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Us hi) WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 9j 1921 THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON Issued Dally Except Monday by TIIR RTATESMAN PUBLISH I.VU COMPANY 215 8. Commercial St., Salem, Oregon (Portland Office, 627 Board of Trade Building. Phone Automatic 627-59) ' MKMKKR OF THE ASSOCIATED PKEHS The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the nse for repub lication of all news dispatches eredited to it or not otherwise credited Heat Ion of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this paper and also the local news published herein. It. J. Hendricks . , . Stephen A. Stone. . . . . Ralph Glover Frank Jaskoskl Manager ..Managing Editor , Cashier Manager Job Dept. TELEPHONES: Business Office, 23. Circulation Department, 683 . Job Department, 583 Society Editor, 106 Entered at the Postoffice In Salem, Oregon, as second class matter. WHAT THIRTY BILLION DOLLARS WOULD DO Counting the expenditure of money only, the European war cost the United States more than $30,000,000; a hundred stimes as much as the cost of building the Panama canal, con sidered in its time one of the greatest undertakings the United States might assume. What would thirty billion dollars do? Thirty billion dollars would buy all the railroads of the United States, free from debt, and leave ten billion dollars for betterments Would build 600,000 miles of the best highway, at a cost of $50,000 a mile; highway enough to lay fifty national high way! across the country east and west, and fifty similar highways across the country north and south Would build and equip a college m each of the states and in Hawaii and the Philippines at a cost of $200,000,000 each and leave twenty billions with Which to erect and equip a hundred thousand high schools at $200,000 each Would accomplish anything that could be devised by the most ardent advocate of public improvements, so far as money could attain the end.- ' The fair will without doubt bring great j benefits to every section of Oregon. , The essence of good citizenship is loyalty. And loyalty is versa tile It considers the welfare of the nation, the state, the county, the town, the township, school district and the neighborhood. You are even disloyal to your na tion When you tell a lie about a mere neighbor next door. To be loyal to your country you even have ito be fair to yourself by protecting your health, caring for your business and bettering your morals. Arkansaw Thomas Cat. The tourists are pouring into Los Angeles by the trainload. Los Angeles Times. The tourist crop s the most valuable of all annual crops in that section winter tourists. But the summer tourist land of America, par ex cellence is Oregen. If our peo ple could all get the real Califor nia spirit, and advertise our sum mer tourist attractions in as many ways and as extensively as south ern California Is advertised, our country would profit enormous ly from the annual summer tour ist traffic. We have hhe best summer climate on earth, and the most varied and splendid at tractions for tourists. Let us tell it to the world, and keep on telling! it, everlastingly. It will pay. 'Think of it!; Of the utter folly of going on in a course that would again bring, this nation to such a dire necessity. And that is not the worst of the stupendous folly. That is only the beginning. Before the debts that were left by the World 'war are paid; we dnd our children and our chil dren's children will have contributed the amount of the prin cipal in interest, perhaps -three or four or a dozen times. We are now paying 68 per cent of our federal taxes for wars that have been fought; and we are paying 25 per cent of our taxes for preparation for future wars v And we are paying all the rest of the expenses of our government on the remaining 7 per cent, included in which there is a pitiful 1 per cent for education ! From the standpoint of money cost alone, it is high time in the history of civilization for the world to put behind it this horrible nightmare of War; just as in civil suits trial by battle was long ago abandoned as more than foolish and as settling nothing according to the rules of; right and justice. More than this,-the hideous terror, bloodshed and misery that another-war would precipitate upon t mankind is un thinkable.; Horrible as was the late war. :we Are told by,those . who are best informed,, that it was but as ft flamSHxpon your own hearth stone to a gigantic forest, conflagration, when compared with the next war which would be, fought with all the devilish devices known to advanced science.! . 