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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON SATTmnAY 'MORNING, MARCHES, 1921 m)t (Wtcqon statesman . , t Issued Daily Except Monday by T1IK 8TATESMAX PUBLISHING COMPANY' I 1 215 S. Commercial St., Salem, Oregon (Portland Office, 704 Spalding Building. Phone Main 1116) wants to get bis Inning. Gilbert es for public speaking are crowd K. Chesterton has had hlrh an led: no wonder H. G. Wells Is busy j 3IEMUER OF THE ASSOCIATED. I'llESS The Associated P ress is exclusively entitled to the use for repub lication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this paper and als o the; local news published herein. -fe ll. J. Hendricks. . , Stephen' A. Stone. Ralph OlOTer . Frank Jasfcoskl. . . Manager Managing Editor ................. Cashier ...... .Manager Job Dept. DAILY STATESMAN, srrved by carrier in Salem and suburbs, 15 ' II cents a wek, Gj ce it a month. . DAILY STATESMAN. I.y mill. In advance, $6 a year. $3 for six ! months, $1.10 for three months, in Marion and Polk counties; s 17 a year. 3.f foi s.x months, 1 1.75 for three months, out side of these e,uniifs' When not paid in advance, 50 cents a year additional. fHE PACIFIC HOMESTEAD, the great western weekly farm paper. will bat sent a year t any oae paying a year In advance to the ,1 Dally Statesman. 'SUNDAY STATESMAN. U 50 a jer; 75 cents for six months; 40 cents, for three months JVEEKLY STATESMAN, lsst;ed iu two six-page sections, Tuesdays j- and Fridays, $1 a year (if not paid In advance. $1.25); 50 cents for six! months; 25 cen's fn- th.ee months. Vs- tics at H. C. Wells's expense, and so did Hugh Walpole. . There is some consolation in the fact that Mr. Wells has at least gone Into training. We shall, certainly see the results of that training for the fray it Is most profitable thing extant. the HOOVER FOR SERVICE. Cooperation between the gov- famous Enelish actress M "nment and Industry to the end work in the near future. Buts or enhanced proauction ana ies v I . . a a a art a Mrs. A. S. Lobingier recently re- unemployment is me uni marked, when the Friday ciuoi"w KDrakers were all 'writers, it la secretary of commerce. He rare for anyone who writes well Pe to newspaper correspond- in nak wH . and an amiable ents in Washington a rew aays audience must make allowances. 6 follows: But inst whv audiences should "The department or commerce always be so amiably resigned to snouia oe in, me wmesi kdn offer themselves on the altar of department of service to the com the vanity of good writers but merce and Industry of the coun- Imoerfect soeakers does not trans- try. It is not a department lor TELEPHONES: Business Office. 23. Circulation Department, 583. j Job Department, 583. Society Editor, 106. Entered at the Postoffice In Salem. Oregon, as second class matter. FIRST THINGS FIRST; FEED THE HUNGRY j "Ev0ry man is entitled to the right to work so as to sup port himself and: his family, and every workman knows this nnrlnuhtfvl truthJ I ! " , . .-', ! "When a man is idle he is apt to be discontented, espe cially when such idleness is not of his own seeking or fault, but due entirely to our economic laws. - . "Such a man is liable, to feel resentful toward the gov ernment iwhich is resDonsible for such conditions. T : "That is one great reason why President Harding re ceived seven million majority of votes at: the last election. It is true that the unemployment was not so serious then as it is now, but it was easy to tell what was coming, already on the way, in fact, i i . i "There are over three million, idle workers, and they and their families are not the only ones to suffer. The entire community suffers. The butcher, the baker, the grocer, the dry goods merchant all suffer because these idle people have not their usual means with which to buy." pi re. It is curious that women. who are not traditionally credit ed with being patient llstenens. are the chief ones to encourage the regulation of trade 'and in dustry. In order to do service to the greatest advantage I wish to establish a wider and better these gentlemen at their clubs organized cooperation