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IW OREGOX STATESMAN i TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1010
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At a recent meeting of the Re
publican National Committee Chair
man Hays opened the proceedings
with prayer. - Can yon beat that
combination an Indiana politician
with crust enough to aproach the
throne of Divine Grace? Exchange.
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No wonder George Washington
thought no president should leave
the country during the occupancy of
his high position, but the Atlantic
cables and the wireless telegraph
were not in operation those days. If
they had. been that fact might have
made the, greatest difference in the
world in the viewpoint of the father
of his country.
headier than lettuce; that there Is
more to it. as It grows larger and
freer, and that it has qualities of
its own that commend It to the reg
ular use of the American family ta
ble. Meanwhile those who want it are
perfectly welcome to it.
We have a government that is rich
in advice and. suggestions at any rate
and every now and then it gets off
a good one. ?
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LEST WE FORGET LEST WE FORGET !
The 'Pershing Presidential boom
may not amount to anything, but it
is likely to blossom and -bloom into
a reality If the Democratic press
continues' to advertise It or the Wil
son administration tries in any way
to kill it off. We are making no
predictions for 1920, but let us not
say that the days of hero worship in
this country are gone.
The tumult and the shouting dies-r-The
captains and the kings depart
Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice,
An humble and a contrite heart.
Lord God of-hosts,, be with us yet,
f Lest we forget lest we forget I
When our soldier boys went forth to war to make the world safe
for democracy and decency, we acclaimed them crusaders of civi
lization and promised them and ourselves that we would stand back
of them; that whatever we could do we should do and would do to
back them up. . . .
We said that since they were bravely and unselfishly risking all,
even life itself, that American homes might be safe and American
property secure against ruthless invasion, the least we could do I
would be to properly arm ana equip mem, ana sena mem iooa ana
comforts, and see to it that their loved ones did not suffer at home ;
to care for them if wounded and nurse them back to health if any
kind of sickness overtook them.
They have-made good. .
Have wet ; ,
In most ways, yes. We were not prepared for. wax, and there was
bungling and there were many mistakes. But, taken as a whole.
America performed her part wonderfully wel under all the cir
cumstances. The great wonder is that there were not more bungl
ing; that there were not more mistakes.
But there are individual cases where injustice has been done and
is being done.
. A soldier mustered out of the aviation service landed in New York
a few days ago. He had worked in the mud and mire in all sorts
of weather, in France. His uniform was worn! and dirty. He says
that the people of .the metropolis were lionizing the; spick and span
soldiers who had not been across, whose uniforms were new' and
clean. The tired and ragged soldier looked like a Moroccan in his
weather beaten condition. So he had no attention.
.-! A wounded soldier was discharged from an Eastern hospitaL He
was sent alone on a stretcher, ticketed to his destination like a dog
or a calf. He was weak and sick. He is at home now needing
medical attention to bring him back to the vigorous state of health
that was his when he marched away to fight and risk his life for a
decent world. He has no money to employ physician and nurse.
J There should be better attention to details. ; The soldier with a
tattered uniform should have been provided with a new, or at least
a clears uniform. ; . . , "
The weak and sick soldier should have been retained in hospital
or sanitarium, at the Government's expense, till he was sound and
..well.? f ; - . . . -
, Our country should doits full part.
Our people should do theirs.
.The returned soldiers should be as spick and span on returning as
when they marched away: and the wounded and sick should have
every possible attention that medical skill and hospital efficiency
can give. ' : . .'
And the boys, when they get baek home, ought to have their
jobs back, or better ones. - No matter what inconveniences or sacri
fices may be entailed, this rule ought to be insisted upon.
: It is their due.
And they shouldhave at least their due from & grateful Govern
ment and a grateful people; and this without quibbling or ques
tioning. , : ;
' ' Lest we forget lest we forget ! " ,
VOTERS OUGHT TO VOTE.
Marconi expects to converse by
wireless with the stars. Seems fan
tastic. But so did the telegraph,
and the .telephone, and- the flying
machine,, and the phonograph, and
the wireless itself, and a great many
other things, up to a very few years
ago. Who Is to say what is impos
sible, or to ' set limits upon the In
ventive genius of man?
It Is proposed that John F. Ste
vens shall be chief executive of the
Trans-Siberian railroad, under Brit
ish, French and American control. It
is a big Job; but Oregon people know
that. John F. Stevens is a big man.
and will get away with it. He was in
charge of the Panama canal con'
struction, and afterwaids was chief
of the Jim Hill railroad building op
erations in Oregon and Washington.
