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AMERICA'S HUN LIKE YELLOW STREAK
1 The laws are written as the people wanted them
written-
They are the nation's solemn pledge that Booze, the same
as Germany, must get out.
i When it came to the question of cost, whether America
could "afford" to take up the world's quarrel with Germany,
the nation looked on the "conscious objector" and the tax
dodger and the spy drawing the enemy's pay, as of one stripe.
The financial coward and the yellow-backed draft dodger
have been pilloried until one would think that nowhere in
America would there be any man who dared show his colors
in protesting against a fight on this Hun "scrap of paper" in
terpretation of law. That we have not known our own mind
sufficiently well, that we have unconsciously absorbed some
' of the pollution of Kaiserlich thought, is evident in the wave
of both physical and moral lawlessness that has followed this
fight to make America free from Booze. We have made the
laws in good faith, in enlightened self-protection, as a monu
ment to American strength, courage and morality
1 "Nnw f hv nr nn trie flrino lino fnrinir tha on mo lrinrl rf
an Invasion as that which desolated Belgium.
There is but one thing for America to do:
; Back these laws to the limit. Hold as a traitor, every
jnan who refuses to acknowledge these booze laws as the
highest expression of a clean, free America in trying to es
! tabllah better citizenship. The four million brave brave boys
who swore allegiance to the Stars and Stripes and through
that splendid barfner to the protection and safety of all man
kind as-expressed in orderly laws and the countless other;
millions who backed them from the home line, are up against
the big fight of their lives ; a fight beside which the snarling
HunlWe in the deadly Argonne forest was a bevy of pretty
girls waiting to be kissed; a fight in which clever sophistry,
andt flattering appeals-to-"freedom" are mingled with the
fumes of booze that intoxicate the brain and ruin sober judg
ment .The Hun gas was not one-half so deadly for it could
at most kill no more than the body, but the fumes of illicit
alcoholism paralyze and sear the very soul.
' '. ; . It is time for America to wake up to the fight before her.
Shall! the laws stand? Shall the law-making power of the
majority be flouted and defied? Shall a yellow streak that
we thought we did not possess, a bestial disregard for moral
ity that we thought was the sole attribute of the Hun, a sor
did tax-dodging cowardice that we would have denied with
our hearts' blood shall any of these lead the American peo
ple to lay down and roll over like a whipped cur when our
laws are attacked? All laws, are the expression of majori
ties; enlightened majority rule is the guiding principle of
America. If the America we have fought for is to be worth
the fight, we MUST go oil
i ' :n The Statesman believes that the county court can count
on such a support in trying to make these booze laws better
than a Hun "scrap of paper," that Marion county will gather
a new meaning of America.
' Not so very long ago, 4,000,000 Americans in uniform
arid more than 100,000,000 militant civilians at their backs,
threw the Flag and the soul and the body of America into a
'world fight against the Hun's contemptuous disregard of
. international treaties as "scraps of paper. Mankind can
not live as organized society,
national, or little community
. be respected. It is the mark
of the brute, to disregard proper laws; it was the soul of
enlightened, conscientious America, that spoke in the declara
tion of deathless war against the immoralities of lying Ger
man intrigue, and pledged to make both written and implied
obligations to the rest of the world, more than "a scrap of
paper" to be destroyed as of
- . America, that has thought herself so strong, so pure, is
today facing an internal crisis on precisely this same prin
. ciple. Maybe we have not recognized it as such; but the na
1tion is Up against this "scrap
stroy America as truly as it
- Germany German goods, German methods. German thought
WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE A
BANK ACCOUNT CON
VENIENCE ryUE business man or woman who
A doesn't pay bills by check is a rar
ity these times. It is fonud to be so
much more convenient than keeping
cash on hand, such a time and worry
saver, that it is almost universally prac
tised. A checking account with the United
States National Bank will save you time
and trouble. The stubs in your check
book furnish you an accurate method
ted States
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THE OREGON
Oregon, as second class matter.
either on an international, or
scale, without laws that must
of the ignorant, of the criminal,
no account.
of paper" heresy that can de
diCr trermany. We say we hate
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STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
such as dared to defy the morality of this world and the
next, and proclaim the law of force as supreme. Yet we
have imported and are hugging to our breast their sinister
brutality; it has its centers in countless breweries, distill
eries, business and social organizations that may or may not
bear Teutonic names but the spirit is startingly, absolutely
Kaiser-like. "A scrap of paper," say these influences of the
laws that would restrain them and their work.
