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' r. V 2 THE OREGOX 8TATES3HAX: SATURDAY, SI AY 4, 1918 The Oregon Issued Daily Except Monday by THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY 116 S. Commercial St., Salem, Oregon. ME3IBER OP THE 7 The Associated Press ia exclusively of all news dispatches credited to it or ana also the local news published herein. R. J. Hendricks Stephen A. Stone. . . . . . . , . .'. . . . . ttaipn . uiover . . . . . . . . . a . , W. C Squler. .............. Frank Jaskoski. ....... ... . . . DAILY STATESMAN, served by carrier In Salem and suburbs, 15 cents a t week, 50 cents a month. DAILY STATESMAN, by mail. 8 a - month. For three months or more, paid in advance, at rate or ss a year. SUNDAY STATESMAN, 1 a year; SO cents lor six months; 25 cents lor three months. WEEKLY STATESMAN, Issued in ! two six-page sections. Tuesdays and Fridays, $1 a year; 50 cents (or six months; 25 cents for three months. TELEPHONES: Business Office, 23, Circulation Department. 583. - Job Department, 683. Entered at the Postotfice in Salem, ' A straW showing the direction of the wind ; in fact, a whole bale of straw, was the action taken by. the Oregon Drug Clerks Associa tion at its meeting in Portland on April 25, endorsing the candidacy of Governor Withycombe for renomination and re-election. There were about 150 members present, and the action was taken by res olution, and it was decided to wage a lively campaign. This is rather strong, for a non-partisan organization. The action was based upon patriotic motives. A. W. Ruth, president of the asso ciation, who is with the Owl Drug Co. an Portland, was a Salem visitor yesterday, and called at the office of The Statesman with the information given in the foregoingl The druggists want to con tinue the War Governor in the position of authority hi which he has been a powerful factor in keeping Oregon at the front, and "over the top,' in every war activity, to the signal honor of this state in the eyes of the people of the United States and of the whole world battling for democracy and decency. The druggists do not want to swap horses in the middle of the stream-with the chance of getting a mule or a balky mount.! ' - ... . . . The third! Liberty Loan will be over the top by midnight to night, and there should be a billion or two to the good. L The "peak load" of the resistance of. the British and French and American troops was reached and passed last week. The dan ger of the Germans being able to break through. has grown smaller and beautifully, less since then. And they will not be able again to make as great an offensive as the last one. And, if General Foch thinks best, the Germans will be on the defensive from now on till the end of the war. I , v " , . If the rest of .the primary campaign' in Oregon cannot be made decent, let's hope itbnay be made as. decent as possible.. There is the election in November yet to come, and there should be as few open wounds as may be. i - ' ' ':- 71 '' " ' --- - : . v j - Berlin has nothing to report. But Paris has something. The French are going back. :Good lack to them. . A ' ' Kaiser Bill Is troubled about Rus sia. -We should worry. " v ''."' The French say la guerre.- That 1, they make war feminine. - But that Is an old term. This war Is a man's war. . Things are clearing up as the war demands are taking shape. The American people do not in any meas ure lack fiber or courage.' Some folks are poking fun at Sec retary Baker because he sought ref uge in a Paris wine cellar, during a bombardment. Wonder where Wil liam Jennings Bryan would have gone? - . . . Spain has sent another note to Ger many. There will be still another when the U-boats sink another Span ish ship. There Is about as much spunk tn King Alfonso as In the heel of a gnat. What a. Grand Army of the Re public we shall have In another ten years? By that time the Tlctory crowned " soldiers will again be among us, those who have escaped the gun of the Hun and disease. That old couple who spent $100 they had saved to pay for their fu neral for a Liberty Bond, saying that the dead could wait to be burled but the men at the front needed the money now, had patriotism devel oped to the highest power. '"-r In spite of the Increase In prices, the American dollar stands firm. It Is .worth one hundred cents. Marks, rubles, francs and ponuds sterling may depreciate, but the dollar re tains Its full value. It has the pros, perlty of a great nation behind It. The dollar has not shrunk; ( prices hive swelled. Go west, young man, and blow up with the country Is the Hlndenburg ed Greelygram to the German sol diery. They have obeyed, and are obeying, at the point of the bayonet. But the supply of cannon fodder that may be sent; west by Hlndenburg Is I growing smaller. . h ' rrrrtTRB dates MAy 4, Saturday. turra Itlch Fchnol aiid Salem High. School play ( ,baball at Salem. . May , Monday. Thrift Stamp day. '. Friday.