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EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE REGISTER-GUARD Page Fonr AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER (PnbUsbed rerr erenfoc and Bunda) EDITOR AND FUBM8HEH Alton F Baser MANAGING EDITOR ... - WlUIsm M. Tugroso NEWS SERVICE. Assoelsted Press, Dnltea Press MEMBER - - - Audit Bureau of Oircolatkn The Beflster-Guard'e policy ! the complete and Impartial publication In lie news pages of all news and statements on newa. On this pane, tb ditora of The Reglster-Uusrd offer their opiniona on eventa of the daj and mattera of Importance to the commun ity, endeavoring to be candid but fair, and helpful In the development of constructive community policy. A NEWSPAPER IS A CITIZEN OF ITS COMMUNITY LOWDEN ON CIVILIZATION rpHERE will never be a great clvllliatlon In the United Statea until It la again respectable to own land." , Thla thought was given out last week by Frank O. Lowden, once governor of Illinois, several times almost tha Republican nominee for the presidency of the United States, and one of the ablest citizens of our day. It may be recalled that a few years back President Hall brought Mr. Lowden to Eugene for the University commencement address. Lowden was born on a farm, achieved wealth In the law and through business, married industrial wealth (a Pullman), In the ripenoss of years re tired to a farm and calls himself a farmer. He is really a student and a philosopher. Formed by circumstances to be a Republican and a disciple of Hamilton who laid down the credo of "government by the Rich and the Wise," this calm gentleman has become Jofforsonian in his thinking, and that may be one reason why he was never favored for the presidency, though he was honored recently as "outstanding friend of agriculture." Lowden's qulot stntoment calls attention to certain historical facts In our background which may have a good deal to do with our present economic and political discomforts. When our gov ernment was founded, our civilization was distinctly agrarian. Hamilton may have foreseen more clearly than Jefferson the course which development must take, but Jefferson, the man whose democratic Ideals to a large extent shaped our Institutions, vlsloned a civilization In which possession of land was Inseparable from Independent and self-respecting citizenship. Can the citizen whose life Is restricted to fac tory and tenement or to glided office and pent house, whose Income is either a wago slip or a dividend coupon ever have quite the understanding of those institutions which comes to the citizen vho has even a tiny plot of ground and some dally experience of living and growing things? Lowden says land owning must agnln be made respectable. Herbert Hoover says that home own ing must again be made possible. Cities must be rebuilt; population! must he spread out. Either, that or there will be new Institutions more suited to a people who have lost the great Idoal of respon sible freedom which was laid down by "the founding fathers." EDUCATION A MENACE A NEW slant on the possible effects of universal education In a world gripped by. flnnnclal de pression was furnished the other day by Dr. Robert A. Mllllknn, famous scientist, In an address at Hendrlx College, in Arkansas. Dr. Mllllkan was sounding a warning that col leges and universities must not try to educate too many students. This, he said, is a practice that tax-supported schools are especially apt to adopt; and he pointed to conditions In Germany as an example. In Germany, he said, young men are crowding Into the universities as never before; and he added: "Tha state has made such education practically free. The easiest and cheapest thing to do In a time of unemployment Is to go to the university. The result Is that the professions are being flooded with men for whom there are no possible Jobs; and jobless, educated mon make for social unrest, for revolutions and for wars." The implications of that remark are Interesting. Teaching a mnn how to think, apparently. Is fine business as long as there Is something for the man to do with himself; but If you let him alt down In Idleness he is apt to stnrt thinking about the society In which ho lives, and If he sits down long enough ho may deride that something ought to be done