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THE "OREGON STATESMAN SALEM, OREGON
SATURDAY MORNING. MAY 7, 1921 " - I -
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It is high time the emergency
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Sweet Salem slogan subject
next week sugar. What do you
know about sugar beets? Tell
the slogan editor.
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ELEPHONES: Business Office, 23.
Circulation Department, 583
Job Department, 583
Society Editor, 106
Old Dock Sun Yat Sen has de
rided to resign the presidency of
hina. He is afraid h doesn"t
represent the majority of the peo
ple. He would never do to run
on the Democratic ticket in this
country.
An appropriation of $35,000
has been made by congress for
army pigeons. The pigeon that
saved the Ijost Battalion was
alone worth more money than
that.
A record has been made in a
hki jump ct 229 feet. But some;
of the pedestrians on Salem s
principal streets beot that record
v.hen trying to pet "ut of thj way
of the automobiles that are n".r
f.oing to exceed ten miles an hour
when the driver is taken into cus
. .ly.
Entered at the Postoffiee In Salem, Oregon, as second class matter.
' VOTE FOR ALL FIVE MEASURES
Ever since Oregon has had the initiative and referen-
um, it has been the habit of The Statesman to either sup-
rt or oppose every proposed measure submitted to the vot
ers of the state.
Five proposed amendments and measures are to be voted
on at the special election of June 7th
And The Statesman believes an affirmative vote ougnt
o be given each one of them.
First is a proposed amendnment to the Constitution, ex
endinz the sessions of the Legislature from 40 to 60 days.
And raising the pay of members from $3 to $5 a day. The
business of the state of Oregon has grown to such an extent
that a 40-day session is not sufficient and, surely, $ 5 a day
Is a modest per diem to pay members.
The second is also a constitutional amendment allowing
the bonding of the state up to 3 per cent of the taxable prop
erty, to raise money with which to pay soldiers who fought in
hd world war an average of $120 each, less money they have
alrjcady had from the state; or to loan them $3000 each at 4
$er cent interest, in order to buy farms or build homes. In
tfte case of Maiion county, this would affect 1500 men. Very
little bonus money would be called for or paid; but many
omes would be built and farms purchased and improved.
m i 3 i ?1a t i i
lere wouia De several nunarea nomes ouui in aaiem. racn
rm thus bought and improved, and each home thus built,
yauhl immediately get -onto the tax rolls; and it would pay
taxes for. all. time. Each farm or home sold would automati
cally pay an Interest rate of 6 per cent. So, in the course of
trae, with-a lowering rate .of interest paid by the state on the
bond, End a rising rate paid on the individual loans, and the
ebctendin r amounts paid in taxes, it may be easily imagined
tha the flUt i will not be out a cent in thus placing its credit
behind the veterans of the war
I 'But a great Rervlce will have been rendered the patriotic
raen'.whb offered up their lives for the saving of world d
liocracyr -
i Tb third is also an amendment allowing the Governor
tf veto, the declaration of an emrgncy in any bill without af
fjbetingthe bill itself. That is manifestly a good move,
i ' Fourth is the. bill requiring both applicants for a mar
riage license to pans a medical examination. If this is a good
tpihg: toy men, it is equally good for women in the interest
of the race of people in Oregon for the future generations.
I ; Fifth is the bill allowing women to serve on juries: but
providing that women may release themselves from jury
services mere are cases wnere women ougnt to d on tne
jtirie; for instance in the case of a criminal action involving
a! minor under 13 years of age either as defendant or com
piaii tog witness, in which case provision is made that at least
half the Jurors shall be women.
It is the woman who must try
to Ftretch the old dollar to cover
high prices. Housewives' nerves'"
have taken the place of the
housemaids' knee." The long
strain is telling on hundreds of
women who did not reach the cri
sis earlier, when prices were at
their peak. The women has been
earning the brunt of the general
tension in the home.
counter proposals, but Trance
will have none of them. Paris
has flatly informed its old enemy
that there is no use beginning
Qver again discussions already
closed. ' Coercion by all means
of coercion in our poWer," is the
decree of Premier Briand. It
has that ring which Wilson gave
to the sentence, "force to the ut
most." which 'so delighted Ameri
ca aftr it had unwillingly been
forced to put up with repeated in
sults. Marshal Foch, "the. gray
n.an of prayer." is ready to carry
out the ultimatum that France
nlUs( he paid. The French have
given the Teutons evory latitude,
hut the time has come when for
bearance has ceased to be a vir
tue. They must either be paid
or go in and exact payment and
at the same time show the Ger
mans that they cannot lay waste
their neighbors" lands without
suffering the penalty.
