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this paper and aleo local news published herein.
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I sketch your world exactly as it goes." byron.
The Buy or Return Nuisance
In the past few months, probably everybody who paid
an income tax, or has a phone, or is on one of the numerous
sucker lists peddled bond-brokers, mail order houses or get
rich quick promoters, has received unordered and undesired
boxes of neckties, sox, or other merchandise, requesting
remittance to cover cost and enclosing a stamped container
for return if not desired.
This latest development of the mail order business, this
"buy it or return it" nuisance has grown to such proportions
that Representative Watson of Pennsylvania has introduced
a bill in congress that aims to make it unlawful for apy per
son or concern to send parcels of merchandise through the
mails for the purpose of sales unless these goods have been
ordered by the addressee, because of its unfairness to local
merchants. The bill reads in part:
That hereafter tt shall bo uiiful for any person or concorn to
lend unHollcltutl through the mails percola of merchandise for the
purposo or sale to the addressee. Postal employees shall decline to
rocoive or forward such parcels and postmasters may require parsons
&nd concerns conducting business in this manner to establish to tho
latlBfactlon of such postmasters that parcels offered for mulling have
been ordered by the addressees.
The postal aervlco shall not aid or assist by the Investigation of
losses of any merchandise, by tho transmission of money in payment
jf merchandise, or by otherwise, any persons or concern doing busi
ness, In whole or In part, by a method or practice of sending to
kddresscs merchandise wjiicli has not been ordered by such address
or on their behalf. And the postmaster general sholl adopt such
regulations aa may bo necessary and propor to enforce this law.
The measure is in keeping with the modern tendency of
passing restrictive laws aimed to reform and regulate the
other fellow. It is objectionable not only because it is prob
ably unconstitutional, and will greatly enlarge the autocratic
authority of the postal bureacrals, but because unnecessary.
The simple plan of keeping or throwing away the merchan-
uihb wiLiiuui, remitting me cosd win quicKiy end ine nuisance.
The merchandise is mailed at the senders risk and the re
cipient is no more bound to pay any attention to it, than he
.ia to answer circular letters, The sender has no recourse.
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Educational Progress
Even the Christmas holidays do not halt the steady prog
ress of modern higher education. All of the northwest
institutions continue to adance rapidly. The closing of the
football season has been indefinately extended and now over
laps the basketball and other important courses in which the
up-to-date student majors.
The football team of the Washington State is playing and
merry making at Honolulu and other places in the Hawaiian
islands. Tho football team of the University of Washington
is enroute to play in sunny Southern California. The basket
ball teams of both the University of Oregon and the state
Agricultural College are also enjoying the balmy air of the
golden state, while the 0. A. C. polo team is cavorting on the
desert sands of Arizona. -.
Of COIU'Sn nil miiipi'Qif.r uftirlf ai . ,
seeing junkets but they are the chief prizes of modern
scholarship and an inspiration to all. The rest can become
proficient by practicing and training as rah-rah boys and
girls, yell in unison, wave gay streamers, wear absurd clothes,
dance the tortuous serpentine and perfect themselves in other
unwritten courses in the curricula.
Is it any wonder that the state university chooses a foot
ball coach to a president? It is merely a reflection of the
spirit of uplift that permeates our educational institutions
Loves Greatest Gift
By VIOUET DARE
KTRANDI-'D
Mary ami Will Crandnll sat fo:
a moment looking down over tho
mils nml meadows, treasuring up
that view, making it Into a mem
ory that wns to mean much to
both of them in tho years that fo!
lowed Will rolensed tho
brake, nnd they coasted down the
long bill nnd half-way across tho
valley.
Mary laughed delightedly.
"I feel ns if I had wings," she
told Will, as they went skimming
along tho road. "It's marvelous.
"I know 1'vo got 'em," ho un
ewered. "I could got out of this
old car nnd flyl'Rtit oven birdH
get hungry; how about some din
ner? As I remember It, there's
a llttlo old Inn not fur from here,
where wo can get real country food
iiHyett thoro for a week oner,
and 1 vo never enjoyed the bent
hotels In tho country moro than
I did that place."
