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EUGENE, OREGON, SATL.DAY EVENING, OCT. 21, 1911.
NO. 287
FAMOUS LITERARY PEOPLE HAVE
' THEIR DOR TROUBLES
FROM OLD LONDON 101
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nmnDPflfil MFUIQ AND tflElMQi I r
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WisatstfVM ftfMri"-..-. va;A'ti . ... 5a?Ay ,
Cird Oct 21. The discussion
to the present unpleasant-
Incident
lent l onri Turkey of the
nesb"e. ' ' tha Turkish fleet
rSled an unum.nl difficulty ex
SiSi br the founders of the orl-
fe-ThnZered by the fact
Jt there were no wnrdB In the Tur
luh dictionary for the various ropes
l.Mt of he warships of that
f J An ingenious officer solved
.problem by trying different vege
! Mil to the various ropes and spars
rigging, and the sailors re
clve lo rieri to "Hoist the tomato!
"ut go the potato!" until a more
foal vocabulary could be supplied.
Norel s this procedure was, It was
, n Innovation, as it was exactly
' Jhe method adopted by Almeida, the
i,rtuguese admiral and discoverer,
Sea he was outfitting a fleet for
7it uca a descent on the Turkish
colony of Mazambtque as the Italians
mule on Tripoli-
It was at the beginning, of the
tateenth century, and Portugal still
licked a naw, and the Portuguese
touKue was devoid of naval terms.
Tbl fact did not daunt the doughy
Admiral Almeida, and hanging up
(rings of garlic and onions on the
tort and starboard sldoB respectively
of his ships he Instructed his hench
men to "garlic" or "onion" tho helm
u necessity commanded.
The report of the British prison
commission Just made public indi
cates that crime Is on the decrease in
the kingdom, as there Is a fall of 14,
(00 in the number of prisoners. The
commissioners denounce short sen
tences and plead for longer terms
ith a view to successful reformatory
effects. The report bears testimony
to the good moral effect of lectures
mi concerts In the prisons.
When 'Andrew Gibson, for thirty
teven years the driver of. an omnl
bus In London, throws down his
reins some night near the end of the
present month, the last horse-drawn
bus will have finished Us final trip
through the streets of the world's
metropolis.
Gibson shakes his gray head sad
ly over the prospect and declares that
the- Lonjdon of the motorbus and
. ittkab Is not as happy as the Lon
don of the days when people were
content to .move slower. He said:
''When I started driving folks seem
ed to have more time and they wern
mora contented. Passengers of to
il; never think of passing the time
it day with the driver, or asking
(OMtlona like they used to." At the
klitj of Gibson's career the two
X RAILROAD NOTES X X AMUSEMENTS. X
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Tho Northern Pacific Is preparing! "The Trnvollmr Salesman."
to spend $500,000 on a belt line to, James Forbes' four-act comedy,
"'"I "The Traveling Salesman," comes tc
About November 1 the Chicago thc E"gene theatre on Tuesday, Oc
snd Northwestern'B new lines from toher 24- ,his l,la' tno uthor
Wyevllle to Milwaukee, Wis., which Provided Dan MacMillan. the travei
' ill reoresent n Invp.imont nf is . ing salesman, with a vehicle Just
' 000,000 will open for traffic ' suited to his style of acting. As Bob
, ' Blnke, the Jollv drummer, whose Bpe-
1. Ilromote,'a the Plans succeed clalty Is ladies' apparel, MacMillan
in their efforts the Yellowstone iR said to conform In every pnrticul
rk will be provided with a rail inr to tho popular conception of a
I'ueioucning all present points of in-
e e,t'
. Plans have been formulated for
Ihe organization of a police depart-
Bent to patrol the entire Hnrriman
srstem. The Southern Pacific has
'ad over 20,000 towelB stolen from
.Its cars this year . I
" '
' 1IM tlrat nrntlAn f iL. n i: I
. - v--v.uu ui nits vHiiHumu
ii a er" 8 Toronto-Montreal line,
110 miles Kna rniAnarf t tnetl K
een Toronto and Trenton th'ls week
vice! d0ub'6 Iassenger train ser-
ths government intends, it is
Mer,tood, to acquire for a post-of-uce
site in Chicago, land bought by
,,! Pennsylvania, the plan to utilize
.i2f ?l8ht terminals will be inter
'eren with and the erection of a new
"Hon station delayed.
