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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON. WEDNESDAY MOKMXfl. OCTOnil 20. 1920 $j t aecm Statesman Issued Da7lyEieeptrMonday by THE STATESMAN ITBLISHIXU COMPANY " 215 S. .Commercial St.. Salem, Oregon (Portland Office, 704 Spalding Building. Phone Main 1116) WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? v MEMIiKKW THE ASSOCIATED PKKSS TheUssoclated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for repub lication 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 Ralph Glover. ... ..... .'! . . .Cashier Frank Jaskoski, ......... j .Manager Job Dept. DAILY STATESMAN, served by carrier In Salem and suburbs, 15 cents a week. 6 5 cents; a month. f . DAILY STATESMAN, by mail, in advance, $6 a year. $3 for six - months, $1.50 for three months, in Marlon and Polk counties; $7 a year, 3.'50' for six months, $1.75 for three months, out- - aide of these counties. When not paid in advance, 50 cents a year additional. I ' 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. j . SUNDAY STATESMAN, $1,150 a year; 75 cents for six months; 40 rents for three months: WEEKLY STATESMAN, issued In two six-page sections,, Tuesdays ana rnaays, i a year n noi pam m auvuuce, fi..t;, v kuu for six months; 25 cents for three months. that -as a discoverer he was on par with these wastrels who pla with perpetual motion. .They us -"Tr'T-i. lrgi-'-r'' r ' tat be touched his qu-n for ht TELEPHONES: Business Office, 23. Circulation Department, 583. Job Department, 583, Society Editor 106. Entered at the Postoffice in Salem, Oregon, as second class matter. MAKE IT A THOROUGH JOB : ELECT STANFD3LD There is no doubt whatever that the electoral vote of Ore gon will, go for Harding and Cool id ge. The plurality will be oven? helming The majority will be overwhelming. . But that will not be enough. President Harding will need a Republican Senate, in order to make a clean sweep1 of the mud dled affairsof the government at Washington j In order to give protection to our wool growers and our woolen mill operatives - And all the other agricultural interests and all the other labor interests of Oregon . In order to put and keep American ships on1 the ocean tc carry our products to market , . , In order to et rid of the 100,000 to 209,000 useless Demo cratic chair warmers on the federal payrolls In short, in order to get back to first principles and down to brass tacks, with an economical ami efficient management of our country's affairs. ' - ... m m Nio 1 Kb6 ll't tHtr - ! . ."" J "".',. : "So this Is Columbus" 'h supporters of the league as a pleatant sensation lli;an H. Tart. Kllhu Root. Iler- t Hoover and Charles K. chea aire that American par- iDaliun In a I-a::u ran V !- advanced tlirough lb el-etiro Ifaniina rathr.than fax there urnething inure than partisan ever sincerities Uhind their jji!jrt;erit. Senator Harding wi!l neertbe j r tnaik: Tbci Is i when a man first beholds a place iramed after himself, and this was reflected when Columbus or dtred that all hands on board Mould have a Macon of hopv jOLio has be-n under supl iun of u ing niolt territory rewspaner: ma'it I' ion Jon la pel tx- that, lt, n and tk .vAM . w Ion ia April. b ,B u omhI tjr the ttaia v,u.a e otl on for flaal tn that day. Of course, there are other ver- iumblinr blork. Cot. with an Ions. but this ia Cue retuied onr friendly nate, might easily be Some historians assert tbateCol-one. u in bus never even cot couulry Ita ft. 6bPri Wont V " thf tlwr to kill or k IT ' th- turtUft- propound. Th: fri4i,d ot the diiorl bua muf h 'ritr uyv ('this country as Palm as far Into? I leach anif IlKUAltl. 