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From First Statesman, March 28, 1851
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j A Student Opinion on Volsteadism
! A N interesting commentary on the Volstead act is a recent
L editorial in the Oregon Emerald, published at the uni--j
versify. The writer brands the extreme Volstead act as a
I failure. "Not only has it been a failure, but it has wrought
evils which it cannot undo. Especially is this evil felt among ,
the youth of the country."
No. we are not disposed to spank this college boy and
i tell him he writes whereof he
probably too much. He says :
"It is easy for a college student to secure liquor . . . All he has
to do is call up a number and ask lor a certain party and delivery
will be made . . . And the kind of stuff that he gets Is not fit to
drink. The gin, moonshine, or the ether-spiked beer are not conduc
ive to good health." t '
The Emerald writer complains that the burden of the
Volstead law weighs heavily on youth. He cites the expense
which must mean the bootleggers' bills to flaming youth;
he complains that the Volstead act has succeeded only in
ruining our gastric organisms; that it has made drinking
j smart because it is illegal.
1 jSo the university editor pleads for modification,
i - We shsJl grant the force of much of his bill of particu
lars. Students may procure liquor; but it is not flaunted at
them from scores of open saloons as we recall in our own
jcollege'days. Nor is student consumption of booze an innova
tion coincident with Volsteadism. The smart-alecky stuff
ive must admit, and credit it with representing probably the
greatest breakdown 'of the prohibition enactment. This same
flair for freedom noticeable among the college youth may be
Observed in high social circles.
But "modification," what have .we here? Nought, we
iklieve, but encouraging the consumption of liquors, making
4 bad situation worse,
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i Looking the Gift Horse Over
OREGON leaders, a number of them, gathered Thursday
in Portland to talk over President Hoover's proposal to
iirn back the unappropriated and unreserved public lands in
tli is state. This would include the government lands outside
the forest reserves, national parks and monuments; but
wpuld exclude rights to any oil or minerals nuderlying the
surface. So westerners do not know whether they want these
lands or not. All the Portland meeting could do was to urge
the appointment of a commission to make a study of the
question.
j Turning the lands over to the state wouldn't put them
on the taxrolls. The lands will be of scant economic value un
less they are developed and the chances-of developing the
lands are slight. For the most part the lands are fit solely
for grazing purposes; and it is hard to say whether the
federal government or the state can make more grass grow
on the arid acres.
The problem then becomes one chiefly of administration.
Can the state administer the 13,000,000 acres, conserve their
values for continued grazing of stock, and still protect the
public interest against private exploitation. That becomes
th point of the inquiry it seems to us. If the state does not
hare or could not create the organization to administer this
L.nd grant, or if politics would confound administrative ef
ficiency, then the lands might as well be left in the hands
of the federal government.
The Airplane Serves
TVRAMATIC in the extreme, the flight of the Portland air
JLr plane bearing a doctor to an island isolated because of
ice, who brought healing to a stricken child, compares with
friief rlinvA e4 Qanolo in f Via frman nnf V urVmn Via o 1 1 1 vA xr Vine
: kies carried healing serum to afflicted Nome. There was grim
hazard in the attempt, danger to the pilot and danger to the
doctor. Fortunate indeed were their safe landing and safe
return. The happy sequel too is that the child ill with pneu
monia is now on the road to recovery.
Many have lost their lives through airplane flights.
Experimentation in the field of flying has been costly. But
the fruit of the early and expensive venturing is now made
visible. The airplane is become a tool of healing and of suc
cor, & real benefit to mankind as the flight from Portland
to Puget Island so eloquently testifies.
