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The Washington times., 1921-10-28
BOBBIE AND
HIS PA
BY William F. Kirk

- GOT a letter from Ethel Har-
rison today, sed Ma to Pa last
mite. She is vary happily mar
ried to a rich CANT. sed Ma. Al
ways knew Ethel wud feather her
nest, sed Ma. She was a keen
gurl In skool.
Leeve 1t to the keen guris, sed
Pa Thay lie in wait like the boa
conductor, sed Pa, & when thay
strike the poor victim is done,
sed Pa.
You doutles meen a boa con-
strick.ter, sed Ma. but that Is no
word to apply to littel Ethel. sed
Ma. She was one of the most
charming & fresh & sweet gurls
which evvsr knew. sed Ma q
Maybe not, sed Pa. rlbuts II wud
try to make the best of 1t II sum-
body shud die & leeve me a mil
yum, sed Pa.
This is a funny old wurld. sed
Ma I often wonder what I mite
have done IL had married mil
yum.
You wud have done plenty, sed
Pa. For one thing, sed Pa, you
wud have about three hundred
hats.
I cant help II IL luv hats, sed
Ma. l was reeding the works of a
CRATE ritter not long ago. sed Ma,
a he sed II was rite and proper
for a lady TO dress herself up SO
she wud look stunned. sed Ma.
You prubly meen stunning, sed
Pa.
1 know what meen wen I
speek, said Ma. & l know that II
is a good skeem for ladies to dress
pritty, too. You men wud be the
first ones to kick IL we went
around with Tacky close, sed Ma.
You will newer have that kick to
make about me, sed Ma.
No, sed Pa, will inform the
universe that / will newer have
that kick to maik. Well, sed Pa,
YOU didn't marry a milyunair like
yure littel friend Miss Harrison.
sed Pa, but you married gent
which has a good rating In the
wurld of men, sed Pa, a gent with
a sunny smile & a heart Of gold, to
say nothing OF q keen intclleck,
sed Pa. Also a commanding ap-
peerence, sed Pa, q fine mater,
etc. s.4. Y,
We'll. sed Ma. now that you have
took inventory of yurself, sed
Ma, we will have supper. You will
certainly enjoy yure supper, sed
Ma, II you like II as much as
what you like yurself, sed Ma. 1
The Washington times., 1921-10-28

YOUR letter il very. interesting
and expresses the experience of
many of my readers.
Have you used same methods in
Washington as you employed in the
. Western city in making the ac-
quaintance Of people?
II you are a college graduate, the
College Woman's club may have
some interesting people In it. Their
work is extensive.
Almost every state in the union
is represented in Washington by a
corps of workers who gather once or
twice a month for a social evening.
Find out what the people of your
state are doing, Write to your Con-
gresham. Either he or his secre-
tary will give the information. Or
IL you like some other state better,
have II adopt you.
You might. be Interested in the
people who 90 to the Community
.Centers. -
Attend lectures upon subjects you
like to think and talk about. Often
one meets a kindred spirit which
helps her to make other acquain.
tances. Notices of lectures are in
The Times,
/ am glad you prefer not To- mix
business with pleasure. Usually
they won't mix.
You'll never meet any one staying
within four walls. It's Just like
buying a dress. You run around to
the different stores until you see
something. you like. Run. around
to different functions until you find
someth hing or somebody YOU like
The Washington times., 1921-10-28
THE GUIDE BOOK
PUT SCIENCE IN TRAVELLERS GUIDE BOOK

