THE CAPITAL JOURNAL SALEM. OREGON
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1933
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Flaming Youth
Dr. Eugenie Leonard of Columbia university lists as the
tesult of a questionnaire answered by 203 first year girls at
SvracusB university, the following major points on "what
very girl should know on entering college."
That she be disillusioned about We.
How to drink, dance smoke and neck and "what It Is like."
Bow to act with drunken men,
One might think the
for the many scandals featuring flaming youtn nowauays,
Indeed from recent developments, our high schools apparent
ly provide the required knowledge. It almost seems as if the
girls should have this knowledge before entering high school
let alone college.
Tho doors of the state prison clanged ,the other day on
a number of youths from Klamath Falls, while eight high
school girls were taken into custody by the juvenile court as
result of the discovery of a vice and booze ring among stu
dents. Similar rings wore disclosed in California and Colo
rado, resulting in wholesale arrests and detentions. And our
own high school youths staged a wild bacchanalian orgy dur-
inor the holidays the most revolting in Salem's History.
The Capital Journal has been taken to task for not print
ing the story of this prolonged debauch. For several reasons
it could not, No complaints have been filed or arrests made.
The sordid details were unfit to print and would have barred
the paper from the mails. And we have no desire to place
the brand of infamy on thoughtless or even shameless youth
who under the influence of liquor knew not what they did
Neither the police who checked the saturnalia, nor the school
officials, nor the parents have taken official action. The par
ticipants, back in school seem to be regarded as heroes and
heroines.
One does not know where to place the blame. But when
such wild "parties" are tolerated, and thereby encouraged, it
is evident that parents, churches and schools are failing their
main task, the jnclucating in boys and girl3, the morality,
chivalrv. courtesy and decency that was instinctive in previ
ous generations of the well bred. It may be a symptom of
the degeneracy of the times, but
dominated bv such decadence.
There can be no question but that prohibition and the
conditions it has brought about are largely responsible for
the present demoralization of
safeguard the old soak, it has
Before the reign of St. Volstead, such performances -were
unknown or unthinkable. School boys did not tote flasks,
necking was not tolerated, sex barriers were not broken
down. To the dry laws with their futile inhibitions, which
always react adversely, must be added the movies with their
exploitation of sex and crime
tion easy. These combined with the laxity of parents and
the lack of discipline at home
contributing causes to the delinquency of youth.
Recent Social Trends
The report of eminent scientists appointed by President
Hoover to Btudy recent social trends in the United otates
furnishes food for the thoughtful as it assesses in detail the
direction of a culture. It has been summarized, condensed
from lengthier reports, in two volumes aggregating 1,568
pages, published by McGraw-Hill Co. The research covers
every phase of our national life, and is invaluable for a plan
ned society if we ever get that far.
The chapter on population shows that growth of popu
lation is slowly going down, with the chances that the
peak will be reached of 140,000,000 in 19C5. Growth lias
been smallest in agricultural regions, though the depression
has accentuated it ns unemployment has caused a drift from
the cities back to the country, with the "danger of develop
ing a large peasant population which will permit self-sustaining
farming on a low standard of living."
It is found that the consumption of minerals in the 20
years ending in 1929 was greater by far than in the entire
300 years since the landing of Captain John Smith in 1007.
While population increased 62 percent in these 20 years, min
eral production increased 286 percent, power equipment, ex
cluding autos, 636 percent, including autos 2510 percent,
which was the main factor in the largo increase of output
per worker.
Mineral resources nre limited, and may eventually face
exhaustion, but the cost of extraction is increasing, and our
mining industries nre showing signs of advancing age and
increased cost, as those of Britain have. Yet nearly all are
suffering from .over expansion and excess capacity, while
machinery is replacing workers.
Inventions are increasing at an accelerated pace, and are
a major force of social change, many of their influences are
indirect and diffused. Social adjustment lags behind me
chanical advance. "The problem of the better adaptation
of society to its large and changing material culture and the
problem of lessening tho delay in adjustment nre cardinal
problems for social science."
In concluling, Professor Charles E. Merrimnn, editor in
chief says:
The heavy pressure ot powerful socio!, economic and technical forces
threatens to crush the shell of a government which becomes moro and
more Important In the social and economic situation. . . Only a strong
government can cither act intelligently m . . . crises or rcfuln from ac
tion. A weak government can do neither. . . .
