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TIIE OREGON STATESMAN, SaIEM, OREGON ...,. V,... t ;,f.E5PAY MOANING, APRIL 22,;1?24 IIJUJ'lMijU tlU 1J4 4 rA, I Btd Daily xcapl Momday by TBS STATESMAN roSUSHXSQ COXT ACT SIS Boat Ooaunarcial 8U, Sal am, Orafaa R. J. Haadrieks J oa Ik Brady -J rank Jaakeaki MXfiCBEB Or THB ! Ti awoelated Praae la axelnaivaly aotitlad ta tha aaa for paMiratlaa af all anra diapatehea craditad to it ar Mt otkanriaa eraditad la Ola papar aad alas Ua j "awa paouanaa aereia. : fcV 3. HEXDBICK8 Praaidaat CARLS ABBAM8 Saeratary ; ; . . business W. OUrk Oa, Hw York. 141-145 (Portland OfTlea, 3t Waceaatar Bid. fatiaaaa Off tea '-'-". piaws Dapartaaat . - Job Dapartxaaat , Xatarad at tba Poatafflea la Balara, Oragaa, M aaod-eaa mattar. 'DISCOTJEAGINO FLAX'V (Albany "When the state emergency board recently denied the re- quest of Governor Pierce that the state finance the flax farmers i for the purchase of three flax-pulling machines to add to the one : now m use, the board did not, ; facts, act in very great wisdom. I gon, its history and its strong possibilities, there are a great I many impressive points. While the Governor; and his adminis ; tration are pledged to economy, and at every turn have fought ? to bring into practice strict state economy, that does not mean ; that the state shall be unprogressive. It does not!. mean-.' that s larmers launching a new and S denied 4he good offices of the I istration, intact, means quite I '.'Examining the flax project briefly, it is found, first, that real linen always has "been scarce and high and may be expected to remain in the luxury class. The flax experiment station at f the state penitentiary has proved for several years that flax" liber equal to any produced in the world is easily produced on j- Willamette valley soil. rt i& estimated that there are now four J thousand acres of flax -near Salem. The fiber produced sent to Irish linen mills, has been made into the highest erade of linen. This point of the possibility of flax production, then, : may be accepted as demonstrated. i s f ). '. "Flax must be pulled, not In the past in the linen producing hand. But with the invention of a pulling machine, one of which operates near Salem, the labor problem is solved. The machine pulls aa much flak "as thirty-six men can pull, so that one machine can handle ' one thousand acres ot flax in the neces sarily, short-time when" the flax is ready and must be removed from the soil. V ' V "The United States ought to be independent of Europe in the linen demand and supply, and it is by branching .out; and learning to meet various; needs, such as the linen -need," that the grain: oterproduction troubles of the farmers may be eased away. T. Let them Jearn tp produce' flax, and many other farm and Held products we now call "Flax is not a 'hew' industry; the attempt is not to try c it (and succeed with an untried, experimental proposition; f . It i aa iiiiempi io iransier an inausiry oia ana proiuaDie aunng 1 ng centuries, 'from Europe to Oregon. But while the farmer fcliould be helped and 'encouraged to grbw -flaxt straw, the Eianufacturiag end of . the process should be built up at the fc r. i? time, etepby 'Step. and in this way no serious IBCtbackr , r :d be rissed, ., rom a small and careful beginning at Salem en; industry necessitating? great mills, warehouses, and ; broad res in many parts, of .the valley, might be brought into being. The selling of the linen would be, it appears, "one f the least troublesome departments of the industry, since with its quality proved, Oregon linen ought to succeed in every American market jainst European competition, i t " Governor Pierce asked, that the emergency -board help finance the farmers for the purchase of t three? additional machines, which would enable them to harvest the four thous and acres of flax now seeded without loss; and he asked for more warehouse room and some additional Equipment at the prison for handling the straw. His request was denied.; but the people 6f Oregon approve the sane progressive policy of the Governor in this matter, and will find-it hard to understand why the board dealt such a terrific blow to one of our most promis ing infant industries." ; The above editorial article from the Albany Democrat, like t lie one quoted in The Statesman of a-few days agoTrom the Portland Telegram, shows the right spirit ; but the ' writer in the Democrat, like the one in the Telegram, needs, to post up Somewhat on the facts in the case. - : - - ; ;!