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WWW VVtL V frMTff -i t . mil L MM ...T-I . i . . I i SECTION ttVO Pages ! to 8 :l HI : ClazziCmcZ; Better Hc:rc3 G L E A N A N3D V IGOR O U SEVENTYrSIXTH YEAR SALEM, OREG0N, SUNDAY MORNINGAUGtiST 15,926 "rJPRiCE'Fivfi czirrs mkHnm woes 11 -mtmQiim ; Jtmnae Uwwfi , &Rmmni-- t mtrr uumm - - 7 ........... ? U- AlknKla Kute'B Ravings OMflsYottFeelTNoIOld As Ydiii Brain Cells Are Usta Kittens, Rals, Guinea JPifi First, Scientist Now Studies vsmg -tohirior of Babies to Discover Secret of Staying Young NEW YORK "Only as old as one's brain fibres," may take the place of "a woman's as old as she looks, and a SaVasSd as he feels," according to laboratory evx flence found by Dr. Louis Casamajor, professor of Neurology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons. m is seeking and finding "the anatomical basis for hu man behavior? in changes that take, place in the develop ing brain. Using kittens, rats and guinea lpgs at first, his experiments have now reached the point where, he is study ing the behavidr of babies ih relation to the development of the myelin, or tissue surrounding the nerve fibres of their brains. . , , , Among other things he said his experiments have shown Are! i i. j "All animals are not the same age when they are born. "Birth is merely an incident in life. ( "Rata are vouncr embryds when they are born, and are buite helpless for several weeks. . The kitten remains helpless for a little pver a week. "A colt will walk around and follow its mother after twenty, minutes. ., ! '. . . "The guinea pig is probably the oldest thing in the world ' when it is born. It runs rapidly, sees perfectly and will start eating cabbage after five miuntes, and will fight in terference. ' ' , . . v ' "The guinea pig is so old when it is born that it has al f?ady shed Its milk teeth before birth, and at birth is be ginning to sTiow senile changes.' The.brains of , the animals studied showed development oj: the myelin in proportion to the development of their be havior. - ' - ! Moving pictures, - with normal and slow motion flashes, were made under Dr. Casamajor's direction, and when run off before "the psychiarists, showed these differences. Pho tographs of brain sections showed the" corresponding de velopmeni of the myelin. The kitten, blind at bjrth, has no ifelin about its optic nerve centers, littledevelopment about 'yLthe nerve locomotion and depends almost solely upon the development of its hearing and feeling nerves. The rat, tvhich is utterly helpless at birth, has no myelin in its nervous system at first' The guinea pig is completely myelinated at , " birthli' -in&&hi&Z triw- T ' The hlfttiair Tnfant conies somewhere between the rat ind the kitten in its age at birth," said Dr. Casaniajor "Man at birth is not the oldest nor the youngest of the animal king dom. . ' ' ).. z - 'We are now studying the behavior of children, noting carefully the exact ages at which a fresh behavior character istic appears, and then, when we get the chance, seeing wnat cnange in uie Drain accompanies uus age s new pow ers." ' - , v, .,itU:i The future will have to tell what may be the applications of this new knowledge f othe march of behavior linked to the brain fibre growth, according to the investigator. For the present the colloquial mouthed public may content itself with a broader conception of the current phrase "Act .Jobless King , May Seek Work in America George of Greece Dethroned in 1925, Tires of Living on Char ity of. Friend, Contemplates vTrip to New "World in Quest of Work . BUCHARESTKing George of Greece, throneless and jobless, soon may go to the Unied States to seek work. Since his forced abdication in 1925, the young sovreign virtually has been living on the charity of friends and rela tives. He and his pretty wife, Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of Que-Jn Marie of Houmania, lived until recently in two small rooms of the Royal Palace at Cotroceni, near Bucha rest They did not eat with the king and queen of Rumania, but 'had their meals alone in their modest apartment and gen erally lived in the most frugal way. Wow, however, their funds have given out, and the for etri nT.of the Hellenes says he must find a job. Friends Vie United States have urged him and the former queen to go there, promising both of them remunerative positions. But Elizabeth, who is a retiring girl, as afraid they will erica l Stand 1110 commerciaI and social pace in Am- . For the present they have separated, George going to his vanish relatives in Copenhagen, and Elizabeth joining her ner-in-Jw. former. Queen Sophie' (sister of Kaiser Wil Jw j .Iorence-' ter they will meet in Florence, and ah? ldeui! their future Pn . -r.fi! ?Ufi? h stiU si"s himself "George Rex," the former 4h!L fvr. friends say he' has definitely abandoned all tvferJ ; l2.n,n Jhe Hellenic throne. He recently was of offa?aP?IturtLw,th a big Honda real estate concern, the K thi -IS; of lch believed he would be useful in interesting AnL-S?? .heads of Europe and wealthy aristocrats in Ajri real estate. , : wiwM n KfeIt he" had no experience or training that thi y nim a a salesman or promoter, and declined w1lich 'would have paid him! $40,000 a year in T A1? wmmision. ; :: - jnr S, i 8 connection it is interesting to recall that the. for mer ruier of Greece already had refused an offer of $50,000 a vnT,rJrom th,e Greek revolutionary government if he would nnit Wicate as king. He chose, however, to retire oniy under threat of force,; thus spurning, an income that rSSS S?lIy,have kept him and his wife in comfortable cir rSHfl?rle' His fiends say thafheand his. consort IT! rcV6-h!s action, as there appera no prospect whatever ' no source of income except from small property. hold- She's Latest Screen "Protege" v i 11 , . . ' . o j ' . 1 f Movie fans will become well acquainted with the young woman above in the near future, predicts Cebil B. DeMille, well known screen director. She is Miss Josephine Norman, his protege. ; ! Valued Polny Before Chicago's Grandfather of Edgar Lee Masters Refused Site, Fraction; of Whieh May Now U for $400,000 Be Heart to Swap for Sold CHICAGO The grandfather of Edgar Lee (Masters, poet, just about a century ago refused to trade his ony for forty acres of land in what became the heart of Chicago. ' Now the city council of Chicago is considering a proposal to sell to the Marshall Field estate a little downtown alley, one block long for $400,000. j Many real estate stories have been written about the phe nomenal growth of Chicago, but one of the mqst interesting has been contributed to the Journal of the Illinois Historical Society by the poet. j , v When Squire Davis Masters returned frobi the Black hawk war, he scorned a chance to trade his poni for the land, described as "somewhere between the Chicago river and Lake Michigan," which corresponds generally j to downtown Chicago. Squire Masters had his eyes on the: fertile black corn land of Morgan "county, near Spoon river, which his grandson made famous. ; j In t he case of the alley strip proposed to be sold to Mar shall Field, each side of-the forty foot strip, about G00 feet long, is shadowed by a towering department sitore. It nor mally js filled with trucks delivering merchandise and taxi cabs and private cars delivering shoppers. j .-. NOW COME THE MELON-COLIC DAYS - THE SADDEST OF the year. (FOR THE SMALL BOY who over-indulges.) SPEAKIN' OF WATERMEL ONS, there's only one draw back to eatin' 'em and thats the nuisance of havin' to dig the seeds outa your ears. SOMEHOW OR OTHER Tve never-been able to find a mel on that tasted quite so lucious and succulent as the big, green striped babies we boys used to purloin from old Fred Staple ton's patch back home. THE NEWSPAPER HEAD LINE. "Gangsters Battle in Chicago Strets" might just as well be set up and run daily in the box with the weather report. THERE'S ONE THING about Trudy Ederle, she's one bath in' girl who woh popularity ,by actual swlmmin A BASEBALL PLAYER is killed jby lightnin while run- nin' bases. How come it didnt strike the umpire? r tooHis ' As Victory ;OverX Bill Is Weighed 4 "AMERICAN IS HEAD In communicado in Mexican Jail" says a , headline. Does that mean they won't let the poor feller out ? . A Sob Story The broken hearted wom an was pouring out her grief on the shoulder of her dearest friend. "I s-sent a b-beautiful bou quet of flowers to that poor man out at the pen itentiary who m-murder-ed his wife" she sobbed, "and a big bruite of a bur glar got them instead." NOW I WONDER if these fel lers who make a specialty of innacurately predictin the ex act date for the end of. the 1 W t - ' .. - 1 v f J, I r Held Success Only Euls Florence Smith Vincent, CiUng-Letters From Plain and Eew " tif ul Girls,! Finds Answer in Experience of Mature, - ; . . Successful Woman . ' -im. nv mm "" . The. recent- surprising vic tory of Takeiichi Harada,: Jap anese tennis? Star, over-. Wil liam Johnstonwiry American veteran, in the Seabright tour, ney . turns the spotlight on Harada and causes much spec ulation as to what he will do ih the national tourney and Davis 'Cup matches. Photo is latest one of Harada. world ain't disgruntled ex-employes of he weather bureau? JUST FROM casual observa tion about town I've been won derin' if one of those black mailin' Town .Topics" publi cations wouldn't be a payin proposition right here in Sa lem ' '- y . - Th& Busy Reader's Newspttpet VOLUME I. PubUshed la the interest of those keeking fall nd mccmrmU wdrrtj 6t the : . ; week1' local tlevelopmenta number:27 Monday, August .9 j The official pamphlet containing the 19. legislative meas ures, proposed constitutional amendments, initiative nieas ures and referendums to be voted on at.the gene'ral November election, has been printed under the direction of the secre tary of state and made public. It contains id4 pages,; arid 350,000 copies'. will be mailed to the registered voters of the state.