JioV"8.'? the unusually successful
rMtllta niivcsDiui
Chk; r 8t'no! ' Oelween. thel
Kago Great Western has complet-
"I IrinVAman,. .. I
of lcct " ,ur anotner source!
hube 1 1 auattion employment i
1 ttt. g en t0 3' graduates of thej
According to a well-founded .re
terests I cl'n,endln8 rice milling In-
oerstandn; V" '"VI reacnca """"border to make the deed valid
IrhM, .w..' . '""B memseives unaer i
. PromlseiTn .T,!nc.e8 CBn. be com-
Uom"rTlrtnTi' "I ,he mo8' delicious character.
hn. teS'rti 'i"- ' " -MacMillan has scored
"amerce commission.
naue.Southern Raav proposes to
il it,, i Rreatr publicity campaigi:
section! nor;hPrn and western
"ons nf the rnif.H
ll oTn.'?.1, 'he malnderf this and
"Wlaa1.."."- The ,n,r',oae the
HI n .1.- : "" fili'mci lllltl-
"' southeast sectinn of tho! territory, """ n
onntry. "aal section 01 tlieie(, )n The itM!ir Vrnrm". under
wIiLS..lUh(," Pacific wt.0
1
soon I
00 Paiienee ''r,'ction of a l.nn "
fomi.. v '. r,Hn Jrancisco.
Tl,
rie'h. ; n lri lands for,
"fin or way
Jr8 TL . "Hit..-. HPIITfll .
dln'tlm nK 1,1 t0 b finish-
i for 'he traffic which will
PM ion " ?-!ne Panama Canal
bl S ' in San Franc
Francl.u ,
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omnibus companies of London own
ed 31,000 horses.
After an uninterrupted existence
as a hostelry for over a century and
a half, Long's hotel on New llond
street has closed lis doors. In name
at least it was one of the oldest hotels
in London. It was at Long's thnt By
ron and Sir Waller Scott met for the
last time in 1815. "He dined or
lunched with me," wrote Scolt. "at
Long's Hotel in Bond street. 1 never
saw him so full of gaiety and good
humor, to which the presence of Mr.
Matthews, the comedian, added not
a llt'le. Poor Terry was also pres
ent." The hotel is frequently men
tioned in the literary memoirs of the
day.
Joseph Verey, friend and courier of
Murk Twain during the nine of tho
European tours made by the Ameri
can humorits. has been rescued from
want by a society of professional hu-i
morlsts. Verey felt the pinch of pov
erty from the Iosb t.f his savings,
which had been unwisely invested,
and he was in actual want when dis
covered in obscure London lodgings
by a local paper's representative.
When his plight was made public a
number of admirers of Mark Twain
interested themselves In his behalf
nnd Bocured him a position as lec
turer to a local society for the en
couragement of humor.
Just prior to his late misfortune,
the former courier was engaged as
pheasant raiser by King Alfonso of
Spain. On one of the visit of the royal
family to the hatchery, Verey enter
tained them with stories of tils trav
els with the celebrated American hu
morist. He has an endless store of
recollections of his famous employ
er. He gave the following interest
ing account of Mark Twain's travel
habits:
"Mr. Clemens hardly ever talked
to anyone. Once f traveled from
Cologne to Dresden with him, and he!
only spoke two words to me. What
I was Instructed to do, was 'to en
gage the other people In the com
partment in conversation and ask
them about everything. Mr. Clem
ens used to sit and listen.
"He must have had a wonderful
memory. We used to go to museums
for hours. He would not say a word.
He would Just listen while I asked
questions and engaged people in con
versation. "I never heard him make a joke,
riot even with his own family. He
never made one with me. The near
est approach he got to one was in a
letter to me about the uncertainty of
his plans. He wrote: "Ifs are bad
prophets."
O-frt'
traveling salesman.
