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THE REGISTER-GUARD, "EUGENE, OREGON
angary 13. 1aT
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MATH FOR QUEEN
QUOTH OLD KNIGHTS
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pointed out it's more fun than Hip
ley). Knight II. R. Ooold, who rum the
Eugene city schools In his ssre time,
did not Uwbato the issue of mathe
matics in the high schools but he did
remark quoting frm Mr. DeCou's
own remarks that if it took mankind
1,000 years to Jcnrn to more from one
side of the decimal point to the other,
the schools mteht I pardonpd for full
ins occasionally to cover the whole
field of mathematics in a 12-year
course of study for children.
History Would Help
' This of course brought up the tick
lish subject of the way in which math
ematics have been taught, and it was
generally agreed that there should be
more effort to show its colorful his
tory, as Mr. DeCou had done and to
relate it to the everyday life of human
beings,
; "They had to give me two exami
nations to get me out of high school,"
confessed Warren D. Smith, geog
raphy and geology.
Mathematics, the Queen, is no dull
or selfish mistress, as Mr. DeCou de
scribes her. He took the Knights back
to Biblical times, and to ancient Egypt,
Greece, Home, India to show how
mathematics were developed out of
human necessity.
To carry on trade and the necessary
business of living people had to have
ways of counting and they became
tired of using their fingers and toes
for the purpose hence mathematical
systems. The use of the groupings of
five and ten in counting systems Is
traceable directly to toes and fingers.
The use of twenties (four score and
ten, for instance) goes back to twenty
as the symbol of all the digits of the
body. Groupings by twelves are a bet
ter and more flexible system but they
did not arise till later. ,
Mathematics have been both a bus
iness and a game, for centuries, Mr.
DeCou explained. They have been the
workaday tools of common people and
the diversion of arlttocrats, temporal
and intellectual. They have enablefl
us to know the stars above us, to
steer ships across the seas, survey
accurately the lands we till, to build
the houses we live in, to erect great
monuments, machines. They are the
basis of all music, sculpture. Even
poems fall into mathematical rhythms.
Mr. DeCou exhibited a Chinese abacus
or counting board which Knight-John
Bovard found some years back In an
abandoned gold mine in Nevada. More
than half the people of the world still
use these devices with great skill and
speed and they arc not fundamentally
different from our modern adding ma
chines. "Does the adding machine or calcu
lator do away with the need for first
band knowledge of mathematics "
aomebody inquired.
"Abaolutely not," said Mr. DeCou,
because unless the operator has some
basic understanding of mathematics
the use of these figures can lead to
ntter errors. People who use statis
tics, and we sre using them more and
more every day, must undertsand
them or the rclntions will be all
wrong."
Pythsgorns. the Greek Philolaus, his
pupil, Eratosthenes and his mathemat
ical "sieve," the incomparable Eu
Hid, Almes the Egyptian who estab
lished aitrveyine. Thales, Plato, Arch
imedes whose rkill nearly defeated the
Roman legions, and founded the sci
ence of physics; lllppnrchua, the as
tronomer who laid the groundwork of
trigonometry Iloetbius, forgotten sa
vants of Aruliin and India and China
were paraded by Mr. DeCou in the
long line leading down to Gnuss, Des
cartes, Newton, Quetelet and the mod
erns. The Interested Knights forgot
to ask about Einstein and relativity.
"The Queen is NOT dead; long live
the Queen" would summarise Mr. De
Cou's paper.
Hhe is not cruel Rnd Inhuman, but
ahe does dcniRnd absolute fidelity.
Kducnti'Minlly. It was conceded, that
raises some prohl-ms.
I'r. M, I". Harris, president, wss In
the chair. At the February meeting,
Hermnn Kelirli, secretary of the Lea
gue of Oregon Cities, will be welcomed
as a new member.
BROKER COMMITS SUICIDE
PORTLAND. Jan. 13. Two
self-inflicted bultct wounds ended the
life of Frank S. Clltirrt, .VI, prominent
Portland timber broker, deputy cor
oner G. W. Snook sjiid today. Gil
bert's wife found the body In the bed
room of their home yesterday. 8he
said her hnlunil had been Buffering
from an acute sinus ailment.
The first prnctieal reaper wss built
by Cyrus llnll Mrl'ormick in 1S31,
in an old Ins cabin hlncksmiih shop
on his fnthers farm near Steele'a
Tavern. Yn.
