THE GUARD
By HAROLD GRAY
LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE
A Letter
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All lwdt!prnd afternoon ntvtMpuppr publlatbrd tlnllj Sunday.
Offlrea 1087-lfMl Willamette Street THvphoa 1S0
VOWTCfc FOR OMW.
3OT TvV UvST "UK
ALTON F HAKKK
Kdltor and PutilUher
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Th Kujjene Guard la a member of the Anso;latcid Preos. The Abho
elRted PreaH 1b exclusively entlile-i to the use tor publication of ail Hewn
(JlBjmtclios credited to it or not ntherwlne credited In this paper and also
all the local rinwa publiMied herein. All rihtH of publication of special
dispatches herein are rIho retiervt-d. The Kugene Guard is a member of
the Audit Ifrureau of Clry)a.tionS.
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IN Saturday's Guard wo printed the timely plea of
Professor Edgar 0. DeUou for extensive planting of
street trees this spring. Professor DeCou suggests a
purely voluntury effort along this line but we would
Jiko to go a little further and suggest an organized and
concerted effort by the city officials and the various
civic organizations on a program of spring betterments.
Many cities have achieved notable success with such
prorganiB. In some places they have a spring cleanup
week eslabliKlieii by proclamation 01 tno mayor, mo
city and civic organizations often comlyino to supply
young trees at reduced prices. The city makes special
efforts during the cleanup week to assist citizens in the
removul of rubbish and debris and overything that, is
unsightly.
The instinct for spring cleaning ia very strong in
nearly everybody. "Within the house, mere man is in
clined to look upon it as a feminine idiooyncrasy, an un
avoidable evil that must be tolerated, lie takes refuge
m the back yard, and in nino cases out of ten, is in
spired to do a little on his own hook. Ho gets rid of the
ashes, pulls up the dead stalks of last year's flowers
and so comes by a process of evolution to his annual
painting and mending and trimming and planting.
Spring-cleaning a city is only a step beyong spring
cleaning and fixing of individual property, and requires
but. little more effort, surprisingly littlo. Its benefits are
almost amazing. A certain amount of competition springs
up. The people in one block set out to make their neigh
borhood just a littlo bit neater and more attractive than
the adjoining settlement. Some volunteer tidies up that
vacant lot that has been a neighborhood eyesore. Tne
whole city begins to tako on a certain aspect of pride
and well-being.
The case can bo argued from the hard headed dollars
end cents point of view also, if need bo. A house on a
well kept street that is shaded with street trees or that
lias its street suado growing is always moro valuable
than a house on an unkept street. Fire insurauco rates
are lower on well kept than on unkept property. Public
health is distinctly bottored by clearing up the ugly
', fpots that havo been disease breeders.
Eugene should have a special interest in making a
thoroughgoing spring cleanup an annual event, because
f.ll summer Jong wo aro under tho critical inspection of
thousands of tourists and other visitors. "Wo have a
beautiful city and wo can profit by showing it to the
beet advantage. We liopo that Professor DeUou's sug
gestion on tree planting is only the start, of a constructive
program.
POLITICS IS POLITICS.
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aiujfl uLArNmo uy ueorge uarK
AS tho groat rfoover-Willis battle goes forward in
Ohio there ai-e somo interesting sidelights on politi
cal operations. Ono of tho most interesting is in the
letter from Mr. Maurico Mnsohko, the Uepublican na
tional committeeman, to Senator Willis, tolling tho sen
ator just why ho feels impelled to support Hoover in
stead of the "favorlto'soh."
"Wo had expected somo difficulty this fall in tho
local election," wrote Mr. Maschko, with charming
frankness, "but tho mention of Mr. Hoovor's name as.
a candidate produced such a favorable reaction in our
community that immediately thoro aroso tho feeling
that with a man as strong as Hoover wo would nave no
difficulty in electing county officials."
Thoro you nrol The Practical Politician with a couple
of capital "P's" has spoken, and it is an exceedingly
potent indorsement of Mr. Hoover. Tho "boys" whoso
"jobs" are at stake think Mr. lloovor has "pulling
power." No head-scratching over ponderous issuos.
They're for "tho guy with pulling power."
It is not derogatory to the distinguished qualifications
of Mr. Hoover to cito this somewhat amusing and in
congruous circumstance- for tho edification of tho citizen
who happens to be. also something of a political philoso
pher. Thus aro all groat men by littlo men olovatcd to
places of honor and power.
