frr-The -'OREGON STATESMAN, ilct; Oreqrcn, Sunday Mornbi?, Novexaber 27, PAGIi rouiv k: . . Hurricane of Oiir Own! : " : - v,'.. I--;: -A -- r- ,: ... IliLLTiirir-" '-i -' H ' "'l1r 11111 ' TSTfnr-J mm i: ,WM Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Am i From First Statesman March 28, 1851 ' ' , THE STATESMAN Charles X Sfragux - Sheldon F. Sacxett . - PUBLISHING CO. . - . Editor-Manager - . - . Managing Editor Member of tb AssocUtea Press ' The Associated Pnm U exclusively entitled tt the aw for public tva st all sows dispatches credited to U or not otherwise credited to .' this paper, a - -. . v -ADVERTISING ''' Portland Representative , ; i ; Gordon H. BeU, Security BtttMlan. Portland. Or. ; -o, i - Eastern Advertising Representatives - , - -t Bryant. Grtffltb A Branson, Is-. CklcaftV Mew Tori; Detroit. . Boston, Atlanta, Emtend ut tht Potto f fief at Salem, Oregon, a Second-Clat littUsr, Published fwry wtSTWfes except Monday. Business wffice.llS S. Commercial Street. . ;r.v":v - 1 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ' Matt Subscription Rates. In Advance. Wlthta Ojjson: Dally and Sunday. 1 Ma ( eenta; S Mo. ILili I MUI; I year 14.04. Slsewsere 59 cents per MUx. or S5.90 for 1 year in advance. By City Carrier: 41 cents a BAt IS.M a year to ad ranee. Per Copy t cents. On trains and News Stands cents. j - r A ; Biography -of leVeridge GLAUDE G. BOWERS, a former editor on the New York . World, keynoter at the 1928 democratic convention au thor of " Jefferson and Hamilton" and other books, has re cently had published "Beveridge and the Progressive Era , a biography of, Albert J. Beveridge, senator from Indiana, noted orator, champio of the Progressiva party, author of a monumental life oflJohn Marshall, who died midway in the preparation of a biography of Abraham Lincoln. Beveridge was perhaps the most gifted man in public life of this country in the present century, unless it be The odore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson; and the sidelights which this biography throws on Roosevelt are not such as heighten his stature. Beveridge made his way to the top by industry, native ability, and persistent self-discipline. He was an orator of the first rank developing his ability as a ..vi niWo hv rnnRtftnt nractice. He beean speaking in political campaigns in 1884 and continued in practically every campaign througn Always ne was vwum called on to carry the heavy load of long campaign tours in the interest of his party. a, As Bowers shows, Beveridge was far more than an or-tni- Tn fr after he entered the senate he changed his style to conform to changing moods in public speaking, drop ping the florid rhetoric for the more practical debating style WfJlCu SlUl persists. xeveuj;e was a vuuiuugu oiuucui, nrenared his material with irreat care so that he was ready to meet all comers in the rough and tumble of senate debate. In a way Beveridge really typified the Progressive Party which was bom in 1912 and died in 1916. He was a conspic uous leader of the senatorial bloc which first battled with the old regime headed by Quay and Aldrich. As early as 1902 Beveridee had defeated Boss Quay in the senate on resolutions to make states of New Mexico and Arizona ter ritories. In 1905 he joined with Dolliver and others in baclc Incr Roosevelt's railroad rate! legislation. He was the author of the meat inspection bill and fought its way through con- 'gress; and If Roosevelt had helped him properly ne mignt have secured a better law. He fought for child labor legis lation, and here again his failure was due, in considerable measure to Roosevelt's indifference. But the major battlewas over the Payne-Aldrich tariff 1QAQ Toff woo olwtofl in Iftnft n a nlntform nlertfrincr re- - nj a .s.tvr a. ax a it iit lnirviii is mm w w n vision, and Taft himself in his campaign speeches pledged downward revision. After his inauguration he urged the par ty liberals like Beveridge to fight for reductions in sched- ' ules. They did, in the most bitter fight in the senate during the first decade of the century. Bowers has narrated it with full appreciation of its