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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-14

Notwithstanding new In the black
face line OF comedy is presented BY Van
Madam Sirlion Medium" is a pace
maker for laughs. Marshall Montgom-
cry showed that he was no doubt Justly
announced as the worlds greatest ven
triloquist." Others on the good BILL are
athlete. and Fred La Refine and COM
pany.
Walton Roof-C1in Navarro and the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-14

BIjou-"The Broadway Bellies" bring
rafting good entertainment of the
burlesque standard. The music Is jazzy
enough to suit the most up to date. and
the comedy provokes many n laugh. The
principals prove clever and the chorus
good to look at
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-14

Brighton and Vanity, gymnastic! act
The Square Shooter" is the Aim.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-14

NiSon-A highly interesting sketch
called Just Thief" presented by
Joseph Byron Totten and company, was
we'll received Silver. Duval and Kirby
Others who scored were Libby. Sparrow
and Mahoney. songs and dances, and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-14

Walton Roof-Clir Navarro and tn,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-14

watson's comedy dogs were especia ally
entertaining to the children. Mart Fox
and Joe Barton, comedians were like
wise Afforded a good hand. skit OF
Babcock and Dorilda and q feature pho
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-14

CnpitoI-"one Hour Before Dawn is
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-28
Dallas

Dallas, Or, Dec. 2S.--Mr. and
Mrs. c. S. Keller were charming
hosts on Christmas day when they
entertained at a dinner party at
high noon, at their new residence
on Court street. Seated around the
table were Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
Baars, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Pierce of
Yamhill, Klemeth Pierce, who is
attending the University of Wash
ington; Max Pierce of Portland and
Cecil Wright of Westport, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. S. Keller, Miss Viola Kel-
Ter and Belden Keller.
Announcements have been re-
ceived in Dallas from Mr.. and Mrs.
Belden H. Grant of Miles City,
Montana, announcing the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Kathleen
Grant. The Grants formerly lived
in Dallas and Mr.. Grant is a broth
er of Mayor U. S. Grant and Glenn
o. Grant of this city.
Judge and Mrs. H. H. Belt enter
tanned as their Christmas day
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Fen
dali and children, Virginia and
Margery, of Forest Grove and Mr.,
Belts parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. HI.
Belt, also of Forest Grove.
A progressive dinner party was
given on Christmas day by Mrs.
f. J. Craven and Mrs. ]. r. Cra-
ven. The affair was most delight
full in every respect and Christmas
trees and decorations enlivened by
music and singing made the day
one of supreme pleasure. The din
ner course was served at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Craven and
the salad and desert courses were
served at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. r. Craven. Those making
up the party were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Craven of Monmouth, Mr..
and Mrs. Forrest Craven, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. r. Craven, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. j. Craven, Mr.. and MRS. r. c..
Craven, Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler Smith,
Walter Craven, Elwyn Craven and
Ellen Craven.
Victor T. Simpson of Lincoln,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-28
Jefferson