The Industrial order Is on trial as well as the political. . . If business
Is closer to technical mechanical efficiency, it Is farther from the sense
of social responsibility cquiilly important to mankind, induaty as well as
government suffers from disorganization and lack of direction, from
conspicuous waste and profitable fraud.
How shall we blend the skills of government, industrial and financial
management, 'agriculture, labor and science in a new synthesis of author
ity, uniting power and responsibility Kith a vivid appeal to the vital in
terest of our day, able to deal effectively with the revolutionary devel
opments of our social, economic and scientific life, yet without stilling
liberty, Justice and progress?
IIULLDOG8 LOSE
Woodbum The local high school
basketball teams divided two games
with West Linn high her Friday
nl' '. The Woodburn B squad do
te: tho visitors 21 to 10. but the
ill... . ing Bulldogs were beaten by
West Linn. 22 to 16. Woodburn fail
ed to score during tho first period
while West Linn was checking in t
points.
Editor and Publisher
cents a month; $5.00 a year In advance,
and Yamhill counties, one month BO
year in advance.
herein.
co-eds were spoofing, were it not
it makes one dread a future
the young. In the effort to
fostered depravity in youth
and the auto making assigna
and at school are perhaps the
TACIFIO BEATEN
Wnla Walla, Wash, Jan. 21 HI
Whitman's basketball quintet came
from behind last night to defeat
Pacific university, 42 to 39. Pa
cific led at the halt, 23 to 12. Led
by Nelson, husky center, and Clark,
freshman forward, the Missionaries
found the basket and soon overcame
the visitors' lead. I
Bank Holidays And
Foreclosure Moratoriums
: By W. A.
We have grown somewhat ac
customed to bank holidays but we
aro not so familiar with the Idea of
mortgage foreclosure moratoriums.
The principle involved is the same.
In these disastrous times a bank
may find Itself unable to meet the
demands of frightened depositors.
If a run on the bank is permitted
It means the ruin of the bank and
loss to all depositors. Back in 1907
we first had. bank holidays. Gover
nor Chamberlain declared them
making them effective from day to
day untu trie panic subsided. Sev-
eral towns in Oregon now have
them declared by the mayor of the
town. It is an emergency act for
the protection of banks and the
depositors. To be sure, when the
depositor left his money with the
bank ne left with the implied con-
race mat ne could nave It back
upon demand. The law of contracts
Is very sacred. Our legal lights tell
POLICE BENEFIT
TUESDAY NIGHT
Profits from Tuesday night's
wrestling show at the armory will
be turned over to the Salem police
department as a nucleus for a fund
which will be used in the purchase
of a broadcasting unit and receiving
sets tor all traffic cars. It is like
ly other benefits of a different nat
ure will be held to auement the
fund which the boxing and wrestling
commission nas generously started.
Des Anderson and Henry Jones
will bo featured in Tuesday night's
exhibition. The welterweight belt
of the latter will not be at stoke
since Anderson Is performing In the
middleweight division now. Jones
defeated Anderson here when Des
was starting In the professional
game. Since that time he has ac
quired many tricks of the trade and
will likely give the Utahan a lively
tussie.
STUDENT CHOIR
The Drama Guild of tha First
Methodist church will present the
Philharmonic choir of Willamette
university Sunday evening at the
Methodist church at 7:30 o'clock.
Cameron Marshal Is director of the
cnoir and Robert Magln will act
as organist and accompanist.
The program for the evening will
be as follows:
InlermeiKo" (from 8th 8rmphonr)..Wtdor
"Prayer end Cradle Song' aullmant
"Festival March" Smart
Robert Mutln
Call to worship
Alleluia..' (from Mt. ot Olives) .Beethoven
Philharmonic Choir
"Sons of Men" Oadman
witiumeitn Male ciiorus
'Swilnf Low Sweet Chariot" Burlelirh
'Listen to the Lambs" Dett
I'Minarmonic Choir
Offertoiy, "Viennese Refrain" ....Lemire
Hooert Mauln
En Mer" (vocal symphonic adaptation)
Holme
"O Pratso Ye the Lord" Franck
Philharmonic Choir
The Star" Rosen
wiunmeiie Lftmei' cnnnn
"Mountains" Rasbach
Z'Mlnanuonic Choir
Benediction
'oatlude, "March" Merkcl
Continuation of
20TH AMENDMENT
(from page one)
able to act authoritatively In for
eign affairs and must wait for the
new administration. He and Mr.
