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PACE FOUR THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. ORF.GON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1920 CapitalJlJournal Salem, Oregon Established March 1. ISM An Independent Newspaper Published Ever; Afternoon Escept Sunday II IMS Cmmercial Street Telephone 81 Neva a OEOIWJE PUTNAM. Edltoi and Publisher V SUBSLHIKIION RAI18 By carrier 10 oenu a week; to oanta a muuin; to a feat In advance Br mail In Marlon and Poll court ilea one month 60 cenla; 1 roouuu 11.25. I months WIS; 1 year MOO. Elsewhere N cent month; to a year la advance. FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE UNI'IEU PRESS The Associated Press ts exclusively entitled to the use for publication at all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In Hue pap and also local news published herein. 'Without or with offense to friends or foes I ilcetch your world exactly as it goes' Byron . This Thanksgiving Day We have many things to be thankful for this Thanks giving day, we always have, if not for materialized blessings, at least for ills that have not materialized. If death has beckoned our loved ones, at least it has spared us. If pros perity is not as wide-spread as it might be, neither is ad versity If disease has stricken the few, it has spared the many. He is a poor philosopher who cannot find something to be thankful for. Mingled with the prayers of Thanksgiving for blessings received this year, however, are supplications for further benefits. In the churches of the Puget Sound country they are praying for rain so as to provide their municipally owned power plants with water to turn the wheels of industry and light the streets and homes. This is a far easier solution than providing for the future by the construction of emer gency steam plants. In California they are also praying for rain, lest the coming harvest be a failure and want and mis ery stalk the Golden State. In Salem they would probably be doing the same thing, if we had not lost Colonel Hofcr as a spiritual leader to the power trust. Prosperity dulls our spiritual faculties and enhances our materialism. It takes adversity to crack the shell of our egos. As long as things go well, we arrograte the credit to ourselves, but adversity teaches us our impotence and the spiritual in our being reasserts itself. If the drouth contin ues long enough, it will send the vast majority to prayers. Our Thanksgiving horizons are almost as personal as those of primitive humanity, and limited largely to our own affairs. We are concerned principally with ourselves and only distantly with the outside world, for we revolve in small cycles and see as through a glass darkly. Therefore the prevailing sentiment of the day is the glow of smug self-satisfaction. If fortune has favored us, we firmly brieve that "God's in His heaven, all's right with the world." Georges Clemenceau 'The Tiger of France" KMTOK't NOTE i If tvr U Ury f s iral mm ' 111 ra urn M( t that ( OvoriM t'lsBMnrB.' 1mm war-Mm rir of Fi-tutM. which tilt I'ftpUal jMsrnal herewith ittrnU ia Mr it t mhmrt lasUllMatt writles kr Uil arltcr tt thm AmocUU tin. A Futile Gesture Mr. Hoover's recent plea for the immunity of foodships In future wars, noble and humantarian as it may be in mo tive, is about as impractical and futile as the supposition that the adoption of naval ratios will end war. Both however have a sentimental appeal that acts a narcotic on deluded humanity. The President has first hand knowledge from his own experience of the agony and woe caused by starvation of non-combatants, women and children, ana seeKs its elimina tion in future. But war in itself is a negation of humane ness. Chivalry, courtesy and humanity played a part in medieval warfare, but have been as much eliminated from modern war as they were from the code of the Mongol hordes of Atilla, Ghenghis Khan and Tamerlane. Wars of today are machine affairs, waged to be won, fought by entire populations with all of their economic re sources and no idealistic gesture is going to be permitted to stand in the way of possible victory. Wars of today are fought in deadly earnest and neither bans against poison gas, submarines, aerial bombings of great cities or sinking of foodships will count in the least, any more than they did in the world war. A desperate people facing annihilation are not going to be bound by any rule that hampers them and aids the enemy. Decency becomes a hollow mockery. War will only end when it becomes too terrible to en dure and the more terrible, the shorter the resistance and the more caution will be exercised to avoid it. People that applaud the slaughter of tens of thousands of young men on the battlefield cannot sincerely bewail the starving of enemy non-combatants, whose continued existence might prolong the war, for under the war psychology, the nation has be come de-humanized and brutalized. Civilization has revert ed to barbarism. Hearst Bans Speculation William R. Hearst, multi-millionaire chain newspaper owner has issued an order to all employes forbidding specu lation in the stock market. The communication, posted in all of the organization's offices, reads in part as follows: Those who have contracts will please note that their contract calls for "undivided attention"; and no one who spends any considerable por tion of his time looking at the ticker and thinking about whetl.er storks are going up or down can give his undivided attention to the business for which he receives compensation under his contract and In accordance wit): the provisions ol the contract. If representatives of the Hearst papers, therefore. Insist tipon going Into another business, namely, that of stock speculation, their contracts are abrogated thereby, and these representatives should surrender their contracts, as the management of the Hearst papers will consider these contracts nullified. To Uiose representatives of the Hearst papers who are not