THE OREGON -STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
TUESDAY MORNING. JUNE 20, 1922
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S'A e SUADOW. OF
Hammurabi and Justinian
great codes pi law Solon was the first to apply the principle
of habeas 'Corpus to the debtor class. Charlemagne carved
ou t a 'territory' which -later became three great empires.
Ffter the Great made a nation of Russia. Napoleon compiled
the CiviUCode which secured the work of the Revolution.
Alfred the Great, planted the seed which made England the
mlstres3 of the seas.- Columbus doubled 'the size of the
khOwri world.' Burke instituted epoch-making 'economic re
forms; Washington; lacking children of his own, became the
Father of the first great Republic. v
"-Each 'of these men, and many more, achieved their pur
poses by sticking- to principle. One cardinal principle to
which Waren G. Harding has displayed his unfailing devo
tion is the establishment and perpetuation of the United
States- merchant marine. ). ' .
A' A3 far back as 1903, "when he was campaigning Ohio
With the1 late Mark Hanna, Mr. Harding urged that states
rrian to emphasize the need .of a merchant marine ;
i And Hanna"did;s6 io'thegreat interest of his audiences:
r For many years the 'Marion .(Ohio) Star, owned by Mr,
Warding, has been constant in its support of an American
merchant inarine, by subsidy, preferably, as the most praiv
ticalmethod.,;.'-: l - 1 ;!
Mr..Hardinp;!took his seat in .the . Senate March 4, 1915,
Throughout AugU3t.'of 1916 the Senate was debating the
co-called "ship-purchase' bill drafted by the Democrats
T.iich would have put millions of dollars into the hands of
an Impending enemy through the purchase by -us of the
German interned ships. Harding fought thaf insane, idea,
but he took occasion 'to say or August rtltft 5 M
? ."No. nation in all history has achieved a high, place jn
commerce whiclt: was not a maritime nation,arfli" no people
hJU ever become a maritime people that hasfnot been a ship
building 'people-."'.V.' We forsook the-, subsidy plan; -we for
sook the discriminaUngduty; and we. destroyed the, trans
oceanic;. American carrier. I am old-fashioned enough to
;ishto.go: back to it.", . . . .
1 1 Shortly after he was "nominated ,' President . Harding de
'"clafed. tO'Mr.'Lasker, now; Chairman of the;U. S Shipping
Board: MMy great ambition is to come into history as the
;President" m whose Administration the American merchant
marine wa3 .put back on ; the seven seas."
''v'E very institution-is ? but the, shadow of a great manj
- f J 1 I A.t. ii il J..A.".. "Lm tl'A A M
&aiu canersuzi. t js uie pairiuuc uuiy ui uii true Amen
cans, and it is hard common sense, to support the ship aid
bill,, which; will place "Old Glory" on the seven seas to stay.
'.With the. cooperation of the people and the Republican
party, that will be Harding's bequest to our posterity
. -. And it will release our merchant marine from the bond
age Of strangling; foreign competitions ?!
n - It will carve out for us a tremendous trade territory, and
double the size of our commercial world. It will give to the
American seafaring man a code of his own. It will enable
'us to share with England, Japan and Germany in the empire
of the seas." It will set in motion Tnanyoconomic reforms
beneficial to America ?r ' .
: i .And It will make Harding the-Father of the American
T.Ierchant Marine which, as an institution, will be the shad
ow of a great man. : Vy '
' Ohio; has nine Republican: and
lc jr. 'Democratic, candidates - for
tho goteraorsbin'for the August
primary "elect Ion. -Secretary of
State Harvey C. Smith's claim that
s the enfry ot Harry Qlay ;Salth, a
tczTti&U. 123, AMoctated Editor
SECRET CODES HOW TO MAKE THEM
" signaling cannot "always be
done by. means of, lights!, 'There
are times when two people' ulsh
inf to communicate by "signals
are-not ln-a position to see each
others signal lights or; fires. - -
Sound signals are Just as effect
ive: as' light signals The human
voice. '.of .course.' cannot- shout
words- that", will carry very far,
but a. whistled message can be
heard-,,,. , considerable distance
awey.j , '.
, . ' The Whistled Code
Using the dot-dash code already
given, the whistler - can ; easily
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Manager
Managing Editor
r Cashier
. .Manager Job Dept.
GREAT MEN
bequeathed to posterity two
Cleveland Negro editor.' is intend
ed to confuse the Toting is not
surprising. Tnejr ptay . political
tricks In other "states' besides Or
egon, '--'r.-'-i ; : )..-
The Blgjeat UUle Paper i the World
send i a message. A two-note
scheme, is used: :-. The ;low note
signifies a dot'aitf .the Wgh tone
stands for the dash in the system.
