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THE OREGON STATESMAN. RTtIUAY, MAY 1. 1WO.
The Oregon Statesman
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into the long years ahead when with
approaching old age your vision defect '
will he accentuated does it riot seem
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isfaction later on.
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SELF SUFFICIENCY FOR SALEM
1
jectures on astronomical phenomena
( be shows bis ignorance of the basic
principles involved. When we real
ize how difficult it is to send radio
messages to distant localities on the
earth, covering at most but a few
thousand miles, how can we suppose
that such messages can Le transmit
ted across the mighty void that ex
ists between the earth and the near-
t planets?
The astronomers of Yerkes obser
" Salem has the chance to be as nearly self -sufficient a$ any citylvatory. of international fame, have
( in the world' , t Intimated in recent dispatches that
And trite to the motto of the state of which sh is the capital occasional tremendous explosions in
city : Alis yolat propriis; She Flies with Her Own Wings. the sun might, and probably do. pro-
Already much has been done m fertumng our rich sou from the duce etheric disturbances powerful
smoke stacks of our city in building and organizing here the fac- enough to reach the earth across a
tories and marketing facilities to take care of the varied products distance of 93.000. oo miies, as In
of Our land. 4 . cases of disturbed transmission of
This should go on Steadily. ' intelligence along telegraph wires.
Our answer to the prof iteering of the Mormon sugar trust should I usually coincident -with the appear-1 their sand piles on
be the raising of sugar beets and the making of sugar here. :., lance of great sunspots. Hut even I ocean beach. Why are such abso-
, And we can gTow sorghum here and manufacture our own mo-1 tuat explanation is hazardous only Mutely childish absurdities?
as a remote possibility. I Another stunning suggestion
Dr. Charles Steinmetz, an electri-l comes from Claude Collins, who pro-
oal engineer and an authority on th-i poses that a gigantic rocket be so
transmission of electric waves. be- constructed that he can ensconse
lleves that if the sounds caught by I himself in a chamber and be fired
Marconi came from any planet it I to its destination among the heaven-
to the effect that the radio disturb
ances may have been causod by the
crash cf two distinct worlds In a
collision like that which produced
the brilliant nova in Perseus in 1901,
or that more recent one in Aqulla
cn June i. 1918. In either case the
collision must have occurred cen
turies ago. for if the etheric sound
traveled with the velocity of light,
long period a of time must elapse be
fore they could reach the earth and
affect our radio apparatus.
We are gravely informed that one
"professor." name not mentioned,
proposes to ascend to a height of
five miles to get nearer the planet
he wishes to inrpect. which is only
-4.000,000 miles awiy. Probably
Ibis wise professor hopes that It he
can get that much nearer Mars he
can see little children playing in
the Martian
1.239.000.000 candle-powr. and It
would tak the combined Hgbt of
SsU.000 of these, according to Faree.
lo produce the :6.000.000.0MI.00
Hash. Such a scheme will not be
financed right away.
Hut. while men of scienco may ex
press the belief that interplanetary
messages have not been received,
none will go so far as to deny th
possibility of such an etent at some
period In the future. Too many
things regarded Impossible a century
a so have since been accompllihed.
It Is unsafe to hazard the statement
that the genius of man mey be re
stricted in any direction. It can.
however, be authoritatively stated
that things lately conjectured by
wild-eyed enthusiasts and Unorant
sensation-mongers have not been ac
complished as yet and are not likely
to be by any agencies, scientific or
mechanical, now In use.
Ur conditions thaa'tho world has
heretofore known. It Is difficult to
make industrial - progress under
those circumstances.' When the em
ploye has jo pride in production and
ro Joy ovrr good workmanship. tb
tendency Is rather backward than
forward. There Is a stimulus to In
vention, bcuever to "create macbla
try that will take tke place of men
and will not strike for the mete love
of excitement.
XOT Till: Till E IIKIIU
In touching upon the claim that
Hiram Johnson Is rUhtful heir of
the Roosevelt tradition, the Chicago
Tribune remarks tiiat it is not easy
to allow the pretense In view of the
political company now mlngty en
;oyed by this Roosevelt claimant:
"Os cannot eianly Colon!
