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4 THE OREGON jSTATES&IAK, SALEM, OREGON TUESDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 18, 1923 s v K. J. HEXDRICKS President CARLE ABRAMS Secretary ' -"-! Issued Dally Except Monday by i ' . THK STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY i . 215 S. Commercial St., Salem, Oregon (Portland Office. 733 Board of Trade Building. Pbone Beacon 1113) MKMKEP OF THK ASSOCIATED PRESS ' ' The Associated Presr is exclusively entitled to the use for publl eatlon of all news dispatches credited to It or rot otherwise credited la this paper and also the local newa published herein. - , R. J. Hendricks ' John L. Brady Frank Jaskoski TELEPHONES: Basin ess Office -News Department "- - - ;.j Circulation Office 'V ' - in -- Society Editor ; - - L -: .,.. Job Department - - Entered at the Postoffice In Salem, the state tax industey f .' The fire at the penitentiary ; yesterday destroyed 200 to 400 tons of flax, and the flax machinery -was also destroyed : But all the rest of the 2000 or more tons of flax is intact, in stack4jutside the prison walls, on the farms of the growers,, and in the warehouse at Rickreall; and all the hemp is at La bisk Meadows; and the flax destroyed was fully covered by regular insurance independent of the state insurance under the insxfrace law v " 1 t- - And the .flax, machinery was covered, in the same way. ? So there will e no money loss to the-state flax industry'; no 4oss excepting in the shutting down or slowing up of the operations. Some pedigreed seed .was burned; but more' is oh hand or available., The burning of the pedigreed seed; was Ja loss to the industry; but it will be recovered soon, hi j ' The flax threshing machine had not arrived There will of course be delay in securing new flax machinery, but when it is secured it will be niore. modern and efficient than most of the old' machinery. .r .- " ! - I Vcr.ivr-"!-;'"-- - :n I l: r. -vr .The woodworking and other industries that were burned are covered by the insurance provided by the state under the insurance law j-the law- that was fathered by Mr. Dunbar when he was Secretary of State." These, other industries will also be rebuilt 'as jspeedily as possible. I - And another thing will be done that perhaps wouldi have teen somewhat delayed but for the fire of yesterday ? The new buildings will be made as nearly fire proof as possible And they will, be built separately. There will be a building 'for the flax industry machinery- There will be a building, for the proposed flax spinning plant. There will be one for the furniture factory; one perhaps for the saw mill. They will, all be separated as far as possible. Provision has alreadyj been made for a flax warehouse of brick, and concrete. .There will finally follow other buildings for the same purpose of the same materials. They will be sep arated.. There will no longer be any great quantity of flax straw or, fiber, of tow, or seed stored inside the walls, or in the buildings in which, any of the machinery will be place - 'The flax industry will go on, and in a safer and -.better wajr than heretofore. So will the other industries! j I r 'The work of rendering the Oregon penitentiary : entirely self supporting will proceed with a better foundation" and un der more orderly plana "than before. F THIS , ARISTOCRACY OF COOUiSGfiSHM illX The New, York Tribune points out that 'the one" comical -1 M commentnpon President Coolidge has come ; from?; the New York Call, an organ of the Socialists. It referred; to him as belonging to "the Back Bay aristocracy: of j, Boston." This will give the Coolidges of Plymouth, Vermont, fanners bred and born a good. Yankee T grin-r- j ; ? tv rTj i f For if a precise prior occupation Is to be tagged upon the new President, it obviously must be farmer; v : ' 'iFor he' was pitching hay on his father's 'farm 'when the r ?ws of Mr. Harding 's illness reached him4 He came, up as a farmer's boy. One ?of his 'sons was working "on a farm, when the shift from-Vice , Presidency to Presidency happened and went back to "the job at the usual hour the I next morning. 'Then there was a dernanchfor an estimate of Calvin Coolidge by his "father,' that Vermont parent' replied in truly Vermont style that "he had always done his work fairly well.'V'r - "This lavish parental praise suggests what aristocracy it is that President; Coolidge belongs to . VThe aristocracy that Americans recognize, the aristbrcacy IT workers.