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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-07-11
Signing a Chit
New Indoor Sport
Py CLARENCE DUBOSE.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
TOKYO CBy mail to United Pre3s).
signing chit" is the favOrite iH-
door sport of the Far East. A "cnit''
is a promise to pay.
Foreigners in the Orient learn the
game easily and, in most cases, Ac-
come quite proficient It simIl flies
life greatly one needs very lIttle spot
cash. 1t is possible to sign n chit for
almost anything. from a highbH!l TO a
house and lot OF course thi, causes
Ia sad concentration of grief on pay
days--for everybody except the Chu
holders. But even so, the sys.crl Is Il
.Great convenience.
The Japan Advertiser, AN Ameri-
can newspaper Of Tokyo, was sup.
PRESSED not long ago tor prrtin.
something forbidden by the police
The news editor was pinched-most
politely, to he sure. Indeed. with Such
fine tact and courtesy that an ignor-
ant observer might have thouglr he
v as going 10 he decorated, cr made
honor-gucst at a banquet nr some
thing of the kind
y
70 the ealabOose and the judgs said
he regretted to cause inconventcucy,
bl.-let's see-about fifty Yen. per.
haps. Yes, fifty yen, that wudld uc
the fine Would Mr.. News Editr5
please step over to the desk o; the
cht and pay that fine? That is un-
less he'd prefer Imprisonment. - pay,
ment? The judge had no pref r., nee
He liked I" he accommoda.ino about
such matters. And. by the way, would
Ar. News Editor please profit nv this
experience and not print any lGcrc
t'i.'ter he's not supposed 70 prInt7
Mr.. News Editor fished in his pock.
cts, and stared rucfuily at his empty
hands and told tho judge he felt
humJled at the admission hut lie
found himself in that parlous pl''.It,
i,nown technically as being busted
oh, that's all right" d" Jeg mel ihr
judge. Doesn't make the si-hlesr
difference Don't be- embarrassed m
the least, just sign a chit"
Foreigners or: here haze felt ,1uch
lsppier since that precedent was e.
tahlishc. Some of 'cm are t1iki1,g
about trying 10 sign chits for thsir 10
come taxes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-07-11

The Frenchman was badly batter
ed during the war and Americans on
the other side say he hasn't the
stamina to stand up under the Am
erican style of rib crashing.
The featherWeight situation is in
a fine mess in Europe. Billy Mat
theNs, once a program seller in the
National Sporting Club; recently took
the title away from Arthur WynS
Belgian. former champion. Joe Fox
the British champion was beaten by
Wyns and then turned around and
beat Matthews. Criqui beat Fox and
lost to Wyns.
The New York Boxing Commission
might use its "vacating" method in
working the puzzle.
Jack kerns remarks that Dempsey
will fight Wills as soon as some pro-
moter finds a city where they have
a paralyzed sheriff
Windsor and Montreal are two
fine places where they have given as.
surance that the officers of the law
will be on vacation when the fight
day rolls around.
Perhaps Dempsey figures it pa
triotic duty to do his fighting in his
own country
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-07-11

aA# SS% WI T Fl IN
ARPEI<E5lI

leagues this year than in the past
1.-TWO seasons. Perhaps the player,
Iare justified, because the work of the
officials seems to have been below
the standard.
| Kicking against decisions on the
diamond is foolish, however, as there
isn't one arbiter in million who will
F.! change u decision.
When the issue is the proper in
depreciation of the rule u polite OBJ
lection is sensible and it can be
taken up on protest. But time is
only lost trying to tell the jumps that
a ball was a strike or runner was
safe on the bases when he was called
OBJ.
Stuffy NTcInnis, the veteran first
basement OF the Cleveland Indians is
slipping fast. He made one error
last year and two already this year.
When it comes to consistency, En-
terminator. known on the tUcf as
"Old Poison" ranks with the great
est performers of all times.
Campaigning since 1917, the veter-
an has started 81 times and on only
nine occasions he failed to show
within the money.
He won AZ first, 16 seconds and IL
thirds and piled UP Il total winning
of $213,000.
And he is not through yet.
1t might be called earning his feed
Harassed on all sides by boxing
and knocking fans.
Johnny Kilbane will have u French
nan over here soon saying things |
about him.
Eugene Criqui, the French feath- /!
erweiGht champion, is coming over
o present few challenges to the
Cleveland Irishman.
Criqui, who staged a sensational |
comeback after the war, is said to |
,e the best his weight in Europe, |
ut that means little.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-07-11
BLIND ATTORNEY ENTERS
MASSACHUSETTS POLITICS

