THE ORBGOJf STATESMAN: TUWuax, jui , The Oregon Statesman - - Issued Daily Except Monday by TIIE STATESMAN- PUBLISHING COMPANY 215 8. Commercial SL. Salem, Oregon. , r MEMBER OP TIIR ASSOCIATED PRESS ! The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this paper ftllff nalnTuf. than wtaVwttat wt1tatAji KavaIh t - R. J. Hendricks. . ... .......... .1. .;. . . . . . . ; . . .Manager Stephen A. Stone. ............................. i .. .Manaiinj Editor Ralph GloTer i ...... L .. .1 . Cashier W. C Sqnler ......... v . ..................... . Advertising Manager Frank Jaskoskl,. ........... ... .Manager Job Dept. DAILY STATESMAN, served by carrier In Salem and suburbs. IS cents a DAILY STATESMAN, by mail, $ a year: $3 for tlx months; BO cents a month. For three month or more, paid In advance, at rat of $S a year. SUNDAY STATESMAN. $1 a year; 60 cents for aix monthrl6 cenU for three months. Ss - - - "-&Z.I WEEKLY STATESMAN, issued in two alx-page secUons, Tuesdays and Fridays, $1 a year; 60 cents for six months; 26 cento tor three months. It is demonstrated that we-can crow rood flax In the Willamette valley, and tarn out the fiber at a profit. The next thing on the pro gram is linen mills. 1IAVK BEATEN Bl'RBAXK. The Germans have put one over on Luther Durban, for they banded the Russians a perfectly good olive branch bearing full-grown lemons. TELEPHONES:, Business Office. 22. I u - - .Circulation Department. 683. r - Job Department. 683. I- . : v Entered at the Postotfice in Salem" OregonVas second class matter. PRISON FLAX FACTORY A SUCCESS flax to be grown The prison flax' factory is a'going concern. It ia a. KUftcesa. . Contracts have been made for 507 acres of this year; nearly all; of this is planted; some of lit is now tip and nearly knee high and doing well; all will be planted before the present week is over. " ( All bills against the flax factory at the Oregon State Peniten tiary, up to May 1, are paid, and there was on hand in the fund yes terday $22,276.11. ,.. ." j There ia about $2000 due the fund for flax seed sold in the East, v There is about eighty tons of the flax of the 1916 crop yet to be treated. Under the present prices for fiber and tow, this will net at least $8000. :. i - All of the 1917 crop, which, owing to the unfavorable season, was almost a failure, in the production of a quality for first-class fiber, is on hand. But there will be some fiber for sale after this crop is treated, and there will be a good deal of tow, and it will be worked up at a profit, ', Probably a considerable profit, ( . . . The plant for the treatment of flax; that is, the special machin ery used only in the treatment of the flax, cost the State of Oregon about sii.500. - ; . ". ,r; - v "'. i r . ; - - : The overhead charges of the flax factory, for superintendence, is just $200 a month; $100 a month salary for Frank Minto, inside su perintendent, and the same salary for "Walter Johnson, outside super intendent : :) . ('-:'" The overhead charges were formerly a great deal more. Yesterday, twenty-three men. convict laborers, were workinjr in the flax factory The number runs at times in the factory as high as seventy-five men.. : , I - - In the pulling season, a much larger force is employed all the available men about the prison. H The present price for fiber is 56 cents a pound. For tow. 8 to 12A cents a Twinnrl. The convicts workine in the fflax derjartment reeeive 25 cents a day bonus, for. each man. The pay for convict labor for April was $121. av; trrfv;:,,;. 4;.-i r-- V ' 1 It will run up to $450 a month during ; the putting season. r There is some piece work, also, for experienced convict laborers. In its contracts with farmers growing the flax,ahe state agrees to pull.it; using convict labor. After paying the sUte for the seed, the .farmers will this year receive the following prices for their product:" - f ' v ,; .':; ': ; . . ' i : . .. .' ; ; $25 per ton for flax 36 inches or over in length.! ' " $17 per ton for flax 32 to 36 inches in length. 