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The Eugene DailyCuard' PREVENTION ON FOREST FIRES
Published Evry Evening Except 8ntty
finnrH Printinflr Co.
Elk' Bulldln, 68-78 Seventh Ave. Weat
CHAS. H. FISHEU J. E. SB ELTON
Telephones: .
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1200 Editorial Koomt.
rnpalnn R.nr .ant at IVM :
fiahm R. Mulligan, iiO East Mi Btreet,
ft J? Anderson, Marquette Building,
Chicago, Illinois. . ii II.-
Edwin O. Williams, nobar; BuiHing,
Ban ITrancicoL California.
TVVL LEASED WIBBJEPOUrOF
THH DWTED PBESS ASSOCIATION
Subscription Rates:
By Carrier, per year in advai.ee. . .Jo.
Mr Mull, ill lane County, per piar. $3.00
Tin nsiiAY, ii:ci:.Miti:it 21.
PARAGRAPHS
By Robert Quillan
For the Christmas bride: A nice silver-mounted
holster
Ferliapa Europe is after the record
for a non-stop fuhn
The housing problem wouldn't he so
. difficult-if the people would attend the
movies in shifts. t t
Don't he stupid. How in thunder do
you supposo the grocer knows whether
tno egg are fresh 1 t . :
NO wonder the bride's mother weeps.
It is Riuiply the relaxation from n long
and successful campaign.
Europe must remember, however, that
the marry-him-to-reform-him itlea has
betn tried and found wnnting.
The Portland Telegram asserts editorially that Oregon
must increase her fire-fighting funds, a suggestion that will
meet with much opposition "bocnuse of the demand for smaller
appropriations in hope of reducing taxation. Everybody -will
admit the forests of the state must ho protected, since thoir
present and future wealth insure prosperity; tlie yieome from
the lumber industry 1ms no doubt been a principal 1 actor m
kJ A I. n.
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by Marion Rubincam
Another good substitute for coal
is a ticket to Florida or southern
California.
Daughter i unfailingly thouiditfuJ, and
. she now is selecting the nice things dad
i to give her for Christmas.
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Wine, women and song! Deceased
trinity. The wine is gone, and one can't
sin, and tho women are in politics.
If there is nnjr agreement between
Geimauy and Russia, it is prohubly
sonetiuug in ' the nature of a suicide
' It frequently happens that "being
somebody in society'1 is just nn endless
process of dodging bill collectors.
' .
. If Henry Ford really wishes to branch
oi't, he might devote himself to the quan
tity production of emergency wards.
Von mnv desnise a mun's onlnlons con
cerning other matters, but if he likes
yoiy you know iio baa. some good cpuui
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Ivo Is the' (Utility that keeps a
i wife from day-dreaming ubout what
she could do with John's insurance
: iiionoY.
!Tho sad nart is not that anybody
should get u divorce, but that anybody 1
should bo so unfortunate ns to desire it.
"
Rays an ngilntor: "There are crooks
in high nlnccs, but the man in tho street
ia upright," Not If a fllvverito sees hlin
first. ...... , ...
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.ICtluoatipni increases your yearning
rapacity uuless you happen to becomo an
educator.
Bomchow, isolation doesn't seem quite
so splendid when you reflect that, a
frleully word would place the other fol
low on Ills lect. '
Correct this sentence: "Our rook Isn't
good," said Mrs. Newricb at the party,
"and it s all 1 ran tlo to keep lrom go
ing into tho KltcUen to oo It inyseit."
UNCOMFORTABLE MOMENTS
Chapter 11
It did not odd to the feeling of com
fort to suspect that Ulud.vs was standing
carrying the Northwest so far through the niter-war tlellation conversation. -Most of the "set" that
without serious results, compared to conditions obtaining in 1 '' would have considered tins
Oilier sccui'lis ui mu cuumi;. , .
; It' we cannot spend more money for firo-protoction, we
can at least do many other things -of a preventive character.
Manv serious fires Vesult from carelessness of people who
ouglit to have a stronger sense of responsibility, a.nd more
regard for the general prosperity of the commonwealth. The
annual report of Chief Forester Oreeley states that six thou
sand fires were started on the national forests of the United
States during the past year.
One-fourth of these fires we're, caused by lightning and
one-third are directly attributable to the carelessness of
campers. Brush burners, limilkumenoincondiaries and rail
roads are ersponsible for tho bulk of the remaining tires.
Over 375,000 acres of naticinnl forest land was burned
over, with a total damage of more .than $200,000. The cost
to the nation lor fighting these fires amounted to $532,811.
