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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
THE QUEsTIONER.

NA/ hhN ohhkespehie "antcu 10 "a
w press the tragedy involved in
the snufing out Of the life Of his most
intellectual character, he did 1t by
these words, 1.-THE rest is silence"
He might have put it In another
way, by saying that Hamlet would ask
no more questions. For that was his
most disconcerting habit.
Keeping silence before a puzzling
world, and a puzzlIng universe. Is
something that man has never done.
The human being who just asked
the reason for the first nlghtfall and
the first appearance Of the stars
stood on the threshold Of all modern
scientific investigation.
So, If 1t were necessary to find a
definition Of man which would differ.
entiate him from all the rest Of crea-
lures, 1t would be sufficient to say Of
him: HE is the animal that asks
questions"
Rudyard Kipling in a striking line
talked of "the law Of the Jungle"
The writer's Of fables have not
pulled the long bow in attributing to
the beasts the sense of justice, even
If they were making fun Of society
in doing so. So the lion stands for
the maker Of rules, aud the monkey
for him who evades them.
So law Is not peculiar to the chill.
dren of Adam.
The animals know political econ
Omy. go to the ant thou sluggard,"
said King Solomon.
This little creature shows what can
be done through the organized efforts
Of thousands Of insects, whose opera
'tions could be stopped In moment
by the foot Of passing giant In the
shape of mischievous boy.
So business organization is not ex-
clusively human.
1t is impossible to look at the combs
of a beehive without realizing that
the creatures who made 1t know geom-
etry and architecture.
The cells are so constructed as to
give the maximum Of strength with
the minimum Of expenditure in the
way Of material.
So the Brooklyn bridge, or the dome
of st. Peters, is not a proof Of human
superiority.
There is a solitary eagle to be seen
every day, soaring over lake In west
ern Ontario. Once he had mate
But she disappeared one winter. Since
then the widower has never married.
The natives say that It ID the habit
Of these birds to be perpetually true
to their first and only love.
So constancy is not the exclusive
Virtue Of our race.
When Christ wanted to express his
affection for Jerusalem, he could think
Of nothing better to say than that he
would have gathered its people about
him, as a hen gathers her chickens I'M
der her wings. This timid bird will
face any peril II she thinks that her
young are In danger.
In me same way the bear OF the
North woods, which viii ny before
man under ordinary circumstances.
viii fight to the death II she thinks
her cubs are threatened.
So family affection and devotion do
mot set mankind apart from the rest
Of the animal kingdom.
Only the other day a raccOon at the
Bronx geological gardens In New York.
was In danger Of starving to death be-
cause the gatekeeper who had tanned
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
pALArAsLE DISHES.

A HANDFUL Of green onions, a
"A cupful Of cooked rice, q cupful Of
thick white sauce, cold hard-cOoked
egg and a little cheese may make a
very palatable luncheon dish. Cook
the tender young onions until well
done; drain. Butter small baking
dish and put in the rice, cover with
the drained onions. add a sprInkllng
Of grated cheese the white sauce and
bake until bubbling hot. Serve from
the dish. The rice should be web sea
soned with butter, Or with q chicken
broth while Il q cooking.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14

Revue Star-What beastIy soap this
Is Where on earth did you get It'll
New Maid-Why, Madame, bought
some because ! saw an advertisement
Ia which yOu said you were never hap
py without III!
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14

waiter, ordered chicken SOUP.
What % you call thiBan
that's Il. slryOung chIckon sour.
sEoune chicken eoupi what a. You
mean BY thatT
sHell. ita The water We bcilSd lho
eggs n. "a. oeion L1anroe
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14
cutIcura Comforts Haby'e skin

CutIcura Comforts 6ahy's Skin
When red. rough and itching with hot
baths of Cuticura Soap and touches Of
Cuticura Ointment. Also make use
now and then Of that exquisItely scent
ed busting powder, tJuticura Talcunn.
one Of the indispensable Cuticura
Toilet Trio.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14

It's touching farewell when a man
gives you the tips Of his fingers In
stead of a vigorous handshake.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14

Kind-hearted people will accept
your explanation alniably when they
know 1t isn't SO.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14

Slice three ripe bananas. press
through q Sieve, add q small boz Of
crushed Strawberries. reserving part
Of the juice; beat together lightly and
set Oa Ice to cool Serve n glass
cups with whipped cream to which
has been added the reserved straw
berry juice. Serve very cold.
During the hot weather the simple
and less expensive desserts appeal to
the housewife. Frozen dishes. when
prepared at home. are always. accept
able and cost very little,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-07-14

