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Today is your dav and mine, the onhi dav toe have.
the day in which we play our part What our part- may
signify in the great whole we may not understand; but
we are here to play it, and now is 'our time. This we
know: it is a part of action, not of whining. It is a part
of love, not cynicism. It is for us to express love in terms
of human helpfulness. David Starr Jordan.
Thanksgiving Symbolism
TTERE we are again, shouting our pean to the grand grob--
bier that symbolizes this day of thanks for the bounties
of an abundant life and a rich harvest. Let the thunder of
our appreciation roll on into the sunset that magnifies the
beauties of our horizon.
In serious contemplation of the condition of things, let
us avoid the idea of being critical of practice while we ac
cept a moral that might stem the present tide of Thanksgiv
ing observance long enough-to direct it into proper channels.
, Thus we shall be joining a chorus of folk who believe we
have been overwhelmed by the symbolism X)f the famous hol
iday bird of our forbears.
In story, picture, cartoon, jest and in the actual fact of
the matter, we are glorifying the turkey and making it the
central figure and theme of our Thanksgiving observance.
The point is: we are making this a "turkey day" to the rath
er total exclusion of its original and genuine meaning. We
are making it a turkey day
-', of thanksgiving.
We quite agree that we can wholeheartedly rejoice over
the carcass of a neatly Jbrowned gobbler awaiting our well
steeled knife on the garlanded throne of sacrifice that our
dinner table -is sure to be. Yet we have almost convinced
ourselves that there is something beyond mere turkey bones
in the significance of this day.
Truthfully, we know of more than one householder, hav
ing pledged his weekly pittance to the butcher for a carefully
fattened fowl, whose single concern about the day is as to
mow mucn gooa sona meei wm De left to extend itself
through in cold turkey and hash until there shall be another
pay check on Saturday night.
Indeed, in defiance of the charge of sermonizing, there
Is a temptation to go to church this morning and there ex
press our thanks, by attendance, if not by audible speech, for
the blessings which, we insist, are actual and not imagined
for editorial or other purpose.
The best we can say for the turkey (at least this far in
' dYn?e of contact with the odors that unquestionably will
drift into our resting presence before a bright morning fire
- place glow is that it is symbolic. It Is our annual sacrifice
to the spirit of thanks for all that the holiday really does
mean.
Our shortcoming is in making the symbol so entirely the
fact; in allowing our stomachs to deliver the thanks our
hearts should be pouring out today. We suspect that an hon
est upheaval of heartfelt thanks nnH 51 n o am oaf nrnrow frw
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the continuance of our health, happiness and prosperity un-
ajioyea, win make the old turk a whole heap more tastefu
and the gravy right smart richer while, incidentally, we'l
be setting a much more elevatine examDle for th
eration than we have offered by our annual over-emphasized
oiuAimx uyvu me ncn Drown sacrifice that steams in our
uveas.
The Ha wley-Smoot Tariff Act
CONGRESSMAN HAWLEY having arrived in Washington
and announced his desire to commence and hurry the
iT i wry iu me iraming oi a new tariff act,
"we irpurieu surprise among leaders there
Because this would foreshadow fin pvfr oa a inn t Ka
called immediately following the fourth of March; and the
cuiuwrvauve repuDucan chiefs are non committal pn that
maner ana win De tin Mr. noover speaks; and no one in
Washington seems to be authorized tr snpnV for- tktw w
turally. He will likely speak for himself in matters of deep
Mr. Hawlev sees that a nnatnrmmn v,aa-;
the tariff bill would delay its passage till 1930, and perhaps
miau uiremuou ua some oi lis scneduies till 1931
WltOnDfla l'mtMAyJtMlA a.Ja..1! 1 .'
. ""mcuiaic tuiuiucrauon mignt result in a new
r m -a ?exi- m lime w make effective farm relief legis
lation that is promised.
Mr. Hawley has announced that he himself will have
l u te VA ine Iarm. scneduie hearings. The new tariff act
wu. ue juiown as tne ttawley-Smoot law, after the Oregon
member, chairman of the ways and means committee, and
Reed Smoot of Utah, chairman of the senate finance com
mittee, the corresponding committee in the upper house. The
tuusi, urigmme m tne nouse.
