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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1927)
!tm onncoN statesmak. salem; Oregon. Thursday morning, octprem. 137 7 i 1 SET T L OREGON STATE COLLEGE. Corvallis. A week of Pacific coast conference footablt has pas- ised with the result that the "pa Lr" football experts are doing a fee.JpC explaining. : For one thin ft fi"rfwn" BiTatw tflim -from btvaBn State college has to be ex plained, instead of allowing it self to be swamped by. Southern California as dopestera had con fidently predicted it displayed a powerful attack that made it a toss up to .the last minute as to who would win. ;: Now-, the Orangemen are pre paring for the Stanford game in -Portland, a week frem Saturday. Meanwhile Stanford plays South ern California, Saturday. With these two difficult games in a row it looks rather like curtains for the Cardinals. It is doubtful if they will , weather the. Southern California contest let alone the second whic"h they play in hos tile Oregon State territory. The Oregon State squad suf fered only minor hurts in the Trojan game so all the regulars will be in fighting trim for Stan ford with two full weeks of prep aration and no game in between to cause injuries. At the same time Mel Whltlock, halfback, and Les Avrit, fullback, neither of whom could play in the Trojan game, will be recovered from their injures whch will put a .powerful quartet of backs in motion against the Cards. As for .the Orange line, if f one re members correctly, the Trojans did not do such a Ipt of ground gaining through It. The aerial attack of the Orange eleven was constant threat to the Trojans, and in the final minutes of the game started rally that threatened Troy's downfall. With a full two weeks to perfect this branch of offense. Coach Paul J: Schissler's s""S will e ready to put the greaBed skids under the Cardinals. The close finish in the National league race, followed by the poor showing of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the world's series games with the Yankees has started anew the old cry: "The best team didn't-win the pennant In the National league," And along with, that cry comes the agitation again for some sort of n elimination series between 'the two or three leading teams; of JjVh league to precede the inter lague clash. . 4 Jack Hendricks, whose Cincin nati Reds always have been -contenders In the (National league race and had a look-in for a time this year aad finally did have something to say. In crushing the chance of the' Cubs and Cards, although the Giant tjeaned up on them, attended the games. I , put the oft-made suggestion of ai preliminary series before the wori's serJea.to mm. ; "It wouta be interesting lor tne fans, perhtps, but. wouldn't mean much in the , first place." saw Jack. ' . : :-- "A team that' lat the most games over a stretch of 154 ball games Je entitled to be called the best testa. Any short series that follows, like the world's series, is a pro and ce affair- an uncertain proposition. " There always will be a question as to Which was the better team in such a series. Bring two more or tour moreteam into a poet-season' series of any kind, lasting only a few games, and you wmiJd simply add to the dis cussion. 1 ' I The world's series In - which we played was a nine-game series, but thai wasn't satisfactory. "Secondly, you would hare to curtail! the regular season further to prevent a greater overlapping into the football season. I think we run too late now. We are for tunate "wlken we have good weath er for the wood's series." - ' The j disappointing playing of the Pirates got oa the nerves of even the most enthusiastic Pirate supporters before the late innings of the second game. ; Field ing errors In each game neemedjto throw the team into a state bordering on demoralization. There was no effort toward strate gic base; running. It must be said situation was such at all tjps in nolo lames inai mere was I "tie Muuse Cor using the sacrifice. Th old John clout was needed most of the time. V- i' ;.'