Take three lemons. two cupfnls Of
sugar and q quart Of rich milk. Mix
the sugar and lemon juice. add .
grated rlnd II desired, then stir IL the
mix. The mixture win curdle but
when frozen win be smooth and very
p&latnble. serte lnshsrbet EIaslss
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
Proceeds Of
Seal Sales Go
oT.B. Fight

Proceeds from the sale of Christ
mas seals which is now being car
ried on in Salem and all over the
state will go to the State Tuber-
culosis association for work in
prevention and cure of tuberculo-
sis. This statement was made this
afternoon by Miss Elizabeth Put
nam, who heads the Salem Wom-
ans club committee, in charge of
the work.
The seals were in former years
known as Red Cross seals, but last
year the Red Cross made a dona-
tion of the seals to the National
tuberculosis association, the only
stipulation being that the name OF
the Red Cross was not to be used.
Until December, 1920, the Christ
mas seals were issued by the Red
Cross in the same manner as they
are now issued by the National
tuberculosis association to the
Sbdtc dpSOClulIOnbs liOA w tAdl
tim tehe Red Cross paid the cost
of production of the seals and di-
vided $3.50 with the National
tuberculosis association on any
profits.
Under the present plan five per
cent Of the proceeds go to the Ma
tional Tuberculosis association and
the rest to the state association in
case there Is no county assocfa-
tion. If there is county organ
ization, eighty per cent is retained
by the county, fifteen per cent
goes to the state association and
five per cent To the national asso-
citation. Last year proceeds from
the seal sale in Salem largely paid
the expenses of the county health
nurse.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
Cottage Grove
Electric Rates
Are Ordered Cut

Effective December 20, patrons
of the Cottage Grove Electric COM
pany will be able to buy electrical
service at a rate approximately 15
per cent lower than that now in
effect. An order issued by the
public service commission today
declares the present rate schedule
to be unreasonable, unjust and
discriminatory" and fixes a new
schedule to become effective on
December 20.
Under this schedule the mini
mum charge for both residence
and commercial lighting metered
service is reduced from $3.50 to
$1.25 per month with proportion
ate reductions for additional ser
vice over and above the first six
XVIII fixed as the minimum.
Increased efficiency of the plant
and reduced operating costs due
largely to cheaper fuel now made
available is back of the reduction
in rates which followed an inyesti-
cation instituted on the commits
sion's own motion.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
Bynon Given
Federal Job;
Leaves Soon

Attorney General Daugherty
has approved the appointment of
Allan Bynon OF Salem as assist
ant United States attorney at
Portland, and Bynon will leave
here to assume his new duties on
January 1, 1t was learned here to-
day.
Bynon was recommended for
the federal position several days
ago by United States Attorney
Humphreys. He will succeed Hall
s. Lusk who recently rendered
his resignation.
Although pleased with his ap-
poIntment. Mr.. Bynon today ex-
pressed regret that he must leave
Salem where he has precticed law
for some time. Recently he was
named as attorney for the state
bonus commission.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
Egg Prices Near
Low Record Mark

San Francisco, Dec. 16.--Mid-
winter low records in the egg
market are in danger, according
to the views of dealers here. The
cause is said to be heavy stocks
in cold storage, combined with
after the war readjustment which
still is going on.
Extra fresh eggs were quoted
today at SIS cents per dozen on
the dairy produce exchange,
easily fifteen cents below the fig
ure prevailing about the same
time last year. A short time ago
when eggs were quoted at SO
cents, the corresponding figure
of 1920 was 70 cents. The pres
ent condition had been prevail
ing for about two weeks and, so
far shows no sign of change.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
Syria Discussed by
Allan A. Kafoury
for Realtors Assn

Stating that books written on
his native land were too scholarly
to give a stranger correct impress
sions, Allan A. Kafoury, Salem
business man, spoke to the Ma
rion County Realtors association
this noon at the Marion hotel, on
the subject of Syria.
"The Bible gives the best ac-
count of Syria written" stated
the speaker, ats history and Gus
toms are contained throughout its
pages"
Mr.. Kafoury described the
country as having the size OF one
of our small counties and as ex-
tremely fertile, gaining its fertil-
itv from a small specie OF rock
which with rain, kept the land IN
fortified condition and MADE
rotation of crops unnecessary.
The people he stated were OF Sc
metic extraction and peaceful
and accounted for their being able
10 get along with the Turk while
th1 neighboring Armenians were
irclined to show hauteur toward
tba "sick man of Europe"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15

