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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-10-20

NOTE BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
The above act filed In the office OF the
Secretary Of State February ~. ISzi.
]. GRANT HINKLE.
Secretary Of State.
First publication July 20,
last publication October ~.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13
Who'll Head the Federal Reserved.

e Opposition to w. P. G. Harding's reappont-
nent as head Of the Federal Reserve system is not
unexpected. Several powerful farm organizations
have been cunning for him ever since the be-
ginning of the policy of dehation which hit agri-
culture SO, hard. Party lines fail to hold III this
case. Governor Harding is democrat, and was
first appointed by President Wilson. His most
active foe is democrat from his home state of
Alabama, Senator HeAin. The farm bloc, which
includes many republicans, has agreed to fight
confirmation. if the president sends Governor
Hardings name in for reappointment.
Contrary to the general impression, the Fed
eral Reserve system is not governmental body
1t is bankers bank, controlled by bankers
having been so established under the Wilson ad-
minstration. Through recent provisioa in con-
gress onejmember of the board is to be chosen
to represent the agricultural interests. This is
part Of the movement to bring the Federal Re-
serve system into closer touch with the farming
industry. This arrangement for dirt farmer" !"
however, does not completely satisfy the militant
farm organizations, . !. ~ -
It would Of course. be as unwise TO- elect the
head Of the banking system by popular vote as
to decide by ballot who should be general or
an admiral. Some discretion must beeleft tozthe
president, for he is in closer touch with the ma
tional needs involved Much the same sort of
dispute is brewing in the affairs Of the Federal
Land banks, where some advocates Of co-opera-
tive principles claim that these are threatened
by prospective changes in that federal board
The duty of President Harding in both these
cases is to weigh the evidence presented on each
side and to act in such a way as neither to upset
any sound policy or to continue any mistakes.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13
More Steam in the Courts.

Eleven days after bank robbery at Decatur,
Neb., the three men charged with the crime will
be on trial before Judge Charles A. Goss in Burt
county district court. "n r~
z" That is fast time in the administration OF jus.
tice, for this country. There is still opportunity
for months Of delay by appeal to higher courts,
but good beginning has been made. The sig
nifcant thing is that the incident is worthy OF
remark, that it is unusual. In England, where
Chief Justice Taft is going to inspect court pro-
cedure, criminal frequently is tried within a
few days OF the commission OF crime and it is
not unusual that murderer be executed within
few weeks. .es
The United States takes pride in the basic
principle OF its courts, and no man is considered
guilty until positively proven so with strong ac-
cent OF the proven" That has been the excuse
for creating maze Of technicality which had
purpose at one time, but which today.is chiefly
valuable ip the opportunity given clever lawyer
to delay and obstruct justice. Judge Taft may
find some "tricks of the trade" abroad which
will hasten the, clearing Of American court dock
ets bring speedier justice and cheaper its cost.
Let us hone so
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13
Killing Of Bandits.


The staying of two bandits of four that rob-
bed a bank in the small town of Metamora,
Mich, is excellent work One of the others is
wounded and in prison The fourth surrendered
before q bullet came his way. All of the loot
OF the raiders, Detroit thugs, 1t seems, was re-
covered.
This is not quite up to the Cantor record.
where all four of the bandits in the gang were
killed on the spot or So wounded that they have
since died. But the Michigan percentage Of
fatalities is higher than the one established at
our own suburb of Bedford, where the Losteiner
gang was broken up. i# @
In two fights with officers and citizens, with,
In few weeks. six outlaws. professional robbers,
have been killed, not more than $50 miles, by
air, from Cleveland. In other encounters crooks
have been shot and killed, in the last few
months, one at time, in this section Of the
country, and that, picking off Of the criminals
goes on all the while. rl
1t beats the slow and uncertain work Of the
courts as means OF putting the fear Of death
into dangerous lawbreakers. It Is worth much
to decent folk to have a gang Of robbers ana
killers wiped out as the job was done at Canton,
or half f-destroyed' as one has been dealt with
In Michigan. .. t'
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13

