THE OKEC.dN STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON
TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY fl:1923 r
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SAVING THE MILLION DOLLARS
" - - The demands for tax reduction have come from the
, whole body of the people !
. And very largely from the farmers of Oregon. f
.- ' There are ample opportunities for tax reduction. Gov-j
ernor Pierce outlined a legislative program of sufficient !
magnitude to command the major attention of the legislature, j
the results of .which, if adhered to, would be eminently satis
factory to the peoples : i'y' I -: '"'fVi T"n ::
' ' ' A million dollars could be saved to the taxpayers in the
; "two years beginning with 1923, and more, than a million dol
lars a y earv ihereaf ter, without crippling the efficiency of
the service of the state government to the people .
- , But the present disposition seems to be to punish the
. farmers for asking & reduction. a) I ; 1
C .-i Sol far practically the only movement in the Legislature
i has been to reduce those appropriations iwhich directly af
- feet the farmers, such as the agricultural college, the dairy
; , and food commissioner's, of fice, the state experiment station,
'and the district experiment stations in the different coun
ts ties, ' agricultural extension work and county agent work;
- the reduction-or abolishment of state appropriations for
fairs, etc , - . i i. -y . . . . !
- ' The'greatest opportunity the Legislature has to, benefit
- the whole state, and to add rapidly and steadily to our as
sessable property is by legislation fostering bur agricultural.
- industries- .. ., w t ' " .
And this statement applies to Congress regarding the
whole country ; is the big thing in our new' tariff law; is the
most powerful reason why .the American merchant marine
should be built up. . lyp"-; 't-p;rr:
' .v Primarily, we all live fry agriculture no matter, how. far
away any .of . usLmay appear, jto get -from the basic necessity
of our very life.' ; ' V,? j"i ?
' Not one-dollar can be cut off past: appropriations for
agriculture without injury to the state, and, with the ex-
- ception of a few radicals (who would like to have it all abol
ished, the farmers want no such action taken.
There is not enough money spent at the present time
in fostering agriculture, combating crop pests, predatory
animals, etc., and in experimental work.
The state is not helping the farmers to firid' markets
' for their crops that they raise, with the result that agri
v culture is languishing and the state of Oregon ha3 10,000
less farmers than she had five years ago. The mortgages
on their farms have increased 400 per cent.
- The state of Washington has forged far ahead of Ore
gon, and so has Calif ornia. They, have kept pace with their
agricultural developments. Both of those states have com
. prehensive departments of agriculture. Oregon has not, and
- .she has-got to have before her farmers ever get onto the
right basis, and the Legislature has got to stop taking digs
and thrusts at the farmers every time the question of taxe3
t is mentioned. ' " ; ; ',-v. ' ; :'j-j- S f ' -
.There are some observers who declare that the move
ment to cut off the Appropriations named is being made
merely to cloud the real issue- . ; , , ; - 1f.ivy x
That thus dust is beingihrown into theeyes t)f the
farmers of (Oregon I .: " ' ; .
Attempting to show them that it is going to hurt if taxes
are reduced ; but taxes cannot be reduced in that way. There
is ample opportunity for the reduction of taxes without in
any way hampering agriculture, and that is the way it ought
to be done. F O ! '
Senator Staples deserves all praise for his attempt to
get a reform of the abuses in the Legislature in the employ
ment of more officers and clerk3 than are heeded, at higher
salaries in numerous cases than, are consistent with good
business judgment, and the paying of overtime, forming an
abuse that makes a biennial scandal. The Legislature should
reform itself; purge itself of the bad odor of these abuses;
should have done so many sessions backmany years ago.
Something constructive ought to come out of this valiant fight
of Senator Staples; more than a mere outburst of popular
approval. He has many evidences of such approval. But
something constructive, and permanently so, ought to come
out of it. Would an, initiated measure, constitutional or
legislative, be binding on the Legislature? Some one ought
to make it hfs business to '.find out. If so, there should foK
low the preparation and placing on the ballot of such a meas
ure. The writer understands that there ia now a law of the
Legislature attempting to regulate the matter in an effi
cient way, but that each session disregards this law, holding
that eachibranch of the Legislature is a law unto itself in
carrying on its own business, making its own rules, employ
ing its own officers and clerks, etc
Why is It that the nations in
Europe have so little money to"
pay with or to buy food with,
but they seem to have plenty $o
make war with?
In this day and age t hero Is no
more abused word than, "solon."
It Is badly overworked. Los An
geles Times.,. Likely, In Califor
nia. But not up this way.
There Is time yet for the Ore
gon legislature to get down ' to
brass , tacks on all the construc
tive things.. But there is no time
left for fads and non essentials.'