Roosevelt, if alive, mart h lag u
the I. W. W. or the pro-One as s or
with Hearst and WlllUn 1U)
Thompson." ,
Presenting Johnson as the natural
inheritor f the Roosevelt legacy It
merely a natter of political dspiw
Ur. Theodore Roosevelt had no ss-
dcrstudy any mors than Joliss Cae
sar, or Ceoige Wa uteri on. Whet
he died the mold was broken. Were
be a!Jve today he would b the very
first to repudiate the sol UkuLf Mead
thlp ad aataltlensr .el Joaasoa.
founded, ky they are Nipofl the SorUl
and industrial elements that sf
posd the' usrioa's flag in -time of
war.. koTeU woaldj ha, re alsppei
the faces of he Bf.:hevIis and Cer
mans who voted for Johasoa la Ne
braska and Da Lata.
lasses.
And we should produce more than enough honey for our home
consumption. " .
Our answer to the clothing profiteers should be a better organi
zation of our woolen mill and tailoring industries.
And we should make fine linens here.
We should make shoes here, from the hides and skins of animals I would be more likely from Venus j ly .bodies. If that rocket should
raised in this district. than from Mars. Mars is a small leave the earth with a velocity ten
- There is no fruit or vegetable grown in the temperate zone planet, but little more than half the times that of a cannon ball It would
'Which we cannot produce here to perfection. diameter of the earth, and when take nearly two years for it to reach
We can supply .all these in many forms to the world markets, nearest at the present opposition is Mars, and the chances are a trillion
We can send them dehydrated without buying anything from a dis-l .000.000 miles distant, while I to one that it would miss the target.
tance but the nails. for the outside shipping boxes. I, Venus comes between the earth and! Would the traveler on that Journey
We should make glass here, so as to send to the markets morethe ,un at vry revolution and is ruminate or hibernate
attractive packages; so that all our bottles may be fashioned at home. 1 1116,1 nl7 2tf.000.000 miles away. Atl Xor can we expect to communicate
In the line of self sufficiency, Salem, already well tn the way tnat time, tne earth is the brightest I with Mars by means of an articifcal
star in tne beavens as viewed rromi light powerful enough to be visible
that planet. by an inhabitant of that planet. To
But Venus, though of about the produce a light strong enough for
same size as the earth. Is enveloped that purpose, says Dr. Faree of
in a dense atmosphere filled withlBryn Mawr. would require a search
aqueous vapor, and unless any In-1 light of 76C.00S.000.OOO.O00 candle
habitants have different eyes from! power, and its cost would be too
Some of the most modern kinds of warfare have been used in I our thy have never yet even caught I enormous lo contemplate. The larg
regions where modern civilization had hardlv Denetrated before. It I gmpse of our earth and its at-1 est searclight now in existence Is of
is an interesting fact that the Arab, who had remained unconquered tendnt So we must dismiss
while'aft ttie great empires of the world rose and fell, is at last sue- hhe Pelng conjecture of Dr. Stein-
: eumMng before the airplane. He has never admitte.1 alleeiance to metf
anyone but Allah and himself and haa threatenel th"line of enm. -Another professor, Dr. Jacoby of
munication of all the empires Babylonian. Persian. Greek. Roman Columbia university, projects an In
nd British. Even at the height of their power they could not over- senion" 11 not P8ibie conjecture
tase nis iwni norseswnen ne returned to the desert after a raid.
Put even the Arab horse has no chance airainst the airrtlane. I FUTURE DATES
British nlsnes ar tinw aVilo tn rsrrvf ot all ra ft a Af 4Vi linA t Cm.
AAll n-v. r.i. r.' T .5 " J. 7 . " " W1" May 1 -Awaklnr of
v j num. me rrcucu nave uceii using aviaiors wnose nerves wentispnnr pageant Opera House, hospital!
.to .pieces on the western front to chase the wild tribesmen in the r," , ... p.A.,.r. - i.
interior of Algeria. And the "Mad Mullah." when recently tie be- bration at Chtmpotc.
gan to preach another Mohammedan holy war. was routed by an ex-L,'' fV-u fX???1?!?
i:si i i4.i; v , i , Ihtrh school ya. Molalla hirh. at Molalla.
cuitiui ui tiiau buu Italians, wdo useu ooin airplanes ana tanss.
A IUCAIj OITIMI!T.