with the encourage them often to the tune of several hundred dollars for an trade and commercial associa tions. and will in a short time hour of painful listening. And I present some plans to this ena not satisfied with that, they al-I'want to see onr efforts to push low all sorts and conditions of I ur foreign commerce more close- aspirants to public speaking tolly related to our Industries. This practice on them free of charge, sort of enlarged activity is with while they patiently and good- In ( the original purpose of the naturedly furnish all the enthus- j department, and requires neither iastic encouragement. The only I legislation nor burden upon tax way to learn to be a public speak er is to speak In public, but no matter how poor the speaker, how bromidic the message, how con fused his half-baked ideas, an payers. This is no time to ass i for appropriations to undertake new work. It is the time to search for economy and reorgan izatlon, for effective expenditure audience can always be found to Ion essentials, the reduction of Tliej above paragraph are not "from a Socialist organ I -They are from the American Economist of last week ; the official organ of the American Protective Tariff League, representing the chief manufactures of the United States. That paper goes on to say in another paragraph of the same article: : .,; ' " - "First feed the hungry! The way to do that is to give them employment. They are not hungry be- cause of any inequities in the internal revenue laws, - but because jwe have practically' discharged them and hired foreigners to work in place of them. That ''L is exactly the result of our free trade tariff which has permitted the importation of over five billion dollars' worth of foreign merchandise which has : crowded out domestic products. The importers have been buying from the bankrupt nations of Europe, instead of buying goods produced at home. They hive imported over $5,279,000,000 worth of foreign goods during the calendar year, the largest part of which should have been produced and consumed at , v home. Had that been done, there would be no idle ones crying for bread at the present time, for they would have been at work earning a livelihood for ; - themselves and families' i non essentials, and the elimina tion of duplication, j "Outside of voluntary measures the only immediate extension of service lies in securing greater internal efficiency In which I am certain all the bureaus join. The future of the department in its abilities to meet the needs of our Industries and trade must await the thorough reorganization of the whole executive machinery now being vigorously undertaken by congress. The need of it, both in economy and to secure more definite purpose In government suffer in the dubious cause. Why do they do it? The writer, wno confesses to a passionate yearning for eclat as a public speaker but admits a series of miserably abortive ef forts which no amount of person al vanity could ameliorate, is amazed to still receive Invita tions to "be our luncheon guest" from numerous, women's clubs that seem Intent upon sacrificial immolation on this altar of an unworthy vanity. The percentage or good public aneakera la rerr low. At best n.ost of them just get by. They 1 rarely have anything to say that on""uon- 4 , , their audience Is not better In- e re4t economic rfifficul- formeff fcpon especially the Ue lnat we Innem rrora lne wr writers, who invariably reiterate are obvloa8 enouSn nd thT em" ,i,,i I pnasize me necessity vi oeiier ... 