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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1918)
The Oregon Statesman Issued. Dally Except Monday by TIIK STATK8M.4.X ITflMHIIINO X.MIAXY 21 S S. Commercial St, Salem, Oregon. MEMBER OP THK AftMOClATED VREHH The Associated Press la exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all pews dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this paper and also the local news published herein. R. J. Hendricks. ....... , . X .... .'. . . . . .Manager Stephen A. 8tone. ...... I .... .Managing Editor Ralph Glover. . . .Cashier W. C. 8qnler . Advertising Manager Frank Jaskoskl ................. , ... Manager Job Dept. his thumb; but with women's suf frage and 'all these new-fangled Ideas it is getting no' that a man must treat his wife like a real, hu man. Los Angeles Times. SOTHIXU TO HIM. DAILY STATESMAN; served by carrier in Salem and suburbs, IB cents a week, 60 cents a month. DAILY STATESMAN, by mall. $6 a year; $3 for six months; 50 cents a .- month. For three months or more, paid in advance, at rate of $5 a year. SUNDAY STATESMAN, fl a year; 60 cents for six months; 25 cent for three months. ! WEEKLY STATESMAN. Issued In two six-page sections, Tuesdays and Fridays, 91 a year; 60 cents for six months; 25 cents for three months. TELEPHONES: Business Office, 23, Circulation Department, 583. Job Department, 688. 'Entered at the Postoffice In Salem, Oregon, as second class matter. LINCOLN 'S BIRTHDAY "All that we possess," said a not t2 Los Angeles minister, "we leave behind us when we leave this world, while all that we are we take with us." i There's, a certain ruler In Europe who is destined to pass away shortly and ,he will neither leave much he hind him nor take much away. Los Angeles Times. IN A SOCIAL WAYI 1 By Klareaea Ellaa belli Klebala IH THIS TREASON'? Some of the hardships of service In France are awful. General Per shing has forbidden the soldier teamsters of our expeditionary forc es to swear at the army mule. Hut there are some rules that even the commander-in-chief cannot enforce, and this is one of them. -Exchange. ' (By Hildegaril Hawthorne of The Vigilantes) . : Let us all highlyreolye on the birthday of the greatest Ameri can, to dedicate ourselves wholeheartedly to war work, to the end that the world shall make one more advance toward true liberty am real democracy, that liberty shall not perish from the earth, ant: that each one of us, in his or her place, shall help to bear the burden that must be borne, to win the battle that must be won. We all know the main facts of Lincoln's life, even as we knew the spiritual beauty of his rugged countenance. They incarnate for us the very essence of American ideals. Stroncr. simple', brave wise, untouched by ambition, untainted by self-love, coming to guide and save our country from the woods and fields where he grew up, there could not be, in all-the many contrasts of this world,. greater l.t...t.t... ik.t f A 1 A " A 4 tuuuoii man uiai. wuivii is prt'senieu iu mis man, vnis American, by the German kaiser. All that Lincoln worked for, suffered for, secured and then died lor, is anathema to the German. To Lincoln the law even in war, was the law of love. He had room for the roe in his great heart, and was the best friend the South possessed Hut he knew that the fight must be fought, or the country, the spirit that meant America, perish, utterly. Were he alive now, we know what he would do, because never has there been any doubt as io wnai umcoin wouiu ao, nor as to wnere he stood, what word would he have to these destroyers of the innocent, these rapers of women, these bloody-handed fiends who have turned a sweet and bappy land Into a desert filled only with horror f Can donbtf What would be his answer to the claim of divine authority - - - v. f v me viuauiiig ut me pvujjie