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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21

way a policeman ought to behave.
If there's a fight anywhere, he's
supposed to go somewhere else. AT
least, I've always noticed that police
men do that way"
Paddy Muskrat thanked him. But
as a new policeman he became so
disagreeable that soon there were
a good many of his neighbors who
began to thing of fighting him.
There was old Mr.. Turtle, for in
stance. Paddy was forever waving
his club at him and telling him to
''move onm And when Mr.. Frog and
his friends tried to have a singing
party of an evening, Paddy Mus
krat was sure to come and order
them to make less noise!"
1t seemed as if a person couldn't
do anything to please Paddy Musk
rat. And everybody began to be
sorry that he had been chosen to
guard the pond.
As a guard Paddy proved to be
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Homecoming Will
Be Held at High
School Thursday

With prominent members of the
alumni as speakers and an elab-
crate Christmas program, Salem
high school will hold it's annual
homecoming in the school aduitor-
ium next Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Scores of the schools graduates
are expected to be present at the
meeting, Paul Staley, president of
the student body, said this morn
ing. Among the alumni speakers
will be DR.. F. L. Utter and Victor
Bradeson. Part of the entertain
ment will be given by Undergrad
uates of the public speaking de-
partment.
Thursday evening the high school
basketball quintet will meet up
with the alumni team which will
be composed of some of the speed
lest tossers in the state.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21

| Nobody wanted his short stories
his poems, his impressions. Pub
| fishers i'm London and i'm America
returned "Day Dreams" and "Out
of the Depths" with polite regrets
He sounded every depth of des-
pondency and -distrust; he soar
ed on wings of hope again, striving
| to keep his gaze on the binding
source of light, only to become con-
| fused and waVer and flutter and
come tumbling down, frantlcally
beating the too rarified atmosphere
with unlccustomed wings.
Nobody could tell him. He had
to find out the way. He had with
hin him what was worth saying;
had not yet learned how to say it,
The massed testimony of the mas
ters lay heavily undigested within
him; he was too richly fed, stuffed;
the intricacies and complexities of
technique worried and disheartened
him; he felt too keenly, too deeply
to keep a clear mind and cool one.
Every sense he possessed was
necessary to him in his creative
work; emotion, intense personal
sympathy with his characters, his
theme. clogged, checked ana halted
inspiration, smothering simplicity
and clarity.
This was a phase. He had the
usual experience. He struggled
through it and onward.
Stephanie wrote that she had
graduated. but that as her aunt
was i'll she would remain for the
present at the hospital.
He felt that he ought to go back.
And did not. He was in a dread
fully involved dilemma with his
new novel, "Renunciation"-
about a wonlnn-one of the sort he
never had met-and no wonder he
was in a mess, Besides that. and
in spite of the gaily coloured line
OF rags fluttering on the clothes
line of experience, he knew very
little about women. One day, when
he came to realize that he knew
nothing nt all about them. he might
begin to write about them convin-
cingly and acceptably. But he was
not yet as far along as that in his
education.
lie had desperate a6lir with an /
woman of the real world !
"a countess. She took excellent |
care Of herself. had delightful
time with cleland, and. in gratitude |
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21

of little use. When Tommy Fox
came nosing along the edge or the
pond, or one of the Great Horned
Owl family hovered about the negh-
borhood Paddy didn't give warn
ing slap on the water with his tail
as he should have done. He claim
ed that no policeman ever gave a
warning in that way. And he said
that his neighbors ought to give
him a policeman's whistle.
At last Paddy Muskrat abused
the wrong person. Finding Fatty
Coon fishing on the bank at
pond one day, Paddy waved his
club at him and cried:
stop stealing our fish or I'll ar
rest you!"
1t was only natural that Fatty
Coon should be angry when he was
spoken to like that. He pretended
to be frightened however. And
Paddy Muskrat at once grew so
bold that he stepped quite close 10
Fatty and ordered him to "be OFF,,
Fatty Coon only laughed at him.
caught hold of Paddy's belt; and
the policeman found himself a
prisoner.
"Now-" said Fatty Coon
."now I'm going to make you eat
yourself. You can begin with your
tail; and you mustn't stop eating
until you have swallowed every bit
of yourself-brass buttons and
all"
Paddy Muskrat was terribly
frightened,
Let me go!" he shouted. COR
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Just Folks
by EDGAR A. GUEST
(Copyrighted)

