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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-30

MAN is a creature of habit,
Some of his habits are good and some of them
are bad. Most of them are good because the
human animal is so delicate an organism that
there has to be republican majority of good
habits to keep him going.
In fact, good habits are not only an economy
of effort - making it possible to accomplish
more with less attention and less effort Of the
will = they are also the fundamental presup-
positions that make life at all possible.
The heart has good habit of pumping blood
without your having to think about it.
The lungs have good habit of supplying the
system with oxygen,
The nerves have good habit of sending in
Simultaneous messages to the brain about what
is happening to you
The nerves have such good habits that when
they send the message to your brain that your
hand has touched something too hot they 40
not wait for the General Staff in your head to
call conference of your numerous impulses
and inhibitions to determine whether or not to
remove the hand from the hot object. Your
nerves have a habit of sending back a message
about what to do right away.
The same thing holds true of affairs on
higher plane
A man keeps his contracts, pays his biilS'
supports his family votes, and goes through
all the ordinary actions of daily life as citizen
and civilized human being because he has these
good habits, and he leads good life when ne
has good habits.
"A man buys largely as a matter OF habit
He buys at place he likes because he is wen
treated and he finds the values satisfactory
More likely than not, the word of friend OF
the printed WORD OF a Irlenoly duNe1' 1'A'o
got him there to begin with.
And the store where he buys lets hlm KnO~
about any special sales of stocks, pleasantly anu
effectively, because they have the habit OF 'ei
ing him such things through their adVer1lSins
and he has the habit of noting what tney say
because he has the habit of reading adVer'iSs'
ments with interest and confidence.
The American people are friendly sOOO
natured race. While we have enough Dao lSO
its, we also can look ourselves over impartians
and see that we have some good ones.
Pre-eminently characteristic of us is our h''
bitual interest in and appreciation of adVef'0
ing.
L We know that this interest is good nAO''
because we know what it can do and has OOH'
/ for every one Of US.
Advertising itself is good habit.
i In fact, advertising and reading adver'lS"s
/ are two Of the best American habits!
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27
Pie Socials Often Solve the
Money Problems of Rural Schools

couldn't understand now inc Dill ha'
been discounted 50 quickly.
I'VE sold pies smiled the teacher.
.But II would take a carload Of pies
IN raise s4OO2" III. salesman said.
.No, the way we sell EN- explained
IN. ,eacber
When country teacher wants to start
some,b;no sbe invites a lot of town BOYS
ou, m her soc;al The fun comes when
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27

THE work is Interesting but exacting.
and consumes lot of time, if man
wants 10 keep his Sunday school up to
the standard. and by standard | mean
keeping up 10 those rules set down by
the Missouri State Sunday School Asso-
cialion and ones idea of what a Sunday
school should be- said II. o. Severance,
in discussing his work as superintendent
of the Baptist Sunday School.
''Of course, I've only been superin.
tendeni here since last January, though
| was superintendent of mission school
some years ago. My greatest problem is
connection with this work is to get the
adult members to become interested and
work in the Sunday school. My second
is to keep the enrolment up to normal,
which is practically impossible during
the summer months, when so many
people leave town on vacations. Anoth.
er problem facing every superintendent
is that Of getting the young people inter.
esied in Sunday school and holding
their interest.
"0f all the high school pupils who be.
long to the church only half Of them
come to Sunday school. The best means
Of getting them interested is through
social events, for they will come to these.
The religious impulse should appeal
to them and induce them to come but
oftentimes it does not. University stu
dents do not display much more interes,
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27
Women of Means Should Work
if They Care To, Say Columbians

