SATURDAY, JANUARY
BUREAUS IB?
ILB
To the Editor: A few days affo
In removing tome old newspaper!,
my notice was attractel to an ar
ticle appearing In a copy of the
Journal published during the re
cent cold spell, having to do with
the apparent variation in dally tern
peratuie between galem and Port
land. In thU artljle reference was
B ade to tha difference In location
of the thermometers, the one as
j-art of tho equipment of the U.
B. weather bureau elation being lo
cated on top of a tall building,
where It was presume tho tem
perature would bo modidei by rad
iation of artificial hert, while at
this pjint no such influence was
In evidence.
As an ex attache of the United
States weather bureau and a for
mer student of meteorology, I
trust I may bo pardoned for a few
comments on the subject, not as a
means of criticism of the remarks
made In your paper, but merely to
point out the reason for thi gen
eral location of theremometers
used bv the bureau on top of tall
buildings, and which is the general
practice.
Location of Instruments
At the time I was attached to
tho action at Milwaukee, Wiscon
sin our instruments were located
on tho roof of the Mitchell bulld
IiifT, one of the tallest buildings in
that city and in nearest proximity
to L:iko Michigan, from which a
clear sweep of the wind was ap
parcn: during many days each
month.
The ' weather bureau thermom
eter, which are tested for accur
acy and read to the tenth of a de
gree, corrections api'Mo-d for any
instrumental error whore found by
comparison with an accurate in
strument in tho instrument divis
ion at Washington, I). C, so far as
the accuracy of tho instruments
weed Is concerned, they are con
sidered very accurate, and records
therefrom aro accepted officially.
There is a very wide variation in
the readings of ordinary there
mometers used by private individ
uals, and readings therefrom
should not be accepted as accur
ate. Reasons For Locations
As regards the apparent varia
tion in temperature between this
point and Portland, permit me to
say that the Government instru
ments are located in an Instru
ment shelter, provided with slats
for tho free passage of the air and
they are protected from the sun'e
rays and any upward movement of
artificial heat from any nearby
source, where such heat would poe
sibly affect tha tlvrem.imetcrs.
If a number of theremometers
wero located near tho ground sur
face in various parts of a large
city, there would be a wide varia
tion of readings of what wo call
the minimum thermometer, that
which record the lowest temper
ature. This thermometer cjntain
tng spirits of alcohol, a s.nall metal
Index rests at the head oi tno ai
cohol column. As the temperature
falla tho alcohol "s-hiinks"
draws toward the bulb. Tho metal
index is adhesive to the alcohol
column, so to speak, an 1 is drawn
downward also. When the temper
nturj again rises, the alcohnl risee
in tho tube and flows past tne in
ilex. aving it i:i the position U
win -Jt, was drawn, thus in-licat
int.liW4 e?t temperature durinf
the tvUft. "To place a number of
thes) thermometers in various
places, some on tha proun.1, some
on window part way up a tali
building, ami tho others on top
of tha buildings, many of them
would be influenced by radiation
from these building, and others
located on the ground, would be
to protected from winds that they
would not show true temperatures,
while tho.e located In tho proper
shelters euch as the Government
instruments aro located in, and sta
Uoned at tho highest points avail
able where they are exposed to the
free circulation of ar, would cn
tho whole show the most accurate
temperatures for the points tndl
cated.
Salem Location
Wo at Salem are of course lo
cated in a valley and farther from
the ocean's influence than points
north and northwest, of course but
a comparatively few miles farther
than Portland, but while here the
usual valley temperatures prevail,
that ia. the colder air always set
tles in a valley and rises in the
hleh land?. The section about
Portland while not Influenced by
a greater elevation than to the
south thereof, comes more within
the influence of a vast area cover
ed by water which doea not freeze
during our coldest weather, thus
Its Influence naturally is felt, and
more so tha closer we approach
!U shores. The heat received by
the water surface warms It but
slightly; for convection currents at
ence arise "where the water has
act everywhere the same warmth
and the heat Is transferred by
leans of these currents to cooler
portions of the water. Heat is
also imparted by the water sur
face to the air, and Is radiated
ntward Into space as from a land
surface, although more feebly, be
sause the surface of the water is
soolcr; but the amount of heat re
turned lo the air by reflection
from the water surface 1 a very
tmoortant part of the whole
mount communicated to the air.
