The OHEGON STATESMAN, SateciV Oregon, Thursday Morning, Aprfl 21,' 1938
PAGE FOUR
efc CB)rej8ongtdtcmaaii
"No Favor Swaya Us; No Fear Shall Awe"
From First Statesman, liar eh 28. 1851 -CHARLES
A, SprAGUE - Editor and Publisher
THE STATESMAN PUBUSHING CO.
Charles A. Sprsgue. Pres. - - - Sheldon F. Sacketr, Secy,
fttrmbrr of the Asocltrd Press;
The Aswoojntwl Plea U tlulvly entitled to the um tor PuW!0
Um of ll new dtapaUcbe credltrd to ll Of not otherwise credited la
this paper. '
Across the
Two events served this week to focus attention upon the
bizarre type of politics practiced by our neisrhbors across the
ri,Kt nVor- th Aerh nf Mavor John F. Dore of Seattle
VVAuxxiaAajk a " y w
and the attempt of Vic Meyers,
a special session of the legislature in tne absence oi vovernur
Clarence D. Martin. -
Politicians in the state of
punches and none has ever been accused of hidmar his talents
nr thp nolicies he wished to Dromuleate for public consump
tion, behind a bushel. The torchlight parade, brass band type
of politics is played there to the limit.
, It has long been whispered about Olympia that Governor
Martin did not dare leave the state for fear of what Vic
Meyers would do; and his airplane trip east this week was,
in fact, his first absence. t
in ih nresent case. Mevers had loudly demanded
special session to provide for increased relief and to take
other action he deemed necessary. He was in California when
... m as . -J A, J 4-1
Martin, with virtually no advance warning, aepaneu iur me
national capital. Meyersindoubtedly felt that the only logical
thing to do was to rush home and assert the powers he had
atlong last acquired. It is not certain that Meyers reatly cares
especially whether the session convenes or not. The fact that
Mrs. Belle Reeves, secretary of state, had become governor in
the absence of both Martin and Meyers, coupled with the
elected governor's speedy return, apparently has checkmated
Meyers' scheme, although that may remain for the courts to
decide. ' . ...
kH But the orchestra leader-politician's gesture may be set
down as just another of those stunts, on a par with jumping
into a watering trough at Walla Walla, whereby he seeks to
insure himself a place in the sootlieht. .
"Spectacular too was John Dore, though differing in
method in that he stuck closer to the subject. He was spec
tacular in his manner of representing clients in court, and
three separate attempts to disbar him from law practice
were made, all unsuccessf uL When he iirst ran for prosecut
ing attorney he ofered to serve without pay and was accused
of attempting to bride the voters. When he first ran for
mayor he promised to "move the city hall out of the labor
temple." Thus he was alligned against the part labor was
playing in city "politics at the time. On taking office he slashed
his own salary and those of dozens of city employes. He was
defeated for reelection by a labor-business coalition in 1934.
After that he was able to reverse his viewpoint and effect an
alliance with Dave Beck, and on this tieup he rode into office
again in 1936, When the AFL-CIO split occurred, he stayed
with Beck against the Harry Bridges faction, and sent police
to protect plants picketed by the CIO although he had refused
to. interfere with AFL pickets.
Public sentiment changed again and Dore was out of
step in the recent elections, being further handicapped by the
illness which finally proved fatal. If he had lived, he wouH
still be in politics one of the outstanding examples of -the
"practical" ODDortunistic type of politician which the voters
in'-many sections of the United States seem nit to resent
possibly because few men of deeper convictions can be per
suaded to seek public office, and because those few are handi-
a a 1 X A ' ' -
cap pea Dy tneir scruples wnen it
te But there was another side
isjt and a swashbuckler in public life, he was a devoted family
man and a lover of literature. Secondary only to the question
as to why men of his type reach the top in politics, an inter
esting study suggests itself
such a public character and attempting to guess what Dore,
the man thought of Dore, the politician.
, The Kilowatt-Year
Bonneville power is coiner to be sold on a "kilowatt-year
. basis. The kilowatt-year is a new unit of measure. Adminis
trator J. D. Ross has promised that Bonneville rates will not
only be low, they will be simple ; and. he has set. out to educate
the public about electrical costs and the measurement of
electricity, both of which are mysteries to most people.
