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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM; OREGON FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 9, 1923 i . - : i - v I i i i . v Issued Daily Except Monday by " - ' the statesman publishing company 21 5 B. Commercial St., Salem, Oregon, (Portland Office, Zl Board of Trade Building. Phone Beacon 1193 MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Preaa la exclusively entitled to the use for publi catlon of all news dlipatchea .credited to It or not otherwise credited in this "saner and also the local news published herein. : R. J. Hendricks Stephen A- Stone Ralph, GlOTer ... Frank Jaskoskl . , V.' .................... . . i Manager . .... .............. . Managing Editor . . ........................... .Cashier , . . ... . ... ..... Manager Job Dept. TELEPHONES: Business Office, tl 1 Circulation Department, 6 SI Job Department, 68 S . , . " Society Editor, 10 ' Entered at the Poetof flee In Salem, Oregon, as second class matter THE WIFE AND FOUR1 Senator La Follette Eays he will no, form a new party. There is no need of It, he is about we newest party of which we bare any knowledge. Exchange. . The Democrats are trying , to work out at Washington some plan of party unity.", When they get hold of a superior brand they might pass It around to some of the other folks. Los Angeies Times. '"" ; PORTLAND IMPLE3IEVT AXD TRACTOR A S S OC I A T I O X UNANIMOUSLY FAVORS SEX ATK BILL 39. every possible support' to improve ments. Bill; 39 was unanimously ap proved by the association, and support was pledged to aid in Its passage by the legislature. ; Johnson S. Smith, superintendent of the Oregon peni tentiary, in talking to the ways and means committees of the ,two branches of the Legislature on Wednesday evening, old ; of the case of a new arrival at the prisomat the east end of ! State street. - . 1 ys ' ; '' !; 'V "'.: i - A stern but just judge in Marion county a short; time ;ago was under the necessity of passing sentence upon this man.. lie sent him to the penitentiary for two years : -Butthis sentence carried another sentence ? v . . It sent the wife -and four children of this man to be charges upon public charity. i -? ; Who takes care of the wife and four? Marion county does, in this case, with a monthly, allowance1 sufficient to keep Abody and soul together. . - - . ,-- . 4 This is but a sample case. ; i . . , This same thing is happening in all the other counties ' of Oregon.. "Y. " "V;". .YY Y-,.-1 -; tY. -Y; 'u,v!'- ' If the crime" for thei commission of which this man is now paying his penalty in servitude, and perhaps in idleness, i had been committed in a Minnesota county, what would be the difference in the conditions? The difference would be this : Ha would be cut to work at once. He would be paid a smalt daily wage; more than the $10 a jnonth Marion county is paying to keep his family from starvation ; even up to - $1.50 and in some instances $2.50 a day. in cases of extreme necessity in the families of prisoners on the outside. Y: Under such conditions, the man at work in the peniten . tiary would labor cheerfully; gladly; even joyfully. .He would feel something of the spirit of independence, knowing .he was keeping his family together on. the outside, waiting patiently for the day of his release. .x - No wonder the reformations at the' Stillwater, Minn., prison are the highest, perhaps, of any such institution in the , world ; 85per cent, -"r ; :- ';::T " :- ::V - f J? : y'i!?: v"'r '.That is the kindof a prison the Oregon penitentiary can( be made; will be jnade, if the present program is carried out . tto the"fulL :-.;.;--'--.". 