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Tk OaCGON STATESMAN,
l Oregon, Tuesday fJornUPrl 1S33
"No Favor Sways Ut; No Fear Shall Awf
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Water Witching for f34
THE Rosicrucians, an esoteric cult which lias managed to
survive for a good many centuries, has been doing soma
water witching for 1934 and is publishing a brochure of its
prognostications. The title is "1934 and War", and one might
"think it was either Hearstian jingo talk or Pastor Russell im
minence of Armageddon. It foretells tbe greatest war jver
conducted under the American flag which will last seven
years. Just at this point when the cold chills start using your
. vertebrae for ladder rungs you may cheer up, for this is tne
world's most unique war. Instead of a war of destruction it
will be a war of construction, not CWA either, but a war
"against corruption, crime, syndicalism and civic sluggisn
ness. It will not be fought with machine guns or poison gas,
but with the weapons of new ideals, tolerance, development
of culture and freedom of individual expression. This will
be a disappointment to the new dealers who though they
started the revolution last March the fourth.
The brochure goes on to prophesy the results of the
combat: "President Franklin D. Roosevelt will be the last
president of the U. S. to function under the old constitutional
order. The new form of government will be an intelligent dic
tatorship." That's another jolt for the brain trust who have
presumed to supply intelligence along with the dictatorship
of FDR. There is also to be an anti-crime movement, accord
ing to the Rosicrucian study of the stars, the forked hazel
. stick, or the sheep's entrails, and thi3 will have chapters m
every community whose duty it will be to instruct the young
er people in the fundamentals of good citizenship. May day
schools, church schools, boy scouts, etc. then suspend?
Here is a prophecy which runs counter to what a lot of
i- foi frnmmoTitc are hettinor on : The liauor indus-
try will face a serious problem because of decreased desire
for liquor. This will be another shock to political, crackpots,
a prediction that "in the future the real power will be
nianod in trio hands rf those who have shown and demon
strated the ability to control
and make a success of their own lives . unaer sucn a ruie
Knw ttiotiv wnnlrl Via left in office?
At least this is a healthy prediction. It doesn't encour
age one to store his greenbacks in a tincan under the fourth
finnr And it doesn't friehten him into
sVA-A V1IV xAAwvaKv
a feudden baptizing because the
the next bend in the calendar,
frnm
;a f Si ti-JW JLeWX AVUVVAVU - vs.. v--www ------ - ,
tn fVio Hark nf th moon. That would be
avui aYuv aw w vmwvmo v-
sure to offset such a beneficent
1 T 1
lcrucians niaKe. ireopie may just utac vncn i,uwvc
rai arlrnlnrWI o-laasp will hrfl.ee themselves for the
worst; others will go jauntily along. To most people the most
pressing immediate concern is not the lining up of the planets
in their orbits, but what the chances are on three square
meals a day for iyw.
A Printing
fTlHERE has been growing
A aDDreciation of the art
Nash, able San Francisco printer, gave it quite a push at
the University of Oregon. Bob Hall at the university and
Arthur Brock, formerly with the state printer here, have
sought to keep the spirit alive. Now the Portland printers
have gotten out what printers call a "keepsake". It is a book
on "Early Printing in the Oregon Qountry". Alfred Powers,
dean of the extension work of the higher educational system
of the state, has written the text which tells interestingly the
story of printing in Oregon from its beginnings with the old
mission press at Lapwai, Idaho. That was in 1839, and just
as the early-printing on the east coast was devoted to relig
ious purposes, most of the product of this Lapwai press was
to propagate the gospel among the Indian tribes whom H. H.
Spalding and Marcus Whitman were serving. This press
came from Honolulu to Oregon; later it was brought to "Tu-ality-
Plains" and used for printing a newspaper. Now the
press is in the museum of the state historical society. In 1846
a newspaper, The Oregon Spectator, was launched at Oregon
City, the first newspaper to be printed west of the Missouri
river. That press is now at the University of Oregon. The
Oregonian was launched in 1850, using a Ramage press
which had been used on the Alta California, first newspaper
north of the Columbia, the Columbian in Olympia, in 1852
Then it made the rounds, printing the first newspaper in
Seattle, the first in Walla, Walla, and the first in Idaho.
