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EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE REGISTER-GUARD Pag Fon AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER (Published every evening mil Bunder) EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Alton F. Biker MANAGING EDITOR William M. Tun KEWS SERVICE, Asiodeted Pnn, United Prese MEMBER - - - - Audit Bureau of Circulations The Register-Guard's poller la the complete and impartial publication in its news pages of all news and autementa on sews. On thla pane, the odltora of The Refister-Quard offer their opinions on srents ef the day and mature of importance to the com munity, endeevorlnx to be candid but fair, and nelpml In the development of.conitructive commnnlty policy. A NEWSPAPER IS A CITIZEN OF ITS COMMUNITY. BUY HOME GROWN BEST. REFUSAL of the city council to adopt tha anti dumping ordinance put tha farmers of this district up against tha problem of selling homa grown products against competltlya Imports by aducatlng the publlo to tha fact that In aeason homo grown produce la hast and cheapest. This, however. Is a problem which the farmers would have had to meet even if the ordinance bad passed, and they hsvre been preparing to meet It They hare found a slogan and agreed on a tag design for the marking of home grown produce, and If the campaign Is carried on persistently and patiently, It will meet with success. It Is unfortunate that so much feeling was en gendered In tha contest over tha anti-dumping ordinance, and It seems to us there may hare been some misunderstanding on both sides as to the proper purpose of such an ordinance. Possibly the trouble lay In the failure to make a olearcut definition of dumping practice, Strictly speaking ,the "dumper" Is the man who makes an occasional and entirely unexpected raid on a market. He has no easily determined place of business. He gathers np surplus produce at bottom prices wherever he can find It and un loads It on the first market where ha can aee a profit. An ordinance requiring aueh a huckster to pay a license fee putting him on a basis somewhat comparable with the established farmer or merchant could hardly be considered unreasonable. It should be to the Interest of all established farmers and merchants to make this demoralising type of competition difficult As we understand It .there has baea no thought of "building a fence" around the Eugene market and keeping out the legitimate competition of quality produce from any other place. Tha or dinance proposed may have been too sweeping or drastlo In character and a few changes might have brought It Into Una with reasonable purpose. What aaema to bo needed In the situation 1a mora light and less heat, and we believe farmers and merchants will find It quits possible to get to gether as time goes an and shape a program which will be for their mutual benefit because they have ' a mutual Interest , Meanwhile tha campaign of education to teach the publlo to prefer borne grown products In season la a constructive, and worthwhile effort e) MARKET FOR WOOD BRIDGES rl tha construction of tha Cheshire cutoff which will link tha Sluslaw highway with tha Pacific highway, R. 0. McOullongh, state bridge engineer, has made some development with wooden spans which may mean a great deal to the lumber In dustry, The crossing of the Long Tom and the adjoining alonghs requires large number of low, abort spans, and McOullongh Is bridging these places with wooden structures which are new In design and type. The pilings and trusses of these bridges are of heavy oreosoted timbers firmly bolted together, roofed over by the floor of the bridge, and finally botched and anchored firmly Into the bridge floor concrete. The result Is a hort apan which la much more rigid and much greater In carrying strength than tha old fashioned type and one which la virtually weather-proof and shock-proof and fire proof permanent type. The cost of the new apan Is about half as ex pensive as similar spans of any other type. In appearance It Is very agreeable and even artistic and McCullough believes It provides the an b war to those who want practical bridges of wood with low cost for maintenance or replacement The great future for the new apan, Mr. Mc Cullough believes. Is In the Middle West where the highways call for thousands of short span bridges to cross creeks and to replace expensive fills and culverts where It Is necessary to oross "high water spots." Having spent many years as a bridge engineer In Iowa, Mr. McCullough predicts that the great demand for the new unit will come from the Middle West . As to the possibility of using timber for big