-!' ; Those.who witnessed the second game at Pittsburgh also witnef-a-ed the Bnsal cpecUele of the home : town fans taming against the manager- who had lifted the team from a demoralised efit te pennant-winnlg team. , Pans stood op in blocks to demand the substitution of Hasen Culer, star outfielder, for weak hitters, tur ner's suspension, and sufceequent exclusion from the tie up"of the team in the late weeks ef the cam paign had been th cause of cmo- Went .hetore that, but not for out- -SrV1 disapproval. ?re also came cries of "Brine n the Cubs." . : ,-',: John McGraw whose Giants made a belated effort' to overtake jne Pirates and did startle the league for a week, only smiled as thn "miV ii. j FIBE DAMAGE SHIP (AP) Fire which broke out in the coal bunkers of thaRr1tih freighter W. L RadcUf fe here last tAtht was extinguished today after the heat from the blase had buckled - several of - the tfhlp'a putea. , MUCH DOPE UP ras FOQTBftL "BABE" -4 - Lou Gehrig shakes hands a homer with two men on in Yankee Mascot are looking on. Birthday of Famous James Whitcomb. Riley Takes Place on Friday By Edna ' Garfield. Among the ; galaxy of distin guished public men and women who claim October as their .birth month, none, we venture, -is; more tenderly enshrined within Amer ican hearts than the beloved "Hoosler Port." James Whitcomb Riley, whom educators, statesmen, writers, universities, the Academy of Arts and Sciences and others delight to honor, and whose name Is a household word throughout the world, i Riley was born In a weather boarded log-cabin at" Greenfield, Indiana. October ?th. 1849. His first teacher Is affectionately de scribed by him as "a roly-poly old lady," who "kept! school in her "Dame-Trot" j 3-rpom dwelling. She often carsiad drowsy "Jim my and other tots to,, her sitting room, and laid them to slumber on a small pallet on the floor. Early Fondness for Books : Long before he could read. "Jimmjr" took his treasured pen nieatd an old auctioneer-shop and bought a book-Quarles "Divine Emblems," "the very feel of which delighted tne,' he said! and which he carried with him everywhere. In boyhood he was afforded the usual educational advantages, but often sought diversion beyond the school-room and its. discipline in the meadow, pasture or "old swimmin'. hole." He seemed to desire to do nothing but read-read- and write verses, in . which he was encouraged by his moth er, also by a later teacher, who understood him and his aversion to routine study. But Riley felt "good tor nothing." He could readily play the "fiddle." guitar, write verses, sing songs, and liked to declaim, but these, in that day, brought him np money. , Finally be sent soma ef his verses to Longfellow, who wrote him that he had read his poems "with true pleasure' and that they revealed the true poetic quality and j in sight. This seemed to change the world for young Riley, and he began devoting himself to writ ing, - -: ' Pte Oat Pamphlet v His first BubJUatlftft wM paper pamphlet. QORtaiatag "Qi Swimmin Hole and 'Leven More Poems," which sold over a news paper counter, i They were soon exhastd, but had yielded him tbe-thea-smai fortune of 83.23. He became more aad , mpre uc- cessfuL and flualiy., befan pb- llshjng bOuM relumes, with 41' lustrations, and at the end ol bU career . had almost f a hundred books to his credit. ' " l The gret secret of his success was that he fared ad pnefstood humsBitr, and symathaticalr in terpreted its tomost bppes aa4 as-I plratlons through th rajediam or musical - words aad, compelllnf rythpj. for' which he had a sal I preme geaiJ Ail he wrote aboi I was real, tor he kepnl felt th inddeaU whU-h he depict erf is th Uvea of others, vYtw ktka nt bee, touched to teara fcy his Htk, Orphant Annie," "A Boys Moti er." "There! Little GIrU: Dont Cry, and sliailar: poems, or.livi with him. the vivid events con tained in ''Raggedy Man,? "Gran ny and "Old Swimmin Hole and hundreds of other of his lm mortal poems? - - " - ' Whole World Ills Study- j . Instinctively he chose the world for his field, and people becam 4 ,hU life-study, from which he d rs- --P , -XL . . , . r ; ." : : .-. 