America has a fight more deadly than that one which
ended on the blood-soaked fields of France. We have not
recognized the magnitude or the significance of this fight
The nation has seen the enormity of the booze business
how its moral onslaughts have been more deadly than even
the guns of St. Mihiel or Verdun. Perhaps even more on
sordid business grounds than as a separate moral issue, the
nation has said that Booze must go. '
If German doesnt pay. May 1
may be "moving day" on the part
of the allies.
The American Forestry associ
ation is asking what is the na
tional tree? Republicans are
ouite sure it is the plum tree.
Raixe more grapes. See Salem
slogan pages of Thursday's States
man. And help the slogan editor
it you can.
Keep the ball rolling. Let it
be distinctly understood that
Marion county is not going to be
buffaloed by a camorra of moon
shining cutthroats or a bund of
boorleggers.
John Williams has been sen
tenced to life imprisonment in
that Georgia peonage murder
rase. But we know something
about Georgia. He is likely to
be released.
How many women are there in
this country who could stand the
test of Mr. Harding in doing
with the old furniture in the
White House when she had only
to say the word to see the place
refurnished?
There is altogether too much
touchiness about what officers
shall receive the credit for clean
ing out the bootleggers. Forget
it. All pull together fo- law and
order and decency. There will be
glory enough for everybody.
Democrats have been celebrat
ing tbe birthday of Tbomaa Jef
ferson. The Sage of Monticello
was noted for two things he was
the only red-headed man to be
elected president of the United
States and was supposed to be
the founder of tbe Democratic
party but bis friends are not
saying much about that.
Prospective tourists in Europe
ought not to permit themselves
to be misled by the announcement
that the government no longer re
quires Its citizens to secure pass
ports. This by no means affecti
the regulations of the nations on
the other side which still require
passports for alien visitors.
'NOW GET TOGETHER.
"James Q. Guinac, president of
the State Chamber of Commerce
and Agricultural league, preached
an entire and most forceful ser
mon of the necessity of persistent
endeavor on the part of the state
of Maine at the "Room Maine"
meeting at the Falmouth hotel
Saturday when he compared
Mane with the other corner
states of the union, Florida, Cal
ifornia and Washington.
"Thebe three states, like Maine
located in the extreme corners of
the country, have made far great
er progress than has Maine, yet
none of them have any greater
natural advantages than are pos
sessed by Maine. Neither are
their citizens possessed of greater
ability, keener business Judgment,
nor are they more loyally patrU
otic. They simply have made a
determined effort to make the
most of their opportunities and
advantages, while Maine, appar
ently, has been dev oting her time
to sending her sons and daugh
ters to other sections to promote
and direct the upbuilding of other
sections.
"Maine, known as the Pine
Tree state, a state wealthy in its
forest productions, yet a state
that is importing cypress from
Florida and Hr from Washington,
when wood of equal, if not great
er value, is to be bad within our
own borders. What an indict
ment! And what is one of the
results?
"In tbe last 20 years Maine has
Increased its population but 16
per cent, while Florida has In
creased 14 7 per cent; California
192 per cent and Washington
FUTURE DATES
April 2. ThnrdT Marina Count j
CbiMrea'a bureau clinic at Commercial
elah.
Mar 4. WMiwIt. A poll rink hi
rttarvrl with Yirfinia Ra, aopraoo, at
Armory.
Mar 5 to 8 inf-Idaiv Anaual eoafar
of T.rantVtr Aaaoriatioii.
Mar 7. Saturday Olebratioa of
roanira Hay at Champc.
May 7. Satarday. Marion Count
tra-k rnfrt and baaeball tournament.
May 2. 17 and 2 Raball. Willam
t t. Wktiman. at Walla Walla
Jon 16. Thnrotar Or(ton Pioneer
aaswiatinn meeting in Portland
June 17. Friday Aaoual Iowa piratr.
State fair rronnd.
fMnKer 1. Saturday ftenWHve)
ronthaU. Wir.atBrtta v. Ol A. C. at Cor
rallia. November 24. Thnradar f tntrjit,)
Tkaikcrtn( day. fentbaU. WUlaajatta
a. Mahaamab. at Salaam.
26S por cent. Could one ask for
a more striking example? It is
useless to try to make explana
tions. Mrs. Partington s excla
mation relative to comparisons
seems almost fittiug.
