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1 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
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(Portland Office, 704 Spalding Building, phone Main 111)
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Society Editor 106. P
Entered at the Postoffice in Salem, Oregon,
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as second class matter.
through probation
parole or pardon. When thre
are a thousand released prisoners
in a community they are capable
of much deviltry if their spirits
incline that way. It Is usually
the most capable forger, the most
.killed burglar and the mot en
gaging confidence man who can
command the Influences to net
him free. The ordinary plug of
a criminal, who would work at a
job if he had one. has no particu
lar pull after the prison hours
riose and Is apt to re hi full
term. But the educated crook
will have his friends and his in
fluence and is able to himself
make such protextatlonn and pro
fessions as to stimulate leniency.
He is.siven hl3 freedom early. If
he find it pays to be good he
may behave, but oftener there Is
a slump. It must be confessed
that the parole system In most
states. Including Oregon, has a
sad string of failures behind it.
end the chiefs of police in the lis
cities all asree that their great
est tasks and problems arc furn
ished them by the army of paroled
prisoners who flock to the great
towns..
' ' THIS IS AN EDITORIAL ON HENS 1
The above heading is written to attract attention, and
more especially the attention of the poultry breeders of this
section, and of many who ought to be poultry breeders
. And still more especially to the Faverolle breed of poul
try, and to Eugene T. Trescott, of Salem, Oregon, who has
done more than any other American to build up and attract
attention in this country to Faverolles.
Faverolles distinguish themselves wherever shownhile
on dress parade; but the Faverolle is also a business bird, and
his economic value is his greatest asset.
. He is the king of utility ., . 4, ...
And the female of the Faverolle family is the world s
greatest winter layer.
I The Faverolle can stand hard knocks and poor fare and
unfavorable surroundings
, And he responds to good treatment. He is a cosmopoli
tan bird. .The whole world is his home.
. The purpose of this editorial article is to attract atten
tion to the news feature in this issue of The Statesman.
Every one who has any land, or the use of even a back
yard in the suburbs, ought to have some poultry
And why not help Mr. Prescott to make this the out
standing Faverolle district in North America, and thus give
Salem world fame in this line, on which our people can cash
in with great profits?
: The Brahma is going the Cochin is going
Enter the Salem Salmon Faverolle, as beautiful as a
Denny pheasant, and as fine for meat, and still a great lay
ing breed; the winter laying breed par excellence. i
There is a Faverolle district in France, where the breed
originated, supplying the London and Paris markets and
reaping great returns
Why not make the Salem section, the Faverolle district
of America? j
'And in the doing of this, the time win pe ushered in all
the sooner when great commercial poultry-plants will be
built up in this section, as they should be; like those; existing
in the Puget Sound country, not as well adapted to poultry
as the lands around Salem. i
' Any way, read the news feature article, and get the idea.
It is worth pushing and passing along.
WHY LIVE A RELIGIOUS LIFE?
(Copyrighted by the San Jose Mercury)
All men are inherently more or less selfish, and it is
reasonably safe to assume that they will continue to be so
until they have developed much nearer to the ideal life as
exemplified by Jesus. While they are slfish, selfish consid
erations very largely appeal to them and supply the motives
for their actions. This is true in religion as in everything
else. ; It must be admitted that until recent times the sole
reason urged upon men for embracing the Christian religion
and believing in , Christ has been that they might thus save
their souls from an eternal hell, a purely selfish appeal, of
course. It may 'shock some religious people to be told that
this desire to save their, own souls from the threatened pun
ishment that they have been told would otherwise be their
eternal portion has probably been the moving cause for their
turning to religion.- ,
Religion today is losing its hold upon men, not because
.they are becoming less selfish, but because many are refus
ing to take the word of religious leaders and teachers about
this eternal, hell and the way to escape it. Frankly, many
of the most intelligent people of this day have no respect
whatever for religious authority, and have classified hell and
its supposed terrors with the myths, ghosts and hobgobl i ns
smile at seeming disaster and be happy in spite of external
iurroundings. His is the happy life, the one really worth
while. . ,,., . .