Shocking? Not at all. Just human I For no man
can wiu to high offico without organization and organiza
tion in turn depends for its strength on man power, and
tho hard heavy work in tho last analysis must bo done
by those who live by such labor. Those who follow the
leader, though ho ho to them only a slogan, an emblem,
a symbol of "pulling power."
As wo said the other day, the Ohio primaries will be.
j supremo test for Mr. Hoover. His qualifications are
, admitted, but when ho faces the hard shelled delegates
t-f the home organizations which hevo jobs at stake Jio
will be required to show proof of that other great quali
fication which tho jHilito call magnetism, and tho boys
call "pulling power."
Tho ideal candidate, from tho purely political point
of view, is not only an able man hut one who can en
thuse the. nation for every party nominee from senator
to dogcatchcr. We cite the Maschko letter becauso its
utter frankness is rare.
"Aw you know Manama Pompadour ! Don't you remember Dorothy Glsh
p i ay en ner in ino moviesi"
THE EDITOR'S MAIL BAG
KUUENB. Feb. 10. ITo th I-Ml-i
tor). lue -break,! into the UaMur- ff th mnn . nrnvrtH
ran ami luuiuuine etore aunuuy .
WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS SAY
loiiuwud tho duicovery p-rompt mo to
bhk you tu print uiu toi lowing lor ue
inlonuatlon of storekeeiHit-a ami buai
uhA' lunwtw in Ki'nerui: Tliat uothmtf
should 00 touchetl by tlia puraou dm
covcriiiK (hat a burglary had been
L'oiuiiiitUHl uor MhoulU tliey allow unj
0110 cImj to touch unyuiiitE until a
luiKorpriiit expert imui ueou on ueu. A
fuller print ia an Inluiliblo meuna ol
luvntiticatioii.
Un visiuiiB tho above utoro Sunday
aflettiuon, u man, an employe 1 pre
mium, waa stationed at Uie uortu door
cxpluiiiiUK bow ho Uiounht entrance
was gained. 1 uttkud buu when it waa
discovered aud bo ruplitnl "atwut 10
o'clock." Further iiuitury revealed
that the fingerprint man waa now in
Hale looking for pnnU. Tain wua 'I
o'clock. fcc v oral poraou around the
boor spoke of baviug been iuaide to
view tbe wrecked ute. Vou tau
readily aeo' the importance of a fin
gerprint mau Jeing called as eoon a
dimrovery ia uiuue. jaiu uiero arc
unite a number of employee at thia
imrticular store, and eonaetiueutly
there are possibly uuuiwuus liuger
prinu left by tlieui and it will be
ucceaNHrj for the authorities to take
the print of the employes, a a
lutMiua of elimiiuitiou. Moat large
Htorea and orguuixationa in the eat
keep on file all fingerprint of eui
pkiyee, as a means of elimination, as
in a case of Uie braking into of a
store, and also when they operate
chum 8Uree, as a record of a dis
charged employo obtaining employ
ment at one of their otliw atoroa.
Xho game applies to domes when
ever a home is broken into, Uiat (be
police fingerprint man Lc cuUnl and
n. .tiling disturbed until Ue baa had a
chance to examine.
The newspaper of the county are
tbe only iiuaii Uiat fnigirpnut men
have of Instruct. 114 peupte whose
stores aud home. re nrokeu into, to
iuitrea up m Ibi in the neceity of
t..m' luu g nothing, and to allow uo one
rise to town uuytlmiig. uutii au exaiu
iiumou has beeu made.
W. 1L NVlIvSON, F. 1. K.
Hangi Apia., Kin lull and iHive.
Editor of The Guard: As a mar
ried uvinan who works, I have a few
things that 1 want to say about tho
employment of uiurried women.
The cause as 1 aee it.
