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Frank Jaskoskl ............ . . .-, TELEPHONES: Business Office, 23 Circulation Department. 68S Job -Department, ,682 Society Editor, JO t - r Entered at the Postoffice in Salem, OREGON'S ICE CREAM 4 -There' should be no tampering by the Legislature with the present Ice cream standard in Oregon; ; Because! the present one is right. i ' j' , Of a total of 250,000,000 gallons of ice cream made in the United States in 1920, the Oregon standard was used in 208, 000,000 gallons, and last year it is estimated that 242,228;000 gallons of ice cream made in the United I States were Oregon .standard 8 per cent butterfat protein ice cream. - There is a 40 per cent greater average consumption of ice cream per capita in the states which require a low butter fat standard than in those which require a high butterf at standard -i , ''- j It runs below five pounds per capita on the average in those states requiring a high standard, while it runs about seven pounds in the states having a standard like Oregon's Idaho has a consumption of,2.1 pounds per capita of ice cream,' while Oregon has a 7.05 pound per capita, consump tion; and Idaho has a high butterf at law; 1 . j " , Oregon farmers- should note this i t I ' "" I And they should be solidly arrayed against any change to a high standard, for, making comparison with Idaho's ex- - perience, a change to the standard of that state would mean a total reduction of nearly 70 per cent of the ice cream man ufactured in Oregon '. 1 ' -,; ''. And that would be a serious blow to our dairying and general farming interests ; a very serious blow. : 'Here is another concrete example,: j -1 i i ' Pennsylvania has the Oregon standard, 8 per cent but- - terfat ice cream. . California- has a' 10 per .cent standard. Pennsylvania consumes 14.84 pounds of ice cream per capita - per year. California consumes 8.35 pounds 1 v m . Though California has the lcmgest season of ordinarily large consumption of ice cream of any , state in the union, ""and Pennsylvania has vigorous winters and short summers in comparison, '.:?;; 1 .: . t ;i .j' ; .4 -i-i : t : : . Increased consumption of Jce cream ; is especially good for an agricultural state, ju3t as an increased consumption ox anoles and prunes is good i '..It. keeps Oregon money running around in a circle in the t. !' ' . A n fVtA nea 4Vi a Amitati nnrlo lrA KoAnminir mnra and and it is a food that is desirable in this article of almost uni ; versal and constantly growing consumption- .- .iw'A food, -not a' fuel. . ' f , '. j t . ' 1 , : 1 , . v ; : , ;v : ; " In Vancouver, B. C it is illegal to make ice cream con taining more than 10 per cent of butterfat. The manufac turer can make it six or eighty but he is not, allowed to put in over the maximum of 10 per cent butterfat. 1 A good au thority says : 1 ' ! : ' . ' "Food ice cream will supplant fuel ie cream, be cause people are more insistently demanding a chemical-, ly cool as physically cold food, such as sherbet wliich has no fat at all. ' The consuming public want3 a re-' " sohoou ; - - tSTtnrf i spoars v Copyriib.t, 1CS3, Associated Edit , uoir ADT3XTrRERS ; I Peter the Gresi Stands Fast ; 'When Zar Alexia of Russia died he left, three sons: Feodore, the Meat;-and Peter and Ivan, who were halt-brothers. Feodore sue- . ceeded to the throne, and upon his death Ivan became the new tsar. The Russian people hated Natalie. Alexis' second wife and , the mother 'of peter, believing : that she wanted to get 'rid of Ivan In order that her own 'son might be czar.' Ivan ' was weak, and timid, but Peter was strong and "'.brave.-. . ' , -. . , - Shortly after the death of Alexis a r'party of s his guards stormed . the Kremlin at Moscow, the palace" of the Russian rulers at that time, and did great dam age to the valuable furnishings, cutting paintings and taking sou venirs. Natalie and her two sons were in a room above while all this was taking place. Ivan and his mother . were terror-stricken, but Peter rwas only excited- . The rioters called for Ivan, the new ruler, and thought because he failed to appear that he prob ably had been killed or 'kidnaped. Finally, in order to quiet them, Peter proposed that his brother and timselt go to the head of the.; stairs and y let the mob see them. ; Both Ivan and his mother THE OREGON STATESMAN. ..,........ i Manager . . . .Managing Editor Cashier . . .Manager Job Dept. '?! Oregon, as second class matter STANDARD is RIGHT for the Oregon fruit grower. ors j , The Biggest Little were terribly alarmed at this, and It was only After ; begging very hard, that Peter was able, to get his mother's consent and force Ivan to go with hlml . M When they) saw Ivan, the guards all ! cried. "Ldng .Live Ivan, our newruler! . But their good will didn't last long, and they continued ; v their work of destruction,! some of them rush ing up the I staircase toward . the two defenceless boys waving their swords, j Of course Ivan wanted to run, but 'Peter held him back, andj met the ruffians with, the remark. "There is no reasonwhy I should fear my father's guards." This Impressed ; the guards, and so the boys were saved. But' who can say what the hlstory'of Rus sia might have; been if Peter, who afterwards became r known as Pe- Iter the Great, had nofflrmlyheld his ground? i 1 , I THE SHORT. STORY, JR. j & O. S. "When caught In a blizzard,! said 'i .Fred,, 4 -.'-. 4 .-. .-' fWith "nothlng-io help but your ". Ahead. : j;v; j :c' v,-:-V; ' : Just use it and see ..; What-a help jt rjeate, Int SALEM, OREGON ? , freshing summer food, instead of a fiercely, burning fuel to fire the human engine. A 10 per cent ice cream is as p superfluous as the ' fur overcoat and mittens on the fourth of July." I In AVashington the standard has recently been changed to 8 per cent, and the ice cream business there has pro gressed by leaps and bounds. s It would be inexcusable folly for Oregon to change her, standard. It would be a step backward ; injuring both the farmer and the manufacturer," and rendering both palatabil ity and the food value of our ice cream comparatively low. , Let the law alone. The matter was well considered when it was passed, and conditions have since more than confirmed its wisdom. n In tne meanwhile Premier Poln care is not avoiding the limelight. He must intend to nm for some thing In France in the very near future. . - - A number of otherwise uniden tified" patriots .hare been "men tioned" for the shoes of Secre tary Fail. "Don't It beat all how they shuffle their feet - to make a. noise? - - To add to the troubles of the Democrats a movement to get Henry Ford the party nomination Is in evidence., What an 'angeT Henry would be for a bankrupt organization.' - England'ls trying to restore the buying power of the world that he may be saved. . France wants reparation ; for damage done her country by the Germans. The commercial activities of the world, are the life-blood of England. Secretary Hughes talks right out in public about the foreign policy of the Harding administra tion. Which; is quite different from the method approved by President Wilson, when the cabi net did not know what soht of a turn the government was going to make on a given subject. The days of shirt-sleeve diplomacy have returned. Talking about chaplains at the penitentiary and other state in stitutions, what is the use of hav ing paid chaplains? Or If there is to be' money paid for such ser vices, why not pass it ; around? Not confining it to any particu lar denominations, ; either. f Not discriminating in ;. favdr of any particular-route to heaven. There are many routes, and the travel is not all taken up on any of them. " - ; There can .be enough flax grown on 300 acres of Salem dis trict land to produce the fiber to spin the twine for the fishermen of this state, in sufficient quan tities to pay all' the expenses of the Oregon penltentlary-elllng at present prices; or even a dol lar a pound below present prices and giving the fishermen the pure ; stuff, and not- flax fiber mixed with sea ' Island cotton or any other old stuff. It would Paper In the World Without it : I might have been "dead."r - - : : ? ' : N It was cold, bitterly cold, as Fred bumped along in his little car "over the mountain 'road. - The wind, whistled right through the windshield and dismally flapped the curtains. Little, flurries of snow sifted in through the cracks and peppered him in the face. "Burr," shivered Fred, "I'm glad I've plenty- of gas. i I can't Imagine ; anything worse than to be caught up here in a storm. Why do you suppose Farmer Bent ever chose to live In this forsaken place? ' Don't blame him for want ing me to come up and fix ; his telephone, r He's surely cut i off from the world in every other way." ' ; ' '' ' He was at the top of the hill when his thoughts were disturb ed i by a strange grating sound. Something was wrong! ' He coast ed to the bottom of the hill be fore he. got out to , Investigate. The frame of the car had given way,' and : the engine . was quite dead! What could he do? lit must be miles: to the nearest farm house. - The only familiar object in sight ; was a telephone pole and then Fred thought of ' his test set He took the jitle tele phone from the car and . strapped it across his ! shoulders. - He would climb the pole,, connect his telephone, land call central ;- to send some one out ; to get him. But his heart sank! -i He had no spurs. '. ; ", . 