The Sort of Man He Was
This is the sort OF man was ,e.
True when it hurt him lot "a be,
aisEt IN a corner an KNOWN n lie
""u'o nave helped him out. bur he
wouldn't buy
HIS freedom there in q, -,
he tod the truth though he had
70 pay
Honest! Not in the easy sense
when he needn't worry about a.,
pense -
wen all play square when IL does-
Mt count
ANA the sum at stakes not a large
amount -
But he was square when the times
were bad.
An keepin' his word took ali bo
had.
Honor is something we all profess.
But most of us cheat 49, some moro
some less -
An the real test isn't what we do
men there isn't a pinch in either
shoe.
IT'S whether we're true TO our best
or not
When the right things certain to
hurt lot.
That is the sort OF man was he.
Straight when it hurt him a lot TO
he;
Times when a lie would have paid I
him well.
No matter the cost the truth he'd
tell:
An he'd rather 90 down to a drab
defeat
rhan to save himself IL he aad to
cheat
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Loganberry
Laughs
By Robert CULLEN.

Some do t-eir Christmas shop.
ping early and some 10 it huily-
bury.
Ta@ man w. has Eis price is
usually worth about ten percent of
it.
We are told that the American
situation is tense. Almost past
tense.
The story that is whispered is
usually three -fourths Imagination
and onc-fourth lie
We will need a long season of
peace in order to complete investi-
cation of the conduct of the war.
The newest trouble-makcr is
called the Sage of Bologna. No
doubt he is the Bologna sausage.
A successful restaurant man is
one who has learned to mix all
the scraps and make a dish with
delightful French name.
The peak of Mount Blanc fell off
and even profiteers concede that.
the new low level will be perma-
nent.
The best way to get the maxi
mum heat from coal is to open the
draft and sit down and think about
the bill
A doctors Christmas shopping
need be nothing more strenuous
than a few minutes spent with a
fountain pen and a pad of pre- |
scription blanks.
Greece is free to cast her lot
with Constantine, but she'll proba-
bly, have to take in washing to
make a living.
Professor Steele says the best
jobs are held by college graduates.
Especially graduates of the electo-
raj college,
n few years ago it appeared that
Germany would respect nothing
except force; and now it appears
that nobody else will.
u Is hard matter for the gam
hler ia distinguish between a gull
ty conscience and a flat purse.
JoSephus Daniels successor will
need 70 bestir himself to maintain
IN" present remarkable ofricinecy
OF the football team.
The budget system will reduce
waste That'% the. reason some
statesmen favor it, And. thnts tho
reason some statesmen oppose it.
There is a move ON foot to
change the creed of the Democratic
party so that it won't interiors
with mans political beliefs.
u missouri man with a powerful
~" can llft 1900 pounds with his
teeth But then, some jaws can
Iiit an entire audience to its feet.
II this joyous Christmas season
.Cuches the heart and purse of MIR.
IIoeketeller. he might endow a few
million gas tanks for a change.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21

opened his eyes to the literary mo-
nass in which he had been wading.
Clear minded. witty, charming,
very lovely to look upon, she read
and criticised what he wrote, dis
cussed, consulted, advised, and with
exquisite tact, divining the boys
real talent, led him deftly to solid
land again. And left him there,
enchanted, miserable, inspired,
hoprtbroken, with a laughing ad-
monition to be faithful to her mem
ory while she enjoyed her husbands
new post at the Embassy in Sofia
He wrote, after her departure, a
poem simple enough for a child to
understand. And tucked it away
with a ribbon and drbied flower
in his portfolio. 1t was The first
good thing he had ever writer. BIs
he remained unconscious cf the Iact
for a long time.
Besides, other matters were both
ering him, in particular a letter
from Miss Quest:
l am not well. 7 shall not be
better Still, there Is no particular
hurry about your returning.
Stephanie remains H-h me- very
lo,ullv. She has gra luated; she is
equipped with a profession. She
has turned into q very lovely wo-
man to look upon.
But that sex restiessneSs winch
now overwhelmingly obsesses the
world, possesses her. Freedom
from all restraint, liberty to work
out and accomplish he own destiny.
contempt of convention, utter dis
regard of established form l!;ty and
hostility to custom, enroll her a
mong the Yeast army of evolution
lists now demanding a revlsl m of
all laws and customs made by one
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
The New Policeman

