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1 J " . . Issued Dally Except Monday fcy . TUB STATESMAN PCBLISTIXXa COMPANT - -.v? Jit, a. Commercial St., Salem. Oregon (Portland Office,- 62? Board of Trade Building. Phone Beacon 1192 r - -MEMBER OP THE ' The Anodted Frees la exclusively, entitled to the use for pmhll- uon M ail news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited la this paper and alao the local, newt published herein. It- J. Hendricks ....... w..... ..........Manager Etephen ."Stone ...;...y.:. ............!,. Uanaxlng Editor Ralph Glorer . . . . . .'. . . ........ j. : .Cashier rraax jsskoski . . ... . . 4 . . . . . TL7XXOIIE3: Bnslneaa Otflee, St , ,-. Circulation Department. Itt I v : - ., . Job DArtmest. . ISt . 'ik-'SV:-, 3V . 8ociy Editor. 10 f ., "f ; f; Catered at tb Poetofflca in Salem, Oregon, as second claaa matter WHY TIIE GOVEINMliT CANT SUCCEEDv ' - :'-.- IN BUSINESS ' .r . - . "Through the war department, the government, operates a finely" equipped boat line" between New ' Orleans and Tuscaloosa port of entry for Birmingham, steel center of . the south. , From Tuscaloosa to Birm ingham it is necessary to transfer cargoes 60 miles by rail. For this 60-mile haul the railroads demand. : 100 per cent of the rail and water, charges and get it, " leaving the government-owned boat' line not a penny for its 350-mile haul by water, f Tj ;f! 'r -yJ'H ; . "Naturally these government boats1 do '"not pay. . ' Neither .would a. government-operated Muscle Shoals. ; 4 -. v It would be cheaper to give Muscle Shoals, to! Ford, then pdy him to run it.'- Capper's Weekly. I s r ' The doctrine of Jefferson that .that government governs best which goverri3 least is everlastingly right t ; ?: ' And i tis equally true that that people is richest and most independent and most content whose government owns or .operates leasts -v-:-;V;:l rrrr.- .:. i : j'-.vy Tha United States , government 4 does not need to give llenry Ford or any one else Muscle. Shoals and then pay him to run it. But it should by all means sell Muscle Shoals to Henry Ford or some one else, under conditions that will guar antee : the operation of the project by private capital and management- . ' - ': r i t "HVv-jV.:.,! And our government should get out of the business of owning ships and operating ships at the earliest possible date on which it can do so and still be sure of the maintenance and development of an adequate merchant marine by private ownership &nd management. .. ' ' ' . f it 4 ; JAPAN HAS qOMG THROUGH -An American who had lived sessions of the Washington conference for the limitation of armaments in November, 1921. While there he told skeptical newspaper; correspondents that Japan would live up to her word, no matter what other nations might do. v -V. v".' The, American returned to Japan. Afew days ago a i Washinst&i v-xcTTspapar correspondent received .from him a letter with thi3 postscript: "Did X not tell you that Japan would keep her word? Japan has kept her word not only as pledged zt the -Washington conference but as pledged on other ccir.;:rr.5. .She ha3 given Shantung back to China, al though the treaty of Versailles; gave! her the right to keep it, and she lias kept her navy reduction pledges. I s. The nation over rwhose promises of keeping the. faith Americans arched their eyerows has come through Suggestion for the Henry Ford platform -"Erery' maa tst Jiare a full gas tank." , . . -t . t i' The new-tariff - law Is working Associated Cits : For Boys EUTTEKPDf-KITE NEW .KITES llovr to.Stke m Butterfly Klteu 1 The butterfly kite looks strik ingly beautiful In the air. Its con . l . . Va S . . ; e.. struction . is simple, , despite its aize and curves, the only difficult part .belng the -bending of, .the wings. This can -be simplified if you first: lay out the other braces of - bamboo and fasten them In ' place. Constructed ln this way, a guide Is' supplied for the curv Inf of the wlngs,""taaklng it com paratively., easy to have both, sJdes kr !i X " :' if Three Important sticks make up the body. The