1 $15 per ton for flax 23 to 32 inches in length. - $12 per ton for shorter flax; so short as to necessitate the cut ting or it with a mower, .instead of tmllinsr. The producers raise as high as three and a half tons of flax to the aere. They can raise that much, on good land, with proper cul tivation, irxan averaeet season. ! ; The 1916 crop of flax. nOW bein? treatp1 ia m DYWwl.na n-Vipn first brought iny r Some flax experts say it is better, and would con- "uue to grow oeiter ior several years. ; 5 . The fact that the prison flax factory is a sucess; that it is a going concern, is encouraging.. - i ort-" - .. ; It is all the more encouraging because it was in the natnre nf an experiment when it was started, onjthe recommendation of Governor yvunycomDe. ; 1 i There were some mistakes made in the beginning. r :i . ' - ""itcs in treatment oi tne flax. . i I Mistakes in too high overhead charges. '2 "And last year's cron was all but a filnr lr But, notwithstanding the ineviuble mistakes of a new enter iuc ix taciory is now, on a profitable basis, and its net earn lags are bound to increase. ' . I ! The experiment was started with a view to demonstrating the ability of our farmers to grow flax for its fiber at a profit; to try thefeasibility of working convict labor in its treatment; to show thakthis foundation industry can be carried on here, and brine in time linen factories. . . i - 6 But for the War, the linen factories would no kloubt be here They will surely -come before long; . uouui pm an tne available convict labor can be r,P.uu m vue treatment or flax ; and that, in due lime, this wil ..a;wu. nubu pan oi tne noer that will be ineeded in the uui&iug ul uurn oere, . . - ! I - . j i As it stands, it. is a going concern; and its experimental fea mic muw mw uq me cnaracter or demonstrated successes. 41,-1 i C? f hone8ty and firness, and for the good and the good name Oregon, every newspaper which and evVry man who in thepast has thrown cold water upon the flax experiment, for Domical reasons or otherwi r 1 V. A' " "K"lu IWW weraia tne success w tMP amAniacm at tne uregon State Penitentiary. AS TIIK MOTHERS SEE IT. Kansas Clty Star: A year ago there were millions of American mothers who felt they simply could not see their sons go to war. , The idea was Intolerable to them. They sickened at the thought of -the sep aration and the danger. Today there is a different spirit. It does not . make t the home-leaving of the boyi a light and easy thing. Bat it exatta and transfigures the experi ence. . The mother- who sends her son feels . that through him she 13 havirg a share In the greatest under taking. In human history. The word "duty" takes on a new meaning. Now she .understands in a way Im possible before the real significance of those great lines that Richard Lovelace wrote to Lncusta, going to the wars; I could not Jove thee, dear, ' .much. Loved I not honor more. XOTHIXG TO GIVE. "I have nothing to give to France : today"; -Nothing to give." did I heaTf you " say? f ? Can it be I understood you aright? Nothing to give. to the French who fight That we may dwell in our homes ' seen re, ' Nothing to give . to their suffering poor! . Naught for brave France who for three years and more Has helped to keep the Hun from our door? We can none of ns give to France today; All that we send to her is but pay On a debt that to her we Justly owe. For standing so long 'twlxt .as and . the foe; . - - And a glorious privilege it should be To send our plenty across the sea. a , , . Caroline Christie. Irsax culture la on Its feet. , And the flax mill at the prison Is a success.. '- ; War Savings Stamps are quoted at $4. IS today, t They are going op right along.' .- 1 v - " ' ' " ' . - - Two thousand men are .wanted for service with the tanks. Its slogan Is Treat em rough.", The mascot StJTOUB DATKS ' ' Msy ff . iroBday-Thrirt Stmp day.' Mar 17. rrtday. ttmary Botalaat- May 2 to rt aeond Bed Cross war fund campalcn. WMJ. " ,a4 SJ.i Wadneaday and T TUr"7Tr Portias -a,?4'- 7 SlaU Graava com- Friday High School com LB Tburaday. SubIo of Ora- May 12. Sunday Mothar'a Day. or tne service U a ibob-Ulled eaL scat! t The statement la made that souni travels at the rate of 400 ygrds per second, but it varies with the sort of sound. ! Truth ; dees j not. travel near so fast. , , Premier Clemenceaii of France, the old tiger,' says hla only desire Is to live six months more that he may see tne end of the war. Clem does not agree in his figures with the other pdopheta. . , , , ; Out of 600 student at the Salem United Statea Indian training school. I0 Save enlisted lot the Various branches of the United State fight ing forces. That Is surely a splen did showing for the Institution. so the discussion with an address on A Struggle for World Freedom.'" lie will be followed by Dr. Taft. on -America Seelng.lt Through"; Ed ward A. Fllene of Doston. on "The War and The Individual"; . Dr. A. Lawrence Lowell, president of Har vard University.' on "Safeguarding