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-1 T112 OKEGOX STATESMAN: SATlRIXY. lEFAMliKK 13, 101!. The Oregon Statesman Issued Dally Except Monday bv THE STATESMAN I'lHUSHIXG COMPANY , - 215 S. Commercial St., Salem, Oregon MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED TRESS 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 and also the local news published herein. . v R. J. 1 lend ticks. . . . . .Manager Stephen A. Stone. Managing Editor Ralph Glover. ....... ... , ........ . ..... r .Cashier Frank J&skoekl. '. '. . . . . . 7 .Manager Job Dept. DAILY STATESMAN, served by carrier in. Salem and suburbs, 15 cents a week, 50 cents a month. J DAILY STATESMAN, by mail. 6 a year; $3 far six months; 50 cent a month. ForHhree months or more, paid in advance, at rate of $5 year. (THE PACIFIC HOMESTEAD, the great western weekly farm paper, wfll be sent a year to any one paying a year in advance to the Daily ; Statesman.) I ' . SUNDAY STATESMAN. $1 a year; 50 cents for six months; 25 cents for three months. .; WEEKLY STATESMAN, issued In two six-page sections, Tuesdays and s Fridays, $1 a year (if not paid in advance, $1.25); 60 cents forsix months; 25 cents for three months. TELEPHONES: Business Office, 23. Circulation Department, 583. Job Department, 583. Entered at the Postoffice In Salem. Oregon, as second class matter. OUR COLD WEATHER TROUBLES Snow Dangerous To Weak Eyes- The glare of the snow is hard on any eyes, especially weak ones. Unless the eyes are protected it may cause snow,, blind ness. We have col ored glasses which will ease your eyes and guard against injury to your, sight Henry E. Morris & Co. Eyesight Specialists 305 State Street SALEM same declaration lends some encont agement to the ailen agiUtor,whicn is something the suffrage leader would not willingly do. If women who now have their "light" can see! nothing but wrongs and go before the public merely to scold, tbe,-great opportunity of the sex in furnishing; counsel and sympatbeticxsuppbrt for an orderly program is threatened. A HOPEFUL SIGN'. I -...I i "L'.i. Jul - ".... j. JiLUJit. . .. j.iirwA'gra-1,! iit TT,a"fg..i a, ',bb r , ili r- ' ill Alarming as is the situation that confronts the United States because of the appalling spread of radicalism, particularly In the ranks of organized labor, there Is one encouraging fea-. ture. That is that the cooler-headed j leaders of organized labor and an in-.! creasing proportion of its more iu-J telligent , members are coming to ij realization of the danger to organ-, ized labor itself and are doing their best to stem the tide. Pacific Com mercial Advertiser. The people of Salem arc cheerful most of them. It it the Saltan way. Oh, yes, there are two or three grouches; but" theyjnly prove j lam AtffiiiKS I . " This is the cold&tt weather here for thirty-five years; and per haps the deepest snow; some say two feet, and some aii ineh or two or three less. And the thermometer was below zero Thursday night some say two or three degrees below; and others ten or twelve degrees. 1 - . ...... In Portland it was officially reported five above. ! A Salem old timer says this wai the coldest weather in the history of Salem; that the thermometer never before got down to the zero mark. " J Anv way, it was unusual." And it is all right to date all records from this time say two feet of snow on the level, and zero (or arouud zero) weather. Pipes have been frozen up in the warmest houses. TherChas been a great deal of discomfort. The newspaper earners have had difficulty, in getting papers delivered though they have generally done well, walking with heavy packs on their backs through the deep snow;' there was no other way. v - Put, with all this; and a hundred more cold weather troubles, there has' been general cheerfulness. , x , i Last evening the gas plant quit going; froze up. i Put The Statesman, several years ago, provided itself with a gasoline outfit for its linotype machines -and the office force went to it, with the help of .two mighty fine fellows who are plumbers. A little after I) a'cloek last night, the connections were finished, and the lntertype was .casting-"slugs? in forty minutes after a hut-down to repair a leak, too ; and the -three linotypes were "on the job" in about an hour. The Statesman is somewhat disfigured and small in size this morning, as a consequence of the giving out of the gas plant but it eight delegates f is still in the ring. out opposition. Europe somewhat, but it is ineresting to note that the wheat crop' of a sin- j gle state in. this country Kansas is worth almost as much as the Bul garian crop. The