In Oregon and Washington the fire loss has been the
most severe in some years. Tho usual Mny and June rains
failed, and fires set to clean up slash on private lands burned
on into the danger period, with resulting great losses to
property and growing tim'ber. In 1922, of the forest lires
on the twelve Oregon national forests .58 per cent were man-
caused, while lor the eight Washington national forests 7(i
per cent were due to man-made causes, of which 21 per cent
in Oregon and 31 per cent in Washington wcro-due to camp
ers and smokers.
Outside of the Pacific Northwest the season has so far
been somewhat more favorable than 1921, with tho exception
of a lato period of hot "fire weather" and unusual hazard in
California. There have Jieen comparatively few lightning
fires, and this has meant "absence of tho "bunching" of fires,
which has so often proved to be more than the protective
force could handle.
The total number of man-caused fires l-oso from 299K to
4400, and was only 4 per cent less than in 1919, as against 35
i. 1 ' mnft ml.. i i i
mi- ctjui icss in j:iu. iiie inaiKea .increase in lires caused
by campers, brush burning, and incendiarism is disturbing.
J lie lorest service lias made every ellort possible with its
available funds to reduce tho number of these unnecessary
man-causd fires through' educational and law-enforcement
work. There is urgent need for additional preventive work,
without which the task of protection is in danger of becoming
steadily more difficult and costly.
The Wells-Fargo Nevada National Bank of San Francisco
issues the following optimistic review of Pacific coast busi
ness and industrial conditions:
The year is closing under conditions which make
for : business improvement and greater industrial
activity. Tho volume of trade is larger and, while
the gams have not been sensational, there has been
a better undertone in various sections, with increases
over one year ago. Coal production has been speed
ed up and, while a partial famine still exists in many
sections, the distribution has been excellent and suf- .
ficient to satisfy tho more pressing needs of most
communities. As a consequence of tho rise in com
modity prices, the greater volume of husiness handled
and tho increased purchasing power of the people,
there has been a broader demand for credit of late.
The Federal Keserve System and the hanks generally,
are, however, in an especially strong condition.
There was a further increase in commodity prices
last month; the December 1 average being the high
est reported at any time in twenty-two months. . This
represented an advance of 16 per cent from the low
point of July, 1921, but, compared with the high point
' of May 1, 1920, there was a decline of 29 per cent.
"Compared with pro-war days, the present average
shows an advance of about 53 per cent. In other
words, this means that it takes $1.53 to purchase
what $1.00 bought before the war; butthis advance
is shared very unequally by the various commodities.
Tho purchasing power of the country , has been'
increasing materially of late, owing to ro-cmploymcnt
of mnny thousand men previously idle or engnged in
part-tim cwork. An actual labor shortage now ex
ists in various industries.
CladvH. thorvfore. hnd no sons of
disJionoj- when tiha Htuotl ou the other
nUio of the ulmoRt closed uor ami
ovcrbeurd the tulk jco.njr i cm within.
.She would huvo conxidcred it unhiir,
nn tlUhoneKt, to listen to BPvreU he-
111? told lwhiml n el u sod dour. Itot
in (.his wiso jiuiliiiiK whh being; said that
Kite eouui not have henra mm hue ueen
in the room, nr ulie felt it ouite (ill
rii'lit to llHteu in. i
She had u Kenne of honor, b.it it did
r.ol draw Tine distinctions.
Wie heard n sreut deal of ftnlk about
the went her. This wbh bnriiiK-'
Dora mentioned a inystHriiais house
thtff who had mnri off witli some sit-
l and jewelry iu a temporarily Hosed
home in the town. This started Murt'iu
talking about the probubb nunishinent
of the fitn when cmij;htt and ways of
nrovimr crimo.
'Thero was a ease once of a hotel
thief," he hegau. "A man saw him
enter the room at the moment of the
robbery, hut iio onlv saw him in the mir
ror there was n ionj; mirror at theend
of the hotel corridor, which was net
tirro.sK a corner so it reflected down tUe
main corridor and the part where ir
turned and follower! the. other side of
the huih hnir.
"Yes?" Dora breathed, encouragingly.
nrclmumr to feel at ease
"When the case came un, no one had
Actually seen him, and there was no (
evidence but that of the mirror. So
the point was this was the reflection,
of l.ie mini sufficient evidence? The
net mil fleyli and blond man was not
hc en. The defending lawyer argned that
the reflection was. not the man but n
collection of light rays, as all mirror
reflections are."
"Then they began arguing physics,
and metaphysics, and got in a lot of
expert "
Tin suppressed giggle occurred Jiere,
vhich so "upset Dora.
