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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 2, 1918)
The Oregon Issued Daily Except Monday by THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY 215 S. Commercial St, Salem, Oregon. , MEMBER OF THE The Associated Press is exclusively til news dispatches credited to It or and also the local news published herein. R. J. Hendricks Stephen A. Stone. Ralph Glover . W. C. Squler . . Prank Jaskoskl .... . . . . . DALLY STATESMAN, served by carrier in Salem and suburbs, 15 cents a week, 60 cents a month. DAILY STATESMAN, by mail, $6 a year; $3 for six months; SO cents a month. For three months or more, paid in advance, at rate of $5 a year. 8UNDAY STATESMAN, $1 a year; 60 cents for six months; 25 cents for ' lorw mourns. WEEKLY STATESMAN, Issued In Fridays, 1 a year; SO cents for TELEPHONES: Business Office, 23. Circulation Department, 683. Job Department; 583. Entered at the Postof flee in Salem, DELUSIONS OF THE Strange ideas are corning out of Russia. Trotzky and Lenine and their Bolsheviki followers are demanding that all the lands of that country be divided divided in amount according to the ability of,each head ofa family to till. Also, that all properties be divided, or nationalized. Lenine, asked by an interviewer lately what machinery would be set up to attend to the dividing, blandly and childishly .replied that in such a simple matter no machinery would be necessary. He seemed to "think all these matters would take care of themselves,, by ! a sort of common consent. . ! , " Trotzky wrdte a ) book, before the Russian revolution. The book is a review of the various brands of Socialism now on the market and which have been on the market" since the days of Plato. Apparently Trotzky abhors all the brands he reviews and longs for a new brand, the Bolsheviki brand, which he recommends to the common people the world over; ! especially to the proletariat, of which there are none in the United States of America. A self made man, he affects his self-made Socialism. Displeased with all the world. Trotrkv. like all other socialistic dreamers, has created. projected, a world of his own. Whether or not it is going to outlive the proverbial soap bubble remains to be seen. - . But Trotzky, like Lenine, as a matter of fact, is an anarchist, rather than a Socialist. All governments as they exist and have existed since time began are wrong, according to him. Having destroyed the Russian government of the Czar, as inherited from Peter the Great, Trotzky and Lenine are now bent on destroying the; Hohenzollern dynasty of Germany ; For this .they enjoy and , deserve the congratulations of all the' world and, most of all, of the German people themselves. There is much of iriystieism and a great deal more of the incomprehensible in the Bolshevik programme, for, in addition to trying to destroy the Hohenzollern rule, the Bolsheviki at the same time are trying to efface from men's minds all reminders " of any Socialism but ' their own. Their task is a large one. j . .' . ' Charles M. Schwab said the other day in . an. address in New York that the toiler, the man without property, is destined soon to rule the world. They have made a start in Russia, but the Bol sheviki brand of government,' so far as revealed,' is not one for whieh the nations of this earth are likely . very soon to trade their own. The Wall Street Journal believes Trotzky is destined to leave a more indelible impress on history than Napot eon ; but all that is for the future to determine. I . '. That the success of the Bolsheviki peace' negotiations with the Central Powers depends at the same' time on their efforts to start and finish a revolution in Germany and Austria is clear. Therefore, until the Bolsheviki have completed their work it is impossible for us at this distance to appraise the worth of their very special brand of Socialism and anarchy. Let us not, as the Greeks were wont to exhort, build monuments to the living. Or as Pericles said: ."Erect no monument to a man until he has long been dead." Pass the war bread. The passing- winter just had to take one fling at us. It. used to be, vote as you pray. Now It is, eat as yon pray. ' The fact that Argentina has con cluded" to- swallow her, pride and do nothing induces the belief that, after all, President Irrigoyen might be al most as much of a Prussian as Le nine or 'Trotxky. Los Angeles Times - : " Canada is treated as a part of the United States in the distribution of coal,' another, step In the consolida tion of the English-speaking- coun tries of the world . to secure pea and' freedom for alL Closer political union Is , not necessary when the same motives inspire all. for the let ter killeth. bat the spirit glveth life. ' New York Commercial. A half-billion corporation to make loans and advances to enterprises essential . to the war Is proposed by