A fellow In Iowa died and in his wiU provided a fund to sir the
city of Harlan a free hearse. The will set forth that tn up-to-date
hearse should he provided and maintained by the city and operated
exclusively for residents of the city without any charge. That fellow
waa a real benefactor. There should be one free hearse in every
- town.4 and It could be kept busy hauling out business men who
wouldn't jola the Chamber of Commerce, or women who borrowed
the daily paper from their neighbor, or non-taxpayers who voted aye
on all! the bond Issues. One provision ot the will would have to be
changed, however, because It let the city council have the authority
. to decide who should get a tree ride in the hearse. That wouldn't do
In Salem,, because then we wouldn't have any evening paper.
- The Oregon Electric has clipped some minutes off Its schedule
between Salem and Portland. That is a move In the right direction,
only the move is too short. Tea minutes isn't enough. The railroads
have been using nearly two hours to make the fifty-mile run between
;-t Salem and Portland. If the trains would cut the time down to what it
: ought to be, around an nour and a quarter, people would patronize
r them instead of the slow, lumbering, confining buses. Them again,
maybe they would'nt. In any event it is punishment to have to spend
- nearly two hours traveling fifty miles.
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A little trouble over the line fences down in Central America.
Honduras and Guatemala are having a mix-up. They will probably
ware guns foe a week and then call for a surveyor named Uncle Sam
to come down and run the line.
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;,' We thought there would be a catch in the Carey Harlan plan
forth Portland street car system. There is, another $15,000 "sur
vey" and valuation of the properties. Well, if the Portland Spectator
saoves the appropriation, we will second it.
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The. California railroad commission submitted a brief in favor
ot the Great Northern-Western Pacific extension advancing eight
points. That's queer, we thought since Wilson's day every brier
ought to have 14 points.
UrsJ.B. Alfred
jtites Saturday
SILYEaTON, Jan. X Pua
ral services for Sirs. L B- Alfred
were hell Saturday . afternoon
from the Larson funeral borne,
the Rev. Thomas Hardie tgflciat-
No Fear Shall Awe J
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knows not. Methinks he knows
lng. Following cremation, the re
mains wer placed la the mauso
leum at Salem.
Mrs. Alfred tied at her Silver
ton home earl Wednesday, morn
ing' the Immediate cause f her
death being pneumemia. Mrs. Al
fred bad not been well tor some
years.
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Lay Sermons I B?!lli?iEn
rn inn nnrniiPTcn
"I taw angeli ita tiding on the four
eorners of tha earth, holding tha fev
wind af tha earth, that tha wind
Should not blow." Rev. Villi.
Llteraliats may interpret this
as proof of a square earth. On
passag-es such as this they erect a
weird cosmology and an even
more fanciful religion. The eman
cipated mind sees In the passage
pure poetic Imagery, aa apoca
lyptic vision which Is lost if the
thought is chained to earth by
words with dictionary meanings.
Here Indeed is the theme tor
some vivid picture. On the vast
plane of earth angels stand at Its
four corners. They are not docUe
seraphs singing to lyres. They are
strong Michaels whose tense arms
restrain the great winds about to
hurst from mighty caverns. It
would take an Angelo on a wide
canvas to picture adequately
these stalwart angels at the gates
of the impatient hurricanes.
Greek mythology gave one
master of the winds, Aeolus, god
ot the storm, whose favor mar
iners Invoked and whoso fury
people feared. Virgil has given a
description of this king ot the
winds:
"Aeolus la a cavara vast
With bolt and barrier fetters fast
Rebellions atom and hewlinr shut."
Such was the duty which the
author of Revelation assigned to
the four angels stationed at
earth's four corners. But surely
it is not Boreas Jhe north wind,
nor Aquilo, therest wind, nor
Eurus, the biting east wind, nor
Notus, the storm-laden southwest
wind which the angels hold in
check. Sirroco or blizzard may
be chained or unleashed by the
gods of pagan mythology; but
the winds that heavenly angels
would restrain surely must be
those which freeze or burn the
soul of man.
You may choose what winds
your fancy dictates; but might I
suggest four which call for
strong-muscled guardians to hold
them in check.
There Is first the Wind of
Greed. It must be the "prevail
ing westerly, it is so persistent.