HYANNIS. Mass. july 19.-J. D..
Bodfish. blind attorney who has an
nounced his candidacy for the Al
turney- -Geueralship, has not seen his
wife since she was six years old. nor
their thre- children the oldest 81
whom Is sine BodGsh worked his
way through the Boston University
Law School. graduating at the head
Of his class He has mastered the four
systems of f'reading and writing used
b the blind.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-07-11
BY HENRY L. FARRELL
Omitted Press Sports Editor)

NEW YORK, July 11.-U P)-
Nothing in professional boxing seems
to get over without some kind of an
odor.
In many cases, the causes of COM
plant are unjustified and the walls
arise from those who were unable to
get their axe on the stone.
AS long as decisions are allowed
@and the system of using two judges
to vote on the winner is used some
one is bound to lose bet and the
noise always comes from the losing
section.
Taken as a whole, the Judging dur
ing the past two years in New York
has been good Some mistakes have
been made, but there have been no
occasions when the mistake. could be
proved Intentional.
Benny Leonard said some time ago
that he never would run the risk of
New York decision, but when the
proper cash is put up the lightweight
champion, he as well as the other
titleholders have shown the inclina-
ton to take the long chance.
The New York Boxing Commission |!
SlluCh uPoI lue SOOu lued Oh USING I,
licensed referees in the judges pit |
and it was worked fine. There never !
has been murmur about a big bout. /
When the boxing fans in Seattle
recently raised a row about the de-
cision of the referees, Elmo Jones,
the chairman of the commission told
them:
Any boxing fan who dislikes the
decisions rendered by the referees
and who thinks he can do better may
have the opportunity of showing his
wares at any of the future shows
and he will be paid for his services"
Major league umpires could close |
a lot of traps with a shot like that
There seems to have been much ]
more umpire batting in the major |
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-07-11

American Soda Works
Blumauer-Frank Drug Co.
crystal Ice & Storage Co.
COcoize Products Co.
Clarke, Woodward Drug Co,
Demos Food co.
Fag-O-San Sales Co.
Flynn, Chas. |. Co.
Gets 1t Soap Co.
Geo. Il. Wightman Co.
Gardner Cigar 60.
Glemco Products Co.
GoclitZ Candy Corn.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-07-11

Gray, Mclean & Percy
Hazclwood Ice Cream Go.
Hocflcr's
Lang & Co., Candies
La Gran Marca Cigar Go.
Luckle, King & Cake Soap Co
Mt. Hood Ice Cream Co.
Mt. Hood Soap Co.
Mutual Creamery Co.
Nestle's Food Co.
Nillk- Mari Laboratory
Oregon Artificial Limb Co.
Pacific Coast Cone Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-07-11

Merchants who display this sign
are community upbuilders. They sell
and recommend Oregon Quality mer-
chandise. They merit your patron
are
New Britain herald., 1922-01-14
NEW PRISON SYSTEM

Out in Missouri they used to place prisoners in the penitentiary in one of five classes, A, B, c, D, or F, accord ing to their behavior As they grew good" they worked up to class "A" and were credited with good time" which was deducted from the term of total was taken off for perfect be- havior.
 They have changed things now in that prison in Jefferson City. When a prisoner is taken in-"dressed in,' they call it-he is considered to be a good prisoner and his full good time" is credited to him. Thus if he is sen- fenced to serve two years he will be allowed fl months good time and be Liberated fourteen months before the expiration of two years. If the prison CT misbehaves deductions are made from the good time" and, if he is habitually bad, it is possible for that good time to be all used up so that he will have to serve the full two years
 The significance of the arrangement is that the authorities have determined apparently, to take it for granted that man who has been tried and proven guilty has undergone some change of heart in experiencing the ordeal, and has determined to "be good" The old idea in regard to good time, on the other hand, took it for granted that the reverse was true A prisoner had been convicted of crime; he was therefore, bad man. He would have to show" Missouri that he was good If he did this he would be granted time off for good behavior.
 Thus there has been adopted in Mis- souri, whether they know it or not the theory that imprisonment is val. uable only as warning to others, moi to punish the criminal, whereas the old method was based on the idea tha imprisonment was to punish bat man, who, as his confinement continu ed gradually, might become good ano of heart.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-14