A kilowatt. Ross explains, is simply the amount of elec
trical energy consumed in
amounts to a horsepower and
amount of energy consumed by a 1000-watt lamp in an hour,
.ouid a kilowatt-year is the amount of energy a 1000-watt lamp
would use in a year, burning steadily. That amounts to 8760
kilowatt hours. ' - .
But when industries or public utilities buy kilowatt
years of power they will be charged on a basis of steady op
eration, so thAt all-day utilization will be encouraged. If it
isn't tased, it. will just be water over the dam, literally over
.the Bonneville dam. r
No, We don't have to burn the street lights all day, after
the manner of the little boy wlic didn't heed glasses but wore
grandpa s after he died so Ute
idea is that use of electricity for
heating and such purposes will
paid-for kilowatt year in use.
In the matter of wholesale energy, we've been talking
heretofore about costs in mills per kilowatt-hour; when it
comes to retail power for ordinary domestic use, it is charged
for in cents per kilowatt-hour. The retail cost ia eight or nine
timed the generation cost, as any public power advocate can
tell you. The multiplication is
everhead costs. . ;
But here's a sticker. The hydroelectric commission, in
estimating costs of the seven-power district voted upon
recently, listed purchase ot Bonneville power as half of the
total annual expense. How can that be? The answer lies partly
in the lower cost of power to industrial and other heavy users ;
and partly in the fact of 25
in transmission. " '
:' Invention of. the kilowatt-year suggests that Bonneville
power will be so cheap that this larger unit will be necessary
in order to announce the rates
i Saving Precious Sight
For the past SO years
National Society for the Prevention of Blindness has been
carrying on its good work, fighting the diseases that cause
blindness, the causes of accidents that injure the eyes and
the chief reasons of eyestrain. ; ' r -
In the past, year the organization has received special
help toward its goal, because
has been carried on to stamp
of the most important of all
report notes with approbation the enactment in severa
states' of laws requiring pre-marital medical examinations
for both parties and blood" tests for expectant mothers, the
latter making it possible for precautions to be taken even if
syphilis is present, to protect the.ejresight of the infant at
birth. .-
We wonder if the Oregon legislature, in rejecting the
first "mentioned of these measures last session, took into
account this extremely important angle of the social disease
evil 7 . . ; . - 1 - ii - i - ' - i - v
Tbe Commanity Concert organisation Is conducting its second
annnwl campaign and tbe response is reported to be "way bigger than
last year" When this program was first introduced here many people
wouldn't take the word of the sponsors that It would be Impossible to
boy tickets after the brief selling:
Also, the pa bile's eyes were opened" w he b outstanding musicians of
recowa vert brought to Salem tor the first time. The Statesman has
"keen asked to glrs the program a boost bat It's hardly necessary.
Columbia
lieutenant governor, to call
Washington never pull their
comes xo campaigning,
to John .Dore. An exhibition
in tracing the development of
burning a 1000-watt lamp. It
a third. A kilowatt-hour is the
wrjuidu t go to waste. Koss
refrigeration, cooking, water
help to keep the bought-and
- ' . - .
based upon distribution and
'." -' ,- - ; -
per cent estimated losS of power
in ordinary monetary terms,
an organization known as the
of the energetic campaign tha
out syphilis, regarded as one
causes of blindness. The society's
- -: vy: ' v
campaign closed.. Now they- know
Stage Door to Be '
Willamette Play
Offering to Be on Saturday
as Highlight of May
Weekend Events
The -thirty one characters In
Edna Ferber and George Kanf
man'a "Stage Door" which will
be presented by the Junior claaa
of Willamette uniTersity Satur
day night. May 7 at Leslie jun
ior high achool aa a part of the
May : weekend f esthrities are re-
nearsing nignt ana day to per
fect their parts for the produc
tion. Tne play Is not based on
the recent motion picture D the
same name, although some of
the characters are the same.
When "Stage Door" was pre
s e n t e d on Broadway In 1337
Margaret Sulliran played the
leading role, in the moiion pic
ture which was seen this last
year Katherine Hepburn was
Terry and Mary Elizabeth Kells
of Salem wiU take the leading
role in the junior play. -
The plot , of this comedy re
Tolres about two stage-rtruck
gins, one or wnom finally goes
to Hollywood. The dialogue it
clever and fast moring takes
place In three acta and six
scenes. Most of the action takes
place in the living roo-n, of a
boarding house for stage ?irls.
