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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1925
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Bulbs and Bureaucrats
Narcissus and bulb importers and flower lovers generally
are flooding Secretary of Agriculture Jardine with protests
against the decree of the federal horticultural board declaring
that after January 1, 1926, no more narcissus bulbs be
imported from Europe, except for propagating and scientific
purposes.
The board bases its action upon the claim that narcissus
bulbs are likely to bring over from Europe certain insects, in
particular eelworms and narcissus flies, which, it is feared,
might attack field crops, especially onions. To prevent pos
sible danger to onion production, it purposes to deny to home
gardeners and apartment dwellers of the nation the enjoy
ment of 80,000,000 Dutch and French narcissi which were
imported last year for use in gardens and greenhouses and
for flowering in bowls of water, on living room tables.
This deprivation would continue indefinitely, since the
present America production of narcissus bulbs is much less
than 1,000,000 and department experts say it would take
years for it to equal the amount now imported.
A congressional investigation of the actions of the horti
cultural board is demanded and the charge is made that it
offers the worst example of government by bureaucracy the
nation has yet experienced. The board is composed of five
unknown employes of the department of agriculture and its
assumption of authority practically unlimited.
The board shuts off importations of field, vegetable and
flower seeds, regardless of their importance to the commerce
or agriculture of the country. It has shut off imports of
trees, shrubs, roses and other plants for resale to the people
of this country, depriving them of the newer varieties
developed in foreign lands and forcing upward, sometimes
trebling the prices of similar merchandise produced at home.
Having forbidden the free entry of these plants, it can and
does give permits to import the forbidden goods, thus
enabling the fortunate recipient of its favors to build up a
profitable business in embargoed goods.
The transactions of this board are not public; its records
are kept secret. No regulations binding on the board govern
its issuance of permits. Before it, the citizens of this country
arc not equal. One can receive what another is denied.
The narcissus embargo has brought to a climax the fight
against the board brewing for the past six years and nlso
emphasized the tremendous growth of government by
bureaucracy.
"I'll admit that I was perfectly
mad about blm. He Is awfully at
tractive, and so well, he makes
you feel as If you'd never known
any man in the world before, some
how. I was lonely and unhappy
and my world Just revolved around
him,
"it was understood between ua
that If she divorced htra we'd be
married. He was still more In love
with her than with me he will al
ways care more for her than for
anyone else In the world. But I
didn't mind that. I was willing to
he. content with any little scrap of
affection that he'd give me.
He went to Paris aflor her, and
sat here and waited for him to
como home. I even made part of
my trousseau myself wanted to.
you know.
And then then he came home.
ana lost nis head over you.
Now do you wonder that I was
dl.saKrec-ahle to you that night
when you and he were dining to-
gemer at tno restaurant where I
wa .' Can you blame me?"
"Oh, no no, of course not
ymnia crieu. "Oh, I'm so sorry.
it I had known "
"It wasn't your fault. Noel wa
the one and after all, if he cared
more for you than he did for
me "
They talked for the rest of the
nomine, and when at lost Cynthia
rose and went to her drc.H3inE-room
to get ready for a motor trip out
to the country club for luncheon.
she took her letter with her, and
burned it in the little fireplace be
fore she dressed.
"His heart Is like a bargain coun
ter," she told herself. "It's all rem-
ants, and first one woman and
then another comes alone and
Icks out a little piece that she
thinks she likes, and can get at a
discount."
And when Noel phoned her that
evening she had the maid say that
she was not at home.
Plans For Marriage
Of Two American Girls
To Foreign Nobles Fail
Monday Lmiclln Steps In.
New York, Aug. 8 The mar
rlase plans of two American, so
clety girls and two blue blooded
foreigners have gone awry.
Mtas Kmmellne Marlon Grace,
daughter of Eugene G. Grace, preai
dent of the Uethlehem Steel cor
poration Ih not to wed Sir Michael
William Shelby Bru.:e, adventur
ous young Scottish baronet because
ho Is to marry an Kngiish girl.
