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The Colorado statesman., 1922-08-19

1--WE newspaper men of varying eX-
II periences sat down together to
Il discuss the question of giving the
American reading public through the
regular news channels, certain facts
showing the progress and forward
strides of the Negro race. Two Oh
these men were Negroes and the 9TH
ers were friends of the race
No group ever came together wlth
more hope and none was more sincere
and earnest in its desire to render real
service Although these men nave
written continuously concerning the
race problem, not one of them ever
wrote an unkind or an embittered line )
and not one had ever knowingly Nlo-
lated any of the ethical standards OF
newspaper writing. And yet as these
men unfolded their several experiences
it was plainly seen that each one hau
somehow run into the same "Dllnu III
ley"-that the great reading mass Oh
America is not interested in the Negro
except. as a criminal.
One member of the group related
conversation he had with the editor ol
a Southern daily paper in which the
editor said that he frequently pun
lished news of Negro achievements III
his naper. because of his personal IN
+erest in the welfare of the Negro
race. 81 invariably receive letters OIL
protest from our readers" SAID the eu-
itor. "when something of this sort mas
appeared in our columns, so nave
been led to believe that the Negro is
not generally accepted as news except
in crime
"After ALL" continued this same ed
itor. newspapers must have suDscrip-
ers to enable them to run, ana we
must either please the majority Oh our
Subscribers or close up shop. SO far
as I am personally concerned an
willing to give our readers as Ihucii
of the news about successful Negroes
as they will stand, but in the last an
aIvsis they must be the final judge.
Another of this group sald thaI III
all of his experiences with reporters
editors and desk men, covering peri
cd of fourteen years, the average num-
ber of representative Negroes known
by them was three and that III fhos'
cases these were only vaguely known.
He also found that few of these news
patherers knew the local Negroes Oh
.+o,dirr in their communities, except
in rare instances.
Still another stated that he mad
been reliably informed that one OF the
moving picture concerns whlch issues
at regular intervals, films OF current
news. has an unwritten law in its OF
flee that the Negro is not news except
in crime or in buffoonery, such as wa
termelon eating contests. He further
said that the records of this Office
showed that when the Negro had been
featured in any other way than indi-
Gated above, frequently exhibitors hao
themselves deleted that part of the
film because their audiences were not
interested.
At no time in the conference of
these five men was there one word OF
denunciation uttered. They were, ra-
ther, depressed, and one recalled an
utterance of DIR. Robert r. Moton'
principal of Tuskegee Institute, who
said, in addressing a group of white
newspaper men recently, that it was
an unfortunate situation in America
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Hofer
left yesterday to spend the week
end at Agate beach.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25

MALTA and properties OF this great
circus are Of such weight and size
that the entire morning must now
be given over to the task of put
ting them in place. Because oi
this work the street parade is no
longer given-the "horse and man
power" being concentrated on
this worlds biggest job of making
ready for the afternoon perru,,n-
ance.
There are more than 700 per-
formers with this seasons circus
and fully half that number of
trained animals. Two hundred
superbly schooled horses repre-
senting Europe's finest equestrian
acts form a big new feature. An
other Includes twenty high school
horses ridden by riders Of inter
national fame.
The wild animal acts include
jungle beasts who ride upon swift
ly running horses, juggle like
humans, performs tricks of bal
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25

An American has inherited a
British peerage, but won't accept
Which is just by way OF proving
that he's en- American.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
THREE PARTS IN ONE

Betty Compson leads q dual life
in her latest Paramount picture
-The Green Temptation" which
will be the feature at the Oregon
theatre Sunday. As Genelle, shd
Is an Apache dancer and gem thdet
In the underworld OF Paris. and al
Coralyn, dancer Of the Parisian
high class theatera. Later, She
enters the war Hs Red Cross
nurse, assuming the name Of Joan
Harker. and during the conflict
comes her regeneration. Thus she
plays, as 1t were three different
haracterizations which afford her
wonderful opportunities Of dra-
matte portrayal TO sustain these
roles competently was no small
task, but the star accomplished IT
with skill. Mahlon Hamilton
heads strong supporting cast.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25

