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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1926)
41 ' 1 : , THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON " . . . ' TUIdAy;M( ' :; V' t . j , -- i t 1 What Wrong With Jill? r - -What's the matter with our -girls?" .. . ' !. ". "They're all right!' . The question is raised by a frankly perplexed public, and the answer, clar, unhesitating, comes from no less an authority than Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale. 'ir And If hers be the true answer, -why then all this fuss and fnror oter the flapper?: All this denun ciation of the debutante? All these mouthings against the very young matron? Can it be that a nation unleashes such a storm of criti cism to beat about all its daugh ters' heads without good reason? It does not! Bat, you'll notice, 'tis our girls themselves whom Mrs. Hale defends, and neither their costumes, nor their customs. - Youth's extreme tastes in dress, its frivolous evasion of responsi- - bility. its overthrow of restraint and its consequent unbridled free dom, lis seemingly complete aban donment of old-fashioned modes , and codes these are the things that are giving youth's elders some very bad moments, indeed. Yet, after all, these are externals and jneed not, ought not, weaken our faith one iota In girlhood itself. fi When we reduce the subject to 'analysis we find that It is man ners, and not morals at all, that we are really concerned about. And between the two there is a vast difference- a crumb of com fort for those grown-ups who are 'bewailing the good old days, i.. Today's girl is,. under her skin, jpretty much the satae as she Ahas jalways been.. Fundamentally if . there has been any change it has not been for the worse; if any thing, it has been for the better. Why not with Improved self-knowledge, science and sanitation? I And now to come down to brass tacks. Are her : dress, her deeds really deplorable, or are they Just different from those of our own youth's day and generation? j. If we should come to the honest conclusion that they are faulty, upon .whom:ahould,we place the burden of blame?.; Upon the girl? Not She is the logtcal product of her environment, the fruit of the soil. Social conditions, home train ingthese are the soil. And '.mothers-she Is the tender ot the ton. ..". 'v : i ' 'There is no panacea for the conundrum of. the modern-girl," says. Mrs.- Hale. "The Indlyidaal I Iproblem goes back to the individual-mother, and hers to her own conscience. By as much as the j borne shrinks as a workshop, school and playroom it must gain In spiritoal significance or its Ilht will go .out: And no other human light can take its place." " A Js that quality in today's girl which so displeases maturity proof that '"mother has neglected to lay stress upon spiritual significance? We wonder. For certainly the home has shrunk as workshop, school and playroom. The average home, at 4east in the, city, offers its girl little work, not much privacy and not much, recreation, t- "The city flat dweller, the mod ern type. Is an 'outcast from life's sweet things,'! ; says Mrs. Hale, "and she seeks objective pleasures outside the home, feverishly try ing to adjust herself to environ ment so naturally foreign to youth as to entail a complete reforma tion in racial tradition, and her limitations and fartif ices are infec ting the standards of all American girlhood." , Mrs. Hale recognises and makes The Peerless Bakery. 170 N. Commercial. Sanitary, up to date; Prompt delivery. Bakers for thos ' who appreciate the best. Increas ing patron tel$ the tale. ( ) -' t D. H. Moaher, Merchant Tailor, is turning out the nobbiest and best fitting UHor made snlts to taeasure. 100 business and pro ; I aaslonal men tray ot Mosher. ( ) ' jionesteele Motor Co., 474 S. Com'l., has the-Dodge automobile tor yon. All steel body. Lasts a ' lifetime. Ask Dodge owners. They wUl tell you. ! Peace time Diet :oi f:Var Dog Fills Huge Barge ..V f " iv:-- ,1, t -iWyr i ::::mm: I -ft m?v;,y 7 Tl- ' ' ' wives of the ex-sultan of Turkey tried suicide. by throwing herself into the Nile. Miss Jane Colligan. Cleveland, O.. runs . a modiste' shop during working hours and-for recreation she is learning to fly her'own air-;, plane. She is the first woman avi ator in Cleveland and Is the first to register an airplane in the ma tor vehicle division of the county tax department. Clemency proclamations hare been tinned to 2.333 prisoners by .Mrs. -Miriam Ferguson since she was el.-Mted governor of Texas 20 months ago, according to the sec retary of state ofTice record. - Mrs. Irene Gibson Post, daugh ter of the well known illustrator. Charles- Dana Gibson and wife, and niece of 1-ady Nancy Astor, was recently married in a chapel built 'by her father bnrthe family estate at Seven Hundred' Acre Isl and. The groom was John Emery ot Cincinnati. Mother Bernard Kenney. 