Mrs. Oppen Directing
Mrs. Chester uppen, the di
rector, has been . working 1 with
members of the cast for over a
month and three weeks f re
hearsals are still left yMIss Rose
Ann Gibson and Miss. Martha
Herman are assisting Mrs. Op
pen with the coaching of the
Play.
The cast includes the follow
ing people: Mary Elizabeth. Kells,
Terry; Verna Vosper, Kay; I ma
CalTert. Jean; . Dorothy "Wright,
Olga; Geraldine Parke. Bei nice;
Barbara Jones, Mat tie; Eliza
beth Fitzpatrick, Mary Harper;
Margaret Wright, Mary McCune;
Margaret Ayers, Madeline; Marj-
orie Jones, Ann; Betty Wethey,
Bobby; Lorna Barham, Louise;
Wilma Schneider, . Susan; Enid
Winningham, Pat; Mtrgftret
MacKenzie, Kendell ; Rose Ann
Gibson, Tony; Maitha Herman,
Ellen; Beverly Brown, ira Or-
cutt; Robert Farmer, Frank;
Robert Wilson. Jimmy; Carroll
Drew, MUhaaser; Bad Kohler,
Kingsley; Stanley Eland, Bur
gess; David StahL Larry ; Al
Vosper, Billy; O. Whitman, pho
tographers; Sidney Schlesigner.
Gretzel. -
Mt. Angel Folks
Starting Travels
MT, ANGEL A number of lo
cal people left huere Monday for
extended visits to distant points.
Mrs. Frances Butsch, Miss Lou
ise Butsch.' and Misa Audrey Eb
ner left this morning by root or
for Wisconsin where they will
visit with relatives and friends.
Likewise traveling . by motor
are Valentine Enerle, Miss Hil
da and Miss Christine Eberle,
who left for North Dakota where
Mr. Eberle will be married April
26 to Miss Katherine Moffen-
beier. -
Father Alcuin departed at 4
p. m. via private eare xor port
land. There he will take ship
May 2 for . London and thence
to Budapest, Hungary. The Mt.
Angel band serenaded him Sun
day afternoon as a special ges
ture of farewell. All the various
organizations presented him with
cash donations to help add to
the pleasure and comfort of his
trip.
Play Day Slated
By Five Schools
VICTOR POINT Valley View,
Silver Cliff. Mc Alpin and Union
Hill fcchools will join the school
here for the third anrnal "Play
day April 29.
A program and competitive
sports are planned with a ' bas
ket lunch at noon.
4 Teachers of the schools are
Mrs. Daphna Hunt, Miss Sadie
Roth, Miss Clara Olson,' Mrs.
Ethel G u 1 v 1 n and Mrs. Sara
Smith. V- V .
May Back Home
Once the toast of two continenta
and a theater star of the gay
nineties. May Tohe. 72, la back In
United States and has just re
ceived her naturalization papers,
restoring the citizenship she lost
when she married Captain Jan
Smuts. Boer war Stero. This new
pboto of the former owner of the
luckless Hope diamond was taken
- in Boston. . r.
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v: "V
Two
Ten Years Ago
April 21, 1028
Salem Elks inaugural ball will
beheld Monday night and Frank
W. Durbin, jr., is the new ex
alted ruler.
W. H. Stevens, was elected by
Pomona grange of '. tar ion county
as Its delegate to state grange
meeting of Rainier.
Mrs. La Moine Clark, principal,
told history of Arbor Day at
special assembly of Leslie junior
high school students:
Twenty Years A30
April 21, 1918
American steamship Lake
Moor sailing on her: maiden voyage-
with- a naval .rew aboard
was sunk by enemy submarine In
European waters April 11.
Fire of incendiary origin de
stroyed an estimated 60 cords of
wood belonging to State Cottage
farm according to Dr. R. E. Lee
Stelner, superintendent.
Miss Faye Bolin of Willamette
university took first prize of
X50 in oratorical contest of the
Intercollegiate Prohibition asso
ciation of Oregon.
Oleman President
ofStaytonPTA
STYTON F. D. Oleman, prin
cipal of the Stay ton grade school,
was elected president of the Parent-Teacher
association at the
regular meeting Monday night
In the high school auditorium.
Mrs. Earl Miller Is the retiring
president. Other officers elected
are Mrs. George Maisel, rice
president; Mrs. Hal Cufiel, secre
tary; and Mrs. Howard George,
treasurer.
It was decided to attend the
annual council meeting of Marion
county at Aumsville May 7. The
new officers will be installed at
this meeting.