into the matter so that the results in Bridgeport and Norwalk may not be taken to indicate what the results Of q similar test here would be, certain B the conclusion reached by the Times, that the compAny would re- ceive too much from the higher fare and too little from the lower rate, should not govern action in regard to this city,
 And 1t Is believed that such indl- cated differences do exist in different cities. Where the popular feeling against the company is unusually strong 1t takes longer to regain the peoples good will, Where the runs are particularly short, the returns from the tiNe-cent fare would be cor respondngly greater over those from the ten-cent fare than in cities where the short runs" were longer.
 Therefore, because the feeling against the trolleyS IS parllcularly strong here reduction Of any amount less than five cents would do little good. A reduction of five cents, talk ing into consideration the shortness of the short runs in this city would, it is believed, bring about a much greater return to the trolley company than compromise reduction of two or even three cents, anI would gain the good will of the people much more quickly than would the smaller reduction. voluntary though it might be-
 The suggestion of the Journal Courier and the Times of a voluntary reduction, is a good suggestion in it. general application, and a trolley company with vision would seize It But as far as New Britain is concern. ed it would not bring the generally beneficial results for all concerned that would come from reduction tt the fve-cent fare.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-14
TROLLEY RECEIPTS.

The New Haven Journal-Courier' nointing out the opportunity present. ed to the Connecticut company to ,-oin the good will of the public by a voluntary reduction of trolley fares, ouotes from an editorial of the Hart ford Times to the same effect thus: eve are confident that the Bridge nort experiment Crying the five-cent ,fare) will demonstrate that under such a fare the company cannot op- etain the revenue it is entitled to, II the ten-cent fare is continued the company will receive more than 1t ouqht reasonably to expect Between the two extremes is a sum winch should be proper fare, a fare that will be just to the public and re- munerative to the company"
 Possibly the experiment in Norwaik and in Bridgeport may be criterion Ny which the situation in all other cities may be judged. Going on this assumption it is submitted that as wei an observer is not in a position to say that the tcn-cent fare brought greater returns to the company than will the nve-cent fare by the time the test is finished and all the evidence is in. The receipts from the five-cent fares have been increasing steadily, even before the season when the in- crease was expected to come be- cause of the greater travel at Christmas time. It is quite pos siblo that at the end of the experimental period it will be found that the receipts from the fire-cent fare have equalled those obtained un- der the ten-cent rate.
 But if Norwalk and Bridgeport may not be taken as fair examples Of other cities, if the length of the short runs in New Britain, for instance, and the feeling of the people enter
New Britain herald., 1922-01-14

to investigate the declared value or the merchandise, nor are they eneour- aged to do so by foreign governments, and consequently the certihcation amounts to little and has no standing,
 The purpose of the American Valua- ton plan is to give American goods an opportunity to compete fairly Tn American markets with goods from other lands. It will be done this way if the provision is included In the Fordney bill as finally passed, The selling price of an made product in the American market Is determined. Then the selling price of a foreign-made article in the Am erican market which competes With the American- product Is deter mined. A tax Is levied on the for- eign- made product sufficient to equal ize its selling price with the selling price of the article made In America by American workmen; then both are on equal terms and the old fear or American manufacturers that foreign competitors will undersell them in order to get the business will be dissi- pated to certain extent.
 In order to accomplish this, 1t IS necessary to have all incoming prod ucts appraised on American valna- ton. Under present arrangements, the American manufacturer Is con- stantly uncertain ns to just what he must compete with, foreign currency fluctuating in value so rapidly that 1t is impossible for him to adjust his costs to meet foreign costs which re- fuse to stand still more than an hour or two. In other words, the American manufacturer is continually wondering what conditions he must face In order to put his own goods out on the market to compete with imported merchandise of the same character Because Of the situation outlined in the foregoing, there is strong senti- ment in industrial circles for the American valuation provision. 1T there is any merit in the argument that a tariff wall is necessary to pro tect American manufacturers and workmen, it seems that there must be equal merit in the valuation provision in the Fordney bill.
 When iitneys first made their ap- pearance wise old owls shook their heads and solemnly remarked walt until we have heavy snow and watch 'em go out of business" Then the snow came and the jitneys kept on rolling along. The wise old owls had an alibi-the trolley blows were
 breaking way through the snow and the jitneys were taking advantage Of
New Britain herald., 1922-01-14
A CASH BONUS