'YY.lYy Y:.yY. 1 , Isl.rv -i-:-t' 4 T There Is seldom a crime committed in which tne crim inal' is the greatest sufferer from its consequences.. The . greatest sufferers are the innocent sufferers; the mothers and fathers "and sisters and brothers and wives and children -y 'Sufferers in spirit and in truth ( f Y ; ' Sufferers in humiliation and disgrace and the wringing of -hearts and drinking to the dregs of .the cups -of bitter-r And in a large proportion of cases sufferers in want and privation. J - Y:. - . - Y . The brightest rainbow of hope in all the long record of crimes and punishment for, the commission of crime .is the modern and -model pnson, such as the ;one at Stillwater, Minnesota rand such as the one proposed to be made and molded: from, the 'Oregon penitentiary. i -; Lieutenant Governor Bloom of Ohio did nor appear to i preside over the senate for Nbree weeks after he was inaugurated, and a resolution was- ; adopted asking him why h was not oa the Job. But wnat are lieutenant governors for, especially In Ohio? We could never see when we lived in that rtate. We did see one succeed to the governorship in 1906, when Hon. Andrew L. Harris 'became governor by the death of Gover nor John L. Pattison. But usu ally the lieutenant governor; is merely . an - ornament. Los Ange les Times. We do U differently in Oregon. We are in position to hand the" duties of the office of chief executive around. Y . It used to be the 'unspeak able" Turk.' ' Now he, is brushing oTf his sandals with the tall of the fBrlti"a lion.-" Oh, me, oh, my. Exchange... 1 - Governor Plnchot says he Is going to make Pennsylvania dry. Other governors might prpflt from his ambition. Loa ' Angeles rTimea. It he, makes It any i dryer tfian Oregon after the, new legis lation being enacted gets to work ing smoothly, it will shrivel up and blow away. I t A number of the committees of the legislature , should i provide themselves with a supply of chlor oform. Let i them put all the freak and ! spite bills ' to . sleep. There is no time for them. - Y The ambition of Johnson ' S. Smith, superintendent of the Ore- gon penitentiary, is to make the Institution self supporting through the employment at some task of every inmate able ' to work. ' In the, samef, process, he hopes to build up and develop a modern and model prison system,' de rated to the principle of reforma tion' instead of vindictive justice; tn the spirit of the Oregon consti tution; a system ; under wbi$h every ' inmate who works may be I paid a small dally wage,' largely for ' the 1 good ot dependent rela tives on the outside the Innocent victims' of his crime. The States man believes the ambition of Mr. Smith is possible of realization. And this consummation would establish ,Mr. Smith as the most successful head of that i Institu tion In air its history; it would reflect great credit upon f the ad ministration of ! Governor Pierce, and it would mark' the present legislature and its ways and means committee . as ' among j tht notable bodies and committees in the state's legislative annals.: The people of Oregon would be re lleved .of ' the annual burden of maintaining . the penitentiary. That would be a notable accom plishment. But most of the conn ties of Oregon would receive re lief from the support of the. fam Hies i and t dependent' relatives o( the 'prisoners. And, - more im portant even than t any; of ' the above, society would be relieved very largely or the weighty Incu bus of the released prisoners. turned . loose in bitterness and filled with -'the spirit of revenge It Is most gratifying to know that a. sincere effort to . bring about better things is to be made. Its success will mark . Oregon as progressive state, . In the . good opinion , of all. the., people of this country, and : of this ..world who keep tip -with modern penology.1 A special meeting of the Port land Implement and Tractor as sociation was held at the Portland hotel Tuesday noon for the pur pose of considering senate bill 39. By request of the association, Mr. John H. Lewis, former state en- gineerj and Mr. Arthur W. Arn old. president