Members of the Willamette
Highway association. who held a
two-hour meeting at the Salem
Commercial club today, voted to
request the state highway commits
sion for an immediate designation
OF a highway to begin at a point
on the west side highway at or
near Dayton and to run south by
way Of West Salem and Independ-
enee, to connect with the west side
highway between Corvallis and
Albany.
A committee, representing the
Willamette Highway association,
will appear before the highway
commission in Portland at the
earliest opportunity possible, Ef-
forts to determine when the dele
CATION may have a hearing were
unavailing this afternoon.
A score Of men from almost ey-
cry district In tht valley spoke at
the session today and members de-
eIared that the meeting was a sue
eeCs In every particular. Dele
gates representing 10 different To-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
Troops Rule
Kansas Coal
Fields Today

Pittsburg, Kan, Dec. 15.-(By
Associated Press. with the ar
rival of three troops of national
guard cavalry here this morning,
quiet prevailed in the Kansas coal
field. There were no reports of
further activities by the marching
women who for the past three days
have congregated at coal mines
and prevented miners from going
to work.
The troops detrained here and
cavalrymen were dispatched to the
Franklin and Mulberry districts.
A machine gun company from
Lawrence, Kan, is expected to ar
rive here some time today.
Colonel w. M. Rowan, 130th
Kansas field artillery, arrived
early today and took command of
the troops.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
Give Thrift Bonds
For Christmas, Plea
of Secretary Mellon

washington, Dec. 15.-Use Of
the treasury's new thrift bonds for
Christmas presents was advocated
today by Secretary Mellon.
The new series Of treasury saw
ing certificates placed on sale to-
day for the first time, Mr. Mellon
said, would make It possible tc
give a $25 Christmas present fol-
$40, as the new certificates are
being sold at a discount from their
redemption value at the end Of
five years.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
Highway Board
Meets To Sell
Last Of Bonds

Portland, Or, Dec. 15.--The
state highway commission opened
its monthly session here today in
tending to hold conferences over
the Roosevelt highway, the John
Day highway. the Crater Lake
highway and the Oregon Wash
ington highway.
The last of the $4,000, 900 bonds
issue of 1917, the original start for
the highway program were offered
for sale today. There are $780,
600 of these " per cent bonds Of
fered to the highest bidder.
About 81 miles of road work
was up for letting this morning.
The contracts included IS miles on
the Island City -Elgin section OF
the La Grande-E -Elgin highway; 10
miles on the Bridge-Myrtle Point
section of the Roseburg-Coos Bay
highway; 8 " miles between Agate
and Medford on the Crater Lake
highway, and .27 mile on the Myr-
tie Creek section of the Pacific
highway.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
43 High Schools
Transport Pupils
to School Daily

Forty-three consolidated high
school districts in Oregon are now
transporting 2029 pupils daily
from 11S erstwhile separate school
districts, according To summary
Of school district consultations
just prepared by ]. A. Churchill.
state superintendent of public in
struction.
A total Of 81 wagons and nine
boats are employed in the trans
portation Of pupils in these dis
tricts, the boat being employed in
the Smith river district in Douglas
county and the Coos river district
in Coss county.
The summary shows total ex-
penditure for transportation OF
$75,244 annually on an average
of $763.44 per route and s37.67
per pupil.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
KATO, HUGHES AND
BALFOUR AGREE ON
REDUCTION POLICY
Announcement That Conference In State
Department This Morning Is To Be Last
Forecasts Complete Agreement On Limita-
tion of American, Japanese, British Navies

Washington, Dec 16-(By Associated Press.)-Agree-
ment has been reached by the United States Great Britain
and Japan limitation Of naval arament it said late
today by spokesman for the British delegation.
Meeting at the state department, Secretary Hughes,
Arthur j. Bafour and Admiral Baron Kato spent hour
discussing the naval ratio questions it understood and
at the end of the session it indicated they would not
meet again This taken to forecast final and complete
agreement limitation of naval armament regards the
United States, Japan and Great Britain
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
January Jury
List Is Drawn

