The Oregon statesman., June 13, 1918, Page 4, Image 4

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mens of optimism, what do you think
of the Irishman who said that If the
Germans win the Sinn Fein Intend
to turn in and lick the conquering
kaiser? .
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It Is recalled that the Victoria
Cross has never been 1estowed upon
woman, but the work being done
07 American women along the bat
tle front In. France Is very likely to
shatter that precedent. It might be
Interesting to I watch and see.
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GREATER WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY.
The gilded dome of the Massachu
setts state house in Boston is to te
covered against the possible coming
of German airmen. Such a precau
tionary measure may well be taken.
even remote possibilities are
worth considering in behalf of so
valued a structure. But as yet. ao
far as is known, there has been no
movement of the contents of safe de
posit boxes to the Interior of the
state, such as was told In the early
days o four war with Spain. That
famonus happening served to illus
trate how very conservative some of
the Boston conservatives show them
selves to be, often without sufficient
provocation.
? It has not been so very long since the rriter "ot these lines was
pointing to the tim when Willamette University would be a million
dollar institution. E
It is a million dollar institution now.
Ito endowment fands are $561,241.43, as shown by the balance
sheet as of May 31, submitted to the board of trustees of the institu
tion at their meeting on Tuesday.
The" value of the buildings and grounds and equipment arc suffi
cient 'to, make up the difference between that sum and a million
dollars.
The institution itself, regarded as a going business concern, is now,
in round numbers $40,000 a year; and growing.
Policies have been adopted that will keep Willamette University
in its proper place ef leadership among institutions of its class in
the Pacific Northwest.
There will be sunimer schools after this summer.
There will be an optional three year course, under which students
may complete the ordinary four years of study in three years, by
attending the summer sessions and taking some' extra hours during
the regular school year.
Willamette will qualify for military training, under the direction
6f an officer of the United States Army, to be detailed from Wash
ington.
In order ta so qualify, there will be strong inducements offered to
students to come to Salem.
In .this work which has been enthusiastically undertaken by the
enterprising forces of Willamette University, the people of Salem
can help. They can make Salem more attractive to students.
They can help in creating a better educational atmosphere here.
Thecan be moer helpful to students; more cordial.
There are many ways in which Salem can help.
And in helping Willamette University, Salem is helping herself.
They have grown together towards, greatness. ;
They should grow together into a greater Willamette University
and a greater Salem. t,
TARIFF FOR MORE REVENUE.
; Democrats are likely to be at their very wits ends in providing
sources of revenue in oirder that the government may raise eight
billions of dollars by taxes on this year s business.
Evidently, though, they had determined that not an additional
cent should be raised In the easiest of all revenue-raising ways
through the tariff. '
Maybe; they will stand firm in opposing any increases in tarif
duties, especially if advised so to do by the administration.
The admnistration will be extremely unwise, in respect to pure
statesmanship in refusing to impose any additional taxes on imports
r - a it. 9
trvm lureiKn countries, moruer 10 increase me revenue.
To stand before the people during a political campaign and sav
to them that every resource possible to extract taxes from them
the American people must be worked ta the limit, but that nothing
must be done to compel foreigners seeking to enter our markets with
their-competitive products to contribue additional revenue, may be
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ivurugcuus uui wm noi dc wise nor statesmanlike.
The following figures, used by Representative Fordney of Michi
gan, snouia De most carefully studied by the American people. They
are reliable and accurate. Read them thoughtfully:
V The" Payne law in the last year of its operation yielded
$333,000,000 in reveiue on imports of $1,812,000,000. Taking an
average of. the first nine months of this fiscal year and for the
months, of April, May and June this year, which would complete
the, fiscal year, the average rate is 6.06 per cent under the Under
wood Tariff law, which would yield for the twelve months
$168,000,000 on import value of $2,800,000,000. That is, with an
increase of a billion in imports, $165,000,000 less will be collected
this year than was realized under the Payne law. The time has
come to raise more revenue by the tariff to carrv on this -war."
Ilerc, manifestly, exists an opportunity to secure direly needed
additional, revenue by taxing our foreign rivals.
