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THE 0R1X30M STATESMAN: TlXSIUV. OCTOBER 7. 1010.' THE OREGON STATESMAN Iaaued Dally Except Monday by ' TUB STATESMAN PUBLISHING OOMPANT S. Commercial St., Salem, Oregon MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PBSH ..T"6 Associated Press la excluairely entitled to the use for republication .11 , dIPtcnea credited to It or not otherwlae credited la, this paper and also toe local news published herein. , . J. Hendricks...., Btephen A. Stone. . . Ralph GloVer. . .... Frank Jaakoskl.... . i i .Manager Managing Editor ....... .Cashier ....Manager Job Dept. DAILY, STATESMAN, served by carrier in Salem and suburbs, IS cents a week. SO cents a month. DAILY. STATESMAN, by mall, $8 a year; S3 for tlx months; 60 cents a k.Jnonta' Por tnree monU or more, paid In advance, at rate of $S year. SUNDAY STATESMAN, $1 a year; SO cents lor el months; 25 cent for three months. WEEKLY STATESMAN, issued in two six-pace sections, Tuesdays and Fridays, SI a year (If not paid in adTance, ll.ZS), SO cents for six months; 25 cents for three months. TELEPHONES: Business Office, 22. Circulation Department. 522. Job Department, 622. Entered at the Postoffice In Salem, Oregon, as second claas matter. AND A LOT OF AMENDMENTS What show would the Ten -Commandments or the Sermon on the Mount stand with the Senate obstructionists if they were sub mitted to them for approval as new matter? There are a couple ot the- commandments, at least, that would have hard sledding. Los Angeles Times. . Yes ; and besides they would want to add all the way from twenty-six to ninety-six amendments. THE RED CROSS ROLL CALL ' SCHOOL CHILDREN'S EYES Do your children complain of headache after a day at school! Children's; eyes should be well looked after by taking care of the eyes when young. Nothing disqualifies a per. , son for life's work'as to have poor eyesight. i is your absolute duty to payiatten t ion .to the' child when 'it complains. No one- is .more careful in fitting glasses for the young folks than we are. Henry E. Morris & Co. ' .Eyesight Specialists ' 305 State St. y. SALEM meats on Hiram Johnson's state ment that Americanism is the issue and he is the great American. The New's says that "Mr. Tart is an American, Mr. Roosevelt was also an American, Mr. Root andTr Hughes are Americans. Even the president is an .American. How is it, then, that Senator Johnson and the opponents 'of the league can claim a monopoly on the country's patriotism." " i . The paper adds that the Johnson "QUAKER THIRST." The recent Corpus Christi disaster in Texas is a reminder to all that the work of the American Red Cross never ends. Answering the call for aid, immediately and without stint of argument indicated that "he hadnot effort, the Red Cross had relief trains and workers on the scenejreaa me covenant; did not under of the catastrophe within twenty-four hours. stand it if he had read it, . and As a result of the storm wave which devastated the southern I deliberately misrepresented it if he Texas coast many thousands of persons were driven from their homes! did understand it ana neany live nunarea lives were lost, yet relief was soon tnrecteai Therefore, the California blow to the stricken districts and the never questioned fficiency of the hard, trimmer and self-seeker does Red Cross workers accounted-for the quick housing and relief of I not Beem to have added many cu- iuukc Bi.racu. ... pits to-his stature by virtue of his November 2-11, .1919, inclusive, is the date of the Annual Roll I Indiana appearance, Call or the American Red Cross. This is not a fund campaign, but is a crusade for membership. ... A membership ior the year, costs '$1. fj Th slogan of the .Northwestern Division of the American Red I Philadelphia seems to have found Cross IS "Universal Membership." it. Judge Dickinson of the district If not a member, why not I cortrt rendered a decision in the If. you gave your dollar for" membership during war time, keep J Quaker city last week to the effect your name on the rolls of the Red Cross during times of peace. Ithat It wa3 not unlawful for a bar Do pot forget: The war work of the Red Cross is not fully I tender to sell a drink of whisky for completed. I . i r ? ' medicinal purposes ' The lted Uross is the relief disaster agent of he American people, j Since that dat a new malady has In case of epidemic, nation-wide Red Cross membership is es- developed in Philadelphia which SUCCESS of the WORLD