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EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE REGISTER-GUARD Pag8 PoUf I AN XNDEPZNDZOT NEWSPAPER (PobllihdTrT Tolnf and Bandar) EDITOR AND PUBLISHER - - Alton T. Biktr MANAGING EDITOR .... WUlUm M. Toimn NEWS IPBVICS, Aiwdttad Prtw. United Prn MEMBER ..... Audit Buretu of Clrcultln The Befiitar-Gntrd'e policy It th complete and Impartial publication In IU naica panel of all newi and statements on nawe. On thia page, tba edltora of Tba Rafistar-Gaard offer tbelr opinlona on events of tha day and matters of Importance to the com munity, enfleaTorlnf to ba candid but fair, and bolpf ul In the development of constructive community polity. , A NEWSPAPER IS A CITIZEN OF ITS COMMUNITY ENTHUSIASM: CURSE, BLESSING A 19-YEAR-OLD Chlcafo boy had dreamed of be- coming an aviator. Not lone ago ho found out that tba family finance! would make It im possible. So he committed aulclde, leaving a note In which he remarked that "death la better than a life of monotony," Of suicide, unfortunately, there li never a scar city; and every now and then we have one like thia, In which aome pitifully misguided youth tblnka hie life haa loat all of IU savor and ao de stroys It And a tragedy of this kind It always a puzzler, for youth teemt to have every reason to live until we stop and remember how very, very dark the aky of lt-year-eld can teem, on occasion. The youngater of It haa the moat prlcelett of all gifta enthusiasm. But this gift has a catch to It. The enthualasm of It has a way of drain ing Itself out very suddenly and leaving bleak emptiness behind; and that emptiness can he very hard to bear. This boy's tragedy Is typical. An older person , can realize that while being an aviator may be the best of all possible callings, life can still be made supportable If one has to find hit fortune In tome other field. But It le harder for 11 to see that: harder, because when you're In your 'teens you haven't yet learned how to give things up philosophically. That, after all, Is about al! there is to growing up. One learnt that most of the bright dreams of youth can never be realised, and one alto learnt that It doesn't really matter to very much, after all. It's mortal hard lesson, and some of us never quite get reconciled to It; but we do learn It, after a fashion, and we can watch our old dreamt drift over the horizon and go to find sub stitute! as best we can. Youth, though, hasn't yet learned that It haa the ability to live in and for a dream, but when one dream goaa It often haa hard time finding a new one. And to, ones In a while, youth destroys Itself, for what teemt to us an absurdty Insuffi cient reason, and we are reminded that the en thusiasm of youth can be a curse as well as a blessing. J' V VETERANS ON THE MARCH ;-V'Vv-;' 'THE nation It dlttorbed by reporta on veterans on the march to Waehlngton, by the thousands, to demand cash payment of their bonus. The have taken to salting tralnt and trueka and otherwise using force to ehow that they mean bualneaa. The capital It already twamped with demanding vet erans', and there may be trouble If too much force It nted In trying to get them out. Will the angry veterans talis the government! Maybe turn It over to the RedaT Don't be alarmed. The veterans on the march are numbered by thousands. Veterans not on the merch are still numbered by millions, and there le very little danger of an uprising of former soldiers and tallon at a elatt, Mott veterans regard these demonstrations as exceedingly unwise, regardless of how they may feel about the bonus: There will be ao danger If the demonetratlona are regarded with klndllnett and patience. The nation tbonld not be alarmed, but It ought to be dlatnrbed and mightily dlaturbed by these events. MUlloni cannot be allowed to go hungry and to suffer the degradation and demoralisation of lasting unemployment without serious results. Our policy has been to rub the rabbit's foot and hope for something to torn op. The veteren demonstrations will have served some use If they tboek the American people Into thinking of how to make good on the great Ameri can promlae that every perton It entitled to at least a gambler't chance. A BROKER'S VIEWPOINT TWELVE LOST YEARS A NEW YORK etock broker contributed to an eastern paper the other day an odd and Illuminating article protesting against the Senate commlttee'i current Inquiry Into tpeculatlon on the Stock Ezchtnge. Declaring the Investigation Is a "damaging force serving to undermine confi dence in the financial stability of thlt country" he expressed the pious hope that "this futile In vestlgstion will die a natural death within a brief