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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1918)
Tire onEfiorjrrATRWiAX: Friday, march 22, lois 4 The Oregon Statesman Issued Dally Except Monday by - THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY 215 S. Commercial St., Salem, Oregon. , " IknEMBF1 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS of all news dispatcher credited to it or ana also the local news puDiisnea nerein R J. Hendricks. Stephen A. Stone Ralph Glover W. C. Squier Frank Jaskoski. . . . . . Manager Job Dept. DAILY STATESMAN. Berved by carrier in Salem and suburbs, 15 cents a week, 5"0 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 1 5 a year. SUNDAY STATESMAN, $1 a year; three months. -WEEKLY STATESMAN, issued in two six-page sections, Tuesdays and Fridays, $1 a year; 50 cents for six months; 25 cents for three months. TELEPHONES: Business Office, 23. Circulation Department, 583. Job Department, 583. Entered at the Postotfice InlSalem, Oregon, as second class matter. Fighting Behind the Fighter By Caroline Ticknor of The Vigilantes This war divides Americans into two classes ; those vtliat are fighting, and those that are being fought for. If we are numbered with the fighters, we have relinquished everything to serve our country and its magnificent ideal. We are prepared to lay down life, and all that we hold dear, in order that this land may remain "safe for democracy"; au honorable abode for future generations. If we are in. the second elass, these fighters are fighting for us, and the .one question we have to answer (every one f us, man, woman, and child),-is this: "Are we worth fighting for?" Upon our answer to that question dejJends our own salvation, that of this nation, and of the great cause of humanity. . Are we worth fighting fort Not if we are skulking behind our soldiers, hiding behind them, or even standing inertly behind them. We must be found fighting behind them; fighting with body, mind and soul. If we are not prepared tq do this, woe to democracy, woe to the land of Washington and Lincoln, woe to the coming genera tions! , Fighting with body, that means physical work, physical sacri fice; devotion to the performance of-some constructive task; con sistency in giving up unnecessary indulgence, and pet luxury. We must give of our abundance, give of our scanty store, give of our time and money. Let us examine our physical qualifications for the fight which is before us What can we dp most skillfully, acceptably, efficiently? Let us find out as speedily as possible, and set to work for today, time is more than ' money," time is "life," we dare not waste it. Remember we- are fighting hot hiding. Wearyf Yes, so are they. Distasteful? They find it so. Hardf Life' is more than hard out in the trenches. M r Fighting with mind another task before us, a duty and a priv ilege. Intelligence; yes every bit of it is needed to reinforce those that have little of .this quality. 'Use it unstintingly to further every national measure; economy of food; production of supplies; saving of fuel. We must fight with bur heads; for lo, the enemy within our gates has taxed his cunning to do his utmost to circumvent us. We must keep every faculty of mind alert to offset his insidious propaganda and frustrate his stealthy encroachments. Fighting with all our soul. That means belief, courage and steadfast faith in the great victory for righteousness that is to be. Work cheerfully, talk, confidently, write hopefully. Not pacifism .but Peace is coming, if only we fight hard enough behind our fight : era.; - t :.y . -j , k , '.';.. : ; - "Freedom is only a land of dreams," cried Sfchiller, standing upon German soil. Let us shout to the hills: "Freedom is every nation's birthright, and our own brave men, shoulder to, shoulder with our free nations of the earth,' are fighting for that freedom ;" fighting, inspired by the spirit of 1620, breathing the spirit of 1776 and 1861;-and we, righting- behind our fighters, with body, mind and soul must prove ourselves, like bur great cause, worth fighting for.' "'...." ;l : ; The long heralded great offensive of the German armies started yesterday morning, on the west front or what appeared to be the beginning of that ; offensive. t And "none of the objectives was reached," is the laconic report of General Haig. They just cannot break through. They haven't the proper morale; or perhaps the line is too strong for any force. ; Do not fail to plant more loganberries this spring, if you have suitable land. The fact is, loganberries are not