86. for 1 years a member of the Outers ot Mercy ot Cincinnati, died re cently. For many years - Mother Kenney was the superioress of the Sisters of Mercy In Cincinnati. She was a memer of an old "and wealthy family in Pittsburgh when she "entered 'the sisterhood in 1865. ' Preparatory to the remodeling of the C. S. S. Utah at the Charlcstor is removed and placed in n barge. This photo, showing the barge full of s Miet" of a dotr of war in peace-time. ton navy vard, her entire armory hells, gives a vivid idea ot the clear the difficulties of today's girls' environment. To the girls she says: "We judge you, but we do not know whether our judgements are at fault, and you do not care to re assure us. Only the future can do that. Of ne thing regarding- you we may be sure. What you are in herently Is yours; what you ap pear to be is of our making. .You march on over the path of our spendthrift materialism, above our hypocrites, our broken hopes, our forsaken faiths. You march on waving the banner of youth. . . . Whither?" In patience and with perfect trust we await time's answer. Arlington Heavy auto travel requires enlargement of river ferry. Nina Robenolt Takes Homeseekers, Opening SILVERTON. Or., Oct. 1. (Special.) Miss Nina Robenolt, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Robenolt of Silverton, has ac cepted the position at the Luth eran Homeseckers' agency left va cant by the death of Miss Agness Wellmen who was killed in an automobile accident at Brooks Sunday. Miss Robenolt is a graduate of the Silverton schools, later attend ing school at Portland. Changing a flat tire will ruin your pleasure, disposition and dirty your clothes. Let Malcom's Tire Shop show you a line of good reliable tires. 205 N. Com'l. () A stout woman had inadvert ently goi& Into the smoking car. With unconcealed indignation she saw a man beside her fill his pipe. "Sir," she said coldly,' "smoking always makes me ill." The man lit his pipe and smoked unconcernedly, and, after a mom ent, replied, "Does it really, ma'am? Well, take my advice and gjve it up." A motorist was stopped by a po liceman for speeding, whereupon he became angry and called the policeman an ass. After he had paid his fine the magistrate re proved him for what he had said to the officer. ' " "Then I mustn't call a police man an ass?" he asked. "Certainly not," said the magis trate. "You must 'not insult the police." "But you wouldn't mind if I call an ass a policeman, would you?" "Why. no. if it " gives joa any satisfaction," answered his wor ship; "With a smile. The motorist turned to the man who had arrested him. "Good-bye policeman," he said, as he left, the court. J- CUTS OF BLIGH'S CAPITOL THEATRE Used in this section were -! made ty us - IMUCOrmOAlS! , - 1 With theWomen of Today It is generally conceded fn Ari zona that Mrs. Alice Dickerman of Tucson, is that state's "best known woman." Mrs. Dickerman is postmistress of Tncson and as such she conducts covernment business efficiently and commands univerfeal respect. Although Mr?. Dickerman has never been an extreme partisan, she has long been a powerful if in conspicuous figure in public ef forts to better the lives of Arizo na's citizens generally and women und children particularly. Mrs. Dickerman comes of New Kagland stock and has had much to do with raising. Arizona from a territory into a flpurishink state. At one time she was the president of the Tucson Business and Pro fessional Women's club. New York, will be held in that city from Sept. 27 to Oct. 2. Cure that 'cold and that ra taer- 1 able feeling fn Jiffy. Get Eaxno Quick Cold Tablets at Nelson Hnat, llrngRtsta. on the corner C . Court and Liberty Sta. Tel. ff. ()V Ira W. J org en sea. 190 8. High Bt. dParta for all make ot cars Beat eqnlppe4 auto accessory store In thU section. Prompt and re liable service the rui f m () guwimai!Mraiiiai imiwi mmmimmmmtmjmM-aju.mm4i ajmtt a.jn(.amni jiu;iaiMiu4MiamMi'in -T r trwiri Minimim mm win wiiiin imsnmL n mmm m m in rn iit"inii"-r ' BLIGH'S CAPITOL THEATKE 1 We Congratulate You 4 ( t. We Congratulate Salem Upon Its Good Fortune The NEW BLIGH BUILDING We Congratulate the New Capitol Theatre and Welcome It Into the Portals of Progressive Salem ' ' ' !-' t4 t u .Gray Belle The Place to Visit After the ow 4 irtiriBmimwnrairEWBrrainirarajtm' wi ' - m IMPORTANT 3IEKTIXGS OF WOMEN The Inter-Racial Conference of Church Women will meet at Eaglesmere, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 and 24. The Fifth Annual Exposition of Women's Arts and Industries, NEWS JOTTIXGS OF WOMEX Stttdlng back to the Old World for aged parents to join relatives here is a hazardous undertaking. According to Mrs. Ludmila Fox lee, Y. W. C. A. worker at Ellis Island, it is better in-many cases for sorts and daughters already in America to support their parents back in their home villages in Eu rope. "Homesickness often gnaW3 at the hearts of old people when they come here late in life," says Mrs. Foxlee. "Having spent .ill their lives in peaceful villages, they are like uprooted old trees that winter in strange soil. Conflict between their old ideas and all that is new here conies to them in their old ftge, making adjustment to all that that is new and bewildering in America very difficult. Their children may be devotion itself, but in many cases we find them pining away." Reduced to beggary, one of the Congratulations to the New Bligb Building May all the joys and gladness your achievement will bring to others, join hands and circle back to you Salem Store 466 State St. Portlahd Silk Store 362 Alder St. Salem's New Metropolitan Fashion Shop Now Ready to Show You All That Is New Ycu can feel assured that your Coat, Dress or Hat is New York's Authentic Mode if you make your selection from our new stocks. For years both Mr. and Mrs. Morgan have devoted the larger portion of their time to the study of fashion and to the selection season after season from New York's best makers the truly beautiful things, women love to wear. J , ; . Come to this delightful new shop many surprises await you. OPEN TODAY 7 to 10 p. m. For Your Inspection No Merchandise Sold EXQUISITE COATS $25.00 to $165.00 CHARMING FROCKS $16.50 to $59.50 STUNNING NEW HATS $10.00 to $20.00 ; ! m Saleivo r :: t- m tiii For mm Gpmm '' 0$ .-0ujr Shop in the mw ON HIGH STREET - N it iNewSligh --.-V ?"; et .t. i