Secretary MeAdoo. This same thins Is being done by Great Britain, and they are' going further over there, and financing after-the-war enter prises In all the dominions of Great Britain, with a view to making their nation self-contained and independ ent commercially and Industriously of the rest i of the world. It is high time , the United States began to bestir herself, and to prepare for the great struggle for trade that will surely come after peace shall have been declared. PSYCHOLOGICAL 8USTEXAXCE. Now for the "victory bread. How much better. It sounds than "war Statesman ASSOCIATED PRESS entitled to the ase for republication of not otherwise credited in this paper Manager Managing Editor i. . Cashier .' . Advertising Manager Manager Job Dept. two six-page sections. . Tuesdays and six months; 25 cents for three months. Oregon, as second- class matter. RUSSIAN SOCIALISTS bread!" And it will have a better effect on everybody, too. War' is glorious only as it brings about vic tory for right over wrong and that was America's big idea in jumping Into the fracas.; v j WE ARE LEARNING., The great decrease of insanity in Georgia during 1917 is thought tc be due largely to prohibition and the clamping down of the lid on the sale of cocaine and other nerve-wrecking drugs. For many years the south has been endeavoring to stop the sale of cocaine, which has been responsible for a deal of Insanity, and it Is good to learn that this great evil is lessening. There is no question, too, that the sale of strong drink in the South, North, East and West has played a big part in filling the country's jails, hospitals and asy lums with mental . derelicts. One hundied years from now a race of strong, sober. Intelligent American will read about'the saloon evil in the earlier part of the twentieth century and exclaim r "Can it be possible that we are the descendants of such fools?- Los Angeles Times. Rather . strong language, once more, for the biggest newspaper in the "wettest state in the anion. SCHWAB CO. LOOK AHEAD. ) With $750,000,000 worth of con tracts on hand, Mr. Schwab of the Bethlehem steel plant is talking with exceptional candor and boldness con cerning the coming social and eco nomic order. War has made his com pany and its stockholders enormona. ly rich, but war, too. In Mr. Schwab's opinion, is upsetting the whole sys tem of private property together with the leadership of the proper tied classes based upon wealth. Some of his Wall-street bankers and lawyers must have gasped upon reading in the papers a few morn ings ago Mr. Schwab's statement In a speech the evening before in which were the following words: "We are at the threshold of a new social era. This new order of things may work great hard ship for many of us. It Is go ing to come upon us sooner , than we expect. It is social re naissance of the whole world. Some people call It socialism, others call It bolshevik ism. It means but one thing, and that Is that the man who labors with his jbands, who does not pos sess property, is the one who is going to dominate the affairs of this world, not merely in Rus sia, Germany, and the United States, but the whole world. This great change Is. going to be a social adjustment. I repeat that It will be a great hardship to those who control property, but perhaps in the end it will work estlmably to the) good of us all. Therefore, it is our duty not to oppose, but to instruct,. So meet, and to mingle with the view of others." Mr. Schwab may not be a philoso pher or an economist; he does no profess to be a prophet. But he does seem to be convinced that the can non be manufactures are blowing sky high, the present basis of civil ization. Perhaps he has not analyz ed carefully the present condition of the world; he does npt have time to think deeply on these! subjects while building at top speed scores of de stroyers to fight subamrlnes. But the logic of his thought surely would make him conclude that a militarism which cannot end a world war be fore it bankrupts all creation is it self bankrupt, and that an economic and political system which, in the development of acute strain, finds the propertied class . Ies3 and less In control of the governments mak- ln- war lacks the elements essential to perpetuity. . Commenting on the Schwab speech. the very conservative Springfield Republican says:; "A new order is coming into tha world. The Christian crusades intro duced the renaissance1. The prolong ed wars which accompanied the risa of Protestism broke down the old Imperial system which was Europe's inheritance from the Roman empire and left a free field for modern Indi vidualism and ; industrialism. ' The wars of the French revolution estab lished political democracy. This war will probably open the way for something equally revolutionary and vital in the life of the world. Mr, Schwab is warning the men of hli kind to get ready. Our children at least should know the truth, and our grandchildren may read about It, a finished thing. In their school his tories." ! BITS FOR BREAKFAST A white morning yesterday. . 