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J j.. . . lseued Daily Except Monday by , THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY , . i 215 S. Commercial St.. Salem, Oregon (Portland Office, 723 fcoaYd of Trade Building. Phone Beacon 1193) i MEMrKItOP TUB ASSOCIATED PRESS ; The Associated i'rcws fs exclusively -entitled tQ the use for publi cation of all nev.s dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In this paper and also the local news published herein. f - " R. J. Hendricks - j -Stephen A. Stone . .. - ; , . -Frank Jaskoskl. - s 7 . .TELEPHONES; ' , . , Business Office ; - ,!--- v Circulation Office - : , i Jom Department - -i' -V'j" Society Editor - r - Entered at the Postof rice in Salem, ; , ADOPTTHE AMERICAN PLAN Editor Statesman:' 1 ! ' . There is a great deal of jcriticiam of the way the school board has awarded plans for new school buildings and it was reflected somewhat in the recent school election. No one questions the honesty and sincerity of the members of the school board, but it is feared, they are employing an old sys tf :a that has not given us thef best-results in securing iine 1 school buildings in the past. , , . ; . J . ,.. ... r -.. t Compared , with : other i progressive communities Salem should hare, the finest -public, school buildings in the "slate, but no one ever has complimented this city on having beauti ful and artistic buildings for its educational equipment;; ;;The trouble has been, there, has been no general invitation : to architects to participate , in drawing plana. . Ve have not availed ourselves of ' sufficient expert knowledge. There should be an effort to arouse public interest in this matter of more sightly1 and up-to-date architecture in our public build ings. How can this Ibef broVsht about? .1 ByJ discarding the old system of handing outLpublic building construction with no general programs anrriout, architectural competition. : -The ' successful business man- Fernanda; selection from the manufacturer of the best line of goods and' after seeing samples from all 'who have' a.line to offer Then .he buys the best at the best price; for he knows his competitor is likely to have them in stock. The ideai'of Salenl falling behind in public school architecture is not creditable to the intelligence, loyalty and patriotism of this community.: Be fore the school, board lets- more contracts for new school buildings there should be open competition from5 the best architects In the iBtate, and eshouldT erect no more ,n- , EitlybuadmgsJ;t:ri;.i:i 'k "Jll :VlJ-A.-ll:, itiSh What is the remedy? Not finding, fault with the school bcirdr but public sentiment that will compel the adoption of a better system. We must not forever deal with public. matters .of so great importance as erecting half a million dollars worth of school houses in the old fashioned hand-em-cut to our friends manner of proxduxe.i.,,4zk ::kH;tKi: . The American Institute of Architects have a system of - erecting public buildings based on a program of competition from the; inception of the idea to the completion of the structure where public money is expended.- The :governing ' body, which is the school board in this case, invites architects to submit sketches of the proposed building, including at i Itzit ;eUvations and floor plans,, the arrangement! pirthe building as well as for structural "beauty.' The' idea of hold- l ir.j tv:3 epen to competition is to gather the data from: all. i :urcc3 ah get the latest ideas and enable the board to get ? lha best plans laid before it, competing architects sometimes1 t sing as high as ten or twenty. The governing ibod then V r vards first, second and third prized in selection of plan r.cst - suitable for each proposed building -arid" pays a fee tovering the expense of the three plans, which then be come the property of the board. The board can embody any cf the ideas in any of the three plans on the final plan r.dopted. The board or governing body generally seeks the 5 advice of a professional builder or adviser on their final Edection or decision. On many bodies having the power to erect expensive public buildings there are men who have : ot the technical knowledge to enable them. to4 decide so im- : portanti a matter. 