unuer me neei oi mili tarism f What to our duty toward the suffering and the oppressed, an! to the terrible threat against our own land and institutions! : we an jenovr. -' r . v ,.:v-. ' Therefore js it for each one of us to whom Lincoln's name is a sacred name, to us who love and reverence his memory and believ that what he did was right and what he thought was noble, tc consecrate ourselves anew to the work before us, and to spare noth ins until the victory is' won. It will be! wonit has always beer. now deter tiK. liraity,, which, perhaps, found its comnletost Lincoln " 1 - - . r- vj vmnvii . V Let us try To 'be worthy of Lincoln there is no other way ir which we can return in some slight measure all we owe him, nt other way to prove that .we are, Indeed, his countrymen. - . ''"-. - SSI BBSl M SSSSS SBSSS1SBSS . i PreM of Germany is pretending that it does not understand the last message of President Wilson. One of the great est blesHirTgs of this war to Germany will be the bringing of a free press to that country; and it can only come through the defeat of :V! autocracy mat. nas the newspapers of Germany undei I BITS FOR BREAKFAST ins until the victory is' won. It will belwon it has always won, through the long history of the world, or we should not bca free people. But it can only be won by sacrifice and d ramation, by unfailing courage, by something of that same ; Bolo Pasha will have to face the firing squad. So will pass out of the most brilliant rascals of history. i Naturally, there had to come eharges of graft from Hog Island Wanting out, Austria will get out. Ki t -- - The cold weather has held back the fruit tuds. So far so jtood. The old-fashioned girl who used to put kisses In her love letters now has a daughter who is knitting 'em into sweaters. " ' v "-:''' r" '' v . Raymond Robins, head of the Red Cross In. Russia. Is well known la Salem, where he lectured for a week, winter before last He Is a man who will get things done, i - When the Kaiser assures Austria that God Is with him, there should te no surprise if King Charles re fuses to sit up and take notice. He has been fooled so often. it. And still the Germans deny ve hemently that they are not a free nation.! PAST AMERICA. The American dollar is now quot- in China as being worth $1.42, and la tht country one can bay some thing with it. There is but little use for a lone dollar in this fair land. American gunners furnished tbo eurtalnfire for the French soldiers golng;"orer the top" In the Cham pagne district Wednesday. The Am trican boys can shoot straight. This is certainly a united nation They celebrated the anniversary of the birthday of Abraham Lincoln in Mississippi and Texas. "Honest Abe" had only to lie to be appreciat ed.''. '. -, ' In a Boston court a sailor who went to sleep on an ocean liner when In that country one can buy some a term In the county Jail. There are those who will think he ought ,to have been suitably decorated for his sublimation of nerve. A German leader says that 99 per cent of the German people want peace. - If there was that percental By John Brown Jewett oX The Vlgilantee. From pampas and vegas the call rises glad: "Slempre hermanos! y la libertad!" From plains and from prairies the answer rings true: "Forever, our brothers! And liberty . too!'' America's legions shall gather, one -" ' host, ! From the Coppermine's sea to the A .i : a . America's un-shlps one squadron shall ride From the isle-set Saint Lawrence to , the Amazon's tide. Shout!. Ottawa, Oregon. Georgia and . j Maine, For j your brothers who broke h Conquistador's chain! Shout!. Paraguay, Ecuador, Chill : Brazil! For your brothers who thwarted a Hanover's will! , The spirit was migthy that rose In ; -us then; It is mightier now, as It rises again. Shoot I Vancouver, Florida. Cuba, i Peru! ; ' ,. . old world shall quer the new! More