Jury lists for the January term
of the circuit court, 1922, were
drawn today by County Clerk
Boyer. The jurymen will report
for duty on January 8, the second
being a holiday.
No women are included in the
list because the original list Sc
lected by the county court from
the tax rolls was made up before
the women's jury law was acted
UPON ~ the voters.
The names and occupations Of
the jurors are:
oIlo Humphrey, farmer, Victor
Point: Clarence Grassmon, farm
er, East Gervais; Henry Tale. la
Jorer, Salem s.; J. M. Gcoding,
farmer, st. Paul; H. F. Smith,
conductor. Salem Is; 9. 8. Bud
lcng. wood saw man. Sl'em a;
VIII r. Jones. farmer. Brooks;
Alber- SeitsiLg0, farmer. Mill
City; f. N. E'anson, farmer, En-
glewocd: C. J. olmstead. laundry
man, Salem i5; Thomas Rolling,
but cher, West Mt. Ange.; q. w
Hirons, clerk, Salem 5; A w.
Persey. farmer. SCOTS Mill; w,
E. Elder, retired, East Stayton
John Kirk, retired, Salem IL;
John w. Carson, farmer, Salem
HEIGHTS: C. T. Hoover, clerk, Sa-
lem A: F. A. Minzenmier, laborer,
Salem 4; w. o. English, farmer,
North silverton; John Smith,
farmer. Aumsville; Oscar Hoven,
farmer, fair grounds; Carl Petzel,
farmer. Quinaby; D. s. Livessy,
saw mill, East woodburn; J. s.
Richie, retired. SCOTS Mills; Dav-
IA Jacobson, farmer. Sidney; Geo
W. Hubbs. real estate, East Sill
.yerton: Chas. N. Seely, farmer,
Monitor; Frank Butsch, farmer,
East Mt. Angel; Harry ]. Boards
lev farmer, Chemawa; Conrad
Falk. farmer. Salem Heights; Err
win e. putnam. laborer, Turner.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
HIGHWAY COMMITTEE REPORTS
Alexander Sch7oartS, Once
Sentenced to Death byReds,
Says Communism Failure

Denouncing Russian sovietism
as worse than any rule by the
czaristic government, M. Alexan-
der Schwartz, noted San Francisco
socialist, who was member of the
Third Internationale as a repre-
sentative from the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, arrived in Salem
yesterday to be here until Tuesday
morning. During his stay he will
deliver number of lectures.
Is Native Russian.
Mr.. Schwartz is native OF
Russia, and served in the Russian
army as lieutenant, but was ban
ished to Siberia because he refused
to order his men to fire on a mob
in st. Petersburg in 1905. He
escaped from Siberia, came to San
Francisco. He spoke six years ago
in Salem at the Methodist church
against the czaristie form of gov
ernment.
AS a member of the American
delegation which attended the
T h ird Internationale, Mr..
Schwartz travelled all through
Russia with delegations from 9TH
er foreign countries and, because
he could speak the native tongue,
gained first hand the information
which caused his Imprisonment
by the soviet government on the
last night of the Internationale
congress, when through enmity
of Rohn Reed, American writer,
the Russian government was
warned that Schwartz intended to
tell the truth about Russia.
In speaking Of his arrest this
morning Mr.. Schwartz stated:
ION the second day before the
congress closed, Trotzky arose and
called to me, 'Comrade Schwartz,
how soon will the yellow in the
United States turn red?' l replied
that l feared that the United
States would be the last of the
great nations to embrace commun-
ism. The next morning my wife
and l were arrested, and after a
trumped up trial l was sentenced
to be shot. l was four months in
prison before / made my escape.
In the meantime my wife had died
at Reval.
Il believe in the expression OF
the will of the majority" contin-
ued Mr.. Schwartz in giving his
opinion on government, "but do
not believe it can be expressed
through communism.
Heard by Congress.
On his escape from prison in
Russia, and in passing through
Berlin Mr.. Schwartz gave the de-
tails of his story which were pub
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15

Plans for a meeting later today'
of the new naval committee of
fifteen representing all five Of the
naval powers. were made after the
conclusion of the session of the
big three. 1t was indicated that
no announcement Of the agree
ment on naval matters between
Great Britain, the United States
and Japan would be made during
the afternoon.
The calling of the first meeting
of the committee Of fifteen was
expected to result in the taking
up Immediately Of the next step
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
CHANGES
| IN LAWS
SOUGHT
legislature Will Be
| Asked to Put Police
| Powers In Highway
| Board Hands