Ijispatchen from London last
nftfht said that Sir Michael, a cap
tain in the royal field artillery and
descendant of Robert Bruce, hero
king of Scotland, today would be
come the husband of Miss Doreen
iJalzIel Grcenwald, daughter of
British colonel;
MiKs Grace a eng-igement was
announced last December from her
home In Bethlehem, Pa. It was
celebrated by a ball. Mr. Grace's
secretary from the Bteel magnate's
Hummer home at Southampton, L-
yesterday said Miss Grace's en
gagement waa broken several
months ago and It was known to
her friends here and in London.
Disappointment came to Lieu
tenant Ernest Lardinelll Beccl,
first assistant secretary of the Ital
ian ministry of the Interior, when
he arrived on the liner Providence
yesterday to learn that hts- con-;
ternplated marriage next Wednes-j
day to ML" 3 Nacy Sayles of Paw-
tucket, R. I., had been postponed
indefinitely.
A few hours later Lieutenant
Becci intimated he would return
to Italy without a bride. Miss Say-
thr.t a charge v. ill be filed against
Bingham at once, prubably
charge of assault with intent to
Bingham's Chevrolet car, the
same car that was seen in the
Donald neighborhood and also
panning through Aurora a short
time after the usiitiult, driven by
man with bloo'J 6 taius on his
face, was picked up on a street in
Portland and placed in a garage.
Jt waa found that the Washington
license on the car was fdsued to a,
man named Bingham, although j
under different initials than th.030
iven by Bingham at the hospital.
It has been learned when Bing
ham arrived in Portland he went
to his room, changed his shirt,
called a taxi and was taken to the
Good .Samaritan hospital, walking
into that institution alone. He
le is reputed to be the wealthiest told tho nurses that he had been
girl In Rhode Island. Her mother,
Mrs. Frank S. Sayles gave no rea
son for postponement of her mar'
riage. Lieutenant Becci is a Rom
an Catholfc and MLsa Sayles
Protestant.
Lieutenant Beccl left $27,500 Jn
jewelry, his gifu to the prospective
bride in the hands of custom offi
cials, lie didn't want to pay duty
mi. something he miyht not need
HIDDEN GOLD'S LURE
THOUGHT MOTIVE OF
STAUFFER ATTACK
(Continued from page ne)
shot in an altercation over right
of way by another motorist near
St. Helens.
Sheriff Bower brought Bing
ham's shirt with nim from Port
land. Two bullet marks are plain
with some bloodstains on the shirt
near each one. One of the bullet
holes is In the neckband of the
shirt and the bullet grazed Bing
ham's neck, while the other was
through the right breast of the
shirt, just below a pocket. Bing
ham ia reported to be lying at
ueain s door in ttie hospital.
His condition was so bad Sher
iff Bower was not allowed to talk
to him yesterday, but is satisfied
that Bingham was in the vicinity
of Donald when the assault oc
curred and every indication point;
to the fact be has knowledge of
the assault.
Henry Stauf fer anfl his two
pinster sisters, have lived on the
nliice where the assault occurred
tor 42 years, and he is a highly
lOfcpected rancher of the vicinity.
He was unable to identify Bing
ham, although he ;;iood at his bed
side in the hospital. Stauf fer was
assaulted a3 he opened a barn
door, one of his Assailants hitting
him over the In: ad with a club. He
was dazed, and grappling with his
foes, had no opportunity to get a
good look at them, and as a result
was unable to puss on Bingham's
dontity. j
Earl BTown, room mate of Bing-i
ham in Portland, who had been
arrested by the Portland police.
was released after be established
;i convincing alibi. It developed
he bad known Bingham at Castl
Rock, Wash., but had lived with
him in Portland only about 10
layr,. Ke had secured a job In a
logging camp with another man
and planned to go out on it yester
day morning, hut his arrest delay
ed him.
Bingham also was a logger, but
as near as could be learned had
done nothing during his sojourn,
in Portland.
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To the Editor: Yes, Mr. Bryan be and is many a chamipon with.
ihe great commoner is dead. His
mortal remains now repose on bis
torical Arlington Heights. Ia the
fall of 1871 this writer from th
dome of our national capitol by
the aid of a field glass had a fine
view of this spot. This was an
old fashioned southern dwellin
with the usual wide porch in front
opening upon the Potomac below
The guide stated the huso at on?
time was part of the estate of
General Robert . Lee which was
I believe, confiscated by the gov
crnment.
