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THE EUGENE G CARD
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THE EUGENE GUARD?
An Independent afternoon newspaper published dally axcept Sunday.
PAUL R. KI2LTY, Editor EUOKNE 8. KELTY. Bualneaa Manager
Offices 1037-1041 Willamette Street
Telephone 1200
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ited In this paper and alwo the local news published herein. All
rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Eugene Guard la a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
riilDAY, MAY 15.
The Busses and the Trucks.
buslneit sod profes tiooiil mn on th
(tame ba n. The only "soak 'era" kill
piimcij was the diii'jriininutius im-nnir
Ui iuitire nhji-b the .Journal imp
portcd. That whs a real "(oak 'em"
meattiire and was deigned eneci.iH)"
wiih that eml in view. It wn not in
leaded lo be fair or equitable and wa
poised on the theory that the ma
jority could mk tlie luinority onl
tbey had no recourse. If the Journal
will father or mother a flat income
tax bill, with equitable offnet rlaus.
this paper wilt be for it. .So will a lot
of other pKpera that were opposed to
the one-Hided, unjunt and unfair mesa
ure that tbe people recently defeated.
As an i-iuniple of (tie Journal's uo
tn'.menft, it v'iu-h representative Claude
I.ii'-hnmin of this rounty a betraying
Ii'h coDHtiitieutH by voting for the
Dennis resolution. .Mr. Itu.-liimuD did
nothing of tbe kind. He not only fa
vora bu income tux bill, but in lieu
" . 'of noiiiething better even favored the
THE automobile1 hllS find truck pfOpIe are Iiot Milking; mnnatroaity that was deflated last
much noise in their campaign for HignaturcH to the j ' ptf" vote, ah that Mr . B-
.... . , i , I'll i. a w'ebannn did was trt vote to let the
petitions for referendum on the bus-truck tax bill, out itpMpl V(lfft on ie f)PI)ni8 solution,
is said some of them are telling their friends quietly tJiatjWe have never talked to him about:
thev will have enough iM-titions before the time liinitj'; tte avo an idea thst his .... i
. . , ,, i, ,i , .... of humor in (diffidently aroused to
lor filing expires late this month. Whether then icpoi t-. m(lizo tUttt tUe l)(,lini8 re0iution is,
cd CA'nectationM are soundlv wounded or not is Home-j a jrke in tin state and ban about!
thing that Ihe general public cannot yet know, but paid i '" '' "f n
. , v 1 , ii i . i moil 4 inarKarine tuoune that was rhns-
peinion circuiaiors are zeaions ioiks aim inert: aie iw)ed (hrotiKh bell by tho anhestos rat.
many people as always who are ready to sign any sort The journal ha repudiated nil its.
of a petition for any purpose. j
nevertheless, the bus and truck operators will ho
required in the end to pay a tax coimnenmirnto with
their heavy use of the highways" and sufficient to repair
at least a part of the damage that use is causing. No
other outcome would be fair or just and none other will
satisfy the peoplo generally. The result may be delayed
but it cannot bo averted permanently. .
Automobile Parking.
IN Portland they have just cut the downtown parking
limit for automobiles back to .'iO minutes again, after
an experiment of several months with a limit of one
hour. A peculiar thing about automobile parking regula
tions is that they never stay settled , in most cities.
Changes are made so frequently that the public .has
trouble in trying to keep abreast of them.
The motive for the latest change at Portland is
given, not as an effort to relieve traffic congestion, but
to give more people a chance to park within a given
day, by making tliem make way for each other more
quickly than they have been doing lately. Retail mer
chants have come to believe, it is said, that this will
be better for business than the longer period. '
It is likely there in something to bo Raid for this
view, but there is a good deal to bo said for the view
that the longer period is desirable, too. A 30-miriute
parking period does not give sufficient time for the
nutomnhilist to transact much business, or do much
shopping within a small area. There is less interruption
to traffic from having automobiles "move on" only
once, an hour than when they are compelled to move
every 30 minutes. And of course every parking space
in the congested district of every city will .have one
automobile or another in it all day anyway. Jt would
seem that Kugeno's present parking arrangement is pre
ferable to Portland's latest one.
