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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 15, 1921 i Issued Dally Except Monday by f TUB STATESMAN FURLISIIINO COMPANY s 216 8. Commercial St., Salem, Oregon U (Portland Office, 627 Board of Trade Building, Phone Automata , 627-59) H MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PKEHM p 1 The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for repub lication ot all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited trilln this paper and also the local news published herein. 'rR. J. Hendricks Manager r Stephen A. Stone. Managing Editor ve! Ralph Glover Cashier M: iFraak Jaakoskl Manager Job Dept. DAILY STATESMAN, served by carrier in Salem and auburbs, cents a week. 65 cents a month. 16 DAILY STATESMAN, by mail, in advance. $ a year. $3 for six , M Xaontha, $1.(0 for three months, 60 cents a month, In Marion . and Polk counties; outside ot these counties, 7 a year, $3.60 ! for six months. $1.75 for three months, 60 cents a month. When fiM not paid in advance, 60 centa a year additional. rt;THB PACIFIC HOMESTEAD, the great western weekly farm paper. (w , " will be aent a year to anyone paying a year in advance to the 1 If Dally Statesman. SUNDAY STATESMAN, $1.60 a year; 75 cents for six months; 40 y?i centa for three months; ZS cents for 2 months; 16 cents for .if" one month. ' , h WEEKLY STATESMAN. Issued la twoAlx-page sections, Tuesdays (p and Fridays, $1 a year (If not paid in advance, $1.26); 60 cents for aix months; 25 centa for three months. TELEPHONES: HI Business Office, 23. Circulation Department, 613 Job Department, 6t3 Society Editor. IOC 'all s . 1 5-, -Entered at the Postoftlce in Salem, Oregon, aa second class matter. el : ' Call the celestial speed cops the earth is now racing with a comet. June 7 Is the date now offici ally filed for tbe appearance of the Weinnecke comet. There will be no postponement on arcount oZ wet grounds, we are assured. .Iuly 2 Is the date for the Demp s y-C'arpenlier fij?ht. Just about the third anniversary of the time when General Crowder was doing bis best to get Deinpsey to go oversea?. David A. Walker has been re commended as I'nited States mar shal for the western district of Texas. Meet Mr. Walker, he is the brother-in-law of Attorney General Daugherty, the latter having married Lucy Walker, sis ter of David A. And there is that old fashioned haying about he who careth not for his own being worse than a heathen. OUB DUTY TO OTHEES (Copyrighted by the San Jose Mercury) Ms si There is much loose thinking about the duty we owe to the ;and its law-abiding citizens from the acta of the vicious, iiu tjimorai and criminal, by its laws which require all within its 'jurisdiction to refrain from what is prohibited and to do the ! things they command. Every organized government provides "machinery for enforcing these laws and punishing their infrac tion. This, of course, is right, but it is the limit to which men j individually or collectively should go in the attempt to forcibly Control the lives or conduct of others. Indeed there is no known Jtway by which men can be compelled, against their wills, to be ckood or righteous or religious. Every effort of this kind has I jalways failed and probably always will. So long as he does not r Interfere with the recognized rights of others, every mature man T khould, as a rule, have the right to order his own life even lake the downward road as he himself determines, j I This is not only in accord with the principles of civil liberty, 5 It ia also in harmony with the divine law as outlined in the I criptufes. This is recognized by Christianity and, indeed, by j &11 the other religions of the world. That Christ himself cannot ( rave a man until the man repent of his sins, turns to Him and l. Inakes a determined effort to save himself is, we believe, the j leaching of every Christian denomination. The most, therefore, j that any religious individual can do for others in a religious or fneral way is to 'show his light" and bring such influence or i Ipiritual power as .he may have to bear upon the sinning to Induce them voluntarily to turn' from their evil ways and follow ' he goodr the true, the right. The reaponsibility-for'his life and ionduet must remain with each individual. I To take, away this responsibility, instead of helping the sin-tier,- only weakens and injures him. It should be brought home o him that his troubles result from the way in which he has iorne this responsibility. This cannot be effectively done if he U too readily or easily relieved of the results of his sinful life. Much of the so-called charity that has been and, to some Extent still is, dispensed in the world is worse than thrown away. 5 be moved by mere sympathy or sentimentalism to give a man honey or to otherwise relieve his necessities and the sufferings that he has brought upon himself by an evil and misspent life, rvhen he has given no evidence of a permanent change in his ittitude toward evil, is foolish to say the least. Instead of feelping ham to moral and spiritual regeneration, this so-called tharity is too often only furnishing him with the means and opportunity to still farther debase himself. f I But if there be loose thinkinsr as to our dutv to others in j ! these and other personal and individual ways, it is as nothing j compared to the loose, ideas entertained by many of our people ! 