1 This is a curious country. It paid Jack Ifc-mpsey about $1000 a minute to lk a harmless ee-ond-rate pug. and it paid Corp. Yank $40 a month to lick twenty !Wnaa Cllv Star bracelets la order to get doo enough to float a yacht and tha 1 tjent his time riding arouaj lr tMr dansrou Germans. a crap game.' Hut many historians are unju. Tbey have even gossiped absat Catherine of Ruis!a. Anyhow. Columbus is sufficient a personage that the banks close on the -anniversary of his sight ing the San Salvador roller rink. -My observation 0f jk Jtr.a.. who run thr royal ry pres. Uxa rue o 11. ct. that they rtvk V ar well in eery way as U ane lcUUtor; and a dar lH-tt.r" u So mn the with rnas a trt of the letter u lifer. And thU u tJ t bluth. whlrb tb r.t will tleae Mtav. tor The Bute, man rrnldm Ut la the ro5. fry newtapr laM. tboKB would be jcneraHy rla4 ta profeion at a "ua!l eir .nT - like Sftiltor Siar. THE IIK.II COMMAND. pages of tomorrow will do this Oregon has a irood. deal more than 100.000 more Republican very thing. Perhaps, you can than nAmoorsiti. vnter. arming 150 000 more. V roo. oi the Chemberlain must get more 'than 75,000 Republican votes truth still stronger, in order to he. re-elected r Beeanse there is defection in the Democratic camp, and he President Wilson has subscrib- will lose several thousand votes of his own party some say fd to the Cox fund. The extrava- gance ui mai umu win w ui 10.000. . ; Oregon Republicans have a chance to elect a representa tive of Oregon interests to the upper house of Congress this year, with the help of Democratic votes - For Chamberlain has , never represiented Oregon. He has represented the' solid South ; he has always voted with the Democratic party. ' Oregon Republicans have ; continued to elect him, but the solid South has had his services. , It is high time Oregon Republicans woke up ; and it is es- ruination yet. Exchange. Cox and Parley Christen sen have much In common. The lat ter is from Salt Lake and Cox is headed for Salt river. Democrat Missouri. as ycu' find them in Jim Reed says the talk of Cox about a ; senate "oligarchy' Is pecially important at this time, when Oregon, and the United a rot. And Jim is a fair sort of SUtes . . . v , r And' the whole world ' . Need a Republican administration at "Washington as they have never needed it before, and perhaps will never need it again. ' ' Let's make a thorough job. Let's not think of half com pleting the task, thus leaving things in almost as bad a condition as if we had not commenced the job at all. he greatest constructive program his country ever had; but be could do little, because he had a congress that was against him politically. No president can do anything big and complete and outstanding without a congress that will work :with him. Cham berlain has always voted with the Democrats. .He has not repre sented. Oregon -at all. He has rep resented the i solid south. Re publican votesi have commissioned hinr to. do this very thing. He would do it again, and if the sen ate is Democratic, Oregon will get no favors at all, and will de serve none. It Is a crime, insan ity, idiocy, for - Republicans to vote for Chamberlain this year. , : THE BUNGLING OF BURLESON ; ' . By Congressman Martin B.- Madden.) On March 4, 1913, by appointment of President Wilson, Al bert Sidney Burleson oLTexas beeame Postmaster General. Dat ing from the day lie assumed office until the present hour, the postoffice department has . been the storm center of strife and bitter feeling, without parallel in the history cf this or any other department of the government. The spirit of cheerful service on the part of the men which greeted the postmaster general at the beginning of his official term soon turned into a dogged Tom Taggart has jumped on the band wagon and says If he Is elected United States senator from Indiana be will oppose any change in the present alcoholic content hi liquors as provided by the ,ol stead law. Things must be mighty interesting from a Democratic point of view in Indiana when the owner of the French Lick wet gooas emporium manes such a promise. In no other part of the world will there, be greater relief over the defeat of Wilsonism and all its works than in the Philippines. and sullen observance of the regulations, and this remarkable k bUad by the Demo cnange Can pe attriDUieu to no oiner cause Jinan me narau uiiu autocratic attitude assumed by the Postmaster General towards everv irrouD of employees under his jurisdiction. ; t . .11. . 