- . V . - " ; There are indications that already .the representatives of 1 1; e- farmers" in - Washington are a wakenin g ,to : the'f act,: that he is a man who has studied the farmer's ; problems in the sweat of his brow.' f " : - " , THE HONOR SYSTEM . ; Tor centuries the inquisition was looked upon as the only real . way to ferret oat crime and the punishments following the inquisi tion verdicts' were so revolting they shock the sensibilities of the world for years. Finally the idea crept: in slyly but surely that a man was a human being even it he was charged ' with crime and that be was a human still even if con ; victed by ; this inhuman court. Then" the pendulum swung to the i opposite extreme and a laxity fol ' lowed. In many instances maudlin . sentiment took the place of cruel 1 punishment. Out of . this there " came , a balance, an adjustment, that was fair. Crime was none the less loathsome, but its punishment was not made so drastic. Out of this' middle ground there came a Just appreciation of the rights of man. - no matter how .seriously charged with offending. The honor system cameras a natural sequence and in due pro cess of evolution.. It has had its setbacks, unworthy men have Jvio .' lated their obligations and; the enemies of the system have been quick to point out' that a man con. victed of a crime could "not be trusted. Gradually the system has .won its way. We think there never : was k better Illustration of lta workings than happened right in Salem last week Two prison ers ..tried to;escape. They were 'not honor -men and under the game law of the world had a right to do bo If they-could. One was q a Ickly captured the other-was out several hours. la the evening of ithe-same-day -83 the escape 18 pen men. four of t!. era-life termers, asked the privil J. V. BRADY Vice Preaideat -' Manager ' - - Editor: Manager Job Dept. -11 23-106 Eg 19C (81 Oregon, as second class matter. ege of bringing the man in. They went ut and made the search. They "were unarmed save with clubs they picked up on the way, but they made a most 'thorough search, beating the bushes on every hand. Every man came back, not as a matter of duty, but as a matter of course. ? In the mind of the fugitive there came a realization of what he was doing to his fellow prisoners, to the, men whose honor had been pledged. He gave himself np. This man was under no direct obli gation to his fellow prisoners, but there -worked In his mind the fact that these ; men ; were working along certain lines that led back to honorable standing in the world. The man who was under no pledge, the man who, under the game laws, had a right to get his liberty if he could, voluntarily gave him self up and came back to take what, punishment was coming by the prison rules. ::; ' Certainly no better illustration could be given of the honor sys tem. The world is learning - that a- man does not Idse his honor upon entering prison, that he does not forfeit the right to have his pledged word ; taken. A convict's word may be clonded under tne rules of legal evidence but be- t ween man and man it is etiil good and furthermore it reflects in the conduct of men whose word has not been pledged. TUKX OX THK IJGIIT It Is time! to know the real reason for th proposed recall ot Governor; Pierce. It may have in effect on future jjolitlcs. It men are to be recalled from office slm. ply because they seek to do their duty, -the people at large have a right to know, iu If the recall is a weapon in the hands of unscrup ulous men to injure the state and deter capable men from aspiring to office, it is time this were known. Governor . Pierce has been In of fice eight months. : He started with a ; hostile legislature, and since its adjournment he has been harassed, nagged and beset on every hand by characterless news papers and malicious politicians. Why this desperate effort to pre vent his making good? ' Governor Pierce was fairly elected, the peo ple decreed that he. be given the place and carried with that was a mandate to do certain things. In every move he has made Governor Pierce has found determined op position. There must be some reason for this. : Is there .a con spiracy? Governor Pierce is the same man today that he was when elected last November. vThe Ore gon Statesman is not the only pa per that see a bug under the chip and is demanding a square deal. The East Oregonian, published at Pendleton, has this to say editori ally: , .