' A capacity crowd enjoyed the
program put on by the Stayton
grade school pupils. A style show
was staged by the grade school
sewing classes under the super
vision of their leaders. , Also a
4H exhibit, and a . musical pro
gram by the Schuetx family were
enjoyed.. '.-:'-.v'
Sunday Schools
Present "Easter
Music, Readings
TURNER The Sunday school'
Easter program at the Methodist
church. Included a welcome 1 by
tiny Donald Williams, Illustrated
song by the juniors, readings by
Eunice Bear, Geraldine Edwards,
Mrs. George Pemberton, and Lo
rene Edwards; exercise- - by pri
mary class,, music by choir, or
chestra, Misses Helen and Helena
Witzel, Clyde Barker; Mrs. Ag
nes Bear, pianist; sermon Rev.
Bruce Groseclose. - .
Mrs. Groseclose presided in
the evening when a. one-act play
"A Message of Hope" was given
by members of the Epworth
league: Ellison Whittaker, Rob
ert and. Virginia Sorenson, Pearl
Bower, Frances Clark. Also oth
er program: Reading, Rachel
Riches; Instrumental music,
Hedges brothers; vocal duets.
Mrs,, John Mickey and Rachel
Riches, accompanied by Mrs. E.
C. Bear; also numbers by the
young people's choir.
Special numbers at the Chris
tlon church were: - Vocal duet,
Betty peets and Jennie Glsse;
reading, Carol Standley; Easter
sermon by tha pastor. Rev. En
gene ; a Hawkins, her. G. E.
Williams occupied he pulpit In
the evening. . The) young .people
of the church sponsored aa
early morning prayer Berries and
breakfast. .,
. it
- Fisted Fighting Man
ioit,. :ssyt ri
Radio Programs
xodt nnntsDAT 940 Kc
:30 Market Rtport.
6:35 KOIN 'Klocfcv Ivan, Walter and
Frankie.
7:45 Kyea of the World.
8:00 News.
8:15 ThU and Thit with Art Eirkham
0:00 Mary Mar caret McBride, Radio
Columnist.
9 :15 Newlyweda.
:30 Romance ot Helen Trent.
8:45 Onr tial Sondaj.
10:00 Betty aad Bob.
10:13 Hymna oi All Cnurchea.
10:30 Arnold Orimm'a Jaagb.ter.
10:4S Valiant Lady.
11:00 Big 8ater.
11:15 Annt JeJnny'a Real Life Storiea.
11:80 Console Moods.
12:15 STra.
12;30 Helpful Harry.
12:35 US Army Band.
1:00 Mj-rt and Marfe.
1:15 Pretty Kitty fcelly.
1:30 Judy and Jane.
1 :45 Current Questions.
2:00 Let' a Pretend.
2:30 Speed. Inc.
2:45 Hilltop House.
8:00 Hollywood Kood Secrets.
3:15 Howard Philliys, Songs.
3:30 Newspaper ot the Air.
4:15 Baekfronndinf the JJews.
4 :30 Strinj Trio.
8:00 Maurice Orchestra.
5:15 Leon . Orews, Organist.
5:30 Marshall Grant, Orjanist.
5:45 Boaka Carter.
6:00 Major Bowea Amateur Hour.
7:00 Man to Man Sporta.
7:15 Little Show.
7:30 CBS.
8 :00 Seattergood Batnea.
8:15 Hollywood Screonacoops.
8:30 Kate Smith.
:30 Caatilliaa Gardens.
10:00 Five Star Final.
10:15 CBS.
10:45 Oxxie Kelson Orchestra.
11:15 Henry King Orchestra.
11:45 Black Chapel.
XQW THTJSSDAT 620 Kc
7:00 Organ Concert.
7:15 Trail Blaxera.
7:4S 'ewa.
8:00 Cabin at Crossroad.
8:15 M argot of Caatlewood.
8:30 Stara ot Today.
8:45 Cobweba and Cadentas.
9:00 Kay Towers, Troubadour.
9:15 The O'Meilla.
' 9:30 Your Radio Review.
9:45 Musical Iaterlnde.
9:45 Homemakers' Exchange.
10:00 Stara of Today.
10:15 Mrs. Wigga of Cabbage Patch.
10:30 John'a Other Wife.
10:45 Just Plain Bill.
11 :0O Standard School Broadcast.
11:45 Mystery Chef.
12:00 Pepper Young's Family.
12:15 Ma Perkins.