particular. They will do well on almost any kind of land inTthe Willamette valley. Trotzky Is late In demanding a Russian army. But better late than never. As early as, last September, Elihu Root referred to "poor, struggling, bleeding Russia." and many things have happened since then. There is more wealth in the Unit ed States than . in Great Britain. Faance and Germany. The aggre gate is 8240,000,000,000. The mobilization of the maples Is on back in New England, and . thi country expects every sap-bucket to do Its duty. Maple molasses Is not to be despised in these war times. The Red Cross country store and auction sale will be on at the armory In Salem today and tomorrow, end ing with a jitney dance tomorrow night. It wit be a great success, from all indications. The city of Washington has adde-2 several hundred thousand people to its population since the declaration of war with Germany. In its unprec edented growth it is becoming a reg ular Los Angeles sort of place. Los FTJTrRE DATES March S2, Friday. MeMtnr of bank. Ins representatives of Marion county to devise ware and mean for waging next Liberty loan drive. March 2. Friday Oregon Hoptrrow era association marts for dissolution. .J,.p.c.h Saturday. Freshman ele at Willamette university. April 6. Saturday. Third Liberty loan drive begins. . April . Saturday. Third Liberty loan drlva opens. April, fourth week. Marlon County Christian Endeavor convention. Salem. May, dates not set State,- Grange convention, Salem, .., . ' May 17. Friday.- -Primary nominat ing election. not otherwise credited la this paper Manager Managing Editor - Cashier ..Advertising Manager 60 cents ftor six months; 25 cents for Angeles Times. From other sources. r.ef3 comes if regular old-fashioned boom town conditions in the national capital. Some months ago we read about the man who had invented a substi tute for gasoline, that could be fur nished at 2 cents a gallon. What has become of him? We need him. Holland is "warned" by Germany of dire hapenings on account of the taking over of thet Dutch ships. There will be nothing to it. Germany will not dare go too far with Hol land even as far as her diplomats might regard as too far. "If anybody had prophesied two years ago that in 1918 motor trucks wpuld be running 740 miles over land on a regular schedule, they would have been voted crazy. Yet the Los Angeles Times says that is just what one corporation is now do ing, and doing it with success. The airplane program of the Unit eoStates is admittedly behind sched ule, but it is being speeded up. and by August first we are promised Rouble the fighting machines now In use by England, France and Ger many. ' That sounds good. Miss Anne Martin announces her candidacy for the United States sen ate from Nevada, to succeed the late Mr. Newland. The conservative old senate is slow, but it will finally ar rive. A score of states are Included in every considerable casualty list sent from overseas, and the names Indi cate many racial stocks on the fath er's side. Kvery man volunteered. Let Germany think of that. The Indians are doing their shar in the war. There are 2200 Indian volunteers in the American army and SOO in the navy. Indians have in-vt-sted $10,000,000 for liberty bonds, and they have increased their culti vated acreage at the call of the gov ernment. It is predicted that there will be fZO new wooden ships launched by June 1. They will not sink any fast er than steel vessels under submar ine attack and they will as well car ry the goods for our soldiers and allies. Who is any longer ridiculing the American wooden ship? WASTIXO STATK MOXKV, "Kansas will buy 200.000 automo bile tags next year at 11 cents each oelivered at Topeka, a total of $22. 0O0. Then it will spend 8 cents each Bending the tags and receipts to car owners, $16,000 more. Thirty or forty clerks will be employed at To peka at a cost of probably $5000, a total of $53,000, most of which is clear waste' says the Abilene, Kan baa, Reflector. The Kansas paper goes on to say: "No need whatever exists, for new tags. The government is begging for metal yet Kansas throws away near ly 200,000 metal tags. California, to save money and metal, is using last year's tag but giving each car o-. ner when he pays his tax a small celluloid card which be attaches to the front of his car, costing perhapti a cent each. It serves every purpose, helps win the war and saves money. The method of sending out tags fiom Topeka by mail is probably the most stupid action of the state gov ernment. They could be sent to each county by freight and the car