Roosevelt are cooperating unoffi
cially to bridge this gap as effec
tively as possible.
States which have ratified the
lame duck amendment are: Virgin
ia, New York, Mississippi, New Jer
sey, Arkansas, South Carolina, Ken.
tucky, Michigan, Maine, Rhode Isl
and, Illinois, Louisiana, West Vir
ginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Tex
as, Alabama, North Carolina, Okla
homa, California, North Dakota,
Nebraska, Arizona, Montana, Ore
gon, Kansas, Minnesota, Wyoming,
Iowa, Dcleware, Washington, Ten
nessee and South Dakota,
Boise, Idaho, Jan. 21 VP) By
u nun im onus vote the Idaho legls
lnturo todny ratified the amend
ment to the national constitution
abolishing the "lame duck" session
of congress, becoming the thirty
fourth state to do so. Only 36 are
necessary to rainy.
Santa Pe- N. M., Jan. 21 un
New Mexico today became the 35th
tate to ratify the amendment to
the federal constitution abolishing
the "lame duck session to congress
The approval of only one more
state is needed to complete the
ratification.
SILVERTON BEATS
MOLALLA, 44 T0 19
6llvorton Silver Poxes met Mol-
alla Friday night on the home
court totalling a winning- score of
44 to 19. Tho play started ragged
and with Scott, high point man
Ith 16 checks to his credit, hurt
and out in the first few minutes
ot the quarter, and Molalla In the
lead twice, tlUnKS began to look
like the star team of the season
needed encouragement. Hoblltt went
In as forward in Scott's place and
played Rood ball throughout the
tlrst half, and replaced Kolln In
the third quarter. Sllvcrlon began
to come back from her coma In
the second quarter and rolled up
20 to 9 points against the visitors
at the end ot Uie first half. Mol
alla easily out played the Foxes In
team work at the beginning. Scott
was able to go back In near the
end of Uie first half.
The second Silverton squad beat
like groun from Molalla 22 to 12
In one of iho preliminaries, while
the Bilverton townles swamped Mil)
City 50 to 13 In the other. 1
DELZELL
us that no law la constitutional
which In any way Impairs the va
lidity ot a contract. Yet doubtless
every one of these legal lights up
hold bank holidays as an emergency
measure -espesclally IX the bank is
in tneir own town.
A moratorium mortgage foreclo
sures is the same principle applied
to ordinary debtors and their credi
tors. Mortgage creditors, like de
positors become panicky in tunes of
distress and demand payment of
tne debt. The debtor is like the
bank, he cannot meet the payment.
It would seem to be In the Interests
of both for a moratorium, to be
declared. Certainly the law ot con.
tracts is no more violated in one
case than in the other. A run on
a bank destroys valuable assets
which would otherwise be available
to meet the regular demands of de
positors in the orderly course of
business. So indiscriminate fore
closures destroy valuable assets of
the debtors which if left Intact
until normal times are restored,
would not only pay the debt in full
but leave the debtor solvent and a
valuable taxpayer instead of a
bankrupt and possibly a mendicant.
our mortgage foreclosure laws
were all framed In the Interest of
the creditor. When a borrower
promises to pay a certain sum of
money at a given time such a writ
ing is called a note. It la a con
tract. If he pledge property to
secure such payment that writing is
called a mortgage. The word means
literally, death grip'.
in times like the present with all
property shrunken In value the
debtor finds himself unable to re.
new the loan or make the payments
as agreeo. upon, u tne lender
chooses, he may call upon the court
to sea tne pledged property. This
Is what Is meant by foreclosure.
While the property was worth dou
ble or triple the debt when the
loan was made, today under the
sheriff's hammer it sells most fre
quently for less than the face of
the debt. The court may then
grant a deficiency Judgment for the
difference and the poor debtor not
only loses all the property mort
gaged but also loses any other prop
erty he may own.
Mortgage foreclosures at present
are simply legalized confiscations.
Wolves pulling down sheep caught
in a snow unit is a mud comport.
son. The debtor is as helpless as
tne sneep.
