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ft THE OREGON STATESMAif I SUNDAY, MAY SO, 1V20. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED 1BE8S The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the u for republication all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In this paper d also the local news published herein. J. Hendricks. .Manager phen A. Eton. Managing Editor klph OloTer. Cashier ask Jaskoskl. . . . Manager Job Dept. The Oregon Statesman No amount of suffering from the fever of politics seems to make a man immune to another attack. Issued Daily Except Honda? by THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPACT 21S S. Commercial St.. Salem, Oregon klLT STATESMAN, served by carrier In Salem and' suburbs, II cents a week, 10 cents a month. AILT STATESMAN, by mall, tf a year: IS for alz months; BO cents a I month. For three months or more, nald In advance, at rate or is 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. NDAT STATESMAN, 1 a year; (0 cenu for six months j SI cenU foi : three months. CTIfr.T RT1TF9U1V fame In wa at-v-nar aaetlnna TneadaVS and eww" m w e en e anie4Bvf ei em s v lrflaw wv m - Fridays, 1 a year (if not paid In advance, 11.28); 0 cenu zor six months; 21 cents for three months. ELEPHOXES: Business Office, 22. Circulation Department. IIS Job Department, IIS. Enured at the Postofrice In Salem, Oregon, as second class matter. DECORATION DAY ' The weary old men march by in their faded blue, following Old U .. AX A ;m . .ininntrili lint in hand m V PVPS e misty as I note how Jew there are. It is a long backward look then one thinks of it fifty-five years since it was ended, fifty- ven since Gettysburg, fifty-nine since Sumter. What do we not owe to them T As they march by I am wondering if some are remembering hen they stubbornly fought with Grant, charged with the fiery bendan or followed Sherman to the sea. This 1 know : They all see the sad, weary, patient face of Lincoln. Following them, I see the middle-aged men of the Spanish war, hd then, the young men of this last Great War. Proud and glad am to honor them all, but my thoughts ever follow the old men in Ue, for! I realize in a few years they will be but memories. As I atch them out of sight, I am praying these younger soldiers, when lit a feeble remnant, will look upon as goodly a land and Old Glory p floating as proudly and as high. Faintly I hear a bugle sounding taps; and as the thrilling notes bme to me I see the graves of our soldier dead from Lexington f Flanders Fields and it brings this message: ; "If ye break faith with us who die - We shall not sleep." And that message we must never forget. The English authorities are after the thread makers who have In creased the price of thread from 6 to 20 cents a spool. The thread trust made $20,000,000 in that country last year, it is the unconscionable greed of profiteers that Is spurring unrest in every land. Will II. Hays, chairman of the Re publican national committee, has been ordained an elder in the Pres byterian church at Sullivan, Ind. This will qualify him to itaas the bat later on in the campaign. have the makings of a merry row. but the form it will take and Us fierceness and duration cannot even be guessed by Mine. Oulja. The determination of delegates from New Jersey, New York. Ohio. Rhode island and other states to make an Issue of the prohibition amendment and to carry it upon the convention floor means, of course, at least one desperate battle, and while It Is not likely to rend the party asunder, it may indicate a cleavage from which a liberal party could spring. It is certain that Gov ernor Edwards will receive many The Republican national commit tee has arranged for a seat In the Chicago convention for W. E. Comp ton of Salem, who was a candidate in the Republican primaiies for del egate to the cotnvention. Mr. Comp ton expects to attend and occupy the seat arranged for him, if his health will permit. APPRECIATING AND APPRECIATED DEMOCRATIC PUZZLE. (Los Angeles Times.) The greatest guessing game of the year will be when a thousand palpi tating Democrats gather In San Fran cisco to find out whom they are to vote' for for president. They will be the delegates to the national convention of their party. They are the leaders of Democratic thought; the framers of Democracy' 4 creed, and are further charged