- -rrlraary notniaat- May to to JT Second Red Cross war . fund campalan. , vM'r. " J"4 Wednesday and - TUrlV"TTY,r eojferene In Portland. 7 State Orange con. mncmnt exercises. 1 l0, Th'"dy--Hnn!oi of Ore gon p looser association, Portland, Statesman A8SOCXTED PRESS entitled to the use for republication not otherwise credited In this paper . . .Manager .Managing -Editor . .. .Cashier Advertising Manager ......... .Manager Job Dept year; S3 for six months; SO cents a Oregon, as second class matter. 4- It ; is claimed that the wife of Champ Clark. made him decline that Missouri senatorship. . In , addition to having the best ham in Washing ton, Mrs. Clark has always been looked upon as the boss in the family. '!'. ..; ; ; In a trial flight of 325 miles made in an arplane equipped with a Lib erty motor the distance was covered in less than three hours. Yet they tell us the Liberty motor was not built for speed. One who is not an expert In aviation Is left to wonder what Is "speed" for airplanes. . It Is to laugh. , The German pa pers, a few days ago, were calling the struggle around Ypres the "kai ser's battle." Now they are saying (under orders, of course), that Ypres Is not Importantfor the Germans, and that the German command may decide not to take Ypres. The deci sion has already been made. But it was made , by the stone wall' of the allied troops. The office of the surgeon-general reports that typhoid and dysentery have been reduced to almost negll- gihla proportions In the army. This is most gratifying..: , Typho!d Inocu lation has demonstrated its-value In our experience on the Mexican bor der. It is to be hoped that the vie tories of the medical profession over typhoid and dysentery will be fol lowed by a like triumph over pneu monia. ; EATIXO BUGS AXI WEEDS. Sir Francis Dalton, a scientist, writes that most creeping things are edible. "Locusts and grasshoppers," he wrote, 'are not at 11 bad. v" To prepare them iron pull off the legs and wings and roast them la an Iron dish like coffee." Another traveler declared;- according to Irene Wes ton "In the great Saragossa sea alone. In the North Atlantic ocean. sufficient nutritious vegetation flour lshes and decays to support the en tire population of Europe If It were harvested and prepared In a manner fitting for human consumption." Then there are raU. As late as 1868 "rat pies" were consumed in Nottingham and a certain Inn made a feature of periodical rat suppers. Motley, in his history of the Unit ed Netherlands, quotes- the reply of the burghers to their besiegers "Ye call us cat-eaters and' dog-eaters," they said, "and It is true. " So long, then, as ye hear cat mew or dog bark within these walls' ye may know that the city of Leyden still holds out. And when all have perished but ourselves be sure that we will devour our left arms while with our right we fight for our women, our country and our God." The Beast of i Berlin cannot conquer those Dutchmen. SONG IX WAR TIME. Speak low, speak little, who may sing While yonder cannon, thunders booiu? Watch, shuddering, what each day may bring; Nor "pipe amid the crack of doom." And yet the pines sing overhead. The robins by the alder pool,' The bees about the garden bed, The children dancing home from school. And even at the loom of Birth The mighty Mother weaves and sings; . , She weaves fresh robes for mangled earth; She sings fresh hope? for desper ate things. And thou, too; r through Nature's calm Some strain of music touch things ears, Accept and share that soothing balm. And sing, though choked with pity ing tears. Charles Kingsley. I BITS FOR BREAKFAST i . Sonle welcome showers. " . W Primary campaign entering third stage. . , The candidates ought to remem ber that there is a hereafter the November election. And they will need the support of their 'present opponents.; V "The Germans are going south.',1 Ypres does not look good to them. -VS.. But' they will finally go east, i - - In the meantime, the British and French; are taking; back some of the hills and strategic, points. , V . They are getting ready for the waves; if i Hlndenburg feels .like sending any more. '',.' ; Zeebrugge Is still bottled up. And perhaps there, are other surprise being plotted for the Germans by the allied navies. V- S General Foch has had his author ity extended