4 It was the first snow of the win ter. ' ' V But it was not white for lonx The south wind came, and with it rain, of course. This is ground hog day. tl will likely be both sunshine and showers. So the ground hog is likely to have to choose the time to see his shadow or to fall In his search. There is a color scheme in Fin land: It is the red guard against the white guard. The black guard has not appeared. If they keep on setting up new governments in Russia, the efforts of the Germans for a separate peace will take a wide sweep, and become a continuous performance. V There is every indication that both Austria, and Germany are likely to have troubles enough of their own. FUTURE DATE9 lnc Marion county school officers at February 2. Saturday. Basketball Willamette vs. Multnomah Athletic t..k. .IT J1 1 . . February 8. Friday. Arbor day. Feburary 4. Monday. Mid-year ex minations bg-in at Willamette unlvcr- February 4 to Registration of urrman ajiens. February 7 tn 1J. Ninth. Annual Portland Automobile show. February 8. Friday. Boy JScout an niversary to be celebrated in Salem. Y February 19. Sunday. Time limit expires for payment of 'delinquent street assessments In Salem, l February 11 to 17. Fatherland Son week in Oregron. j Feburary it. Tuesday Lincoln day. February It. Wednesday Illustrated lecture. "Russia as It is Today." by Rev. F. T. Porter, at Salem Public li brary. February 15. Friday. Third Liberty loan drive opens. . February l. Saturday. Annual meeting- Salem Fruit Union. .FlJr,arjr Saturday. Celebration a!P O E. nn,,r"T of founding of February If" Saturday. Mental ex- itnlnatlA. W A . - . - m. rail for candidates for appointment to nmi acaaemy. ,j February 11 to . IS. Farm crop and lion of Lincoln aad Washington days! XTnory. - fc..trurr r Washington labor survey. February li to 34 Western Oregon convention of Christian Endeavor so ciety. Rns-ene. t lag election. ; withnnt tAblnp- care of the sprin drives that are being prepared against them. They would better hurry up their peace proposal", if they expect to have any voice in the kind of a peace they are to get. You Needn't keep on feeling dis tressed after eating, nor belching, nor experiencing nauseau between meals. Hood's SarsaparilU cures dvsueDsia it strengthens the stom ach and other diitestice organs for ihe proper performance of tneir functions. Take Hood s. Another Oratorical Contest Scheduled for February 9 An Intercolleriate Prohibition as sociation oratorical contest will be given February 9 as the last event of this semester at Willamette uni versity, and it promises to be one of intense interest. Miss Faye Bolin. J. Fred McGrew. Ralph Thomas and Paul Wapato are the orators scheduled for the local tryouts. The winner of the trvout will, rep resent Willamette in the state con test at Eugene this year. If any ot these students Is qualified he will be sent to Washington. D. C, as a rep resentative or the western oratorical contest which will be held soon. A CHILD'S TONGUE SHOWS IF LIVER OR BOWELS ARE ACTIVE If croK, feverlMh, ick, bilious, gf ce fruit laxative at once. Every mother realises, after giving her children "California Syrup of Figs," that this is their ideal laxa tive, because they love its pleasant taste and it thoroughly cleanses the tender little stomach, liver and bow els without griping. When cross. Irritable feverish or breath is bad, stomach sour, look at the tongue. Mother! If coated, give a teaspoonful of this harmless "fruit laxative," and in a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, sour bile and undigested food passes out of the bowels, and you have a well, play ful child again. When its little sys tem is full of cold, throat, sore, colic remember, a good "inside clean sing" should always be the flrat treatment given. Millions of . mothers keep 'Cali fornia Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a teaspoonful today saves a sick child tomorrow. Ask your drug gist for a bottle of "California Syrup of Figs,' which has direction fot babies, children of all ' ages and grown-ups printed on the bottle. Be ware of counterfeits sold here, eo don't be fooled. Get the genuine, made by "California Fig Syrup Com pany." AT THE LIBRARY I The week's 1 new boons Include various subjects that will interest the patrons of the library. The fol lowing will be put on the shelves for cirulation on Saturday morning: "On the Edges of the War Zone" is the continuation of Mrs. Aldric's story of her experiences -while the war raged close to her home in northern France. - It follows "The Hilltop on the Marne." "The Cause; Poems of the War" Is a collection marked by patriot!; and confidence in loyal manner in which the English p?ople have re sponded. Lawrence Binyon