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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
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' '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. ( )
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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
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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.
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BLIGH'S CAPITOL
THEATRE
Used in this section were -!
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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 ()
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BLIGH'S CAPITOL THEATKE 1
We Congratulate You
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We Congratulate Salem Upon Its Good Fortune
The NEW BLIGH BUILDING
We Congratulate the New Capitol Theatre and
Welcome It Into the Portals of
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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
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