It wns twilight when they arriv
ed nt the small country hotel,
perched nt tho due of a small
ravine through which a stream
gurgled on Its way. Mary washed
hor hands and fitec In hot rain wa-
'tor, which tho proprietor's wifo
brought her In an old jug. And la-
tor they dlnod bn a narrow porch
that hung over tho edgo of the ra
vine, by tho light of a big lantern
hung from a pillar of tho porch.
There wns a red nnd white check
ed tablecloth on the table, and the
dishes were decorated with
quaint old pattern that delighted
Mary. It wns n real country sup
per fried ham, eggs that crinkled
delicately nt the edges, beans, cu
cumbers nnd tomatoes from the
garden behind the hotel, it huge
pitcher of icod tea, nnd cookies anil
peaches for dessert.
"Oh, I could stay hers forever,'
Mary exr-lnimed, happily. "I've mv
er tasted anything so good as this
food."
"You don't know the half of It."
Will retorted. "If thny'd known
we were coming they'd have had
hot raspberry pie with cream on
It- that's ono of tho specialties of
the house, and It's like nothing
else In the world. They ought to
call this place Journey's End. don't
you think so?"
"Journey's end In lover's meet
ing." The words leaped to Mary's
Hps before she realized It ud she
Editor and Publisher
matter at Salem, Oregon
laughed to cover her confusion
"That's one of the few quotations
I remember," who added, to hide
ner embarrassment.
Its n good ono," ho answered
quietly. "And after all well "
Jlo got up abruptly without fin
lulling the sentence, and began to
nunt tnrough his pockots for ciir-
arettes. "Let's think about starting
oncK, no went on, "If I keep you
out too late it may muko trouble
for you with your folks."
"I haven't any," Mary told him.
"I'm quite alone In the world, ex
oopt for my aunt and uncle and
cousin In Chicago. There Isn't any
one who carets when I got in."
Hl felt hideously depressed,
somehow, sho told herself that It
was because he hnd acted so
strangely when she made that silly
remark. Well, ho ought to know
Hint she hadn't mennt anything
unoul It. lrolnbfy he thought sho
wns trying to- flirt with him! She
dldn t blame him for wan tine to
rush her home and get rid of her
as inst ns he could, If ho thought
Hho wns that kind of a girl n girl
every remark a man mado to say
something sentimental!
They were in the car and away
again in a hurry. Mary huddled
down lu her corner, wishing with
all her heart that she had stopped
to think before she spoke. Hut It
was so hard to do that with Will
ho was so nice and friendly, and
understood a porson so well.
When he spoke to hor again his
voice was ns friendly as ever,, but
to Mary It seemed that he spoke
more coldly than he ever had be
fore. "You should see this country In
winter," ho said, nodding toward
a log cabin that stood far back
from the road. "It's gorgeous. Some
of us came up hero last year In
January for a houso party; had
a peach of a time skating and nkt-
ing and sliding down hill. You'll
have to como up next winter.
"Yes I'll like to," Mary answer
ed llfeleosly. She told herself that,
ho knew as well as she did that
there wasn't any chance of her
coming up hero on a house party.
Sho was just a working girl; she
coutdn't go rushing around the
nny he did.
'Whore the matter? Tired?" he
asked, bending down to look Into
hor face. "Never mind; we're woll
on our way now. I II put on aomo
extra speed, and then"
And then -the car stopped, grad
ually, buff surely. They were at
the bottom of a hill, Just beginning
to start up. It was Impossible to go
another foot.
Will did his best to make the
engine take hold again, but only
faint whir rewarded him.
"Well, this la nice. Just a min
uet" he jumped out and opened
the hood of the car, Investigating
with the aid of a flashlight. 'This
la queer everything's all right,"
he mild. "Hut I'll bet I know
what it Is. We've run out of goal"
lie ran around of the back of
tho car and looked In the tank.
then came back to her.
