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V'" ; : X n V f i H 1. i ti. Ii u. ii t t ; -' ii 'I It it ir ii M t - ,,r " lnt DeJJy F.xeept Monday ij-i ' TIIE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMTAKT Soh 4'niomerrial HU Salem. Oreoa (Portland Orfire, 301 Worcester Bid., C. P. Williams, Mjr.) R. i. H!TNIRKK8 CAHt.r ABHAM3 Secretary ' "- ' MXlfBEK OP TRP. - Til AuorUted trea ia exrlunively entitled to the ue for publication of alt ewa dtapaacnea credited la it or not otberwiae credited Id ibia paper and also tba mrai ewi puuiiabeU hrreiu, J. Heodrirkt Jpuba U. Brady Brady Jaakoaki a rant BUSINESS OFFICKS: Tbauaa . Clark New York. 141-145 Wt S6th St.; Caicafo, Uarqactta Build inf. W. S. Urutawabl, alfr. Buaiaaaa OfMra - -Nr Ltapartaaaat - . - ' .- Job Department. Catered at tha Poatofflca ia Salem. Orejon, a aaeoad eaat matter. THE WORK OF "' No otip noeds to he toltl about the work of the American Red Cross in great disasters, like the recent one in Jarari ; . Or in the relief work in Smyrna i . 1 Or in the World war, or any other war of recent times. And few there are who do not understand the services ren ' dered by most chapters of the Ked Cross in attending to, the " needs of the men who fought in the World war, and of their families, for the months and years following the World war. : Some .of this latter, work is still being carried on, by most chapters. I . But not so much is known of the work of the American Red Cross for peace times; and this lack of knowledge is greater in Marion and Polk counties than in most districts as large as ' this, for reasons that the writer does not care to discuss at this ' time. . : ".;. M After the first months of peace times, following the World war, it was found that there was need-in the various counties and communities of the United States for community work, of a kind that the American Red Cro,ss was; best equipped and prepared to undertake, so there, was a general readjustment along these lines , ' ! For what is known in the Ied Cross organization as civil 1 ian relief work r ? Including inquiring into the condition of the needy of the , various'Comnounities, . and helping deserving cases where other assistance is lacking for any one ot manyi reasons Including also the establishing of health centers, which -are managed so efficiently by trained Red Cross nurses Including, too, the prevention f of epidemics - - Including, besides, the training of isolated families and in dividuals in matters of health and sanitation; i Including the help by trainetl' social workers of needy in " .dividuals and families in managing .their own affairs so as to t alleviate their needy conditions for very often such cases are : merely, matters '.of lack of understanding; .poor management; i want of econoniical methods, and raanageent of resources al . ready inland or available.! V : ; . J i S -'Thefe was a 'demand in Marion and Polk'counties for this ; civilian relief work and this social work service,- and for the sanitary and health help. . It was fairly started . . -. Hut it was gradually dropped, for various reasons. t 'AU-of this work7 ought to , bounties. ought to.fujiciion l- pense of this work; would ,be gladly Toict iii the annual Toll call, ; if it could' be shown aud generally known how important it '.was, and how efficiently it was being carried; on. These two , cduntiss would gladly give $5000 to $10,000 a year, for such ' Hvork under such auspices; Hundreds of communities no larger .' -in population, all over the country, are doing this - i ' . ; ; -Many single counties; nT larger than Marion are maintain- iug two Red Cross nurses and a secretary, and doing a great deal of relief work. ; " : " A dollar is not a large, amount to give annually And, there is scarcely- a man or woman in Marion or Polk county, who Vould not feel it a privilege as welt as a duty to be called upon once a year to contribute siic-h, a sum and many would give more if they could be assured of its use in reliev- ing distress and helping in .bringing sanitary and health con ditions up to standard. ! It is the rule, in the majority of counties and communities .where this health, and relief and community work is carried on under the direction of the trained Red Cross workers, that the cost tends to diminish instead of growing from year to year. The needy learn to depend upon themselves; sanitation makes for better health conditions; thrift begets thrift and a spread of thrifty ideals. I People once shown the better ways do not on the average have to be shown again. ' Health becomes "catching;" an ideal of a once famous American orator. ; : j : ,;i - There is another thing: It is better in many ways to have such work carried on through small contributions. ' It gives a personal interest; a personal -touch. It puts the work above impersonal machine methods, without heart or sentiment. . And at brings to the willing support of such work very many per sonshpse namest are not on the tax rolls. rK " DOUBLE SERVICE FROM COAL 1 Henry Ford ts spending $5,000, 000 to perfect a process for recov- erins .all the property In coal by twice heating it. He claims that it this Is successful, gasoline can be cold for eight cents a gallon. The first process Is for component parts that might be dissolved and the second for heating alone. This : experiment has been called Mr. Ford'js plan to barn coal twice. This can. not be taken literally, as : it Is Apparent it would be impos sible to. take from coal twice the properties Vith, which natnre en- dbwd iv'j.'::". -7"'-"".. '.'.Ayi:. A"far back as 194 men were discussing the hidden properties in , coal and Seeking & method . by which .they might be extracted. No progress of importance was made until 185), when the first high temperature by-product plant ' was bollt 1 in Prance. Recently there has been experimentation in low ; temperature distillation. While millions were expended in test of varying, processes a satls factory method was not uncov ered. ;V: -r -; : : ' : ' f r Mr. Ford looks forward to an adTance la scientific knowledge to the, day when coal is Darned in thel ground where nature placed U- The by-prodncts would be ex tracted from the smoke and the heat separated I and delivered la whatever form was required. At the River Rouge plant of the t! irr:: TIIE OREGON STATESMAN, "SAIjEM, OREGON . J. L. BRAHT Vire-President AUROfTTATTTl VBSM . i . Ifenaper ! Kditor Manager Job lept .TELEPHONKS: t 23 Circulation Offiea 23-106 Society Kditor 683 106 683 THE RED CROSS be resumed. ;Marion and Polka five chemical f Ingredients from eoal smoke. From one ton is cap tured two and a halt gallons of benzol, which j is sold for enough to pay the -freight on the coal from West- Virginia to Detroit. THE POOR MAN A man named McCoIeman is un der arrest in j Portland, charged with white slavery! Inv the trial his wife and grown sons sat by his side. It is a very pitiful case. The man Is about fifty years old rnd testified that a woman flonrished a revolver at him, threatened to cut his throat, eat his liver ; raw and mutilate his body it hi did not take "her around with 'him. ' In fear the trembling man. did this for many months. He became so notorious that, he took the woman to a hotel in his home town He even went to the extreme of v.-rit-Ing her love letters when she was away, so pathetcially swset that they almost melt in reading them. There ought to be a law to pro tect Innocents such as this man McCoIeman. :It is not safe for them to run at ' large. They do not belong in this world. They are too aesthetic, 1 too ' artistic and made of too delicate' fibre to real ize the hard facta, of a real world. NOT NEW DOCTRINE Secretary Hughes, in a very il luminating statement In philadel- atTS to reraova.phla showed "conclusively 'that Here's Proof That Advertising Pays Faaoos Wrigiey Bonding ia Chicajo Befog Doubled ia Sizt The part of the Wriglty Bnild ing erected two years ago has filled such a want that the north section, nearly doable the floor area of the south section, is being added. This north section, nearly com pleted, occupies the entire block, immediately across North Water Street, fronting on Michigan Avenue and reaching to the height Of the main part of the first struc- n"Vure,, with a connecting bridge. ; '- I he space m me new section is already nearly all taken by high class firms in advance of the com pletion" of the building. . America was introducing no new policies or impairing, the Monroe Doctrine in its efforts to help Eur ope. The secretary declared we were not trying to meddle with European affairs, but we were willing to give the friendly offices of America to straighten out the terrible entanglements of the old world. - ' . The Monroe Doctrine st-mds on Its own merits, it does not need defending any more. No Euro pean country would think for a moment of colonizing anything in this country. The doctrine stands, although it will never ' be ; used again. On the other hand,' we should aid Europe because the sit uation demands a clear brain and a, firm hand. We can help with out meddling,' we can assist with out officiousness. ' . TROUBLE IS BEG I