of the La Pine Chamber of Commerce,- were pres ent to explain the . purposes ! and merits of the bill. The bill was carefully consid ered by the members present and was found to be in line with the needs of the state of Oregon. It was found to be a means where by isolated districts of Oregon may, if they so choose by a vote of 60 per cent of the residents. organize themselves into districts and vote bond Issues for the build ing and, ; operating of railroad transportation, in'accordance with the requirements of such districts. It was considered that this bill, which provides a way whereby a district .can help Itself, on its own resources, is a plan that has long! been ' needed ' and one that will develop the etate as no other plan - can- be expected to do. It was' found- that this bill makes this .local development practical without state aid -or state guar antees -of any kind or nature,-and that the operation of , a number of these roads throughout ; the state will aid . the localities, aid the main line transportation com panies,' and will also provide :i safe Investment "for cap! tat. Since1 the preliminary 'work . un der this bill. Is under the . guid ance of the local county court and also under the supervision of the public service commission it is found' that , every practical - safe guard has been provided In the bill. As the till enables a dis trict to acquire the transportation its production calls for. ranging from - motor trains operating on rails of wood to the logging rail roads that are employed through. out the -state, transportation ser vice can : be had at much less than main lines provide. Mr. Greeny, president " of ' the association, I gave a list of the members to be: The A. H. AveriU Machinery company, Internation- and business ; must stop. Gaso lineH railroadsat a few,, thousand dollars per mile will overcome this 'difficulty. - ImcslI develop ments of 'this kind will increase our population, lncrease-er pro duction", and will decrease our taxes. We therefore urge you to support senate bill 39 , under which property owners may co operate in the construction or transportation systems. Respect fully yours, . ; . . , . F. W. Tomes, The legislature is doing good vice President La Tine Chamber ! BITS FOR BREAKF AST : : Doing good work work, If it will now apply a sleeping potion to all the freak and spite biUs, cut out the non-essentia things, and apply itself the rest of the time to , the) constructive I and economical program, this ses sion will go down in history as a most notable one." w Of course. the bill taxing schools, the YMCA and other such institutions will be put to sleep. It was never intended to do the harmful things it would do. If it accidentally became a law. Some one says Turkey hates the cross unless ot the double variety. Does anyone on the green earth imagine any war vessel of the United States staying away from any part ot all the seven seas be- I cause some upstart nation, such as Turkey orders j it, to , do so? Germany,' in all. her pristine pow er, tried this once,. her. ' 1 .. . .V. The Marion , Star, .President- Harding's l paper; says:"'! "The world never will be wholly civi lized. Some outlyingif portions have no natural, resources" worth seizing." fY "Bolshevism .is the theory that tramps are trumps." -Washing ton Post. of Commerce. . .WAX DA WANTS DIVORCE Hawly, .filed suit for dUorr the Los Angoles superior cc' LOS ANGELES. Feb. 8. Mrs. lenarging ner nnsDana. Allan I Selma Ilawley, motion picture jton Ilawlay actress, better known as Wanda cruelty. with desertion Bffr Tht m Muttmrd fttmr ii For Coughs and Colds, lied ache, Neuralgia, Rheumatum . and All Aches and Pains ALL DRUGGISTS 3Sc and 5c, jars and tube Hospital siza, S3.00 ' - Q n V 11 It Positive Proof Now look at Of the- Rightness of SKAGGS Methods of retailing groceries is demonstrated by the Rapid, and Successful