THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1925
CapitalJtJournal
Salem, Oroxon
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at 139 8. Commercial Street. Te.'ophone &; News 81
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Beggars On Wheels
Discussing the pest of the flivver hobo, Miss Emma Du
Uouille, executive of the public welfare bureau of Portland,
states that these auto tramps are "living under conditions
which deteriorate their morals, deprive them of community
responsibility, cause the neglect of children, furnish a health
menace and tend to create a class of professional wandering
mendicants" of subnormal intelligence.
The recommendation is made that the chain of Tree auto
camps, organized in the name of community promotion, be
discontinued as they are largely responsible for encouraging
the flivver hobo, whose only worry is gasoline and. who lives
off the country he traverses, with an occasional spell of
work. Official agencies are asked to cooperate in discourag
ing these beggars on wheels, with the suggestion that their
cars be disposed of.
The country is reaping the reward of the uplift, of estab
lishing and maintaining free auto camps, of installing wel
fare work in orchard and farm, both forms of paternalism
calculated to destroy incentive for industry and encourage
idleness. Why work when "others will provide? Why take
care of offspring, when others are on hand to make things
comfortable to educate, to amuse and even to doctor the
family?
The break-beam tourist was never pampered like the
auto hobo has been, so of course the blind-baggage and the
truss-rods have been deserted for the flivver. Free accommo
dations are awaiting at the community grounds, welfare
workers are busy volunteering aid and assistance, a few min
utes pan-handling will buy gasoline, a raid on the farms and
orchards supply food and fruit, .while if necessary, stores
and residences can be looted for clothes and supplies.
Many of the flivver hoboes, particularly those with fam
ilies, consist of that sub-normal element, frequently classi
fied as poor white trash, not by any means vicious, merely
incompetent, a class that always has to be assisted, but un
der the uplift, which especially protects the unfit, is increas
ing phenominally in numbers because of violation of tho
natural law of survival of the fittest. The cheap fifth hand
auto has replaced the old covered wagon as a means of grati
fying wanderlust.
what to any la at night all right,
didn't he?"
Mary blushed, and her aunt cut
In hastily. "What did he say? Any
thing that wasn't wasn't all
right?"
Hilda was angry. "Well, I should
say not," ehe declared. "I guess
I'ut Hamilton s a perfect gentle
man I The fact Is ho was crazy
about Mary. He told me she was
the sweetest thing he'd ever seen.
First thing wo know, he'll ho Ink
ing her away from us cheap skates!
Mary Hamilton sounds pretty,
doesn't it?"
"Oh, Hilda!" Mary exclaimed
"Don't be so silly." But a hope
fluttered up in her heart. She
didn't want to marry him, of
course a man so much older than
he was. Still perhaps
She got the Bhadyslde Club after
some delay; the long distance op
erator told her anlpplly that it was
a locnl call, and the local operator
insisted . that she had never heard
of the exchange. The club at last
fho asked for Mr. Patrick Ham
ilton in a voice that trembled in
spite of her efforts to keep It
.steady.
"He's not here," the switchboard
opc-fritor at the other end replied,
"lie came in a while ago, but I
think he left. Want me to page
him?"
"Why, I yes"
Sho knew that her nunt and Hil
da Lewis were listening to what she
said , wondering what was beinii
said at the other end of the lino.
She felt suddenly Important; for
the first time In her life she
amounted to something, instead of
being ju.it a girl whom people did
n't consider very much o nher own
account.
She wailed for some time, tho
telephone receiver In her hand. At
last Hamilton's voice came to her;
It sounded as If he felt annoyed
at being called to the phone.
Hello! Hello! This Is Pat Ham
ilton," he said.
Oh I this is Mary Waite," i
sho answered.
Who?"
She repeated her name, and add
ed, falterlngly. "The girl you met
last night with Jim Lewis and his
wife. '
"Oh, yes. little Mary. I called
you earlier; did you get the message?"
The change In his voice flatter
ed Mat-)'! she was pleased that he
should feel so differently as soon
as he know that sho was the per
son who called him.
"Was there anything you fipec-
ially wonted to tell me?" ho nsk-
ed. Mary admitted that there was.
n't. "Oh Just called to say hello?
Well, that was sweet of you. Have
n't forgotten abou our luncheon
engagement tomorrow, havo you
He talked for a few moments
more. Mary hung up the receiver
at last, and joined her nunt and
Hilda, a little smile curving her
pretty lips. She tried to smother
tho feeling of uneasiness that kept
troubling her.
Hilda was jubilant.
"What did I. toll you? Wasn't he
glad that you called. him?" sho de
manded, pausing In her descrip
tion of a frock she had seen the
night before nt the teat re. "Let me
ride in your Rolls Royce once in a
while when you'm Mrs. Hamilton,
will you, Mary?"