1 -' :?Kr "''v:; V- -.;. Under the American Institute of 'Architects plan, the bozrd would after adopting a planor combination of ideas in 1 : the plans selected, let a contract ana appoint tneir own super- intendent of building. The old idea or political system of : giving one architect complete control and supervision of con struction of a public building on his own plans and specifica tions, most of which the governing , body expending the t ' axpayers money knoWUothing about . until they, are in the LuUding, should be obsolete,, in, an : intelligent community. On top of the architect's commission on the whole structure, ; ivhich has been five and-sixr cent, there have been cases of I live and ten per cent'eoinnussions on jnaterials in addition : cn public buildings in" this state, and in many such monopoly awards only -One contractor, s will be found bidding, and only i one firm will supply plumbingand other important materials, v lio competition in plans eliminates competition throughout. Are we not good enough Americans to transact public business on the most modern and approved business methods ? ; Thero is no mystery about the American Architects' system y6t awarding plans for public work and it is in general use in cur country, but not in Oregon which is stiU under the old worn out system under which no one gets a square deal. - ::-"rf This is a matter affecting the welfare; good feeling and moral integrity of the cojnmunity. It cannot be taken too seriously. The taxpayers and the parents of children depend ent on the best possible investment of the half million we voted in trust for our public administrators to expend de nand that it be done in a manner not easily subject to at- - lacks from the enemies of public schoolsand not encouraging - the unprogressive elements to open revolt when we ask for -support in future. - BUSINESS MAN. Push on the lines tor theilogan terry growers, hoping the may get the Jitney per lb. ; . Just to show that he Is in ear nest about the world disarmament John Bull has' just launched the world's largest submarine. - ; - Marshal Foch says that If he had his life to live over again he woutd choose to live in America. So most of the folks who get . their mail i a Europe are saying right now ; Talking about a sugar factory, one owned, and operated fcooperat 1 vely 5 would probably benefit Sa Itn and the Salem district most. ! ecauselt might lead to other co- FUTUHE DATES 1 H to 34 Chutnqua M Psllae. -( 1 Ea!m Onataaeia evaao. '.? 4, " ... si'ay .': ..nc'.Ue rat-efalr 'S tMT. THE OAfJON STATESMAN, SALEU, OREGOrr - Manager Managing Editor Manager Job Dept. 2S 683 683 106 Oregon, as second class matter. ! 1 ' operative efforts here. We should have cooperative eeed growing. We should, have; a ; cooperative drug garden industry. A cooperative grape growing and Juice Industry would be a good thing. The list might be touch extended." r' It the growers cannot . get 6 cents a pound for their loganber ries; they, can eat them, with the help of their- nelghbors If they can spread the list of their neigh bors over enough territory. ' President Li of China has pulled back his resignation Jle's ft sort of Injnn giver, t Remember the In jun giver in the old boyhood days the fellow who would hand you something and then want it back? Old timers will remember that The Statesman;' yelled for-'years before this city 'got a woolen mill. But it finally came, and ,Jt has been adding to the business vand growth and prosperity of this city eyer since. Still more Important now is a sugar, factory. Ju;the first place, If would bring to our farmers a new paying crdp. In the second place, it would employ a lot of labor. In the third pUce, it would pay j well, whether owned cooperatively or otherwise.; And In the fourth place. It would be an ; important , et'ep in the more men t now going on to break the strangle hold of the sugar trust and the sugar gamblers upon the consumers of the United States. SWEDES AS CITIZENS The results ot an official sur vey of the Swedes of America by the Swedish counsul general of New York are highly creditable to the representatires of that ' great Scandinavian race. It would be invidious to i make any comparis ons between the Swede and any other immigrant, but the" facts speak' for - themselves and other races cannot complain If the find Ing Is somewhat against them, i f ; For Instance, It is shown' that 8 7. S per cent of all Swedish im migrants are virtually 100 percent Americans within ten years after their arrival here. They are able to ' read and speak English and are naturalized citizens of the re public The average for all im migrants In this respect Is only 56.9 per cent, and this would of course, be very materially reduced tf the Swedes were v eliminated from the calculation. "f "CV: f 5 About seventy-five out of every 100 of all immigrants are able to read and speak English within ten years after . their , arrival, , as com-, pared with 87.6 per cent i of the Swedes.;" ; ' f . .A majority of Swedes who have made their homes In this , country are either technical men, highly skilled engineers often occupying high positions jln America's great' est . Industrial institutions, trained workers in technical trades, t or farmers. 