sticks are shown by the firm -lines In the Illustra tion.' All the other braces fasten to these three spines or arms. lt i a. good plan to have the mate r fal of, split bamboo, halt inch In thickness, and threeuarter inch : in width. . . ii ' --. Determine Wing Kize. - After you have fastened 'the three main braces together; de termine the size of the wings you wish. - The- wings" can.""Ofr course, be tnado any size, although' a good plan' Jio folldw i to allow them fci.rproject threeT feet from the body.. Ilowevetvif they're made larger It 'wUldo'itolharm'. In fact, It wlilfald tbc kltc.iu ""flying, as well ;-aWrxrve you an ropporfunlty to hang on fancy 'tails and' trails crs. The more carrying surface you have on a' kite, the jmore cllht It wilr carry. The carry .i"XJ,yfjce..is .nothlpgmorejb.an.i.frpm is to :e , several,, cords.to THE OnECON1 STATESMAN SALEM,' OREGON ASSOCIATED PRESS - . . . . . . , . .Manager Job Dept. 5 J ' long" in Japan attended the beautifully. , It Is spoiling a lot of Democratic campaign hokum. t Germany offers i another solu tion of the reparations', muddle. : ora :Tha Bl2ect little arid Girls i f FOH XDi'tl)Al'8. iV; size. - The 1 bigger: the - kiteTThe more it pulls, and the jnore sport you nave nying it. After you ! have the Tringj of the butterfly , both ' bent to the same site the rest of the kite is easy. Use plenty of stout cotton cord to brace the wings, and make the body as shown In the Illustra tion. . It Is not a good Idea to de pend on string to form the cen ter body, at the kite needs "the bracing in the middle which this short body of frame supplies. ..-VV Vambjh Joints.' 'V' " The joints shquld.be lashed to gether with-thread, and then var nished. Be sure to give at. least two coats of varnish to every joint. Usually the finishing touches are applied In . water col ors. -The best plan is to secure a book with colored illustrations of butterflies' and copy some of these colors "for rour kite. i Three seta of -cords are run Into the center .of the kite, one from each xorner ;of the center brace, and the other from -the head frame. They meet in the center, and it Is to this knot that you .fas ten t jrour flying strlifgV - . Changes will, of course, have to be made sometimes in the locations "of these lead cords.' The changes de pend a great deal 011 the size of the butterflies you construct. A simple way f to determine where the lead strings should extend She Is a bit short of breath, but we take It that she will be In the market for a" big loan. Exchange. Of coarse, if .Henry Ford enters the presidential, right he .will hare a campaign m iae rorm ot a The gas qnestlon Is being dis cussed In the , California legisla ture. ' Nothing like having public issues before expert's. Los l An geles Times. . - - y i ; : Canadians are urged to get even with the United States In the mat ter of tariff by buying goods in England. The country Chat sella goods the cheapest will get the money In Canada.; , Trade is ut terly wtlhout sentimentality. ... t Start on hiaa mnewplg tin; That is ;constructiTe r work - that ought . to be : boosted more and more, j pig xlubs ealt lubsK lamb clubs, etc. should; be constantly increased ,in number In the Salem, district. . , CItII engineers and city plan ners in Chicago announce that in lesa than thirty years Iheir city will hare more than 8.000.000 in habitants and will corer an area Of 1000 square 'miles. SIem Is not that ambitious. ' But the three miles of new homes being and to be erected In - Salem -this year will call for a look towards municipal and suburban , expan alon in ; the near future. Salem' will hare to spread out orer a lot more territory In her growth to wkrds 100,000 ' population, " and that; is coming right along. y- f. AN ALI-AJIEIUCAN XtEAGTJE Delegations representing twen ty New World republics are pro ceeding to Santiago, Chile, ; to take part in thej fifth Pan-American, conference. I All " these :- repub lics are at peace. All are actuat ed by a desire for mutual cooper ation to adrance the Interests of all the 'peoples on the American continent. While Canada is not I. FUTURE-DATES I . .... : ,' 1 1 ; Uarck 2S, rridsr -SIeot 8mpBoay or ':' esestts ' ' . v.