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TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1930
PACE FOUR
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALFM. OREGON
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Bug Chasing Follies
In reply to telegrams sent by the state board of horti
culture, chambers of commerce and fruit growers urging his
support for the huge appropriation sought to eradicate the
Mediterranean fruit fly in Florida, Congressman Korell of
the third Oregon district has sent the following reply:
Chairman Wood of the appropriations committee advises that com
mittee alter careful Investigation he has been unable to find any evidence
to fly menace at this tim3. Previous appropriations largely dissipated
lor political patronage. Will be pleased to consider any authentic infor
mation submitted contradicting statements of chairman.
The Mediterranean fly, we were assured by the bureau
. crats of the Department of Agriculture was the greatest
menace to the fruit industry of America ever discovered. A
frenzied ' tocsin to arms was beaten, Congress appropriated
over 4,000,000 of taxpayers' money, an army of job-holders
descended upon the orchards of Florida, confiscating crops
and quarantining shipments. Stato quarantines spread
throughout the land. As fur away as California every auto
entering the state was searched for flies, and fruit carried
ruthlessly confiscated, dispite the fact no fly was ever dis
covered. Florida growers were helpless. They protested that the
Mediterranean fly had been there off and on for year3, but
no account of climatic conditions, had never caused any rav
ages or been able to propagate. The strange thing about it,
was that its discovery suddenly followed the refusal of Flori
da citrus growers to form a state cooperative marketing
association with former Secretary Jardine of the Depart
ment of Agriculture at its head, as scheduled. They preferred
to market their fruit for cash.
It will be remembered that a couple of years ago a simi
lar furor was created by the Department of Agriculture oyer
the European corn borer and ten million dollars appropirated
for its extermination in the corn belt of the middle west. An
army of thousands of job holders descended upon the farm
ers, trampled over the corn fields, destroying and Quaran
tining at will, and when the money was gone, it was "clay
admitted there were more corn borers than ever, and yet the
corn crop not seriously curtailed. ....
Thus the $4,000,000 Florida fly joins the $10,000,000
corn borer in the costly follies of the bug chasing bureau
cracy, which has for its main objective the dissipation of
public funds for political patronage, the creation of jobs for
pap-suckers at public expense.
; For a Referendum
The proposal of Mrs. Mary T. Norton, member of Con
gress from New Jersey, to amend the constitution to permit
a national referendum upon promotion, to seuie trie issue ua
to whether it is to be a permanent policy, should have the
support of both wets and drys, out tne cirys win viguiuusiy
oppose it as they have previous ouoris aioiig me
Claiming overwhelming popular support, they fear to put the
issue to a test.
In any other democracy, even in the constitutional mon
archies, this would be the procedure, but in tne unitea states
alone the neonle are not permitted to pass directly upon
questions of national policies vitally concerning their cus
toms and habits. The people of Canada and Australia, as
well as those of Scandinavia, and other European countries,
have settled this question by direct vote, but not the people
of the United States as there is no provision made in the
constitution for a referendum on a constitutional provision.
Mr. Norton's resolution provides that each state would
conduct a referendum within its borders at the first general
election after adoption of the resolution by Congress. The
fate of the 18th Amendment, however, would aepena upon
the total popular vote from all states rather thun the number
of states for or against it. It further provides that in case the
18th Amendment was repealed by the referendum, Congress
would retain power to prohibit interstate transportation of
liquor in violation of state laws and would prevent any state
from authorizing operation of saloons.
As Mrs. Norton explained, under the present method of
amending the constitution, the representatives of five per
cent of the people have power to defeat an amendment,
which makes its repeal practically impossible, and there is
no way of carrying out the will of the majority, if a majority
oppose national prohibition. Of course, if a majority favor
it, the 18th Amendment should remain in the constitution.
