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Friday Evening, January
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30.
The World Court And Ourselves.
There appears no good reason beyond political
prejudice on the part of a little group , of stiff-necked
senate isolationists why the United States should not
enter upon participation in tho international court of
justice. At a meeting to be held tomorrow evening
under auspices of the American association of university
women and tho Eugene federation of women's clubs there
is to bo discussion of this subject, with a view to laying
Tipfnro fh n P-nvortimnnt and coneress tho views of those
in this community who- believe that there should bo no
further delay in action by tue nation anu us poou iu-
wards participation in the work or tno court.
A booklet issued bv the American peace award do
scribes the international court as "the first actual court
set up by the nations of the world in an attempt to sub
stitute law .for war as tho method for, settling inter
7iatinnal difinutes " Could anv purpose bo more im
portantt Could any be more worthy of tho interest and
participation of all peoples! What is thero in such a
purpose that any peace-loving and forward-looking
people could object tot The answer, of course, is, noth
ing. And why, then, has, the United States kept aloof
from tho court for five years! The political prejudice
of a group of senators already referred to has. been tho
' clog upon us that and the honest doubts aroused among
many of our peoplo by the hostile propaganda of that
group. It is high time lor a ciiange. it is niga tiiuo
that we take our place and begin to do our part toward
making law supersede war as a means of settling inter
national differences. , ;
Foijty-scven nations of the world are members of
the international court. Fifteen others are still out
Bide of it. Nearly all of these latter, except tho United
States, are backward nations, including soviet Russia,
Egypt, Turkey and Afghanistan. "We are in poor cora
" pany. And yet it was the United States which, as far
back as 1899 took the initiative in trying to induce
the nations of the world to set up a permanent court.
At the first Hague conference, held in that year, the
proposal was made. Tho world was not then ready
for it. At tho Becond Hague conference, held at the
call of President Roosevelt in 1907, tho American pro
posal was renewed and more progress was mado. The
conferonco accepted the plan, except as regarded' the
manner of selecting judges , for the Court. This . was
referred back to tho various nations for the devising
of some plan that would give representation on tho court
. in such a way as to bo acceptable to. largo and small
nations alike. That was the status wnen tno woria war
broke out. That conflict brought tragic realization to
tho world that there had been too much procrastination
From that strugglo there grow quickly a readiness and
a will to bring to realization what had been so long
regarded as a project that might bo lelt to Uio niaeii-
"tn -fnfiii'o
The post-war initiative canio from within the league
of nations, and because tho league bad becoino an acute
political iHsuo in the United States, its very sourco put
a handicap hero upon tho effort for tho court. In 1920
tho leaguo appointed an advisory committee of jurists
to dralt a plan lor a permanent world court. JMMu
Root, ouo of our greatest latter-day statesmen, was a
member of this committeo and ho laid beforo it the
American plan of tho 1907 llaguo conference, lie pro
posed that judges be elected by tho concurrent votes
rt.i -t Kit i I i
ot tho council oi tno leaguo oi nations, composed ot me
larger nations, and of tho assembly ot tho league, com
posed of the smaller states. Thus was Rolved the prob
lem of giving oouitahlo representation to all peoples.
The plan was adopted. Tho court is now composed of
eleven judges and lour deputy judges, chosen by repre
sentatives of 54 nations. The jurisdiction of tho court
is limited to such cases as parties in issue may refer to
it. Thus composed and thus operating it has settled
three major international disputes and rendered ad-
visory opinions in unit) tuiii'i- chni-h. us iiccuiiipiitiii
ments have been of inestimable valuo.
In 1923 President Harding asked" the senato for
consent to adhesion by the United States to tho court's
protocol, under four conditions proposed by Secretary
of State Hughes, calculated to obviate any legal rela
tion by tho United States to the league of nations. Con
gress ended its session eight days later without action.
Vhon the new congress met later in the sanio year
President Coolidgo renewed tho request of his prede
cessor. Three resolutions were introduced for carrying
tho request into effect. No action was taken. In 1924
Senator Lodgo introduced a resolution asking tho presi
dent to call a new Haguo conference to establish a world
court. His resolution ignored tho existing court, al
. ready fully organized and functioning. Then Senator
Swanson introduced a resolution renewing tho Harding
Hughes proposal. Then Senator Pepper introduced a
resolution calling for acceptance of tho protocol -which
called for a complete reorganization of the court. This
resolution was favorably reported out of committee
Thero lias been no further action.
This congress will end March 4. Unless there is
action beforo then tho question of our participation in
tho world court will go over until December at least,
except in tho event of an extra session. Tho eves of a
war-weary world are upon tho United States anil for the
sake of politics wo lio supine. Tho meeting to bo held
in Eugcno tomorrow evening is a part of a nation-wide
movement to urgo action upon congress towards author
izing tho president to sign, with tho Harding-Hughes
reservations, the protocol of tho international court of
justice. It is a cause than which to thoso who want
world peace perpetuated none other is of moro pressing
moment.