Sock True Averag
For the purpose of arriving at
the true avenge for the adjacent
reel on, I will endeavor to explain
the most accurate method. The
difference in the temperature for
adjacent places Is much more
eenatint nuantlty than are xne
absolute temperatures themselves.
For instance, suppoie that the
temperature has been observed at
two neighboring places at the
ne for the last ICO years, end at
the othsr for only the last ten
years then the best way of ob
taining tho true average tempera
ture of the second place Is to find
tho avernm temperature at both
place during the same ten years,
nr,i t.tke iW; difference between
17, 1925
RENN1E
aW r iWi
?4H 7 4 ' 14
Lfllian and Dorothy Glsh. cinema luminaries, have their Jewels at last, but the faulty memory dip
played by Jamos Ronnie, actor-husband of Dorothy, cost him $12,900 for his failure to declare to New Yorl
customs officials Jewelry which the Glsb family bad purchased In Italy. The gems wero seized and Rennu
secured them, after six weeks, so that the film actresses could wear them for Christmas, only upon pay
ment of a check for the amount of duty demanded. "I clean forgot about declaring them," be explainer
the two; and this difference ap
plied to the averago for the one
place for 100 years wll give the av
erage temperature for tho second
place much more accurately than
it has b:en determined from the
ten years' observations alone. In
he event that the records for the
older station do not go back as far
as mcntioaed, take th3 record as
far back as it doej go and calcu
late the same as I have mentioned
for the longer period.
Aa a general average, I am of
the opinion that, taking Into con
sideration all natural conditions as
I have stated, that the cllmatolog-
cal conditions of this section com
pare favorably with tho most fav-
crcd part of the north I'acific
coast region, and much more so
in fact, that sections considerably
farther south In our own state,
due to a considerable excess of
elevation and lack of oceanic In
fluence. F. J. RUPERT.
USED CARS PROVIDE
REAL RECREATION
'Back of a good many used car
purchases Is the desire ou the part
of the father t give his children
what the need, ' eays Mr. right,
manager of the Certified Public
Mtor Car Market. "When the lit
tle bodies are growing, the little
eyes popped wide open seeing ev
erything, and the little minus de
veloping; then is when children
must be takeu away from the
home atmosphere occasionally, to
breathe different air, to &ee new
sights, to think new thought, and
to formulate new Ideas.
'It isn t lair to them just be
cause of a personal prejudice or
mistaken sense of pride to deny
them Le wonderful opportunities
for mental and i hystcal progress
which the certified used automo
bile offers."
Tin "Pint Kin Dead
New York, Jan. 17. Daniel
Gray IMd, known as the "tin
plate king," iMcd today at bib
home here of pneumonia.
Seventh Dav Adventists
Seventh Day Adventist Church;
corner Fifth cud Gaines, N. Salem,
N. C. Krntson, pastor. Sabbath
school at 10:30 and preaching at
11:30 a. m. The young people's
secretary of the conference, Elder
J. L. McConaughey, will be with!
us over the week end. There will1
bo a meeting Friday at 7:30 for
the young people. He will alsoi
speak at 11:30 Sabbath morning.
Would like to have all the young
people be present.
The subject for the Sunday
night lecture will be. "Tho Great
est Coming Event of tho Twen
tieth Century. What Is It?" The
church Is well tilled every Sunday
night. Many are enjoying these
up-to-the-minute lectures. If you
have not listened to one of them
you do not know what you are
missing. Pure straight gospel and
common sense. Elder J, L. Mc
Conaughey oi Portland will sing
some of his soul inspiring solos.