Courses in Slumber
The extent to which the work of the parents is being
Appropriated, or perhaps thrust on the schools, is revealed in
a news item in the Capital Journal concerning the physical
education of the high school girls. In addition to physical
examinations, gymnasium training and posture correction, it
is stated:
Of the HI girl In the restrictive gymnasium, 57 take rest periods
only, their condition being such that even corrective exercises are for
bidden. The "class In sleeping" as the girls rail It, Is one of the most in
teresting rooms In the high school. Twelve cots, with woolen blankets,
re provided In a large room on the fourth floor, and the girls spend one
rMir twice a week In sleeping.
Who would ever have thought a few years ago that we
would be sending girls to school to get a nap at public ex
pense! Yet their parents have so neglected their reaving
that they are unfit physically even for corrective calisthen
ics. So the school provides cots and blankets where the gills
spend an hour twice a week in sleeping. Could loving pa
ternalism go further?
We presume this sleeping course is to enable the girls
to catch up on the sleep lost at the movies, joy-rides and
dunces, that fill the hours they should be in bed. So the
schools enable flaming youth to take its fling and recuperate
lost sleep in study hours.
COMPOSERS PROTEST
NEW COPYRIGHT BILL
London () A protest against the
musical eepyrtght bill pending In
the House of Commons, which, they
ay will "deprive the composer of
tils last remaining effective source
f Income, his performing rights.
has been made by prominent British
i.mposers.
The statement which Is signed by
Frederick Austin, composer of the
new version of the Beggar Opera;
Captain Harry Oraham, who wrote
the Maid of the Mountains, and R.
Prascr Blnuon, another well-known
composer, save that composers have
been hard hit by the gramophone
and radio broadcasting.
"It Is proposed In this bill," says
the statement, "that by paying the
ridiculous sum of twopence to cover
the performing rights (of which
sum the publisher would naturally
take share) the purchaser of a
jlece of eopyriiht music would be
at liberty to perform that music In
public, and apparently as often as
he pleaad, while U aa In his possession."
BUDDHIST LAMA
SEEKS HELP TO
REGAIN POWER
Mukden. Manchuria tV- Rid nig
in a special train ox iieepers and
diners which accommodatd hit
suite of seventy, the Punch en Lama,
spiritual head of lama Buddhism,
has come In regal state to visit
Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang, war
lord of Manchuria.
This pontiff of Tibet, variously
designated as the living Buddha,
' the Glorious Teacher' and "the
BucWha of Boundless Light," Is just
now a prophet without honor at
home. He was driven out of Tibet
early in 1925 by the Dalai lama who
"tne uioriQUs King" nominal
temporal ruler of the country and
also a "living Buddha."
The Panchen Lama's return to
the settlements Is believed to hold
political significance, because he
has been trying since his expulsion
to enlist allies who will help him
reign ence more from his monastery
at Tashl Lunpo, eight days beyond
Lhasa, among the cloud -piercing
peaks of western Tibet, "the Roof
of the World."
He has announced an early Jour
ney south to Peiplng. He may even
go to Nanking, to eeek the help of
ine regime that professes to rule
all China and her outlying depen
dencies from that new capital
WAR OF SKIRTS
STILL ON SAYS
Paris (IP) Despite the efforts of
well-meaning style pacifists to ef
feet a compromise, the war of the
skirts Is still on.
The hardest blow struck so far
against the determined band of
Paris dressmakers, entrenched in
the rue de la Paix In face of the
whole world, Is the refusal of Amer
ican women to buy long dresses. If
the Paris dressmaking field-marshals
are ever hard hit, it will be
through their bank accounts.
French women have rather
meekly accepted the dictates of the
rue de la Paix, and the theatre
floors at the opera and e!sewhere
have never been swept so shiny as
since trailing skirts came back into
fashion this winter. Spain too list
ened peacefully and Spanish women
cavort around 1 n fluffy ankle
length skirts.
But American and British wo
men took up the fight and for once
In history they may make the Paris
creators change their minds. In
fact, it the battle goes on long
enough the Anglo-Saxon sisters
may break Paris' dominance In
style matters.