' From $100,000,000 to $200,000,000 additional revenue can be se
cured by recourse to increased tariff duties. Shall we impose taxes
to the uttermost upon our own citizens and refuse further to tax
our foreign rivals! j
Why is the foreigner, especially when sending his products to our
markets to compete With the products of American workingmen to
be immune from further duties T '
What answer can the administration make T
Can it make an answer that American, carrying the burden of the
greatest amount of taxes ever imposed in one year, will be satisfied
with I . : ;
The fetish reverence for free trade, the tender consideration for our
foreign rivals, the utter disregard of our own people, are not likely
f to be relished, especially by voters in a position to remedy matter, to
their own advantage. Read over what Mr. Fordney savs. and then
say why we should not increase our revenue through skillfully laid
higher duties on imports.
When it comes to the delirium tre-' and haidling of that sort of craft.
He is far from the conventional
bluff sailor, and rather suggests the
student, although he has spent over
twenty-three jears at ea. Since
1900 he has been in command, either
afloat or ashore, with the exception
of seven months spent as aid to the
assistant secretary of the navy, and
as a member of the general board,
the high advisory council of the
navy, of which the late Admiral
Dewey was so long the head.
From 1904 to 190S Admiral
Cleaves was In charge of the torpedo
station at Newport. In the latter
part of '1915 he was again given
command of the torpedo destroyer
fleet at the Newport station. In this
capacity he directed the work of the
flotilla of American destroyers which
rescued the persons on the ships
sunk by the German submarines off
Nantucket When the United States
entered the war, he was selected to
pilot tle first American foutlngent
sent abroad.
TKESIPKXT OF SMITH
COLLEGE.
The medical department of the
army and navy are experiencing dif
ficulty in obtaining instruments and
appliances for the use of surgeons.
Before the war most surgical instru
ments were Imported from Germany,
and the resources of American man
ufacturers are not yet sufficietnly
developed to meet present lacks.
Hence the army medical department
is obtaining certain Instruments from
Japanese sources. It is expected.
however, that come manufacturers
who have made cutlery and scissors
ill be, brought to producing medical
instruments. This ought to be easily
possible, and that will mean tat Ger
many Is to find her market lost in
that field in this country, as will be
the case in so many other lines of
production.
AX EXCEPTIONAL IIEGIRA.
Americans have often journeyed
to Europe about this time ef to-
year, but . never before In such a
steady, stalwart stream and for such
a splendid purpose. Toronto Globe.
Herald was for sale.
Some years ago a New York syndl
cate cabled a message to Mr. Dennett.
asking him if the Herald was for
sale and what was the lowest price
he would take. His answer was
"The Herald is for sale price, three
cents daily, five cents on Sunday."
Kansas City Star.
Sammies now gojng to Paris at
the rate of 250,000' a month. The
Germans will soon have tai admit
that this U going some. , J
The British navy commanders hop?
it Is not mere rumor that the Ger
man navy is getting ready t come
.-nit and fight.
HIndenburg will have In wait till
peace is declared before he gets to
Taris. And he will scarcely live long
enough to be welcome there.
Some cne says General Foch Is a
living demonstration of the fact that
a man sometimes can worry alons
without a press agent.
Von Hindenburg's promise-of p?ac?
by August Is evidently given as a pro
missory note with right of indefinite
renewals.
Another thing we're going to show
Germany is that the Rumanian peace
treaty is a scrap or paper that is a
scrap of paper.
CLEWS IS OPTI3IISTIC.
Henry Clews, the Wall Street au
thority in his current weekly letter.
is optimistic throughout.
ouowing are two brief para
graphs: k
"Peace with such an unscrupulous
and immoral power as Prussian mil
itarism is unthinkable, and can not
be even seriously considered, until
that power has been crushed, and in
its place one established upon Ideals
more consonant with modern civili
sation. Nothing can compel such a
change as this in the Prussian mind.
r destroy its lust for world power.
except a decisive allied victory, the
outlook for which improves dally.