-i: - Uarea 27. Tne4r S-Ut eonTtmtioi. V Besafit AMoeiathm f Masbbt. Sen - at Chamber, Stat titrate. Merck 21. Tutmiay Joae Club Min-.'trele-t thow at Turaer. . Merrlt 27. Tody---CoU)ny T. amker; iBayea'ra. Arehf. tnaia ent. Mares 28. Vrdaekdaf Prescotatiott of "Tlio Bal" at Grand .theater. ,; Merck 29. Maaady. Tlru--dy Scott Us Kit Maaooa banquet at "Hotel Mario March 81. Saturday State fair beard t meet. f 'V 4 ' April 7. Saturday Shrina Vauderilla tJ Imx t Artnerr.-- v.. -r;; - Aprtt S to 9 Mvaie Week. " - . ; ' f April 2, Monday-; Clarence C. Hamilton. ' -field secretary United Sotiety of jirChriaUaa Kndearor. to apeak Is SatomiJ April 13. Kriday Willamette Men'a Glee . , lob concert at armory. , . - April 19, 20 aqd 21 CherriiB Chefriti-ro-May 5. Satarday At --" Kader . temple r- ferine eremoniat lo Salem. ' May . Snada,y--aiosom py. .;- ' 1 May 11, Friday May FeafiTaM Uayda'e oratorio. "The FOnr Seaaortg." . Paper in the World different "corners of ; the . kite. Hold them all In your hand and see if the kite balances. If it does, you can safely fasten the strings permanently and attach your fly ing cord 'to the center knot. - -. Next week "How to make , a Dragon Kite. I THE SHORT STORY, JR. A BRAVE PUP,' Now Trlx wasn't reslly so brave'. And" yet what beating he .gave . the collie who thought " . He'd be killed, on the spotl r; And-was glad to escape from his " Trix dlsUnctly felt that some Ihlng was wrong. He didn't know what; he just felt It. ; H Nervously he looked around the yard. He had promised, his mas ter he would guard the place and keep all intruders out. Surely no one could have slipped in while he was chewing his bone. No, the yard was empty. Hi drew a aigb of relief.. It was not men he was afraid, of. :.tThey .woaldirua if: he just barked at them. A lltUe anap at thelf belswM enough f tP frighten them-away forever But dogs .were Jdllereui.'Now Tfla felt thaCrlhA was" - pretty brave little- pup. Trot he could count a dog on every one. btIs paws that he would hate to meet in a dark alley. ; Of all the dogs on the street. Shep was the worst. Of course, Trix would not have Shep know It for the , world, but ( whenever -he caught sight, of the big dog his knees started trem bling They trembled so violently that his feet got all tangled up. -' Suddnly Trix discovered what was wrong. Up over :the bank he caught sight of the tip of Shep's fierce r nose. The : big dog was watching "- hi every ; move. Trix quickly slopped moving. ' frosen stiff with fright ? His hair not only stood on end. but tugged at Its roots" to get- away. Trix couldnt 'even run away. He" made one attempt, and his knees wob bled so he tripped himself. 1 fell, rolling over . and over down, the bank. . Instinctively be grabbed ) for something to save him from the fall. His sharp lit tle teeth took tight hold, fasten ing, themselves deeply-Into the . ... .... . - - , . - -. i I--.-, - . : . . .J . c , . . - ' "' 1 - .- - ' ' r ---:r:. i;; :wednesday'Morning;march21. 1C23; : ' . - ii i i ii 1 1 i iii i i i i i i i ' ' . ' ' : a officially represented,- a Canadian commission wlll sit in" and take part. In ; the discussion of ones tioos in which; the Dominion Is in tereeted. - 'Th - ?! What contrast between condl- (Inn. In ttio Maw anil nlrt WnrlM.I Nerer. Has EuropeJbeeni so torn by international quarrels and rl- alries;- never hare the 'American republics enjoyed so -great1 a de gree of international harmony. What a striking demonstration of Che fallacy of the 'arguments that peoples of different races can not successfully unite on a : com mon policy for mutual drance- ment! Many bare held that a re publican form of gorernment is suited only to Anglo-Saxon' peo ples. ; Yet we hare here the ' in stance tot the Latin-American re publics' each one of which recog nises the principles of self-goTern- ment :and represents tire -: gorern ment,. meeting in harmonious ae cord with the great republic, of the Anglo-Saxon races.'