dramatics. And the leader of the bat- tie was Beveridge, for he had gone to the senate before La Follette and Cummins and Dolliver. This group of rebels lost the fight; but their speeches sounded the deathknell of Al- drich's control of the senate; and definitely cracked the doom of big business control of legislation. Not that they ended it, for the forces of privilege have fought successfully in post-war battles, but steadily their power has receded. Dol liver died worn out from the strenuous fight; and Taft's de feat was due to his final desertion of progressive principles. Beveridge himself was defeated for reelection in 1910, los ing to a democrat because the Indiana standp&tters knifed him at the polls. Then came Roosevelt's return from Africa . . . and "Ar mageddon". Beveridge's course In tne formation of the Pro- grcssive party was probably the most honorable of any of its ' leaders. He was slow to follow Roosevelt out of the party. VTio Via rllrl it wa for nrincinte and he staid with the party until it passed out in 1916. He was indeed very bitter -; over what he regarded as Roosevelt's desertion of the cause. , Bowers describes thus, his attitude after he finally re turned to the Republican party by endorsing Hughes for ."president in 1916: v . , " "He returned a bit disillnsionod. with the realization that even the greatest of heroes hare tee of clay. It wai at this time . that be sat down and wrote the article, The Rloe and Wrecking; -of the Progressive Party' which he at to Lorlmer with the ad monition that it was not for publication. He ascribed the wreck ing to treachery and stupidity, tracing the beginning back to the Hlnman Incident'. 'I think, be wrote Lorlmer, 'that history baa not one single example of a party or movement which wai used ' 40 cold-bloodedly and wrecked so cynically and selfishly as tbe ' Progressive Party has- been used and wrecked.' " Perhana after time mellowed the wrath and the bitter ness Beveridge would not have written so severely about the collapse of the movement which offered once so great hope -to the country. Beveridsre ever since he entered political life, had done a great deal of writing, chiefly for the Saturday Evening Post He bezan with" articles on the Philippines, a "burning question" at thertime be took his seat in the senate. He made a trip, through Russia and Siberia jpst prior to the ' Russo-Japanese war, and his articles acquired fresh in ; tcrest when that war broke out. After his retirement from ?,the senate he "continued, his literary labors and on the oufc t break of the world war traveled through Germany, France, v. England as a reporter. At the time, he was condemned as ' being pro-German in his sympathies, .charge not sus . tained by the facts. He did oppose our entry into the war, v believing we should stay out Post-war revelations have . pretty well substantiated his judgment. , Though he supported his country loyally during the war, he was one of the earliest and strongest opponents the Lea . gue of Nations. Beveridge was essentially a nationalist and - hated the Wilson doctrines of international pledges. While , out of office Beveridge's letters did much to stiff en the op i position in the senate, and his speeches to arouse the coun , ; try to the dangers of the treaty. : - Yesterdays . Of Old Sakm Town Talks from The Statee maa of Earlier Days BITS for BREAKFAST -By B. J. HENDBJCKS- : OTember 27, lOOT What are probably the bones ot a pre-historic mammal were un earthed yesterday in the atrtet la front of the reaidence of Frank Hughes on South Higb street where the grading la be ing done. The bones are In a perfect state of petrlfle action. NEW YORK Somewhat Im proved conditions prevail In the financial district. Hysteria has at last disappeared and Is now giv ing way to a sober recognition of the fact that conditions have rad ically changed, and that the sooner business begins to read- Just Itself to these new condi tions the sooner it will be started on the road to reAl recovery. How would yo like to have a bed ' the city jail? Well, there are from half dosen to IS men sleeping there each night, not be