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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21. 1922
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Issued Daily Except Monday by s. r
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
215 8. Commercial St., Salem. Oregon
(Portland Office, 1 27 Board of Trade Building. Phone Automatic
511-93 ; .
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The Associated Press la exclualrely entitled to he uee for pnbll
eatlon of all news diapatchea credited to It or not otherwise credited
In tbla paper and also the local newa published herein.
It. f Jj Hendricks . . .
Stephen A Stone . . .
Ralph , Glorer .......
Prank Jaakoskl .....
...... w .Manager
Managing Editor
Caahler
m. . .Manager Job Dept
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Circulation .Department, f SS
Job Department, 582
Society Editor, 10 f
entered at the Postoffice In Salem, Oregon, as second class matter
IRRIGATION ttf THE SALEM DISTRICT
BITS FOR BREAKFAST
jjjnan building In the number, of -that journal for the current
Week , ' :
"Perhaps the largest field for development tfere
is in connection with the use of small individual
pumping plants, and it is possible by proper irriga
tion, to double the yield of about one-sixth of the
- soils in the valley, being the naturally drained free
working soil areas that are not too heavy on the
onct hand or too sieve-like on the other. The enter
prisers delayed partly due to lack of knowledge of
the value of irrigation or skill in its use. However,
. there are here opportunities for irrigation fanning
in a region, where there is a long growing season
with good transportation facilities at hand, and a
healthful settled section free from hardships of
pioneering in a raw, arid section."
": The above is the concluding paragraph of an interview
with W, L. Powers, chief of soils at the Oregon Agricultural
- College Experiment Station, made for and published by the
Pacific Homestead, the farm,paper issued from the btates
"And the 'Tiere" reference i3 to "lands of less sandy tex-
i turebut suitable for intensive crops with supplemental irri-x
f gation" t"L-' ,
1 ;. . And the lands of "sandy texture" referred to are those
! and such as those in the Santiam bottoms.
V But the reader, if he is a fanner, or is interested in any
way in the progress of this section, ought to read and reread
Vand 'preserve the whole article, printed on the Pep and Pro
gress pages this, morning. 1
5 To ''double the yield of about one-sixth of the soils of
the valley' which Prof. Powers says may be done by irriga
tioni is worth thinking about; studying upon; providing the
, 'means of doing this very thing
- Largely with pumping plants, but in very many cases
with water from streams. :
Prof. Powers shows that, with proper rotation of crops
and fertilization of the land, a comparatively small amount
of water applied at the right times and in the right way
. will turn the trick; just enough is very much better than too
.much i "
"And vastly better' than none at all.
' There is other irrigation matter in the Pep.and Pro-
- gress pages this morning that is informing, and encouraging,
-and the "Selling Salem District" and "Salem ,Slogan" pages
that willoeein a new campaign of development in The States
man on October 5th will contain from time to time a great
deal about irrigation for this valley. It is a very live subject
. now. and the movement ia bound to grow must grow.
r The time is coming fast when irrigation will be con
sidered as a matter of course for most farms in this section :
and the sooner it arrives the better for the growth and solid
prosperity of the Salem district.
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The canneries of the Willamette valley and of the West
ern Washington prune district are doing a big part in taking
care of the bumper prune crop now being harvested. The
Wnnera are at the same time developing a line that will add
to the popularity of what they have to offer to' the consum
' ine public: and to their profits. In fruits, the big five are
-going to be pineapples, prunes, pears, peaches and apricots
leaVe off the "a" of the last and complete the allitearation.
Prunes are now making the greatest strides in the history
: of the canning industry in taking their place in the royal
, family named.
Irrigation's the thing.
It is a juicy subject and is
going V have great attention f roni
now on here in the valley.
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Three weeks more will see the
last of the prune crop safe; with
every day making the sar-ing of
it more possible even with, a lit
tle or even a good deal of rain.
Dry days, however, will be more
than appreciated by the packers
and the growers.
There was not a sack of cement
to be had in Salem yesterday
That shows something of the busy
times in building of all kinds.
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If you think the building of
houses In Salem is being over
done, try to rent one; or even
housekeeping rooms in one. You
will consider yourself out of luck.
Still more new houses are both
In course of construction and be
ing planned and started than
ever before in the history of ba-lem.