March weather. Rainless davs will come, though. . V i Just for a little practice with big guns, the Americans put one over for the Frenchmen on the Cham pagne f-ont. V "W Just to show the Germans a sam ple of what Is coming when the Sam mies ret out of the retail business ind Into the wholesale class In wag ing war. - ; - .;, If Bolo Pasha had been an honest man, and had-devoted his great tal ents to doing good In the world, he mlirht have left a legacy of great enlevement and great honor. In stead of going down to death despis ed by all mankind. ; : . S l "In common with my hard tried peoples, I trust that after the first ctonrtrwlon -of peace, (which la so Tratifylng an event for as, a general peace will soon be granted suffering humanity." So speaks Austria's em peror to bis people, and to the world, tfter proclaiming the separate peace with the Ukraines - And he knows how to get the general veace his hard tried people want and are de manding. The longer he puts it off the harder tried will be his people. tnd perhaps the less favorable the ?eace that may be had. r CLEANSES YOUR HAIR MAKES IT BEAUTIFUL, Kab da brings lt own S. O. 8. parties and each day finds the gift box which Salem women will send to Company M in France becoming a doner reality. However, so far, not much money has been turned in. Several women have asked that the S. O. S. parties extend Into next week as It would be more convenient for them. The committee In charge have extended the time and so fur ther opportunity will be given to those who care to work In this way for the soldiers Karly next wee, some of the articles which will be sent will 'be collected and put -on display in n down town window. It is expected that one large box of regulation size will be sent for Com pany M and several smaller boxes to other soldiers in. France, who are Salem boys. Mi. Frederick Ik Thlelseli went to Portland yesterday for a week's stay, accompanied by little Freder ick Thlelsen, Jr.. and Mrs.. Thlel sen's mother, Mrs. Amos Strong. Mrs. Strong and the baby expect to return today. -Mrs. Ralph Watson 'of. Portland, a former Salem resident. Is passing a short visit In Salem. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. LIvesley have returned from Vancouver, Wash., where they have been for a week. Mr. and Mrs. n. II. Fleming will be at home to the members and friends of the First Congregational church tonight at their residence, 785 Court street It will be an in formal social gathering and those present will be permitted to con tribute to the R. O. S. fund for the soldier boys. Those who will assist Mrs. Fleming will be Mrs. Frederick Stewart, Mrs. F. W, SteusIorf.iMrs. William Fleming and Mrs. Roma Hunter. Miss Marie Anthony will entertain the members of the O. A. C. College club tonight at her home at Fir and Washington streets. ; Sixteen guests participated at an S. O. S. gathering which was held Monday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. U. G. Holt on Oak street. The evening was passed with flinch The hostess had placed a box where her guests could place their offering ana 14.35 was given in this way to neip nring cheer to Company M. Miss Extrtahe Cut P rices at the Wg Qosk Stupendous cut in Embroideries $6.00 Embroideries, per yard. .$2.00 $5.00 Embroideries, per yard....... $1.77 4.00 Embroideries, per yard....... $1.66 3.50 Embroideries, ?er yard..... ..$1.00 $1.00 Embroideries, per yard. $ .50 $ .85 Embroideries, per yard. ....,.$ J39 One assortment, val ues to 15c, now le yd. 21C Pain Woniens SHOES All sixes. Selected our regular ; stock. . Values to $B, from t . now $2.95 Woolen Goods at unprecedented cut prices ; $4.00 values.... $3.49 $5.75 values. ... $3.00 $3.03 values.!.. $2.67 $1.95 values. ...$1.49 .90 values.... $ .69 $ .60 values. ...$ .49 $ .30 values.... $ .19 One assortment of Large Leather oiiopp ung BAGS for Women $0.50 Bags . . . . . $2.50 $3.00 Bags. .. ..