1IOOVKK TKKATJj 'KM IlOrC.II.
A woman down in California
lost ber mind worrying over her
income tax return. She was
afraid in her ignorance that she
had defrauded the government
cut of a small amount. Her ex
perience was unusual. The gen
eraj rule is for those liable for the
payment of the Income tax to lie
awake o' nights scheming how to
defeat the government. It is the
collectors of the revenue, mostly,
who lose their minds trying to
get the money.
All these five measures ought to be discussed. The time
Ii not long now only a month. The columns of The States
man are open and free for their proper discussion by any one.
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There is time yet to get seed and plant broccoli ; though
great deal more seed cannot be had this year at any price,
is to the interest of the whole industry that the acreage
, in the Salem district should be as great as the seed to be
obtained will admit. It will make for, better marketing, and
therefore higher prices for all the growers. A wonderful ad-
-I ! t I 1 ILL 1 A. ' -1 tg lLi IJ A
YiUnce win nave ueen maue in ims uisinci u mis industry
can be put fully on its feet in one year. After one successful
l f a. .t. ;a l
crop, .ii win iane care oi iiseu.
Whether society will be any
better for the publicity it has un
dergone of late remains to be
seen. As long as grave offenses
against morality are tolerated as
matters of course, certain parts
of society will continue to be rot
ten. Wrong cannot be condoned
without degenerative effects on
humanity. Ostracism of the
wrongdoers might tend to bulla
up a new respect for the too com-
rronly sneered at observers of
the conventions. Hartford Times
To a multitude of Americans
the thought of a lady in the cab
inet, specially charged with the
duty of making us all healthy and
tood. will no doubt be alluring
Hut congrcn also bns a duty in
relation to the public welfare,
and it is to make the administra
tion as efficient and ecoacmical
as possible. Even the grandiose
sUome for a department of pub
lic welfare ought to be made to
give a clear answer to the ques
tions: "Will it work? Will it
pay?" New York Times.
TIMK rX)K ACTION.
The $10,000,000 cannery merger is making headway; and
there are indications that it will be of great service in mar
keting the fruit crops that are now coming on ; some of which
Will be ready for the buyers very soon
THE MAN WHO SAVES
LUCKY CHAP
IS A
44T " ADY LUCK" always accompanies
the man with determination
enough to save, but she shies away
from the waster.
If you consider the othtr fellow "lucky'
spell it "plucky,' and you will have the
secret of his success.
The first step to Luck is opening an
account at the Unintcd States National
Bank. Pluck will keen it going.
V lEffledSatas KatonnlBanli?
&ALCN
O8Z0OM
The German play. "Policy of
Procrastination," which ha had
uch a long run because the allies
were unwilling to resort to force
to end it. will be closed in a very
short time. France stands ready
backed by Britain and Italy, to
ring the curtain down soon, but
will allow Merlin to do it volun
tarlly by paying in cash a large
installment of the' sum due for
reparations. The men who de
vastated northern France and
Belgium and who have sought by
every means in their power to
evade paying for their scoun
drelly work have been told that
the time for words is past and
that the allies will now revert to
acts. "We creditors hold a legal
deed." said Premier Hriand in t
debate in the French chambe
of deputies, referring to the Ver
ailles treaty, which is Germany'i
promise to pay. "A process-seek
er hasj been dispatched to Ger
many and it our debtor persists
in refusal to pay. the next tim
a policeman will accompany him.
The Teutons keep talking of ne
FtttURt UATES
Vf S U 1 inrtnsfr Annas) eanfrr
" f r.Tncli'-l AfMX-tatMii.
7. ftataHif Crlrbratioa f
raitn4n ij at Oimpo.
May 7. AatnHar Marioa Count
tr'k at a4 hKn tournament.