As to Mr. Bryan. Will his death
work an abatement in the anti-
evolution movement? I should say
it will accelerate ri.
The movement does not .rest
,'kh anyone man nor with ten
The evolutionists by rostrum and
printed book are urging
might propaganda . The recent
debates in San francieco (last
June) between Professor Maynani
hipley of the Science League of
Amerka and two fundamentalist
ministers has aroused a wide in
terest. The debates were steno-
graphically reported and nearly
two thousand copres have been
30U.
This league is represented In 42
states of the union and in nearly
50 colleges, it is stated. I have a
copy of those debates. Have reir.1
it carefully and have noted that
Professor Shipley did not fail to
show his antagonism to the Bible
ind to the religion revealed there
in, which is the fp.ith and hope of
the many thousands of Christians
here, and they will not stand idly:
by rnd he indifferent. There will
word unsheated ready to meet the
toe. fso. The conriict is ou and
will not end tomorrow. The late
Scopes trial is a matter or Inter
national intercut also.
Mr. Bryan is quoted as saying
that evolution is destructive of
Christianity. I!e only could have
meant that it is or might be de
structive of the faith or confi
dence in H in the faith of stnne
rjeliever3, for Christianity itself is
uidestructive.
What now Is Christianity? It
consists of the teachings and other
acts of Jus of Nazareth. These
teachings are acts are so many ot
'.he post:; and pillars, so to speak,
jf the Christian temple. And this
temj.le is a divine structure be
cause its ai'.thur is divine. So
nothing can destroy what is divine.
If evolution: is true it cannot
antagonize Christianity, because It
is also true. If evolution is false
t cannot destroy what is true.
Therefore do not fear. By the,
way Jesus the Genesis story of
creation and primitive marriage.
Mnt. 19th chapter so he indorses
a myth must we believe? Also the
flood of Noah, chapter 4, and the
Jonah story, chapter 12. Now
Jesus indorses these three "myths"
which evolution, ot course, re
jects? Who is right it or Jesus?
B.
West Salem, August 7.
Klamath Heating company, Port
ind, to sell bonds In the sum of
50.000.
DUMB DORA
By Chick Young
ITS' VISITOR'S' 'DAC
AT TJ& CM SCOOT
LA5 : L.S.T
QO OVJEIZ
Political Sports
Iii JacIiHon County the politicians, including the oi'tfimiza-
linnu of both parlies, arc united in a bi-partisan political
organization, camouflaged under the name of Game Protec
tive association. As few of the "sportsmen" hunt and still
fewer fish, the chief objection of the organization is the
pursuit of political spoils, and the emoluments thereof.
Consequently when these spoils are filched long and loud
are the wails of depreciation.
In I!)22, the "sportsmen's" organization, having been
Ku Kluxed, entered into a bargain whereby it agreed to
supHrt Pierce for governor in return for its naming a game
commissioner. The "sportsmen" delivered the goods, but the
governor didn t. The cussings and lamentations only sub
sided when the governor turned the commission over to the
Ku KIux, which took care of the "sportsmen".
Now that the governor has appointed W. L. Finley, a
naturalist, instead of a politician, as commissioner, and the
Klansmen have been ousted from their fat berths, great isl
the grief thereat. So we have the "sportsmen" again
resolutin against the "outrageous action" and all in the
sacred cause of sport. A state-wide organization is proposed
ti) place the game funds beyond the control of unworthy
politician!).
The only trouble with this program is that the politicians
won't permit cither the commission or its funds out of their
hands. The political faction that is out is always seeking in,
and advertising the fact that only by placing it in power
can the situation be saved.
Anglers and hunters could not get less for their money
than under the recent regime, so they can view with
equanimity the situation, convinced that a naturalist and
wild-life lover like r'inley will at least try to do something
more than place Klansmen in office and operate private
hatcheries for profit.