about it. This, of course. Is Just another way of voicing a truth thnt wo often overlook that educating a man Is simply a process of making him dissatis fied with things as they are; a process of arousing his discontent and fixing his eyes on the world that ought to ho Instead of tho world that Is. It works out this way all the way down tho line. The Illiterate Is less apt to protest about bad living and working conditions than tho man who managed to get through grammar school as a boy. That man, In turn, Is more easily satisfied than tha high school graduate, who doesn't get dis contented as quickly as the college man. In a nation thnt Is committed to a belief In the slue of universal education, tho possible effects of that rising scnlo of discontent arc orth thinking about. CORN AND AUTOS rVNE of the most Interesting bits o' statistics presented recently comes from Hobli-y Winfrey of the Iowa State College Knglnoerlng Experiment Station, who has discovered thai Iowa's annual automobile bill exceeds lis annual Income from the famous Iowa corn crop. Thus, In 19.10, the people of Iowa spent more than $290,000,000 on their autos. The average In come derived from Iowa corn comes to about I2ti5, OO0.000. Just what may be the significance of all this If, Indeed, It has any slgnlflcsnce Is not quite clear. But It is. as we say. Interesting. If Illustrates In a graphic way the thoroughness with which a great agricultural state hat become motorited. PAYING OPERA'S WAY fpilE opera Is not an Institution thst does well on American soil. In such cities as New York, and Chicago It nourishes by vlrtua of the subsidies of tha wealthy. Elsewhere It la not seen or heard at all, with terjr few exceptions. One of the excentloni ri t.,u. .-j -- f.u ui'rm J" 7 ,,9m f do tery well. The balance "i m 1111 lummer aeaaoa ha Just keen made public, showing that the St. Louis opera paid Hi way through gata receipts and rolled up enough of a profit to pay off a deficit left from 1930. St, Louis can well be proud of that record. Opera that lives off the donations of the wealthy has no real place In a city's life. Opera that pays Its own way via the box office Is an established Insti tution that really moans something to the rank and file of the people. A scurrilous book about President Hoover Is to be suppressed which Is probably justice pure and simple, but human nature being the perverse thing It is, the easiest way to kill it probably would have been to suggest that It be given as wide circu lation as the tales of Munchausen, It must be getting Into the home stretch for Christmas shoppers. The malls are beginning to bring In Christmas cards. Our leading Democrat says that Mr. Hawley may need a good topcoat. It's apt to be a long hard winter. Hoover proposes to bring back prosperity with an eight-point plan. That's going the aeven wonders of the world one better. WHAT OTHER EDITORS THINK" THE SKYLINE TRAIL MAP (The Hon.l Bulletin) HIIE new msp and folder descriptive of the Skyline trail, just issued by the forest service, Is a piece of work that be wanted by every map enthusiast and every person acquainted with the country traversed by the trail. This is, we believe, tho third Skyline trail folder put out by the forest office and although the- foundation map is the same as used in the second publication improvements have been made in this latest edition that make it much superior to its immediate predecessor. The most striking change, as reported In a news story on Tuesday, consists in showing the trail In red. The primitivo areas and game refuges, all created since the former issue in lD'JB, are also shown In red. It is thus mado possible to distinguish the trail itself and these important reservations on it by a glance of the eye. Four important changes In the location of sections of the Skyline trail are to be noted in a comparison of the present map and the one that preceded it, there being one on each of tile end sections and two on the . center of the throe into which the trail Is divided for map purposes. In each the effort has been, it is ap parent, to bring the trail nearer to the actual skyline and to make it only a trail and not a part of a road. Starting at the north the first, of these changes Is found in the vicinity of Mt. Jefferson where formerly the trail