cause of wrongdoings but because they have no ether place to aleef. quite A change from a tew weeks ago when there were two Job looking for every man. Now it Is tbe reverse. November 87, 123 Necessity of a new state office building, to accommodate the numerous state offices and de partments that are now, due to congestion, housed In Portland and Salem outside of state band ings, la pointed to by Sam A Koser, secretary ot state, tn bin biennial report as custodian of the capltol and supreme court buildings. Suffering from injuries and fa tigue, 10 ot the Eugene high scnooi rootbaii players were car ried from the field in the game here yesterday which Salem higb won by a 44 to 0 score. During tbe last two plays, Eugane ran out of substitutes and had but 10 men on the gridiron. Daily Thought "From the standpoint of hu manlty and civilization, all war la an assault upon the .stability ot human society and should be sup pressed In the common interest. Frank B. Kellogg. A machine which enables pa perhangers to place wallpaper smoothly and quickly by a roller method baa been developed in Great Britain. First Congregational share : First schools ta lty ef Salem: e S S (Continuing from yesterday:) Tbe later entry, ebanging tbe boundaries, shows that tbe orig inal district touched the donation land claims of A. Arequet, St. M. Fackler, Robert Chlldera, the Zimmerman and the Case claims, and that ot Peter anlthre, and of Amab Petite, and Gideon Seneeal. and J. B. Jackson; touched these land claims, or included them or parts of them. It was evidently a large district. DUtrlct No. 1 contains property assessed now at S17,S00, the board ot directors S. D. Carver of Donald. Lelta Gleay of Aurora, route 4, and Nellie Eppers, Don ald. Mr. Carver is chairman and Mae St. Uelan of Donald clerk. There Is a nine months school, and the teachers are Julia Del- mas, principal, and Letha Cone. at 9 K and Sit a month respect ively. These facta are from the official directory of school offi cers and teachers, 'll-I, made up by Mary I Fulkersoa, county school superintendent. m The writer believes the school The Safety Valve - - Letters from Statesman Readers Resolution adopted by the Bus iness and Professional Wom en's elub. Salem, Oregon, No vember 22, 1922: Whereas, It has always been the tradition of our nation that in time of danger, women and chil dren are given protection first. And whereas, it has been sug gested la the press, that the of fice ot police matron be abolished and the work be united with the work of tbe county Juvenile of ficer, as a matter of economy. Therefore, be it resolved that we protest against any such aa tiosr being taken by the eity coun cil la determining their annual budget. And be it resolved that we pledge eur support to the police matron in her work of aiding those who are society's eharge. And be it resolved that copies of" these resolutions be sent to the eity council and the press of the city. , . sTOOPsia ta list, fe!wtn the death ef Sir Jeba Carradlae, Captaht-Cea oral a tae Leeward IaUa, bis bean, tlfal daughter, Priadlla. leave far Eaglaad aboard the rOwtanr", a- ipaniea by tba petmpeaa. middle- aged liajes Sands, her father's aide, who seeks Prisdlla's hand and fortune. The Major teatnta Pria- ellla'a interest ta their fUowpaa.j senror, Charles da Bernls, faaeiaat- tag - and mysterieua Frenchman, and seeks la rain ta belittle him. Da Bernls wanted ta dlaesabark at GaaaUIeaaa, act Captain Braasame ref assa ta go to that alrate-taf ested pert and aftrs ta strea him at Saint CroU instead. Jaraiag that the hnadsama Freathaaaa ease aaOod wfta Hear? IXergaa, the ae- uneas amrrtaasr. aa Gaveraar mi Jamaica, Uajor Sands eatfa D Ber nls a elraU, adding thai Morgan an Us cnt-threats were last! aiessTiirsty, saisrlaf aeaemdreU. Morgan, hawerar. had riven sn preying aa ships ta enter bis Kinr's! employ, aad rid tha sea ef frfrstea la salts at Mergaaa eadoarara, a lew sua em, tun and tha as thorttles saggestal ha might be playing a doable gam ami reed, las tribata from these still U largo. Margaa has efferod a large reward far tha eaptare af Tarn Leach, a aratal, remorseless