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4 TOE OREGON STATKKMAX: KUXIUV, M-XTOIBKIt 21. 1010. The Oregon Statesman Issued Daily Except Monday by THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING C03D7AXY 216 S. Commercial St., Salem, Oregon .1 " MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tho 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. R. J. Hendricks. .Manager Stephen A. Stone; ................................. .Managing Editor RalDD Glover. . .-. .Cashier Frank Jaskoski .Manager Job Dept. DAILY STATESMAN, served by carrier in Salem and suburbs, 15 cents a week, SO cents a month. DAILY 'STATESMAN, bv mail. $6 a year: $3 for six months: 50 cents a month. For three months or more, paid in advance, at rate of J 5 year. ITHE PACIFIC HOMESTEAD, the great western weekly farm paper, will be sent a year to any one paying a year in advance to the Daily Statesman.) BUND AY STATESMAN, $1 a year; 50 centa for ix months; 25 cents for three months. ! WEEKLY STATESMAN, Issued in two six-page sections, Tuesdays and Fridays. $1 a year (if not paid in advance, $1.25): 50 cents for six months; 25 centa for three months. Bookkeepers Accountants . Stenographers -Listen! TELEPHONES: Business Office, 23. Circulation Department, 583. Job Department. 583. Entered at the Postoffice in Salem, Oregon, as second class matter. A CHRISTMAS THOUGHT Once upon a time there was a Man who did not put His' personal InfAi-octn nr th ?ntprpsta nf TT5 lflsi nhftvp th intprests of th whole vk-.k, v. . ... - - - " - . - people: and the Bolshevist rabble of His day cried for the release to them of an I. W. W. outy and murderer named Barabbas instead of the Man Who personified unselfishness and service for his fellows. And they crucified Him. We are a Christian nation. We celebrate, and the wide wbrld versa ry of the birth of that Man. 1 elebrates, this week the anni- Uut we have a lone: way to travel, and the world has a long way to travel, to reach the heights, of unselfishness that His life idealized. The United States is the least selfish of all the nations of the world ; the least selfish of any nation that ever was. Hut we miss the mark of the high calling for which our nation was set apart by the width of an ocean, as daily events show. But we strive and grope and make; headway. The Christmas spirit brings us a little closer each year. When the rapidity and ac curacy of your. work depends upon the condition of your eyes, you should not let a foolish prejudice against wearing glasses stand in the way of a successful career. From its very nature your work taxes the eyes severely unless they are in the best possible condition. If your eyes are not de fective they can do on enor mous amdunt of work with out Injury, but a slight eye strain may injure your eyes permanently. If you have symptoms of eyestrain call and let us ex amine your eyes at once. De lay only makes bad matters' worse. Henry E. Morris & Co. t Eyesight Specialist. 305 State St. Salem in Mesopotamia, as In India, put a caste barrier between themselves ana (cans greatly exaggerated the cost of optimistic as to the permanence of republican- simplicity and the rigid governmental economy that went with it. But as to the evils of high overhead charges they were absolute ly In the right and the elimination o! extravagance is one of the greatest and gravest of th, problems left b the war. It is especially serious in its rela tion to "the white man's burden." which is really the other man's bur den and the more weighty as the cost of living and the cost of government progress upward in close company. A great part of the world does not like efficient government, and is on ly reconciled to it when the resuming increase in prosperity is obvious. When the cost of foreign government goes up, the gain ceases to be ob vious. "We are asking the Artb." says the expert in the Times, "to exchange his pride and independence for a little western civilization and a certain amount of commercial de velopments, the profits of which must be largely absorbed by the e- nenses of administration; from h?s point of view it Is a poor bargain." Wherever a poor country I expens ively governed the coming years are sure to be full of trouble, and no country is so rich that Its government can afford not to practlrc the most rigid economy. iUEssnt; roil t m iuii. Tbry think be was a cross between a lion-tamer and a comedian but that dettn't give much of a lire on either his physical or mental qualities. At last accounts the role of Adjsi t -still open. But In a