A slight pause is made between
letters and a longer one between
words.
One group of boys who were
canrping across- the river from
another bunch arranged -' with
them a group of code " signal
which they whistled to each other.
A certain . combination of notes
meant "Come on over; there's
something doing." 'Another com
bination' said "O0lng tuning Sn
A "new sense of civic respon
sibility In' matters of internation
al concord," Is the' way Secretary
Hughes puts forward a great need.
It is weH put
Portland's rose show opens to
day. The usual June rains are late,
if they are coming at all would
be too late now to help the straw
berry growers much. But there
are others.
A great diamond rush only 60
miles from Kimberley shows that
in South Africa, at least, the gold
en age of the prospector has not
passed." .' I
To-the 1S.S22 French prisoners
who died in Germany daring the
war, as the official figures now
show, should be added the still
uncounted thousands who came
home only to die of disease.
By the preservation of Mark
Twain's cabin at Jackass Hill,
near Sonora, Cal., as a memorial,
one of the most picturesque per
iods In the nation's history and
one of 'its most picturesque per
sonalities are celebrated.
Yellowstone Park celebrated its
semicentennial as a national park
iast Sunday, June 18. Last year
almost 100.000 people visited it.
Back In the fifities a man arrived
at a spot not far from Ashton,
Idaho, slipped off his horse and
looked around. He Tsaw; boiling,
hot water shooting up. out of the
earth. When he got back to the
other side of the Teton range and
told the folks, about it he .estab
lished, for his lifetime at any
rate, the reputation of being the
biggest liar west of St. Joe. The
man was Jim Bridger, the famous
scout, and he had discovered Yel
lowstone park.
A Harvard student, Chesley M.
Hutchings of Colston, N. C, has
Just" answered correctly every
question put to him by 13 pro
fessors and instructors in a three
hour oral examination. But could
he make the team?
AN EAST RUNNER
New French racing cars and
some of the Paris busses are nw
equipped with a new type of ea
gUie,: designed by. a French en
gineer. It doubles the mileage
per gallon of fuel as determined
by the average motor engine and
will run on any oik The Inventor
says he can do just as well ou
castor oil,, kerosene or 'cottonseed
oil as gasoline.' There is no car
buretor adjustments for varying
grades of fuel. If they make a
Lizzie that can master the steep
grades on a nickels worth of hair
oil the going of the future will
be fine.
The British air force has been
operating a regular fortnightly
service since August, 1921, be
tween He.lopolis and Bagdad, a
distance - of about a thousand
miles. 'Thus does modern fact
equal ancient myth .and tale in
h same region.
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the morning." They sent, all
sorts . of messages this . way
through-' the day, until, a long
whistle with an upward trill said
"Goodnight."
The Hunter's Horn
Another way, of sending mes
sages by sound is with a hunter!
A regular hunter's horn is good
for this purpose because of its
loudness and clearness, which
makes it easily understood a long
way off.
s- As this horn has only one tone,
the telegraphic code Is sent . by
aslng . a short note for the dot
and a long one for the dash.
.Sending messages by sound
codes may be worked out in
many ways. It Is said that pris
oners have, been known to com
municate with each other when
they were apparently snoring.
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THE SHORT STORY, JR.
The Black Cat
Soot 'sat In the snn and waved
his tall gently. "What's the mat
ter with you!V asked. Puff, the
Maltese cat. - ,r'' It
"Nothing,- said Soot, "only -only
I'm. getting sick - of being
treated the way folks treat me
Just because I'm black."
"Why ! think black is a very
handsome color," said the little
Maltese cat," slyly.
H "Maybe It looks nice,'! admit
tedSoot, "but the trouble is that
somehow or other, people have
got the. Idea, that a black cat!
brings bad iuck. And they're al
ways scattlng me, and screaming
when they see me run across In
front, of them, .especially girls.
, ."Well.'; suggested Puff, "seems
to "mi It ; would be a'-good ' idei
SAVING THE FLIES
If the average temperature of
a fly is reduced 40 per cent his
longevity is increased 900 per
cent. Bat that Is no reason why
we should keep our flies in the
refrigerator. ?
THE NEW SHORTENING
A shipment billed as lard from
an American port proved to be
ammunition for Irish revolution
ists when it was taken from the
vessel. Possibly the idea was to
use It for shortening the lives of
the gentlemen of Ulster.