was carried down hill to avoid canyons and brought around to Marlon lake on a sort of water grade. Now it strikes across the western flanks of Jefferson and proceeds more directly to its destinn'lon st the lake. The second is In the country southwest from Bend. Here. Instead of coming out. to the Century drive at Elk lake, the trail has been carried south from Horse lake on a line west of the summit and east of the old Trapper trail. Another chsnge to be noted on this section of the map lies In carrying the trail around the west end of Odell lake Instead of the east. This last change brings the trail just to the west end of Crescent lake instead of along the west side as before and further south, where the trail formerly followed the Kelsay valley road. It now runs along the summit to tho east of that rood and just touches Dia mond lake on Its southeast corner, Tlieso sre important snd worthwhile revisions of the route of the Skyline trail. They take It nway from man's works to n greater degree than beforo and give the traveler a better opportunity to enjoy thg wilderness untouched by modern progress. One further change would be desirable and careful exam ination of tho ground may show It to he possible. This would carry the trail out to llig lake on the San tiam rood and then over to Scott lake across the lava west of Mt. Washington. Such a routing would avoid the use of the McKensie highway, which Is surely to he desired, and keep the trail out In the open most of the way. Apparently the forest service has not heard all the news for the statement, true in 10-.Y but no longer a fact, that Three Fingered Jack has been climbed only once Is made In the text witli the mop. Additions to .the map that might better hove been left off. since they are Incorrect, are noted in a new road shown In tho vicinity of Tent mountain near the T.ava 'ake There is no such road as that shown and Tent mountain is now Sheridan mountain. On the ether hand, the trail from Duffy lake Incorrectly shown en the Sanham forest maps. Is here correctly placed. As a whole the man is a fine one and should do a lot toward taking folks Into the mountains to see what there is to see ss the trail Is followed. WASHINGTON LETTER !W RODNEY DITCHER EA Rirrirf Writer By RODNF.T DITCHER NFA Srrvlo Writer yASH.N;TON Pre. 21. Whit llnnne formal re wntinnn: Four rnch win-frr dlnlnmnlte, rnhiitrt. Judicial. rnngrnMinnnl. , . . The diplomatic, ntnl!st, Tfltifliftftf, most rxrhmivi, hnri ctiti, A mltristuvl r. mtniHtrr. nMnrhr nnd wires, Stnte department people, Ih'jjIi officinU, mx'iety folk, othrrn who mntnot with diplomnts. . . . Ynti pet three enrds: (It Entrnued, pnld-f'm!(v.rd Invito from Hie Hoover for ft . m. (2) Admission ticket. CD Windshield rnrd to pet your rnr through the jrnte. If diplomatic or very speeinl. you're directed to notith entrnnfo. Otherw'no tho rnit , , . , Check your wrnp in tho downstairs corridor . , . . Tho whole White House stuff, with rxtra cop nnd ft atttind of rout checkers, N on duty. . . . rptnir. , , , Ooh whnt splendor! . , . Amhnssndors nnd ministers in court uniform. flnhr honornry niili tnrv cet-Hhs in every hrillinnt color, decorated in silver, gold or fur. Jewels Mine - -diamonds pendants. u m nrhf r. necklaces. Harm, A nwell-rleirmit collection of expensive gowns. Hundreds of modal, spread In r.-ws across male hronst. irder crosses djincln.g on white shirt front. Roses, rarnnti.tn. mum, ferns and p.ilma strewn all ahout. . . . You think. hhspheniouOr : Wouldn't It ho droll If the 1XM hunger marchers changed places with the t.(H guests, without changing clothes! .lust for fun. The Marine bund. In gM-tr!imnrd earlet, suddenly Marcs ttitn 'H:u! to the t'hief.'. . . . Down frotn the second floor parade the Hovers. Vice President Curtis and Mr. (lann. all cahinet member and their wives. Tho HnoTor smile beninlr, Crn?ng Into the TUue room, they 8H set. , . , Dit)nniat are lined un, mean while, at tho head of a line running hack into the l'a-.t rootM where the crowd 1. le I by Ambassador Ma'tino of Italy, lead of tho corps. Two bv two, male nnd female, , , . The hure. tower'n' nmhisndor b' Royal Scot i TlmKar f England. Th bMle roi.nd. brown one In occidental court dres t DehneM of Jnnan, And so nn ... Emhossy nod legation t-,ff follow alonr. Colonel Campbell Hodge nnd Cmtain Charles R. Train tnibttirr and naval null -, take turn at Introducing. The diplomnts pas on lr(n a roped off Kjtst room section. Rank nnd file guest come through. Someone w hisner for your name, which 1 hen announced to (ho Hoover sometime wrong. . . . The Hoover shake hands with orervone. 