community , rich in peiformera this hiatq tti loag t-Bdare. Los' AnceKi Tim,. A French priest has forbidden women in low-necked dresses to enter his church. This will scarcely be a hardship on the barebacked dames as they are not eriouly endowed with the church habit. If the cafes posted a similar rule it mlj;ht provoke some excitement. ADAM AND EAT:. As has been stated In these col umns the Garden of Eden is being reconstrucid In the Venlugo valley north of Glendale for nse In connec tion with the fiiming of the Bible. In outlining the cast for the "Crea tion" the promoters say there is no difficulty In filling th role or Eve. There are enough Eve available. for a whole month, but the difficulty has been to find an actor suitable for the character of Adam. Nobody seems to know exactly what Adam was like. "When this spirit can be extended the year through and the world J the natives. over, mankind will (have made-a little notable progress on the way to wards the ideals that were livel by the Christ Whose birthday we will this week celebrate. I- The family man who .thought he could not afford a Thanksgiving tur key is now figuring on Christmas to see If pressure, with th? win. 1 can; stand the financial Look like a dead heat, family appetite likely to One good thing about snow in this valley we are all glad when it is gone. ! ! Loganberries will be loganberries, next year, and, for several years, for that matter. ; The old-fashioned saying, "the bet ter the day the better the deed,' does not apply to fatal automobile ac cidents on Sunday. Naturopathy -What It Is, and Fire Reasons Why You Should .' Be Treated By a Naturopathic : Physician t What Is Naturopathy? Naturopathy is a system of treat ing the sick by the nse of drugless and non-surgical methods. It is based upon the principle that it the causes of disease are removed Na ture will restore the body to health, because the body, when functioning normallv. con tains within Itself the kmnt? ta rentora mi! maintain! With the sale of the St. Louis Re- health. I public to the Globe-Democrat the WhVt Methods Are Used In Democratic party hasn't a single .Naturopathy? I I great newspaper organ in Missouri. Naturopathy nse varipus prlncl- Bot reaUv 11 couldn't help much pies efficacious in healing the sick, Frequent rains, predicted by the weather man for this week. In which case, the danger of another big snow for a good many months will grow smalL some of which are DieteUca Scientific food selec tions, preparations and combinations. ! ' 'I " . - Hyglotherapy -General personal hygiene. " llanualtherapy Manual methods of correcting abnormal conditions of the body. Hydrotherapy Scientific applica tion of water of varying temperature It Is announced that an English highbrow has solved the riddle of the transmutation of matter. Let him try his genius on the high price of living here and abroad. There are renewed rumors of the intention of Japan and Mexico to Iorm a coalition, fc.it ner tney are lies or Japan, is crazier than she Electrotherapy Scientific applica-M00ks. tlon of the different forms of elec tricity. Psychotherapy A scientific appli cation of the powers of mind to the . problems of health and disease. Vibrotherapy Mechanical and manual vibration. Ozone and Oxygen Vapor Oxygen converted into ozone by electricity. Phototherapy Scientific applica tion of sunlight, incandescant light and arc light, for curative purposes. ' V; What Is The Standing of . - Naturopathy? '; Naturopathy has already been-rec-ognlzed and adopted by many of the brightest minds In the orthodox schools of medicine. . Naturopathy Is not Osteopathy, Chiropractic. Christian Science, or any other similar system. We do not condemn them: we recognize the good In all of them. t 1 live Reasons Why You Should Be Treated by a Naturopathic . . .y ' : rhyslcian j First Because isaturopatny uses alt drugless and non-surgical met h ods In treating the sick. Second Because Naturopathy the oldest of the drugless cults. i Third Because Naturopathic 'meth ods are based upon scientific observa tion and practical experience. Fourth Because Naturopathic methods are adapted to the treating of all persons .from, infancy to old agev ' ; .. t. Fifth Because Naturopathy is more effectual and less expensive than other systems of treating the SICK. A lady more than 90 years of age took her first ride in an automobile in this city the other day. That Is one of the reasons why she lived to such an advanced age. The students of Pomona college have voted in favor of dancing. Like cciestastes, the