to be developed boys over years old should be
taught by men. These are 1000 women teachers
in English schools Tor boys only.
All this constitutes selfish slander on the
great army OF American women vino carry the
torch OF knowledge from the country school
house to the city high schools and even the
universities. Educational ability Is not matter
OF sex. II Il were. then it is extremely probable
that girls would learn more easily from men and
boys from those OF the other sex. -.
There is need. il is true. Tor more character
training in the American school system. This Is
matter OF educational policy. which still Is con-
uolled by men, Many Of the teachers are in
their teens and without the full equipment for
imparting knowledge to their pupils. This, how
ever. is due to the poor remuneration, which in
the rural districts especially. does not enable an
instructor to expand her ability There are many
reasons why people should think seriously about
their schools, but there is no reason to question
the ability OF women teachers. st,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13
Power From the Corn Belt.

~ What3ma we'll become an epoch-1naking dis
covery IS announced in casual fashion BY the
United States Department Of Agriculture. This
is nothing less than that corn cobs can be turned
into number Of highly useful products by an
inexpensive chemical process. ~.
The middle west hopes to become more in
timately acquainted with this magic compound
called "furfural." It is said that this product
Of the cob has actually furnished power for driv-
ing an automobile. If its practibility is thor
oughly proven, the farmers of Nebraska, nor mo-
torists anywhere else in the nation, need worry
no longer over predictions Of the failure of the
oil supply. The price of gasoline no more will
provide matter for denuncation. -
Out Of the cobs can also be obtained low
priced substitutes for certain kinds of hard rub
Der and synthetic resin products, according to
this revelation. But the public is modest in its
requests--it does not ask for automobile tires
from the corn fields and will be content with a
cheap substitute for gasoline.
If this discovery had fallen into the hands of
private interests, it is possible that not much Of
the benefit would have been passed on to con-
Iunners. One of the best features is that it is
the property Of the public. 1t has been said that
the invention Of the internal combustion engine
created more than enough wealth to pay the
whole cost of the great war; This later inveri-
tion, il successful, will add immeasurab1y more
to the worlds wealth, turning waste into what
is one Of the prime requisites Of this mechanical
aRe power
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13
Unfair to the Schoolma' ans.

There are such things as vested interests, and
they are not all incorporated either. This is
brought to mind by the opposition of British
schoolmastcrs to what is called the Termination
Of the school system. Put in plain words, the
men teachers there maintain that their sex should
have an educational monopoly.
"It is the mans privilege to train men for
the nation" declared speaker at = conference
in Manchester. Let woman keep her privilege
Of training women"
America was held up as horrible example
Of country where the schoolma'a am has demor-
allied the youth. A university professor main
tanned that certain characteristics Of Americans
which he defined As seifshness, lack Of cooper
alton and concentration on individual gain, are
due to their training by women. 1t wal
unanimously decided that If manly virtues ars
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13
THE ALCOHOL SLAUGHTER.

A correspondent sends me . state
ment relative 10 the decrease In the
death rate from alcoholism In New
York City from 1918 10 1891 ineiu-
sive, This shows . decline In the
number OF deaths from this cause
from ss7 In 1919 10 ss In 1880. and
q rise to lis In 1871.
am not very much impressed by
this table, Statistics AZ TO the deaths
from alcoholism are notoriously In
accurate and indispensable.
The deceased must be mighty
friendless before any one would
turn In q death certificate assigning
alcoholism AZ the cause OF death.
Especially 10 this true now that pro-
curing alcohol FOR beverage pur-
poses Ia an illegal transaction OIL one
side or both.
Are the death rates from cirrh osis
OF the liver. certain forms OF pnou-
monia. certain kinds Of accidents
arc these failing? What do the
alienists say about the prevalence Of
alcoholic insanity?
The answers to these questions
would be more to the point.
The real reason for writing me
was TO call attention to certain state
ments made In my article printed
March IS. entitled Health OF For
eian Born" a..
In that article I called attention to
the high death rate of the Irish born
and their children In America.
My correspondent suggested that
this was due to the fact that many
OF the Irish were whisky drinkers.
Senate document No. e45 on
causes of death Of cotton mill op-
orators In 1905, 1906 and 1907 in
dicated that. the Irish drank more
than did the average person In the
vicinity, and that this contributed
to the development Of consumption
among them, saying:
There is at least grounds for sus-
pecting that intemperance may ac-
count for some portion of the high
mortality from tuberculosis among
the Irish males"
Lest the Irish, on the one hand,
and ethe friends Of distilled bever.
ages, on the other. feel that some
body Is picking on them, the article
on. Health Of the Foreign Born
said that the Germans had more
than their share Of Bright's disease,
and suggested that less beer drinking
would help them in those spheres OF
weakness. PIE
The great authority on insanity
Bleuler, says alcoholism Is on the
increase In Switzerland since the
government relaxed the wartime re-
strictions and began allowing the
brewing Of q stronger beer.
He says that specialists in insanity
should take the lead in the fight
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13
Seamy Side Out.