3IARRIAGE REGULATION
The Michigan assembly is
wrestling with a proposition that
would require the publication of
all marriage license and forbid
the performing of any ceremony
nntil five days after the license
had been granted. This would
stop a lot of hasty and ill-considered
matin gs and prevent num
bers of illegal ones. Under uuch
a program there wouldn't be
many eiopements. That is no
sign, however, that the plan is
the proper one. Until the states
can get together upon a reason
ably unanimous program for the
regulation of marriage and div
orce no conspicuous progress can
be reported.
LUMBER MARKET BRIGHT
Following is'the "Weekly Lum
ber Market Review" from the
American Lumberman of Chica
go: '
- "It is some years since buying
of softwoods was on so- large a
scale or so eager as .In May of
this year, for It was a phenomen
ally active month in' the lumber
industry. Although since the end
of May there has been somewhat
of a slackening in the buying of
softwoods,- in a way this Is not
unwelcome to lumber manufac
turers, for, taking the country as
a whole, purchases of softwoods
continue to exceed production
considerably. The volume of or
ders being received at Pacific
Coast rnihs shows only a compara
tively small excess over produc
tion by these plants; but mills In
the north, the south and the
southwest find that the volume of
orders . is cpnsiderably .greater
than their output. Demand for
construction lumber supported the
.market-throughout 1921, and al-'
so during the first part of 1922.'
This demand was at' first supplied
by retail lumbermen. out of their
stocks, for they were very care
ful about buying; as a result J
their supplies are. low and they,
are' eager to have rush shipments
of their replenished orders. "De
mand from wood consuming fac
tories started to expand in the
ean'y spring of 1922 and efe
sinoe has continued to grew
iowly and steadily.' Thuk thd
market, supported by retail lum
ber yard demand for construction,
materials, is now receiving ad
ditional support by demand, for
factory lumber. The demand from
manufacturing consumer ia'paf
ticularly helpful to hardwood pro
ducers. The. call upon them fdj
hardwood trim and flooring' hss
HTTMOB
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Edited by Job H. aimr
If you'd go around doing things
for people. Look for something
to do that will please them. Prove
to them that you're a good luck
cat,"'-; ; Z ;
"That's' a good Idea," Said
Soot, "I'll think it over."- , He
got up, stretched, and went over
to r roam through . .the garden.
Suddenly he stpppfed,' "Here's
my chance." he purred. Before
him lay, a white .glove on the
ground. It belonged to Nina, one
of the girls . who was especially
mean to him;. .
"She was out in the gardsn.
and lost it," reasoned Soot. "111
take It to her and then she'll be
sorry -.for treating me this way
He picked -up the glove in? nisi
mouth ana started to the house
On the way he dropped It several
times, but he picked it up and
kept on. :
Up to the porch, of the- house
he went. He dropped the glove
at Nina's feet. "Good gracious!"
screamed Nina. "That awfnl cat
has got hold of one of my glo7es
and has been dragging it around
in the mud. I always knew black
caf brought- h4 - luck 9nati
Soot slunk" bacVto the itliL
been very good this year and
with the increase in buying by
factories, which are the largest
consumers of hardwoods, the
trade is steadily expanding.
'Prices, according to the Am
erican Lumberman, have not
shown any market change during
the week, for although some tran
sit cars hare been disposed of at
low prices, the market as a whole
remains very firm. Items in the
most active demand, however,
have shown some advances.
TH SEA SLUMP
European nations are not ex
pected to extend support or en
couragement to an American mer
cantile marine. They are in the
shipping business for themselves
and feel capable of caring for
the world's commerce. But, it
American trade is to be extended,
it will have to be in American
bottoms. In spite of the fact
that our ships cost more to build
and more to man than the ves
sels of other nations, we must be
prepared to enter into competition
for the commerce of the seas. As
a matter of fact, we are doing
less of this than we were a year
ago. According to Chairman Las
ker himself, when the operations
of the Shipping Board were at
their height American vessels
carried nearly 50 per cent of the
in-and-out commerce of the- coun
try. Today the proportion bocne
on American bottoms is less than
35 per cent. That Is why some
intelligent plan for extension
sponsored by the government it
self is necessary if the mercantile
marine under the American flag
is to be maintained. To preserve
American industry and maintain
American interests oceanic com
merce of the nation must be un
der our own flag. Those who
build and sail American vessels
must be able to operate them
without a loss and still be com
petent to compete with the ship
ping of other lands. The ship
subsidy bill must be passed, and
that speedily. Keep our ships
afloat.