preacher, tney are of the opinion that there is a time to meurn and a time to dance. Not even barring the "shimmy, we opine. Los Angeles Times. ine Metnoaists are opposing any interference in Mexico, but if war should come the followers of John Wesley would be in the front rank. They are fighting men in an emer gency. They have never yet borne the name of slackers. Is Palmer, McAdoo and Bryan arc lin ing up for the Democratic nomina tlon for president. If . tho Republi ican party displays even ball horse sense, the licking of either one of them, or any one like cither of them. will be like taking candy from a baby. TUB COST OF GOVKIJX31KXT. DR. A. SLAUGHTER I Naturopath Zio ii. 8. National Bank building ''w ; Fhone no. In opposing the annexation of Mes opotamia an authority who writes for the London Times makes several im portant points. The notion that the people would welcome British rule is erroneous; it would be a plain case of conquest and of forcible dominion over a subject race. Social relations would present an almost insoluble problem, , because on the one band British officials will not livewith an eastern race on terms of eaualilr. 1 and on the other hand they cannot To these considerations he adds the tact that British government would be unduly expensive. It would be necessary to have political officers in the larger villages, so that of the revenues raised by taxation an entirely disproportionate amount would be spent upon paying foreign ers to govern the country. British officials are expected to live in some magnificence in order to uphold the dignity of the empire, and magnifi cence is not only expensive but breeds extravagance. To tempt good men away from a career at home it is necessary, also, to pay salaries rath er higher than they would expec4,at home, and for a poor country wholly out of proportion to the public In come. " ' ' This question of the cost of gov ernment seems likelyJto become of crucial Importance everywhere, but particularly in its relation to Imper ialism. At various times in the past, but usually after prolonged wars have simultaneously increased the cost of living and fostered extrava- gance in the spending of public mon eys, popular unrest has; taken the form of a protest against taxation. Agitators have found a fertile field in exploiting the cost of government, and a grievance is made of every new tax. But for the crushing overhead charges, it is! argued, the people might live in comfort and plenty. From this to denouncing government as an evil it is but a snort step. During the revolutionary, move ments of the 18th century the high cost or government was popularly as cribed to the monarchical system. and the affair of the diamond neck- jlace only brought to a head tndigna- I tlon at the extravagances of Marie Antoinette and of the courtesans of the previous reign. It was the fash ion to compare (quite unjustly) the cheap government of the newly-form ed United States with the burdens Imposed on the peoples of Europe under the rule of kings. This was the strong card of republicanism which was almost as odious as bol- shevism In our day. In May. 1752 Mr. Adam in the British House of Commons made a speech attacking the writings of Thomas Paine In terms which seem curiously modern. He did not hold that books recom mending a form of government dif ferent from that of England were ob jects of prosecution, for "If he did he must condemn Harrington for his Oceana, Sir Thomas More for his Utopia, and Hume for his Idea of a perfect "commonwealth." But the publication by Paine to which he re ferred was very different, "for it re viled what was most sacred in the constitution, destroyed every princi ple of subordination, and established nothing In their room." To this Paine (from a safe dis tance) retorted that the kind of tor eminent which he advocated was al ready in successful operation acinsa the Atlantic, and that it was "cap able of .producing more happim-ss to the people," and that also witb an 80th part of the taxes, which the British system consumes. Bltesfuilv unaware that the future had in store $5,000,000,000 budgets, he extols for Englishmen the Cheapness of govern ment in the new world a paltry an nual charge of $800,000 which would be reduced' to $500,000 as soon s the Indian risings in the Interior were suppressed. Economics v-as then in its infancy and the repnbli- A Lasting Christmas Present For the Wife or Mother Our , monthly income policy. For the Son or Daughter Our endowment savings policy. 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