The play opens on Christmas day
at Grand Crossing, a small town
whl'h pxiRt8 only by virtue of the
fnct that ,wo railroads intersect at
na' l',oint; Blal;c 's on,c ?( ?,""m:
ber of salesmen who finds himself
stranded and far from home and
friends on the glad yuletide. He
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sirons loio tne rauwaj blUllllll HI1U
immediately becomes interested in
the winsome young woman In charge
of the telegraph office. Beth Elliott.
It is a case of love at first sight. Tho
girl owns a piece of worthless land
left her by her father. It Is all she
has and it Is about to be sold for
taxes she Is unable to pay. Royce, a
pretended admirer of the girl's and
a friend of Martin Drury, Blake's em
ployer, learns that the railroad Is go
ing to buy in the land and schemes
to set oossesslon of it- He gives the
story away during a poker game, but
Biyi j wi uuiiu& ,t ,.,r.n ...
Blake blocks the game by paying the
taxes. Rovce denounces him to the
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girl, who believes lie nas irieu 10
fraud her, but later w hen tne
plications are unravelled, and si
com
nllcations are unravelled, and she be-
r.oiiaes cognizant of the true state of
affairs, she takes unto herself a hus
band, his signature being necessary
for the transfer of the property in
She
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marrlox Blak and thrby foils her
real enemies- The comedy of the play
a great personal hit-
Hurry Corsim Clarke.
Harry C'orr.on Ciarlce. who will ap
pear with his own company at the
Eugene theatre on Thursday. Octo
ber 2H. has traveled half way round
the world s in e he last played In this
. . l
the mnuageniPiit of Oeoreo Kdwardf.
England's fnrcmnpt manager. It
happegd but let Mr. Carke tell his
-t tnl t.nA., n-n,Lini, i.rDt.t- hai-H "
said Mr- Clarke. "pnylnB played two
sc;icmiis ML , ppniv, .,- IWIFV
City, and filled (J bit ween seasons
In the bie vaudeville houses In the
ex-!e"ft. when I felt the li
of a com-
pi A rest
Mlra. C
?Ira. Clarke and I decided
wmmsfM, . $m mm
long trip abroad would be about tho
thing, bo off we started.
"Our first trip was London. We
hadn't been there n week and were
having the time of our lives when.
one day, I met an old friend, Joe
Coyne,, an American actor, who has
niHue a tremendous hit on the other
side-
"Joe waB playing the 'Prince' in
The Merry Widow' at that time and
nothing would do but we must occu
py a box at Daly's theatre that night.
At the curtnln or the first net. Joe
gave me the 'high sign" to come
back on the stage. Ho had. only
time to tell me that tho distinguish-I
ed gentleman iii the opposite box was I
George Edwards: that he was put-1
ting on a big production of a new
comic opera, 'The Dollar Princess:'
that the star part was an American'
and that Mr. Edwards had heard of i
my work and would like me to take
the part.
"Well, in two days' time I Joined ,
tne company, loiind the part just m
line and had one of the most delight
ful seasons of my life. You see, my
American energy pleased ,tho Eng
lish. It was something new to thorn.
One paper spoke of mo as a whin-
cord filled with tho electricity of
lite. .Not bad, eh ?
"I played many happy weeks In
England, and every time I had a va
cation I would make for the contin
ent where but that's another story,
as Kipling says.
"In a few mouths time we expect
to sail for Japan, China, India and
Australia, but before going 1 couldn't
resist the temptation of a little trip
through the West. 1 made my rirst
starring tour In this state' In "What
Happened to Jones." 1 think I can
say with all truth that I owe my suc
cess In life to the recognition and
support of the people of the West
and believe me. it is some country
with Its golden sunshine, Its flowers
and magnificent scenery. I spent a
few days on the top of Mt. Tainnl-
f?cW
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6CEXE FROM "TIIE TTi
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"CIIAXTH1,Klt," THE ItAKNYAKD.FOWL SOX5
pnls. I don't think l over say any
thing more beautiful and J have
traveled a bit at that "
BrlKlit Kvcs.
"Bright Eyes ", which Mr. Jos, M.
