The Eugene guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1924-1930, March 13, 1929, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextEDITORIAL PAGE OF THE GUARD AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER (Publlihtd rrj vailing xcpt flunday) EDITOR AKD PUBLISHER ...... Alton . Bakr j MANAGING EDITOR ...... William M. Tufman NEWS SERVICES ... AMOctaUd Preii and TJnlUd Pron MEMBER ...... Audit Buroau of ClruuUtioni I Th Guard's doIIct 1 tha comoleta and imoarttal publication In lta new pare of all new and statement on nawi. On thla pag-6. the adltora of The Guard offer their opinion on events of the day and matters of Importance to the community, endeavoring 10 d canaia duc iair, ana neipiui in am aeveiopaieni 01 oonairue- live community poucy. A NEWSPAPER IS A CITIZEN OP ITS COM M UNITY BEARS WATCHING mHK city of Eugene's power projaet should not bo delayed by the present Inability of the water board to sell at par or better aome (838,000 of the bonds Isiued for completing the undertaking. The situational due to the preient erase of the lnrestlng publlo for apeculatlve stooki. After the publlo haa taken lta customary punlihment for gambling It will coma back crying for nice safe fire per cent municipals. In the mean time tbe water board baa Liberty bonds and other . resources with which to carry on the work without heavy expense or Interruption. But the situation will bear watching. The city's extremely successful power operation is not popular with private utility Interests. Over the entire country there has been a disposition .on the part of the power lobby to take advantage of every . chance mishap of publlo management for the building up of destructive propaganda. We should not be disturbed if there Is an unfavorable Interpretation of the bond situation. There's nothing wrong with the municipal operation which in addition to offering one of the lowest power rates In the country has been able to advance more than a million out of its own earn ings toward this expansion program. - The whole expansion project can be so financed If necessary. j HOLDING THE SOUTH rpHB new administration Is doing Its best to make Itself solid with the erstwhile "Solid South." It Is appointing men from the South to quite important positions men of consider able prominence In the business and social life of the South. Thla la not the old-time handing out of a -few Inferior Jobs to colored henchmen controlling big blocks of Republican con vention votes. This is a carefully planned program to take over the white vote of the South, to keep It from going back solidly Into the Democratic column. When M Smith was nominated for the presidency wo re marked that the Democrats were gambling heavily on bia ability to win, that should A Smith fall to hold the South for Democracy and lose the election, the Democratic party 'might find Itself facing the problem of permanent reorganisation. It begins to look as though thla has happened. The South for many years has had great numbers of people whose economla requirements and natural leanings would have made them He publicans, except for the binding force of Democratic tradition. ' The last election gave these Southerners the opportunity to go Republican without loss of local prestige. Southerners have voted Republican and the skies have not fallen. They will keep on voting Republican. Democratic tradition will not die at once In the South, especially on account of the negro prob lem. But the Solid South which Is laid on the foundation theory of white Democrats and black Republicans Is terribly shaken. What the southern negro will do Is a bit hard to see. He will probably complain that hie Republicanism like other good things has been taken over by the white folks. ' For the country as a whole and for both political parties the change may prove to be the best thing that has happened In years. Political divisions whloh follow geographical lines are unnatural when no longer supported by social and economla conditions. Upon both parties, but upon the Democratic party especially, will rest the duty, and the opportunity, to rebuild on a clear ont program of principles. The situation Is one that works both ways. Conservative Southerners hare been released to follow the party which Is best suited to their actual beliefs and practices. But by the same token the Democratic party may find Itself free from the compromises and concession which have prevented It from serving, except by fits and starts, aa the vehicle of truly liberal political doctrine In thla country. . i NEW SCHEDULES. rpHB newa that the northern transcontinental lines are going to out the running time of their fast trains between Portland and Chicago to sixty-three hours Is Terr gratifying to the people of the Northwest. The advantages are more moral than material. But the Northwest Is entitled to a quality of service as good ss that to California. California has turned the moral advantage of faster train schedules to material advantage through advertising. California has used the fame of noted limited trains to help build the pres tige of California. California has been able to put subtle empha sis on the faster California schedules. We