IiOok over the list of foreclosures
In Marlon county for the past 12
months, and doubtless Marion has
a better record than most counties.
There was an average of one fore
closure every two days and In near
ly every instance the property sold
ror less tnan the total debt. The
lender confiscated the debtor's pro
perty and the debtor was evicted.
Tho same conditions obtain In every
one of Oregon's 36 counties. There
can be but one end to such a merci
less program of confiscation and
eviction. Head your history and you
win see inai every revolution was
preceded by such programs of con
llscation and evictions. England
tried that program on Ireland and
lost Ireland. French money lend
ers tried It and brought on the revo-
dutlon and lost their own heads on
the guillotines. Within our own
memory we have seen what hap
pened In Russia. The oppressors
reaped what they had sown. Un
less some speedy remedy can be
found for such confiscatory fore
closures In Oregon we too, will soon
be reaping what we have sown end
it won't be a pleasant crop to har
vest. Already hundreds of ranches have
passed Into the hands of eastern In
surance companies. It is only a
question of a short time until vast
areas of Oregon will be owned by
non-residents lands taken under
foreclosure. In our commendable
desire to reduce property taxes we
are playing into their hands for they
win oo paymg no taxes at all and
the dispossessed ones here will carry
the load In some other form of
taxes. We are rapidly approaching
a new feudal svstcm a svstem of
absentee landlords and tenant farm
ers. Do you like the picture? Isn't
It time to ask where we are head
ing? If bank holidays are good for
narassca nanus why not a mora
torium for harassed debtors?
TEACHERS' GROUP
TO INVITE GUESTS
Jefferson Hie H. O. A. teachers'
club held Its regular meeting re
cently at the Looncy Butte school.
Book reviews were given and a ques
tion box conducted. Plans were
made for a guest night in the near
future. At this meeting slides of
Oregon writers will be shown by
Wayne Harding, county school su
pervisor. Miss Harriett Long, state
librarian, and Mrs. Fulkerson, will
be special guests.
The following members were pres
ent: Mrs. Nellie Wlcdcrkchr of
Falrview school; Mrs. Doris Free
man of Talbot, Mrs. Leota Sloan
Miss Orace Pchrrson and Miss Rose
Hutton of Marlon, Mrs. Ethel Oul
vln of Looncy Butte, Miss Helen
Kills and Miss Krcta Calavan were
guests for the evening. Owing to
illness several members were un
able to be present.
Committees Named
Monmouth Church
Monmouth At a meeting of the
Evangelical Sunday school board
at tlie home of B. L. Sellers this
week Mrs. Sellers was elected su
pcrlntendent ot the Sunday school
and the following committees ap
pointed: Executive, Rev. L. A. Lonsberry.
Mrs. Sellers, Twlla Tittle, Helen
Snyder, Mrs. Charles Petrle; fi
nance, Mrs. Petrle, B. L. Sellers,
Mrs. K. A. Btcbblns, Agnes Bhceon,
Mrs. O. White; cducatton, E. A.
Stcbbtns, Miss McClure. Mrs. E.
Snyder, Mrs. T. J. Edwards, Twlla
Tittle, Ivan Thompson, Mrs. Rachel
Miller; program, Mrs. Oeorge Baun,
Mrs. Edwards, Cllve Tittle.
TWO GOOD GAMES
SCHEDULED FOR
SATURDAY EVE
Two first class ball games, either
one of which is expected to be worth
the price of admission will be dish
ed up tonight at Willamette uni
versity's gymnasium. The opening
tilt, featuring Coach Lever's Lln
fleld college varsity squad and Par
ker's quint of Salem, will get under
way at 7:15. It will be followed by
a clash between the Irish from Co
lumbia university and the Willam
ette Bearcats.
The appearance of Llnfleld was
made possible because the Badgers
cancelled a trip north due to un
favorable travel conditions.
Coach Keene's basketeers met de
feat at Portland Friday night when
Columbia outscored them 41 to 35.
Columbia was ahead 24 to 111 at the
half way point. WlUlamette tied It
up and then went out in front but
was unable to check a rally staged
by the Irish.
Bud Rleke scored IS points for
Willamette, while Lemmon checked
in B.