the Future." and Rabbi Stephen A. Wise, on " Battling for a New World." - ' At the Thursday afternoon ses sion. Richard Heath Pabnej will discuss 'German'a Dream of Domin ion." followed by W. Morgan Shus ter. on "An Efficiency Without Soul"; John Sparho. the noted So cialist, on "A Made in Germany So cialism"; Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, on 'The Degradation pf Childhood and Womanhood"; Charles B. Elliott on "German Exploitation of Back ward People." and Robert McElroy. on "kullturr Its Attempt to Educat the World." Charles ' E. Hughes, Oscar-S. Straus and Dr. Lyman Abbott will be among the distinguished speak ers who will be heard at the Thurs day - evening 'session, which , will be held In the Academy of Music.: At the sessions of the following day the speakers will Include John Sharp Williams. United States senator from Mississippi. Bishop1 Thomas J. Sha- nan, v and Dr. Henry Van Dyke. One of the most important fea tures of the program will be the con cluding dinner, to be held Friday night at the Bcllevne-Stratford, with former President Taft acting as the tOastmtster. All the larger allies will be represented felther by their ambassadors or by high (official. Lord Reading will speak for Great Britain, Ambassador Jusserand for France. Viscount . Isehll for Japan, and General GuglielnottI for Italy. Alton B. Parker, and Nicholas Mur ray Poller will seak for the United States. . : - TO TACKLE TUBERCPLOSIS FROM NEW ANGLE. FIGHT TILL PEACE IS PERMA r KENT.'' " ; The "win the war, for permanent peace' convention, which 1 to meet In Philadelphia next week under the auspices of the League to Enforce Peace, will bring together a host of the foremost, men of the nation. The list of delegatea that are to attend from various states has 'grown until an attendance of several thousand ia assured. ' ' ' The League to Enforce Peace, un der whose auspices the convention ts to be held, was organised In In dependence Hall, Philadelphia, three years ago, when there was but little thought of the United Statea enter ing the war, but In spite of the change In conditions the alma of the league remain the same. It la an organization of the nation's leading men, who have outlined a plan whereby they believe th world might be kept from war in the fu ture. In the midst of this arrest conflict they are going to meet to discuss peacenot immediate peace with Germany, but real, lasting peace of the future. . It ia stated positively that there will be no demand made for an im mediate peace; In fact, practically every member of the league ?s in favor of carrying on the war with the utmost vigor until Germany Is brought to a realization of Its crimes and made to give the world 'assur ance that its pease wil not be vio lated by greedy military imperialists In the future. The real purpose of the convention la thus set forth In the call for the gathering: . To sustain the determination , ; of 'our people to Tight .until Prussian militarism has been defeated; confirm opposition to a premature peace and focus at' tention upon the only advantage ' the American people are hoping to gain from the war a perma nent peace guaranteed by . a league of nations." .- - Former President William IL Taft, In his capacity as president of the League to . Enforce Peace, will pre side over the sessions of the con vention and will deliver one of the principal addresses. It was origin ally Intended that the convention should last three days, but It was found that the last day of the meet lag would coincide with the. open ing of the Red Cross Fund Cam paign. Therefore, as many members have; agreed to take part In this drive In various parts of the coun try, it was decided to condense the convention Into two days, with morn ing, afternoon and evening- sessions each day. . , On the morning of Thursday, the opening day. the delegates will gath er In Wltherspoon Hall for the key note session, with Dr. Taft presiding. George Wharton Pepper will open . "Mountain air" chambers In the home for the cure of tuberculosis will become an accomplished fact in the near future if the predictions of many eminent medical- scientist are borne out. One high American authority declares he looks forward confidently to the day when the "mountain - air" chambers for the treatment of diseases of the lungs and bronchial and similar ailments aa well, will be as common In the modern home as ia the bath room at the present time. ' " Consumption or tuberculosis con tinues to be the deadliest