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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1920)
THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON. ' f EDITORIALS ' OF THE PEOPLE Editor Statesman: . Of course, we all hail with joy- oBj icflalm the good roads ana ,-rstnent highway construction IjMaent here in Oregon, but f itta this excellent work is in deration should be given the tourist and traveling public by our highway commissioners and U highway construction contrac and rrpwft. Instances ot gross impositions being forced upon- tourists and the traveling public at the hands of these road paving contractors havj come to our notice several times the past coatn 1)1 roil eh nesrlieenro nr i Aicrttearil fur th aufatir sif prrtft. tourists and traveling public w Ivtro r i mane a ueiour, or follow a course designated by these contractors around their road construction operations, f h,ese ditoups are rarely mafked. by enougn sisuvusis or placards to enable a motorist or teamster to follow them and no steps are taken by those responsible for thus diverting traffic from the regular highways to make the de tours safe and passable. One of the most deplorable in stances of this kind came to our notice at Turner, Marion county, recently when a mile detour re quired autos and other vehicles t0 follow the bed of a good sized stream about 300 feet at one point and the last half mile lane! was one continuous bog in which Btranued and mird-down auto trucks and automobiles were strewn from one end to the oth er while a nearby farmer with a team who was used in pulling the stranded machines out of the mire at a neat 'sum per car was calling out, 'Come on in, boytbe mud is fine." Had our car i stripped its gears or come to f grief as many other vehicles be fore us In this state designated mud-trap, we would have surely started a damage proceeding against the highway commission and the contractors for their r& sponsibllity in the matter and negligence to provide a decent, safe and passable detour around their construction work. Hun dreds of tourists and home people are put to much expense : and trouble . every season through The People's Cash Store 1 . - . A Message To Oar Customers You will'tiMt very much to your interest to come to us for your" shoesrfj we have a splendid assortment and are in a po sition to serve you to advantage. . Our new styles are so at tractive and the vaiues so good that you will find it quite easy to decide in wasting a pair While we make quality and style the foundation of our buy ing, this fall we were fortunate in getting our shoes at the lowest possible prices, thus affording you the opportunity of buying the highest values at very low prices. - - When you see our new line of "Peter's" shoes you-will like them and when you wear them you will be doubly pleased, as they combine comfort with service and are in every way a splendid shoe. From an economical point of view) it is best to buy your shoes from us, as we stand squarely behind each pair of shoes, with a money-back guarantee if you find any paper in the making of these shoes, 1 i . It is a pleasure to serve you at any time. Cordially yours, " Save Your Dollars! It has been the policy of this firm, since it wasfestablished in 1894 (a period of 26 years) to give you more value for the money than any store in Salem. You will find, ter looking over our merchandise, that our prices are much lower than you can oo in elsewhere on the same merchandise. We carry everything from the most inexpens- tfter tain ive to the very best THE WESTERN PIPELESS FURNACE ' Is one of the very best. Let us show you the features that are nbt to be found in the ordinary furnaces. HEATERS AND RANGES Buy That HEATER Now. Our showing of heaters is very complete. We have my one in stock, from the small air-tights to the tory, best all cast styles jth fireplace effect front doors, bur OPAL HEAT ER i made in all sizes, built of the best" material throughout, full polish teel bodies; cast bottom, JP naiinings. The nickle 14 plain and Easy to keep Clean. ' V"i J,"'ir'5T' " """ " ' RANGE as illustrated. This Range is the pride of OVegon.. It is made in Oregon for Oregon peo ple. As far as construc tion, there is nothing bet ter made. We Guarantee every OPAL Range to give satisfaction. As you will jicte from the illustra tion, it is a very plain range. The nickle is plain and smooth thus making it easy to keep bright. It is made in atl white, white and black, or plain black finish. , ' I NEXT WEEK'S DRAPERY SPECIALS. Fancy Cable Nets in White, Ecru and Vrm.i Values up to $1.50. SPECIAL, per yard ... ................ - 68c Special Sale on . Extra Special on MATTRESSES j CEDAR CHESTS WAYNE ELECTRIC Kular! $33.00 Silk Floss Mattresses, now.. $29.50 carrv the fa,nons WASHER Scalar; $30.00 Silk Floss ACME LINE, in sizes to Regular $125 value, SPe- Mattresses, now.. $25.00 i i . Kfgnlar; $22.50 Silk Floss suit every want, priced cial 1 nee. ...... .J !( Mattresses, now.. $19.75 j , $10.00 Down and $2.50 per Other Mattresses priced j from ..... .$10.75 and up from i.... $6.95 and up .... : : , week . n n 11 ft TiriYT rpATVT 20 COURT STREET t. 0. llAlfllLlUW 340 COURT STREET SALES REPRESENTATIVES SHERMAN, CLAY& CO. PIANOS j. this abominable practice and Oregon and Washington are given a black ee fur Im passable roads and scoresL ot People who lour the country with a view to buying homes and locating permanently become dls-usted and unfavorably im pressed: with the country and Its people and pass on. . No road or navinr coiisl ruction contractor should be permitted to uirci or lorce the traveling putK lie over any detour without first making it safe and passable tor automobiles and other vehicle and it should also be well and Plainly marked out by sigu posts, arrowheads or placards. V. C. CONXElt. THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEK By GENE BYRNES The St hool-Hofipital Muddle Editor Statesman: Now that the trouble ip our public schools seems to have subsided and peace is apparently declared. It might be a proper time to review some of the outstanding points for our guidance in the future. I have been a mere onlooker as It were for more than 20 years and feel that I can point out some of our troubles in the public schools and I wish to say that all could be summed up in a few words. Too much meddling. Too much interference and dictation to the board and superintendent on whom should rest the manage ment of our public schools. We always elect our best men to the school board and have had some splendid men as superintendents, yet in spite of this many mistakes have been made. One of the most prominent blunders was in the se lecting of a site for lh McKlnley rchool. There must have, been a necessity for this school at the time the building was erected or we must condemn the expendi ture. A very small part of the board pulled for the present loca tion and had it been left to a ma jority of the board, the school would have been located more central but outside "pressure was too great and a compromise was made In the interest of peace and harmony. The taxpayer pays the bill and peace and harmony has taken wings, for the building has been a loss to the district as the board well knows. In a lesser sense this Is true of Richmond and Englewood, both of which should have been located more central and thereby avail able to release the more congested districts. , . Had Mr. Halverson been really Interested in solving the conges tion in the South Salem school J without all of the unnecessary quarrel, he could have found a way without disrupting the tid ing over of the Salem hospital for he must have knowu that the board had available five or six rooms in other school buildings, and the board had all the seats necessary to fit them in a fed days. These rooms have the heat ing plants and Janitors and it would seem to a taxpayer that If the school board had taken this up with olr new superintendent, they could have met conditions and al lowed the hospital to remain and all our interests would have been served. In closing. I wish to say that one of the most regrettable things that has happened was the delib erate insults given to some of the men on the hospital board. The cine consolation is that all the men on that board are men of un questionable manhood and need no defense before the people of Salem. Nor need I point out rea sons why the hospital is now at the McKinley school for I have given the main reason.' Mainly, public interference bad put' the school where it is out of the reach of its supposed patrons. Let ns not forget that the hos pital is a