12:20 Vie and Sad.
12 :45 The Guiding Light
1 :00 Refreshment Time.
1:15 Story of Mary Martin.
1:30 Rush Hughes. Commentator.
1 :45 Ir. Kate.
2:00 Bennett WoWerton.
3:15 Bonnie Stewart.
2 :30 Stara of Today.
8:15 Candid Lady.
8:80 Woman Magaxin of the Air.
4:00 Easy Ares.
4:15 Dr. Keen.
4:80 Nw. . .
4:45 Orchestra.
Nazi Supporter
Indignant men and women at a
London Socialist "Save Spain"
demonstration turned on the Hon.
Unity Valkyrie rreeman-Mltford
and seriously mauled her. The
young" and charming daughter of,
Lord Redesdal has been an .
avowed Nasi aympathlxer and has
hreatened to become a German
WW M
5:00 Rndy Vale.
6:0 J Uood Xewa ot 1938.
7:00 Mnsie HnlL
8:00 Amos n' Andy. - '
8:15 Standard Symphony Hour.
9:15 March of Time.
9:43 Orchestra.
10:00 f.ewa flashes.
10:15 Orchestra.
10:30 Meiody Memoirs.
11:00 Orchestra.
11:30 Orchestra.
To 12 Complete Weather Reports.
HI-THURSDAY 1180 Xc
8:30 Musical Clock.
6:45 family Altar Hour.
7:15 Organ Coneurt.
7:30 Financial Herriee.
7 :45 Viennese Ensemble.
8:15 Popular Waltzes.
8:30 Christian Bcience Waltzes.
8:45 Howard Thompson.
9:00 Time for Thought.
0:15 treorgo Griffin, Tenor.
9:30 National Farm and Home.
10:30 News. . -.
10:45 Horn Institute.
11:00 The Vagabonds.
11:15 Let's Talk It Orer.
11:30 lot and Pat.
11:45 US lept. of Agriculture.
12:02 Melodic Strings.
12 :15 Saxophobia.
12:25 Songs ot Yesteryear.
12 :30 News.
12:43 Market Reports.
12 :50 Y our Radie Review.
1:00 Club Matinee.
2:00 Brass Hatters.
2:15 Don Winslow.
2:30 Financial and Grain Reports.
2:35 Radio Rube.
2 :45 Washington Calls.
3:00 RakoT'a Orchestra.
3:30 News.
3:35 Tun Twisters.
3:45 Dinner Concert.
4:00 Dorothy MscKenzic.
4:15 Leo and Ken.
4:30 Elvira Hios.
4:45 Cadet a Quartet.
5 :00 Beaux Arts Trio.
6:00 Milestones in American Ifusic.
6:30 Dinner Melodies.
7:00 to 8 Silent to KOB.
8 :00 News.
8:15 Thursday Show.
8:30 Baseball.
10:30 Varietiea.
10 :35 Uptown Ballroom Orchestra.
11:00 wa.
11:15 tilts Safety Program.
11:30 Charles Bunyaa, Organist.
To 12 Complet Weather and Polic
Reports.
KO AO THUSSS AT 5 SO Xc
9:00 Today's Progras.
9:03 Homemakers' Hour.
9:05 "Time Out."
10:00 Weather Forecast.
10:15 Story Hour for Adults.
11:00 School of the Air.
11:00 Today' News.
11:06 Nature Stories.
11:15 Listening to Opera.
11:30 Musie of the Masters.
12 :00 News.
12:15 Farm Hour.
12:16 Bmlding Program Ore
gon Handing Congress.
12:30 Market and crop reports
weather forecast.
12 :48 OSC Extension Service
Farm Hashes.
1:15 Variety.
2:00 Tha Hobby Kxchang.
2:45 Garden Club Program.
3:15 Your Health.
3:45 Monitor Views th News.
4:80 School Ufa Series "Vacation
ing In Oregon" H. E. In low,
5 :00 On the Campnaes.
5 :4. Vespers Dr. K. J. Harper.
6:15 News.
6:30 Farm Hour.
6:30 R. E. Brooks, "Rodent Control
and Grass Improvement.
6:45 Market and rop reports
weather forecast.
7:00 A. W. OUTer "Protein
Supplement end Hog Feed'
7:15-lo. a Fletcher.
7:30 Com to Oregon.
8:15 Taking the Fear Oat of Inferior
ity Feelings "Find Your Job
nd De It Dr. Howard B,
Taylor.
