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h X I i I II V I tr t! ii v ii !i i; i; r- i r ii THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18, 1922 Issued Dally Except Monday by - THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY 215 8. Commercial St., Salem, Oregon (Portland Office, 627 Board of Trade Building. Phono Automatic Ell-93 MEMBER OF TUB ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to tbe use for publi cation of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this paper and also the local news published herein. R. J, Hendricks ...Manager Stephen A. 8 tone Managing Editor i Ralph GlOTer Cashier i Frank Jaskoskl Manager Job Dept. TELEPHONES: Business Office, 23 Circulation Department, 583 Job Department, S83 . Society .Editor, 106 Entered at the Postofflce In Salem, Oregon, as second class matter Ings at the stake. The negro problem will bscome more and ii. ore a national cne as the years go by. The Turk sultan has fled to Malta. There is a general move ment of Turks as Thanksgiving time approaches. The Turks are beginning to quarrel among themselves. That will likely keep them busy, and in that case will jrove a good thing for the rest of the world. Edward Payson Werton, at the age of 83 years, has completed his walk from Iiuffalo to New York. He averaged 1 S miles per day for 28 days, which !a a fairly good figure until come other octogen arian beats it. the action of delegates attending j Ln the old days great estates were J the national gathering of the Am-(farmed for maximum production j erican Public Health association. land the wheat was sent by ship-! In effect they have approved ? load to the westen European a resolution in favor of extending j markets. Now the land has been j human life 20 years. - Think o (seized by the peasants, divided . being able to put oft the under- iamong them in small lots and each taker for two more decades by i family so conducts Its affairs as the mere nassaee of a resolution! ito be self-supporting and without ,; v 1 T! I 9 Im't it great? mucn suipius ior saie. oeu u The fact is that the health of- ' this surplus did exist, the Russian fleers of the country find that. 1 system oi irausponawuu . through the extension of sanitary badly broken down that it will be service, preventive methods and another decade before it can be a dozen other modern therapeuti- restored to efficiency. The world cal ideas, the duration of human i will stand in greater need of Am. activities has been prolonged an erican and Canadian grain ln the average of almost 20 years. In-'next five years than ever befoYe. stead of chloroforming our men The only c:oud in the sky of the at the age of 60 we find them ;v.heat grower and It is a black EDITORIALS . OF THE PEOPLE HERE IS A PRIZE BRITISH IDIOT Secretary of War Weeks has done a national service in uncovering the true character of one of the foreign propa gandists who are infesting the United States. John For tescue, president , of the Royal Historical Society of Great Britain, wa3 scheduled to address the cadets at West Point Military Academy on Armistice Day. The day previous Secretary Weeks directed the superintendent of the Academy ,?not to permit Mr. Fortescue to deliver his talk. The reason i for the Secretary's action is found in a book on "British Statesmen of the Great War' in which Mr. Fortescue, the r author, makes the following observations : i -"Americans esteem a eood bargain, even if trained by" dishonorable means, to mark the highest form of ! ability. The United States cannot engage in any form of f competition with us, f rqm athletics to diplomacy, with- out using foul play. They must win, if not by fair skill, then by prearranged trickery or violence; if not by open . negotiations then . by garbled maps and forged docu . ments. There is the! fact.; It may be unpleasant, but ' it carr not be denied." Secretary Weeks' laconic comment was that "An author ; entertaining these sentiments is not considered to be a proper person to address the students of a government ;i academy." ... . -iv-l , .'