The question Of whether women Of
independent means shall work is one that
is being debated and discussed in many
circles. Among the more conservative
classes the idea is looked upon with
somewhat Of feeling Of horror, while
the radicals feel. or say they feel, thai all
women should work.
But the question does not stop there.
II is thought by many that when women
Of means 20 ou, into the business world
they are depriving other women. who
really need the money, Of positions when
would make their lot an easier one.
Among these is Mrs. Samuel Compers,
wife Of the president Of the American
Federation Of Labor. Mrs. Compers
saws: women whose husbands earn good
iiyings should not seek positions in the
business world, and thereby furnish q
surplus Of labor which allows employers
to use competitive demands for jobs for
the purpose Of lowering the wages OF
women who are compelled to work.
Bringing this question down to local
viewpoints. two of the best.known peo-
pie in Colombia. r. B. Price, president
Of the Boone County National Bank, and
Mrs. L. ". St. Clair-Moss, president
emeritus Of Christian College, agree that,
as rule, it is proper for a woman Of
means TO work il she cares to. Mr.. Price
says: Il know Of no reason why NO.
man Of independent means should not
work il she so desires. For the woman
Of means who wishes to enter business
is usually well educated and interested
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27

Edgar White in the New York Erenins
Post.
When a district school board in Mis-
souri, finds itself shy Of funds to put in
a furnace, or start library needed to
bring the institution up TO the approved
school standard, there is an unfailing
resource in an energetic and pretty
young school teacher: ''pie supper"
Some call EN- pie socials or pie recep-
tions. It's all the same thing.
Three pie suppcrs were advertised for
the same night in one Of the North Mis-
souri, papers this week, one in the Stone
district, one at Tswell school and anoth-
er a, Ely school-''Eyerybody invited-no
charge for admission" so ran the an
nouncements. But never make The mis-
take Of going to such an event without
your check book. If you do you'll sim
ply be an uninteres,ing subject, wall
Aower," as lonely as man from the
country on Broadway. True, it costs you
nothing to get in-not penny! But
once in you're expected to take part in
the proceedings, which means the bid.
ding.
''Oh. well, that won't cost much-a
pie is pie. A quarter ought to let me
out"
But pie.social pies don't sell for any
such insignificant sum. You see. the
girl who made the pie stands by the auc-
tioneer while he is crying the sale. II
would take an awful contracted soul to
bid only Is cents for pie when the
pretty maker, in her best bib and tucker,
is standing near, her blue eyes fixed
steadily on the bidder. Shed feel that
you weren't very anxious to eat that pie
with her. which is the reward Of success
full sporsmanship at the auction.
The open season for "pie raids begins
about the time autumn starts painting the
forests and keeps On until all the ready
cash of the love.lorn youngsters is in tht
school treasury.
There's no limit TO what pie may cosl
you. II the creator Of the pie happens
to be the belle Of the neighborhood he
production may bring from SIS to 500
The Grand View Consolidated Higl
School, in northwest Macon County
liguidated in two months $500 deb
for a new piano. The salesman had Of
fered the school six months time. HI
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27
MILDLY" STAR BALL
PLAYER AND HUNTER,
is MIDSHIPMAN'S GIFT


,,' uu' aoesnt ai"ays mean mildly
D'ou'e. oome'lmes II means midship'
..al'' anu az ieast once. 1t was the name
gwen dog. MILDLY arrived Christ
.p. ss us!, lne gu. OF midsnipman to
.s o'A'e WHICH accounted LOT the
'a
but MILDLY didn't seem to understand
TO whom she was sent, for she gave her
allegiance to kid" Brother. Very like.
y this was because "Kid" Brother took
her hunting and played ball with her.
1t took MILDLY quite while to learn
that some living things could be killed.
She had evidently been raised where all
living things were TO be let alone. AT
one time she found group Of little
rabbits. 1t excited her very much, but
instead of killing them, she picked them
up very carefully, so carefully that the
iur wasn't even ruffled, and laid them
down very gently al Kid Brothers. feet.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27

in the work she takes up, and there are
not enough Of such women in the busi.
ness world"
Mrs. St. Clair.Moss also believes in
women working. She says: Should a
woman Of means work? Ny answer ua.
hesitaiingly is, yes! Why should a wo-
man Of Independent means be denied the
privilege Of participation in some line Of
service which may appeal to her inter.
est and for which she may have natural
gifts?
There may sometimes be objections
to the woman Of means working because,
thereby, she becomes a wage Garner and
takes the place which might be filled by
one who needs its financial returns. AT
this time, however, there seems no genu.
inc ground for this OBJECTION. In many
lines Of work the demand far exceeds the
supply.
"When the woman Of means becomes a
producer, instead Of being entirely in
the consumers class, she win grow into
an intelligent sympathy with her less for.
tunate sister. Every human is entitled
to the full expression of his or her nat.
ural powers. In the golden tomorrow Of
which philosophers dream, every woman
will make real contribution to life.
Kipling expresses this ideal in these
lines: 'i.' i".a
"'And no one shall work for money
And no one shall work for fame;
But each for the love Of the working;
And each in his separate star,
Shall paint the thing as he sees it
For the God Of Things As They Are
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27