growth of ' SKAGGS Organization. - ; "; ' - On Saturday, February 17th, there wiU be FIVE New SKAGGS STORES opened simultaneously in the following towns in Washing ton: '."j . ' . '-.'i-- --Y'Y;:Y;-: vY::'V -; ,.:-""';Y:. YAKIMA, WASH., 2 STORES TOPPEHISH, WASH., 1 STORE ELLENSBURG, WASH., 1 STORE SUNNYSIDE, WASN., 1 STORE The people of Washington, as well as the people of Oregon have Confidence in Skaggs ; Methods Skaggs Service, and Skaggs Savings. , . . - SKAGGS STORES : EDITORIALS OFTHE "Everyday Senate. Bill 39 La Pine Chamber of Commerce, La PinerOregon, Feb. 1, 1923. Editor Statesman .We are extremely interested in r-enate bill 39. which is the first ; practical plan for railroad relief for isolated districts of the state SUGAR 13 lbs. Pure Cane 1.00 DEL MONTE FLOUR We are just unloading another car of this good flour. Barrel (4 bags) ............$7.09 49 lb. bag. .......$1.79 COOKING OILS ETC al Harvester enmnftnv. AAanl "regon. ai a Hearing dci ore toe com mittee on municipalities held Jan- Kumery Thresher"1 company. J. I. Case Threshing Machinery Vin pany, Anltman & Taylor Machin ery companyYjohn Deere ? Plow company,' It,. M. .Wade & , Co., uary 30th, there were fifteen to twenty representative men in fa vor of the bill, and two against It. - The two against it were the Mitchell, Lewis &Staver,Co., and I general attorneys of the Southern J. W. - Hill of -the Holt Manufac- I and ' union Pacific ; lines. Repre- . Wesson Oil. gallon ' Wesson 0ay2 gaL ..... Wesson 00, quarts Wesson Oil, pts. 9 lb. Crisco 6 lb. Crisco.;......:.. 3 lb. Crisco l.......:. 8 lb. Snowdrift turlng company. Mr. Greeny stated that the business, of the members of this association is such that they must keep' in tbuch with the conditions and prospects of the entire north west, and therefore they are in formed of the general conditions of the various districts. He sentlng the railroad interests, Mr. Spencer proved, that standard rail- roads cannot, profitably serve dis tricts of low or. moderate produc tion. To prove his claims, Mr. Spencer referred to the losses suf fered by the branch lines that are i X.I . 1 uuw luucuiug ice margin 01 cen tral Oregon. Taking Mr. Spen cer's statement as the attitude of i $1.80 93c .....49c .....25c -$1.87 $1.27 ;..;67c: -$1.49, ..79c stated that the backward state of I the, railroads, there is. thus rail transportation is te cause of tow production and small popu lation, and that the association is. grilling and anxious to give ervvrt POBTI mm Hxrjfoa PLAT WORX Coxryrfght, 1823, Associated Edit on The Biggest Little Paper in the World Edited by John H. Hfllar For Boys and Girls , Dont Blame Him ? 1 ' Son: My teacher pulled some thing on, me today that made me mighty sore. .Mother: ,"What was that?". Son: 'My ear." " " ?;Yf ...-Tt- ' rr-,... THE FU Jf BOX -. J . . . ; ' . ; : :- v-Y-.;:' ; I using it; -y , -r! j Henry." said mother to .her ten-year-old i son, ;l "havent I al ways told you, to use your napkin at the table?". . Y Yr 1 ' 'Why, I am using "it, mother.? protested Henry, with an. air" of injured innocence. Yi'Tve" got the dog tied to the leg of the table with it.",Y.l .-Y-Yi- .v-'Yi-ri v-4 V.-YA Favorable Report , . "Here, boy,-, exclaimed the ex cited little man-as he rushed up r o a page In big hotel. "Ran up to my room and see if my um brella, is there. Hurry now, be cause I've Just got five minutes to ' catch train." ' lq : -t , Y Thee ; minutes liter the boy came tripping down the stairs. Yes. sir,", he said. ."It's there all right."-v i-'v:-- Y Helpful Hints v ' Bassford: "Say, what can I use to polish ivory?" Martin: Dld you ever try a She:; "la footfall a summer or winter'. game?". vYYYY He: "Neither, It's a fall game.- -r Another Discovery V Teacher: "Who discovered Am erIca?M. - -1- --' 'Y' Student: "Ohio." '1 J Teacher: "No, Sonnyt Colum- bus." . . - . .,-;,.