Greed, continuous, growing, oft
en of hurricane Intensity. Greed
for power, greed for money, greed
for conquest. How often, how oft
en that wind sweeps through the
corridors ot man's goal and blows
his whole being in its pathway.
The gentle and pleasing zephyr
of ambition and aspiration may
bo fanned into a devastating
Wind of Greed. One angel of our
nature must be oa guard at its
gat.
There is the Wind ot Desire.
Rot, burning, it travels like a
prairie lire. Passon aflame, it
burns soul and body. The Wlad
ot Desire, pleasure that is all ab
sorbing; appetites that know no
curbing; loves that are lust.' The
Wind ot Desire, swiftly moving.
ana in its wake blackness and
ashes. Strong of arm must be the
angel who guards its gate.
There Is the Wind of Revenre.
Secret Jealousy or hot eager;
fierce vengeance or cowardly Tin
dictrrenesvtaey are of this Wind
of Revenge. Net so common we
think as in the times of the Greek
tragedies where hate was the rul
ing motive. But still existing in
me neart ot man and in the
minds ot nations. The Wind of
Revenge: a third guardian angel
must hold its flow in leash.
There is the Wind of Pear. Tt
is cold as the north wind: it
cams; it freezes, its strength
holds men to old superstitions, to
A Problem
For You For Today
A man has 10 pennies, dimes,
and half - dollars, the total
amounting to f S. How many ef
eaca are taereT tNOTE: The se-l
mnea to this problem is one of
cuucv uu wi ot pare maine -
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UNSEATED DELEGATE
outworn beliefs, sometimes to no
belief. The Wind of Fear; it has
nourished falseness In religion;
it has chilled zaaay movements
for human betterment Worry is
the child ot tear. The Wind of
Fear: it sweeps compelllngly un
less that fourth angel Is on duty
at the gate,
Figurative you may say. Tee.
but so Is the Revelation. But
draw la your mind's eye once
more this picture of the four an
gels that harness the four winds
at the four corners et the earth.
Do you not see those four serv
ants ot heaven guarding the gates
ef your own being against those
winds of Greed, of Desire, ot Re
venge and of Fearf What do you
to strengthen their arms?
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Letters from
Statesman Readers
Independence, Ore.,
Jan. 25. 1930.
Editor of Statesman
Dear Sir;
I note in your today's naner the
article in regard to Charles
Weathers solving the problem ot
feeding sheep during the snow. I
consider is very good. I was at
a ranch sonth of Independence
operated by P. A. Wells where he
seems to have as good or a better
way in taking care of his sheep.
His plan is as follows.
He has a good warm sheen shed
for his sheep. He starts of a
morning with feeding his sheep
about a quarter of a mile away
from the barn this gives them the
exercise required.
He feeds them in the morning
a gunny sack of corn ensilage to
every twenty-fire head ot sheep.
finsuage is placed m troughs so
none is wasted.
During car. sheen, all but those
with lambs are let go about at
will.
Those with small lambs are nut
la. a warm shed by themselves
and ted grain.
At night the sheen are fed a
good klnr.' of hay suitable for
sheep.
Mr. Wells' sheen are fat and so
tar he hasn't lost a sheen or a
lamb.
A Subscriber.
Yesterdays
... Of Old Oregon
Tows Talks from The Statesr
'man Onr Fathers Read
, Jan. 20, 1005
Expenses ot Marion county tor
the rear 104 were S44,752.27j
a sugar, increase ever last year.
This tlgur does hot include road
work.- The largest single Item
was S4,i05.ei ,for care ot the
poor of the county. -
An oratorical contest of more
than ordinary Interest will be
held Friday night at the First M.
E. church, when five members of
the upper classes at Willamette
university wUl participate.
Wlad last night pracUcaUy de
molished - a nartlr cnmnlAtM
bouse in the EnarlewooA addition.
The building was property of R.
n. waters, wno came here a tew
weeks ago from Minnesota.