Rumania and Jugo-Slavia in the Little
Entente, which showed true steel" dur.
ing the air raid Of Karl Of Hungary. The
news of the existing ffiendliness between
Poland and Czecho-Slovakia is welcomed
by the people Of the latter state, because
OF the serious events in Hungary-the
conditions affecting Burgenland and the
monarchistic attempt Of Karl Of Hun.
gary. The signing Of the Treaty Of
Prague on November is a manifesto.
tion Of new spirit Of peace in Europe
today. The agreement was concluded by
Constantine Skirmunt, Poland's foreign
minister, and DR.. Eduard Benes, foreign
minister Of Czecho-Slovakia.
Poland and Czecho.Slovakia have the
same interests, the same task, those Of
consolidating the new European situa.
lion and maintaining peace. and the
same desires. With such an accord
there is reason to hope for the solidify.
ing and Strengthening Of these two coun
tries in Central Europe. This is til,
foundation on which Central Europe car
build the structure Of peace, on which
she can make the adjustment needed.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27
HENRY wATTERsON

With the death Of Henry Watterson
the country saw the passing Of one of its
greatest journalists. He was classed with
the men who stood out distinctly in the
profession Of journalism, such as Horace
Creely. Joseph Pulitzer and Samuel
Bowles.
Watterson is not identified with those
men who are noted for the gathering Of
neas but rather with those who helped
in the ethical advances of the profession.
During his career great changes took
place in the standards of newspapers.
Probably the greatest work Of Watterson
was in helping TO reconcile the North
and the South after the Civil War. lie
had served as an officer in the Confed.
erate Army but when peace was declared
he was one Of the first to advocate good
relations between the two sections.
Born in Washington. Watterson, who
has been given the name Of -Marse Hen.
p' by his admirers, received most Of his
elrly education from private tutors. He
did however take degrees from the Uni
sc.siiy Of the South, Brown University
and the University of Kentucky. His ca
fccr as a journalist began in Washington
and reached its climax as the publisher
Of the Louisville (Kenfucky) Courier
Journal. He served an unexpired term il
Congress but refused reelection, ant
was delegate at large to the Democrat,
Convention Of 1876.
Besides being noted for his services I,
journalism Wauerson is also well know
as the author Of several books, some o
which are "The History Of the Spanish
American War;" History Of the Man
haitian Club and 'Marse Henry Look
ing Backwards; Sketches and Oddities O
Southern Life and Character"
The works Of Watterson. and abov
all his efforts in making journalism NOR
sincere and honest will stand as a las,in
monument to his name.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27
Severance Discusses Greatest
Problems of Sunday School

in religious affairs than do high school
pupils. though one might think they
would"
P. H. Ross. superintendent Of the
broadway Methodist Church since Sep.
tember l. 1921, thinks that those most
difficult TO interest in :, Sunday school
work are the high school boys and girls.
Il will not attempt TO give any reason
Tor this, but it seems TO be condition
common to nearly all Sunday schools.
More girls Of high school age attend
Sunday school than do the boys Of simi.
lar age. This fact would indicate that
it is some lack in the Sunday school
plan. rather thany any unusual lack of
interest on the part Of the young people, y
said Mr.. Ross.
Another difficult though interesting
problem is the maintaining Of the morale
OF tho Sunday school. The atmosphere
must he kept fresh and invigoraiing and
as many persons as possible must be in.
duced to personally take some part in
carrying out the program. Other prob.
lens that call for consideration on. the
part OF the superintendent are adequate
financing, prompt attendance. perma.
neni teachers, the training Of teachers,
and the extension of the Sunday school
into its most comprehensive field of use.
fulness. We have found it a great ad.
antage to plan the program a month in
advance. in our Sunday school,
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27