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There is one thing more Impor
tant to Salem as a city than the
development of irrigation on a
large ieale in this section, and
that Is the development of the
great water powers of the Santi
am and Little North Fork of the
Eantiam rivers. It is coming, and
the sooner the better for Salem.
That will hurry Oregon's capital
city towards the 100,000 mark n
population, in the progress of
which it is making no mean
strides even as it Is. Salem is
away above 20,0$ in population
now.
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Gertrude J. M. Page, the lVe
real estate dealer, when picking
flowers at her home a couple of
days ago, found an upper set oi
false teeth. She is now looking
for the man who owns the lower
set or perhaps it is a woman.
over the town. She would natur
ally expect me to take some time.
But though- I was nearly getting
stronger, the prospect of an hour's
steady walking rather appalled
me. I turned to the little tele
graph operator aypealingly:
'Is there a pisce nearby where
I could wait lor that telegram
at least part of ihe time?"
"You are perle-tly welcome to
wait here," she said hospitably.
"but it isnt T'T interesting.
Now, if you like curios and postal
card3, you might :go over to Bet
ty Kane's It's the house; next tcft
the postoffice she's a most in
teresting woman, she practically
lives in her wheel chair, hasn't
taken a step since phc was a small
girl. She serves ta in the after
noons, but sometimes she can
manage to make a cup in the
morning if any .one wishes it. In
deed, she's glad to do It if she can.
You see, her little shop is all her
livelihood."
"That program sounds most at
tractive," I commented with smil
ing relief.
"I think you'll ffnd it so," she
ghina stood near the ffre, china
which made my eyes gleam appre
ciatively. It was thrt sort of thing
one sees in homes of taste, far dif
ferent from the ordinary tearoom
strange to relate, it comes mostly
from those who have the lightest
requirements to meet, while
those operators who have com
paratively heavy requirements re-
china, pretty as tnat sometimes is. port that the added public con
fidence, due to the regulation, has
While Madge Waited.
In one corner, ihe inevitable
postal card revolving stand was
redeemed from commonplaceness
by its decoration? Pt sprays of the
long-leafed pine while a table and
a set of shelves near were covered
with queer and attractive articles,
which made me long for a closer
view. i
All this I saw through the wide,
double-screened, doors at the en
trance, for there was ho one in
the little room, r.nd no one had
apparently heard my l nck. So af
ter standing in aelighfed survey
really benefited their business.
t'launis Taken t'are Of ;
"All claims against automotive
carriers for personal injuries,
property damage or loss of freight
or baggage, appears to have been
civ.en promot consideration, and
Lave been equitably adjusted. Act
cidents have been lew considering
the volume of the business and
safety rules are oetng en force J
ana mechanical Inspection with
regard to the public safety will
be more rigidly administered that
oven .a better showing may be
made.
"We are hearing very little of
Recommendation is Sent
Interstate Commission
4 'I. !
The Oregon public service com
mission has forwarded a recotu-memlAtk-n
to the interstate com
merce commission that it grant
the application of the Oregon
Trunk railway to abandon, oper
ation of that portion of its line,
between South Junction. Or., and
Metoliu, V)r. A .proviso attached
is that the applicaut In no way
prohibit the use qf its abandoned
grade and concrete bridge for a
public highway. to serve the com
munities that would be somewhat
delated by the abandonment.
i,The recommendation is signed by
ail three members of the commis
sion.
t. Shan't Forget."
