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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1920)
tirv. nnrr.nx KTATESJkAX: TUESDAY, FKimrARY 17, 1920. The Oregon Statesman i in , m Issued Dally Except Monday by THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY - 215 S. Commercial St., Salem, Oregon MEMBER OF THE 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 and also the local news published herein. R. J. Hendricks... Manager 8tephen A. Stone-. . Managing Editor Ralph Glover. Cashier Frank Jaakoskt. .Manager Job Dept. DAILY STATESMAN, served by carrier in Salem and suburbs, 15 cents a week, 50 cents a month. DAILY STATESMAN, by mail, $8 a year; $3 for six months; 50 cents a month. For three months or more, paid in advance, at rate of 5 year. (THE 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.) 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 , Fridays, $1 a year (if not paid in advance, $1.25); 60 cents for six Y , months; 25 cents for three months. TELEPHONES: Business Office, 23. Circulation Department. 583. Job Department, 583. Entered at the Postofflce In Salem, Oregon, as second class matter. BRIGHT SUNNY DAYS THIRD LARGEST INDUSTRY IN UNITED STATES - Some thoughts in connection with the Salem automobile show are .pertinent, i, The show will be at the Armory, tomorrow, Thursday and Fri day three days. . It will be a worth while exhibition. It will show something of the progress of what is now the third largest industry in the United States though it is only about 22 years old. Many of us remember the first automobile in Salem somewhere around 1901 ; it was bought for John II. Albert, one of our youngest Salem boys; that is, one of our youngest in spirit. Some of us remember the first auto taxis on Fifth Avenue in New York, about 1900; and they would now attract a crowd any where in this country for their miaintness and awkward appearance. By 1905 there were only 150,000 automobiles in the whole United States. ! Fifteen years later we have passed the 7,000,000 mark. The so-called "saturation point" is away in the future if it ever will be reached, Automobiles are in the 'consumption" class they are used, worn out and replaced; like clothing is. Production does not equal demand now in this country and the foreign market is only a drop in the bucket of what it will even tually be. ; . Paved roads in this country wili send the number of auto trucks skyward. Man power is increased ten fold. Production is trebled, quadrupled ; and the idea ithat the buying of automobiles and auto trucks takes money out of the country is expioaea; tney bring money here, by conserving man power and in creasing, production. , Rural districts disappear. City limits expand into all out-of-doors in this pneumatic age ... Aitena me automobile snow, and see what a treat the live deal era oi this city have prepared for you. It will be worth your while ior, ii noi now, soon, eventually, you will be an automobile fan The Statesman wishes to express its appreciation of the abl assistance of Lew A. Cates of the B & C Motor Company in preparing much of, the automobile news contained in this issue. The Salem Automobile Association selected Mr. Cates as chairman of its publicity committee for the Auto Show, and that he has done his work com petently and well goes without saying. Mr. Cates is a former news paper man and a Jive wire. Bright Sunny days are hard on your eys. A little precaution now will save your eyes later. Consult us today. Our advise is reliable. HENRY E. MORRIS & CO. Eyesight Specialists 305 State St. Phone 2:W ing mistreated or killed at the hands of Mexicans, while our sute depart ment waits but hardly watches. S Possibly when ex-Premier Clemen ceau reaches Egypt, the Sphinx will break the sileuce of centuries and bid him a glad welcome. " We could never imagine how mo ther used to rock the cradle with one foot, turn a buckwheat cake with one hand and sing to a cilllcky baby all at once. But she did. and she did not belong to a mother's club either Exchange. FAITH IS TOPIC OF EVANGELIST Dr. Mahcod Cites Scripture to Show That Faith is Essen tial to Success W. S. Gilbert to do the picture in a comic opera with a Sir Arthur Sulli van to furnish the music No matter who you are, you will learn a lot about the potato industry you will