1 "? rS ' x X ' , - - . i " i -V- v vC ,-, - i v : - s - " - - - - - LAUD HER POET UPON 1 SI CRASHES HOMER WITH with Ruth as the "Babe" crosses the seventh inning of Friday's ' i F rived "fervor, pathos, humor and grace," as Holmes said'of him. He portrayed with a passion as has no other, the plain and humble things of life; and because of his sympathy with and understanding! of children, became, and has re mained, their idoL Who could resist this bit of appeal: "Granny's come to our house. And hot My lawsy-daisy! : All the children 'round the place Is 1st a-runnin crazy! Fetched a cake fer little Jake, Fetched a pie fer Nanny, And fetched a pear fer all the pack That runs to kiss their Gran ny!" Highest tribute has been paid the "Hoosier poet" and his work by Lowell, Longfellow, Holmes. HoweUs, Twain and others. Poems of. hear-deep feeling - were written to and of him by Kipling, Henryv VanDyke, Bliss Carmen, Meredith Nicholson and Joe Chan dler Harris. A gold medal was awarded him by the Academy of Arts and Sciences. Countless tokens of appreciation of his work wer.receJved-trojn,JJijnse in humble as well as higher walks of life; also from -public and. pri vate organizations, corporations, and the like. His Poems Given In appreciation for the deep love and .affection thus accorded him, Riley, upon his birthday each year during the latter part of his career, presented to the public school, pupils of Indiana, at his own expense, a handsome booklet containing one of his poems, done in autograph facsfmilie, together with a lithograph likeness of him self; one of which, "Out to Old Aunt Mary's," is particularly ar tistic and attractive done on cream-tinted vellum, paneled in apple-green, and lettered In black. (Bobbs-Merrill Company 1915.) Former Governor Samuel M. Ralston of Indiana established Oc tober 7th as official "Riley iDay," which has since been Observed each year t by appropriate pro grams in their schools and other wise throughout the state." Tbe same year, - Superin t e n dent Charles A- Greathense, of the De partment of Public Instruction of Indiana, issued a:.?Rlley"oookltti containing besides the Govern or's proclamation establishing "Riley Day") a valuable collec tion of authentic data of the poet's interesting career; pictures of his home; tributes by notable writers and critics; generous se lections from his poems, and lyr ics set to music, which were dis tributed to the school children throughout the state. ; Local Girl lias Gift f 0ne.pl these hoolets. togeth er with Rite' autographed gfts poem, Out to Old Aunt Mary's." Is the prized possession of a Sa lem , girl. Miss Lucile McClean, MOU. - - - -i TWO ON the plate after crashing out game. Catcher Gooch and the who was a pupil at the Lew Wal lace School of Indianapolis In 1913. She is the daughter of Mrs. T. SMcClean of 2720 Cher ry street. It seems peculiarly fitting that Riley's birthday should have fal len In opal-October a month he dearly loved, with its heat and cold; its sunshine and shadows and "spooky" night winds; Its crisp frost-bite and balmy air and hazy days; its lovely tints and sombre leaves "A picture that no painter has the colorin' to mock. When the frost is on the nunkin and the fodder's in the shock." Its variable characteristics typified his own varied experiences and glimpses revealed to him into the inner lives of those among whom he lived and with whom he came In . contact. What wonder, then, that he touches the tender cord In the hearts of humans, and that his poems permeate to the inmost consciousness of those of humble as well as higher ranks of life? But despite many obstacles en countered in his earlier, carees. and though intimately familiar with harrowing incidents and tragedies in the lives of countless people and himself ofttimes lonely and depressed yet Riley was essentially a poet of cheer, ever aiming to write "only that which would hearten and inspire his fellowmen. His philosophy of optimism is glimpsed in the fol lowing: "Fer the world is full of roses. And the roses full of dew. And the dew is full of heavenly love j, That dripsfer me and you. In Riley's death, America sus tained the loss of another 'of her illustrious sons of literary genius. love for whom is attested by the universal popularity of his work, not only in this country but abroad. McNARY BILL ATTACKED Under Fire From Officials of National Grain Dealers Body OMAHA. Neb.. Oct. 11. -(AP) Attacks on the McNary-Haugen and Fess farm relief bills, and on an proposals to grant govern mental aid to cooperative market ing organizations, were made Mon day by C. D. Sturdevant, .pres! aent. end Charles Qulnn, secre tary-treasurer of the Grain Deal era National association. Nearly 1.