'I'm a fool and I'll have to beg
your pardon a thousand times," he
told her. "I should have got giifl
at that place where we had dinner,
meant to, too, before we left. But
somehow, we rushed away In such
hurry that I forgot It. And now
hero we are, stuck at the back of
beyond, no telling how far from
anywhoro whore we can get gaso
line. The only thlug to do is for
mo to start out and walk "
Oh, don't leave me hero alone!"
Mary cried. "I'm silly, I know,
hut the country seems ao strange
I d be scared to death.'
lie laughed and patted her light
ly on the arm.
'City people always are," he
answered. "I'd be myself if I had
n't spent all my summers In the
country tor years. Now, lot's see
hate to have you walk for miles
along these roadw; It may come to
that, you know. But if you'd rather
do It than stay here como right
along. I'll be glad to have you
with me.
Mary promptly got out of the
cur.
'I shan't mind wulklng," she
told him, "Let's start!"
And Will, pausing only to lock
his car, took her arm and started
tho road with her whistling a
hit of Jazz to which they kept
stop.
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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
Eccentric Husband of
Isadora Duncan, Dancer,
Kills Self In Moscow
New York, Doc. 29. (A. P.)
Sergei Yeaainin, the eccentric
Huaslitn post, has committed nul
cido lu Muscovy, lie was the dl
vorcod husband of Iwidora Duncan,
duo claatta dancer, whose emula
tions of tcrpsicoro while barefoot-'
ed and disliabile made her famous
throughout the world.
Yesiuln was about 30 years old,
some 10 yours younger than Mi as
Duncan. They were married in
1922 and the wife divorced him
last year. Shortly after the wed
ding the young bolshevik writer
came to the United States with tuc
duncer,
Miw Duncan wont on a dancing
tour, but was barred from appear
ing in several places because of the
scant Inoea of her attire and the
added fact that she was wont to
wrap a red flag about her.
Yessinin acocmnanied his wife
on tour, and seemingly was a mild
mannered youth. Then stories bi
gan to break about his pugnact
ousneea when he partook took
freely of tho flowing bcwl.
At a party hero Yoaniuin woe de
clared to have blackened tho eyctt
of Miss Duncan which prevented
her from carrying out one of her
programs. A similar incident was
reported later from Paris, and the
duncer was declared to have ship
ped him post-liable hack to Russia.
Mis6 Duncan obtained a divorce .
Yessinln was tnll and had curly
blonde hair and blue eyes. At the
beginning of the honeymoon Mas
Duncan described him as the
greatest poet since Pushkin; the
greatest genius since Edgar Allen
Poe. 'He's a man of spirit, a lofty
on itMir
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Later when Yeeslnln had al
legedly carried out one of his
pugilistic inspirations wiih the
wife the received In general, she
was roported to have sird:
"Everybody knows he is crazy,
Ho Is no more deserving of tears
than laughter. He is better off
in Russia where he is loved, even
if he Is foolieh. Ho can smash
things in Moscow and nobody cares
because ho Is a poet."
The Webfooters defeated the
Night juniors in the second round
of the older boys' conference In
the Salem YMCA gymnasium last
night by a score of 19 to 13.
The juniors surprised the web
footers by their exceptional play
ing, on the third round of the
tournament 'the Athenians de
featcd the Oregon Journals by i
score of 14 to 8. The Journals
were leading up until tho last
three minutes of play when the
Athenians rallied and scored sev
eral points while the Journals'
were unable to score further.
DoHarport wns the stnr of the
first game, making nine points for
the Webfooters. Ward and crane
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showed up well fur the Night jun
iors. This was the first game of
the season tor the juniors.
Biegmund, center for the Jour
nals, was forced out of the game
due to an injured ankle. Ills loss
handicapped the Journals, show
ing better team work with him In
the game.