Congressman La Guardia of New
York, who spent fifteen months on
the Italian and western front, was
asked during a debate in the house
how many American airplanes be
saw during bis term of service on
these fronts. f'Not a single one," he
replied. He further declared that
he was "ready to spill the beans'
whenever wanted on the airplane
programme of -the United States as
not carried out abroad.
THE BARRIER
The peace conference ought to or
der a barb wire fence built all
around Russia and make It rabbit-
proof at that. Then if a big sign
were put up: "No White Man's
Land," the situation would be cov-
ered.- Exchange.
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
There is a lively letter in the cur
rent number of the Harvard Alumni
Bulletin, giving a pen picture of an
American sailor on shore leave in
Italy just before the armistice. The
scene is laid in Genoa and the fol
lowing extract depicts the lighter
side of war:
While ashore on the previous
night one of our soldiers mount
ed the Garibaldi statue in the
midst of a throng of upturned
1 faces. He was very animated
incidentally- he was very drunk.
He gave them a rattling good
speech in favor of Colgate's
shaving soap and -tooth paste
every once and a while Inter
spersing a "Viva Italia" with
appropriate gestures, at which
the crowd went wild with pat- .
riotic fervor. He went - even
further. He promised them all
jobs on the New York subways
and In the New York sewers If
they would but come to Ameri
ca. 'Hurrah for the Wops," he
shouted and descended from his
rostrum amidst.' tremendous
plaudits of approval.
The letter Is written by Ensign
Walter H. Bradley, Harvatd '05. In
the same number is a letter from the
ensign's brother, Ralph Bradley,
Harvard '09, a major In the Four
teenth Engineers. He was In Paris
the day the armistice was signed and
he tells something of the warmth of
French welcome to Americans, He
tells, of doing the boulevards that
night with two members of the Baek
Bay feminine set whom be had dis
covered In Paris. The following de
scription may be a bit startling to
those of the set who remained at
home:
"In the open spaces that oc
curred here and there, for some
unaccountable leason. we broke
Into a dance or skipped like chil
dren. We jumped the steps of
cars, already -overloaded, and
climbed the tops of auto trucks.
Sometimes I had my two ladies ' .
on my arm; sometimes I had
somebody else's friends. How
we did not become permanent
ly separated I cannot under
stand. Imagine how surprised
the Back Bay would have been
to see Its daughters astride the
barrel of captured German field
artillery pieces being towed by
the mob and singing "Madelon"
and the "Marseillaise." It didn't
surprise us.
Even Boston's Back Bay must
learn that decorum la largely a ques
tion of " latitude and temperature,
Senator Myers arises from his seat I
in the national Congress and Im-1 gjjg pQR BREAKFAST I
pressiveiy aemanas me aesin or. me i
kaiser. Did he think he' had a patent
on the Idea? The country Is full of
folks who will swear that- they
thought of it first.
NUMBERING THE HAIRS
Now that a scientist has asserted
that there are only about 200,000
ha'.rs on a girl's head, an eager stu
dent will be warranted in trying to
count the strands In the upholstering
Flu situation better.
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Nine new cases Sunday and yes
terday.
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Now look for an 'early-spring.
The president of Switzerland Is
to break a precedent, too, and go to
Paris. They will all be doing it now.
And why not?
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The peace conference should hurry
up the league of nations, and turn
iof hlsweth.arf hAin in rdr t I over to the organization the trou
f I K1a r i a Xi atVon mi a rAe Thv t-A
viva vA asiu j v
and
determine whether she has the nor
mal supply.
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Editor Statesman: x
i vl see that Senator Banks has a bill before the legislature which
is intended to punish by fine all citizens who fail to vote at elec
tions. J ' . .
! While all will admit that the object intended to be attained by
Senator Banks is a worthy one and that the persons at whom the
bill is aimed deserve punishment, yet I think there is grave doubt
about the validity -of a law that would make non-voting a criminal
act that could be followed by arrest and punishment. At best, such
a measure would be repugnant to most people, would create great
neighborhood trouble and would not be . backed by public opinion
in general. ' ;'
There ought to be some way of forcing citizens to do their duty
in this respect, and I am wondering if the record of regular voting
could not be added tfr the qualifications for public office of any
kind, making suitable 'allowances in cases wherein' the failure to
vote was the result of physical disability, unavoidable absence from
the state, or any other reasonable excuse. I am inclined to think
the state can prescribe any qualification that is entirely within the
choice of the individual and that works no hardship or inequality
but which applies to all alike.
;The state is supposed to insist upon such action on the part of
citizens as may be deemed for the best interest of the state, and l
ubic u uniMiuuu in say mg mere is no nauu more disloyal ana
dangerous to the peace and prosperity of the state than the habit
of otherwise good citizens failing 'to go to the polls. - The evil js as
- great when evident at the primaries, as it is at general elections,
and some means should be inaugurated to correct it.