under contract, the same rule applies with equal dcf.ilrncss and the opera tion Is even more direct. It is a question as to how far an employer can control an employe out of stipulated business hours. Some employ ers seem to think that the weekly stipend purchases body and soul and that the employer has the same rights that the feudal lord had over the serf. Henry Ford goes so far as to dictate the personal habits of his robots and make the taking of a glass of beer cause of discharge. Speculation, like gambling, is a demoralizing force. When it interferes with and militates against bought and paid for services and it is very apt to, it constitutes breech of contract and is therefore proper cause for dismissal. This applies only to individuals and regulates itself no blanket orders being necessary. Stock gambling must have- been widespread among Hearst's metropolitan staffs to bring forth any such ukase, which naturally cannot be enforced save in flagrant in stances. We can expect similar bans from other great em ployers, which however tyrannical will help abate the spec ulative fever and so finish the job started by Wall Street boars. During the peace confernece Clemenceau was dangerously wound ed by an anarchist, who made a dramatic attempt to afi&assinate him. The premier was proceeding at the time from his residence to committee meeting to be held In the rooms of Colonel House. As his automobile sped through the boule vard, the anarchist sprang from behind a kiosk and fired a volley of shots. Two hit their mark, one piercing Clemenceau's shoulder and the other his breast. Because of his advanced age he was then 7 and suffering as he was from diabetes, It was at first thought Clemenceau was doomed. However, he fought death as he fought the war and his Iron will carried him through. Three weeks later he was at his place, presid ing over the sessions of the peace conference. When the would-be assassin. Emu Cotln. was sentenced to death for his attempt on the premier's life, the old statesman recommended that the punishment be changed to imprisonment. How long shall we give him?" asked the Minister of justice. "About 10 years!" replied Clemen ceau. "Til be dead and gone before he comes out In case he should like to use me for a target again.' After the peace conference and while he still was premier, Clemen ceau's name was put in nomina tion for the presidency of Prance. However, a revulsion for everything savoring of the war had set in and the late Paul Dcschanel was cho sen. Clemenceau then announced his retirement from public service and a few weeks later sailed for India to hunt tigers. Clemenceau came to the United States unoU.lclally In November, 1932, his second visit to this country, to defend the position of his conu try. There arose a feeling that the United States was losing some of Its traditional sympathy for France because of the latter's reparations policy and other post-war condi tions and the Tiger came, as he expressed it, "to present the case of France to the American people." He addressed capacity audiences at New York. Boston, Chicago, St. Lou Is, Washington and Philadelphia and was given tremendous public ovations. There was wide Interest in the Tiger himself, but his mis sion was not regarded as having oeen enuieny successful. When he sailed for France he was asked if he would return to America again. "Yes," he replied, "I will come again, bus I willbe a ghost." Clemenceau first came to the United States in 1BG6 when he was a years old. He had a physici an's certificate and a case of new surgical instruments, but little mon ey and no friends" here. He had served a short time in prison for shouting on the streets of Paris "Vivo la Republlca." and upon his release determined to visit Ameri ca that he might "see what a real republic looks like." Entering upon the practice of medicine, as several generations of his family before him had done, he soon found his earn ings Insufficient to support him. He wrote articles on American life for the Paris Temps and to further In crease his income took a position in the New York public library. The Old Tiger later ascribed his Intellectual development to that position and of that period in his life once wrote: "They were the haoniest dav T have ever known, ths only really happy ones, indeed. The library was well supplied with the best works ol all sorts. It was generallv deserted. I requisitioned It. Se cluded, far from the tumult of the streets In a Utile room Inaccessible to the few vlsitora that came", I read the best historians and philo ophers. Days, weeks and months passed. It lasted two years. My mind acquired what It lacked. There my Intellect completed its forma tion. It was a delight." But hunger which causes the wolf to come out of the woods brought the future Tiger out of his literary lair. Remittances from his father had ceased and the young man must earn his own living. About that time a Miss Aiken started a school for girls at Stam ford. Conn., and happening to hear of Clemenceau, Induced nun to ac cept a position as professor ol French In the new school. In a short time Miss Aiken learned that the young Frenchman was an expert horseman, with the result that a course In horsemanship was added to the school's curriculum with the professor of French as instructor. Among the pupils he took for long rides in the country was a Miss Mary Plummer, whose father had been a resident of Springfield, Mass., and an official of the Connecticut River Railroad, now a part of the Boston and Maine system. Clemen ceau fell In love with the girl and upon the completion of her studies in 18C9 they went to New York and were married at the city hall. This was followed by a religious one soon afterward. After 23 years, during which three children were born to them, they were divorced and Mme. Clemenceau returned to the United States mak ing her home for a short time In the central west. She was a native of Durand, Wis. On March 16, 1923, the