.. ..Neither Is he. a proper person to address any mixed r group of American citizens. It Is the announced purpose of ? this Fortescue person to deliver a series of lectures through - out this country, and the evil influence he might have spread s among some of our unthinking and wrong thinking and half-baked people might have been considerable had not Secretary Weeks shown him up in his true light at the inception of his ' tour.. . . , . ,i . . . y There are groups of Americans among whom such a . consummate ass would arouse only amused interest Like the actresses who were so bad they were good. The fact is, the great majority, of the people of the United . States can afford to listen to such fellows, and to give them all the rope, all the "free speech" they need to make them ridiculous. ' . ' " The only danger of harm from the' Fortescue kind of persons fa with people who have only prejudices where nature intended them to have' brains. : 1 ; Any Englishman who is not an asaf would deny that this Fortescue fellow represents any great number of people in , his own country in his expressions toncerning Americans ' i And most Britishers will agree that he is merely a gib-. benng if cheerful idiot, and hardly, worth being called a mon ' umental liar, which would be appropriate if he could be said to rise to the dignity of, that appellation: There is no doubt but the flax plant at the penitentiary will prove its right to live and expand; and that it will live and expand. And there is no doubt but this program will result In profits suf ficient to pay the entire running expenses of the Institution. A beglra of negroes ' to .the : brt te reported. Doubtless high wages have temnted the colored people. , But' the greatest force has been fear of mob murders, of shootings, of. hangings, of burn- Hoke Smith, former senator and former member of the cabinet, has a wonderful opinion of Pres ident Harding. He says: "No president was ever moved by a loftier desire to serve the coun try." Some of the small fry Dem ocratic leaders of the country might take notice. , !. It Foolish Sentimentality?. . Editor Statesman: The return ing hoi Iday seasous bring joy and g)adnes3 to many, yet they in variably bring sadness to the few women poultry raisers "whose hearts are tiIX alive to feeling." for, soon they must say a last goodby to the "feathered friends" who have been their pets and companions through the long alert and able to tango at 80. !one, is the inability of the for- j snjnmer days, and in addition to to my own satisfaction that poul try meat is better If the birds are fed not longer than 12 hours before killing. That obviates the cruelty of starving the birds for days, as is often done. Twelve hours are quite long enough to empty the craw, and that Is all that is necessary. ! There may be those who think it childish to care about the suf fering of a bird, but let such peo ple remember that the Supreme Ruler 6f the spheres condescends to note the fall of a sparrow, and He may take note if we are care less about the suffering of these helpless creatures. E. R. C T Not so very long ago the man feigners to ray for the food they of 60 years was thought to be need. Nebraska State Journal, doddering Into senility. He was j - just Fitting around waiting for j A LICK OF WONDERLAND the pall-bearers to perform their j depressing function. Now, at the i Women are sometimes elected age of 60, he la having his dome to high office, but they do not marcelled preparatory to present- often come back. Their own sis lng the proper youthful appear-Iters do not appear eager to help ance in his social circle. He does jthem. Alice Robertson was elect- his 18 holes on the links in thejed to congress by the masculine ! that the present method of kill the sorrow of parting they have the pain of standing helplessly by while these poor creatures are mercilessly tortured. j I hope I shall not be accused of foolish sentimentality if I ap i peal to your readers for a little mercy to the birds. I have no wish to spoil any one's Thanksgiving dinner by go ing into details, so I will only say afternoon and shimmies four j vote. She filled her chair with rounds with some Venus of the credit and her service was of real skirt department In the evening, j value to the nation as well as her At 80 he is still going strong1 and (particular, district. But the wo- is getting measured for a new set of teeth with which 'to bite his men made no effort to return ber, and she is defeated through With the election of Governor Edwards to the United States sen ate from New Jersey on a wet platform, one of his first acts, if he be consistent will be to prompt' ly knock the 18th amendment over the ropes. But will he? He will not. Bat w&at Is to be thought of a man who will en gage in puch a campaign of false pretenses? The Hawley paper mill at Ore gon City is to be enlarged, at an expense of a million to a million and three-quarters of dollars. The increased output will be85 to 90 tons of newsprint a day of 24 hours. There are at least four entirely new paper mill projects on the tapis for this section. And there will be more. The pujp supply in the east is running out. Oregon has vast quantities of it, and, naturally,. the big operations' in this line will be transferred to this part of the country. After a,while ' the pric-ot print paper on this coast will be as low as It is in the east. Now, the publish ers here generally pay the eastern price plus the freight; and often more. way through the annual banquet I the partisan reaction in her dis of the Yarvard alumni. 