is th- author. "Above; the Battle," a collection of writings Jby Ihe author of "Jean Christopher ha for Its Ideal tho placing of charity and brotherhood above hatred and national pilde. Roliand. a Frenchman, refuses to "hate-whole heartedly." "Enforced, Peace" a collection by the Iearue to Enforce Peace and "The Basis of a Durable Peace" by Cosmos are added to the books on peace now of special Interest as the subject for debate by the high school team. "The Handbook of American In dians North of Mexico" by Hodce Is a large two-volume reference work arranged like a cyclopedia. "The Dictionary of the Bible" by Hastings Is probably the best known book of Its kind. The Rib of the Man" is Charle Kennedy's play published In 1917. "Portmanteau Plays" collects some of the plays given at the Port manteau theatre. All are one-art plays. "Riders of the Stars is a group of western verse by Knibbs. "Greek and Roman Mythology" covers about the same material a? Gayley's Classic myths In a simpler and more Interesting manner. Other new titles are "The S?a- Hawk" by Sabatlnl. "Baree Son of 4- No Camouflage In This Story Says corns stop hurting, then lift right off without one bit of pain Hospital records show that every time you cut a corn you invite lock jaw or blood poison, which is need less, says a Cincinnati authority, who tells you that a quarter ounce of a dru called freezone costs but a few cents at any drug store but Is sufficient to rid one's feet of every hard or soft corn or callus without even one little twinge of pain. You simply apply a few drops of this freezone on a tender, aching corn and the soreness Is Instantly relieved- Shortly the entire corn can be lifted out. root and alL with your fingers. This drug is sticky but dries at once and Is claimed to Just shrivel up any corn without Inflaming or even Irritating the surrounding tis sue or skin. If your wife wears hlrh heels she will be glad to know of this. WOMEN'S KID GLOVES Sold elsewhere at $2.50 and $3.00. Our-J Price $1.75 AFTER INVENTORY SALE OF REMNANT Very Choice And Every mother of a young babe visiting our baby department will be given one use ful article for baby free as long as this assortment 4&sts Beautiful Evening GOWNS One-Half Price Handsome afternoon gowns also greatly reduced Kaian," by Curwood, "The Happy Valley" by Fox and "Little Aliens" by Kelley. Children's Books. "Mystery Tales for Boys and Girls" Is a collection of stories. "The Little Book of the Flag" by Tappan tells of all the flags of the country, but especially our "Stars and Stripes." how we got it. what it means, what it has seen, how to treat it, and some of the things peo ple have written about It. "Plays for Home, School and Set tlement" are plays for school child ren with pictures of the costumes. "The Cruise-of the Cormorant" by Verrill Is & story for the older boys and "Sarah Brewster's Relatives" by Peattie Is for older girls. COXSTAXT SUFFERER FINDS "I have been a constant sufferer from kidney trouble and was down sick in bed." writes C. F. Reynolds. 412 Herrick St., Elmlra. N. Y. "I commenced taking Foley Kidney Pills. In a few days I was op out of bed." Recommended for rheum atic pains, backache, biliousness, sore muscles, stiff Joints, "tired out" feeling. J. C. Perry. . I With the Draft Board Sheriff Needham said yesterday that since the draft board began busi ness December 1st, after mailing out nearly 2.000 questionnaires, has classified 1863 registrants, or almost the etnire number registered. Of these 641 are In class 1-A, or un married men; seventy-five in class 2-A married men with children not dependent on tbem for support; thirty-seven in class 3-A. or married men. with dependent families not their own; 763 class 4-A married men with dependent families of their own. and 347 In class 5-A, or offic ials of state, or others, under ex emption from service in certain cages', or a total ofl863 classifications. Following Is a list of registrants wno have not returned the question naires, and who have been reported as already being in the service, but must have affidavits filed in the or flee to that effect by relatives or friends in order that their names may be taken off the delinquent list. Sheriff Needham Is publishing the following list with the invitation ex tended to. friends or realatlvej of tnese men to can at his office and make out and file the necessary affi davits: Cns McMahan Hospital station. Salem; Lee Carlton. R. F. D. 4. Sa lem; Ananias Smith. Mill City; Orin David Post. Wasihngton. D. D.; David Lee Krebs. 707 South 25th street. Salem; Oliver Willard Green. Sublimity; Phlllly Woody Boant. Mill City; Clifford Gilbert Knight. 461 High street. Salem; Charles Russell Street. Turner; Harry Paul Anderson, 461 North High street. Salem; Horance Beecher Folks, route 5, box 2. Salem; Paul Silvers, route 7, box 110, Salem; William Francis Catton, Hospital station, Salem; Samuel Bud Welch. 