M. A. Haines, Toledo,
Dies While Spending
Easter with Browns
PIONEER Mr. and Mrs. M. A.
Haines of Toledo came Saturday
to spend Easter at the home ot
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Brown. Mr.
Haines became seriously ilk Sat
urday and pased away ' Monday
with leakage of the heart.
Mr. Haines was about 75 years
old and leaves his wife and a son
in Washington, and a daughter In
Portland by bis first wife.
Two Girl Babies Slake .
Appearances on Easter
SILVEBTON Mr. and Mrs.
Hannaa are annoanci g the
birth of a daughter, born East
er Sunday at the Silterton hos
pital Mrv and I MnC Aaron
Sykea of Gervals are 'announc
ing, the birth of a daughter also
born -Easter Sunday at tha Sil
terton hospital, , . -
Sage of Salem
Speculates
By D. IL
POLITICS
O. let's sing a song of politics.
Of elections gone and those to
" come,,
Of voters that somehow strangely
. mix
In temporary perpetuum;
Sing to the various candidates, ,
Eying the flood where the
lightnings restt - '
Waiting the hour when the jolly
i ; old fates
Shall say ."Let the bolts be un
- suppressed!" V -Sing
te the day that wiir surely
..." come;,:. - " '" .
When a smile will adorn each
victor's face.
And their friends will cheer ad
libitum
The losers? they'll be around
some place.
We can nse our own Judgment
about a song for them. It'll de
pend a good deal as to how they
take it.
TASTE
I reckon it is not entirely clas
sical m its nature, but BussTrlb-.
by's definition ot taste has a cer
tain ! flavor, a suggestive Pun
gency, which, It seems to me, en
titles it to serious consideration.'
Buz says taste is nohing more
nor less than knowing what kind
of cheese one likea best.
I remembered Buzz's definition
of taste while engaged in looking
at the most recent variety show
a stage show, and rather well
managed, I thought to. be seen
in Salem. The average stage show,
as it has ever been, is of a nature
to turn one's thoughts in the way
of finding a reason to account for
the fact that your fellow listeners
and seers do not always agree
with you as to the merits of an
act. The best yon can expect is a
partial concurrence with your
opinion, as evidenced by the ap
plause created by the act, al
though I have known acts, and
not long ago, which set an entire
audience to applauding its head
off, which expression I am using
here not because I endorse it, but
because it seems in accord with
popular favor as an expression in
dicating unanimous approbation.
There were two acts on this re
cent bill of varieties that appeal.
ed to me. One was a demonstra
tion ot the dance in America by
an old gentleman with white hair.
who stated, merely aa an aside
and not because he expected any
body to be much interested, that
he had last appeared at Tony Pas
tor's in New York In 187. I don't
know his name. Possibly not
many do. Assisted by a plump
lady, he began with the dances ot
George. Washington's day and
closed with the prevailing rhum
ba and big apple. stuff, as seen, on
the floors of public dance places
Well, it wasn't what la known as
a knockout, but it went over pret
ty well, and it was plain to see
that the old gentleman was satis
fied, for which I was glad.
The other act that caught my
fancy was put on by a youngwom
an and three Pekinese dogs. And
right here 111 reveal a secret.
When old Mr. Angell was heading
the society for the prevention, of
cruelty to animals (office in Bos
ton) I agreed not under oath.
however, but because I had seen
with my own eyes a good deal of
cruelty inflicted upon animals in
connection with stage perform
ancesto depart from any thea
tre showing an animal act to
walk up the aisle and at the box
office to state my reasons tor do
ing so. Quite a number of folks
were doing this at the behest of
fr. Angell peace to his ashes!
and I reckon it had some effect of
a nature beneficial to the animals.