'of too burd. With nort hamUhikos they can't afford to And d..nt yon be sun enough to bo too heart v about It, either . . , Hand-haVe over, they go off upstair. . . , Rope are lowered. The re.-entton spread ove ! fir-t flno. Tho bnd da Jam i. 1 bineing starts. Diplomats go home. Hun dred star to dnre or nromenadc, mostlv A'Mcricm. . , . . Vo food. Just identr of 'co water. , , . o snok lug. Several hare backs. . . Yon look at t'iree or onr of the dehntnn'e. wih vou'd been born i,h, bsnd nme, rrtceful or omth'nr. . . . Yonn nilitarr d navsl ide ir two-ponn I ' eoiulet of tit , . , Ed. ward Everett Cann g ;h Senator Ke Mrs Cmn fs eUewhere. (lenrro W. WiAersMm stands bac- :n a corner, watching dancers, Mrs Senator Dave Pi-d hair get tangled In h'-h noffp i -film. Ko-M P. r'. floorer' vilet. stand aloof ; fn , Bn,i b .Vs 'em over. Congressman Sol Bloom, who ge In for diplomats in a h g wav, d.ishe to and fro . , , D.me ing lnn at 11 ... A cop h-w do tho old damf do tt who'r been coming for M or fiO ear. . . . Your colored mat -check man hs aterarod one tip for over? ig guests whoso clo'hing ho ha handled. . . . The east carriage poreh I peeked. Number ire shouted. In response to which chauffonr In big ear drive up from tho darknes. . , , Ymt count, nearby 11 sfrtvempe hats two derbte. one grnv. one brown. Women' head: Vno rr, th-ee blond. f'"-e h'm k, two brown , , Wh-te Home eH (fom.d nh. h To born HI lit up, bftiuif ,1m k hm bfiWo midnight PNEUMONIA REQUIRES THE BEST NURSING, MEDICAL ATTENTION By DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN (Kditor, Jouruul of Amerii au Medical AsKOtiatiou and of Uyicoia, tho Health Magazine) pXEUMOMA, called by Osier "tho captain of the mon of death," culled also "a friend of the atced," since it is a nicaiiH of quick death for those who have Kurvived to the point at which their life ib merely a burden and no longer a pleasure! continue to be u dineawe of Ki'eat mortality among all civilized peoples. The ditieattc in caused primarily by the germ called the pueuuiococcuK, but inflniiiinnlion of the lungs niniilar to pneumonia may develop following the invasion of other germx. The disease in transmitted from one person to another or by materials con tnining the accretions from the nose, throat and lungs of those who aro in fected. Our present condition of hous ing, the crowding that takes place in the street cars, trains, elevators, mo tion picture houses, and similar places, leads to such intimate con t act h of human beings that transmission of respiratory diseases is exceedingly likely. Apparently the disease develops two or three days after the germs get into the lungs through inhalatiou, provided that tho human body is not possessed of enough resistance to throw off tho infection. The disease is more com mon at certain seasons of the year, largely because those are the seasons when resistance is lowered duo to con stunt exposure to unfavorable weather conditions, to bad ventilation, end similar factors. Attempts have been made to con trol the incidence of pneumonia by isolating cases of the disease and pre venting coutact with other human beings. This is unfortunately so dif ficult that the exact value of the measure is not certainly established. However, enough is definitely known to warrant tho advice that the patient with iineiiiHonia should, if posKibJe. he attended by nurse who understands t lie ji roper sanitation and hygiene of the sickroom in contagious cases, nnd who will see to it thai the dishes, the bedding and other materials in con tact with the patient are properly sterilized or disinfected before being permitted into possible coutact with other people, Pneumonia, above all of the other diseases thur attack mankind, demands good medical attention and the best of nursing care. The disease tends to run a limited course. .During the time when the lungs are congested it is necessary to support the action of the heart by proper measures. Oxygen administered properly tends to relieve