been for many years. DR.. E. J. Dillon,
perhaps one Of the most expert OF foreign
observers, finds the outlook favorable in
every way.
"A complete transformation has been
undergone by the country, and ii is in
Iteresting 10 note the peoples mental re-
actions with the purer and exhileraiing
moral atmosphere created by the 'new
regime he says. Mr.. Dillon does not
base this on mere theorizing. but on the
observation al first hand Of the prosperity
Of the peonle. He accompanied Obregon
on several Of his journeys. mixing with
the people and hearing their views on
things. He noted that there was vast
improvement in the travelling facilities,
that the liquor and gambling laws are
being better enforced, that the army is
being reduced and that. in a word, the
nation is entering on a new era.
The president. he thinks. is capable
of coping with the numerous delicate aad
perplexing situations which are arising
every day. If. however. Obregon should
suddenly lose his position at this critical
time il is almost certainly that the
achievements so hardly gained will be
lost. !, will take many years Of such j
government and many sympathizers and
Helpers in lis working before the coun-
iry can become force in the world.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27
poLAND's NEW FRIEND

Poland needs friends but she appar.
entity has the ability to acquire them
readily. On the western boundary Of
Germany she has a powerful friend in
France. Now she mas made another
friend on Cermany's eastern boundary
namely, Czecho-Slovakia. This begins
to look more encouraging for the solid.
arity of Central Europe.
Czecho-Slovakia is also bound up with
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27
INGRATITUDE, o EGYPT!

Forty years ago Great Britain wen,
inlo Egypt 10 find conditions chaotic, a
government in state OF corruption and
polluiion almos. unsurpassed in history.
and people miserably existing in ig-
norance and poverty without parallel.
Today. Egypt is enjoying the comforts
and blessings Of the civilized nations of
the world; she is prosperous, progress
i've and is moving forward to 4 realization
of the rights and rivileges Of high state
hood.
This is what England has accom-
| plished daring these forty years. Per.
haps she might have done more. particu.
larly in The line Of education and in as.
sociating the Egyptian people with the
work Of the British Foreign Office. New.
ertheless, what England did for Egypt
cannot be measured.
But Egypt fo-ge,s, or a, least her
statesmen do. For some lime negoiia.
tons have been carried on between the
Egyptian Government and the British
Foreign Office, but things are at a
standstill now and il is difficult TO say
what the next step will be. After two
months discussion and complete dis.
agreement Sir ABLY Yeshen Pasha has
gone back to Egypt. The result Of the
negotiations in London has recently beer
issued by Lord Allenby, the British High
Commissioner, proving himself an able
and high principled statesman by hi.
clean breasted statement Of the rea
facts as they exist.
The point over which the two chic
parties clash is Of course, military occu
patton Of Egypt. For the protection O
her large interests in the Suez Canal
Great Britain, TO safeguard foreigner.
in that country finds it absolutely neces
sary to place garrisons at importan
points. The Egyptian statesman main
tains that this would kill every idea o
independence. suppressing eYen- inierna
sovereignty
The British Government remains firm
Z These garrisons, il declares, are essentia
TO prevent too powerful influences o
, other nations in Egypt and are Of vita
Importance to the welfare and safety O
all British eastern dominions, compri.
ing nearly 350.OOO,00O subjects. Egyp
should not forget her miserable condi,io
before the Briton came. Something i
due England in return.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27

its class. There is no lack q m,,,l
on the farm to build pie 70 rs I'll
heighth and flavor, and when readvl
auction it is a work Of ar, and 4
good as the fellows say who ar, n
some cases mother acts as ihs adv,
counsel, since her reputation i ,t !,
as well as her daughters, and i,
reckless Of expenditure.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27
Mo0RING MOST PERFECTED
.
New Device Expected to Speed Up
Airship Transportation,