Now it reposes in the University of Washington museum.
Among title pages reproduced are one for a book of
poems by Joaquin Miller when he was county judge at Can
yon City; another "Tears and Victory and Other Poems" by
Belle W. Cooke, printed by E. M. Waite in Salem in 1873.
c This keepsake is indeed a choice work of printing. The
typography is by Paul 0. Geisey, recognized as one of the best
compositors in Portland, and by Arthur Brock. The type se
lection is interesting, Cloister lightface, a letter reminiscent
of the early type designs, which have had a fresh vogue in
recent years. Our only criticism is the use of a large Indian
head for illustration on the center spread of the book; and
that of course is just a matter of opinion. It seems unduly to
dominate the pages.
The book is a joint production of the club of printing
house craftsmen in Portland; and we prize highly copy no.
109 which has come to us. Work such as this stimulates all
printers to accomplish finer quality in their own printing.
Tonight 3 Concert
THIS editor just can't refrain from recommending to our
readers various musical events which come along from
time to time and appear to be of unusual significance. It ia
a real pleasure to announce, what most people in town al
ready know, that Miss Winifred
s . v v mm m mmi
pianist, will appear en concert
w nuMi4e iu8 jroruana sympnony orchestra Tor back
' SyjV8 iture will be Miss Byrd's numbers,
-'rnnesSvfa0' whtttrV fa noteworthy in Salem's
musical nistorv tv KaA00 t.fSi " , t;
pS Z!T ManytPPle from Salem have gone
Srfnl herevits weekIy concerts during the winter
season. Now the orchestra comes here, giving the people the
and govern their own affairs
end of the world is uround
we are sorry tnougn, not w
thnsa who read Daniel. Mai-
prognostication as the Ros-
rltniw Vilia TVirvoO X-Vin
Keepsake
for some years in Oregon an
of fine printing. John Henry
wat sv jb si js. s? swaajS mm asj -arfn SJff Ir-S m
tonight at the Capitol theatre.
IMAAPC til!
IXI N V
BYXorsxs
Pretty, yeas ratrtd Wi
uwilllnrlT aewfts tte attest! as
ef Bill UeGes, a racketeer, f aarimg
Us wrath ahaald aha refms. One
nicht. Bin la altot by rival vaasster
whik with ratrkU. Pstrieta ml
noma la terror. Her stepmother,
f earlnc sesBCaJ, pats her ot
Patricia ts farced ta nak her Bring
by playing prof easional bridfo. 1st
pressed by the glrTs beaoty and
skill. Julias Haverholt, the bridgo
expert, makes her Us partner. She
moves to his palatial homo where ho
tntrodaees her as his niece, Pat Is
Indignant antfl Haverholt explains
he was thinking of her reputation.
Patricia Is secretly la love with
Clark Tracy, the polo player, bat
Clark ts engaged to Martha March,
society girL Pat Irst met Clark and
his fiancee when she filled In at
hridre (far fifty cents an hear) at
wealthy lira. Sycotf s home. Pat was
tiring- with her stepmother at the
time. Meeting Pat again at Haver
holt's, Clark docs not recognize her.
He breaks an appointment to teach
Pat to drive her new car and goes oa
a trip with Us fiancee's family.
Noting her disappointment, Haver
holt anestlons Pat, but she denies
that she loves Clark. Pat concen
trates on bridge to forget. Then
comes the bridge toarnament spen
sored by Reabea Blair. Haverholt's
bitter enemy. Clark is present. He Is
distressed by Patricia's coolness to
wards him. The contest Is on. Haver
holt and Pat play with machine-like
precision and perfection, and win.