seaaa dreL who sails tha Caribheaa la a Dowarfsl ship . . . Tha Black 8waa! . . . wreaking havoc liS ill i ii i j f r a , "X a t -av w mw. m n I 'V or m ow m l, a,. ;i rs V TifI "1 desired aat to alarm tha lady. It Is as I think yea already sasaoet. Tom Leach's ship. The Black Swaa." Wol ydses most' enduring work was his four-volume life of JohnMarshall; the great chief justice. It was a labor , of years. The publication brought him renown in a new . field. Though known aa a master of good style in prose, he was not known lis a historicaljscholar. The Marshall biog . raphy ranks as one of the greatest ever written to this coun iry He was doing the same thorough study in the prepara tion of his "Lincoln", when, exhausted by his long labors, bis .heart failed Mm and he died suddenly fn ApriL 1927.- i I ' Those who, like the writer, followed In the ranks after - r-rosressive laadersbip, who though never seeing or heariha ; 1 CTcride, admired him exceedingly! the bookla most fat cinr.tb. One wDnders'ihoW tilffertntly Azneriean history . rrJbt have been written if Indiana had rotten behind Bt ; -Tridsria-the-1002! tonrentida iiuid of Fairbaksrnd-Rocrn evelt had used better judgment in his selection of a mantle bearer. Wilsori and the war killed off the Progressive Party and the post-war reaction brought the dark Harding era, which just new the republican party Is atoning for. Bowers has done a workmanlike job. Our memories of Beveridge ar those of his early pictures with the high "stand-up collar of thirty years ago. In a way the Bowers book leaves the same impression. We see a man always groomed and fit for the occasion. While by no means al ways on parade, the Beveridge Bowers shows us is always the same Beveridge. Even his relaxation is merely to gain fresh strength for renewed effort. There is one picture of him as a ymmg lawyer U3henng In the First Methodist church at Indianapolis; but that is the last glimpse of him showing interest in anything but his work, and his work was his country. Even his "Marshall" is a thesis on the Ham- iltonian conception of government, we miss climpses of Bev eridge in real repose, miss references to his personal phil osophy. But JJowers is probably correct. There was only one Beveridge. From 1898 forward he was absorbed in his work; and his life was dedicated, voice and pen to the American nation. r And this nation will long be in debt to Albert J. Bever idge as it is now to Chudd Bowers for giving to so many who lived through the stirring days from 1898 to 1927. such a lair and carer al study of one who was one of tho chief act- Eattrrmy-ir jrpjrtair,-1 17. in district 1 was tha one attended by Henry T. Flnck, as a small boy, of about IS ysara. wham his family came ta the Aurora sol ony, for only a tew months, the rest of his edneaOea being celved from the eolony teachers. and at Harvard, where, at II, be was tha first student from Ore gon to enter that institution, ia 1S72; a background that took him Into the sophomore year ia Greek, Latin, French and Qer- maa, and made him tha greatest musical and dramatis sritis af his time, and author of II valuable books. e e In chronological order, the next nine Marion county school dis tricts to be established, and that are still functioning, follow: I. No. 12, Fern Ridge, above Stayton. Frank Slegmund is chair man of tha board, J. W. and Frank Etxel the other members. P. T. Etxel clerk, and Elsie J. Yos- tral teacher, at $89 a month. Ad dresses of all, Stayton. Organised Oct. 2, 1814, by Wm. P. Push superintendent ot schools for Marion county. (All 10 districts being here mentioned were ev idently established by Mr. Pagh S . I. Ne. I, Witsel. established Oct. 10. 1854. J. B. Lebold and F. . Bates, Salem, route I, and Edwin r. Powers, Turner, route 1, are directors, and W. B. Friak. Salem, route 8, clerk, and Estelln Lebold teacher. 4. No. 14. Jefferson, establish ed Nov. 9, 1114. E. B. Howell is now clerk, and there are seven teachers. I. No. II, Oak Grova school, Shaw, district established Jan. 1, lsss. Carols May is the teacher; Mrs. O. W. Humphreys clerk. 6. Salom district. No. 24. refer red to later along. 