BREVITIES
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dents. The university received its
charter Jan. 10, 1854.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13. UP)
A stranger didn't walk off with
John Isakson'a $2103 in postal cer
tificates after all. Isakson, a logger,
who thought the securities were taken
by a man with whom he was drinkiug
beer, received them back Intact as
soon as police located him. The ?-l'J3
was found by Jess Vogle while he was
aupervislng the remodeling of his res
taurant. A bank book registered to
Isakson was with the certificates.
BEND. Ore, Jan. IX- ?) The
unwelcome visitor who rifled the safe
in the Deschutes county courthouse
several months ago would be given a
job were be available now no one
knows the combination for two new
strong-boxes, purchased at Klamath
Falls, which bare been installed in the
clerk's and treasurer's offices.
BEND, Ore.. Jan. 13. OP) Jsck
Sampsel wanted either a job or a jail
sentence, he told circuit court here,
and for that reason, he smashed a
typewriter in the relief office. He won
the jail sentence two months on his
plea of guilty to willful destruction
of property,
PORTLAND, Jan. 13. W) A plea
of not guilty by Anna Frans Werame
brought an order from federal court
for her trial January 23 on a charge
of offering a $100 bribe to Manley
Strayer, deputy United States attor
ney, in connection with proceedings
last fall upon a judgment obtained
against her husband.
TILLAMOOK, Jan. 13. P The
city of Tillamook reduced ita fire loss
from $3600 in 1033 to $800 for 1031,
the annual report showed today. Prop
erty owners collected $235 in fire in
surance from total risks of $313.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. (P
Many a wife mnkea her husband eat
Itctuce for health, but throws the
vitamina away before 8erving his
salad. The outer leaves, often trimmed
off, are more than 30 timea as rich in
vititmln A as the inside leaves, the
bureau of home eeonqmics said today.
DEGENERATE FIEND
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QPEAKING at a Joint session of House and Senate, President Roosevelt is shown on the rostrum of the House chamber as he delivered his annual
message to Congress, which Included a summary of the record of his administration. Back of the president are seated Vice President John N. Garner
and Speaker W. B. Bankhead. Directly In front of the dais are the cabinet members, with senators occupying the first three rows of seats in the
packed chamber. Outstanding in the address was the rebuke to courts for narrow interpretations of fundamental laws and the call for an Immediate
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film of sandy losm on part of the
mutilated body. Thia, with other evi
dence. Indicated that possibly Charles
waa firat burled in a shallow grave,
later exhumed, and dumped In the
snow just oft a lonely country road
near Everett, Wash,
This theory was aupported by indi
cation that the body started to decom
pose, 4bat this process was halted, and
had started again just before the
corpse was discovered. It was ex
plained that if first buried in the
ground, the body would begin to rot;
that when exhumed and exposed to
freezing nir decomposition would stop
temporarily.
Keen Blade Used
The wound in Charles back was
made with a keen blade and pierced
the flesh about four inches. Charles
had been dead from four to aix days
when found.
From laboratory technique the fol
lowing reconstruction was made of the
crime :
The abductor sped to some remote
hideaway with Charles. This, place
was on the bank of, or near a river
or lake. .
While the kidnaper negotiated with
desperate Dr. William Whitlock Matt
son, Chnrles wna bound about the
wrists, ankles, and part of the time
about the ueck with a medium-sized
rope, either n clothes line or some
thing similar. Thus bound, Charles
wss kept in nil earthen cellnr, or in a
fluoric shack.
When unbound the youngster was
compelled to submit to the ravages of
a pervert.
Little more than a week after his
capture Charles apparently attempted
to flee. Ho had been fed less than
three or four hours before. He was
suffering from badly inflamed lungs.
His abductor chnsed and caught the
squirming child. The youngster kicked
and scratched the kidnaper. Enraged,
and as they grovelled on earth, the
fiend plunged n knife in Chnrles' back.
The blow did not kill. It missed
heart and lungs.
The killer withdrew his blade and
as the blood spurted from the agonized
youngster his nbductor grasper a
crnde weapon either a carpenter's
hammer, or a hatchet with a square
head and smashed in the rear of his
little captive's head.
Frightened by his own brutality,
the killed fled and stayed away long
enough to allow blood from the wounds
to coagulate.
Child Thought Burled
The slayer returned and apparently
buried Charles beneath sandy loam.
Meanwhile he continued to try to
ransom his hostage, now dead.
Despairing of collecting the $2S,000.
the snatch-slayer for some wnrped
reason returned to the grave, dug up
the mutinied body and carried it to
the spot where it was found.
