclusion that if "a corporation is
rich and can afford to spend money
this way it is legitimate. . If poor
and unable to dqf so except out -of
earnings, it is wrong. '- This seems
a rather uncertain yardstick by
which to measure' such actions.
THEY'LL - NEVER GET PAST .' IRV
. rma tha Boston Glob
; Now ihat ..President Harding has
made Irvin S. CQbh a. major, what for
eign foe would darg toi threaten us with
A . ;: aaawaww mm i 'mi i.ifci mjm mm ism . " ; . T
THE TURKISH NATHAN HALE
. ' Tnm th Koriol ViraiBma-FOet
No doubt the parting words of the
sultan were: "I am aorry I have not
more wives to leave to my country;.
? MOWING WITH MACHTNERY--rraaa
th f ohde Blade -
V Lima Beane says the Grim Reaper
has traded his scythe for. aa aatomo-
bile. - r - ; - -: . -
ra the Oraeavtil Pudaeat
" The toe of Italy'a boot is turned the
wren way for kicking Turkey out of
u-urcpe-. -. . . ,
PEilCBPROiJISE
-IN PARLEY
Again Are Central American Repub
lics in Council at Washington Seek
ing to Establish an Arbitration In--;
etrumentallty in the Interest of :
Composing- Xlff erences Amons
. Tliemselvee Uncle Bam Is Seen
1 aa the Altruiat, Seeking - Only
t - the Good ot Theae -More or
j" Less Turbulent LltUe Friends'7
-. of Hi Soma- Editors Wish ; ',
'i 7. Union May Come Out of It- t -
.. Dally EUtU.l Digest-
(CooaoikUted
AancUtiott) v
Once anore Washington, is the ecene
of : an intentional gathering that is
looked to hopefully by American pa
pers aa another long step, toward peace
and stability, this time aa affecting, the
Central American ' "republics. Twice
within the: past 13 months. the Bos
ton Transcript ; recalls, "International
meetings have been held In the Amer
ican capital that have already changed
the eourseof -history; '""The- conference
on limitation of -armament and the
conference between Chile, and Peru to
settle i the . Tacna-Arica controversy.
found: in Washington : an atmosphere
favorable to -the achievement-of their
alma - The success of these-two' con
ference attrurs well for the success
of the present meeting at Washington
of: the central American .states.? .
: In the present instance the purpose
of the meeting-, as the New York Trib
une states It, is to set In motion
the ..machinery for adjusting those
dlsputea among, the Central -American
nations which ordinary diplomacy-' is
unable to solve. It includes -the re
creation of the Central American court
and if possible the limitation of land
armament" Thua thi meeting, called
at the earnest solicitation of the Amer
ican department of. state f or the pur
pose of bringing about a setter under
standing among, the. nations and to re
move -. causes and - - provocations, for
war, places the i United States, the
Port Huron Times Herald taunts, in
the position of putting, forth "the only
practical -efforts', toward peace' that
are being made at present . At a
previous conference.- held in Washing
ton in , 190T;1 the -New-Yerlr Post In
forms us, the Central 'American re
publics "opened a new: era of amity
in their relations" and established "an
arbitral - court that "was one of the
most : hopeful International Inatltu-
tiong of the decade during:, which it
survived, and because "the Bryan
Chamorro treaty between the United
States and Nicaragua wrecaed" .tnat
body "the United States has, a peculiar
responSlblHty .. for replacing - it.' v
In the 'opinion of most editors the
renewal of the arbitral court is about
all that cah be hoped from the present
conference, for while, in the general
view, federation -or', aotual-union of the
five separate politlcl enUUea 4 highly
desirable-, it -is beset ' with many our-
ficultlesriand the United States can
influence each a. movement only, mor
ally. Tne. parley now in. session, me
Mobile Register thinks, i "wiU hardly
amount to more than a discussion -Of
questions mutually of interest to -the
states represented." !, but the indlanap
oiis Star adds, ?ta discussions should
contribute-materially to a better un-
derstandlnr between- the --United States
and its Latin-American neighbors.", as
well as 'among the. five nations rep
resented. - - i-.,:-
"A Machiavellian government, prac
ticing the Id style diplomacy," the
Pittsburg Chronicle ' Telegraph . ob
servea. "might rejoice to see the email
countries tjk loggerheads finally af-
ioramg an ", excpise vior ; mierveauon
and f possible control. ? But Our ; gov
ernment has traditionally enacted the
role of protector and advisor of these
southern neighbors, ' which - by vt hem-
eel ves would Do- helpless against ag
gression,"?:, and; moreover,.; the-;,unoJs-;
State Journal adds, -f If vis ; Vera; im
portant to this country that heCen4
tral American . republics . eirtablistj
stable i governments, reduce" their" es
sential expenses and concentrate their
energies upon their natural., resources,
which- are rich beyond dreams." Mr.
