SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON,- SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 7, 1926, PRICE FIVE CENTS W&ach Saws-Here Bfrus! Greatest America mrack He Had to Cry, or Leave, " But Poet's Rhymes Grew v f . j James Whitsomb Riley, Wit and Scribbler From Youth, Un derstood Even the Father Who Spanked Him When What He Wrote Made Lips Quiver - By MART GREER CQNKMN To have been loved, it has been finely said, is better than to bave bnilt the Parthenon. Elizabeth Marine was lored, and she loved everybody In return. She loved nature also. -Its moral Influences early sank into her soul when as a girl she payed along the streams and in the green woods, slipping away often to a nearby oak .grove to commune with the giant trees. She was-, always seeing things among the leaves. f " The j Marines were ' flatboat builders, millers and verse makers.- As frontiersmen In Indiana they wrote a poetic narrative of tbelr wanderings thither,: -! ' John Marine, Elizabeth's fath er, grandfather of the gifted poet, wrote his autobiography in rhyme, lie laid out a townsite advertis ing lots in rhyme. He wrote a book advocating the nnion of the churches a suicidal " thing to do in his day which in part, was written ta-rbymeT-. ; James Whitcomb Riley, there fore, came legitimately by 1 his boyhood occupation when he an nounced his signboard painting business in rhyme in the postof f ice at Greenville, Indiana, and proceeded to advertise his custom ers: Hart and Thayer Hart and Thayer 1 All the wool Ton have to spare Take it along To Hart and Thayer, Rhyme spinning was vying with the song of the loom, and "shill ing poetry" as the farmers called ,t, was raising the price of wool. Greenville took all the trade from Newcastle and Shelbyvllle. Nor was the boy's occupation common-' lcej ..jortenhnarrish been. ntedbx such great artists -as : ilogarJ.h and .CorreglOi ','. v ' 1 As James Whitcomb Rliey came legitlmateljr by the practical side io his nature, so be came by the deep sympathy which Inspired his poetry. From his cradle his moth er's voice had ever been a living song of sympathy. There was a poetic charm in her name- Elzia- .hcik . . Ita. raHanrA Hno-trol SB 'tunefully on bis lips as the music lof love in her heart. I 'This sympathy she transmitted to her boy. He tells us that he was a celebrated failure in arith metic, that th,e one school book 4n which, he found Interest was iMeGuffeys - Fourth - Reader He bad finished it: before - the class Tead six lessons. ::-' ..' f :- . i;. One of the poems "The Dying Soldier" he read over .and over and cried each time he. read it. School children of that' day re member it stfll, a Blue soldier and a Gray who would never There was once a golfer: on the links above Monte Carlo who would never blame himself for his jbad strokes. Somebody . had fcoughed somebody .had , laughed somebody had ' moved- and he bad been distracted, j "j ' f This golfer, bunkered one day, made a very careful stroke, only to dig about a square yard of turf. (He-looked 'round at his compan ions, but they had all been very quiet and it. was impossible to complain about, them., So then he waved his .hand toward the ', blue Mediterranean, dotted with"va few tiny sails, two thousand feet be low, : j "How can a man play golf I " he roared, "with all those ships rush ing back and forth." " Pat was in the museum looking at a copy of the 'Winged Victory." J "And phat may yez call ;thot?" I "That is a statue of 'Victory,' sr,'! was the answer. i-lPat surveyed the headless and .rWe utatne with renewed in terest. ;' ; : ' Y "Victhry, is It?1 he sald.'"ThIn, begorry. Ol d like to see me ouier fellow." :-Pl : "!'; ;j After an hour or more oi screw -ring up his courage the bashful ivounr man finally , managed t to . KISS las B .. syonu DIB .W1IUK31 WCBUW;- J ! "SOay!" he exclaimed, "III yot wanted me to kiss yon SBllp again see "the daylight's soft sur prise." Two soldiers lying as they fell Upon the reddened clay In daytime toes; at night in peace, Breathing their lives away." Fate only had made them foes. Death leveled all: "And a little girl with golden hair. . ' -: i s: And one with dark eyes bright. On Hampshire's hills, and Geor gia's plain, Were fatherless that night." The class came to those pat he t 13 lines. He knew his place in the class and knew also that he could not read the lines without tears. He resolved not to cry In public; and since there was only one way