with the selection of the party standard- bearer. But for the life of them they can not think of the gentleman's name, Back in Savannah. Mobile, Louia- ville, Austin, Sedalia and other towns of our beloved country slouch-hatted statesman are wadding their nigh shirts in their alligator grips prepar atory to a trip across the continent and when Erastns inquires: "Who you-all gwine to nominate?" they look wise, but shake their heads and say nothing. They do not know. . Usually at this stage of the season a pretty fair line can be had upoa the candidate and platfonu. In the Republican ranks there is some un certainty, but the issues are rather clearly defined and the names, char acter and standing of the candidates fairly well known. But in Demo cratic circles there Is only rumor and regon Statesman, Salem, Oregon Dear Editor: I I am out of the city so much of the time that I have never had he pleasure of meeting you. However, I had it in my heart to say bare, been a reader of your paper since January when I moved the city to take the place of Dr. T. B. Ford, and I desire to ex-4 ress my appreciation of your fine paper comprehensive in news, J speculation. lithiul to every interest of a larger and better Salem, high ideals! The voters not only do not know r every citizen, sympathetic to every Christian movement. Your I whom they will get. but they do not aitoriala are very fine and subject matter and manner educational J know whom they want. pd interesting and worth while. Truly, - I In the Illinois preefrence primary . E. GILBERT. no especial effort was made on be- (Mr. Gilbert is the District Superintendent of the Methodist I halt of any one candidate. The Dem- fpiseopal Church, Salem District, Oregon Conference. His words are I ocratic voters were simply asked to rofoundly appreciated, and they point to a high standard, which write in the name of the man they jhe Statesman aspires to maintain In returnthe writer will say I wanted for president. In one little sat if Mr. Gilbert secures as sincere love from all Oregon newspaper I town no less than 57 persons were orJcera as was bestowed upon and deserved by the late Dr. T. B. I tns suggested. There were as many prd, he will have established a shrine in every newspaper editorial candidate as there are varieties ot bom in bis jurisdiction; To his dying day, despite his increasing I Pic-ieav They ranged from jane Ad fears, Dr. Ford was one of the "boys" to all newspaper workers dam to Brand Whitlock. and were ho were proud to have him for an acquaintance and a friend. Ed.) I "ron- " wrougn tne alphabet. Herbert Hoover and Governor Ed wards were naturally among the fa vorites, but co one man stood out from the rest in a commanding po sition It is quite evident that it Hoover had but indicated lip-alleglance to the Democracy, the sentiment otthe masses in the party would have as sured his nomination, but that fall lng them; the Democrats are still unable to find a man or a name to concentrate upon. The San Francisco convention may have a purpose, but it will have no program. The delegates will gather with a vague idea ot what they are there tor. but their minds will be blank as to its accomplishment. They wUl understand at the start that they J A SERVICE STATION FOR EYES Whan anything happens to your automobile, even a very little thing, you stop at a motor service station at once and have the trouble .remedied. But when something happens to your eyes, how apt you are to let it go from day to day, putting off the bother of finding out whether anything serious is really the matter. Yet your eyes are many times more valuable than your automobile. " . . . ' We like to consider ourselves a Service Station for Eyes, always' able to give you whatever help your eyes need. As optical spec-' Jallstg we are equipped with the materials and the necessary exper ience, to fit you with the particular kind of glasses you requif e We operate our own lense grinding plant, one of the-best on the coast.