The Oregon Statesman mnn, Iraued Daily Except Monday by THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY ' tit S. Commercial St., Salem, Oregon. V ' MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS . rf i?i!B2?c,at.ei preM 18 lelr entitled to the use for republication 11a 1, d,l8Dtcne credited to it or not otherwise credited In this paper indalso the local newt published herein - J; Hendricks. ....... Stephen A. Stone. . ........ ---'-4 rtalch g1otp . .... ..... rtr rl r ... '4' r v t TL: .Advertising Manager Frank Jashoskl Manager Job Dept. .Manager . . , .Managing Editor .Cashier DAILY STATESMAN, served by carrier In Salem and suburbs, 15 cents a week. SO cents a month. DAILY STATESMAN, hy mall, ft a year; $ J for six months; 60 cents a TTJ?.0iitn' For tkre months or more, paid in advance, at rate of 5 a year. -UNDAY STATESMAN, $1 a year: SO cents for six months; 25 cents for three months. WEEKLY STATESMAN, Issued In two six-page lections, Tuesdays and Fridays, Si a year; 50 cents for six months; 25 cents for three months. TELEPHONES: ' Business Office, 23. Circulation Department, 683. Job Department,!' 513. Entered at the Postof f ice in Salem, Oregon, as second class matter. "Will the friends fJTbe Statesman please remember that thin paper is always crow4ed7-This will explain why some of the most interesting articles offered for publication are delayed in their ap pearance, and sometimes crowded out entirely sometimes even after haying been set in type. ; More and more, the conduct of a' newspaper, in a city the size of Salem or larger, becomes a matter of selection. There is always more "copy' than can be printed. The leased wire news report of the Associated Press, including the many special ar ticles hy; ma u from the correspondents of that great organization in the various corners of the world, would, if all were printed, en tirely fill .The Statesman; probably more. We had two linotype machines at first. Then three. Now we have four. There will be five, some day; and six and seven and still more. But it will al ways" be the same story, in the nature of things. It may seem slow some timesj but we are growing. jThe city, even now, is growing, nrl 41jfc AAfinfmr Avtsl f nrtiAn 4f4k i a avai ' 4Via,a will thA VAmf rapid growth. More rapid than ever before, and long continued. German tried to straf another bunch of Sammies yesterday. They, found them "at home," and all the Germans not killed were mighty glad to get back, into their holes (dug-outs) and pull their holes m after them. . - v ; The Allied line is ready for more waves the. more the better. But the wave offerings will likely grow less. BEAVER m ALL WAYS plainer than other. Strange to say. there are more Williams than Johns, and of William Henry Smiths were are over 400 beside the 1600 already mentioned. If the enemy will cal out Bill Smith" he will get a rise out of the American army quicker than any other. There are over one thousand Jack Johnsons in the army. but the one with the greatest repu tation for fighting isn't there. JUSTICE GUARANTEED. President Wilson has assured the Greek people that the rights of that nation will be given full considera tion at the final peace conference. If the United States has anything to do with settling the big affair and it begins to look as If she will have a great deal to do with it every nation of the world, including bloody Germany, will get a fair hearing and the nearest approach possible to jus tice, when at last the world's repre sentatives sit down around the coun cil table. HOW SAMMIES FIGHT. . . German experts have, evolved an elaborate plan' to calculate how many men a company will lose before it is put out of commission. Their fig ures are Interesting. Dealing with German companies composed of 250 men, the experts figure that forty men can be lost by such a company under favorable circumstances with out flinching; but the loss of ninety men under any circumstances will shake the company badly. A loss of one hundred and twenty men, under any circumstances, puts a Company out of action, and a loss of 150 men is equivalent to complete destruction. A single New York company lost one hundred and twenty-six men In a brush with the Germans in Lorraine recently, but 1t held Its ground beat off the Hun attack and came through with twenty-three prisoners. This is not rumor; the number, of casualties is