time." It le hardly reasonable, of course, to expect one who lives by and for the ttock market to applaud this Investigation; but other men are apt to ques tion hit ttatement that the Investigation la doing the countrv very much barm. The damage wat done by the tpeculatlon Itaelf. The more light we can get now on the way that tpeculatlon wae conducted and the men who were chiefly Involved In It, the better ahall we be able to ahape our count the next time a bull market get ua by the eart. A SILLY PROPOSAL WHS tiniest proposal of the teston, quite clearly, la the bill Introduced In Congress the other day to put the territory ot Hawaii under military con trol, with rulerahlp veated In a governor rhoaen either from the army's generals or the navy's ad mirals. To anyone who haa reviewed the tragic Maaale case objectively. It Is fairly apparent that a funda mental cause of the trouble there wae the lament able fact that civilians and military people do not always get along well together when they are placed In elost proximity. There le an age-old rivalry between the two groups, which probably date 'way back to the days of Roman garrlion towns In ancient Gaul. It teems to be Inevitable. Putting Hawaii under strict military control would Intensify that rivalry many fold. A better way ot making the Islands question the value of their American cltiienthlp could hardly be rpHAT famous novel of two or three years ego, "The Case of Sergeant. Orlscha," told how the machinery of war can enmesh and destroy a human life with a fiendish thoroughness, even though all of the officials who are handling that machinery have the beat ot Intentions. The other day the newspapers told of a strikingly similar real-life case when they described the plight of Paul Schwartz, the former German soldier who has Just been released after serving more than 12 yearn In Devl's Island prison. Schwartz waa born in Corsica of German par ents, and token to Alsace-Lorraine aa a baby. A young man when the war started, he Joined the German army, nerving until the armistice. Then the French aelzed him, claimed him aa a French citizen and sent him to Devil's Island as a traitor. There he stayed, Innocent of any crime, and utterly forgotten by officialdom, until some func tionary happened to remember him the other day. His sentence waa promptly commuted, very likely with suave Gallic apologies; but who la going to restore to him those lost 12 years? SIDE GLANCES Andrew Mellon, our new ambassador to England has appeared In silk knee breeches at a society dinner. Doesn't stir us at all. Why doesn't Hoover send blm as ambassador to Tahiti. So' we could see him In a grass skirt cumiieiii ounita on lower prices says a news headline, and that's all right so long as It doesn't bankrupt on lower prices. To much la enough. 1) Cheer up! The oldest Inhabitant predicts with confidence that the rain has stopped. WHAT OTHER EDITORS THINK ORDERS FOR LUMBER fPnMl,i.J T ,v V.UC,B vnuic iu i-oruanu almost as soon as j..7 7 "n lorwnroea to tne presi dent for signature the revenue bill that places upon . . .v.v, txuuui-uun an import tax ot S3 thousand bftarH f.K fin. !,... ,j , . . . . . itnoA ; iu provide a nay s work for 2 E'Ari00 t 60 " or 10 days' v.tsi wumng m me rncuic Norto Without the ttix, unci because of cheaper production j.-... , ,i moor, v-niMornm orders nod been going to British Columbia. A lumber schooner that had been on the British Columbia-California run nasi nAn Iran f nwrA r. 1 1. - "..l i- . . . two cargoes have been booked. Under the tax. lumber 1 mniVStJr P"'"""" can oe laid down in New York VJL5WJ?LJ.n Brltisn clb"- l k lmD1"",le activity brought about In Northwest .......... , , ,, ,r,i, ,pem omen ot a Detter dsy for the industry that has been so prostrated and de- r i m in per mrvirnniy win mean Incremidsfl aoHvitv ako .u.ii i .i a v - ,j ' v.. , .uwurii ouinu, m oiner lines. Anrt incidentally, with these new carnoea of lumber 1 7 , .jIunmnn on I,ie merp P""K of the lumber tariff by cnnfrrogn. does not the average cftlten -u.u oU.MCl.,MiK . M ii-Kiniminn can n lmmemateiT influence economic conditions, is it not time for every uc....i.ii viuini 10 rcanzt! wnat tne action or the of ficial of a country or state mean to him, his home and hii family? Are not tne none or a count the nnthinklnir voter, that atan-at .hAma, hI.. I A. : r , . . If a slnislB measure by eonjrrpss brin domnnd to Portland for theRe ahiplonda of lumber, isn't it time .... v-iT.T-.ir. imp, inn niinm. numnug anu (inceptions out of politic and public nffntra and by their votes mule mi Ml offin. . n..Ult. a - j ' a ......... r. ,v n i-iiuiiL- iruii nmi mime w piiDiic il V aauj