Hughes, in his opening address to
the conference, - "expressed n satisfac
torily the American: attitude toward
the Central American: republics," t the'
Kansas Clty Journal .thinks. since
this country has no axe to grind
and no motive other than those
which bear - on an endaring peace on
tne nemiipnere. -? ; . --
The immediate ' objectives of laite
disarmament and the establishment
of some medium "-of,-diplomatic, inter
oourse is as far- as this- conference
should attempt to go. in the opinion
of many American writers. ; Its "real
work," the - Milwaukee Sentinel holds.
Is "to secure a working-agreement that
Will Insure regional aeaea In rVntral
America - as 'Something definite to
8 tart with. Appealing as the dream
of federation may be,' it ia after all
largely , "rainboW i chasing." which
"-should hot be allowed to interfere
with the work of the present confer-
enca ; The time , "apparently has not
yet arrived" the Muncle Star aareea.
"for a permanent political union of the
five republics. Several previous at
tempts to create a federation of states
have - failed.-- The : most the present
gathering is likely .to accomplish is to
discuss the - means ' of promoting
friendlier relations between the differ
ent countries- and of curbing the revo
lutionary breaks which have stunted
political- development,"" As the -.Nor
folk Virginian Pilot explains it, "the
sub-tropical Latin temperament is a
difficult thing to win to the beauties
of cooperation." and in any. event, the
Philadelphia s Evening Publio Ledger
thinks, the union program is one
that must eventually be worked out
under different conditions by thesls
ter nations themselves. The 5 United
States naturally does not propose to
govern their destinies to that extent."
- !'' j '
i Granting that position, other 'Writers
none the less hold with the Stv Paul
Pioneer Press that "union is the ultl
mate end which should be pursued" as
a political policy, and since "the United
States can 'give the republics Invalu
able aid" In that direction "there Is no
reason why a beginning should not be
made at the present conference." In
the "friendly atmosphere"! of Wash
ington, the NeW York Times suggests,
a practicable plan leading to mln
might be worked out and eventually
accepted by (ine-vnvo nations-, con
earned." ' .::r--;r- f r. f.:"
- fThere Is hardly more justification
for five Central American republics,'
the New York, Globe declares, " "than
there would be of 28 Mexican nations
or of 4S republics within the territory
of - the United States.- Political and
commercial considerations, not nature,
have made for disunity. If out pf. this
conference which - he has called new
era of rood will and stability ia estab
lished in Central America the secre
tary Of. state, will have done much to
restore the prestige -of thia country In
Latin America and to have earned the
appreciation of his fellow citisena'
And. with the Chattanooga News, "all
America hopes the .effort may suc
ceed." ' .-:? ..i.k V'-'?:
, . AS PLAIN AS -1 1---
'-From ti Phlladetphia Nerth Aaaeriraa -
A aentleman. named Akmao B. See
advocates burning- ait women's col
lesres. He apparently -feels no woman
cciii-U lagw ccrs .tiAn. A. (C
rewni:?rwe',t - TS y-wreal t
ebiraooo 4a m departaot anwi id be me
tee M on' one i:4 of the paper, ahooid ae
ud voroa e Jencto, iM mm ee
nraed 'by the rntn, vaoao aaaii aridraaa is
tua mm aecompaay ta efvinaima 1 -
DISCUSSING ,r MOT! YES OF. STATE
Clemenceau's Miseioa Taken 7 at Text
br One Not in Sympathy Wits. It.
PtwUand, : Dec, 18. To the Editor of
The , : J ournal Clemeaceau has - been
here and made speeches, and Lloyd
George has written letters. Both have
come before the .: American people.
thanks to our excellent news service.
What Is this all about? v: What IS the
game? .-' y?xri'& :. - : -
Aboat 30 years aro there was a
movement in Europe to form a syndi
cate of flnanclei -Onmi n, rrencn
and English to build i a : railroad
through Asia Minor and Mesopotamia
and to exploit - the country? for , their
mutual ; benefit to form a league of
nations with a more substantial basis
than that of a written convention. But
the English idea of the foundation of
such a league as expressed by" Lord
Grey in the house of commons, that
the league must be able to uphold its
undertaaina- bv force, differed : from
the German idea, as expressed by Beth-
man-liollweg in the reicbstag, tnat
such a policy of force is In gross con-
traditlon of the ideal or a league 01
nauons, - among which right snotua
prevail over miaht King Edward
went to France and formed the triple
alliance. Frnch money. . instead of
going into improvements, went to kus
sia and then back to France for arms
and. ammunition for destructive pur-
tee. -Clemenceau ..was an active
member of this pact, -They forgot the
sound advice, "ftevenae is mine; i
shalt punish, saith the- Lord," and the
French- people have suffered for it
since. First they cam here whining.
and- then - threatening. .. Still the fact
remains that they have been the cats-.
paw that got the chestnuts out of the
fire -It ie the prerogative of Great
Britain to carry the whit man's bur
den and protect the small nation a
Thetsissheroyaten ,Ini. 181C. when
France and Germany . were weary of
war and. Russia was down and, out.
the peaceable wing of Frenchmen were
in secret conversations with the Ger
mans to find a way to end the war.