-';: "Who are these men and why are they trying to throw the state into the turmoil of a recall elec tion? What has Governor Pierce done to deserve a recall fight? Is it because he advocates a sever ance tax on timber and other tax reforms so as to equalize the tax burden in order that the farming sections of the state may have a fair dealt Is it because the first legislation under his- administra tion reduced - expenses a million dollars and passed an income tax law? Is the governor opposed be cause he has set his foot down against promiscuous certification of irrigation bonds by the state a step he took In order to save the taxpayers from serious less? "Ia the governor to have a re call fif ht because j he has done something wrong or is it because he has been a real governor who has done his duty as he sees it and has refused to take dictation -from any quarter? ; J J k "No doubt he will be enlighten ed on -these points as time goes on. Meanwhile, why are those Port land gentlemen so sly? If they want a recall fight; why do they not come boldly out Into the open and 8tate their case? Why have they resorted to . thet subterfuge of trying to make people believe the affair originated in Umatilla county? . Why should this county be held. up as agitating a recall? Why was R. E. Bean called hur riedlto Portland ?, JHow "did it happen thai he returned with a recall petition in his pocket? Is Mr. Bean, an official of this coun ty, to.be the local champion of a move to recall the man who last fall received from this eounty the heaviest majority it ever extended a gubernatorial candidate? If so, what are Mr. Bean's reasons for acting in such a capacity? Why does he think the governor should be recalled? Many people think Mr. Bean has placed our county in a false position, and that an ex planation, from him is due." , KVER THE WOMAN It Is ever so the woan is to blame. When Adam said "The woman tempted me" he opened the way for all men' to charge the women with the sins of the world. So far has this been taken that if a man and a woman are caught in a moral lapse the man can go his way in the world while the woman Is an outcast fore verm ore. 1 The revolution in Spain is said to have been caused by a woman. A grandee married his mistress and attempted to force her into society. The social world rebelled, the military world took it up and the ministry was unhorsed. It will be recalled that in the days of Andrew Jackson a woman dis rupted his administration. ! Wo man is responsible tor a lot of evil, but man just would not do with out her. -i . f ' ' . ; Just a word here in defense of woman. God bless her, she Is the delight of our home, the beacon star that guides a . wallowing world into the pearly gates. .We hold to . the Idea that while the preponderance or testimony is such that we must admit that Eve actually committed ; the physical act of reaching up and plucking the apple, Adam either dared her to do it, or what Is more, prob ably ran to her with a hop, skip and a jump calling "Eve, give me a bite!" LKT8 GO . "Willamette unierslty is open for the school year and the classes will begin reciting tomorrow. It is just glorious to have theb youngsters, back with us. They are' so full of life, so exuberant in their liveliness, so bubbling over with happiness and so full of the joy of life that they bless the en tire city. - There is not a - home here that Is not brighter because these young people are back. The greatest thing in the world is youth. It comes but once to an individual, but It Is with us from year to year in tho generations of .' students who come ta Willamette. Then again the school is doing such wonderful work. It is doing what all of us would do if we could. " It is preparing boys and girls (they call themselves men and women now, but they are only funning) for great work as men and women. What a pleasure It is to .realize that when "those of us who are older get tired and shuffle off this mortal coil that ' the world's work will be carried on by each as these. God bless the students. They are so wholesome, so unconsciously delightful, so splendid in their young lylves and so wonderfully worth . while in their futures. El'GEXE TO THE FROXT Eugene is a forward looking city. It has been living up to the minute for a long time. Eugene Is just now establishing the re ligious day school. ; It was I done by unanimous vote of the board of education. That was because the board understood and appre ciated the opportunity offered. . The Eugene board of education Is no less Intelligent than ours, no (Rev. J.; R. Buck) ? I have been asked many times for my opinion of the outstand ing figure in Italy today, Musso lini, and . the Fascist! Movement which he has inaugurated.' Hav ing been in Italy recently; my views may be-of interest to some, therefore this article. I It is otten remarked that his tory repeats itself; but in this Instance it is difficult to find a paralel case, for the conditions are peculiarly Isolated. . Bolshe vism itself U not new, but Its ap plied power in all countries, more or less, at