RED CROSS MpVEMENT depends On SUUUISSS VP llUuLi CALli. Salem must do her part. , . , r '. And Marion and Polk counties must do their part. ,' And all Oregon must go over the top, and do it first the good, old Oregon! way. . I will have to find another cure for the "Quaker thirst" than that which Philadelphia physicians are prescrib ing before they carry their campaign to foreign shores. The rapid spread of the disease is indicated : by tho statement of one Philadelphia drug- torial honors of Arkansas. Take It from ye pastor of the Thomas Cat Tom won't dp. In the language of the old-time southerner, Tom "won't stand hitched." Tom has been in politics Moo long. He has learned all the slippery tricks cf the adroit gist that he had been called upon I politician. Tom Teirill in the gov to 'fill more than SCO prescriptions Jernor's chair is likened to a pewter of which whiskv was the main In- handle " tuck onto a fcolden.mug grtdknt'ln a single 'morning. Comparing Tom Terrill to the weak In Philadelphia bartenders are lest man In the race ij like com also permitted to fill prestriptions I paring a mewing kitten or a whin for whisky made out by physicians. I fag puppy to a roaring lion. Dear The health records of Philadelphia peepul. He won't do; pass him to are getting all mused up. but for the discard. Arkansaw Tom Cat. the time being, the intensive drought that b'egan July 1 has been! broken. ' . VXAlF.it OFF. With egrs at 7S cent a doiea. the circumstance that Senator Reet' was egged from an Oklahoma plat- Not as a war measure, but as an J form on attempting an anti-covenant economic proposition in time,' of I speech. Indicates the Intense efeling lU(KSSKI) ALIKK. iTeace, Eagjand "proposes tot sxan-ion the part or dardize tlie clothing 'of men " and change, women.. Under government control a . million suits of clothes will be made of a definite material and pat tern. They will beof excellent ma terial an workmanship and will be sold at about $20 an outfit for f he citizenry. Ex- Fact Is. he wasn't worth It If they were perfectly good, iresu egga. And the same as to Hiram John son, only more so. t He who builds a house where a bouse la needed Is? a benefactor of his .. race. -"v ,-.-'...;-. :, .:.," Salem la now being built on the Gibraltar of the mutual prosperity ot the country and the city. , , Even after the treaty Is ratified, there will be a fetw questions yet sticking around. .Mexico, for In stance. : . - i f ' iWhat we" raise on the land and sell abroad .brings new money every year". Mora acres and more to the acre will keep us going without a halt. Ja spite of the decrease of alr vlana fatalities, due to the better control of the machines, it is still . Comparatively safer to re mala on the ground.! - r The greatest danger la not from the rising prices. It will be when they begin to droj. Everything that goes up must come down and the coming! down may be too fast In thla case; i ' ' - evident from the first dispute with the Italian representatives at the peace table wlien France, and Great diaease for whcn whisky alOQe causes a thirst that whisky alone can assuage. Perhaps It was an excessive sup ply of brotherly love that caused the judge to legalize the ofering of a cup of intoxicating beverage to lips that are parched with an alcoholic thirst. Strange and weird maladies have swept the world In the wake of the war; and possibly this new is either sex. 'But. it is a safe wager that the experiment will not be repeated. A man who wants the government to run his railroads., his coal yards. his bake shops and, hli foundries wouldn't tare to wear the clothes de signed by ah official commission. Convict wear government; ap- Darel because they have to, bat a man outside of Jail I would hate to don the toggery prescribed by an administration. As for the gentle dames, they will have none of It. i To feel that they had to wear the same regalia as the skirt nexfdoor would fill their bosoms with wrath. Not even were the cloaks made of brocaded satin and trimmed with peacock feathers would they stand for. universal duplication. Women may be slaves to fashion. but fashion does not make all gar ments alike. No uniform for the ladies la times of . peace. Neither will the; men agree to having the women so dressed that the mother- in-law caimot be distinguished from the wife 'in he dusk. MAKING PRF.S1HEVTS. , Why Is It that when one man sues another for the alienation of his wife's affections he fixes his dam ages at such a high