out of it,, he ran away. While the teacher's back was turned she slipped through the door into the street and had hardly left the school building when he met his father. He had read the "LIf of Wash ington" and - was persuaded to emulate the story of the cherry tree. He told the truth. His father's eyes flashed wrath like sparks. That evening he was whipped for truancy, but did not blame his father whose nature was such that he could not apl predate the situation. The boys sympathy extended even to the father's lack of understanding. It was from his mother, we see that James Whitcomb Riley got the sympathy, the love of child ren, of people, and of things which (Continued on page 4.) Aughto (Auto) Headlight (Published by Students of the Middle Grove School) i- '-'' ' - ' m Stanley Harren, John Nunne maker. Rath Clarke, Kenneth .Walker, Allen Jones and Wanda Rose. ) HKADLIftflTS Mr. Miller, the principal of this school has been ill for some time, but is now, teaching again. Mrs. Glenn Lewis of Salem substituted during Mr. Miller's absence. Syple of our "Oregon winds' which came rather unexpectedly a few days ago, caused some dis-, turbance , in the school house ' by blowing the smoke back down the chimney in Mrs, Brskiije's room, which caused her to dismiss the pupils in her room at 2:20 oclock In the afternoon. Mrs. Erskine and Mrs, Denham prepared a short program for Washington's birthday after.whlch the pupils of the school were dis missed until the following day.' The History of Ijead Pencils Grammar Class Theme In the days of long ago, real lead was used in the making of pencUs Jin4 hence it is-that the name,' "lead pencils," has re mained with them ever since,' even though the pencils of the present time do not contain lad at all. In stead another ; substance called graphite or plumbago is used. Graphite or plumbago is found In mines. It is dug out in huge lumps and ground into a very fine powder in the mill. Water and a certain kind of clay are mixed with the powder until it forms a paste-like mixture. This -is put Into bags and squeezed until it resembles a stiff dough. Now it is ready for the pressing machine. Through the center of 1 this ma chine runs a strong pipej Into this pipe the mixture is pressed and the heat applied. When it comet out at the other end,:it is in th form of very slender sticks. These when cooled, are ready to be put into wood. " J,,..- ; In' the making of pencils' sev eral kinds of wood is used. For the better grades red cedar t Is used,; while pine Is used for the cheaper grades.! Much of the red cedar . comes from Florida? Be cause it: is soft wood it Is easily cut. -After the logs . tre cut front the trees they ; are" taken to the factories. Here they are split and the pieces are placed in a machine that cuts p them .. Into long, : very thin strips. These strips are passed on to ' the next machine, whwe grooves are, cut In the upper sides' of these strips.! The , sticks of graphite or plumbago are then; placed in these grooves. On. the top pt these are glued other' flat grooved ' strips . of, jwood. In the xt machlner the "square I edges me in contact with a planer used ' -r this purpose, and the pencils come smooth ahd rounds' ' rf s PROTECTED SEP And the Song He Sung Lives Today,! in Rev. Shank's Sunday Story Ernest H. Shanks From the direction of a small tree at the edge of a little valley there come strains of music, wierd and plaintive. Seated on a large rock beneath the tree is a little jsheperd boy. He has in his hands a crude musical Instrument made of wood in .in irregular triangle shape and having eight or ten strings tuned to different1 pitches making a sort of musical scale. The instrument Is held in .the left hand so as to bring one side of the frame against the shoulder. Thus held firmly .the strings are played with the right hand. Occasionally the youth lifts his voice in song and sings to the accompaniment of the lute. " ; AH the time he has a watchful eye for, the sheep that are past uring in the valley. At a little dis tance there is a well, rather a spring, that has been opened up so as to allow the. water to flow more freely. The grass is greener and better about the well, and the sheep are feeding there. The gen eral soil of the valley is desert, covered with bnnchgrass and small undergrowth, autum crocuses, ane monies and flowering cactus. Off to the left are the foothills, lead ing away to the low-lying ranges that could hardly j be called - moun tains. Deep ravines intersect the foothills, and these are thickly wooded with undergrowth; and here and there a dark cave. (Continued on pas 5) 111 en lThepencils are noTyet fintehecfjMatt. 