to the Italian front:. Never In the world a history did any great and splendid armies. His is a gigantic responsibility, and a colos sal task is before him; but oppor tunities for victories that will carry the name of Foch down the pages of history in words of appreciation. The May flower or trailing arbujtus has been selected as the State flower of Massachusetts and the Black-eyed Susan has been similarly honored by the Maryland legislature The oys ter would have been the thing for Maryland, " American girls are reported on the battle line doing Salvantlon Army work. God bless them! Florence Nightingales are needed there . as much as men with guns. You may have noticed that there is not so much call for dyspesia tablets since Herb Hoover is on the Job. The conservation of food has been a fine thine all round. V V The statute of Frederick the Great now reposes in a Washington cellar, which probably is a much more com fortable place than the real Frederick occupies. Dallas, Texas, News, "b "U If Russia did know what she want ed she wouldn't know how to get it. What Russia needs is a little red schoolhouse In every township. They have a wonderful effect. S It is claimed that the lord of the barnyard is crowing at the usual hour these days, in spite of th laws of congress, declaring that he must let loose an hour earlier than for merly. , . It is reported that the navy-blue serge jind the khaki are taking the place of the. "conventlal black" at weddings. The Improvement is much remarked. IN THE LAND 0' c COMMON SENSE Says ft is suicide to cut corns, and tells how they lift right out - You simply ay to the dru store man, "Give me a quarter of an ounce of freezone." This will cost very little but In sufficient to remove every hard or sort corn from one's feet. -.- A few drops applied directly upon a tender, aching corn should relieve the soreness instantly, and soon the entire corn, root and all, can be lift ed out with the fingers without pain. This new wsy to rid one's feet of corns was introduced by a Cincinnati man. who says that while Frceyone is stick it dries in a moment, and seems to simply shrivel up the corn without inflamlnr or even irritating the surrounding tissue ork!n.. Don't let father die from, infection or lockjaw- from whittling atThis corns, "but cut this, out and tnak him try it. , Cured!" 03 Mrs. Gus Griffith, of Everton, Ma, writes: 'I suffered for three years with various female troubles. My life was a misery. 1 was not able to do anything . . . bear ing down pains In my back and limbs, and head ache . . . weak and nerv ous. Dr. recom mended Cardui to me." TAKE mn The Woman's Tonic "When I was on the sixth bottle", she contin ues, "1 began feeling like a new woman... I' am now a well woman ; . . 1 know my cure U per manent for it has been three years since I took CarduC" Thousands of women, now strong and healthv, who once suf fered from women's ail. ments, give Card-u-i the credit lor their good health. Try it, for your 5? IS irouDies. Seven Fatal Accidents Are Reported for Week I Seven fatal accidents out of a total of SSI were reported .to the Indus trial aiccident commission,, for the week ending May 2. The fatal cases were; ; -, j Lulu Gavin, Talent, trespasser, killed by train; John Manan, As toria, sawmill; Lloyd Rundie, Ban don, sawmill; Rrank Todd, Portland, shipbuilding; David Bradley i Astoria, sawmill; II. "E. Olinghouse, Mill City, sawmill; Harry Walker, Wlll amina. lumberlnjr. , " f Of the total number of . accidents reported 483 were subject to the provisions of the compensation act, 40- w.ere from firms and! jeorpora tions that have rejected the' act and 28 were from public utility corpora tions that are hot subject to the act. ' . .1 , Clever Scheme of Paroled Boys Forestalled by Board ' fA elevej scheme" of" some boys paroled .from the State Training School to escape authority j of the institution was nipped in the bud by the state board of control yesterday when It ordered Superintendent L. M. Gilbert to execute agreements with boys who are paroled to enlist in the army or navy that their pa roles cease if they are discharged from the service within a certain time. The case of one boy who was paroled to enlist was cited. He pur posely got himself dishonorably dla tfharged: 'o that automatically he might escape, jurisdiction pi the school. 1 For this reason agreements made with the boys are to be made more binding. CUT THIS OUT-n-IT IS WOR.TII : . MONEY. DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip, enclose with five cents to Foley & Co., 2835 Sheffield Ave., Chicago. 