taken from the official report of General Pershing. now has Its headquarters at Bethle hem. Pa., and its subsidiary plants In Maryland, In New England and other strategic points, with access to tho sea and to sources of -raw ma terial. Mr. Schwab has been active In philanthropy as well as in business. He built a magnificent Catholic church at Loretto, Pennsylvania, and established a complete electric light ing plant for the town. He built a convent house at Cresson, a' thor oughly equipped Industrial school at Ifgmestead, and fitted up, on the southern shore of State Island, a san itarium and hospital for the benefit of the sick and-erippled children of New York during the summer months. t In his new. position Mr. Schwab will bear the title or director-general of the Emergency Fleet corporation and will have unlimited powers to put through the vast shipbuilding program' already under way. Accord ing to official announcement, he It to be given complete supervision and direction of every detail of the work, which Is taken to mean that he will not be hampered with red tape, but given a free hand to carry out tho task according to his own Ideas. THE LIvTXU LINE. (By Harold Begbie, in London Daily : Chronicle.)' As long as faith and freedom last. And earth goes round the sun. This stands the British line held . fast . ' And so the fight was won. i , The greatest fight that ever yet Brought all the world to dearth; A fight of twflTgreat nations set ' To battle far the earth. : And. one was there with blood aflame To make the earth his tool; And one was there is freedom's nam That mercy still should rule. . v "The future of the security market, of course, de-, . fpends almost entirely upon the outcome of events on the: western front. ... .. . Another factor, not to be overlooked, is the rising spirit of courage manifested ; in all sorts of activities; the psychological effect doubt-" less of war and the imperative necessity of facing . struggle." -:-.'-? -t'W-. i.'- The quoted words above are from the current weekly letter of Henry Clews, the Wall Street authority. They are encouraging words.: . ' They show that the people of the United States are growing braver in all 'ways graver not alone to take the risks of the battle fields, in fighting for world democracy and decency and honesty, but braver also in willingness to assume risks in business; in extending commerce and takin grail vantage of the opportunities everywhere for courageous initiative .f ' : : ; - r This new spirit of courage is sure to place the United States in the leadafter the waV, as the banker nation; as the greatest, trader among the nations; as the-first world power in all the! big things uok iiioac iui Biauuiijr auu prugrcss ana leaaersnip.' ' , Af-this-notwithstanding our chief competitor, Great Britain. " Mr. Clews, in this same letter, throws a bright light on the courage of the British, in the following words: , - - ' ; I f 1 'iGrcat Britain has just set us an astonishing example of na tional grit and readiness to make every sacrifice for victory by an nouncing a budget of over $4,200,000,000, the greatest in the history of the world. This magnificent sum is to be raised entirely within Great Britain by a population of only 48,000,000 of people. British war expenses for the coming year are estimated at $14,000,000,000, Of which nearly one-third will be paid out of taxation. The British debt now stands at $39,000,000,000, including. $8,000,000000 loaned to4 the Allies. Our own expenses during the first year of the war have been about $10,000)000,000, nearly one-halfMhis representing loans to our Allies. Our population is approximately 110,000,000. This coming year our expenses will surely be much larger than the sum just named, and we are raising only about 14 per cent bv tax ation, the remaining 86 per cent being provided for by bonds. If Great Britain after nearly four years of war with her smaller popu lation and resources can successfully stand such a huge strain, as she certainly is, there is no heed to feel any anxiety concerning the Ability of the United: States, which has a much larger population, much greater resources arid has riot yet been wearied by prolonged struggle.' ' - Germany is beaten if the allies hold, says a' Spanish statesman re turning from Germany. Then Ger many is beaten The allies will hold. And therTHTdo- a great deal more