the close of a world war made its strength tremend ous in some countries and i Italy was one of these countries.1 One must - visualize Italy's condition at the height of the Socialist's regime in order to fully apprec iate the remarkable work the Fascist! have done, and are still doing. Socialism had 'been grow ing and rapidly gaining adherents, by offering a panacea for all evils of government and the insidious doctrines sent broadcast from Moscow were being accepted by a large proportion of the people, while the government. Instead of taking a strong and upright stand was . apparently so supine that everyone- was beginning , to feel unsafe. : Bolshevism was first manifested In. seemingly harmless ways, the symptoms of which we have seen In many places and even in- our own country, and passed by. In Italy red flags were flaunted, soc ialist songs were . sung, appeals to class hatred were made, mob violence Incited and even violent attacks priifted and should on the throne and ' parliament were tolerated. ; . ' Anti-nationalist propaganda I rapidly spread anti-army feeling and the soldier who had given his all for h'is country became ' a loathsome object; In Rome dec orations were placed and prepara tions - made ' to honor the boys returning from war.' But at the instigation of the Reds, the gov ernment abandoned all such man ifestations and the home coming of - Italy's soldiers was a sorry affair. The government had shown its timidity or inefficiency to such an extentthat the communist party grew bolder and bolder un til it dared to advocate openly,; "Frighten the government. The more they give way . the harder we will press them, the harder we press them the more they give way." At the opening, of the first parliament after the war the soc ialist deputies openly decided the king and even , became threaten ing. They left the chamber in a body crying, "Down . with. . the king!" The army and the. bravest of Italy's soldiers were degraded and their arms taken from them by the government In order to pacify the bolshevists, and when they were, attacked, as they many times were, they could . defend themselves only with their fists while their enemies were armed with knives and revolvers. . Railways were In charge of the Reds, and the service was abom inable. It is said that 75 per cent of the patrons rode free, and should a soldier or officer appear to ride wearing his army uniform he was asked to get out, and if he refused, was thrown out. The carabiniers and royal guards, the two divisions of the police, were hated by the communists with a hatred that was deadly. Again and again detachments of these police were sent to various places to preserve peace, and when they were defied and: spat upon, they were told by those , in authority not to retaliate but to "exercise firmness, but with prudence." It is told that when the workmen of Milan seized some of the fac tories the police were told not to interfere. A lieutenant of the royal guard was taking some men in a lorry through the' 'streets, when he was flred-japOn by, men with rifles from the roof of a fac tory. Jle. . battered down - the door by driving the .lorry at full speed against it and arrested 300 armed men. For this he was de graded and dismissed from the service. He had no acted with the necessary "prudence." . In order to quiet a riot in a town at Mussolini and the Fascist rome dirtaJWCUt:iteutenant:ot. the- less devoted to the right as it sees the right,- but ours has not yet caught the vision It will, because the; men are forward looking and will yet catch step with this ad vance movement. The Oregon Statesman has been disappointed in our 'board, but it has not criti cised it because it knew the mem bers were hpnest In their decision and that they were men of such high character that when they did catch the vision they would re spond to the public desire. The fire yesterday adds another chapter to the record of the peni tentiary for sound discipline. The alarm was given by a convict, and other convicts fought heroically to save the state property. It would have been mighty easy for them to thave started trouble. The fruit growers in the WI1 lamette valley who are worrying over 'selling ; their crop for less than cost can cheer up. While they are doing this they are sup porting a string of fine polo ponies down at Corvallls. carabiniers went around a village through which he would other wise have had to pass in order to exercise prudence, and the in habitants of the village who were barricaded and armed to shoot the police complained and the lieutenant was also degraded and dismissed for lack of "firmness." Inertness and a conciliory man