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Solving the Football Problem-
Agitation to combat the tendencies to over-emphasize
and professionalize football is expected to culminate in action
by the National Collegiate Athletic association at its annual
conference December 130. The suggested remedies comprise:
(1) Limiting pro-season training; (2) limiting the number of
Intercollcglato contests; (3) limiting the number of games played in
other than college stadia; (4) abolishing the so-called athletic
scholarships and impropor proselyting and (t) encouraging Intra
mural games; (6) refusal of educational Institutions to hereafter
employ coaches, trainers, rules officials or others who give service
to or aid the promotion of professional football.
It is admitted that "intercollegiate football has become
so popular and commercialized so seriously as to affect the
chief educational purposes of colleges," but the colleges have
only themselves to blame. When universities pay more for
football coaches than they pay for presidents, as the Uni
versity of Oregon is doing, how can it do other than distort
the prospective of education in young and impresionable
minds?
All evils contain within
own destruction, and college football is no exception. The
professionalism it has fostered has outstripped it and is
establishing itself successfully as one of the great public at
tractions. Thereby it will eclipse college football and put
it back where it belongs, a spectacle interesting only to
alumni and students, a friendly contest between rival schools,
arm that is what it ought to be.
Professional football has evidently, like professional base
ball, come to stay. It's games
college contests, as hard fought, and on the whole much
cleaner. It cannot help but react on college football and re
' lieve public pressure on the
problem.
Tree Vandalism Illegal
In line with the Capital Journal's protest on the wonton
destruction of young evergreen trees for use as street dec
orations in the modern commercialization of Christmas, the
United btatcs 1'orestry bervice
ity and immorality of the
nelp tnemsclves to comters along roadways and on other
people's property, quoting Olson's Oregon laws, section 346,
as follows:
"Whenever any perxoii shall cut down, glrdlo or otherwise In
Juro or carry ott any troo, timber or shrub on tho lanit of another,
without lawful authority, In an action by auch person, If Judgment
bo given for tho plaintiff, it shall bo given for treble the amount of
damages.''
A few prosecutions ending in convictions would do much
to halt the annual destruction of evergreens which add so
much to the beauty of the landscape.
Lost $1,000,000
Governor Pierce, in his .statement on sfntn fimmona A.
clares that the threatened $-180,000 shortage in state revenues
will not materialize if the people vote next November for the
tobacco and tithing taxes held up by referendum, which he
unauiLs win yiem over $izt,uuu lor tne two months after
election. He estimates that other receipts will exceed esti
mates. If this is the case, if the people had voted for these taxes
at the special referendum election provided by the legisla
ture for last September, the taxes would have been in effect
since, and the state been tho recininnt nf gnnrnrimgt.ii,
$1,000,000 taxes, which it has lost because the governor
vetoed the special election bill.
The governor is directly responsible for the loss of this
$1,000,000 revenue, to offset which, it has been necessary to
increase the state property tax to the limit and still, ac-
.uimiij; lo uie estimates ot tne
of sate, a deficiency of nearly
Loves Greatest Gift
By VIOLET DARE
When Pat Hamilton rnng the
door bell and Hilda Lewis hasten
cd to answer It, Mary rushed Into
tho bedroom where the baby Iny
sleeping. Slio had meant to ask
HUdn not to let Hamilton know
sho was there, but had had
chance to do so. Well. nerh;
would have sense enough not to
tell him!
Mary felt that she could not bear
to meet him again. After rushing
out of tho restaurant whore she
had been dining- with him, that
night weeks ngo, pot telling him
that she was going, letting him
think that sho was Just going to
powder her nose and would come
back to tho table how could she
face him after running away from
him nnd going homo nlone as she
had then?
Ho had never telephoned her;
probably he was nngry with her.
Probably ho didn't consider that
sho ought to bo angry with him,
when ho had all but proposed to
hor, not letting hor know that ho
already was married, sho wonder
ed, as she had wondered often be
fore, If ho would ever had told her,
If his friend had not come along
and asked for Mrs. Hamilton.
From her hiding piaco in the
bedroom she could hear Hilda
Lewis greotlng Hamilton nnd tak
ing him Into the living-room; only
a short hall separated the two
rooms, and both doors were open.
"I'm so glad to see you ngaln,"
Hilda exclaimed, "It's been nscs
linco you were here. Tull me, how
did things go In Kt. Louis?"
'Oh, not so well," Hamilton's
voice sounded tired, dlsgrunted.
"Say, bring mo some Scotch, will
rou? There must be sumo nf that
bottle left that I sent you last time
. I was here.
Hilda hurried down the hall to
the kitchen, nnd Mary heard her
cracking Ice, and slninmlng the
refrigerator door. Presently she
went back to the tlvlng-room;
Mary caught a glimpse of her paw
ing the door with a trny on which
were two bottles and glasses
Kdllor and Publisher
matter at Salem, Oregon
countlea, one month 60 cents. 3
year 4
Elsewhere CO conts a
themselves the germs of their
are as well attended as the
latter, and so solve a menacing
calls attention to the illegal
vandalism, wherein trespassers
state treasurer and secretary
half a million looms.