the strain on the incapacitated tissues of the luiv,rs. The competent nurse aces to it thnt the patient is not given undue exer tion for even his ordinury body func tions. The complications of pneumonia may be serious, and in the prevention of such complications the physician has one of his most important functions. MAIL BAG A STUDENT'S OPINION PUGKNB, Ore. (To the Editor) - I have been rending so many letters written pro and oon to the question of Clod that I have decided to give my ideas nnd try to rest the minds of the believing ones. In the first place, friends, let us not con demn Mr. Shaeffer. Mr. Anderson or Mr. Thompson. No. they nre to be pittied. rather than condemned. It is hnrd to imagine whnt life must menu to them when all of their work is wrapped up in this materialistic world for our materialistic world is bad enoiiRh at its best. Again in the very words in which these men condemn God, they nil. down in their hearts, (by their writ ing) believe in one. Mr. Thompson calls it the spirit of love, truth, friendship. That in all right, but we call it God. Is a cow not a cow by any other noine? Mr. Shaeffer soys the world is ruled by the laws of na ture, yet, what is nature? We call it God. Ts not God as good a name as nature? Again Mr. Thompson cava he does not believe In the Old ToRtnrncnr. ret. ho uses the words of Moses in his condemnation of the Bible. Don't you ee, friends, that these men arc using the teachings of Jesus nnd the Prophets in their be liefs while at the same time they try to condemn them. They nre like the mon cutting off bis nose to spite his fnce. Touring my nearly twenty yearn in the school room from kindergarten to university and as a teacher and all through my study of biology nsveholoirv. zoology or any other sci eneo. has there been a time thnt any of tho great laws of scicneo cannot he exnhiined ndenuatclv without dis puting the presence of God or of Christ. Went lemon, scientists have analyzed the human body nnd know oxnctlv what it Is composed of, thnt is, tho atoms of hydrogen. nittogen nnd the other elements, of which it is made up. If they enn tnke these elements and form human life as we tnke clay and form a figure, then you and your friends will have Fomethms to tnlk about. As I take it you an1 trying to compare our beliefs with the savage beliefs of long ago. Host assured, gentlemen, that we, as the worshippers of our God, are open minded and thnt we do not believe is mysticism ns you would have us believe. Our God is a God of love, n God of light and truth and a God to whom wo enn put our worldly cares in faithful trust. And so friends, fear not from these mon who would try to condemn our ton r or was not Christ condemned.' Wo will still receive the divine gunrdianhip of our God and He wilt still watch over our souls when men who condemn Him are long gone to rest. And then God will forgive them of their iniquities for thov are as children In the Kingdom of Hcaveu. Sinccrolr, CLIFFORD MORMNGSTAlt. l of O. VIEWS WITH ALARM PlGKNK, On?. (To Hie Kditor) The writer, along with tho mnny others, wishes to express deep appre ciation of your valuable paper as a medium of. for, nnd by tho people, through which they can'espresa their deep concern on current issues of the day, amongst which may be mentioned the extreme tenenesK now prevailing over tho entire world, all nations in the main being thus affected both within their own borders and aNo when other nations aro being consid ered, until practically a state of tur moil exists today everywhere. Coin niercial competition may bo the enter ing wedge, for "tho survival of tho fittest," or in plain words, "selfish ness." evidenced by the rapid con struction of tariff walls between na tion. The Manchurian ofTair. Gandhi's un successful venture, tho league of na tions, world' court, disarmament con fcrences. world war, crushing national debts, and many other evidence snt ficc clearly to show the terrible utage of affairs now reached; while from within our own border no have to coiitrml with the increase of crime of late, such a robbery, theft, murders. nassiiiniiin of officers, hit and run driver, glaring divorce irregularities. New York nnd Chicago racketeers, disrespect for our law and those whose duty it I to enforce them. The aniaiing growing opposition to our