Hollow Stump," on (be liooievelt
uifhway, about five nnles nurtb of
Cone Bay.
8. Glenn Young, the Kino leadsr
killed Saturday nht at Herrin, III.,
was a balf-brotbrr of Jerry and Paul
Youuf, of Medford. Too father owns
u orchard tract near iledford.
C. S. Miller, superintendent of the
Ontario city schools, ba been re
elected to the position for the coming
year at a salary of 30OO, an advance
of f'MX) over bis present salary.
Miss Nina Morsn, for several years
librsrian of Malheur county, has re
sifued to accept a similar position at
The Dalles, where she will have
charge of the Wasco county library.
William Anderson Jr., assumed the
position of postmaster this week st
Milton succeeding Victor Cleckburn,
who has held the position for eight
years.
The Blaln Clothing company at Al
bany is this week celebrating Its 60th
uuuiversary. u is. Warn, 83 years
old, one of the original members of
tho firm, is still connected with the
tore.
Tom Sims SayS-
There is no hope in seeking happi
ness unless you are happy in the
seeking.
Oood times are bud times unless
you do more than have a good time,
The only thing worse than being
in a rut is being on no road at all.
Popularity leaves very little time
lor steady tmnking.
We all do things without thinking,
and one is being bored with life.
Life's amusing. People save
many thing to see even though there
isn t any return trip. .
The importance of tbings closo to
you are magnified, like a cinder in
your eye.
Today is what we were all looking
forward to yesterday.
It makea a man mad to be dunned
for a bill, because he knows he may
have to pay the thing. ,
Patience is considered a virtue
when it often is merely a case of not
knowing what to do.
You can only make interesting
friends by being interesting.
Tell others everything you know
and they soon will find you don't
know anything they don't.
Scientist claims be can add 50 years
to life. Probably take you that long
to pay bis bill.
Thirty camels hove arrived from
Australia. If the circus tires of them
they can be sold to bootleggers for
mascots.
Due tu a food shortage. Canadian
bears are eating porcupines, so won't
have to brush their teeth.
f Oregon Briefs j
A Wurlltsor organ In cost $.'IL'.0(K)
will se installed In the new (beater
at Msrshflrld which it being erected
at a cost of .K.00.
A company incorporsted for f.VHK)
Is opening a new Uurist tamp, "The
TODAY
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SEN. EDWARDS LOOKS EXTRA DRY
New Jersey Solon Accused of Connivance at Rum Running Has
Strona Defense In His Personal Looks
(Continued from page one)
any league of nations nonsense. It
ought to be possible for the govern
ment to undortsmid tho moaning ot
tho votes cast in 10i!0 and HKM. 15u
ropo understood the voting well
enough, but hopes that American
statesmen, so called, will pay little
attention to the expressed will of the
public.
German Is perfecting a machine to
make it impossiblo for ships to sink.
A scries of electric pumping mach
ines will tsko water out faster than
It can go in through ony ordinary
opening raused by collision. That
news would hsva been more import
ant fifl years ago than it ja today.
What, is wanted now is something
to mske it impossible for a flying
machine to fall. That also will come,
end before long.
Men that have conquered the oceie
wsves will easily conquer the air
waves. -
What Is the strongest wsve of air
eompored with the ocean wave thst
rolls, glgsntic rocks upon the beach,
or eats stray a granite cliff? You
never saw the wind llfat could roll big
rocks up bill.
Flying machines, alt steel, strong
enough to resist sny wind, and with
engines ten times as strong as ths
strongest wind, will make air travel,
long before the eud of this century
much safer then traveling on rail
roads has ever been
Canada is growing rapidly. I'd
there liter welcome good immigrsnts.
Here we discourage iinmigrstion. One
of the most fertile states in the union
with .'tn.000,000 acres of Isnd has
33.000,000 acres not yef developed,
nut we say we Have enough popula
tion.
What la more Important even than
immigration is human hsppiness and
liidt pendence. Csnadians attend to
that In Canstln l2 per cent of far
mers own their farms. In (lie United
Mates, only tl'J per cent own their
laud, the others are tenants psyiug
rent
The nation In vh!. Ii those that cul
tivate the Isnd own the land on which
they live grow in strength. The Dow
er of Franc is due largely to the fact
'lint frenchmen own their land. That
smell country has moro than sit
million land owners, a great improve
ment nn the days of monarchy, when
handful of nobles, ecclesiastics and
royal princes were the land owners.
By HARRY B. HUNT
(NBA Service Writer)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. If one
was out shooting bootleggers, one
would not even snap at United States
Senator Edward 1 Edwards of New
Jersey.