- ' : . Rooms 205 lo 211 Bank of Commerce Building HENRY E. MORRIS CO., SALEM, OREGON TTT Cf a WOM 1 T . . . . . NtatMiiuw uuajiairum ADS. BKIHu GREAT RESULTS FUTURE DATES May 30. Sundair naaehaii 11K.11 vs. 8alem May IS. Sunday Decoration day. Way IS to June 4 Commencement at Chemawa Indian Training- School. VI ay 31, Monday Memorial day pro gram. Ma 31. Uandir R1m atnrea tn t dosed In celebration ot Memorial day. June 1. Tuesday Salem-Portland air service, begins. june s; , and f Salem Tennis taoTBamcBt Juno 4. Friday Baseball. Salem htrh vs. Meal innvtlle tilth. Mcaflnn-tlle. june a. Baturaay Annual picnic or uregon uuroc jersey breeder r asso ciation. Salem. June . Sunday Baccalaureate Sun day for Kimball School of Theology at c irsi Miinoain ennrcn. June . Sunday fiaccalaurete sermon for high school graduating class at eslie Methodist church. ' June to 11 State a. A. R. encamp ment at Astoria. - June 11, FY id ay Blooded Jersey sale at State fair grounds. June 11. Friday Commencement day address for Kimball School of Theology at z:sv p. m. in Asaemny hall. June 11. Friday Salem schools close. - Jane 13. Sunday Baseball. Wood- sum oaiem. June 14. Monday Flay day. June 14 to 1? Officers' schools for Oregon National Guard at Vancouver and Fort Stevens. Juno 1 and 30 National gypsy' tour motorcycle event a In Salem. June 33. 33 end ti Imperial conclave or Mystic Shrine la Portland. June 33. Wednesday Imperial eon- clave of Mrstie Shrine to visit Salem. June 34, 3 and 31 Portland Rose festival. June it, Saturday Letter Carriers convention in saietn. July to J4 8ummer school for ru ral pastors at Willamette vnlverslty. July to 3 S Annual encampment of Oregon national Guard. Infantry and engineers at Camp Lewis, artillery at or BitTtna July IS tn 34 Salem Chantanana. July 33.' 33 and 84 State Elks con vention in Kaietn. - September 37 to October a Oregon VMM otes as a presidential candidate for no other reason that that be Is known to be opposed to a program of national prohibition. It Is known that "William Jennings Bryan will be among those ' present with the avowed purpose of sustaining pro hibition and defying Edwards to tb uttermost, and another tourney of florid argument like that of 1896 Is possible, with the same result the nomination of William Jennings Bryan on a sentimental issue. Thi man who would not be crucified on cross of gold in 1896 nJay not stand it to be electrocuted with bottle of Bevo in 1S20. Somehow or other the democracy cannot shake oft the Nebraskan. He clings to the neck of the party with all the tenacity ot the Old Man of the Sea. and although he frequently holds radical and alien views, he somehow manages to preserve his regularity. Bryan Is not only a val uable asset to the Democratic party buff. Vta most depressing liability Although not actively important in the councils, he can still throw the organization into bankruptcy. A few Ul-cbosen words well chosen will do the trick. There are still a coupl of million well trained Chautauqu voters who would follow Bryan Into Dreamland or the shambles did he but bid them. And yet he Is the Clay of his party because his name is mud. Sunny Jim Ham Lewis, who Is al ways seeing things In spKe of a bone-dry constitution, declares that the Democrats will nominate a gen tleman named Wood row Wilson for the presidency. He says that the Republicans will be put on the de fensive through their dodging and ducking on the League covenant. and) the Democrats must put It squarely up to the people by pre senting Us ablest and most distin guished champion. He says the pres ident is back in his old form and is good for a thousand fights. But outside of 'the Illinois rain bow there are not' many Democrats who are wildly enthusiastic over a renewed Wilson prospect. They have been fed up with, the Wilson pro gram until It has rather palled on their digestion. It Is pretty gener ally agreed that the president could enforce his renominaiion if he wish edand that he can virtually dictate his own successor, but the politicians as well as the rank and file of his party hope and pray that he will do neither. But he has them guessing. A trip to the San Francisco con vention Is going to be like a ride oa a merry-go-round. In spite of what the delegates think, their party platform will have to be an unqualified Indorsement ot the Wilson acta and policies. Be yond that the new Democratic creed is problematical.. If the weta and the drys reach the battle stage It is impossible to foretell what will hap pen. Also, there are radical labor ites in the party who will be clamor ing for recognition and direct action The platform doesn't really mean much any more, but there are a lot ot idealists who will fight over It as they would tor