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SATURDAY, JANUARY 31.
Public Service Commissioners
Governor Pierco says popular election of public
service commissioners in Oregon is a failure. It gives
us, he tolls the legislature in a special message, commis
sioners who serve the utilities ana not tne public.
Coming from the governor, who is ever champion
of popular government in all its branches, such a de
nunciation of some of the workings of the Oregon system
would bo Biirnrisiwr except for one thing further, which
is the real milk in the cocoanut. That is that the gov
ernor recommends the filling of places on tho public
service commission by power of appointment to bo
placed in the hands of. himself. This, he says, would
place responsibility for the acts of tho public service
commission upon him. . ; The plain implication is that
he would dictate its course' to the commission instead
of allowing tho members to act upon their' own judg
ment. ; , .-. .
It is true that Oregon voters have not always been
altogether happy in their 'choice of public service com
missioners. There, for instance, was tho case of the
Southern Oregon member who was triumphantly elected
on tno slogan that six cents was too jnuch tor a ftvo
cent rido on a streetcar, and who later voted for. an
eight-cent faro in Portland. There was the case of the
commission majority which voted a 30 per cent rise in
telephone rates and were recalled, only to be succeeded
by two nobodies who rode into office whooping for
corporation blood and promising everybody telephones
at next to nothing a year, and then sat down and rested
until the expiration of their respective terms because
they didn't know how to do anything else. All this is
disheartening enough to normal people. It must be
particularly painful to a governor who believes that
corporations ought to be disciplined in one way or an
other every day. But what would you! All of the
gentlemen commissioners of whom we have been writ
ing were of the people's own choice, nominated by them
ana elected by them, bo were the present commission
ers, whom the governor desires to displace with political
honchmon of his own.
To judge by such samples of the governor's judg
ment in. appointments as Cleaver and fcpence, nothing
would be gained by lotting him select public sorvico com
missioners. However, there is no danger at all of the
legislature following the governor's recommendation.
The Efficient Y. M. C. A.
Membership of the Eugene Y. M. C. A. is larger
than it was a year ago. Its activities in all depart
ments have increased. . By national Y. standards tho
Eugene organization ranks higher than average for
cities up to ao.uuu population. AU of thw is gratifying.
It shows the Eugono Y. is efficient. Secretary Eber-
nari points out in ins annual report that it is becom
ing more and more a factor in tho general life, of tho
community. It follows, necessarily, that moro people
and a larger proportion of peoplo than formorly are
interested in the Y. and its activities. ,
Tho Y. M. C, A., as hfft heretofore been remarked
in these columns, is engaged, horo and elsewhere, in
building men. Than this no work is moro important.
Tho Y. makes a thorough job of it. It trains boys and
youths and youjig men spiritually, mentally and physi
cally for their places in tho world. No boy or youth
Drmnn who has contact with tho Y. finds it anything
less than an improving contact. None can bo asso
ciated with tho Y. without being beuefittod, if ho bo
susceptible tq right guidanco.
Tho Eugono Y. is planning for still greater activities
for the coming year than have heretofore boonAcanied
on. There are increased demands for tho work and
thoso demands are to be met. Tho Y. is entitled to and
doubtless will roceivo full public support for its pro
gramme. ,
Premier llerriot, of France, repeals that Franco will
not repudiate her debts in full. Ho makes it quito
clear that Franco hopes to pay in part. Ho reminds one
of the man who indignantly spurned tho accusation that
he had misappropriated a hundred dollars; declaring that
it was only eighty-nine dollars.
Somebody at Salem wants to make co-operative
marketing by fanners compulsory. Tho sehemo seems
to bo to muko an ever and ever more paternalistic stato
responsible for prosperity .by compulsion. ."Will some
kind legislator please introduco a bill to make news
papers prosper thatawayl
Tho movement for stato regulation of every activity
under tho sun progresses npaeo at Salem. Senator Clark
has introduced a 2000-word bill for creation of a stato
board of auto-maehinist examiners, with license fees
and plenty of inspection. .
The city of Engeno is solvent and comparatively
little m debt, its financial audit, just made, shows. The
report makes pleasant reading for Eugono citizens and
reflects credit on its city governments, past and present.
Glittering Gloria is a bride again and a marchioness,
enroute homo for Hollywood and with convenient prox
imity to llono in prospect.
meul ut Oregon wight have been an
uutruiueut lui great good.