Kaiser and Franta who did not
make the trip to Portland will
doubtless be returned to the lineup
against Columbia tonight.
The National
Whirligig
News Behind the News
By Paul Mallon
Washington Mr. Roosevelt has
begun to assert some leadership
here but It is all under cover.
He is sending his college profes
sors and close associates down to
direct the handling of specific leg
islation. Prof. Berle of Columbia Is
handling the bankruptcy bill. Prof.
Rex Tugwell from the same place
nanaiea tne allotment farm bill
Young Henry Morgenthau is han
dling the farm mortgage legislation.
All their activities are confined to
private conferences with congress
men. They furnish the Ideas and the
congressmen get the publicity.
Mr. Roosevelt is thereby kept out
oi tne puonc picture.
The result of this new kind of
leading is Mr. Roosevelt does not
assume open responsibility for what
Is done. He does not have to take
a position as he would if he Issued
public statements or sent messages
congress. Tnat enables him to
bock and fill, to give and take with
out public embarrassment.
He is not officially committed to
day to any of the things his college
professors are doing for him.
The reason that McKclIar tax re.
fund amendment went into the de
ficiency appropriation bill so easily
was that tho house promised to
throw it out later.
Private assurances were given
senate leaders by prospective house
conierees to that effect. Therefore
there was no reason for arguing
much about it. The McKellor plan
would have entailed too much work
for the Joint congressional tax com
mittee. It would have to work night
and day Tor months to scrutinize all
tax refunds above $5000.
The Joint committee already has
scrutinized all refunds above $75,000.
It has never rejected a single rec
ommendation for a refund.
For that reason and others the
Norrls charge against the rebate
given Treasury Secretary Mills did
not rest on good foundation. Mills
received the abatement for state
inheritance taxes paid in New York.
The government makes you pay for
your state tax and then gives you an
abatement deduction for It. There
was no skullduggery connected with
it according to those who looked it
over closely.
It was largely a bookkeeping mat
ter done as clumsily as the govern
ment usually does such tilings.
The new Italian ambassador. Ros
so, is Mr. Mussolini's big debts and
navies man. That shows what Mus
solini expects from Washington
during the next few years.
Our relations with Mussolini are
Just fine, thank you. The Duce was
the first to accept the Hoover mor
atorium. He was the only one to
accept the Hoover disarmament
plan In full. He was the only one
who made the December 15 debt
payment without a squawk.
There are probably good reasons
for that. Mussolini has his eye on
France and is encouraging friend
ship with us.
The reason the Harrison econom
ic investigation Is being held back
is that the boys do not plan any
legislative action until the special
session.
Hearings will be begun in the fi
nance committee In two or three
weeks. Passage of the bankruptcy
bill will not Interfere with plans to
explore Inflationary proposals there.
That is why the wild inflation boys
are setting up such a nowl now.
They realize that when and if it
comes it will not be in the form of
a free currency issue as they want.
Also they can see it Is being post
poned and they are suspicious.
No matter how loud they howl it
will do no good.
The stale department shrugged
Its shoulders when Its representa
tives Day and Williams announced
In Geneva that unless our war debt
problem was settled it would be a
leglthnute subject for the world eco
nomic conference. Everyone here
knew that months ago but officials
have always been denying it.
Now that they have run out of
denials and an announcement Is
made by their plenipotentiaries the
situation may be clarified.
Recent agreements made on the
St. Lawrence treaty do not mean
anything. It will not be ratified at
this session of congress. After March
4 It all depends on how Mr, Roose
velt feels about it. ,
Cold Reception Given
By City Councilmen
To Elliott's Proposal
E. C. Elliott, president of the Oregon-Washington Wa
ter Service company, found little enthusiasm in the Salem
city council yesterday when he proposed that the company
and the city negotiate to fix a basic
mice for the local plant, ana men
enter into a contract whereby the
city would have option to buy at
that figure when ever economic
conditions were light. Added to the
basic price would be the cost ox
whatever improvements ana better
ments were made between date of
contract and date of purchase.
Elliott, on a stop-over here from
San Francisco, made his proposal
at an Informal conference with the
city council late yesterday at the
city hall. Though urged by aome
members to name a figure "to
shoot at," Elliott declined to do so,
but said tnat u invited later ne
would come to Salem with such a
figure and data to support It.