The Cat With Unlimited Lives
Judge Thomas F. Graham, of the superior court in
San Francisco, has been reading about "The 'Flapper
ile, the feature serial story that is sweeping the
country and which is being published in The Guard, and
he doesn't find anything in the situation to worry about.
1 "The flapper wife is as much a development of the age
as the radio ami woman's emancipation," sagely con
cludes the judge, "and she and her progressive sisters
Jiavo already accomplished much for the advancement
of their sex and the future generation." In his court
Judge Graham deals with divorce cases. IIo has the
reputation of reconciling more estranged couples than
ho parts permanently. In his viewpoint as expressed
in his interview in The Guard yesterday one gels light
on the reason for his success and his reputation, lie
understands femininity.
Tho dispatches tell us that David Mcriweathor Milton,
who has become the husband of the charming grand
daughter of John I). Rockefeller, is a young lawyer
with a modest income, It is hoped that by following
closely the frugal methods with which all good Ameri
cans are imbued sineo Coolidgo became president, the
newlyweds will bo ablo to afford meat on their table
at least twice a week.
The concerts that tho Odd Fellows band gave last
summer were enjoyed by thousands of people. A fund
Jias been started to finance another series of these fine
concerts for this season. AVhat is needed just now is
more contributions to the fund, in order to insure suc
cess of the project and insure enjoyment and entertain
ment for tho masses in the warm summer evenings.
i
Bert Lytell and Claire "Windsor, screen stars, have
just been married. At the wedding tho bridegroom ex
pressed as , his understanding of the marriage obligation
that it was "to love, honor mid be gay." Such a remark
at such a timo gives a line on the mental nttitudo that
unmakes marriages so often in filmdom.
Bert K. Hauey as a member of tho Fnited States
shipping board is a credit to Oregon, his native state.
It is a source of satisfaction to Oregonians that the
president has decided to re appoint him and that he
lias decided to accept.
If Henry Ford is willing to pay money for a fleet of
government ships that are rusting themselves away in
tho boneyards, whatever he pavs will be that much
gained by tho government. Why not let him have them?
The recently improved stretch of road between Cot
tage Grove and Lorane has become rutted and ridged at
several places already, and bears eloquent testimony to
tho damage resulting from overloads.
Add to Hollywood society notes: Mr. Fatty Arbuekle
and Miss Doris Donne have announced another wedding
dav.
Looks like the weather has settled. From now to
September 15 next the straw hat will bo the thing.
In Lighter Vein
Thosa Thrifty Sootoh,
(London Tit-Hit)
A Srotumnn went to the grocer's 'or
some kks.
"Ilow much ure those eRga? he
naked.
"Twopence half penny encb," Ans
wered the boy; ' penny the cmckt'd
onen."
"(,'rnck me a dosen." said the
Scot tt man,
On The Surface.
(Kpworth llernld)
lone I hour your wife hud an ac
eiticnt with tiho cur.
Smith--Oh, it wan not serious.
Jonm Anything damaged?
Smith Oh. no; Jut a little pnuit
scratched off both.
Protecting Him.
t linen Humor, Madrid)
' Suy. waiter, you have nude niy bill
out an 14 peetas. It in!y comes to
thirteen I"
"Well, wlr, I thought you might be
superstitious!"
Not a O alipeds.
(Vikuigen, Oiridtinma)
Verne n lias hud 4us foot run owr
hy a motorist and he claims o0,(H0
kroner as compensation.
"Hut," imyn the motorist, "I am no
millionaire!"
'No," replies IVrsen, "and 1 am no
centipede!"
The Tiff.
(Teamon's Weekly. London)
Slimkma and his yourg wife had
JuM compiled thir firt quarrel.
"1 wish I were dead,' she aWed.
"I wish I was, loo.' he hiitrted out.
"Thm I d--n"t wish I was," and liis
war continued.
pnat "principles." if we charitably ad- !
mit that they were principles instead ,
of opportunisms, if you get the dis
tinction. It has been most lotid of all
the professional adroeates of "let
ting the people rule," through the In-)
it ia live, und referendum. Now there Is
being given the people a chance to
rule mid the Journal thinks it Is an
outrage.