the possesion of their last undershirt. There are a lot of malted-mllk statesmen who have expressed willingness to accept the Democratic If the League Is to be Americanised. he sent a special message to congress asking permission to accept a man date under the League of Nations for Armenia. It congress should approve this re quest an embarrassing condition would arise alike (or this cvuntry and for the League. A League of Nations now exists. but the I'nlied States Is not In it. It was hardly con tm plated by those who originally drafted the League covenant that a country which was not a member tbould bolU mandate undw the authority ot the League for another country whose peopU- have eiprvszed a des.re o Join the Leagu at the earliest op portunity. For a country not a member to bold a mandate for a duly qualified member of the League would pre sent a ludlcroua anomaly. That President Wilson should sug gest a desire for a mandate over Armenia Is. to put it mindly, a bit unconventional. In bis statement refusing to accept the Lodge reser vations to the ratification resolution the president said that It .was our plain duty either to accept our re sponsibilities under the League cove nant without equivocation or reser vation or to withdraw from Europe and take no part In purely European disputes and settlements. The sen ate rejected the treaty as written. and the only open course for this country would clesrly be to keep out of European disputes, at least until such time aa a new administration shall accomplish what the present one has failed to do. I.e., ratify the peace treaty and accept for this coun try membership in the League of Nations. If the United States were a mem ber ot the League, consideration of the Armenian mandate would bo In order; but under present conditions it would put both this country anJ the members ot the League In falve positions. Bat, even though we had ratified the treaty, moat Americans believe thaf some other method for solving the Armenian problem should be adopted than saddling It upon th United States. They might give us something eaiy until we get more accustomed to playing the game of International mandates. Armenia Is the worst carl In the deck. fUMUTII OBKKBVAXCE. A NVw York Justice tentenrcj a pair of Jo ildcts who had sto!m an automobile for a Sunday trip lu sit months in church. Kor lhal length t-l lime lby must stay away frtu Ihe tnrrti'-n and mut attend teiU Morning ar.d evening service st a erurrh eacn Sunday. This is a ;:! U ltUn iii a o! mak.nc lite pun:h- iunt fil Ihe cr.me. THE fillKAT .-ill I P. Once more the American navy is to bate the greatest iwsrshlp la the world. This tlnse the leviathan Is to be a battle cruiser a full thousand feet In length and 104 ft beam. It will have a displacement of CO.eCO tons and will coet tiO.t0.0 when fully outfitted for her devastating mission. She will have a speed ot ever 30 kscts sa hour. This craft would make a fine flagship for the Lea rue ot Nations If the United States is ever able to break Into it- Otherwise we may need a lot of them I to save ourselves from ihe conse quences ot careless conversation at; Washington Graduation Presents At co o'ber time In the life of a Boy or )cuLg Womaa is a ubtantial g.ft m appropriate, and to ore Inn merits a token of spproval aa4 eocoarsge ment more. Th proed day of gradaatio for a Boy offers a suitable time for the gift of a Wth or a fob or Chain or Ring. For a joaag Wemaa. a Dia mond Is most appreciated, sat whatever the gsaoeat yea ran afford to Isvest. some selection from oer Jewelry stock will please best and carry the most eadariag remembrance. 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Mitch ell Palmer. Champ Clark. Itoke Smith. Senator Hitchcock. William J. Bryan. Balnbridge Colby. John Sharp Williams. Josephus Daniels and other quasi-intelligent citizens whose names they msy be able lo recall. It would be easy to stampede the convention for Bill Hart or Dave Warfleld. The Follies of 1920 will be staged In San Francisco. ARMK.V1A NOT FOR C8. Notwithstanding the fact that President Wilson steadfastly refuses to permit this country to become a member ot the League of Nations GET YOURS NOW MY BEAUTIFUL OATMEAL WALL PAPERS AT 3 Ac a r - AND UP Will toon be exhausted, because tbey are unusual bargains for these timet Max O. Buren 179 North Commercial Street SALEM