Attorney General A. Mitchell pal
mer is one of the most sweetly opti
mistic soul whose picture we have
tad upon the screen.
lie still believes that he has re
duced the high cost of living done
It almost single-handed, for that
matte?.
When confronted by the figures
he does not blanch or turn pale.
He rubs his hands and smilingly
explains that, even if they do not
disclose any conspicuous drop, they
have been a saving barrieV against
a robust advance, uui wr m
matchless etrategy. foresight and
activity of his department prices
would have been so high they could
cot have bean reached by shells from
Big Berth. But ss it Is. he has the
situation safely under control and
all the profiteers are eating out of
his hand.
That's about what he says.
If all the people who are convinced
that Mitchell Palmer has reduced the
cost of living will cast their votes
lor him he will get one ballot from
a portly ind handsome Prnnsylvan-
ian and not much else.
and doing splorhlidly, may add jgreatly to her prestige and her prof
.1LS. . . ......
: Situated as we are, we may snap our fingers at all the profiteers
andall the trusts. . -; - '.- "
THE ARAB BOWS TJNDEE THE AIBPLANE
SLOWING VP.
Although New York; is psylng
common labor $ for an elgHt-hour
day, against S1.7S for a nine-hour
day before the war. it Is difficult to
supply the demand. Yet the streets
are thronged with Idle men. The
trouble Is that few want to work or
else the average man withes to put
In two or three days a week at high
wagea and then. loaf. The loafing
worker takes no pride in his Job or
interest In his task, although he Is
better paid and working under bet
n Fi"
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PROMISE YOURSELF
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'To be so strong that nothing can disturb vonr peace of mind.
.To. talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.
T' 1 1 1 . t. i . i ii .i r .i . .
xo make ttiryuur incuus leci tuai mere is sometning in tnem.
' ' T 1 Xt. i u r i .' . . .. ?
stay 1 and X. Saturday and Sunday I
Baseball. Salem Senators vs. Kupert.1
latno, learu team. Baiem.
May 2. Sunday Automobile rides tor
aged persons through fruit districts rl
courtesy or commercial club.
May -2. Sunday Reports on Sunday
moot census cue.
' May 3 Monday Salvation army cam-
paign maris.
Mar to May i Second annual Ore-
To" look on the sunny side of everything and make your optimism ViSEdS Baseball. Salem
-come true.
hlrh vs. Eatacada hlah. Salem
May 4. Tuesday American Lglon
.To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect smoker at TaJmory.
omy. tne Dest. ; , ,
y 'To be" just as enthusiastic about th4 Success of others as you arc
about your own. V . .
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achieve-!
' hients of the future.
; - Tc wear a cheerful countenance at all times,and to have a smile for'
;.. .f very living creature you meet.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you will
f k . .. 4 : J Istudenti
Y w wiuciic umrra. i May i9t Monday Marlon County
To be too big for worry, too noble for anger and too strong for fear. Wtymh?ii R"ubUc" c,ub mu
. .lO.tDinic. wen oi yourself and to proclarm this fact to the world k Mayji. Tuesday intereonemnate d-
S t. ... . . I bate. WilUmette vs. O. A. C
. -"rr uuw wurus u greai aeeas. . May 12. II and It Northwest art
TO live 111 the faith that the wnrl.l i An vnn cM .- 1 1 exhibit at Marion notel under Salem
---- ---- - .. o.wc m tuiig juu arc i Art lea rue
May C. Thursday Banauct of Jersey
cattle breeders, armory.
May C to Stat Sunday School
convention in- rortiand.
May 1. Friday Baseball. Salem hih
vs csiacaoa nigra. .stacaaa
May 7. Friday Willamette univer
sity Junior class play, "Lady of Lyons"
at Grand opera house.
May S. Saturday Baseball. Salem
man vs. sioiiaiia man. siiem.
May . Saturday "Yokohama Maid"
laged by Willamette university
ems on campus.
true to the best that is in you.
It looks like Wood, Hoover or
Lowden;--Los Angeles Times.
The putting in .of spring gardens
Ycanao't' be overdone; nor summer,
fall or-wiater gardens, either. '
. democratic papers favor a tariff
.for revenue- only, indicating that we
are getting back to the old times.