Now that Paddy Muskrat was a
policeman, in a blue suit with brass
buttons, he began to shout, orders
to everybody in the mill-pond. HI
wore a belt about his waist. and
inside in he stuck a club, which
was nothing more or less than
cattail. Mr.. Grow told him that il
looked very much like the police
mems club he had seen. And even
if it wasn't very stout, so long as
it looked well he ought to be salts
fled with it.
I'm afraid it wouldn't be Of
much use in fight" Paddy Musk
rat observet.
Why! You don't expect to fight.
hope!" Mr.. Crow exIaimed. "I
see you don't know much about tba
-----------------------
sex alone to govern the conduct Of
both.
You and I once conversed on
this subject, if you remember. [
told you what [ feared. And ii has
happened: Stephanie has developed
'1long radicals lines. With every
thing revolutionary in the world
wide feminist movement she is in
Standards that have
been standards are no longer so to
her, To the worlds conservatism
she is fiercely and youthfully hos
lie; equality, tolerance, liberty are
he only guide-posts she pretends
o recognize.
I shall not live to see the out
come of this worldwide prorngan- |
la and revolt. 1 don't want to-
But, in my opinion, is takes a strong
already accustomed to |
liberty, to KEEP it's balance in this |
lazzling flood let IN by opening |
prison doors.
l have left Stephanie what prop
,rty I have outside of that invested |
md endowed to maintain my Home |
or Defective Children. Securities
nave shrunk; it is not much. It |
nay add four thousand dollars to |
Ter present income.
Mr. Cleland, you and Stephanie
lave gradually and very naturally |
.rown apart since your absence. I
Ion't know what you have d/el-
ped into. But you were a nice
10Y.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
1t will show him you were
thinking of his needs
4 gjf that he 7gN enjoy day after day

~ course, he may have safety
razor now, but the chances
~ are he is not thoroughly
satisfied with it. Ordinary safety
razor blades grow dull quickly.
That means discomfort. 1t also
means constant blade expense.
What more welcome Christmas
present could you find for him than
this razor that sharpens itself?
Probably he has wanted an
AutoStrop Razor for some time,
but has neglected to buy it. Get
him this Christmas what he hasn't
found time to purchase for himself.
Give him the razor he has wanted
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21

the one razor that will add to his
comfort and pleasure every morning
of the year.
The AutoStrop Razor is razor
and stropping machine in one.
Without removing the blade or
taking the razor apart, it can be
sharpened, used for shaving and
cleaned.
Every time he shaves he will
appreciate the care and thought you
gave to choosing the right present.
Ask your dealer to show you the many
styles of AutoStrop Razor sets-from the
folding pocket kit to fitted and complete
travelling sets from the standard set at
five dollars to the attractive sterling silver
set at twenty-five.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
Four L Directors
Approve $500 AS
New Labor Scale

The Silverton. Spaulding and
other mills operating in Marion
! county will be affected, according
to reports, by voted 10 cent per
hour decrease in the wage scale of
common labor.
A vote of Is to of the direct
ors of the Loyal Legion of Log
gers and Lumbermen in session
yesterday at Portland decided the
decrease which will lower COM
mon labor from $40 to $3.50 per
day. This scale however, will not
necessarily be the "going wage"
of the majority of mills because it
has been the practice of no few
mills to pay in excess of the min
imum scale. The amended scale
has been effective since January,
1920.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Bacon and
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. V. Shank of AL
bany, and Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Fox
of Dallas, spent last week end N
Salem visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Shank.
Salem police officers are asked
to be on the look out for an auto
mobile which, according to Albany
police, was stolen in the hub city
last week end.
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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21

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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-21
The Restless Sex