1 '. ' , The drifting ' snow filled ' his eyes. He tried to climb, but the pole .was slippery from the snow. After 10 minUtea of hard work, Fred had to give it up, . numb with cold and sick with despair. '.Then, for the first time, Fred noticed the barbed wire fence on the othersldecf ;the road not be wise to depend on only. 30p acres. It would be wipe tD make it 2000 to 3000 acres, and to manufacture something be sides seine .twine; several things. The superintendent of . the spin ning plant at the Stillwater, Min nesota, penitentiary says this would be a good thins; for the Oregon prison. He knows, r Ho pays all the expenses of the Min nesota penitentiary spinning bin der twine, and has done so since 1905, and has piled up a surplus of over four million dollars. There is a lot more profit In spin ning flax twine than in using sisal : and , man 11 a and there is the great 'advantage of keeping all the money here at homeland of helping to build up the great est industry in Oregon, that will eventually keep thirty million dollars in the United States that now goes to foreign countries for the manufactures of flax. ! There is nothing the matter with Oregon's ice cream stand ard. It is scientifically right, and right for the good of both the pro ducers of milk and the Consum ers of ice cream, conducing to the' largest possible production and consumption. Let it alone. , Stefansson, the Arctic explor er, will abandon his career, to' prove to the world that the Arctic regions, hitherto , known as , mys terious, will soon be the source of developed resources of unlim ited magnitude. , Tet it is but a rhort while since we were read ing of the tragedy of Sir John Franklin, Dr. Kane; Capt. Hall, Lieut. Chip, Greeley and other In trepid men who matched their lives against ' the secrets tot -the Arctic Circle. . . .-j.; , POLK MINISTERS CXIMEXP GOVERNOR FIERCE. a Editor Statesman: ' ; I am enclosing a copy of a res olution which was adopted unani mously by the Dallas Ministerial association at a meeting held i to day. This association is composed of the ministers of the churches of Dallas and vicinity. Very truly yours, " FRANK JAMES, i. President. 1 , The Resolations ; v ': Whereas, we note with great pleasure ' the- clear-cut, statesman like pronouncement of our gover- mm HUMOH PLAT WORK Edited by John H. MRlar Where had he heard that the far mers "here in Canada sometimes used these for their private lines? Of course it was absurd to hope, but It wouldn't hurt to try. He connected one wife of I1I3 test set to the top wire of the fence, and stuck the other wire In the ground. He rang and rang,' but it didn't work. His last hope was Just leaving him when "very faint ly he heard, "Hello, hello!" "HELLO!" he shouted at the top of his lungs, only to discover that his batteries had become wet and, were dead! His "heart sank right down through the ; soles of his shoes.- It was like having a last straw dangling right in front of you and your hands tied so you couldn't grab it. Then in a warm rush of hope the knowledge came over him that, if he talked into the receiver they could hear him. "Well, hello there," the farmer shouted back. "What's the mat ter? It took you a long time to answer?" I PICTURE PUZZLE 1 1 ; ; VWHAT FAMOUS BRITISH STATESMAN 15 NAMED BELOwr r 0 fflSa Aatwtr t4 "Wfr SimWr' lUiby, caU. s 1 ' -' ! EDITORIALS OF THE PEOPLE Wants i'armers Relieved Editor Statesman: ' - I was very much interested In an editorial entitled "The Gradu ated -Income Tax." , In the article it was said that the flat Income tax measure met with an over whelming defeat, at ' the general election and that it was the pur pose of those proposing the flat income tax to prevent the passage of any income tax measure at all. I have very often made the statement that 90 per cent of the people of Oregon are either very ignorant or dishonest when it comes to taxation. In the last 18 years the taxes on our farms around Victor Point, 15 miles east of Salem; have- increased about 800 per j cent. Why? Be cause the people have voted more bonds and taxes without provid ing new sources of revenue.. Now, the farmers are. demanding a graduated income tax to ease some of their burdens. There Is a certain class of. people who are telling -us we want tax reduction; not additional taxation, which will mulct industry and scare iway investment. How many in dustries have we in Oregon of which' the