;"tsthi ...I ii a .L... .i-'. .'
r N r-X
HAIiHY Cllt!SW. l'l;VHKK, STARKINH IX "THE AUSKNT IM)Y.
Galtes Is to present at tho Eugene
theatre Saturday night, Octobor 28,
Is by tne author of ' tho famous
A VELIXG SALESMAN."
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IX "ItlSIGHT EYES."
"Three Twins", Charles Dickson hav
ing written the book. Otto Hauer
bni'h, tho lyrics nnd Karl llowhiu,
the music. Like "Three Twins." the
smtory Is taken from a popular com
edy, in the case of "Bright Eyes" the
play beliiR well remembered, "Mis
takes Will Happen," In which Chns.
Illckson and Henrietta Grossman ap
peared for several seasons. Mr.
Dickson has brought the farre up to
dato but has retained all of the ele
ments that made It so popular In It's
old form. Mr. Ilnuerhnrh has writ
ton some clever lyrics and Mr, Hosch
na's music, la suld to be even more
tuneful and catchy than that he wrote
for "Three Twins." . .
t LABOR NOTES X
The government of New Zealand Is
building workmnn's houses for sale
on tho installment plan, and ninkeB
generous lonns to prospective .house
builders.
The Introduction of trades union
Ism Into Servln has brought about
many changes for the belter among
the working Hansen. The greator
benefits, as far as the hours of labor
are concerned, hnve been secured by
those working in factories, a class
that haa embraced unionism to a
much larger extent than those en
gaged In other lines of business.
Clarence Harrow, counsel for tho
McNumiirns and tho roeognl.ed friend
of labor thinks thnt. tho old time
method of striking hits run Its course.
Ho adds that It Is "Ineffectual, bru
tal and niussy In tho extreme-' "So
called rights of property must he rad
ically modified and changed." says
Mr. Harrow, "before much progress
toward social Justice can come. It
Is high time that the workers get to
gether and change the laws, ir they
really hope to accomplish anything
for themselves ami mankind.''
Since the strike of tho Chicago
Garment Workers lias ended, the
workers have solidified themselves In
a strong organization, with powor to
present their demands through the
shop foreman. No person can now
be discharged without first Inter
viewing the representatives of the
workers. Instead of discharging
hundreds of workers during the dull
season, the hours of labor are re
duced and all employes kept nt work
Tho Inquest which Is being held by
the royal commission In Kngland anil
Into the differences between the rail
road managers and their trnde un
ionists employes, has brought out
some Interesting facts and state
ments. Some of the veteran work
men have tcntifind that their reason
for not Joining the unions, or for
withdrawing from them. Is because
the unions are no longer of advan
tage to the men. They were while
they were controlled for the men and
by the men, thse vtrnns declare. They
argue that extreme Socialists, often
from other lands, have come Into the
unions and got control of them, and
are now dominating and directing
i them for their own selfish purpoo.
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Guard Sjiocial Porvi.
New York, 2 1. I's littrar
ppraons nro Rt'ttini; In ulinns? as
bad na nrtnrs nnd millionaires in thp
matlor of domestic difficult V,vn.
Rnndolph f lies tor. nutlmr nf ."(it-Hlt'h-Quirk
VVuHlnsfurd." is w lat
est to join iln firass wldnwor hunci,
his wilV having olitHilU'd a tUrr't cm
tho pro nnd that Cioorpo had hovn liv
tnK with an affinity. Tho .tooth
TnrkttiKtons rortMHly imrood to dis
nRrot", and Kato Jonhm Vcnnilyo'ft
matriinoninl alHanro with a wealthy
Now York broker ended in the di
vorce court. Not lone auo Hirhard .b
J (inllione was deprived of his wife by
the courts.
Other celebrities of (lie litem ry
world who have obtained divorced or
hnve been divorced or otherwise leg
ally separated from wives or Iuih
haiids Include Richard llanliim Ha
vis. Vpton Sinclair. James M. Karrie.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Htirnett. Am
elle Rives, Kmery Pottle. Kthel Watts
Mumford. Lloyd Osborne. Rida John
son Young and Oliver Herford.