X XI SG The organization of congress will spell trouble for the republi can party. The progressive bloc for some reason has given away and the regulars are getting every thing. It' may : be' that the pro gressives have been given insur ances that they would get a square deal. This is all they arc entUied to, but" the 'regulars have shown more regard for regulars than they - have for the party's welfare. -The coming session of congress will be a stormy one from begin ning to end. The game of poli tics will be played scientifically, crudely and ; masterfully. -The fact Is that because of the oncom ing presidential election, the ses sion will be entirely a political one and politics means discomfort. THE MESSAGE This week President Coolidge must meet the acid' test ofs states manship: The forthcoming jme sage is awaited by all parties as the measure of the man.' We'have never known this to happen be fore, but in this instance the fate of the president hangs upon this one state document. If he fails to touch the imagination of the American people he is down and out. On the other hand, if he meets the challenge of expectancy nothing on earth can stop his nom ination and election. T It is a trylngposition but one that has focussed the eyes ot the world and it is. safe to say 'that here is one president's : message ttat will te read clear through. Here is a concrete (as well as a steel and glass) proof of the say ing that "advertising pays." In these magnificent buildings Mr. Wrigley has erected an impressive testimonial to this great truth. They loom large and beautiful. They typify the achievements of the man who 'built them, f They stand as a monitor over the activ ity of the Nation's second city inspiring dominating -massive-bearing unanswerable .testimony to the POWER OF ADVER TISING. The friends of President Cool- idge, which include; the Oregon Statesman, believe that he will meet the expectations, although the people are inclined to expect too much. - President Coolidge has been silent, but always with an ap parently open mind. He has ab sorbed much and we believe, mas tered the situation. We shall see what we shall see. GOLDEN RULE DAY By a sort of common consent today has been called golden rule day, and specially set aside for the purpose of calling renewed atten tion to the Near East. Governor Allen of Kansas declares that 11,- 000,000 people in that country have already died of starvation and the American government has only been able to save a million lives. The Near East we have had witbr us a long time. It has lost much of the sympathetic appeal, yet the situation there is about as desperate-as can be imagined. It is disturbing to think of the Near East but we must keep at it on our hearts and help until star vation is mastered and those peo ple get able to take care of them selves.' COMING HERE In the name and behalf of suf fering humanity the characters who have made up the Oberam magau are coming to America. These simple people have render ed the Passion Play every ten years for years but they have been entirely: beyond the spirit of com mercialism.: Time after time com mercial Interests have sought to transplant the cast to America but failed. Now, because the children of the province are suffering the players are coming. One of the fine things-about this is that Am erica can see this play, only the very rich had the opportunity be tore. - " " DOING THE WORK Lloyd George came to Am erica for the purpose of appealing to the Americans to help prostrate Great Britain. , He met with a cor dial reception everywhere. Then Englishmen are warranted in con cluding that Lloyd George is the one man who can get American support.. Coming to America wal Lloyd George's last card and he won. - ' Maay people believe ihat' the THE QUESTION OF MIRACLES (Copyrighted by San Jose Mercury.) Dean Inge of St. PauFs Cathedral, Ijondon, generally recog nized as one of the brightest minds in the Church of England, has recently published his second series of "Outspoken Essays' In the preface of this book he describes himself as a "Christian IMatonist." Alter covering the road from Plato to Christ he concludes tluit Christianity "completes what the long travail of the human spirit, 'during many centuries of free and unfet tered thought, had discovered about the nature of the world in which we live, the laws of (Sod,- and the whole duty of man." But Dean Inge seems to doubt the authenticity of the so called miracles of Jesus as these are found in the (Jospels. He maintains that the "question of the historicity of the miracles