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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-13
ERADICATING ILLITERACY IN THE UNITED STATES

The illiteracy conference in Birmingham this week has brought out the fact that encour- aging progress is being made.
 .. It is especially gratifying to learn from Dr. sAbercrombe, state superintendent of public instruction, that Alabama has risen from bot tom place in adult illiteracy to seventh place, and most of this improvement has been record ed since early in 1920. Under the direction of Miss Sarah Luther, who has charge of the il- literacy work done by the state department of education, 5000 illiterates have been taught to read and write What this means to the men and women who have had new world opened to them through the printed word can hardly be realized by people who have had the Advantages of good education. It means liter ally stepping from darkness into light.
 nliteracy among the native white population of the United States was reduced in all states except six during the period from 1910 to 1920 These six states were Idaho, Wyoming, Washington, South Dakota, Nevada and Ore gon, where the percentage of illiteracy was al ready low. Ilteracy in these states remained unchanged during the 10 years.
 OnAthe other hand, the iliterate percentage increased among the foreign-born white popu- lation in IT states, decreased in 29 states and the District of Columbia and remained sta <tionAry in two states. It is interesting to note that nliteracy among negroes decreased in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-13
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
 It never kills law to execute it.
 We are all sorry for the man who never feels sorry.
 The road to bankruptcy shows few automo- bile tracks.
 Trust a woman to tell you whether her friends hair is dyed.
 Sometimes when man lends hand he expects an arm in return.
 The average man doesn't know the difference between dimple and crease of fat.
 man who owns good COW is almost as conceited as man who has a good garden.
 Any woman who hasn't seen her husband fishing doesn't know what patient man she has married.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-13
EASTER FLOWERS IN PROPULSION

"Not in years has the Easter season been so flooded with beautiful flowers as this season, first, because of the great amount of warm weather we've had all winter, and also the late ness of the Easter season." said Hugh Scales.
 "Thousands and thousands of blossoms spring from the buds of Easter lilies over night the balmy air making them hard to keep back, while carnations, sweet peas, roses and prin- roses are equally as plentiful and beautiful. With an embargo on azaleas, we are deprived of these pretty flowers, but after all they are not missed since the Easter lily is the official flower, it may be said, of the Easter season, just as the chrysanthemum answers to this title for the Thanksgiving season.
 q doubt if within the last decade there has been an Easter season when such a profusion of Easter lilies has been seen as this season, and Birmingham has her share of all these won- derfuI flowers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-13
POOR STRATEGY

Where did you get the idea that you are chauffeur?" asked MT. Jagsby of his new driver.
 five driven car two or three years.
 "BahI When I ordered you to take me to my favorite bootlegger's residence you waited right out in front instead of easing down to the end of the block to avert suspicion. My boy, you don't know the first principle of safeguarding your employers reputation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-13
THE pIGNIFIED BRIAR

"Do you object to Mrs. Peckton smoking?
 "No," said MT. Peckton, q never ventuSe to criticise Mrs Peckton,s personal habits, but there is something frivolous about cigarette and Mrs. Peckton is such deep thinker that when she's laying down the law about things in general and politics in particular, it seems to me if she would smoke a pipe it would be more appropriate to the style of her conver- sation."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-13
SIGNS OF KINsHIP

You don't believe in the Darwinian the ory?" asked MT. Grumpson.
 'No, siree," replied the bumptious young man. You'll never be able to convince me that my ancestors were monkeys."
 ''Has it ever occurred to you?" said Mir. Grumpson, as he eyed the young with keen dsfavor, "that you might be uncon- sciously convincing other people that they were?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-13
ALL IN THE DAYS WORK

"We'll have to use herd of elephants in our next photoplay, The Rajah's Daughter"
 ''We haven't but one elephant"
 "AlI right. Few people know what an ele- plant costs, anyhow ,and that won't prevent out alert press agent from calling it a S1,00o,- 900 photoplay."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-13
A RECENT WORD

"Wel, what does the dictionary say about it?" "The dictionary is silent"
 "Eh?"
 q can't find definition of 'snuggle-pup- ping" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-13
AGAIN VISIBLE