The'fact lhat ex-Secretary Mc Adoi
comes from a section that is opposed
-to granting the suffrage to the fe
male sex will de hlm no good at the
. San Francisco convention. ,
, .. Jf.tha orchard people had all te
bees- they should have, the Salem
' district would be more independent
of - the Mormon sugar trust than it
. Js,:. .Honey Is the best sweetening in
the world.
May 1 finds no disturbance In Sa
lem or; tne saiem district excentine
that 'all hands are feverishly rushing
' to get done the work that is piling
up. -There area "great many;reas
. -ens -why we should be thankful for
the advantages we enjoy, as com
. pared with any other country, and
most any other section. Not the
May 12. Thursday Community feder
ation meeting- at Hubbard.
May 11. Friday Baseball. Salem hlh
vs. v. or u. rooas. Kusrvne.
least of which Is the fact that we I Willamette university and Oreoa As
have an industrious and law-abiding "May?.' lU!bld.r Boy. co.fer.nc.
neonle. W hiv nn tii.r. tAM .n 1 1 tn Salem.
.. y i ana t mneieenin annual
wo warn none, mere is no room I convention of orecon Stat. Association
- i- . - . . . . I of Master Plumbers, tn Salem.
u "V cuemes oi social and May IS. Saturday BaaebalL S.lem
industrial progress.
I hi
fu:
vs. Eurene hich. Euaene.
ay It. Tuesday Paclfle Coast Ad
club automobile excursion passes
through Salem.
a 1 .May zi. muay isasebau. Salem
nirn va. nwstri nian. tuirtn.
May 21. Friday Special and primary
elections in Oreron.
May 22. Saturday Baseball. Salem
Th writer is no prophet, nor
ton of a prophet. Dut he is willing
to venture the prediction that dwell
ings will not be cheaper in Salem InM" vs. "Jefferson hlch of PorUand. in
ki- . - I Portland
awun, or any omer. Tne May 2-27. Wednesdsy and Thursdsy
lime to bur a home Is now if von I apoiio ciuo concert, orand theatre.
. . T, " ' " JOU May 2. Saturday Baseball. Salem
"ui uvuic, auu you snouia want i nirn vs. curen. nirn. cuaene.
on, I May 29. baturda) William Howard
June 4. Friday Baseball. Salem blah
its. MCMinnTiue rtirn. MCMinnvui..
June 11. Friday Salrm schools close.
Jun. 14. Monday Flay day.
June 14 to 17 Officers schools for
, Just before the war, there was a
scheme for building a beet sugar fac
tory in Salem. The men who knew,jO'"",on National Guard at Vancouver
the members ot the Mormon sugar June is and t National sTPy
trust. saM wo MnU i I tour motorcycle events tn 8alem.
, v 7 2. , June 22. 22 and 24 imperial conclave
They had experimented to their sat- of Mystic Shrine In Portland.
istaction. In these) dava nf hlrh June 21. Wednesday Imperial con-
". 1rs OI nign cUt of M,,tle ghrln. to visit Salem.
prices for sugar, what is the matter Jun 24. and 2( Portland Rose
.hi, .i.i. .. .v - . festival. "
.u..p.u, project again j Jun 2 Saturday Letter- Carriers'
I convention in Salem.
" r" I July to 20 Annual encampment ef
DC TERPLAXETARY 51ESSAGES. YZSZ V?I"V.Jnf"y-- 1
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run ogtrTvasj.
Undoubtedly Marconi I. a geninsU.n'fk sVcE -in
the mechanics of wireless tele-1Itmbfr. 11 to October 2 Oreron
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Best Shortening, small pail 60c
Best Shortening, medium pail $1.00
-pest Shortening, large pail $2.00
Breakfast Bacon, per pound 35c
Picnic Hams, per pound 25c
Smoked Jowls, per pound 25c
ijresh liberty Steak, per pound A 20c
Fresh Sausage, per pound..,.. 20c
Veal Steak, per pound 1 25c
Veal Stew, per pound..'.. 15c
Best Creamery Butter.. 60c
Nuccoa Nut Butter, per pound J5c
Fresh Ling Cod, whole fish J.J0c
Sliced...., J.......... :M'it
Fresh Chinook Salmon, Halibut Black
God, Crabs, Salmon Trout, Etc.
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