Bring your friends. 7:30 p.m.
Exnlosion Kills Two.
Chicago, Jan. 16. Bodies of
Frank Kerda, watchman, and Rue
sell Watson, chauffeur, were lik
en from a burn'ng building of
Frank S. Lewis, varnish manufac
turer after an eiosion today.
Every gift a man poee-wwes Im
plies an obligation to the lees
gifted.
Grandmother Knew
77ier Wat Nothing So Good for
Congttlion and Coldt at Muttard
But the old-fashioned mustard
plaster burned and blistered while it
acted. Cet the relief and help that
nustard Blasters cave, without the
plaster and without the blister.
Musteroie does it. It is a clean.
white ointment, made with oil of mus
.ard. It is scientifically prepared, so
jiai it worKS wonacrs.
Gently massage Musterole in with the
Inger-tips. See how quickly it brings re
let how speedily the pain disappears.
Try Musterole for sore throat, bron
zhitis, tonsillitis, croup, stiff neck,
isthma, neuraltria, headache, corges
ion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago,
xiins and aches of the back or joints,
;prains, sore muscles, bruises, chil
Mains, frosted feet, colds of the chest
.it may prevent pneumonia).
ToMoihmt Musterole is also
tnade in milder form for
babies and small children.
Ask for Children's Musterole.
33c and 65c, jars and tubes; hos
pital sue, ao.w.
BSD
Better f Aon mmtard plain
AlSH
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To the Editor: In this ever-
lusting struggle between right
and wrong, 1 wonder if those re
spectable (?) inhabitants who are
opposed to th3 18th amendment
realize what a glorious time they
would have if all of the abnormal
inhabitants of the United States
who are with them agreed on that
subject were with them isolate! to
the most fertile BPOt on earth. In
size commensurate to their num
bers, and given free rein to gov
ern themselves as they wished.
This buuk stuff about the great
prosperity enjoyed when hops
were converted into swill here in
Oregon may go down with come
people, but with those who remem
ber the 7 -cent price, it's a case of
disgust. There may be a few iso
lated cases where there waa a real
.success made by raising hops for
maiUet, and no one has yet point
ed out to me a iuu per cent bop
raiser who has raised a 100 per
cent American family, nor
plained why some of the hop rais
ers quit this flourishing business
yeare before the 18th amendment
was made a law.
The deadly ite of the rattle
snake is preceded by the warning
rattle, and the public is fully in
formed regarding intoxicants,
hence the similarity. Tho bite of
the copperhead snake Is as deadly
as is the bite of the rattler, but is
not preceded by any warnin;
which may be likened unto the
pious 2 per cent American citi
zen who tries to harm our const!
Ltuion. No one has any desire to
interfere with any agricultural or
manufacturing project eo long ar
tho products thereof are not used
to cripple or destroy the people or
their institutions; but when the
foundation of our government is
endangered then all those who are
moro than 2 per cent American
will rally round the flag.
As to the national legislative
farce, the people seem lo be well
satisfied with their boozing
servants, else they would not re
elect thorn by such gratifying ma
jorities. Would eurBCflt that their
number be reduced by one-half
and insist on service, or recall,
have no desiro for notoriety, but
if necessary will uphold, in publU
what Is here set forth, as becomes
an American. SUBSCRIBER,
To the Editor: As a subscriber
to The Journal, I wish to exnrcis
my appreciation of your excelljnt
editorials. You eure have the
backbone to come out and show
where you stand, especially on the
up to date topics of the day. Your
editorial of January 14 hit fie
nail of tho head.
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
GEMS
1 am more than pleased to see
we have one paper in this city that
stands or right, liberty and justicc
in this country, something that it
slipping from us very fast. Why
all this Intolerance? Is the world
growing full of fanatics? Why
not let people alone eo Ions'
they do not infringe on you? But
no it eeems to. There is a certain
class In this country that is try
ing to force eve yy one to do as thuy
wish, regardless ol right, liberty
or justice.