771 Commercial street, Salem; Arthur Frederick Tasto, 2545 Lee street. Salem and Fred A. Williams, 1087 South Com mercial street, Salem. Classification cards were mailed yesterday to the. following: Class 2-B Samuel J. Butler, Salem. Class 1-1 John Edward Scharf. Shaw, Ore.; Arthur EmiI Kunke, Turner; Eugene Gilbert Gritton. West Linn. Ore.; Fredig Hall, and John H. Carson, Salem. Class 1-A George Benjamin Paulus. Merrill Doris Richmond. Salem. Class 4-A Murrel Rlggt, Mehama.H ore.; William Ellsworth Gardner, Tracy K. Hatch, Jesse Walter Savage, Duleigh Pauf Johnson. Salem. Class 5-D j Manuel Victor Bragg, Mill City; Fank Herbert Lawrence. John William Fraklln, Custave An drew Ostrln, Thomas Anthony Huf fman. Kennett E. Mickey and Frank Charles FItta, Salem. AH House Dresses at Reduced Prices Stupendous Cut in Embroidery Prices I Large Assortment To Choose From Big Reductions on Men's Clothing FURS Splendid quality late styles One-Half Price STUDENTS HOLD PREAGAME RALLY Willamette Players on Their Toes for Game With Clubmen Tonight Chapel exercises at Willamette un-f Iverslty were led Friday morning by Dr. E. E. Sherwood. After the devo-: tlonal services" chaipel was turned over to the basketball team. Im promptu speeches were made by the members of the team, who recently were victorious over the University of Oregon quintet, and who have ex pectations of winning from the Mult nomah Amateur Athletic club to night. An inspiring speech was made by Captain Nichols, which instilled "pep" and determination Into the whole student body. Coach Math ews gave a short talk In behal of the men of the team, which was fol lowed by speeches by Dimick, the basketball star, Wapato. McKittric and Sparks. At the close of the var ious speeches college yells were given by the student body. As an Inducement to the members of the Willamette faculty to attend the game tonight, admission will be free. ' Dean Alden made an announce ment In reference to examinations which will commence Monday, Feb ruary 4. continuing throughout the week, with the exception of Saturday. Final registration of students en tering the university for the coming semester will be held Monday, Febru ary 11. A fine will be imposed upon all students reporting later than that date. . Speaking of food conservation, do you eat your morning's alfalfa a la mowed? CROWK :8CHXETnEIt , Proprietor. Sit. AnceU Or. . Storage and Repairs.. . 1TOYH SUEFAHUSfO Satisfaction gvaraB teed. 4i years exper- . - lavce. - teve Wtfki, Sit Court 8t, Pboae 114. IX AX AWFUL. HUKKY. "It says here that an aviator has attempted suicide," said the Old Fogy, as he looked up from his new paper. "Gee, but that fellow was Impa tient." said the Grouch. "Why couldn't he wait a week or two and let nature take its course!" JaHsi All Muslin Underwear 20 per cent Less Phenomenal Closing Out Prices on Good Sanitary Bed Pillow Boston Lawyer to Lecture Against Christian Scier.cs Frederick W. Peabody, who for twenty, years practiced law In Bost on, was one of the lawyers for Mrs. Eddy's sons In their suit In which her mental condition was the issue, and had various other professional employments Involving an investiga tion of Mrs. Eddy's career, wllV give his famous lecture, "The Car against Christian Science" - In the First-Christian church. Center an: High streets, on Monday evening fit 8:00 o'clock. There Is no char; for admission, but a voluntary of fering will be taken. . , Mr. Peabodys lecture has recent ly been given twenty-five or thlrtj times on the coast and his audience? It is reported have been large an' enthnasiastlc. He Is said to hold the attention' of his hearers in a real ly wonderful manner. The lecture is in the form of a lawyer's argument to a Jury and the lecturer says his evidence Is exclu sively the testimony of wlntesses ex amined by him under oath, and Mrs. Eddy's own utterances. , Letha Weiss Saves $45 r in Dimes, Days Starry Miss Letha W. Weiss, a steaorra pher In the automobile registration department of the secretary of state's office, is a thrifty young per son. She had saved up $45 la dimes, and yesterday she Invested the entire amount in thrift stamps. The mania for thrift stamps 1 more rampant than ever at the state house, and mo6t of the purchases are filing made from Mailing Clerk Al. Nye. . ; It Is enough to make a man cross eyed trying to .watch the Bolsheviki. the Cossacks and the Ukrainians at the same time.- - mm Residence Phone, 2:12. ; Phone 161. Republic Tracks. Goodrich Tire. Overland Service. All Accessories Mt. Angel Garage . This Repair Directory gives the principal places where an articlt can be repaired, and should be pres erred U every home as a ready golds. WATT SHIPP C0MPAI47 We re- triaf TodU Rackets to our wasser 3 124 South Street OEOBQB C. WILL Repairs all Make of Sewing Machines . . Supplies, Neets and Oils, 'S iw is. : 4 S3 BtMtm Street, 1 1