This might have caused a great mone
tary loss to our parasitical financiers
who had. backed England. The in
visible : government of this country
backed the revenge - lusting wirtg of
Frenchmen to carry on the war to tne
bitter end. assuring them of national
assistance. : and France bled .herself
white." Bolo Pasha was made the
goat, but history cannot - be ' killed
with the death of a man. What is on
in Europe now: that we ehould meddle
with its affairs T. wnat is the gamer
We have so much-to do at home that
is not done. Is it again the Influence
of our parasitical financiers ? Are
the coal fields of the Ruhr basin and
the Oil fields of Russia and Mesopo
tamia 'the oysterr If France set
possession Of the: same by force. Eng
land cannot: get them by financial
trickery. Are we going to again make
Europe safe rfoe: democracy and carry
Christianity:- and civilisation to J them
when we need it so badly here? We
need every drop of red blood and every
dolLar'a; worth of 1 material rixht here.
We can' and will use it for our bene
fit It - men like Goethals, Ford and
La-Follette prevail. '
. -,. William Jsensee.
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- A DRY DEFIES ALL WETS
Tells Them They Helped Bring, Prohi
bition Upon Themselves, and -
That It Is Here to Stay.
Athena. Dec. 18. To. the Editor Of
The Journal It is really too bad, and
we ought to feel sorry for those thirsty
ones wno perioaicauy vpice ueir , anti
prohtbiuon sentiments m, tne puduc
prints. We read what they say, of
course, always looking for something
new, but it is always the same old
chestnut, the. same - old joke. Their
thirst Is inordinate,-,-and will not
owii- Too bad. 'too bad 1 Here they
come, heavy laden, with parched Hps,
and the: same 'old mountain of antl-
prohibition; ea t-therr- backs, and noth
ing but the dry sands of the desert
before them ; not an oasis in sight, nor
even a mirage to encourage, their for
lorn - spirits. All they have left Is
dreams of those gool old days gone by.
and the ..thought that what haa, been
an ; be again those good , old times
vhen there Were palaces " of boose
with., i-Jce and crime concomitants in
an- their glory. But "them days is
gonef orever,"
Prohibition waa arduously attained.
It .will be sloWto go.- The . American
people do not always seem to know
what they want or what Is best for
thenv but when they at last find it
they are awfully "wt"? ProhiWtioa is
not. an experiment; -It is a process,
an evolution, a growth, and, being a
growth, it is growing.: It has become
immune to poisonous and evil influ
ences that oppose . It. by the very
process of its evolution.. We . know
perfectly how we got It, and know
how , to keep- it7 We- know perfectly
what the old days were, and we don t
want them again. -And It isn't a mat
ter of relirion. or purltanlsm, or
bigotry, or -. fanaticism, either ; it Is
a matter of simple deeency. -
The lkruor crowd by their maudlin
indecencies did more than any other
factor to put prohibition over, and too
late; they have discovered their mis
take. - And. now they - promise.- if we
Willi only give them boose again, they
will be decent next tin - That's
where the comics come .in. - Fatuous
dream !-They could not be decent a
minute, and anyone x knows It who
knows anything about tne rank ana
file of the boose element As - they
were in the days of old, that way they
would be aaawv'wi
Indrlnk and dope there is a moral
degeneracy.- - There 1 is no question
about it 'It Is not a theery, but-a
demonstrable and demonstrated fact, a
psychopathic fact, an historical fact.
' : F. B. Wood. ,
; .r.-,NOT LOT IN WINTER-'
" From th Ueeatnr fin.) Mar-aid
Trees vara popularly supposed : to
shed their beauty with their leavea
The average person is scarcely . con
clous of their presence until, in spring,
their buds burst.- bringing color .back
into t the landscape. " During She sum
mer, as masses of green, they are ap
preciated and In their special glory of
autumn there are none so mentally
poor a its i ignore . them But" where
beauty pt color is a simple language,
speaking a t clearly to children and
priroitve savages . as to the cultured,
beauty or form is reauced only by tne
aid of a somewhat finer sense. Trees
invariably have It. They are more for
tunate in thia respect than many other
works of nature. Whatever the acci
dent " they have suffered,- s however
broken' or distorted they may be as the
result of , too rude elements, they re
tain - this enpreme quality. Only the
Ignorant butchery of man can take it
from thenv The strong lines of trunks,
the lacery of branchea and twigs, the
texture of bark, all contribute to the
winter beauty of trees. The person who
looks from his living room window and
faUs of consciousness of this beauty
can gain it readily enough by looking
from bleak windows wnicn airoro on
view ef trees. -' . - '. :-. '." - ' . "
--NO PLACE FOR A WEEPER7
- IW Ua IHiiehaat Ttmoa Ulrioe
' The funny thing about a . business
revival . is that those who have faith
are not - the ones at the mourners'
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nOT. T u I R i T: AlJD
SMALL CHANGEy
A very merry ChrUtmast7
Oh. :welL the Fourth of July isn't
far away 1 ' ; . . ' -7.7" i r -
Wouldn't It be a wonderful World
if every, day were Chriatmasl v . .
