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4 I ... THE OREGON STTATESMAN, SALEMOREGON SUNDAY MORNING JANUARY 30. 1921' ' .'v' ' ... i lie L ssued Daily Except Monday by : TIIR STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMFAJfT 1 i 215 SJ Commercial St., Salem, Oregon (Portland Office, 704 8paldln Building. phone Main 1116), MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for repub lication or all news dispatches credited to it or sot otherwise credited In this paper and also the local news published herein. It. J. Hendricks. Manager Stephen A. Stone.... ....Managing Editor Ralph Glover ... Cashier Frank Jaskoskl. . Manager Job Dept. DAILY STATESMAN, served by carrier in Salem and suburbs, 15 . cents a week,' 5 cents a monr. DAILT STATESMAN, by mail, fa adrance, IS a year, IS for six months, $1.50 for three months. In, Marlon and Polk counties; $7a year, 11.50 for six months, $1.76 for three months, out side of these counties. When not paid In adrance, 60 cents a year additional. : THE PACIFIC HOMESTEAD, the great western weekly farm paper, wi; be sent a year to any one paying a year In adrance to the ; Dally Statesman., - SUNDAY STATESMAN. $1.60 a year; 76 cents tor six months; 40 cents for three months. WEEKLY STATESMAN, Issued In two six-page sections, Tuesdays ' snd Fridsys, $1 a year (it not paid In adrance, $1.25); 60 cents for six months; 25 cents for three months. TELEPHONES: i Business Office, 23. Circulation Department. 6 $3. i Job Department, 683. j Society Editor 106. Entered at the Postofflce In Salem, Oregon, as second class matter. e$ MORAL COWARDICE ; .," (Copyrighted by the San Jose Mercury) ' Would you escape criticism .- , ' Sav nothing ; ' v-vy - .. 4 Be nothing:-: -t . ;;; . ; ' " ' . ' ' Thus ' tersely, wrote one of our A uvcrican authors .witU a gift for epigrammatic diction, and he expressed in this striking wy " an undeniable ' truth. The : man who goes through life yntVim'.'txcitmg serious , criticisni . . or .opposition and who goes down-to the 'grave ".without an enemy, in the world," as some people' ar fond of saying of their deceased f riends. belongs to one of twd classes, lie either adapts; himself and hW'Con djict and principles to the ideas and purposes'.of every designing or forceful individual he meets, or he has mo force R ability to enablo him. to do anything worth whTIe. In any line of endeavor as soon as one really starts anything he is sure to rin counter to sorie' one V selfish schemes and to arouse the opposition, if not the -enmity, of somebody who fears that his interests are to.be adversely affected. When there is duty to speak or act it is weak, to say the least, to yield to the impulse to keep silent or to avoid - doing anything that will incur opposition or enmity. It is still -worse to shape one's conduct solely with the .thought of giving no offense to others, instead of making it the first rule of, life to satisfy conscience and preserve self-respect. '.Yet the moral coward is very common. Men who would resent as most iHsulting the insinuation lhat 'they are cowards feel no scns4 of humiliation iwhcn ihey.ara afraid to" take a stand on any moral or public question, or having taken a stand, fall down at the first fire or discreetly run to the rear out of harm's way. , j The, i itormey, wfib Ijtries tto interest the 'modern businesl Win in any crusade against vice or political corruption or in chy t)ther movement for civic betterment -will, ia many, cases, - ha calmly told by the man he is trying to; enlist .in; the, cause that he , cannot engage-, in any such ? movement, .as. to do &6 Vfould injure Jiis business. The bland assurance with which hk rdakesi.ihis statement clearly demonstrates that-he has no propprappfeciatidn of Jthe unmanly, cbWafdlyj and contempt i We exhibition he is making of himself. If it- were true thaf by tanding for the right a man would injure his business, one who Tus ahy manhood worthy of the 'name would stand for the .right nevertheless, j But it is not true . JSvcu. whfle opposing and criticizing him, most people have real -respect only for one who honestly stands for what "be thinks tobe right. No man i& these days permanently injures his business; by standing squarely and fearlessly