No man frets far in the spiritual life before he learns
that there isOne who can and will help in all the struggles
and problems of life; who can displace physical weakness and
disease by bounding health ; can lead and guide us in all that
we do; can bring success out of failure and make life a very
lifferent thing from what it is to the man who knows not
25- t131!8 'ith "th? beggarly elements of the
world. To doubt this is to doubt some of the strongest and
most unimpeachable human festi mnnv
e chief trouble with the Christian religion today is
that there are not enough such harmonious, elevated, changed
?.nti ?Tgh uf uthlse ?0UH ''"PPfr th demand for ascer
tained facts which the disciples of the inductive method of
reasoning are demanding, and such lives have an appeal to
Mnr?? PchZ in wrds on,y ri never approach.
More real Christian lives in those professing Christ is the
world'" question' rHow are we to evangelize the
WHY
... j t j i rt roiiovort of a oart or all of bl
that were wont to terrify the ignorant ana ine unaeve uu . - - probatloIlf
e il. i tiumi hova a atrnncr mn vin ion liial Liiese i :
VI llie IlUlIlitH laiC. noit a oiix-e - - - .
religious leaders know no more about the future than they
do, perhaps less, since these leaders depend not upon ascer
tained facts or reason as the basis of their opinions, but upon
the unsupported authority ot the Scriptures or the church.
And many more who believe the Scriptures, are coming to
doubt the old interpretation yof them.
The reason, therefore, why the old style of preaching
has lost its force and fails to influence men as formerly is
not that men generally are more wicked than they were fifty
or one hundred years ago, but it is because they do not ad
mit the soundness of the premises upon which this old style
of preaching is based. They therefore usually simply refuse
to listen to it. Or if they do listen, it only excites their ridi
cule or disgust, instead cf convincing or converting them.
This is why the modern evangelist comes and goes without
producing any permanent result upon the religious life of the
community he visits, and why many honest preachers see
such meager results from their labors.
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It would be well for. lovers of religion to understand
that if Christianity is to survive, and of course it is, other
motives than the old one must be supplied and urged upon
men to induce them to embrace it. It would be foolish not
to recognize that the old theology probably will come more
and more into general disrepute. The inductive method of
reasoning not only is the foundation for all scientific activity
and achievement, but it is applied to business and all the ac
tivities of our daily livts. Ascertained facts form the basis
not only of our opinions, but they supply the light by which
the scientist, the artisan, the business man, the statesman,
every practical man and woman in the world works. This
induction is rapidly becoming the usual mental process of our
people generally, if it is not so already. They unconsciously
apply it to everything, religion included.
When men, therefore, ask why they should lead a relig
ious life, we must be ready to supply them with reasons other
than the inductions and the opinions of the theologians of the
distant past. And there are plenty of reasons why every one
should strive really to live a religious life.
Notwithstanding the scoffing and reasoning of the ma
terialist, it is apparent to most of ua that the Creator has
endowed man with a three-fold nature, the physical, the in
tellectual and the spiritual. The physical part of his na
ture is not more real than the intellectual and spiritual
parts. The ideal man is the one who has all three of these
natures harmoniously developed. The man who has given
attention to and developed his physical nature only is but-
a more or less intelligent animal, and like the animal, in
capable of feeling the higher forms of happiness or enjoy
ment. The man who has neglected his physical being ard
given it no exercise, attention or development may have a
powerful intellect, but without the physical endowments as
a foundation for it he is a weakling when it come3 to prac
tical accomplishment. His body is generally racked by; pain
and disease which prevent the normal action of his mind.
Such men are inharmonious, usually have narrow and dis
torted views, and are thoroughly unhappy.