uuu nut. n ciose corpor- WASHINGTON LETTER By RODNEZ DUTCHER (NBA Service Writer) yASHINGTON, June 7. Thia campaign year of 11)32 presents the greatest show on earth. It has .vwrjinm. ivery niing, that is, except rhyme, reason and common mnmv The biggest nation in the world. In the trough of tho worst depression In history, again piles into the 1 ' inn circus m American politics, with the assur ance that the clowns will be somewhat funnier, the tightrope walkers more numerous and agile, the barkers more hysterlcnl and the animals a little more moth eaten and bedraggled. The Tweedledum party and the Tweedledee party art) about to nominnte candidates for the presidency for whom there is hardly any enthusiasm even within party ranks. At this dnte no one has been able to discover any essential difference between these parties except that one party has alt the government jobs and the other party is out to get them or die In the attempt. ith,,r KHrty wi" "ftniinate Its best man for the presidency. That wouldn't be good politics. Both, how ever, will write platforms designed to please everybody, which will be promptly forgotten. BOTH FOR PROSPERITY Fortunately, both parties are positively guaranteed to bring back' prosperity. Tho politician's have been bringing It back for nearly three years, and although it a a hard task and the results are not yet apparent, they have had more experience on the job than any one else. There Is a quaint theory that the people of the country have something to do with nominating the two presidential candidates, and It js true in about the same sense that the people of New York Citv have something to do with each of Babe Ruth's home runs. They support the players, vocally and financially. THE "ISSUES" In November, after a campaign which will cost plenty of money but not as much as usual the voters will ballot only Indirectly for a president; they must indorse sets of electors most of whom they never heard of hefore. Meanwhile, thousands of politicians will b running for Tardus offices solely on such issues as the Mnssie case and the Lindbergh baby case, on which they will be found to hold firm, uncompromising opinions. IT'LL BE A GOOD SHOW Put don't think It Isn't going to be a swell show. It Is. Everybody In politics Is going to be fighting like the devil and a lot of tail feathers are going to be pulled out before it is over. Large sections of the audience are more than a trifle sore, with rotten tomatoes and bad eggs stored up for good use. That's why the performers are going through their antics with much more than customary fervor. Never were so mnnv jobs in danger and you know how jobs are these days. The White llotine, the senate and the house nre all at stake. Prohibition which provides an Issue striking more popular chords than any within memory may re ceive its real coup de grace. And whether or not there Is any hope of economic improvement through political action, everyone Is going to be whooping about It as the Tweedtedee and Tweedledum parties make mighty efforts to prove each other entirely to blame. FAR ENOUGH, NOT TOO FAR As for the Chicago conventions, which are almost upon us, one will have to depend for eieitement among the republicans largelv on the fight over the wet platform plank which the party Is expected to adopt. Like so many skilled artists daubing on jut the amount of paint, the republican politicians will try to go far enough without going too far. Then It ought to be a lot of fun watching the previously dry Mr. Hoover balsncinc himself on the plank. OEMS MORE SPECTACULAR The democrats nearly always put on a more spec tacular prosrsm. Thcv have not yet decided whether to nominate Governor Roosevelt on the convention floor or someone else in a smoke-filled room. The tussling with that problem may provide as Mating a political spectacte as hs been sen since 1043. Melodrama mav reach its heights. Think of colorful. hnnl-hiMing Al Smith being allied with his old bitter enemies Hearst and McAdoo, against hii former pal Roosevelt! And of the probable desperate, cannv maneuvering of the powerful eastern bosses as they clash with the more naive, but scrappy and more numerous Roosevelt supporters from the aouth and west. And dark horses prancing behind the scene. Ring np the curtainl Tht 1032 iUSTsxtua ought a ft OBfc 5 "You know, Mrs. Potts, we're mighty lucky to be living in this mar valout age." VEGETARIANISM MERITS OF THE CASE FOR AND AGAINST THIS FORM OF DIET By DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN (Editor, Journal of American Medical Association, and of Hygeia, the Health Magazine) JUST why anyone becomes a vege tarian bns never been