Used by Three Generations
"I use Foley's Honey and Tar
personally, give It to all my chil
dren and now to my grandchil
dren with the same good results
I tried many kinds of cough med
icines, but never want anything
but Eoley'B Honey and Tar,"
writes Mrs. E. K. Olson, Superior,
Wife. Foley's Honey and Tar
was established in 1$75 and has
stood the test of time serving
three generations. It quickly re
lieves colds, coughs and croup
throat, chest and bronchial
trouble. Sold everywhere. Adv
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III
HUSBAND
Idele Garrison's New Phase of
REVELATIONS OR A WIFE
of the little shop for a minute I
knocked again th's time louder late in regard to proposed chaug-
and was reward-id-fcyithe sound es in the law except from that
of a cheery voica comiD? evidently minority which objects to any
from another room. regulation whatever, and betlieve
Come right In and kit down," that further opeiation of the pres-
it said. "I won't Le but a min- ent-law will prove tnat u 13-weaj
returned. "&nd suppose I send ute." calculated to stabilize the trans-
my little girl over to the .shop as T obeyed, and sank into one of Prtation business as a whole and
soon as your message comes back. thA mfmtnhia .hT.-n.i promote, the safety and convem-
It will save your coming over here chairs with a feeling of delight. ence of the PUDl,c- ever,
on a guess." The time of these realizing-that several days must like many other laws, it mif-'ht be
ineseases is leiy umerwiii), you pa8a before I leained the f rnprovea in some i:i)tTis. :
know. - . iKtrane-th jutmwrl hv mv cnlH on I
"That will be most-, satisf ac- nervous collapse. I heard the
tory,. I answered with an invol- snaDDine of a fire in nntw
untary smile or aprovai at my lit- room, and the sound of dishes be
ne gin. a curiy-nairea ei or per- Ing moved. Then camo a peculiar
naps i, wno was eyeing me eager- rolling and tapping sound, a wide
iy. i BurmnsBU i iai inp ueuvering door ODDOSite me wnannahprl
oi messages supp.ieu to ner an open, and throuch it lelled a low
importance which made her the wheeled chair, propelled by the
ehvied of all her childish com- hand nt h woman whr.
rades in the quiet little village. T . a(1 . , ,
She came up to me, looking up intere8ting crlppie, waited on by
with an anxious Pir. , some other Jerson-I savr.- a
plump, cheery, rosy-cheeked wo
man, in her late forties, with'sil-
VPr hair prnwriin r a c i -wn-n rr a i A
What i9 the name, please?" hMIltifnl Tano .,
cha oelrn1 aurh nn a .
"ncu " ii ouui a n au uu vrt..l 1, 2 v,i
gravity that I had all I could do Ln1 a av ... ,c,oJ
. - . . . u kj jam t, iuour;au Ui IUC
iruu. ,HKu.n. -er ,OOBe gowrf one W(?u,d haye
.vT , "' lir pected her to wear, while the pret
with a look of amusement in , fD. .viK - w
. ... l1' i wtre useless,
.u ,T w4,e shod in daiIllv si,pper8 and
irosron npainct t h a nl v
Mia. urdiiHin, at-ar, 1 'U -l... hnir
".,lu "J" a,r, "l 4f ttvuy UI 7mca Here was a woman, I saw in-
" " PKtinrflvpIv chn wn trAi
I shan't forget," she said lm-U h ""...".-.T l":
2: :,,. 7 "u, U'T Ptting the very best front possi-
LV " JV v . 1- .u L. : ble on a calamity which would
6UW w- vu v.w. .uu t uum have crushed a lesser spirit into
iiie uuiub hi wnicn ueuy rn tho t rn i ..v
ciiivy was lutaieu was a I Bettv TCanA
very ordinary appealing strtieture, fTn . .,
but there was nothing ordinary v '
about the room to which the aide - Helned hi. iwv
door ld ,ior i,i . neipea Ills Back
it the lettered sUm. 'Th JittOe ne rneumauc pains, dlz-
Shop." 2less ftnd blurred vision are
a -a x .x.,, symptoms oi Kianey trouble. "My
n i,:. i a ti i X- . I - "inea
site a wide, low casement window -When Z 7. x.
nl7h u a V """" -"."r nardly el UP and then he would
neatn It InolrAn nut nvor tho hull ...
, . :r . mt. lDe arawn over to one side. He
J!h I'7. LT12! y dney Pills and they
, ' cured him." Foley Kidney Pills
we ha.ve often wondered what
sort of frgure- Addiaon,' the"
greatest of English stylists,
would cut as , the producer of a
daily column of paragraphs.
The Atlantic City pageant's new
"Miss America" is red-headed.
This should tend to atablize tho
fashion in best seller Heroines lor
awhile longer. ' (No reference to
the white horse intended.) ;
JUST RECEIVED
Shipment of
SLIP-ON-SWEATERS
- at
SHIPLEY'S
CHAPTER 128
THE PLAN THE TELEPHONE
OPERATOR SUGGESTED
Another realization came to me
as I stood waiting for the little
telephone operator to change the
bill I had proffered her in pay
ment tor my telegram to Lillian
If Mother Graham was to be
kept in ignorance of my under
taking I could not g- hack to the
house and return to the telegraph
office in an hour. I had told her
I was going for a walk to look
Guaranteed to be Cured
Without Operation
'AN I be cured and will
I remain cured," is the
constant thought of suffer
ers from Piles.