A certaiu group of public workera
have in the lust few years over-ad-vertiaed
Kugene. Through tbe newa
pupers ami by circulars Kugeue has
beeu brought to tho eyea of tbe public
entire take of aurb eggs. The spring! with everything from a campus
Chinook 1 the choicest of Oregon's squabble or school board fuss to the
food f"h. I pon the inalutetittine of M"test statistics on public develop
Ihe mi I mnn runs I dependent the ment and bu iding permits. Tbe re
livelihood of t luniks iul of citixeus and' Hult ltl ,lw,t tho C1,J aml vicinity tuive
the very life of one of the chief inilMM'n flooded with families who ex
diitries of the r'nte. If dams nrv '1 verily to find th "l'romised
built niTiiH 1 he McKemie and the : uml."
waters impounded, the work of arti-j llu he papers have failed to add
ftrisl propMKMtton, which his been thej hnt the monry is tied up in real
Kiilvittinn of Oremm fisheries, mil .. entitle loans and that wobbly con
seriously HtitiiftKcd. That Is whv ' tractors and some ouestiouable real-
Astorla'l Interest
(Astoria Budget) 1
Astoria Is protesting agnlnst tbe
state Issuing a permit to Kugeue fm
ibe building of diversion dams across
the McKeiiite river until a hearing
has first been held to (Miriam
whether or uot the dmns will inter
fere with the migration of the salmon
to their' spawning grounds. The
.t..i. ruh tMiimlHNion and tbe stnte
came commissiou will cuter similar! Astoria, which relies chiefly for Its? tors make it practically impossible
protests. prosperity upon the salmon 'industry, to keep the. money in circulation. Ku
There Is no disposition on the) is so vitnllv ouirerned In the applica- g'iie aud lne county are tut) of men
part of Astoria to interfere with a! tin f Kugeue for permits to dam' who came here hotefully with their
sister city's, plan for developing her river. ; families expecting to benefit by the
own power aud wnter plants. Allj It may he posstMe for the Vi. j prperity of the city as advertisetl.
that is desired and iniwted upou is; lametl valley rity to ctti'ry out Its Instead, they are met with open
thnt remanition be given to tbeiigbtsi nroiect for imwee Ie-al.tm..i i arms, no jobs await them, aud if the
of other wmmunlt'e. such a way as to snfegunrd the In-'1" cy enough to find work, it
t wrest a of others in this mountain 10 on ftt student rates, else
stream. A hearing would bring out ln W lim stmlrnta would get the
Information upon (his point. ; job. Hut rents, grocery bills and doe-
The ftshing industry is constantly i tor W went on for even the unem
being memiced by new power and ir-ipl1)' and tbe poor must exist.
rigHtmn projects. Alrendy a large' After debts have accumulated and
nnrt of the spawning area of thftHi' enthusiasm for Ijine muty has
rolumhia rl-er s:itmou has been rutlHlHiut bed. iia-k changes, nr the sea
off by such projects. The fisheries on, and the man find something be
bring In millions in revenue to the i en do. In the meanwhile the mother
state each year and there is so much! has perhaps discovered a way to
hi winse innt it is not alone this
ommunifT which should be fighting
to prevent any turther Injury to a
great natural resource, It is a mat
ter of great importance to the whoie
-Ute, y , ft
hinmolf moro proficient will get it.
for most employers are after effi
ciency. .
I agree that self-supporting single
girls should be given first considera
tion at every job, but as a rule the
flirls who work aro not self support
ng. And which is mure beneficiul to
the city to employ married women
who spend their money on groceries,
milk and rent, or to employ single
girls who living at home pay no board
and spend their money on luxuries?
A certain local store opened their
credit books to their women employes
and Immcdintcly they bought elabor
ate clothes. In a few weeks the pay
checks were held up or the amounts
deducted. It was surprising to know
thnt many girls received no pay
checks at all.
It is my belief that very few mar
ried womon work away from home
merely to get away from their duty.
As a rule the reasons are almple.
namely, need of food, clothing and
shelter. Two of nature's first laws
compel them to work, self preserva
tion end protectloo of their young.
The other reason is lack of steady
employment for their husbands at a
living wage.
Of course there is the question of
the married woman working when
her husband Is employed. .She may
need the moneyj but who are we to
judge the conditions inside her home?
Her constitutional right 1b to work
if she wantB to.
According to Superintendent Jones
of the city schools, there are more
single teachers in Eugene than mnr
r'ed ones. My own experience hn
proved to me that most single teach
ers use the profession as a means to
an end, that is, it Is a respectable and
remunerative way to spend a few
years while she is looking for a hus
band. As n rule I think their minds
are od the material things of the
world, the latest movie, the latest
style, the latest fiction and club
dunces. These statements aro the re
sult of experience and observation.
In the same way I know that mar
rind women who teach are far more
interested in their work and take
Into the clnsB rooms sympathy and
understanding as well as the text
books. They are able to look at the
school problem from three angles,
that of the teacher, the parent and
tbe taxpayer.