"And, it' became a complicated law
case." ,'
"How did it come out?
"Oh, they held that seeing the man
in the mirror was its good as actually
seeing him himself, and convicted him.
Hut it wan a nice point, and a new
on There was another case " '
'Morton wa off again. Iln leaned for
ward in his chair knees crossed, his left
arm thrown across his knees, his right
elbow resting on his arm, his ohm in
hii right hand. Jn this queer, awkward
portion, which luauo mm into u l-ui-lectton
of awkward angles be felt per
fectly comfortable.
Hfs pale gray eyes opened wider ns he
warned up tj his subject. ' His huge red
banC hid the wart and a few hundred
of the freckles on his face. His big
mouth had u humorous smile.
(Jludys came iu finally, bringing Jesse
with her. Morton unfolded himself and
stood up a .) she eutered tne only ooy
in her set who ever showed this courtesy
when a woman entered the room.
tlluiiva noVpp t'Veii SHU this.
All evenings of this sort were morel
or less the sumo, ulodys sat down ut.
th' piano and ployed and sang. .Icksc
joined iu with her. At the end of every
song, he exclaimed with great admira
tion "Some voice, baby!"
To which, feeling it necessary to join
in, Morton added:
"Oh yes, very beautiful."
In response, (Jludys rolled her large
ever, la appreciation nt Jesse, and com
pbtoly ignored Morton.
1 or ton apparently was not in iho
least upset over this obvious neglect. He
sat. quietly while they were singing, and
when they had .stopped, talked with
Dora. Only once did Gladys puy any
attention to him.
That was when Jesse happened to
mention Jed. "I thought I saw hlin
coming here." be remarked. 'Can't be
sure. it. looked like bun.
"Maybe you only saw hi reflection!"
Gladys answered pertly, nud opened her
gererous red mout.h to laugh largely as
her joke. Jesse grinned a little, then
joined in her laugh. He thought it an'
excellent bit of wit. j
Dora almost writhed, not that she re
sented this rudeness to herself. She
never resented rudeness, being rather
used to it. She simply felt frightfully
sorry for Morton. Hut he was sitting
passively staring nt -the carpet, and if
he recognized the allusion and knew
that his talk had been overheurd, he
guve no sign.
Dora was certain that he would never
come again .after , such a miserable
evening. i
But three days later she received a
prim little note, asking "the pleasure of
escorting you to the High School Alumni
Dawe on the 14th." .
. Her first written invitation from a
man!
She answered it. and slipped it be
tween -the pages of her Diary, to keep
forever and to read again and again, as
though it wer n love letter.
Tomorrow Sulkiness.
CHIROPRACTIC
Ban proven IU merits In thousand ol case. trH
the "iat resort." wne torad t.
CHIROPRACTIC
I the road to good Iinaltli. Then why inffCT lrn
Pressure, Heart Troubles, Nervousness, Puralrii. ? "Wi Blood
Lies, Lumbago, Rheumatism, and the nuiny oihrl ., """o W
CHIROPRACTIC i
Removes the Cause, Health Returns.
Examination Free
DR. GEO. A. SIMON "
916 Willamette St., Across Street from Western x;
IN YE OLDEN TIMES
From tht Eugene Daily Guard, December 21, 1902.
Last night wns the longest night, and
today tho shortest day of the year.
From now on we will have more light.
Dru. 11. Ii. -. and C. H. Willoughby,
dentiritj, have moved from their tem
porary quarters in the Warren block,
to their new apartments in the .McLJung
block on eighth and Willamette.
Tho black team driven by William
Woods for J. A. tjuimby, tho drayman,
took n notion to warm up this morning
when they were standing in front of the
Ortgon saloon. Tho team came near
tbiKhiug into- the big plate glass window
of Cockerline and Wctherbee' store, but
just wheeled pnst the cornel. The dray
was pretty badly wrecked.
There is talk Just talk of having
a new county iormed in the west -portion
of Lane and Douglas. Undoubtedly
this will be done in time, but it is very
doubtful ubout "that time being now.
A. J. AVtard iof tho upper MoKenzie
tells of a serious accident which befell
Mre. Frank lVpiot af. Gate Creek last
Thursday Icvcrting' avUipuv she received
serious burns that will disfigure her for
life.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Ml Titus left this
afurnoon for Albany where they wil
spend the holidays with, relutives.
SAP AND SALT
By Bert Motes
"Knowing how" is nil Uioro Is to nny-
thlng., ,
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While a smile Is contagious, so alxo In
a frown.