1 Swedes . do not congre gate in American cities. They go to j the farms and become produc ers and contributors to America's resources.- They are found most numerous in the : spring wheat growing sections. About one-fifth of all the Swedish male Immi grants the first generationbe come farmers. . Reports show that an important change Is taking place In the oc cupations of Swedieh ; women , la this country. About two-thirds of all Swedish immigrants ' were classed .as servants, housekeepers, maids and waitresses, but their daughters become brain workers. The survey- proves, what has long been recognized, that the Swedes. ake citizens of the highest type nd are , a contribution' of the greatest value to the nation. Thrif ty, Industrious, Intensely loyal and patriotic, ambitious and thorough ly dependable, the Swede is wel come : from every : standpoint of racial vajue and vastly more so NX INDEPENDENCE DAY A t V: i A FLAG IN EVERY HoitE. Every red-blooded American family will t want a flag this spring the big beautiful National Emblem to fly not only on The Fourth of July but on numerous other patriotic celebra- -' tions held during the year. No worn hut faded flags.for us.-. .. .. ' ' . 'j ' "" , I " j . ' v' v TLY A .CLEAN; FRESH FLAG EVERY DAY! These flags are made H A up in first class manner and the workmanship is guaranteed Each flag has sewed stripes, printed unions, land is weather proof and sun proof. Fitted with heavy canvas heading and grommets. The white stripes are uuuicacufu cut ion Dunung. ize 3xo iieet. How to Get 'One : HERE'S This Splendid Flag For 98 Cents. Fill out the roupon our office or mail to splendid 3x 5-foot flag. than others who' mighf be named. The country needs moist of .all. so far ' as immigration lsj concerned; newcomers who display the very qualities which so dietlngulsh the Swede.' . -p" ' !' " '" :' TWO PICTURKS A woman comment i with some bitterness on the fact 'that New York has a number of beautiful marble structures in which the bones of mastodons and the stuffed carcasses of hyenas may be lux uriantly lodged, but t lere is Ut'tle chance of a crippled child being fitly housed or comforted. This is ; not wholly true. There ! are really only two musei ms In Goth am 1 in which defunct dinosaurs may be fitly enshrined; but there are hundreds of organizations and many hospitals for tl lose in pov erty and suffering. It 1 doubt less true that there are homeless wanderers and man;r , to whom anguish and want are companions, but that Is no warrant for throw ing rocks at the museum. That also has Its defimite Value in ad vancing humanity. BRITISH PAPER. URGES UN DERSTANDIXG WITH ' AMERICA The Western Press of Slristol, England, ' in" a long and ; serious discussion of the ' situation aris ing from the difference In the at titude of the United,' Stales any) Great Britain toward the traffic in alcoholic liquors urges that "it Is of the highest Importance that a good understanding shall exist be tween .the , British jand' UAited States people; if is eminently de sirable that we sbouid appreciate each other's aims and pulli to gether as far, as possible." The editorial continues: I : ', 'i; - k'IOne of the few good results, of the Great War was that if swept away aid prejudices and. did much to unite the two peoples in a bond of sympathy, t; There) is a danger of that . better feeling , being lost unless Great Britain can free , it self from a suspicion of ! compli city in the attempt to defeat, the prohibition Jaw. We fancy there are many. English people who have no sympathy with prohibition who will yet appreciate the feeling of Intense irritation caused by per sistent attempts to defeat the code which the ' United -. $tates . people have, adopted , for their own wel fare.: Werbave previously stated that the United Stites - executive would do well to modify the. ef fect of : the Judgment of the su preme court so as to treat , liquor on ships within American waters as in bond, but, on i the other! hand, it is highly Important thft our- own government should do their utmost to prevent attempts being made under BMtlsh ausQices to defeat the laws of a friendly country.' Were thej positions re versed we believe British indigna tion would be' as strong as that Fly Old Glory v-St,-;-- ......V V; --v- J.'