111., writing your name and address clearly. ;You will receive Inreturn a trial package containing Foley's Honey and ,Tar Compound, for coughs, colds and crour Foley Kid ney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tab lets. J. C. Perry. . LAW TO AFFECT SURETY FIRMS - , t . Attorney General Makes Rul ing at Instance of Commis sioner Wells . Surety business In Oregon jmust comply with the insurance laws and service may be had at any time upon the insurance commissioner or any prson whom a surety company has designated, as Its attorney in ifact. Attorney General Brown holds to an opinion prepared yesterday for In surance Commissioner Wells. jThe question placed before the depart ment was whether the bonds of those companies who have with drawn from the state should be can celled or continued until expiration and whether service can be secured upon any company after its with drawal. i j The opinion holds .further jhat new bonds; must be substituted In authorized companies Instead of fur ther premlsm payments being made to. companies that have withdrawn. The effect of this part of the opin ion is that I payment of premium to such companies would be placing business with companies having- no authorization.' The attorney gener al, however, sees no necessity 'for cancelling bonds upon whim p--mlums have been paid during for which the payment Is made. I Pension Bill Endorsed by House Republicans Washington! May 3. The Smoot-Bland omnibus nenslnn hilt k reposing a minimum Of $30 a month t . . ior vivii war soldiers and sailor, was endorsed by house Republicans at an executive conferen ce last nlsht. i v . j toft KiM trouhles. i ViM IT YANKS ANXIOUS TO BE AT 'EM .... v i Sergeant McAllister Describes Americans When on Way to Front The nearer the American soldiers get to the front the happier they are and the more anxious to have at the Boche, according to a letter that Se; geant Joe McAllister has written to Percy Cupper, assistant state engin eer. McAllister believes mere is a chance that the present year may bo decisive in the great conflict. He writes in part: 1 "I was much Interested in your description of things politically. alftoJ of the at fairs of the office In general and particularly of the newlyweds It would seem that some of those of your department have taken serious ly the advice of some of our noted writers who advise all girls to marry their 'sweethearts' before, f letting. them go abroad, because chaaces aro good for all single ones losing their hearts to some French or Kngllsn nurse. If they live through It here. While chances never were better for a young man than here at present. I firmly believe that a very large num ber of our boys will return to claim those dear little American creations who are willing to await their re turn. ' "Yes. I certainly would have en joyed Shriner's day in Portland with you. I am anxiously - awaiting the. opportunity of seeing Suu. poor devil travel the route that was once mine. ! I have seen a few Sales men In this vicinity, although the majority of them are in other parts. i "Under separate cover I am mail ing a complete file .to date of our regimental piper. The Sidker. 'These have been censored and probably do not contain much news of interest to you. However, you will gala some idea, of our work and life In general, at least as much as can be given out. When everyone has read them pieae lay them away for me. I'll try to send anu future .numbers we may get out. - . 'We are having beaueoup ! plule (much rain) now and from all ap pearances we are going to. have an other rainy spell. However. It Is not so cold now and a little wetting docs one good once In a while. -"This year has already witnessed some of the worst scares of the war and it bids fair to be the most ac tive one and we hope It may be de cisive. I only wish we were one year !n advance with our preparation.-We sure could strike a blow. that the Boche never would . recover from. Our work of preparation, is progress ing nicely and we expect to be called :ip to replace some of the organiza tions that have been shot up now any time. S "A long train Is Just now passing, carrying a large number of our loys o the front. You should hear the noise worse than when we left home. The nearer they get to the line the more anxious they are to get at 'em." SAMUEL M'BRIDE DIED YESTERDAY ; I.;- Passes Away at Home of His Daughter, Mrs. W. H. Boot Near Salem I Samuel B. McBrlde, a former well known ' resident of Portland, who has been making his home with his daughter. Mrs. W. H. Boot, near Sa lem, died yesterday at 4:15 o'clock following a protracted illness. He was the grandfather of Mrs. Asahel