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' ' -. s ill t f - 1 , s & it Civ. -t rf t-r- f 1 -! 1 1 3. 4 ' , M '- Issued Daily. Except Monday by ' THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING -COMPANY -; r 215 S. Commercial St.. Salem,' Oregon t (Portland Office, 627 Board of Trade Building. Phone Beacon 1193 "T ' , - HKMBER OK THK ASSOCIATED PRESS ! - The AMOciated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use tor publi eatlon of all news dispatches credited to it or- not otherwise credited ! iri this paper and also the local news published herein. - ,' R. J. ' Hendricks ... Stephen A. Stone ... Ralph Glover . . . . . , Frabk Jaskoskl .... TELEPHONES: Business Office, 23 Clrcnlation Department. 68 1 Job Department. S8S f , Society Editor, 108 ' ' ifatered at the Poetof flee' in Salem, Oregon, as second class matter :I-;''V';0UR IMMORTAL SOULS v f. , (Copyrighted by the ' r v God has made the physical, creation so that it grows and develops without any conscious action toward that end. The . animals make no effort to grow other, thin the effort to procure their food. The law which, the Creator has estab lished in their organisms does the rst. In man the pro cess of digestion; and assimilation and .all the bodily func tions go on. in each individual entirely! independent of his - volition. Our physical beings are subject to the'natural laws ".. . over them, and at least while W-e are in a physical condition, we have little or no control of. them. No so our higher natures. There; can be no develop ment of these without A Systematic effort of the will directed ... to that end. The intellect, for example, .will remain almost u dormant to the end - of life, unless we give it- conscious ac tion under the . constant direction of the wilL It takes long and arduous months and years of labor , to develop the in- 4ellcqt of la-Webster !A JJewton: or an Edison. And so. with alliKa varied facultfes'ai4 capacities of our mental make-up. It cjes years ofli systematic training td develop the grckr'sirigeror mublcian, the great artist or captain of in n t tiustt The man who does nothing but wait for -God or IJ'jthe natural law. in him to make him great in any form of r ? intellectual activity will wait a long time for the attainment . ' of his ambition. . ' ; i . . ; ' ' - : - What is true in this respect of the minds of men is even more true of their spiritual conscious effort there can be fort the gent 'of divinity the soul given, to .-us by the Creator willremain a germ only until the end of this Phy sical existence. Indeed, for the want of thi3 effort multi tudes of people never awake to spiritual consciousness ; Ihey "have never; copie to know tha they, have a soul or any spir itual elements within them. ' V- ' V ; The thing that distinguishes man, from, the .brute 'is r his moral, and spiritual nature. His " natural desires, im pulses and prpperisities are essentially animal..- i Anger, for. example, is an expression of the same propensity .in man as in the beast, and this may be said of man's other ' physical propensities and their manifestation. The devel opment of the mind does not destroy .or radically change .these. Indeed, a man with a highly educated mind without a developed moral or spiritual nature is' little, if anything, "more than ah'educated animal. S'1, :f t V-r--'i Not merely as an insurance against the supposed fires cf hell should we seek in all ways to strengthen and develop he spiritual elements urus, but only thus can we fulfill the - - chief purpose of our creation and get the, most out of the .life the Creator. has given us. Theptruth is that no one has 1 really begun to live, until he has come into a conscious spir itual life. Activity in this highest part of our nature brings - n much higher enjoyment than any fleshy or physical activity can supply. If no other reward resulted from this spiritual 'development in us except the increased capacity for enjoy- 'ment in this world which it brings," the effort for .this de velopment would be the most .worth while thing in the world. But a truly righteous and spiritual'life blesses others and makes the world purer and better and happier for its having .-been lived. This is by no means the least of the rewards of a holy life. To know that as a result of our life we have left the world better than we found it brings the highest satisfac tion and happiness. , i- " K, ' .. ' . -; r The quickened, developed spirit, the rounded Christian me sorrooti RTUTT - --i t'cyrlgnt, 1023r Associated JEdlt n 1 .; For Boys - s rrr iiiT - ' Lessons ia Trick Cartooning ' ..'