3 , Tomorrow these devices may , be so deadly that, in .the event of war, literally few would survive in a world rendered unfit for habitation. Then indeed neither age nor sex would be spared.; Even today, death could fall from the clouds in bombs charged with disease germs, in bombs filled with Lew igite gas, which penetrates trench and cellar, which poisons and slays with no more than three drops upon the skin. !, The disarmament conference to convene in Washington on-Friday is charged with the most solemn duty ever com mitred to the consideration of any body of men assembled in 'tnis world the outlining of a program that will be the be- : m .1 m i ii Kinmngoi ine ending 01 ail wars on inis eazxn ; The opening of the era prayed for since the dawn of his .tory.'when i '' I '"They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their cpears inw pruningnooKS nation snail not I'll up sword ;u2ainsi nauon, neiiner snau tney learn war any more. I Hundreds of thousands of letters are being .sent from all over the United States to Senators and Representatives and our members of the. disarmament conference, asking that a beginning of an end be made to war. There would not be lop many such letters if every one m the United States wrote. There is surely no normal person in this country who would not wish to have his or her voice and vote and influence re corded in favor of permanent world peace. 1 j Really ; China does not care much what the arms parley does about the' reduction of its navy. . . i The semi- official announce ment Is 'made that Jan Padere wkl is about to resume his tours pounding the Ivory of a piano board. Which Is almost enough t(j make us wish that he hadn't spent all of his money trying to frjoe Polaad.- Exchange. I Each revival ' of Industrial ac tivity, wherever it takes place, meant a corresponding Increase ii retail business and la the gen eral move toward better times. While, no doubt, a general or ap proximately-complete ending of depression must wait upon the solution of the tax question and upon the final railroad adjust ment which seems not so remote now, the symptoms appear to point toward healthy, recovery and to afford little ground for lack of confidence in the future Milwaukee Sentinel. Charlie Chaplin is back again from effete Europe and in the whirl of the Hollywood White Way. His return has been the signal for a reunion of the girls who are not willing to affirm or deny that they are engaged to the little Englishman. Los Angeles Times. If the people of Portland de cide to tax themselves for the greatest part of the cost of the 1925 fair, they will certainly have a right to go before the people of the rest of the state and ask them to do their share the smaller share assigned to them THE CHEER-rr MAXi Postmaster , 'General Hays is more than the .advance agent of prosperity. lie is prospertiy It self. He radiates it whenever he speaks ' Professor ' Pheips once praised Dickens as the writer who 'cheers us all up." But Will Hays is the public man who does it. He is. in politics the two Cheeryble Brothers rolled into one. Pessimists cannot live in the light of his engaging smile. He perceives business revival from afar and runs to meet it with a, glad hand. If he can't ee the sun rising 03 rapidly as it ought to in the east he bids us look; westward where the land 8 bright, I People may be amused at Mr. Hays' boyish manner and his catchy phrases, tut, after all, they admit that they can stand pretty large doses yt optimism Just at present, And many a business rnanrmust feel that Mr. Hays' merry heart doeth good like med icine. iA jolly and hopeful man in public life haa at present a beautiful foil in the number of prophets of - gloom 'who, have been taking the floor. . And, when all s said!, the postmaster general has the root of the matter in him. He Is still betting on the United States.