Unfortunate '
(Albany Hi-raid)
Governor i'jerve wade a big blun
der when be fired the whale I'ortloud
port couiiuiiiloi, fur be supplied ful
tut a hostile legislature, to burn in
consuming him. 'rue executive's act
was ill-advised, because it cannot ne
Justified. Tne reult will be that the
legislature will pass a law taking con
trul of tbe commission out of tne
governor's bauds and putting it iu U.
own bunds.
Worn In Office
(Oregon .Labor i'ress)
Two women now are state gover
nors. There's Governor Nellie Koss
and Governor Ma 1'erguson. Up to
date Miey are going about tbeir busi
ness iu a way that indicates fairness,
good sense and civic conscience.
tVoinen bold a goodly number or
high oifice in state and national gov
ernments today and tbe first graft
expose under a woman's regime bis
yet to come. It isn't sometuing; that
cam uappen. out mat it nasn t hap
Iieued u a most encouraging circuui
stance. The country inciuuing labor
will watch the work of these two
governors with a deep and sympa
tbctic interest
Buckwheat and Sausage 'j
uvuibviiio courier-journal;
It is a grave charge that senators
out of harmony wim the president
are making against in. Cuolidge,
Subtle not to say sinister expedi
ents sre being used by the adminis-
tration, whisper Its critics, to whip
tbe wavering Into line, to cajole the
obdurate, to Intimidate tho potential
"jnovencks."
White House, breakfasts, attended
by lame-duck - congressmen and po
uticiuua with open minds, are, ac
cording to senate cloak-room whis
pers, being staged with irritating fro.
qnescy.
Toomsny senatorial knees are be
ing thrust under tbo White House
breakfast table.
Florida grapefruit is prostltued for
base political purposes. Vermont
maple syrup is corrupting the incor
we, or any one else, lick tho White
House is bonUmredlng recalcitrant
senators and representatives with
buckwheat "big Berthas" loaded with
two-Inch sausage shells.
"We can beat tbe chief of the
White House," protest tbe. anti-ad
ministration senators "but' bow can
we, t rany one chie, lick the White
House 'chef? We can stand the ma-
chine-gun fire of. patronage with
held, but bow can we retort to grape-
iruus sniping r we csn resist nresi
dentist vetoes, but what defense can
we put up against these maple
syrup attacks? We can dig ourselves
In against anauiemas excommunica
ting us from tbe White House
grounds, but what's the use in try
ing to duck these' buckwheat and sau
sage bombs 7 ' It.isn t civilized poll
Ucal warfare, protest the anti-ad
ministration men. It isn't playing th?
game, it lin t fair.
Maybe It Isn't. But It always has
been and It always will be the White
House way.
When the lion's skin falls the
White 'House ekes it out with the
fox's. No wise president ever let
hot buckwheat cakes stand between
him and high achievement. No re
sourceful chief magistrate of . the
American people ever permits sau
sages to block the success of bis ad
ministration.
Extremes
(Springfield News)
Bruce Dennis' senate resolution
which would forbid the passing of on
iucome tax or inheritance tux in Ore
gon forever is carrying the tax Issue
to the extreme, Proponents and ex
ponents are always going to one ex
treme or another in legislation, when
what the public is demanding is com
mon sense middle ground.
In Lighter Vein j
COMMENT OF THE PRESS
Rests en the Governor
" (Hood Rlrer (llsrier) .
In the first analysis the failure of
the department of prohibition must
test on Govsnor l'ierce. How many
times has be been told of the dclin
quenlres, as sn official at least, of nls
man Cleaver? Yet the governor re
ferred to thst dignitary as a square
jawed fighter snd fixed him s little
more firmly In hlapoiltlou. The pro
hibition department baa paid too
murb attention to obnoxious nosing
! smaller affairs that county offi
cials could, and would have handled.
It even tried to set aalde solemn
treaty of the federal government whh
soother sovereign power, lis head
has paraded up and down the state
like the chief player in an opera
bouffe. It has tried Us bsnd st met
ing out polillesl vengeance. It bus
appeared so small calibre and at times
has seemed so vertically virions that
the practical minded cltiaenry of Ore
gun are ready to sweep It In to the
garbage ran.
And yet the prohibition enforce-
Why He Didn't Suit
(Everybody's)
An Oregon man was trying to sell
a borae. The animal was wind-broken
but sleek. The owner trotted bim
around for inspection and bringing
him bark to the prospect bo stroked
the horse's bock and remarked,
"Hasn't be a lovely coat?"