in the (Jospels ami creeds is a scientific and not a religious ques tion." "The question of miracles seem to be part of the question as to the power of mind over matter, on which the last word has certainly not been said." The author seems thus to deny that these miracles are an expression of the spiritual power pos sessed by Jesus, or that they are a result of the operation of spiritual law, to be differentiated entirely from any merely in tellectual or natural phenomena, and even as yet but little un derstood by men of science or not understood at all. v Most intelligent persons are prepared to admit .the great power that the mind may exert over the life of the individual human being. But whether they regard the (Jospels as a record in all respects of historical facts or not, all lovers of religion and the New Testament must regret any effort to bring the deep spiritual message which the New Testament has for humanity down to -the level of purely intellectual gymnastics or natural phenomena. Many of -us are prepared to admit that the so called miracles are prophetie of the powers that the spirit of men, when developed and quickened by the divine spirit, may attain indeed, that men are destined to attain when they be come His true, spiritual, Christian disciples; even that they are not miraculous, as the world has understood it, but are as nat ural to the spiritual individual as the ordinary processes of the ill lilt I. IfUl II IHIlULlin IV. ' t I u fU V ll'V. VV .J - . . v.. IIIU 1 a rf vnivil rwckf -mctil-A oa TIaqti Tnira in a trk maintain mi-ieVl l i Jill lit l V I 111(1 I 1 1 1, (1.1 . ' V (111 .11 V .1' V 111. ( ilJllltllU'lIf ... of the life of Jesus -and His teaching as to the power of faith i -i J : nave no earning ana no message ior men. '.-' . The most inspiring and spiritually encouraging part of the message of Jesus to the world is His teaching that "the works that I do ye shall do also if ye become my disciples, and greater works than these shall ye do." He exhorts us to "Have faith in Cod," and promises that if we have this faith nothing shall be impossible to us. The world is coming to see that these words like all His words and promises are addressed not only to those followers Cap'n Zyb If you have a bicycle and want a new novelty in bike riding get one of your friends, who also has a bicycle, and fix up' the rig pic HITCHINGIOP UffieeiotJ 6jacem and attach tbrfis to tured here. It will cause a lot of enjoyment, doesn't take long to make, and will not injure the bi cycle in any way. Just remove the front wheel of the rear bicycle and loosen the nuts on the rear axle of the front bicycle so that the front forks of the rear machine can be tightened in place. After getting this fork in place, tighten up the nuts well and the machine is ready for op eration. At first it will seem a little awkward to ride the machine but as soon as the knack of It is learned, greater speed can be ob tained than with a single bicycle and it Is easier to climb hills than with a single machine. Care must be taken in going around corners, both so that not to strain the ma chine and so as to avoid taking a spill. The tandem can be converted back into two sinsle bicycles in 15 minutes or the two single ma chines made into a tandem in a like amount of time. CAP'X ZYB. tariff is an issue over there. The one issue is whether or not Lloyd George can deliver American pop ular opinion in English affairs. It looks as though be is going to win on that one issue. The president of the national bankers association declares that in seven years everybody in Ne braska will be riding in mortaged automobiles. Most people are now. but the mortaged automobiles ought to be paid for by that time. No doubt automobiles have tied up a lot of money but they have stirred up enough business to vin dicate themselves. When the tea pot dome was handed over to Harry Sinclair the Oregon Statesman protested. It looked too raw for any use. Too soon afterward Secretary Fall re signed from the cabinet and went to work for Sinclair. We regret ted this move as'it gave color to the ugly rumors that had been floating about. Now the whole matter is being aired and Mr. Fall is not adding greatly to his repu tation. . . A RRfL MUSEUM King Tut's tomb Js 'a never fail ing source of surprise and enter- " "TnTniTTiTnrTTTTTr nrrnmrF n rtoq " ' i tainment. Xo sooner would pub lic interest lag than the excava tors began to drag out the most imposing things. As interest lag ged a number of times, they have taken out enough to over-f?Il the largest museum in the