5517 for they are still very long, so they are passed along to another machine that cfits ..them into the sie with which we are familiar. The erasers are ! then put on the higher grade pencils and to make them look pleasing to the eye, the pencils are either polishe or painted In order that those who buy pen cils will know whether they are hard or soft, a label is tamped on each, which includes also the name of the manufacturer. The pencils -are next .pdt into pack age or bixes of one doen each, which are packed in larger boxes, and are then senfe to the shops i(f?ontintirl on pwga 5) VOLUME I. ' March came in as a lamb and to date, the grumblings of the proverbial lion have not been heard. What happened last lyeek? In five minutes reading here you can learn of all important happenings. . 1 1 . , ; i . Monday, March 1 j A new month and a new week. City council, in the briefest meeting of recent history, threw out the proposed junk ordinance as too drastic and committees started to work on one with fewer teeth. The city definitely authorized the purchase of the Kay park site. It was recommended that matters pertaining to parks and bridges be referred in future to the zoning commission. That group is working on a com plete building code to submit to the council. Further time was allowed the Salem street-railway company to try out the busses recently placed in service. Allen J. Mitchell, the man who spilt some hot coffee on his legat the Salem auto park last year, and who claimed damagesmounting to more than $500 was again heard from. He now wants $750 and a hear ing; this summer.n . , -i j An injunction 'against the city of Salem and city officials to prevent the paying of $2,500 t Stevens and Kopn for an appraisal of the Salem Water? company's plant was sought in a complaint filed in the circuit court. . : - -t -. i As a reward for heroic Service during the recent incen diary fife in the state flax filant, George "Williams was re leased from the penitentiary by Governor Pierce, after he had commuted Williams sentence to four years and 10 months. H. W.; Kelly, another convict, was similarly re warded. ' V' 1 ' . .. -t." .. !'r - -; By unanimous vote, the city council also approved the First Annual Window Display week ; being promoted by the Salem Ad Club. Jpermissiolp: was granted to close Court street from High to Liberty 4st-eets! ori th 'opening evening, Tuesday, March 16. This spacer will be used for a grand auto and:style show. - t . y.Y;iJ'i Hv i"-0:'.'' - '(' r-i Uw -r I I Tuesday,; March 2 . ,!. ;. After considerable discussion concerning the schooj sit uation in South Salem at fhe? meeting? held in McKinley school, a committee of five was appointed to investigate pro posed sites and report ta another general meetirig called for Friday, -J . P, a Baker, of Turner, a camp near.Silverton; was -1 ' sion of three sticks of dyni that inflicted serious injur Makes Fire By Friction To Earn Museum Reward J ; New York Boy Scout Succeeds in Reviving Primitive Method; New Local Troup Is Formed; Advancements Made In Scouting Organization Registration. The regulations of the Na tional Council, state that in order to appear before a regular session of the Court of Honor a scout must be registered to date and in good standing in his troop. There are three or four, troops in; the Cascade Council that are not reg istered to date. It is hoped that the scoutmasters of these troops will make a special effort to see that their applications for re-registration are in headquarters as soon, as possible. All scouts par ticipating in the local rally must be registered! A Xew Troop. Troop 7, meeting Monday even ings has just been organized, the scoutmaster is Gordon E. Tower and the troop meets at the Witzel school east of the Salem city lim its. The troop has a registration of twelve scouts. Xew Officers Troop 2 Salem has a new assist ant scoutmaster in Thomas Hlng. Tom has been a patrol leader in the troop for some time and made an excellent record. The appoint ment was made last Tuesday even ign by Rex San ford, scoutmaster. Richard Weatherford has recently Sabbath School Lesson Arranged From the Improved Uniform International by r. J. TOOZE Jesus Teaches ISespect for Lav LESSON TEXT Mat. 22:15 22; 