-,; Y Student: "Aw, that was; Just his first name. -h ; -.v ..v;-' " : J' " ; -: ' ';,-:.:--'lielrIooins":' "Y r:"Y'' ' . - Freckles: . i My Y father? has George Washington's watch." Al.ok: J'That's nothing. My-dad .- 5 Auarn's apple. .' ' Ko So Crazy - One of the inmates of. the asy lum, to the janitor: "Say, Janitor, Is that clock right?, ' CY ' Janitor: . v Yes. f '.- Inmate: "Then what is it do ing here?" Yi . THE SHORT STORY, JR. I POLLY MOVES OX . - - i . door most parrots, had a store of lan guage that, no good church-going parrot should have. For many years she had belonged to an old sea-faring captain. Then, at the sea captain's death, Polly : had been bumped around from pillar jo, post,. practicing the language ane naq neen .. taugat, ana quite often losing a good home because 6t ft-- .. .. 'r.i i . " What's . that?" demanded the old lady. , ?'What did you say? YouH'have to talk a little louder. I'm a trifle hard of hearing." r , j Rosa Marie blushed pink. "I didn't say anything," she scream ed, right into the old lady's ear, "it was Polly.", f Y II "You mean the parrot," scream" ed the old lady back, loud enoug for even herself to hear. "What did it say?" . Yi'4Y Again Rosa' Marie blushed, "She. said. 'Good morning. How are ju ?V: sh-a fibbed YL II it Ohf Does be say . anything asKea i i'.r oia ladj. ; She doesn't swear, does she?" ' -Y ,. i VOh uoV replied Rosa Marie sweetly aboe Polly's loud swear ing. She says roily wants "Ta eracker.' That's 4 what she's saying now." , Y . - ;. Y "I'll take her." said the old lady. "I always did want a parrot tii at didn't wear. But this is for my son. He's a minister; he likes V parrots, too." - '.. Rosa Marie wrapped ap Polly's ; The door of the bird ' store Opened and a very old lady came In. I want a parrot,". -.she said. In a loud, cracked volcei, .to-, Rosa Marie, the girl who sold the "birds. Polly, sitting high In her cagei heard her and started Ui,'qulckly reviewing all "the words shd had at her command. Now Polly, like - - i cage and handed it silently to her. I hope that such roads will make further effort to develop the iso lated districts of Oregon by build ing branch lines. T Though the railroads offer no relief for districts that are now oif the main lines, and -. though they suggest no change of, plans or construction to fit the needs of such districts, they v appear ' and oppose a bill that would ' enable such districts toshelp themselves. Oregon, on account of its pecul iar topography, consists of a se ries ot districts most ofv which it is impracticable : to Serve by standard . railroads. ' Some , such districts lie only a few miles and others He a hundred miles from main lines, and they are, in many cases, non producing, due to ina- uimy , oi tne raurpaas to serve them. thought, Tib glad to ge rid of "gnt gasoline trains operating her, even if I did have to do It "s of wood for districts of under false pretense." - Y jsmari production, and low-cost The old lady walked into her j logging railroads for medium pro- son s study with ner , present, i uucnon, are ine re ner ror such 'Huh! What's that?" he gasped districts. To bring this develop- in amazement. ' I ment about it is necessary to pro I It's Polly," said the old lady, vide for the - financing of-these smiling. "She's saying ' 'Good I local railroads, and senate bill 39 morning, how are you' ?" I Provides for .this by cooperation Oh!" was all her son said. lot the land owners Interested. By That night, Polly disappeared. I Issuing a small bond per- acre. The minister claimed that he such districts- can bertn tn mrn- thoueht she was a Terv vala.blp I dhen .- and tn . th.t. . : . . - . . . . uc . vyo bflrd and had been stolen.1 But U I and lumber, and the .increase In was, queer he made no efforts to I values makes the bonds a still rotuer uer. abu i uia so love w saier r investmenl." and this also hear her Say '"Polly wants a I enables i th Attrfrt 4 lb. Snowdrift.. SRimCEI) iMfSond LARD: Swift's Cottage Rolls, lb. ....25c Swift's BaconiBack, lb. 1.. 