world. There is talk of enacting a lame duck law by congress. There is just one thing in the way of this. Every congressman knows that only death will pre vent him from being a lame duck himself sometime. Mr. McAdoo is a suave candi date for'; the democratic " nomina tion. He is in such a delightfully optimistic mood that he beams satisfaction at everything. He is our greatest Sunny Jim. Irene Castle has entered her third matrimonial venture. Irene is noted for two things. One is that she is the best dancer in the world and the other is she set the fashion for girls bobbing their hair. The governor of Indiana I not a candidate for the presidency. The 192 indictments against him indicate that he is a candidate for another job. The Boys THINGS TO DO Copyright, 1023, Associated Editors. HOW TO CARTOON t .. " I ' m ii - ' .- . , . PEN HANDLING You can always spot an ama teur by his pen handling. He in sists On filling his drawing with short little scratchy lines. The professional cartoonists use only a - good black line and not too many of them! ' Whenever possible, use solid black it peps up a cartoon and makes it look snappy. s Practice making "hay." as the lines In Fig. 1 are called. ' Be sure you have enough ink on your pen and every line you draw is BLACK, not fray, no matter how thin the line is. As in Tig. I, join your rines together very care fujly and don't allow the ends to overlapw; f....,:J 'The cross hatch" in Fi 2 as . ' , nresent with Him when uttered, every age. It is likewise coming : by Him as able to remove i-n-i...i merelv the .erely inieuetriuai irwL,.r -.i"". ter, but is the exertion of a V"" ; "ise coming to be unv . greater and higher than either euntr. derstood that those only are His derstood that those 011I3 His spirit. born in them I'aui "They who have not nt a having known This same Paul, who ""V .Sfixio'n received and un or walked with Jesus prior o His c' nis teachings I derstood His message and lived a.nmp'1;fscipleS. For ex and principles asilly as the K r l 00k of Acts that ample, it is recorded in the ast chapter oltne y when the ship on which i'aut wii j-.."y-Y. th bU f wrecked and-he was cast upon the island of J Iehta ti the Venomous serpent did not affect him! ; and that QJe J and laid his hands on" the father of the chief nj 1 ol tne . siana .. , , , .-l .nntinues. J0 wneu ui ana neaiea mm. ahu mr , . were . done, others also which had diseases in the island came ana were . healed." :; . ' -.' : Paul was certainly no deferent in his birth or in the pppor- tnnity to attain the tfntlr than all men - Bnt he obeyed thq hear enly vision and walked thereafter in all righ fou"e8 m"dr 2 .. ness as beeometh a follower of the Master, with the same result that came to Peter, and that will come to you or to nvltt j showed in his own body the power of Christ and d d H.s worK v as the Master promised all men who become His true disciples, that they should be able to do. U '7, k: t- l. ,n" u"a iWa thn ifrnnr2nt. unlettered bar- barians" who inhabited the island of Melita in that day Were able to heal their diseases "by the power of mind over matter. If there be any truth in this Scripture at all, these men were healed by the power, spiritual or otherwise, manifesting- itself, itself through Paul. . ' - But why quarrel over the nature of the ancient miracles! Thanks be to Cod, many in the world of this day do not need to go back centuries to Paul for evidence to convince them that there is a spiritual power that can come into the lives of men that is far above, and more powerful than, anything of which the ordinary "natural" man knows. They have felt and seen the manifestation of a power that cannot only heal the diseases of the body, but can change the ambitions and desires of the heart, rfcan bring to lis the truth, the absolute truth about all things we need to know; and, more blessed than all, can give us power-to bless and uplift others. God and His truth are the same yesterday; today, and forever. In humility and singleness nf tiAart lot 11a cnolr TTia cnirit ivhieh fchflll ' witness to IIS IIlS " - V . 1 1. 1 1. " .ir.m.w ..M.v... 1 truth the truth. If we seek thus we shall find, as surely as S did Jesus or Peter or Paul. r Harrisbuig to Have Paving HARRISBURG. Ore., Nov. 29.