If ever a man looked "dry," it's
Edwards. I'ut a black Prince Albert
end a rusty plug hat on him and he'd
be the living image ox the lODg, lank,
cadaverous person the cartoonists like
to draw as representing the pcrsoni
fication of prohibition. v
Physically, therefore, it's hard to
picture Edwards in tho role of n
bootleg baron, as he was portrayed
in tho testimony of tho trcuBury de
partment agent who says ba saw
Jt00 paid Edwards for 100 cases of
Scutch whisky.
Edwards is so supremely skinny
that a pint flask in his ' hip pocknt
would loom up like tho bustle on a
villngo belle of 1S00.
Unquestionably if any sleutbiug was
done in the effort to catch Edwards,
sumo other method than "shadowing"
him had to be resorted to. lie's too
thin to cast evcu a substantial shad
ow. '
Tho charges agninst Edwurds, how
ever, coming on the heels of tho al
legations that booze Was smuggled in
by members ot congress rcturniug
from a junket to Panama and Havana
and tho recent conviction of Con
gressman Langley of Kentucky with
hnving assisted in obtaining with
drawal permits for liquor, illegally,
seem to make some investigation by
congress into prohibitiou enforce
ment inescapable.
There has been an obvious reluc
tance on the part of congress to lift
the rid on the liquor situation,
The general character of the
charges developed in the Scott divorce
case "took in so much territory" that
congress wss able to put on an in
jurcd air and announce it wouldn't
indulge in any muck-raking investigU'
tions on such fdmsy evidence as that
adduced st such a trial. '
Definite and specific charges, by
another duly sworn representative fo
tno government, however, as are pre.
sented in the Edwurds csbc, cannot
so readily be sidetracked,
"Jt is no secret, of course, that his
sentiments are with the "wets."
' He wus elected to the governor
ship of his state and later to the
senate chiefly because of his an
nounced championship for a modifi
cation of prohibition.
His state of New Jersey has fur
nished a base of operations for boot
leg smuggling not only for New York,
1'biludclphia and in a stnuller degree,
UalUniore and Wushiuglon.
, 'Jl'hc implication of tho senator will
he met by counter nccusations that
the Anti-Saloon Jeaaue, angered over
nis rcttiaai to tall in line ueituid tne
Volstead act, deliberately' set out to
"frame ' mm,
J
One thing seems certain. Whether
congress ventures to tske ,up sn in
vestigation of whether prohibition
prohibits, and if not, why? a reor
ganisation of the prohibition unit, be
ginning with Commissioner Roy Huy
ne may be expected.
.. president Coolidge has no criticism
of-iMnjor Hnynes. He feels he bus
bandied a difficult job well. But he
does' thing that, beginning soon.
Amineone else may do it better.
Dorothy Ellingson
Is to be Tried on
Criminal Docket
RAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 30. Dor-
othy Ellingann, the 18-year-old mat
ricide, -Is to be tried by the criminal
and not the juvenile courts, it was
decided Thursday bv Superior Judge
Frank Murasky, Juvenile court judge,
when the girl was brought before him
for arraignment. Judge Murasky said
that the case was so ettreme and
grave in its nature that it win not
one that could be tried in his Juris
diction.
COMMENT OF THE PRESS
Mere Politics
(Salem Cspital Journal)
Ousting of the Post of Portland
commission by Governor Pierce, is a
challenge to the legislature that will
probably crystnlize the latent ani
mosity to the executive of that body
into effective actlou. It can be ex
plained only as the tlovernnr's wsy
of ptsying politics and making politi
cal spoils of public service.
The governor has plsyed partisan
politics with every department of
state over which be has had control,
beginning with the reform school and
euding with the I'Ort of Portland, lie
over-played It with the state treas
urer and brought about the latter's
defeat. He played it with the income
tax, with the budget, with state school
fuuds, with the game and fish com
mission, with everything that be has
acted upou.
It will be an interesting struggle
to see who triumphs, the governor
or the legislature, with the possibility
that the session will be desdlocked
end accomplish nothing which will bo
a victory for the governor who will
thereby retain his spoils.
Sportsmen and the Rogue
((Irants l'ssa Courier)
lViwn in Medford the Jackson coun
ty sportsmen recently held a meeting
at which they "settled" the Rogue
fishing question again. Tho report in
the Medford paper stated that fully
ill were present. That means thst
matters of Importance to upper river
sportsmen, which one would naturally
take lo mean those living along the
river were settled h.v the .Medford
combine which includes the Macleay
Interests. Sportsmen here are Inclined
to wonder what the Macleay propos
al, wan and why the Medford sports,
men do not confine reports of their
resolutions as those of Jackson
county residents. At any rate the
commercial interests again gained
their end by getting Jackson county
to back their efforts to prevent any
changes in the present low. We would
term the action of the Medford
sporten as "camouflage.'
the
v. -lly-White Prison
(Salem Statesman)
If there is any member of
Legislature who believes there is
anything wrong with the present
management of the Oregon peniten
tiary, it is his duty and ought to he
his pleasure to make a thorough in
vestigation.. There sre vague charges
of lark of proper discipline, of too
frequent escapes, and other whisper
ings. The writer bvlieves the manage
ment of the prison is very good; thst
the discipline is fine; that the spirit
generally is worthy of commendation,
and that the work being done in all
departments Is about as good ns it
could bo with the facilities at hand.