-000 delegates and their wives from, all parte of- the country were in attendance at ft three day meeting at the aao ciatin. ;wt are in accord with m any propoMtion that win. by economic methods, enhance the value of grain." said President Sturdevarn, an .Omaha man., "But we must and will go to Washington egajn neit ; winter and , qppoaa to the limit every legislative attack a our presAat. efficient gradn mar keting system and every proposal that seeks to: control or affect prices by manipulation." CANADIAN PIONEER DIES James : rtandenninj( Ref ued TownNite 1h Early Ijr Trad . VANOOUVRU. D. C. Oct. 11. (AP) James Clandenntng, who refued the townsite of Winnipeg, Manitoba, because he would nat throw in a 6et of harness with a team of horses with which he was bargaining for the site, it ' dead here. . He was 90 and had lived here since 1886. - The land deal fell through when the owner of 2 0 acres are-unt the - present corner of aMIn -andJ Portage avenues (n Winnipeg, de manded the harness in addition to the team. The site recently was assessed for $20,000,000. 100 1 U.I00TEBS PUBTi Well over 100 Willamette uni versity students will fpllw the Bearcat team to Tacoma Satur day, it becapie known Wednesday night after 4 strenuous day of pro motion amicjng the various schol astic classed. So strong hat become the de termination! of cardinal and gold rooters to support their team to the utmost in the .Northwest con ference games this year, that three of the classes voted to' subsidize j their members who were able fo go. That is. part of the railroad fare will be paid by the class, (the Individual provid ing the greater part. As a result of the signing of ov er 100 to ijmake the excursion! a special train has been charter ed, and thj rooters will make the trip in that manner. The special will leave from the spur track beside, Lausanne hall clock Saturday morn at s:3U o ing, reaching Tacoma early in the afternoon. ' - The Bearcats held their last scrimage practice of the week afternoon, and as us ual with these necessary but ner ve wracking last scrimmages. e was at least one serious casualty; togers, the most prom ising center candidate, was in jured. It I was not known last night whether he would be. able to play, if he does mot, Acker- man or Gl4ss will fill this import ant position. EXPECT TO SEE YANK PLANE IN PARIS TODAY (Continued from Page One) morrow, and tne ract mat none of the steimers have sighted the American Girl may mean that Haldeman mas changed the course slightly. We feel that Miss Elder Is rapidly nearlng Le Bourget field." Onb Report Heard NEW YORK, Oct. 12. (AP) The seconfl night since Ruth El-t der and George Haldeman took off for France in their monoplane the American Girl found the si lence concerning their progress unbroken except for one report less than six hours after the take off. Haldemtn drove the orange monoplane into the air at Roose velt field at S:04 yesterday after noon while his youthful compan ion sat in a cabin chair, clutching a toy cat mascot and praying that her dream of being the first wo man to fly over, the Atlantic might be realized. Later she planned to take the Stick herself and alter nate with Haldeman as co-pilot on the long grind to Le Bourget field fbutside -of -Paris. " . Sighted By Ship The only word that came con cerning thte American Girl during Us first night's flight was re ceived eaily today from the U7 t ScHMlard OS Servfen SUKMMW. ComA Lubri. catioa Spadaliats, Gar . ages aad othsc Dealers, steamer Amertcad Banker. .'" The i captain reported by , wireless that I Allowing the plane a consistent at. 10.45 last night the plane hadlspeed of 100 miles aa hour, It flown high above his -ship about 425 miles east, of New York, blinking its lights in greeting and disappearing Into the moonlight skies. - ' ..'