A notable change for the better
was the increasing supply of time
money and slightly easier rates, due
presumably to the war loan being
out of the way and to taxes being
practically provided for. Until pre
parations for the next loan are in or
der, the money market should have
fairly plain sailing. At no time since
our entrance into the war has the
outlook been more reassuiTng or less)
confusing. The process of mobilis
ing the economic machinery ot the
country on a war basis and placlnj
It under government direction has
been almost completed; while busi
ness is becoming more and more ac
customed to the new conditions, and
is running with increasing smooth
ness under the new regime."
The Inauguration today of William
Allan Neilson, formerly ot Harvard
university, as president ot Smith Col
lege, will be a great day for the fam
ous institution for the higher edu
cation of women. The formal In
stallation exercises will be held this
morning, as a feature of the com
mencement week program. isaith
alumnae and friends are present
from all parts of the country. The
attendance also Includes the heads or
faculty members of Vassar. Bryn
Mawr. Wellesley, Mount Holyoke and
other prominent women's colleges.
Dr. Neilson is 48 years old and a
native of Scotland. His first aca
demic dezree was from the Univer
sity of Edinburgh. He came to the
Lnited States to do post-graduate
work at Harvard university, special
Ixing in Englishe literature. But
this was after he bad taught for a
season, first In Scotland and then in
Canada. His first academic post in
the United States was a Bryn Mawr
college. Then he joined the Harvard
faculty as Instructor in the English
department, and then was ,won away
for two years by Columbia Univer
sity. In 1906 he was called back to
Harvard as a full professor.
Dr. Neilson holds the medal of tba
University of Paris In recognition of
his services to It In 1914-15. when
he was exchange professor. He Is
the author of a number of books and
is widely known as a Shakesperlan
eouor ana commentator. He Is a
fellow of the American Academy of
Arts and Sciences and has been vice
president of the American Folk Lore
Society and oF the Modern Language
Association ot America.
A RESPONSIBLE NAVAL POST.
. few orncers of the United States
navy in these momentous days are
filling posts of greater Importance
and responsibility that that held by
Rear Admiral Cleaves, the director
ot the overseas transport and convoy
service. 10 nttn nas fallen the re
sponsibility of managing and direct
ing the transportation of men and
munitions to Europe under naval
convoy, and to him, more than to
any other Individual officer. Is to be
given most credit for the marvelous
ly successful performance of trans
porting hundreds of thousands of
soldiers and shiploads of food and
munitions over several thousand
miles of submarine-infested and
mine-strewn seas.
:. Admiral Gleaves conies from Ten
nessee and was- graduated from the
Annapolis naval academy in 11. In
the war with Spain he won distinc
tion in command of the torpedo boat
Cnhing.?and since that time he has
Men an authority on the equinseat
WONDERFUL BARGAINS
IN OUR
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Considering the present market prices and the continued sky high raise, our Closing
Out Prices are Extremely Worth While.
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Undershirts SPORT SHIRTS AND TRIANGLE STRAW SAILORS
For Men $1.00 Value, COLLARS vain to $3 00
$1.50 and $1.25 ' Now 63c 2 for 25c NoW 350
Now 49c
Men's and Boys' Clothing at
Reduced Prices Buy Now
Big Bargain
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The Story of a Honeymoon
A Wonderful Romance of Married Life Wonderfully Told by ADELE GARRISON
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circus day in Salem.
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Grounds, head of State street.
Showers predicted. That would
help. Hut rain, .and more rain
would sound and be better.
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The Germans tried to take fUn-
tlgny away from the Americans.
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And they tried to take the Chateau
Thierry sector away from the Amer
icans and French.
And they tried to take Don reaches
away from the Sammies.
And they tried several times, and
kept on trying. But they went back
limping to their trenches each time
all who left alive and with legs to
limp on.
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Also, the French kept on licking
the Germans yesterday, except at one
point where a retirement -without the
knowledge of the Germans was ad
visable to save lives.
It was sn open sean dav again
for the killing of massed German
troops.
It looks very much like all the
tfi-eat drives of the Germans arc
either over or doomed to be short
lived. They just can not get through
or over or unaer. Ana mey arc
bleeding to death dailv in trying.