Advantages of such negotiations,
Elliott said would Include the
elimination ot expense to both par
ties of a condemnation suit, and
further cost and inconvenience in
carrying on the pedlng suit to test
the validity of the 12,500,000 water
bond issue, Elliott explaining that
the company would agree to dis
missal of this suit. The opinion of
the council in general, however,
was that the test suit should not be
dismissed and some members, Al
derman Watson Townsend in par
ticular, saw legal obstacles in the
way of negotiating as Elliott had
outlined.
In suggesting that the city exer
cise the option when economic con
ditions warranted Mr. Elliott men
tioned the improbability that bonds,
even In a small amount could be
sold at present, and this was not
disputed by the council. Elliott said
also that the suggested contract
would be binding on the company,
but probably not on the city, and
Walter Keyes, attorney for the
company agreed with this.
Alderman Olson inquired as to
the effect of the proposal on the
pending suit and Elliott answered
that it would be dismissed. Alder
man Townsend was of the opinion
that the suit better be carried
through to decision, and added that
the charter amendment by which
the bonds were voted would not
permit negotiations as outlined by
Elliott.
"Wherein would the city be bene
fited by this option?' asked Alder
man Hughes.
"The validity of the bonds would
not be in jeopardy," Elliott answer
ed. "Until someone else attacked
them,' Townsend added.
City Attorney Chris J. Kowltz
said the charter lays down the ex
act procedure to be followed.
"It seems to me," Townsend re
marked, "that the water company
Is leading the city Into a cul de sac
in other words up a blind alley.
Mayor Douglas McKay was fear
ful that if the proposal were adopt
ed and the bond issue later at
tacked in court the water Issue
might be held up indefinitely.
Townsend. insisting that the city
couldn't do anything until the court
decides on the validity of the bonds
read the charter provision.
"Only two things are left for us
to do," he said. "We have made
the company an offer and they
have rejected It. Now we can eith
er condemn or we can build a new
plant. There Is no authority for us
to take any other procedure, and
our action can be challenged if we
do."
President Elliott, replying to
questions, said he would be willing
to meet later with the utilities com.
mittce .or the entire coulcil if in
vited to do so.
OREGON ROUTED
Eugene, Ore.. Jan. 21 IPi The
strong Husky basketball squad from
uie university of Washington
swamped Bill Relnhart's crew of
University of Oregon players In the
first half and coasted through the
final session to win 66 to 38. in
northern conference gome played
nsro last mgnt.
The gun ending the first period
found the Huskies on the long end
of a 36 to 13 lead mainly as a result
of the stellar play and shooting
of Captain Johnny Fuller, all-coast
forward.
In the final period the game Web-
footers came back with an avalanche
of baskets that had the northerners
on the run and ended the final per
lod with a 25 to 20 edge over Wash.
ington but still lacking many points
to win.
Captain Fuller was the high-point
gatherer of the evening with a total
of 17 points on his surlng. Lee and
Hcaman with ten and nine
spectlvcly were also effective for
Washington. Oregon's leader In the
scaring division was Ollnger with
11 and Cap Roberts played a stellai
floor game.
SALEM HI CENTER
OUT FOR 6 WEEKS
Unless hts physical condition
takes a decided change for the bet
ter, Money will ne lost to the saiem
high school basketball team for at
least six weeks and possibly for the
balance of the season it was learn
ed last night. Fcllowlng Uie game
with Eugene this week Morley com
plained of a distress in his side. An
examination by a pliyslclan reveal
ed that an operation for appendi
citis was necessary. If the operation
Is performed. Morley will be out of
competition for several weeks. He
has been playing center faring U'.?
season and was finding his stride
during recent games. His loss will
mean Hint Coach Huntington will
uso Phil Brownell or Engle at cent-
r.
SCREEN BRINGS
SPLENDID NOVEL
Although it is the first of his
novels to reach the screen, "A Fare
well to Arms," Ernest Hemingway's
Best-seller, wmch comes in picture
form to the Warner Bros. Elslnore
theater for three days starting Sun.
day, with Helen Hayes and Gary
Cooper in starring roles and Adolphe
Menjou at the head of the support
ing cast, is the sixth published
book.
Hemingway won first recognition
with his novel "The Sun Also Rises."
