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I r. 6. r TITE ORECOX STATESMAN: SUNDAY. )LRni 21. 1020 BOYS AND THE BOY SCOUTS (Continued from last Sunday.) ' lEE NEW DAY THAT DAWNS Autocracr once drank the toast of "humanity's defeat. The day it Bought and brought was midnight. Its dawn was darkness, its meridian 'despair. The world will never see "Der Tar again. The world has been made safe for . boys. The deeds of Herod and those that have oot-Heroded him- are out lawed. Safety la just as far as this generation can secure it has been obtained. Hut It is not enough. The boys of today must be trained to 'keep this safety secure at such tre mendous cost and to increase it for the coming generations. The day of the now growing boy lias dawned. But the boy most be -prepared as never before tor the more stupendous problems that will confront his manhood. America can do much for these growing boys but she cannot Isolate them from the .world of tomorrow. She can prepare them to meet that day and yet again and In still larger, ways .Justify America in the forum of 'mankind. Whether the test of that 'that day shall be military, political, 'economic, or otherwise religious, the 'scouts' motto' of "Be Prepared" 'pells sanity. American preparation is preven tion of erll and the Interpreter of righteousness. The day of the boy Is the oppor tunity of intn and women. The Iay I Here. The Salem Boy Scout campaign logins within a very short time. It Is no longer an Indefinite period. It -Is now that we of Salem must do our part. That the movement Involves in ' telllgent preparation which is the prevention of evil and the Interpre ter Of righteousness for America has Involved the words of endorsement from America's greatest leaders: "Anything that is done or given to Increase the efficiency of the Boy Scouts of "America Is a 'real contri bution to the nation' Woodrow ,' Wilson. J "The Boy Scout movement is dis tinctly an asset to our country for ' the development of efficiency, viril ity, and good citizenship." Theo ' dore Roosevelt. -. Prevention Better Thaw Curt. You are familiar with the old adage that "an ounce of prevention la better than a pound of cure." Everybody knows that Intellectual ly, even though we do not person ally act on it. Here Is a concrete example In Il lustration In the following excerpt from a letter written by a Salem : pastor: '": "Some time ago two successful manufacturers of a nearby city de cided to Jipond, 112.000 .annually In, an effort to reclaim . and establish In useful occupation such, members - of the army of tramps aa happened to Tlslt this locality. i . "For this laudable work they se cured a" large building, completely equipped it, and placed a . trained secretary n charge. After the In--sUtation had operated successfully for 'Several months the secretary made this significant statement: 'This phase at my work that is dif ferent from HI other rocfal work fs ' this, .1 am always dealing with fcuman wrecks.' "We alt agree that $12,000 would fcave been more profitably .spent in . preventing those lives from being wrecked than in restoring them af ter wreckage. If every American community could have the necessary facilities for looking after the inter ests of young people In the forma tive periods of their lives the whole some character of our future ciu sens would be assured." Loral Comparison and Application. - Then thl earnest pastor In Salem continues bis letter with this com , parlson and local application of the lesson elsewhere observed: "If our city,' through the Boy Scout movement will Invest the ne cessary money In maintaining a, work that is recognized and endorsed by all religious denominations and other social and economic bodies, we will start our boys properly in a coarse that will be for the best in terests of the boys of today and the men of tomorrow. "The-reason that the Boy Scouts la the largest boys' club in the world Ms because It offers most to the boy along the line of his' boyish inter- eats. i - "Every church should have one i - or more scout troops among the or i . gantzattons within' the church. Dur-i- Ing the years! of my ministry I havs found no boqrat- organization that compared wtfV the Boy 8cout pro gram for the" fine response secured from the boys and for the real good done to the boys in the work. The president of the; United States has titd that 'anything that Is done or given to increase the ef ficiency of the Boy Scouts of Ameri ca Is a real contribution to the na tion.' ! "It is my earnest hope that the next year of our scout work in the First Presbyterian church