read the S-lem slogan if pages day. of The Statesman of. Thnrs- Th third and closing week of the evangelistic meetings at the First Methodist church opened last night J with an unusually interesting sermon by Dr. J. V. Mahood on the topic. The Victory of Faith." The evangelist cited scripture to prove that faith was essential to suc cess and drew many illustrations from life t0 accentuate the truth of his quotations. He pointed out the fact that a great many prayers were not answered because there was no foundation in the way of a promise in the Bible that prayers with cer tain objectives would be answered. He held that for prayers to be an swered there must be a definite cor responding promise in the Bible", and that to ask Divine blessing without li B I " I V Ill - 7t-:-J Consider the poor gold miner. He is the only man who has not been able to raise his price. No way he can fix it can he get more than a dollar out of 23.22 grains of gold. and he is going out of business. The such promise was to ask something stigma of profiteering smear his soul. can never that there could be co assurance of f-chieving. He pointed out. however, that the Bible contained many promised bless ings to those who would seek them and who possessed the essential qual ifications to merit them. Among mese were inose wun penuem Deans A wan is going up irom me man- are Dromise(i Dardon: those that hear MILLION'S FOR TIRES, NOTHING FOR SOCKS. ufacturers of hosiery. The former 25c socks may soon sell for 1. 50 a pair. And there will be no relief, for at least a year. What causes it? Labor troubles? Partly. Profiteering? Terhaps a little and believe are promised eternal life; those who are of a proper heart and mind are promised peace purchased by the Savior's life; and to those who are prayerful and true and good, the promise of the Holy Spirit. He showed a great wealth of promise if people would develop faith by feed ing on God's word, and exercising if, j-ri. a uuuu Mill eyvraik yarn spinners. And automobile owners. They must have tires- Even though no one has any socks or stockings. One mill with an output of 4.000- 000 pounds of yarn a year has ceased to sell to any one but on "The Deity of Christ" and his sermon on that topic ia known to be a masterpiece "By George, that's a real meal"- You are sure of a satisfied smile and you practice economy as well when you serve these tempting Dri. Monte Beans. They are as appetizing as they are wholesome and their convenience and economy is helping many a thrifty housewife to keep living expenses down. A trial will convince you now good they are how truly satisfying. DeiMontk Beans cooked with rich pork and flavored with in imitable Del Monte Tomato Sauce, contain more real nutriment than meat or eggs, at but a fraction of the cost. CALIFORNIA PACKING CORPORATION ; C BRAND pJJ Deals in Real Estate Elliott . A. Colony the George V. Lewis; lot Salem automobile show tomorrow. Bryan ia still . astride the Demo cratic donkey. - More motion that look like the coming ot a building boom in Salem. There are so many aspirants will lnf to be drafted for the presidential nomination, even If they hare to do the drafting: There Is more wanton luxury this "winter ia the European capitals than there ever was before, so probably our foreign friends cannot afford to feed their poor for pay the interest on their debts. We are not supposed new hair alter Baldness If VOW art tMtnr Mtr. tew tfunlntf. r v kitd. M M h kavm that KOTALKO. coatain ln fMlM Mr all b4 MMr pMMt IncraOt nM. m aBdv4wlly mm iful. For . wbkh rbiklna. Hatr frawa. oaodrsff Itmloatrd la mnr caw wlwa all a fattwL lata Ol'll ANTES aod nwy-Mfttad wBrr. Ovi kn a any auty pharmacy; ao4 tf caata far Vwoat bos U KOTALK , J,i.Ermalfl.lflCtSUtlosF.NcwYort,N.y. to even ask them to pay the interest on the billions of debts which they owe U3. Of course Job was a patient man. but be was never tested by being compelled to wait for the ratification ot the peace treaty. That might have smashed his record. ii aicmuseian were living now, a young man of the present generation, he would probably have it all over the rest of us. He might live to see the peace treaty ratified. tire manufacturers. With that mill it 13 millions for tires, and nothing for socks. In two cases alone, the manufac turers of hosiery have a shortage