He had previously, however, pub
lished "Three Stories and Ten
Poems," "In Our Time," "The Tor
rents of Surlng," and "Men With
out Women." "A Farewell to Arms"
was published in 1920. "Death in
the Afternoon," his latest book, is
on the hew winter list.
The screen version of "A Fare
well to Arms" follows his novel
closely. Miss Hayes plays the role
of Catherine Barkley, the English
nurse. Cooper is the young Amer
ican, an officer in the Italian am
bulance corps. Menjou is RlnakU,
his war-brother.
Sherlock Holmes relives In a fem
inine guise In HUdegarde Martha
Withers, who behaves in ftdl accor
dance with the Holmes system, ex
cept that she arouses your heartiest
laughs. For Hlldegarde is clnem
atlcally known as Edna May Oliver,
who appears in "The Penquln Pool
Mulder" which open Sunday at the
Warner Bros. Capitol theater.
Miss Oliver's convincing perfor
mance neatly couples humor and
drama. With James Gleason, as In
spector Piper, site promotes grand
hilarity. Mae Clarke sympathetical
ly portrays a harassed wife, and
Donald Cook makes a likeable lover.
Clarence Hummel Wilson is the sus
pected acquarlum director. Robert
Armstrong, Guy Usher and Ed Ken
nedy are also cast. George Archam-
baud directed from Willis Gold-
beck's adaptation of Palmer's best
selling novel.
Continuation of
MACDONALD TO
(from page one)
mentioned as likely members of a
British delegation.
Baldwin, then chancellor of the
exchequer, led the delegation which
went to the United States in Janu
ary, 1923, and returned with the
present debt settlement of (4,600,
000,000 to be paid over a period of
62 years. In that same year, Bald
win became prune minister for the
first time.
Personal leadership of MacDonald
in the interest of a new debts set
tlement would have the precedent
of another government head's trip
to Washington, that of Premier
Pierre Laval of France In 1831.
While the invitation to a debts
conference from Washington over
shadowed all other news here, to
day's newspapers questioned the
motives of the American govern
ment and President-elect Roosevelt.
The Dally Telegraph said the
Washington announcement Indi
cated the United States was "In
disposed to let go its hold of the
British war debt until it had made
a satisfactory bargain with Great
Britain in other directions."
The question arises. It said, whe
ther the projected world economic
conference would not be "fatally
prejudiced If tne united states en
ters holding fast to its debts claims
unless it made separate preferen
tial bargains with Its debtors."
"Unless British representatives
are invited for lnformatory pur
poses to the preparatory world
conference, Washington's commun
ique may excite as many apprchen.
siohs as It allays," the paper said.
It concluded tnat what was most
needed was an authoritative Inter
pretation of the exact bearings of
tne statement.
The New Chronicle described the
United state's action as "very wel
come" and promising.
If It is desirable to review the
whole field of the economic crisis.
the proposed conference could only
be fruitful as a preliminary to the
world economic conference," It said.
Rome, Jan. 21 MV-Washington's
decision to resume discussion of the
debts with Great Britain has pro'
voKea great interest here.
particularly interesting to gov
ernment spokesmen was the fact
that the decision was based upon
England's request for reconsidera
tion of her obligations, for Premier
Mussolini made a similar request
when Italy paid the Interest instal
ment of last December.
Parrish Noses Out
Scotts Mills, 20-19
Basketeers from Parrish lunlor
high had a close squeak Friday
night when they invaded Scotts
Mills for a return engagement with
the high school squad of that place.
The final score was 20 to 19 In fa
vor of the Juniors. With Parrish
trailing by one point. Quesseth
found the hoop for the winning
score Jnst IS seconds before the
game ended. Parrish went out In
front during the first halt and held
IT to 8 lead at the intermission.
Qucsseth's shot was the only field
goal annexed during the second
half.
The Scotts Mills grade team last
to the Parrish Trojans, 21 to I.
More than half the automobiles
In Singapore, Maylav Settlements.
are from America.
FRESHEN LOSE
TO SALEM HIGH
BY 29-34 COUNT
Changing their tactics in the sec
ond half after they had trailed by
many points during the first two
periods, Salem high hoopsters came
from behind Friday night to win
their annual tilt with Willamette's
freshmen 34 to 29. With Bob Mc
Kcrrow, the big center of the fresh,
men, tipping the ball to his team
mates, Hngeman, Eckman and Pem
berton soon ran up a commanding
lead over their opponents. This ad
vantage was maintained through
out the first half which ended 20-13.