- .: " ' - : . . r-,; W. J. Elmendorf of Seattle, well known in mining circles oyer the United States as a mining engineer and geologist of high attainments, has been obtained as chief engineer by. the newly organized Northwest Copper -company, now controlling the mining properties on the Little North Fork of the Santiam at the mouth of Gold, Creek. f ; . H Sixty-three prize ribbons, one for each L pigeon he had entered, were -the trophies A. J. Edwards of SIem brought back from the Multnomah county fair which just closed at Gresham. Mr, Edwards was the qnly pigeon fancier to take ribbons on every bird entered at the fair. - , .; j : . The state board of forestry,; of which. Governor .Walter M. Pierce is chairman, issued a proclamation in which a.reward of $500 is offered for-information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person found guilty of maliciobsly and pur posely setting fires in Oregon contrary to law. jH; ; v I ' .Tuesday AUf j 4 The annual death toll; in Marion, county fron "diphtheria, which amounted to 19 last year, can be cut downlto practically nothing if proper preventative rrteasilres are taken, it was stated by Dr. Walter H.i Brown, county health officer and director of the Marion county child health demonstration. Deaths from diphtheria in the conuty last year; were second only to' tuberculosis; with! 21, among the deaths from conta gious and preventable diseases. - ' : f , Action on locating the bew Tuxedo Park schoof house ivas deferred until next Tuesdav night at the;schoo!, board meet ing. Two of the directors, Sla jk McCallister andS L.J. Simeral were absent, and the architects, James & Bartholomew, failed to appear. - r . '.' - .-v - A.?E. Clark, Portland attorney, in a letter prepared fol- said he would act as counsel for the executive in conducting further investigations and study of the rates assessed by the Pacific. Telephone. & Telegraph company in Oregon. Offers to furnish raw material at a price low enough to enable an unnamed Tacoma paper tablet factory to meet com petition in case it decides to relocate in Salem, have been made by the Oregon Pulp & Paper company, it is understood, in hope the new concern may be brought to Salem. r Wednesday, August 11 'v ! .'. ; ! L. P. Campbell was elected president and James Nicholson vice president at the first meeting of the newly appointed city zoning and planning commission. No other official business was accomplished, as the members wish to wait until they-get a more definite understanding of the task before them. - 'Railroads of today are not controlled as they 6ice were by a few reckless,; plunging, gambling magnates," according to Roy Shields, formerly of Salem, and now attorney for .the Union Pacific in Portland, in a speech before the Satem'Ro tary club. "Now ho one stockholder owns more than 2 per cent of, the entire stock." - The population of the Oregon state penitentiary is now at the highest peak of its history, with 592 convicts behind the walls, according to an announcement by prison officials." 4 '.; A substantial increase in exports from the Portland dis trict during thelperiod between July 1 1925,'and'July -30, 1926, was revealed jn a report filed in the executive depart ment by, the Oregon state board of pilot commissioners. Ex ports for the 1926-27 period will, probably exceed those cover ed in this.report, it was said. , , Thursday, 'August 12 t -Voters of the State of Oregon at -the' general election in 1928 will express their attitude on the question of repealing the l&th' amendment to the federal constitution according to an initiative petition filed in the'offices-of the secretary of state. The petition was filed by the World War Veterans league,.. - The first naturalization class at the YMCA this fall will meet the first Saturday night in September, it was announced. ; Classes will be held every Saturday night following that until some time in June. , ; - . - the'heichts. of . success even when ambition goads. With life before them and tho whole world theirs to .conquer, youth finds the ascent steep and the way .rocky. ; '"w. I , u.--r. ' - V ' ,,, And,;o3 course, every one has. a pet excuse for not going Jbverthe ,tp "t, : 111 health. Too heavy a burden. A' slip and a .tumble in the dark. v Anything is possible as, an csplan- ationfor failurel ,. -5iHJ:fL - - ' .. 