Tho prospect removed his pipe
from his mouth snd said, as he looked
st tbe heaving flanks of the animal,
"Veah, bis coat's all right, but I don't
like bis panta."
Historical Note
(The Humorist)
According to a llostou newspaper,
(he crons-word puszlo bud Its origin
In ancient Egypt, This explains why
tho Israelltca wero su anxious to flee
Into the wilderness.
The Widening Field
(The Humorist)
Threo rhiinpameea are taking im-
potrant parts in a new film. After this
more popple than ever will he justi
fied In thinking that they have a film
face. '
Power of Suggestion
(tlood Hardware)
Aunt Muuily kept her housa spot
less, coiiseipienlly poor Sambo was
rnnsteutly being nagged about his un
tidy habits.
line dny Rsmlio came homo to find
that .Mandy had presented him twins.
lie viewed this sa something of a
calamity end said rather mournfully:
"Mumly, l'sa done cautioned you time
ngalu to let imt ole Hold Oust
stuff alone now, ah reckons you'll
listen to me some heahaftah.''
Salesmanship Plus
(Pittsburgh t'hrouicle Telegraph)
The new salesman, although very
enthusiastic, could not be described
as altogether convincing.
'This," he said, "is one of the fin
est blankets produced today. In ma
terial and in construction It la far
above anything at present on the mar
ket. For the price there is nothing
to touch It."
"What Is the price?" his customer
Inquired.
"Just a minute and I will Impure,"
waa tlie reply.
Oregon Briefs j
o o
Probably the oldest married couple
In Oregon, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Stillwell of Itiindon, last week cele
brated the UlUh smiivcrsray of tli.-ir
wedding.
, Jetty construction en the north side
nf the entrance to t'oos hay now et
ttudi almost uue mile to sea, while
On Another Rampage! Fz
7" " ".TT".'7aTi." " " ii " r mi" i y
Sr - xNV r I BE GV?eFUL how tbo
MWfK V AWfc'NG SUCH AS
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Saturday Evening, Jan
. ;r liu,0
FORBIDDEN!
By KATHEEINE MOORE
Author of "Love"
WM. S. LAHMAR HOLDS HIGHEST JOB
Custodian of Washington Monument Look Down on Whole Host
' Of Officialdom In Nation's Capitol
BY HARRY B. HUNT
N1SA Service Writer '.
WASHINUTON, Jan. 31-Most
folks think of President Cool
idge as holding the highest job in
Washington. But he doesn't.
The highest job goes to William
8. Lobmar. From bis pinnacle of
employment Lohmur looke down on
tbe whole boat of Washington official
dom. - Probably you never heard of Lob
mar, He is the custodian of the
Washington monument, and his of
fice is away up at the very tip-top vi
that towering 000-foot shaft.
1'or the last month, however, Lob
mar baa found his job wearying.
Normally he rides to work, being
hoisted to bis post of duty by the
elevator.
But this being tie slack season
for tourist visitors to tbe xnonu
ment, tbe elevator has been shut down
for overhaul and repairs, and Lobmar
bsB to walk. -J
Fifty flights up, : each, ' morning.
Fifty flights of IU Bteps etch. Fifty
flights down each evening, after the
windows at tbo top have been closed
and the final visitors have departed.
. Gives one a cramp in tbe legs just
to think about it, doesn't it? But
then one must be willing to climb if
one aspires to the capital's highest
job! '
e '
Iliibbi Stephen Wise of New York,
who came to Washington to address
Carrie Chapmnn Cntt's "Conference
on the Cause and Cure of War,
worked in one of tbe government
shipments during the late affair with
Uermany.
As a rabbi he didn't feel called upon
to enlist for front line service, but
as a pstriutic American be wanted
to "do bis bit." That was why he
took tbe shipyard job.
At a recent gathering attended by
Wise and Charley Schwab, Schwab,
who as head of ths shipping board
had been the rabbi s war-time boss,
recalled how the - celebrated church
man had labored In mechanics cap
and overalls.
He told how, on the occasion of
one visit to the great shipyards at
Hog Island, be bad watched with
admiration the stalwart rabbi, with
aweat atreaming down his face, driv
ing red hot rivets into plates of a
great ship. -
'..
But Wise could have none of it.
"It's all wrong," he said. "I used
to have great faith in Charley
Schwab's veracity. Now I don,'t
know what to think.