--New York Times. ods we have been; at such pains not openly have responded beyond our ex pectation. Of course, there lis the element that goes in for excesses but there always has been In every gener ation. The only! difference is that they have wider opportuni ties for expressing! these excesses nowadays, and ' we hear more about them. But, for all that, the great heart of our youth is sound and true. They may have shed some of our mouldy old idea of etiquette; they are certainly freer in their conversation and man ners; they are unquestionably more independent and therefore. perhaps, a shade less respectful; tut, at that, they have lost chiefly hypocrisy and gained mainly in greater frankness j and personal decision. But this frankness is not necessarily vulvar, these per sonal decisions not necessarily un worthy. We can no longer get away with the "infallibility" of parental judgment. We cab no longer in sist that such and so must he done just because we say so. Be cause these, our Children, have alert, keen, young minds and they see through our weaknesses. We can win them with reason and guide them with Jove,, but can't prevail with the old sump tuary laws that the elders once considered irrefutable for the young. Of course, we elders find it difficult to readjust ourselves to this new condition but that does not make our boys and girls all wrong, it only; makes them different, an4 possibly, who knows, even better, thanj ourselves. inese noyg ana gins or ours are not quite as susceptible to the old kind of discipline as we could wish for our vanity's sake but they are very susceptible to a new kind of personal discipline of their own. To know and associ ate with our modern young peo ple is to respect and love them. And to understand : all is to for give all. Precious j few of them but' are earnest, ambitious and a? truly imbued with the best ideals of their couutry as 'we ourselves ever were. ! associate with them, yet insists on dictating their con sciences. There are now over 50 natious in the big Lesegue. How many of them are really chummy with the United Sxates? In casj j of a showdown in th hour of great need Great Britain would be about the only one we could j depend upon and that would bt j because she speaks the same i tongue. turers association, j The logic may be a littie lame1 but the as surance is encouraging, . v w Events are proving ;that County Judge Iiushey deserves the con fidence law-abiding peojle have in nis official actions. IX DARKEST RVSSIA Maxim Gorky says that the tenius and intelligence of Russia are bankrupt. He will spend hi remaining days in the effort to salvage something from the work of Russian scientists during the last five or six years. There have been important discoveries ia medical science and in econom ics, but there is no way of getting them before the people. Nothing is being printed in Russia except the gospel of the commune. Gor ky says that Russian physicians have made wonderful progress and discoveries in the treatment of tuberculosis; but nothing has been done to give this -knowledge to the world. He says that the intelligentzia of the land of red and white desolation is a thin? of the past. The birth of the class is less than 1.75 per 1000. which means the extinguishment of the lamp of literature. Rus sian philosophers and writers fanned the fires of Socialism un til the flames have devastated the land. mm 110! LEVIES Resolution is Adopted at Meeting at Commercial Club Yesterday BITS FOR BREAKFAST "NEW WOMEN" i IX CHINA OTJR MODERN YOTJTH NEW SHOW TODAY BERTLYTELL In to iff 'THE MAN WHO' i 6 reels of Joyous Humor - . "WOOD SIMPS" A roaring comedy with the Century Lions Where The ; Big Pictures Show LIBERTY This; vogue for hurling indict ments at the rising generation ought to be discouraged. It is a cheap and nasty, way of getting notoriety and. we firmly believe, most unwarranted. It Is so easy to rush, into wholesale condemna tion, and a complaint' which the older generations have ever suf fered1 jrom. 'Our grandparents had- the poorest possible opinion of the young people of their day . ourselves and were assured we were ; heading, for 'eternal ' damna tion. In tbose days any signs of independence in.qs.was shocking. If a girl -walked down street with out an escort it was regarded as outrageous. If, in many circles, she went out to earn her own living it was regarded as rather shameful. The old-fashioned ma zurka and the barn dance were most Improper dances indeed, points "Out a writer Jn the Los Angeles Times, in Byron's day the waltz was viewed with hor ror and alarm. It has always been the same in every, generation, but somehow we have grown up fairly success fully, established homes and bus iness, raised healthy, happy chil dren, progressed nationally, clvl- cly, commercially, culturally, in tellectually and,' upon arriving at middle age, felt comfortably . as sured that we had not-disgraced our forebears. Yet they once felt abont Ins just exactly as tho critics and calamity howlers feel about the youth of today. As a matter of fact, the