figure? In the cases we have known of about 30 cents would cover the whole shoot ing match. Exchange. Possibly 60 per cent ot the ora tory heard In congress Is sincere. The Republicans ought to take the advice of Chairman Hays : of the National committee, to forget petty Jealousies and carping criticism; and If they do they will be in a po aitlon to enact better legislation for the whole country. Two atr mail pilots have Just flown from Cleveland to New York. 430 miles. In two hour and 59 min utes; carrying 35 pounds of mail The possibility cf statesmen person allyof f iclating at the national capi tal and on the Pacific coast at prac tlealfy the same" time U seen to be approaching.-Springfield - Republi can., : lrltaln. practically sided in. with America against Rome. And with the settlement must come punish ment for D'Annunzio. 1 The poet may be the most patri otic of patriots, out that cannot do away witri the fact that lie has in sulted the United States as well, as -other nations. The others can look after their own honor; it is for Washington to see that D'Annunzio Is shown that he cannot flount the wishes of this country vand get away with it. DAnnunzlo deliberately upset a state of things at Flume to attain fwhich President Wilson went to the extreme course of appealing to the Italians over the heads of their re presentatives at Paris. He seized Flume for Italy, though the great powers, with America at their head, had' decreed it should belong to the Jugo-Slavs. , 7'"- ' f. (Mjoreover, he forced Americans, with other allied troops to leave the city. ! " Tbe Times, while freely acknowl edging that Italy performed a great service la the war, remains firm in its conviction that President Wil son's court e in regard to Fiume, dic tated it is by the loftiest mo tives, is the right one. It would be unthinkable for this country to de sert the JugoSlavs'now. XEW DANGER. The magazines are pointing onlf J a -new danger; they say tne Ger mans, now that they are bankrupt. will work hard to be economical and sensible, In order to get another start. The danger is. we may be forced to adopt the ' same policy, in order to keep up with them, where as we are pledged to a policy of shorter hours anil more extrava gance. It Is. Indeed, a very grave danger. E. W. Howe's Monthly. the only cure is one of them. If it . is once fully established that whisky is the sovereign remedy the disease is certain to spread to the west even faster than'the flu. It would seem that the dry forces rXQUESTIOXAHLY. There ' was a prominent lawyer who prided himself on his astute ness in questioning Chinese witness es. I let was very near-sighted, so failed to note that the dress of a Chinese witness was of finer, tex ture than that worn by an ordinary coolie. Instead of asking the usual ques- tlontf as to agf. occupation, etc.. the following dialogue ensued: Q. What is your came. A. Sell Lung. Q. Do you live in San Francisco? A. Yes. Q You sabe God?, A. Mr. Attorney, if you mean do I understand the entity of our Cre ator, I will simply reply, that on Thursday evening next I shall ad dress the State Ministerial associ ation upon, the subject of the Divin ity of Christ and shall be V pleased if you will attend. ; To the day of. his death'the cel ebrated lawyer will never escape the question: "Do you sabe God?' San Francisco Star. ( 4 DAMXIXG WITH FAIXT PRAISE. Vice President Marshall really does very well when duty calls him to officiate at some important and impressive Jevent. considering; that his natural inclination seems to be to try to be funny. Ohio State Journal. HERPICIDE MARY SAYS: it A Gir Tliah Cares or her 00U3 cares or ncr hair" USE NEWBRO'S HERPICIDE Cwm1 at all Drug ami Department Stores ; "iVtcationa at tne Better Barber SUr- I BITS FOR BREAKFAST . Build more houses la Salem. How many more? John JJcNary said 00 more, at the Salem Com mercial club meeting yesterday, to accommodate the new people who will come to work from three con cernsthe paper mill, the Pbex company, and tbe dehydration plant. in tbe next year. S So S00 will not be half enough; tor every other Industrial concern in Salem Is growing, and In the Indirect growth will be larger than the direct, S And new concerns are coming. S S S A thousand new houses will not be enough. In the next year. r And tbe growth In the following years will be greater than la next year. Salem Is In for a continued dearth of houses. It will be a chronic con dition. , . V -I, But we most make