. . The Cheshire Cat . . V. f :-.- . , 1. r -,:. . , - -.- . . . . ..-.:- . : ; t j J. ... rf.. . ; 1 ... : . - (Complete the big drawing hy al(linp, one hy one, the various lilies shown in .the Kcries of small key 'pictures Velpw.) - j Tl I ES OUT STORY,: JR. ITinxirsl: a ttu; or tub , t r ( . - Bruce, THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON ............ .Manager .....Managing Editor .............. .Cashier .Uanager Job Dept San Jose ' Mercury) t natures, i Without voluntary nb spiritual life. Without ef : on - The Biggest IdtUe and Girls 4 f 4: ) , 1 as. be . tossed his basketball through tne barrel hoop he had put up In the barn. "But it's not much use. J I'll probably never Lave another ; chance. Why character, deeds of loving service, a strong, constant strug gle in the cause of righteousness in the world,are not these and kindred! things the heavenly riches which" we are commanded to accumulate ? jj If to take with U3 when we go eternity poor, indeed. : And how are i we to go spirit, this soul of ours? In the development of the mind, by givmg it actrnty In the first Dlace. the thinsrs that absorb our thoughts, fill our ambitions and call forth our best efforts are the things that shape our lives and determine our characters. We must de sire this spiritual i development effort to acquire it, and without desire for it and efforts to attain it we shall make no progress toward it." ' ' l; .v" There is no more uplifting prayer ;. not mere i words, out yearning of the soul toward God; the stnyino; of the spirit to come into rapport and harmony with the Infinite Author of our being. By such a prayer we do not change the laws or purposes of the Creator, but we do change ourselves and our. attitude toward and our relations to Him; It is doubtful if any progress in the spiritual life is possible without; true prayer as a frequent if not a constant habit of the; heart. i Make the devout and holy men and women whom you know your intimate companions. Be in the society of such as much as possible Instead of filling your mind with lit erary trash with which the world in, these -flays is flooded, spend your leisure! hours in spiritual study and meditation ; at least occupy, your mind-and thoughts with nothing that t3 not elevating and ennobling. Our outward lives, our real selves, are but the expression of the thoughts, desires and "ambitions 'of our inner beings. "As a man thinketh in his heart so is he." '' '; . ' - And lastly let us -not forget that "love b the fulfilling of the law" of our-spiritual beings. Not that selfish, love that is ; expressed , only when it expects a return, but one that pours itself out without thought or expectation of reward-that takes in the poor, the humble, the unfortunate, the erring; that isi willing toj leave its own and the pleasant things of the vrorld arid go out after the lost sheep and bring them into the foldj i We are not Christians according to His standard until, we can obey from the heart His command to Love one another qveh as He Tempos fugit. The legislature needs a steering committee 'and a steam roller." ' ' . . '-"-. 5 . Did you ever know that a lot of folks go to church merely to get out of the crowds? -Exchange. It Is proposed to celebrate Sun day, March 18. as "Silent Sun day." Inrite your mother-in-law to spend the day with' you, William Jennings Bryan says that atheists and agnostics ; hare a right, to teach In colleges of their owni but no right to do so In Christian" institutions. J Colonel Bryan.rin . thist respect 'indulges In good sense. , u '1 ; '. . . . Vi;.:; ' After all,; Drf Coue Is no mira cle man. Hesays so, himself. , He merely elaborates the old -philosc-j phyj-that more than half at the ills of the flesh are .conquerable! by the mind because they are duel to; imagination. ' .'.' L.,,; f'li.'