"And what is the answer? The
problem is not a hard one to
solve. It pimply means a deter
mination on the part of the peo
ple of Maine lo make positive and
efficient efforts to take advan
tage of opportunities supplied by
nature so abundantly, the same
as other states have done. In
the three states mentioned the cit
izens have joined in efforts to
develop the natural resources
along modern lines and their ef
forts have been successful. The
citizens have co-operated to se
cure collectively that which it was
impossible to secure by individ
ual effort and as a result all have
profited.
"In these states determined ef
fort was made to develop natural
resources and to develop them to
the greatest advantage to tbe
greatest number. Florida was
found to have a large supply of
cypress and plans were made, not
only to cut this lumber, but to
provide for a continual supply
and also to secure a market. The
same was true of the citrus in
dustry, Florida had the facilities
for growing this kind of fruit and
plans were matured for produc
ing this crop on an extensive scale
and also for the finding of a mar
ket for it. This same was true
of California, not only for citrus.
but for other fruit products. And
what Florida and California did,
Washington did also.
"And what Is the result? Maine
cannot grow citrus fruit, but tt
can grow apples, but today Wash
ington and Oregon apples are on
sale in every fruit store in Port
land and the local citizen who
desires an apple to eat out of
hand that la 99( out of every
100 buys an apple from the Pai
cific coast instead of a Maine
raised apple. And why? Not be
cause it has any better flavor,
but largely because it looks a lit
ths nicer; because it has been
packed with more care. With
Maine apples selling at 60 cents
per peck, local citizens willingly
pay a "dime for a single Wash
ington or Oregon apple.
"And this example is but one
of many that could be quoted.
The time has arrived when Maine
must get active and decidedly ac
tive. What Maine can do in the
realm of apple raising, and her
ability has been demonstrated
time and again, Maine can do in
numerous other lines. And
Maine must do it unless it is will
ing to be outstripped in the march
of progress by the other states.
The time has arrived for forward
movements, for determined, per
sistent and insistent steps in a
forward direction.
"The State Chamber of Com
merce and Agricultural league
has made a determined start
in this direction, but they
must have the hearty and united
support of the citizens of the en-
what'and where
in correcting any defect
whether it be in a watch,
an automobile or your vis
ion the big question that
much be answered is that of
WHAT and WHERE.
What is the defect? and
Wrhere is the defect? These
are the questions that are
answered here before your
glasses are prescribed.
Our glasses are custom
made and fit your every
vision requirement with ex
act certainty.
Satisfaction is built into
the glasses we make you.
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OPTICAL CO.
Eyesight Specialist
204-211 Salem Bank of
Commerce Building
SALEM, OREGON
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tire state if they are to succeed
in their efforts."
The above 'is from the Port
land Herald, of Portland, Maine,
of Tuesday. April 19. It Is the
leading editorial in that paper
of that date.
The clipping is sent by E. T.
Barnes of Salem, who was at
Augusta. Me, on the 19th, who
was , visiting the paper mills
through Maine, Among others,
he visited the great Cumberland
paper mills near Portland, where
250 tons of book paper daily is
the output. Mr. Barnes says
"Oregon apples are for sale every
where." The Maine people are welcome
to come on in the water's fine.
Hut they will have to go some
in competing in the growing of
apples with the Salem district, if
our people will devote themselves
exclusively to the
Ortley.
Grimes,
Rome Beauty
Varieties of apples, with Gra-
vensteins for the summer supply.
They will also have to go some
in competition with the Medford
and Hood River districts in Ore
gon, and the Yakima district in
Washington, in the production of
the varieties in which they ex
cel. And then, of course, the Maine
growers will have to learn to
pack their apples in attractive
shape for the markets. But this
is not the foundation requisite;
they must first get quality. And,
in order to do this, they will have
to go through a generation of
specializing and breeding up.
They will find, even after that,
that they would better have come
to Yakima, Hood River, Medford
or Roseburg. or Salem, where the
varieties are established and
where apples can be grown with
which no section of tbe broad
earth can compete in tbe matter
of quality.
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BITS FOR BREAKFAST
It is a finish fight
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A war to the end on bootleg
gers. s s s
And the forces of decency know
it will not be a short war.
S
Senator Chaa. L. McNary writes
from Washington: "The emer
gency tariff bill will, in my opin
ion, pass tbe senate In a few
days." That sounds good. It
means a 3 cent a pound tariff on
cherries. But the main bill should
make it 6 cents.