If is being recognized at Washing ,or tbat arguments against granting the former soldiers, sailors an" marines q bonus are unaNailing' lhey have been unavailing always. No mat ter what ones personal opinion may be on the matter no matter what oire results are prophesied if the soldier bonus is granted, no matter to what bad use opponents of the bonus may say the beneficiaries will put the money or other things of value giNeh' the bonus is bound to come
 The men who fought overseas esPe- c;al,v feel that they were led to be- lieye a grateful country would treat them generously upon their return tbev were fortunate enough to return. They are for the most part men whose natriotism is favored with stern sense of what is due them and a keen recollection of what they have been through. They will never be satlshed until they are recognized and the JUS tice of their claims, as they see theH' is admitted.
 The idealism of men who insist that +bev "want no reward" for doing their duty-many of whom, incidentally are men who need no pecuniary re- ward and would not know what to do with it if they had it-may take such stands and may receive the approval of their friends who are not especlally interested in some other former sol- dier who needs the bonus and needs it badly. They are in the minority tbe quiet. conservative minority when ia not as insistent upon any stand III any particular as the majority has al- ;w9vs shown itself to be. One may ad- naire such patriotic sentiments quletly and one may wish to stand with such rnen Nevertheless the fact remains that their way will not be the way that will be followed.
 Going step farther the bonus that will be granted will be cash bonus' if it is to satisfy the pro-bonus men completely They want no strings 'o what is given them. They want no pentle For your own good" principle to prevail. They want the money tc do with as they please, and they VIII get it eventually.
 The proposal now being discussed to combine the soldier bonus and al lied debt refunding bill to allow casr nayments to former service men pS tbe sale of bonds received from th' allies. may be the method adopted t' brinp about the inevitable payment O inc bonus. In it's final analysls th' money will come from the people, in directly. but that fact will not ate matters In this, or in some other wa. st tbe bonus will be paid. Leaders d Washington are alive to the sltuauoh
New Britain herald., 1922-01-14
FACTS AND FANCIES
 BY ROBERT CULLEN

Whatever else the 10O-per-cent American may be, he is a chap who doesn't know how to make a bomb.
 Another difference between death and taxes is that death desn't appear to have spite at rich men.
 The statesman who says peace is a state of mind is partly right. It Is a state of mind your own business.
 The man who leads a double life usually has full name and then an- other name he uses when he's sober.
 A magazine writer says we all have our big moments of indicision. Usual- ly they come between the time of waking and the time of getting up.
 Speaking of debts, we wonder which will astonish future generations more I-Europe's upset for Uncle Sans set- up.
 If MT. Harding intervenes to pre- vent Turkish atrocities, perhaps tho Angora government will appreciate 1t enough to do something about Haiti
 The New York Federal Reserve bank spent a fortune for acoustic treatment" Probably an effort to drown the howl from the agricultural districts.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-14