Tonight the Demons will play
the Jason Lees in the fourth
round of the tournament. Tho De
mons are considered the favor
ites to win. The Hl-Y team will
play the Athenians Wednesday
night at 7 o'clock. Following this
the Webfooters will meet the
winners of tonight's game.
RUDDERLESS FREIGHTER
REACHES JAP PORT
Portland. Dec. 28 (AP) The
rudderless freighter West O'Rowa
reached Hakodate. Japan, Sunday,
victor in a bnttlc of nearly a month
with the Pacific o'cean. Crippled
by tho loss of her rudder on De
comber 1 the vessel, after repeated
attempts to other steamers to tow
her, made her way to the Japanese
port by steering with a jury rudder
composed of two hawsers dragged
from her stern. The Columbia Pa
cific Shipping company here was
notified today by Captain Robert
Wilson of the vessel's arrival at
Hakodate. Repairs will be made at
Hakodate.
ICE SKATING ENJOYED
BY KLAMATH PEOPLE
Klamath Fallu, Or., Deo. 29.
Ice skating was enjoyed by Klam
atli Palls people last night, on
poiuls a short distance south ot the
city. The weather has not yet been
cold enough to freeze over Upper
Klamath lake or Lalto Ewauna.
For two days tho thermometer has
ranged between 20 ami 26 above
z?ro, with ft cloudlesB sky.
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New York, Dec. 29 (AP)
Dastur C. Pavry, young Columbia
University student, who speaks
the latest American slang and
knows all tho latest dance steps,
today is on his way borne east of
Suez to succeed his dying futhcr
as spiritual head of India's
1,000,000 fire worshippers.
In correct American garb, lie
sailed yesterday aboard the Ma
jestic, carefully explaining that
the religion of his ancestors is
not fire worship at aM, but that
fire is meroly the Zoroastriau eym
bol of absolute purity.
Although only 2C, the future
leader ot his church is a doctor of
philosophy, and Is an authority
on his religion. Ho has been
studying for the past four years
at Columbia to fit himself to suc
ceed )iis father.
Known among his classmates as
'Mai," the young Indian is des
cribed as a regular fellow who is
an expert on all dance steps and
a popular man on the campus.
The fact that ho speaks English,
German, French, Italian, Perslna,
Greek, Sanskrit and Pall, the sec
ret language of Buddhism, has
not interfered with his mastery
of American slang.
San Pranclsco The all star
eastern football team which lost
six to nothing to the all star
western team here Saturday will
play a composite navy team at
San Diego beforo disbanding.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1925
RUMANIAN FLOODS
CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE
Vienna, Austria, Dec. 29. I A.
P.) Hundreds ot llvos have been
lost In floods along I lie Rumanian
frontier, my dispatches receiv:d
here from Torda. The flood waters
are declared to be sweeping bodies
and debris through Uhe streets ot
that city.
A tragic casa Is told of a family
of five who took rcfugo on the
root ot tholr homo ocly to bo
forced oft by fire which broke out
in tho .upper story, AH wero
drowned.
LA
CANKERS HERE
Salem tanners, members of the
National Canuera asEociatlon, are
keenly interested in the plans
which havo developed for estab
lishment of a technical laboratory
for canuerymen in San Francisfto.
The laboratory, while It will bo
opcraud under the direction of the
National Canners' association, is
being largely financed by the
Am.rican Can company, which do
nated $50,000 to assist In' estab
lishment of the laboratory and will
donatj (25,000 a var In addition
toward its operation.
The plan of tho laboratory la
to permit rny ranue-r on the coafil
who is a member of the National
Canncis association to lake to 'ho
laboratory any of his technical
canning problems for solution.
It is probable further informa
tion In regard to (ho proposed lab
oratory will develop at tho Dig
mooting ot tho Northwest Cannera
association to be hold at Seattle
next weak. Practically all ct tho
Salem ennners are expected to be
in nltcndan-c at this meeting.
By Chick Young
By George McMantu
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