"To begin with, I'm a mechanic.
I never drove a rivet in my life.
My work in the shipyards was that of
common laborer, or helper.
"And as for Hog Island" Wise
threw out his hands in an expressive
gesture of denial "I worked at
Stamford, Conn.
"What sort of rabbi does Char
ley Schwab think I am, anyway
to work at Hog Island!"
trestle work Is more than one mile
from Uio receiving plant.
The total tax roll of Clatsop Sounty
to be collected this year amounts to
t.210.20'.'.58,' or an Increase of t Mi.
yf5.&4 over tbe amount up for collec
tion last year.
W. H. Hale, prominent farmer and
contractor, a natlvo of Centralis, Wn.
but who had spent all his life in Uma
tilla county, died recently in Pendle
ton, aged 71 years. .
Tom Sims Says
The value of wishing is it makes you
sn dissatisfied you go out and see thut
tlie wishes como true. -
Common sense is what makes s
college education valuable.
Concentrated education is about
like drinking beef tea instead of eat
ing steak.
Nice thing about cussing cold
weather la you don't have to stop to
slap a fly off your nose.
Rrsding the wrong kind of books
is just the same. as associating with
tho wrong kind of people.
Success is living because you want
to instead of bccsiise you must.
Truth 'Is changeable like the
weather, and Just because the
weuther chougea you can't say there
isn't any weaiher.
If today la a blank It is because
you regarded It that yesterday.
rerhana modern mu!ic doesn't last
long because It goes so fst.
People spend eara lnnikng for
tilings to find happiness in without
realising it Is Inside.
The man who spends his time
bragging ahoAit his ancestors is not
likely to have descenilann who will
brag sbout htm.
PI. Iiuis doctor ss)s 40 is the idesl
sge for love. Wonder how old he is?
We would soy about W.
A man tells us he kept his wife
under his nose until one tlay sire got
sd and punched rum on It.
l-'lne laces are worth their weight
iu gold, line weather is njirth Its
weight In coal.
I.os Angeles chorus girl got J.".iS0
broken heart. No telling what
Eugene 25 Years
Ago.
From The Guard January 31, 1900
Our neighboring village, Irving, we
are pleased to state, is taking on new
life. John Zumwalt is starting up a
harness shop In tbe Odd Fellows
building, snd W. B. Yates is putting
a stock of groceries in the same
building.
Mrs. F, L. Washburne entertained
the ladies of the High-Five club yes
terday afternoon at her home on
Eleventh avenue east.
Water in the Eugene mill race is
low, reused by a break in the mid
river dam at Judkin's point. Work
men era engaged today repairing the
tank.
Miss rautiue Hodes went to Port
land today.
O. N. Fraier, the foundryman from
Saginaw was in town today.
iUe would have
broken her leg.
gotten it she had
C. M. Young is having the interior
of his market remodeled.
W. W. Chessman, She hotel man
of Springfield, wsa In the city today
on business.
Mrs. A. M. Hendricks arrived home
from Creswell todsy.
TODAY
(Continued from page one)
hla fitnesa. Merely wishing for self
government does not constitute ca
pacity for self-Kovernment. Ask
Kg.vpt or the Philippines.
Mrs. Roaells l'.vne has still to learn
that sail experience Is the only teach,
er. To frighten awsy rats she kept an
her bureau a loaded pistol, with a
piece of cheese just In front of the
musxle. "They'll go to the cheese, see
that my pistol la loaded, then rue
away from my apartment, fur fear I'll
BIBLE THOUGHT
FOR TODAY
W11KN THOU PASSKST
through the waters. I will he
with thee: and through the, riv
ers, they ahall not overflow thee;
when thou walkrst through the
fire thou shall not be burned;
neither shall ths flsine kindle
upon thre. Isaiah
Bible Question
(look up the answer)
What are children command
ed to do? Eph. fl:l.
shoot them," said she in foolish hope.
Not even human beings are as in
telligent as that. A little while ago
they looked into the barrel of a gun
labeled war. It went off, and killed
20,000,000 of them. But even that
won't make them keep away from war.
They used to hang murderera in pub
lic and other criminals gathered to
see. But tbet did not stop murders.
'
In Madison Square Garden, Ugb
Frigerio, world's champion walker,
showed America how to walk. He
gave the best of our walkers a big
start, and beat tbein, with e mazing
ease.