Thero is going to'lio a lively row in tho coming session of
uio icffiBiiuure over tno a day clerkships, which call for
little nioro exertion than is required to sign the payroll regu
larly, llic 1 lappet brigade, has declared that no married
woman is entitled to a snap like that and that they must gp
to mako room for bdbhod hair and short skirts, a much more
appropriate tyie for an Orearon legislative sosRimi whiMi
is seven inis nncnrt ot any other state in -the Union for law-
making freaks and frills. The only compromise that seems
nt all likely to ho reached will 'he to employ all applicants,
murriiHi hhu unmarried aiiKO. and it tint is drum nn nv..n.
dent will ho shuttered.
A child's gronteKt joy coin
es . from
pitting at tilings 1 hut nrq dnngcrous.
Business In lnrgoly n mattor of multi
plication tables and milling luacbincs.
...
Svinnnth that takes the form of caul)
Is iiiucJi lianU-r to fiud thau sympathy of
tut verbal variety.
...
Wlille marriage brinss out lite gnml
side ot racu' and womeu, it also, sad to
admit, brings out Ui worst.
...
Ifci Hock snva: "Truth has but one
side, the trailf, two; divorce, three.
Tho rorlland Telegram thinks tho University campus is
lacking in trees. Maybe so, but those who have actually seen
tho grounds think differently; Mr. Ii IT. Hnrriman, for ex
ample, was especially interested in the ninny varieties of trees
and Khrubs when ho visited tho campus several vears' ago,
and tho showing is much better now. "
Tho Orecott Acricultural Ooll
federal goveniment, is conducting a school for waiters at
hnlem. However, this hctV pateninlislic frill does not have
to do with those who are waiting around the capital for u
j'ni umii'i mu m-w tiiiiiunisiration.
132 Communities In
State Have Papers
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Newspapers nre published in 132 com
munities in Oregon, according to a news
paper directory, prepared by the Oregon
School of Journalism. Thare nre 2S
daily papers in the state, six of which
nte morning pnper.s. Portland has three
evening and two morning papers. Kight
cities outside of Portland linyc two daily
iespaper eacii. Iviglit navo two
we, kly newspapers each.
No fewer than 7 weekly newspapers
have women fur their editors. Two of
these nre full owners. One, tiio. Long
'(.'reek Hunger, conducting by .Grace Por
ter is a one-woiuttii paper for Miss
Porter (Iooh all the work herself, edi
torial, business and mccJuinicnl. Anoth
er one of these papers, the Matipin
'rimes, conducted by Mrs. .lessilinc K.
.Morrison, is nn iill-wniniin paper,, with
no man employed iu any capacity about
the place.
The number of one man Bhops in tho
state is decreasing, with fewer thnn a
dozen proprietors now doing their own
mechanical work in addition to the edit
ini; and busiuess lniumging. Nearly fifty
owners however, or one fourth of the
entire number are combining the position
of foreman of the composing room whh
i ineir uewsgntneruig nnu advertising du
FortV changes of mvncrfl nut nt 1S7
daily and weekly publications in the
late nre listed, since the last eoniniln.
lion of a newspaper directory.
Oregon lias between 200 and 2.i nub
cations, if the publications of less fre-
lUent issuance are inchirieri with ,I,a
daily and weekly publications.
Springfield, Ore., Dec. 21. Mr. and
Mrs. Ketles arrived home from their
honeymoon jMomlny. They will bo at
home on It and Nceond slrects.
Complstes New Barn.
.lohn Seavev has just ctunpleteil the
building ot a large hum nn his Hop Is
land ranch. Tho construction has taken
three mouths to complete being -lOxlW,
and a finely equipped cattle bum.
Arrives front Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. tieorao Mct'lurc arrived
from Portland nud will spend the noli
days at the home of their molhcr Mr.
Kiito lliducll at iliuwrll s (.ate.
Has Surprlts Party.
Mrs, T. A. Ilosfortl was given a sur
prise pnrly at her home Sunday,
Bpringffild Psnonals.
Fred lloppe nriivcil hero from
The supremo court has declnred lVivilnml'a vnnnnf tinnn
(100 school bond issue leirnl. Of course. lmid vni.i fn,'. ,,'..
j)unose by anybody and under any circumstances are leinil
in Oregon.
Alrn hni,,! liil r.-,,. 4 1,rt cii i , , ,
jn a , i MKiiwriNiN. oiiiiuiara uu is erect-
imk i ne titnesi nna iinest oince hiniding ever put up in S.ln
mi t. . .
i no irisu i reo Mate lias ,iust execulctl seven more "rebels."
in uu out nays wnen iMigiand hanged ono or two tliev im
metliately became martyrs but it's different now.
dredge, Nebraska, for an indefenlte visit
with her uncle, ,1, W. lloppe.