Mary took rofuge In the room
she shared with Lulu. Hilda's teas
ing annoyed her.
Lulu, who was sitting on the bed
mending a run In a white silk
stocking, looked up as she came in.
"I'm going out with Joe and a
friend of his, the fellow who went
with us last night," she said. "That
girl he had along was a perfect
dud. Want to go with us tonight?
Joe's friend has a "flivver, a road
"No, 1 guesa not; I'm pretty tired
from being up' so Inte last night,"
Mary answered. She hoped Lulu
would not suspect the truth, that
after being Pat Hamilton's guest
at two of .the smartest restaurants
in the city she did not find the pros
Giving and Taking
Offense Is Subject
Of Sermon of Denny
The question of giving and tak
Ing offense was discussed by
Rev. M. Denny In his sermon at
the Bethany Reformed church of
Salem Sunday morning. The es-
sense of his sermon consisted of
a warning "that we do not give
offense to others, especially to
the children, and do not take of
fense, or etumblo at the demands
that Jesus makes of his follow
ers."
Tho sermon was given In Ger
man. Rev. Mr. Denny took his
text from Luke 7:23.
"Tho occasion for the utter
ance of these words.' he said, re
ferring to thu text, "took place
when John the Baptist sent two
of his desciples to inquire if He,
Jesus, was the one that was prom
Ued, or should they expect an
othor. Jesus' answer was not (11-
pect of joining. Joo nnd his friend
particularly attractive.
"Oh, well go on and get your
beauty sleep," Lulu reterted good
naturedly. "I'm going to keep go
ing white I have the chance. Time
enough to stay home nnd put tfold
cream on my face when I'm fifty!"
She put on her stocking, powd
ered her face, which had too much
powder on It already, put on her
hat and departed. Mary was glad
to be alone. Her thoughts were
happy ones She did not mind the
crying, of the Lewis baby upstairs,
or the shouts ot tne children In
tho apartment next door.
Would Pat Hamilton ask her to
-marry him? And if he did, what
would she say?
Tomorrow Lovc'd Throny Path.
rectly yoa or no. He commanded
them to tell John what they saw
and heard while being with Him
and pointed to the well known
passage, Isaiah 35, 5 0.
''It was then that he asserted
that someone was in grave danger
of takiug offense at Him. But
who was it? was it John In priS'
on or his desctplcs? On that
question various opinions aro expressed.
"From this nnd other passages
we learn of the great Importance
Jesus laid on nut giving or toking
offense. He himself was careful
not to become a stumbling block
to others, even in the civic mat
ter of paying tax, when he told
eter to go angling for a piece
of money with which to satisfy
the tax collector's claim.
"But most solemnly does he
warn of giving offense to little
children, to lead them to evil.
(Math. 13, 6.) Paul stresses the
same danger toward beginners
and weak brothren even in tho
matter of eats and drink, as the
customs ot gentle Christians
would therein differ widely from
those of Jewish converts.
"The offense for many, to this
day, is Christ's teaching. Teach
ing that Ho was the son of God,
that He and the father were one.
That man must be born again.
That our love to Him must he
above all the love relations in the
most sacred human ties. That wo
love others as ourselves and even
love and pray for our enemies.
"Then again, the claim that his
perfect life nnd his shameful
death on the cross is the only pro
pitiation tor our Bias Is sometimes
taken offense at, as is the sweep'
Ing away of all efforts of hope for
our self rlgntcousnesi, to winch
man so readily falls.
"Paul says that the word ot
tho croBs of Christ Is to the Jews
(the self righteous) a stumbling
block, and to the Greeka( the wise
and educated) foolishness, but un
to us who aro saved, the powor of
God."
DECEMBER BILLS
" Damon Novarro plays the title
role In the "AtiiUililpmah," whlcn
clone, at the Hellls theatre this
evening. The llay Uo.ils
with a B'rl Hpii :tcd to eea. i he
United States Destroyer swoops
Into action and what follows comes
thick nnd last. You will see nil
of this and lovo thrills In tin
midshipman. Carey Wilson wrote
.Ti. Mificluntnnn": -Christy Ca-
i. ...... n v. McUrew Willis
sccnarized, and Oliver Marsh pho
tographed, it is one or novanui.
best productions.
Other attractions coming during
Hit w-oplc. Tomorrow. Wednes
day and Thursday will bring Con
rad IsaKel in tun-up. kuuuj
Association Vaudeville.
f'nminir n I tiviclions nt the Hel-
lig include Lou Chuney in "The
Tower of Lies"; December 9;
Moroni Olson Players In "The
Ship"; Decemoor 16. DeMolny
nl:iv. "Pnir of Sixes": Jackie
Coogan In "Old Clothes."