Not at all awed by their handi
cap, Coach Huntington's youngsters
went out after tho yearlings at the
start of the third period and with
Kellcy finding the range, 8alem
managed to knot the count at 25
all when the whistle ended the
third quarter. Brownell marked hla
return to the high school lineup by
chalking up 13 points for high score.
A second string freshman team
defeated Salem high's "B" squad, 24
to 23 in a preliminary. Salem held a
good sized lead during the first part
ot the game but it steadily melted
during the closing minutes and with
the score swaying back and forth
Stockwell potted one from far away
to give his team the game Just as
the final gun sounded.
Continuation of-
BAUGHN TRIAL
(from page one)
made him the aggressor In tna
fight
Defense in the trial of William
Baughn for the murder of Roy Rob
nctt expected to bring Its case to
a climax this afternoon when the
defendant himself will take the
stand. Tho defendant is expected
to be the trump card to build up
his own theory of extentuatlon
self defense. He Is the only witness
available to the defense, Present at
the actual occurrence not listed
among the state's witnesses and
consequently his own testimony is
expected to be the backbone to bol
ster up what his attorneys said
at the outset would be the sole
theory of the defense in fighting off
-.jtence to tne execution cnam-
ber at the stats prison.
The trial moved haltingly this
morning. The start was nearly an
hour late, delayed while attorneys
for both sides were presenting ar
gument in chambers to Judge Mo-
Mahan on the matter 01 admissi
bility of evidence combatting state
ments made by a defense witness
as to good character ot the defend
ant. And it was apparent tne cnar
acter building for the defendant
was about to continue. The ques
tion for the judge to decide was as
to how far Uib state could rebut
this testimony as to the defend
ant's good character by showing
specific acts of the defendant which
would rebut the theory as to his
good reputation In the Detroit com
munity. The court finally held
that testimony as to such speclflo
acts when put in in good faith by
the Prosecution would be admissible,
although the state could not actu
ally prove that the man had been
guilty of another crime. Seemingly
the decision halted further ques
tioning along the line as to the
defendant's character.
Ethel Bcwley, Detroit matron, re
sumed the stand this morning at
the outset of the trial. Late yes
terday afternoon she had given tes
timony intending to Impeach testi
mony given earlier for the state by
Leonard Noe, resident at the Rob
nett home. This has to do with
assertions Noe is said to have
made after the killing and was con
tradictory to some statements made
by Noe. It was then that Mrs.
Bewley was asked as to the general
reputation of Baughn in the com
munity and the fireworks of legal
discussion were touched off between
the contending attorneys which
wound up In the judge's chambers
this morning.
The state in cross examining Mrs.
Bewley today was plainly endeav
oring to bring out her interest in
the defendant, William Baughn, and
his son, Major Baughn. She stated
she was separated from her second
husband. She admitted on ques
tioning of Deputy District Attor
ney Page that she had gone around
with Major Baughn, that she had
attended places of public entertain
ment with him, but said only when
other People were along. She alsJ
saia ne naa stayed an night at her
houso but that he had stayed with
her son. She also said the defend
ant himself had visited her home,
sometimes with his wife, sometimes
when alone. She declared she was
not unfriendly to the Robnett fam
ily and had never had trouble with
them. In stating that the rcnuta-
tion of Robnett was bad in the
community she also saw she'd
known him 15 or 20 years and had
resided at Detroit herself for 30
years.
Major Baughn was then called tav
the defense and he also gave testi
mony intended to impeach that of
Leonard Noe by repeating state
ments he said Noe made at the
home of Mrs. Bewley the night af
ter the murder when Major Baughn
and Mrs. Bewley wero present and
Gordon and Enid Brown were in
the house, also.
The defense then asked him about
a party one night at Robnett's house
before the killing when a number
of persons were present. The state
refused to let the questioning pro
ceed until It was stated by the de
fense what they intended to show
and then the court and nlnmnvi
again retired to chambers and a Ut
ile inter recess was granted while
the arguments proceeded out of
hrnrinr of the Jury.
SPECIAL SUNDAY
TURKEY
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