Next morning, they are delaged with
congratulatory telegrams and ban
ness offers. Haverholt purposely
holds eot a wire from Clark to see If
Pat will ask for It. She does. He
advises her ta pnt Clark oat of her
thoughts, reminding her of what
Clark would think if he knew she
was not Haverholt's niece. They
accent Clark's Invitation to the
races to see Us horse, "Honey Boy.'
run. Patricia Is panic stricken lest
Marthe March will remember their
previous meeting at Mrs. Sycott's
and expose her.
CHAPTER TWENTY NINB
The younrer rirl learned io
brace herself for those glances. She
should never have come here. She
knew that now. Too late she learn
ed the wretchedness of flying under
false colors. She had not learned
it, she admitted ashamedly to her
self, until the possibility oz discov
ery seemed imminent. Like the
others she lifted field glasses and
fixed her eyes upon the track. She
did not see the dancing, clean
limbed horses, the bright colors of
the jockeys, the rolling green of
the turf. She seemed instead to see
herself, a shabby little nobody, Pa
tricia Warren, coming into Eileen
Sycott's bn a cold winter night to
play bridge for fifty cents an hoar
because she could make her living
in no other way. Would Marthe
March remember that night? What
would Marthe do or say if she did
remember? What would the others
say if they discovered that Julian
Haverholt's niece was not his
niece?
"Are your glasses focused prop
erly?" asked Clark.
Not quite."
"Here, let mo fix them?"
His hand touched her hand, lin
gered. He said in a low voice, "Yon
, are very beautiful this afternoon."
Exquisite words. They fell like
healing balm on Patricia's spirit.
Maybe the situation was not so ter
rible after aU. Perhaps soon she
might explain everything to dark.
Surely he would understand and
see her side of it. She had been
foolish, reckless. Imprudent. Bat
she had done nothing1 wrong. He
would understand that she had
done nothing wrong.
"Your hair," said Clark dream
Oy, "yon must love your hair."
"Are yon trying to make time on
me?". Inquired Philip Gove, half
lightly, half jealously, as he edged
his chair around.
Editorial
Comment
From Other Papers
OYSTERS AND BELLES
LETTERS
We are indebted to the literary
editor of the Oregonian for a gus
tatory dissertation on the luscious
oyster as it appears in literature.
While we need no phraseological
enconlums to convince ns of the
merits of the oyster as a delecta
ble and energizing article of diet
yet the classicist of the Oregon
ian always intrigues us with his
lilting prose. Ha reminds as that
it was Swift who marveled at the
boldness of the man who first ate
an oyster and ho might have add
ed that while Lamb made roast
pig famous, it was Jerome who
wondered at the temerity of the
individual who first tried German
sausage. But the first oyster eat
er, ah well, he was omophagia
perhaps and It never therefore
occurred to him that an oyster
was anything more than an Epi
curean delicacy. So, Swift was
probably wrong and the man was
not bold at all, he was merely
hungry.
But we are Intrigued . by the
literary oracle who cites as Dick
ens' Christmas yarn to the effect
that Scrooge was as "secret and
self contained and solitary as an
oyster." Apparently Dickens did
not like oysters. Perhaps he was
not acquainted with them as In
troduced in the many ways sug
privilege of seeing and hearing a large orchestra performing
under the baton of a world-renowned conductor. ;
There fa this about music; the more good music one
hears, the more he desires to hear, and the more cultivated
bis tastes become. Salem has enjoyed numerous splendid
things in music this season. Instead of satisfying us, they
should whet bur appetites for more; and the offering to
night is one which hundreds will find quite irresistible. : -"
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'
For a leeting Instant she had the curious feefiag
that Clark hated Julian.
"On you," scoffed Clark. "What
do yon mean 'on yon'? Yon have
no interest in the young woman."
"What are yon two quarrelling
about, Phil?" demanded Marthe,
divertinf; her attention from Julian
for the moment.
"Patricia," replied Clark
promptly.
"So yon are a heartbreaher, are
yen, Patricia Haverholt?" asked
Marthe, cocking her head on one
side, openly measuring tho ether.
"I might have guessed it of Julian's
niece."
"A base canard," rumbled Julian.
Tve never found a woman wining
to bo faithful to me."
"Liar," said Marthe softly.