spans over large rivers and canyons, Mr. McCullough Is doubtful because of federal stipulations which are generally unfavorable to wood for bridges of this sort, but he says that the short span market, If properly cultivated, will use many times the qusntltles required tor the big bridges. Already, ha says, the department has received scores of Inquiries from the Middle West asking tor speci fications and figures on the new type. Here Is a proposition which the Willamette Valley Lumbermen's Association .through Us newly established affiliation with the West Coast, ran push. For this type of bridge, fir la the outstanding material, Orogon has a product which can he fab ricated at low cost and adapted to the most variable use. MYSTERY OF RAYMOND ROBINS. TS Raymond Robins, noted advocate of world peace and prohibition, another victim of the ruthless gangs which Infest American cities f Although the case lacks much of the sensational appeal of the Lindbergh tragedy ,lt begins to look as though It might be a companion mystery. There Is much Interest In the Itoblns case In Eugene. Mr. Robins haa often been here. He has been a rexnmence ment speaker and locturar at tha University of Oregon. Only a year ago he addressed tha Rotary club on his experiences In Russia. Many Eugeneans, among them J. 0. Holt know Mr. Robins person ally and quite Intimately. "Robins was absolutely tearless in any cause which he believed to be right." ssld Mr. Holt laat night in discussing the case with a group of friends. "I knew him In Alaska when he risked bis life many times In cleaning up various gangs of out laws who had made then-selves a nuisance In tha country. I would consider It quite likely ihal Robins had fallen victim to aoma gang ha had offended." Teople who know Mr. Robins scout the theory Ui ) feltbt tT keen j&Ua s( f o$t C9 9i memory. He was not subject to physical or mental weakness. He was a driving worker but kept himself In excellent physical condition no matter how heavy bis undertakings. Ha had Just coma from an extended vacation In Maine and friends are loath to believe that ha could have "cracked' under the strain of 'worries. The case keeps coming back to the hypothesis thst Robins must have been kidnaped by aoma underworld group ha had offended. If the case turns out to bs one of foul play, It will be another drastlo reminder of how far organ ised crime has progressed In this country. It will be fresh proof of the folly of supposing that gang warfare never goes beyond the underworld. Here la a man classed as one of the natlon'a leading olttsens, a personal friend of presidents and states men, a leader In progressive causes, and yet It may ' turn out that his position has been no pro tection to him. Those who know tha crime situation know that even It gangsters did not "get" Robins, they are easily capable of It. Motives T Tha motives do not have to be very great to provoke the ruthless lords of tha underworld who have police and courts and politicians In their power. Tha shocking thing about tha Robins affair la that the kidnaping possibility Is so entirely probable. s Tha publlo wants to be taken beyond tha horl (on by its entertainment says 0. P. Putnam, now a movie mag. That shows what a clever man can do to disguise tha fact that the publlo la being taken for a ride. Ex-Governor Bilbo of Mississippi recently said he would kick Huey Long off the front pages If be Is elected to Congress. Now he Is being swamped with letters from well-wishers. That Chicago outfielder who played 18 Innings without a fielding chance the other day ahould thank his lucky stars he is In baseball. In big business, he would have been laid off by the end of the fourth inning. At last the Japanese have fully explained what the fighting In Manchuria was all about. The Japs wanted to take Manchuria from the Russians and give it to China. WHAT OTHER EDITORS THINK STREAM POLLUTION (Salem Capital-Journal) HETHER or not, as In some parts of the Indus trial east and midweat, our streams are to be come sewers or remain rivers is one of the questions that Oregon must settle In the near future. As yet our factories are few, the pollution they cause Is relatively small, and there Is little Inclination to ham per Industry bv COfltlv VftatrleHn,, multiplies, unless anti-pollution measures are enforced, win oecome unnc lor use and fish life ex terminated by the poisons, chemicals, refuse snd town sewerage. In fact the report made a year ago by scientists at the Instance of the mayors' conference, showed that the Will m ft 1 I,. innr.. . .. . - .u ... " -. i,nu in lull y L orgenio Impurities that oxygen available for fish life has been