That power Frigerio, an Italian,
inherits from his ancestors, the fight
ing Roman soldiers of long ago.
They built tbe roads of the world,
in far off Britain and Asia, over the
Alps, wherever Roman conquerors' led
the way. And over thor' r-n roads
the ancestors of the Italians walked
up and down the earth to victory.
Merely to think about the walking
done by a Koiuun soldier chewing his
hard raw wheat as he walked, would
exhaust many a modern young danc
ing American.
Congress, having decided to turn
over tne people's property at Muscle
Shoals to a private concern, allows
that it cares little for public opinion.
But it does not show complete lsck
of intelligence. It objects to having
tienstor Norris on the committee
chosen to adjust matters between
House and Senate. Tnat's intellgent.
A men like Norris, honest, able, bel
ligerent and not afraid to call a Sen
ator a grafter, when he happens to be
a grafter, can be. a great unisance on
an important committee.
When there Is real sickness,' you
need a real remedy. At Nome in Ala-
ka, there is an epidemic of diphtheria
aud none of the anti-toxin that cures
diphtheria.
Xbe epidemic will proceed and inuny
will die, until the anti-toxin can be
provided. Then the danger will pass.
It takes reel science to combat a real.
disesse. Those that deny the value and
power of scientific vaccingtion belong
in the lower kindergarten grades.
Such a statement annoys many well
meaning souls but that can't be help
ed. Others of the same type arc an
noyed, if you say that Shakespeare
wrote his ewn plays and a few still
resent it, if you insist that the earth
is round.
Jacksonville proposes to regulate
"jsy walking" by law. The pedestrian
who often acts as though his life were
of little consequence, will be compell
ed to walk tho streets, as though he
knew that .automobiles exist. Reading
newspapers as you cross the street
or rushing into the road with your
bead turned backward to wave at
your loved ones is apt to make the
loved ones miss you for nil time.
Chickens, dogs, even pigs sre rspidly
Ira mine thjit automobiles are danger
out. Cows and human beings never
make the discovery,
i
The Jacksonville jay walker hae en
advantage over his jsy brothers in
New York, t'blrsgo, etc. Kvangelist
Raymond T. Hichey is in Jacksonville
saving souls with a rapidity that is
nnrvelous when you consider how
hard it is to mske a man think about
bis soul, in the middle of a real estate
boom. Already Mr. Hichey has saved
.'tfx0 by actual count. If they stay
saved It does not matter much
whether they get run over or not.
They sre ready.
But it Is hord to understand the
msn that has not got religion and
still persists in jay walking, lt'a tak
ing a foolish double risk.
nuiy i-iioimv riioiihi in., man in i
exhort the jay walker. "The first
foolish step takes you in front of the
rushing car and the next step will be
hell, etc." Csn you imsgine how vivid
he would make it?
WE SAY GOODBYE
i Chapter 77
At last tho day that I bad so long
dreamed of, came to pass.
The Grand Central station was
thronged with eager, rushing crowds
that hurried this way and that, each
intent on bis own destination. But
in the ststlon that day there were five
people whose hearts and eyes were
full of teers. We were not hopeless
ly sad, but our feelings were wrung
with the aadness of parting. And it
was all because a few yeara of friend
ship had bound us sweetly and tender
ly together.
Kent and a red-copped porter were
endeavoring to manogo two large suit
cases and a golf bag.
My hand gripped firmly into Kent,
Jr.'s and I eyed him zealously, de
termined not to let him out of my
grasp for a second.
Tom snd I.lllion Barney had come
to bid up goodbyo. They were sad
faced, yet trying their best not to
show it. Stuck deep into one nf
Tom's big overcoat pockets I noticed
a large box, presumably candy, and
I felt positive of its destination.
Lillian bod alreody given Kent, Jr.
some bright yellow jonquils, the first
promise of spring to deck tho flor
ist's window. ' He held them up close
to him, firmly grasped in his band.
"Come, we'd better go through the
gate now," Kent suggested finally
with just a trace of nervousness in
his manner. -
He shifted the golf bog to his left
hand and for a few seconds his right
hand gripped Tom Barney's and held
it firmly. Then he turned to soy
goodbye to Lillian.
Tom stooped down and lifted Kent,
Jr. up in biB arms for a minute and
kissed him tenderly.
"We must not bo foolish," ,1 said,
trying to laugh, and at the same time
blinking some tears back from my
eyes. "We are not going so very far
away, and you must come up to see
us often. Remember, Kent will tele
phone just as soon as we get to
rights," I encouraged.