'SAlSisoH' 0r., Dec. Z6.-MlSS
Marion Allen, one of the instruc-
tors in the Pendleton schools, is in
Jefferson visiting during the holi-
days at the home of her parents.
Mr.. Stewart of Eugene is here
for a few days during the Christ
mas season visiting his former
home. He is railroad man.
Mr.. Moritz of Portland is visit
ing the home of his parents at this
place and renewing acquaintance
with the community,
Mr.. Longsworth of the Rose city,
who has been visiting his mother,
returned to Portland yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest Powell of
Jefferson visited over Sunday at
Turner.
Mrs. George Griffith of Salem is
visiting relatives of this city.
Miss Leah Powell spent Sunday
in Turner.
There are no empty houses in
jefferson and newcomers are find
ing problem in renting a habita-
ton in this community as every
thing is III demand.
C. M. Smith of Marion, a store
keeper, was in jefferson the other
day. This is his former home and
he is well acquainted in this neigh
borhood, where he once was in
business.
J. B. Looney, who has been Ill
for some time, is now reported to
be up and about his home although
not a we'll man yet.
the other day.
Miss Frances Byram and Miss
Leah Powell deserve great credit
for the success of the Christmas en-
tertainment in the Masonic hall on
Friday night their efforts with the
children and others resulting in
program of instruction, inspiration
and general all round merit accord
ing to the opinion of the large au-
dience present. Autos lined the
streets in front of the building be-
longing to those from out of town
and the residents of the immediate
community walked, crowding the
hall to its capacity and leaving
standing room only and little of
that. Extra seats were brought in
and finally everything was in good
order for the rendition of an eX-
cellent program. Parents, young
men and maidens and little chill
dren merit praise for the work per-
formed in dialogue, solo, recitation
and general stage team work,
many of the young people showing
promise.
Yesterday following their mar
riage the day before of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. E. Armantrout at the home
of A. A. Miller of this city, the
bride and groom went to Albany
for a short stay with relatives and
friends after which they will spend
few days in Portland before 60
ing to their home in Olympia,
Wash. Mr.. Armantroht is manager
of the L. f. Titus garage of that
CITY and the bride has been for the
past five years a milliner in Che-
halls, Wash. She was formerly
Mrs. Pansy Greenwood, a daughter
of Mrs. f. Racey of this city. lne
groom is a member of the Ameri-
can Legion at Centralia. The we'd
ding took place at high noon on
Christmas day, the ceremony be-
ing performed by Rev E. B. Lock-
hart. Guests present included Mrs.
e. Raeev Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. ME
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-28

| late as they did they were forced tc
super-efforts to win the positions
they hold in the spotlight.
To review the valiant sport deeds
of the year in detail wiuld require
column upon column. The bare list
of 1920's champions in sport is a:
| long as a j. Rufus Wallingford
| dream. So in passing, we will hi
! the high spots only before packing
a rollicking good year into the
moth balls.
Athletics Enjoyed-Red Let
ter Year.
Starting with the big annual in
door meets in the early months ot
the year and carrying along thru
the brilliant fixtures to the windur
of the Seventh Olympics at Ant
werp, athletics doomed as never be
fore.
America has always had a repu-
tation for turning out the most ver-
satile athletes in the world and she
lived UP to it this year. Records
We're sent smashing into oblivion
and competition was keener than
before.
Uncle Samuels Olympic athletes
despite the regrettable fact that
there was some dissatisfaction am
ong them because of the accomo-
dations provided covered themselv-
es with glory on track and field in
Belgium.
New Olympic Records.
Three worlds records and two
Olympic records were broken by
the Americans, who won the Olym-
pics for the seventh straight time
with a margin of ah undred points
to spare over their nearest compet-
| itors.
Frank Foss shattered the pole
vault record-his own-with a
vault of 13 feet, 5 3-16 inches.
Frank Loomis broke the record in
the 400-metre hurdles, clearing the
! timbers in 54 seconds. Paddock,
Kirksey, Sholtz and Murchison who
made up Americas relay team,
shattered the record for the 400
metre relay, running it in AZ LIS
seconds. Pat Mcdonald broke the
Olympic record in the 56-pound
weight event, tossing the weight SO
feet Il inches. Dick Landon
scracked the Olympic high jump
with a leap of feet 1-5 inches.
! Frigerio, the Italian walker;
Kolehmainen, the Americanized
Finn, and My1a, the Finnish jave-
lin thrower, also hung up new
marks; Myra's being a worlds rec
ord throw of the javelin-215 feet
9 and a fraction inches. Eearl
| Thompson hung up a new world S
| record in the 120-metre hurdles
competing for Canada.
| In collegiate circles the big an
nual meets were all brilliant, as
were the sectional tryouts, held fol
| the purpose os selecting our Oily
| mpic athletes. The coming to this
country of the Oxford-Cambridge
athletes for the Penn relays; the
breaking of the record for the $50
yard hurdles by Earl Thomson, oi
Dartmouth, who later broke his
own new record in the Olympic
games by scampering over the
sticks in IA AS seconds and the
getting together of such wonderful
sprinters as Paddock, Murchison
Kirksey and Sholtz were features
the American sportloving public
| Havourad with interest
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-28

Ter, Mrs. Stella Alexander and Mr..
and Mrs. o. Nevergall of Albany
and their son, Donald Burton
Navelgall. Following the ceremony
a wedding dinner was served.
DR.. Clair Allen of Roseburg, a
dentist, is visiting at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. C.
Allen. Mrs. Clair Allen is also here
following a visit at Scio with her
parents.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-28