. ogist and already familiar with the
geology of the district II he can
make even a good guess at their
exact nature. whereas a few words
in the guide book would give him a
flood Of welcome light. There was
q time when a rock was to nearly
everybody only a rock and nothing
more. But now there are many
who wish to know whether they
are travelling through a limestone
district or a granite district. or
among sandstones of such or such
an age.
The interest Of the earth"s face is
srestly enhanced by such knowl-
edge. People, who took no interest
in geology when at home would
learn something about that fasci-
mating science IL striking examples
, Of its facts and specimens Of the
things ii deals with were pointed
out to them in their travels.
had been looking at an emerald.
green bay on the coast of Brittany
and the unique pinnacle of Mount
Saint Michel one of the worlds
greatest curiosities, combining
freak Of nature with a freak of
humanityAa steep. gigantic, soil
tary>>rock on the edge Of the sea
crowned with a lofty fortified
church and abbey of medieval
times, which have so little room
to stand on that some Of the out
hA s.f
the precipices.
The guide book of the best
known series published in France
gives a good account Of the church
\ and abbey, but of the strange rock
itself IL simply remarks that IL Is
colline granitique (Rranitic hilD,
with no information whatever con-
cerning its origin in SO singular
situation. And IL Is a very excep.
tional fact that in this case even
so much as the granitic nature Of
the rock Ia mentioned, for ordinar-
lily, in these books, rocks are treat
ed only as. rocks. and trees only as
trees, all species being Jumped to-
Sgether. -.a- f--
y, Another example; On the other
side of Brittany, facing the Bay OF
Biscay, around the curious Gulf or
.Morbihan and close to the place
where Julius Caesar gained his
sweeping marine victory over the
fleet of the VeneH. are the most
remarkable assemhlages of pre-
historic stone monuments in the
world, the. great "hlignments" Of
|. ,Carnasa (whosc name strangely re-
semblcs Egypt's KarnakJ 49,,
Huge monoliths OF granite stand
in rows, aEgregating several kilo-
meters in length. and recalling the
rows OF sphlnxes before some of
the Egyptian temples. These
"menhirs." together. with the
"tumuli" and "dolmens," that are
Of like origin with them, tell dimly
the story OF a. vanished race. gen
orally supposed to have been the
Druids mentioned by Caesar. peo.
ple governed by priests who. like
the Aztecs OF Mexico. made hor.
rible human sacrifices to their
bloody-minded gods,
Among the monuments still to
be seen are what are believed TO
have been sacrificial stones, carved
with basins and cutters for the
blood Of the victory. A map and
some description OF the district
containing these marvellous monu-
ments are given in the guide.
book. but most travellers would
be willing to spare some of the
endless lists Of commonplace
paintings in the picture galleries
to make room .for fuller informa.
ton about these more interesting
and usual things!
The Washington times., 1921-10-28
EPSON SALTS
LIKE LEMONADE

II you want EPSON salts without
tlse awful taste and nausea, ask your
druggist for a handy package Of "Ep-
sonade Salts" which looks and acts
exactly like epson salts, because II
Ia real epson salts combined with
fruit derivative salts, giving II the
taste OF sparkling lemonade.
Take tablespoonful in glass of
cold water whenever you feel bilious
headachy or constipated. "Epsonade
Salts" In the much talked OF .discov-
cry Of the American Epson Associa.
tion Acknowledgement. .... ....
The Washington times., 1921-10-28
BY Aline Michaelis
Hard Facts

~~vE hear men talk OF stony
w hearts and chatter of hard
times. their cries ascend
from many parts concerning hard
earned dimes. Hard.headed folks
we often meet. and hard-boiled peo-
pie. too; somewhere on almost
every street hard luck comes into
view. But times. when we review
the list, of all hard things we've
met. II we are honest, well insist
hard facts are hardest yet. There
is no way to get around whatever
is a fact; there is no shaky. middle
ground. no line that's not exact;
so, 'hfans folies.fAi ssade a facf
q they. do7not like. they hate to call a
.ispsdeas spade, afisimpis spssch they,
afrike. And yetsraIthouSh shey try
lot, success is never theirs; the
spade declines to change a jot, what
ever name it bears. And many q
The Washington times., 1921-10-28
By Arthur Stringer,
Well-Known Novelist and Author
of Countrywids Reputation.