Her eyes and Julian's met. Pa
tricia happened to glimpse Clark's
face Just then. It was very dark.
The afternoon was fun of under
currents, Strang and disturbing:.
Patricia had an Illusion that they
were, all of them, at cross pur
poses. Her own fear was , com
prehensible, The rest was not.
Marthe and Clark seemed oddly
aloof In their treatment of each
other, too polite, too studiedly care
less and Indifferent Had they quar
relled before their appearance at
the track? Was Martha striving:
with Julian's help to make Clark
jealous? Was Clark carrying on a
counter campaign ? It wasn't fan
any more. Nothing was fun. Patri
da smiled fixedly, listening to
Clark's tales of Honey Boy's prow
ess, nodding occasionally.
"Am I boring yon with Oris?" he
asked anxiously.
"Not a bit," she said brightly.
unconvincingly. "I love horse rac
ing."
"Why not watch it then?" ngv
rested PhiL bitterly.
Clark and Patricia looked hastily
and guiltily toward toe track.
Tho first race was under Way. Clark
had fifty dollars on it Ha lost it
They began teasing him for follow.
ins; subterranean tips. Ho laughed.
Obviously, to him, tho loss was
completely unimportant
"Wall make It op oa Honey
Boy," predicted Haverholt who had
also lost
"I hops so," said Clark shortly,
Startled by Clark's tone, Patricia
suspected that the two men were at
outs. For a flee tins; Instant ahe had
the curious feeling1 that Clark hated
Julian. An insane Idea, of .course.
She dismissed it Immediately.
Clark, she thought was still of
fended by Julian's rudeness on the
Ught of the tournament No won
gested by the home economics ed
itor of the Oregonian. He took an
unwarranted jibe at them, for in
stance, when Mr. Welter said to
Sam, "You'd ha' made an uncom
mon tine oyster, Sammy, if you'd
been oorn in that station of life."
And Sammy himself was some,
may we say edacious philosopher.
It was he who coined the conclu
sion that "poverty and oysters al
ways seem to go together" That
might have been so in the day of
Weller the elder, but It is not so
now, not with Olympias anyway,
while only the very wealthy can
afford Yaquinas.
Just why the oyster should have
been the brant of literary sorcer
ers we do not know. Even the
kindly Browning said:
No brighter was his eye, nor
moister
Than a too long opened oyster.
The literary crime of this pas
sage in the Pled Piper should
bring forth a demand from the
oyster mongers' union to have the
passage expunged from the rec
ord". Wo hesitate to criticise even
mildly tho literary esoterist 0 the
Oregonian staff, but we mCke the
humble suggestion that he might
have quoted more to the point
from the Rev. Lutwidge, especial
ly in view of the propaganda now
flooding the press concerning one
Mistress Alice. We have in mind:
But four young oysters hurried up
All eager for the treat
Their coats were brushed, their
faces washed.
Their shoes were clean and neat
And this was odd, because yon
know.
They hadn't any feet
It the poet alias Carroll had
been sartorlally wis as to oys-
" By JOAN
CLAYTON
der. What a thoroughly uncomfort
able, unsatisfactory afternoon I To
think that she had chosen to eome
here deliberately.
The second race was run. Then
came the third, the Blanchard Han
dicap, the feature of the afternoon.
Despite herself Patricia felt a stir
oz interest This was Clark's race,
Honev Bov was not a e-eReral fa.
vorite but the horse was confidently
expected to win by Tracy's friends.
PeODle called enconrarement frnm
adjoining boxes and sent over notes
. m m -
scrawiea on the edges 01 programs.
Clark himself was flushed and .
cited, aU horseman now.
"WMch one Is Honey Boy?" de
manded Patricia.
"Our colors are nnrnle." aaM
'Clark absently, watching the huddle
at the starting post intently and
anxiously through his glasses.
"Will you excuse me, please?" He
hurried away to lose himself in the
crowd at the fence.