$2.00 $6.00 Bags..... $1.50 $4.00 Bagst... .$1.25 $2.75 Bags.....$ .75 An assortment of Ba by Bonnets, values to $1.50, now. 25c each BOYS' OVERCOATS Ages 6 to 14 Values up to $10.00 now $1.95 . : ' V was the discovery of an entirely new and very fine vegetable oil corn oil. Corn oil, now being made In great quantities from this soft corn, Js pronounced by experts to be among the best, most palateable, and most nutritious vegetable oils on the mar ket. It offers substantial help in the solution of our conservation problems. Corn syrup is also a rood race Holt assisted her mother in co?"ervat.,on Puct that is being serving refreshments, I etJeniIy manufactured from the vii, turn. juin oi inese line con- TUirv rmccv rAwk . ituvn, viLivruu 1 . iinv a oe miuea. ioe least moisture means I mildew and rot;- The 'soft corn can ity this! 'TAH dandruff disappears nt be made into corn meal, al- ana iiair stops coming J mougn some oi tne better graae can out. s i ... ; I oe convertea into meal after, a slow process of kiln dry I nr. Such of file surely try a "Dandcrine Kalr I corn as caa be milled, lncladtnr all Cleanse" if you wish to immediately I tne prime rraln and some of the sec aouDie the beruty of your hair. Just ond grade 'softf corn is now being servatlon commodities may now be naa in abundant quantities and at reasonable prices. Oreron house wives are urged to try them." moisten a cloth with Danderine and iraw it carefully throurh your hair. taking one small strand at a time: this will 'cleanse the hair, of dust. airst, or any excessive oil In a few ground' into corn meal. One of the first elements .in the high price is the greatly Increased demand for the meal. Every corn mill In the country is working night and day at Dandruff Sorely . Destroys The Hair trict. will tell about pioneer days. The dedication of the new high school building will mark an epoch of prosperity In Brooks. The build ing cost S5500. Henry Downing Critically III at Home Near Sublimity information has teen received In &lem that. Henry Dowifiag, we31 snown rarmer who lives near Su blimity, is critically 111. Mr. Down ing surrered an attack of-appendicitis Wednesday and it -is reported that the appendix bursted. Physi cians consider It unwise to operated on him in his present condition. Mr. Downing is at ills home, his condi tion being such that he cannot be taken to a hospital. Evangelistic Work It I Begun at University Rev. Wlllsle Martin of Boise, Ida ho, arrived in Salem, Wednesday evening to conduct chapel exercises at Willamette university for the te malnder of the week. He chose l his subject for his lecture Thursday morning, "Building -of the World." The V. M. C. A. and V. W. C. A. of the university are cooperating with Mr, Martin in the evangelistic work. France curbs the desire of narpnts to christen their children with ex traordinary names by limiting their choice of names to 'the thirteen thou sand saints In the calendar. minutes you will be amazed.. Your I caoacitv. to sunnlv thi AmanA v.v hair will be wavy, fluffy and abund-lenr mill has sold its full nmnnt tnr mm uu pMe id lncomparaoie soil' l weeks aneaa. ness, lustre and luxuriance. Besides beautlfylnsr the hair. oe application of Danderine dissolve every panicle of dandruff; invigor ates the scalp, stopping itching and falling hair. Danderine la to the hair what rrh showers of rain and sunshine are to "Another element contributing to me price is tne added cost of the Kiln-drying process for the moist corn, which is being used this year to: supplement the first grade dry corn.. Traffic congestion.. which was the cause of great delay in moving the croD from field to mills, con- yegeution. It goes right to the root, tributed further to the hlrli Drice itlit .f" na,"rntnn them. Its This is the corn situation throughout ZZi tnltlng and life- the whole country, and here in the ?ft LlTrt,M Ca.U! northwest, because of our great dls- -i-"' 8tin5 nd beufuL tance from the corn belt and the You can surelr have urettv. anff a,,h ... . . lti.trnn. h.i- Z. ,1 "Ill IV! i securing irans- n . 