-rE had lost his earlier illusions as
to any miraculous accession to
fame. That was a matter for ro-
nance alone. He was willing enough
TO buckle down. He was In the midst
OF workers, and he was glad to be
one of them. 1t made him forget
his Ion eliness. 1t kept him from re-
memhSring what he told himself he
must not remember.
Hardy. a week later, found him
deep In his modelling, serious-eyed
and smudged with wet clay The
Canadian was glad to see the older
man, to explain his work. even to
ask the others advice. But Hardy's
eyes. IL still kindly, remained unpar-
ticipating. Storrow, was forced to
the conclusion that his new-found
friend was not in sympathy with his
werk. SO, ill-at-ease, he talked of
other and lighter things. 1t was not,
in fact, until Hardy rose to go that
they seemed to reach solid ground
again. +
"I think I can see what you're
trying to reach here" the novelist
said as he paused before Storrow's
half-finished modelling OF She
bear standing on guard over her.
eubs. But aren't you going the
wrong way about it?'
The Washington times., 1921-10-28
BY Beatrice Fairfax
Get Out and Hunt,
lEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Before finally relinquish
all hope Of contact with people
in this fair city am going to ask
you to make some suggestions.
am a young woman of twenty:
four. I am not 'love-lorn" by any,
means and do not ask for advice
concerning the heart as you will
see.
Some six months ago I moved
here. owiuE to business reasons.
j moved from a Western city some
three or four times as large as this
town. / had lived there about a
year anc a half and had a score Of
lovely frieh5s, 1 mean some girl
chuuls, number of delightful
young married people. Some older
married couples-a few young men
friends and even had some. young
high school girls among my list
Of friends. I Needless to say It made
IT very pleasant.
Up to the present time have
made the acquaintance of abso-
1utely no one here except lone
young couple. I am not a church
member but have attended one
particular church here until I'm
frozen" thru and thru, My busi-
ness connection affords no oppor.
tunity to make friends and Il. al
ways prefer not to mix business
with pleasure" any how and SO
feel that its just as well.
I'm asking you now what would
you suggest that. i do to become
something ether than always "a;
stranger there any clubs or
organizations that I could become
a ,,,op,ho,-a
The Washington times., 1921-10-28

figure with insolent eyes and laugh
ter abouv the heavily roused lips.
CONF in.p he said. But as she
rustled past him into the studio
with her high heels clicking on the
wooden floor. his courage suddenly
failed him. "If YOU leave your
napsland number can phone yon.
/ supposeT"
She nodded. with her audacious
young eyes studying his face. He
reached for a pencil and scratch
pad, carelessly. ito mask his emba-.
rassmept.
fPannie Atwill. at The Alwwyn
Arms" said the girl in the mouse
colored hat.
He looked up slowly. The name
came back to him. sharp as pistol
shot. The smiling rouged lips
seemed to be enjoying his discom-
future.
Startling Information.
where's Torrie?" he suddenly,
asked, in a constrained voice.
"Torrie Throssel?"
Storrow hesitated, puzzled as 10
the source OF her quiet laughter.
II was the first time he had ever
heard the other woman's name.
It struck him as a lyric sort Of
name. That, he supposed. was why
IL brought a sudden sense Of sing
ing in his veins.
"Yes," he replied at venture,
seeing himself still studied by the
half-amused eyes.
Didn't yoG know" demanded
the mouse-colored visitor.
Know what?"
THAT she's living next door 20
you now?"
A wave of apprehension through
which needed wayward currents II
something dangerously close to rap
t0re swept over him.
But that's Alan Wizards
studio" he continued, not alto
The Washington times., 1921-10-28
BY Garrett P. Serviss.
Eminent Astronomer and Authority
on Subjects Of Scientific
Interest.