prct.j,nl nnd governor of the different tate. etc., etc., all clearly snowing uie uemon or I no ago of un rest, or pure selfishness, if bank fail urea continue to increase, property owner losing their possessions, rail roads er.ving out for relief, and so on. where will the end load us? Some av it is just another cycle of events transpiring at certain intervals, but if so, it devolves on each of us to help get it by. Now a to the remedy; a above- tated. each must lend a'tidping hand in this Immense task. First and fore most In onr lives must bo the spirit of LOYALTY in rery nnd nil ways to that which is right ami jut, par ticularly a applied to our statutes and law, and those bearing the bur den of repvtnihilitr of seeing that they are enforced, in both mnniei,wl, county, state and national etent. Tin principle when it has heen thor oughly incnlcate.l will (n far toward reestablishing the mm h needed con fidence in our follow man. tho one tow nrd the other, so necek-nrv n breaking up thi grim grin in which wo are now being held. These prin ciples hsvo their place In tho effort put forth by all; but to whom do we go for the complete! snide known to mortal man, to tho rre.'1-.f HihispK, who gMe u the gol.len riV Ih trw cotomaudittfau uj nanj other ftttbi admonitions, such as IMiil, 4:8 which says, "Whatsoever things aro true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, good re port, of virtue and praise, think on the so' things," would not our heroic task be much easier accnmnlishert if all mankind faithfully complied with these, and the whole world likewise included in such noble incentives. Humanity needs n bulunce wheel, the Hiblo furnishes it. Bible objectors find fault with some lives mentioned in the Bible. Of course there wero bad men then as now; the Bible would be unfair if it evaded them nnd printed only of the good men nnd their deeds, such acts are not held up to us to follow, but their mistakes are for our warning, and the lives, and good deeds for us to emulate. D. AWBREY. ALLEY IS CONVERTED 7ENETA, Ore. (To the Kditor) v In the l!.jth chapter of l'roverbs and the ttth verso 1 find this quota tion: "Debate thy cause with thine neighbor himself." With this little re mark 1 would like to have a few inches of space as a sincere believer of every promise, in the Bible to an swer. V. W. Shaffer, the gentle man that has been writing letters against the Bible, I will set down as clearly as pos sible in a few propositions my reasons for defending the Bible and the Christ inn faith. First: As a former skep tic, at the time I argued ugainst the Bible as hard as I defend it now, I was not sincere, and when some real Bible student came along 1 would evade the truth, nnd, when I answered his arguments with long drawn theor ies, and he would answer mine with short, to tho point versos of the Holy Scripture, and when he had mo beateu fair and stjutiro (.1 wouldn't admit it, however), 1 would fly off the handle and get mad nnd the Bible student would only smile ami say, "Any time, Alley, that you would like to discuss the subject again, just say the word nnd I will be glad to." It took mo a long time to sec all of us Bible critics were merely spinning theories that were simply absurd. So I changed my entire lino of thought and then things began to happen. The result: A changed life. .Second: To read the Bible and understand and know it as well ns an earthly mind can do and know it to do two things. First: Examine one's self and read nothing but John 7:17, "if any man will do his will, he shall know of tho doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether 1 speak of Myself. This is one of the hardest tests in the Bible us to one's honesty, but the logical place to start. The second: John 3:oti, "He that be lieveth on the Sou hath everlasting life, nnd he that believeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him." Slay with this until you decide one way or the other. Now if one can accept the foregoing statement and the entire third chapter of the Gospel of John, then he is ready for the greatest step of enlightenment in tho Bible, the step of enlightenment thnt even many nominal Christians have never taken advantage of. John Hi:L!, "How beit when Ho, tho Spirit of Truth, is come. He will guide you into all