'trict. She spent $4000 and more For this pleasing extension of!cn the re-election, but failed to the span of human activities the doctors are c' aiming most of tbe credit. For, this they are not to be blamed. Possibly they are justified. It is certain that they take an early hold. The doctor and the nurpe are waiting for the child at the door of the kinder garten and they are sanitizing, fumigating or carving him for the next 90 years. Now, If they think they can make the average life 2 0 years longer with a resolution of Intent, let them have their will. LENGTH OF DATS Speaking of the. value of good resolutions, there Is a point in pull through. The fact that at heart she was opposed to woman suffrage tended to alienate the "puffragette" vote. When 6he came to Washington Jt was an other case of Alice ln Wonder land. But " she made few blun ders and indicated political dis cretion of a rather high order. Nevertheless, Alice goes back to Oklahoma and is rather of the opinion that running a string of restaurants heats politics as a career for women. NO WHEAT OCT OF RUSSIA All of the Information coming out of Russia confirms the belief, of the food experts that the grain markets of the world must de-. pend on other sources of supply for many years to come. Glow ing reports are sent out of crop conditions throughout a large part of the country, but this does not mean that Russia will have any grain for export. A crude indl vidualism has taken the placen of the Social and business organi sation that existed under the czaiy MARRIED TOILERS ing poultry Is extremely cruel and altogether unnecessary. All I ask is that ladies refuse to buy any dressed turkeys or geese that have the head on, becaure if the head is still on it shows that they, have been kil'ed in -a very cruel way. I wish we might employ a little espionage, too to disrveT In stances of cruelty so that those who are guilty of such practices may be prevented from carrying out these designs in the future. The practice of shipping poul try alive is also cruel, and it is certain that poultry shipped in that way is Inferior in quality to poultry dressed on the farms, be cause the birds suffer so greatly from hunger, thirst, fear, etc. Only expert dressers should be employed, and after the birds are dressed and have stopped bleed' ing, a small paper sack may be slipped onto the neck so that they may present a more attrac- FUTURE DATES Xorember 21, TuMday Bazaar, Cen tral OoiiKregat:nal church, Norrmbr 27, 28 and 29 Marion conn ty teacher hmtitute. Salem. November 80, Tharaday Thankigivinf la. December S. Saturday Basaar, St. Pant' a Church. SAO Chemelreta. December 23. Monday Christina. January 8, Monday LeirinUtnre meets. Nowadays when a working girl marries she doesn't lose her job. She simply buckles down a little harder at her tasks in order to take care of Friend Husband when he Is out of work. The number of husbands and wives both clinging to jobs in commerce or industry is increasing day by day. That is why the kitchenette and the efficiency apartment are so, popular. Husband and wife meet on their way home from the delicatessen as the 6 o'clock whistle blows ln the evening. l.os Angeles Times. , f C'HOCIi ITTTDT roaxs mi MM BTTMOS FLAT WOKS Copyright, 1023, Aaaodated Editors The Bit-seat little Paper la the World Edited by John H. Millar FOOTBALL LESSONS fly AUBREY DEVLNE All-American Quarterback, 1921 Lemon 3fo. II The CroM-Buck This cross-back play is execut ed by the, offensive team ' lining np in the formation diagramed above.; The left end and the left tackle are at the left of the cen ter,; and the left guard., right guard, right tackle, and right end on; the right side of the center. The quarterback i should take a squatting position directly behind the center. V The; right halfback should line up, one yard