- , The emergenoiy board did not .believe it had the powe t Srrant the request as to the flax pulling machines- it ? ; ( But it has since been made possible for the growers to-buy flax pulling machines; not three only, but as many as the indi vidual growers feel that they will need or can afford to buy. They have already arranged for five, and they will quite likely secure at least I iva more ; perhaps, ten more. That would make sixteen machines in all ' ,.; v j i ,:' And sixteen machines t;an,- with good luck, take care, of 2100 acres of flax. One machine can pull ten acres of flax in a day, working from daylight to dark r and one machine caathus handle 150 acres of flax n the fifteen days of harvest, which is as long as harvest should last, in average seasons. ; - - The balance of the 3000 to 4000 acres of flax will.be mainly in small fields, and can be pulled by hand on time, with vigorous hustling on the part of the growers. - I Sixteen pulling1 machines will stabilize the. flax industry here; will lead to the building of a linen mill,.-and then other spinning and weaving, mills. So there will beia fiber market .iere at home, for all the state flax plant can turn out and soon lor much more. - . - , 'r :. ; - There is no set-back in the flax industry development. It is PipS flne l- better than ever before, with certain prospects for :iull development. It will some day: employ directly, and in direetbva million people, And perhaps before. very long. V; The hmn county farmers will have a chance. to. trv out. flax next year; and farmers all over the Willamette valley- X I And the Albany Democrat writermust not be too sure that hnen wiirrenlaman;ihe luxury class." . Thetables are now ' 'I FlaxLflbe s cheaper than cotton fiber.! Flax fiber m ill. with machinery operations and improved methods, tend to I.ecome relatively still cheaper.' One linen ; handkerchief- or napkin ortable cloth or towel or other article subjected to much -ard use will outwear four to ten such articles made .from cotton, .) -' 7 ' ..-"i .j"; I : ,.-:''. ;.v:... J -ifV11 St 3r.ome about, and that very! soon, that linen floods will be sold at lower prices than cotton goods; and learine a profit all down the line from the beautiful damask table c!o"h or the embroidered cambric handkerchief or filmy lace clear ack througlr the hands of the artists, the weavers, spinners, -owe ' SCutchers- retter threshers, pullers and planters and There has been more progress in; short cuts with flax har estmS and treating and manufacturing in the past seven or -:yVh- n, 1Q. aU ihVix thousand ars before in the Tt? 1? tSVT' tCndmS l Opening of its manu it for a tonS COtt6nStt0n6C?e1 it may come about that all v"ri 1V Jfaaasa Editor Job Dpt. A8S00ZATZO PUU - ; J. I. BRADY ! TU)-President omcifl: .-. :"",':::- Waat 6tb St.; Caleaf. afraa Baild- Pkoaa ST B Roadway. 9 . Willlaaaa. Ufr.) TlXEPBONES: . SB OirenUtiaa Offlea SS-lOft Boaiaty Cditar fsi 104 ss Democrat) j it appears from a study of the ; About flax production in Ore- most promising industry shall be state. A business, like, admin. the opposite. cut as wheat is cut by a binder. centers, all flax was pulled by on Europe for; K - ; iW- nvaittiW Ian,l ' tr,'i" viral (J:for: fIai thou-,; that wpuld cu Ui.j luruier -urea in.-' Because, under intensive cultivation, in a good, crop year, less than 50,000 acres of Willamette, valley soil mighfproduce more than enough flax to bring in $100,000,000 for the manufactures and by-products. Think of it! Can such a thing be said of any other crop that may be produced on the land, any where? Think what may happen if the tendency shall persist of linen taking the place of cotton ! Think of the gigantic, industry that may come to this valley; that might come from the use of lands that are now idle or fallow! Figure it out for yourself. Every other Oregon industry, even the wood working industries, would pale into insignificance in comparison. And the natural conditions are all hen; every one of them. Here as in 116 other section of the whole round world. '.,' There is nothing that comes from the soil more