ceases to be political issue and
when the "uplifters" keep theiI
hands off of him and let him work
out his own salvation, he will be-
come a better and more useful
citizen.
Other group antagonisms that
exist in America are capital and
abor, radicalism, and religious
groups of all shades and varieties.
in the matter of capitalism ana
trades unionism, the average
American is between Scylla and
Charybdis, and is inevitably the
victim of both discordant ele-
ments. The burdens of taxation,
high prices, and labor disputes
fall upon the shoulders of that
vast army of Americans constitut-
ing the middle class. Intruding
it's ugly head into the industrial
situation comes radiealism as a
disturbing factor in unbalaneing
The peaceful conditions of the
country. All these divergent
groups must be co-ordinated and
taught a national unity-a more
profound respect for real Ameri-
canisn-before this country can
truthfully call itself really great
aation.
ITO Be Continued
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
PLAN REVISION Of
PRAYER BOOK

Chicago, Aug. 25.-(By Asso-
ciated Press)-Continuance of the
revision of the Book of Common
Prayer and plans for carrying on
the Nationwide campaign started
three years ago are among the i'm
portant questions Of legislation to
come before the triennial general
convention of the Episcopal church
which opens in Portland, Ore, Sep
tember 6. The convention is ex-
pected to be in session from fifteen
to twenty days
There has been q commission on
the Prayer Book revision for some
years, and at each convention
some definite progress has been
made in the enrichment of the
Book on Common Prayer. Any
change, however, must be approved
by both the House of Bishops and
the House of Deputies at one con-
yention, referred to the various
dioceses for their consideration,
and then must come before both
houses of the succeeding conven-
tion for final approval. No change
therefore, can be made in the prayer
book that has not been brought be-
fore the whole church for consider
alton.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25

ancing or play at games with their
keepers. The arenas are time
after time filled. emptied and re-
filled with entire troupes u
tigers, lions, polar bears, leopards,
panthers. jaguars and trained
pumas. Most remarkable among
these are the mixed group OF til
gers, black panthers and leopards
presented by the worlds foremost
women trainers. Mabel Stark and
Olga Celeste. Women trainers are
TO the fore this season. One OF the
six herds OF trained elephants rs
in charge of the noted Belgian
breaker, Mime. Glare Hildegarde.
Comedy acts are offered in pro-
digious number. There are Pal
lenberg's bears that walk upon
tight ropes or ride old fashioned
bicycles; shagg. white bruins
that shoot the chutes"; Huling's
famous troupes of acting seals;
Loyals wonderful French poodles
including the whirl-i-gig dogs;
and no end of trick monkeys.
donkeys, Shetlands. pigs, goats,
geese and pigeons.
Among the hundreds of men
and women stars are Lily Leitzel,
queen of all aerial gymnasts; Ern-
est Clarke and the noted Clarkon-
ians in hazardous casting acts,
the Siegrists, Silbons and Neapoli-
tans, supreme on the flying tra-
peze; the Ernestos, Reifenraths,
Tarneffs and Sevillos--all newly
imported European equestrian
acts Of extraordinary skill; the
Bagonghi, Rooney -Meers, Bradna
and Clarkdon troupes of riders;
the Sic Tahar company of gym
nasts for the first time introduc-
ing the women athletes of Arabia
to American audiences; the four
Golden Girls in the Silver
Swings"-a sensational old world
novelty; aerial ballets, ten groups
of statuary horses and perfectly
formed women; eight of the
worlds highest perch acts, and
many other high-air sensations.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
CANADIAN BOOZE
FLOODS SEATTLE

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 25.-Thii
city lis being flooded with Canad-
ian whiskey to such an extent
that the bootleggers contemplate
forming powerful Liquor trust
as matter of self-protection, Of
ficers here declare.
Moonshiners also are hurting
the business of the dealers in the
bonded goods
The result has been that the
bootleggers have been forced to
slash prices, all previous price
agreements having been terminat-
ed, precipitating a rate war.
Hence the need of the trust,
with a division of the trade and
the allotment of a certain district
to the individual bootlegger.
We've got to organize" de-
clared a prominent local bootleg
ger This price-slashing and cut
ting of each others throats can
not continue or we'll be broke.
There's a lot of whiskey in
town, and our best brands are SELL
ing dirt cheap. Moonshiners are
hurting our business. Some Of our
best customers are developing a
\
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
The Modern
Ku Klux Klan