Andrew Cnrneqle. who returned
home this week after spemllni; five
months at Sklho Castle, his pnlnce In
tho highlands of Scollnmls. declares
he is still a good American despite
the fact thnt. whllo abroad hn took
an oath of fealty to King (icorRO.
"Yes. the statement Is correct," ad
initter the Ironmaster- " swear to be
faithful and true to (ii-orgo the Kifth.
when I was tendered he freedom ot
the city of St. Albans. That Is an
nnclent llrltish custom nnd a pail
of the ceremony of presenting the
keys of a cliy, but I apprehend no
damage to my American citizenship
on that score. King George must
give me a fair deal and obey what I
say. ns well as have me obey blin, for
1 am an American and every Ameri
can is a king."
Proprietors of New York poolrooms
are feeling very much like a burglar
who has ben held up nnd robbed of
his "swag". Wiro-lapplns. supposed
to bo a game for catching suckers,
was put Into practice by a clover
band of rascals recently and the
poolrooms are mourning the loss 'of
thousands of dollars- Nor cnu they
"squeal" to the police, since their
own business Is Illegal.
On the iWiy of the "killing" a two-year-old
named Rudolfe. entered In
a nice nt it wostorn track, was back
ed heavily by men stalloned at all
the poolrooms of the clly. -The price
was forced down to 2 to 1, but still
the "wire money" poured In until the
race was closed. In due courso nnd
In the regular rode the returns enmo
In, giving Rudolfe ns the winner. In
a little while came official confirma
tion, and tho poolrooms paid off. l.a-
HORSE MEAT EATEN
IN EUROPE
Guard Spclal Service-
Berlin, October 21. Tho prices of
all kinds of meat hnvo risen to such
an extent throughout tho Empire Hint
horsoflOHh has become nil article of
common consumption. In the flnit
olv months nf this year 3 5. 277.4 H B
I nnunHs of borsofletlh wero sold as
against 45,586,1183 pounds of mut
ton. In view of the great ngllntlon for
a decrease In Import duties of food
stuffs nnd the abolition of tho ex
port bounty system which raises the
rice of rodder, the Prussian nnnis
! ter of agriculture has Issued n de
! creo In which he points out the great
i difference between wholesale and re
tail prices, especially In regard to
pork, which Is tho rnvorite meat of
the Germans, forming more than half
of the total meat, consumed. The
minister enlolns tho cllles to endenv
or to bring about an nndiTstaiHllim
with the retailors and If they aro un
ablo to doso, to take effective action
by selling meat, vegetables, fruit mid
more especially flh, themselves, and
to til Ih end he promises to arrange
that reduced railroad freight laiifrs
shall bo accorded t.i munliipalltlcH
which provide retail food stores for
the benefit of their citizens.
Wllniersilorf and other suburbs nf
Merlin hnve already started munici
pal fish st'ires which are a great suc
cess, and Ili-rl in has Just decided to
open 70 stalls for a similar purposo
In Hip nubile markets. Many nroy',1-
clal cities ure following suit.
Tho Kinperor's sojourn, this year
on his favorite shooting CHtate at
i Homiiiten, wbero he usually stnys
during the latter part of September
and the first half of October, Is prov
ing enjoyable and Invigorating to bis
majesty. He is accompanied bv sev
eral I n 1 1 rttn to personal friends nnd
quite a few other guests. The offi
cers of tho neighboring garrisons aro
very often aakcri lo Join the shoot.
Following the example of the lnl
ted States department, the German
government haa established a regular
school for candidates fur appoint
ment n the consular service. Funds
for the school were largely provided
by exporting firms, whose co-operation
in the Instruction or future con.
suls has also been sought, the alui
of the department being to give them
practical business training and exper
ience Instead of bureaucratic educa
tion they havo hltherlo received us
attaches for a year In the commer
' ler In the aitornoon it was learned
i through newspaper sources that Ru
liolfe had not been in the money
but none of t lie bettors who had
burked Uudolfo could be found. It
I. believed that the wire was tapped
lust outside of New York and that
an expert telegrapher, familiar wltlj
the code, sent in the falso report.