will see absolutely every eligible boy en rolled in one of the thurch troops." A Typical Comment. This splendid letter is only typi cal of the comment of i.rosrressiv pastors everywhere who are fa mil-I1" iar with the Hoy Scout laoverr.nt. It is endorsed by church leaders all over the land.C It is the conservative movement for the churches by which they lay hold upon their own boys and keep them, not by any compulsion, but by their own fascinations. Most of the troops of Boy Scout now orsantr.ed in Salem are within church organi zations. Yet the leaders everywhere who are doing really wonderful things for boys tht-msc 1y-r. hav een the wisdom of organizing a troop of scouts There Is no limit to its scope or its benefits. (To be continued next Sunday.) PICKED MEN TO FINISH DRIVE FOR HOSPITAL (Continued from page 1 ) lng subscriptions from all who may not yet have been booked. An op portunity will also be given thoso whose subscriptions are low to raise to higher figures. About S27.U'm is the amount v; to be raised before the fino.OOO building fund shall have been se cured. It Is believed the deficiency ran be secured by popular subscrip tion by next Wednesday niubt. L. J. Sinieral, president of the Central Trades and I-abor council. nays all local unions ar carrying lorward acfive subscription cam paigns among their own member. and a good response is met by so licitors among the union men. Mr. Simeral said a report of the amount subscribed by local working men and women will be submitted at the union meeting Tuesday next. Women Begin Monrl.iy. Members of the Ralem Woman's club will enter the soliciting cam- I paipn Monday and try to show- their I his brothers how to do real efficient j work. The womn on the committee for the Woman's club are Mrs. W. h. Anderson. Mrs. E. E. Fisher. Miss Mattie Iteatty. Mrs W. M. Hamil ton. Mrs. James Klvin and Mrs. Grj ver HelMnper. The biildins commitw-e of the hospital. ;:t a mf-ting h-ld yoster- r.rtf noon, f .-It fairly ar.surea that i 'if ni'.v hospital will become a rtality. Tiny rccocniz- it Is still continent n a ctncdPs response that mu't cine from tho; who have not yet tnu-red a pit Jet . The tiir when the actual con struction n the new building will Mart : ii-.mirht to lw about the litter -ari of Ma v. it was sueosted that on il- ocaion of laying the tombstone a hlf holiday 1 de clared in the city, to te known as "hofpital lay." y nest inn Are Answered. A number of questions l ave been rui u-d and fre. ly discussed pro and con since the building of a new hos pital his been agitated. AiMon tloe qvestions were the following- 1. Who will own the hospital 2. Will it I" capitalized and pay dividends to stockholder.? 3. How will tbe current expense lie met? 4. Will the hospital be under the control of a church? Ansrwerin the first question, tho hospital will be owned by the peo ple.' It wiil bo supervised throunh a board of control, which board shall be elected according to pro visions f forth in the articles of incorporation, which are printed be low. Quest!'" 2. Capital stock will neither bo issued nor will dividends l.e pa d. In fact the hospital will not yiell financial profits to any one as an investment. Question ?.. The current expenses will be m -t by charges for ac tual services rendered to thos who enter the hospital for treatment. These charges will be jnst enough to meet the upkeep of the hospital. Question . The hospital will be strictly nondenoniinational and non-sectarian. TODAY TOMORROW TUESDAY DUSTIN 2:15- CONTINUOUS SHOW TODAY -45:457:309:15 P. M. Dartmouth Student Performing Dangerous Feat of Turning a Somersault on Skis PUBLIC AUCTION Tuesday, March 30 1:30 p.m. 945 Chemeketa Street .Piano, .VictroU, rugs, drap- enea, ranges, g range, ma bogauy and oak furniture comprising all furniture and furnishing of the liorac of Mw Leroy Hewlett. See further advertisement. TERMS CASH T. H. WOODRY, The Auctioneer . X. 