You can be cured and will re'
main cured under my non
surgical treatment. No knife,
no operation, no anaesthetic, no
pain, no confinement and a pos
itive money -back guarantee of
cure, no matter how chronic or
severe your Piles may be.
If you are a sufferer from Piles,
Fissure, Fistula or Itching, write
to me today.
DR. CHAS. J. DEAN
RECTAL SPECIALIST
tND AND MORRISON PORT LAND, OREGON
MENTION THIS PAPtK WHEN WKiTINt,
John J. Rottle
FOR
TO
Look Over the Makes and Decide for Yourself f
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WALK-OVERS DOUGLAS EDMONDS -4
STYLISH STOUT AND KO-REC-TOE
These shoes hare the largest representation of any
shoe in the world. We have the narrow and the
wide ones Our desire is to fit you correct
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Prices Reasonable. .
John J. pottle
167N;Comm'l.
Salem, Oregon
looking chairs in the? room were
covered with cheery, tasteful
chintz, and on a low table a bowl
of trailing arbutus sent out its
fragrance to all who entered. A
tea wagon with most attractive
quickly relieve kidney and blad
der trouble. Sold everywhere.
Adv.
Bring New and Wanted Bargains in Salem's Original
"If
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FUTURE DATES
Ssptemfcor 25 to 80 iactnaiT OrrB
Stta teir.
September 2t, 2S and 28 Psadieton
ronna-vp.
September "24, Sunday Aannal T.M.
C.A. "Setting up" conference, Wallace
farm.
September 25, Monday State Federa
tion of Lbor meets In Salem.
September 27, Wednesday Oregon
Purebred Lireatoelc association fW meet.
September 30, Saturday Football,
n iiismeiie university vs. Alumni.
October 5, 0 and 7 Folk County fair,
Dallas
October 7. Saturday Football, finlem
bigh school t. Woodburn high school.
noTomoor t, i-aeaaay Uenerai !-
CARRIERS GOME
UNDER STATUTE
General Satisfaction Shown
With Transportation Act,
Say Officials
"Shop Wijth
the Crowds"
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Copyright, 1022, Associated Editor
The Blearest Little Paper in the World
Edited by John H. Millar
YARNS OF THE BIG WOODS
By ART CHILDS
the place and live on bags and in
sects, so you see they're consider
able help. They're a rare rariety,
though. Isn't often I raise any of
cm."
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I , THE gQTJASIIOLIXGER ;
- (Up In the great lonesome
woods ot tbe North the old guides
lave lnrenjted many yarns to ex
plain to the tenderteet troin the
cities, the strange tracks, the
weird noises, and all the other
new experiences ot tbe great out
doors. -;Mr. Child3 was formerly a
game warden In the woods of
. Northern Wisconsin. The stories
collected Irom the old guides
themselves. Twelve will na-f'rt-
lished. The one below Is the
tenth.) - ;' -
which he' tells here are torie he
. .Across the lake was aneal-iit
tie cabin where an :r "old-timer
' lived all the year round. Ha
raised quite a crop' of vegetables
r which ho sold to campers.
ir,r The old guide took the tender
' f oot dverwftfc fctr3!i a vegetable
' buying' trlpct We'd like a.couple
ot those fine squashes of yours,
I've noticed lately they're coming
alone great," remarked the
gnido. .
The wrinkled old woodsman
shook his head. "Sorry, but
they're gone. Those were the
squasholinger variety, you know
"Oh, "sure," nodded the gunde.
"That's tho walking kind, ain't
it?
"Yep. They grow Just like any
other squash on vines, only heaps
larger, and as they ripen their
eyes and legs come out and their
mouth open3, and just before
they're ready to walk, a piece of
the 'Vine turns into a taH, and
presto ! Off they go!"
"Dom't you ever get them?'
asked the tenderfoot.
Nope. You see their green
color helps thenx hide !n the -un
derbrush. But I don't mind losing
them, because they stay around
THE SHORT STORY, JR.
THE OL,I OAK'S STORY
For years I had stood on the
corner by the old Henderson
house for years before the
hoi- was ever built, in Ifajct.