"That'a it, come up often for over
the week-end," Kent urged warmly.
"I'll see what kind of a golf course
they have up there and let you know
about it we might join," he added,
turning to Tom. -"Maybe
you will both want to move
out into the country after you have
visited us a few timee," I suggested.
It was a little silent hope I was hold
ing in my heart.
Kent slipped his watch out of bis
pocket and compared it with the sta
tion clock. Saying goodbye was tell
ing on bis nerves.
Come, it s nearly time, Babs, he
said, picking Kent, Jr. up in one arm
and banging onto the golf bag with
tho other.
I think at that minute Kent, Jr.
was the only one of us who was not
blinking back the tears. He held
the box of candy in one band and
the yellow jonquils in the other and
smiled at them over Kent's shoulder.
'Goodbye!"
'Goodbye!" we called . back.
"Goodbye, Uncle Barnee."
And then we went through the
gate toward our train and left them
standing and waving their handker
chiefs to us.
After the train had started and we
had gone a few miles Kent turned
to me as if he bad been reading my
thoughts.
"You must not feel so badly, dear.
Friendships like that do not slip eas
ily out of one s life. They have
touched too deeply. They will always
be with us even though we cannot see
tnfm so often."
My eyes turned from the window
and the swiftly moving landscape just
in time to see Kent, Jr. slip a la rite
chocolate candy in one large mouthful
between his rosebud lips. A happy
smile rushed to ,.
d memories Uimblfaf
the future would holdiiii
sion for me-aud it I''!
work well, I would baJJS
hsppy mother. "H,,
A-V EPlLOCr,
If you should taks '
out of New york " Wbj
tral .tstion and ride 1
minutes, you would flJ H
riving at an srti.n. .
brick station. Then If
the way to go. or h,i Z!
would bring you te a J5
white colonial cottars
fuL slant ni. , . '"li
sturdy, red brick cC-l
At one aide nf iv.
over-hanging a brood piJ!S
quaint old apple
knotty, epreadine h.
abundance of cool tt"
if it were the snrinr r "
would see the appl, ,r rVJ:
gorgeous, pink bios,,,,,, J I
lightful fraeranr .
you as you li.n,.j "H
white gate. 1
nut if it were in the hit
year and the !... .."m
tree wero half blown ami C
uui, juu miKni 1111(1 M-j,.-!
watched he would let fly i
etuis; I
surprising vigor snH
shower of bright red mSI
come clattering down and n J
over and over in all diwcUcni 1
V" v", uon"i " m b
and the apples were all Ml
the old tree, sove two rtinii
ing, half-yellow little "?'
most bough, that hH h... il
dodge tho onslausht of tkitl
oticlr irnn irnnM 1 ...
- , ....u.v. vi-K omUDrhfc
greyish smoke issuing frw
the red chimneys
Then if you hurried
the f innt nvr.l, ...J y.t.
umbo KDguier on tne stoEl
uvvl. juu nuum una i noa'J
n.uu. -anil's ior yon
ucrjf, i-uiuiuriaoic cnair vs
iln.irn 11..
...... H uic ireitnrf
"S or" "U .vou WOllia UHotf!
to feel exceedingly welcome ut
soothingly honor.
But best of all, if ion a
toe up the porch and steal tit;,
unheeded through the door r,
an obscure seat somrabtrt iJ
tne abadows, you would eojey
self evn more.
For within the soft, mi
from the open fireplace, im
see a m.-n and a woman, tit! J
drawn very close together, J
intertwined across the scittirj
between.
Ana in a corner ot tut r.sl
up on a window scat and viii
bent intently over a book, udo
of thick red-gold hair falling p
nigh forehead, you would
discover a boy, sturdy and hikJ
As the evening cane on, ni
shadows crept across the risk
over the book, the boy trouM ks
himself comfortably and dos
book and place it dotrn beskk
on the window cushion.
And then - most likely, in
minute he would bound ir
room.
"May I play the YictroliM
er?" he might ask in a tlm.q
voice. And the answer wonli
softly, "Yes, Kent."
Then if you listened csrtte"
would catch some of the itrt
a song, "or shall brick ltd wj
bold warmth snd love insidt
if you did hear, you would miM
why the man sittiug in one
chairs by the open fire leinel
and placed bis aria lovingly H
the woman s shoulder.