reliable than flax. It has no boll weevil. It is a magic plant. In 70 to IX) days it produces a fiber that will outlast a dozen generations; that has enduretL since the mummies were wrapped in its soft f?lds in the tombs of Egypt. ONE WKKK of evangelism When this Is written the evan gelists, have completed a week's work here, including two Sun days. It is possible to take a fair view of (his work and pass Intel ligent judgment 'upon It. There has been remarkable Bteadfast ness of purpose, a decided ab sence of phyrotechnics, an.lntelli gent expounding of the. Bible, and adequate presentation of Chris tian living and Christian life Mrs. Demarest, evangelist, came here practically unknown. To. a few people she was a name, to none she was a personality. ' We doubt if anyone in the townsite had ever seen her before. Today she is not only a personality, but she is a living, powerful, vital force for righteousness. , ? There was considerable disap pointment because previous evan gelical plans went awry, but there is a feeling now that It was all for the best. It was in some way prbvidence working for the bene fit of Salem. ' The town has been tremendously stirred; the' Chris tian people have been inspired to better things, and the luke warm have been made enthusiastic True, not many sinners have been brought to repentance Just yet but It Is a tremendous stride for ward to have this stirring among the church members. No revival can get into full swing until this is accomplished." Mrs. Demarest has few equals and no superiors as an evangelist. She knows her gospel; she is con secrated to her work, and confi dent in-the, efficacy of her meth ods. Mr. 'Demarest Is more than singer; .he Is a great assistant to . the evangelist and occupies a listinguished place in the conduct of, the meetings. The first night he" was introduced as -"'Mrs. De marest "s husband; " he is still her husband,' right enough, but the In troduction would not be repeated tn Salem. Mr. Demarest is a vital force as an administrator and executor conducting the meeting like a general. ' It is safe to say that the great success of the first week presages a" remarkable revival, and it would be a pity , to have this limited to church , people ' because of the 'nability to , accommodate the crowds that desire to come. There must be a tabernacle. REAL. SERVICE An editor is deluged with prop aganda of various kinds. Some of it Is mighty good and hard to re sist. Once in a while there is a piece de resistance. One was in the mall yesterday, morning. .The Southern ; Pacific, railroad, as, a part , of their service, gave an Easter to all the children on. the train, but the story is written better than we can write it We will give it In the words of the artfple mentioned. It says:' Y "The aplrit of Easter reigned supreme on western railroad trains yesterday (Sunday). 1 "In' order that little children traveling on Southern Pacific trams -might - have their Easter eggs and festivities, although away from home, baskets of Easter eggs, aad candy rabbits were dis tributed by- the company to tiny tots traveling on its trains yester- "According to J. II. R. Parsons. passenger traffic, manager for the Southern Pacific, company, every thing possible was done to gladden the hearts of the small travelers. .'The dining car, stewards play d the role of Good 'Fairies. The little folks were gathered together ln the "t observations cars and' a basket of candy Easter eggs and Easter rabbits were "given to each child. "Little . folks scampered about the" cars" 1iT7 joyoua". egg hunts. Grownups entered Into the spirit of the thing and aided the rail road officials In making the event joyous one of the diminutive passenger. :; , U "It we have aided in bringing oy to the hearts of our llttle pa- trons on this occasion we have been amply repaid for our efforts," said Parsons. Easter is a big day in the lives of youngsters and we endeavored to make the children enjoy their Easter festivities' just as" If they were at home. "'" "Hundreds of baskets of candy Easters eggs were given away by the cbrap-iny'loxhIKlreh'travcling SPEED NEEDED I The Oregon Statesman has re marked many times that trans portation was the biggest, issue before the', people. . There- is one phase of the transportation ques tion! that we have -not touched upon but which is important There must be some intelligent means devised to speed up the delivery of perishable fruit. At present the only hope is to send it by express, which Is very ex pensive. The railroad companies are not careful at terminals, and cars of fruit and livestock are left for hours uncared for. This means a deterioration of the fruit, even Its ruin. . .