for a righteous or worthy cause. - ,';;'-'v:; 1" "-'"'f '-7,. . , i Foreigners often, charge Americans as a people with wor shiping the almighty dollar - and sacrificing everything" else for it. ! There is some foundation for this charge. As compared with' other things we put much too high-a -value--upon our weaun ana our commercial successes. Tne'mercr jact that one has amassed a fortune or is a great merchant or financier should not of itself entitle him to a worthy fame. The more important considerations are these: How did he-acquire, his- fortune or attain his business success! How have his activities affected his character.' How have these activities affected' other men aad the world, rrrr-y:. r... . To achieve suecess in busifjess is, of course, a worthy ambi tion, provided jt; be don: honestly and luan kind be not injured or destroyed by your efforts.Vcttcr still, if: by your business siiccess you have done a real service. Jv.Qthcrs, aiid have helped in a measure to make the world, as well as yourself, richer or happier oybcttcr. llut even then do not be satisfied to be nothing mot than a bulging money bag. One can be a suc cessful business man and still stand for something, do something, be something in a character way, in a moral" sense. And were this not so, better less wealth, if necessary iiv order to acquire more riches of; character and spirit; better for you and better for J the world. One is of the earth; 'earthy and is onlj' for a day ; the; other is for. eternity. Even . in this world there is more satisfaction, more real honor in a beautiful, strong and noble character and the consciousness-that you have lived a life of usefulness and duty than in the possession of all the wealth Of the world. It really does' hot pay in any 'way to be a moral coward, even tlTough the sure reward of this coward ice be untold riches. ' f ' The men and women who settled New England, and whose descendants form probably the largest element in our population today, were of heroic mold. They had faced ridicule and per secution in their European homes because they steadfastly embraced the truth as they saw it. In order that they might be free to follow their convictions they left their native land and cheerfully faced the dangers of the wilderness in the New World. Their moral and physical courage was sublime. The progenitors of other elements of our population were cast in similar mould. This courage and spirit they transmitted to their progeny and these did more than anything else to shape our destiny and establish our institutions and liberties. It would be well for their descendants to remember that no nation can be truly great or long be free or endure whose people will not fearlesslysstand for the right and fight for it if need be. Shall the splendid national structure which our forefathers built go down because we have degenerated into moral cowards and weaklings? Our commercialism and love of .wealth have already greatly weakened our moral fiber as a people. . Before it is too late let us strive to reincorporate in individual and national life the splendid courage of our forefathers; and let us never forgetthat, no 'matter how many dollars he has or how successful he has been in business or politics or anything else, the moral coward is beneath the contempt of real men and women. He is only driftwood of human life helplessly being carried wherever the current runs. Whatever your business or station do not be satisfied to be a mere money chaser; be a real man. Stand for something iii the community. Do something. Be something. It is very gratifying the way filberts are being planted In the Salem district. This all means the centering of a great industry here. There is just one more thing needful to everlastingly establish the Salem district as the greatest fruit section of the world; and that thing is ample cold storage facilities. .There is enough flax' straw on hand at the penitentiary to keep the plant there, very; busy till the next harvest. The thins now Is to add facilities for spinning, and to get the hemp Industry started on the same scale; and then to get more modern facilities for taking care of the straw. There are a number of farmers ii the Salem district anxious to