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But the man who4 has given some attention to the de
velopment of his religious or spiritual nature has overcome
in himself and brought under control those physical or ani
Jial propensities which prompt men to sin, and the gratifi
cation of which brings upon them most of their diseases and
sufferings of both body and mind. He has also come some
what into touch with the Great Source of all knowledge and
strength, and is therefore not affected by the ups and downs
of the world. His vision has been enlarged to take in more
of life than is bounded by the physical elements, and trust
ing me uoa wnom he has come somewhat to know, he can
TIIK F.IIOIEIt IS CiET.
TINfi ItlCll.
On September 14 Mrs. Sarah
S. Hancock of Bridgeton, N. J.,
sold six barrels of No. 2 potatoes
throuKn a New York commission
house for $1.."Q a barrel a total
of $!. After deducting $2.10 for
barrels, S3. 31 for freight. $1.50
for cartage and 90 c?nts for com
mission, the firm tent Mrs. Han
cock what was left 99 cents.
Think of it. Six full barrels
of food for only 99 cents. What's
the solution? Country Gentle
man. One solution is to come to the
Falem district and raise pedi
greed seed potatoes.
There is money in this indus
try. A man has just sold his farm
near Jefferson for over $25,000;
and he paid for (t all In raising
potatoes and he could have re
alized a great deal more by rais
ing pedigreed seed potatoes
spuds with a college education.
Now he Is looking Tor another
farm. In the Salem district, which
he expects to buy, and go on rais
ing potatoes better and better
ones, of course.
And then It miy be remarked
that a prune Is no peach.
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The Statesman . is preparing a
historical number, that will con
tain an account of the laying of
the corner stone of the capltol.
and much other - Interesting and
valuable matter that ought to be
preserved. It will be ready la a
few days.
When Mrs. E. M. Vandervort
came to The Statesman office yes
terday to renew her subscription
to the Daily, as Is her wont, twelve
times a year, sne said she has been
reading The Statesman since 1855.
She was married that year, in Linn
county, and her husband was al
ready a subscriber to w hat was
then known as "the Oregon Bi
ble," which was The Statesman,
published In those day by A. Bush.
Mrs. Vandervort lives at 267 South
Church street, now, and she has
been a resident of Salem for thir
ty or forty or fifty years, or such
a matter. She is still young and
spry. Wonder if there are any
other youngsters who have been
reading The Statesman longer
than Mrs. Vandervort has? The
writer Is not going to tell the rest
of the conversation with Mrs. Van
dervort for. she asked him how
long he has been working on The
Statesman and he is beginning
to grow a little sensitive on that
point.
Stephen T. Mather Sends
Congratulations to Olcott
Stephen T. Mather, director of
national park service, department
of the interior, has sent to Gov
ernor Olcott a letter congratulat
ing him on tils special message io
the legislature urging legislation
to protect the scenic beauty of
Oregon highways through con
servation of the natural forests
immediately borderinr the highways.
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Office floors from 10 tw-m. to 3 p. m.
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SAVB YOUR 1M1X.
Say it with prunes next week.
" Pass the prunes next week.
Iwn't be
next week.
a prune; cat "em
VICK BROTHERS
Bu$inc$i Outlook Gating Better Daily
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: Spring is almost upon us which .means
that farmers will soon be busy plowing and
sowing and it. is now high time to buy the
tillage tools and machinery you are going to
need We invite you to look over our large
line of plow discs, harrows, tractors, drills,
etc. i We carry a full line of power farming
equipment and try to give satisfactory ser
vice to all our customers. May we serve you.
HIGH and TRADE STREETS
SALEM :: OREGON
Make Salem the Salmon Fave-r
rolle district or North. America,
and thta city will become the 1'et
aluma of Oregon. It can be done.
Easily.
The stone which the builders
rejected has become the head of
the corner. The lowly boarding
house prune, wearing the royal
purple, has come into its own.