'SK ' " ft p fet, A MAN ARNUM IN 9 S FIOH T" THE FAMOUS MONKEY COMEDIAN MRS. JOE MARTIN IN OVER THE TRANSOM" AT THE SHOW PLACE OF SALEM "WHEN ITS HONEY TIME IN HONEY LAND' WITH HAWLEY AT THE WURLITZER Fireproof Room JViH Be Feature of Waller Hall Waller Hall, the Willamette build ing that was damaged by fire last winter, is being repaired as speedily as possible. This was the oldest building on the Willamette campus and was in need of an over-hauling before the fire. Tbe commitee in charge of its rebuilding has taken the opportunity V make many im provements in Interior arrangement and to make a few additions. It Is to be practically a new building when the repairs are completed and it is ready for use. Among the major changes are those to be made on the second floor. This floor will be occupied almost entirely by the college library which will thus be greatly enlarged. A fea ture of the library will be a small fireproof room lor the preservation of important books and documents which the recent fire demonstrated to Be advisable. This will contain the sacred rolls of various societies among other college records and relics. . : It . Is estimated that the cost In volved In the repairing and rebuild ing Of Waller hall will amount to between $25,000 and $30,000. It Is expected the building will be ready for occupancy by June. Tbe plana are to have It ready for use at commencement. Jackson Man Is Held on Charges of Robbery MEDFOUD, Ore.. March 20. Lark Evans, accused of robbery, was found guilty by a Jury In the circuit court this evening arter short delib eration. Evans was freed oa $1,000 bond, furnished by his father. W. II. Evans, an automobile dealer of Port land. Evans was chareed with hold ing up J. D. White of Grants Pass, binding and gagging hi in and leaving him la a prospect hole. SEVERE JOLT GIVEN MICHIGAN SENATOR (Continued from page 1) Truman II. Newberry in the 191 S senatorial campaign, declined to dis cuss the conviction of Senator New berry and his associates tonight. Asked for a statement. Mr. Ford said he had nothing to say at this time either as to the Newberry case or the forthcoming recount of ballots cast in election. Paris Milliner Latest Easter Creations b -yl - A s lit y. j i fk ; . r ! 'r - 1 1 v ' I . h . r; . i . J L V- v . m! . .i. . ., ii,im,i fc.,, I, n , mmm i.. i. urn , m i ;.nt,.n. mmmm , These bewltchlngly attractive chapeaux have arrived direct from Paris and are now on display In New York for Mlladi's Easter slectioa. Tbe models represent the very latest advance creations In small sad large hats. if u,r 4r 1 f9 '&im4rJ, . .au. ssaaaas! g Turning a somersault on skis is almost as aa easy running 100 Yards In nine and three-Hflh seconds. But it. can be done, and Is done, by a number of Dartmouth students at Hanover, N. II., at the college's annual winter sports carnival. Gymaasium instructors teach this flop in the fall of the year, the collegians, leaping from a balcony to the floor and land ing on a heavy cotton matting. By the time the winter carnival comes around a number of men are able to perform this dangerous feat. The photograph shows Richard Bowler "looping the loop"' on skis. at Hanover. East Indian Who Is Puzzling Scientists ' By Being Buried Alire for Eight Days n L - . u- ' I w i ft : ' . .."T -wr-w xnr4 -J , - t t v . .X " ' ':e . --. Li ildhva Bahu. aa East Indian born thirty years ago in Bombay is ?!?, 8ensa.tioa la Gernany r permitting hi.nlf to be buried alive Z rri8 S ,on as tl'ht da- Iublins himself us so as to occupy fi!, T,Ue5t P08Slbl tpaw' Bahu 18 PIed in bfirlap and buried rer" feet underground, where he remsins without food, water or air IlTsa?, 5hn?n.hPrC,"T aU h" life Pticing this ama.lng itunt ThJ ffi?SX5 tintrcum0 tCi0? bUrItd 4hVe rai THOUGHTS and THINGS The business of living, when hoiled down to its clearest essence and all the froth skimmed off, is just a matter of thinking. Each of us is continually thinking ideas of our own and swapping them for the ideas of others. If there is a famine of outside ideas we shrivel up ourselves. Children with "nobody to play with" are unhappy and unmanageable. From thinking with our heads to doing with our hands is but a little step and then our thoughts become things. It is because men of America are so unfettered in their thinking and doing that this country is such a fine place to live in. It is also because these thoughts are freely ra diated and spread broadcast, in the distribution of manufactured things and in the distribution of the facts about them (advertising), that this country is such a fine place to live in. The originator of an idea is not much better off than before he originated it till he gets some one else to absorb it and enjoy it and benefit by it The man or woman surrounded by better thoughts and things bat who pays not the slightest attention to them is not much better off than the one with "nobody to play The advertisements in the papers are thoughts-telling you about the idea that other men and women have thought out for your happiness. Read the ads. They are the voices from hundreds of thousands of looms, sfcops, foundries, studios, laboratories, where millions of minds are turning pleasant thoughts into worth while things for 1 mi 1- ' T-7 -- - -T J