Even more: There is little or no po
litical favoritism at the prison under
the management of Mr. Dalrymple.
Thla Is as It should be. That institu
tion ought to be as free ns possible
from political broils, ns s'l the state
institutions in fact should be. The
writer la convinced that the present
mnnngement of tho Oregon peniten
tiary will stand the full light of day;
that, in fact, it is headed towards
great things toward complete self
support anil a model institution.
There can he no mode) prison without
self-support. .
done mas bes. You said give Sam one
o' dese bead pills three times a day
ontil gone, but I done runt out o'
pills yhHadday an' he hain't gone yit."
Suicide
(London Opinion
"The pedestrian never has the lsst
word in an argument with a motorist
about the rights of the road," says a
writer. No, it is generally the coro
ner.
Wise, Too
(Sour Owl)
Dumb "Y'ou certainly sling a ter
rible lingo. You ought to go to Lon
don and learn the King's English."
Dumber "Oh, I know he's English."
The Expert
(Life)
Lulu-"How come yuh is always
look in' fcr a job au' ncber findin'
one '"
Mose "Dot's skill, woman. Skill!"
' Vice Versa
(Purple Cow)
"Were you hurt while on the elev
en?" , -.
"No, while the eleven were on me."
Eugene 25 Years
Ago.
(From The (Juard .Tan.
W. W. Scott of Creswell
or in Eugene.
30, 1900),
is a visit-
This morning Ray Frank and Bert
Apgnr left with two wagon loads of
machinery for the Lucky Boy mines.
Mr. mid Mrs. J. S. Luckey last eve
ning entertained tho Eugene .Whist
club at their home on Pearl street. '
W. W. Mssterson came to Eugene
today from Coinage Grove.
M. L. Applegote has returned home
from Salem.
George Houck went lo Monroe to
day where he will be for several days.
D. B. roine is rebuilding the show
windows in bis store todsy.
Jessie Gilstrap has returned home
after a trip down the valley.
Mrs. W. B. Tengra left today for
visit in Ashland.
PARTY f f
The Corvallia chamber of commerce
has launched its drive ft. an aunual
budget of ffSIW). With membership
dues, the rbsinber will have a total of
SUthSO availsblo this year.
BIBLE THOUGHT
FOR TODAY
BLESS THE LORD, O my
soul, and forget not all his bene
fits; who forgireth all thine ini- I
quities; who hraieth all thy dis-
esses; who redeemeth they life
from destruction. I'saltn 1(U: I
2- I
Bible Questlea j
(t.ook up the answer)
How Is wrath subdued? j
Prov. IV I I
In Lighter Vein j
Neighborly, at Usual
(Philadelphia ReAird)
Mrs. A (on street) "Who it that
you Just bowed tot"
Mrs. B "Oh, she's our arxt-door
neighbor.'
.Mrs. A "But she didn't return
your bow."
Mrs. B "No! the never returns
anything.'
Recaleltraat Patlsnt
(Boston Transcript)
Doctor "I suppose. Mrs. Johnson.
that you have given the medicine
vortling lo directions.
.Mrs, Jobniou "Well, doctsh,
cowan ys coming-,
vie shooldworry
they will send jt
in a hurry i 1
VfHY not use the tele
phone for a go-between
and we'll politely
fill and promptly deliver
your order. Got us on
the wire and tell us to
hurry.
Watch for Mr. Happy
Party
i EUGENE i
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SkUl in the blending 0f
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" wheat and the choicest
Western wheats makes
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'Add our skill to yours
arid bake day results will
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Afternoons From 2 to 4 Daily
You are cordially invited to hear the great AmpiM
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A combination that settles the heating ProbIeffl
forever.
Planer ends are the Ideal summer wood, alao j
the thing: to start the fires off with a rush on cow
winter dajs.
Now is the time to lay in your supply.
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5th and Willamette Sts. Phon 5'
SOMETHING WRONG
Headache? Backache, XcrvousT All down niu1ntl
Pon't neglect yourself. Neglect may lead to
ous illness.
CHIROPRACTIC
Removes the cause Health returns
GEO. A. SIMON
Examination Frea 018 wm.m.tt. st. Ph4fl'