How dear to my heart is the early straw hat It looks so resplendent and gay; When worn by person who's pudgy and fat, It's even more so, will say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-13
NOT ENTIRELY suBpuEp

'What sort of,man is MT. Gadder?" "He escorts his wife to the polls on cleo tion day"
 "Haw
 "But I'll give him credit for two things" "What?"
 "He keeps his chin up while he's doing it and smokes mean black cigar"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-13
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
SUCH sIGHTsl

SONH 0AOH D 'fI'm not averse, '" Said William Worse,
 "To advertising; But, gosh, one sees Some knobby knees
 That are surprising" "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-13
REHABILITATION OF EUROPE DEPENDS ON TEAM WORK

If the Genoa conference creates a feeling in Europe that no single nation can stand by itself it will be success. Europe has been an "armed camp" too long. There must be less nationalism and more internationalism if Europe is to be put back on it's feet.
 It is significant that dissensions which de- veloped at the beginning of the conference were quickly smoothed out, in spirit of con ciliation and compromise. If that spirit pre- vails substantial results will be accomplished.
 The Genoa conference marks the first at- tempt since the World war to settle the prob lems ot Europe, in which every nation of inn portance is represented. Although France and Belgium protested against the admission of Russia and Germany to the principal committee it would have been useless to continue the conference without these two nations having a voice in the proceedings.
 The animosities of the World war still sur vive, but the sooner Europe quits hating and gets down to business, the sooner will it's economic rehabilitation be accomplished When all the European nations are, figuratively speaking, in the same boat, it is childish to foster racial and national antagonisms.
 If the Genoa conference accomplshes any, thing, it will be due to a realization that Europe must work together in harmony and forget about the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-13

It would take an expert statistician to figure out how much money the government had al- ready lost on the Levathan and how much it will continue to lose for the next two years while the big ship is being made ready for sea.
 x Although the head of a beggars' trust was arrested the other day in New York, the gentle art of panhanding still flourshes in the high ways and byways of O. Henrys modern Bag dad.
 Prohibition enforcement officers in Tennes- see found still guarded by big black snake. That's job better suited to a snake than a trustful "houn' dawg."
 Now that enterprising papers have published picture of the room in the Day home where the shooting occurred, we may regard the n- cident as closed.
 A riot occurred when 2,000 men showed up at one of the Ford factories looking for work. When a man is willing to fight for job he wants it.
 The time is coming when women will sit in the Senate of the United States, but they will never be referred to as "grizzled veterans"
 < x
 Statistics show that the college graduate has one chance in 173 to make success of life. If he's baseball star his future is assured.
 $
 If it is necessary to pound the table to get results at Genoa, by all means let the more or less honorable delegates pound the table
 
 Cal Coolidge sponsors few anecdotes, but some of his recent utterances have been char acterized by New England horse sense.
 
 Soviet delegates walked through the streets of Genoa unprotected. They at least have the courage of their convictions.
 <
 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle paints such glow ing picture of the hereafter he's making it less painful to draw up will
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Mrs. Chester Cox
Is Home from Portland

Mrs. Chester Cox has returned
from Portland where she spent
last week visiting friends.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Society and Club Ne7e,Si M
LIE KNITTED DRESS IN Full,
FAVOR OF FASHION THIS spp1No

with all our readiness to adopt
attractive new modes from abroo \
we nave allowed the knitted dress
to knock at the door of Ameri.
can Fashion for two years betoro
granting admission. THIS was
partly due to the fact that we as.
sociated all knitted garments with
'he great outdoors, and did not sea
un'ii recently their unlimited uses
But now' no longer segregated to
sports clothes, the knitted fabric
has made its debut in the more
formal ranks of dresses.
The model shown here is one Of
the endless varieties of the che
mise frock, whose lines are flat
terlng to almost any figure, and
suitable to almost every occasion
IL mas the further advantage of
variations in sleeve and neck. The
addition of lingerie pinafore COL
iar' lor example, lends youth,
while the sleeves contribute the
main style motif. They may bell
or flare, or may be held in at the
wrist by a band ir similar device
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Alumni of
Fraternity
Form Club