34:40. GOLDEN TEXT "Ye think that I am come to destroy the law or the prophet?. ' I came not t.vi destroy -theiaw cut to fulfill. It is, to be regretted . that the lesson committee introduced this lesson, important as it is, thus breaking, up the unity of instruc tion in the Gospel of John. Teach ers who prefer to continue in John would do well to choose John 12:1-11 as the alternative lesson. I. The Tribute Money- 15-22 The Pharisees and Ilerodians proposed to entrap Jesus and bring Him into conflict with the Roman government so they came to Him with a subtle question "Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?" At this time the Jews were galling under the yoke of the Roman government. Some The Busy Reader's Newspaper Published in the Interest of those seeking full and accurate survey of week's local developments at tbe Silver Falls Lumber feet by a delayed explo- 1 critically hurt in a blast is companion Gus Larson, been appointed as one of the as sistant scoutmasters of Troop 3. Dick started his scouting in troop one several years ago and while in the troop made good progress, obtaining some sixteen merit badges. The scouts of Salem are gjad to welcome him back to the organization. As the Indians Did. i The museum in Albany, New York, sometime ago offered a prize to the scout who would demonstrate fire by friction from materials found in the capitol dis trict in which the museum was situated. For close onto a year scouts have eagerly searched the mate rials available and experimented in the hope of winning this award. The other day Scout Rendle Fuss ell did the trick. Dozens of scouts had been able to obtain sparks from material obtained but were unable to dem onstrate an actual fire in the pres ence of museum officials. The successful boy managed to find some iron pyritea and a piece of flint which would produce a spark. Using cedar bark with a dozen sharp blows Scout Fussell (Continued on page 5) even denied the right to pay trib ute to the government. To have answered this question yes would have conveyed the impression o endorsement of all that. the Ro- m nj t rn TlKi" a 1 A . i J"--- y answered no would have at once brought Him into conflict with the government. Christ's reply to this question, properly under stood and applied, is the final word on the subject. Until the civil authorities demand of us that which is a violation of God's law, we are bound to render unto them obedience. "Render unto Caesar the things that are Cae car's means that within the realm of the right of government the Christian should yield glad and full obedience. "Render unto God the things that are God's" means the highest obligation. Since en joying his protection and care, it is our duty to own all allegiance to Him, to yield our lives to Him fCmtmuwq on pagw 4) when they went to inspect a "'plant" that had failed to go off. Both men are recovering. The American Legion launched an educational campaign intended to increase membership to at least 1,000. Wednesday, March 3 Robert CJ Paulus companyt local packers, leased the en tire plant of the Kings Food Products company, which, for the past three years, has been inactive following the with drawal of the Food Products project. ; Included in the lease is the right of the Paulus company to sublease as it may desire. First definite action toward the securing of a bridge ort South Liberty -street is seen in the' promotion of a petition by owners of property on South Liberty street. The petition calls for a 40 foot improvement from the south side of Trade street to the north side of Bellevue street. ' Thursday, March 4 Gaynelle Becket, Margaret Pro and Homer Richards were named by Coach Horning as the Salem high school team to carry, the colors of the west against the witchcraft city of the east, "when student debators meet here, and there, on the night of May 7 Speakers going east compose the nega tive team. Personnel of the affirmative team, to remain here, meeting the negative team sent from Massachusetts, has not yet been selected. - - i . ; i i. 1 As a result of the petition asking action on the proposed Liberty street, bridge, the zoning committee met and ap pointed a committee of investigation composed o C. B. Mc Cullough, W. M- Hamilton and George H. Grabenhorst : to confer with the; bridge committee .of the city council. Before recommendations are made,-the committee will investigate the bridge situation in regard to the city's present and future needs. , , .. , ,j . . i ' ! 