of 8,000,000 pounds of yarn a year tak en from former sources taken from socks and stockings and put into automobile tires. So there is not likely to be any decline on hosiery or underwear tor at least a year; and Salem dealers are being advised by jobbers that they may expect boosts rather than declines in these lines. But "we should worry." A California newspaper glvc3 the advice that it you must choose be tween owning an aaiomoouc ana a house, you will be wise in taking the automobile and giving up the house. You will mifs the greatest show ot the kind ever held in this part of the state if you miss the Salem automobile show. Tomorrow, Thurs day and Friday at the armory. ' Germany has officially refused to give up the war lords for trial. It Is how proposed to try them by proxy. Where is there an American Me4eiaiAAtWto Big Brother to the Hungry EUROPE lacks sufficient food to feed its count less millions. The American Relief Adminis tration, with the sanction of the United States Government, has provided a practical method by which friends and relatives of people oyer there can get food to them. Ask us about Food Drafts' or watch this space from day to day for details. . ''. Tr? I a- .JE ; iVli ill Jl 1 I I ar ij J -S O report I1" I I r I I mi. .in I I I fr and wife to block r. Capi tal park addition, Salem. $2000. Earl L. Fisher and wife to Frank Aiidrea; part "of block 1. Salem. $7360. Frank A. Mahoney and wife to William Wayysup and wife; acres T. 5 S. R. 3 V. $1000. Frank V. Mahoney and wife to OUCH! BACKACHE! RUB LUMBAGO OR STIFFNESS AWAY William Wallsup and wife; 3 acres T. 5 S. R. 3 W. $300. W. W. Hall and wife to Mary Francis Stackton; lot 29. Hall Home tracts. $350. R. A. Phiel and wife to G. E. Lan dy and wife; lot 6, block 7. Salem. $1200. C. A. Wallace and wife to T. M. Russell and wife; part block 13, Capital Hill addition. Salem. $700. Jacob A. Gannon and wife to Klvin Knutson; 2 acres T. 5 S. R. 1 W. $300. Charles F. Hein and wife to Sam uel R. Mills and wife; 239 aces, T. S. R. 1 W. $lfi.000. W. H. Uerry and wifo to John Rosicnik; 10 acres T. 4 S. R. 1 W. $1S00. Guy E. Ringo to Paul Folquet; lot 6, Dored's addition, Woodburn. S875. consignments of merchandise at the lowest current wholesale quotations and. at th same time enables them to partake of the net profits of the business transacted. HARD COLDS People whose blood is pure are not nearly so likely to take hard colds as are others. Hood's Sarsaparilla makes the blood pure; and this great medicine recovers the system after a cold as no other medi cine does. Take Hood's. Rub pain from ltark willt trig! bottlf ' of old "St. Jacobs Oil Mnall And the census enumerators found only four bath tubs in four North Dakota counties, where 98 per cent of the people own flivvers or buzz wagons of more patrician descent. BITS FOR BREAKFAST I Sa'em auto show tomorrow. S It will be a great show, holding Wednesday. Thursday and Frirday, at the armory. m m m. The automobile ads in The States man of this morning are enough to make a fan out of a fish. After you read the Salem slogan pages Thursday you will know there Is money in spuds. S Tell us what you know about po tato growing. Today or tomorrow. -a The live Salem business men are reaching out to the surrounding towns. Good idea. Salem is going to expand and spread all over most of Marion and Polk and parts of Linn. Yamhill and Clackamas with the extension ot the paved roads. S S There are several more big build ing rumors in the air. Salem won't know herself in the next five years. v u Once more. It is a dull day when the dispatches do not reveal some new case of an American citizen bv rrTt'RK DATES. February 17 and 18. Tuesday and Wed ne4ay -onfrenre of Indian work era at Kimball Cnltee of Theolocv February IS. 19 and 20 Salem Auto mobile ahow February IS. Thuraday Children's eu renica teat at Commercial club. February it. Sunday Washington's birthday. February JS. Sunday French govern ment awarda. through American 1 arion. memorial certificate to rela Uvea of aoldiera who loat lie in war February 2J. Monday Federal inspec tion of Company M. National Guard of Oregon. February .23. Wednesday Hih school aiumn. meet for organization February 25. Wednesday Cherry City bakery to entertain Kotarians at banquet. S5.,T,btr. 57 to October J; Oregon slate