The Irony 'of fate-delivers "bare boxes
of candy to the fat woman and fine
cigars to . the man -. with a tobacco
heart. " ' - : - -r- - -. .
The turkev "will he ebout ' the onlv
thinr that's stuffed when the dinner
starts but an hour later, that's dit-,
ierent : -. . - y u ::: ....
You' can ' have all the haervs new
year you want We're willing to take
our enthusiasm out on merry Christ
mas, thanks. .
. ' - -
It's a mighty sad day, now - that
we're old enough-, to look back upon
it. "when we learn that Santa isn't ail
that he's cracked up to 'be.
' The . chan ; who- eats his ; Cliristmas
dinner at home today is especially for
tunate, ror ne wilt oe-privileged to
ah are the usually delectable leavings. .
A sklnnV 'Santa Claus with eottan
whiskers is presuming upon the Intel
ligence . or 1 mooera youtn - wnea ne
thinks he can do his stuff and get
away with dt. - - -
Isn't It maddening when you drag
the old Christmas tree ornaments out
of the dusty archives, to discover that
something has -been sitting on them
heavily since last year? .. .
MORE OR laESSf PERSONAL
-Random : Observations HAbbut Town
Visitors In the city ar Donald Wil
kinson of The Dalles, J. C Bowman of
Eugene,- C, - R. -Jackson of Prlneville
and Frank Solalr of. Eugene. 1
" .: "T -'- --- "-'-.,. "-lii'l----' :..-
Mabel H. Hlnshaw -of Mossy Rock,
Wash., and Mrs. M. Sleep of Warren
ton -are among the guests of:- the Imperial,-
: x;:--j?. ;v? t. .is
'Among out fof. town guests tare Itfr.
and Mrs.
Ralph E.
Byera;
Of
Grander
. ; .
Mr. and -Mrs. Al Thompson of Ne
halem flnlehed up7-their Christmas
shopping in the metropolis.
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; Albert Heinrich offNyMa : was a
week-end- guest.-:'?.&)'.-:.
' - - . ' - ' "S-S - .' "
" Visitors from 'Redmond are? Harold
B. Marsh and B. H..Rradley - -1
v-:''--'- ' '--.-' '. ,. ..- .- , ' r--'-
Payne Pfuffer of CorvaUls is among
recent arrivals in the city..
- . . - .
' E. P. Merrick : Of Medford is In Port
land ' on businesa -.
...... . . e e
;iMr. and Mrs.' ?. lfSweek of Hepp
ner came to Portland for Christmas.
'B,-A;- Lyday" of Iloskins is' among
out of town visttOrs. ;
v ' -V.--; .. .--:.
Among out of town visitors la S. O.
-Newhoyse of Bend.- 7:-7 ,-'',",: - v. .-
' H. T. 'Irving' of Cathlarhet, Wash-,'
is among recent arrival in the city.
HVIPRESSIONS AND I OBSERVATIONS
- - OF THE JOURNAL MAN
By Fred
BetrXMKetlea In the walm of holiday
mneta -u Me. Tw-kleY'a ChriMmutide mood.
Merrl England' ancient archi ate draws
npoa foe aaaeh matntal lor historical remi
niMence. in th eoura ct which it beeoaae P
narant that whatever may b thia day a deter
mination for rr""V-"-"t. tt wM certainly come
by kMtii. . . -'' . ..
t it la said that ia the .games and-di-
versions and in the manner of observ
ing holidays of a people you can trace
their national V characteristics. Our
nMavnf 1 if n ha chanced so greatly
arlngtha'Dast century that many of
the old-time Customs, observed during
Yuletlde have beooma obsolete. A gas
furnace or electric heater; aoes not ieno
Itself Jto ' the ' oldHIme ceremonies of
bringing in the backlog for- the huge
fireplace used by our forefathers. The
turkey has taken the place of the
boar's head borne aloft on a huge plat
ter jby the serving-man for the Christ
mas revel. No longer do we bring in
tha3 pluntf pudding afloat in a or
flaming brandy. No longer do we ap
point a Lord of Misrule to serve as
master of the Yuletlde sports. .