- There should be some means devised by which man can' follow the shipment from consignment until the destination - is reached Between here and New York they can save two or three days' time aad would get "the fruit In New Yprk in tolerable condition. . NO TROPHIES FOR LS It Is announced that the state of Oregon will receive a large as-, signment of German war trophies 1 Nay! Nay! : , i: There is no good in the world that can be accomplished by - hav ing these trophies. The only ob ject is to foster a spirit of hatred and militarism. The trophies themsleves are not- worth any thing. . They would not add one lota to the plcturesqueness or beauty of Oregon, but they would serve to inflame the minds of young people against the Ger mans, our late enemies and espe cially inspire a war spirit. We must get away from war; we must teach the arts of peace, and a German, helmet ,or ' Ger man sword would not, make anjr, boy i a better farmer or any glrj a . better housekeeper:- Oregon should refuse these momentos aq not in keeping with the spirit of the age. - .-'.'" -. iv-!--;- "GOD ANSWERS PRAYER' ' ' Dr. Carl G. Doney, president of Willamette university, has .Issued from the Abblngton Press,' a short : treatise on the subject. God Answers Prayer.'' The book let Is especially appropriate - this time In Salem because of the re vival that Is stlrrjng the town. Dr. Doney has always been a student. Me has published a , good deal in his lifetime, but has always made it a rule not to publish unless he had something definite to say and said it In his best style. He'has been particular not to put out Im mature articles or subjects that he had not thought through. Any thing Dr. Doney writes is interest ing and carefully prepared. This book is one sale at the Commercial Book Store at .35 cents .a copy. . RUNNING TRUE TO FOR51. With infinite pains the best fi nancial minds of America co-oper ated with the best financial' minds of Europe and offer a solution for the German reparations and tanglements. T h e conclusions were generally accepted, but France, as usual, held back de manding undue advantage over the other countries. France Is the big baby of Europe. For nearly six years there has been turmoil and uncertainty in Eur ope, for which France Is responsi ble. Now tha't a solution has been found it is up to the other nations of Europe, to demand that France play the game. EPIZOOTIC QUARANTINE ' . Secretary Wallace declares that we have greatly exaggerated the danger from the foot and mouth disease. He Is not in aympatby' with the hog-tight' quarantine, i'i v Ve wish there was some way to get hold of "the truth" of this dreadful disease. It -.has J the coast country frightened - stiff and .the demand is for ever . In creasing drastic regulations. ; The public is bound to suffer, but the public is willing to suffer ir it is certain that such drastic measures are j necessary. We must find some way to get at the facts ot the case and not put our fears in the place of our intelligence. SPREADING CITUSH Most of the cities of the coun- exoenslva DToposition. Seattle 1s already !a-great cjtK, andlyet, Iplsa; thanl;tme-yiird MripB ared cupiea; iwo-iniras oi it is practi cally wild lan&f. far out in-' the hflla and byways ; that are Inac cessible. ' Salem Bhould-not make the mistake of trying to take In all the land - that joins It. , We should only plat additions that are needed and only insist in mak ing modern convenience where the cost is warntcd by the reven ues. When a woman tells yoy your coat Is wrinkled in the back and ' that she doesn't like your tie, go out and buy the ring. Our Own 1 LOST A.TiU TJtSD.: Department tiiristoplier Moore Win . you kindly give me- the rest of the poem starting: "Into each life. some rain mu3t fall"? " lear Chrl We hate to damp en anybody's spirits .with cloudy stuff like this, but here you are: "Into each life some, rain must fall; , So curses on the pikers, dern 'em! Who borrow our umbrellas and Forget serenely ; to return- 'era." f . Cieorge IJec-le There's a verse about "little' drops of water and little drops of ' sand" running through my head. Do you know what It is? . Dear George It . sounds like nftonln? nf thn hmin hut hern's the verse: v ' "Little drops of water, litte grains .