J?6 PpesumP.tion Mr. Hawley that there is necessity
lni5oira S5S10,n hav? t0 prevail tf confusion is to
be avoided and delay in getting farm relief machinery into
2SS3if5 I??9 h.arVet, year' and not have i" dTlayeS
or partially delayed for two full harvests.
Mr.' Hawlev also forpp fha Cn.v. u
the issues of the la.m r.nnmv,0,v i . ,
wx0utnm Z. i J Z Z Lw",SH'u wtwipaiK", wnen tne op-
ffZ .r,""" "1C wppwmniiy oi cnarging thej-epub-
22? Jr unnece.3 delays in fulfilling their pledges of
wiauc in ine recent presidential campaign
It is predicted that Mr. Hoover will not be hesitant about
giving his word and counseling the speeding un of th
22? 5J!f STlon; An? also he shortening of the time of
I T J J scneuuie taKing eiiect to the limit of adequate
rules of fairness. H
The Corn Show
mHE corn show at the United States National bank of Sa
-a. lem cannot De commended fro hirkiv Tf ; . u..
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Br GROVE FATTSKSOS
SPENDING FOR HUMANITY
Louis Sherry, famous New York
restaurant man. left more than
1450,000 to found a cancer lini
at the Presbyterian hospital In his
home city. This is wise giTing
Cancer, great scourge of the race,
will Borne day yield its terrible
secret to scientific inrestlgatlon
There are no greater benefactors
than those who give their lives
and money, to finding out about
and fighting cancer.
HEADING SOUTH
The South grows in favor with
motor tourists. Southern states
have been Duttin? on a nrorres-
I mi va imilrn of roll) ImnroTS.
rather than a day of prayer or ment and road building for the
past few years. There are many
sound reasons that attract north
erners to the southland for
autumn vacation journeys. Traf
fic is much less heavy than in the
North and East or o nthe Pacific
coast. From rural dwellers to the
inhabitants of the largest cities
there In delightful courtesy. All
along the way there is leas speed
but more charm. Some of the
most attractive natural scenery in
America is in the South. Histori
cally the land is a rich field for
the wanderer. The advice of this
writer Is to drift down through
Shenandoah valley, all the way
through Virginia, and hence to
Asheville and, in a wide sweep, to
New Orleans. Or If you lack the
time for .that, turn west at Ashe
ville and proceed through pictur
esque Tennessee and north into
Kentucky.
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HQ jHlSt 1 Bag
ex-
nibition, and it is in a worthv nnw
For more and better corn in the Salem district.
Recent figures of the United States department of agri-
Sao k lV ,that H" corn -production increased from
S m eb nt IW2 acres in 1919 t0 2,916,000 bushels
on 81,000 acres in 1927 .
u "din that time Marion county forgedvto the front as
the chief corn county of the Pacific northwest, with Polk
county a close second and the other Willamette valley coun
ties not far behind.
This industry will not be
. part of it that fills the silos. ce
Proper seed selection is the key to further growth. To
promote this is the object of the present corn show. No
S?.tJS ?Ji Yi!?!..0""1? s5in the present
iTm 1 l B,-uuJf"IK "ie individual exhibits. It will be
iu iiac mc rest oi tne weex,
- Salem is headed to the position of nut center of North
AuieiicB. xiurry n along.
SE. WATER POWER
Claude, inventor of the red tube
lights that are used in signs all
over the country, now talks about
running turbines with power from
sea water. Claude's formula for
Invention is "simplicity." He says
not to spend time over methods
that are intricate. The man who
first put a tip of rubber on a pen
cil made a quarter of a million
dollars out of the idea. It was
quite simple.
SCIENCE AND CRIMINALS
Men of science will do well to
give more and more attention to
the study of criminals. The crim
inal is not a normal man. It is not
normal to be always sweet, good.
perrect. Neither is it normal to be
malicious to the point of commit
ting crimes. An authority says
the shape of a man's head, his
features, his hand-writing, and his
voice are guides to bis mental and
moral quality.
There is much to learn about
the brain, about the workings of
tne numan mind. There is often
too mnch coddling of criminals.
ioo mue severity, and yet the em-
pnaals should not be on nunish.
ment, but on a study of the causes
oi criminality.
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1 The First Thanksirivinflr 1621
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In 1623, a day of fasting
nd prayer in the midst of
drought was changed into
Thanksgiving by the coming of
rain.