the' best ct tL. and hurry the new houses as fast as . possible. The thing the world needs most Is steam roller that will roll, la the United States senate. The senate has confirmed Brand -Whltlock aa ambassador to Belgium. The splendid work of Whltlock " when American minister to Belgium Is well recognized by this diploma tie promotion. If Edith CavH were only here to witness tb honor! . In spite of arguments, it doth ap pear that Hiram Johnson is Mr. Wilson's, greatest-political asset. It was the Johnson double-crossing of Hughes that made Wilson president In 1916 and the Johnson, barnstorm Ing against the league of nations may determine Wilson to run for I TOBACCO HABIT a third term. And upon that issue the president could jiot possibly be defeated. " ' 4 1 I DANGEROUS POLITICS IX ARKAXSAW. JEALOUS MINER KILLS WIFE AND SELF WITH KNIFE IN PLAIN VIEW OF 9-YEAR-OLD SON Sara Doctor Connor, formerly of Johna Hop kins hvtpitat. Thonannda of Bra Buffering from fatal dira,ara would be ia pertVrt nealtk today were it not for tho deadly drag Kieo tine. Stop tie habit now beforo it a too late. ..It's a simple promt to rid yoaraelf a 9 Ik. I.Ii.ma k I. . im mmw f avm Tnal We understand that Tom Terrill, I to any ap-to-date draff atoro and rrt aom the Incumbent of secretary ot state. I - ' 'lfrtf. ' J IV. Ik. nprttirinnt K.Kit nniklv v,mit&M ha3 entered the race for gUberna- I Drncciata refund tho money If they fail. Bo nre to read larce and interest mc annovneo I nient . by ' Lioeror Connor too a to appear . in this paper. It tel. a of tho danger of iro- 1 tine poiaoninc and how to avoid It. In the meantime try Nieotol tatyeta; yon will be aorpnaed at the result. ! VICTIMS OF OUR OWN tARELESSNESS WHEN the war ended we knew the world at large required great quantities of food, clothing and miscellaneous equip ment . Yet we have helped increase that demand by wanting to buy more and produce less. Nat urally we automatically become "bidders" against one another in our efforts to get what EACH desires and the prices climb, climb, climb. Every person can help take up the "slack" by producing more and spending less - vSalem. lite a MM M . I - .... - HQitalBanld '.-.1 Oregon. . I i,..l.-.nWi..e' -r D'AXXUXZItys CRIME. t, (Los Angeles Times.) It may be taken if or granted that the .question of Fiume will be set tled along the lines suggested by resident Wilson. This has been HAD HIM SIZED UP. The Indianapolis Star, which is independent Republican in politics and would ordinarily be in accord with Senator Johnson, describes his recent speech in that city as "the harangue of a demagogue and an appeal to prejudice under the stolen garb of patriotism." V The Indianapolis News, which Is ! owned mainly by the estate of the I late Vice President Fairbanks, com- - .... ,; , '11 vX . ' -"4 - . i h M : '""-I-'""".' " " 'ill." Leishmann Telegraphed picture Sendee BUTTE, Get. S.Tri plain view of his' j9-3'ear-olti son, Charles Antila, a miner residing at 1112 East Park street early'this morning killed irrs. Antila by cutting her throat and then bending over the dead body clasped the corpse in one armand cut his own throat. Antila was dead when the officers arrived in response to a telephone call a few minnles laler. The trouble was said to be. du$ to moon- Girls' and Boys Union Suits size .4 years to 14 years. Today's price &$c a suit Odd. Lots Clemap Sale at the Reipnant Store, 10 Days Only. While I was in tlve East I picked up a lot of Jobs and Odds and Ends in Rem nants and children's and ladies underwear. Read the prices and be convinced that you can do better at the Remnant Store. Extra Specials Mill . Ends White Outins Flannel, 19c yd. white only. ' - 32 to 35c Rem nants,. Outing Special 25c yd. Today Only " $10 Grey Wool Blankets at ' $7.29 pa Today Only 3G in. Cotton Serge Dress Goods 48c yard, grey . or black. Mill Remnants of Fancy Sat?en Furs for Lining, i 49c yard ,C5c Knittinj Yarn, toilay on ly 49c ball.- Remnants of Apron Ging hams, J9c yard Today ' Only $2.50 Heavy Thread Under wear, Spocial 51.89 suit or 2 r suits rcr $3.50 Silk Sale, vat nes to $3.50 jnow $1.95 yard. Ladies' Hats, Values to $7.00, at $4.93 ; Today Only-j- Tcday Ouly Men s Wool and 42 in. Blue Tor- P a r t W o d 1 est Serge $19 Sweaters at 23 yarJ. Regular rer cent less. $1.75. j ! : I me I ; Toilay . Only 50e Fancy Rib lon 39c yanl Remnant Store 254 N. Commercial Street A. D. Thomson, Prop. Kabo Corsets Are Good Buster j Brown 1 Hosicrr Tor the Kiddie . i ! 1-' ft