When was the Journal sincere, -1
then or now?
This Shows Sophistication
(Cottage Grove Sentinel)
An author of syndicated articles,
writing In defense of woman's new
found freedom, any a that women have
found a new moral code thnt means
more common sense, a code thnt pre
pares them to become better mothers
of better children. The writer fa cor
rect. I'oing away with clothes that
compressed the form and swept the
germs from tho streets is to be highly
commended, as Is also the greater
amount of physical exercise and the
greater amount of outdoor life enjoy
ed by the feminine. These things do
prepare women to become better
mothers of better children, but the
writer neglects to state why, with
this better preparation, the increase
In disinclination to become mothers
of any kind.
Criticism and the Regents
(Salem Statesman)
The regents of the state university
ore enf runted with exacting responsi
bilities. The manngement of an insti
tution supported by general taxation
and disbursing hundreds of thousnnds
of dollars a yehr through Its vnrious
avenues nf expenses is a big under
taking. Through the administrative of
ficer! whom they employ they are re
quired to decide policies and acta
financial, ndmintatrntiro and profes
sional. To perform their duties re
quire; sound judgment, keen discrimi
nation and executive courage and ac
tion The university regents are men of
mature years, high character, and
have nil held positions of trust, and
are, from thwsa facts, presumably
able to discharge their duties toward
the university. Including officers and
even faculty Intelligence ond with the
best interests nf tho institution and
individuals in mind.
The public is entitled to Informa
tion on the nets of ita servants and
the hoard of regents are also entitled
to the respect and confirmation of 1
their acts to which their position en
titles them. They should not be sub
ject to student demands. The stu
dents, in case of real or fancied
wrongs, have recourse to the hoard
through the proper channels which
ore nvallnhle in the persons of faculty
advisers and student body and faculty
representatives. The hoard should be
receptive to these efforts of both stu
dents and faculty to he heard.
The tise of student publications or
reports to condemn the board is how
ever a kind of arrognnce and attack
which should not be toleroted.
WHAT IF THEY RELEASE ATOMS?
Somebody, Predicts Stewart, May Blow Our Whole Universe Sky
Hlah Some Day
By CHARLES P. STEWART
(XEA Service Writer)
WASHINGTON, May 15, What
are the chances that some reck
less scientist will press a button or
pull n lever one of these days and
blow the whole universe sky high?
Atoms are supposed to be energy.
Something like a teaspoonful of this
mm-
stuff, released, would furnish power
enough, according to the scientists,
to drive the Leviuthan across the At
lantic. Only it's' hard to release.
However, experimenters are trying
to do it alt the timo. Inasmuch as
an atom Is infinitely too small to
neo with the highest power micro
scope, it's difficult to tell how far
they'vo succeeded, but two or three
scientists believe they have chewed
a very limited number of atoms all up
"disintegrated" them, as they say.
Obviously the sudden, uncontrolled
release of the energy contained in any
considerable quuntity of atoms, if
they're as powerful aa scientists as
sert, would stir things up to a marked
.extent.
Hot tied and let out homeopat Id
eally, to drive tbe Leviathan from
New York, to Liverpool, it would be
all right. Hut simply released un
conditionally and allowed to fly oil
over my! In fact, they speak at
the government bureau of standards
of tho "explosion" of atoms.
If a teaspoonful would kick the
Vl,000-ton Bteamship Leviathan 3000
miles, what would a quart or a gallon
or a barrclful do!
Resides, there's a theory that the
"explosion" of only one atom, under
proper or maybe it would be more
appropriate to say improper condi
tions, might set off all the rent
the entire universe of them just as
the explosion of one grain of powder
in a kegful explodes all the other
grains, too.
Indeed, there's scientific authority
for the surmise that such a stunt! doctor rejoined.
might dissolve . the universe not
merely our little solar system but
the universe, no. less dnto. gas,
You can visualize itl One second
everything running along aa usual
we worldlings busy at our regular
jobs the sun bursung out into Bpots
the moon reflecting light and at
tending to the tides the planets
whizzing around as per schedule the
distant stars twinkling to beat the
bund the whole plant operating like
a wotch!