Stage lovein will be more than
tli.it Ilia InlmllnMa Knlll
and Dill, America's best loved
cnnu.dv team is scheduled for Sa
lem on December 30. Kolb and
'Dill need no introduction to the
theatergoers of America, having
traveled all over the Uulteti States
several times during their long
stngo experience. Many otlior ex.
cellent bills' are also arranged to
be shown in iho near futuro, ac
cording to the announcement niado
by Archie Holt, resident manager
of tho HolllR theater.
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DUMB DORA
By Chick Young
More Applesauce
The expected supply of political' applesauce for the farm
er in the form of farm relief bills is already making its ap
pearance. Senator Shipstead, Farmer-Laborite of Minneso
ta has drafted a substitute for ftio McNary-Haugen bill,
which provides for a government commission to arbitrarily
fix prices for farm products to insure the farmer a profit in
production, just as the Interstate Commerce Commission
fixes rates for railroads. . ,
In defense of his measure, Mr. Shipstead says:
"I nm opposed to price-fixing as a governmental principle but
tho Administration lies seen fit to protect the price of manufactured
products by tho taritt. Ulg combines, like steel manufacturers, are.
allowed to sot their own prices. The prices of electricity, telephones,
street car rates and railroad rates all aro fixed by governmental
authorities. If this Bystcni Is to bo discontinued entirely then I
would not ask prico fixing Tor the fanner. Hut ns long as It con
tinues 1 soy the farm should have the Bamo advantage as the manu
facturers. Ho can't fix his own prices.
Under the Shipstead bill, a federal farm commission is
created to buy farm products when there is a surplus and
thus maintain a steady market. What will become of the
accumulated surplus, which would probably have to be dump
ed, is not vouchsafed.
The big combines limit production and regulate competi
tion to prevent surplus and slump in prices. The railroad
companies, whose prices are fixed on cost of production plus
n reasonable profit, are selling service, not commodities. If
the farmer would organize to regulate production and con
trol marketing, he could fix his own prices for a profit, but
so long as lie ignores the economic law of supply and demand
and insists on producing more than can be profitably mar
keted, government fixing of prices would only bankrupt the
slate by increasing the surplus.
A political farmer-laborer hits to do something, however,
to justify the name and Shipstcad's bill is not much differ
ent from other dishes ot applesauce presented by other pro
fessional friends of tho farmer.
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It whs nonrly nfter three oVlurk
when AInry reached homo afiei I'nt
Hitmilton's party. Blio stolo into
tho npnrlment quietly, allpped out
of her clothes, ami Into tied with
her couain Lulu, wtth only thu hull
light to see by.
Sho was radiantly hapny. Ham
ilton hnil declared before they
nld pooilnlght that ho knew Iter
well enough to call her by her
fli-irt name and asked for her phone
number, and said ho would call
her tho next morning,
Jter nunt, when bIio told about
the party next day, wna frankly
skeptical about Hamilton's Inten
tion. "That man means no pood to a
girl llko you." she Insisted, as Mary
nindo freflh coffee for herself ami
Lulu nt eleven o'clock. "He's too
old or one thing, Hilda Iewi
ought to be n shamed of herself,
taking you trnisplnff around with
a nmn old enouKh to be your fath
er." "Oh, he Isn't," Mary protested.
"Probably married, too," her
aunt went on. "If he's not he ought
to be, a man his ago. Still, per.
hap" nhe looked at Mary
thoughtully. "There no fool like
an old fool."
Ma ry know w hat was In her
mi ml tho thought that Pat Ham
ilton mlnht bo a possible husband
She turned away angrily. Hhe had
thought that herself, of course
but that una different.
Sho hadn't told her nunt all the
thing ho had said, of coursi
what would she think of her?
Ho telephoned her late that af
ternoon, when sho had given up
expecting him to and had gone
for a walk with Lulu.
"He called from the Shadyslde
Club," her aunt told her; It was
Plain to see that she was Impressed
Sho looked at Mary differently
than she always had, with some
thing very much liko respect In
her eyes, "You might call him
ttiere, I suppose."
"Well, I don't know " Mary
hesitated. Hilda Lewis, who had
come down "to talk over last
night," ns she said. Interrupted.
"Sure; rill him up. Men llko to
have you make a fus over them."
Mary went slowly to the phone.
urged on by her nunt nnd Hilda.
I won't know what to say," she
told them, ns she looked through
the directory for the number.
"He'll know,- Httd told her,
laughing. "Trust him! He knew
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