Jury service, like virtue, has its own reward
--thankless job though it be.
II wouldn't do it again for million if could
help it, but wouldn't take million for the ex-
perience," say they who have been stuck in the
vernacular used by the doughboy. ~:
Good and bad-how closely they are mixed
in the human heart the juryman learns
A box car theft sat in criminal court the other
day. His wife and little girl sat near him
through the long trial.
Every few minutes the sunny-hared child
would rush up to its father, climb on his knee,
cling to him with her chubby arms, then pillow
her little head on his breast. w. y
Criminal is he? Or yet entirely bad when
child can love him so? Il;
A jury finds it hard business to believe he is
even with the most damaging testimony in evil
dence. = ~
Good stage business" says the cynic.
. But is it? .t. " ss
; Does he not love his child as much as the
twelve Of his peers do their little oness Or
mayhap the criminal instinct in him is greater
than the character Of the love he feels and does
not know how to truly show. tr&
Another youth wept when. the judge pro-
nouneed sentence on him. woman in the court
'roon-his woman-sobbed aloud. The court
room was touched. While she pleaded for her
lover, he took the chance whom no one was look
| ing to slip out of the court room and fed.
A rapid change in feeling sweeps the court
| Verify, juror has much to learn.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13
Americas Transportation Crisis.

Crisis follows crisis in the transportation in
dustry with such rapidity that il is apparent that
no part OF the railroad problem is definitely and
permanently settled. This is not the usual Amer
ican way for muddling through, relying on the
drift Of time alone to answer pressing questions
has not been part OF our public policy. r.
Success OF the interstate Commerce commits
sion in adjusting rates is denied from many
quarters. Radical critics, noting that while some
roads are operating at loss others are netting
handsome and perhaps excessive profits. have
called for return to unregulated competition.
There are some business men who also favor this,
the secretary OF the treasury, Mr.. Mellon, being
among their number. An organization OF travelling
salesmen is among the groups proposing re-
turn OF powers to state railway commissions and
limitation of federal regulation.
The Railroad Labor board is just as much
under fire as the Interstate Commerce commits
sion. First its decrees were fouted by the EN-.
ployers, and now that it has issued orders for a
reduction Of wages its authority is questioned by
the employees. In an industry essential as trans
portation there should be no paralyzing labor
conflict, and yet strike vote affecting something
like 100000 workers is now being taken.
What reduction in freight costs has been
granted has met with small enthusiasm, and a
cut in passenger fares is still awaited A survey
of editorial opinion in Nebraska has revealed little
rejoicing at the lowered wage scale. In Iowa,
the home of one Of the authors of the Esch-
Cummins law the republicans have nominated
senatorial candidate who advocates the repeal
Of this entire measure.
No sign OF the approach Of order in this chaos
is to be seen. Sentiment for government owner
ship of the railroads quite possibly may be gain
ing strength, and in the background lies the
Plumb plan for joint administration by the
government, the stockholders and the workers
under a sort of guild socialism. Attempts. to
hasten the consolidation Of strong and weak
systems into about Is great groups under the
railroad act of 1920 have not been welcomed by
the rail executives, although some great econo-
nists urge this as the remedy
So the situation now stands Neither CON-
promise nor force may be depended upon to
solve the many difficulties involved Propaganda
and mere partisan jockeying for votes will not
help The need is for open minds and construc-
tive thinking. NO suggestion should be con-
demned unheard A nationwide conference Of
shippers, rail interests and consumers on the
lines Of the National Agricultural conference
might serve to clarity the issues involved
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13