--vf': -r' A number of the delegations hare been instructed; to work' for the creation : of : an- All-American League ot Nations, based upon the principles . enunciated in . the Mon roe Doctrine. They would hare the bonds that unite, the American republics - strengthened , arid ' ex tended. One of the nineteen sub jects to be discassed is a proposal for joint action oh all question? "arising out rof the encroachment of a non-American .power on an American natron. .The . intent'; of this proposal Is to hkTe all repub lics 'unite on. a potfey of common defense. The .United States will not be the, only republic to regard for eign encroachments ' as an -unfriendly act; it will be so regarded by the allied republics. , - ; , Another question named; in the agenda; for discussion relates to "judicial or arbitral, settlements of international disputes ;; and one Of the most important refers to "the reduction and limitation ot armaments." r : ' During the last wen'ty years the South. American republics hare enjoyed a period of unprecedented prosperity. They hare Increased in population, hare doubled or quadrupled their national wealth and hare made marked progress In education. The era of dicta torships and -revolutions : has passed. .' During the" World war they were ' air forced to become self-dependent, ;no longer looking to Europe for . the essentials of life. . Now their industrial pro gress has been equal to their po litical adrancement;. .. Uncle' Sam can now look: with Very pardon able pride on such lusty nephews. Once we were compelled to main tain a large navy, In arder that we might protect : those ' nephews against fprelgn aggression Now they are strong enough to 'afford their pwn country 4 protection, against an assault by .a comblna-? tlon of ;. European powers. ; By guaranteeing their 4 security . have increased our own. '; r . ; ;i It is Interesting. to cegltate over the ''advances- which. have' been made In New World affairs since HT7MOB fTAT woax Edited by Joha H. lunar throat of the' TIg dogi Shep. ; It was" the 'only thing ' within reach ot-the falling Trix. ; ShCp gasped and sputtered, then slowly- -wilted and fell' to the ground. Still the little dog hung on. ; He was afraid to let go for fear he would roll on dbwn the steep bank. ' -r- ?r -: v - i ., The big dog moaned and gasped for breath. , The little dog held him powerless, slowly chok ing him to death. He begged for mercy. i' . ' . C At last Trix let go.;. He wasn't trembling; any longer, io he .could stand on his feet. 1 Shep wobbled weakly (down the street, glad u escape alive. , VWho would have thought that little dog would be so brave'. , he groaned. I v PICTURE PUZZLE t WHAT 6 BHYNIXS ML Manage, maa- the first of these conferences was held la. Washington in 1889, That was , the result' of the. far-seeing policy of James G. " Blaine, our great flicretary 'of tate. Re ciprocity treaties laid the ground for. a ; closer association. , At that time Blaine said in addressing the delegates of the eighteen repub lics represented: ; i j.. i ; 1 y:,; our common fate ?;' ; has' 'V made us inhabitants of two continents, which, at .the . ; close of , four centuries are still regarded beyond the , j seas as the Newr World, tike ; : situations - beget like ' sympa f thies and impose like du-' " i.. ties. ; - y-'O; ; , . ; At that time no nation In . the New World .was . recognized by Europe as a- first-class , power. The Old World diplomats did not solicit our cooperation In settling European disputes. . They were self-sufficient. ' Since then a num ber of great wars have been fought.' j. The ' American republics have marched forward, hand in hand,' while the governments . of Europe have . . quarreled - among themselves until they" 'have brought European civilisation al most to Che verge of annihilation. While we have gone forward. Eur ope has gone back, until the New World has passed the ld in the raee for Intercontinental suprem acy.5 ' '. 