NEED FOR SELF-CONTAINED
INDUSTRY
There could be no more appro
priate subject for agitation than
that of "Need for more Self-Contained
Industry," upon which one
Southern periodical is elaborat
ing.' For years the south has
given most of its attention to pro
duction of cotton, to the neglect
of many other industries that
offer great opportunities. Grad
ually that section has been de
veloping other lines of produc
tion and has gone quite exten
sively 'into manufacturing, but has
yet far to go before it will be
as nearly self-contained as it
should be. Each community,
each section, each nation, should
be as nearly self-sustaining and
self-reliant as practicable. When
each has produced all the raw
materials and manufactured goods
it can produce, there will still
be plenty to be purchased from
the outside.
j If the south will get away from
the old Democratic idea that it
is always best to "buy where you
can buy the cheapest," and will
learn ,to encourage its own indus
tries and the industries of the
nation there will be more pros
perity in the south and over the
entire '.United States. Sending
money away to buy goods that
can be produced at home is poor
business policy. Even if a slight
ly higher price is paid for" the
goods produced at home, the pur
chaser receives, an advantage
from the fact that the purchase
price goes to pay the wages . of
home people, thus further increas
ing the demand for home com
modities. In climate. In soil, in the var
ied character of Its natural re
sources, the south Is greatly
blessed, but it has been cursed
by & political leadership that
is unsound upon the fundamental
principles of economics. That
political leadership keeps itself
in power by appealing to preju
dices that have had no reason
for existence for the past forty
years. There is no need to re
count the events out of which
that prejudice arose. The south
now realizes and admits that a
FUTURE DATES
Jun 17 to July 7. Vetloa Bible
Itudr school.
Jnae 20 Tuesday Cmautaqna aamaoa
opens at Dallas.
Jnae 20, SI. 23 sad 23 PortUad Bom
festival.
June 21. Wednesday Nebraska picnic,
state fair grannda. '
Jone 25, Soadar At 'SilTrton. An-
anai picnic of Salem lodge B.P.O.E
Jane St 9 to On It 5, inclusive Chaataa-
qaa season ia 8alfn.
Jane a 7, Tuesday Amertcsa Legioa
state encampment at The Dalles.
Jaae St-S. Jaty 1 Ooavemtina of
Ovtfoa Tin Calais' asaseiaUm at Marta-
fk44.
Jaly I. Saturday Anneal . Saleui pic
nic ta I'ortlAnd. I.anrelhnrst park.
My sad Monday aad Tuesday.
Bute eoavtatwa of Artiaaas at Weed sera
July 29. Saturday If arioa emiaty
Sunday erbooi picaie at fair groBads-
&eteaiber 3. S aad 4 iiakeviear
Roaod-up. Lakrview, Or.
Eapieaeor IS. Wednesday Orcgoa
Meteodavt conferee ca aseeU ta Salem.
BoetaajiWr St. 23 sad 31 PeaeUetM
nusea.
apt let S3a SO taclaatre Oraa
Bute fat.
-hwfmUt f," Tmin- Qntni alto.
severance of the union would have
been a catastrophe. The north
realizes and admits that the gross
evils incident to "carpet-bag" gov
ernments in reconstruction days
were unnecessary and would
never have been permitted under
the wise and sympathetic lead
ership of a-'Lincola. But the con
flict between the sections is a
matter of history not a present
problem, except so far as politic
ians use it to divert attention
from issues directly affecting the
industrial and commercial wel
fare of the nation.
Southern statesmen, Washing
ton, Jefferson and Madison, were
leaders in the establishment of
the American protective tariff
system under which American in
dustry thrived. Southern states
men were also the originators of
the ship-'subsidy plan, under
which, prior to JS50, American
ocean steamships won a place
equal' if not superior to that of
steamships under the British flag.
A narrow and short sighted south
ern statesmanship has in recent
years impaired the industries of
the nation In general and of the
south in particular. As a result
of those changed policies among
southern leaders, this nation has
eometim jf; been far from self
contained in its productive indus
tries and far from self-reliant in
its ocean transportation.
From industrial leaders in ev
ery section of the south there has
come in recent years an insistent
demand for support of the protec
tion policy, but the demand meets
little response from political lead
ers. It will be fortunate if the
industrial' interests of the south
can make their influence felt in
shaping the action of their leg
islative: representatives..
His Friend Recommended Them
"Six years ago." writes W. H.