1 . . " r I porianon raciiities hy which to ship ZZJJl Am M our supply, our corn meal prices uvme oi unowuon i Danderine at ny a rug store or toilet counter and iry ii as airected. , - th? The never re-con- jl-XIl WIFE DKATKR8. The mayor of a New Jersey town has announced that hereafter all wife beaters caught In bis bailiwick will be whipped. Indeed, and it la coming to a pretty pass If a man can't beat up his wife. In the good old days the Iaw, prescribed thtt the whip he used on her must not be thicker than COHS MKAI, FACTS. A question that is freauentlv asked at the federal food ad mlnlatraf Inn offices is why. in the f nt n bumper" crop of corn, the ha nt corn meal should be so high. "It is true that the 1917 corn yield was a heavy one." said Assixt- i reaerai Food Administrator W. K. Newell In explanation. "Plans had been made for a plentiful sup ply oi corn meal for the entire na tion to use as a wheat substitute, and the corn growers had rennndH splendidly to the request of the food administration by planting every pos sible acre to corn. The almost un orecedented corn cron that rnttii has been commented upon far and wide, but, it Is not so generally known that unfavorable weather conditions,; Including several early, war rains, rendered most of this cron nf4 flit Ir "0iy the first class, dry corn can are even higher than those of the j middle west and eastern states. A little serious study- of these facts should make it clear to anyone that talk of profiteering' as the cause of nign corn 'meal prices Is unfounded. "And by the way," Mr. Newell concluded, "an Interesting develop ment or tne over-supply of soft corn Girls if you want plenty of thick, beautiful, glossy, silky heair, do by all means get rid of dandruff, for It will starve your hair and ruin it if you don't. It doesn't do much good to try to brush or wash It out. The only sure way to get rid of dandruff la to dis solve It, then you destroy It entirely. To do this, ret about four ounces of ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at night when retiring; use enough to moisten the scalp and rub it in rent- ly with the finger tlpe. By morning- most If not all. of von r dandruff will be gone, and three or four more applications will complete ly dissolve and entirely destroy every singh sign and trace of It, Yon will find, too, that ill itching and digging of the scalo will ston. and your hair will look and feel a hundred times better. You an get liquid arvon at any drug store. It is inexpensive and four ounces la an you win need, no matter how much dandruff you have. This slm pie remedy never fi-ils. NOW RAISES 600 CHICKENS Farmers Are Laying in Agricultural Supplies iy . . . rarmers are now herfnnln tn lav in their stocks of agricultural im plements preparatory to ooenlnz th -auipaign ior 1918, according to Charles R. Archerd. who was busy rweraay putting out a few plows ArRa:n.DJ! j ; iner .nlwry for nearby - . T I rri . i n .weainer nas Decn so bad rCTCBB DATES ioj;:'; .FrM' "rt rtruary is, turdy-Annual meytlnr Salem Fruit Union. February is. Ritim,. n-i-t a ,fJi,J? Iwaary of foundln oil B. t. O. K. February twlnjtlon to be eoundue'ted at Lnlted Statea ttHvai acal.itiy. gaAic Trouble by Lydia E. finKnnma Vegetable ' Compouiad. ' : . - t IIL "I tOOk LvdlJ V. Ptnlr- cgewoie compound for an or ganic trouble which palled me down un til I could not put my iuw k ue noor and could scarcely do my work, and as I live on a sxnaii farm and raise six htmdmH chickens every year n roaae u rery hard for me. "I saw the Rom. Pound advertised in our paper, and