whatever hnore is required for the sure defeat of -Germany.' - ; When we have thrashed Germany, and we will do the job, the Mexican "situation" will not appear to be any, mote formidable than something to be cleaned up before breakfast Lbs Angeles Times. This nation has got to move as fas as Lot and his family did at the smell of brimstone in the atmosphere of Sodom in giving assistance to our allies. That German host- seems to be as numerous as the sands of the sea. Exchange, ' But the host has been very rapidly diminishing ii numbers of late, as the mountain of dead Germans have been piled up as they have been pushed on in waves against British gunners. the unbroken lines or the and French, and American f Senator Hiram Johnson is strong ly In favor of La free press and free speech during the war. ; And no man in public life has had more occasion to suffer, from the - scoring of the newspapers phao. the same Hiram Johnson. Los Angeles Times. In fact, the foregoing is the first tribute of respect ever jpaid to Hiram by California's greatest newspaper, a I though he has had acres and acrej of "roasts" in the Times. 1 Many casualties are reported In the, American Marine corps. They are the soldiers of rthe sea. Wher ever the flag wavesthey are! ' evi dence, How ofen we used to read of troubles abroad that ran so: "Tho marines 'having landed.; peace has been restored." Their proud boast is that they are always first fn all our wars; but, in this oneJthe En of STTTCRE DATES' "Ms S, Thurdr DdlcatIoa CMmDoes mmrlJ butMiar. , -'Msr, 4. Btutdy. Kugn High 8choIan4 Slem High I School play baball at Balem. Mar 17. Trldar.- Ttlmary aonlaat In tlKilftn. Mar 3S to 37 Second iled Croaa war fumt campaign, . Mar Mnd S3. Wadneaday and Tbtiraday- War conference In Portland. Jun 4. I. J and 7 State Grange con vention In Patent. June 14. Krtday Hlcb School com mencement exerrlaea. Jane in. Thuraday. nennlon nt ore go riooaer ataociauca, rortland,' gineers dent 'beat them to it," by acc!- KIGIITIXG NAMKH. There is no doubting the patriot tarn vi ne mun ismiiy. Tne rec ords of the War Insurance Bureau show that there are already 1800 plain William Smiths fn the army- some .of them being a blamed sight SCHWAB A nCSTtLEB. Charles M. Schwab, the man whom President Wilson has entrusted with the work of building the great mer chant marine which will transport America's men and resources to the battle front, is a typical example of the American "hustler." The task given him to perform is a colossal one, but so far no task has been found for "Charlie", Schwab to per form. - He Is a big man with years of experience in handling big things. Given a free hand, it is dollars to doughnuts. In the opinion of those best tcqualntedj with the man and bis abilities, that he will carry th 3 job through to a successful conclu sion. There is probably no man better fitted than Mr. Schwab for the work f speeding up ' the American ship building program. As already stated. he has had vast experience in hand ling "big business. He has a personal- acquaintance with shipbuild ing, since he is the controlling factor of several of the largest shipbuilding plants in the country. As America's largest producer of steely he knows every detail of the great Industry that is most closely allied with ship building. As one of the largest em ployers of labor in America, he na turally Is well qualified to cope with any labor problems that may con front him in his task. And, despite the faet that he bears a German name and is of German origin, Charles M. Schwab is an American patriot from his heels to the-top of his head, and he may be relied upon to throw all of his patriotic 'enthus asm into the task of helping to beat the Huns. v ; . Mr. Schwab Is in his 57th year Blair county, Pennsylvania, was his birthplace. When he ' was 1 0 years old he moved with his family to Cam brla county, in the same state. A a boy be worked for. neighboring farmers, and drove a coach to and from the town of Croeson and Lo retto. After leaving school young Schwab became a clerk in a grocery store at Braddock. During the early days of Mr. Car negie's domination of the steel In d us try in Pennsylvania, young Schwab found employment as a help er in a subcid.ary company's engln eering corps. Within six years he had risen to a responsible manager lai position, - Then followed his as signment to the works at