entirely consumed when the river la at low .. j , .ui , - . . Bui"i imuiins nas Dean compuisorny abandoned. Some of Its tributaries are in similar plight snd other struma ammlTv nnllitf nn with the advance of clviliietlon are unfit without treatment tor water supply. Mnifern annll.nM. I-- I it.. ...... HH-uv.a auu uiamfciisi reuunr pollu tion unnecessary, snd the coat Is not excessive. WASHINGTON LETTER By RODNEY DUTCHER (NEA Service Writer) By RODNEY DUTCHER NEA Service Writer WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. The five-day week as proposed for employes of tha federal government has blossomed Into a complete flop. And that, one may add, to the huge relief of nearly all of Uncle Sam'a workers. It wasn't the kind of a five-day week which Is commonly advocated for Industry as an unemployment remedy or the type of scheme any workor would accept uuless he had to. For tho government clerka It would have meant s larger aalary out and entire loaa of anything resembling vacation!. wnen the economy act became effective it was President Hoover's plan to tie up the furlough plan with the fire-day week, apparently with the idea ot encouraging Industry to adopt the short week and of obtaining any political credit that might come from the adoption of a forward-looking employment policy. xne act province compulsory furloughs of 24 paylesa daya a year and aa the government workera have a Saturday half holiday It seemed rather easy to spread tha furlough time through the year and give each employe Saturday and Sunday off. e e e President Thomas E. Campbell of the Civil Service Commission, who represents Mr. Hoover In matters of personnel policy, after a series of conferences recom mended the plan to the White Home In principle. Uproar followed fnat. The five-day week which labor had always urged waa one which would Involve no pay cut or the giving up of any advantage. Here was a five-day week for which the employe would nay In full through a aalary cut and would lose all rlghla to any vacation, as his 24 furlough days would be takan up in half Saturdays. Not only would the vacation principle be abolished, but an employe who had to be away a week or more In case of a fam ily death or similar call, instead of being able to take leave when needed, must go without pay for the period of absence and slill take the full pay cut Most em ployes have to take time off at some period in the year, ao the probable loss was obvious. It was argued that the government would be aettlng a very bad rather than good example, en the theory that every white collar worker waa entitled to a two week vacation with pay. Some of the stronger men In the government In cluding Secretary of the Treasury Ogden Mills, balked Immediately, pointing out that many branches ot the government dealing with the public such aa the postal service couldn't possibly go in on a plan to make Saturday a universal holiday. Tha Commerce Depart ment was strongly opposed. Federal ageneiea dealing with hanks, Institutions such as hospitals snd prisons, and many others had to be counted out st the start see So many objections and complications appeared that eventually only two good-slaed agencies sdopted tht plan. The Civil Service Commission put It In force be cause Hoover wanted It. The Department of Labor adopted It, presumably becauae Secretary of Labor Doak, alwaya eubaervicnt, was amicus to please the president Then along came Comptroller General McCarl snd threw the final monkey wrench with a ruling that the flre-day week couldn't bo normally applied that If It were established tho employes must lose one-eleventh ot their salarlea Instead of the one-twelfth reduction under the straight furlough plan. It seemed that Congress, In the economy bill, had stipulated that bureaus could have the five-day week If the com pulsory furlough were made 2(1 days Instead of 24. Thus the federal employee would not only be taking a pay cut. They would also he charged a premium for the privilege of losing their vacations. That gave the Civil Service Commission a chsnce lo esse out and Its employes were permitted to have, a referendum on the proposition. Of course, they voted it down. At la it reports Secretary Doak was still Insisting IhM tag deuirtneBt would stag aa th fiffdag weak, I SIDE GLANCES "Don't talk te me about dry weather when I think what It's done to my fairway shots " MENTAL ABNORMALITY CANNOT BE GIVEN CREDIT FOR GREATNESS OF MIND (Editor, Journal of American Medical Association ,and ef Hygeia, the Health Magazine) JOMBROSO, famous Italian crlm inoligist, set up the theory that all men of genius are either actually or potentially insane. He