tried -te . - m ' It p4c Mm mm Tcftiurr uhs uprn in noil in he last two or three week that not -iany rarmers nave been able to get .o the city for other than abaniut necessities Of life. unc iub poauion or The new moon toes polntlnr up In the sky accordinr to the eld Indian m.tm J . r . "" wuuiu indicate ary weather, yet n Oregon all signs fall, especially uuttrr ioe aisnieasurA nf thai hor so Mr. Archerd said yesterday " n mougnt it would be well into ne miaoie or March before there w,u ds any cnange for the better Brooks High School to Be Dedicated Saturday The new hlrh school at Brooks io ne dedicated with Imnressive emonies next Rstn,ii ..u onty School Sunerlntnin w mlth yesterday, having Just return- is. Saturday. Mental Eaton ppolntmant to lW VHrV crop ana nBW.y ,T' 8"dav Joint celebra Mnn of Lincoln and Wi.ki.,.. trmory. ; v" Kabruarv 19. nr.... fJ?","f. rJrBt Consreg.tlonal church rebmirv v-ijt.- I .1 i - ""; birthday. " " ,""'w tFFK7 flay can realize the February it m.A t i.v... I iiie wnicn this famous root end hrH tournament of inra.hJ.i...i!. L.-Ji remedy. LvdiaR. Ptnkham'. v-.-vi- chooi le.ru. of VwiuT.r.X" ComnotinH' hrTntxTZ rIMUI Wlll.metf gyna.fum. ,WenZZZ7?.ue r eoruary 21 to J4 Waataen rt..... i . V " " iusm. uters' eonvantlom of Ch.ti E.ir.-JVl" conuiuon snouid TiTOfit bv her Mn. eltT. F.ua-en. " I mendatioa. arvt if k . l- March, is rrM.. . I i.. " V. m'J cn- ment hV ComnanV i iT,-i. I it '7iZT' " . nnii K rmorr,, I nt 1. - . wiiw, I inpmnr a anlrssaaa. lln.i. m it. Clt hit h.I ray health so I can do all my work and I am so grateful that I am reoommend ine it to mT frienrlm." Mn n M Alters. IL r. i rwmn in " Only women who have suffei sd the tor- fu from that point, where he made ZTZZ a mm ua e dragged I rrngements Wlla a w'"imi) in rnarre. The children will rU. . 1... If.; . Inr Tn in the forenoon " a luncneon at nnn .n.M.i . ... VIUTIUCU Jt wora'a r the district. ii . tne arremnnn stata c.-i. . j . . . -' y r n !..). bi.. . v i. Medicine Co.. Lmn M..r t"-JZ"m r"lmn. ?l Monmouth will deliver R0STE1M I CREEMRADH Nice Dress Ladies' ,BoysV Ginghams' f' I ' Khaki Color Wpattenu, s - Mrt, . . - .: i - ' . , 50c ' good quality, ; ffoodvalues, . , Men's Yard 19c well electedf ; ' Corduroy " Sheets' 1 V 81x90 ' Handles Boys' 76c J v $2.75, $2.50, j Blue Serge" ' I Suits , Bleached $1-00, $4.50 i Table Cloth 4 $1-75. $1.50, Men's tu..:-:;-; - i Ladies' Wool Baincoats, Bargain Prices Ued2ne 3 pounds 1 Pretty Plaid Flannels L cotton Batts r, ; . Blankets Yard 15c . '75c y 66x80. $5.00 Wool Blankets at last year's prices. Grey wool Blankets $6.25. White Wool Blankets, 72x78 ........ . . ... ....... $7.50 240-246 GommercieJ Street Beautiful Bust 'and Shoulders Kt-PI!!Tlb,.f " 1row wtu " "-ientiftrailr twnatrarted Mien JtMm Braaaiefc. ThedraVrInrweit.t.t nfan tmrtrnanrd bot ao atrrlrhea the uppnrUiic tau.lr that tlte contour of the Anr to piillJ. JTl9ft WT put tli bnt tnrk whrra It br MliiZ. X w t prrful tlte full !! from ' r M QUiii bavins tlta appcarsnr ef flat M am o-ttt ) btneaa, rliinlnato Ida danrrr of DTASS IfZliES '" muarlrail fnHii tltfl nr . Sah f tba sltoulUcr aiiuic a sraceful lloa to the entire aiwr body. Thryarethadaltl?tand mat oervWabV varment imncL ttable-amainallmatrriala and ljir: t ro Hack. H a front. SnrplM-e. bandran. etc. Hnl itlt " Walbii.' tli raatlcaa buninr tafrmiltini waaliiti without removal. "T Voor dlrhow you Bia Jolir BraanlrrM. If no! lorV l. w win riadljr acml biam, prcpaiU. auimplva t hw . BENJAMIN H JOUSZS, SI Warren Street. Newark. N. J r 25CII2Ia- t As Age Advances the Liver Requires occatioaaf slisht stiawlstion. -CARTER'S L."TTLE UVER PILLS cerrect CONSTIPATION. baara t -. suies mey would get The result of thW 40 Vars PVJ:llA!n??. LI aifoatura Ulcness cr rs& Faces VJ! oc ir-a a m wnoi r, m w - 1 I a WSaWi akla.A . I . a . . f 1 wiueai juaaoitant or th ti.