- .of sand,- ; Make the mighty ocean and the ditto land; But why these drops of water and litte grains of sand Are always served with spinach I ' cannot say off-hand." . . i NATURALLY . liois: "Jack tried to kiss me last night." f Ilote: "What in the world did you do?" -.?' '' :' V ; Ijois: "Oh, I. was up In arms In a minute." . . ; ' 4 -Samuel HoffcnsteiiM Melville N. Rope, former presi- aent or tne Mercnant s ana nee Keeper's National bank, returned frorn a pleasant three months' stay in Canada yesterday , the Indict- ment having been quashed. Neighbors the ' people : who sympathize with-your wife. ' REACTIONS' TO SPRING Oh, Spring Is here!" the poet cried, V Yes, May is on the way; : I know.- I know that Spring's at hand w : -A robin sang today! ' "It's Spring." the busy housewife sighed, : i Too busy to be gay, "I cleaned my closets, and. ah. . ; me! I saw a moth today!" . RoKcIlo M. Montgomery. The Head of n Family Usually I Foots the Bills. ' PAGE MRS. It. , 1 Mrs. A.: "Did your new ste nographer come well recommend ed?" . - Mr. It.: "No, I took her on her face value." i Richard Rathelmcss. A woman regrets her first gray hair, a man his last one. .,' ' I ..-NEW CORPORATIONS I -ft ' ' ' ' ' f I The "following articles of incor poration were f filed , y e s t e r- day with the state corporation de partment: ! ''.-': Enterprise Packing company, Kent er prise; incorporators. Carl A Christiansen. Wimam II. Plat- 000. The Else-Dudman-Nelson clinic, j Portland; 'incorporators, J. Earl Else, W : E. Dudman. Luther T. Nelson; capital 125.000. Rogue River precooling com- pany, Medrord? incorporators, sbllt i,ehin(1 ua, and 8poke author Gordon Voorheis, T. S. Johnson, jatively to Dicky. L. A. Salade. R. G. Bardwell; cap- .Sho js to Io down at once." he ital, $100,000. "and kera nerfnctlv tiiilet fnr Supplementary articles were fll- ed by Synder fe'McKennon of La Grande, changing the name to Snyder & Mc Kennon Harness si Things Tflenoy Copyright, Associated Editor. Every Boy's Favorite April Game MAI CSCAR SWWJLCWtOi (MY SHOOTER AMD 1 V W-A-N-T IT It Johnny's marble crazy, He surely has the bag. Plays 'em in the backyard. Plays 'em on the rug. m UBBUSE PROBLEMS I Ade,e Omrriaon'm New Phase of REVELATIONSlOF a wife Copyright 192 L. by Newspaper Feature Service, Inc. CHAPTER NO. 146 THE WAY DR. MeDERMOTT AR RANGED EVERYIIINO How Dr. McDermott explained things to the authorities of the hotel I never knew. But that he was able to make satisfactory ar rangements was proved when he returned to the room where Dicky and I were waiting, bearing In his hand a folded paper and a door- I .: ' t a r ' thought perhaps you'd pre- ! fer that Lact as bellboy," he said. I handing the folded paper to Dicky. I - this is 'Mrs,. Black's' receipted bill. There was really no need of I either of you being bothered with details." Dicky thanked him heartily. 1 then stuffed the paper Into his Pocket nonchalantly. "I'll just keep this for a' souve- jnir," he said banterlngly, " to be brought out when my wife gets to feeling too femininely superior. It's always a good thing to have a rod In pickle, doctor, as you prob- ably know.' I The physician looked at me with a twinkle in his eye If Mrs. ' Graham is like most women, she probably has a good salted bunch in readiness for you," he said. Yon enunciated a whole menu. there," , Dicky ejaculated. "Trust her. No, I'll take lhat bag. by your leave. You, can do without that accessory to your role of bell boy. And, by the way, shall I not settle now for 'Mrs. Black's bill?" His hand went. toward the pock et where he keeps his billfold, but an authoriative gesture from the little physician arrested It. "We won't discuss that nowv" he sa'd decisively. ;"Time enough la ter. The thing now is to get Mrs. Graham to her new quarters with las little delay and exertion as pos sible." A Safe Transfer. - r I thanked him mentally, for my head beneath the hat I had put on was throbbing with nervous pain. Lillian, with .her -usual thought- fulness, had