compiled a last of noted men of distinction who became Insane or who were in some degree sbnormaL Among the list s:a Nietzsche, Rous seau, the poets Soutbey and Cowper, the composers Schumann and Gounod and Edgar Allan Poe. Lombroso also listed many geniuses who bad border land defects. In a recent review of the subject, Prof. W. B. Pillsbury listed many men of great distinction who had speech defects. Among those listed aa atam merera wero Demosthenes, Aesop, Aristtole, Virgil, Erasmus, Charles Lamb, Darwin, Cbarlea V, Lombroso also listed a great many people who were left-handed, but there la atill aome question as to whe ther anyone, except a left-handed baseball pitcher, ia to be considered abnormal. The great philosophor Schopenhau er had pathologio fears and delusiona of grandeur, aa did also the Ruaaian novelist Gogol. Of course, much de pends on one's definition of what eonatitutea gonius or talent and also on the definition of insanity. A care ful atudy ot the aubject would seem to Indicate that an occasional man of great ability may -have been inaane, but under such circumstances he is probably competent In spite of his abnormality rather than becauae of it The philosophers may be omitted immediately from the category of in sanity ;tholr philosophies may have attracted attention because they were different rather than because ot any extraordinary gonius shown in the conceptions. Some of the great leaders ef the past believed that their work was due to the fact that some higher powei within them was merely using their voice. This wns the reflection of the ancient belief in habitation of the body by spirits snd demons. The mod ern psychologist Kretschmer believes that talent and capacity are necessary if a man is to be successful, but that a slight touch of Inanity ia necessary to raise him out of tho inr.ny who are also successful, if he is to be really distinguished. An analysis made of the lite ot the great German leader Goethe chows that he passed through periods of ex citement at regular intervals of seven years. Each of these periods waa marked by a great fervor for writing poetry or dramatic worka, and a mark ed propensity to fall in love. Between periods he waa subject to hypochondria and piety. Under modern Santa Clara Aid To Present Play SANTA CLARA. Sent. IS. (Spe cial) The Ladiea' Aid society will present a play Thursdsy evening. Sept. 13. at 8 o'clock at the commun ity hall, entitled "The Ladles of Cran ford." The cast: Miss Matilda Jen kins, the rector's daughter, Mra. H. A. Sims; Misa Mary Smith, her visitor, Mrs. Nat Hart; Miss Jessie Brown, a new resident. Miss Edna Bennett; Miss Tole. a friend to Miss Jenkyns, Mrs. C. E. Hart; Mrs. Forrester. born a Tyrrell, Mra. H. R. Emerson; Miss Betty Barker, a retired milliner, Mrs. Milo Hart: the Hon. Mra. Jam- leaon, a leader In aociety, Mrs, J. T. Hennett: Martha, maid to Miss Jen kyns, Mrs. A. V, Thompson: Peggv, maid to Miss Barker, Mrs. Phillips; Mrs. Purkis, county womsn, Mra. Swcsey; Little Snssn, her daughter, Jean rhillipa; Jennie, a country girl, LUe Virvingla Hart. The Parent Teacher association will give a reception for tho trachera Fri day evening at 8 o'clock at the Com munity hall. Robert Bennett has left for Port land to take hia former position for three or four weeks. His mother, Mrs. J. T. Hennett. and Misses Jen nie and K.lna Bennett and Miss Mil dred Williams accompanied him, re turning the ssme ilar. - SUMMER PRICES On our coal and briquets are low. We will sell at these pricea during September only. Place your orders now. TWIN OAKS Lt'MBF.R CO. ftu High Street classification this would be called a cyclothymic mental disorder. It has also been called circular insanity. Prof. Pillsbury feels that genius represents a desirable departure from the normal and insanity an undesirable departure from the normal. It cannot be denied that some forms of genius may be related to Insanity, but there are so many fnctors in genius besides insanity that mental abnormality can not be given the credit for being the basis of genius. you venture to disagree with me, well, language Just simply cannot express the intolerance thus generated. If you ask me, my peraonal opinion based upon 20 years ot observation of socialism, is that It la not a political economy at all, but from what I have aeen of It and Its devotees. It Is In stead a very intolerant pagan religion, foatered in evolution, nourished by corruption In exiatlng politics, and by the discontent resulting from wide spread poverty. In bigotry and seal, and intolerance of dissenter's opin ions, it is exactly like a fanatical religion. If some of you gentlemen who de plore