scourge of temperate climates, and. In spite of the fact that It la regarded as a pre ventable disease; It la certainly not prevented." One In seven die of it. When the American Medical Asso ciation meets - In annual session in Chicago next month the prevention. treatment and cure of tuberculosis will form' leading topic of discus sion, a it haa at previous gather ing of the association. It la plan ned to give the subject even more attention this year, owing to the fear that the spread of the disease is likely to be increased by the chang ed conditions of living as a result of the war, despite every effort to pre vent it. . I In this connection it 1 expected that, the "therapeutic treatment of air," as the only possible solution of the problem of the white plague, will occupy the foremost place on the agenda. This opens up an enltrely new field of research and labor for the physician, and on which at the very beginning give positive proof of remarkable possibilities. While the idea la new. the princi ples upon which It is based are In full ; accordance with the accepted theories of the medical profession. Leaders of medical science the world over are agreed that the only possl bl cure for the disease lies in th removal of the patient to a high alti tude, where the dry and rarifled air1 haa an opportunity to heal the af fee ted organs, and where the dlmln lata ad pressure of the atmosphere forces increased respiration, and which means an Increased amount of pure air, the most Important of all elements that enters Into life, taken Into the lungs and sent danc ing through the blood Into every part of the human body. If the natural mountain climate la so beneficial In this respect, thi medical specialists are now asking "Why will not a reproduction of thbH climate by artificial means , prove equally beneficial, or even more so, since It can be made to possess de sirable qualities not to be found In the natural climate, even under the most favorable conditions? The method proposed la simplicity Itself, and one that could be adapted at, reasonable expense to hospital. sanitariums and the private home. Stated briefly, the idea calls for tha construction ef an air chamber or series of chambers which could be made to serve the purposes of the ordinary bed chamber, living room or aun parlor. The walls and celling would be of reinforced concrete to withstand the pressure of the out- aide air. Windows sufficient to- ad mlt abundant sunlight to the room also would be a necessary feature. Br pumping the air out of the chamber a degree faster than It en ters, the density of the air within could "be made to slmulate tbat at any altitude. The air current enter ing the chamber from outalde would be robbed or Its moisture either by the .process of absorption or f reel ing, and which can be accomplished by simple mechanical means and at a trifling cost for maintenance. By pressing a button the patient would be enabled within a few min utes to fill the lungs with precisely the same air to be found in the high altitudes or Colorado or the plateaus of Arizona, so far aa purity, density and humidity are concerned. The clement of sunUghtvalso an Import ant factor in the successtui treat ment of the disease, can now be re-. produced by the most Improved sys tem of flood lighting, which pos sesses all the therapeutic qualities to be found In the rays of sunlight Itself. The "mountain air chamber na- trrally would be minus the sudden changes in temperature and humid ity to be .found In the natural moun tain climate under the most favor able conditions. The familiar home surroundings and the attendance of the family physician would also prove of inestimable benefit, since It Is a recognized fact that a large percent age of patients who seek relief in th mountain climate have their cases aggravated by worry oyer the absence of their loved ones. ' nm tears or sbrvicb lifs.lnnr vorktr In tha Ttnperuct nn ftrtv inn coatinuoualy a -rW lm rrwut (Undlnr in tb I- dapandent Order of Good Tamplars la or near eatem. Fifty years nave paaaad aad sroae . SI.. n.lI.B tmtr laakdi Mt QM BQOI B And aw tha wracka In human form Her flashing- ayea. her throbbiac heart. Mar I ItminK iuui wvrw w To atrlke blow; to take a part in oa i ilea iousov. The rencua work waa than beg-un. c.w waa tlrhtlr Itrunr. To atand tha atrain while life would run Its tortuous courae. Klndrad aoula ware g-atherad In To battle bard arainat this sin. Without delay to than begin wun aouoia iorc. A T A. mw,A t