The Capital Journal today
presents another. installment OF
the THE Modern Ku Klux
Khan" by Henry P. Fry, author
Of the New York World expose
that caused the congressional
investigation of the order.
Mr.. Fry In previous chapters
detailed how he Joined the Ku
Klux Klan under a misappre-
hension, became a kleagle, was
disillusioned, discovered the
real aims and purposes of the
organizers, and resigned in
disgust.
Tomorrow Mr.. Fry will
conclude his narration with
suggestion as to the needs of
the nation to eliminate faction
.and group discord.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
MONEY PANIC IS
FACING POLAND

Paris, Aug. 25.-Poland, which
for several months has been at
tempting to borrow whatever she
cam get from Paris bankers, is
in desperate financial straits. The
fear that the French government
may loan money ito the WARSAW
government has resulted in a
press campaign to educate the
French public as to the actual
condition of their Eastern ally.
"The general balance of receipts
and expenses since the foundation
of the republic November /, 1918,
shows tcitaa receipts amounting
to 102 billion marks and expenses
cf 324 billion marks. In either
words, Poland faces deficit of
222 bdllicn Polish MARKS" says
a French financial news agency.
"Pcland's external debt is more
than 285 mialion dollars. America
is the principal creditor. Poland
uEtS D6tHl uuldDle 10 DdQldHCS uST
budget The estimates for 1922
show sol billion marks expenses
aeainnt 459 billion marks receipts
which will make an increase of
the deficit of 1913 billions.
But Poland cannot increase her
taxes. The Minister of Finance
has recently been obliged to rec
ognize that the taxes collected for
the quarter ending the last of
March were scarcely one-quarter
cf the budget estimate. America
and England have refused Poland
a loan. She now turns to France
asking a credit of 500 billion
francs. Our own situation demands
that we avoid all waste, all Use
less expense. We have our de-
wasted regions to reconstruct, our
commerce and our industry to re-
build. And for these purposes we
have not too many resources
now"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25

foo-hoo! It's coming tomorrow.
What's coming? Why the big
gest circus in all the world
Ringing Brothers and Barnum &
Bailey combined. And for the
first time since Americas two big
shows were consolidated.
Yes, sir! Can't be any mistake
about 1t at all. There'll be lions,
and leopards, and polar bears, and
everything-these and baby
hippopotamus and tigers that ride
horses, whole hundreds of trick
horses, and things like what's
been pictured on barns and fences
for weeks and weeks. All are
scheduled to arrive tomorrow
morning on exactly 100 railroad
cars from Portland over the
Southern Pacific.
Railway officials figure that
the first train--"the flying squad
on"--wil reach the yard limits
about dawn. Unloading will begin
Immediately and the long caval-
cade Of red wagons, golden char
lots, heavily loaded vans, dens,
and all the paraphernalia be
moved from the trains to the show
grounds. Those who gather to
watch the circus arrive will see
more than 40 elephants and
catch glimpse of six giraffes. II
is such features as this that make
necessary a new menagerie tent
which is as large as the "big top"
of other years. AS for the main
tent of 1922 1t is the biggest ever
Indeed the parapher-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
ku Klux KIan Success Due
To Number of Discordant
Groups Existing In Nation

Country Requires all its Best Thought to Unite Ele-
ments of Population and Not to Stir up Domestic
Dissension- Cohesive and Homogeneous Nation
Requires SubordinatiOn of all Elements to The
Common Public Interest.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25

The main-tent program opens
with grand Introductory pageant
magificently costumed, replete
with nursery tales enacted In pam
tomime by hundreds OF story book
characters. A hundred clowns in
five times as many original stunts
promise no end Of fun for juvenile
patrons.
Tomorrow's performance will
begin at 2 and p. m. and the
doors to the menageries open an
hour earlier.
A branch ticket office will be
maintained tomorrow at Patton
Bros. book store. $40 State street.
where tickets may be bought at
the same prices charged at the
show grounds.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
STOP ITCHING ECZEMA
Penetrating, Antiseptic Zemo
Will Help You