- The legislature can get through in Its allotted time it it wilt take up and .consider 'only 'the con-l structiTe measures and the. neces sary appropriation bills, and ! let everything else slide. But who will separate the wheat; from .the chaff . V ''Us: :'- 1 ' I ," : ' The Oregon' legislature at ; the session of two years', ago trans ferred $280,X)Q0 from the quarter. of a mill, road fund to--a fund for new buildings, at . the 8 state , in dustrial school for boys. TBat - Paper In the, World j. :t J-;- couldn't I have got onto that twist a1 month- ago? That puts ' them through even better than Frank can." . ; Bruce had - "f lzrl edC He had been thrown off the first : ham when Frank Ligget had moved to town from the city.ti where he had "been a star forward on-the East High teamu The Jcoach had been sorry to put Bruce off, as Frank had too much to say about 'city playing."but. there was no doubt that Frank was the better player of the two.! Z f " j ; ' The disappointment stiU ached, as ;. Bruce plugged away at .? his basket shooting.: lie had run out to the I barn to , practice a few minutes before getting j ready to gd to the game the , big game with Rosedale. .. '" "" ; , ;' ; Never had; there been -such" a crowd. The whole school ,was playing that game. 'Bruce leaned forward and watched every move of -the players. : He soon discov ered' that something was 'wrong with Frank. The excitement had gone to his head and he was toss ing wildly, trying long shots that he could never expect to make. The coach. touched Bruce on the shoulder." file's lost hla head," he groaned. t "Co on Into it. But don't shoot. ' Lt BUI do the shooting.' (Bill was ;the other forward. ;-'"' - I A ' ;. '. ' V Bruce, following vorders, passed the ball lime after time to Bill, when he" knew he could have easily put It in. and his heart sank as BUI missed baskets. Then Bruce found himself alone in the 9f rl ; ? i A :w .'XV we have none of these things hence we shall enter , the great . ' .: r' - " ; l" about the development of this the same way that "we go about before we snail make : any and-quickening influence than tne earnest outpouring ana loves us. money is still to the credit of the new buildings fund, in" the, state treasury with . the exception of, a little over $11,000. vwhich .was expended in sending a. committee of inrestigation to the east. In fees of the architect.' In making surveys,' and in 'incldentalaJ' There Is nearly $270,000 left! unex pended; collected from .the peo ple and 'still ' on band. That money should be turned into the general 5 fund; or. turned back. That much, money " expended . for buying machinery for use at the various state Institutions could be made to pay 100 per- cent; every year; and to increase, for -all the time pf the, future.5 ...That -would be constructive.! Jff( any appropri ation is thought advisable for building one of two neW iCdttages at the state IndustriaM school for boys, - that can ,be covered, i in a separate bUUy .,.'-. j, 1 . . . ..m I. 1 SOME -. UNWRITTEN i HISTORY OX THE WAi' SAMai VAS : ' - MAUK TUB" CAPITAL " OP OREGON Editor Statesman:' -f;z.-- As the synopsis given by you of Judge Harris 'recent address before the Salem" Rotary club makes 5 no .reference to "an inter esting incident that : was a de termining i factor in the success of Salem in securing - the ' state capital by a margin of' 79 votes In ' 1864. we assume : that .it" was not mentioned ; by . him. . George H. - Himes, curator of the - State mm- ' ' ETTlfOB 5 PLAT -WORK, Edited by John H. Millar -middle of the floor and he couldn't resist. v He " turned . and slowly measured the distance! The ball sailed gracefully into the bas ket. X- ..?' v.- . ' ' !"He couldn't do that . again,' laughed the' coach. ' "Accidents will happen." But Bruce" did It again -and yet again. , "I'm' glad he disobeyed my- orders," cried the coach, '-but hq must be hyp notized." -. .. When the victorious -Bruce came', off , the floor,; Frank came up to him .curiously. "Where'd you get that twist?" he asked ;.01x" Bruce grinned.'"! found it in the barn. , That's what you might, call barnyard' basketbalL I PICTURE PUZZLE I ' THt UTltRS Of THE TftOBD L0 -"N TBI -TaST.BLAUK BELOW StTOlO Bf .M.Wir5 1 1 , Answer ; to yrtwdy' t Er. b!!, I'oll. bnri'-h, bnck, . Wim, brs, bukk, bioot, Ijiok. Alu' 1' J -s r,.'""'" '.. ' Jii''U''.'i." ' 1 Historical ' society; has recently exhumed a letter of D. W. Craig. Oregon's well known pioneer Journalist, relating : the Incident. .. ? . - , . - i . - -There were four general elec tions, held before . the capital ejec tion was decided. In June. 1856, Eugene received 2627 votes. Cor vallis 2327, alenV 2101, and Portland 1154. Another attempt' ed election' was held in October, 1856, at which Eugene received 2559; votes, Salem 44'i and- Cor- vallls 318. This election was en tlrely ignored as - Irregular.