7 ... rnnrnmMilil m Vi I nsft In aIjt death in tneir own puDiicauons - which one could read to better ad- ln the,r "olutlon. Their final rem- vantage at home. Most of them edr must rest on the initiative of Just talk, a few really speak, and our own People the. raU of re- tbe rest "lecture." In fact, when eorery can be expedited by great- one does discover a good platform r cooperation in the community sneaker he nan his- audience. d with the community by the scolds, admonishes and hints at Sovernment. and this department na the wnoie government witnes to assist wherever it can to stim ulate and assist this cooperation. "In the long run, we may as well realize that we must face a lower standard of living In Eu- made known, and the observa tions ot the aagea, who are often cited with respect in courts when Blackstone and the statute book are silent, rather tell against this audacious judge. Ot what com plexion is the trustful heroine of the theater, persecuted, betrayed, yet faithful to the end; whether the ending is happy or the re verse? Everybody knows that her hair Is flaxen and her eyes are blue. Whereas tne wicaea adventuress was the deepest of brunets even before her rebirth as a vamp'.re. It is true that cynics have declared that In pri vate life their 'roles are apt to be reversed, but stage complex ions are not so Irrevocable as to give this contention much weight. Tbe dramatic and literary tra dition may be taken as embody ing the results of ages ot experi ence and observation. It is a tradition, of course, which can exist only in lands of mixed population where tbe two types exist side by side, as Is the case in most European countries. We are so apt to think of nations as either dark or fair that most travelers are surprised to find how many blonds there are in Italy and Spain, how many bru nets in Norway and Sweden. Some ethnologists; declare that in the United States the blond is dis appearing, being replaced by a neutral brown-haired type, but fair hair and blue eyes are not yet so rare that a judge can hope to utter such a dlctnm without stirring up trouble. It may con fidently be predicted that Justice Morris will be emphatically called upon to substantiate or retract his sweeping charge against a very considerable percentage of a far from negligible sex. New Treasury Controller. 6 1 - i f ........... mmmmiM9r?m!l GEflMArJY'S SUPPLY OFRADIUM ISLOW Once Chief - Producer Of World But One Gram Left in Berlin BERLIN. Marcn 23. Once the chief oroducer of radium, Cer many now has barely enough to meet the medical needs of the great universities. There is only one gram of radium In all Berlin. and nroDort onateiy even ies Hetdelberr and other university HtlM Tho shortsge is said to be due to the fast that karnothit. used U ' lay BiaomurB oi riajDm, U to lot.i;er imported from America. -The Germans say the Taiw Static could supply plentv... kanrtothit. but in view of the Uw purci asing power of the mark Us , Cern..ns cannot afford to boy a. , i -. i Pan-American Trade . : M eeting in Mexico City MEXIl'O CITY. March 15. ' A Pan-Aioerican trade conference ' is to be ;bel In Mexico City for four days beginning June 12. x delegation t from tbe Confederatloa of Cham bet's of Commerce, em bracing eviiry branch of commer cial organii tion in Mexico, has left for the 1 United States oa a tour coverinn every principal city In an endeavor to Interest larrs American concerns to be repr. sented at the t onference. Jvl'VfiVV' L TT -J" V . '.I LOOKS EASY. About all that Harding has to do is to satisfy the farmers, the labor unions, the business men and a few other classes. That isn't much of a job. OVER TIIE WIRE. D. k. Crlsstorer, a close trtoad et President Hardlns. who baa hn ap pointed to the post of Treasury Con troller, which waa formerly occupied by John Sktlton Williams. fessor ot gardening at the Oregon Agricultural' college, the best posted man in the United States on broccoli growing, and an en thusiast on the Industry, who has worked with the Douglas county growers from tbe beginning, is being invited to com? and meet with the Salem -growers and give them every help in getting start ed, with the right seed selection. the right soils, and the correct methods of cultivation. He' will do doubts take great pleasure in giving every help possible. "m Then The Statesman of next Thursday will contain a great mass of Information on broccolL S S Perhaps the acreage can be made 200 or 300 this year. The more the better: if high quality can be assured, and the market thus supplied with an article that will be always in demand. 