Then the next second, or fraction
of one, the reckless scientist afore
said, having done all his pt5iiminary
fixing, touches a little gadget and
flooy! throughout infinity nothing
but gas!
It may sound fresh th a mere lay
man, and an ignorant one, at thnt,
to suy so, but 1 don't believe all this
atomic stuff the scientists got off.
To read it in a book or listen to a
lecture, you'd think they knew exactly
what they wore talking about.
Rut call on one and try to pin him
down. You'll find him vaguer than
you expect.
I tried it at the Vmreau of stand
ards. "Are atoms," I asked, "theor
ies or facts ?" "Facts," said the
bureau experts. "We're as sure of
sure we r3v
the pageant thnt I witnessed n the
streets of Eugene last Saturday,
stands unrivalled by any that I nave
ever seen, and I have seen many in
the past 50 years, and lo various sec
tions of the country. The participants
deserve muob praise for their faith
ful exposition. How pathetically sug
gestive was the covered wagon drawn
by a large mute and a bib a 11 cow. Tho
man with the wheelbarrow, the cow
as pack animals and many, many
other features that were Bplendid.
A TRAVELER,
them as the Grand Inquisitor was
that the world didn't move, when
(lalileo said it did." Which was
pretty sure but the Grand Inquisitor
was wrong.
Then I asked Pr. Abbot, at the
Smithsonian Institution. "We're as
certain about atoms," he replied, "as
we used to be about the nebular hy
pothesis. We were mighty certain
about that but the idea's exploded
now."
"What's a layman to conclude when
scientists talk like this?" I inquired
of Dr. Todd, the astronomer. "That
they do a lot of guesswork," the
Oregon Uriel's
r
TUNE 22 to July 24 have been fixed
" as tho dates for the sixth annual
nession
school.
of the Pendleton normal
tie inspection under a new law enacted
at tho Inst session of the legislature.
I'ndor the law it is necessary to sub
ject all dairy cattle to tho tuberculin
test annually.
The postnffieo department has jnt
announced the appointment of tleorge
L. Howard of Jacksonville as post
master t liiaiuoud like.
25 Years Ago
(Prom The Guard May 15. I0O0)
p R. Met LANAHAN has purebred
J tho Rambler bicycle agency from
t C. Matlock and Is to take posses-
A special election Inst' week tojsin n the invoice is com-
mitboriie the llillsboro school oonri ; picumi. .r. . iuu WU1 Pumoir
the sum of suv hh "' ",!" " '"".
Who Runs University? is
Question Asked
Citizen and Taxpayer Is Caus
tic in Comment
EUGENE, Ore., May 14. (To the
Editor) Who ' is running the Uni
versity, the student body, the faculty,
or the regents? Some time ago, the
faculty passed a resolution dividing
the eession into two terms. Soon
thereafter, tbe student body called a
meeting, expressed disapproval and
demanded recission of that resolution.
The faculty meekly submitted and re
scinded that resolution.
Who is running the University? Is
a cross, pin-feathered, sophomoric
student "editor" of the Emerald corn
potent to criticize the action of the
board of regents and dictate to it end
demand that Fergus Reddie be main
tained. Who is running the Univer
sity? R, S. THOMPSON,
Citizen and Taxpayer.
to f "--ue warrant in
tHH for a new grade
resulted favorably. f.'
school buiidiiij
to n.
Mis. Addie Thrasher died last week
at her home in Kalis -"y after u
brief illness. She was born near Airllt
117 years ao and had resided in tout
viciuity all her life.
i
The new city wharf and warehouse
just computed t North Rend were
appropriately dedicated Sunday to the
acrvie of the people. Mayor KiiT
was in charge of the reremonic.
A fctr.wific maUdy resembling sciatic
rheumaifm is epidemic in Kamivr. ;
Many citizen are suffering witfi
disrate and doctors seem iisaM t
diagnose (t.
lieorge M. t.rimby is under arrest
'at Raker on charges f highway rob
I bery in connection with a holdup by
... ; si...tfcti lt Seotembcr
AN LAV P. lMulas Couuty. Ore.,1 . u. t w J Sutton, lirim-
Matlock and will then enter the nier
csntile business xrith his brother. E.