Tbe gun went off. A false start
One Jockey seesawed up and down
violently attemntinr ta t him
horse into hne again. Now they
were off! The girl was swept by
the excitement around her. Kh
surged to her feet with the others,
clutched at the nearest arm, Phil'r
arm, shouting wildly for Honey
Boy. The track was a blur of color.
"Honey Boy, Honey Boy, Honey
Boy."
They were aU chanting it Patri
da picked out the purple silks as
the horses thundered past swift
incredibly beautiful In action.
Honey Boy was leading. Three
times the hones circled the track.
Honey Boy was leading. He was
an easy winner. The crowd went
insane with joy.
"I guess," said Pha, weak from
reaction, "I guess the drinks art
on Clark tonight after winning
that purse. Td rather own Honey
Boy than the mint"
The amount of tho purse made
to Incoherence, Clark rejoined them.
praising his jockey, praising hit
tables, praising his splendid, splen
did horse. Honev Bo vobM h
other Man of War! That horse had
a fighting heart! It was evident
that the monev mni nf it hA n.
him no significance. His pride was
tne pride ox the discoverer. From
the first he had known that TTnM
Boy had the staff. He had known
it from the moment that ha saw
him as a eolt
(To Be Cotttiaaed)
13. y Kiss restores Syadicste. Ins.
ters, he would have known they
wear spats.
And so we find the oyster famed
in poem and in story. Nearly ev
ery prominent English writer has
had something to say about it. It
was used by Boileau to ridicule
the "art" of Justice. Pope thought
the manner of it was good enough
to translate and he left to the
world as follows:
Once (says an author, where I
need not say)
Two travelers found an oyster on
their way;
Both fierce, both hungry, their
dispute grew strong, '
While, scale in hand. Dame Jus
tice passed along.
Before her each with clamor
pleads the laws,
Explains the matter and would
win the cause.
Dame Justice, weighing long the
doubtful right,
Takes, opens, swallows It before
their sight.
The cause of strife removed so
rarely well.
"There take," says Justice, "take
ye each a shell;
We thrive at Westminister on
fools like you.
'Twas a fat oyster! Lire In peace,
adieu.
And so, it Would seem that
Christopher North was right when
he said, "There's really no end In
nature to the eatin of oysters."
It's 10 o'clock. Methinks a good
hot stew would furnish more than
iron, copper, manganese and vita
mins A, B, C, and E. It would help
nature "knit up the raveled sleeve
of care." And so, let's hie me to a
beanery. CorraUis Gazette-Times.
BUILDING CANT TAUTE FT
GERVAIS. Dec. 18. Durlnr
the high wind of Saturday night
and Sunday the front end of a
frame buUding on Main street, oc-
cupiea as a Blacksmith shop some
years ago by L. K. Sieamnnd. fall
to tho street Several ears were
stored in the building and the
owners rushed to ret them ant.
fearlna tho entire bnildtns- cmM
collapse. Tha town . was , without
ugnis aooui iz hours Sunday.
Bits for Breakfast
By R. J. HENDRICKS J- -
UsSMkM 'mmmmmimw m-mmmmmmmm. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm .
Tha 1114 centenary -i,ts...
celebration of coming ,
of Jatoa La to Orego&r. "
W
(Continuing' from Sunday:)
Salem can begin to do her part
toward making tho centenary cel
ebration great by contributing to
ward tho cost of tho covered
wagon.
H H
That will require not more than
$750. and It will give Salem tho
covered wagon, after Its arrival
in this city next summer. It will
be a typical covered wagon of the
forties, fifties and sixties, hat
mounted on standard auto run
ning gear.
The writer is suggesting to Mr.
Jay S. Stowell, in charge of the
bureau of publicity of the Metho
dist mission board, that a replica
of an actual covered wagon that
crossed tho plains in one of the
Kell colony trains might appropri
ately be used. Such a replica is
available. Its original cams to
Aurora, Oregon.
It Is planned that the covered
wagon coming over the country
next year shall carry literature
and outfits showing pictures, and
lecturers to spread the 'news by
speeches, assisted by Methodist
church congregations in aU tho
cities and towns visited.