,Manv ef 'the Old-time holidays are
no longer observed, while those that
remain are of ten commerciamea uuii,
the real . spirit of the. day is .absent-
Possibly your grandmotner can ten
you the'- stories tola oy amrr Kranu.
mother of tne oia-time oarn-raisinsB,
the Mavdav T aames. the harvest fes
tivals, the feast of eheepshearing and
the Midsummer. Eve ceremonies. Our
Christmas pastimes are largely indoors
in these times, instead of in the field
or the forest, or on the village com
mon, where bunting, wresumg. oox
ing, running. hawking, easting the javelin.-
archery, quoits, tilting, running
at rings and the wiia goose enas were
popular holiday diversiona In the
old -days the "commoners," as distin
guished from the gentry, at. the May
day games, at Whitsun ales, at wakes
and at other holiday occasions, amused
themselves by bowling on the village
green, by dancing, pitching . the bar.
Diavlna keelolns. quoits, tronks, wast
ers, football, running at the quintain,
boxing, wrestling, or fencing and ex
ercising with the foils.- In Burton's
"Anatomy of Melancholy he speaks
of the city folk of his day, who, he
aaya,- 'take pleasure to see some
pageant or other eight go by as, ror
example, a coronation, a wedding, or
such-like - niceties or to aee ar. am
bassador or visiting prince - received
and- entertained -with - masks, shows
and fireworks, or they like to see bull-
balttng. bearbalthig, dancera on ropes,
jugglers, comedies, tragedies ana cock
tighting. - In winter - they recreate
themselves much with cards, dice.
chess, backgammon, shovelboard. the
philosopher's game, shuttlecock, masks,
choruses and mass singing, billiards,
Canctng, Yule : games, riddles, erpss
purposes, , and the telling of tales of
knight-errantry, i thieves, witches,
fairies .and goblina" - - ' V
The youth .- of V London Sailed and
rowed on or swam and fished In. tne
Thames. Among . the popular games
of London of the- early days was
palm-play or . handball, as ; we now
call it Front this game was evolved
our modern game of tennis. Originally
they? returned the ball by striking
it with the pahnof the hand. . Later
thy: put on a leather glove, which
gave way In ' time to the wrapping of
cords around ' one hand, . which . ia
turn was eucceeded by an early form
of the tenuis racket . It via played
during the Easter, holidays tor tansy
cakea .- Stoolball waa one of the
popular sports in the days of DUrfey,
an eld-time poet, who refers to it when
he says; -
Dan in vala- ea e sanaer day.
AH tte iad and laaaa mt te be Marry.
g'tnateh for kiaaea at atoolbad to play,
- And for .cakes and aka, eidaa- and parra
CofB - all reat. amall. ahnrt, Uxi
Away, away, o play toJbili - '
The ' young men - played a store
strenuous game, an oid-time fom of
our. game of . fooOvUl. and-' game
termed goff which, says 'rt " ancient
chronicler. requires ren"sieero
play properly or a ret'd ball is struck
violently with a mallet-'.. Pail-mall, a
type cf cricket, mas much in vogue.
KT 1 w S 1 i T IR RTF; P-
SIDELIGHTS -
We often wonder how. Europe got
along without America's help before
America waa discovered. Haines -ftee-
Ord, . - .'- . --VJ.i.,..:::v:.
..- ,- I - ..'; !" .:--'-,'' .' .
.-acrarnnto - Man" - Dased ' i Four
Mentha" Headline. That ia notihmr !
We know some men who have been
dased aU or their Uvea Molalla Pio-
i7Many business men "are 7 restfully
waiting the coming of prosperity to
wake them up insteacr- of boostfhg
Oregon products ' to create Oregon
payroiia Condon Globe-Ttmea' . .
' - . . . .:.
What we all need is more faith in our
fellow-men. Because -. one man or a
number of men go wrong la no rea
son whatever for. us to lose faith ia
the common run of men The world
ie full of good men. Sherwood Valley
New.-. ,-.--v.-. :-. -. . r :.:... : ... ,...
...., , - ' : :;j!.-; i5 vv; -;;-.
A Newport correspondent - writes' In
to ask us what- we think . of a law to
put a regulator on an: automobile so
that it -couldn't go over 20 miles an
hour. We believe it would be a fine
thing for everybody's automobile but
oura Corvallis Gaaette-Times. -
Portland.." which - at., various times
rt the past haa been looked upon as
the traditional enemy of Astoria, has
risen , magnificently to the situation
and is proving herself .the great minis
tering -angel .to Jer 7 suffering sister
city. Let this fact be recorded in
delibly - in the consciousness of this
community. Astoria Budget
1 -" """ - c ; 1 11 1 '
- Visitors from eaet of the mountains
are - a R - PurceU of Bend, Ernest
Stoddard of Bakr and Benson Burnett
of Shanike.:-'":-"" -' --:.J:..i:jtJ.;wtc
Visitors from Clatsop ootmty Include
Dan G Malar key of Warrenton 'and
S. W. WUlett of Astoria. ' 1- . r
' ..." -". ' '."" '- " ; e . ' i '"''.--' .f'-'-V
- While in Portland on 'business E. H.