TIIE END
Asthe World Wags
By FRANK FAY EDDY
THE LEGISLATURE cecms to be
doing remarkably well at the business
of discrediting itself. Governor Pierce
baa bis faults but bo looms like a
rail fir beside a tumble weed com
pared with the average legislator now
ln evidence at Salem. Governor Pierce
has played politics, bus been busy
kiuilding up a machine as every poli
tician uitibt uecdB do, if he lasts long
in the intricate gauicuf politics. But
governors come and govra-uors go
and most of us thluk it is better to
bavo the appoiutive power vested in
the hands largely of ono man and a
board closely associated with him
than to have it lie in the power of
boards and commissions dependent
for existence upon the legislature.
Tbe present legislsturc is disposed to
use its Jorge partisan majority to
take from the governor's office most'
of its political power and incidentally
rob it. of the burden of responsibility.
The legislators would muke of the
governor of Oregon a figure-head.
-THE CHILI) LABOR AMEND
MENT was defeated by this, legisla
ture, giving a needless affront to the
plea of the great majority of women
voters of the stale, to most of the la
bor unions, snd to a great many indi
viduals who hoped against hope that
the prevailing asininity in the legis
lative chambers of Salem might he
adorned with ono gleam of intelli
gence to save Oregon from beipg
numbered on the roll of stales dis
graced. Here again I'iercephopia cast
its sinister influence, l'ierce was for
the amendment, therefore the legisla
tors were sgainst it.
Debaters Named
For Springfield
Si'HlNI.KIEI.I), Jan. 31. (Spr-i
cisll. Affirmative and negative
teams for the coming debating season
were chosen in the Springfield huh I
school yesterday after trjouts on the i
Japanese immigration question. Klisa-1
heth Walker, senior, ond Iteulsh
Thurman, senior, will be the affirmav
live team, ami Gilbert Marguth, so
phomore, and Remold llolton, srnior, !
will be the negative team. The nega. 1
live team, including Marguth. Holianj
and Ada t'arr won In the debits this
morning. Trlnclpal Vern V. Rain, and
Professors ,lfred 1. M-irsan and ;
Randall B. Scott were judges. i
CLEAVER also is getting bis medi
cine, less for his own offenses than
because he has bad the aupport of
l'ierce. That Cleaver bos been per
heps needlessly offensive, and antago
nistic to county officials sod ke
ed even to null in iarnniny w
federal officials is quite ender
':. J ,.., ha b(
ll Ul'I'B HOI U''!ui iu.i a
anything but shn-ere in Hi Ay
at prohibition enforcement, lit"!
matter of nrohibition emorasti
a slimy rutten mess andltoai
gation shows quite pln.nly U
hove hod three sets of offWn
stale bent on douUe-trcnisl '
other rnlher more than te.S
suits in the way of la fn!r
One thing is certain, to dtp"
county officers alone can 01.7
in' a worse farce than eve"
Insin. fiifht with the bootM
the moonshiner and their M
able customers.
THE STi-'HIiITYof theeeSi
united ot Salem in a ci'Hitw
smite l'ierce, in the front w
flsnk, will dawn on tk
other election ensues. Ten
that they have- furniibfd s
barrels of ammunition to w
.1 1 ...... ),! utipmiel so
infill nnu run -d
mit Hint. Waller is some cisF'l
Probobly no man in Onr"',
sway an audience of ','
J,...i..i . nir. Perce. '
SN fl IIM-I l VI.I
.t i .-.- ..I I'erceW
Inture is only
g" 1 :""irA
ONE WAY of service
.. . . . it l ni' "
ine i.kiiiiiiii -- , n-f
nod swayed with nunnnoT" .
hia end that is to '"'"""Ti,.
soon. There is little "l
Mtnm Or -
thing hut norm
sessions. The sooner t '
the better.
Trie bony m j.
Point vouth who wsi ar- ,
foquille river last "-.,
Uondnv afternoon sM
low the scene of hiM
masTue'raoe
Stevens Hall. V"t'fl;
dav, January ' .j
for best (cuple) sa rt.J
r. , for a
icrs. oecoou ..
couple. Free I rest IJ,
SOMETHING WRONG
Hcndachet Backache? Nervous T All dowii n5
Pon't neglect yourself. Neglect niny IfsJ
ous illness. " - '
CHIROPRACTIC
Removes the cnusc Health returns
GEO. A. SIMON
Examination Free tit Willamette St.
pee 1