- In 1862 ; Salem received 3417 votes. Eugene1 1921. Portland 1787 and Corvallis 1026. In 1864 Salem received 6108, Portland 3864i En gene 15 8 8 and Corvallis '5 7 6,1 At this time the ; population' of Mult nomah county was less, than, that of Marion county. Under, the old viva - voice" system of - voting' in Oregon the county chairman of the contending political -. parties furnished the ballots. In the 1864; contest D. W. Craig was the campaign manager for Salem, and General -Stephen Coffin for 'Port land. At that time there was no job office in eastern Oregon.; and no newspaper east of The Dalles. Mr. Craig had the forethought and the enterprise to ' offer to. print free of cost all the ballots In all the counties if allowed to insert Salem, for the capital. Practically all of the chairmen accepted the offer.. But a short time prior to the election General Coffin came by steamboat to The Dalles,: pre-' pared ; to take the stage- the next mornlnglor Baker "City and other eastern Oregon points, j Judge Joseph G. wilspn, father, of Judge Fred W. Wilson, later a congress, man, was then judge of 'a district comprlsInsrVll of eastern'- bregon. He was an old Salem resident and erected, as his home, the brick building east of the , Oregon -Elec tric station, long known as the Salem hotel. He was a staunch champion of Salem In the capital fight. The arrival' of General Coffin In The Dalles aroused his suspicions. By some method he secured access to Coffin's grip'. which held a large package, con taining Portland ballots. This package was abstracted and a package of. blank paper of the same 'size and appearance was placed In the grip. Judge Wil son was an Inveterate Joker, and he considered. any kind of a joke on. Coffin as ' strictly ' ethical, es pecially as 1 it 1 was played In so worthy a cause. The unsuspect ing ' General Coffin left the next morning and did not discover the substitution until he reached Ba ker City. It was then: too late to secure' a supply of new ballots. It , Is ' a distinct loss to Oregon pioneer literature that no family Old In a ! - - r v. So, .' .r-; f - up his THeN SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 4. 1923 newspaper dared to print the com' tnents of General Coffin when he discovered the loss of his ballots. Nothing can be found in the Bible to compare with. them. As a re sult of. Judge Wilson's joke Ba ker county gave Salem nearly 800 majority. Judge B. F. Bonham, then practicing law in Baker City, and Samuel A. Clarke, ' county clerk of Baker county, both old time residents of Salem, - should have- some portion of the credit for! this majority. . Salem, having secured the cap ital, was wary In protecting her possession. ' Jrj 1866 and. 1868 there was .fierce contention be tween the east' and the west side railway companies - to 2 be desig nated as . the' beneficiary, of the government , 'railway , land . grant. The west side won' in 1866, but lost on Reconsideration ?by the legislature. In x and Benton county took advantage of the situ, ation to . secure the agricultural college. In -1872 when Salem had a. bill for an appropriation of 8100,000 for a state capital build, ing, Eugene -was ' wise enough, to put through a , bill authorizing Lane county ta appropriate, funds for a state university building, and this matter was clinched at the next session "by the permanent establishment of- - the school; at Eugene. At that time 60 years ago. there was perhaps not a sin gle educational institution in the country having 'as many as 1000 students. To Salemi' a ; capitol building and an east side railroad looked better than any college, and to Eugene and Corvallis a col lege each was 'ample reparation for, the loss of the capitol. The outcome was profitable all around. Since then Salem, feeling secure, and -undisturbed by the taunt of "Salem Hog." , has proceeded in dustriously to secure .everything (and then some) that was due her as the capital of a great sovereign state. ' CHAS. B. MOORES, . Portland. Or., Feb. 2 1923. OLD TREASURES . The ancient "and honorable piano jf Richard Wagner, on which the. master pounded out the notes of "Tannhauser and-other Illustrious compositions. Is now in this country. The instrument was presented to Wagner by King Lnd wig of Bavaria and is ; rich and beautiful ' In its construction'. : It looks now as If . the plana . would bring np In .the museum "of the Smithsonian Institution, but . It is entitled loathe Teverentlal worship of those who gave their hearts and , souls" to Wagner. We 'are garnering most ' of the j old world treasnres.'