Hedrick of Heppaer la stopping at the
Multnomah. . ., -'' t .'". r-fj- i ?
Mr. and-Mra- W. S. rSmlth of Boise
and Herbert K. Beard of Walla Walla
are among oat -of town vlsitora. s-
. . . . -s. --.": .
Mr. and Mra CZ K. Edwards are
registered at the 7 Multnomah from
Caston, China. - ;
'. . ... O . ' . .'
Bowen Lester; a Corvallls dentist,
is transacting business . in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs W. D. Coyae. of Pasco
are visiting in Portland. . '."
Charles Turnbull of Prairie. City
spent the week-end In Portland. ; -
. e e
C. R. Tlmms of Qulniey Is among out
or town visitors. v ' . - ?-,
.. i'----, ' ' ': ;
W. A. Bailey of Lyle. Wash., was
In rortland Saturday. -:.' - - & v:
; . - . - . . e. :-
L. L, Wllson of . .Hood River spent
Saturday in Portland. :'"- ' '.", '.. .:
, - .-,'., ', ,-,1 )Tf;',:;,--:
Among out of town visitor is N.
Nelson of Astoria.
Lookley"?
Running at quintain- was a game in
which a man on horseback attempted
with his lance to stick the quintain
uis - suspended and swinging, figure
made to resemble a Turk. Saracen or
Moor on - the forehead. .4 Sometimes
the quintain was on a pivot and had
a -wooden ' arm holding a. saber. If
the lancer struck the r figure on the
cneex or shield, the figure revolved.
striking the rider with the saber.
' Hock :day, usually, . celebrated at
Easter.'. Is no- longer a holiday. That
day was celebrated by the tug-of-war
with- a rope, champion teams compet
ing. New - Year's day- was celebrated
with the drinking of much spiced ale
and the visiting; of friends. Prac
tically all of the old fair days, such as
St? Giles Hill day, St Peters day, St
Bartholomews day, St Cuthberta day,
souuiwark fair day and St James fair
day, are now obsolete.7 The sports of
those: days, such as archery, morris
shows, warlike diversions and f bon
fires, have also disappeared. The old
time elaborate ceremonies of Midsum
mer Eve are no longer celebrated. No
longer do we decorate our front doors.
as in the old days, with branches of
birch, fennel. St John wort and gar
lands of wild flowers, nor keen a lan
tern burning, all night over the door-
Way-.:. '-;'- : , ' -.'V--v, V';:-;7'M -:7
I ran across recently an old record
dated in 1478, when valentines "were
drawn on the eve of St Valentines
day. Corresponding - numbers were
drawn by the lads and maideaa, and
the maid became the lad's valentine.
- Pancake Tuesday and Collop Mon
day &re bo Ion car abaerverl. s Nntivaek
night was the vigil of AlajrSalnU day.
The young folks gathered, and, with
their hands tied behind them, dived for ,
apples floating in a tub of water, or 1
tried to catch nut or apples suspended
by a string. . -.7.-..:-.:--',-::.:..:
. '- , '--, 7-'7; 7 :-7.:..7v- -
. Few people " today . even know . why
Royal Oak day was celebrated. ' The
feeling then was as strong aa that be-,
tween a follower Of St Patrick and
an Orangeman is today. If you .failed
to wear oak - leaves in your hat, the
boys were privileged to shout at yoq :
"Royal ' oak. the Whigs to provoke."
The opposing party, wearing plane
tree leavea, would hear the taunting
cry raised : "Plane-tree leavea .Church
folks are thieves."
r
In the old days Maundy Thursday
was celebrated by the -king washing
the feet of poor men equal In num
ber to the years he had reigned, -after
which he furnished each of them a
pair of shoes, stockings - and money..
Michaelmas day was celebrated by the
eating of a "stubble goose." f Mother
ing ' Sunday Mid-Lent Sunday was
the day tn which one Was required to
make an offering at the altar of one's
mother church. We have changed this
observance of Mothers day, .
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The real festival of the whole year,
however, was Christmas, celebrated by
hagmena. j the- singing of Christmas
carols, mumming, the lighting of the
Yule log and of the Christmas can
dles, the jriving of -Christmas boxes'
and the decking of the church and the
home with evergreen trees and brancheg
as well as with noiiy, ivy and mistie-
Here is a' Christmas carol published
in 16S5. which became a prime favor
ite in England and the -colonies i
XffW, thrir welrom. Christmaa. which brinsa
Qaoed Pie and plan pudding.' good ale and
wrong near. - -Vat
pis. snna. and capon . th . beat that
So wall do the weather and ear bahUs agraa
Otxwrre bow the ehlmaeya do amok all
The rook are preridlns foe dinner, ee donbi;
Bnt thoee ee whoa taMea a eictoala appear.