- At its last regular, meeting the local chamber of commerce went on record as endorsing a plan for having the main street of the city or Smith street paved from the Oregon Electric . tracks to River street, this portion running through the business district. The body also favored the paving .of Third street from its intersection with Territorial to Kesling street, which, however, is to be a portion of the paved Pacific; highway. The highway commission is bearing 85 per cent of the expense of paving 1 6 feet ' wide on the Btreet over which the highway goes, the ex pense to 7 property ! owners living along ' this street becoming very nominal - ; ; - - . ' ;.'v.;:- Since Third street is to be paved because of the highway passing over it, local business men hate felt that the main business street of the city ought to be paved, at least, also, and the" chamber has taken the matter up. . Dramatic Club Scores Success ; MT, ANGEL, Nov. 29 The Mt. Angel Dramatic Players did them, selves honor last Sunday ' when they presented "The B'sn's Bride" to a large and appreciative audi ence at the school auditorium. It has been a number of years since the people here have had the opportunity to enjoy a - spec tacle of this kind. "The Bo'sn's Bride," a nautical yarn, presented in operetta form, and presented by and Girls Newspaper The Biggest Little Paper in the World. " well as the hay in Fig. wiij often serve as effective back grounds. Note Fig. '6. Fig.' 3 illustrates a simple way of handling a man's coat and trou sers. Bear in mind that rrxr - " w TRAST is of vital importance in a cartoon. Put a" black next to a gray. : or white next to black never a black gainst black, a si- ucjh m gray, . etc. Fig. - 4 shows an advanced technique on a man's coat. You- can do it after a little practice. Note the con trast in the handling pf . Fig. ' 5 The near trouser leg is white, the farther one; black or Jt could be eray, if ;you wish. ; ; Next week we'll. tak drawing of women. " ' ' i n all men everywhere in but to a. 8POken ot o j- matter of T of the mind over mat- power uj. r::ii.- tw7r ,orce infinitely l o .ij rniinnrAr who have disc jpies decla - ' - nis " an eager and tensed band of sing ers 'and actors, was so well re. ceived by the audience that they felt amply rewarded for the many weeks of patient work which was necessary for a perfect rendition 1 of each part. That the operetta I struck a responsive chord in the -hearts of the audience was demon- strated. when at frequent, inter- I vals a mighty applause greeted the ; players. ,v ; FUTURE DATES I Dtrfmbir 2, Snnday Elk- M-morUl ervicf Judg John 8. Coke, tpcakcr. December 4, Tueidy, eltctioa of of ficert, American Lcioa. December 5. Wednesday Annml mart injr of Willamette chapter, America t Red Croaa. i December 5 and 6, Wedneeday Me 1 i Tbiiraday Weitera Walnut Growers neef L t Chamber of Commerce. ; December 7, Friday -Floral a octet? U December 12. Wednesday Anna&l Sa. tariaa ladies' airht. December 13, Thnnday United Xrti- 4 an bataar in Odd Fenowi haU. Febmarr 23, Saturday Dedieotiom of ' - (jircnu &i4er." In at at 4 honao (roaads. Jannary 4, 5. and 8 Connty Judree and eommiasionera of Oregon to meet ia Salem. January 12. SarnrdavirmatA omoaial ot Albany. LOADS O FUN Edited by John M. Sillier. THE DOG'S GROTTO The dog's grotto was a famous spot where a scientifie ment, Interesting to visitors but 1 ! hard on the dog on whom it was ' tried repeatedly, used to be ex- I hibited for the benefit of tourists i in naiy some years ago. It took 4 place at a carbonic acid gas spring near Naples. .- hose of you who are familiar with chemistry know that carbon- ic gas is a combination of carbon, a substance found in abundance ia ; Plants, oxygen, a property of tbs air we breathe, and water. A I Jlaraelowered into the gas will. Immediately go out. or if a person attempts to breath a thi. - . ' gas he will die In a few minutes. ', -There are certain places where this gas escapes from I At the particular spot at Poxsuolliy . ItaiV. tTia oo.v. i. .... ' " '""uic acia gas spring 7il i n,nueTltyof rock. The wM Te, W,a earth damp andC ' ;vL tle bubb,ea of S i ' from the floor of the cavern, hut since it was heavier tt.an .tA remained close to the ground. Am i.un manamg In the cave did! not suffer from the fnn whinh M rose no hither v- i hut the dealy influence of the gas I u7 me aog experiment the keeper performed. f S The dog's legs wer tiA no.j !L.t0 !leep hlm from running j 1 way, then the keeper carried him I to me mniith u . -v. r " -ui mo rave wiera woum nave to breathe th.- cm 1 as It escaped. In a moment. tb( dog was writhing, choking and at tering terrible groans. Vken it ; wemed that death must jnng to an end its suffering-. Cxt t keeper would Carry it to the air ouuide,.where it would go bound ing away, Btlll under the tffecii of the psv bi?t f -y to ? a"r -ed to tr V r V . , . - i r' i y