"a. York, Dec. 2S.-In a few
.,e tide of time will sweep
n into the misty realm of things
n have been.
- zone before have been
isa snert history. Years still to
wiil be studded with scintil-
@ deeds by the worlds ath-
~ brilliant feats that are now
'es n the minds of sport devotees
~ = !. doubt be excelled. But 1920
y, y, always ~ stand out as the great
" l.s~rolve-month sport has seen up
4 this time .,,,o,,,,,,a tho
~ the great war for sport to
ny ,,ts former level. That was 1919
! tben along came 1920 to find
y rbole world hungry for play
recreation, and every game or
St,me in the sporting calendar
II lifted to higher level of popu-
,gv than ever before.
worlds ~ records were sent crash
INTO the discard in many lines
snort m during the year that is
,ipg The enormous interest of
A snort-loving public in every
[nnetitive pastime was evinced by
vnrecedented crowds. Millions of
|anla attended sports all over the
LorIa No red-blooded sport went
Lying for popularity.
nh United States strengthened
4, position as the greatest nation
the world in athletics. The rank
M file of her athletes was not no.
[eablv thinned out by the vicious
,rs Of war, as was the case in
Ianv other countries. AS a result
boO goes down as a year that saw
Lw victories won and new glory ac
rmulated by athletic America.
snort events that were dropped
Lrno the war were brought back
En- new life and vigor this year.
M resumption of the Olympic
INES and of international yacht
Icine were red letter events of the
H. and in both events America
Ivered herself with glory.
perhaps the most impressive
.oof of the country's great and un
kerable passion for sport was
.nnd in the fact that baseball liv-
through the expose of the 1919
brlds series scandal and that the
|ason was wound up in blaze of
|ory by the pennant winning teams
the National and American lea
bes.
In sport Spotlight.
The winning punch of this coun-
lis brightest athletic stars was
syer more potent than this year
Ike a look at few of our 1920
broes. What names to conjure
bth!
Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey Man
war Stanley Coveleskie, William
4 Tilden,II., Jack Kelly, Chick Ev-
*. Don Lourie. Duke Kahanamo-
4 Frank Foss, Frank Loomis,
Norge sisler, Alexa Stirling, Mrs.
Il /. Mollary (Molla Bjurstedt)
harley Paddock, Ethelda Bleib-
1ey, George Gipp, Roger Horns
Here we have named a few of the
.any stars who performed on the
hck and field, the diamond, the
sldiron, the water, the ring and
Il raeetrack. They were by no
eans alone in making 1920 a glor-
Ms sporting year, but they were
Bellows" among the athletes in
i cir stratas and in order to scintil-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-28
Police Court In
Silverton Kept
Busy of Late

Silverton, Or, Dec. 2s-More
business has been transacted in the
Silverton police court during the
past few days than for some time
previous. Drivers have been so
careful and drunks so few of late
that some of the people began to
think that the police court was an
unnecessary expense. Judge Van
Valkenburg and the chief of police
have saved the day. however, and
business seems to ne increasinA.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-28

During the past week a dog and
calf have died at Hood River from
hydrophobia and it is feared the
dread disease prevails among coy
otes that range the surrounding
foothills.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-28

near Salem, was committed to the
hospital for the insane at Salem,
Yesterday, on the complaint of
Charles S. Crengle and w S. Water
bury. Mr.. Simpson is 20 years of
age and is the son of Mrs. Alice
Simpson. His father was drowned
in Salem about year ago. Mr..
Simpson was delivered to the hos
pital by w. E. Waterbury.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-28

Athletes from the grammar
school age to the topnotchers were
constantly in the limelight during
the year, and attendance at athletic
meets ranging from crowds of TO-
600 to $4,000 proved conclusively
that interest was stronger than ev-
er before.
Continued tomorrow.)
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-28
Liquor ConfIsoafed.