Bush. Mr. McBrlde was 152 years old. Mr. McBrlde had retired when .he came to alem to live at the Boot suburban home. He had made many friends during his residence- In Sa lem and each year a large crowd of his friends gathered at the attractive Boot place to celebrate the btrthday anniversary of the venerable res ident, i Besides his widow and his daugh ter, Mrs. Boot, he leaves a . son, Had den McBrlde ef Dixon, Cal., and an other daughter. Miss Ella McBrlde of Seattle. t The funeral will either be held to morrow or Monday from the Boot residence. Rev. Carl H. Elliott will conduct the services and Interment will be In City View cemetery. The body is at the Rlgdon chapel. YOUNG SOLDIER TO BE HONORED Memorial Services to Be Held for Benjamin Hill at Rickreall DALLAS. Mar 3. (Sneclal in Th Statesman.) Memorial services la honor of Benjamin Hill, the Rick reall soldier and member of Com pany L of this city, who passed away in France on April 25 with spinal meningitis, will be held at his home town ,Sunday. afternoon. -Plans are brlng made for an open air eervlce If the weather permits and Governor Withycombe has consented to be present and make a memorial ad dress. The Dallas Home Guard" band has been asked to fnrnlah appropriate music for the occasion. A. Hill, the boy's fsther. received ' a telegram from the war department Tuesday evening telling, him of the death of his' son. The ytjing man was the second member df Company L to givehls life for his country since war wan declared. The first soldier, Elton Blake, a sergeant or the com pany and a Dallas boy, having died PORTLAND CLOAK AND SUIT CO. : AT STOCKTON'S Our Weekly Specials ! 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Taylor, Calvert, Ala., writes: "To Whom It May Concern: 1 rec qmmend Foley Kidney Pills, the best I ever used. I tried different rem edies, but none gave me relief, like Foley's." They restore regular action of kidneys and bladder and relieve backache, rheumatic pains, stiff joints, sore muscles. , J.- C. Perry. LABOR AGENT TO BE NAMED Committee of Local Men Will . Hold Conference at Com mercial Club Today Aft agent whose duty will be to supervise the farm labor situation in Salem and vicinity, will probably be appointed today-at a conference of Salem employers who are to meet at the commercial club rooms at 11 o'clock. Several men have been men tioned as suitable for the position. . J. W. Brewer, farm labor special ist with headquarters. In Portland, suggested to the commercial club that a local agent be named on ac count of the importance of the labor question at this point. The local committee, named by the club yesterday Is headed by W. O. Allen of the Hunt Hrothefs cannery. no . 1 A This Ep4ir Directory fires the principal placet where aa article can be repaired, and should be preferred La every home as a ready guide. TOYH RXTAXRUrO etlafatloa g-aarta-tA. 41 yrs zpr : eter' Wevfca, sl Court 8L Phone 114. CAXT CALL THE "COOLIES." ANCON Canal Zone. May 3. A recent decree of the government of Panama makes It Illegal to apply the term 'coolie" to East Indians or Chinese within the Republic, of Panama. i St Helens Woman Visits at H ome of Her Parents PRATUM. Or.. May 4. Fifteen farmers Trom this neighborhood had a meeting with Roadmaster W. J. Culver in Salem recently, trying to persuade him to put more gravel on the roads in this part ot the county. ' Rev. S. S. Baumgartner and D. A. Vogt have joined the list ot motor ists. ; . Paul Silke .Is building a modern barn. . Mrs. D. Kleen and her son Clar-. ence were visitors at Portland for. the past week. Mr. Kleen left for that city Tuesday morning. Peter j. Blinn Suddenly Dies at Room in Hotel While sitting on the edge of his bed yesterday morning at his room In the Leonard hotel, Peter J. Blinn. apparently well and in good "health, fell over and suddenly died. He was 63 years old and liad lived In Salem for about thirty years. Mr. Blinn was a cabinet maker by trade but had been idle for some time. He had been up and had his breakfast earlier in the morning and had returned to his roomr, A man and woman came to him as they heard him fall, but Jie died before he was placed in the bed.. He lived alone. " . . A sister. Mrs. Rosgln. who lives In Watertown. Iowa, will come to Salem for the runeral. The only other rela tive is a brother In Germany. The body Is a the Webb ft Clou gh under taking establishment. EXTRA SHOE SALESMEN Wanted at THE BOOTEEY WATT SHIPP COMPANY Wo ro- trios TBBM RaoksU In our i sa.ee OEOROB a WILL Repairs all Makes ot Sewing Macaiaee o tuppUes, NelM OUa. AH V. V 120 South rnsnniliUI I 1 I S3 Btato RtTMC Y j