Hendersons, young and old, had
played under my branches. I
hated to see the Henderson fam
ily dwindling away and the land
going to rack and ruin.
Finally young Byron Hender
son was the only one left in the
direct Henderson line. I liked
the boy. He used to lie on the
ground for hours looking up at
me and even talked to me. 1
talked to him as well as I could
and. tried to make him under
stand how fond I was of. him.
He was a small, pale boy who
had always been a weakling. His
mother and father had been swept
away when he was very young
by a black measles epidemic. It
was a. wonder he hadn't prone too.
Sometimes I thought it would
have been better for him. ' You
see there wasn't any one left to
look after him except a busy uncle
Vn the city who decided that a
small town was the place to bring
up a ooy, so be hired a couple
to work the farm and take care
of the boy.
I hated them from the very
first. The woman was a stupid.
whining ierson, and the man was
a 'black-browed fellow wno nouna
cd the boy and shouted at him
conunuauy. ine uncle never
came near. He was a very bu?y
man indeed. I used to shake
with anger when I saw how the
boy was treated. Why, he got
so that heput up his arm to
shield his face whenever the man
came near.
Things Irept getting worse and
worse. The Doy looked half
starved One afternoon he came
home from school . and dropped
down under me, just worn out In
a minute the man was out after
Mm. "So you're playing off,"
he shouted. "Sneaking out here
instead of petting at your chorea.
I'll' fix you for that." He rushed
at the trembling boy with, closed
fist.
That was too much for mo
One of my branches was old and
rotten. I'd been intending to get
rid of it anyway. So I just drop
ped it and pinned that man down
by his leg. He yelled for help.
The poor boy was scared to death
and he ran like a streak up the
! road. '
He happened to run into the
shertff, who was coming1 along,
and. who turned in to see what
was the matter. The man wasn't
much hurt, and the sheriff turned
to the white-faced boy and began
arkiig him questions.
Well4 that sheriff was a mighty
.fine man. He saw bow things
were and how the boy was scared
of that fellow. He wrote a let
ter to tbe "boy's uncle. Who wasn't
mean, only thoughtless. Now old
Mr. amd Mrs. Elliott, the nicest
peoplfe In the world, are here, and
the uncle comes often.
I think thos , Hendersonkot
years ago must be glad of the
way I'm sticking by them.
- The public service commission,
in a letter to W. A. Curtfn, sec
retary of the Portland .Traffic &
Transportation association, ex
presses the opinion that practi
cally every motor vehicle carrier
of ooth freight and passengers in
the state has now complied with
the transportatfon act of the 1921
legislature whereby these carriers
are placed under the jurisdiction
of the commission and subjected
to license payments.
Possible exceptions are those in
remote rural districts, and these
are being informed of the legal
requirements by inspectors.
July Banner Month
The letter says that the com
mission granted nearly as many
permits, during the month of July
Lh?s year as it had granted be
tween Deeemtber 27, 1921, and
June SJ), 1922.
Inspectors are reporting fewer
violations each month.
"There is some complaint from
the. carriers as to the operation
cf the law,' says the letter, "but,
State Fair Exhibitors Take Notice
of These Specials
Ladies' Winter Hats
A large lot, picked from our regular stock and
brought down to the basement. Here you will find
Hats ot nearly every description, trimmed and un
trimmed shapes. Values to $4.50 all go at
COMING
SUNDAY
Sept. 24
Another 4-Page
ROTOGRAVURE
SECTION U
Screen
Scrap
Book
Watch tor it in
-f The' "Statesman
95 c
Decorators'
Bunting
In all colors, special
8c Yd.
Knives and Forks
Special each
5c
Remnants
Are being piled high on
the familiar table in this
underpriced store. Yoa'll
find most every conceivable
type of material priced for
Thursday special
fee-Tin. Off
Heavy all wool
Army
Blankets
Special at
$2.79
Ladies' all wool
Slip-Over
Sweaters
Regular $3.75 grade of all
wool Slipover Sweater, some
with narrow inverted pat
ent belts, etc. All shades;
while they last, special
$1.69
-Wg(gjp
Men's, Women's
and Girls
Straw
Hats
All styles and sizes
go at
7c
Standard
OilCloth
Per yard special
29c
Heavy water
Glasses
Special each
4c