girls and boys of today are fundamen tally sound and the great major ,ity of the young men and women t in our; universities give promise of excellent citizenship. They have ay fine independence of .spirit, a development of charac ter, a physical and mental effici ency tiat is way ahead of our selves at the same age. They develop earlier and ao seem to us too precocious,, yet this precocity is undoubtedly the result of im proved methods of education, of better training, of wider . Inter ests, : of those progressiva meth- About the only thing in mod ern times to which China has uot laid .claim as being so old in that country that it was outgrown and discarded centuries ago is the new woman with a! magazine bf her very own, published in the interest of her development. This publication, called the New Wo man, boldly states as Its object the reform of the old society to five a more honorable place to women, and the new woman is described as "a joyous being, of honest Occupations, complete personality, free, independent and mutually helpful." j Yet the new woman of China comes in for some criticism, for among the things she is exhorted to cultivate are plain living and dressing, which, the writer goes on to say, was the; rule in old China, but that now women wish to keep up with the styles and wear jewels. They jare reminded that the chief 'thing about good dressing is to wear clean cloth ing. Another admonition to the new .woman of China which might indicate she! is prone to err, just like the new woman of any other land, is 'that she put far away from her the desire for empty glory of "face." In other respects the things commended for the; new womaa seem to be along the same lines as in other lands -the cultivation of strength of will to go outside and take part in publiq affairs and to discard the clinging-vine habit of looking to the men for every thing. More fine fall weatner. : m Polks county balks at higher taxes even for paved highways. S The mayor of New York gave his opponents the Hylan fling. S S More than half the Princeton freshmen are sons of parents neither of whom has a college degree. This would probably hold good at most American uni versities. Marshal Foch delivered his speech at Kansas City "in French in a loud voice." If he came to alem a lot of the people here would have to brush up on their FYench, though the loud voice would help some. 'm The economic world is so up side down that Germany is hav ing a "calamity boom" in busi ness. That means the high fever of snperinflation with the mark down to half a cent. "There can be no return to the sweatshop, because there are no longer any sweatshops to return to," says the publicity chairman of a New York garment manufac- The State Association of Asses sors in meeting yesterday went on record as endorsing a state income tax, such as may be worked out by the committee : on itaxatlon in vestigation, a appointed by Gov ernor Olcott. I. X. Day of Port land is chairman of this commit tee. The assessors framed no bill but were unanimous in favoring the enactment of some sort of a meas ure that would enable; them to get an assessment on revenues of many individuals that they can not touch under the present law. One assessor said that he knew a man in his county worth a quar ter of a million, but his invest ments in bonds and other securi ties were such that the county did not benefit, as there i ya no law to assess such wealth!. CThat the assessors want is an : income tax law that will reachsuch men. Officers elected Who will serve the coming year are I as follows: President, F. P. Leinenweber ot Astoria, assessor of Clatsop coun ty, re-elected; vice-president, Her bert Walker, of F.ugene, assessor of Lane county; ; secretary and treasurer, J. P. Beyers of Coquille, assessor of Coos county. Bank of North; Dakota Case Under Advisement BISMARCK, N. I)., Nov. 8. The state supreme court today took under advisement the case in which attorneys for a number of taxpayers, sought to have the court quash its order dissolving an injunction issued by District Judge Coffey at Jauieseown last month which held the Bank ot North Dakota insolovent. In the meantime William Lemke, attorney general and at torneys for taxpayers, who will seek in the district court tomor row to have the 6,000,000 Btate bond sale contract of the Bank of North Dakota with an eastern firm declared illegal on gfounds that the bonds were sold for less than par, met and considered Joining in an effort to obtain an iearly decis ion in the district' court