! According to reports from Tarry
town, John D. Rockefeller has not
worried himself sick over the "disso
lution" nf the oil trust he built up.
but on the contrary is now enjoying
better health than in years. He Is
said to woU,h over 190 pounds and
gained twelve pounds in the last foui
months.
"No lady will wear a hat In anj
public place If by such action she ob
structs the view- or olberwlso annoyi
any other person," Is the dictum that
has gone forth among New York
clubwomen, nnd a crusade has been
started to put an end to the practice.
The rule will be strictly enforced at
the convention of the New York stata
federal ion of women's clubs, to be
held next month nt tho Hotel Astor.
No woman wearing a "lid" will b
niltted Into tho convtlon hall.
Horotigh Presldont McAney doesn't
believe ill signs, of the blnnk wall
and billboard vnrloty, and haa under
taken to mltignto the nuisance.
Probably no other city In the world
Is so disfigured with eyesores mis
called advertising as is tho American
metropolis, and tho borough presi
dent will have the support of a ma
jority of tho people In his efforts ta
nt least tone down the blatant dlB
Play. "Como in and see our musical cat,"
leads an announcement In the win
dow of a downtown cafe. Attracted
by this invitation, tho bar 1b always
lined Villi men, drinking beer and
watching a big Angora foline which
purrs contentedly on tho back bar. II
any inquirer wants to know why th
cat Is called mimical, the bartender
remarks. "Huh. can't you see the
brass band on his neck?" Then tha
crowd, most of whom have also been
"sold," guffaws and has another.
An electrical spanking machine 1
ouo of the Intest inventions shown at
tho electrical exposition, which haa .
been in progress all week at. Grande
Cntral Palnce, closing tonight. Tha
"spnnker" Is a simple nrrangement
of paddles nnd strnps. With the lat
ter the youth to bo punished Is held
securely lu position. The mother
then presses n button, turning on
the power, the paddles begin their
work, and she Is left free to go about
tir household duties until her young
hopeful' comes to terma.
cial Boctton of the ministry. Busi
ness men and professors from thi.
universities mid technlcnl schools
will co-operato In tho training of the
future consuls.
0REG0NIAN MEN
ELECTED MEMBERS OF '
VARSITY PRESS CLUB
Blythe and Gregory Wire Man
ager Geary They Think
They Are Eligible ..
Stating thnt they are capable In
every way, havo more than averaga
ability In newspaper work and can
fulfill all necessary qualifications tor
membership In tho University of Ore
gon press club, Ned Blythe, north
west editor of tho Portland Oregon
Inn, and I.nlr Gregory, one of th
copy-deslc men on the same paper,
yesterday wired Graduate Managei
Geary to consider their application!
for membership In the coilege Jour
nalistic club recontly organized bj
Mr. Geary. Tho telegram follows:
Portland. Oct. 18, 1911
ARTHUR M. GEARY, .
Graduate Mgr.,, U. of 0.,
Eugone, Ore.
Dear Sir In your paper, the Em
erald, wo see you are organizing a
University press club. We herewith
apply. We are newspapermen of
more
brains,
than average ability and
qualified In every way.
Very truly,
I,. II. GREGORY,
K. N. IH-YTIIE,
Please send the season passes
N. n.-
ns per Emeralds offer by earliest
mall.
Afler carefully considering the
humble application of the two Port
land "cubs" and Investigating their
past histories at the University,
Geary will recommend the now men
for the Varsity press club. Up to a
late hour last night, tho season
m:ises had not been forwarded, how
ever, as the University publicity man
Is Just, n little inclined to take the
postscript to the telegram as a Joke
only the postcrlpt, howover.
Moth Gregory and lllythe are old
Oregon men. The latter was the
first yell louder at Oregon, and
could make an awful lot of noise for
a little man. Gregory, nf lator years,
was editor and publisher of "The
Midnight DoiiKiiut" here two years
ago, and founded the fraternity
"lioiighnut" basehnll league which
has become a permanent activity at
the University.
"Considering these things." said
Mr Geary, "wo should vote them In.
Hut they miiHt understand that In
the future, the University of Oregon
Press club will tolerate no levity. I
cannot Issuo tho passes.'
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