1 SANG AT HIS FUNERAL V On his 85th birthday anniver sary William DanfordiT Iowa oc togenarian, and devoted ' church member,, sang "God Be . With You" into a phonograph record and read a verse of scripture. He died ; last week at the age . of 9 7, and by means of a phonograph sang, the hymn.; and .read;: the verse of scripture at his pwn fu neral." Lit proved. a touching In cident to a large congregation of old,! and young neighbors .and friends who had gathered. to pay a last tribute to a pioneer of the sommunity. , Seemingly here Is a miracle as wonderful as any you read in the Bible.. ' . VALLEY OF KINGS ,' x There Is a lot of waste territory in Egypt.: .The desert and the Nile floods prohibit large sections from being available for human habitation.- , The 14,000,000 in habitants of modern . Egypt are virtually pinched- within an en vironment; not much larger .than Marios county.: -In-some respects Egypt Is the most, densely popu lated country in the World. Yet one may wander a day's journey from the chief cities and : be lost forever. . There is something fas cinating and - mystifying- About Egypt both the old and the new. ft sk the mummy of old Tut. 1 TUTS NJ f i . TCrS KAME IX EGYPTIAN i'Here is the corTect'pronnncia tloft of Tut-Ankh-Amen's name: Our authority Is ' Dr. Frederick Eislett. Egyptologist of Northwest ern University. . If ; you are all set, here goes: First 'Tut' or Toot, either one.- Tlien Ankh, pronounced "Onka. and " then Amonj this way: "Ay-mon." Toot-onka-ay-mon. " There you have It. To become an expert an you have to do is to practice it-,' -. ,M 1 i 1 NO DODGING, THE FACT You r may dignity ' Socialism with all the pretty phrases', but the fact wiU remain that "It is a flcht of the unsuccessful against the successful ; the Inefficient against the efficient: E. w. Howe's Monthly ! BITS FOR BREAKFAST- . "Notice the swelling buds. Spring is just around the cor ner ' . . , 1 -.' v . : : Getting ready for yout early spring gardening? k i W m - ' If you expect a contract to grow flax, you will have to hurry. Only small tracts are being taken on noW. - - - - ; 'ia . Many are called, but few get up. , , " A statesman ls a politician with whom you agree. ' -,,-'A bolfchevik Is a man who looks down on the higher ups. , With the saw milt and paper mill; and. all the fruit growers and .canners and packers', bidding for hands, the idle people la these parts win ibe mighty scarce In a little ' while. . "' : r :C 1 4 -;i -- - la .Vi'7'--V- The big apartment bouse on the corner opposite, the capitol is a go. it will help the .housing situation, along with the three - miles of new residences '.going; up in Salem this year. . ' - . , . .T. . .: :.y vi t'-.v ''. . '...',;'. y The Statesman of tomorrow will contain . lot ,,of matter n the paved highways of Oregon and Marioi county. It ii a great show ing... . .. " The ' annual edition of 1 The Statesman, - in preparation .since the' first. ' of the year.. Is about readjr. Will be out In a few days. It wlll.be the largest edition or the kind ever Issued from this office. " " Do not treat first Impressions lightly: beware of them; the are generally trustworthy. New Shift at Work in . Spaurdina Company Yards Beginning ...Tuesday. ; afternoon at 4:30, the -Spaulding" mills started ;a two-shift senrice lor all the, mll and planer . men. The day shift on Tuesday - came to work ; an hour earlier than usual, starting work at 1 a. va. and quitting at 4. They -take dinner from 1 1 nntil"12 o'clock. There ite a halt hour . Interval between the two shifts, the sec ond crew going to work at 4:30 p. m and quitting at 1:30 a. m. f More' than 100 men are; added 16. the company payroll," - and considerably more than that will be , affected by xhe change of hours, as not - all the i depart ments jot the big business : w'll be dojubled, but all will ... be touched by the changing , time schedule, .v; . -".:" .: ' ' ) ? In making up the personnel of ; the second shift, preference was given . to the older employ es, and a number of gratifying promotions have been " ; made. There has been a surplus 'ot help, so that:. the second shift could : be ; filled readily. - T : Shrine Vaudeville