have trains to the Northwest whloh are second to none. The Oriental Limited, the Olympian, the Portlander, are men tioned whenever flu trains are discussed and with as much respect at the Twentieth Century or the Golden State or the Broadway except aa to schedules. The crawling pace across the big plains has loft somehow the Impression that business In this direction could not be pressing enough to matter. The railroads say the faster schedules cost them money. Probably they do. It will come back to them. The railroads cannot lose on any reasonable expense that adds to the prestige and speeds the development of their own territory. MR. AND MRS. MOORE. TTPON the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding tbe people of Lane county congratulate Mr. and Mrs. EI J. Moore. As county school superintendent tor many years, Mr. Moore has earned the respect of the community. Mra. Moore shares In thla good will because she has helped In building It It was Interesting to note that their wedding way back In 1879 coincided with a famous royal wedding which waa then much In the papers. Tlio home town paper then made note of It The borne town paper now might make certain Interesting com parisons. Tbe likening of the modest ceremony In Mount Joy, Pa., to the regal festivities at Windsor Castle may have been extreme. But after fifty years the tallies of happiness and use fulness are probably In favor of the humhler couple. Anyhow, we Join the community In congratulations. Wa wish Mr. and Mrs. Moore health and happlnoss. AS OTHERS SEE THINGS The High Cost of Penmanship (Christian Science Monitor) Tbe disconcerting assertion that the bad handwriting of shop as sistants Is responsible for the sn ntisl loss, by tbe retail trsde in Kngland, of thousands of pounds, which was recently made by a manager of one of the largest stores in Indnn In an address to schoolboys, deserves, in spite of its well-intentioned exaggeration, ser ious attention. The problem o( legi bility certain schoolmasters even hellere, can only be solved by pro viding a new type of written let ter, approximating In shape to the printed one, which would be less amenable to tht Interlacing chaos of loops and flourishes. In Turkey, Indeed, where the or nste Arabic has only s short while ago been rnmpulwrily abolished In favor of the simpler WestrO script, the tendency to ovi9emphs sie tbe florid side of 110 Knman letter, as rommmilv Written at present, not allugetlier due to the seal ttr tbs abaci's latest reform, baa caused dismay to many a teach er, who la frequently reported to be at a loss to decipher the ef forts of his moat promising pupils. It Is doubtful, however, whether, had the Turks adopted the so-called "print-script" their eonsdsn tloasneas In tracing, and even Im proving on, the involutions of a letter so fundamentally foreign to the Orient would have made their writing vary much more legible. Deplorable and even wasteful aa Illegibility may become If practiced to excess It would be uncharitable to condemn tt outright; for there is a charm la a hiaroxlyphie which few can resist Indeed, of all the conning devices Invented by men to outwit their fellows, none has ex cited keener curiosity than a secret script or code. From Dickens to O. Henry, and even earlier, aa Fri day's footprint testifies, the p nailing Incision, the cryptic telegram, and the obscurities of detective lore have played their part In enhanc ing the reader's suspense and in ex citing his desire for solving the apparently .unsolvanle. Yet al though such subtleties are obvious ly only la the power of superior Intelligences, tt has always bsen possible for anyone to indulge in a similar kind of sport by introduc ing a strain of originality in his handwriting. It seems hardly credi ble that any new script however fool-proof its legibility, will oblit erate what has been designated as "character" In handwriting. It may be possible to train shop assistants to abandon its more slovenly man ifestations, but as the London manager's experience shows,- charac ter wul out TODAY IS THH ANNIVERSARY OF The French Pact QNB hundred and fifty-one years ago today, the Marquis de Noaiiles, .Franch ambassador in London, announced to the British government that his country recog nised the independence of the struggling American colonies, and that It had formed a trpatT of friendship and commerce with them. The treaty had actually been signed several months before. Im mediately after tbe surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga had proved that the American causa waa not altogether hopeless. War-weary America received the news of French aid with great en thusiasm. It was received with other emotions in Europe. Lord Stormont British ambassador to France, left Paris immediately, without inform ing the French ffnvernment nf hia Intention. And Spain, whose old American colonial possessions gave her a finger, in the American pie, likewise resented the treaty. Within a month France and Eng land were at war and Spain was kept friendly to France only by a ioctoi ireaiy, wnicn promised that France would recognise United States dominion only as far west as we Mississippi river. SIDE GLANCES L "On your