prices which pre vail here are the top o' the world. This was a "sport" snow storm. Cottage Grove has not a flake of sonw. hat , is the fare to Cottage Grove? General Obregon,,who is at j the head of the anti-Carranza forces,! has but one arm. He is doing so well with a single arm that it is a guess what he might do if he had two. XOSKK, M AX OF IliO.Y. Germany's new "man of iron." Gustav Noske.. is now defying both the upper and the under world by a war on vice, lie started in life as . a1 tramping basket-maker, getting a job wherever one was to be found, forced at times to ask for bread and ai place to deep. He is regarded as the coming ruler of Germany,' and Editor Maximilian Harden repeatea ly refers to Berlin as "Noskow.". He is uncouth, "offensively defensive" and knows his own mind. The basket-makers, union has expelled him as "a traitor to labor." Boston Post Women voters, in New York; are insisting upon cleaner polling places. Have they started out on a campaign for cleaner politics? If so, more pow er to 'em. . PLANTATION" DAYS. With cotton selling around a dol lar a pound the South is still in the saddle. THE SMOKE SCREEN. New Hampshire will be the next state to hold a presidential primary March 9. This is the native Btate of General Leonard Wood and, as the custom is for other candidates not to Invade the home state of any other candidate, it Is likely there will be no opposition whatever to the election of Wood delegates there. Il linois will be the first big state, with a candidate of its own, to hold a preferential primary. April 13 Is the j date set, and Governor Frank O. Lowdea will no doubt get the fifty- rom that state witn- America is using five times as many cigarettes' as, it did five years ago. Making this a smoKeiess wona is .going to be a task for the reform ers. ' . " M Y ' JJ 3 GAS CONSUMERS Close all valves on your gas appliances and leave them closed till we notify you thru the press that it is safe to turn it on again. Your failure to do this may cause grave danger of an explosion or asphyxiation. PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT & POWER CO. 15 'Whitman VANISHING COIN. With our gold gone into hiding and our 6ilver dollar being shipped to the Orient for a premium, what are we ging to have left to play San ta Claus with? We positively must have something to jingle. ring LetV all forget our troubles and be cheerful. -It will be all the same to all of us a hundred years from now. 't Cheer up; the worst may be yet come; but It will not last long. p how much, let the future tell. Iiut.lt jwas two to five degrees below for a jlittle while in the night; and some Have you fed the birds? And wa-isas much as 12 below in some ex- tlered them? Jew do. V Remember the latter; Herbert Hoover is getting some Votes in the straw balloting for pres ident. - . " :" I ; - posed places In Salem. Just at tbi3 time a week twice as long, with everybody employed, fs the chief desideratum In America. UNCOMMON COMMON'S. other conference teams here this January winter. Salem. Although a complete schedule has j January 22. 6rA not yet been made.11 games h-ive ! January 23. Q. A. oeea signeo. up lor tare wnn uuirii ir Hi I o eolle&c. I February 13. Whitman college, i Walla Walla. rebrnarr 11. Whitman eollere. 7.' . ,,, Walla WalU. C. at Corvallis. for tnre with other l innilirV 111 1 . II 1 1 - i s. i rnllozoa Of these 11 conference . , (."airimt 'iu.um uii.ahl i .... . . . . ; fannvrv 1 I f Kl m I -w - . ... . 1 1 (.11 games. live win De piayea in taiem. " ; i u km me r"amr. ' Following is the schedule as it now Feb.ruary 11. lniers:ty or iaa- name u.ati t uuuiiu ftnJAt. stands: ho, Moscow. Tablet. Lock for signature of l January 14 Whitman college, j February 12. Washington Slate W. GKOVE. Cures a Cold la On Salem. 'co'.lece. rullman. uar. 3"c Lady Nancy Astor received i more votes in her contest for a seat n the British house of commons than 'the combined ballots of her two mile op ponents. ' She won on her merits, on her a verti.sing or both. It's mighty uncommon for a wom an to be in the commons. With her husband in the house of lords tb Aess. The "coldest spell" dates from Thursday night. ' It was below zero; Bulgaria has the largest wheat; crop in her history and the value of i it is placed at $250,000,000. This! should ease the situation in Central! family has broken a world record for parliamentary representation, And it is really an American family, a that. ' ' i ri-rrncoAT covkiixmkxt. LADD & BUSH, BANKERS Established 1868 .x1 General Banking; Business Office Ilours from 10 a. m. to 3 .! 