truth; for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall Ho speak: nnd Ho will shew you thing to come.' You will hnvo to comply with John 11:1 before you un derstand this proposition. Third: My personal idea of the Bible, that makes it so dear to mo: The Bible contains: The mind of God. the state of man, tho way to salvation, the doom of sinners, and the happiness of believ ers. Its doctrine aro holy, its pre cepts binding, its histories aro true, and its decisions arc immutable. Read it to be wise, believe it to le safe, and practice it to he holy. It contains light to direct you and food to com fort, support nnd cheer you. It is the traveller's map, the pilgrim's staff, the pilot's compass, the soldier's sword, nnd the Christian's charter. Here hravrn is opened nnd the gates of hell arc disclosed, t'hrist is its grand subject, our good its design, nnd t he glory of t lod it end. It I should fill the memory, rule the heart, land guide the feet. Head it slowly, i frequently, prayerfully. It is a mine ! of treat wealth, and n beautiful rner ! of pleasure. It is given us here in life. will be opened on the Judgment, nnd 1 1 KS l'AHMSIIKO FORKYKIL It involves tho highest responsibility, will reward the greatest labor, and will condemn all those who trifle with it sacred content. In conclusion 1 find In the 1Tth chapter of 1'roverhs nnd tho '2Uh verso. "Tho wav of life is above to tho wise, that he mav depart from Neil nenealh. In tins modern ago jour this statement might be conid f ered trite, but nevertheless, how true j it is. j Fourth: Here are a few dying state jments of noted intidels. Infidelity is j often renounced in the heart searching ; light of the din; hour. Consider these Iword of dying infidels; Voltaire, 17TS. "1 am Abandoned lv God nnd mnn! 1 , will give half of what I am worth if you will cie me six month of life! (This was said to Dr. Trochin, who told hi in it could not be.) Then I shall go to Hell, and you will go with me. O Jesus Christ." Churchill, 1704, "What a fool I have been!" Ilobbes, 1671. "1 say again, if I had the whole world to dispose of, I would give it to live one day. I am about to take a leap into the dark!" Gnmbetta, ISS'J, "I am lost, and there is no use to deny it." Gibbon, 171M. "All it now lost, finally, irrevocably lost!" Thomas 1'aine, ISOfi, "O Lord, help me! O God, what have I done to suf fer so much? What will become of mo hereafter? Stny with me, for 1 can not bpnr to be left alone! Send even a child to play with me!" Fifth: Turn your Bibles to Second Timothy, tho fourth chupter, nnd read the seventh nnd eighth verses and decide for yourself. Whether I care to return to tho freethinkers and their program of despair or whether 1 shall remain with the faith of my fnthers. I'lense God, I shall remain with the old faitb lnid down in the grand old infallible book, the Vord of God, the liihle. JAMES M, ALLEY, Veneta, Ore. MORE ABOUT PAINE? JV4ARCOLA, Ore. (To the Editor) A A It is a subterfuge of certain in dividuals not having an intelligent grasp of the true principles of an is sue to resort to false statements in their attempts to establish their point, The statement that Thomas Faine ever recanted or expressed regret for having written "The Age of Reason," is too absurd to merit a passing notice from any one conversant with the facta of history. Thomas Paine was a man of strong convictions nnd moral fibre, admired by Washington and Jefferson, and tho noble expressions relative to political nnd religious free dom expressed in the immortal Dec laration of Independence were largely inspired by the "Age of Reason." Thomns Pnine was not an ntlnest, but a deist, ns was Jefferson, Frnnk lin. Burroughs, Jordan, Burba nk und Edison. Critics of raine. Dnrwm nnd men of their typo are usually those who have never rend their books, nnd nre Incapable of passing a true criticism. Jjet us untangle ourselves from the cobwebs of superstition nnd nttain a clearer ana a broader view. ' L. B. HOW TO "DRY UP." pTJGEXE, Ore. (To the Editor) 1. In the first place, only well known "Irys" should be appointed to enforce the prohibitory Inw, The fact that many wets have been appointed to enforce this law accounts for a large part of tho failure in the en forcement of this law. The person or persons who have the appointing of these