The Paris creators realize that
well enough and it is possible that
they may change their tactics. Thev
may be content for one year with a
partial victory, long skirts for the
evening and short skirts for the rest
of the day.
Prom all over America, the trade
Is sending in warning signals.. San
Francisco dealers admit that long
skirts have their favorites there,
but Chicago, Denver and Salt Lake
City report that long skirts are al
most impossible to sell, and that
the women there still Insist upon
the freedom of the knees.
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Orleans, tariff experts, were admitted te the floor of United Statea
eenate chamber during consideration of the tariff bill, thereby attain
ing distinction of being the first women, other than member of con
gress, ever to sit In the senate during session.
PARIS HAS FIT OVER
ALL ENGLISH TALKIE
Paris French resentment at
American talkies In English, reached
Its height at the first few showings
of the Moulin Rouge, just converted
Into a movie house.
The Incidents are cited by news
papers as evidence that talkies In
a foreign tongue won't go here.
About all the French got was a
series of chapter headings, long
dialogs and fast, laughable re
partee. These were frequently cov
ered by a single sentence in French,
flashed on the screen after the fun
was over.
"Translation! Give us a French
showt We can't understand ltl
Money back!" were cries that dis
turbed several performances and on
one occasion started a small riot.
Police were called and some spec
tators arrested. Two rows of seats
were broken.
Sabotage by rivals was charged
by the Moulin Rouge manager,
Pierre Foucret. Four of those ar
rested, he said, admitted they bad
bee.x hired to start a row.
Farmers of Yugoslavia are adopt
lng modern flgrlmltural methods .
CYPST HISTORY i
By Mary Graham Bonner
The Little Black Clock and John
and Peggy rode along on their camel
in the days when the world was very
new and followed the first gypsies.
Ahead of them was quite a pro
cession of camels and people, with
tents and other belongings.
"These people." said the Little
Black Clock, "are never long In one
place." They put up their tents and
stay for awhile and then they think
they will find more food or more
pleasant surroundings further on,
so they move again.
"They do not travel very far In
a day, but they can stop almost
anywhere as no one expects them to
arrive at a certain time or by a cer
tain train, as we expect people In
our time. They have been camping
like this and traveling like this for
quite awhile, and before long they
will land In the country we how
know as E?ypt.
"There they will ssttle down, and
because the land will be called Egypt
they will be called Egyptian., just
J. N. TEAL BEQUEST
AIDS STUDENT FUND
Eugene, Ore. (,Pi A bequest of
$3,000 to the University of Oregon
student loan fund from the estate
of the late Joseph N. Teal, Portland
attorney, has been announced by
Paul Ager, assistant comptroller of
the university.
The money will be used for the
benefit of worthy students at the
university and will go into the reg
ular revolving loan fund. The loan
fund now has reached a total of
about $30,000 with interest bringing
the total to tU.OOO.
Diamonds mined in South Africa
in a recent month were valued at
more than 21.00O.0O0.
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j wkeet P. S OJdVw.lor.-l j
as people now are called after the
namee of the countries in which
they live. But, because they have
wandered as they have, camping
here and there, they will be given
the name of gypstu, too.
"In fact, the word gypsy comes
from the word Egyptian and these
very first gypsies of all were named
after the people who wandered Into
Egypt, camping along the road as
they went, and taking a long, long
time about it.
"Now when people are wanderers
and camp on the outskirts of towns
and do not have any special place in
which to live we call them gypsies.
"But thta was the beginning of
their name, and the beginning of
their hlstoryl"
(Tomorrow: "The Great Games.")
RACHMANINOFF
LAUDS MUSIC
OF AMERICANS
Paris (LP) Artistic and musical
America need never again bow to
Europe, It was declared in an inter
view here by Serge Rachmaninoff,
famous Russian composer and pi
anist. He described the orchestras
in the United States a? the best in
the world.