Bv Robert Chamb "Barbarians" "The Dark STAR
- etc Copyrighted by Robert w. Chamber
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-02
WHEN RHEUMATISM
HITS YOU HARD
SloaD's Llnimcnt should be kept
handy for aohes and pains

wv ply wait for a severe pain, an
NV ache, "a rheumatic twingo fol-
lowing exposure, a sore mus
Gle. scintlcR, or lumbago to make you
quit work, when YOU should have
Sloan's Linimont handy to help curb
II and keep you active, and fit, and
on the job7
without rubbing. for !, penetrates.
apply a bit today to the afflicted part
Note the gratifying, clean, prompt re-
lief that follows. Sloan's Eminent
couldn't keep its many thousands OF
friends the world over AZ It didn't
make good. That's worth remem-
berlng. All drugg1sts-three Sizes
the largest Is the most economical.
3bc. zoe, $40.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-02
Tells of
Flight of Woman
F.. Wanted for Shooting

kNnN 0Nf
one should use to be sure TO kilt a
person, whether new or old. I told
her that an old gun tina was rusted
was the best for killing a fellow. She
said she wished she had known this
"she told ms that two men packed
her trunks and sent them north to
Kansas City and that was tho way
she outwitted the officers. She said
the man she shot was very wealthy. :
She refused to tell mo what hor name
was but said / would find IL out in
the next 30 hours.
II grew too suspicious OF her and
refused to take her further than Cisco,
Texas, where / left her about 2.ib
"Wednesday morning. She paid me
$3.50 moro. and sent me into the sta
ton 70 got her a ticket to FL Paso,
Texas.
II came back to Dallas and talked
with some policeman. He advised
me TO call the county attorney at
Ardmore. This 1 did. When the
county attorney from Ardmoro called
at my home Sunday night OF my
own free Will / made the statement
OF the facts as substantially set out
above"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-02
PEOPLE YOU
KNOW

). +, saint, chief tax commissioner
OF New Mexico, was IA the ciy today
returning to Santa Fe from socorro
whore hc has been on business boz
fore the district court.
Congressman elect Nostor MontOya,
George II. Craig. republican state
committee Rnd II. q. Bursum. repub-
Hcan national committeeman, went
TO Las Vegas this morning TO attend
a celebration OF the recent republical
victory In New Mexico. being held
tOnight under the auHpiccs OF san
Miguel county republicans. Acting
Governor Pankey ana otner state Of
Ulcers from Santa Fc viii be present.
George NJ. Post. engineer In the
United states Irrigation service. has
gone to Laguha on dam construction
work.
Herman Krauoh until recently sta-
toned at the Gallinns station near
Las Vegas, has been transferred TO
the local Office Of the forest service.
Or. ID. II. earns. Harry Harring-
ton and Lou Ilollz havo just re-
turned from Hot Springs, n. NJ.
where they. went on a quail hunt.
Niles Maude Rodney. Miss Edna
Miller, Miss Florida Sain and Miss
Frances Bear returned today by auto
mobile to Roswell after spending two
weeks here with friends. They are
all former Univeralty students.
John Block. sheriff elect Of Tor
rance county. was in the city today.
John J. Emmons, cashier OF IL
bank ut Gallup Is in Albuquerque to-
d0y. being called here on federal court
work. e.
Frank o. Strain and his daughter,
n.w.tl.H - IIAwtrnWI IN" ... a.. ~.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-02
.EDSEL FOBO'S big "
HUNTING EXPEDITION
; PAOvES 4 'FLNVER'
Party Does Lots of
Shooting But Fails to
Land a Deer