1 ,, . t --ft.: ; j-" :V.- .i. Li- -4 . fs' Friday,-March 5, ,: ' I r ',7:!' Residents of South Salem voted unanimously, in favor of the entire Tuxedo Park tract as the South Salem school site, at the meeting held in the Lincoln school. Incidently, an unanimous vote was cast in favor of the readjustment of the salary schedule for Salem teachers, j A committee of five was appointed by Dr. J. O. Matthis to create publicity for the project. 4 Those named were Charles Ji Lisle, chairman ; Dave Pugh E. A Rhoten, George Vick and Dr. F. L. Utter J With extra strips included; the tract trhosen is about 1450 feet by 580 feet: The price asked is $24,000. ; ; ' ' . For full accounts of Saturday and early Sunday morning hews, see the Main News Section of thispapsr. ; - . HALlfOF FAME k ft f r ' - r- rtv- str: . , ' , . .!- ." - . ' ' i ' WrSALW DOT SEEM TO 8t . . Nominating LRBAX FABER Because, he U red-headed and Irish; V . - Because, at 38, he is preparing for his nineteenth season as a pitcher; Because he is laughing at the wise guys who say the "spitball" ruins a : hurler's arm in a few years; Because he was a "'chief yeo man" in the navy in the World war , (Copyright, 1926, Central Press) Pringle Snappy Breezes .(Tblished b Jhe Students' of the PIngTScbools)?. STAFF EDITOR Eva Lyons. ASSISTANT EDITOR Esther Scott. REPORTERS Agnes Sandifer, Primary. Jack AHm, Fifth Grade. Erlnu Conklin, Sixth Grade. Evelyn M. Coburn, Eighth Grade. PRIMARY GRADES The first grade is making an alphabet booklet representing all the letters of the alphabet; also the first and second grades are making booklets on "Travel." Miss Cammack, the primary teacher is reading a book entitled "The White Indian Boy." and the NUMBER 9 Want To Be An Athlete? 9 ?4? Holder of Many Records, Now Head Coach at Sti John's Mil 0 . itary Academy, Outlines ? Training: . System Per- ' ; ..fecte4 l?y Him in Prodacin? Stars : By J. E. McFARLANX)t,Track Coach John's Military -Acad emy. Reprinted by permission from The American Boy.). .;, Every fellow who wants to be a track athlete will : profit by studying the training .of . Paavo Nurmi, the Finnish record-smash- er. .. ,.,.- ; ; Nurmi went through twelve years of the hardest kind of train ing a series of , Olympic games races in; which he was only an air so-ran before he had. built himself up, to the Point where he could break. In one of the most amas lug careers in track history, -al most every distance record from tne to five miles, l Those 12 years sonn ike a long grind, and they were But it was because of them that, Nurmi was able to run race after race, clipping seconds off records time and agin. . They had him put In nearly, perfect con dition. ; v :, . - , Some fellows think they can get in shape for track athletes by ex ertion. in the : last two weeks be fore. , the big meet, . They can't. As a matter of fact, the last, two weeks should be . devoted , to a kind of loafing training. Idling along on stamina built up during preceding months. The last part of February Is about the time for, high school or prep school ' track men to begin their conditioning exercises.-The wise track athlete spends the win ter in outdoor sports, - with pot too much hard-floor athletics; then as .track season begins to approach, he sets in to get him practicing a song "Springtime," for opening exercises. The grades one, two and three are studying the Japanese race. When this is finished they will represent Japanese life by making a sand table of It. , The fourth grade, has been working to meet the requirements of joining the long division club. The requirements were to work one hundred problems .in a given time. The reward is a half days holiday. Those succeeding" were May Pearsoll. Albert Gurgurick and Leslie Chastain. " Lorraine Propst who will be enrolled next year, has visited our school one day this week. Teacher: "Wake up, Elizabeth! Elisabeth: "I can't." Teacher: 'JWhy?" Elizabeth: "'Cause I'm not asleep." ADVANCED GRADES The fifth grade is making geog raphy booklets of 'Asia. Edna Conkline, Everett Clark and Alfred Bates have been absent from school for several days on account of the mumps. t The sixth grade Is making some jnewbooklets of the central states. ' Teacher: "Myrl, give a sentence with 'afford' in'it." Myrl: "My father has a Ford." Both girls, and boys basketball teams have been taking advantage of the good weather by practicing hard. : ' Teacher: "What Is a mandate?" Agnes: "A mandate Is a man sent to another country to make a date." The eighth grade is makingl reading booklets which Involve diferent kinds of work not. alto gether pertaining to reading. Clip pings, from papers, esays, ' etc. help to make up thi swprk. ' Edith Muno. Pauline Muno and Esther" Scott were welcomed on their return to school last Monday, Edith - and Pauline Muno have bad the- mumps, while Esther Scott had a siege of the la grippe. Evelyn Coburn has not yet. ; re turned to .school. ' ' ' ' '" v.: f Ical 3Tews '..'; : '. Mrs. E. G. Clark, Misses Gladys Scott and .Grace Pearsall honored our- 'school iwth thefr presence during the exercises Inmemory of George Washington, a week ago last Monday. : '''If. One number of our program was a debate . sponsored by pupils of the eighth grade.' ''Resolved That Washington- Was a . Better Man Than Lincoln. The affirma tive fcelng defended ly Myrl.Tol bert nd Pauline Muno. The nega- ; (Co&Usuvd a pan 4.) Belt ready for intensive training, lie won't bother much with indoor track meets, for he'll know that the average high school fellow is likely to burn himself out trying to go through .two track seasons in a single year. j, He . won't make any error, though, by spending a month lim bering up and conditioning him self long' before he I can get out onto the cinders; that Is what I always have my St. John's teams do, and that's what I'm going to describe. . : - j; . , ,. First comes the establishment of regular habits -I. wholesome, plain meals at regular hours, nine to ten hours of sleep every night. Then exercise should be started s-owiy. in a well ventilated gym or large room, with warm cloth ing If there isn't enough heat to chase early-spring chill from the air. v. ; .1 -s : , If I frequently have to argue with boys to persuade them that their goal is not to become: professional strong) men. Quick, supple mus cles that ." respond rapidly and r forcefully are the kind you want. not great bulging biceps and leg muscles that you can't control. About the first thing to learn is that- speed and' whip, .- together with relaxation, are the qualities track-muscles must have." Don't strain too much, don't do things tensely. ' .-;!. -5 ' l 'f:- - Start Work Slowly I'm going to tell yon about spe cial exercises for track fellows the ones we use at St. John's. The first three are. for-everybodj j-runners, weight men, hurdlen and all -and should occupy about, the fifst ten days. Remember ta start them casually, land to in crease; work graduaily.never over doing.! -s -- . i- I - " jThe first Is ."11 Up'f the high knee action that' you see a sprint ers doing when he's warming up. It's a kind of a fast running mo tion, except that you stay in one place; knees come 'way up, and arms swinging rapidly. Take it hifeh on your toes,' beating a tatoo on the floor, and keep your body relaxed.- The exercise: is to "let down" a strained muscle, or one that has been subject to a heavy puI. You'll develop some varia tions to "11 Up- that will make it knbre Interesting and more val uable. '- ' ! ; Number 2 is the everyday push up, it looks easy, too,-but just try it! Get, on hands and feet at in the diagram, and lower your body entirely by elbow bend don't "break" at the knees or hips until your chest touches;' the flopr. Then push up to the first position. Do this; only three or four times at first, but Increase It to 12 or 1 15 after aj couple- of weeks. It -strengthens the neck.' arms, shoulders and the immense ly useful chest and abdomen mus cles. -M- . ' A good variation is to take the "push up" position, then lift the 1 , Con tinned n pg 4.)j Did You Ever Stop To Think? J By B. B. Wsits, 8creUry ' BkSWaM, OUaV BoATd Of CoSUMTM E. Lansing Ray, publisher of the St. Louis Globe Democrat, says; ,:. j , j - . - .. . That advertising. is playing an important part In the progress of civilization. Its function Is broader than that suggested, by Its 'com mercial application. v Of course,j primarily, advertis ing sells things commodities and services; And,! in multiplying thesa sales, advertising helps to reduce costs. , ' ! . "- ; But advertising goes even fur ther; than thajt. ; ,.: .j -i Advertisinr ednrntAa tva ir.an-,ia I , s.. to . appreciate the r conveniences, the luxuries, .the better things of into the lives of the masses the things which j once were reserved exclusively for kings. j . 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