ner of the government played dir ectly into the -hands of the bol shevists, until the loyal, portion of the population became first an- geredand then frightened at the state .of affairs. Many proclaim ed themselves communists through, sheer necessity for pro tection. Trade was so impeded and lost, that poor Italy was on the very verge of chaos. ; It was then that the fascist! was born. Benito Mussolini saw socialism in practice and he was sickened, disgusted and disillu sioned, though he had hinfself been a lifelong socialist. The 00 ject lesson of socialism in actual power Convinced him that social ism . was S neither -pleasant nor healthy. His father, a black smith, had llong leaned .. toward socialism as something which""he believed was good. But the soc ialism of : the blacksmith was something better than that of la ter days. At least it had not been tried, and we may well believe lie! was "sincere In advocation Us "doctrines. ,, v Benito Mussolini en tered politics when he was a mere boy. and he ran for parliament against a rich man. His failure in the race go angered him that' he smashed a ballot-box and fled to Switzerland to avoid punish ment. He was a student and mas tered. French and Btudied political economy, and finally became the editor "of a socialist paper. The Swiss grew uneasy ' and finally banished 'him. This banishment was not removed until he became premier of Italy. In view of later events It If interesting to note the prophecy made by George Sorel, a Belgian socialist in 1912. He said. "Our Mussolini is not an ordinary; soc ialise Believe me, you will per haps yet see him at the head o: a sacred battalion, saluting with his uplifted sword the Italian flag. He Ib an Italian of the fifteenth century. It is nof yef. known, but he ia the only energetic man capable of mending the weakness of his government." He has in deed provrn himself to te "not an ordinary socialist," and when the time was. ripe, his disillusion ment was rapid, and, we believe, sincere. ' The organiation, Known as the fascistl was born at Milan a veritable hot-bed of bolshevism on March 25, 1919. The word fascistl cemes from "fasces," a bundle of sticks fastened about an axe. which was carried by-the Roman lictors as an emblerii of authority. , These Roman lictors were fearless and ready., to take up the cause of any forlorn hope, and were animated solely by dire necessity to save' their coun try. A fitting name for the new organization. Their uniform is a tight-fitting black shirt, mili tary breeches, puttees and boots and a black fez decorated with a black tassel. But they are pic turesque in the extreme, forjill are young, full of agility and with faces emphasizing the dignity olTheri abundance he'll find with their youthful bearingr They carry revolvers and loaded sticks which are often very useful In close quarter fighting.'; They sa lute in the ancient Roman fash Ion with the right arm extended, a movement revived by d'Annun zio at-Flume. i r ( While watching ttuT peculiar salutei and the marching of the fascist1! in the streets of Rome! as they bore a wreath to lay on the tomb of the "Unknown Soldier," the writer was unfortunate enough, to have his passport sto len 'from his pocket. Possibly a bolshevist wanted to travel.) Mussolini was the heart and soul of the new movement, lend ing his every effort to its success ful and permanent organization. The fascistl performed the w6rk I tui luciu fiiiu a grim Qf Hermlnatlon, which was all the laid out for them with a grim de- more powerful "because It was Ve'emlngly passionless and cilm. a f Judge and executions?, i ? It it was found that outrages -were planned at ' any of the socialist clubs, the buildings were burned to the ground without further ado. The Red , assassins were put to death, of times in street battles and the bolshevist agents were beaten . and sent away. In : a measure it seems obnoxious,- but the fascist! felt that the time had come to fight fire with fire, and stringent methods were necessary, they thought, for. the fascist! were few In numbers, and the bol shevists were everywhere in great numbers. -- - ,.. In the beginning the better part of Italy did not favor the fascist! any more than they did the bol shevists. . jNaturally from what transpired at first they thought it" was six of one and a . half doz en. of the other. . But they com menced to realize there were two governments In the country, one described by the fascist! as "the fictitious Government of Rome under. Signpr Facta," and the other the militant organization headed by Mussolini. At this time the" fascist! were anxious to gain the government of Rome, and it looked very much