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J THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON. SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 30. 1920 " . Issued Daily Except Monday by ' 1 T1IE' STATE8LX .PUBLISHING 'COMPAXV - 215 S. Commercial St., Salem, Oregon (Portland Office; 704 Spalding Building. Phone Main 1116) HENRY, THE PROPHET MKMIiKK OF THE ASSOCIATED PKKSS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for repub lication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In tMs paper and also the local news published herein. . . .'. ."' '. . . .Manager Managing Editor Palnh Hlnver. 1 - .w8,uit:r Frank JaskoskU : .... . .Manager Jpb Dept. JL J. Hendrickf Stephen A. 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TELEPHONES rrr trvnws 1 DTTR SOLDIER BOYS NEEDED A FRIEND; AND CHAMBERLAIN FAILED THEM. rhamhpVloin bcinc an adroit politician, has set out to pose himself aihhe great tried and true friend of the soldiers dur in wnr iTndpr Democratic policies our soldiers and sailors truly needed a friend or two during the war And after it for that matter. . They needed help during the war to safeguard them from sporadic epidemics of I military ruthlessness in the enfOrce- They needed help after the war in assisting their wound- i j J : Ul J r V miAv-ir nr,A rnrrlost that fnllftWO demobilization for which no preparation had been made. Outside of personal service in asking discharges for a few rlrmm'men. iust what is the record of Senator Chamberlain? It can be admitted that when some service-weary soldier sent in his application for discharge Mr. Chamberlain sen them over to the war department for action. So did our other representatives. No doubt Mr. Chamberlain got better result in this work, for is it not natural, after his advocacy of compulsory universal training and his ardent support of " General Staff militarism in every form. But where was Senator Chamberlain when five thousand Oregon men of the Forty-first division were left in tents in the middle of winter at Camp Mills? 'What became of their appeals to him as they shivered through November and December of . 1917 while the record of flu and pneumonia and other cold-weather diseases mount ed daily? A few hours' run . by train from Washington, but did George E. Chamberlain ever visit these five thousand Ore gonians or concern himself with their welfare? Ask any one of the 5000. . . And when the unfortunate men of the Forty-first Division men from Salem, from Portland, McMinnville, Dallas and other Oregon towns went overseas did the Senator's inter est follow them? ' Whv. if Senator Chamberlain had the slightest interest in Oregon soldiers, was the Oregon contingent broken into r thousand fragments and scattered all over the map of Frence as replacements? ;v When New York's division, and other divisions, arrived lor replacements, some one at home interf erred. The orders were changed. But who was looking after the Oregon boys at that mo . ment? And when the wounded and disabled were turned adrift -after the war ' Literally tens of thousands of them uncared for-r - Did anyone hear the voice of George E. Chamberlain cry out in protest? Is he sponsor for the Sweet bill or any of the bills for the relief of the disabled or is there a record of his having done ANYTHING for the relief of the disabled Anything in a big way anything outside of answering Personal letters in individual cases which every Senator does? 'hat is what they have private secretaries, for; to relieve them of any personal inconvenience. ) George Chamberlain might easily have been the friend ' of the soldiers. . s Heaven knows they needed a friend under Democratic maladministration of the army and of demobilization. . But he failed Failed the state and thousands of its men in a t:.gic hour. The fact should not be forgotten easily. The Statesman is rather proud' of the fact that it took the right side in the matter of the measure for consolidating the port activities of Portland in favor' of' better shipping fa cilities for the products of all Oregon. All the contending factions of Portland are now in harmony, in favor of the measure. So the