Gradually the New England
colonial governors established
the custom of Thanksgiving by
designating a day ach year
after harvest.
During the Revolution a day
of national Thanksgiving, was
annually recommended tn con
gress.
In 1864, President Lincoln
appointed a day of Thanksgiv
ing and since then the presi
dents have issued a Thanks
giving proclamation annually.
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Who's Who and Timely Views
Old Oregon's
Yesterdays
Tow Talks from The States.
Our Fathers Read
Not. 29, 10OS
"Electric Bill" sold 100 electric
belts to townsmen in a few min
utes appearance upon the local
streets and then left for where:
abonts unknown.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Minto and
daughter left for San Francisco
to attend the exhibit of the Oak
land Poultry association.
The Rev. G. L. Tufts, Ph. D..
state superintendent of the Anti
Saloon league of Oreeon, will ad
dress the First M. B. congregation
Sunday.
Lewis J. Brant of Portland and
master workman of Protection
lodge was here to attend the lodge
meeting.
REVISION' OP LAWS FOR
SAFETY AT SEA DISCUSSED
By Duncan Fletcher
UaiUd SttM San&tor from Florid.
(Duncan I'pshaw Fletcher vu born
in Sumter county. Georgia, January 6,
1859. Ha ia a graduate of Vanderbilt
uniTeraitjr where he studied law. He
was admitted to the bar in 1881 and
ince then baa practiced in Jacksonville.
Fla. He was a member of the Florida
house of representatives in 1893 and may
or of Jacksonville from 1893 to 1895 and
from 1901 to 1903. Chairman of the
democratic state committee from 190S to
1908, he was nominated at the nrimary
election in ttfua ana was appointed sen
a tor by the governor. He was elected to
office the following month and has been
three time re-elected since, his terns ex
piring in 19t. He is now member of
the senate commutes on commerce.)
T EGISLATION to revise present
I j maritime laws regarding for
eign ships doing business
through American ports is advo-
cated in letters
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The women of the First Congre
gational church are planning for a
bazaar.
Dinner Stories
received recent
ly making sug
gestions with
respect to the
proposal for a
congress! o n a 1
Investigation of
the steamer
"Vestris" dis
aster. The sugges
tions take a
wide range.
Among other
things, thev ad-
O.U. FLETCHER Tlse that. In the
event there is a senatorial investi
gation of the disaster, the past at
titude of the navy department
and the shipping board regarding
use or sarety devices be inquired
into, and suggest the probability
that other vessels may have been
lost through failure to inspect
ports.ln coal bunUers.
I intend to confer with the
chairman of the senate committee
on commerce, Senator Jones of
Washington, upon his return to
Washington, immediately after the
holidays. While I would be ready
to introduce or support a resolu
tion for investigation by the sen
ate in the event it appears wise so
to do when congress convenes -on
December J. it is possible, as I
have stated before, that the facts
may be fully developed, meantime,
in the New York investigation and
elsewhere, to make such action by
congress unnecessary.
Congress would be perfectly
justified in makiag an investiga
tion, if necessary, in view of the
fact that the "Vestris" carried
American passengers, American
freight, and the United States
mails, and sailed from a New York
port with this American business.
I might cite the senate investiga
tion of the sinking of the "Titan
ic" a few years ago, similarly in
volving a British ship carrying
American business.
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One-Minute
Pulpit
Ye shall make you no idols nor
graven image, neither rear you up
a standing image, neither shall ye
set up any image of stone in your
land, to bow down unto it; for
am the Lord your God.
Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and
reverence my sanctuary; I am the
Lord. Leviticus, xxvi, 1, 2.
Bits for Breakfast
on
An Ounce of Prevention
"Why did you turn me down at
first last night?"
"I wanted to test you."
"But suppose I'd rushed out
and left you without a word."
"I was confident you wouldn't
do that. I had locked the door."
Kellyg
rams
BY
FRED G.
KELLY
TX my native town was politician who, like many others active in
X politics, had wonderfnl ability for getting elected to office, bnt
r none for making himself nsefnl In office. ETerybodyyrerognlxed that
he dldnt amount to anything, and yet he was elected to one place
after another. . The secret, I think, was a knack he had for flattering
eertala indinaoais ana beutuing outers, according to his needs.