5- 1 ,. Bu in the mail Uiere came to!, our desk,; recently,, two let ters, .each giving reasons ; f or non-suctess diametrically op posed and each reason'one,we had never heard before.' "Mrs. Vincent if ahy one should ask you whether a homely-girl can succeed in business as well as a goQd looking girl yoitell.them. no! ' I ; know, what UI am talking about, for I have spent several.yeats trylng(to'ind the rigm) opportunity to demonstrate my ability and ao far in -vain.; , am .well educated. I am quick,- capable and .'dependable.. I work hard. I demand bnly a fair salary'.. :But these things do not weigh against my, plain, features , in winning for methe suc eeSsI crave. Experience jconvinces me my failure is due to the fact I lack that charpa. which, appeals to -men .who have the worthwhile positions to gi.ve,?.f ;;; . , .; Does Big .Business -hand .but all the vpiums to beauty Z Martha thinks so, but laty doesn't- JHear her complaint t "I have, accepted one position, after, another, from; which, just as I was making good, circumstances have forced me to resign. Once it was a jealous woman who made "trouble for me. Again, a man who resented my authority made things .unbearable, Several times some masculine superior so an noyed .me, with his attentions as, to . make my remaining in the same offic with him an impossibiiity I nave made no progress at. all. I. am. now in the exact professional status where I was some years ago.. Without conceit, I say that I im a failure because I happen to be too good looking.'.'.-. - x.-' - -..'v. V- : ; ' jv-'-v.. .. , 1 Mary's accusation against Big "Business iseve'n stranger than Martha's. Is it as justified? v - - Martha, we -think; has a bit overdrawn matters It i3 true that impressions, count. and perfectly natural and to be expected that should "two girls of equal ability apply for one position the girl who made tha Jtest appearance' would get it. But every wise i employer appreciates Capability, wishes to mgage it. And we do not believe that mere 'plainness of feature" prevents him.' If Martha does not have' a "chance to make good" it is very likely that in Martha's personality ihere is a certain sharpness that ; seratches the masculine nerves. A good woman, a clever ;woman,f may, irritate and innoy a man. to distraction. And ': she 'tnay be homely or beautiful rif her personality is not pleasing her opportuni ties are limited. This is a tip. to Martha: Let her change her attitude and her, way of thlnlting, and ten to one she will find the work and the success for which she js searching. . ... .u s As for Mary : Well, we should have taken her compfaint with, a .grain of salt, believing she was the victim of a beauty complex, if we had not-run. across an article in a current mag azine that presented her side of the story so strikingly as to make us think perhaps Beauty really has a harder time in the business world than we had , imagined. .The writer says : "My, 15 years' experience in the business world . ... . has convinced me that charm is not so much of an asset as an add- ,."-V tCbaliiiwi B par .) I i 'L r Wilson, Roosevelt Evaded - Guardians of Their Lives Tusk of- Protecting American Presidents Requires4 Endlcsa Vigilance, Declares Captain Thomas E. Halls, V Who Stood by Six - s INDIANAPOUS Guarding United States presidents is ho easy task and one of the reasons is that sotoe of the chief executives elude their escorts. - f '' ; So states Captain Thomas E. Halls, chief of the Indian apolis district, who after sixty years in the secret service will retire next month at the age of 62. The captain was body guard (o six presidents. : .'. ...iV - . t ; Presidents Wilson was wholly Indifferent as to his safety. Roosevelt scoffed at danger and frequently eluded his guard fAn ika nUnenra nf hin?v atari On nnfi occasion his body guard after a frantic search . found him Vvalking unattended through a Washington tenement aismcx. Harrison,' Cleveland, McKinley and' Taft were the other presidents whom Halls served as body guard. Taft was the easiest of the six to gard because he followed routes mapp ed out by the secret service and schedules of public appear ances. McKinley, like Wilson was indifferent to dan-cr, whileHarrison and Cleveland sometimes chafed -under the constant attendance of secret service operatives. ' Because of.illness, Halls was unable to make the trip to Buffalo with the presidential party on the fateful occa sion wheh McKinley was shot to death by Czolgoz. ; Czc!c3 was in "a queueof visitors shaking hands with the president, and as it came his turn to greet McKinley, fired from a pistol hidden in a hankerchief bound around his hand. i 4 VHad I been i there I believe my precautions would have averted the tragedy,!' Halls reminisced. He explained that instead, of one guard at the president's elbow there should have been two, one on either side. ." IV ' . . ; 5 : As it was the assassin screened by a large man in'frcr.l of him, was abreast of the president before he came under t!. o ovoa nf thft TkratlvA.Rtinriitiir at McKinlevs, laf fc. A r-: r ' V W mm,m w -mr . m - C mr . " v - to the right would have seen the handkerchief Nvrappcd hn 1 Deiore uzoigoz was near lacxviniey, ixans saia. ' ' Alwnva HtiHnrr his vfears as ffuard.-iraJIa.TVfif.rhfl fnr r -r- sons with bandaged hands,vor others -tarryins r.r.ythi: : their hands. Suspicious persons were searched without t.1 faiowledge. - An operative would brush aainst theiri end r his hand swiftly over their pockets. ; . " ' Once at Kokomo, Irid,,- Taft was .entering the'spch. la