returned to Warrington. would not
back appropriations tor law ENFORCE
ment, !.
Deductions from the past RECORD OF
Nebraska's silent senator a. the cap
ilal would almost Givs ground Tor
Mr., Highs fears, IL Mr., shroye[f4
entrance into the race for the dsmb.
cratic nomination will add sest 10
the affairs Of the democrats already
seeking fusion with the third party.
power to him, VOTER,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13
Too Eneminate.

From the Toronto Mall and Empire.
The usual advice not to sit over a fire, but to
harden ones self in the open air, bears fruit
when there is cold snap.
One Of the advocates of the hardening meth
ed was the coach Of boys school. When
bivouacking with some boys in the depths of
winter, he noticed boy had rolled a srfowball
to make pillow for himself Immediately he
licked it away mo effeminacy, boy" he COM
lnanded sternly. -.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13

What Council Bluffs started to do to the bill
boards was mild compared to the intention Of
county authorities at Minneapolis to oust un-
slightly signs from the country highways.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13
Well

against alcohol. declaring that those
who favor the use OF alcoholic bev-
erages In moderation must be pre-
pared for a return Of all the misery
which goes with alcoholism.
DIR. Peter Bassoe. In commenting
on Bleuisr's article in the Practical
Medicine Series, says; tt.
IT Ia only fair TO state that. con.
trary TO what one might expect. the
psychiatrists of the German, speak
Ing countries, led by Fiorei OF Swift.
xerland and kraepclin OF Germany,
have been tho most active supporters
OF the campaign against alcoholism. -
kraepelin, Forei and Bleuier are
great names among the German
speaking people. II their advice u
listened TO. there should be lower
death rates from some Of the dis,
eases which are commonly called
degcnerative.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13
Dangerous Precedent.

"A 6-year-old Pennsylvania girl swallowed
campaign button Of one of Pennsylvania re-
feated candidates for governor and he has been
esked to defray the expense of an operation
This looks like dangerous, precedent. What II
voters should take to suing candidates because
they had swallowed some of their campaign
eope?
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13

It's about time for some keen-eyed observer
to report whether any of the nations represented
in the disarmament conference has moved to full.
fill the agreements. That one concerning poison
gas, for example,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13
Dry Versus Wei Dcnocrats.


Humboldt. Neb.. June lo,-To the
Editor OF The Bee. Even though the
liquor issue. no called, really In dead
M far as the forthcoming primary Ia
concerned. II viii be interesting TO
watch Just how much trouble Il. 4.
High can stir up In the democratic
ranks II he puts across the petitions
for +. q. shroyer Of Humboldt for
United States senator.
shroyer In admittedly one Of the
dricst OF dry democrats, Although
a recent peek into the record Of
Senator Hitchcocks voting on vari-
Gus important issues at the last scs-
sion Of the senate revealed entirely
too many ''absents" or mot votings."
Mr.. High indicates the fear OF the
arid wing OF the democratic party Ia
that Mr.. Hitchcock. II he should be
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13
II You Lecture, Read This.

trom TIE Linn County Budset
lecture should not be SO long that the man
In the middle Of the audience regrets that he is
! not conveniently on the edge.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13

1t is evident that the man who named the
Pullman cars had nothing to do with race horses
Witness Ikey T., Motor Cop, Non Suit, Bill
Spivins and Old Coin.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13

While some claim that the tariff will boost
prices in America, along comes David Friday,
an economist of considerable reputation. COM
planning that it will cause further falling in
prtees
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13
Race not Always to the swift.


The speeder who fancies that not even Justice
can overtAke him mutt be convinced Of his error.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13
A Small Return.