V-;-... This politician never said anything downright mean about any.
one You could have repeated all he said without making the other
; fellow very mad. He spoke with sympathy about one's enemy's
shortcomings. In referring to anybody opposed to him, he always
bad difficulty in remembering .the man's name. He would scratch
. bis bead and say! " .. -
"Oh, you know who I mean he's a lawyer or something has
an office on Market street, , f. cant recall his name, anyhow.
Uaybe it was our leading lawyer. , If he did mention an opponent's
name, he always called him poor fellow," and made a deprecating,
' clucking sound with his lips, as if the man were already headed for
Some tragic end. "Yonder goes Brlnton poor fellow! he'd say, and
walk away sadly, shaking his head. Soon he'd have numerous
Croups about town unconsciously feeling sorry for "poor" Brlnton
.and, of course, the next stage, alter feeling sorry for a man, is. to
Tied.
Carl, six years old, was standing
near tne front steps talking to
three other children, when a large
dog came near them. All the
children became frightened.
"Don't be scared," Carl told
them. "He can't bite you, 'cause
be has a license around his neck "
BUILD GLASS PORCH
LINCOLN. Ore., Nov.- 27.
(Special) Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Madsen are adding an attractive
glass enclosed porch to their farm
home. Both Mr. and Mrs. Mad
sen are former O. S. C. students
and are doing diversified farm
ing in connection with dairying
VISIT8 PARENTS
LINCOLN. Ore., Nov. 27.
(Special) Miss Gertrude Wal
ing, teacher in the Washington
high school at -Portland, visited
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Walling, over the week end.
Patrick Henry, after ix weeks
studying, was given a license to
practice law.
New telephone building
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TVf 18 moa the big things In
that line for Salem in the near fu-
mro wun numerous others
the tapis or In the offing
v. . V
n was sure to come to rhi
sporting page writers call it tur-
aey aay. Tnose fellows will take
uoerues, ana you can't head them
off.
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Former member of the slm
school board, a youngster yet, re
members. Just a few years back,
when the matter of buying seats
for the proposed high school was
being considered, it was voted by
the majority to limit the number
io 3uu and they said that was
more than would ever be needed.
Back that was a long fieht to
get the high school buildine con
structed. It has had two additions,
and it is now badly overcrowded;
with about 1200 seats: that manv
in attendance. And a lot of the
slack has been taken up by the
junior high schools.
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The man. who4 thought Salem
was through growing a few-years
back missed his guess badly. The
one who thinks it is through now
is much further off. It has. not
yet got a real good start. Any
one of a half dozen franchise in
dustries will add 100,000 to
Salem's population in time. How
long will depend only on the ra
pidity of development. The drug
garden Industry, little thought of
now, will be one; Including the es
sential oils, beginning with pep
permint oil. Nuts is another. Flax
and hemp are two more.
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Dr. Epley's boys' chorus added
a music room to the children's
home at Corvallis this year. It
By R. J. Hendricks
It both performs and points the
way io others who follow its lead
W
T a
i you nave not attended the
corn show you have missed a treat
you owe yourself. It is free with
out money and without price. It
points the way to the paths of
prosperity.
Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, who
campaigned so strenuously for
Smith, is in a Wisconsin hospital
and the nature of her illness is
not given out. Some one suggests
that It is probably shell shock
frojn the explosion of Nov. 6,.
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Remember your capacity. Don't
make a goose of yourself by eat
ing too much turkey.
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Scientists are at a loss to ex
plain the actions of certain ne
bulae whirling in space 85,000,-
ooo light years away. Some one
suggests that they have probably
jusi neara about the election re
turns and are trying to show what
would have happened if a few
thousand votes had been shifted
according to Einstein's doctrine of
relativity.
In Spokane the other dav a
house got In the way of an auto
mobile and had Its foundation
knocked from under It. Houses
are getting too careless In getting
in the way of passing motorists.
We. need a new law to remedv the
evil. Yakima ReDublic.
Talk about luck; there is the
Illinois woman who lost one of
the best turkeys from her flock.
Three days later the husband re
turned with the bird under his
arm, having won It in a dice game.