way, kid, you're blockln' ap the bridge.' Daily Health Service WORD "HEALTH" HITCHED TO MODERN DEVICES 20 YEARS AGO J (From The Guard, March 18, 1909) TUB University of Oregon run ners won a fire-mile relay race from the O. A. O. team this aft ernoon on Klncald field In the time of 24 minutes and S5 seconds, see Jesse Bond, the university ora tor, wss accorded second place In the state oratorical contest at Cor vsllls last night Clark R. Belknap of Willamette university, being first see The University will probably have a basketball team next year. With a new gymnasium, the en thusiasts are already figuring what they will develop into. see A marriage license was granted today to David A. McDowell and Miss Lillian M. Kennedy, both of Springfield. see Electric lights have been placed st the allay Intersections In the business part of the city, much to the convenience of the night police force. BI DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN (Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and of Hy- gcla the Health Mag t sine) A MONO the most populsr of re cent devices to which the term "health" haa been asigned is the vibrating motor. Essentially this Is a machine driven by one-sixth horsepower motor which causes a belt to vi brate. When the belt is placed around a human being at any point the motion of the belt is Imparted to the tissue. This brings about manipulation, passive motion, mechanical mas sage, or any other term that one cares to assign to the activity of the tissue Induced by this method. Such devices sctually do move muscles and thereby bring about some reduction in weight through making extra demand on the fuel taken Into the body. Word to Conjure With However It Is not quite fair to call such an apparatus a "health" motor any more than tt Is to call an exercising apparatus a health apparatus. In these days the word "health" has become one to con jure with In selling any food sub stance or any device that may be concerned with exercise or rest When a certain amount of food is taken into the body a portion of It la used to fill the energy re quirements. Some of it constitutes wsste material and disappears. The excess is stored aa fat Some people are unable to get outdoors to walk long distances or to Indulge In any form of physical activity whatever. The use of some of those vibrating devices puts an extra demand on the muscles which helps to take care of the excess fuel snd thus prevents the deposit of fat Power for Good and Harm Practically every apparatus, drug, or preparation used in scientific medicine is a two-edged sword; if it has power for good, it Is likely also to have power for harm. The health motors have one chief use, namely, to excrciso the muBcles that the person, because of his oc cupation, environment' or for other reasons, cannot undertake to exer cise actively. These machines are not a cure for disease. They will not elimi nate fat from one portion of the body and put It on another. They mar be dangerous to people with Irritable bowels, with varicose veins or other disturbances. WASHINGTON LETTER Br RODNEY DUTCHER (NBA Service Writer) VTABH1NGTON, March 18. Th W ttory of Nicaragua! politic! la not exactly like a fairy tale, per haps, bat It does go to show that sometimes everything comes out all right (or some people and that eren In real life the ogres and the big giants occasionally get it In the neck. lr. Juan B. Saratm Is now on the high seas, bound for Washington. He Is the new Nicaraguan minister to the United States. In NicttfYtgua that post Is second only to the presidency, and mnny Nicaraguan political loaders would as soon have one Job mm the other. A year or two ago Dr. Sacasa was being more or less kicked around, finally being forced into exile after our state and navy de partments hal disarmed his liberal army. Dr. Sacasa four years ago was Nicaragua's vice-preeldent. The president abducted under pressure and fled. Dr. Sacasa fled, too, preferring life to death, but he set up shop on the Atlantic coast an constitu tion president and organized an army. The army was successful un til President Coolidge sent Henry M. Stlmson down to tell it to quit, whereupon Ir. Sacasa left the country again. e Dr. Bacasa will step right Into one of the nicest little legations in Washington, a hand ho me new build ing at the ton of Fifteenth street, opposite Merldan Hill park, just vacated by the Egyptian minister. It Is one of a string of embassies Growing Pains I , : : and lsgationa In the Immediate vic inity, Including the French, Dutch, Italian and Mexican, That's one success story. An other Is that of General Jose Mon cada, who gave Dr. Sacasa his fine new job. tteneral Aloncada, of 00 urea, la the new Nicaraguan president. He was the chief of fiacasa'a army and so distinguished himsslf in ths face of the conser vative troops and ths "neutral sones" and other obstacles set up by American marines that he be came the national hero. Moncada licked the conservatives on the Atlantic coast and mads a terrific march through jungles and swamps into the interior toward Managua, the capital. It was a great military feat snd success appeared in his grasp when Btimpsou appear ed on ths scene