1 1 p. m. Without wishing to rub Mrs. Catt the Wrong way there is regret at her exprefcsing herself to the effect that the American political system Is all ' wrong.; j Socialists are saying, but we know tney tnemseives are wrong and we will not permit them to act upon their assumption. Mrs. Catt reasons from another i standpoint, but that she reaches the White Navy Soap, 5 liars for 30c Sunrise Milk, per can . .16c Veribest'JVlilk, per can . .16c Ceretana Oats, per pksj. .18c Quaker Cornflakes, 2 for 24c Sun Maid Seeded Raisins, per package . . . . .. 25c Sun Maid Seedless Raisins per package . . . . . 25c Swift's' Pride Washing Pow der, 2 for . . k . . 45c t Pineapples, 2 cans for . V 35c Snow Flake Soda Crackers, package ..... . 40c CO to IMS to CO CD C3 CO CO CJ CO co z: Folgers Golden Gate Coffee, 2 pounds for . . . . $1.15 Best Walnuts, 2 lbs. for . . 85c Roasted Peanuts, 2 lbs. for 45c Almonds, 2 lbs. for . . . 85c Chocolate, per pound . . 35o Petit Prunes, 2 pounds 25c Homemade Hominy, per qt. 15c Cream of Barley, per pkg. . 20c Golden Rod Washing Powder, 3 for . ... . . . . 25c Ridways Silver Label Tea, package . ... . . 48c SHOP EARLY WHY? FOLLOW THE CROWD AND YOU WILL GO TO M O - VARY GROCER 333 COURT ST. THE QUALITY STORE PHONE 409 E3R - MIXISTF.i; WAXTS TO IIKLP. It Is only natural that one who has been relieved from suffering should feel grateful and want to help oth ers. Rev. W.F.M. Swyndole, MS Elm St., Macon. Ga.. writes: "My kidneys gave me much trouble be fore I took Foley Kidney Pills. I am ready at any time to speas a word for Foley Kidney, rills." J. C. Perry. I BITS FOR BREAKFAST ! : Have you any pipe dreams? k The snow did one good1 thing. It saved mo.t of t1i5 loganberry vines from freezing. - And we will all feel hotter whe it rains if it docs not come in a long, hard downpour, wim a cm- nook. What we.want is a nice, g-.n- tle, Oregon mist. j After this, the boys and girls of the, present can be the "old timers. Exerything will date 'from the hara winter of 1919. m mm ! Those nine houses that will have tn he moved In order to give liun rtrnti Parkin coinDanv rcoTi lO double ' the - sixe cf their cannery should be movod to other locations Thfv will all be needed, and m lit more. It is a treat tmng lor aiem that the Hunts are making such an expansion. There are other big thinrs for Sa lem in the air; not yet ready to Im I announced. . I Tl. r t t timn " liklr all of US A lit ' --.-., ' tni n fiix-k will have forEotten the we should have iaKn in Uoiyersal. and heaters have stood the test for over 55 years. Why not a Universal nov to bake that Xmas dinner on. . . rrtcsot ion to obviate the discomforts and conveniences cf this cold spell.- MEN PRACTICE ATY.M.C.A. Eleven Basketball Games Are Scheduled by Wi'lamette University AlthouKh all water pip at th Willamette gymnasium are frozen solid, makinc basketball prarlire there impossiblp.'the university bovs have not stopped in their daily work outs. Coach Matthews hating secur pd the Y. M. C. A. g-m for rhm. Since Coach Mathews' return from Seattle where he attended the inr of the Northwest Athletic ton ference. baskftball has hn a lively feature of Willamette unUersity ac Hvitifs. Nearlv 20 men have l?n niikt-l for work out on the firs lUiuad and thene men are each U? kiven a stiff practice by the coach. ! For the position of forward. Cap tain Wanato will lea'd. Others who hLive a chance for this position are Est eb. who played with the varsity several years a;o. Gillette, Doncy am' Ganzans. Jackson and Austin are oui for center. U. Dimick. Uarey, Me Kltrick. Irvine. Warren and W. For olofeky are in the ring for guard p- .sittons. From lhes 13 men toacii Mathews expects to pick a team that will, put up a hard fight bvlurc lbj' WARMING CLOSCT COMPARTMENT PORCELAIN COO PANELS POPCELA1N SPLASHER WASHABLE SANITARY FUME DXMPCR fO GAS CHECK DAMPER FOR COAlJ DRAFT CONTROLLER CAMPER FCXJR COVERS FOR COAL AND WOOD POKER DOOR SELF STARTER FOR COAL NO KINDLING DRAFT SLIDE UNDER CRATES ALL CAST IRON BODY A LIFE TIME RANGE -zr- ; :H I III :1ft iii ll l ui. 's-ir-T:.-;i i i l i A'i t , . l g!":Xs;-.-- - r. '- - .-ztr . BURNS COAL WOOOOR J J 1 If CAS AT THE SAME TIME .1 iff OR INDIVIDUALLY V AUTOMATIC FUME DAMPER NO ODOR IN KHOEX DROtUN A0 TOASTWC COMPART ME IT WHITE PORCELAIN BROILER PAN FOU BURNERS A NO S4MMERER FOR CAS SELF STARTER FOR CAS NO MATCHES WHITE PORCELAIN DRIP PAN PORCELAIN GAS COCfl ADJUSTABLE AiR MiXUti CAST motl 6UtR BCt A LIFE TIME RAN5C A SmPlt TWIST fJUKCFJ OVtM FROM COAL TO 4A MO PARTS TO RE HOVE OVEN IMK PCHtS OR COAL OCO OR CAS- SETS IN AO INCH SrACE Buy that heater now at greatly reduced prices STORES . 4 STORES