SANTA FE, Dec. 2.--Edsel Ford's
widely advertised hunting party.
which wont over the Mogollon
mountains, saw the oth0r side OF tho
mountalns-and perhaps n good time
but that's all. Reports from the
party's guide. received by Game
Warden Thongs z, Gable state sever
his friends didn't bag a single black
tall, or. for that matter. anything else
that looked like a deer.
The party Included from twenty TO
thirty persons, some OF whom came
from FL Paso. and cSrried enough
supplies and outfits to support Pan
cho Villas erstwhilo army In com-
parative luxury for no one knows how
long, since those recently pardoned
from the penitentiary say their chief
rations consisted Of parohod corn
and mule meat-and, besides, accord
ing to Mr.. Gable. enough rifles and
ammunition To- overthrow the ro-
public OF Mexico. other items in
ciuded five experienced guides, and
Several Fords-thc cars.
= The guides reported that The party
was caught In the Mogoilous By a
heavy snow storm and that several
Fords-but. not E~sdcl--failcd to live
up " their reputation Tor getting any
where and got stalled In the snow
blocked passes. They were abandon
ed, according to the reports.
In short, Edsel's party didn't take.
anything out OF the mountains, but
left something. so MIR. Gable believed
that the New Mcxicans who feared
the determination OF the game in the
Mogolions at the hands OF Edsol and
his party, haven't any kick comingi
The expedition brought protests to
Mr.. Gablo's office against the issu-
ance Of nonresident hunting licenses
10 e-asterners and other non-New
MeXicas. who, the professionals assert
ed, wero killing all the game"
They reported that Edsci and his fell
low huntsmcn were doing "a lot of
shooting in the hills, but apparently
they Hgsumod TINT the game was
being Killed. Tho reports made by
the guides, Mr.. Gable believed, show
cd their fears unwarranted.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-02
STOP eATARRH! OPEN
N0STRlLS AND HEAD
Says Cream Applied In Nostrils
Relieves Head Colds at Once.

II your nostriis are ciOgged and
your head IL stuffed and you can't
breathe freely because OF "a cold or
oatarrh, just get a small bottle OF
Apply a little of this fragrant, anti
septic cream into our nostrils ana
let II penetrate through every air
passage OF your head. soothing and
healing the inflamed, swollen mucous
membrane and you get instant relief.
All how good II feels. Your nos
trils are open. your head Is clear. no
moro hawking. muffling, blowingi no
more headache. dryness or struggling
for breath. Eiy's Cream Balm Is lust
What sufferers from head colds and
,ratnrrh need. It's II delight.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-02
German Government
Thanks Quakers for
Feeding Destitute

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-THE
German government has expressed to
the state department 1T Washington
its appreciation of the work Of the
American Friends Service committee,
of Philadelphia, In feeding under
nourlshed children In tho Rhine sec
tor occupied by the American troops.
The American Quakers are furnish
ing one hot moal u day to $4,000
children and nursing mothers In Ger
many, having engaged In this work
at the request OF Herbert G. Hoover.
During the winter the Friends expect
to feed 100000 children and moth
ers daily. Only the most under
nourlshed children and those In i'm
minent danger OF disease are being
fed.
The German governments note,
which was delivered by the minister
of Switzerland, reads in part as fol-
lows;
For some time an American re-
lief mission has been in operation in
the government district Of Coblenz,
its purpose being TO feed u~ndernour-
ished children. and II has already
helped thousands Of German children,
The German government is anxious
to express its thanks officially to the
American government for this work
OF unsClfish charity.
THE foreign office OF the German
empire therefore has the honor to
request the Swiss legation to convey
the sincere thanks Of tho German
government 20 the state department
at Washington, ID. c., through the
Swiss legation for the generous work
OF Mr.. Noyos American member Of
tho Rhineland commission at whose
suegcstion the Quakers undertook the
feiief work. and for the s~olf-sacriflc-
ing activity OF the Quakers, who In
the service Of humanity are creating
better living conditions for thousands
of German children"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-02
DEATHS

EEYsER--Funeral services for Mrs, Lii
liam Lucille Kayser were held at Strong
Brothers chBuel this afternoon at $50
o'clock. the Rev. n. $. Davidson officiating.
Burial was In fairvicw cenetery.
MULLEY--Edward Mulley died at his
apartment here last niEbt. His homo was
In rassaic, n. j., where his father resides.
He was q member ~ Clifton lodge No. 20S,
4. y. 4 A. NJ, Of Clifton. n, J Burial viii
be IN fairview cemetery under tho auspices
II Temple lodge No q. A. p. 4 A. NJ. The
time Of thr funeral will be amounted lator.
Strong Brothers are Ia charge.
OWENS-Lee II. Owens, ager 30 years,
died al his home on North Walnut street
tbs mornnv at 1850 o'clock Mr.. Owens
was employed NJ baEgageman on tho Santa
Fe railroad. He Is survived bv his mother
and three sisters who live In Pittsfield.
Funeral arrangements win be announced
later. O.. 7. French IL In charge. p
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