N LION, France.-Now that the
swift automobile has placed
the means of considerable
travel in the hands of hundreds of
thousands OF people who but yes
terday seldom went more than a
few miles from their home, the sub
ject of travellers guide books be-
comes one of widely increased in
terest.
Such books describing the routes
and scenes of European countries
have long been familiar to those
who cross the Atlantic for their
,ontings, but in America relatively
few have appeared because the
necessary demand has not hitherto
existed. But now as the demand
begins to spring UP among us. and
we have more visitors, some books
of that kind are being put upon the
market
For us IL is a new branch of in
formative literature, and in devel-
oping II we ought to impart some
American originality and Yankee
Improvement, for the best of exist
ing guide-books could easily be i'm.
proved and have many faults that
our guide-book makers ought to cor
rect.
The worst of these faults is fail
ure to recognize the fact that the
twentieth century is above all else
a century Of science. Travellers
are educated now in other subjects
besides history, architecture, paint
ing, sculpture and Louis Quinze"
and Louis Seize" styles. They
know at least little geography, a
little geology, little botany and
something about agriculture, for
estry and many forms or Industry
that have sprung up like Jonah's
gourd under the impulse of modern
science, and when they are In
strange countries and places they
want to be shown how to view them
In the light OF this knowledge.
am now on my first visit to
Europe since the war, and i find
that new guide books, and new edi-
tions. of old ones. abound. but they
lack the same things as before.
There is virtually nothing In them
for the traveller who wishes to
understand, for instance, the geo
logical history and character of the
hills, mountains and valleys that
he sees and traverses.
He looks upon interesting rocks,
',ut he must be. an expert mineral
The Washington times., 1921-10-28
THE STORY SO FAR.

owen storrow. a young sculptor,
comes 20 New York from Canada TO
perfect himself in his art. BY de-
lending Torrie Throssel, an actress,
young, beautiful and poor, no wins wins
luxurious home of his step-aunt. who
has offered him a studio, and meets
there his cousin, Charlotte Kirkner'
who, as rich as Torrie 10 poor, taxes
unusual interest in him. He saves
her from drowning. She avows her
love for him, and he leaves the kirk
nsr home for New York studio. He
meets Hsrdy. a novelist, who taxes
him 10 his rooms.
The Washington times., 1921-10-28

"Organizer' shouted Hardy. fall
ing back on his favorite word again.
And II you get really stuck send
for me. For I'm more interested in
that man and woman of yours than
in the menagerie things. And you'll
The Washington times., 1921-10-28

done to death. and is mostly moon
shine anyway"
but don't even know how TO
approach the thing" explained Stor,
row. 1--WE got notes enough. ana
ideas enough, but | wouldn't Know
how to handle them"
The Washington times., 1921-10-28

do you use models?" demanded
a demure young voice from the
twilight of--his door-entry. Sto;-
rows searching eyes made out a
mouse-colored figure in a mouse
colored hat, a spare and sinewy
The Washington times., 1921-10-28

find most of the world ready to back
me up In this."
Storrow was still deep in thought,
turning the vanished Hardy's advice
over and over In his somewhat be-
wildered mind. when a knock
sounded on his door.
The Washington times., 1921-10-28
-AdUice to theLOUeOr71

1t seems to me from what. I've
learned so far about Washington
, that the best place in the world to
be a hermit" Is right here.
The Washington times., 1921-10-28
This Day in History

THIS is the anniversary Of the great earthquake In
lspPeru, In f74e, IN which Lima and Caiiao were
utterly demolished and more than 1900 persons
were buried in the ruins Both were speedily rebuilt.
The Washington times., 1921-10-28
cAny Wonran Can HaUe q
-, Beautiful { Complexion
Paris Experts DiscoverA Wholly New
Principle for the Treatment Of the Skin

TML discovery Of bsse skod BY which
IN ere.aed osunenao
frusv e.de French f.shoa and
u ft skin that not bess
shpy vnheshy l. healthy skn always .oft P~t md
beautiful have been bssed
vx syptoms skin Sickness, rch rednes, snc-
wkle blckhead and skin that too osy o. too d
and pes.ssesy bssufhy
The oouupaez;oa- . -
al cf p,fioe II
which he hkhy cond Of the skis .d pso&ses
While tie work j. gongpA q, q go 5'"'1 '& ''
!. ]. !. k!!'4lJa. / !. !. ]. !.
The Washington times., 1921-10-28