4 to the duty of this country or its government to other peoples and nations. 'There are those who. because he is rich and 1 powerful, would make Uncle Sam a kind of foster father to h whole. world, with his purse open to every people in need of. money and his power at the "beck and call ' of the discon tented everywhere who think they are oppressed or unjustly treated., People with these ideas have not come to know, as the fact is, that, such a course would not be a benefit to the world ft large nor to the individual nations into whose affairs we might thrust ourselves. I Every people, like individuals, must work out their own !estiny. We may help them to do this by our example, by our Idvice and perhaps in some instances in other ways. But we fhould be slow about shouldering any other nation's respon sibilities. To do so would usually weaken and injure rather f han help them. Liberty, democracy and other enlightened con ditions must come from the development and action of each Ration for itself, and cannot be imposed upon it from the out ride.' For Uncle Sam to intervene in Russia, for example, in trder to put an end to the deplorable conditions there, would be a great mistake and an injury to the Russian people them selves who must work out their own destiny, if need be, through fullering, privation and bloodshed. . Many intelligent and splendid Americans are deeply regrett ng that the people of the United States by an overwhelming fnajority have determined to do in the future as we have here- fofore done--keep out of the quarrels of other nations as far M possible and not try to dominate their national and inter- Rational affairs. These good people regret that our country, as ihey express it, has thrown away a great opportunity to lead the vorld in peace and civilization. Let aueh cease these vain re rrets and try to bring themselves to believe that Divine' Frovi- lence is still guiding this nation and that lie has prevented us I from taking a step which would have been a jrreat mistake from j every 'point of view, would not have benefited the world at large aa they think and might have led directly to the downfall pt this great republic. 1 v The American people are very human. Love of power and dominion are among the most universal human characteristics. !Iad we yielded to the temptation to try to dominate the world n the interest of peace and civilization, is it not possible ndeed, would it not be quite easy ami natural that chnulH ave taken the next step and have tried to dominate the world or some part of it," not from altruistic motives altogether, but because it was for our interest to dominate it and we enjoyed yumg in iue sie way 10 dominate and lead the world is to ihow it by example that the great principles of liberty, equality, justice and universal enlightenment upon which this great coun try is founded are the true principles upon which every people in the world should try to build. This countrv has Wen an.? !" till the inspiration and hope of the liberty loving and aspiring verywhere. Let us make it a greater inspiration and hope by nitbg to make it greater and more glorious-than ever. .Thus irith perfect safety to ourselves shall we truly lead the world xo tioeny, nappmess anu peace- There is no disposition In Am erica to criticise the position of France to compel Germany to be have. The splendid republic Is next door to the Hun, and the leading men in France know what store Germany sets by a scrap of paper. Now Is the time for France to make the futnre se cure. She would De a toot not to embrace the present opportunity to guard her borders forever. Radium is the puzzle of the century. It upsets theories of matter and force. Chemistry must be re-wrltten. It may be possible that1 the era of the transmutation of metals in which our forefath- J ers believed is at hand. Here is a substance that emits light, heat and electricity continuously with out any apparent source ot sup ply. Where the development aroused by the discovery of rad ium is going to lead still remains the great puzzle of the twentieth century. THE SPIRIT OF FRAXCK. Just now the wonder of the world is the comeback ot France. Its revival from the loss and tragedy and discouragement of the world war is a miracle, it baa passed all