1. Matlock, of Skagrrny, Alaska.
The S. r. company has a force of
men taking down the company's wind
mill at Goshen and putting in a gas.
oline engine at .their pumping sta
tion. Sunhino and showers a plenty to.
diiy. Town pro pie are awaiting set
tle.! weather to spend a day on the
river.
C. F. Croner has soM the sfrect 1
sprinkling business to Vt Un.,
whrt will frm this time nn attend to
the sprinkling and ootN't!on.
It is The Guard's understanding
that the board of regents is running ;
tho university, ana that tho board's
decisions are executed through the
university administration. Both fac
ulty and Btudent body, upon occasion,
may make representations on ques
tions in which they are concerned'
the faculty to tho regents snd the stu
dent body to the faculty, but we do
not think there Is evidence that either
student body or faculty Is "running '
the university" in the sense that Mr.
Thompson's communication would im
pute, at least to the student body.
The rescission of the divided terra res
olution was made by the faculty upon
petition of the students. With Mr.
Thompson's evident opinion that the
board of regents ought to "mn the
university" The Guard is in complete
accord, but it thinks that board is
thdng Just that, while apparently Mr.
Thompson believes there has been in
terference with the process.
The student editor of the Emerald
is not cross, lie is not sophomoric.
lie may he "pinfeathered," but it is
not unlawful to be young. It has seem
ed to this newspaper that the Emer
ald, under its present administration,
has kept Its utterances for the most
part well balanced and its feet well on
the ground.
knows what he is voting. Every Tate,
in that sense, is an intelligent vote.
How many intelligent votes are cast
at an American election?- As to most
of the ticket exactly none! Examine
yourself. Did you ever vote at an elec
tion at which you knew anything about
most of the candidates, or had any
personal judgment on them?
Ihe writer once challenged the fac
ulty of Stanford University to pro
duce one of their number who had
cfcst an intellegent vote on state
trt.if.urer. Xo one responded. No won
der our people refuse to vote a ballot
which none of them can vote intelligently.
StM XaticI, '"'
door
U
SUV.
Tom Sims Says
IfV FtTfln. f . .
TARM enough now to use your
vest to patch your trousers.
We predict a hot summer. We al
ways do. It always is.
m
Dodge the moonilght or your spring
suit may be one for alimony.
When warm weather meets a lazy
disposition they go away and sit down
and chuckle together.
Spring has hit Anniston, Ala., full
force. Man there broke his leg jump
ing off a barn.
Gardens are good examples. If
you make anything out of them you
have to get out and dig.
Snoring is dangerous. It lets bur
glars know you are asleep.
Most successful men are too busy
to think up any secrets of success.
Tipping over the salt or making fun
of your wife's spring bonnet are signs
of a fuss.
It is easy to find fault But there
isn't any reward.
good cooklni? on L?
that are B0,
as they should ha i?
for the same moLZ
can buy steaks ana cta2
and roasts and J;,?
at this purity
market. What's to, v
anyway? 108 U!.
Watch for Mr. H.pp,
Party
hPACKINGtS
sVJ5WUUmetto
you aire
Ros in Bloom.
COMMENT OF THE PRESS
Th Oennii Resolution
(Corvallia Gasette-Timen)
May lit. (To the KM it or). In your
Monday's lxue I notice a lady claim
to have the first rose in bloom-a
slight mistiike.
The Klkhorn auto park has had
roses in bloom for over two weekk
j rtf St.t. SMItv
hy Jrrorrly workfd rr ionat.'r Mil
ton. ...
