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i From First Statesman March 28, 1851 ' ' ,
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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-
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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.
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