). W. Millican of Leaburg was a city
visitor on Tuesday.
Fred ltnwcr of Jasper spent Tuesday
In town.
Mia. Fred I .Tones waa taken to the
Mercy hospital for treatmeut.
Alliany. N? Y. Marriages can be sent
hroadrimt by radio without Interfering
Willi their legality but the mated couple
must lie in the room with the minister,
Attorney Ucurrnl .Newton ruled.
EUGENti COLLtXTION AUrlCY
No cullrction, uo fee. No entry fee or
Players At Pasadena
Game Wear JNumbers
Pasadena, Oil., Dec. 21. (United
Press) In an effort to make the annual
Tournament of Ttoses football game
more interesting to watch, the Tourmi
ment committee will ask Conches lieadck
and Henderson of Penn .Slate and IJ. S.
C respectively, to use a new numbering
system that nan proven nigiuy success
ful in Ihe east this year.
The scheme includes the marking of
ends nnd backs by big circles around tli
numbers on the players' Jerseys. This
marking makes It easy for I lie fans t-
know who is carrying tne Dan.
Big
Turhey Shoot
At Lowell Oregon
Friday Dec. 22nd
Beginning at 9 o'clock
Geese Ducks Turkeys and
Chickens
Everybody
Invited
Motor Meters
Wrapped In Holly Paper,
$5.00, $7.50, $10.00
Practical Xmas Gifts
We Have Them
PACIFIC AUTO CO.
M.&S.
Spot Lights
"Wrapped In Holly Paper,
Ideal Xmas Gifts
" "Wo Have Thein
PACIFIC AUTO CO.
HELP SCATTER CHRISTMAS CHEER
Pear Friend: Perhaps you know of some family that is going mil
out Christmas CJieer and you are not able to care for more (ban m
own. Wont vou fill out this blank and mail to me or phone 4.H h Uu
no one In Ltine county will be overlooked at Xuletiilei If you 11 do Jiiur
part I'll do mine. . .
Tours for ChristmairCheer,
SANTA OI.AUS. .
Cure of Klks Temple, EojtM, Ore.
Name
Address
Number in family
o I Ages
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Can You Beat It I
By Maurice Ketteg
Gopr.
1091. i"- T.
by Press Pub. Co.
Wilson Friends to
Observe Birthday
New York, Dec. 21. December 28
II be observed throuahout the l'niled
States as Voodrow Wilson Day bv
friends of Mr. Wilson and contributors
to the Wpodrow Wilson Foundation.
Mr. Wilson will he 00 years old that
day
I'oblio meetings, dinners nnd lunch-
eoi,r have been planned in every atate ia
the 1 uion by state and local comuiittce.i
ot the Foundation.
Ill until election this vear the fniiniln-
tion had raised about $7l)0.0tN) toward
its million dollar endowment. The day
afler election work was started to
obtain the final fttKI.OOtX One hundred
tiioiisHiiii uoiiiirs of that sum has been
coi'tributed. The Fonudatiou hones to
rinse me Dtnnoco Tins year.
The Foundation will complete lis In-
corpoi-ation this venr and the nermnii.
ent board of trustees will take charge
soon iinrr me iirst oi tne year.
Co-ed Suecnds24 Hours
In Jail Ror Speeding
Sun Frnncisoo, yi. Miss M w;thn
iHnnncr, nivrritity ot t uigornm .ntn
drnt from Solum, Cnlif., nunpliotl J
Inmrs in jnil tmtiiv for xpooflinc.
Sin1 won fined wit li I ho ullrncivif
of wrvnia tlip jiul nenlpiu'c.
"If I pay llio fim my rtllownnrp
twh tlint 1 will nnt ho ahlo tn fmili inv
t'hristinns MioppyiK," tho told tlunmrt
nnu l'i'ltMl in )ro (o jml.
rntorson. X. .L-A nis'ti cp wilt !c
Ah AuvAYS GtAD J
rooer silk sroc,M5& )
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I vMooar dance Thursday ight. Dream-' , , ,i...rtmeSt. . I by Dr. Kdwarjl Morgik who hopjs g,u yL ... .P . . . : Li-r??i .'
llol- land Hull. J'liblic limlwl. tli'l "' lTrtmeut... to res.lore 8ijht. ;. ,v. - ' . ''j i .. , V ' " '''V,.
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