vote ought to be unanimous : forrthe people down there pay the bills. ' While we are at it, let's make it unanimous for all of the other four good measures, and against the five bad amendments and one bad measure. "'':' The Salem district has an infant .industry. It is the fil bert industry, and the Salem Slogan pages of The Statesman of - next Thursday wall show that it is a very lusty and prom ising infant. But it needs protection. On account of the low exchange rate between this country and Italy, the fil berts of Sicily are now being "dumped" in the American markets, at very low prices. The consumers will not likely get any of the benefits but our filbert growers will berin iured. Who is to help them? Not Chamberlain, voting with his free trade Democratic party. The only hope is in straight Republican victory, and the more sweeping the better. That will be a mandate for protection to our filbert industry, and all other industries and all labor needing pro- - tection. i ! ..ana -nis .election would ,1' j ue a calamity" ; L- ! Henri' Ws-Hwsnn Mi AM m . WMLVi?A- mt.n f III- mm mmmmn-M n.i, wmmm lYMtemm partment by adopting the two pla- toon pystem. Salem ban developed canneries Hand manutattones mat are ni i ) sft importance that we rhoiild ' . B . . t . no longer nfieci; na we niuuu place a more etflcient fire pro jection at tneir call. I don i knew whether there is any oppo sition to the measure, ir mere . it tiould come out. ro it can be met. We'neeu a complete two platoon yttem of mifficient m-n io each platoon can handle one of the out fit We then will have a reserve force. Aj we are today, we have icferve apparatus, but not enough men. I will not try to argue the points further: yet much could be ?aid in favor of the two pla- itoon ftystem. I "can see that it ', will and should add some to the extx-nse. as a lew men snonia i? added to make each platoon of J sufficient man power to be a good reserve and able to answer a sec- ! end call. . Our homes lyinc outside need this protection fully as much at our factoiies. So I am fully in accord with the move. GIDEON STOLZ. Salem. Or.. Oct. 29. 1320. is over now. And that house of cards will not be built up again. Chamberlain must get more Republican votes than he will re-eeH-e of Democratic votes in or der to be elected. Will he get them? Not in t'flis crucial year. And. by the . same sign, not in any other year from this time on. Just what could Senator Cham- j r ot represent Oregon at all berlain accomplish for Oregon un- I represented the solid south. tier a Republican administration? Nothing,: absolutely nothing. He might have accomplished some thing nndea Democratic admin istration, butane did not. He df'l VM. FARNUM He There can't be much in the Democratic claim that "the t'ae is turning toward Cox" when it is necessary for the Democratic can didate to campaign in Kentucky, Tennessee and Maryland to keen these states jn line. It is some thing like the tide setting against Harding in Florida and that the tide is turning to Cox in Missis sippi. Talking, about war expenses, a Grand Army man was in the of fice of The Statesman yesterday who said the old boys of that day had about as many men en gaged, all told, as were in the big scrap against Kaiser Bill and hjs baby butchers; and at the close of the bush league runcus of his day the United States was in debt only two billions; while at the close of the major league en gagement cur country was sad dled with a debt of 26 billions. So much for the Tiigh cost of liv ing, fighting and dying under Democratic auspices, speaking in comparative figures, according to the ruminations of the old timer who wore the blue, in the archaic days. FItOM TIIK STATE O'MA IXK (Ily Booth Tarkington) The old Maine carpenter glad ly stopped shingling my chicken house long enough to explain his vote to me. ! l . "The way I look at this here League wbat-you-may call-it is this." he said. "Gov. Cox. he says, , 'Here, let's take and put the affairs of the whole world in the hands of a few men. mostly fcreigners. a council, or some thing, and if there's any fightin breaks out eomewheres, they'll fix up which side the United States, has got to fight on in or der to stop this here fightin." "Well, and so the way Harding seems to be talking, what he says is, 'Here! he says. 