1 . V. 1 A n H . 1 MM AWV.A0.A 1 O h1 I u unreasonaoie, Bn uHwurhamc nuu an """" I buccaneers who policy has caused the troume ana tne service nas joinea xne worker in sharing its evil effects.! 4 The treatment accorded the postal employes by the Post master General admits of neither; defense or excuse. ! No dividends of any kind come from it. ; - It has been neither humane, practical or just. - t rmaa liAu' 4hat lth t Vl IT11 fVl t AmrkArsl 1TI PTI t tVT erlV I .t. . . . gu f - ; - i noinmg oi ine poor r lnpinos training Mr. Burleson is out of harmony with his surroundings themselves, to make it a poin and by nature umittea to exercise autnoriiy over or nanuie men. That .these statements can be verified by the facts an im partial review of the record will show. " From August, 1918, to June, 1919, the telegraph and tele rhone lines were joined to the postofficeTdepartment and placed under the jurisdiction of the Postmaster General. The trials of the telegraph and telephone workers during the; period of government operation, were more severe than those suffered by cratic overlords sent there' from the solid south. They have had to be lick-epittles for a bunch of have lorded over them until they have been nauseated and disgusted with the biggest disgust in captivity. The Republican administration -will owe it to the United States, and to the -rest of the woTld, to say to clean up that dirty mess th very first thing after the 4th of next March. 1XDIAX IM3IIGRAXTS. If you are a itepuoiican, man or woman, and intend to vote for Chamberlain, you ought also to l-nl. f n. n . L h nnctil amn AtrM hiiitt in thpir cacp thp Pnstmasipr liPll-l .... ...v vtv, . jyoursell for Inconsistency. Mr ..- ni. ' : x . j ii l ' . . n .1 ; u uie. iiie re herv.cC uuurr u,rftux. '' 1 president, and he should, by all tmsruished for its inefficiency and by one strike of the workersi . . Vru. i ...:u Ji, . a iw ana ouse' 80 that h may carry - araa. a li I cvau u n 111 snun . uiai. Liiv-air uriuuiaiiiuig lawwi troubles in the wire service continued until Burleson relin guished control through the action of a Republican Congress, since which time this service has been conspicuous for its orderly and tranquil operation. Harding is going to be elected means, have a Republican senate out his pledges to the people to iue leiier. resident Tar? had Have a purpose. Then plan a? d plug. Finally plug still more. Forbes Magazine. 1 A hew field for tne use of counterfeit money has been op ened. Chairman White of the Democratic national committee is asking for $500 subscriptions to the Cox campaign fund. Today, if you can help, it is your duty to help the! Salem slo gan .editor to prove that this Is the best dairy country -in the world. The Statesman's slogan LADD & BUSH BANKERS ' Established I8S3 ucstral EisMnj Bnsincs FUTURE-DATES. . t- Ortohr 20. WMnnilir Orn ?amim ui-ime i nairm vomarrrial rloh October 23. SatordsjrFootb.IL 8len hirt choo! Tt. Silrerton fetch-arbool at Ortoher M. Tuesday rBTnlinir f Pooling vi iason i-w in ball of repre sentative in stale nniinl- , - Ortober 28. Tharadar Eaceaie elinie vvwniriri rni0. VnvMitW S. TiMln T1i J , Xonmher . SatmnUr Football. Wil lamette t. Pacific Ualrmity at Forett Koreinbef It to 2S Re4 Crow roll call. November 11. TaandaT rootbalt. Sa lem ki(k school Ta. WeitinaviUe, at Sa- lent. v ". S1T?br. le- Tmeidar Football. Sa lem high school t. QaUU hifh school, at a Alxn. m . November 18. Thursday Football. TVH lamette vs. CoUefe of Paget Sound, at Taeoma. November Jrt, Saturday Football. Ka Um 1 hih school Ta. Ea.fene high school, at E arena. . November 20. Saturday Football. Sj em luen aenoal v r.... k:.k 1 at Eagene. ' Kum" November 5S. Tharsdav Football. Wil lamette vs. Whttmn eollege. at Salem - . November 2.1 Tknr..t rx-. u-n o lem