F. A. Baker, who lives oa the
corner ot 18 th and Chemeketa, re
ports that an even, dozen of bis
choice hens were killed last night
by a miak, - .
It roa fail to receive tout
! Statesman V :! a. sa.. phone
uQ ana a copy will be seat to
'you.
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SAN DIEGO. Calif., Jan. 21.
CAP) Trial of 14 defendants
charged with conspiracy to vio
late the national prohibition act
by supplying liquor at the Amer
ican Legion convention here last
August, ended tonight when a
federal court jary found six of
the defendants guilty of the
charge and three not guilty, five
of the original 14 defendants al
tered their pleaa from not guilty
to guilty during the trial.
Those found guilty and their
sentences are: CUve Wayland,
William Per ley, A. F. DesUurelt
and Logan E. Ruggies, local le
gion men 10 days each in the
county Jail; George Drake and
Peter Neiblas. 20 days in the
county Jail . Those who pleaded
guilty were sentenced as follows:
Charles Mulock, six months in
the county Jail and $1000 fine;
Wesley MJlock S260 tine and
Bad Habits and Nerves!
Dr. Copeland's Health Topic Today
Droving Pictures While 'Phoning, Cracking Joints;
Tapping the Feet and Biting the Finger Nails, Are
Nervous Habits, Says Authority,
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, H. D. .
United States Senator from New York.
Former CommUtioner of Health, New York Citf.
IT IS WELL to form good habits. To acquire bad ones, hard to
get rid ef, is most undesirable. Most of us have a lot of miser
able habits. We admit the truth In our modest moments.
Nervous people give expression to their feelings in a number of
should do. It is
boys. It may last into adult life.
Not only is this habit offensive in taste, but it Is a violation of
the rales of hygiene. The fingers should never be put to the mouth
xcept after they have baen
absolutely clean by thorough wash'
ing.
Germs of disease and dirt are ear
tied to the mouth la biting the nails.
Goodness knows enough of these
miserable germs get Inte the system
anyway. Fortunately, the body to
capable ef taking care ef most bac
teria and germs, but- If we can make
sure ef keeping them out we should
do so.
William E. Bemls, John Stafford
and L. Neitman 40 days in the
county Jail. J. N. Dawson also
was sentenced to 40 days in the
county jail.
The trial began last Monday be
fore Federal Judge Paul J. Mc
Cormlck. ISUUCE FIRM'S
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MEXICO CITY. Jan. 25.
(AP) Officials of the Sun Life
Insurance company ef Canada to
day applied to the district court
for a restraining order against
the deportation of William P.
Massle as an undesirable foreign
er. President Emillo Portei Gil
yesterday signed the expulsion
order, which marked another
step in the government campaign
to force foreign Insurance com
panies to invest in Mexican
bonds.
Mr. Massie was born in the
United States and Is still an Amer
ican citizen. He did not appear
at his home or elsewhere today.
Company officials denied that
any official notification ot the de
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THE EARLIEST NEWSPAPER always printed a sign at the top of tfi
first page of every issue depicting the points of the compass. Hie letter N,
for North was placed at the top. Below it appeared a "plus sign. At the
right, E. for East. At the left, W, for West, while below the letter S indi
cated South. Later, the ha9 sign was dropped and the letters "N. E.
W. S." appeared, Implying that the information printed came from tha
four corners of the globe. And so we got the word "News," meaning the
very latest information on any subject.
The advertising columns are "News" as much as the editorial columns.
Advertising is packed with news. News ef the latest styles, of a new food,
ef an improved household utensil, of a powerful and low-priced automobile,
of trips to Europe and all ports of the world and so en. Advertising has
become ''news' and people depend on advertisements for accurate infor
nation about things they wish to know. . t,
Reading advertising is a useful and profitable habit. It saves time, by
telling yea where desired articles may be purchased. It saves money be
cause advertised merchandise is more dependable as to quality and dura
bility than non-advertised wares. And, advertising is accurate. Ton can
trust tha "news" that you read in advertisements. Bead them as you do
the editorial columns. x
Advertising is "news 0f the latest and
best in merchandise . . keep posted by ltadhg
the advertising colomns daily.
ways. For irutance, a man may tap on the floor
with his foot. He keeps pattering away, hour
after hour.