'Here, let's I have a big w-orld law court," he says, 'and let's fix up what the laws and rules' are, and then when us and all the foreigners agreeion the laws and rules, if anybody breaks 'em we'll bring him before the court and we'll stick to what the court says is the law.' . . ".So betwixt and between, I kind of like fixin up before a court of law this way better than leavin 'em to a. few men that might each of 'em be kind of sec tional, so to speak. "But to tell you the truth, there was another thing I was overly thinkin' about. Here dur in' the war I worked in the ship yards; and I hate to say it, but I got a lot more pay than I had a right to and I wasn't the worst; no, sir! Anyways. I. saw how Uncle Sam's money was han dled pretty free. Well, of course, under the circumstances, there just had to be a lot of waste, but the party that done the spendin' is still in office. They got used to the spendin' of terrible cuius of money; and a man that's once that way, he ain't never the same again ! I don't say it's his fault, but if "he's been throwin' a mil lion dollars around every day he gets out of the habit or worryin about riuarters. It's awful hard for him to juit spendin.' "So I cal'late there'd ought to be a change, and rresh new men go in that haven't got the free and easy habits, so to speak. The way it is now you could probably go to Washington and use the ex pression, 'a billion dollar' and nobody would hardly notice you. "I want to see Washington filled with men that if a feller took and says 'a billion dollar' in their hearin' they'd all be so wared they'd faint dead away rirM. and then come to azain, and ! ''' wh'ch it take and git up off the floor and ' ;inenanrr kill him!" FUTURE IIATKS. Fifth Cousin Roosevelt sayshe wrote the constitution of Hayti; and it cost only the lives ot 3000 men, women and children to make them take it. ' - In : IF I WERE KING" Starts Tues. at The Oregon The only mandate in ;s country needs right now is one for com plete 'change ai Washington. It will be given at the polls on Tues day. - ; Oh yes; there has been in Ore gon a senatorial oligarchy; the oligarchy of a lot of so-called Re publican leaders who have been steadily betraying their party and their state to Chamberlain. It Vreml.er 2. Taesiimr Uraranrt LittI Symphony Orrfarttra at armory. Knrmlwr S. TnaadaT EWta ta XoTmhr B. SataHar Football. Wil lamette . Pacific CniTersitr at Forett Gror. XoTunber 6 and T. Satnrriar and fan dT Annnal 'onrcntion if Marion Conn tr Christian KndraTo Union, Firat Con Srerational rhtirch. WmtM-r II and 12. Thurwtar ami Fnlr State (rni tcntiarv mintre hiw KoTetnher 11 to 25 Re4 Cmaa roll caU. November 11. Thunxlir Football Sa lem hijh ichool Ti., IcilianTi!le, at Salem. Noremlrt-r IS. Mondar W. f T drive li.r 12.DOO children's home gin. r. EDITORIALS OF THE PEOPLE The Oleomargarine Hill.. November 1. TaedaT Football. Sa lem bish arhool r; allaa kich achooL at Salem. NoramWr 1. Thamda Football. Wil Umette v. Collfja of Faet Sooad, at Taeoma. XoTember 20. Satarday P.Mttl.all. 8a leia kifa aehool v. Eajena bijh arbooL at Eneene. November rt. Saturday Football. 8a lem fcigh arhool . to;en high arhooL at F.nsene. s NoTember IS. Tbur.JT FootbaT Wil4 ' T- " eolieje, at Kalem .iTmtr :j.;T urt a r bigb Wtol Tt. Jhm Editor Statesman: The importance of the oleo margarine bill coming before the voters at the November election is set forth in a resolution passed at the annual convention of th State Dairymen's association, held ' in Kugene last January, which ! reads: , . j "Whereas, there is an increas ! ing use of oleomargarine and ' other cheap butter substitute. under fancy names, but with for-' clgn oils or tallow ai their base, caused by expensive and mislead- of the state by demoralizing the butter rr.arke'; and "Whereas, the last legislature pabbed a very conservative and reasonable law licensing butter substitutes a . law . that would have assured the purchaser of substitute butter just what he was buying: ami "Whereas, said law has been