owner could get his tag when he paid the county treasurer the tax. saving1 the state some $18,000 a year." The same waste, if the reader re gards it as a waste, is going on in Oregon. At any rate, the suggestions of the Kansas paper are passed on for what they are worth, and it will do no harm to have a discussion of the matter, and perhaps actfon by the legislature next winter, if necessary and regarded as advisable. ROBBING AKMY OFFICERS. -Profiteers in the east seem to have an, especial spite against army offi cers. Since the annulment of the rule which allowed officers to get clothes and accoulermenta from the quartermaster, at army prices tho sight of a shoulder strap has had the same effect upon the profiteers as the sight of a corn field has upon a hungry crow. The New York Times state that for & cap the government might have sold, him for 73 cents, the officer has had to pay $4.50. A $12 over coat has brought as much as $90. A pair of riding gloves, government price $1.75, sells to an officer for Some equally scandalous instances of exorbitant rents are cited. A Washington landlord charged $160 a week for the rent of a single room vith four cots in it, the cots being occupied by officers, who are con sidered fair game. A wealthy officer was charge! $5000 for three months' rent of a house near a southern camp. Enlisted men have had their pay doubled, but officers get no mora than they did before the war. Senator Poindexter has presented a simple but effective plan of solv ing the rentproblem by a bill tax ing landlord! 100 per cent on the rental they charge in excess of the 1916 rate. UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE. When the history of American participation in the great war comes to be written, some of the most in teresting chapters will te those de voted to an account of the develop ment of the United States Secret Ser vice and its work in ferreting out those who would give Uncle Sam a stab in the back. Intrigue and espionage have ever been revolting to the sentiment of the United States. In the entire his tory of the nation's diplomacy the Washing Won't Rid Head Of Dandruff The only sure way to get rid of dandruff is to dissolve it. then you destroy it entirely. To do this, get about four ounces of ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at night when retir ing; use enough to moisten the scalp and rub It In gently with the finger tips. Do this tonight, and by morning, most if not all. of your dandruff will be gone, and three or four more ap plications will completely dissolve and entirely destroy every tingle sign and trace of It, no matter how much dandruff you may have. Yo-; will find, too. that all Itching and digging of the scalp will stop at once, and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous, glossy, silky and soft, and look and feel a hundred times better. You can get liquid arvon at any drug store. It is Inexpensive and never falls to do the work. aim of the government has been in deal strtightforwardly with all other governntents. From Henjamln Frank lin down to James W. Oerapd, through? times of war as well as of peace, the policy of the I'nited State- in her relations with all other powj" has been stamped by frankness and sincerity. It wtuld be impossible to imagine any one of the long lines of American diplomats descending to the methods of espionage and propa ganda, even touthe encouragement of actual acts of violence and destruc tion, that have been pursued by the diplomatic representatives 'of Ger many. The United States government has never made a specialty of detect! v? work of any kind. Whatever has Lcen done along that line has been simply lncfdental. So little use had the United States found for a secret service, during the first seventy-five years of her, history, that when it was deemed necssary to throw pro tttion about Abraham Lincoln on hi3 journey from Springfield, 111., to Washington for his first inaugura tion, a private detective had to bo assigned to the task. With the beginning of the civil war, however, Edwin L. Stanton, the secretary of war, organized a feder al detective force that was soon ren dering satisfactory service to the government. After the civil war, the so-called secret service became a postoffice Inspection department, to te extended later into a bureau of the treasury department for tho hunting down of smugglers, counter feiters, or moonshiners. Nevertheless, from the beginning -of the great European conflict in 1914,. the United States secret ser vice has been alert to every move of International