rais3 more flax. Mr. Street, when he arrives in Salem, will find the farmers ready for him. They have all along been doing their full part in starting and developing this coming grea Industry., r There are new forms being de veloped for the marketing of spin sch. -What do-yon know about the growing of , this. iVftyi impor tant crop? The Salem slogan edi tor wants to hear' from you. ' si 1 A FINANCIAL DOOR WHICH WORKS TWO WAYS "pvlD you ever realize that one of those United States National bank ac : counts closes the door against adversity and opens it for opportunity? It's true!" When conditions - are unset ; tled( there the greatest comfort in the world in knowing that your account can withstand them. When they are good, ii. s mere to take advantage of them. : Copies of the Welcome edition of The' Statesman are going ever day to the addresses of eastern friends' and relatives of, .Oregon people. Each copy is an invita tion to come to Salem . and help In making a greater, city and ,a greater country;: and the matter embracing . this .invitation cannot be sent In, any. other way . In as complete and satisfactory and at tractive shape. If you have a friend or relative look hi g for a new location, you would better send In your order before the ex tra copies are all gone for they will not last long at the present rate of sale. WHAT IS A CIIIUSTIAX? ! (Los Angelas Times.) An old subscriber, who ,'says that in the past, he has absorbed much - political and , economic thought-pepsin from he columns of the Times, has 'written us to give hi in a simple answer' to the Question, "What is a Christian?" That Is 'a large contract to wish on a daily newspaper, which, like JIartha in the Bible, has to be -carefnl a boat many things. Our first idea was to refer our sub scriber to his- pastor, or the churches or the various creeds and 'Ipms and 'ologies. presumably rounded on th Christian idea. On second thought, however. we have decided that probably our subscriber has already taken that course, and not being 'satis fied with the result, has turned to the Times as a court of last resort. In .which case we feel compelled to make some effort to uphold the prestige of , the press.'' ' . ' ' "' ' .('''' ' "What Is a Christian ? should on the face of . it be easy to an swer. Because there are so many millions of him; , and every. one of these millions must hare a good reason for calling himself 'Chris tian." ; ' There are' millions of noses In the world and every nose Is per se a nose. Yet no two noses are alike. How should one answer. the question, ''What is nose? Uvidently it is not so simple as it appears. ' J ' We cannot pretend to supply a general answer to the question when ; approached from the theo logical angle. All we can do Is to offer our subscriber a practi cal test to apply to his own con duct, not as a church member, but as; an everyday btiman being. In that wonderful book, th? gospel according to St. Matthew, our. subscriber wUl find three chapters, the, fifth, sixth and serenth, whleh contain all that is possible to say on the question of -WTiat U a) CKrisUa?" The words of all the preachers, all the teacbt rs. sll the prophets all( the phil osophers can add nothing to -an take nothing away from the mighty message of these three transcendent chapters.' They are expressed in the Sim plest language and their meaning is as ; plain as the nose on your face, r They are not bounded b rCTTJRB HATES. Jsauarr 2S fa 80 Tnl.r.t.f ...... tloa of T. M. C. A. ia Salem. rbrarr X Tknr4iar Taw. J.. Sow and tal. ttat fair from da. r .bnurr 12. Kainrf. t.ui. birthday. . ' w"" F.brurr 14. MarJkv n..i..,v.n Willamrtt I Ta Cniarily ( Idaka. at Trbruarr IS mni 1 s... . . Wdnday -- Ba.ketball. WilUnaft Whitaiaa. t Walla Walla. at V.lV" . V Frbnj.rr IS aad .19. rridar aad Sat arday BaakHbaU. Ulanatta Ti. Gaa iaa. at Spoaaaa. , Fkrary ?2. tiaaJay . Baktba!L Winau Ta. IJaha. at Salami. b;drr!rr 22 TB-d Wkbst.,-. yn. WOlaaiatta fc WkitiTa aaj f4 t iSI s.;. at o,S at O, at Tut. 5i.?7 m4 2S Baiahall. WOlsJa "VL7 wHa. at Wall. Watla. r-lTi!"i, J; Balarday (tvatatira raatbaU. Vruiaaaatta ra. O. A. CL. at avber It. Friday Paball. Wlliaaatu rt, Walla Walla. N""br' . Tkaraday fUafatlTc) a. Maltaomab at Salaa. w 