referred to the people for en dorsement or rejection at the coming election; therefore, be it "Resolved, that we use eSery honorable endeavor to indue? the voters or the stato to indorse tnj m cure. the enactment of said law; we ' will give our patronage to those merchants and grocers who sel! dairy products rather thn to those who tell substitutes of any Kind, and we will call o.i all daiiymen to help acquaint tho voters with the true facts con cerning this law and the Issue between the great dairy indus try of Oregon and t'ae manufac turers of theap substitutes, whether located within or out side the state." We call the voters' attention to the fact that our fight is not a relfisu one. as the studies .nd researches of Dr. McCoIlum for 20 years have proven beyond the possibility or contradiction thrtt tutte-fat containj element ab solutely essential to the growth and normal development of crow ing children and animals, ani een the normal health of adulti. while the substituted do not con tain these elements and are. theretore. an inferior and defic ient food. The manner in wiiicii the great dairy in-iustry Is interwoven with the prosperity and developnen? or mt slate is only hinted t in the anov.f r-flution. There are In Oregon So co-operatively owned creamere besides 40 privately owned. Of cheese factories "ti-T' are "s co-operatUt and IT pr' vately own. The. .Teainorie. t-ntploy about H0 people arici ih cheoe factor'es alout 2-.1 peopie The purc'iftses of the mer and I heir families, of everything tlit , gees inio the household, is a fat-1 t-r i tli. buins- of everv pat or Oreiion. The;-.: ire :;;, dsi-y tarmti in Orexon repreavn:- J l.iir an investment of $i'o t,o. i 'r?u ami (i.iployin? ovr fi.J.OA.ij pei.pl.'. I-s rying ha .in a.I-1 ditional :th: ai a rt.il r n'i.ttr t :nake Ksible p; of profitable JentHiri-. Th. rimar t--ryf !av. i-i:ion ;toi;: it m not inrrsird here. Most! jof the buVter s ubstitutes h.l,l ii. ... ! 'are iiannfai-t.ire.! outside ot lh- stat. and the only factory in the ; slate represents practically roth-! I ing as compared with dairy' and ciermery investments j i All thi.t rom a business klan-l-i ' point. i More important, after all 4a '' tU matter of heilth. and Dr. JIc-' Cotiiim' invest ieation r'rr..! 1 Ito in the resolution, levoi doni-t of the fart that Vlf,t ments necessary for child ,e. t velopment and the health of ih ! mature are lacking In Hi; fuu-; stitu'es or oleoma rt-arin. We ' urge ever;- voter to vote jes. I It is with eonfidence. thn. that we ask yi-wr help in this ficht ' for the children or Orerr.n. the advancement ot the great dairy In dustry and the general Two I'latoon )mmi1. Hditor Statesman: Will yci please advise me if there is any substantial reason whatever for loading upon the al ready burdened taxpayers of Sa lem the two platoon system in the fire 'department. It 1k not needed. It Is a useless expense to our cit7 and I hope the project will be overwhelmingly defeated by the voters November 2. The present force Is amply qualified to meet any emergency and why increase the number un less it Is to enable the well paid fire boya to enjoy more leisure or earn more money cleaning automobiles at profitable waces. I understand it was stated at a recent meeting of the Commer cial club and not denied that Portland , never considered the Idea of a two platoon system until that city had well advanced over a population or 1 -0.000. and even then the system was favored by a meager majority only of the people of Portland. Until Salem approaches the size of our 'metropolis tre have erv little call for another crew of firemen. Old Volunteer Fireman. Salem. October 26, 1920. Don't FaH to See our 1921 Model AUBURN BEAUTY SIX SEDAN which is now on display at oar salesroom. 197 South Commercial St, opposite Marion Hotel Auburn Sales Co. WUIman Spemkn for Moffitt Kditor Statesman : Anxious' oler. writing in your issue of 2$th. has sounded the right key note wth respect to election of new tUy chief of police and the Importance or electing Mr. Mof fitt should be fully realized. With nearly 300 majority above the next candldats In the primar.es. many supporters of Mr. Mofflt may feel too sure of his success next Tuesday, there fore I urge each one whJ voted for him to repeat it and brinr another vot.