Ismet Pasha, head of the Turk
ish forces, is in for a trimming,
it he starts anything. It will have
to be ' done. If ' the Turks insist
on occupying any territory 4n Eu
rope. Their baliwick is on the
pther side of the Dardanelles and
the . Sea of Marmora and ; the
Mediterranean. They - belong -In
Asia;1 but they have -no .rightful
place in Europe. t .
' .In. a program for the cutting
down of expenses and the reduc
tion ' of taxes, something must be
left to the administrative offi
cers. But they must be granted
the necessary power. . The legis
lature "has got to take some
chances in this . respect. Do .it.
Take the chances,' and then hold
the governor and the other state
officials responsible, for results.
They want the proper authority.
They are anxious to make good
their campaign 1 pledges.
"COMIXO OUIt WAY"
(American Economist.) '
We often hear the boastful ex
pression, "Things are coming pur
way," when a man feels elated
over some business success. In
a national sense, "things are com
ing our way." That is, . business
has Improved; t 'Manufacturing
plants are running on full sched
ule. In some instances night; and
day. Some factories 1 report a
shortage of help, and the greater
portion of the six million work
ers who were; Idle a year ago now
have full employment at decent
wages. It is true that the char
acter of our imports " has been
considerably modified, the tariff
operating as a check upon' com
petitive products, but. the in
creased rates have also increased
the customs revenues Since the
new tariff went into effecti there
has been an increase 1n exports.
The department and other stores
reported a : remarkablo holiday
trade, surpassing that of all other
years. Prosperity is here. ,
But the new tariff has had an
other beneficial effect, similar to
the effect of former - protective
tariffs. , It ' has : been announced
that " foreign manufacturers - are
planning to build factories here,
establishing new American Indus
tries and thus escaping the. pay
ment of customs dirties. Nor "i
this" all. The latest announce
ment ia that Canadian farmers
are "coming our way." A .dl?
patch from Brockvllle. Ont., an
nounces that 185 'farmers! and
their families have left that sec
tion of Canada and nave come to
the United States to live. Why?
It is only , a few years asince
.
American farmers were - moving
to Canada, because the prices of
land there were so much lower
than, in the United States. Now
they are finding out that low land
values are. not the only things to
be taken into consideration. The
United States -markets are better
than the Canadian markets. - Not
only are prices higher In this
country, but the demands for pro
ducts are greater, because of our
greater population. " t v
The advantage: which the Amer
ican farmers have over those of
Canada is well illustrated by -the
fact that during the first nine
months of 1922 over 14.000.000
bushels of Canadian wheat was.
sold In this country, which, un
der the emergency tariff act, paid
a duty of 35 cents for each bush
el Imported. Naturally this wheat
would not have been sold in' this
country, under the handicap of
35 cents per bushel, if the Can'
adian market had been equal to
the American market. It is the
economic situation In the United
States which is tempting Canadi
ans to leave their own country
to come here. It is the tariff
which makes the economic dif
ference between the two " conn
tries. But for the tariff the Can
adians could remain in Canada
and ship their wheat here on an
equal .basis with our own wheat.
The same is true of other farm
product. That Is why the Can
adian farmers "are coming our
way." They want the benefits of
our protective tariff. "
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For Boys and Girls
BOY ADYKXTUliKHS
Fulton ami m Fbshlng Trip
-mf 4&
; Dne summer day. when Robert
Fulton- was 14 years old, he went
.'fishing ; with his fchum, , They
took turns' iat poling their boat
along the stream' . The day was
warm and the work of poling be
came harder and harder.' Like
most boys. Robert didn't like to
work any harder than he bad to,
and he began to Wonder if there
wasn't some way of getting a boat
trough the water that would - be
Jespler than pushing with - long
peles. , lie forgot all- about his
fishing as he thought about mak
.irig a new kind of boat.
'. J The next time the boys - went
fishing they -had a boat with a
paddlewheel oii it, which Robert
had made, ancf they had twice as
-much, fun with halt as - much
.jwork. - -':-.4-'
"Xothing Imponwlble ? "
Robert Fulton believed that he
coujd do anything : if he tried.
One Fourth of July, when he was
13. a notice was posted in Lan
raster,? Penn.;' his home, that be
cause or. the great heat and r the
" Shortage of candles no one would
W allowed to, put celebration an.
. dies in tbo window. t ; rJ f v:-.
4 Robectwaa"., very - fftuch . disap-"potntp.-fC"-'''
lift lis? rf .pavoit'up. Horn?
took . them, tor the store and ex
changed them for gunpowder. He
also bought several sheets-of
cardboard, f When the storekeep
er asked him what he was going
to do with the powder and card
board, he told him he was. going
to make skyrockets.
1 ... Tbat ' is Impossible," said the
storekeeper. ' '- r- ' ' - ; ' i
"Nothing is impossible," said
Robert, and he shot oft his home
made skyrockets that night., -
. .Wished, to be Artist c
Robert Fulton lived on a farm.