The (iuard of Feb. 11 stated- that
there are only 80 married women
working in tho business district to
215 single women, which is not a
large proportion of mnrried workers.
I have never yet met a really capable
e:rl who wanted work, but that she
found it
However, 1 have known many men
who could not find a man's job no
mnttor how hard they tried, not be
cause a woman had the job. but be
cause the job did not exist Until em-:
ployment is assured every man in Eti
gene at a living wage, I should hnte
to see the married women quit work.
By a living wage I do not mean
merely enough to pay for his own
room and bnnrd or that of himself and
one child. Tho average family con
sists of five or six for the inorni
minded, who still form a majority of
tho population, still welcome three
or four children into their homes.
The same men and women who
want to prevent married women
working will be the ones who will
fiffht the advent of a paper mill or
anv other factory to Eugene that
would employ local men. These same
people will employ transients to build
their homes, or renair them or paint
them, then wonder why F.ncene is
filled with men who cannot find
Women, we stood together to ob
tain our rlchts, now let's stand to
gether to maintain them.
A WORKER AND A MOTHER".
(Editor's note Lflck of space made
it necessary to abridge this letter.)
IO
iis date A.
(AMERICAN
HISTORY
DON'T DEPRIVE YOl'R LAWN
of needed nourishment. Use Morcrop
utrn i' errimer.
OREGON SEED A FEED CO.
440 Chnrnelton. tf
Women's Dress Hospital
Mtidnme De U.vke. 038 Willeioptte
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TfRE INSURANCE Phone 007:
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FmftuAKV 21
1073 Indiana attacked Medfield,
Mans., and virtually razeu tne aetue-
inent-
1S02 'President Llneoln'a youngest
son, "Tad," died.
ltjflS New York executed a man
convictea of clave trading.
1871 Territorial government
granted the District ot uoiumoia.
18S3 Washington monument dedl-
pnlorl
18U1 Funeral of Gen. W. T. Sher
man held in St. Louis.
Auction Bridge
(Abbreviations: A, ace; K, king;
tj, queen; J, jack; X, any card lower
uiau 10).
1 What Is the minimum holding
of a' five-card suit bid?
2 When declarer holds A J 10 X
in hand and dummy holds XXX,
liow many possible tricks may be
make?
3 When declarer holds K J X in
hand and duininv holds XXX. bow
many possible tricks map be make?
I ne Answers
1 Any five-card suit containing
a quiek triqk, with one quick trick in
another suit may be bid.
z Toree.
3 Two.
(Copyright, 11)28. by the Ready Ref
erence Publishing Company)
25 Years Ago
(From The Guard. Feb. 21. 1003)
lyilt. VJUACKKNBLSU him a low
of men at work these fine days
oc his Ninth street improvement, the
two-story, 50 by 100 store room and
Implement bouse which he la erecting
on tbe lot recently purchased from
llrs. M. King between Ouk and Pearl
streets. The exertion was complet
ed today nnd the foundation will be
commenced immediately.
.
Joseph Goldstone, son-in-law of
Mr. and Mrs. W. Sanders, sas sold
out bis business of general merchan
dise in Watsonville and will shortly
arrive in Eugene where be will set
up in a similar business.
The eighth grade of the Patterson
school is suspended because of diph
theria cases among pupils of that
grade.
. . .
S. H. Friendly, Alf Walker and W.
M. Renshaw went to Salem this morn
ing to attend tbe end of the fight for
senator.
;
Tom Sims Barbs
"THE flyers Costcs nnd LeBrix, who
flew to u nil the way from
France, have been sadly neglected.
We haven't oven seen tbeir nainea in
a cigaret ad.
A $1250-a-week movie star was
haled Into debtor's court tbe other
duy. One place where his publicity
mau wasn't needed.
A yawn which dislocated his jaws
caused the death of a Kentuckian,
aged 82. Probably reading about
Mnyor Walker of Now York going on
the water wagon.
...
In accordance with our enstom of
printing annually somo little item of
legal news, it is hereby formally an
nounced that the defendant in a re
cont trial for auton.obilo theft in Ral
eigh, N. C, was named Will Take.
...