Spokane, WASH. Dee. 2s. EIev-
en- lumberjacks We're arrested last
night in a local lodging house by
the police, who also took in Gus
tody Mrs Jennie Sparby, saId to be
the proprietor. on charge OF con-
Quoting liquor selling establish
ment, The police said the men ar
rested were all more or less drunk.
Fifteen others were also allowed to
go. Nineteen bottles Of liquor were
seized.
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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-28

II. G. Winston was taken up a
few days ago for cutting a corner
and was taxed the usual price. Al
fred Adams also contributed sum
to the city treasury fora like Of
fense. Lou Vearrier paid $40 for
fighting on the street and a war
rants is out for the other fellow.
w. T. Roberts. who has not yet
been apprehended. John Nortness
also paid a fine for fighting and
Harold Lee was arrested and fined
for driving his car without a light
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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-28
SPORT Achievements
During 1920
By Jack Veiock

late as they did they were forced to
super efforts to win the positions
they hold in the spotlight.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-24
MYTHS

HERE Is strain of the mystic In
u mariners which will never die
For safety's sake they hold to mathe.
NAUTICAL precision when necessary. But
deep In the long night watches come
over again the old apparitfons of the
sea.
Even In the navy this holds. There's
the thick main arrlcr belt poured and
forged by formula. There's the nice
completely Of the thermometer. There
are drop-forged franks and pistons.
and glistening oil-tempered torpedo
tubes.
Yet who has not heard the whisper
of fog on the armor shelf? No doubt
Columbus knew that the lips of thick
weather on its way can always warn
the keen-eared ship captain. Though
the truth Of the matter is that thick
weather comes with calm, and the
wash OF sea alongside is then more
noticeable.
And who, In spite of thermometers
Cwind velocity mRasurers), does not
know that westerly wind will work
evil with ones c~mpass7 Though the
scientific fact is that homewarti
bounders into Queenstown started this
myth. They were right too. For with
weeks on westerly trades the earth's
forces induce slight new magnetism
into the ships iron and so works
evil with the compass needle" Why
not blame the wind!
There is the 'well-known attraction
of land on ships" which the old ras-
calls used to bring up In court after an
inexplicable grounding. They used to
get away with 1t too. But can you
imagine better creed when one has
-million-dollar man-of-war and a
thousand lives on ones hands than to
believe that rocks and shoals are draw
ing the helpless monster into danger?
Is there better spirit to keep q man
eternally yigilant and alert7
Some old beliefs are very real. Local
magnetic spots are not devils holes
as was first supposed. on Madagascar
and In several parts of the South Paci-
fic are areas of iron-sand bottoms or
something Of the sort. British cruisers
have several times reported sudden
and extreme variations Of their COM
passes at these points.
On the other hand equinoctial
storms (March 81 and September Ply
are pure myths. So are weather
changes with changes of the moon.
kpd YfsS lupan1, - haI;ox-, ShoS - g.
noon sights are less dependable than
those of early morning-unless ones
grog allowance Is too great.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-24
BALANCING

DOISE is mans greatest social gift.
l. Awkwardness marks the clod.
Equilibrium of mind and mental atti-
tude, grace Of bearing and manner, are
characteristics Of a gentleman the
world over.
And, strangely enough. of an engine
too.
"Its alivei" spectators cried when
the first steam mechanism kicked side
wise and snorted. II was. But that
was all. For its basic lack OF balance
made 1t no more than the abysmal
brute ancestor Of our great race Of
modern steam maehineries.
Watts engine nearly shook the
laboratory windows out. Bob Fulton's
"baby" snatched pitch from his yes
sells seams by such vibration as a
nervous earthquake couldn't initiate.
AT that time centrifugal force was
the dark horse OF steam design. No
ments-that is leyerages-of rotating
masses were the wild tribe OF early
mechanical construction. Often and
often would they descend on a peace
full habitatton OF cranks and wheels
and wreck the whole contraption. En-
gines ran. but for how long was mat
ter OF luck.
Earlier types did fairly wen because
their speed was nothing TO brag about.
During the Civil war the Navy de-
partment built the Wampanoag for the
purpose Of cleaning out Johnny Reb's
swift commerce destroyers. But her
knees knocked together too hard.
She averaged the then startling
speed OF IS knots on her trial trip, The
engine made only so turns per min
ute. BY heavy gearing speed OF rs
revolutions wac transmitted to the pro-
peller shaft. Contrast this with mod
ern turbines going about 1000 r. p. MI
But poise was there not, and cruel
not II was, Her wooden sides trem-
bled. Her whole body became palsied
like great grandmother who's eaten
too many ice-cream sodas as girl.
But genius was not to be beaten 50
easily. In the succeeding 40 years ro-
tatiye speed Increased tsnfold and
power Jumped every year.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-24
BRIGHTWoRK