Prunes are to be eight and a half
cenH a pound, and raisins five and
a half. How Is that for tne lowiy
prune;
Secretary of War Itaker told the
West Point graduating class yester
day that a million soldiers will very
soon be in France. undr the Stars
and Stripes and the nw graduate
will have to be over ther fightln?
for world peace; after which thoy
shall come home and live for peace
but be ready for the next war. If any
body wants to start anything asain.
l"l I'HH TJAS5
Junfc 1J. Thursday Circus dy In
Salem.
Jiinw IS. ThunMaT Mrs. Vertmn
Kllec upcaka at First Method!!
chrrh.
Juno II. Friday Public and on
crta txrin. "
Jun 14. May IUb School grad
ual Inn.
.Tun II. FrMy Flasr dT-
June 14. Frldav lllgh School com
Julr to 14 Annnul convention of
CbrUllan rhnrrli at Timer.
June IS. Saturdar RepuMlran Coun.
tr Central cnmmlltM meeln.
Jn 17. Monday Annual school
election
Jn TS. Tbwrwf Tlenntowi of Ore-
Koa Plooee oclH. TnrtlaiM
June 21. Krlday Innual meet Ins of
Sant r,ntnncrH r I i b.
Jon 13. Sunday War atamp rally at
armory.
Auruat 3. 17 and tWeatem Wat
nut Growers AaaoHatlow to tour aut
groves ef wtllamatU valley
"DICKYBIRD" REFUSES.
The soprano voice and Its contralto
companion who bad been discussing
Lillian Gale. Dicky and me so freely
and cynically, rustled out the dress
ing room, leaving me absolutely
stunned. I felt suddenly faint, and
the room appeared to whirl around
me. The maid touched me on the
arm.
"Ara you HI, maCamc? Here!"
and she held a glass of water to my
lips. I drank part of it and motioned
her away.
"Ill be all right In a moment." I
murmured. "Thank you, but I am
quite well."
So this was what -marriage would
mean to a me, a contest with another
women for my husband's love! A
fierce anger took iossession of m-t.
One moment I regretted my marriage
to Dicky, the next I was fiercely
primitive as any savage woman la
my desire to crush my rival. I could
have strangled Lillian Gale In that
moment. Then common sense came
back to me. What was It that wo
man bald said? I had all the best
cards In my hand? Well! I would play
them. I felt sure that Dicky lovd
me. I would not Jeopardize that love
for a temporary pride, I would elim
inate Lillian Gale rrom Dicky, lit?,
but I would bide my time to do it.
Fortnnatcly my mending hai beei
practically finished when I hard
Dicky's name. I took the final stitch
es, tipped the maid as I returned ber
sewing thing, and turning to tbo
mirror, rubbed my cheek fiercely
with a towel to restore their color.
The maid offered me rouge, but I
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NOW FOR A BIG DAY OF VALUES
BARGAIN BAY
SATURDAY, JUNE 15 .
This Bargain Day Sale mcrchandUe in many instances coit more wholesale
today than we're selling it for, and wholesale prices are going higher almost
by the day. The following offerings are conclusive arguments in faror of tout
buying NOW.
Silk Dresses $9.50 to $25.00
Wool Dresses $8.95 to $25.00
Coats, Extra Special $10.50 to $25.00
Silks
36-inch Foulard Silks $1.65
3G-inch Silk Poplin $1.00
33-inch Silk Pongee 79c
3G-inch Fancy Shantung f$c
Wash Goods
Tissue ftinghauis
White and Striped Lawns 1J)C
Splendid Assortment Lawns 12 l-2c
Lingerie and
Voil Wash
Wauts 7Dc and 08c
Silk Waists, plain and lace trimmed,
extra facial value $1.03
Silk Cree Dc Chine $2.03
DRESS SKIRTS
New and Up to Date Styles, Silk Taffctta and Medline. Plain colors, stripes and
plaids, lastic waist hands and fancy iockeU.
Extra Value, $4.98. - ' i
Silk Petticoats, $2 03 lo $5.00
House Drres-Ist Quality (,'inghain, Percale and Sport U . 0Sclo$3S0
A beautiful showing of Silk Sweater Coats, plain and fancy .... $iiK) to $1010
Send us your mail
orders.- Wc pay
postage.
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SALEM, ORE.