7. No. 4, Surerton. This is the Sllverton city school district, with live directors. Ed R. Adams is clerk, Robert Goets city superin tendent. Established Sent. 14. 18SS. 8. No. IT. Parr Ish Geo. near Jefferson. A. L. Page, C. D. Par and Wm. Etner are directors; W. H. Skelton clerk and Esther I. Keiper teacher; all Jefferson, ex cepting the teacher, whose ad dress is Jefferson, routs 1. Tha district was organised Jan. I. 1851. 9 No. t. Maclear: established Jan. 22.-1888. Adella Baker, at 2100 a month la teaeher and Stel la Mastsn clerk. (There should be a Waldo on tba board, bst there is not; its members areD. J. Miller, H. E. Martin and Ar thur A. Spelbrtnk. Tha shades at Dan Waldo, first settler, bars vanished from that nelzhbor- h6od.) . 19. No. 2. Middle Grove, es tablished Feb. 28. 1817. Nellie B. Hammer, principal, Maria Settlor second teacher. Fred Scharf, L. 23. Dudley and E. S. Barker board of directors, Orton H. Hilflker clerk. Ths principal is paid 8119, assist ant 100 a month. .(The famous Dorion Woman, who lived near where that school house bow stands, had died not long bafara that district was established.) : V "a V I. Reverting to No. 24, Salem. Tha old record book showa that the boundaries of this district were established Jan. 12, and tha district organised Jnn. 18, 1251 by William P. Pugh, Marlon coun ty echoal superintendent. S It shows that tha boundaries were changed , Feb. t, 18 IT, by W. T. Ramsey county supnrinte dent, and by successors tn that office: J. T. Gregg, March I. 1884; D. W. Toder, Jan. ( It, 1889, and J. 1. Graham. Jan. 4. 1898. There appear la tba records tha- followlas; holders at that at nca: F. S. Hoyt. 1810: P. S. CHAPTER NINX 11 might Captain B ransom hare tattered his prayer that this erfl Tfflala should sooa eome to moorings la execution dock. Tha following morning was ta bring him tha argent dread that, If the prayer was ta ha answered at aU, it was cot likely to b answered ia tima to be of profit to tha Centaur. Going early aa dock to taks tha air aad amniaaa Us fellow passea gers to breakfast Monsieur de Bernls found tha Captain en the poop, levelling a telescope at a ship soma three or four miles away ta eastward am their star board Quarter. Beaid hist stood Major Sands in his barnt-red coat sad Miss PriseOU very dainty la a gowa ef lottaco groan with ivory lacs that rwealod tba Ussoaa beau ty at bar taCkrhlta neck. Tha wind which had veered to tha north had freshoaed a little tine dawn, and swept the ship with a gratafal easiness. With top sails furled, aad a eeaaMerahls list to larboard, tha Csataw was rfp- plms; throogh tha saa on a course almost das wast, She was still soma leagues south-oast of Ave, snd land was nowhere ia sight Tha master lowered his telescope as da Bends earns vp. Turning; his haad, and seeing the Frenchman, be first pointed wtth the glass, then proffered it. Tell me what yea make of her. Mosses. Monsieur da Borate took tba rlasa. He had net observed tha grave look ia Bransome's eyes, for he displayed aa urgency tn comply ing. He paused first to exchange a srreeUng with Miss Priscilla and ths Major. But when at last he did bear tha glass ta his eye, be kept it than for aa unconscionable time. When ha lowered it, his counte nance reflected tha gravity worn by tha Captain's. Evea then he did aat speak. He stepped deliberately to tha aide, sad setting ais eiftows an the rail for steadiness, levelled tha glass aaos mora, This time his ob servatioas wars evea mors pro tracted. . He seaaned the toll bUek hull ef that distant skis aad tbe black beak-head carved ia tha shape of a swan with a gilded crest. He at tempted ta count the gun ports an bar larboard flank as far as this was revealed by the course she was steering. With the same leisure linaas he snrreyed the mountain of J canvas andet which she moved, with every sail unfurled, and above which flew a flag. So long was ha la this inspes- tlOB that at last the Captain's hard- bald patience slipped from him. -Wen, airT Weill What d'ye make of hert" Monsieur ds Bernls lowered the glass again, and faced his qass- sec He was calm and smiling. A fine, powerful shin, he said easnaBy, and tamed to the others. "Breakfast waits In the cabin. Tba Major, whose appetite was never feeble, required no farther Invitation. He departed, taking Miss Prisema with him. Aa they disappeared lata the gangway leaning arc, tae smu aft tha face af Monsieur d Bar am, Solemnly his long dark eyes mat tha Captain's uneasily q tioaing glance. X desired not to alarm the lady. It Is as 1 think you already sus pect. Tom Leach's ship. Tha Black Swan.