Oh. aaay they keep Lent ail th rrtt of te
:,. . ; ycari ' . . . ,' ,. i ? . ; , ..
with' heijy ted try. to rew and '
We Jeck up wot he-e a freb aa JJarday,
With aya ia4 Mmmit; an lejl-eew)ite ;
And erersne bow ie a kins taa conceit.
Bat th tight enrwudseoaa. who will Bat
-- - free.- . -.
1 wish tl?y may di on a thr-ltgf e& tree.
-Narihweat HAPpeniul iue Brx.- iaaa lot tut
Boay Reader.
; "OREOON l:- " v 7 .'' I
Allan Ti. Caraon'm-omlneri aftornev. ;
has been elected commander. of Salela
post of the Americaa Legion, - -.. .. . I
Census reports' of the-"vartau school t
diatricta for 1922 show that -there ere
024 children of school ax In TlUa-
mook county..: w-Vf - v-' ' "
The Bov Scouts of La' Grande will -'
spend five days of Christmas week la.
Ih.l. . . . . . . - ri.. er..
wivu cauip . near nguni iuuii;... xut-
trip wiU be made on. ekia. '
The latest nroeresalve movement at
Garibaldi ia the formation of a Booet-:
era' club, which starts out: with -a
paid-up membership of 75. .
The Tillamook Publlahiiur comotnr.
ha MnmniaMl -: f ealW UarHwin r-.
tires as editor Of tha Headlight and . '
W ray SUiart becomes editor and man- :
The rains of the past few days have
Caused the Siuslaw. Umoaua and other
streams to rise rapidly and millions of;
zeet or sawiogs nave. been iioatea to
the mi 11a - H
The Irrteon Commercial club has
passed resolutions strongly urging gov
ernment and state officials to proceed
wiu tne paving or the vv all ula-Umatilla,
cutoff. . -1
Hay 1Hces are soaring In Umatilla '.
county and livestock men wllUbe forced
to resort-to ottier teed in a short time
if . the winter weather continues. Al
falfa hay ia selling at $20 a ton.
The attorney general's office Is pre-
VrtlMK '-, ftftll VJT' DUUU11WIWU : ' t-MW
T wl.1. lA-lr J . , n . M -I
of that part of the election laws pro
viding for double election boards. -. -t
Triaf Of 'J." W : Siemens and John
Siemene jr.. Indicted on charges of
irregularities ' tin connection with the
closing of he First State c Savings
bank of Klamath-Falls, has been set
for April V:y w -;-:---..r. ;?--- ' 5 .. : ; :
A condition below the 10-year aver
age ever an acreare somewhat less
than last year is the Oregon winter -
wneat eituation as ouuinea in toe iai-.
est report of the United States depart-'
ment of agriculture. ' - J'
Mrs. Sarah Farr of St Paul. 80 year .
old, noted founder of many -newsboys' '
clubs and loved by all newspaper -hue-. '
tiers of Minnesota, has arrived in Salem -
to spend ennstmas weeK wttn ner son.
William Farr of Turner. J
An order from San Francisco for a
cargo Of flax seed and one from Duluth
for a carload 01 tow nave just Deen re- -celved
by the Willamette Valley Flax
could be filled,- as the association has .
dUposed of it entire 1928 crop.
:7sS;WASHiNaTON';'.r' '7f
f During li there were 2280 piarriare
licenses Issued in Vancouver, and 121.
divorce suits fOed.. . ..:? ;
Joseph A. Mtnogue, aged 6S, a car
penter, fell dead from heart disease
while at work in Yakima, Wednesday.
With : the death at Spokane Friday
of John Gardack, S8, sleeping sickness
has claimed IS victims In that city
within, the last two weeks. ;
; Four automobiles were destroyed and -a
brick building " badly damaged
Wednesday when a? fire broke out in .
the - Fowler garage at Mabtoo. - - '
A total of SS, 426,291 is announced as
the taxr bill which must be paid by
Pierce county property holders lor 192.
This is eoraewhat less than the bill for
John ' W. ' Fouti, night 1 clerk tn a
Pasco hotel,- is under arrest by post-.
office inspectors charged with sending
through the mails letters threatening
to kill girl and-!herimother.
' James Radlgan, 5, Washington pio
neer and for z years- oar . foreman
for the Great Northern railway, .died
suddenly Wednesday at Republic, . fol
lowing an attack of endocarditis. .
Brooding because his affections had
been spurned by thewoman he loved.