Your next neighbor may pound on the table
with his fist to give emphasis to his thought. An
other crosses one leg over the other and swings
his foot up and down, keeping time with invisi
ble music
Perhaps you have the habit of making mar
velous geometric figures as you telephone. You
may make pictures on a pad as the President
does. As you talk business over the telephone
you may gesticulate with one arm.
Sometimes we are driven nearly distracted by
somebody who clicks his tongue, or cracks his
'oints, or keeps doing some other foolish thing.
Iveryone has some bad habit of this sort.
Among such wrong performance is the biting
of the Bails. It is on of the things that no one
nervous habit. Girls have this habit more than
Think of the people who wet their
fingers to turn a page, and to count
filthy money! The hands cannot
possibly stay clean all the while.
You should not place these soiled
finger tips to your lips.
Break this habit If you have It.
Teach every child to abun the bad
practice of biting the nails. The
finger nails, ss well as the nails ef
portation orfter had been received
by them or by Mr. Massie.
Massle had denied that the
company, for which he Is man
ager in Mexico, had failed to com
ply with Mexican laws as charged
by the government. Several for
eign Insurance companies In the
past tew days have obtained in
juctlons against enforcement of
orders requiring them to invest a
large proportion of their reserves
In Mexican securities.
MADRID, Jan. 25. (AP)
Braullo Santos Is a police Inspec
tor who could not forget his duty
even while he was being married.
He was kneelins before a priest
at the Church of the Conception
today at the side of his beloved.
Suddenly he saw a lady at a neigh
boring altar, who was present at
another wedding was being dis
posed ot her pocketbook by a pick
pocket. Jumping up quickly, and leav
ing the priest and the bride totally
dumbfounded Santos nuraned and
caught the pickpocket and recov
W,
GOP HALTS WEOOIIUG
TO CAPTURE CROOK
the toes, should be given attention.
You are Judged a great deal by tha
appearance you make. Well eared
for ringer nails, good habits of all
kinds, all tell the tale of cleanliness
and good health. They help your
social standing. :
You cannot quickly overcome
nervous practices of long standing,
but watch yourself and see what bad
habits you can eliminate. To do so
will make you more efficient, give
you sounder physique and Improve
your weU-being gerierally.
Answers to Health Queries
A RKA-DER. Q. What ahould a
girl of fifteen, five feet seven and a
half Inches tall weight
1 What are the outstanding symp
toaM of goitre?
A She should weigh about IS
pounds.
3 Nervousness, possible palpita
tion of the heart, swelling of the
neck, and in some Instances enlarge
ment ef the eyes, depending upon
the type of goitre. Examination will
determine Just what treatment Is
necessary.
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JITMBO. Q. What should a girl
ot fifteen, five feet eight and eae
half laches tan weigh?
A She should weigh about IS
pounds.
MISS G. L. M. Q. What causei
blisters ea the lips?
A. This may be due to acid la the
system, caused by faulty diet and
poor elimination.
a
T. A M. Q What should a girt
of nineteen, five feet two and one
half laches tall weigh?
A She rah0uld weight about 111
pounds.
Oorrlcht. int. Menaaaw rattan Sarrta ft
ered the handbag which contained
3,000 pesetas. Then he returned
to his waiting bride and the priest
who finished the ceremony.
Believe It or
Not . . .
A parrot likes
nothing better
than toast and
coffee for
breakfast!
We don't keep
parrots but we
do serve break
fast, lunch and
dinner.
Capitol
Dorrbcqae
Opposite the FJsinore
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