certainly es ta' lished. In some instances it seems to be merely a desire to be different from the majority. On the other baud some people are so sensitive regarding the sight of flesh or blood that they simply cannot eat meat because they see it exposed in the butcher shop. Other vegetar ians are actunlly so concerned about pain caused to the lower animals that they avoid animal food for that rea son. Vegetarians eat milk, eggs and cheese which, of course, ore animal products as much ns the flesh of the animal. Dr. Adolphe Abiahams of the Westminster hospital in London points out that the intestinal trnct of mnn is incapable of manipulating a sufficient amount of vegetable mater ial to insure receipt of the caloric value needed for good hcnlth. If, how ever, cheese, egf;s and milk are in cluded, the minimum amount can be had. On the other hand, there is plenty of evidence that meat protein Is, super ior for tissue building to vegetable protein, regardless of caloric value. An occasional vegetarian distinguishes himself ns nn athlete or strong man. This does not prove thnt everyone who is a vegetarian will be nn athlete nor does It indicate in the slightest that other athletes will do well on a similar diet. There are plenty of notions regard ing the training of athletes thnt have never been established scientifically. One recent writer on athletics has sugsjpsted that long distance runners eat such thinzs as will give power of 'endurance and increased nerve force. and that hammer throwers take food and liquids which would make flesh and bone. Such statements are absurd as there are no such foods with these specific qualities. In the older days of the time of John L. Sullivan athletes never kept in training, but immediately after a match dropped all restrictions and took vast quantities of beer and meats and put on weight. It therefore, became necessary for them on going into training to ndopt the most rigid diets. This brought about the notion that certain foods were not suitable for nthletes. The argument has been made that the modern sophisticated diet of man leads to gastric ulcer, cancer, Bright 'a disease mid similar disturbance. Re cently a study was made of two-native tribes the Kikuyu and the Masai. The Kikuyu live entirely on vege tables; the Masai eat meat, blood and milk. Neither of these snvnge tribes averages the European height, but the average height of the meat eater is five inches more thnn that of the vegetable caters, nnd their strength is 50 per cent greater. It was found, furthermore, that gas tric ulcer, rickets and practicnllv every disease, except intestinal obstruction, was more frequent among the vege table eaters than among the meat eat ing tribe. Westfir Items WESTFIR, June 8. (Special) A show, which promises to be both va ried and interesting will be given un der the auspices of the American Le gion, Cascade post No. 64 at the Westfir theater, Fridny evening, June 10. Tho same show will be presented In the Onkridge high school auditorium Saturday, June 11. Special features on the program will include instrumental numbers by Edward Utter and Earl Utter, tap dancing by Miss Beulah Johnson nnd vocal numbers by the American Le gion sextette. "Modern Surgery. Plus" will be resented by Drs. Benson and Roh an and assistants. "In Old Madrid" will be given bv Fred Swanson, N. L. McMillan, Mrs. A. E. Gertmonte and Mrs. C. D. Mc Gre. Harry Anthony, Frank Davis and Pete Willnrd went on a fishing trip Snturday, their objective being Lake Timpanoogns, in the vicinity of Sum mit Lake. They were not able to go the entire way to Summit Lake by car, discovering In places from 6 to U feet of snow. Summit Lake being froxen over the fishing trip to Lake Timpanoogas was abandoned. They returned to Westfir Sunday. The Monday Bridge ciuh met at the homo of Mrs. J. J. Kennedy. Guests enjoying the afternoon were Mrs. Paul Naugle, Miss Elizabeth Wharton, Mrs. J. A. Benson. Mrs. William Kilbreath, Mrs. Gilbert Nelson, Mrs. N. A. Stone, Mrs. C. 1 McGce nnd Mrs. Kennedy. Mrs. William F. Rchwalt and chil dren returned Sunday from a ten-dny visit with relatives at Sherwood anil Portland. Mr. nnd Mrs. A. E. Gerlmonte drove to Newbcrg. Saturday spending the week-end there st the home of Miss Esther Siefkin. Miss lltgtnore John son who has been a guest at the home of Miss Siefkin for the past week, returned home with the Gcrimontes Sunday. Mrs. E. W. Fisher and daughters. Miss Inei and Gladys of Crswell. are upending the week with Mr. Fisher, who returned to his work here Sun day after spending the week-end at home. The Misses Frances Beaber and Anna Bee Fisher, who have been guests at the E. W. Fisher home in