22c Swift's Presninm rlams, lb. 29c Swift's Breakfast Bacon,' lb. 33c Swift's Silverleaf Lard 10 lb. net pails . ... . ... $1.85 5 lb. pails net ...95c No. 5 pail Jones Lard 79c RICE and BEANS 7 lbs. Head Rice 49c :6:lblVl'..aiilfi; Beans .;..49c 3 lbs. Bayoa Beans 29c 3 Tall Cans Federal Milk. ..25c ;;l:DRIEDlr ; 2 lbs. Fey. Oregon Prnnes 25c 2 lbs. Fey. Wbite Figs ......45c 5 lbs. Seedless Raisins ........69c 3 lbs. Loose Muscatel Rais- ins .... .... 2 1-lb. packages Cluster Raisins 49c 45c cracker', sighed the. old ;Jady? I PICTURE PUZZLE I FORM A WORD- SQUARE OF THE WORDS PlCTURtO JHLRt? I 1 Xc-il "That nasty old ' bird.5' sho " A to yterdr':' Tick,1 bUk; pay taxes and other obligations. The transportation bonds will be paid rrom the earnings of the road, which will automatically Increase property values and bring pros perity to the district This is not always the, case where railroad and the people's interests are, not united. A district may prosper as a result of transportation and at the same time the railroad mar be losing money by being regu lated and required to haal freight at less than cost. The writer is a banker of cen tTal Oregon, and-knows from ex perience that people must leave that district, as they cannot move their crops, and that many east ern people have been turned away for this reason.; Trade rates from Bend to La Pine are $10 per ton, and from Bejid to Silver Lake are $20 per ton, and the, tracks 'Jose meny!jitCthf sel-Ttea Parts of r CRACKERS No. 5 Boxes Graham Crack ers .1.. ............ . .T.75c No. 5 Boxes Soda Crackers 50c No. 5 Boxes Snowf lakes ....60c 2 Jbs. Crisp. Gingersnaps .l.35c 2 lbs. Asst Cookies ..1 ,.45c 3 ' pkgs. Harlequin Cakes....29c - Abutter and cheese Best Creamery Butter, lb.v 48c Swift's Brookf ield Cheese, Tillamook Cheese, lb. .......135c CEREALS 3 Kellogg's Corn Flakes ....29c Shredded Wheat pkg. ........10c Kellogg's krumbles, pkg. ....11c ' ORIGINATORS OF Prices CEREALSContinued Lrg. pkg. Rolled Oats .. 25c Roman Meal, pkg. ............35c Cream of Wheat .;.......22c Swansdown Cake Flour ....35c Albers Flapjack Flour : .2Cc 9-lb. bag Pure Buckwheat 59c SOAP AND SO POWDERS 11 bars Crystal Yhite Soap 49c 2 Large Citrus Powder ..49c 2 Lrg. Peet's Seafoam ......45c 2 Lrg. 20 Mule Borax Chips 65c Luxi pl'r:.i10c 7 Ivory Soap ......:..vi.......49c 3 Lrgr, PeetsWash. MacL. n .v Soap;;. ......:..i.-.,.-..99c 1 Large White King Soap Chips ...49c I ( ( I) I J i ) t ) 0 fr 3 Old Dutch Cleanser ........25c COFFEE 5 Ibjbn M. J. B. Coffee ..$1.93 3 lb. tins M.J.B. Coffee .$1.19 1 lb. tin M. J. B.. ...r..:...:.42c 5 lb. tin Dependable ... .... $1.83 1 lb. Skaggs Blend ........ ...37c 1 lb. S. U. S. Blend ..:......29c 5 cans Std. Corn .... 49c ( 4, cans Baltimore String Beans S:59c 6 cans 2 Solid Pack To- . matoes :.V."..L.........9 9c 4 cans Std. Utah Peas .......49c 4 cans' lily; Valley Sifted Peas J ...:...:..:......98c 4 cans Lily Valley Fey. Corn . . ...79c 4 cans lily Valley Cut Beans . . - :..wi..89c 2 cans 2 Iibby's Spinach 35c 1 can IVd Red Rib. Kraut...l 5c 2 cans 2 Red Rib. Sweet Potatoes .... ...........L....35c 3 cans No. 1 Baltimore y : Oysters u..Ui...50c 3 cans l 's Fancy Red Rib bon Shriing ..T-.....:..4-..-50c 3 cans Domestic Sardines.. 15c , Here is a Real Buy 23 oz. Jar Pure Apple Butter ....... .i8c r,HSCELLAICEOUS 1 lb. Bulk Cocoanut, Ceylon 25c 2 lbs. Oregon Walnuts ... .....49c 2 dozen Large Oranges - r (126s) - : : 85 2 Large Grapefruit .. .........25;: 3 lbs. Gemnut ..... ...6 5c Free Delivery on all orders $5.00 or over (sack sugar excepted) i : Urder your meats, and groceries together Salem, Ore. j - Phons 478 OREGON Locations : Portland, 14 stores, La Grande, The Dalles, Bend, Corvallis, Hillsboro, McMinnville, and Salem, Orescx tbe yea r trnc v o j,, , p i i