-.;-' After , that the plane: flew on. unless some unknown ' disaster overtook it. through the night and the following day without being seen by any of the many ships that dotted the steamer Jane. This fact caused considerable concern as the American Banker said that the plane was flying at an altitude of but' 1.000 feet and it was felt that at that height it should have skimmed into the vision of several other ships, at least during the daylight hours. Micros Other Vessels During the day, the Mauretania reported from S0 mile at sea and the Celtic from .midcean that nothing had been seen of the American Girl, although a close watch had been keptl At its normal Fpeed the plane would have passed the Mauretania's po sition at about one o'clock in the morning and that of the Celtic about eight. The American Banker, the Mauretauia and the Celtic all re ported Ideal flying weather, good visibility and favoring winds, but the fliers were due to run into foul weather shortly after dark tonight. Although the weather bureau's Atlantic service had been suspend ed for the season today. Dr. James H. Kimball predicted from yes terday's shipping reports that a storm area of 700 miles in width would be encountered tonight. Four o'Clock Here Barring accident Miss Elder and Haldeman expected to land at Paris . about 7 o'clock Thursday morning, E. S. T., which would be Thursday noon, French time. Two more ships in the project ed path of the plane reported to the Associated Press shortly be fore 4 o'clock today that they had not seen the American GirL The ships were the Cameronia, about 1500 miles northeast of New i York and the Ryndam, whose es-1 timated position was about 600 Not alone comfort but luxury I Fine equipment makes 'stage travel as pleasant as it is convenient, OREGON STAGES MONEY CANT BUY A BETTER OIL "them TOE NEW I W(n) i i. . . - : . : - i WW. teiles'from here. should have passed the point from wnich the Ryndam sent Its mes sage shortly after 11 o'clock last night, E. S. T. ' The point from which the Cam eronia reported should have been! passed - at abont 8 o clock this morning. r v , Stormy weathe'r ;with a rough sea was reported by the Cameron ia but the Ryndam, nearer port, reported fair weather.- The Amer ican Girl, if it maintained its speed, should have been nearlng a low pressure area with storms ahead about 2300 miles at sea at the time the ships reported CASE 111 FEDERAL COURT Terry Talent Not "to be Tried Be. fore Medford Jury . PORTLAND, Oct. 11. (AP)- Terry A. Talent. 24, federal pro hibition officer under indictment in Jackson county on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in con nection with the killing of Mans- ford Zimmerlee. alleged mwn shiner, will in all probability be tried in the federal court here, Millar K. McGilchrist. assistant United States attorney, said Mon day. '; . j . - . George Neuner, district attor ney, is at Medford in connection with the ' session of the federal court and it was expected by Me Gilchrist that he would take the Residence Loans .. . lffalW Straight or 1 Monthly Payment HAWKINS & ROBERTS, INC. 205 Oregon Bldg. j fason why l OF MANY) ACCOMPLISHMENTDocj jor "Wefl. Protects your cnguxe." always. The modern oil for modern motor caru j -1 TX?1 X necessary "steps to have the case transferred from the state court to: the, federal jurisdiction; Suctr action in this district Is extremely rare, records show.' RESTRAIN PROHIBITIONIST Andrew Volstead Strikes Snag In j - Fight Against "Wet ; ; MINNEAPOLIS. Oct, 11 (AP) 'Andrew Volstead, father of the na tional prohibition law and at pres ent legal adviser of the northwest dry unit, has - hit a snag in his attempt to atop sales of materials for home brew manufacture. A restraining order, directed against TH. B. Ovale, northwest prohibition administrator, 'Vol stead and others, prevents them from taking further stepa until October ! 1. " - Leo E. Brilh first to be aires ted. in a petition for on Inlune tion. described the products In ills store as "non-intoxicating bever ages and commodVties and suppViee of the kind which for years pa?st" have been sold in large depart ment and other storea "all over the United States." i f Volstead, in his drive against 'home brewers" 'declared he be lieved they could be reached through: the paragraph of the na tional act which forbids "posses sion or sale of materials designed for use : in manufacturing intoxi- eating liquors." a.-4S4k 4 i A4AA - ft a,.aaa t.