S
Dr. C. H. Bailey of Reseburg.
the father of the broccoli industry
In Oregon, is in Salem, attending
the annual meet'ng of the Orncon
FIRE SALE CONTINUES
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Every Day Brings Forth Bigger Bargains
Prices Have Been Reduced
We Feature Hosiery Especially
for TODAY and TOMORRQW j
Never again will you be able to buy hosiery so
cheap stock up for years to come
Prices range from 2 pairs for 25c, 19c, J5c
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TUESDAY MORNING. APRIL 26. 1921
Growers' Co-operative association.
He was formerly a newspaper
man. working on some of the big
papers of the east; but be pre
fers tbe free, outdoor life of the
Douglas county hills to the steady
grind and tne smell of ink, that so
tew newspaper workers ever get
away from.
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A. E. Bradley, the flax grower
whose farm is a mile south of
Autnsville. brought to the office of
The Statesman yesterday a sam
ple of flax that was gathered yes
terday. It was fall sown, and it is
about 30 Inches long, an d fine as
most samples of spr ng sown flax.
Mr. Bradley is going ahead with
his flax acreage, and he only
wishes he could have a contract
with the state for a larger acre
age. He has been a flax grower
from the start, and he has great
faith in the ultimate complete suc
cess of the industry in this dis
trict. CUT THIS OUT IT IS WORTH
MOXKY
Cut out this slip, enclose with
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2835 Sheffield Ave., Chicago. III.,
writing your name and address
clearly. You will receive in re
turn a trial package containing
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
for coughs, colds and croup; Fol
ey Kidney Pills for pains in sides
and back; rheumatism, backache,
kidney and bladder ailments; and
Foley Cathartic Tablets, a whole
some and thoroughly cleansing
cathartic for constipation, bilious
ness, headaches, and sluggish
bowels. Sold everywhere. (adv.
IT IS NOT BEING DOVE
Atlantic City is a spot to which
many New Yorkers go for a fling.
A Broadwayite was down there
last week and, having time on his
hands, passed a church where a
prayer meeting was being held.
He dropped in shortly afterward
,the minister called on him to lead
in prayer.
He did the best he knew how
and afterward he met the minis
ter at the door and said: "You
were taking a chance to call on a
stranger to lead In prayer, were
n't you?" '
"Not at all." was the reply.
"Anyone who attends a prayer
meeting In Atlantic City could
safely be called upon to adminis
ter the sacrament." Atlanta
Constiftition.
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WILL ARRIVE TOMORROW
KAFOURY
3 pairs for $1.00
39c, 49c, 68c, 73c a pair
Pure Silk Hose, per pair . .63c and 98c
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ASSOCIATION rVDVV
IS 1011 ACRES
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Annual Meeting of Members
And Directors of .Oregon
Growers Today
I The annual meeting of the di
rectors of the Oregon Growers'
Co-operative association was held
.yesterday at the ofiices of the
association in Masonic temple.
A report of annual sales was
Tuade by R C. Paulus. sales man
ager of the association. C. I.
lewis, organization manager, re
ported on the general organiza
tion work of the association, mak
ing the acreage now in excess of
2K.OO0. W. I. Staley, treasurer
and secretary, submitted the an
nual financial statements.
At noon the directors and offi
cers of ths association adjourned
in a body to hear the address of
"W. D. B. Dodson, manager of the
Tortland Chamber of Commerce,
t the Salem Commercial club.
One of the features of the lunch
eon was the introduction of the
directors and officers of the as
sociation to the Commercial club
men gathered for the luncheon by
Mr. Paulus.
Those attending, the meeting
were: M. H. Harlow. Eugene.
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of xith"
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CtQkiramounlQHdure
Wednesday and Thursday at the Grand Theatre
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president; Gordon Voorhies, Med
ford, first vice president; Allan
Bellinger, Scotts Mills, eecond
vice president; Howard A. Hill.
Medford; C. C. Cate, Medford; A.
H. Davenhill, Talent; Clyde E.
Niles. Grants Pass; W. E. St.
John, Sutherlin; R. A. Busenbark,
Koseburg; G. W. Riddle. Riddle;
Fred Ewing, Salem, route 1 H.
S. Butz. Dallas; Kenneth Miller,
Sheridan; George Zimmerman,
Yamhill; C. A. Jacques. Estacada,
and Ferd Groner, Hillhboro.
Today the annual meeting of
jmembers of the association will
be held in the large office rooms
of the association in the Masonic
temple. Notices have been sent
o the 1600 or more members to
attend this annual meeting.
Philadelphia Record That was
a reckless woman who shot at
burglars stealing champagne from
her cellar. Why she might have
hit one of the bottles.
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