Creswell for several days returned with the Fishers Sunday. Mrs. Frank Davis, who spent the past week with relatives in Albany, returned home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. William N. Ferrtn. who have been guests at the home of their son nnd daughter-in-lnw, Mr. nnd Mrs. Wm. N. Ferrin Jr. nnd fam ily, returned to their home in St. Hel ens. Monday. Mrs. Emma Olson, who spent the week-end visiting at the home of her son-in-lnw nnd daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce I,n fishery nnd family, re turned to her home in Springfield Monday. Mrs, W. E. Bradley Is givirig les sons on tap dancing to the Westfir children on Mondays. Mrs. Mno Michaels and children, Rosalie and Clietus of Dexter and fleam nnd Murciel Matthews of Dex ter were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Michaels nnd family. Mr. and Mrs. G. V. J. Rnmsdell nnd son Vits James motored to Portland on Sunday. On their return trip, Mon day, they stopped at Salem, where Vits James wns given an opportunity to go through the cspitol building. Little Jessie, 4-yr.-old daughter of Phone 668 Miner Bldg. Eugene Business College Offers You a Practical Training Bookkeeping Shorthand Typing Accounting irS A GOOD SCHOOL PROTECT YOUR CLOTHES IMPROVED MOTH BAGS GET THEM AT FRUIT GROWERS ATTENTION Closing out prices on Strawberry Crates & Hallocks Berry Flats 7, and 8 cents nailed up Double Deck Berry 7 cents nailed up Hallocks $4.50 per thousand Before placing onlers, spp m for low prices on Apple, Cherry, reach, Tomato and Special Lug Boxes of White Tine. WESTERN BOX COMPANY West 2nd Ave. Phone 3383 Eugene, Oregon Mr. and Mrs. Earl MeXamar is hav ing an attack of measles. Various accidents have befallen the following Westfir children during the past two days: On Sunday, Bobby Workman ran a very large splinter in to his leg, which was removed by Dr. Benson. Marjorie Anthony suffered from a severe scalding on the thigh, Sunday, but is able to be around. While getting wood Monday Jack Robinson was struck in the eye by a stick of wood, which cut through the eyelid. He was attended by Dr. Benson. Coburg News COBntCL June 8-( Special) The Odd Fellows lodge met Tuesday evening. I'ho regular order of busi ness was carried out. Mr .and Mrs. E. M. Clark nnd two grandsons visited Mr. Clark's sister nt Ilillsboro, Sunday. Miss Sophia Feeder, who has been quite ill, Ik reported to be better. Bill Beebe is able to be out In town again after a severe case of the mumps. The county has been clearing off the area where the old warehouse for merly stood, preparatory for storing of gravel. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Goodman, Mrs. M. R. Adkins nnd daughter, Mrs. Elva Filey. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Goodman, nnd Ben Goodman were dinner guests Sunday, nt the. home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Deffenbncher. Andrew Schester spent the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Mountain. Howard Strunk and Andrew Sches ter nre spending a few days in Port land. Miss Jennie Linden of Portland spent the week-end with Mr. .and Mrs. Nelson AVhitnker and family. Miss Linden nnd Mrs. Whitnker were schoolmates nnd had not seen each other for sixteen years. On Sunday, Mr, and Mrs. Whitnker. Miss Lin den nnd El Dora nnd Dale Whitnker went to Creswell to spend the day with Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Wetzel, parents of Sirs. Whitaker. Mr. nnd Mrs. Hank Tomscth nnd daughter, Patty, nre spending a few days at the home of Mr. nnd Mrs. Noble Beeson. Mrs. W. W. Brady of Bear Lodge is visiting nt the home of her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. Ed Brady. ROOSEVELT DEIS ftlinnnrt Ur.i.L chairman of the ul UCU, ALBANY. N. Y., June 8. (U.PJ Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt never agreed to support Jouett ShouRe for permanent chairman nt the democratic convention, but did agree not to oppose the plan of the committee on arragements to "commend" Shoune to the con vention, his campaign managers said here today. Shouse charged yesterday that Roosevelt himself had "broken faith" In announcement of plans to support Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana for the post. Roosevelt forces had claimed Shouse had not served the party Impartially, but had aided the "stop Roosevelt" movement. National Committeeman Robert N. Jackson of New Hampshire wrote down Roosevelt s approval' after a long distance telephone call from . Chicago to Albany, Shouse charged. The call came during a committee session in which it was decided to "recommend" Senator Alben W. 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