farmer is not the back bone, outside of the lumber busi ness? I have some shares in one of the most important industries in Oregon, which bring jne 7 per cent on my investment, and the laborers in that industry are get ting M to $10 a day. Where is the farmer who is getting 14 a day and 7 per cent on his invest ment? A graduated income tax will not hurt that industry very much.' In 1921 the taxpayers of Mar lon county were assessed about 14,800,000 for personal property. such as machinery, cows, sheep. hogs, horses and merchandise, which is about 50 per cent of j the real value. A few days ago I went to a certain bank and asked the cashier of my guess of 17,000,000 in the banks of Marlon county was correct. He said it was over $10, 000,000i. He wanted to know my idea. I jtold him it was very un just to tax the personal property 14,800,000 and not the 110,000. 000 in the banks one cent There was the same old story: "Oh. you can't tax that money; it would ruin our business." The old story as the ; graduated income tax story. Is it honest to tax the far mer on his machinery, cattle, sheep, hogs and horses and not tax the $10,000,000 in the ' Mar ion county banks, or about $250, 000,000 In the state's banks? . " Now let us see how we would reduce the taxes on the farmers and small home, owners. The fed eral income tax has been raising about $15,000,000 a year in Ore gon. We could raise about $7,' 000.000 ; from, the same source. The farmer is paying about 3 per cent taxes on his personal prop erty. If we would tax at 3 per cent $125,000,000, which Is one- half of the money that is in the banks of the state, it would bring $3,750,000, which with $7,000. 000 income tax, would make over $10,000,000. AU taxes in Oregon are about $40,000,000. Will that not reduce the taxes on the far mer 25 percent? The population of Marion county is about 47,000. There are about 3000 farmers; 1400 of them have a mortgage on their farms; some are paying 8 per cent Interest and if most of those farms should be sold at sheriff's; sale they would bring very little more than the mort gage, r . Now those 3000 farmers are nor, Hon. Walter M. Pierce, upon the subject of the enforcement of the prohibition law within the state of Oregon, as made in his inaugural address; and, Whereas,' we believe that the statement of such' high ideals of purpose as therein made should not pass by unnoticed by the citi zens of the state of Oregon; and, further, that he who gave utter ance thereto should not fall; of just ' commendation and pledges of support from all lovers- of Jaw enforcement within our great commonwealth; therefore. Be it resolved: First, that we commend our governor, Hon. Walter M. Pierce, In the highest terms of our appreciation for this straightforward declaration . of facts and purpose, in the matter of the enforcement of our prohi bition law; and v ' Second, that we pledge him our whole hearted support and the fullest cooperation in all efforts which he may put forth for the enforcement of said 'law. 5 Be it further resolved, that 4 copy of this resolution be sent to Hon. Walter M. ' Pierce, governor of Oregon and one to each of the following newspapers: The Polk County Itemizer ; and the Polk County Observer of Dallas, Ore gon; the Salem Statesman and the Capital Journal of Salem, and the Morning Oregonian, the Port land Telegram and the Portland Journal of Portland, Oregon, for publication in their columns. ; The Dallas Ministerial Asso ciation, Frank James, president; C. F. Trimble, secretary. .' . v Dallas, Oregon, January 12, TUESDAY MORNING, paying about $500,000 taxes, or about 50 per cent of the county and state taxes, . which is about $1,000,000 for Marion county. Are you wondering that the farmers of Oregon are demanding a graduated income tax of about $7,000,000, and about $3,750,000 tax on $250,000,000 which are in the banks of Oregon, to ease some of their burdens? Respectfully your, ' HENRY JAQUET, Route No. 3, Silverton. v. " Huriburt's N. B. No. 29, Relating to the Removal from Office of Adjutant General Editor Statesman: In a democratic form of gov ernment it would be difficult to determine which is the more im portant branch, the civil or mil itary being so Interlocked and de pendent upon each other. - But when the civil becomes endanger ed by, insurrection or foreign in vasion, then we must depend upon the military for protection. Ergo, It Is, very, necessary that the civil government use the utmost dis cretion in its dealing with the military. The utility of any mil itary body depends by and large ly upon the efficiency of its of whicers, which1 often spells -geni us. One has only to look back over a few wars, a lew battles', to be horrified at the . havoc wrought by. the sudden and cap ricious change of generals at a critical time. The seat of civil government forces the change upon the soldiers, who must sacri fice their lives for nothing. One striking instance of this sort of thing comes to my mind, I.e., the removal of General McCleilan, an lnterpid, seasoned officer who was replaced by an orator. Gen. Pope, at one of the most critical points which the Southern rebellion had reached. " Politicians, playing their selfish games, elect- the civil officers from greatest to least, and by the same nefarious tactics bring pres sure to bear upon these officers to force them. In spite of - their good intentions, to do as the schemers dictate; and, unfortun ately, the, governor is one of their victims, besides being human and liable to err. In. view of the foregoing facta It would seem a disastrous mistake to take the re moval of so important an officer as the adjutant general . out of the hands of the courts martial, where It distinctively and proper ly belongs, and put it into the hands of any one, man. It has oft en occurred to me that the law we now have on that matter is more nearly or quite the most flawless of any one that has re cently been put upon our statutes. ' . The newspapers are stating that Mr. Hurlburt has Introduced this bill out of personal -animosity toward . General White. Let us hope that this Is a mistake, since at a. session of the legislature is a wrong time and place to settle personal differences. If there are any members there now who are tempted to so far forget their il I would Circulation I wouldn't TWJ '"MTllHT mm If ss WWII JANUARY 16, 1923 own best interests, it would : be well tor them to recall the ad monition of that great and good man. General T. J. (Stonewall) Jackson, to the women of the south who .were Immoderate in their expressions of bitter hatred toward the: north, to not forget themselves. He said: "Personal rancor is the? lowest expression of patriotism and a sin besides. We must leave these things to God." h ', . We tax burdened ones of Ore gon are looking sharply now to the members' of this legislature to, keep, their campaign promises by trying to lift us out of our financial troubles. We have no military troubles Just now; and my opinion Is that we shall have none if Geo. A. White remains in command, since " he it was. who brought the Oregon Guard, from a low level up to VOregon first or second,", pf which we are so pruuu. . M. A. PARRISH, Salem, Ore., Jan.' 13, 1922. Automotive School Haas Opened Classes for Term The school of automotive" en gineering has started Its classes for the present term with-a large II crease in enrolment..,' The school Is beginning to find its Quarters very ; much crowded. Evening classes are being organ ized In automotive electricity and' magnetism. Ignition, .start inar. and lighting. These classes will be conducted on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of each week. . The regular ' ' evening j04 : , . .T92 ' : could not save money? Would you go into business with a man ' who spent all his money as fast as he earned it?. '- f We doubt very much if you would. -But, have you ever thought about your--f self? Maybe there are a dozen men watching you right now. -Can you prove to them that you can save money that you' are a personal success ? '. Don't you think that the very next . thing you should do is to; f OPEN A SAVINGS . ACCOUNT United States National Bank The Bank That Cervica" Bunt". " ' Member Federal Eeserve . System YF I WERE AN ADVERTISER buy Circulation-Large - wherever I could. But buy circulation alone. UVD BUY READERS-but I would ii hot buy .Readers alone. Pd buy Interested readers." Is the Paper of Interested Readers -, classes for auto mechanics t: car owners who -wish to fatnlUi. lie themselves somewhat' 'wit the mechanism of their machlr will be 1 helt on Tuesday at. Thursday evenings.. -The regu! part-time classes during the 62 will be conducted as usual. per sins, interested should , conf with Messrs. Mllsom and Eyer! at the school headquarters in U rear of Olson's garage on Lit. erty strt. Made II im Blush Two women who were ridin In a street car were discuasiE: their favorite operas,, and as tl conductor , approached to tak their fares, one of the women handing him her. fare,' remarked "I simply adore 'Carmen!! " Blushing .to the roots of bL hair, the embarrassed conduct c replied,? "Try the motorman, mai am ; he's a single v man!" E; change. . 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