Ted Gaddbcrry, S3, a Tacoma cook,
shot Mabel le Kandall, a - waitress. In
the- shoulder and then, killed himself.
th' an address before, th Young
Men's j Republican club; . at Seattle,
Thursday,-Mayor Edwin, J. Brown an
nounced that he is thiqking of run-
nlns lor governor or tne, state m
John- McGregor. vpf eminent businesa
many of - Spokane. And weir known
bowler, died 7 euddeniy of "apoplexy ;
Thursday while attempting to-' crank,
his car after it had become -stalled, m ,
the:enow.4-'::,'r--.o) "r.s-...' 7a
Weldron Griffith,' for manyr years a ,
recluse, and at ono time private sec
retary of Roacoe Conkllng.. senator
from New .Yorto, ' dropped dead at his
bom on Gueroes Islaua, north of Ana-
cortea,- Wednesday. , (
" A musical festival, the most preten
tloua event ever attempted in Tacoma
by school children, will be given the
first week in February by the stu
dents of the- city's grade and high
schools in a series of four concerts. ; .
: ' F . IDAHO '"''-Jt ': f '
- Fall-sown wheat is said to be in ex- ,
eellent condition and if nothing hap
tiens Idaho farmers expect a big crop
next ..year...': ', ,. r v
f Kenneth Mclntoah of Lewiston has
just sold 10,000 bushels of wheat to the
Sweetwater warehouse - for - S1.0S a
bushel. The tendency of th market
is upward. .. ... .:-" : '
. An abundance of good coal has been
found in the Teton basin- -section of
Idaho, and railroad officials state that '
they are willing to. cooperate, in open
ing the property. . . : .
H. G. Wilson of Boise has asked
that a search be instituted for his son.
jamea a. tvuaon, -wno ieii, ma wjvt
last month on a prospecting trip and
has not been heard from since. .
ine Lewiston unmnerciai ciuo nu .
passed a resolution urging congress
to order a survey of the Columbia river
frnm r?111r. tn Pr Mt Kanida ana In
Snake river, from its mouth to. Asotin. .
Insoection of St. Margaret' and 5t.'
Teresa's academies in Boise- was made ..
Wednesday 'by,.. state educational or- :
ficlals with the view of placing the
two schools on the accredited list of
schools of the State. - . ;- . -
- laano s puoua wunun wiiiu.i -has
ruled Chat the value of the Idaho
Power company, upon which the power .
users 01 me synem ar inju
"fair return, is not $22,663,890, aa
i-imM Kv fi Anmiunr. but onlv S 1 1 .
-2,495. -.. -. ::'.: -.:- ,:7 ?, '-
At Christmas
By Cart. Landerhoha ;
A train vn tall in aw th eidea story, - ;
While bam bright candlee on th Unaaled
tne, - - " ' ; . -, :-
Hut? the dear Chrht fonook eekrtlal skuT.
tared manhood'a butensy III- for yoa and
r ;;-;,.; jee.ii-;.'r,k..--;( .& . 4.1. ,:.
-.?',- - 'rf-;-. .r--- 4
From Bethlehem Sad anc1 aong Tnelodlona,
' O Golcotha, how ahort th way to the
Froo 'Teece ca eaJth" to wild mob claasor, -
'.ediuua, ... ' .-'
And to thy Place of Skulla dark Calraryl
lie Wa sot lost; toe tomb 'brought, rerar-
,, rttioo; f --, -..,: 4. - i. ..
1 1 feaaaone crow pmred bat so" intarlud!
IXeac thrnieh the years, when f from ain a
tr.lectioo, " . ' '- . ;
i ..Each aorvw bs its -own Beitud. , ' ,-
Tliinit b to ''oc!t for. aa w Work and Uatwa
W Ure w hirunc wtaoa ' of tawta .
Like aomfc-krijht eunbeam in a dreary prhmt
Through th fiette turmoil breaA the son
HofHe'e. wot el B.a .dtuuwon walls Win
." cruaibA .-
: At bat each erU be filled - with Bring llehS
Frrerer ctilled Hi wild Wmtado's tumble, t
- ' And heaeenly niMio flood one thrtatataa
-X--ta..'-algBa: iA-Uii S..i t
JOnvm jOty. -acasaNrr-fSzS '.vss -"..- -
' . '-" A CHBI.TilA8 OHTSKTIO ' .-"v
. By I. A. Wettem 7.-'
, A Merry Ohrtetmaa mu.xml s
. .le.irienda,-, to ery. on;, v
ISilrer haa kiaaed .th iin , .
Ane sott baa- kiei -th ana .;- y
':. ' : Jfar year Chrlrtmaa sirtnt . .'
r - - breludk heart -rf lor--.- u
- U-mbi. - trnrtf ul, Bein A' v. t
' , j. - tike that of -Hiaboa i ; i-.
" 'Oh may tit "rtiHatmaa inf '.
-i- - A taeder geaiwe. .fcrtcs ' t
Of Joee wirjiout alloy, -
For Cltriat. th Christmas Zlaa ,
nABd. C8ih tt, 1322. . :