1 V One mm and a WADE cuts 'Irom 25 to ('cords a day. " Low coat of operstloa sad malaleaasccl Sip!y coaJ struct ed. Light, rugged aad durable. New single wheel dealga en able oae aaxs. to saovt da WADE aaywhere aad operate it aloee. Coma la aad let as show yoa why tbe W iVDB Is 6' grealeat labor aaJ yiaw atTi Lareatioa ia 20 ytara. Uierstore Bp m reqae Lot L. Pear ce & Son 236 North Commercial SL ' Salem, Ore;:; vast room for improvement in in tellect, artistic perception or mor ality. It is rare, indeed, that a good speaker is not also a prig, bursting with schemes for other Deonle's reformation. Yet this kind eets better' oald for its elo- roP m7 eaa. TU9 pro- la . m a a a quence than any other. Not alone oucl,on cosls ol ner peopie win the women's clubs, but the men's ln consequence do lower than clubs, too. will Jisten ranturouslv eTen eore the war. If we.B? to an hour of eloquent scolding 111,8 competition ana sun mam- and exhortation. Perhaps some ,n our n,Q "anaaras oi nvmj we wui have to work harder; we will have to eliminate waste; we will need to still further improve our processes, our labor relation ship, and business methods, The American Economist, in the article quoted, is de- of them apply some of it some- mandinj; that the tariff bill be taken up first before the in- times; but it is to be doubted, or ternal revenue bill, or any other legislation ithe nation should be perfect, in- Arid this will no doubt be done. deed, by now. Our Congressman. W. C. Hawley. is the fourth ranking Of course, the logrr arrange- member of the House Ways and Means Committee. William nvent should be that the speaker R. Green and Nichons Longworth are ahead of mm; but, in pay the audience to listen. Es fact, in working order, Mr. Hawley is next to Chairman peciaiiy during the novitiate stage Fordney himself r These meil are committed to the program cf the speaker's aspirations, it is of getting the main tariii Dill onto tne ieaerai statutes in utterly uiogicai that the many April if possible; and not later than May should be sacrificed for the. one. And then the 3,000,000 men whom we have practically that several hundred people discharged, and employed foreigners in their place, will have should be victimised that another work ... - i dubious orator may emerge. A And our airricultirral products will be protected against sood listener, is always a godsend ruinous foreign competition; and, with the team work di- to a talker, but a talker is by no rected by Mr. Hoover, the United States will enter a period means always an asset to the ? J 1 OI tne greatest prosperity Known in me xuaiurjr mis cuuu-i -- trv. or snv other county. - srrangement the audience not " - " - - I , 1 1 ... A new device permirs a doctor to count the heartbeats and diag nose many cases over the phone. It he gets so that heartbeats are registered when the lover calls up his sweetheart it will be a knock-out for party lines. Even our telephones are getting too blamed Intimate. WILSON SPENDS FREELY AND ACCOUNTS LITTLE Gives General Amounts to Cover j Confidential Work and Espioa. age Done oy Ills Order. 'is re- (All of which is mosv weour aging to the people of the United States, for they realize the abso lute honesty and sincerity and the great organizing abllitv cf Mr. Hoover, and they know that, v the department of commerce un der his direction dedicated to service, and all the other depart ments working In harmony, and merclal forces brought Into the fullest possible cooperation, there will be team work ot the WASHINGTON. March 23. "Confidential work." spionaRe., ''public information. and similar pet phrsses ot the Wilson admin ibtration are some of the choice items In the very general account ing of his 1130.000.000 war fund made to congress at its request by the retiring president Just be fore he left office. Here is a statement of expenditures Executive $ State Treasury ...... Independent .... J Food control .... War Navy Interior Postoffice 1 Commerce From the OewecHctlJie Sinters Coughs and colds are Infectious. and prompt measures should be taken to stop tbe coughing and spreading ot germs. The follow. inr letter from tbe Benedictine Sisters Holy 'Name-Convent. San Antonio, Fla.. is of value to every mother: we nave just receiver shipment ot Foley's Honey an I Tar. It is a household remedy. W have used it since we knew ot it tor our children especially, and al ways foand it beneficial." Sold everywhere, (adv.) Mr. Carpenter, a classified ad will aid yon in dollars and cents. for one month, 20 cents per word; 12 cents per word per month by the year. ft.fV- - 1 . f . iVh. Mr.. W. P. Ird of Salem .Docared before the House " lu-tanai. ..dl " "!" ;V.r. ind Meins-Committee in the 'latter parr J a - i m a. a:... j..... u.mn r,Am.A0mA I now uuu or bromidic. how scold-i topieaa lora proiecwe uuiy u vvinscjoiiii ... Ai Ithe fact that we must face y.v..w. r- : ;r" r. I;-,,.