WASHINGTON by Mail.)-Perfec,ion
OF the new American type Of mooring
mast for non.rigid airships. will put the
business of flying on a practical basis
in this country, in the opinion Of army air
experts. a.-s
The course Of few months will bring
safe and rapid transportation by a net.
work of air routes threading their way
across the country in all directions, it is
predicted, with the setting up of moor.
ing masts as basic points.
The mooring mast, which has been de.
yeloped by the United States air service
following its success in. England. is to
the airship what the garage Is to the au-
tomobile. Not only does it provide an
anchorage, but IT also maintains pipe
system by which hydrogen, air, fuel and
water are supplied to the airship on its
overnight stay. Thus the airship is ready
with the morning to depart for its next
station. q lH
The American type Of mast, which has
been successfully experimental with at
Langley Field, Va, consists Of a struc-
tural steel tower held in vertical po-
sition by steel cables. II stands u feet
in the air and can properly handle any
size of airship. After few slight alter.
atoms it will be pronounced perfect, and
will be ready for its valuable service
throughout the country.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27

An eccentric Buffalo millionaire. who
drinks five pinis of whisky day, has
been adiudged sane by alienisis. one of
whom remained in the hotel with him for
five days. The alienis, is supposed to be
Il prohibitionisi.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27
OPTIMISTIC MEXICO

Most Of the world assumed q smile Of
skeptical amusement when 0bregon be.
came president Of Mexico, while still
others-taking the matter full seriously
could see nothing ahead but a dark out
look. And why should the turbulent
politics Of that unfortunate country de.
serve anything else? The only prosper
iiy and peace she had ever known had
been under the stern dictatorship Of
Diaz The revolution brought about by
Medero, that great Seer whose idealism
caused him TO overestimate the qualities
Of his people, only resulted in disaster.
Madero's plans were OF the highest,
his dreams Of the most unselfish. Under
him Mexico might have advanced remark.
ably, and yet he was NOT long lived. He
was moi understood by many, and by
:hose who did understand him slc was
not wnnied.' And so it happened tina,
he was cast aside in order that series
Of cruel and unnecessary revolutions
might place inferior men in his position
For that reason the affairs Of Mexico
have not been viewed with optimism
and hardly with federation by those who
have no, understood the people aud the
conditions.
IL has been with not little surprise
then. that 0bregon's success has beer
received. The scornful "he won't last
is being heard less and less. and in it.
place one begins to say ''well. | didn'
think il was in him. The fact is thai
Mexico is now better off than she ha,
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27

A Philadelphia man was sentenced 10
ten years in the peniieniiay for a $40
fraud; while corporation official in
the same city was given a one-year term
for $4,000 offense. Another proof
that ii pays TO do things on big scale.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27

1t is reported that Santa forgot the
family Of Charles Templeman, St. Louis,
but old man Stork was on the job-he
brought twins. This is the story police
officials say Templeman told them in his
plea for help. Templeman is a carpen.
ter and has been out Of work for some
time. Neighbors, he told the police, had
been helping him feed his wife and four
children.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27

High test gasoline for cold weather.
Missouri Motor Company. Is N. Sew.
enth St.-Adv.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27

The special committee named from
members Of the State Board of Cariiies
and Corrections to investigate conditions
at the State Reformatoy at Boonville
has submitted its report to Governor
Hyde. 1t was found that the prisoners
are allowed some liberty but not enough
to justify the complaint Of Circuit At.
torney Howard Didencr of St. Louis who
intimated that the conyic,s were allowed
too much liberty.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27

We have a full line of tire chains.
Be Safe. Missouri Motor Co. Is N.
Seventh St-Adv.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27

Twenty-Five hundred inmates Of the
state penitentiary at Jefferson City took
part in a Christmas party held on the
play grounds Of the prison Saturday
night Each prisoner was given presents
oi candy, nuts; and fruits. Following the
celebration the prisoners we're allowed
to attend picture show in the prison
auditorium. Other features Of the holi.
days were extras for the Christmas din.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27
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CARD OE THANKS

We wish 10 extend our thanks to Mr.
j. X. Fyfer of the Columbia Eleciri,
Shop for the use Of lights, wires and fix
lures for the Christmas Pageant Sun
day night.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-27

ner and hall liberty which permits the
prisoners to visit with each other in the
barracks. ~