- YeVe certain t" "As certain as that she's steer ing to cross your coarse.' The Captain swore In bis 'red beard. "And this oa my last voy age I" he complained. "Fats might ha' let ma end my sailing days la peace. To think . . . D'ye think she means to attack meT Monsieur de Bernls shrugged. "It la Tom Leach. And he steers to cross your course." The Captain fell to ranting and swearing as a man will who is spir ited and yet conscious of impotence wham beset "Tha black-hearted, blackguardly swine! What s your fine Six) Henry Morgan doing to leave him loos ape a tha seast What far did the King knight him aad make him Governor of Ja maica ?f ! ITHra mttl vat htm (a tha and. B4 The Frenchman's calm ia ths fass of this overwhelming sard sure of that" served only to Increase the Can- tain's fury. "Ia the end I In ths end I And how will that help met What's to be done?" "What can you dot "I must fight or run." "Which would you prefer T Braasoms considered, merely to explode la exasperation. "How ean I fight? She carries twice my guns, and, if it comes to boarding, her men outnumber mine by tea to one er more." "You win run, then?" "How can I run? She has twice my canvas." Bransome was grim. In 'the waist some ef the hands newly descended from aloft were shading their eyes to survey the distant ship, but idly, without sus picion yet of her identity. , Do Bernls returned to tha stady ef her through tha telescope, He spoke presently with tha glass stSI to his eye. Tor all her canvas, her ssilinars laboured," ho pronounced. "She's been overlong at sea. Her bottom's fool. That's plain.1 Ha lowered tha glass again. "Ia year place. Captain, I should eome a point or two nearer to the wind. Yould beat up against !t a deal more nimbly than will ah in bar present stale condition." Ths advice seemed to exasperate Bransome. "Bst whither win that lead met Tha nearest landfall oa that course la Porte Rico, and that over two hundred mQes away." "What matter? If this brees holds, she's never gain oa yoa to windward. Shell sail her worst closehauled. Tea may even outsail her. But if you do no more than keep the present distance, yon are safe." "That's if the brees holds. And who's to warrant me the breexell hold? If a aa annatoral wind for this time o' year." He swore agaia in his frensy of indecision. "If I was to ga about and run for Do minica agaia T It's none so far, and safest after aU." "But it's dowa wind, and dowa wind, with all her eanvaa spread, shell overhaul you quickly for ail her foulness." (To S OatiaiMf) Cooni. I'M. v tafael StWrtial kiUtJ W Kimm wm Wm). Im Let the Lower Lights pe Burning; Takes AU Sorts to make a World By D. H. Talmadge, Sage of Salem 3 cities go, Salem Is very well behaved. Its citizenship Is orderly. It has numerous! churches. It baa excellent stores and markets. It has many beauti ful buildings. . It has almost as many publle eating places and this is quoting Jimmy Richardson i Mr. Carter has plus. It has an efficient and. for the most part a handsome police force. It has but this list might bo ex tended Indefinitely, and to extend it, indefinitely or otherwise, would bo of little purpose, for I should present only fapts which are generally known and would, therefore, be of little interest. And, anyhow, spaca forbids, aa tbe gentlemanly bus driver said to tha fat gentleman. Sometimes I wonder what might be tha emotions, If any, ot a stranger in tha streets of Salem. Might ha say ta himself this or might he say ta himself that? If he be la tb downtown dis trict and tba time Is early even ing ha might bo impressed, among other, things, by tha number ot mea preaching wtth great ear