Shadwell, Stanley, Va., "I had
kidney trouble, and at times was
unable to raise myself in bed. Fo
ley Kidney Pills were recommend
ed to me by the Chief of the Fire
Department. After using three
bottles I was completely relieved
and have never had a return of
the symptoms.' Why suffer
when you can get relief from
rheumatic pains, backache, swol
len, sore and stiff joints, sleep
disturbing bladderweakne ss and
other symptoms of disordered
kidneys. Sold everywhere.--Adv.
BALL BLUING ,
best for your clothes. No adds
no dyes: a pure, insoluble
ultramarine blues. Neither injures
nor discolors the finest fabrics.
nnw wiTAanum at. fmn-m. m. T
Beginning Wednesday Morning
To keep the Hosiery department clear of odd sizes and broken lots, we will
arange them for this special showing at LOW PRICES. You may not find
your sizes in each lot but out of the several lots youll be sure to find the
sizes you want
EXTRA!.
Sizes 8Yz onlyGIove Silk
in dark cordovan brown. .
98c Pr.
Fbre Silk Stockings
50c Pair
lilack and brown fibre Silk Hosiery in
this special clean-up lot of not more
than one-half to one dozen pairs to a
size Sy2t 9, 9y2, 10.
White Silk Hosiery with clox
$1.49 Pair
Three pairs 8'2, six pairs 9, nine pairs
Of 9 and eighteen pairs size 10. This
is a splendid clocked hose especially for
only S1.49 pair.
Mercerized Lisle Hosiery, white
39ePaif
Iron Clad Hosiery will give you extra
ordinary service... This number comes
in broken lot of 10's only.
Brown Heather Silk port Hose
$2.48 Pair
For street or outing wear. This num
ber is combined beautifully with the
Sport Oxfords. In this lot arc nine
pairs each, 9, 9 and 10. :
"Salem's
I BITS FOR BREAKFAST j
Warm day
And a warm school election.
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Let there be pec in the school
board; but peace wfth progress
and justice. Salem's proudest
boast should be her public school
systeia.
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"The tariff yawping of the sen
ate is to be stopped. It sounds
sensible" says the Los Angeles
Times. So say we alt, all the
American people. Bring- on clo
ture. Let 'er clote.
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Willamette had some old grads
here during commencement
week. But Hob'art college had
an old grad who is 100 years old
at ier commencement exercises
last week. In the person of Cor
nelius C. Cole, '48, of Los Ange
les. Willamette will have them,
and older ones. Give her time. -
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Thirteen Is ttie lucky number
of Curtis Cross. His number on
the ballot was 13, and he was
elected school director of the Sa
lem district yesterday by ' 13
votes. He is like Woodrow Wil
son in that respect.
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A statue to Pocahontas has
been unveiled on historic James
town island. In spite of the fact it
is now claimed no such Indian
maiden ever existed and that Cap
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CELEBRATION
$800 in Prizes ,
Second Sunday. . . .
Bathing Dancing Movies '
Bonfire on Beach '
Monday Third V"
Sports BathingMovies ' '
- Dance Street Carnival '
Tuesday Fourth
Parade Gam and Salmon , Bake
Speaking Sport Band Concert
Stockings
One Dozen
Pairs
Special
Leading- Department Store"
tain John Smith was a figment of
the Imagination. ;i
Excavations recently completed .
in Palestine have fixed the status
of Ananias in the community..
They now say .he was a politician
and not fisherman at aUV al
though some folks believe ; that .
these things go togetner.
WOODBURX TRAINS T
DiscoBtlnaed Jane 19 "
Oregon Electric railway local
trains run during the school year
between . Salem' and Woodburn.
arriving Salem 3:15 p. m. and
leaving 3:30 p. m., will be with
drawn Monday, June 19.
J. AV. RITCHIE. Agent Adv.
auction:
SALE
FURNITURE
530 N. 17th Street
Tomorrow 1:30 p. m.
F. N. Woodry
Auctioneer
at 9 a. m.
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J5XTRA!,
Silk Stockings in, nets, chiffon and
tjlove silk, fancy, and plain styles;
node, fawn, beige,' navy, grey, brown,
black and white. - 'All sizes in the lot.
$2.98 Pr.
Fibre Silk Stockings . '
69c Pair
Iron Clad, beaver knit and monito make
up this lot at special clean-up prices.
Black 82 to 10's; white size 10V only.
Silk Stockings, mock beams
98c Pair
Only a few pairs in this lo't to close out '
at 98c i a pair. Blacks size 8z, 9 and '
10; whites size 92 and 10.
- Fancy Silk Sport Hosiery '
$1.49 Pair
Vertical stripe silk sport hose in black
and blue combinations; also black and
green combinations, sizes 8 j to 10.
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