At any rate, animal acts are in no
way today what they were years
ago. This Pekinese . performance,
for example. Those pooches did
astonishing things, accompanied
by the young woman. And I am
sure they enjoyed it quite as fully
as am sne. x Possibly more so. She
had further to go, being a human,
than the pooches had to get Into
the spirit of the performance. And
i aid not arise and walk in a dl
nified way to the box office and
register my indignation.- After the
show I did. however, tell the
young woman in the box office
that I thought the dog act was
swelL On the down grade,. Per-
naps, nut I am not' worrying
fcreauj aDOUl 1U ' A
ou have heard, doubtless, the
expression "between hay and
grass," which' means in fa rmt no-
country that the grass is not far
enouga aiong ror razin and the
nay is sua considerable ot a way
from cuttin. The exnreneinn. t
recall having heard it from -the
tips oi iarmers in tbe middl
west, is uttered in a minor key
ana signiiies war feed will have
to be boueht to ret tha
through several weeks of spring
appeuie. . tnis nas been a some
what late SDrinar In fhl, .oii
and a typewriter lass Ulls mt tha
nooona on ner machine ; are be
tween a sickly gray and black,
which is giving a new twist to the
(DifiHiKi
tie. are available hettTat
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old saying. But are typewriter rib
bons affected by variations ot
heat and cold, like the Ink on a
printing press
Lorina- Schmidt ad
mits certain misgivings as to the
nnwer of "Lost Horizon"
and The Awful Trnth," which he
Is putting on at tne tjraaa mis
weekend in a double bill. He may
Ho niAAnitnt.lv surorlsed. Both ot
these features are worthy of sev
eral vlewings, and tha customers
will know what they are letting
ire in for. which is not al
ways the case when the quality of
a film is yet to be determined.
TYPE AXD ERRORS
I suppose that the errors which
have occurred in print since that
glad day in the middle of the 15th
century when John Guttenberg
completed the printing of the first
book from movable type total a
tremendous number. . Millions and
billions. Yet the first person is
yet to be found who is responsible
for an error in print, or wno, at
any rate, admits It. :
There are moments when, re
flecting somewhat bitterly upon
the frequency and ill nature
which have characterized the typ
ographical errors in my exper
ience, . I have conceived a f eelin s
of dislike for that stubborn Teu
ton, Ilerr Guttenberg. Why could
he not have dug a can of worms
and gone fishing? But no, the
minute the chores were done he
was back at his Inventions, mov
able type and the printing press.
. He should have known that no
good would come ot it for him.
He died in poverty, practically
starved to death. It is rather
tough luck to become the victim
of an obsession like that. But
perhaps he did not think so. Pos
sibly his reward was far greater
than we realize.
Anyway, he put his dream
through, and the world was en
riched beyond measure and the
typographical error began Its tour
of the centuries.
There was a typographical err
or, or what may pass aa such, In
this column of The Statesman last
Sunday. The Oregon state tuber
culosis sanatorium was termed
the Oregon state tuberculosis aud
itorium. Who was to blame?
Perhaps, who prepared the copy,
perhaps another. It does not mat
ter. : But it serves as an Instance
of what may occur at any time.
. There is not much to be done
about it. One may say he Is sor
ry, as Hank Tibbs did the day his
pet dog bit the lady' principal of
the village school on the leg. The
lady principal was but recently
como .:fom Chicago, and she
should have known better than to
cut , across the. Tibbs back yard
when the dog was at, home. She
was a good teacher, I guess, but
the women folks said - she was
dreadfully affected, whatever that
may have been. They aald she
modeled her gowns from pictures
of Sarah Bernhardt.
Hank said he was sorry and
was pretty sure the dog was sorry,
too, and that might have closed
the incident if the lady Principal
had not said she was glad Mr.
Tibbs and the dog were aorry, but
ahe thought she should go to Chi
cago and have a Pasteur treat
ment and that Mr. Tibbs should
pay the cost of the trip. But the
husband of the woman who had
taken the lady principal to room
and board said - to "Hank, "Don't
he a sucker. That dog bite never
even so much as broke the skin.
I know because well, because I
found out. : .
An incident like -that makes
good gossip material in a small
town. And sometimes a typo
graphical error la a newspaper
imparts a pleasant zest in life to
the hearts of a certain class of
readers whose sense of humor de
pends for its existence upon the
discovery of frailty ln others, "t
AIMS NOT TO PLEASE
Some old writers say man
- a worm, V .
r . f.'J101? by twi8t nd .
if 1 ble Bot t0 aulrm
When comes my turn for the
:. hook.
-PIX, Stayton.
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Blossoms Nearinc
Beautiful -Stage
Now at
. "fERTY- Orchards here
abouts did not make a very good
showing of blooms Sunday even
?SH : h"d,y P- t their best.
Prune orchards on the hill still
-5 ?ry PPeranc but are
tA l? the ta where a
w .f aa!ne will bring
white bl08ams to ot of
rJht Hf part of tb week
III ababJ,L,liext Sundy win
hm. ? St bloom days in the
hills sections. .
Modernize
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