~ FILING might write a stirring
1A paragraph about polishing brass
ON a battleship. o. Henry could at
least drag laugh out of the subject.
Any sailorman could drag a laugh out
of a hitching post just trying to de-
scribe brightwork and what it means
10 his brine~soaked soul. "
The American battle fleet used to be
white, On the cruise around the
world in 1909 foreigners marveled at
our cleanliness The ships were like
great floating advertisements for some
washing compound. "They even smell
ciean!' exclaimed an Australian.
Tidiness is all right and so is health
ful well-airedness, But warfare against
NTH can be carried too far. After the
Spanish-American war the eternal ir-
citation of painting and scrubbing and
polishing coupled with ironbound
rules TO preserve the virgin purity of
what had been painted, scrubbed, and
polished. neaFly drove men to distrac-
ton. This one thing was said to have
been responsible for more than 10 per
cent of assertions at that time.
Finally war paint was adopted In
place of white, Rails and upper works
Were also gray. Even guns, once so
beautifully polished. now faded into
the misty background of the sea ho-
rizon Battle lanterns and search
nsnts were black. Gangways were
ouil sheliaced. Every effort was made
10 assure cleanliness. but without be-
ing hnicky or foppish. All surfaces
We're made dull that could be. Today
brightwork CALI on the bugle at
$40 q. m. means more than half an
a0ur OF oyerhauiing than OF, actual
shining.
The whole ship Is divided into clean
Ing stations. During the morning
watch from $50 to T:30 the men
sweep and scrub patchwork. canvas,
decks, masts and other parts. The
period from. ,s:15 to s:45 is merely
final touch.
In the engine and dynamo rooms
there is good deal OF metal surface
90 De shined But this is considered In
the class with scrubbing ON deck. How
ever, outdoor machinery. such as
winches' cranes, and capstans have
small implanted parts which are pol
ished at "hrightwork" time.
Wood can also be brightwood. In
ract this term has come to signify any
surface implanted. For Instance the
sunwales tedges or railsl OF boats are
no longer vanished. They are scrub
bed, oleached in the sun, and sand
papered until softly white and smooth.
Working parts OF gun are polish
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-24

keeper and paxzueA her studies AWAY
tr0m sshsol and c1nsmea- All fhrsaRh
her youth ske was somevhat suhAued
~ . very strict religious traintmgy and
she was a great reader of religious And
philosophical suhJeess, and La later
years wrote of them mlsa.
LIN IS4H the faHafFy meyea to CSvem-
TRY, ana IL wss there thAt Miss Evan.
made the aex9atntRAee Of Mr. sad Mira.
Charles Bray aHa MIR. Charles HenneaI,
who kecaRne her stmuzch frfends-
LIN 1851 she keczme the asstssRmf e&f-
ter of the wemfmtmsseR Review. she
aaade several matakIe eontrfbatfsns to
ne Rsv1sw ama during the tdme of kex
eonmeetfon vita IL maxe the aemuntmf-
Rnee of many dastfnguishe& authors Of
that pexfs&-
MH@a Eyam@ Arst attempted the WRIT
bag of eefioa I'm 185a, aaa RubafsheA In
BIaekweed's ma@ax4ne fh& arxs of the
sseeaea Of Clerical Life Although
she received mach eme9zraxem<mf frem
private sources, mstabky Charles Dick
ean, fhe critics were raxhex asaesm-
initial Them km Isss Miss Evans wrote
aaa pubIfshed what I'm tAe tudxmeRt Of
many Is her masterpieces, @A&Rm Beae.D
Il ham bees said thMf I'm the character
OF Adan Bede she drew q pertraif Of
her father, and certainly sDfnmh Mex-
rfz.n the heroine Of the sta<y, was ene
Of her own fayortte characters