'loatatira) Wkitmaa. at FAIR OREGON. SALLM Fair Oregon, who would not linger on her shore. An idol that the mystic Cods adore? Why do they worship at her shrine. And count the very produce of her lands divine? Clad in her sombre robes, she greets her guest. Winter. hose breath is chilly, though he loves her best Now maiden of the mist is she. I know. . - . . But watch her reTire when the March winds blow. An unseen Cod. the contents of his cornucopia spills' ' Upon her Talleys, fields and lofty hills ?!l1nd8 ,re trewn "Pon her as she sings with glee. AVake from your slumbers, come along with me." ' ?,? tbroiif h lne niI1' !ne murmuring river winds its way. High In the heaven moves the crimson orb of day: Golden sunset, night winds sighing, once again a itolden da in unity, their song to thee I hear them sing: Fair Oregon! Enchanting it may seem to those who hear that strain . Who can resist but .follow ia her train? ElHri!.?n;,!urpasSin8 ,n bcaotjr no other liave I seen. Nor have 1 witnessed a more comely queen. ? She never falls to give to those who roam. J 'Blessings, la plenty, and a happy home. And those who turn indifferent and will not abide But seeks the distant hills, are never satisfied. ? Structures of nsture that will ne'er d(cay Her lofty hills aad crystal streams display Sacred in history are her charms sublime, vanishing never in the sands of time. Salem. Oregon . ;,.r E jflEMETER. E riT.n.Utif to this wonderful country. ' .Mrs E. Niemeyer hss been In Salem Just a short time, eominr with h-V It Jul.r. klu Ite U brctler to p. W. Ni.m" et f Elem Ei? ritual or creed or dogma or super stition. ' " - ' These three chapters coptain 111 verses in all. Now if our subscriber will take any one of those 111 verses and live up to both the letter and the spirit of the divine teachings contained therein, he can for himrelf answer the puzzling question. "What is a Christian" The choice is thus made broad enough to satisfy .all grades of thought. We might suggest that he start with verses 23 and 21. In chapter V. And follow-it up with that short and simple exhor tation In verse. 1, chapter VII. That appears to be the most diffi cult text for the modern Christian to put Into practice. We do not profess to 'instruct our subscriber as to how far these three chapters will take him on the road to heaven, but we do know as 4 practical guide for business success on earth they contain a noble wisdom that Is faultless in its -application. PROGRESSIVE GRANDMA A Nebraska grandmother who was also a presidential elector was the official messenger of the electors of h;r state and bore the record for the electoral college t& Washington by airship. The founders of the ' republic never thought that grandma would vots and they certainly never dreamed that she would be taking the election returns to Washington in a flying machine.' The world has upset a lot of ancient Ideas. ; It wasn't so hard to Imagine grand' maj flying with wings, like an angel, but it "was disturbing to find her smelling of 'gasoline' and. to have her propellers making such a fiendish racket. It Is feared that grandma will never be the same old dear. Since she got' the Jazz In her feet she be haves like the wild man of Borneo.- She cuts corners by day and sits up with a cotrple of emotion al saxophones at night. Poor grandma! Ddoge Brothers . 4'23DDR'sES3AN The Sedan haa becorhs a per manent part of the substantial domestic life of the nation V This could nott be so if the car were not deserving in the cente of being . good and economical. Tha gaaolioe conaomrtioti la anasually Iott. Tha lira miltaga ft nnnsually high. DISARMAMENT. j -All the diplomats; are- talking abouf "a; naval holiday."-1 What's the : matter t with titiling' Abra ham . Lincoln's .birthday for a starter? With malice toward none sn"4 'charity Ifp'r all we caiirtirt off February l a well as nbf; B0NESTEELE MOTOR CO. j Marlon and Polk County Distributors. Ferry and Commercial St. , Salem, Oregon" 1 . Y . I I'l" W -. I M . . , ?; .-VAV A., v. vA - : - - Iyuuiiilai. V- : a -.-x - , . ; - - I - - " ' " . .... ' T ," " ; - ... .,- '. r... ,- . - ..... - i A ThursfJay OU ROC DAY 1 ebruary;3d , t - V .' '' - " t - --- ' V 4 --. 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