as though Italy ( would become a republic. In fact, it is said that Mussolini favored this at first, but events so . shaped themselves that it was abandoned. The king and the dynasty were to be maintained. The details of the military cam paign which was to overthrow the existing government were set tled at Milan, while another con ference was held at Florence some nine days afterwards. Ele ven days later a fascistl congress was held at Naples and an ulti matum was sent to Rome,, couch ed In language showing a marvel ous loyalty. However it was a demand that "the government Bhould transfer its powers to the lascistl within 48 hours. Mns- lini went' to Rome the next day ine government refused to yield. Then the fascistl mobiliz ed, quietly but swiftly,.and soon Rome was surrounded on three sides by an army of 120.000 men, perfectly organized, well disciplin ed and ready for the fight. The king refused to sign the edict es tablishing martial law, but sent for Mussolini, who came to- Rome, settling the groundless fears of THINGS I TO DO I 1 The TheBoys and Girls Newspaper Copyright. 1988, Associated Editors. I Here you see some of the prod ucts that thrive In two great coun tries of northern Europe, Norway and Sweden. The , climate alter nates between mild and severe but in the northern districts approach, es a polar temperature. There one finds reindeer and other creatures of a frigid world. On the fjords, or watery 'indentations of the coast are found many kinds of fish, the catching of which em ploys thousands 'of people. i 'i A KINDNESS REPAID. When Paderewski was on one of his early tours i this country, he played a concert at San Jose, Cal., Two ambitious students' at Leland Stanford university say the possibility of making money so they managed the recital. The air castle they built was a large one, and they guaranteed the pionlst $2,000. . As Paderewski t wasTnot-well known at the time, his audience was small. The two students found that $1,000 was all the box office had taken In an,d they would have 'to go la debt to secure the other $400 to pay what thety had guaranteed. But. they found a kind hearted Paderewski when they sought to explain. The mu sician directed that the boys should pay out the $1600 all the expenses they had , incurred, de duct 20 per cent from what was left-for their labors, and give him the remainder. j Twenty years later when Pader ewski's fortune was spent and his resources for aiding his native Po- I THE SHORT STORY, JR. THRKF. JOLLY HELPERS 'Tis a good plan when man marries, For him to employ a fewfalries; Who'll be sure not to shirk The chores and housework ' him taries. Once a wrinkled, bent old man and his tired, cripled old wife lived in a cottage In the midst of of a great wood, right on the path which the King traveled when he went from the west of his king dom to the east of his kingdom. Now the old man and his wife would, have been unhappy, for they were too helpless to do any work, had it not been for three elves that the Good - Fairy sent to work for them. One elf was named Hop, one Skip, and one Jump!. Hop the ' Inhabitants by tne orderly, quiet bearing of himself as" well as his troops. As they passed the Victor Emmanuel monument, the greatest . modern monument in Rome, they deposited palms of victory on the tomb of Italy's Unknown Warrior. Mussolini was now dictator of Italy. No sooner had Mussolini be come prime minister than he be gan war on slackness and ineffi ciency. And th?s war was waged against those in the highest plac es of the government as well as the lowest street cleaner. His motto was "Make good or get out," and it applied to himself as well as to anyone else. The fol lowing story will Illustrate Juls methods: . "A solid bureaucrat approached his barricade of State papers one morning, some what after the appointed hour. As he came up to the florid portals of the Ministry, where a, porter in gold embroidered coat and .cocked hat stood .with his silver ntace of office, Signor Mussolini' suddenly emerged. The official gasped as though the devil himself had shot up through a trap door " in the marble floor. . 'I regret, signor. that, yoju are not in good health. The official reassured him ner vously. . 