"For IX years I have lived in
America and I have been much Im
pressed by the enthusiasm of the
great masses of people there for the
arts and particularly music," said
M. Rachmaninoff who had just
completed a t.r of Europe. "The
artistic standard Is as high today
in America as in any other coun
ts y in the world.
"I have found that the Ameri
can, although a hard worker, Is
greatly Interested in art and the
finer things in life. He makes
money but a large amount of what
he makes is given over for philan
thropic works and lor the encour
agement of art.
"The United States in my opin
ion has the germs of a great musical
future. The American Conserva
tory of Music is only three years
old and already American orches
tras are the best In the world. This
is not merely a question of money
as many Europeans are apt to think.
To build up a successful orchestra
money is necessary but above all it
must receive the support of the
people. In America music gets
this popular support as In no
country of Europe."
M. Rachmaninoff left for the
United States December 21 but
plans to return to France next
April before starting out on an
other European tour.
.'GRANDE BUILDING
OUTLOOK FINE, 1930
La Grande. Ore. (Pi With the
opening of the new year La Grande
Is entering upon a heavy building
program which It Is estimated will
run between $400,000 and $500,000
on known projects. Total new con
struction during 1929 was $340,022
Including an unofficial $150,000 for
the administration building of the
Eastern Oregon Normal school.
New buldlngs for the year include:
seven story combined business and
hotel structure adjoining Julius
Roosch's seven story Sacajawea Inn,
a two story home of the Evening
Observer; new garage building by
M. J. Goss; Union Pacific station at
a cost of $128,000 and a new busi
ness building to be erected by C. L.
Mackey.
DOG FOSTERS 3 PIGS
Cashmere, Wash. (IP) Lassie was
heartbroken when her pups were
taken away. She crawled Into a
box that contained three little pigs
that were being raised on a: bottle
and Immediately became their foster
mother.
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Business Booms
In Buncombe
Buncombe, 111. UP) The
Buncombe News Reporter
babble "Buncombe Business
Booms In Its baptismal blast.
Buncombe Babbitts behold
a building and business boom
which they say will make tbe
bonfires biaie and the pot
bubble and boil, bringing
bucks te this burg with the
bizarre cognomen.
TEXAS WOHGEBS
IF FER00S0NS
Austin, Tex., (IP) Ml over the
2116,000 square miles of Texas, peo
ple are wondering if "Ma" Fergu
son is going to enter the governor's
mansion, for the third time.
It would be but another turn In
the remarkable career of the two
Governors Miriam A. and James E.
Fercuson, who have alternated be
tween the zenith and the nadir of
Fortune's wheel.
In 1014 a rugged, smooth shaven,
200 pound man of 45, risen from day
laborer to banker, startled the pol
iticians of Texas by suddenly an
nouncing that he was going to run
for governor.
With a plank in his platform
proposing to limit the amount ot
the crops that landowners could
claim from tenant farmers, Fergu
son was swept into the gover
nor ship.
After being hostess at the "Man
sion" for nearly three years, Mr.
Ferguson left it in October ui?
with her husband, who had' been'
impeached and sentenced never
again to "hold offioe of honor, trust
or profit" In Texas.
Then came the Ku Klur Klan.
Ferguson became its vitriolic at
tacker. He could not run for of.
flee. Mrs. Ferguson said she would
On the twin planks ot opposition
to the Klan and vindication they
aeain had fortnna'a fnvnr
She pardoned her husband. The
legiaiaiure passed an amnesty act
restoring his political rights.
The amnpxtv Art th
stored Ferguson's rtghta was re-
peaiea. opponents claim the am
nesty never was constitutional and
that "Ma" Ferguson could not
They assert also that once having
taken effect, the nmnestv
stored his rights regardless of the
pardon. Once recorded, they say
iL-pai ui me act could not again
deprive him of the right to hold oi
ficc. Because of this dispute some
think "Ma" will again be the can
didate, not "Pa."
In either event, a Ferguson vic
tory will take her Into the "mau.
sion" for the third time.
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