expectation, all prophecy. France is busy. France has no unemployment. France is on ber feet. From president to ditch digger, French people are working and they are not quarreling about hours. The spirit of the nation has a new awakening and it is glorious It is the artistic quality in the French soul that makes such a miracle possible. France has paced beautiful things, artistic things in galleries and cemeteries and public squares and homes and wherever her people come and go, and the result is a constant edu cation that finds its supreme ex pression In a miraculous rise from a devastating war. So you see why I am always pleading for more beauty, more art in our city. It is education for the spirit, for the soul. It is the wise, practical way to broaden and stimulate our rising generations and fill them with something better than bread and butter. Gen. Felix Angus. proved, the pasteboards were ahead by one majority. Only 111 answered this inquiry, but of that number r.6 said there was no ob jection to the minister sitting in at the bridre game If he were so minded. The vote wr.s almost 3 to 1 in favor of the preacher ?o ing to the theater, and it was 2 to :.." In favor of lettingthe pas tor have his pipe. Most of those questioned were church members it is faid and the returns are interesting as coming from many viewpoint. Only one person In four thought that people turned as readily to the minister for spiritual consolation as they did to the lawyer for legal advice. On the question whether preach ing was the most important part of the clergyman's job, the ex perts split exactly even. Just half of those who answered the In quiry thoufht the things the pas tor did outide the pulpit counted better than that ocoomplihed within. According to the returns thus made through Christian sources and reported In a religious paper the ordinary layman thinks It all right if the preacher smokes a cigar now and then, plays a little game of eeven-up and goes to the movies. In other words, he doesn't object if the minister does some of the things he does him self. The unanimous opinion was that religion is a vital factor In the life of America. They all agree that the church Is a great essen tial to human peace and progress, but It is not important that It should be conducted along puri tan or straight-laced lines. The man In the street is sure that the preacher can smoke a cigar, look in at a crap game and Bee a musf cal comedy without going to Hades. But it is not recommended as a steady diet. cated by Dr. Eliot; but the events of the past seveji years have some what altered outside opinion, and perhaps inside, too, as to the methods and results cf the Ho henzollern type of education. We may well admit our own weak nesses, and thank Dr. Eliot for rt-niinding us of them; but it may be permissible to raise the ques tion whether he himself has not illustrated one of them in his im plication that Americans are no tably sinners above others In their Inaccuracy of seeing, hear ing and reasoning. AT THE FUNERAL OF FORMER GERMAN EMPR ESS. There sre 69 vacanctes In West Point. This would seem to ar gue that the young men of the country had made up their minds itnt a military life Is not the thing for a live, ambitious fellow, in times of peace army life is a lazy one. THOSE DKCAIKXT CHURCHES. More than $3,000,000 has been given to the starving Chinese by the American churches. The church is decadent, we are told, but the first thought of anyone who represents some pressing public need is to enlist the church's strength. "Why Smith Doesn't Attend Church" is an in exhaustible theme for magazine symposia, but men who want to interest Smith In China or Po land do not rest until the church es call a "Save China" Sunday. or "Help Poland' Sunday. Materialism is supposed to be corroding the tine self-abnegation Of an- earlier day. But after the church treasu rers stand up and show that home missions, foreign missions, freedmen's aid societies, child ren's societies, temperance boards. Dible funds and a dozen other activities survive and grow there comes a long list of announce ments like that of the $3,000,000 gift to China. New York Even ing Post. LOOKING AT THE PREACHER. Secretary Hughes Is doing a lot to disarm the prejudice against the men who wear Van Dyke beards. -y Napoleon's Hat Worn at Waterloo Will be Shown PARIS, April 19. The hat that Napolion wore at the battle of Waterloo will be among the relics ot the great Corsican to be dis played at the Arc de Trlompbe on May S when the 100th anniversary of the emperor's death at St. Hel ena, will be celebrated. In the rout that followed the crushing of the guard. Napoleon came very near being captured by Blucher's uhlans, leaving the farm ff - '-ml &Wi)im?zr . i .3. .mm. j ;:l fc'V- f ?