Milwaukee Journal announced the death of the former Mme. Clemenceau in Paris, where she had been an invalid for ten years. A Paris dispatch of the same date stated that her death ahd occurred six month3 before and re ceived little public attention at the time owing to the delicate and al most forgotten marital questions Involved. It also said that the di vorce, according to Paris court rec ords, had been granted to Mme. Cle menceau, who was given the cust ody of the three children, and that later ha voluntarily accorded his former wife an annuity. A few years after the divorce pro ceedings the Tiger married a Paris ienne as his second wife. In 1870 when the power of Napol eon III was waning rapidly. Clemen ceau returned to France. Through out the Franco-Prussian war and the siege of Paris he was mayor ol the Montmartre district. He was first elected to the General Assembly in mil ana live years later to the Chamber of Deputies, where he soon became a leader of the radicals. To be Continued) FATHERS AND SONS TO DINE AT DALLAS Dallas FatLers and sons will banquet at the Methodist church Friday evening December . The dinner will be served by the Ladles' Aid. Under the auspices of the Men's Brotherhood WIDOW BILKED BY MISCREANTS Chicago OP) Tears mingled with the suds as Mrs. Antonia Bralaten- bak pushed a scrub brush over an office building corridor Thursday. She had planned to take the holi day off, until she opened a strong box two young men had told her contained 136,000 they wanted her to distribute to the poor of the neighborhood as a Thanksgiving present. The widowed scrub woman had thrilled at the Idea of doing i good turn for those less fortunate. Bha had given the polite young men the 15000 her husband had left to her to put away against old age. They wanted the money, they told her, as a guarantee of good faith. In the strong box the found a bundle of newspapers and some stage money. Run-Down,Weak, ' Nervous? 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Much Ice la reported at the falls, tl.ere being several feet of Ice. forming a diamond like wall at the base, and Icicles adorning many of wis rocts. Before You Sell Your Junk Phone us for the highest cash price. We buy and sell everything nioNB 4ri Salem Junk Co. SAFFRON KLINK lit N. Commercial 8L T J-U-N-K IS CASH We buy rum, sacks, pa per, iron, brass, copper, hide, rtc. Capital Junk Co. 1L rltrlnberk. Pre, rhene J9 rty the Bridge After Thanksgiving IT5 Through enormous purchases in New York markets for this special event Ward's is able to offer you the newest, most attractive, winter styles at prices $5 $10 $15 lower than you would or dinarily pay for such becoming fashions! This timely Selling Event begins tomorrow don't fail to be on hand! COATS $9-50 Jaunty Tailored Sport Models It seems almost unbelievable that you can buy such sendee able, attractive coats at this price! Sturdy, warm toned tweeds and novelty mixtures just the thing for general utility wear. Warm, smartly styled, they have the class of much higher priced garments. New Lines, Fabrics Fur Trimming: $14.75 Only once In a rare while will you find such startling values as these! The group Includes fur trimmed dress coats, featur ing the new molded silhouette or slim straight lines swagger "roadster coats" of deep-piled fur fabric smart sport coats In tweeds and mixtures. Distinguished by Furs and Smart Details $1 Q.75 In this group the styles are a bit more Individual the furs of a finer quality. When you see them you will agree with us that they are very unusual values. Silky piled fabrics, sleek broadcloth, beaver-like fur cloth In all the Intriguing new silhouettes and heavily furred. Stunning: Models Sumptuously Furred $29.75 Outstanding- Values in New Hats 98c " $1-98 " $2-98 These coats represent the season's smartest, most Important styles, ; You will find the gorgeous fabrics han dled in the most striking manner, adorned with rich and luxurious furs. A new cuff, a becoming collar, a graceful flare makes each an In dividual model. The values are matchless, All the popular colors. You can afford a hat to match every costume at these low prices! There are styles to become misses, wo men, matrons in French felts, velvet, satin, novelties. AH the new off-the-forehcad styles beret, skull, and turban types brimmed models. Import ant colors are Black, Brown, Sand, Monkey, Coppersheen, Blues, Reds, Clreens, Purple, Grey. DRESSES Smart Frocks .95 of Silk or Wool Tt Women that are fa.shion-wlse and purse-wise will take advant age of these remarkable values to lay In a supply of frocks of silk crepe or wool Jersey. Just the thing for everyday wear at the office, school or home. In a number of clever styles and smart colors. Charming Frocks Usually Priced Much Higher New as to silhouette and smart as to fabric, these frocks are very special values Indeed. YouewllI be delighted with their graceful princess lines that are so flattering. Pine silk crepes, lustrous satins, intriguing prints, even vel vets at this low price I styles to become every figure la all the approved new tl'.ades. We advise you to do your shopping early. Where but at WARD'S can you buy shoes of such fine workmanship and of such superior quality? We present shoes In pstent, kid. reptile, and other leathers that arc geueral favorites. The styles make any foot appear more youthful and trimly clad. Tor those who seek style with comfort from fatigue, we recommend our special "Beau-Arch" models with the improved built-in arch. &s&siZzs!4?Ji ajx2ZZ $0.75 xmmmMwsm New Styles $.75 for All Occasions j It is very unusual to find such smart and becoming frocks at such a price. The new silhouette with the higher waistline and long er skirt is featured in many colors and materials flat crepes, satins, printed silks, novelty woolens. Charming models for afternoon for business for evening. SPECIAL VALUES IN WOMEN'S SHOES AT $2-93 $3-98. $4.98 MONTGOMERY WlRD & CO. 273 N. LIBERTY ST, rhone 1133 SALEM, OREGON