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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-06

JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY
JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-06
Salem Golfers Are
Chosen to Compete
In Coming Catches

The following persons viii rep
resent Salem in the three-coraelc cd
golf tournament with Eugene and
Corvallis, which starts Sunday at
Eugene: Ercel Kay, DR.. II u.
Olinger, Arthur Hutch ls01, J h.
Farrar, DR.. L. F. Griff IN. r. D.
Thielsen, 0, c. Locke, P. H. VERGE,
C. M. Cox, A. A. Kerhe, p. L.
Baker and George G. Brown
Next Sunday the team Will play
in Eugene, the following Sunday
it will play in Salem AMI Two
weeks from next SundaS the ga'1e
will be pulled off at Co. -Gllis. A
handsome silver cup is the trophy
for the meet, which, il won three
times in succession, becomes to"
permanent property of the win
ming team.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-06
Five Boys Pose
AS Cops; Secure
Farmer Booze

Oregon City, Ore, May s. -
Five Boys were arrested by Chief
of Police Hadley, Sheriff Wilson
and Officers Hughes AMI Nag IN
blast and will sa C fe1eraI
charge of impersonating an off
Ger. The young men are Joe MUIR
ply, Art McKinis. Harold For
sinner, Clint Warren and Albert
Corvall, the latter from Montana.
Last Sunday the five accused
men went TO the residence of e.
Shelf, a farmer living near Rel
land, broke into his cellar and
made away with a gallon of wine.
They were arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Hughes later in the even
ing for having liquor on them, but
were released. On Monday evening
1t is claimed by the officers that
the five again visited the Shelf
residence, and impersonating fed
eral officers, told Shelf that they
had come to take away the liquor
in his cellar and that they wanted
a gallon for the county officials
and one gallon for the state auth
critics to analyze. Shelf demanded
of them to show their authority,
and one or two of the gang threw
back their coats and showed police
badges. Shelf thereupon turned ov-
er to them several gallons of home
made wine, which the gang took
away.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-06
30 Thoroughbreds
Will Be Auctioned
Off in City, Report

DR.. J. e. Reedy, large Jersey
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-06

fcattle breeder of Tillsmook. VINO
Operates an extensive cattle ex-
change business at TillamoOk, an
Ihounces that he will Lold a sale
at the fair grounds on Saturday.
June 7th, when so or more head
of thoroughbred Jersey cattle VIII
be sold to the highest bidder. Mr.
Reedy will furnish half the stock
from his ranch and the remaining
number will come from different
breeders in the country. This Will
be the first time that he has made
the sales out of Tillamook county.
The stock to be disposed of in this
sale is all high class, and it is SAID
that no better opportunity has
ever been offered to bresders in
this vicinity to procure thorough
bred stock.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-06
Bezcare of Fzabpers AdUice
GiUen Young Bride Seekers
BY Veteran of Marriages

I, Parker, whom he married in 1896
| Because his fifth wife. original
| ly Mamie Shannon, Couldn't geI
along with the old rooster" no va
divorced again In 1903.
Then for seven years he found
bliss in the companionship of Mrs
Sophia T. Higgins, a widow. who
died in 1910.
The seventh mate made life
very miserable" and 1:llman Sc
cured divorce from her in 1912,
after having been married to her
in 1911. She was widow, Mrs.
Harriet Ray, and the mother Of
several children by her first hus-
band.
Again, in 1915, he plunged,
this time taking as his mate Mrs
Alice Witt, who died year later.
Tillman denied the story told by
other old settlers that he had been
the husband Of two additional
wives not given in the list.
Il wouldn't be ashan e. of it If
1t were true" he asserted. II
think my record does pretty we'll
and don't want to exaggerate it,.
The age of a woman as CON-
pared with that of the man to-
whom she is married has nothing
to do with the success of welded
life, declares the puge of nearas .
dozen love feasts.
1T all depends on the man." be
says, young fellows should never
marry flapper il they expect TO
know welded bliss. Some wives
have to be treated like babies; all
of them should'be petted If tn sv
are not petted-well, they'll find
a way out"
Tillman happens net 10 be tie
father OF any children.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-06
Espee to Build
Oswego-Canby
Cutoff, Report