the process ot getting all bet up when fundamental American insti tutions are verbally degraded to the very dust, would only realize it, there are millions of American people yet to whom the constitution is sacred in a certain senae of the word. Not all are ready to call it Junk or foaails. There is also a vast difference in amending and scrapping. But social ism ia naturally iconoclastic. Nothing is exempt, nothing escapes its smash ing hammer, whether marriage, church, religion, state, education, or even personal liberty of opinion, all thlnga muat be smashed, melted, end poured into a mold of Godless evolu tion, in which syndlcaliaed man Is all sufficient unto himself. It is a crowning deception, a last final effort of humanity to save itself, and leave God completely out ot tho matter. It is another futile attempt to break the prophecies of God, which predict In no uncertain manner that the fifth universal empire will be the Empire of God. Prophecy Bays "They shall not cleave one to another, even aa iron ia not mixed with clay," and it re mains to this day a faithful picture of the humanity of our time. Coop eration ia the heart and aoul ot com munism. But God says we haven't got It! Here Is one thing the hammer cannot smash. You've got to stick together to bring about the Utopia. But aticking together is not a human quality. DAVID A. MINICK. Elmo Chase Attend Meeting at Toronto Elmo Chase of the Chaee Gardena of this city is attending the annual convention of the International Flor ists' Telegraph Delivery association at Toronto, Canada. More than 2(100 florists fro msll parts of the world sre in attendance. Almost an entire day will be given over to the introduction of new flower styles. Mrs. Bert Schiller MacDonald of Chicago, arbiter of what is proper in floral wear and usages of flowers, will head a corps of artists in this phase of the proceedings. Election of officers will be an other Important part of the proceed ings. Tommy Luke of Portland, Ore., two-term president, will relinquish that high office to one of two nomi nees either Frank Baker of Utlca, N. Y., or Otto Lang of Dallas, Texas. Brixnut Filbert Tour to Be Held The annual field tour of the Pacific Coast Brixnut association will be held Saturday, Sept. 17, leaving the end of the St. Johna bridge at 9 a. m., ac cording to word received here by local growers of filberts. The first stop will be ths Mason and Gatton orchards near the new Portland incinerator, theneo to Vond dernhe plantings east of Oregon City; thence to Oregon City for lunch; then to Stout orchards st NewbwTl to Bocchus plantinss ttuSi Those unable te i,;. Y.umJ Portlond can Join later h. ,N Molalla road Just out.ld, 11 avMsHiBaassBB NORGE Rollator Refrln...... Priced from S149.50 to tuJ n 1 -r. .. . Headquarters Vanilla Flavoring, will not cook our, large bottle If ,,.eV 88 East Broadwiy PAUL D. GREEN la Now Located In Hi, NEW POPULAR PHld 837 Willamette 8t T" T MAIL BAG SAYS MR. MINICK JTTJLA, Ore. (To the Editor) It is marvelous to behold the action and speed with which a fellow gets re joinders when he ventures to rup the impudence and arrogance of certain social-minded folk, who know just what ia the matter with the world and how to run It. Apparently, to differ in opinion with one of these parngons ot political wisdom is to manifest your complete' and hopeless state of Ignorance. You simply must not be lieve anything you see, read or hear, if it in any way differs from their views on Russia or socialism, or you have been the dumb dupe ot capitalist propaganda. In short agree with me, and you are aenslble and wise, but if 've known some lovely girls to offend this way. It's so care less not to wash underthings after every wearing. We all perspire at least a little ' every day; and perspiration in your lingerie is sure to betray you. Why risk it? In no time with Lux you can be sure the perspiration acids and odors are all gone. Lux keeps your dainty things fresh and colorful, and they wear longer, too. You know, anything safe in water alone is safe in Lux." i f'tk' "She doesn't realize l- A how perspiration stir "If she did she'd never wear under things a second day" 71 LUX for underthings keeps them like new in spite of frequent washin SEPTEMBER BRINGS NEW HORDES OF FLIES "The Housefly or filth fly... is not only an intolerable annoyancc.but is positively dangerous to health!" Jl carries disease germs "to the dining room and kitchen where it promenades on your food and mine." CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH Special Bulletin No. 20 KILL TEM DEAD WITH o ronite FLY KILLS MOSQUITOES, MOTHS, ANTS AND OTHER INSECTS OIL COMBANY OF STANDARD