A group Of local men, members
of Phi Delta Theta, national men s
fraternity, met yesterday for
luncheon at the Marion hotel for
the purpose of organizing an
alumni club. This will be a ten
tative arrangement, preparatory
to securing a permanent alumni
chapter for Salem. The men in
cluded in the group come from
University of Oregon, Oregon Ag-
ricultural college and colleges out
side Of the state of Oregon.
Officers were elected at the
meeting and are: G. B. Park, pres
ident; Everett Pixley, secretary
treasurer. Members of the group
are DR.. Prince Byrd, G. B. Park,
w. Connell Dyer, Byron Wright,
Paul harrington, Everett Pixley,
Lewis Griffith, Joe L. McAllister,
DR.. Chester Downs, William Riley,
Towle Saunders, J. M. Devers, and
Ed Pierce, of Aumsville.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Notice

The policy of this page is
to print items of social in
terest while they are current
news and not to hold them
over for the Saturday paper.
run advance notices of club
The editor will be pleased to
and group meetings as well
as an account of social af-
fairs after they have been
held.
Notices for this page
should reach the office by
$50 a. m. of the day they
are to appear. The page is
positively closed at 1890.
Articles submitted in writ
ing should be written on one
side of the paper only. Ini-
tials must be supplied for all
names, The name and ad-
dress of the writer must be
signed to the article.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Will Give Tea

Will Give Tea
For W. R. c. Group
Mrs. Ralph R. Jones will en-
tertain with tea this afternoon for
officers and members of w. r. G.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Party.
Favor For
Birthday

A surprise party for Everett
,ntberford was given by his wife
=" wednesday evening at their
asideuce, ~ 1920 North Cottage
,treet. House decorations were
s"re in St. Patrick's motif and
1--WE , hundred was the order of the
.renipg. High score was won by
Mrs. L, Warren, while consolation
,aIl to Mrs. L. w. Dubois. Delic-
ions refreshments were served by
tbp hostess assisted by Mrs. Du-
Bois. ,
Those included were Mr.. and
Mrs J. C. Schaupp, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. W. Dubois, Mr.. and Mrs. L. ].
poves Mr.. and Mrs. L. Warren,
Mr. and Mrs. George Schulz and
laughter, Lola, Mr.. and Mrs. Ev-
erett Rutherford and daughter,
Evelyn.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17

JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Girls Here
From 0. A. c.

Miss Ila Spaulding and Miss
Natheel Donaca, Of Albany, stu
dents of Oregon Agricultural col
lege, arrived in Salem yesterday
and returned to Corvallis today by
automobile. Miss Spaulding ar
rives in Salem tomorrow to spend
the spring vacation at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. X.
Spaulding.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Mrs. Bross Is
ninner Hostess

Mrs, H. w. Bross was hostess
last night for dinner compliment
iug Miss Margaret Brody, Of Ell
gin, Scotland, who is visiting in
the city at the residence of Mrs.
Jessie Robertson. Miss Brody has
been in the United States about a
wear and plans to return to her
home early this summer. During
mart of her time here she has done
substitute work in the Salem
schools. She is a teacher in Scot
land.
Table decorations for last
nights affair were done after the
st. Patrick's motif, and the eve
ming was spent with music and
cOnversation. Those present were
Miss Margaret Brody, Mrs. Jessie
Robertson, Miss Catherine Rob
ertson, Mr.. and Mrs. William Nc
Gilchrist, Sr., Mr.. and Mrs. H. w.
Bross, Miss Josephine Bross and
Manning Bross.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
z. E. 0. Sisterhood
Entertained Yesterday

Mrs. A. L, Godfrey entertained
members of P, E. 0. sisterhood
Yesterday at her home. Officers
elected at the last meeting were
installed and Mrs. c. B. McCul-
Tough was chosen for the office of
guard. Refreshments were served
ny Mrs. Godfrey assisted by Mrs.
A. I. Woolpert. In fortnight the
society will meet again with Mrs.
William Hughes, on Hansen
avenue.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Girls Quartet Sings
At Last Nights BANQUET

A quartet including Miss Mil
dred Strevey, Miss Helen McIn-
turff, Miss Emma Shanafelt and
Miss Thelma Mills sang several
numbers at the Marion hotel last
night at the banquet given by the
Marion County Realtors associa-
tion for directors of the VILLAIN
cite Flax and Hemp Growers as
sociation. They were accompan-
led by Miss Genevieve Findley.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Goes to Portland
To Make Short Visit