Al Smith says McAdoo doesn't
know the Constitut'on of the United
States. But maybe the gentleman who
wrote it wouldn't even recognize it
now.
l-The id,?',",0"'
change ooe word to "'n,
three .r,kcotrifi,5j
J lou can chaMi ....
at a time. " M
. iou mt ha ,
coin wuru' -M5:fi
cboed:e rd" ""'"en auJ
741 Olive." k,
for real nertf nt H Ci
FRAMES Pfln Tvm..
style pictures, t PAnr
FILM SHOP! 7 Wi
MAA..E-L5?T
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Most ailments start from twrtlw
tconitipaUonorMmlonsUpstioiriS
UnElpois,onsBpvlUlty,uiiilei3MwS
and mak life misernbte. TMijbttoK
NATURE'S KEMEDYSi.
rrctivo tiotanordiiiirUxtitt, faZi
W will aid In restoring roar tpMiuM
rid rou ot that heavy. kmr.BnUif?
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By Sidney R. Allen
( -THINK I'ULIVLL GO PARTAERSA LETS Go AMP pJSs
OPEN UP A IwiTH VOU- BARK J LEAR.M HOW f yoURE on
V PRU6 ) ANP MEOW- y A FIRST CLASS i wBL 66
Store ) , druggists f pruggist over to
Tq V ---s , ' 1 RUNS HIS
86 Broadway E. Phone 232
You'll say that this store is run in a first-clss
manner for your pleasure and profit as well e
ours. In every department our stock is fresL
Standard remedies. Puro drugs.
INSURE WITH HENRY TROMP.
THE TINYMITES
Th- MrKt'ime riifr la vlu!.lf to
Orrgnn from more tbnn on utnl
noint. It ia irent vnlc rffumirr.
It li on of tit grtfit trout
immi in MI'M"
rA tbouKftiiu of horapuwr f
hv.lro-plertrio ntiT. An a Murre
of water iply it la a grrnt annot.
AnH t l"ntt rrnialnini
upawiiinx atiram -of th !Ua. t hi
nook anlmnii. In dvlplnf n of
ItH uars, th otbra huuld not bi
dalrora.
Lant yAT th tt crttnmin
afon took li7.WMI,(hK tring Chinook
rKRH at if" atationa on th M
Kvuale. Thia waa two-lhirda of thv,
rn a tevt uinrn to kp biirinn
fooiK mt if ho bun. what risht hv
l!iojtt inr-ii wb britiht on lb fumii
tt.tti iv th r orrr-thcrttR.ii tu take
th job frim hf.
eiy tew ul tb potltiona held bjr
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Read the Story and Color th Picture.
MOW don't b ainrd." th Hal- J0oa will be a playmat prttj soon,
loon Kinie wild, "Wow op the it haa a hnd aud UttJe fret, nnd vrv
hriloona. Go rij:ht ahad. Juet take
a good deep breath and it's as asj as
ran b. I'll alar br till ;oa do it
right, ami thn 1'U disni penr from
aiicht, 'rai)8t after you Ua blown
thorn up. yon mirrljr won't nd me."
"AH riht." the hnnch heard Srotitr
bout. And theu th Tin n atarti-il
out to do jnt na the; had been told
My, what a funny usht. Kach Tiny
bb'W hi brtlloon up hich. We Clowny
said. "Oh, me. Oh, my!" And then
tbe lint loon Kmc added. "That is finr.
You're doing rirrht.
"And now I'll leave you to your
fun. I'll rvui bark when th day in
(tone and in th tnrnntim. help
)oMrseWts to all th tliri!! yon ran."
"Oh, thank jron. all th linies rhrr
d. And then th quir man dinnp
pparvtl. Sa d t'op'. "It' too K'd h')i
?n. He is n daiuly nn.
'Oh,eb0k." vned 8vuyj, "my Ul
fuf.ny face. Thia aur will be bsnnv
day if they will com to life and play. !
Iet'a sr who blows his balloon up
first. We'll have a little race." 1
Then one balloon said, "Howdy do. j
We'r glad we'r rome to play with
yon. iMwtno Mow tne uo a we bit
mnr. I think I am too thin. ThffV. !
that is plnty. Not too b eh. or I'll ;
to floating to th sky." 'll's om
to hie," yllil t'nrpy, onfl this made (
th a-hi.I hnnrh rin. t
tn fnt bill'.n tbp dand aronn l !
nnd utd quer trteks ama ths around
"I'm pretty good at thi," it Mid.
"Tlio-ish 1 don t lik t biz. As mn
as w'r all hlowu tip htgb, I k-'
a stunt that w ran try. I.t'a all play
nit- toKther In a Unit? gnm of tag.'
(The Tinymites h.tr more fun in
UuUr liudd Ui next story J.
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