behind the - right guard.; The fullback should be . stationed ; about five yards behind the center, and the left halfback, about a yard to the right of the fullback. - The ball is passed to the Quart erback who pivots in his position : by reversing the positions of his , feet and turning in the opposite ' direction. The" quarterback makes a bluff to pass .the ball to the left halt, -who plunges toward. the left side of the line. The ball is . not passed : to : him, - but he goes on and hits the; opposing right - end. The fullback stays in hia I THE SHORT STORY, JR. The Clubs and the Cousin "Yon take my breath away when you swing your clubs like that," laughed Mrs. Kendall. Barbara twirled her clubs skillfully. "Just wait until you see me at the exhibition. We're going to use bright colored clubs. I bet I make Cousin Peggy's eyes open. Will she be here by that time?" Barbara's mother looked troub led. "I suppose so," she sighed. "You ' don't seem very keen about having her come," said Barbara. "I'm afraid I'm not," her moth- original position pass to the left halfback has been made. . He then until . the . take starts fast and low toward a poinv netween the opposing left tackle and' guard. . r. Hainwick Starts !He the fullback and drives the de fensive tackle out. -The left and right guards start , with the ball and turn the center to' the left, the left gnard hitting him low and the right guard hitting him high. ! The right end and - tackle tnrn the opposing tackle out (to the right), the end hitting him lew and the tackle hitting him high. After the center lias passed the ball, he slides through the line and blocks the defensive fullback. The left tackle Hits tne defensive, right guard, and the . left end checks the defensive tackle out.' Quarterback Conceals llall In order to work this play suc cessfully, the quarterback ciust conceal the ball as much ns pos sible and carry out the fake pa?s to the left halt, who should also carry out the fake by making it look as it he had the ball :.nd was plunging the line. . The fullback should not 'be in a big hurry to start, but should wait until the' defense has had a chance to be drawn over to the left by the fake pass; r then.' he should start with all the speed possible, and - the quarterback should step over- and hand Aim the ball as he goes by. (Next week: "Fake Cross-Buck cE Ufl . she had such hard, bright eyes! "What are you swinging those sticks around for?" she asked, after they had talked politely for a few minutes." Barbara explain ed, "We didn't have any what- you-call-lt gymnasium in Ced- arville. It was such . a darned pokey town. Nothing to do. I quit going to school, and I'm not going back, either." "No gym!" exclaimed Barbara. "My goodness! And I'll bet you never went swimming either. I'm going to see if I can't get you into the class after school. Now don't get scared. It isn't going to school." That was the beginning of Peg gy's training. The day some one told her she had a dandy "eye for baskets" nnd it was a shame She wasn't in school so she could get on the basketball team, her eyes shone so that she looked like a different girl. It was the next week she asked Barbara's father if he "wouldn't m'-nd keeping her on!" "It certainly is a Joke on me, laughed Barbara several months later. "To think Peg got to be captain of next year's team, when that was what I had my eye on But she's such a peach, I don' mind. Isn't ii funny we did 'train her with clubs', after al! er answered. "If it weren't that your father insista I think that your Aunt Kate, who has Jteen keeping her, would like to get us to let hec. stay. She threatens to send her to a reform school." "Oh!" gasped Barbara. "I think that would be just awful "She's very hard to manage. Of course, having no father and mother had made her very un fortunate. She had run away twice, and she picks such bad company. I don't know what your father means, bringing her here -with you.". "I'll handle her with clubs," announced Barbara. "Don't look startled I'm not as dangerous as I sound." " Two days . later Barbara wa3 again practicing with her clubs when the eousln rcaaieC - Barbara looked her over; In despair. She STRONG DRINK CAUSES DEATH OF TRAINMAN (Continued from page 1.) police court yesterday and dis missed, Formick for selling li quor and Winslow for having li quor in his possession. Jim Tur ner of South High street who Is understood to have introduced Formick So the man who sold him the liquor, was released yes-. terday on h'a own recognizance. Headquarters Here Recently Sigrist had made Salem his headquarters for the past 10 days, having been employed as general utility brakeman for the Oregon Electric. He had previ ously been employed by the same company ,on the Forrest Grove run. lie had been employed in railroad work for the last 20 years, by the Oregon fciectnc, Southern Pacific and O.