Miss Matte Beatty will go to
Portland this week end and will
remain over for most of next week
While there she will attend q
meeting of the scholarship loan
board of the Federation Of Wo-
mans clubs.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Alpha Chi Omega
Alumnae Entertained

Mrs. G. F. Chambers was host
ess yesterday for luncheon for
members of Alpha Chi Omega
alumnae chapter. The color
scheme was done in yellow and
members of the organization were
present.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Mrs. G. P. Bishop
Hostess for Thursday Clu

Mrs. c. p. Bishop and Mrs. Will
liam Kirk were hostesses yester-
day for the Thursday club which
met at the Bishop residence. The
time was passed socially and two
selections were sung by Mrs. Har-
ry Brumbaugh. Mrs. Brumbaugh
and Mrs. ]. d. McCulley, of Hood
River, were club guests. Refresh
ments were served by the host
esses. The club meets again the
second Thursday of April.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Mrs. Amos Strong
Makes Trim to Astoria

Mrs. Amos StTDng and Nancy
and Fred Thielsen returned to
Astoria with Mrs. W. S. Kinney
Of that city who was here to visit
the local Y. w. G. A. board. The
Salem group will be away about a
week
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17

Here Is the first picture received
% ~ thls country of Max Oser, Swiss
s,iuing master, who will wed Miss
Misthilde wa Mccormick, sixteen year
oiu daughter of Harold F. McCOr-
mex Chicago harvester king"
anu anu granddaughter of John D..
M5,ocKefeller. The date of the we'd
Hiig' ~ which is scheduled to be held
Al zurich, has not been announced.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
HHMHUCHHAH Will be the Values, the Quality of the
O1VOoOA@ Bargains, and the Service Rendered
Wonder Values in
HOSIERY

Special efforts were
made to give you the very
best values ever seen in
Salem.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-25
Did Diplomacy Face to Face With
New at Paris Peace Conference

gined possible. For If the Old
order was best represented by the
Soldier and tho Diplomat, the new
Is best represented by the Worker,
using that term In It's widest sense
10 represent the economic activi-
ties OF the world--those who
thrive in peace. There was no
Supreme Economic Council at
Vienne (though commerce and fn-
ance, OF course. were represented) +,
but one-half OF the Treaty OF Yer
saiIles is made up Of economic pro-
visions. Organized labor was there.
and strong enough to demand and
obtain q place in the Councils: wo-
men were there (shades OF. Wen
na!) and strange submerged racial
minorities from every part OF the
earth were there Jews from
| Poland and Palestine and Ameri-
ca. negroes from our own South,
Arabs from their desert retreats
| Koreans, Perslans, Egyptians and
denizens of old Mount Lebanon
where King Solomon cut the ce.
dars for his temple. And all broad
awake!
One wonder what those dancing
delegates at Vienna would have
thought OF having 10 receive and
consider the needs or rights OF
ambitions OF Arabs and Indians
and Jews and negroes work
ers and women!
Indeed. the work OF the Com
mission was organized upon the IN
itial assumption that II was Z
great public undertaking, that I
would have TO keep open the ave
nues OF communication with th'
people Of all the world and provid'
means of present and future pub
licity. That very assumption wa
a new thing In the world. II wa
80 new that q was not. alas. acted
upon 20 the extent Il might hsv'
been
Organization Of the Americans
Thus. the American Com mission
had its own courier service. reach
ing all over Western Europe, an,
indeed 10 America. With f0rty-fw'
officers employed. II had 10 be r.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-25
One of many documents, turned off by Americas
printing press in Paris