His first ambition was to be an
artist, and as . his farm home
didn't boast such luxuries as pen
cils.. Fulton collected pieces of
lead and hammered them to the
shape of pencils. . He learned to
draw very; well, indeed. Though
he never .became an artistV his
skill with ! the pencil helped him
in making . models for his ma
chines, f . i . '..'''.
Fulton'a inveution of the
steamboat! Krew out of the idea
for the paddle, wheel. ' Hut' he is
not - famous I for this alone.- y He
gave .us the torpedo," and - made
experiments with an underwater
ship; so successful that today; our
submarines 1iavc f eaturcs; Jliat
Robert .Fulton invented over 100
THE SHORT STORY, JR.
The Jce King and the Sun God
The Sun God was ' gloomy and
. blue, j
The Ice King was unhappy too
They'd worked hard for days
Without any ' praise; i
They chorused together. "We're
through!" i i j.
- It was a dull, dark, dreary day.
The Ice King sat in splendor on
top of the earth, but he dropped
and did not sparkle. His friend
the Sun God was nowhere to be
seen.' j 1 J :
Then suddenly he heard a
mumbling and a muttering, and
looking around he saw the Sun
God coming up over the hill.
"What's the matter, friend ?' he
greeted him, but ' without , any
warmth in his voice. u t
The Sun God sat down on a
rock and buried his face 'in hs
hands and wept "I'm tired." he
said, "of shining, and having no
one appreciate it. v Work hard all
day and all night, and . what do
you get in return?;' Nothing "but
harsh words and rough treat
ment. Why, every "day when I'm
working Just as hard as I can
to fill all the windows with sun
shine to please v everybody, some
old crab comes up and pulls the
curtain down right in my face."
"I know, old ( boy,",.; the Ice
IClng's voice took 'on a warmer
quality, ij He always did, get soft
and teary when talking .to bis
friend .the Sun God.p ' Their deep
friendship affected him that way.
Tt know. All night long I worked
hard., , I built beautiful shiny ice
carpets on alii the sidewalks.'! -1
made ;A!loveIy v clear lc puddings
In nil tb psn T.c'onH fMd. And
pains? This morning I found peo.
pie throwing . dirty ashes on my
carpets and pouring boiling water
on my puddings!" The Ice King
sheda couple of tears of sym
pa thy for himself and the Sun
God. .
"What's the use?" demanded
bis friend. "I m not going to
work any more. I've seen peo
ple wearing dark glasses so they
wouldn't have to look at me."
"I'd stop, too, but for my Ht
tie sick children at the hospi
tal," said the Ice King. "Oh.
i or got to ten, you.- wnen i was
there this morning making lovely
icicles .for the childron to look
at,' I heard one. of them say that
he wished the sun would shine.!
Goodness! ' beamed , the Sun
God. -Why didn't you tell me
sooner? S Well, goodbye, I'R see
you tomorrow. . I have a full day
before me."
The Sun God hurried off to the
hospital, leaving the Ice King sit.
ting alone on top of the earth.
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(The' duty on wheat under the
present tariff law is 30 cents a
busheL Ed.)
BITS FOR BREAKFAST
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EDITORIALS
OF THE
PEOPLE
the present, tour a casv ."v .
.i,in, n rM and aramai'c u',dt one. m M""-"-
DRIVE TO BEGIN
Today will be the- Intensive
drive for funds for the Childrens
Farm Home to shelter the nor
mal," but dependent orphans or
Oregon.
A committee of 100. appoiniea
by -the ministers of the city, lod
ges and women's organizations
will solicit the residential dis
tricts, stores, . factories etc., in
the hope otf 'raising Salem's quo
ta of $5000. When called upon,
give and give liberally. There
could be no belter 'cause: . From
the standpoint of dollars and
cents, alone, it Is cheaper to care
for a dependent child, th4n a
delinquent one. Many of Ore
gon's helpless children ara now
being cared for in ' the . State
Training school, , and the Feeble
Minded institution; who . are
neither feeble-minded nor delin
quent. ; There has been no other
place to send 'them.,- It is the
obligation, and should -. be 'the
pleasure ojt the people fc of the
state to furnish a happier and
.more suitable place lor jinem.
The board of directors, of which
Governor Pierce is the honorary
president, have, every, faith that
the drive will meet with success.
. . v A FRIEND
ity. - '
There - is the , nnforgetable
waltz., of course. But tbia 1
only one gem in gleaming dia
dem. The vocal and orchestral
delights" of "Vilya" and the
Marsonian dances ' never iau
to - stir the - pulses, while - the
beauty of .the stag picture holds
the eye. .The Maxim song. ,in
one. in quica. bucibmiuu
be greeted by the audience wit!
thunders of - applause. -. :
JFine $800 Player Piano $355
On terms of only 110 down, i;
a week; this player is almost lik
new and fufTy guaranteed. If yo
want a real buy see this player.