stuffed a dark veil In the pocket ot the long motor coat she had sent by "Dicky, and with it draped around my hat In such I a way that my forehead was hid den.' I : was able to disguise "my plight to some' small degree. But I knew that such a drapery alone Would attract the eyes of the cur ious, and I was anxious. Indeed, to have the running of the gauntlet over and find myself in the suita th physician had promised us. ' It proved, however, a far less formidable ordeal that I had thought. We met only a few peo ple on the way, and though each paid my bizarre appearance the tribute of a glance, quirk prolong ed, furtive or open, the conscious ness of protection which the pres ence of Dicky arid the physician m a annnnrrorl m a mr ft rm Y r reachd the havpn ot suite Dr. Mclerraott had secured for us without the collapse which I secretly had feared when I start- Ld upon mr Bhort journey The little physician gave me a restorative as soon as the door had half an honr. After that we'll dls. CUM the matter of" the little supper. you were kind enough to propose.? Thi Doctor Scores. iris Statesman sam The Biggest Uttle Paper nl the TTorlJ 6) . . t Shooters' glassies, chalkies. Alleys and pewees, Mother's patience Is " worn out. So are Johnny's knees. abruptly, and I felt Dicky's fingers busy with the. fastenings of my cloak and hat. . j "There!." he said masterfully, flinging them, man-like, in a heap on the floor., "Those are out of the' way." ; r . . : r. . '.. 1 He lifted me, bore me to the lit tle bedroom, and put me carefully down on the 'bed, loosened my frock, took off my shoes, covered me carefully, and, stooping, kissed me. I - - "Try to sleep a little," ho Baid tenderly ' ; "." . I put up my arms, clasping him closely, tremulously. "I can't sleep," I said, 'but. I can rest here" wonderfully, and I do want you to know how much it means to me to have you here. I feel so safe, some way." "I'll Bit outside the cave with my stone hatchet," he promised lightly ."and . nary another .cave man shall come - within howling distance, and If you are a good girl and keep quiet, me and the Doc will let you Join up when the kill is ready."': .r ,:--"vr . He tip-toed out of the room, and I lay quiet; the throbbing nervous pain' gradually leaving my fore head. It was 'a most comfortable little sleep that came to me, and when I awoke I luxuriated in the warmth of elegance with which I was -surrounded. I felt that the memory of the past hectic hours had. slipped into the limbo . of things not forgotten, but not too strenuously remembered. - At the end of the half-hour he had named, the little physician re appeared, felt my pul8e,,ltook my temperature, and spoke to Dicky. "I think it will be safe for Mrs. Graham to join us at supper," he said." "She can rest here until it Is all ready to serve" "Which will be 'some long rest if this hotel isn't a. most unusual one." Dicky interrupted. The little physician smiled. - "It Is like all the rest," he con ceded, "but I took the liberty of confiding to the chef that he was to send the , supper up here for Capt. Graham, formerly of the air service, and I don't think we will need to complain either of the food or the service." t - -'.'' '-.."' I saw Dicky's quick frown, and knew that he waa annoyed. But I thrilled with pride that Dicky's bravery and wonderful exploits had not been forgotten. Tho Way Dicky Bantered Madge Into Keen Wakefulness "The waiter is laying the table In the sitting room by the-fire, Madge.' Is there anything I can do to help j'ou dress?' ; -;- Dicky was standing in the door way .of the bedroom in the- hotel suite Dr.'-McDermott had secured for us. his face holding the an ticipatory complacence which the thought of good' food generally brings to masculine .features. I brought myself back from my drowsy dreamland with difficulty and" smiled up.at' Dicky. - ; "You sound most attractively, Dlckenesque," I said. "If you coald only produce Mr. Micawber to grima chop, ,or fix something tn a raucepan, now.'