-W. R. & N. companies and latterly again by the Oregon Electric. He came here originally from Sutton. Ne braska. He was 45 years old and leaves a wife. Mrs. J. C. Sigrist, who lives in Portlanl; his mother and a brother, the latter two liv ing in Nebraska. Mrs. Sigrist Is city hall librarian in Portland. SigTist was prominent in fra ternal circles, being a member of the Odd Fellows, the Masons and the Brotherhood of Train men. The body will be sent to Port land Sunday v.-here funeral ser- ricking HoshaBfTa Members of a woman '.aJ.tm were exchanging confidences aa4 they gave the following reasons for rejecting offers of marriage. "He ate beans with s. tp6o." "When he paid cat fare, Iks took the money out ot a purw and I could in fancy see him ' opening the purse and grudging, ly give me a quarter when I need. 4 tA mnnpv for thf household. "He invited my father, iny mother and me to have ice cream j j and let my father pay tW I check." N ' I "He ate rirup on fishcakes." i "lie couldn't learn to tie a tie j right." ' . , ! "He never could make friends' j with our family dog. The animal j would snarl and leave the room when he "came in." For Coldc, Influenza . 'and as'a J- Preventive i Take te&r U tlve appearance. I have proved vices will be held. I Lmxstivm ' I . wnsmw WiflQ. The First and Original ' Cold and Grip Tablet Tne box bears this signature It- 30c, THE WISE GUT Witness in a local divorce case asserted that no man had .any sense until he was 40 years old. For the 'ovc of reason, wliat is the age of discretion for women? Or don't they have any? Los An geles Times. CUT THIS OUT IT IS WORTH MONEY Cut out this slip, enclose with 5c and mail it to Foley & Co., 2835 Sheffield Ave., Chicago, 111., writing your name and address clearly. You will receive in re turn a trial package containing Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. for coughs, colds and croup; Fo ley Kidney Pills for pains in sides and back; rheumatism, backache, kidney and bladder ailments; and Foley Cathartic Tablets, a whole, some and thoroughly cleansing cathartic for constipation, bilious ness, headaches, and sluggish bowels. Sold everywhere. Adv. I PICTURE PUZZLE I THE UTTERS IN THE NAME OF A CITt IN THE WESTERN RrRT OT THE US. HWE EtN NJfVeCW FROfN LEFT TO WW1T! S r i rffT1 Tl TrTr 1 BITS FOR BREAKF AST Corvallis is it today. S The "heart of the valley" is the heart of the state today. S "Just now G. O. P, means Got Off Prettygoldarnlucky." That is the way the Philadelphia Press puts it, and the way the Democrats of Pennsylvania feel, for that paper is so Democratic its ears stick out. S Christmas shopping doesn't be gin in earnest until after Thanks giving; but, remember. Thanks giving is about a week later than usual this year. Get busy! vve are just now beginning to look a dollar in the face," says Lloyd George. A Salem man says he has been on more familiar terms for a lone time he has been kissing them gbod-bye for years. Clemenceau can tell the people of the United States a lot of things that would be good for their souls and Americans will take it from the old Tiger, what ever he says. So let him be free- m V A man's definition of a living wage depends on whether ho is getting it or giving it. m Over In England thera is a boy who has never laughed. And someone suggests that perhaps he has heard only English Jokes. Father hopes to get the price of a Thanksgiving turkey out of the S-wallow1 trnches b the last Thursday of IE Sl It- Health Bread The bread that keeps the family healthy is a treasure no one can afford to be without Good bread is the staff of life all right good bread. A man can live and thrive on bread alone -if it's good bread. Bread making is an art and the bakers of Hillman's Health Bread are mas ters of their craft. Grain, fruit, nuts go to make up this wonder fully balanced health food. Hillman's Health Bread is baked in your own town, and do you know that the Cherry City Bakery, where this wonderful product is pro duced, is one of the very largest, most modern and best equipped bakeries in Oregon? 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