! Sav it with nmnes nvt wasL-
tiary and attempting to substi
tute a box factory; making boxei
from tin o. Then what will the
I'-ggers and lumbermen and own-
mis of box factorif-H in this state,
rnd all the men working for
them, have to ay about that prin
ifle? They will have a lot to
sh and they will say some of it
with votes, if the legislature is
sufficiently sub.er ient and nilly
end simple minded to attempt to
foist such a ran last ic scheme as
such a box factory, or any kind
of a box factory at the penitentiary-
onto the already overbur
dened taxpayers of Oregon.
The thing 0 do about putting
in a box factory at the penltentl-
"The state sliould not attemnt . ary forget it. The thinr to do
tc compete with its convict labor bout junkiag the flax plant there
with private capital and labor," j forget it. Give It a chance. Let
says a writer working , with the (
little Oregonians. trying to kill
the flax industry at the peniten-
FUTURB MATES.
It to SI Prune week in
14.
Monday Bsikvtba!!.
L'tiiTtrity of Idaho, at
Oron.
'braary
WiHararUO
brry 15 and 1. Tneaday and
We4ndar Basketball. Willsoolt va.
Whitman, at Wala Walia.
Febraary 17. ThnrrAty Basketball.
Willamette . Walla Walla Y. M. C. A.,
at Walla Walla.
Kebroarr is. TueJjr- -Debate. Sa!rm
hih a-hx!. sfrirmatir t. Allnv. Deg
aiire. at feieh ' l-ol -Salrm. negative
Albany, at (irmatWe, at Albany.
February l and Friday and Sat
"day Batkethall. Willametto a. Go a
tig, at Kponano.
, .rbrnarr HI- Teadar Ba,ketba!l.
Willnnwue t Idaho, at 8a!em
. February 21. 'loe.day Waahinrtoa'a
birthday.
Febrn.ry 2 an 55. Thursday and fri-
t?' Waiametto va. Whitman
a; Kalrm.
Var.h 4 and S, Friday and Saturday
Basketball. Willametta a 17 t n
f , . i,ho 'road lind bera'ice no much
Apr.! 15. Ftldar Baeball. Willamett ' r .km , . 'cn
a. I. of ., at SabMn. r ,np alleged crime wave ran be
e,eP".1 PJtT4;?;:;1' raced to the door of the proba
.vu?.7 mn4 aTrBh." WiHam- tioners and paroled prisoners. It
7, . . """; ."aua nana. r.,.,.,,1
O-tober J. H.,tarday (tentative ' IH IOU,
rtnau. Willametta va. O. A. C, at : are In
eribee
it work out Its own salvation.
Let spinning machine be added,
item the funds on hand. Let
other improvements be made from
he money earned. It will take
no appropriation. And it will
grow into the nioft useful Indus
try under state ownership and
ctmtiol. and by far the most prof
itable. It can be made to pay the
whole upkeep or the state peni
tentiary, while doing a world of
good In furnishing fishermen and
farmers cheap twines, and in
heir in t; to develop a great linen
Hid hemp industry. And all with
cut a cent or thn money of the
taxpayer.
This howl that is going up all
over the country because of the
we of chlorine and other chemi
cals in the drinking water of
cities, of which Salem Is one
comes almost entlroly from the
home brewers. The stuff used in
the purification of the water
seems to put acrlmp in the brew.
If won't develop the desired kick.
The home brewers, will now Join
with the farmers in praying for
rein. The rain water, caugfetand
boiled, is filling a crying de
mand.
BITS FOR BREAKFAST I
Beautiful sunshine.
Prune week next. week.
W
Ilut you might begin to eat
this week.
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No one is ever going to gt
manyOregoii prunes even to tbe
point of being full of prunes.
em
too
WAV US OF III Mil.
There l.i a gre;it roar across
11. Vritlsv . :.
November 2. Thitraday MaatiTa)
rtiakaci,f Jr fofttbf U WiiUmait.
a. liultatoi. 41 Salaat.
that 1200 paroled men
Chicago and I hey are do-
in-g much to ppeed up the ban
ditry that rages there. Nowadays
it seems to bp no troubleat all
for a man convicted of crime to
Consultation Free
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Through and by vision
comes the greater part of
knowledge.