Ma S. fbinaar Vothrr'a If.
Jla 9, MonHir lrforo hr Oil,
W. Ktwart of ( bi-a(s at "irt Cbri.tin
hnrrfc
Mar 10. TlaT Oradaatinr rrital
Wtllamrti' I oiTritjr H, hool of Mn.ir
WalW hall
Mar 1.1. Kridsr Countr Hnndar -hwl
hHcinrs m.rtinf at th Kalrm I'oMir
llbrar at r(o-k
Mar IV Snnaar Kwon-I m-t of th
Palrm Kuiflw OrTallia coif tournament
ml IHabr Clan link.
Mar I1 to 19 -Slate Rebeiah aaaea
hlr in JUbanr.
Mar 17. Tueqar Dramat" rerital
br Keen Mr;r.w nl Martha rr(an.
at U aller Hall. Willamette onifrr.nv
Mae 1. Werfnetil.r WeU-me frnt
rem for newromera at Torn inert iat rlub
M 2 57 an4 2 ll.aeb.lt. WilUai
tie a. Whitman, at Wan Walla.
Jnn 7 Tueadar Vtiriien .ale of
,wMet Jerie at htate fair srounds
Jne IS. Tharanar Orrn rieneer
aaaoriatMHi eetin( in Portland
Jnne 17. FriaaT Hich arhool ..l,.
Ma eteeeiaea.
J""" 3- Frtdajr Annual aenior play by
17. rrM.r Aanaal low. pick.
Stata fair frouada.
The president, importuned as
t.f is by delegations and repre
sentatives and senators in the
treat patronage melee which is
inaugurated with a new adminis
tration, must sigh when he learns
of the manner in which Mr.
Hoover not only can but is treat
ing applicants. There are no
strings on Mr. Hoover.
A man who wanted the job of
director of the census was usher
ed into Mr. Hoover's office
There was no long talk. There
were no delegations to ray that
Jones was a good worker for the
party and that his appointment
would strengthen Mr. Hoover in
Podunk. Only the candidate and
Mr. Hoover were there. There
was quick action. Ten second?
after his entrance his mission
was known.
"Are you an expert statistic
ian?" asked Mr. Hoover.
"I am not, but began the
candidate.
"Then you are not the man
for the place. Good day," cut in
Mr. Hoover.
That was all. Ths man was
outride the office, with the re
fusal, before he could catch his
breath.
Small wonder the senators and
congressmen are "worried at the
sudden restrictions placed upon
their recommendations and the
growing importance of "cabinet
heads In dispensing Jobs." Wor
cester Telegram.
portion of our population, ior
they number only about 00.000.
There are 10,00.000 civilized, I
up-to-date Christian Filipinos.
The bill you mention was deemed
necessary by the senator who in
troduced it because of the many
malicious misrepresentations that
have been staged in this country
by the enemies of Philippine in
dependence; these have submitted
pictures of our mountain people
end have claimed that they REP
RESENT the Filipino nation that
aspires for independence. As
Americans know so very little
about the Philippines they have
taken these misrepresentations as
Biblical truths.
- Yon dismiss us with a shrug
of your shoulders, saying we are
"propogandists." If placing facts
and fieures of our progress in
education. . culture, physical de
velopment of our land, medical
and scientific research, agricul
tural and financial growth before
von in an orderly. gentlemanly
fashion, if this be propaganda,
then we are propagandists. Hut
those also who untiringly write
articles against Philippine inde
pendence are propagandists; with
this difference they know they
are maliciously doing an injustice
and trampling upon the rights of
an entire race of people whose be
lief in the principles of the Am
erican Declaration of Independ
ence is as strong and unsullied as
vour own.
Enclosed is a cartoon which
presents our case, clearly. As
your American cartonist says:
"We seem to have forgotten
something In- the last 150 years."
We might add: "It does make
ouch a difference whose ox is
gored."
We hope you will be kind
enough to publish this letter for
which we assure you we shall be
very much obliged. Very sincere
ly, J. P. Melencio,
Director.
Washington. April 23, 1921.
finest ever possessed by a clrcua
manager.
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The weather man Is finally
guessing it; will be easier from
now on.
