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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.
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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."
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