According to report submitted
/ n Governor Olcott this morning
by John B. Yeon, chairman OF the
governors committee on highway
legislation, the legislature which
meets in special session here next
Monday will be asked to enact
measures providing for:
Transfer of the police power on
state highways from the secretary
Of states office to the state high
way department.
Regulation of certain CONNER
cial vehicles to be placed under
the jurisdiction of the public sery-
ice commission.
Ask Amendments.
Amendment of motor vehicle
law Of 1921, revising speed and
weight schedules, placing addi-
tional nominal fees on certain COM
mercial vehicles, extending juris-
diction Of the highway commission
over roads, providing for permits,
limiting loads and activities.
Three separate bills covering
three phases of the states traffic
problem are now in course of prep
aration and will be ready for con-
sideration by the lawmakers next
week, according to the commit
tees report, which reads as fol.
lows:
Opinions expressed at the
committees first meeting indi-
Gated the feeling that wear and
tea could be lessened by more ade-
quate regulations than had here
tofore been in force and by more
effective enforcement of the exist
ing statutes and that a careful ex-
animation of our system of road
and maintenance would
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
Plot To Sieze
Kings Palace Is
Nipped by Police

Copenhagen, Dec. 15.-tBy AS
sociated Press. THE police nave
discovered plans showing that the
homeless unemployed in Copen-
hagen contemplated seizure OF the
Christiansborg castle, which is the
kings official residence and the
meeting place of the Danish par
lament intending to use 1t as
sleeping place.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
Page To Be
New Bonus
Attorney

Il. M. Page was unanimously
elected by the state bonus COM
mission this afternoon to succeed
Allan Bynon as bonus attorney
for Marion county, announced
Captain Harry Brumbaugh secre-
tary of the commission.
The bonus commission also an
nounced that the date for opening
the bids for the $4,000, 900 bond
issue has been set for January 16.
Mr.. Page has been connected
with the law office of McNary.
McNary & Keyes for some time.
and during the war served with
the field artillery.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
Shipping Board
Ship Grounds But
Is Later Floated

Chatham, Mass, Dec. 15.-Ths
shipping board freighter schodack,
on the last leg Of a voyage from
Manila to Hong Kong to New
York, under the flag Of the Bar
ber line. went aground on Stone
Horse shoal. early today. but float
ed again several hours later. 1t
was believed that she could pro-
ceed without delay,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
Russia Makes It's
First Payment To
Poland In Jewels

Warsaw. Dec, I5.--(By Asso-
ciated Press. Gold and jewels,
estimated to be worth fifty billion
Polish marks-the Russian soviet
governments first payment to Po-
land under the treaty of peace
signed at Riga on March IS last
have arrived here, Diamonds,
rubies and other precious stones
and gold bars. filling 10 cases in;
all were brought here on a special
train with military escort, Tha
bullion, weight 1890 pounds,
gives Poland its fisst substantial
gold reserve,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
reru Mobilizing
Troops Is Report

seenos Aires. Dec. 15.-(By AS
a. hseu press.)-Peru has decreed
sss ~ mobilization of 1ss officers
~. il-SeO troops and is sending
rrovs regiments to Ticaco, in the
usn, nc ot Tacna. An announce
"a ~ os the Peruvian government
a ,ha s effect has been telegraph
ev.Ts..eE newspaper LaNacion by It's
0naent in LaPaz, Bolivia.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
Shipping Resumed
In Belfast; One
Casualty Reported

Belfast, Dec. 151By Assocl-
ated Press. )-Sniping was resum-
ed in the vicinity of Morrowbone
and York streets last night. The
police fired on the concealed gun
men. The only casualties report
ed was the wounding of one man.
A shop was wrecked by a bomb
after it had been closed for the
night.
One of the men Woundeo III
Tuesdays shooting died today.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
miller Defeats
Reuben; Retains
Wrestling Belt

S Portland, Or, Dec. 15.-Walter
.ner, claimant Of the middle
"sisht wrestling championship of
- world, retained his title in a
."rnour match with Ben Reuben
!. : chicago here last night. Meth
=, wrestler was able to secure a
~ and at the end of the two
aVur period Miller was awarded
= .-e oecision. Ralph Hand of Gold
MI, !. mn who was to have partici-
ss ps.ed in the preliminary. was un-
sOie to be present.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
New Bill to Gust
I.andis Introduced

washington. Dec. 15.-Another
bill designed to compel Federal
Judge Landls of Chicago. either 70
retire from the bench or give up
the position of baseball commits
sIoner. was introduced today by
Representative Lee, republican,
New York.