Th. t'toTtr Cr.rk ("npp.r roinpo
anil th. tioo. t'rk t'opi't-r company,
bold of Hkr futility and tarn fi
tultarit at II.IKXMXI1. Ml artn t.i 1
Tb Orcein Journal l inkii, tin Mlinc tu tirt la. In no .rii. .!,.. hnu of drifd lrat. and nlv a lr i inori.nrtun lt wfk with thf
frirml. tor ii. rlf among thinking p. it mnk. th. "..,k Vm" numi.lr ot th. ( th. loiir.t hr.-t, fro. Thia park i ruary ot Tttn! l Sal.in.
tii. with th. kind nf fi.lit It i muklli Journal intif It l.vl. in . ..nv.,n :t- mil. ..tilth nl V'u. t ...
on th. In-nni, rpn.ilulion. All the li.ti- tmri on n b. ! . Thrr ia no In-I g.n, on of Orfjoq'a h.aut. apota. I'r, W. 8. Miort-hou. of Salrni h
nia rciolutinn dora ia to auhuiit a , f'tuality ahuut it. It includr, farmrra, i I'. H. AUXWCIJ.
ra.aiur. to th. propifc Th.r. i. not t tutahea ar ladanrt with hmU.
ion. th.nvi- In a thouaand of ita ov.r Th.y w.rt foT.rrd In lrffnihr with
! Howell's Comment j
lty UIKSTKK II. UOWIXL
QNK thing th (Strmana did. Kighty
per Cfnt of thfm Totrd. aa
arninat SO per ffnt of oura. aftfr an
Vrar.k Armitag. and W.lhr Sr.i-.na '"l evangelical revival campaign
aro t p Kttgcn. Thnrd.iy mith a "s" out th vote." . j
tram load of ttl belonging to X. U And yet ar traditionally the'
t'orn.lma which ia hfir.g shipped tnot politically minded pfoplf in tii
frvra Mnlford to Montana. world, and th ti.rmana. of .n'irht.
mod nttiona, the lcai ,,. 'Whnt mad,
th difference?
louMlca many thingt. Hm rr.
tainly on waa th ahort hallot- I n.
dor th Herman aj.tem. th Toter
I re iinin-i" 'i i"- nr-i i ro. are mi-.w. iuai ne is Totltig. It Tota
hiding aewmg he. pecmning Thilra
dy.
A. Thompaon of Rrowtiariile ia ti
iting ariitnd in Kugen for a f-ai
d.iva.
Pag.aat K Praised.
rt'tlVNK. May H -i To th F.H
torl. I'or hitor..al iTUPr. uniiu
hem eniploifd to have cira of cat-1 detaila. intad of fmaf il pictur.i.
one in a.ven jeara, fc.r preaident,
ami. at mat election, tor nothing eiw;.
At hrter intermla. h rot fr
meir.hera of th- Keichatae. In
and hK'al gotamnsnt. the corTe-
potid.rg office, and no othr,
electne. Itli-n the i,.(.r h.
me Micige
SMake the
Folger Coffee Test
Drink Folger'a Golden
Gata Co fie. tomorrow
morning.
The next morning drink
the coffee you have been
uauig.
The third morning
. drink Folger'a again.
A morning or two and
you'll decidedly favor
one brand o r the other ;
th beat coffee wina.
Tht'i fair isn't ilf
J850 7
185 0. 1 9 2 S
Out DutnoMl Jnbuea
of Qiwlitr and Service
J.A. FOLGOR K CO.
You need not accept
the word of any cofiee
roaster about tbe qualiry
of his coffee. You can be
your own judge and jury
simply by making the
Folger Coffee Test
The Folger Test is
simple but practical. It
offers you the one sure
way to judge coffee qual
ity. It plays no favorites,
but challenges a direct
comparison of Folgcr's
Golden Gate with any
other brand.
Order a can of Fol
gcr's and start the test
Henry Ford Knows
the Value of $5
Ford know that most people who thought they could
own a car were mistaken. He knew the power of accumu
lated small amounts drawing interest. As u result you la
buy a Ford today with $5 as a starter.
And so It Is with most everything you deslro. Your his?"1
hinderence la not your smail Income, but you. No m""r
what your heart Is set on, be It a limousine or a radio sat.
a few dollars deposited on Interest every we"k will W
bring It to your door.
Open a savings account with us rinht soon. Even a dolltf
w ill do. Then add to it regularly. Success Is bound to com
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u-cu illume are cured ny sclentincatiy c-oi -
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Thone 355-J
DR. GEO. A. SIMON
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