Homestead and his first chance to prove bis un usual organising ability, and it was not strange that, fojlowlngir. Car negie's wlthdrawel from active cares of his tast properties, and after the consolidations and expansion that followed. Mr. Schwab should have been recognized as an administrator to be kept in high-place. For several years he was the hea of the Carnegie Steel company, an for three years be was the head of the United States Steel corporation Then he turned to the making of ateel for naval construction, and for ill the higher forms of building, ma rine and on land, and began, as fait own. manager, to develop the great manufacturing corporation . whlcn lt was a line, a living line Of Britain's gallant youth. That fought the Prussian one to nlnj And saved the world for ruth. That bleeding llne that falling fence That stubborn ebbing wave. That string of suffering human sense. Shuddered, but never gave. living line of human flesh, f It quivered like a brain; f Swarm after swarm came on afresh And crashed, but crashed In vain. Outnumbered -by the mightiest foe That ever sought to put , The world in chains, they met the , blow ' . ' , ' And fought him foot by foot. They foughl his masses, falling back. They poured their blood like wine. And never once the vast attack Smashed. Urought that living line, i - 4 It held. It held, while all the world Looked on with strangled breath; It held; again, again it hurl'd Man's memory to death. Bleeding and , sleepless, dazed and spent. . ."' ' And bending like a bow, ' 'y Backward the lads of Britain went. Their faces to the blow. ' And day went by,' and night seame In, And when the moon was gone Murder broke out! with fiercer din. And still the fight went on. Day after day, night after night, , . Outnumbered nlne to one. In agony that none may write ' . These young men held the Hun. And this Is their abiding praise No future shall undo: Not onee in all those staggering days The avalanche broke thro'. -ECONOMY, Basement Specials ,CLdSING OUT-, 'PRICES WOMEN'S ' STRAW WOMEN'S PERCALE , WAIST HATS . SUMMER VALUES galore foe gaiu DRESSES ,49c . AND DRESS The nam quality of TO $3.00 NOW. .60c DEN HATS, ETC. SKIRTS, each. . .98c EJJ. jKiST. WOMEN'S GIRLS II . MEN'S BOYS' HOUSE ' MIDDY STIFF SUITS DRESSES WAISTS HATS good ma'terials GINGHAM OR PER- 69c' EACH CORSET VALUES TO - $3.00 NOBBY SUITS CALE ........ "T.98c COVERS ...... "21'e NOW :....60c $3.85 STANDARD BRANDS OF MEN'S COLLARS GOOD STYLES 5c each SOLD ELSEWHERE -3 COLLARS FOR. . . . . ..60c CORNER COURT AND COM'L STREET, SALEtt III A SOCIAL WAYI 1 By )rUfc Bltoaath XkWU Retreat, retreat, yes, still retreat. But fighting one to nine, just knowing there was no defeat If they "but held the line. Ah, never yedid men more true Or souls more'lltfely wrought From Cressy down to Waterloo Fight as these young men fought On whose great hearts the fate of all Mankind was poised' that hour. Which saw the Pursslan War God fan' - , :, . And Christ restored to ;rWr. The world shall tell how they stood " fast, '.- ' . And how the fight was won. As long as faith and freedom last And earth goes round the sun. I BITS FOR BREAKFAST I More brleht sunshine. K m ' Farmers wpuld welcome a shower. mm mmmm Forces of democracy are cheerful. .The Germans waves have not come back fn the Ypros salient. . - V. ' The onlv activity there since Mon day has Ihi on the part of the British and French, who have im proved their positions. And .they are making a death trap One of the most Important con ventions of the General Federation of Women's clubs, of which the Sa lem Woman's club is a branch, has opened at Hot Springs, Ark. The body rep resents over 3.000,000 wo men over the breadth of the country. Their slogan Is "Win the War" and their war-work session will probably be the most vital convention which they have ever held.