.' V "Ybu're only talikng to post- potref getting up,? Dicky grinned ! down at me. "I know you when you're sleepy. Hut it's no, use. Vp yon ' get. ! unless, . of -'."course, your head is hurting too bad. "If it Is, I'll bring your dinner in here." ' . "My head Isn't hurting at ail that is, nothing . to Nspeak or.": I amended v conscientiously, "and I'm hot 'sleepy any more, 4 Hut, Dicky, what will the waiter think of me looking like this?" j 1 put a troubled hand up to my forehead, and felt myself flushing a little'at the quizzical grin I saw upon Dicky's face. : "You Don't Mean " ; f : "Think," he echoed. . ' "There's only obo- thing possible ;for him to think, and that ls.'that youe been up to something- which you (Continued- ott pae 9 ) -:v 'III 'V. ' cS Fr i Edited by Jola XX, IZ"!;r. TIIE WHITE HOUSE CHINA ' Nine - sets of dishes to choose from for a dinner party -that-ja the number the wife of the presi dent of the United States has. They have been bought by various mistresses of the White Housu and are all of a special design usually a patriotic one. They were made specially to order and each set contains enough pieces so that a great dinner table may to com pletely! laid with it. The iajt ordered by Mrs. Lincoln has a rich crimson border with an eagle In ;the center., The one Mrs. Grant' Selected has butter cup border, showing that ehe de parted from the usual custom' of selecting a style suggestive of the national government. There are Ivory,, gold and turquoise plates bought by Mrs. , Cleveland. 2!rs. Harrison, who was a particularly excellent judge of " china, added one of the most beautiful sets to the collection. It has 44 stars in a blue border with a wreath of corn in gilt upon the edge and the eagle and United States coat of arms In the center. ; : The Roosevelt china is simple white and gold with the national emblem on each piece. That sel ected ;by , the second, Mrs. Wilson is much- like it in appearaace. The cut-glass pieces ' . have - the arms-of - the -United States en graved on them. . : - ; ! -There are more than 1200 pieces of silver belonging to the White House. A special machine is used to clean ' thenu " In 1 the White House kitchen' is a most unusual array of , pots' and pans,' number ing more than 800. Why I Wrote ; IIE HIGHWAY" . .By Caroline Atwater Mason Long before the controversy now raging took its present form, I browsed in my husband's library where I became familiar with the trend of Modern Theology. I was a year in writing "The High Way." but the manuscript was in the bands of the publishers long before the differences now exist ing between the various" schools of religious thought became acute. It was, because the integrity and authority of the "Bible were as sailed by Christian -scholars that the fire burned .within ' meV I couliT not fall to observe that. In proportion as belief In an In spired ..World lost its hold on men's, minds, persona religion declined. I saw also that the ma terialism which had tho world by the throat was laying Its hand on the church. . "To, make the world a better place to live in," seem to have become the highest aim o( religious activity. Owing to mj habit.. of seeing, tendencies and conflicts through the medium, o imagined persons and Imaginary personal contacts. Douglas Grcgf and Hardy Shannon one day, qulta as a matter of course. Introduced themselves to me. The rest fol lowed. They all, thereafter, did about as they 'chose, each going his or her way without much as sistance from myself. ' 'n Zyb : WHAT AND WHY The much larger size of the inoon 'when on the horizon as compared to the moon high in the heavens is nothing but an optical illusion. It is no nearer to the earth, actually, when it is on the horizon than at any other time. CAN-YOU-EXPLPJN THIS ILLUSION ? WHAT HAPPENS' r "WHEN SODA I Scientists have proved thl3 to he the case.''-' Another thing. we do not suck soda through a straw. The suc tion power is not what causes the liquid to rise. What Is actually happening is this: we do suck the air pressure. out of the straw and the air pressing down on the snr face of the soda forces it wp through the straw Into our mouth. ' " CAI-N ZYII. I FUTURE DATES April 25. Frirt.j- nmrhH, Sfalem 's.J Meut nlrrsitjr of Japan. - April 5t tn Umf 3 ijhrina circoa t.j be hld In Pilm.- . . , May 9 and to, Friday n4 Suturl' Kliila conTtntina of Diaalled World Vetera nc. tiil'in. ' jr 11. Sunday Mothers' da?. May 16, Friday Primary ieciion Jn 10. Taaaday Republican al ceitcBtio mcfiaMa C'lnrlind. Juo 1. Saturday Annual l' CoMnty Sunday , Rchnnl picnic Juno 22. Sunday ldln County it, tair croanJ. Gap Ml i V