From the Toronto Nail and Empire
De Valera is the father of twins-a mere
drop In the bucket when one considers what
he has done to reduce the population Of
Ireland.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13

frks Nee sftsss iss ee,awas freely 70 Ne
sssAs.. ~s: .ss. :: d':ss:s sny .ssIIe
rssssaAkly brief, sss ever SEQ wssAs. u
siss tasists that the ssms Of the writer
sessapsny sseh letter. noe secessastiy
know With whom he 10 asaiino,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13
Senators With Memories

FROM the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The senate of the United States of America
omitted a session 30 that the pages could take
In a circus 1t is wise statesman who remem-
bers that at one time he was a bov who liked
fun.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13
Listen, o Victims!

M. c. w. writes: II read the
pathetic Victim Of Cold Feet Hav-
ing frequently suffered from that
awful malady-chilblains-I give the
benefit Of my cure.
~ always wash my feet In cold
water. and when take hot bath
! let the cold water run on them.
Then ! take equal parts Of
chloroform and olive oil and rub In.
I !, used this frequently during tho
Winter, and II the weather Is very
cold ! cut paper insoles and put
them In my shoes.
my feet are naturally sensitive.
but with this attention ] am COM
Portable, and able to take long walks
in any kind Of weather." .
:: Cancer Not Contagious.
Mrs. F. F. writes: "Is cancer con-
tagious?"
REPLY
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13
His unruly Big Toe.

His unruly Big Toe.
= II. Il. c. writes; what can be
done to straighten the great toe on
IA hoy'of IL? II looks as II a bunion
was forming and the big toe Is drawn
towards the other toes almost at an
angle Of s6 degrees. There 10 no
pain or lamepess. We have used
tincture, OF iodine. VIII that alone
cure II? .-. r..
~. REPLY.
! II is possible that wearing broad
toed shoes will do the trick. Some
stores sell pads to go between the
toes. Strengthening them.
l, strongly suspect that when the
condition develops In no young q
child that the bones OF the foot are
being pushed apart by sessamoid
bones or bony spurs. II so. these
might be removed by operation. ..
What does the X-ray show?
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13
From. State and Nation


From the hses q hs,svs
All the markets OF the world are OF slight use
to the United States a. compared with our own
domestic market. Europe is far richer and
betts~ developed than the United States. Every
European country Is devoted to It's own interests.
and all Of them look upon the United States as
an easy mark
our best service to the world lies in maintain.
OF doing this is TO refuse Armly 10 open the Hood
gates to fresh millions OF undesirable immt'
grants Another way 10 DO II Ii TO refuse 20
break down our Industries & sno our s nome mar mar,
foreign commodities. while In turn we are fore.
ing down wages and despoting our farms In tho
attempt 70 export inereSsinE taoa surp1usss % TO
sums that European governments owe US by the
mere process Of opening the bars TO foreign man
ufactures
Some Of the most mistaken leaders at the
present moment are not international bankers
In New York. or European agents seeking Amer
lean capital No leaders could be more honest:
while at the same time mistaken. than some Of
those In the middle west who are continuing to
pursue the ignis fatuus OF vanishing and illusive
foreign markets for western farm products.
What our middle western states chiefly need Ii q
policy OF their own. generation or two ago
they had much land and relatively few people.
They invited settlers and opened up farm lands.
Their local markets were small. and they had
Immense quantities OF corn. wheat. beef. pork.
and other things, which they had to SELL They
fought the railroads to finish and secured low
freight rates on long hauls. They broke down
the established agriculture of New York. New
England, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, and de-
moralized that Of Ohio and Kentucky. They
flooded Ireland and England with their food
products and upset the landlord system
Gradually they Learned that this dependence
on distant markets was not desirable a. a per-
manent thing. They began to build up indus
tries In their own states and to consume more
and more Of their farm products In local mar.
kets and on the short.haul theory. This per-
mitted them to diversity their agriculture and
to produce more dairy products and a greater
variety OF crops It Is very safe prediction
: that the United States will have no wheat at all
to export within SO short period as ten years.
populations. and create profitable local markets
for their food.
The tariff makers at Washington are thor
oughly sound In their intention to maintain at
this time the general preference for home de-
velopment. ''