officers can he greatly assisted in securing dry men for this work by calling upon the officers of the Anti Saloon league for the names of mon known to he dry. because of their known dry record. Next call upon the pastors of churches for recommenda tions and also call on any other tem perance organization for recommen dations of dry men. There is abso lutely no excuse for the npnointment of wet mon to fill these positions, 2. In the next plnee. let there be much more severe penalties exacted upon the violators of this dry law. A fine of a few dollars usually amounts to nothing to a person convicted of minting this Inw. Jinny bootleggers make $100 per day. For the first of fense let the person convicted of vio lrtion of the law be sentenced to the pen for nt least one yenr nnd also pay a heavy fine. But Imprisonment at hard work is tho thing thnt the bootlegger dread. Also penalties upon distillers nnd brewers should be ex ceedingly heavy. They nre the most guilty parties ns nil know. .1. Tn the th;-d ease as to const smuggling: fa'l There should bo an adequate iVrce wherever there is dancer of smuggling, either on the const or on the border line of Cnnadn nnd Mexico. . fb) Also secure as much eoopern- tion as possible from the adjacent j governments. fc And from nil other govern- ; mcnts whose subjects nre smuggling j liquors. j (dl All vessels nnd liquors should be confiscated nnd the liquors destroy ed, not kept to tempt bootleggers to strnl it nnd sell it. A. In tho fourth place ns to large cities. An adequate force should be sent there ritid those should ho train ed army soldiers who arc not afraid of threats nor smoke. fa) If tho "city officers refuse to cooperate and throw obstacles in the way of Federal officers then the gov ernor of the state should exercise his prerogative of calling out tho militin sufficient in number to do tho work thoroughly. A city which refuses to enforce this law is in rebellion to tho constitution of the 1'nited Stntc nnd should be treated n such. A few lessons on this line would bo suffi cient, for they would soon learn thnt they could not trifle with tho Inws of our government, 5. In the fifth place, our govern ment must appropriate sufficient funds to adequately meet all nooessnry expense. Thi Is no place to econo mize. We must not forget that tho liquor traffic cost our people billions yearly before the Eighteenth amend ment was enacted. 0. In tbe sixth place, our govern ment should secure the use of at least one column once a week from the Associated Press for the purpose of giving the people of our nation an understanding of what is being accom plished in the way of law enforcement nnd all other important news on this line. Also secure well-known writers living in different parts of the I'nited States to furnish the Associated Press with this news. Thus the people would become educated as to the benefits of prohibition. 7. In the next plnco there must be kept up a thorough system of educa tion upon the nature and dangers of nleoholic beverages and the lenofits of prohibition nnd total abstinence, in the public school and in tho homes. fa) The Anti-Ruloon League must vigirously prosecute its work. So must the W. C. T. U. work on vigor ously nnd constantly, nnd so with all other tempernnce orgnnizntions. MALCOM WOOD. Grain Inspection Report Is Received SALEM. Ore., Doe. 2L (U.R) Exactly 1041 inspections were made by the state division of grain inspec tion during November. "Wheat accounted for 1.RM.2RR bushels, 73.2 per cent of It sacked." a report, received by tho state direc tor of agriculture Mnx Gehlbar said. Oats amounted to $8,207 bushels, barley 27.424 bushel, corn Hn,O03. flaxseed 0o.r.S7. rye 900. and hay 705 tons or 40 carloads. More than half the wheat was smut free." See Our Line of Practical Christmas Gifts 86 EAST BROADWAY -i Kroehler Davenports Never Sag! Sold Exclusively In Eugent by Rubenstein's Corner 8th snd Ollv, B . 1 M W ENEFICIAL LOAN SOCIETY TIFFANY IUI10INO SKONO HOOK Cor. Willamsjtt A Eighth Its. f H O N E . 3 0 4 0 EUGENE. OREGON Notice! Due to a delay In the malls copy for George Clark's famous Sldoalsnces did not reach Eugene In time for this edition. The fea ture Is NOT dropped and will be resumed as soon as the oopy arrives. 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