-. . , Few people really know the night Ufa of this town, and I ran tell yon truly much of it needs correction. All Mr. Moffit promises Is fair. courteous and efficient service.1 and he is fully equipped tj han dle this offlc? not alone through experience, but because he is nat urally and In a high degree pos sessed of that particular personal ability needed in a good -efficient ofricer. Those who think Mr. Mjffit'tao young a man for this position should remember that some of the very highest positions are held by men much under SO years, which is near his ase. Then. too. the belief some hae that Mr. Moffit would "swell up" should be disabused. (Continued on pace R) i aV m WILLIAM FOX rr " 1 DrherTocklear ; 'pie intrepid daredevil of the air Skywaymah A.story of life andfhiUls zbavelhs clrmfc THE CRTATT-XT AIR. t I Txcrysts rvra-MAtt rr tux KosT&AJLixa rX.YXE.TME VroaiD HAS KMOVH V .) - . y STARTING TODAY .Malinc daily, continuous Sunday Also Her Naughty Wink 2 rtl Sunshine Comedy Special Orchestra Music, Featuring -Wondering" GRAND THEATRE To the Voters of Ore ot tiie stite. Will yo k'ndly puhlinh the r s..Iution. nikin; surh roiiinieqt, as yon f-t. Legislation Coiuniitto. Oregon Dairymen's AMK-iat ion. The taxpayers of Portland and Multnomah County arc not only wiHir.z M anxious to provide the Tort of Portland with needed funds for dredinj our Ricr Channel to the sea. The Committee that formulated what is known as the Port of Portland and Dock Commission Consolidation Bill under the numtiers 310 anj 311 on the ballot insisted, however, upon dentin? down the measure with an enormously expensive real estate scheme, and by a fcrrr.al vote turned doxn the request of taxpayers that the Swan Island scheme and the River Channel schntw be presented as separate measures. Ilrfusin; to I forced to swa'.lo something Jiey cannot approve. Multnomah County is expected to vote adversely to the whole scheme by an overwhelming majority. Having done this, they'wiil tf -en l5 ready to vote for any needed amount for improving our River Ch'rneU A Crm mittec of tho City CluU has submitted a detailed analysis of the measure ihowin that it means an ultimate exi)cnditurc of at least $10,000,000. Our Chamlicr of Commerce and other civic bodies with aT of our river pilots and stcamtoat owners and others have nmtetvl inind a i,.-t f-r r!n'K" 7 "if156?1 racmbcr of the Port of Portland und the Dock Comrnisrion have ofl;,; S:iai5finst lhAJly-l( PQl- f our City CommUsioKcn trjwss it- c viuikt-c wi xo iu i:iai araiieu xnc measure is uividcd. The Taxpayers of Portland Appeal to You in a .spirit of fair play to fave this county fmm ihr imposition upon u of s-rh an overwhelming and parab-xin? debt ns this mca.-ure -contemplates. It wcuM l .ccwcl offensive if we jrave expression to what we ' U'.icvc to U3 the re.fi 1, nd ambttmus rhtical motives that have inspired the measure which is submitted with a distinctively deceptive title. We simply appeal for -fair play and a decent cor.f i,!ertion of the hr.ncless plight in which this community will find iUelf if the i.e.trc carrier As citi zens of outlying counties who will not have to pay a dolL-.r of th? debt impeded, we appeal to you to consider what would be your feelings if Multncmh (V.u-'tr should try to impose a similar burden on you. Our intcrcU in a -cr.cra! v.ay are mutual. It U our sincere judgment that the ?tiecess rf t!ii rr.e.t'tire v.-ill j'rioinlr re tard, instead of promoting, the development of V.x'n jmrt ard t'nt t!;e 't-tc it Lirgc will in rctu-. suffer severely as a consequence. Vote Measure Number 311 X No Miibai!. Sa-h ifR aavertisinK In the daily ra- U.-l.!' . .... . ..I i . " . M-bML atTh.ii.it.: -.-i.a :-u wurr !t riouicaif ; ana No.br ii. IbyraJajr TkaBk5iii.g Sl,4 Ki.v..r Tho atMin lilea. i Kditor Suteman: In the election oa !net Tu- daV. W ihnull n..t t . ... Whereas, this threatens mH- ! introo ,, ... ' . . ii;,4 .!.. Taxpayers Vigilance Committee KODT. J. UNDKN, Secretary I i' ii I I P. I uua injury to tb. dairjd-tf, Unce i Vikf to 'Z