- M i Frank Davey,
BIRDS OF PASSAGE
many, and tney will persist;
they will be .kept from a constant
state of war only by the strong na
tions telling them where to head in.
m
xuvj .re pi..ng out me topping h h iooked Into the matter con
Places for an aerial , mail service I elude that the penitentiary main
from Australia to London by way building cannot be repaired. It is
of the East Indies and Bagdad. This not Mooa tor a penuemiary or any
should be the happy fruition of the I
German Idea of trade dominion
through a railway line from Berlin
to Bagdad. But if an aviator made
the whole flight from Melbourne to
Manchester he would be some bird
of passage; all right.
GREEX GOOIJ8
' There may be some consolidation.
But there will surely! be ' some
fisbt.; :
Weeks pf Marlon proposes to see
to it that Oregon products go to the
markets aa such. Hope he may suc
ceed. ' '": V, :.
everybody buck up ajnd get back his
courage and pep, and things will
move in Oregon.
The administration Is inviting
some of us soothsayers of the soil .to
pay more attention to the cultiva
tion of petsal, which is more rough
ly charted as Chinese' cabbage, v
- As one of the basle ingredients
of the original chop suey it was rec
ognized as something that could do
duty as a aubstitute for either head
lettuce or sfaw, but as a steady prop
osition most folks were against it.
The department of 'agriculture.
however, takes pains to recommend
it and insists that it Is harder and
The Russian Bolshevlkl want to
exterminate the- Poles. But it can't
be done. " One Pole can whip ten
Bolshevlkl, if given an equal chance.
Elks of Portland talk of txuilding
a skyscraper. That's the stuff. Let
The business men of this country
will be mighty well pleased to see
the government taken out of poli
tics;, but that is possibly too much
to expect under the circumstances.
The war came to an end just in
time. The Pullman Company was
preparing to build five thousand air
machines. Where would they" have
gotten names enough of the Pull
man car stripe for so many
thing else: not even a barn. But It
will likely have to serve for a little
time yet. The needs of the state are
many, in this reconstruction period.
Charley Chaplin will make a trip
around the world. And he won't
travel cheap, as he was compelled
to do when .he came across the At
lantic with the Reeves' "Night Out'
entertainment. The U. S. A. has been
mighty good to the little English
man.
Wonder If it will be possible to
get a Nobel peace prize winner out
of the Paris conference? There is a
great opportunity for a big man
and we are mentioning no names
Exchange.
All the money. In the world Is not
made by the dollar-a-year captains
of industry in the employ of the gov
ernment. The Sierra Mad re. Cal..
letter carrier has purchased the post
office building in that place at a val
uation of 6000.
SATURDAY afternoon at Z, o'clock
the executive board of the Ore
gon State Federation of Wo
men's clubs met at the home of Mrs
J. A. Pettlt of Portland. Miss Mat
tie F. , Ileatty, of Salem, vice presi
dent, attended the delegation.
Special guests were Mrs. Millie R
Trumbull, chairman of 'the legisla
tive committee, and Mrs. Sarah II
Evans, state director of the national
board. Mrs. Evans presented the
"Victory Commission" to the board
The office of recording secretar
was made vacant a few weeks ago bv
the resignation of Mrs. Alexander
Thompson. Since Mrs. Thompson'
resignation, that place has been tem
Dorarily filled by Mrs.. H. F. David-
eon, who was elected at the meeting
A letter from the Corvallls woman'
club Inviting the federation to hold
its October .meeting there was reao
and accepted.
Measures before the legislature
were brought up. a number of tuen
being endorsed by the women. One
snch bill was the amendment whlcb
provides a penalty by fine for the
failure to make salaries of teacher
of both sexes equal. Another one
which was favored was the one which
placed the rural teacher's minimum
salary at $?&.
Expressions of sympathy were ten
dered to the relatives of Mrs. Elli
Addition, promlnet club woman, who
died recently, and to Mrs. J. W. Tift
whose son. Arthur, died while in the
terviee. Mrs. Tift Is one of the board
members.
At the close of the meeting. Mrs
Pettlt served a luncheon for the wo
men.
Mr! and Mrs. Albert Dane are
making their first appearance for
several weeks, both having been in
jured when an automobile' ran Into
them as they alighted from a street
car on Commercial street.
Mrs. Walter L. Spauldlng has re
ceived word that he.r brother, Clav
C. Miller, has received his commis
sion as second lieutenant from the
machine gun training school at Camp
Gordon, Ga. Lieutenant Miller will
arrive home Thursday or tnis wee a
Mrs. Spauldings husband. Lieuten
ant Walter' Spauldlng. has recently
returned to his original command
the supply company of the 162nd In
fantry, after being on the general'
staff with general headquarters at
Charmont, France.