Never mind how often you have tried
and failed, you can stop burning, itch
ing Eczema quickly by applying Zemo
furnished by any druggist for Csc.
Extra large bottle, $100. Healing be-
gins the moment Zemo is applied. In a
short time usually every traced ofEczema,
letter, Pimples. Rash, Blackheads and
similar skin diseases will be removed
For clearing the skin and making it
vigorously healthy, always use Zeno,
the penetrating, antiseptic liquid. When
others fail it is the one dependable treat
nent for skin troubles of all kinds.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
BY HENRY p. FRY,
fCopyright Co.. Published by
with author and publisher)

The facts which endeavored to forth in these
pages should have caused the reader to do serious
Blinking thought is something this county at
present needs above all The United States has but
aey emerged from the greatest in the annals of the
race When laid down our the might and power
OF the German Emperor forever crushed Having
sisted materially in crushing visible Empire in Europe
The people should be able make short work of
exterminating Invisible Empire at home. When this
Righteous task accomplished they should pause little and
reflect upon of the conditions that this
try todaycondons that must be soberly and earnestly
Faced T.. +.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
new DAVIES PICTURE

Marion Davies in "The Young
Diana" will be the attraction at
the Liberty theater next Sunday.
In this romantic Marie Corelli
story Miss Davies is supported by
Forrest Stanley, Pedro de Cordo-
ba, Maclyn Arbuckle and Gypsy
O'Brien. The picture was direct
ed by Albert Capellani and Rob-
ert G.. Vigonla
The Dolores star., 1922-01-13
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

aspirations of men for better world
or a better distribution of the good
things of this earth, government i'm
poses upon all Of us ever-increasing
burdens in the effort to benefit v0cif.
erous and organized minorlties.
Each Of the executive departments
Is concerned to improve its service
and to discover new and useful fields
Of service. The entire organization
Of the army, of the navy. of each of
the departments, Independent Offices
and agencies of the government, is de-
voted to an important task. Its par
tlcular function seems of vital use
fulness, even necessity. Experts In
each are alive to its defects and to
the opportunities for usefulness which
have not been availed of.
'The secretary, or other head OF
the department, drawn from private
life, perhaps wholly ignorant AT the
outset Of the nature and extent OF It's
problems, promptly becomes the advo-
cate Of the policies and demands OF
his permanent assistants and bureau
chiefs. If he does not become such
advocate, he may break down the
morale of his organization and possibly
lose the confidence of his personnel.
Behind it all is the pressure of or
ganized interests In the constituencies
which are the beneficiaries of speclhc
expenditures, operating upon poiitl'
clans, executive departments, senators
and congressman. The strident voice
of greed Is heard In the market place
and in legislative halls; the voice OIL
the people is barely audible.
''The fact that each project is con-
sldered separately, without reference
either In executive departments or
congress, to ways and means OF hhahc'
ing 1t, prevents concentration OF popu.
lar opinion on the awful total. All
agree that there must be economy Dut
as each item Is presented all seeming
ly agree that that is not the proper
field for economy. There must be econ.
omy, but there must be merchan.
marine, whatever the cost. There mus.
be economy, but the government must
pay high wages to railroad employees
and furnish transportation on the ran.
roads at less than cost. There mus
be economy. but the World war sol.
diers must have their bonus. Ihero
must be economy. but Civil war pen.
sions must be increased. There must
be economy, but we must prepare io'
war, regardless Of expense"
You know this Is true. The new
budget law will help very much th,'
condition, but unless you are Interest,"
ed. continuously, actively. openly IN
terested. your money will not be sa'eu'
The Dolores star., 1922-01-13
Copyright BY Kathleen Norris