You. have just a month to make
up your mind on the five meas
ures. S S
The come-back of wheat is put
ting a broad smile across the
faces of people up Pendleton and
Walla Walla way.
S la 'm
There a
feeling of stability; bul It would
do a billion times ilore good if
it were used to stabilize the cop
merce of the world. !
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Hl'SKAXI) AND WlFE
SICK '
BOTH
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Comfr,
Shenandoah, Va . we.?e both ill.
He writes: "Rheum atism and
bladder trouble was ( ur trouble.
My wife had rheumat sm In her
arms so she could not! use them
" . . , i She has had no troubl.i since taK-
re a lot of come-backs . . v, ViAnav pm t rlnn't
due, as soon as congress gets the hav t t nllt, B0 mut.n
since taking Foley Kiiney Pills,
nor- have I a weak bad." Back
ache, sore, swollen or stiff mus
cles or Joints, tired languid feel
ing yield quickly to . oley Ki i-
nev Pills. Sold everywhere
Adv.
' The governor of Vermont sail
that high school students are over '
educated. Possibly he is right T
But a student who knows the a
dresses of all the movie stars aad
Mdw many times they have been
divorced is not to bt desp.ged. '"
r 1 111 Af A A A .
main lariir dim on me siaiuie
books, and . performs a lot i of
other statesman-like acts that
are overdue.
m m .
The over three billions in gold
in the government vaults gives a
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07A7AVAV4 VAViVJ
Coming
MARY MILES
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It's a Circus
MR, MELIXCTO AGAIX.
Editor Statesman:
Dear Sir: Thank you very
much for publishing our letter of
March 31st, although it took a
long time for us to g;t the clip
ping. We also thank you for
answering our questions as frank
'y as you did. for while your op
oosition seems to us laden with
ret prejudices against our cause,
yet we appreciate the friendli
ness of vour spirit and your evi
dent wish to play fair.
We have not pre-questioned
the report to be rendered by Gen
oral Wood. To do so would be
die. We will have time enough
to present our side of the case
when the report comes out. What
we took exception to was your
ittack on the administration of
he retiring governor general.
That Francis Burton Harrison has
left things In a mesit we most
?mpbatically deny. We submit
that the test of whether an ad
ministration has been successful
is whether or not those adminis
tered over are satisfied. We
Filipinos are satisfied with the
results of Governor General Har
rison's administration. Why.
therefore. anti-Wllsonism should
nersist In condemning Mr. Har
rison Is something we fail to un
derstand. In replacing American office
holders by native Filipinos (not
by "deserving Democrats from
the I'nited States" as you allege),
which seems to have been the
only fault you find In Mr. Harri
son's administration, the retiring
governor general was merely com
nlylng with the rule originally
laid down by Mr. Taft: "The
Philippines ar for the Filipinos";
and he was teaching our people
'n the simplest and most effective
way the responsibilities of self
government, as we would not
otherwise have learned in gener
ations of "mothering." Compare
the results of his eight years' ad
ministration , wlt th" progress,
made by our people in the preced
ing administrations, and you will
find that facts and. figures do not
lie. In judging us and our pro
eress, however, we hope you sre
not comparing ns to American,
standards of efficiency; for there
is hardly a nation in the world
hat can com pet- with the I'nited
States What we claim is that
we are capable of managing our
own affairs, thanks to the teach
ing we have r-celved from the
Greatest self-governing nation in
the world. We do not claim ner
Wtion. We are doing our best,
learning lessons by our mistake,
is does everv nation and evrv
Individual, willing to learn. But
we are not wllline to be guided
longer by the leading strings of
any nation.
You allege. "The recent pro
loed legislation in the Philip-pin-?
congress attempting to re
quire all voters to wear pants
gives an idea of our prepared
ness to Join the family of civil
zed and prorreKsire nations."
Herein you are "fumbling, botch
ing, butchering and jazzing '
facts. The bill proposed was not
aimed at voters at all It was
iimd at the handful of mountain
people we have. which corre
sponds to yonr Indians her
They constitute an insignificant
(The above has been crowded
out for several days for lack of
space. Hut we are not wining
to be guided longer by the lead
ing strings of any nation." says
Mr. Melincio. who is the direc
tor of the Philippine Press Bu
reau, and who in the quoted
words represents the sentiments
of a lot of politicians in the Phil
ippines. They want more power
for themselves. The people of
the United States are not so ig
norant of conditions in the Phil
ppines as Mr. Melincio would
have it understood. All the
Spanish-American war veterans in
'his country know, something
bout conditions there; and so
do all other Americans who read.