- Several Ors gon women are in attendance, among whom are Mrs. Charles II. Castner, of Hood River, president of the Ore gon Federation and Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, Mrs. Esther Allen Jobes. a member of the pioneer club circle, Mrs. E. Holmes, Mrs. A. ShurtlifT. all of Portland, and Mrs. Ada B. -Milll? can of Prineville. . Laet fall Mrs. Castnc'was entertainrd in Salem, when a reception was held for her at the home of Mrs. Zadoc RJggs. A Salem woman. Mrs. R. M. Hofer. who with her small sons, Robert and Ernest, is passing the summer in Oakland. Calif., as the guests of rel atives has been assisting in much war relief work there. California- is tak ing care of two thousand homeless Belgian babies, a large fund is being for the Germans of Mont Kemmel. m m They are blasting them out, and making It impossible to bring up re inforcements. . ' V And the British, forces in Meso potamia and Palestine are dolnc a little business -pushing on and driv ing out the Turks. m Berlin says it will be sympathetic with peace proposals the Pope is said to be preparing for Sunday, May 19. Kthought. ' The German general staff knows Germany Is whipped. S Itohemlans Joining the Italian troops. It may be unanimous against Germany, pretty soon. No people want to follow a forlorn hope. V V Some of the amateur war garden ers are falling back to "selected po sitions' with the first appearance of the wqpds. Herbert Hoover says: "Buy'yonr food with thought. That sounds al right, but the man around the cor ner demands the coin. Exchange. S ' ' Just as we expected; when the nv? of horse meat becomea ' fashionabio the price jumps from 9 to 15cenjs a pound. We will soon Jx eating gravel vwe understand there is an unlimited supply of that. Los An geles Times. Secretary McAd' refused to ad dress a party of prominent pomorrafa in Albuquerque. N. M.. after he had made his Liberty Loan speech in that city. "A Democrat looks no better in mc than a Republican, he said. "I'm on this trip to sell Libertv bonds, not to play polftlca."-: That sort of talk H Ihe-very bt polHIrs a man can play today but Mr. Mc Adoo is abselved from any partisan motives. A true patriot, regardless nf party affiliations, cannot afforl to take any other stand than that taken by the secretary of the treasury. raised at the theaters where special programs are given and talented wo men tf Oakland and its visitors are assisting in taking up the collections at the theaters. Mrs. . Hofer is con tinuing, her vocal studies and Is tak ing advanced work with Madame Rene Crltlcos a Parisian grand op era, singer. , . ,. . ' ' V Mrs. Frank Dayton returned yes terday to. her. home. in. Portland af ter a several days visit at the C. B. Clancey home, as a guest of the fam- . . . ... Mrs. If. II. Ollnger and Mrs. O. C. Locke will accompany Mr. -and Mra. W. D. Bennett to Portland today for a few-days visit-- The iarty will motor. . , r ' -' ? Mrs. Lawrence T. Harris went to Portland yesterday where rbr passed the day. Judge and Mrs. Harris, ac companied by, Mr.' and Mrs. Milton L. Meyers, motored, to Silverton on Tuesday evening for a short visit. Mrs. I R Edwards and little son. Irwin, have, arrived from North Bend and are the house guests of Mrs. Ed wards' mother, Mrs. Irwin Griffith on Court and Capitol streets. . .... . ..." Delegates of the Salem district of home missions of the Methodist church attended a convention In Mc- Minnville yesterday, which Is also continuing today. The group motor- ed over and in the party were .Mrs. Carl Gregg Doncy. Mrs. George IL Aldeu, Mrs. A. E. Task er. Mrs. E. E. Upmeyer and Mrs. A. A. UnderhllL , Little Daryl Myers, the son of Mr, and Mrs. Frank Mrers. is ill at the' Myers residence. Mr. Myers has als . been confined to his home for srr eral days. Accompanied bv her son. Clarence " Bishop, Mrs. C. P. Bishop Wt Pen dleton last night for New York for. an eastern tour. Mrs. Bishop start ed from SaJcra on her long journey, : Tuesday. OLD FASHIONED REMEDIES. Grandmother's, r e m e d 1 s com pounded from ' the medicinal roots and herbs of" the fields are now found -upon tho. shelves of the mod ern drug stores In attractive pack ages and are .among the best sellers v In prepared medicines. Prominent-- among them is that famous old root v and herb remedy, Lydia E. Plak- . ham's Vegetable ' Compound.', which for three generations has been re lieving the women of America from the worst forms of female ills and Is now considered the standard remedy in its line. British Leader Thanking French lor Help I' . : ;' - I . ... V -J ' - i. ; i r s n - m f . el l -11 1 mmr r Junt as General Halg. commander of the British forces In France," was getting Into his automobile for another part of hi line, he stoppHt a moment to. thank several otMoers for the aid they had alvcn him. This InrMent i an Indication of the -close co-operation of the French and British officers on the western front. if j-