'Your ' Excellency, must be mistaken. I am : perfectly weii . , : - : - . , ; : - i 'On the. contrary.' replied Sig nor Mussolini still with the smile of doom, 'it is evident that you are recovering from a severe Ill ness.' - v The " puzzled official shook his head. .. I . assure your Excellency that you must mistake me for someone else.' E . . Signor .Mussolini's Imlle faded. A Good Thine - DON'T MISS IT. Send your name and address plainly written together with 5 cents (and this lip to Chamber lm in Medicine Co., Dea Moines, Iowa, and receive tn return a trial package containing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs, colds, croup, bronchial, "flu" and whooping coughs, and tickling throaty Chamberlain's Stom ach and Liver Tablets for stomach trou bles, indigestion, gassy pains that crowd the heart, biliousness and constipation; Chamberlain's Salve, needed in every family for burns, scalds, wounds, piles, and akin affection; these valued family medicines for only 5 cents. Don't miss it. Bigsest Little Taper In the World A TRIP TO THE NORTHLAND COUNTRIES I r -7 V' " 1 A Piciuac .map. ; land seemed at an end, one of those students, .Herbert Hoover, remembering the musician's mercy swept the floor very clean every morning; Skip ran to the cistern Tor water and caried it very care fully to the old man's table with out spilling a 'drop and Jump stood onT top of, the ; churn, and kept it constantly in motion till tho, butter , came. But, nobody could see these elves at work ex cept the old man and bis sweet kind old wife, and even they could not tell the little fellows apart. ' . . . . ; -- til . Everything went 'very well In the household ; and, evedyone was happy until Hop became dis contented with" sweeping, the Jump to let him churn the but ter, and Jump In turn begged Skip to let him run to the cistern for water; while Skip swept the floor. But oh, how - badly It worked!. Skip left great, wide, dusty places where he . forgot to sweep;, when Jump ran to the ciRterrf he slop ped wafer on the ground as he leaped back to the, bouse, so that when he got there, nothing was lert -In'tho- pitcher; , , and -. Hop feet were so light that .when re danced on the , churn no buter came, .'.. '."- rvv" One day, the old man came hob bling into the cottage. "Wife," he cried, "the King is pasing tbh way. and in half an hour, his mes and his eyes hardened; , He struck his clenched fist on his open palm with a report like the crack of a whip. 'In that case,' he said in a voice vibrating with anger, 'be good enough to explain why you are only ntering your office at 11 o'clock, when the hour for be ginning 1st 9 o'clock. Acrebo (to his companion); make a note of the signor's name. And you, sig nor, go to your office, and wait my 'further decision in your case. Off went the naggered delin quent. Decidedly this new head of affairs was rude, if not an ill bred man. Fancy expecting an oficial of 15 years seniority to follow the cloek like a Junior clerk, and; speaklKj? In that way before a porter and a chauffeur! It is significant that Slgmor Muss olini's remark was to this effect: ''Imagine trying to build up a hew Italy with material ' like that!" ';i ; To be sure the victory of tho fascistl. is new and strange and is criticised by many. So lar it seems to be a on man govern ment, which is always . dangerous. But-' personally, we believe It is the entering wedge for a .better ment of government, not only in Italy but-in the world generally. a n,t:nn fina andriAnlv. arisen from its sleep and has proclaimed a faith in principles which .. are the foundation of all real civiliza tion. Christianity, patriotism, loy alty to state. Liberty in its true sense, recognizing the rights and duties of all classes of society. unity of all for the goo of the country, ; obedience to estaDiisnea authority, social morality these are .'the j things that bolshevism would consign to the Oblivion of the junk pile, and In the case of Italy, bolshevism. which is appar ently honey-combing every civil- lzed country or tne worm, nas ceived its first set-back. 1- 1 I LOADS I I OF FUN I I 1 Edited by John M. MJller OF EUROPE in the years-before, was able to repay the kindness by going to hts aid. . i : our cottage for food and drink!" "But we have no water and no butter, and on'the floor are great unswept patches!" wept the old woman, looking at the guilty elves, who sat In the row in the corner.: Sudenly the three sprang to their feet. When the King came, there was water for him to drink, and butter for his bread, and the "floor was so clean that the Kink was very pleased. When ho left he gave the old woman - a bag of gold, saving. "You are a very fine housekeeped, old wom an.". . Then -Hop and Skip and Jump were glad they had gone back to their" own tasks, for with the money old" man and woman were able to have lentils and roast lamb and chery pie on their ta ble every day, with their water and bread and butter, and Hop was allowed to-sweep not bare boards but a blue" velvet car pet. : v. '"' " '" . MRlM They corrected and chastized like senger tells in e,' he will stop at'