the path thus made, The hfst fea' test of the jitney's ability to give sefV, ice came this week, and while Una, service was not Of the best, the ma chimes did maintain a schedule, For the first time, jitneys on the Areh line were confronted with the prop- lem What to do?" to overcome the snow The question was promptly handled and in the proper manner Jitney drivers plowed a broad way through the center of the street ana today Arch street Is the most even roadway in the city. much more pleas ing to the eye and much more sat's- fastory to business men and others who drive automobiles than 1t would have been had the blows of the con necticut company been through to clear off narrow space only to throw the snow up into unsightly drifts on the sides of the street,
 Optimism Is scare but 1t Is noted that with the coming of 1922 1t Is not quite so scare as 1t was month or two ago. A resumption Of business IS In the air; it is bound to come within a few months, many students Of com mercia problems say.
 An indication that New Britain 10 not suffering as badly as some other cities is found in the fact that hity- five hour week schedule Is in force at the P. & r. Corbin plant and the Russell & Erwin plant and In some departments of the corbin Screw division of the American Hardware Corporation.
 Friends of John T. King are re- calling, in connection with the antici- pated resignation of Postmaster Gen eral Will Hays. that the Fairfield county man was mentioned as pos sible appointee to the cabinet position when President Harding was or ganizing his official family It IS not without the realm of pos sibility that Mir. King may be chosen to succeed Mir. Hays, in the event that the latter decides to become head Of large motion picture organization
 Since the republican convention in Chicago. MT. King has suffered politi- cal reverses at the hands of the state republican machine which may be strong enough to step between him and the portfolio in case he was thought of. Mir. Roraback, head or the G. o. P. machine, dislikes MT. King heartily. No doubt, he would stay up late nights planning to de- feat him if he did aspire to become MT. Hays successor.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-14
HANDLING CITY AFFAIRS

It is perfectly safe to make the statement that the most efficient peo- pie of this city are not to be found in city hall. It would be safe to make this statement, for there would be no one in a position to prove denial if the personnel of the city govern- ment were improved 100 per cent There are always better men to be found no matter how fine are. the present incumbcnts of city positions.
 Men and women may rail against those who have succeeded in life and who have grown wealthy. It may be said, and justly sometimes, that such people think little of the interests of the ordinary citizen, consulting only their pleasure and advocating or op- posing moves which will aid or which will harm their business or profession as the case may be.
 But nevertheless they are the sue CpSS1ul men. l llty IdNt EloNI II to PN'''- tions to be desired because they knew how to conduct their own affairs. They are the men who have the habit of making successes of the things they undertake. They are the men who would make a success of the manage mcnt of this city if they could be in duced to take a greater part in such management and could gain the point of view of the ordinary citizen.
 Knowledge of city affairs of the past and if the present and familiarity with what has been done in the past to the end that mistakes may be avoid cd in the future and that the most may be made of the wise pollcles which have been adopted is valna- blc possession of city official. When if is possiblc to place in authority, or to retain in authority men famlllar with these things is should be done
 unless it becomes possible to replace
New Britain herald., 1922-01-14
:25 Fears Ago Today
(Taken from Herald of that date

The Nutmeg Basketball team de- feated the Company E team at the Armory last night by the score ol z4 to 4.
 Professor Laubin will journey to Bristol tonight, where he will render the organ solos for the cantata of David at the Methodist church.
 Bernard r. Gaffney was elected sec retary of the New Britain Brass com pany
 Circle Ever Ready, Companions Of the Forest, have appointed Dr. Bun nell lodge physician.
 The High school championship cup has been presented to the local lnstl- tuition by the Bridgeport school, and is on display in the C. J. White win dow.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-14

him or them by one or many whose greater efficiency in life has shown that such greater efficiency outwelghs the good that would come from such knowledge of city affairs and policies Hone of drawing the most successful and intelligent men in the communi- ty into positions of authority In the city government, should never be given up,
New Britain herald., 1922-01-14

That incessant cracking sound you hear is the breaking of New Year resolutions.
 The book that has the greatest ln- huence on the average mans life Is the cook book.
 Some men work always under high pressure, and some think they nave their jobs cinched.
 Let's see; what was it we used headlines for before we thought up that word "crisis?"
 "Operation restores sanity" says headline. Huh. We've seen an acquit- tai do that.
 Another reason why 1t is bad form to talk about the weather is because cussing isn't polite.
 A historian says the chorus is four thousand years old. This is a record run with the original cast.
 In a small town, a social leader IS any woman who can say "colHure without looking self-conscious.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-14
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