As we see, we gradually
add to a background of
Impressions that the pych
ologist calls experience
Education is more than
seeing. It is seeing rijrht.
Mental vision is the thing
developed.
No less Important than
mental vision is organic
, vision. It is a vital factor
In every school child's ed-
- ucation.
We give special attention
to the eye needs of the
growing youth.
MORRIS
OPTICAL CO.
Kyesight Specialists
204-211 Salem Bank ot
Commerce Rullding
. SALEM, OREGON
STARTS TODAY
MADAME
Another Super
Special
LIBERTY
IT V
An Investment in Happine:
Have you ever kept an account of what you have
spent for pleasure in a year? Make an estimate cf
last month's amusement expense and add to it street
carfare and railroad fare if any. In one year, what
does" it amount to? Pretty close to, or more than,
the price of a
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle
U it not? This motorcycle would last you many yean and
give you many times more pleasure than steam or electric
road travel. It would outshine any other amusement and
be more economical.
The Karley-Davidson is an excellent investment in happiness. Why
not make the investment now and begin sooner to reap tbe dividend
in pleasure? '
Come in, talk it over, and inspect
the new Harley-Davidon modal.
HARRY W. SCOTT
"TheJCycle Nan"
147 Soath Commercial Street
Classified Ads. in The Statesman Bring RejdU
INTERESTING FACTS AND FIGURES
est
Such a large number of people of this community have taken a personal inter
in the welfare of this institution that we feel a statement showing what we
have done during 1920 will be taken in the spirit intended.
DURING 1920 our Cash Sales, retail only, and over the counter amounted to over
$500,000. V
DURING 1920, although in its infancy, our store distributed over $5500 worth of
premiums. ." '
DURING 1920 our payroll included an average-of 36 employees who received a total
of over $36,000.
DURING 1920 we spent over $5000 in out of the city advertising to bring more
people to the city. I
DURING 1920 we increased our delivery trucks from one to three, to keep up with
the increase in deliveries. - ,
DURING 1920 we installed a complete MAIL ORDER SYSTEM and in two months
time we have had wonderful results through printing and mailing under our
own roof over 10,000 pricelists.
A Few Features of the Peoples'
Cash Store
1. Our pleasant and efficient sales force. They make one feel at home.
2. Our Quality Merchandise, bought for quick turnover.
3. Our prices, based on smalP profits and quick sales.
4. Our efficient Delivery System.
C. Our Economy Basement, which talks for itself.
6. Our Hot Coffee on Saturdays during the winter months free and our Ice Cold
Lemonade during the summer months.
7. Our premium coupons and the PREMIUMS that go with them.
8. Our absolutely correct weights and measures. Every means of weighing and
measuring merchandise has been passed by the inspectors.
9. Our efficient methods and management.
10. Last but no least OUR PERSONAL SERVICE. At all times you can find one
of the proprietors ready and willing to advise you, to adjust all disatisfactions
and to be of general help to you.
A New Feature to Our Service
With, such a record as we have detailed above most any one would be satisfied; '
not so this institution. We are ever on the look-out for new means of being-of ser
vice to the community we serve. We are now making a move to bring right to our
door the very latest in everything and at the big cities price. In other words we
are going to bring New York and Chicago and the other big cities merchandise 4
right home to you. '
Our Mrs. Solof is at the present time in the East making direct connections with
exclusive manufacturers. 'This will give u an opportunity of serving you the newest
merchandise, at a still greater savings to you than in the past. We are now daily re
ceiving shipments that surprise us for values. In many cases items. are about 501
lower than in the West.
We hope you have spent a few profitable moments in reading the above. We
are proud of our achievements in so short a time and we want you all to know them
for in part they are yours as well as our?.
During the present Year we are prepared to give even better service than here
tofore and we ask you for your suprort.
As ever, at yjur service,
The Peoples' Cash Store
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