Portland, Or, May 6.---Con.
struction Of q rail line along The
west side Of the Willamette river
linking at Oswego to the steam
stracks Of the company at Candy,
10 one OF the future developments
Of the Southern Pacific In Oregon
which is said to be receiving ac.
tive consideration, says the Oregon
journal.
Immediate work on the project
is not in prospect, however, as cap
ital with which to finance the con-
struction work is not availapie.
But engineers are proceeding with
a survey over the district involved.
Prior to the war the Southern
Pacific hal planned the construc-
tion OF passenger cutoff between
Portland and Candy which would
save about fives miles in the dis
tance Of the haul between those
points, cut out Milwaukee hill and
place the Southern Pacific on a
competitive basis for traffic from
the Oregon City territory.
The plan at that time was to op-
crate the passenger trains on a
line striking off the present posi-
tion OF the steam road at Candy,
across the Willamette, at a point
above New Era, and completion OF
an eight mile stretch at oswego,
where the company already oper-
ates electric trains through to
Portland.
Engineers of the Southern Paci-
fic are reported to have completed
survey for the line TO Oregon
City on the west side and the pur-
chase OF some right OF way be-
tween 0swego and Sucker creek.
pne-half mile away has been
made.
From Sucker creek the S. p. al
ready has track to Oregon City,
but this has been built on a water
grade for logging purposes and has
an Impossible grade Cor regular
traffic near its southern terminus
at West Linn. The tracks raise 80
fet in a yeiy short distance near
that point.
The new survey OF the company
Is said to take r.eady course up
the hillside above the present
tracks to West Linn and make a
very slight grade. The problem
of building bridge across the
Willamette TO join the tracks on
the east side OF the river coming
from canby would incur little diff
ficulty because Of then arrowness
of the river in that section.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-06
Stayton

Stayton, Or, May 6.-The new
electric light plant was put in op-
GRAFTON Tuesday evening, every
things running smoothly as a new
watch. The company now has two
complete plants, so that if one gets
in trouble the other can be USED.
The new plant is of first class con .
struction and hereafter Staytoh
can look for the best electric serv-
ice.
1t is reported that the Acker-
man-Stout company, Ford dealers,
have rented the Odd Fellows build
ing for their garage and sales
rooms.
w. II. Stevely has sold his prop
erty near the Catholic church 70
Mr., Brand, who will occupy IL
soon.
Denis ABrickner, a recent arrival
from Canada, has purchased Mry.
Eva Quinu's house in the south
west part of town.
A new sewer is being put in the
new confectionery in the former
F. G. M. bank building.
]. p. Mertz & Son, who recent
ly purchased e. G. Titus Chevrolet
business and his business lot in
town, are now in possession. They
will probably put up building on
their lot in the fall.
Thomas Berland has opened a
restaurant and confectionery in
the rooms formerly occupied by the
F. & M. bank.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-06
Friday, May {, n,

a 100000 hydrc-eis,;.;-,.
VIII be built at Bapdos !. ''a
near future; all savm,u. = y
running full shifts; I,msa ,''a "
ing shipped. and the tow ,'i !, Y
BY lifting the hand Won
linsuish by the pressurs - "a u
muscular effort the di,,s. - snd "
tween a weight Of ninsta0s .sa's y
haif and one of twenty s,a o,'a 20
A woman 5 feet , ,,.,
neight may properly rs,aa .as !
pounds; 5 feet 8 iucSass s'sa Y
pounds; and S feet / iEess, y y
pounds. nes, ~