GeorO. Will 432 State Street
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MERRY W DOW iS
Legislators, to your knitting!
i "Work work rwork
Till the braii begins to swim;
Work work work
Till the eyes are heavy and dim."
Hood.
"Our grand business' undoubt
edly Is, not to SEE- what lies
dimly at a distance, but. to DO
what lies clearly at hand. T
l -T-Carlyle.
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The fruit men think this cold
siell is bully; it holds the sap
down and keeps the blossoms
back. But the broccoli growers
ate not eq sure cT tho blessing
of the rawj days.
In the Pennsylvania ; railway
srstem every . employee has a
chance to vote In selecting his
representative rat the conference
on ; matters In dispute , between
employer and employee.'' One
man's vote counts Just as much
as another's, whether h is union
or non-union, white lor black.
Protestant, Catholic, Jew or Mo
hammedan, male or female. That
is getting on a basis of equality
in assertion and protection of
rights.
Remember, legislators, that
earnings and naw sources of just
taxation will help as much in
lowering . taxes as cutting ojtf
needless expenses will.
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It Is reported that the Baha-.
mas have paid off their public
debt with the proceeds of liquors
sold In thev United States, t , Ger
many could pretty near pay - off
her debt with the proceeds or
marks and bonds sold here, and
France may be able, to pay atl
her debt with the proceeds of
charges imposed upon! American
tourists. Still, we are accused of
being unwilling to help the rest
of the world In Its hours of
trouble.
SAID ODD PUY
Multitude of New Lovers Ex
pected to, Be Won When
Show Comes. . ..
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Although cataclysms have
swept across , the world since she
first made her charming appear
ance in 1906, "The Merry Wid
ow" which comer to the Grand
on Wednesday " evening . is as
charming as ver, . and not only
will she again' gladden the. hearts
of her old : admirers in this city,
but 1 will win through t her charm,
a multitude ; of new" lovers.
Frans Lehar's operetta Is a per
fect work. ;Ia its own way it is
a classic and the passing years
have hot touched it. - How 'beau
tiful its melodies. How richly
its crchestration pours out.' Best
of all, as presented this season,
the work is really sung.. Mrs;
"A bite to af-a bit cfzxczt"
After a substantial
meal, tlic cliildrcn
naturally want to tcp
oil xvifh a bit cf sxvccS.
Glvctbcia WniGLSVC
the oreat American
V rlt comblaes ?llie cnTojrpest
of -sweet tvlta ' many HlFITS.
It' cleanses tic tceCa, -xzvZr.j
food: particles ;taaf lodjc In , Cic
crevices ?! It neutrallsesmUic
acids of the nioutn, cooClcs &z
taroaV and lastly-- :
WRIGLEVS bclps . tae , fctcmacli
by supplying saliva ' to aid in
digestive worli. ' L
Madie clccn, kept clean sealed
tight in a wax-wrapped pa
CUT THI8 OUT-tlT IS WORTH
! MONEY
put out this slip, enclose with
Sc and mail it to Foley & Co.,
2835 Sheffield Ave.. Chicago, 111.,
writing your name and address
clearly. You will receive in re
turn a trial package containing
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
for coughs, colds and croup; Fo
ley Kidney Pills for pains in sides
and back? rheumatism, backache,
kidney and bladder ailments f and
Foley Cathartic Tablets, a whole
some and thoroughly cleansing
cathartic for constipation .bilious
ness, headaches and sluggish bow
els.i Sold everywhere. Adv.
Seattle to Hold Golf 7
Championship Tourney
SEATTLE. Fb. 3. Subject to
approval by the . directors of the
Pacific Northwest Golf associa
tion -who are1 to meet here Fri
day, -invitation 'has : been given
and accepted for a golf cham
pionship tourney open to the: ex
tent that two handicap, amateurs
will: be admitted. If would be
held at the Seattle : Golf club
Friday and Saturday, July 6 and
7. preceding the .northwest ama
teur championship play.
The limitation suggosted would
Humlt to the northwest profes
Hkmal or open championship
such amateurs as Bon Stein.
Washington state, champion; Dr.
O. F. Wiling; Oregon champion;
Rudy i Wilhelm Clark Spiers.
Forest Watson., Lee Stell. Chick
Evans- and Willis Hunt: -,h
have indicatnd that they 'might !
enter j Professionals they are ex.'
pected to mwi rv. 1
I Northwust openchampion Al Es-
Pinosa., - state, opeit Sf hamploa;
rhil arlor.JackriXuesiont,Wll,
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