rA ik. .tr-ii rrt.'i bean wi.w wIu.m a s ikirii And W ' ....u h r Where raun ana nopa war aver mamm Tba enemiea that BaCCUa brought. In phalanx atrong. war always lougnt. With rtghteoua weapons gladly sought. to win me iignu Taara rolled en with little rain. Although aha fought with might and main. And aver atruggled to maintain A aolld front. Comradea faded by tha way Like dewdrooe In tha earir cay. But her true aoul waa there to stay And stand the brunt. , Constant dropping weara the atone. Althouarh tha drooe each fall alone And all tha world this truth disown. Tat time will tall. Bo tha rood work went gladly on Hot tr sheer tore nor thunderous tone: But, Vigilance and gracea wan ." A cnarmmg apeii. - t r i . Hold fast and keep the light agio Lt aul tha world her motto know That none In Ignorance may throw - Their raun away. As age brings wrinkles to tha brow; Aa wavee cut rurrowa in the prow. So constant efforte teach ua now To win the day. Had all our workera bravely stood Unshaken through lire a , rushing nooo. With aoul Intent on doing good as ana naa aone. The goal that wa have nought bo long. Upholding right and crushing wrong. Would have been reached la years agona. And victory won. - Tet many fields are won for rood; ina roe ia carting to the wood; Haa changed hla bold, defiant mood To crouching fear. Other flelda are rlylnr way And may our God. anaed is tha dav When Rum will have no more to say; no one to cneer. . And when that glorious day has coma Ana an tne noata beneath tha sun Are celebrating- victor-lea won. - For truth and right. Her dauntleaa eplrtt wMI be een. Anaelie clad, sweet and aarena Amidst a great resplendent sheen Of heavenly light. ' Compliments of your friend. W. T. Rlgdon.- I BITS FOR BREAKFAST I Fair again. ' a e V And stfll r!n, needed.7: , - Salem has three home guard companies. . r - Silverton will have one company. It Is likely .that Start on will have one. ; .. .V"- L -. These companies, about seventy- Try This If Yoa Hare Dandruff srrr Hi; 3UUU aWTPtl GOOD MAN TO WORK FX11 IH A GOOD MAX TO VOTK rrR- A KLOflA.V ChOMen by the many I f CIllApCO M rnV-n wlio hare worked f or : : A-e aJa aJAlTAA aJVll "Tour Kind of a Man for ' Governor him. believe It hla They know he will BlSISKSSLIKi; ad- Tha Highest possible endorsement. . The most rigid test that hla policies, practiced over a period of twenty jeara. - are SOl'&U, JUT and KKKIC1KXT. THK BEIT rtSSIK fHUPK- that hla pledgea to the citiceaa of Oregon are not mere -words." but WORDS Bilk. KD BY WORKS.- Those- who kaow him believe IX ' ABILITY, believe IX hla PULICIR. give Oregon a CXKAS. IMPARTIAL. mlnislrallon. - - They know It to b true, A B to L t'TKLT. . ' WHVI . Because ". In nineteen years ha haa employed, J1.S0S men. He baa alwaya paid g-owd wages. Ha never bad a atrika or a personal Injury suit. -j Ha built many homes "on time. never foreclosed fin or sued on a promisor 7 note. He haa hepled many laboring men to acquire their homes. : their business and their livelihood. These workera. who know him best. haVa endorsed him fo a man. have adopted the above slogan and tbat'a "Will he ia Your kind of a man for Governer." . . tnortg. Primary FRIDAY MAT 17th L. J. SIMPSON REPCBLICAX) - ' Paid AdTlaaued by "Kimapon for Governor Lea rue, 411 gn. mg'Bldg.. Portland. Oregon. Tlve strong, have or can have guns and ammuniton available, lint they have no uniforms, and there Is no way" to provide them. The men themselves ought not to be asked to buy their uniforms. It Is- suggested by some leading Salem people that Marion county furnish the money to buy the uni forms for her home aruards. "a S It is reported that Lane. LI nn and Multnomah counties are to do this. - S The Australians. Canadians and Americans yesterday received r the principal compliments' of German hate." . -East of Jordan" the British had some more ngnung. sounds use Bible times. ' w S "a Rev. Elvin found and visited Sa lem's own Company . M in France. lie found .them all In good health. and doing fine. a - It will be Duetschland Unter Alles. a The ships of the allies still refuse to get off the kaiser's ocean. a "a "W It is costing 100 per cent more to live in Germany than It did before the war and It Isn't worth half as much. . -a It haa been neclded that newspaper editors are not to be exempted by the draft. It Is evident the "government wanta the war to end .quickly.