Importance, especially to every move of consequence! to its own goverument. Nothing was more carefully or more persistently culti tated, in the early months of the war, as proof of 'Germany's marve lous efficiency, than the operations of her spy system. It was known that, for years prior to the war with Austria, Prussia had been building up a system of espion age that was to find its first large expression in tbe honeycombing of France with intrigue during the reign of Napoleon III. It was known that, with the triumph of 1870, Ger many had. entered with still greater nergy into the development of her spy system, unAil she bad representa 'Ives in every section of England and France, until restaurant and hotel waiters, school teachers, college pro cessors, shop keepers, barbers, do mestic servants, people bearing Ger man names in almost every calling were,, first of all, agents of the Ber lin secret system. Germany had planted spies along the prospective routes of her armies for years be fore the time seemed opportune for striking tbe blow. There was. ap parently, no place where the German spy was not in 1914-15, and the world asked, by the admirers of Ger man efficiency, to stand at respectful attention and be properly amazed. But there are persons in Washing ton today in a position to know that, on the whole, German espionage has been characterized by clumsiness an J stupidity. Its operations have been detected, exposed, and rendered ri diculous by the secret service of a country that has never had any par ticular respect for espionage, and that has less respect than ever for it today. There is not believed to be a single instance, in which the pro tective, secret" service of the United States has been called on to contend with the aggressive German espion ag system, where the latter has no, teen defeated in its purpose. I BITS FOR BREAKFAST Greatest battle of the war. n. ' It may have started yesterday. S Any way. not a single objective was reached by the Germans and the allies are fully prepared for any thing the Bosch es may pull off. i Washington leans to the hope that this is really tbe German great of fensive; having every confidence that if that is what it is. the result will be failure and chagrin for Ber lin, and a further weakening of tbe morale of the whole German people. ' 'm . With all respect to the good will and sincere patriotism of those whi have put forth the idea, the writer would say that the consolidated war chest scheme is doomed to failure. They tiled is in Canada, and they thought they' had hit upon Just the right plan. But It did not work. m German newspapers declare that the people of Germany are not in clined to grieve over the progress of the war, but that, on the other hand, they are given to hilarity. Possibly somebody fgas been throwing a pic ture of the crown prince on the screen. U A lot of women who never learned how to keep the baby clean Sre vol unteering their services for the war. There is certainly a lot of lost mo tion in the performance. Ex change. W S ChaTles M. Schwab predicts that the people who work will dominate the world in the future. That shutj out the I. W. W.'s. K Here Is an opportunity to get a bit of "pin money." Cat hides are quot ed at 88 eents leavch. The howl ought to be worth more than that. RADICAL AND Men's clothing is not only hard to get atjiny price. Buy Now, PNE LOT OF Men's Shirts SIZES I6V2 and 17. VALUES TO $2.00, NOW 98c Men's Gloves AT CLOSING OUT PRICES MEN'S and BOYS SUITS 20 Per cent LESS THESE REDUCTIONS ARE FROM THE OLD PRICES. NO REDUCTIONS FROM THE PRESENT HIGH PRICES IN A SOCIAL Br nree ElUaWfk Hlebla A pretty home wedding occurred Wednesday afternoon at the resi dence of Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Wilson of Pollcjcounty, when their daughter, Myrtle was given in marriage to Ros coe Clark. The bridal couple were unattended and stood In a bower of ferns as tbe vows were fpoken. Rev. F. T. Porter officiated, using the ring ceremony. :" The bride .was attractively gown ed in white, with tulle veil and or ange blossoms and carried a bouquet of white sweet peas and lacy ferns. Miss Roberta Morton of Salem play ed the Lohengrin wedding march and soft music during the ceremony. Following congratulations, a wed ding luncheorv was: served, after which (Mr. and Mrs. Clark , left for Portland, where they will pass a few days. (They will make their home on the Clark farm In Polk county. Only relatives and a few friends witnessed the marriage. ; Mrs. Milton L. Meyers, the chair man of the ' surgical supply depart ment of the Red