--: m , t - , NliwNNiNJ " i The funeral of the ex-Kaiserin In Potadam. wh ere she waa laid at rest; was attended by the ' Blf Thr.. The pTcturl .how- them ZrcUiZ in the fnneral proce.on. They .re Admiral Von Tirpitx. Kie.d-Mar.hal Von., Hlndenburg- and General Ludendorf. at Hougemont a few minutes be fore the u"hlans arrived. Fleeing through the night in a downpour of rain Napoleon's hat suffered greatly and when he reached Paris on the morning of the 20th of June, he sent the bat to his hat ters at the Palais Royal to! have it repaired. Events precipitated w:ih such rapidty that Napoleon left Paris before the hat was repaired and It remained with the hatters, who pfeaented it to the museum at Sens where It still Is. THE GREAT HOOK. If the family of Moses still owns the copyright on the Bible they have a mighty good thing. It Is the one best seller, all right Last year no less than 8,665,000 copies were plaeed and they rep resented 538 different languages or dialects. Few folk realize that there are that many different tongues in the world. The Bible is the one book in which they can be brought together. No other work has been so extensive ly translated. Get a copy. Ex change. IS THIS SLANDER? Of course, there isn't any reason why the preacher shouldn't be a regular human being, but there are many prudent and pre cise persons who, think that the pastor ought not to smoke, play poker or patronize the theater. Its according to the point of view. The Christian - Register sum marises the results of an inquiry made by a general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. in Ohio. An ex tended questionnaire was sent to over 200 men in various walks in life, ranging from congressman to carpenters, and from lawyers to laborers, merchants and police men. All of those questioned did not make reply to all of the Inquiries, but there were enough to get a fair expression of the feeling of the average layman toward the pulpit. On the question whether card playing by ministers could be ap- FUlUKt DATES Mr 15. Sundmr 8-n4 ivrt of th nani E.ncrn l-omllit glf toarouaeat. St Illahr Club liak Ma? IS to 19 Stat Rekakafc aaaem- kljr ia JUbitiT. Majr IT. TurtJtj Aneriran Lfiea ra rpttoa at Anwn. t " TO"'1"' r- trtUt vaettal f Tr4 Vriirrw ant Martha Frrraaan. at Wallrr Hail. Willaairtta airmitr. Mav IS. Wnlaraday Wriroma pra ram tor nrwoeairra at Caanm-ial rlub. Mar SS. T aa 18 Baavfcalt. Willaai ctta vs. Waitmaa. at Walla Walta May 29, Sunday Uraiarial Sanday saf May 30, Mandav Memorial day .Jo."B. V To'dT Aartioa aale of bloadM JrraTi at itato fair srouoa Jaaa 14, Taaday Elks annual flax day program. Jaae IS to 29 Orrgoa Katioaal tuard enrampmrnts at Camp Lrwia and Fort Stovaas. 14. Taartdar Or ton Pwaaor aaaariatioa mrtia( ia Portland. Jaa IT. Friday Hick arhool fraJa at inn airrriara. J"', Friday Aanoat araior play by m.J?K ?T' rria;y Aaaaal laws plnle, lata (air eraxada J.I. IA a.. J r t Dr. Charles W. Eliot, ex-presi dent of Harvard university, re cently made the declaration that most Americans, educated or un educated, rich or poor, young or old, cannot see or hear straight; cannot make an accurate record . a i m. a oi wnai tney nave just seen or heard; cannot remember exactly tor an nour wnat they suppose themselves to have seen or heard, and cannot draw a justly limited conclusion from premises, wheth er true or false, which they ac cept. After one looks this in dlctment carefully through he will not feel like meeting it with the indignant denial which his patriotic spirit as an American might suggest at first sight. Rath er, he will simply admit Its truth and then insist that it would be no lees true if Dr. Eliot bad al leged it against Englishmen. Frenchmen. Germans. Italians, Japanese or any other nationality whatever. It Is only the exceptional man of any nation who can do any large proportion of the things which Dr. Eliot says that most Americans cannot do. It would be hard to prove that these ex ceptional men are mora numerous in other countries than in our own. Seven years ago there might have been a pretty general con sent in giving the Germans credit for more distinguished achieve- Thousands of People ed the Big Visit SHOE SALE 4 fca SATURDAY, one of the biggest days in our history, r Be On Hand Monday For another big rush Greatest Bargains Ever Offered at Any Sale Men's Brown and Black Shoes; $3.50 and $4.00 grades Elk Work $2.65 Women's Black and regular $12.00 grades Brown Pumps ; $8.95 Boys' Brown and $6.00 and $7.00 grades Black Dress Shoes ; $4.95 Men 's Brown Dress Sbioes ; all sizes ; $9.00 nr grades i tPJIeeW - Women's Dress Shoes, Black, $9.00, $10.00 and $12.00 grades Brown and $4.95 Men's Brown English rubber heels; $14.00 grades Dress Shoes ; $7.95 Women's Black Lace Comfort Shoes; $6.0Q and $7.00 grades $4.95 Women '8 High Grade Brown Oxfords; all sizes; AJ $12.00 grades W. 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