And. willingly or unwillingly, the
Filipinos are going to be guided
by the leading strings of some
nation for a long time yet and
it would be better for them, and
for the rest of the world, if that
nation should continue to be the
I'nited States. What nation
would be holding those leading
trlngs now if the United States
had not intervened? The fact is,
In the opinion of this writer, it
arould be much better for th peo
ple of the Philippines if they de
voted their energies to the de
velopment of their country and
the betterment of their people,
under the government they now
have, than to be spending any of
the.ir energies seeking for an in
dependence that would be dis
astrous for them, and which they
could not maintain. But The
-Statesman will be glad to abide
by the conclusions of General
Wood. Ed.)
BITS FOR BREAKFAST
Circus day.
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Everybody will see the ele
phant. Circus groiyids on Hth street;
usual place.
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Al Barnes is a good sport, and
he has built up a big circus. He
has new winter quarters down
near Los Angeles that are the
Come On In, The Fun't Fine
ARTHUR 8. KANE
present
CHARL
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HOLE"
A F I RST 'llATIOttAC
ATTRACTION
Starts Sunday
LIBERTY
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THE JUDGMENT OF; GOD IS ON-
It Is Court Week tn Heaven
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4.
A Wonderful Sermon Stiudy by
EVANGELIST BELL, Tomorrow Evening, 2:30, UNION HALL, COURT
STREET, Near Higjh
The Judgment of the Last Day, and the e:iact time of it told in the Bible.
Come and hear about it.
"We must all appear before the Judgment Seat1 You have a case pending at the
bar of God. -?
The greatest crisis in human history. Ace you prepared foi it? ;
Come and Hear This Wonderful and Impressive Bible Truth
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THE
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BIG SHOE SALE
IS NOW ON AT
The Price Slide Co.
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Saturday Is the Second Big Day
We want to ask our jriends to come in early as wi
will be crowded all day. Watch Sunday's paper for
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next week's announcements, hundreds of new bar
gains put out each week. j
These are some of the bargains thai brought the
crowds on opening day. ,
Men's Brown and Black Elk Work
Shoes; $3.50 and $4.00
graces
$2.65
Women 'h Bla k and Brown
regular $12.00 f
grades H,
Pumps;
$8.95
Boys' Brown and Black Dress Shoes;
. $6.00 and $7.00 rf A Q(J
grades WttVO
Women's Dress Shoes, Brown and
Black, $i).oo, $io.oo fri nr
-4
M en's Brown Dress Shoes; all sizes;
$!.oo K - 4t nr
D.W
and $12.00 grades
Women's Black Lace Comfort Shoes;
$6.00 and $7.00
grades
$4.95
Women's High Grade Brown Oxfords;
all sizes ; QJ
$12.00 grades POJD
Women's Hifrh Giutje Black Oxfords;
all sizes; $10.00 dT Qr
grades V 'O
Women's Low Heel Brown Oxfords;
all sizes; $'J.OO AT
grades vDa0
Women's Low Heel Black Oxfords;
Kid and Calf; qj
$S.OO grades PDaD
grades
Men's Brown Inglish Dress Shoes; :
, rubber In-cls; ? Af H
'$14.00 grades 3l .9t)
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Men's I(Jack Kangaroo leather lined,
rubber Heels; flC
15.00 grades i P0VJ
Women Felt House Slippers, all tlzea
and colors; $3.00 and QT
$3.50 grades .....i J1"D
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Men's Leather; House Slippers; all
sizes; regular
$3.00 grades
'hildrentw Higlj
$5.00 j
grades ..L
Children high
sizes; $6.p0
grades
4
$2.95
Grade Shoes; up to
$2.95
grade Bumps; all
$3.95
-WOMKN S WITCH ELK OCTINO SHOES, BliOW AND
SMOKE; $13.00 GRADES
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THEPRICE
$9.95
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