high aehool vs. Tao Dallea hirh t Te Pslte,. w " - rC3,nt.s;r- "Lo, the poor Indian wiiose un tutored mind." of whom Pope sang, is evidently tne inaian 01 tbe caveman age. The American Indian of the present generation is neither poor nor untutored. A recent list of American million aires contained the names of 52 native Indians of unadulterated Mood; and now comes the Indian of Arizona demanding of the gov ernor -of that state full rights. not alone to citizenship, but to public school education. Juan Pistola, a Yaqul Indian of high degree, who traces his lineage -back 17 generations, is recognized as th? chieftain of more than 4000 Yaquis who have come over to Arizona, according to their chief, for the purpose of securing "the benefits of educa tion and the rights of free citi tens." For 200 years 'the Yaquis have held their mountain lands in Mexico against the Mexican government. They have been hard and rude fighters, taking no pris oners and asking no quarter. At times their bands were driven across the American border by the Mexican troops. Some of the tribesmen settled In the fertile Arizona valleys and established friendly relations with t!e white settlers. When they returned to I their native mountains they car ried back alleging talei or the lif of! peaceful industry led by the "pale Tares north pf the border." Little by little the Ya'qui colon ist expanded in Arizona untii they now possess land and stock and have learned the customs of the v,hlte man and the rudiment of his education. Chief Pistola has made a de mand of the governor of Arizona that public schools be established in alf the Yauqi settlements. He asserts that the Indians pay the same taxes as their white neigh bors and that they have the same rights In regard to public schools. All the Yaqui fettletnents in the state acknowledge Pistola as their chieftain. Vhenever disputes arise either with the local governments or with their tribes, they are sub mitted to Chief Pistola, and his decree is as binding as though it were an order from the supreme court. - The Indians find they fare much better In Arizona than In Mex ico. They say the American gov ernment demands only justice or them, while he .officials of the Mexican government were always k'ng tribute. Although there has been continuous warfare for luore than a century between the Yaqui and the federal forces in Mexico, the Yaquis or Arizona have always been law abiding. They have developed a sense of honor to a degree' that would thame many Americans, although it sometimes takes unique forms. A Yaqui will keep hi promise to pay attested by his "mark." al though he may be compelled to sell his wife or children .to meet the obligation. Teachers; in the Indian schools report that the Yaquis are slow to learn, but that they possess re markable 'memories. When an lda is once- folly comprehended it Is remembered for a lifetime. The most difficult thing for tbenr to understand is the change In plate laws. They are grounded in tradition and are slow to learn that what was permitted last year can be a misdemeanor or felony this . year. Under the ancient Yaqui code the more venerable One of the troubles of Mexico is the objection of the generals to be demobilized. All the rebels and privates are ready to quit If they can get a month's pay, aa acre of ground and a few garden tools. Rut the colonels and generals winh to retain their rank and pay and a body gua-d. If they all have their way the country will be kept broke for the next generation. The officers want 'their large estates and their servitors. They want their ml'ltary trap pings. They wish to hold all the neces sary equipment to carry on a pri vate war at the expense pf the ration. It Is with its evertuppljfr of generals that Mexico most contend. The private soldier and the Individual rebel ba't much trouble. If be ha a Haare meal and a Job he Is the, finest kind of a home-loving patriot Mexico must be savtd from Its generals. I BITS FOR BREAKFAST i It-t us knock on wood. m -W had one fair day, yester day And there is hope that there r.