Sho wondered If Hilda's husband,
Jim, know how much at home
Hamilton was In the apartment,
Hilda has always resented having
to live as quietly ns was necessary
because of tho smallness of Jim's
salary; she had always wanted ex
citement and gaiety, Mary recalled.
Was she getting It now, without
lotting Jim know?
"Oh, tho whole world's Just rot
tent" Mary teld herself, Utterly.
"Kverything's wrong."
Hid a girl have to be like Hilda,
like Cella, who went out with oth-
or women's husbands, who clutch
ed nt everything thnt looked like
happiness, regardless of how they
got It?
Hilda was chatting gaily to Ham
llton; her voice was high pitched,
artificial.
"And it's simply lovely, the pret
tiest, shawl I over saw," sho ex
claimed. "You're a dear to give
it to me, Pat. I've wanted one for
ages. See Isn't It becoming?"
Hamilton's reply was Inaudible.
Hilda came Into the bedroom
n moment later a benutlful embrold
erod slmwl over her outstretched
nrms. ,
"Isn't that Just too gorgeous?"
who demanded of Mary. "Isn't It
simply wonderful? Pat gave it to
me."
'Hut Hilda do you accept such
things from him?" asked Mary in
amnxement.
Oh well he's an old friend of
Jim's, and Jim has dono some j
things for him that ho won't take!
my pay for, so Pat takes this way!
of squaring tho debt," Hilda answ-
ored, turning her back to Mary and.
rowing the room to try the shawl
on before the mirror in her dress
er. "He's getting full value for
everything ho gives, Pat Hamilton
is; you needn't worry about that."
There wae a cynical, bitter note
In her voice; Mary couldn't help
seeing her reflection In the mir
ror, noting the way her mouth set
Into a hard ugly line.
Hilda!" It was Pat Hamilton's
voice, from the living room. Hilda
turned and ran from the room.
"Is Mary Watte here?' he de
manded. "I know that hat of hers.
that's over there on the couch, and
tat's her coat, too, unless I'm mis
taken. Where Is she?"
Mary cowered down on a chair
behind the baby's little bed. Oh,
what would Hilda say? She would
n't bo any more eager to have
Mary meet Hamilton thnn Mary
herself was! But what would phe
say? How would she got out of this
tfg-ht corner?
"Mary was hero a few minutes
o," she was saying, slowly.
"And you let her get away! After
I'd told you that I wanted to see
her again, and you'd said she'd
left homo and you didn't know
where she was?" His voice was
heavy, uly. "You're a good friend,
you are!
"She wouldn't stay; she said sire
didn't want to see you," Hilda told
him.
That was pnrt of the truth, at
least, Mary told herself. And she
hadn't stayed in that room where
they were; that was true, too, of
course.
Well next time I wish you'd
keep her hero by main force, if
you have to," grumbled Hamilton.
'Time we started I guess.
Mary heard the front door slam
behind them. Sho tiptoed into the
front room; from Its windows she
could see them get into the auto
mobile that waited below, and
drive away.
Once she had gone with Ham
ilton, and been glad that she was-
etaying at home with Junior.
Now, how glad she was to be the
one who stayed behind!
She went back to the bedroom
to see ir he was asleep, then out
to the kitchen, thinking that she
would get supper for herself. She
had just put the kettle on when
the front door bell rang violently.
Had they come back? Would
she have to see Hamilton after all?
Tomorrow A lilt of Truth.
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Salem's Advantages
As Home Town Told
In Winning. Essay
The full text of the winning Cth
grudo essay in the Kiwanls club
essay contest, stnged in the Salem
publio schools for tho purpose of
developing confidence in Salem and
Its Industries was madu public yes
terday. The essay was on tho sub
ject, "Wliy I Uko to Live in 8a
lom," and wtw written by Jane
Grime of tho Garfield school. Tho
csay reads as follows:
"I like to live In Surem beoaune
it has tho advantages of a large
city without its disadvantages. It
Is small enough so that I may go
down town safely nlone to whop
for mother or myself and always
meet n friend or two on the street.
"I like It because of the mild
climate with Its moderate winters
nnd mild summers.
"I like the pretty homes and well
kept yards, tho pleasant, wide
strcetM, the state capltol grounds
with Its many kinds of trees and
flowering shrubs.
"I enjoy Uie band concerts In
the park on summer evenings, with
the electric fountain playing lUi
pretty sprays nnd colors. It Is one
of three in the United States, and
proves a great attraction to both
grown ups and children.
"The Willamette university and
Kimball college of theology provido
educational advantages not found
everywhere and add to tho city's
population.
"Salem lies In the center of a
productive valley and we enjoy an
abundance of fresh fruits and vege
tables, and good milk and cream.