-" I Ing or nriaalsh the diacouraA'mav I we JOsepn W. roraney oi xnicniKaf iimmwi ui me cwiimii. - .7 " 1 ' lower standard of living In Eu- r , , . x..iii in i- i -c i I be. The audience mint not irst I " u tee,cameaown tocongramiaveneranu uuuimiw. wr.rwu- . .4.. rope many years ahead, the abso .M u.nrW nY whpn ho was a hov: brnk and "P na K ont. except under acute I ,'cutched K and hUmother .'pun the fiber. Ita. Lord told .?.7"' i uc"" A " " L! U 1 A ,M amomKAf Vila vrhon miacf nn 1 aem,Da lnat U De POlOgetIC. A I . . . . Jlllil nliC lie nvum i (.itivuivLi is7 w - v'" came of cutting a duty on fiber. Mr. Fordney answered, "In deed I will. And no doubt he has done so. with the full cooperation of Congressman Hawley. Mrs. Lord is still in Bal timore. The broccoli industry for the Salem district ii on the way. . It la quite a distinction now to b a '-Democrat ln congress there are so few of them. The Salem slogan Irbuc ot next Thursday, on . the broccoli indus try, will be moat timely. It wijl be as complete as it can b made. A lot of help has been asked for, and more is wanted, by any one who knows anything about broc coli. , A bill has been Introduced In the WiiconMn legislature provid ing tor1 payment pt bent f its to em ployes iby employers during peri ods of Idleness of th former. This measure should be accom panied iby a companion Mil pro viding that employes shall pay employers benefit for time and profits lost during idleness of the plants through lack of orders. Nothing is needed In these unset tled times more than absolute fairness In the relations between workers and their eniplqyers. Topeka State Journal. TALKS, SPEECHES TURES. ASH LEC- most ironical atate of affairs that speaks well for the good man ners ot Americans. Foreign aud iences are never so patient. If they are bored they register accordingly and don't care who knows it. No wonder all the platform as- pirsnts come to America. Gilbert that our laborers may not be re duced to the lower and lowering standards ot living which will pre vail In Europe; for, even consid ering only the highest ultimate good of the people of Europe. without reference to the preser vation of the well being of our own people, it will be better to K. Chesterton himself haa d- na our Fopie in a position to dared that he is amazed that the Hft them up lhan 11 woaM ,or 21.102.222.S6 16.906,431 3 13.378.830.97 27.303.471.34 13.184.2S9.19 13.972.806.11 1.883.408.90 634.403.81 LIBERTY NOW SHOWING "THE BRANDING IRON" s A Dandy Western Drama We Americans may be a nation of orators, but we are patient listeners, too. We sot only lis ten respectfully to all oar own orators and give them every en couragement, but we listen still more respectfully, and generally pay for the privilege, to a never endng stream of foreign elo- Amerlcan public will pay to hear him and he really can put up a good original talk. No wonder the university class- our people to be reduced to their lowering standards; far better for humanity the world over to have this great nation strong as a whole, and. bein,; strong. In a position constantly to be helpful. We can lead the world only as Labor Justice Agriculture Total ..: tl23.341.761.77 Sums expended by the presi dent from the $100,000,000 fund authorized April 17. 1917. were: Allen property custodian Ex penses of organization, salaries, etc. $90,000. Committee on public Informa tion. Salaries and expenses. $1,- GOO.O00; educational work in Russia. $1,000,000. Food and fuel administration Preliminary expenses. $340,000; control of coal supply, $25,000; educational campaign. 