Milton A. Miller, another brother,
was In the Argonne battle with the
signal corps batallion"before the arm
istice was signed, and has not been
heard from since. He saw actual
service on the firing line for four
months.
Miss Bernice Craig and Miss Vi
vian Hopson, popular Salem .girls
are among the new pledges to Gam
ma Phi Beta at the University of
Oregon. On Saturday night the new
initiates were guests at an elaborate
banquet at the Hotel Osborne.
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Mme Wlnnifred Fahey, of Victoria -
B. C known as the "Canadian Mel
ba " who will appear as soloist at
the opening concert of the Apollo
club in this city, will also be featured
as soloist at the concert which will
be given by the Portland Symphony
orchestra at the Heilig theatre. Jan
uary 29.
Mr. and Mrs.E .C. Richards of Sa
lem, who are enjoying a trip in Sou
thern California were visitors op
January 15 at the big exhibit or
Southern California products main
tained in Los Angeles Chamber or
Commerce. .They? also attended tne
lectures and moving pictures that are
a part of the dally program. The ex
hibit is the larrest of any In tn
country maintained by a commercial
organization. Before returning nome
Mr. and Mrs. Ricbards expect to vis-
It several of the many other places of
interest In southern California.
Friends of Mrs. L. E. Chaffin, wbr
wan Vlelene Dalrvmnle before her
marriage, have welcomed ber back
to their midst for the legislature per
lod. Mrs. Chaffin is acting as sten
ographer for Representative Galla-
a-her during legislature. Lieutenant
Chaffin Is with the army of occupa
tion and plans for his return are in
definite.
One of Portland's promlnet younr-
ger women. Mrs. Glenn H. Ticer. U
in Salefi during legislature. Mrs
Ticer was Annabelle Crawford before
her marriage. Her husband, wno l
a lieutenant in the army, is with the
91st division In France.
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. stres&s of storm and in calm seas,
Yoa can put Yaje Padlocks on paard over yemr cheats,
bins, garages, outside doors, automobile accessories,, etc,
and know that nothing is going to break their tenacious grip.
And you will appreciate that fact best after ycta have
found one, hacked at, mauled, and dented but still hanginz
grimly on, silent testimony to its victory over unlawful
forces.
For, like the anchor chain, Yale Padlocks serve best
in time of need. -
receasmcAtf them to you for erry padlock uig ,
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and
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Phone
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SIGNATURES TO -BE
YITHHELD
Johnson and Heydler Decide
Not to Attach Names to
Present Agreement
N'EW YORK. Jan. 20. Ban John
son and John A. Heydler. president
respective of the American and -National
baseball leagues, decided .at
conference today not to sign at pres
ent a tentative agreement with the
minor leagues. Heydler said that
he and Johnson would not sign, the
agreement until they had time to g
Into the subject more fully.
T see no use In signing a tempo
rary agreement," said Heydler. "if
there is any discussion let It be over
a real agreement between the two
parties. The minors wanted to
break the National agreement and we
gave them permission to do so. Br
a unanimous vote of the sixteen maj
or league clubs at the Joint meetins
last Thursday we agreed to respect
the contracts, reservations up to 21
players, and present and territorial
rights of the minor leagues.' This i
all on record. What more can they
want?" John H. Farrell. secretary
of the National association of profes
sional baseball clubs who had re
mained here to get the signatures cf
Heydler nd Johnson. was greatlv
dlsapponted. He said he did not
think thre would be any trouble In
cettinr the signatures after the
agreement had been approved by
August Hermann, chairman of the
commission, last Saturday. He ad
ded that while the big leagues had
made several promises, the National
association deemed it Important that
these promises should be In writln
pending the drawing up of a lastlns
agreement. Johnson went to Wash
ington -today to endeavor to make ar
rangements for the discharge of cer
tain major league players In service
in Europe. Heydler said he would
go as far as Johnson to ask for th
discrage of player soldiers In Eu
rope.
THK JOY OF UVIXO.
Luxurious living should tempt so
one. but plain living should seem a
luxury. If body and spirit are la
accord, if good health crowns one,,
and content the other; every awak
ening should fill the soul with glad
ness, and every day present Itself
as a joyfnl opportunity. Something
Is wrong with the young people who '
are unable to find In their work as '
real satisfaction as la play. , Some
thing Is wrong with those who ac
cept life as a burden they will do
their best to carry rather than a .
glory and a Joy. In spite of hard
work and occasional failure, and fre- .
quent disappointment, life Is a Joy to
those who understand.
Read the Gassified Ads.
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Ho one who takes CCve Tablets Is
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