Spurred by $11,0110 in rewards and
growing public indignation, posses,
official and unofficial, searched the
Washington wilds for clues to the
killer. Angry men gathered In groups last
"Lynching Is too good for this j,; nn,i talked openly of mob action
fiend," said Co. (ins. B. Appelmnn, I ,( tuc kidnaper is captured. G-men
friend of Dr. Mnttson. "He should be j ,VPre panning precautions in the event
burned at the stake." they make an arrest. Suspects will
Burial of the kidnaped youth was ; be taken to Seattle or Portland hend
scheduled for today. A private funeral j quarters for safekeeping, it was under
held, 'stood.
EUffiHS
GIVE SUGGESTIONS
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8. M. Calkins,
''torn,,...
reading all the-lurid details and seeing
the pictures that even the most con
servative newspapers publish become
even more unbalanced. One great ser
vice newspapers could do in helping
to solve the problem is to pay less
attention to the details of such crimes.
When they see so much attention
given their crimes they become ob
sessed with the idea of being public
heroes. Another possibility that might
help is to make payment of ransom a
crime, too."
Ira Williams, roofer and farmer
"Put everybody back to work and
you can go a long way toward eli
minating kidnaping through the sim
ple practice of keeping people s mind
and time occupied.'
N. K. Hichens. credit manager "I
vas born in England that's enough.
They don't dicker around there and
hnve long stretched out cases. I think,
too, some of the old Puritan theories
of s little more personal punishment
might work." "
' H. B. Freeland, print shop pro
prietor "Stricter law enforcement
could help. The trouble is however,
that American citizens as a whole do
not do their part in enforcing laws
there's the old gag, you know, of get
ting 'your own ticket fixed, etc'."
W. P. Walter, Y. M. C. A. executive
"I believe that the Important thing
in curbing such crimes is to provide
adequate care for the criminally in
clined people. Until' we realize we
must care for these people perman
eutly and not " turn them loose on
society, we do not stand a chance of
eliminating such crimes.! '
Crosby Owens, insurance man.
"Lynching is too good for anyone like
these kidnapers. We ought to hnve a
Devil's Island, deport them all there
and leave them there!"
tire inceutive for kij'J
ransom. The dfvma. I
should immediate, uktrt
c.ise and announce now IT
som is to be paid; p"
miners and the ... ."41
instantly."
Ralph i Kruse, hotel
major thing to comd,',, L
is how to control c;;. ,.
keep them controls
business to be turned
ifty."
Cnl Bryan, city record,,
opinion It is the breakdZ"1
court system, the proUwJ
tory action thnt -,
Place that is responsiufc.'
deal of our kidnnnin. W
W E. Nukbanm, firi cbW .
lice catch the kidnsn... .T,
there are so manv U.a t
that they can escape bjo,J?
sentence that . .
'" float J
proper respect for the U. 1
n. . uooiu, school ,UWti,J
One of the nio or "l
the kidnaper is th. .... ?N
me rantou J
is a sorrv snprl-n.T. ,. "4
forti made by the police,
uiiu iuo press 10 see thattkit
gets the money he demim,
aim nun me Im,
danger to himself.
n. v.. n inie, superintnidut,
struction. Willnmett. ..!...,.
We encourage kidnapers briij
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ishment by legal trickery.
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You will have to come early if you want any!
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After Feb. j 60 E. Ilth.
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WHAT YOU SHOULD
KNOW ABOUT
FACE PIMPLES
Tnef) disflKiirinff liltlo spoil often
result from a slight, temporary dis
turbance, or merely from Incorrect
cleansing, or sometimes they aro
more persistent due to doeper in
temal causes.
While properly treating" the un
derlying cause, you can relieve the
itchy, burning; soreness and help
your skin by using; an ointment that
will keep the medication in contact
with the pimply spots. Apply It
every night and leave It on all
nlcht. It does a world ef Rood.
For more than 40 years people
have used Resinol Ointment to fill
this need. It soothes the irritation
"and aids healing;. It also treats the
oil pores vrhorn many aurfacs pim
ples start. Washing; first with
Resinol Soap quickens the pleasing
results.
Uuv m lar of Realnnl 01nlms,nt
nd cake of Resinol fcoap from any
druggist. For free nampla writs
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He gave up a THRONE FOR LOVE!
The Monarch of Northumbra sought freedom, happiness. He turned his bock on position,
family and wealth all for a woman; a Canadian-born, golden-haired actress. How did
his life turn out? Read the answer in
KING WITHOUT A COUNTRYGREAT NEW ROMANCE
Beginning Thursday, January 14, in The Register-Guard
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832 Willamette St.
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