Cross has arranged for a class for business girls which will have Its first meeting, Monday night, March -25, at. 7:30 o'clock. Those who are interested may tele phone to Miss Florence Cleveland, secretary of the Y. W. C. A. at num ber 1615. The Woman's Alliance of the Uni tarian church will hold an all-day meeting at the church today. Mrs. Are Here Told the Best Remedy for Their Troubles. Freemen t, O. "I was passing through tlw critical period of life, being forty-fcix years of age and had all the symptoms incident to that change beat flashes, nervou&ne&s, and waSkin a general run down condition, so it was hard for toe to do my work. Lydia. li link ham's Vegetable Compound was recommended to mo as the best remedy for my troublea,wbica it surely proved to be. I feel better and stronger in every way since taking it, and tbe annoying symptoms have disap peared." Mrs. M. CIoddest, 925 Napoleon St., Fremont, Ohio. North Tlaven, Conn. -"Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta ble Compound restored my health after everything-eUe had failed when passing through change of life. There la nothing like it to overcome tbe trying symptoms.' Mrs, IXoBUfcs lttii.i.A,Box 197, North llaven. Conn. . E8DIA E. PmsSUmS REDUCTIONS ON MEN'S BOYS' CLOTHING high priced in the wholesale market but it is scarce arj Buy Here and Save Money Men's Hats OF THESE GREAT EX TRA SPECIALS -50c, $1.35, $1.60 $2.45 MEN'S UP-TO-THE-MINUTE Collars 2 for 25c FLOES HE IM AND ALL OTHER SHOES Pajamas AND NIGHT SHIRTS AT CLOS ING OUT PRICES FOR MEN AT CLOSING OUT PRICES A. J. Adams will serve a noon lunch eon to the ladies. Mrs. E. J. Fuller will entertain the ladies of the G. A. R. and comrades, at her home. 1315 North 15th street, tomorrow afternoon. . ' Mrs. H. N. Coffin of Doise, Idaho, is the bouse guest of Mrs. Russell Catlin. The visitor Is an aunt of Mrs. Catlin. ,:. Accompanied by their small son, Teddy, Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Schmidt motored to Portland yester day where they will remain for the week-Mend. Mrs. Frank Davey has returned from a several days stay in Astoria, where she was the gtiest of her daughter, Mrs. Edwarjd A. Domo galla. STANLEY URGES LESS COAL USE President of British Board of Trade Tells of Reduced Consumption LON'DON, , March 21. In the house of commons today Sir Albert Stanley, president of the board of trade, announced that It had become urgent to reduce the consumption of coal and of electricity. A number of restrictions would be introduced In the 23 counties south of a linn drawn from The Wash to Bristol! channel. This would involve reduc tions in the use of gas and electricity which he detailed, with certain ex ceptions in favor of hospital and mU- j nit Ions works. AH the large power Ik Ss&e&a Gases ONE LOT OP Women's Shoes VALUES TO $5 03 NOW $2.95 EXTRAORDINABY VALUE GIVEN ON Men's Clothing CORNER COURT AND COM'L STREET, SALEi! stations supplying the tramways a: electric railways would be ration with consequent . restriction, iu services including tbe London tut No lights are to be permitted ! illumination of shop windows a: no food is to be cooked or any I nleals served In any hotel, club r taurant, tavern, boarding or put: eating house between 9:30 at e!; and 5 o'clock in the morning, i lights in the -dining rooms of ti places must be extinguished t tween 10 o'clock at night and o'clock in the morning. No perfor: ance in any theater, music hall, ek Ing picture houpe or other place amusement is to be continued ; ter 10:30 at night, nor will they permitted to open before 1 o'cl& Jn the afternoon. The restrictions, said Sir Albr do not apply to Ireland but tbe 1 sition of Ineland with respect to tL section is tinder consideration. Deckebach Calls Meeting 2 O'Clock This Afternoi A rally will be held at 2 o'clo. this aftenoon In the com mere; cvIub auditorium, called by F. 1 Deckebach, chairman of the Mark county committee for the third Iss: of liberty loan bonds. It is at this, time that final i structions and division of territo among the different workers on list will be given, as it is the ai of the chairman, who weotffl For land yesterday to confer tith ti stale chairman, to leave no tto: unturned that will put the commit!' workers In the field bright a early on tho iday designated for whirlwind campaign which will coy: every house in the county. Tho feature., of this arternoca gathering of .the clans will be spirited addif-ss-by one who knc what the drive? means Edw Cooklngham, vice president of tt Ladd & Tiltoh bank, of Portland. tYDtJk CPINKHAM MEDICINE CO. LYNN. MASS.