-ay b enough of the shank of the Indian summer left yet to allow the appW-n to gathered, the on Ion it aad potatoes to be saved, the silos to be filled, etc. etc. Rut Irt's knock on wool. Some of i old timers have been ashamed, lately, to talk of the weather. Pleas eteuiie the wrl'er front mixing In South Hiltra. Flume or Irish affairs. A Ph!la'i!:hla Judre tars that I? he werei writing tbe laws of Ike country he would make it a cause for .divorce for a wife not to read the newspapers. mm Which reminds the writer that he has a letter I rem a friend who says that, down in Portland, and perhaps elsewhere throughout the state, tbe opponents of tbe divid ed leslftlatlv seion proposition on the ballot are saying that this would result In roemment in Oregon by the newspapers Mor esierl.tlly the country Any way. t.m divided .afJ preposition loiks good aay ,y you look at It. It woald ssri. curb the activities of the radicals and the cranks and freaks. Stale Librarian Glees Needs 0 Next Baltf At meeting of the state th. rary board yesterday. V.t Cor nelia Marvla. slate Hbrariaa. ta a rejort to the board. st known the amount she will ask of. the legislature la aprtcprla tlons for the biennlara 1I2MI22. Her estimate Is placed at 1 29 In er a total of SIS.eot tor the tt )eara. TIIK KA.SIKST VAY. SUrtins Sxtcrdij Hob art Boxwcrth In 'Beneath The ScriieV GRAND a dogma the more binding It becomes. The progress made by the Ya qui Indians who have emigrated to Arizona compares favorably with that'of a number cf other peoples in' different parts of the earth who continue to regard the red men as a decadent race. Chief Pistola says that his people seek "Americanization." although it is difficult to understand how that term can "apply to tha original Americans. Friends of the Lsue of Na tions' who are dbaspointed at Senator Harding's failure to Indi cate their own degrw of enthusi asm should feel assutd that when CABBAGE for KRAUT 2c per pound delivered Danish Ball Ileatl, roIU anJ well trimmeJ. 3Iake krmt at a mt of 20c per gallon. Hubbard ami Iianana Squash, pound 2c WARD K. RICHARDSON 2C95 Front Street Thone m IWSOOVKHY DAY. (Los Angeles Times, Oct. 12.) Columbus never thought 'that Jim Cox wouid be a political boss in a town named after him, else he vould never hae hocked Isa bella's diamonds for money enough V discover Ohio. . It may not be fame or g!ory, tut it is -at least notoriety to nst put Ohio on the map. Fvcn its capital is a bigger speck on the globe than is Genoa.-the city where Columbus wa born." or Palo, the port from whence, he sailed on his great adTenture. Over in the Rhln province: of C incinnati the natives declare that it was not' Columbus who discov ered Ohio, but that Ohio discov-e.-ed Co'unibup. They do not vant to give Columbus credit for anything not even for building 'he Hocking Valley railroad. They bay that, Columbus didn't even name Ohio; that Ohio was there fit st and that Columbus Is only a minor league place. anyh6w, and not to be compared with- pennant winners like Cleveland or Cincin nati. . ! -e They Intimate fhat Ohio comes iui Lugger Indian. "0! hi! meaning "I am. tired." Sinr O then the Ohio dweller have been too tlred to work and so naturally scught refuge in politics. Their favorite sports are watching the tall game and running for presi dent. In each of these lines th natives indicate a wonderful fa cility. According to the Franklin ccunty records h was in October. H92. that Columbus came up the Scioto river Vn the mud scow Lydia .Pinkham. and tied at the wharf opposite the Palace livery fable, aa he made the historic YOU CAN BUY YOUR FORD CAR NOW When Higl Pricet preyailerl, many people felt unahle to huy an Automobile and waitei for lower pricet lower prices are here FOID CAR LESS THAN BEFORE THE WAR The Winter rough weather hoUs bo terrors for the owner of a Closed Car. 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