necessity for Salem and every man who questions this does not have a vision. The growth of the Salem hospital is an open book and .. our new blood should post themselves before playing to the gallery for most of Salem people live in substantial homes and not in the gallery. , There are two prominent fac tors that have kept the hospital board from proceeding with the erection of a new building. First the refusal ot several parties la Salem to give the board a valid title to the land where they pro posed to build. This was the first great hinderance and kept many from subscribing. It was a case where they could not eat hay but were determined that others should not.. Then came the world war and its resultant high prices for material and labor. The first is still a factor, the last Is gradu ally being adjusted. That the board was not allowed to build the temporary build In rs was proper as the money paid for the temporary buildings would have been a dead loss and alto gether unnecessary while other rooms were available. Only a Taxpayer. I i l 1 NUTDAtMAUrlA J LADD & BUSH BANKERS Established I8C3 ' General Banking Buiinesi Office Houn from 10 a. xn. to 3 p. xa. Tooze Declares That Stanfield is Winner Walter L. Tooze. Sr., after con ducting a campaign In behalf of Harding and Stanfield in seven eastern Oregon counties, predicts that Stanfield will carry six of the seven. Large audiences have greeted Mr. Tooze at each, place where he has spoken. "I regard Stan field's election certain," says Mr. "Tooze. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY FOR SALE: ABOUT 40 O. A. C. White Leghorn hens. Phone 1678M. FOR SALE JERSEY COW fresh, with heifer calf; muly. very gentle; cheap if sold at once; 2005 Ferry street. THE HAT BOX CLEANING and blocking hats. "They look Just like new.' 420 Ferry st. Phone 1177. CABINET WORK OR REPAIR ing by expert building contrac tor. Office fixtures or Job - work; guaranteed 'estimates. 420- Ferry st. Phone 1177. Ask for Mr. ilume. - - TWO BRCwcRX TRUCK DRIVERS AFTtR FINISH IK A tVMID WORK DASM INTO AM ICt CRT-AM STORt FOR RCFRtSHMtNT5 . Vfiite,s Special Scratch Feed $4.00 per 100-pound sack A first class mixed scratch feed at a low price Fiiher'f Egg Producer , This Rrcat laying Makli i giving wonderful results and if fed with Scratch Feed, certainly maken thera lay. Corn Com and Cracked Corn makes a good feed this time of year and the price is reasonable Keinemher that we can supply everything in the Poultry food line D. A. White & Sons, Phone ICO 255 State street, SALEM BY EIGHT OF MERIT Sonora Claims the Privilege of Admittance to Your Home ,TMI IXSTBUXtMT Cf QUALITY t "Delightfully different, and musically the most perfect phonograph in the world" Sonora does Not seek your attention and consid eration on false claims and hollow merit Nor does it attempt at any time to advance LOW TERMS and Apparently attractive combination offers AS A LEADING ATTRACTION. SONORA Instruments are the result of an 1 : Ideal "TO PRODUCE A PHONOGRAPH WHICH IS OUT OF THE ORDINARY AND, MUSICALLY, AS PER FECT AS SCIENCE AND HUMAN HANDS CAN CREATE." SOXORA has consistently adhered to this ideal for more than eight years, and the new models now on display are wonderful example- of just how GOOD phonograph can really be made. Sonora Has Led 'Since Its First Appearance on the Market Over Eight Years Ago FD2STTo make a beautiful xabiuet-type phonograph. FIRST To produce a motor with a running length of .'JO minutes of record-playing with a Hingl winding. Certain models ;iow contain a 4." minute running motor. FIRST To successfully play ALL makes of disc rec ords, regardless of their manufacturer. FIRST To introduce a tone shading and modifying device to control the "Volume without interfer ing with the quality of reproduction. FIRST To use an automatic stop. T- FIRST To use anall-wood tone charaWr. FIRST To introduce the lcauitful Period Design in Phonographs. Somora Won the Highest Score for Tone Quality at the Panama Pacific Exposition in 1 9 1 5 at San Francisco AND NOW Sonora is the only phonograph with an all-wood tone passage an all-wood tone chamber with an all-wood tone arm SONORA S past ayoiuj lihuienU justify their tight ful claim for your consiJrration, MYRTLE ICNOWLAND Sonora Dealer in Salem 415 Court Street "Jnxi JMe-Corner horn timer's"