absorbed face-for she was dreaming
over her breakfast-to Peter. and he
wondered II Peter had kissed her.
Come on, let's get at I'll" Alix ex-
claimed with relish. "Come on,
Sweetums," she added. to the dog.
She caught his forepaws, and he
whipped his beautiful tail between
his legs, and looked about with agOn-
lied eyes while she dragged him
through a clumsy dance. Hes the
darlingest pup we ever had" Alix
stated TO Cherry. who was departing
for the upper regions and complete
costume.
Bring your cigarette out here. Pc
ter" the old doctor said. crossing the
garden to look In the abandoned
greenhouse for his rope. 'It's not
here" he stated. Then he began
again. "You brought Cherry home last
nightT" he asked.
"As a matter of fact. didn't" Pc
ter answered, in his quick, precise
tones. II came with Lloyd and Cherry
as far as the bridge. then cut up the
hill. Why?" he added sharply.
What's up?"
"Nothing's up" Doctor Strickland
said slowly. But l think Lloyd ad-
mires-or Is beginning to admire
her." he said
-'Who-Cherryr Peter exclaimed.
with distaste and incredullty In his
tone.
You don't think so?' the doctor.
looking at him wistfully, asked eag-
erly.
why, certainly not!" Peter said.
his face very red. "She's much
younger than Anne and Alix-"
1T doesn't always go by that" the
doctor suggested.
mo, know 1t doesn't" Peter an
swered in his quick, annoyed fashion.
Il should be sorry" Cherry's father
admitted.
"Sorry!" Peter echoed impatiently.
But it's quite out Of the question, Of
course! It's quite out OF the ques-
ton. She-she wouldn't consider him
for an instant" he suddenly decided
in great satisfaction. You mustn't
with it! Very fastidious, Cherry.
She's not like other grls!"
That's true-that's true!" Doctor
Strickland agreed, in great relief.
They turned back toward the garden,
in time to meet AliX and several dogs
streaming across the clearing. Over
the girls shoulder was coIled the
great rope; she leaped various logs
and small bushes as she came. and
the dogs barked madly and leaped
with her. Breathless. she stumbled
and fell into her fathers arms, and
both men had the same thoughts, one
that made them smile upon her tom
boyishness indulgently: "If this Is
twenty-one-eighteen is three long
years younger and less responsible I"
The Dolores star., 1922-01-13
Copyright. Western Newspaper Union

government except those Of tha pres
ident and vice president. 1t was tbs
established usage during these first
40 years to permit executive officers
except members Of the cabinet, to hoId
office for an unlimited period during
good behavior. The practice wa,
changed In 1920 by the four-year.ten.
ure act. The spoils system, as +, wac
officially described as early as 1875
was introduced and extended until 4,
permeated the entire civil service Of
the country.
The fundamental purpose of the civ.
II service law was to establish, in tbs
parts Of the service covered by fl,
provisions, merit system whereby
selection for appointment should bs
made upon the basis of demonstrated
relative fitness, without regard to DO
litical, religious, or other such con.
sideratiOns.
The act requires that the rules shall
provide, among other things, for open
competitive examinations for testing
the fitness Of applicants for the classl.
ments from among those passing with
highest grades. an apportionment OF
appointments In the departments at
Washington among the states and ter
ritories, period of probation before
absolute appointment and the pro-
hibltion of the use of official authority
to coerce the political action of any
person or body.
In 1888, the year In which the civil
service law was enacted, 1924 posi-.
tions In the civil service were made
subject to competition. The entire
number of positions in the federal
executive civil service on June 20,
1916, was 4SO,327. At the height OF
the war expansion there were approx.
imately 1,0OO,OOO men and women EN-
ployed In the federal executive civil
service, about 100000 of whom held
positions subject to competition. On
July 81, 1920, the entire number Of
federal executive civil positions as
nearly as can be estimated, had been
reduced to G91, JIG. Approximately
100000 of these were subject to COM
petition, or, In other words, in the
classified service. The force Is Stilt
slowly but steadily decreasing.
During the 10 months of our partlci-
patton In the war the civil service
commission gave competitive exami-
nations under the civil service law and
rules to slightly less thnn 100000 per.
sons, and about 100000 persons with
tested qualifications were supplied by
the commission to the service. A nor
nal years business is about 100000
persons examined and about $1,000
appointed.