TIGHT MONEY FAILS
TOUT STOCK RISE
NEW YORK. Nov. 28. (AP)
The stock market ran into the
mire of tight money for the first
time in several weeks Tuesday.
but managed to plough through In
remarkable style, closing with a
wide assortment of issues up 6 to
nearly 30 points, and about three
dozen again resting on new high
ground.
Call money renewed at 7 per
cent and was successively step
ped up to 9, the highest figure
since October 2. Banks called
some 140,000,000 during the day
to meet the holiday demands and
to adjust their position at the
Federal Reserve.
The fireworks of the session
were provided by A. M. Byers,
which shot up nearly 29 points to
a record price of 180. Internation
al nickel was another spectacular
performer shooting up more than
13 points to a record trice at
225 3-4.
Anaconda, federal mining, Mc
Keesport tin and U.eS. tfmelting
broke into new high territory, and
national lead made an extreme
gain of about 8 points.
A few automotive shares were
pushed vigorously forward. Mack
trucK, in a burst of renewed ac
tivity mounting about 8 points to
a new peak at 110, yellow truck
touching another new top at 66,
and Motor products and Electric
Auto Lite making extreme gains
of around 10 points. Nash Motors
touched a new high and General
Motors rallied nearly 3 points. -
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Who Is the president of Colum
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What 13 bullion?
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another name for
"Truly the light is sweet, and a
pleasant thing it is for the eyes to
behold the sun." Where is this
passage found in the Bible?
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Today in the Past
On this day. in 1760, the French
transferred Detroit .to the British.
Today's Horoscope
Persons born on this day are
fiery, determined and quick to de
cide and act. They are very
thorough in everything they do.
A Dally Thought
"The coward calls himself cau
tious, the miser thrifty." Syrus.
Answers to Foregoing Questions
1. Dolores Costello; Maurice
Costello; John Barrymore.
2. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler.
3. Gold or silver In the bulk.
4. Society of Friends.
5. Eccleslaates, xl, 7.
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Tn 15137 a man vaa o am j .
takes up a project a year. It has a public whipping at Providence,
decided on Salvation Army bar
racks for Salem for 1929. Watch
the working out of this program.
When that bunch takes up a pro
ject it means it will be put over, j
High Pressure Pete
R. I., for stealing a horse.
Charles Mason and John Dixon,
on December 26, 1767, finished
surveying the Mason Dixon line.
U GB1GE
GIVES PIE SOCIAL
R1CKREAL, Ore., Nov. 27.
(Special) A pie social was held
by the Rickreall grouo at the
grange hall, Saturday night.
An entertaining program was
presented. The numbers were-'
playlet, "Fooling the Arent."
Ora P. Lantz. Mrs. fipore-o pji
Mrs. Arthur Beaver- renrli no-
John Oliver; solo. Miss Celeste
Friedman; musical skit, W. W
Rowell, Mrs. W. C. Kester. Mrs'
P. J. Voth reariinir I?ronn.
Lutz; song by the grange male
quartet; piano solo, Mrs. Louis
Anaerson
Mr.
women's pies to the hiher hH
der and created much entertain
ment in 'so doing. The highest
price bid dsring the evening was
14.25 and the total proceeds were
$26.65.
Coffee was
lies were cut,
Class Is Host
To Faculty and
H. S. Students
RICKREALL. Ore.. Nov. 27.
(Special) The Sophomore class
of 'the Rickreall high school en
tertained the students and fac
ulty with a party In the high
school gymnasium Friday night.
A variety of games and radio
music furnished entertainment.
The domestic sclenee room xwas
attractively decorated In the class
colors, purple and gold. Bou
quets of chrystnthemums of these
shades centered the long tables
where refreshments were served.
Thanksgiving place cards and
napkins were used to complete
the decoration.
Epidemic Stage
Is Reached In
Auto Thieving
Automobile theft reached the
epidemic stage in Salem Tuesday
night when thre cases were re
ported to the police. They In
cluded a Buick coiipe belonging
tO Dr. II. J. Clement fnlran frnm
I vu a w aia
r ru. -4 a. . . .
Stockholm auctioned thhr"VLUecU ?cnine BIon8-
xuwcuutrr, missing
from State streetr and a stp
coupe belonging to L. 8. Childs.
taken from In front of his resi
dence at 260 South 14th.
In 1765 a society for the en
couragement of manufactures was
established in New Yorkv
served when the
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