This will give Salem and Ore
gon, for the initial Investment of
some $750, a full million .dollars'
worth of advertising and in
creasing millions' worth in the
passing years. It will be an intro
duction to untold columns and
pages that will inform the wide
world concerning the high place
in history of Oregon; the highest
of all being Salem.
What shall be the program aft
er the arrival of the proposed
covered wagon on auto wheels.
and the crowds summoned hither
by it, and by many other means
of publicity?
That will depend upon many
things to be considered, but which
should have quickened and con
stant attention from now on. The
1931 session of the Oregon legis
lature granted the use of the state
fair grounds, at dates of 1934
between Juno 15 and Oct 6 that
will not interfere with the state
fair of next year. This is to be
without charge. -
s .
That gives a wide sweep of op
portunities. Great crowds can be
accommodated, for a day and eve
ning, or several days and eve
nings.
"s "s
The key men of Methodism the
world over will be here. They
have for nearly a century realized
tho epochal character of the un
dertaking of their infant mission
ary society of 1833-4. They have
seen that its founders were then
building wiser than they knew
some of their greatest leaders
firmly believing that in those
days it was a case of
"Behind the dim unknown
Standeth God within the shad
ow
Keeping watch above His
own."
".
Their missionary society was
only 17 years old; only fairly
started; with comparatively pov
erty stricken resources. Yet the
working out of their plans for
sending one man and his four
companions as missionaries to the
Flathead Indians, in response t o
their Macedonian call for the
white man s Book of Heaven grew
into the most important and re-
sultful . project of the whole his
tory of their organization, as re
lated to the extension of Ameri
can domination and influence,
and Ideals of government of, by
and lor the people though 1 1
transpired that the Indian mes
sengers were not Flatheads (or
not more than one of the four),
but iez Perces, and that the main
work of tho Leo mission was
among other tribes.
S V
Their society had its begin
nings in strange ways, connected
with the needs of Indians, com
mencing at the Wyandott mission
at Upper Sandusky, Ohio, in 1816-
19, when the Missionary Society
of the Methodist EoiscoDal
Church" was organized; the one
that developed into and is now
tho "Board of Home and the
Board of Foreign Missions." Read
this from the Encyclopedia o f
Missions:
S
"The conversion of a colored
man by the name of Stewart, and
his subsequent work among the
Indians, profoundly stirred the
Methodist Episcopal church, and
was the first impulse for the
formation of the Missionary SocI
ety for the wholo church."
Says Bishop James W. Bash-
ford in his book, "Tho Oregon
Missions," page S3: ,
"Under Divine Providence an
ignorant and degraded mulatto,
John Stewart, called into being
the society which today in every
state in the Union, in Alaska, in
Porto Rico, Hawaii, the Philip
pines, and in 34 nations is help
ing make good the divine declar
ation that God made of one blood
all tho nations of the earth. . .
Eighty years after Wesley and 20
years before Lee, we find a pro-
viaenuai unit m the mulatto.
jonn Stewart, whose heroic aacri
flee for a dying race caned forth
the two great missionary societies
01 Methodism.
"October 11-12, 1918, there
was celebrated at Upper Sandus-
xy.-jjhics the hundredth anniv
aryldf John Stewart's mission
thoWyandotts. ... In honor
of the Indian-white-negro, John
Stewart devoid of learning and
sodden with drink and resolved
on suicide, led, almost con
verted by the grace of God to
serve the Indian race, was this
celebration held. Gov. Willis,
Bishop Anderson, Edwin H.
Hughes and Herbert Welch: Prof.
R. T, Stevenson, who has recov
ered t for posterity thij ; heroie
cnapier or tne -history of tmr
church; Dr. F. M. Thomas for
in Aietnodist Episconal church.
South; L Garland Penn for the
negro race; Mrs. Bishop Thirkield
xor the women: Dr. A.- C Cvnett
descendant of on of the mission
aries to the Indians, and repre
senting tha Board of Home Mis
sions and cnurcn jsxieusion, iw
tlngulshed visitors from uaio ana
other states, gathered to honor
the memory of this humble man.