There is only cne kind of law
enforcement now all others ar
Insignificant. Autos kill mor
people in one year than all the
liquor ever killed In ten years aud
still go on killing with very Utile
attention paid to It, but let some
poor man have a little liquor on
his person which has hurt no one
and which he had had a right fur
all these centuries, he Is given a
$500 fine and six months in Jail
for tho most henious crime on
earth, but the sped fiend can do
his 40 or 50, endangering people's
lives, he gets a ?5 or f 10 fine, and
seldom that.
Why don t the liquor fanatics
and Governor Pierce fine him
$500 and six months in jail? I'll
tell you why. Because there
would be no political job In it for
them. It ie not justice they want
it is office and to be on the popu
lar side.
No wonder crime is on the in
crease. Where are all our empty
jails, asylums, prisons and smaller
police force we were promised ?
Just the reverse has taken place
and taxes have continued to climb
until they have become unbear
able. I remember when Sale:n
had tws policemen and one night
man; when there was a dozen sa
loons and everything wide open
and not half the crime we have
now. What is tho matter? En
act a few more fanatical laws aaJ
take what littlo liberty thero 1h
left from tho people and we will
havo to double our police forco,
asylume and prisons.
SUBSCRIBER.
Salem, Or., Jan. 15.
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SALEM DEFEATS
CORVALLIS BY
SCORE 29 10 18
Salem took another win lui
night when they defeated the Coi
vallls jaskelball team on the lo
cal door by score ot 29 to IS.
Tha game waa one of the fatnt
played on the local floor this year
with the winner In doubt until
the last quarter when Salem hit
their stride.
Ellis hit the basket In the first
few minutes ot play followed with
two points gained from free
throws at the end of the ft rat
quarter the score stood 7 to 2. but
in the second quarter Corvalllti
started ringing long shots and the
crowd that packed the gymnasium
to the ceiling waa kept at high
pitch with one side in the lead
only to have the other come back
and tie it. The half ended 11 to
11( but Corvallis committed a foul
which Ashby converted and the
score was 12 to 11. In the sec
ond half the scoring was about
even, but in the last quarter Sa
lem garnered point after point and
ran the score to 29 to 13 when
Huntington sent In several substi
tutes. The substitutes were uii'
able to score but they held the
visitors down to five points.
Hcenan and Kills starred for the
locals while Gault, Tippery and
Hawlings starred tor Corvallis.
A preliminary game between
the high school second team and
the United States National batik
ended In a victory for the high
LChool by a score ot 16 to 11. The
score at the end of the first half
stood 11 to 7 la favor ot the sec
onds. Tonight Salem will go to Silver
ton to meet the high school team
there. The game last year was a
NEW PIANO $265
We bought the entire stock of
Peters Music House. Dig Sale
on entire stock. All new pianos.
Easy Terms.
Geo. C. Will. 432 State Street
Dr. B. H. White
Osteopathy Surgery
Electronic! Diagnosis and Treat
ment (Dr. Abram's method).
Office Phone 8S9 or 469-J
" 60S U. 8. Bank Dklg.
walkaway for 'he locale, but re
ports from Sllvertoe say they have
a good team and they are expsct
Ing to give the red and black a
hard run for their money.
The lineup for last night fol
lows:
Hcnan (12) .F..
(7) Gault
(4) Itawliugs
. (7) Tippery
Murt'.a
,,,, C Kmttn
Miller
. Baling
Ellis (9) P.
Drager J (4)....C.
nrager R (2)..0.
Ashby (2) 0.
Lyons ..S
Nash S....
Hansen S
Ollngcr S
$700 PLAYER PIANO $295
In perfect condition. Has big
selection of rolls.
Terms only 110 a month.
Geo. C. Will. 432 State Street
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