nestness tbs gospel ot salvation on tha different oorners. From upstairs halls la at least threa places ha hears tha impassioned singing of gospel hymns, alter nated with fervid exhortations to the sinner. Banjos ring and guit ars thrum. Pianos tinkle and crash. Horns blare. Occasionally In tha midst of ths music a hu man voiea rises .la an ecstatic shriek. All by way of invitation to tha sinner who may bo hesitat ing on tba sidewalk to coma in and be saved. Few. of those services outlsst the early evening. Ths emotional strain ot such axhortiva efforts Is too great I presume, tor flesh and blood to endure for long. .: This sort of evangelism may ba as rita la other cities as it is la Salem. I da set know. X have aa criticism to offer regarding these "lower lights" that burn while tha churches ara dark. When tba ten- r :V This la not a complete list B. F. Bonbam was among ths early day superintendents. , Tbera wars many early day pri vate schools . la Salem, both ba- jlTarsv U Fasa J! D. H. TALMADGH pulse comes to criticise, And there are moments when it comes, l rush my thoughts back to th Sal vation Army and the jneagreness ot its beginnings and tha glory ot its present stature and am silent Perhaps these people who ara preaching and singing hers and there about tha town ara fully warranted by tha best of author ity in their endeavors. At any rata, they ara accomplishing no harm and doubtless- somewhat at good. And they ara la earnest ah quits in earnest We ara not ra- auired to lisiaa ta them. Person ally. I rather enjoy a bit at tha old-time camp-meeting spirit now and then. I have listened particularly ta a woman who leads the singing la one at thasa meeting places, a room over a store an a prominent corner. This woman is not aa Aimeo . UcPhersoa. bat Almee Is not a batter singer than aha. Aad when this woman waves her arms and lifts her voice in a hymn, aad the banjos twanr aad tha guitars tbrtaa aad tba horns sound softly and . tha plana tinkles. It aires a man a sensation in bis bosom Today one of the great motion pictures of the year, "I Am a Fu gitive from a Chain Gang', opens for a three-day showing at the Et- sinore theatre. I mentioned a few days ago the probable cpmlng of this picture to Salem, but I did not anticipate so early a showing or tba film. Tbe picture seems to me to warrant a special mention. Motion pictures are 'the greatest potential force for good or for. evil that the world has known. This picture should go far in the way of correcting a penal system quite out of place In this day of enlightenment. When the potato controversy. of which I note mention In Tbe Statesman,, shall have been dealt with br the nronol titnrial peace congress at Eugene this win- ter the relative merits ot ths Bend,1 spud and the Klamath spud will prooaoiy remain as at present Every true man aad every true woman will stand by his or her own potatoes, peace congresses or other Utopia agencies to the con trary notwithstanding. I have, eat en Klamath potatoes and I pave eaten Bend potatoes and nm ready to take a moderate oath that no difference exists between them as to quality. Frankly, I consider neither so lickerish as a small and somewhat warty potato, utterly lacking . ia pretentiousness, 1 that grows tn a field a few miles up tha creak from Sllverton. A pota to 10 oe reauy tested, gentlemen, must first bo stolen. Then It must ba roasted ia tba hot ashes ot a eamp fire, salted to taste and eat en with a mustard paddle. There is a difference between perfection and delectation. New Views Yesterday Statesman reporters asked: 'Do yoa favor tha national grange proposal that currency ba Inflated to bring commodity prices to tae iszs standard?" Answers: lira. ARjrsr Nasom, farmer's wife "I can't sea that It will do aay g ood." ; - B. O.'Schaler, fanner: "They try ta make us believe Uut more paper money wilt mean bad money but I believe that if they don't is sue taa much it might help soma." T. TVKlard, salesmaa: -MI do&'i Ilka tha Idea at mars paper money. ; It aught to beln a lot tbongb; If they coined mora silver. xoar'xiiiHiLiX'ins.ainnr lanrrw asmxscsOTe7TCrawnesrYfisuuMr