"Tha monument Is hoilt with
atones taken from the TymotCh-
tea creek near by. and on the
nlate ia a title which no man In
Methodism can even claim 1 o
ahara with this man of mongrel
blood, chosen by God as the visi
ble aixn of oar divine call to
serve all the races of mankind:
" 'John Stewart Apostle to the
rrr ...... T .9 1 .. VVm.Via. t9 HjTI&J
siona of the Methodist Episcopal
Church'."
The 17 year old Methodist mis
sionary society had, prior to the
commissioning of Jason L.ee, oeen
receiving an average of about
$19,000 a year for its entire worK
and support Lee's two tours
(1834 and 1838-9) brought about
8260.000 to its treasury. The
entire sum of the expenditures for
his mission were about 8125,000,
of which $42,000 represented the
cost of sending the Lausanne par
ty. and Its property in Oregon
brought on Its sale about $26,-
000; a pittance compared with
what would have been its value
had tho Oregon mission been con
tinued until the country was set
tied and developed.
Lee was a great collector of
funds, as well as an able states
man and colonist, and a sincere
and wonderful missionary.
(Continued tomorrow.)
The Safety
Valve
Letters from
Statesman Readers
Salem, Ore.
Dec. 14 -'3 3.
Editor Statesman
uear sir:
It seems that California's gov
ernor is coming in for a lot of
unjust criticism and it looks to
me as if it is up to the people of
the U. S. A. to back him up a lit
tle in the stand he took.
Of course after ex-President
Hoover came out with the state
ment he did condemning the gov
ernor s action, it was only reas
onable to expect the president to
do likewise. But that doesn't
make his actions wrong for there
were those that condemned Christ
too. And as far as taking the bi
ble to prove some one else wrong
the critics had better first see if
they are living up to it them
selves.
If it had been their child that
had been trussed up and thrown
In the bay without a chance to
protect himself would they have
acted the same as they are now?
I hardly think so.
If they should meet a rattle
snake in the woods their first
thought would be to exterminate
it and yet a rattlesnake is a een-
tleman compared with such fel
lows as these kidnapers, as a rat
tier usually gives some warninsr
and they gave none.
They should receive the same
treatment as sheep-killing dogs.
They should be exterminated as
soon as caught. The taxpayers of
California should appreciate their
governor's actions in saving them
a lot of needless expense in trying
fiends like those as there was
nothing to prove and the only
harm done was to beat some law
yers out of a nice little nest egg.
iney were figuring on uslne in
sanity as a defense and might
have received a sentence in the
asylum, or a light sentence in the
pen as has been done. Which
would have made more expense
ior tne taxpayers as they would
have to be fed and clothed and
guarded.
As long as peonle like that
alive they are dangerous for they
are the most fiendish and schem
ing of any criminals there are.
I think that the laws flxln
penalties for kidnaping should be
umiorm throughout the U. S. A..
so kidnapers couldn't pick the
states with the less severe laws
in which to carry out their plans.
uur legislature here in Oreron
passed a law that carries a sen
tence for. from 10 years tn nr
for kidnaping which only makes
for long legal battles and lots of
expense for the taxpayers as aU
kidnapers in Oregon will be given
a chance to beat the maximum
sentence.
But I think California's eorer-
nor did right and until his critics
have a better plan let them hold
their tongues and let's all praise
Governor Rolph for his new deal
in giving California people jus
tice. EARL SHARP,
785 No. 20th St
Salem, Oregon.
LEAVE FOB HOLIDAYS
SILVERTON, Dec. 17Among
those leaving for other places for
the holiday season are Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Lytle who will spend the
holidays at Vacavffle, Cai.. with
their daughter, Mrs. J. Franklyn;
Gertrude Chrusler and her moth
er who will spend the holidays In
California; Mr. and Mrs. W; L.
McGinnia and Mr. and Mrs, H. W.
Preston, all of whom will spend
the holidays in California.
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Health
By fioyal S. Copeland, M J).
EMOTION 13 an Important factor
In caaea of nervous Indigestion.