-'c --: : - ;-';"f-,.?,r ;- silversmiths, in order imitations, marked the real like manner, manufacturers, identify thern with trade-marks that are your eruarantee of quality. By adyertising these trade-marks they focus on their; products the -9 ; r- Only good goods, fairly priced can flourish in this light of publicity. For no merchandise and no Business can thrive under the weight of public condemnation. ". . - - , That is why a manufacturer,' or a merchant places the whole repu tation of his business at stake every time he advertises. His goods must be advertised. ' " V" " '- . in looking through this paper spends his money to invite your belief in his goods and leaves the final decision to you." - . It pays to read the advertisements. It pays you to buy advertised1 Advertising is i . tiCH,t31BLED BCKIPTfRU Th following answera were brought out in Sunday school ex ams: - r '. Manna Is being polite. There we're five foolish ver sions. ; " ' ... - ' Beelzebub la the Lord of flies. SOlomon . said that wisdom . Is better han rubles. .... ;".- Moses, never ate anything ex cept when there was a famine. ;. John the Baptist was beheaded because 'he married his brother Herod's wife. V . -- H ' . Jerusalem .was: surrounded , by walls to keep in the , milk and vn,v nivia. van rirobablv ln4 spired, by the hymn, ."Jerusalem the Golden." ) Boston TranscripU PASTING THK PREACHER 1 ? The pulpit Jiaa never paid, well from the worldly banker's stand point, but the preacher is becom ing more nearly , worthy of his hire and getting his hire." A de cade" ago the average pay of the clergymen of the country -was around $600. a year. Now It ap pears that in the Pennsylvania conference the average salary? of Methodist ; ministers - is $2400 a year and. over."; la southern - Cali fornia Y It Is more than $2000 per annum. The Lord knows it takes a lot of money to run a family In these days, but - the Lord Is also making if easier tor he preacher to get his. -Loaf 'Angeles Times. : iWlTHOljT A HOPE '3 ' - ; Wen the iPoshevisls vini Rxis sia find the spirit- of revelry upon them,; they, celebrate ' by burning the Almighty or the Saviour in effigy, 1 They .have plundered and dismantled most, of the churches. they; have outlawed the : birthday of Christ,' and ' now . they consign all sacred ' mementoes ' to " the flames... They, announce that Christianity is only for dupes and that all religion - Is fraudulent. There is : no God . nor hope of a hereafter. Lenin and Trotzkybeg to Introduce their followers to a world -without a Christ, without a hope - and without an Inspira tion for' beitertnent.:vi' IXTERDEXOMINATIOXAL pr.-GrenfelV after amputating the leg- of. a Roman Catholic pa tient, wrote' an appeal for a wood en leg 'to enable 'the man- to ni ve himself about,"1" This was publish ed in the - Congregationallst and read by a Baptist woman,'- whose husband,- a '.Methodist, r who had worn a wooden leg, had just died. So," the Methodist : leg given by" a Baptist woman In answer to a J t Help people tell jiure tilver from cheaper -'ff- .1 . '-- ! -'.-''--V.,-. A--VWV,. ... j . ' , who stand back of lA-Ware remember this; thai rnan wh consideration of his warcsbacks your protection llffl 110 iii TO SE AT GH.. Popular. Ugh! Opera Succc Will be in Salem wed ; nesday Evening Aw, great, .vtreat-r-probably greatest of, thia season In e ; for local music lovers at I Grand theatre, .Wednesday 11 j when Henry W. Savage . a", his new production of '"The I. ry Widow at that theatre. J 'This ' memorable ' opere which 1 In" ' i 9 07 J : set a stan d for niuslsi production 'which j ing ' a' brief 'season 1 through southland far west prior td going into Jiosxon ior a run, tlis ettyMa onewof -the select to' be honored by a visit. If there . ever, was a surpa light opera, success, it Is Merry Widow," Franz v Lf witching waits melodies h been sung, denced and wh ail around 1'the'. world. .Th mantle operetta ,has been In. over forty languages swept; America' like a tidal when ; Mr.- Savage previously duced it', andvso 1 It has bed vivediby him with, added j dors of : scenery . ,by Josepl ban, I bewildering ' new coj creations.! by . Peggy!. Hpyt fiasi, 91: singers ana. piayera tne part,Jt.or-r the auditor. . . - " . - . . - Congregational rreal ;ls -nd Ing .used as a perfectly go tertJenomt natonal 4inderrf.a Christian Advotei 3 Democratic isiXij Yii P. I I 'i- ' w - vi 1?4 Uan'i.tnY nkvid 1. WalsbJ first Democrat to be electei United States Senate irom chusctts In sixty-eight ye the i fourth i" la : the history Senatti :.''( : ' 1 J . utile n--i ?: its &m ..ji 0 ai'I! -