Paris was as different from
Vienna as the Battle OF the Ar
gonne was different from the Bat
tie of Waterloo. II few. Il ran
by electricity. What was said or
done at Vienna reached London q
week later-post riders, stage
coaches, sailing vessels and pene-
trated even then little beyond the
charmed circle OF the government
tai classes: but what was done at
Paris--and when all is said, PAYS,
compared with Vienna. was wide
open 20 the world--was read the
next morning in the cafes OF Mel
bourne and Cape Town, or by rick
shawmen from thessmudgy news
prints OF Toxic. From the huge
wireless tower at Bordeaux. then
in process OF completion by the
American Navy. news could be
flashed simultaneously 10 San
Francisco. Bombay and Buenos
Aires-or the operators could pick
up their own messages around the
world ia the seventh OF q second.
At Vienna, a hundred years ago,
they danced their way TO peace.
The emperors danced, the kings
danced. Metternich dances, Castle
reagh dances. Only the Prince de
Talleyrand does not dance"-hay-
/ ing a club foot He plays whist. D
Then danced for fifteen months.
But at Paris. in 1919, no one
danced. At Paris they worked
1t was a conference hard driver
by the lash OF events. can never
at all get the pleasing picture. SC
dramatically presented by more
than one commentator. OF -Four
Olympians dominating the course
of the world. can recall only
groups of hard-pressed and harrieG
human beings-the Four the mos
of any-struggliDg with. tasks too
great for them. and smarting un
der the unrelenting attacks OF {
public opinion that was vastly DIFF
ferent and far more alert that q
was In 1915.
No. they did non dance at Paris
Either there was less sufferini
after the Napoleonic wars, or els
the world since then has grow
more sensitive TO human need
and human hopes Or, probably
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-25

doing. The British Empire had in
certain departments larger per
sonnet; and tho French, being in
their own capital city, had the ad-
OF national equipment be
yond the reach OF any other ma
ton. The Italians and the Bel
CLANS both occupied entire hotels
and had considerable STATS. Even
the smaller or more distant States
Greece. Poland. the Jugoslavs,
the Czechoslovaks. the Herjaz,
Japan and China-xhad more or
less extensive headquarters and
official advisers.
But while all these things re
present the modern spirit and
modern facilities. the most import
ant and significant development at
Paris was the presence OF expert
advisers and scientists: and the ef-
fort there made 10 base the settle
ments not upon caprice, or force.
or greed, or fear, but upon exact
knowledge. For II there Ia any
thing that is hostile, at every
point, to the crude, deceptive and
destructive methods OF the old
military and diplomatic regime. IL
is the spirit Of modern inquiry
There was thus n completeness
and accuracy OF knowledge Of the
entire earth, its people and It's re.
sources available at Paris that
was utterly beyond the imagina-
ton or the capacity OF the Vienna
+ OF 1915.
The Congress OF Vienna. indeed
In iis Statistical Commission. had
the beginnings o. an expert ser
vice, but II was limited 10 stats
tics Of population. the counting o.
heads being then the basis adopted
In making territorial adjustments
A. Vienna "the people existed
only 10 nc trafiicked in" But ions
before the great was closed Il wa
recognized by all the great nation
that scientific knowledge woult
play an unprecedented part IN n,
coming peace conference. and es
pecialIy II he settlements were q
be based upon broad general prin
ciples such az those laid down b,
President Wilson
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-25

CATION at Paris in contrast with
that at Vienna. filled five hotels.
AS for America. there were at one
time 800 persons in the person
mel of the American delegation
(including army officers and SOL
diers assigned TO service in yari-
Gus departments OF the commits
sion), and they occupied a. place
and performed u service curiousIy
understimated in connection with
the peacemaking. Besides these
officials connected with the Ameri-
can commission there were always
at Paris various independent del
egations, often most influential,
representing every stratum OF
American society, every kind of
American interest Irish, Jews,
negroes, women. peace associa-
lions, relief associations, farmers
organizations. various business in
terests. 10 say nothing OF large
| corps of newspaper correspondents
and other writers 1--WE had at one
time over $50 accredited CORES
pondents upon our lists at Paris)
photographers. historians, artists.
The commission Itself occupied an
entire hotel-the Crillon-and
overflow in several other buildings,
and even then some OF the del
egates. notably those connected
with the economic and financial
commissions, occupied apartments
In other hotels. The President
had his own house. and Mr.. Hoov-
or and his staff also occupied a
separate apartment.
Interests never in the least yisu-
allied at Vienna We're vitality &C
tive at Paris Economic interests
and the world struggle for the raw
materials of industry were repres
ented there. and with a power be
hind them that Talleyrsnd aud
Castlereagh could never have ina