One Wife on Approval
(3 Ily Violet Dare 5
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BRINGING UP FATHER By George McManus
$o??I'l'b,'T RUE 1 TOTw,H(L I I l( I HEAD THM--XOUR. 1 f sep ) 1 I j WHO'S. THE I I iHE. KQK I j VCLU- )F HE. H MADE
THWIWWW "out? V'-H1 FhDliCON DrT o, F,H? UWNINDtO UP HER. MIND HE MWSHT
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rAKNi x UOOGIiE " nen irncy 'sn i Misses, nc uoesn i miss By Billy de Beck
Tvvft .roBW CRUSM- TamiJvJS''., 1 1 ARB TOW GOING- I !'WnvvH J& .'t:'
( Y.MHI T1.K?4
Oynlhia mil down r.trly liio m-xl
ninimiiit to WTlto ti .liin. Hho lind
In in nw -iik nil tho nlnht Itpforo
ninldMK lifi (iI.iiim. she wuld lill
Jhn nil nlu-iit vr rythfin, nnd tht-ti
Bo HWiiy mrni'vliMt (jitlt-tly ntul o
him go n 1m id nnd fu ttlr lu.iitct.
Jti.t lut he liked when he r.Htir
lioinn. She li.'itl iil.idi' u imnldlr uf
hor llfo nnd would Inko no fnithor
hnud In dlri'ctliiR it nficr hv h.itl
left town.
Norl (liti'ilnrr phoned her, hut
n he refund If- w'1 hlin. Hho w ;i
bof;lnnlnff to wonder it hoot Noel
lind hor f-ollnB townnl lilm. When
nhe hud hvon rcru pern ting fnun
hrr ncrldf nl In tho wood!, nnd
NopI hflil beoii bo kind, hor Iwurt
hnd gono out to hlni, filled with
love, llo wnji tho ono mnn In tho
world, no Mr n nho wim concern
co. Hot now, when ho wna not
with hlnr alio could not help won
dorlnir nbout hi in. After nil. nhr
hnd thoijfcht Bhe Invrd Jim, nnd
had bronj niltHkcn. I'crhniM ahc
Venn mifttaKcn nnout ivoei 100.
Hho wii half flnbthe with hor
letter to iher h unhand when Ceclle
dropped (n.
"My dMir, why tn.y In Ih house
nd write letter when il'i uch a
gorgeous tluy!" exclaimed thnt
i'inifT woin.in. (!. me on - U't'n k
out mid hoy ; nmrthinK."
t:nlhi.i f!ioolt her Jio;ul.
fto. I m t.ninff homo tndny.
ioimk all tin- thim: I l;ivn't had
lime lor Intely."
"Oh, iionsiMme, Vou ulny home
too Tiilirl l.ilely; you're Mvfully
l:ilo nn.l thin. i'ynthLi, whiit wor-
ivlntr y,niV"
She brought out the qnention o
Ki.nriny ( Hat he took Cjnthin off
iht ku ird.
rn;ilip to thin of nnv answer
i ymhla .i.niiinei ed : "Why, noth
Iuk nothing nt nil."
"Of roiiito, (f you don't wnnt to
lell me hut I think 1 know. fn
Noel, isn't It?"
lilmdilnK hotly, Cynthl.i .ild mith
in. Ccrlle juhIUmI ruvfully tu!
Went on:
'Cynthl.i, I'm colnc to tHI you
.lomoihliiff that I've never told ny
one elue, You know, of couie, Hint
people lmvo talked a lot nbout Noel
nnd me; they wild that It wna be
muse he went nronnd en much
milh me thiit h wife divorced him
Mll, thnt" wiiMi't true; bIio left
him beciufp her people miule o
much trouble between them. Hut
nhe did ro off to Kurope nnd he
lid go aiounj all the tim with,
mo.
MUTT AND JEFF
What's More Useless Then One Cuff Button?
ly Bud Fisher
f I THOUGHT IT WOUhTbc
THe uiontamcos' cloq
But it's Juvr ami; tacm
f0Nz. 0C (AV CUFP. 6jTtoms
IS MVSSIMG AMD I'M
AFRAlft X'Wfi KISSED I
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GOooe.TOASS C6RTA.Ni; j6F'S POSTING I I A LOOK'. J
UKLUL, THetiC'S ow TH CLUB'S
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