for ; ; 7 Everyone Who Can Laugh . Some of the Shriners are won dering If anybody -has gained the misapprehension . that the Shrine vaudeville de luxe program' to be pnt on by the Portland Shrine the first week in April, is an "exclu dve" Masonic affair. It isn't. It is for everybody; with good tlckly ribs and -a face that isn't enam eled so that a laugh is dangerous, and for every person who has the 'Are You Ready' For 'Eaote: vr m n n FROfiB- Those "Different" Frocks r . ' You know the ones, . You will find the saleswomen in the Garment Sec- - tion glad to assist you in trying, them" onv.' Mater- - ;rias-are Canton. Crepe, " Satin Canton,' Taffeta, -r ; ' " Crepe'de Chine, Krinkle Knit, cleverly; fashioned j and combined with t ? THE WRITEk SEES BEFORE-HIM: ' .; A navvblue canton crerje dress. th hnrlW in one piece with three-quarter length slit sleeves -which, like the bodice, are beautifully appliqued 7 and band embroidered in sunburst design,, royal . . Vtlno voltrof . ontintia rwl r nrA of nnl Vn C ...... . wv.wlk uubiiu. gVH U11U ucaUO. I3CVCI1 ., alternating. drop bands of pleating ornament the skirt.- This garment ' Another dress of ribbon pleating decidedly in voffue, which are in v sleeves and over the hips with two large rosette cabachons, colored with a bit of geranium velvet posies, scalloped hem which' is faced with -gray can ton crepe. The neck is embellished with a dainty net lace collar. The gar ment is priced " ..- -v L" i t , .1 t ; : ; ':. $Sai50"V::':;:'''' . vs. i-i . . t BBBS ' ; - -. Since the shopping occasion tlio werk before Faster is vrry , .. . .-s iuruuB .uiiwivii iuv nira wiwc muiiei i'it t .' fore Christinas it is suggested that jou visit the si I a t . - i ' r ' a i . 400 State ll a. price of the ticket, It promises to be a' gorgeous event, with 117 Shriners Jtt their various band and chanters and patrol uniforms, hMA the vaudeville, stunt clothes.. William Bell, president of the Sa'em Shrine club. Is loos ing vigorously: after the local ar rangements.. It is understood that Portland is selling ,500 tickets, the Sbrincre In towns outside of Salem are, guaranteeing-500, ad Salem Is expecting to sell 1500 of the funmaking pasteboards.' The Shriners are to parade the streets In the early evening, with their whole 117 uniforms In action. try sulphur o;i Hi ECZEF.1A S!!lf, Costs Little mml Ovcrconwa Trouble. AbnoMt Ovy Night Any breaking out of ; the .skin. eveh fiery, "itching eessema, can be quickly overcome by applying Mentho-Snlphur. declares . a not ed skin specialist,. Because of Its germ destroying propert'es, this sulphur preparation Instant ly brings ease from skin irrita tion, soothes and heals the ec tema right up and leaves the skin clear . and smooth. . . J it seldom . fails to relieve . the torment without delay- Suffer ers from skin .trouble should ob tain a small Jar of Howies Men- tho-SulDhur from any "good drug gist and use it like' cold creamC Adv. .--.;,. :v;i-::.- Only 10 Shopping Days Till Easter V BEAUTIFUL MEW Zl m n - tt ttt o rm n Personally Selected For Our Easier Trade 1 those that seem 'different .Oriental and .Egyptian Silks, v ispriced at h..-.y-. if'. $49.50 midnight blue flat crepe shows " - :. prices On Our Dresses Average from $1235, $19.75 up to $60.00 :: :. SPECIAL NOTICE V J ; fore at . : I'ortland 883 St. it j If C-P& sTOHtfcrue fto . - flf 1 l lu-.0 -A 1 .sn , I. f - ft fnkMnMl. ii.lt ; Florence 'Coloratura Soprano ' Chicago Grand Opera 5 ,-:" . . . ' .. : . '- -, MONDAY, i MARCH 3 - . . - . S Grand -Tiicntcr ' v ..: : . ' - '' :t : - 1 . --; ;" ' : - Lower floor, tront 13 ,pws ' l- V--.'.Vll.50' ?r v.tvr' ' 'i- , . ;. r. -.. .. .;'-; ' . -. , - -Lower . floor, last 4 rows '. '" ": . li.oo Balcony, front 3 rows 1.50 Balcony, last, 2 rows 31.00 ': Gallery 75c TJafl Orders lh: "... u .. ... tttv rrrrT- the decided Use of fine evidence on the full bell much like the week be jour earliest convenience. "' bilk Shop Atder St. i . ' - A- "'IS' 4 ; j .... . . - Answer to yeaterday'a: kood, iitaiidite. ntaatle, 'r- '?. -ry - . . s v: K r . - - - 1 , ":