- Exchange. a . A North Dakota man raised a pair of trousers on a flag pole. , In Addi tion to oeing unpatriotic it aiso raised the question. "Where did he get the extra pair?" . Pianos are now being nsed In the Instruction of the deaf. We have known instance where that method would have come la mighty handy If . they don't like the music they can turn the other way. Selling pies and cakes for the lib erty Loan and War Savings Stamps is the rage, and some "high prices are secured Heard of a cherry Pie that sold the other day for S3 S3 and we have eaten them, that were worth every cent of 1L Los Angeles Time. Why will not folks be honest with themselves in writ ting a letter? They always aay. -My Dear Sir." when they do not mean IL They even use the salutation in addressing those to whom they owe money. And we shake hands largely because It Is a custom. Perhaps the Chinese way of shaking hands with oneself is sa gacious. a e a Hindsight isnt a gift; it I a nui sance. Anybody knows what ought to have been done in the light of ex perience. . . n. a, a. - - Back East this waa the time of year when mother always made her soft soap. Remember the old-fashioned ash-hopper? Exchange. - A law haa been passed In Ohio for bidding the sale of firework. That is an awful knock on. the Buckeye brand of state politics. -a - Gen Pershing Insists that the mea at the front are living clean, healthy lives Instead of being victims of the demon rum. Unless he is careful Pershing will get hla name on the prohibition blacklist. S .V Reduced to figures, the dismem berment of Russia by the central pow ers reaches almost Incredible pro portions. The cutting away of 61. 000,000 Inhabitant, or 32 per. cent of the total, would constitute the murder of the nation even If the loss of 720.000 souare kilometers of ter riitory did -not block what la left of European Russia from virtually all Ire access to the sea. Add to that the loss of 13.350 miles or rail road. "T pervcent of the Iron pro duction and 19 per cent of the coal production, and what waa Russia be comes a. mere historical expression. Military conquest ha seldom made so complete a Job of It. "a A little bit ago. a German prlnre cf one of the moribund royalties of that country was saying .that Ger many would have to exact Indemni ties In making peace because she "needs the money." and must hare it from the outside In order to re build her Industries and commerce. But the coming events that cast their shadows before show plaialy that Germany will have as much chance to collect an Indemnity as to build a railroad to Mars. And no more.,' How Germans Try t o Get Channel Cities There is one sure way that never falls to remove dandruff completely and that la to dissolve It. This de stroys it entirely. To do this. Just get about. four ounces of plain, or dinary liquid arvon; apply it at night when retiring: use enough to moisten the scalp and rub It in gently with the finger tips. By morning most. If not. all. of yonr dandruff will be gone and three or four more applications will com pletely dissolve and entirely destroy every single sign snd trace of It, no matter how much dandruff yon may have. Ton will find, too. that all Itching and digging of the scalp will stop In stantly, and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous, glossy, silky and soft, and look and feel a hundred times better. Ton can get liquid arvon at any drug store. It Is inexpensive, and four ounces Is all yon will need. This simple remedy haa never been known to fall. - - - The lined apace between ArmentJeres and Haxebrourk. showing the latest ground gained by the Germans In their drive against the British. Illustrates their effort to get the channel cities of Dunkirk snd Calais. By pressing back the British lines beyond Armentleres the Germans may compel them to move their line at tne coast back also. The Germans are now pressing Just twenty-four miles south-of Dunkirk and thirty seven miles southeast of , Calala. Since the distance from Calais to Dover in England is twenty-four miles, the whole distance from the Ger mane In France to Dover across th English Channel Is sixty-one miles . The Germans on the south are Just a little less than that distance from Paris, but no water intervenes. The lower lined space shows the , territory Uken from the British in the beginning of the driTe. with MOntdldlar ttiA its, rut ..r.t n I T". ! -1 . . ... - i w yviut iu riru- oiiBiuai purpose oi me ler- mans their hope yet waa to spil th British and French lines, curl- 1 a. wa a a a e. . b me onuio up in tne northwest corner or France and holding the French wk r t.. ...