"The city is on the beautiful
Willamette river and on the main
highway.
Paved roads. lead in all
directions to nearby mountain and
ocean resorts where we may en
Joy camping and fishing.
"I like Halcm because of its at
tractive civic center with Ha vine
covered post office.
"I like it because It Is a friendly
city and is home."
EUROPEANS DANCE TO
YANKEE JAZZ BY
New York, Dec. 10. (A. P.J
Thousands of persons in Europe
danced early this morning (Euro
pean time) to the strains of Jazz
broadenit from the United Statea.
Associated Press dispatches from
London and Berlin tell of men and
women in hotels and supper clubs
of English and continental cities
tripping the light fantastic tu
syncopated strains from 3000
miles away.
Dance numbcis were carried
from tho Waldorf-Astoria in New
York to WGY. n Schenectady, and
re-broadcast. KDKA, Pittsburgh,
broadcast a program of its own at
tho request ot the British broad
casting' company, which conducted
the European end of the tests.
New Aunointments.
Washington, Dec. 16. (A.P.)
E. I. Lewis of Indiana was nomi
nated for another term as a mem
ber of Oho interstate commerce
commission. Postmasters nomi
nated: Oregon Medford, William
J. Wanner; Washington Walla
Walla Cyrus F. Morrow.
' " Ctitl J. by Kin, FeiniTM Syndicate. In.' '
The Stories About Florida Seem to be True
SALEM TARDY
WHITE SEALS
Responses to tho envelopes
sent out In connection with the
annual Christmas soul Bale are ex
tremely Blow from Salem, Mrs.
John A. Carson reports, and as a
result much ueoriud work in this
vicinity 1b logging, tho sick ore
being caused extra suffering and
need for prompt rcsponso Is urg
ed by Mrs. Carson. Sho states
that returns from the country
districts are good but Bolora peo-;
plo are laggard. ' j
"It probably Isn 't generally
realized that tho money derived
from the sale of these stamps is
used locally, right. in this coun
ty,'' Btated Mrs. Carson. "People
gather the idea that the money
goes away from hero for some out
side purpose, but It does not. This
year we havo the privilege of us
ing the money for assistance to
children and it Is ail being turned
into that channel. There are a
number of tuberculosis cases, and
other children's cases which need
assistance.
"We ore using the money
through co-operation with the
child health demonstration, and
are particularly fortunate in that
regard. I may add that few peo- j
pie reoMze just the vast amount
of good the child health demon
stration Is doing here. It is ac-
complishiug actual work in the j
care and attention to the sick, al-I
though the popular idea seems to
be that it is not. The nurses arc I
coming as a godsend to numerous
families, and a large expense is
being saved which otherwise
would bo saddled onto the city or
county In pooi cases.
''We cannot be too emphatic in
urging a quick response with tho
seals, as the money is needed and
will dp the most good now."
MEYER LiSSNER RESIGNS
FROM SHIPPING BOARD
Washington, Dec. 15. Meyer
Llssucr, member ot Uia shipping
hoard from tho Pacific coast, ha
resigned, effectivo Docemhor 31.
Mr. Lissner's intention to rcelfin
because ot ill health had bsen fix
ed tor his retirement. Ms successor
has not been selected.
erry
HAD YOUR BIN FILLED YET?
Let us help you celebrate (he holidays in comfort, in
sure yourself against the coming blasts of winter by
.calling 1855 today.
HILLMAN FUEL CO.
COAL
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' TllimSDAY NK.IIT
(Paciriu Time)
KttW. Porllimtl, Ore., 401.5
U to 7 p. m., dinner concert,
courtesy Olils, Wormian & King
company; 7::i to 7:45 p. m.,
ucnilicr, police mid market re
ports, spoi-tlng and news Items;
7:15 to H p. in., lecture, courtesy
t'iitliolle. Truth Mielety of Ore
gon. Silent niter ti p. in. for long
dlsliineo reception.
Ii;, Oakland, Cal., 3(11.2 .
r::tO to 0:80 p. m., (icnruu W.
Ludlow, "I'lleiHl to Hoys;" 8,
'Tlio )elii)iiU'iltH," 1'our-ucl
plliy, Florence Browilliiu; .Miller
lliui Alletiu KiiiiIui; K(iO play
er, W I bin Wilm Church, di
rector; Avion trio.
liPO, Sun l'ramdseo, Cal.,
'IUS.it 5:80 to l:15, children's
hour, liltf llrollicr; (1:10 to 7,
WiildciuiM' Mini and orchestra;
7 (i 7:80, It inly Selcer'H Fair
mont Hotel orcliestrii ; 8 to tt,
program. 1111 li Knox, pianist;
limlio F.iuht symphony orclics
lrii: 0 to 10, two one-net plays,
Pacll'le Const Ituitlo players, Kt
tu ilj-oii Coleman, director; 10
to II, (lack Conkley's Cablrliius.
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BRIQUETS
By Bud Fishei