12.000.- 000; other ?xpenses. $3,068,000. War trade board Administra tion of espionage act. $850,000; ether expenses. $1,255,000. International Y. M. C. A. nuildlngs. equipment, etc., $3. 000.000. State department Coal. $7.- oz,50. of which some of the Items were "confidential work. $345,000; railways, military, pub licity and other commissions In Russia. $1,182,000; purchase of Russian supplies. $5,000,000; en tertainment of foreign missions. i..uou; expenses of missions sent abroad. $350,000. Treasury Bureau of war rlk, salaries and expenses. ' $1,400. 000; total treasury department, $6,064,161. 24.288.9S 8.252.642.60 STARTING SUNDAY Z. (;. 667. 74 2.927.375.94 986,000.00 wmmt IPcrkcrPead Jr. FUTURE DATES rrr 27. Huti1T--riatr Ttmw Per lo And we . Mrrh so. WefW.d.T raai rbtill have power as we protect cTV. ,r;Z4 ZXLJX?" " ourselves with wise law. an quence. This country is the nap- wr si Thr4.y Winata Gwjout our destinies with wise lead vj uuHim gruuna ior anyone I Marrb 81. Thrma An.n.l R.i ershin and rnnncrallnn with fh.t no rather fancies his own re- Vb,,t " u" lead-rship. from the marks and believes he can en lighten our darkness. - We now receive the ominous tidings that H. G. Well ia taking lessons in public speaking from a -famous English actress Which means that at present II. O. Wells can t, but he means to. o many of his Urltlsh contem poraries nave "snoke" ' ln this I rnnrrrt br Willmmrttc HI.. r-lnK I . U"B.,B" Tntr.. . leaa-rshtp, from the greatest krtwT- Vr8d'r-vrni?."r:...d'bt anionS least.) April lrt. 8nnlaT Blnaiom Ia". April 15. KridT RurbilL WilUm. rttt T"; I- i - " R",',m AnK RliOSIW KI'.'KLE? U t. t. af O. at Riir.ii. - April is M R (UiiHir aa4 8a Justice William Morris of the gh-M saatera a. k- jfew " York municipal bench tTw?tt;mYnT:iJhM W 8,artei formidable controversy r J"r," "! eaafrr- j by declaring that on account of Mar s. 27 and a B.k.ii.' Wu!.,n0 fickleness of blonds only bru " .". I".' ". Ilff will ha iomkI rnrntrf V"7"'!OT wrT IW1 I ---- v-v . ,u,7 a rw leiuimii roAtbaiL Wtllanrtta a. O. A. fl. at Cm. I nm.n In hi. .. . - , .. ..... I r.ll.. I vwmi. Y-a on tne side, that -v;Mw Urai, the It any legal for thla mnm.nlnm BITS FOR BREAKFAST A dream coming true a "a Salem is to be the broccoli cen ter. V Is The thing this year Is to get out the largest possible acreage, In the best possible manner S in order that there may be many car load shipments next February and March. "a After that, the Industry will take care of itself. The grower will have learned by doing, and they themselves and their neigh bors will be ready to keep the golden stream coming this way each year. Trof. A. G. It, liouquct. pro- Also BUSTER KEAT0N In The "HAUNTED HOUSE" mi -t.'f. DEPENDABLE COFFEE Though Roasted and Packed In Oregon, STANDS' ON ITS OWN LEGS For Quality 'and Price For This Reason Grocers Sell It and Consumers Use It 1 THESE GROCERS SELL IT L. E. Goodman. Sa . lem. W. B. Gerth. Salem. R. D. Gilbert. Salem A. Daue & Sons. Sa lem. C. A. Murray. Salem D. L. Shrode. Salem Wiggins & Wiggins, Salem. W. II. Clark. Salem. W. K. Richardson, Salem. Reddaway's Grocery Salem J. R. Cooley. Salem. C. W. Stoner. Salem O. F. Brand. Salem. Jos. Dongalla. Salem Allen Grocery, Sx-lem. 11. A. TJronson, Sa- Jim McConnack, W. lem. Ed. Rocks. Stlem. Otto Maler. Salem. Simon & Fade. Sa lem. C. M. Eppley. Salem Kelley it Camp J. K. Sampson, Sa lem. Wood burn. Frank Dubois. Woodbura. Hewitt Mere. Co... Hubbard. J. W. Ebner, ML Angel. J. Orth, ML. AngeL Lebold Sc. Co.. Salem G. A. McCall, Scotti Carl Jc Dowersox, Salem. Rothr Grocery Co., Salam. R. G. Henderson. Chetnawa. W. II. Ramp. D rooks N. Digareuss, verton. Fratiim Merc. I'ratuni. Mills. Conkey L Walker, Independence. C. L. C rider, Dallas. Mays & . Carver. Donald. J. D. Toakum, Far- rydale. ; Co., Liberty Store, lem. Rt. 2 Sll- Sa- Your Wholesale Grocer Distributor GILE MERCANTILE CO. Salem; Oregon THE BOOK SEALED WITH SEVEN V SEALS OPENED From Penttcoit to "The Wrath oiThe Lamb." A Wonderful Story ' Hear EVANGELIST BELL Tomorrow Evening 7:30 UNION HALL, COURT STREET, NEAR HIGH