Anger, hate, fear, or excitement of
"any kind, may be the contributing
cause to discom
fort after eating'.
Unless a person
Is absolutely
calm before and
after eating, in
digestion will
t ff probably result.
When on be
comes excited,
the muscles of
the stomach
"tighten up" to
such an extent
that digestion
ceases for a time.
Just how Ion?
Dr. Copeland tnt condition wilt
last depends on
the Intensity of the enaction. Due to
this peculiarity some excitable per
sons tend to become constipated.
Others under strain have a reversal
of the functions of the digestive sys
tem and are subject to vomiting
spells.
Nervous Indigestion
Very few are absolutely Immune to
nervous indigestion. There are some
who show no signs of disturbance
when things go wrong, but the ma
jority, unfortunately, are upset even
by trivial things. Babies are prob
ably more affected by this ailment
than are adults.
In babies fright Is often the cause
of acute Indigestion. The euJJen
sight of a dog or a cat, or of a person
who has frightened the child before,
will sometimes throw the Infant into
a state of high tension. It will cry
and yell and if It has just eaten does
not retain the food. The cause of the .
outburst must be removed at once
and the child quieted. Then after a
sleep of an hour or so the youngster
will have forgotten the Incident and"
be ready to devour anything placed
before it
Even the young boy or girl who.
"moons" around the house and re
fuses to eat, may not be in tba
proper state of mind to digest food.
Being emotionally wrought up by an
affair of "puppy love", or something1
of a similar nature, may cause nerv
ous indigestion.
Mental Preparation
Do not treat such young persons
harshly. This will only tend to make
them worse. If left alone they will
soon forget their troubles and raid
the kitchen In search of food.
Older people should be moct care
ful. They usually have more wor
ries, work harder and sometimes play
harder than youngsters. They forget
that with increasing years the hu
man body Is less and less able to take
care of even tha mora simple dis
orders. There Is no need to worry if you
follow a few simple rules. Before
eating you must give yourself men
tal preparation for the meaL Do not
hurry. Put aside your angry feel
ings, seek congenial company in
pleasant surroundings and you prob
ably will never be bothered with
nervous Indigestion.
Answers to Health Queries
3. 3. 8. Q. What do you advise
for acid in the system?
A. First correct your diet and
avoid poor elimination. Send self
addressed, stamped envelope for fur
ther particulars and repeat your
tvfjr. ivvw, . w.,
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WITH LIGHT LIS
SILVERTON, Dec. 18. Sil
verton turned backward some 50
years Sunday afternoon at 1:40
when the power line to the north
went out and acndlelight was the
order of the afternoon and eve
ning. The city itself was a quiet
place with no theatres or public
meetings held. Churches postpon
ed their Pre - Christmas affairs
scheduled for Sunday night.
Lights returned between 2 and 3
o'clock in. the morning and many
homes were unexpectedly lit up
where switches had been forgot
ten to be turned off
In spite of the heavy storm,
the lower Silverton Salem high
way was not flooded at all.
SewutgIub Will
meet Tuesday
HAZEL GREEN. Dec. 18.
Mrs. Louis Faist and Mrs. Maur
ice Dttnnigah will be hostesses to
the Nemo Sewing club Tuesdav
afternoon at Mrs. Faist 's home.
The date was changed from Wed
nesday to Tuesday because of con
flicting dates.
Mrs. A. T. Van Cleave and
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Alvin Van
Cleave, will entertain the Sun
shine Sewing club Wednesday af
ternoon at the home of Mrs. A.
Van Cleave,
Christmas programs will be
given by eaL club. The Nemo
are to bring, gifts for needy per
sona. The Sunshine ..ill exchange
gifts.
The Women's Missionary so
ciety had an interesting meeting
Thursday afternoon at the Looney
home with Mrs. Looney and Mrs.
Massie hostes- . Mrs. Clifton
Clemens was elected treasurer to
fill the vacancy made by Mrs. Jo
seph Cook moving to Hayes ville.
Mrs. Clifton Clemens will be hos
tess to the society for the January
meeting. v
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