and an early appeal so ehat all -questions raised might be considered by the suprere court at the same time. Looks like old t:mes In Mexico fifty bandits have held up and looted a passenger train. lit y - i .i We Will Remain Closed All Day Friday Armistice Day Special Offerings In our ,! DOWNSTAIRS STORE Special values always prevail in our busy down stairs store, economies well deserving your careful, attention. j Good Aprons for the Housewife j 69c, 79c, 89c f Unprecedented price economies are featured in this special selling of well made aprons. Ma terials are of good quality percale and gingham in both dark and light colors, in the Bungalow and other styles. Blue Flannel Middies You can't hardly get along without a flannel mid-, dy in your wardrobe and now is a good time to buy one, when prices are so reasonable. They are well made and are superior in every way. 1 Sizes 8 years, 10, lb; 14 years A.. , ! $2.48 Sizes 16 years, 18, 20 years up to 44 bust $238 1 :i' R. & G. Corset Girdles Most all sizes, special . . 98c Your Mail Orders receive -personal attention. We pay the postage or express on every order Satisfaction Guaranteed' on every purchase cr your money cheerfully re ! funded 466 State Street Phone. 877 M - . i : ' M . Munch. O FT IXSIDE AXD OUTSIDE FUTURE OATES The bitter-enders: insist that the United States must not even recognize in the smallest way the existence of a League of Nations. So far as they are concerned there ia no such animal.! No matter how many countries pin their faith to it or hold membership, it has not even the flimsy fabric of a dream. For fhe president of the United States to even whis per the name ot the League is treason. Yet it is of record that at a recent session! of the great council at Geneva no less than 15 notes from our j secretary of state and his department were read and received in! a single day. For a nation determined to have no fellowship or communion with a League of Nations! we are indi cating to the world: a delicicms morsel of inconsistency. Colonel George Harvey, an original anti- leaguer, ig sitting in at practically all of the sessions of the council and frequently participates In the proceedings. The Vest of the statesmen and diplomats view the position of Uncle Sam as a good Joke and carry a tolerant smile, Bu back in their hcjme countries the people are wondering what Magnetic Values That Will Attract Your Interest XthW 1ft, Wednrads? Anatul WilUmett anirmity erroa-Mmntrr Tf. November St, 9S ud 3S Karloa aa- They consist of Here's a bunch of bargains that you'll appreciate, bee ause you will save money on them. everyday needs in good dependable merchandise. . OUR FOURTH GREAT ANNIVERSARY SALE has proven to be a far greater success than we have ever expected. Our l&rgain Jtascment as well as all parts of the store were so crowded that folks were disappointed because they all couldn't get just the articles they wanted because they wer selling so fast . With new shipments in and unpacked we can now replenish the many desirable articles. There will be lots of folks here early Wednesday for the HOT ONES. $5 Bath Robes All sizes for Men and Women. An extra value. Neatly made of warmth giving flannel $2.98 This Is National Blanket Week i A big sale of fine Blan kets, $7 value, 6Gx80, heavy wool nap blankets with silk bound edges; pretty plaids. Wednes day Sale Price $3.98 BIGCLEANUP SALE Men's $2 Shirt We have taken all our $2 values and undermarked them for tomorrow's sell ing at , EXTRA! EXTRA! HOT SPECIALS These Prices from 9 to 12 a. m. Only (if they last that long) Come Early I j ' J- I I Ladies' Trimmed Ladies' Jersey HATS JACKETS Choice of any hat in the Choice of any one in house for ladies and ch'H- stock. Big assortment dren. They will all go at of colors and all sizes V'i PRICE J $3.50 10c Size FAIRYi SOAP Five bars limit. A bar O vJCIllS $30 Value Ladies' $5 Value SILK DRESSES OXFORDS Wonder values I in Silk . Georgette, Crepe de And Two-Strap Slippers Chine, Tricotine and in Brown and Black. Spe- Charmeuse. Special at cia at 1 $11X5 , $238 Bed Comforters I Quilted with a fine and heavy batting with a con servative colored silka line covering. On Sale Wednesday at $1.98 Ladies9 $6 Pleated Wool Skirts Now that the cold weath er will soon begin to set in you'll want ona of these big values. On sale Wednesday only $2.98 98c THEfol .4 $4 Sport; Hats In new desirable colors. You'll surely buy these on sight. Prices for Wed nesday at $1.98 it . :v1 'V'l. 1 T. 5 - - - ; -1 i :M i t i m 1 r i V f J