latr. When your back is sore and lame or lumbago, sciatica or rheumatism has you stiffened up. don't suffer! Get a small trial bottle of old, hon est "St. Jacobs Oil" at any drug store, pour a little in your hand and rub it right on your aching back, and by the time you county fifty, the soreness and lameness is gone. Don't stay crippled! This sooth ing, penetrating oil needs to be used only once. It takes the pain right out and ends the misery. It is mag ical yet absolutely harmless and doesn't burn the skin. Nothing else stops lumbago, sciat ica, backache or heumatisni so promptly, it never disappoints. ROTH IS NAMED COMPANY HEAD Salem. Nehama, Stayton and Sublimity Merchants Form $5,000 Corporation A business firm has just br-n In corporated with a capitalization of $50,000, which includes merchants in Salem, Sublimity. Mthama and Stayton. The movement ""Jias been under way for several monthts and was only perfected a few days ago by electing Theodore Roth president. The new organization is an exten sion of th business powers of the Glle Meoantfle company of this city. The firm includes Gehlan Broth ers, J. R. Gardner r.nd W. F. Kios ker. of Stayton. and Champ & Son. of Mehania. The new corporation gives the i-everal members of th; firm the advantage of securing their PORTLAND FOLK MAY STILL PHONE Some Union Workers Out ! Others Still on Job Ser- 1 vice Continues HOME OF BOMBS IS DISCOVERED Laboratory for Making Ex plosives Located in House boat. Charge OAKLAND. Cal.. Feb. 1. A houseboat in Stockton was utilized an an experimental laboratory and factory for the manufacture ot bombs, according to evidence here to day at the trial of Miss Charlotte Anita Whitney on a charge of crim inal syndicalism. Albert Coutts, who said he had PORTLAND. Feb. 16. While most of the construction men em ployed by the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company In Oregon have obeyed the strike order of the Inter national Drotberhood of Electrical Workers, company officials today an nounced that service will not be seri ously hampered, at least for some time. Enough loyal employes are available, they said, to repair any damage that may come to the" tele phone lines. Union officials announced that more than 50 per cent of the men an the various branches of installa tion work have joined the linemen in the walkout. Hundreds have quit their Jobs since the general strike call was issued Saturday, they as serted. Of the 250 union men em ployed by the company here more than 150 are not working, accord ing to W. II. Butler of the strike committee. been an I.W.W. testified that he had been summoned to Stockton for the definite purpose of experimenting In combustible chemicals and phasphor ous bombs. When completed these bombs were delivered to the rooms of the Stockton I.W.W. he said.. AsR for HILL'S peoplkV X FIVE MILLION USED IT LAST YEAR HILL'S cascara&Pqiinine Standard cold rmadf ior It ytara -in tablet farm m'. a or. opiate break up a cold ia 24 oura relieve grip ia J oar. Nowy back J it fail. Te genaica box ha a F4 CWjiJ rl At Au Drmm 3mr XX One Hundred Dollars Reward TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Rumors have reached me that some person or persons, either through misapprehension of facts or by wilful design, are circulating on the streets of Salem, Oregon, reports that my estab lishment was threatened with prosecution by some unknown authority because of alleged prof iteering. There is no ground for any such rumors and the person or persons circulating them will take warning that I propose to hold them strictly accountable for their acts and hereby offer a reward of One Hundred Dollars to any person who will give me accurate information leading to the detection and conviction of any person or persons found to be guilty of uttering such slanderous remarks. .We have conducted our business in a perfectly legitimate manner and rely upon our profits by doing a very large volume of business and will cordially invite investi gation of any person or committee desiring to inspect our manner of doing business and the profit we make on individual sales. Our Very Urge patronage and thousands of customers will testify as to our methods and this statement is given only for the information of those who may not be advised. PRICE SHOE COSVJPANY By O. E. PRICE