and told him ha must disarm or ba disarmed by the marines. At the time thla seemed very tough on the poor Nicaraguan lib erals and certainly it must have aeemed so to them. In the face of all other kinds of opposition from Washington they had put up a brave fight against odds only to be rob bed of the fruits of victory by a military force which It would have been suicide to oppose. As It turned out, dear old Uncle Bam himself put things right by insisting upon "free and fair elec tions." Nicaraguan voters kicked out too old conservative crowd and elected Moncada, who certainly did the graceful thing by appointing his former boss to Washington. The pleasant tilings that have happened to Moncada and SacaBa have happened to lesser Nicaraguan liberals who last year were either in exile or in a state of complete quiescence. During the days the revolution was active, for instance, the very young rjenor Evarista Lrazo Mo rales was up here, parked in a tiny hotel room, pushing out pro-liberal propaganda on his typewriter, short of funds and altogether short of sympathy from our government. He appeared to be fighting a losing fight alsoj it seemed as if he might become an old man before he could dare return to his own country. But now he is secretary of the legation and pending SacaBa's ar rival has been charge d'affaires and minister sd interim, dealing with the same state department at which he was hurling publicity broadcasts so recently. e Mesnwhlle everything seems to ba going with reasonable serenity in Nicaragua. The Quadra faction of the conservative party is working with the liberals and General Emiliano Chamorro, the big coup d'etat man, has retired to his estate with apparently few hopes of re gaining power. The new congress haa just ap proved the bill which will make the national guard, with about 2000 men, the only armed force in the republic: The guard will be trained and supervised by American officers until further notice. Moncada is arranging for public works commissions in each of the departments, or provinces, of Nic aragua, which will raise taxes es- gicfaliy for schools and highways, e plans to develop the Atlantic coast of his country, nnl believes It may prove economical to run a rail road from coast to coast EUGENE COLLECTION AGENCY Collections anyphere; no charge un less we oolleot. Miner Bldg. Ph. 600. DR. ASHTON. ELECTRO CHIR OPRACTOR. OPPOSITE HEIIJO THEATER. PHONE 521-J or 1184W For best results use MfT BAKING If POWDER Same Price For Over 30 Years 2 ounces for 2C MILLIONS OF POUNDS USD San Francisco New, deluxe "Silver Gray" stage direct to San Fran Cisco leaves here every day at 1:60 p.m. arriving San Francisco 1:80 p.m. next day. Latent typo mo tor coaches with high back reclining chairs Insure peripi.i comiorc ana saiety. iirto YJLJ San Francisco Low fare good only on All-Coach train. Reclin ing chairs, all-dsv lunch car, also diner with modersto prices. 30 lbs. free baggage. I -v. 12:37 p. m., Ar. San Francisco 9:50 a. m. next day. to 8 Los Angeles For Los Angeles, Coach train makes connection at Port Cojra, Cel, with the fait "San JoaquiiTwhichar rives Loj ttngeles evening of the same day. Only oca night on train. Southern PacISic Stages leave from Oregon Hotel. F. G. LEWIS. Ticket Agent Phone 2200 TOM SIMS BARBS P7 frow up t b.T7 s I In spit, of ?k.. tbw i am American Home Economies Association la working out an efficient arrangement of kitchen facilities. Has father been com plaining? see Whether you follow the teach Inge of Newton or Einstein, whan the stock market breaks a lot of people aome down to earth. Tliat schoolgirl complexion is all right- in lta place, but It can cause an awful lot of trouble oa father'e coat. A man suing for divorce charges that his wife kissed him only when she wanted money. What an affec tionate woman I e e Well, sew that his years b the senate are ended, maybe General Dswss can go back to Chicago and find some peace. e e A Kansas boy won a gold medal In an oboe-playing contest But he talk. SK hflX story, ' " sill? s . . waa uuUnf 0r"PUOi r5f-a 'th a uin 'or ths Best In Candles... We aall Candy Only. Golf Caps Cleaned for 35 Cents PHONE S I 4i OLIVE STREET HTgasyt. What About Wood! We have several kinds, all from Old Growth trees. We can furnish well seasoned slab for immediate use cut to either 12-inch, 16-inch or 2-foot or can furnish you the 4 foot green slabwood for next season's use. Now is the time to get the, green wood when we are not rushed with or ders and can give you good service and good wood. We handle Planer Ends but are about two weeks behind on orders. The Booth -Kelly Lumber Company Phone 452 Fifth & Willamette RESULTS! Going up-yos, it going up-the number of people who are looking for a plaoe to now, before the first of the month. It i p ing time and renters are daily TV?StL Rental ads in The Gnard's tfanUd Bcfl Is your's there. Rent ads may be PhonfJ to 8:30 p. m. each night Yes, you may oMV your ad at Want-Ad Headquarters, RESULTS! Saturday. ONE LARGE furnished nnselwP' room, lights, water, phone, FHONB 1016-M. raws avAwiw. . rftii 1200 Your's will do the same tomorrow! jerT. now. Bi results low Jf & lis- Ice quick response. Eugene Guard wtkU RESULTS!