. ; Long May It Wave ! of These Flagt HO VV 4: i One Coupon and,"-1 ' er to th I . It fla below and band la at y - ; tit rorer i t ' ,',': ' us and secure this aroused In America. There Is a political as' well as a trade aspect to this question. The failure of prohibition in America would be welcomed by certain politicians in this country. Who ' feel that its succeed would stimulate i the de mand : or a similar policy in Great Brltah . ; That renders the prob lem the more difficult. We are not arguing for or against prohi bitlon, tout feel that, It la of great; er Importance than perhaps the present government realizes that tills country shall be freed , fitoro the suspicion of being accessory to a subtle and persistent attack on the national policy of the Unit ed States." THE MONEY SAVERS . . r a Instead of the fresh deficit of some 190,000.000 which our govt ernment faced at the close of the last fiscal year there is now sub stantial indication of a cash sur plus' of approximately 1 20 0,000,-000.- The president and his sec retary of the treasury are,1 Indeed j reporting progress. . There has. been a curtailment of some $250,- 000,000 from anticipated expendi tures and the receipts hav taken such form and volume tliat fur ther reductions in Ithe tax eched4 ules may be confidently expected. The government is a great going concern, but is far . from being gone. Since the establishment! of the budget th finances of the na tion i have ' ben completely over hauled. Instead of being, on the open sea without a rudder or com pass we are now running a charted course with aU the equipment of the trained navigator at command. ' EAST MONEY It turns out, after all, that the) German Reichsbank has thus far only Issued some 9,000,000,000. 000, of marks. But that would be quite a pile, if it were in realj gold it would make a pyramid higher than the Woolworth bulld ing. I -l.: i . : A -1 THE BIO STUFF; ,',!.'. The German government Is re ported as being abont to print notes at the face value of 1,000,- QuO marks each. .This sounds pr digious, but the money is really b ing printea in oraer that a ma; may ouy a mess or irankiurtevs without being embarrassed by his load of change. IMAY NOT SHAVE , i CEUTA Morocco, June 22. ders have been issued by the Span lah ltrmy authorities commanding all officers and soldiers' of the regular army to grow mustaches. The upper Hp may be adorned with long or short hair according to the wish of the owner or his ability to cultivate iU . Flag Coupon i .Tbia'roupoa aa4 98 rent when .kandeJ in .or mailed to Tho Statea man Offlro. 215 Boata Comaierrial , Street, 'Salem, Oreroa. eatilJea. bear- 1arsr'St3 ling aa adrertiaed. U Th be naiW add 10 rcata eostof aaaHiB;--aTo bo r Aail oddreaa plainly. ? . 2.' -.1 SATURDAY MORNING; JUNE 23, 1923 f BITS FOR BREAKFAST - Tom Skeyhill was great He is a. worthy, Chautauqua headliner. ' s "s He la a pessimist on the past but an optimist for the future. , The Chautauqua crowd will like the. lecture of Mrs. Thatcher this morning, the circus this afternoon and 'the personality and work of Miss Windus 'tonight. , ; . The writer on the editorial page this -morning speaks of the next time the people are asked to vote school bonds. There must be no next time, for seven to ten years. That is the contract with the peo plethat is the trusts The $500, 000 must be made to last, and to reach around. There must be no deviation from the program, t the turning of a hair from the south to the southwest side. S t. . ' Did you know that Salem can get a sugar factory? They are going to be in style in this country and there Is no section of the Unit ed States" where one will pay as well as right here. We can get the factory if we will hammer on the Idea and stick to it everlast ingly. v And everlastingly in this case may be this year or next year, to utilize the crop of 1924. A few showers now and then, and cool enough o' nights to make you sleep Well, here in . the Wil lamette valley. .But no one Is be-! ing . killed by the heat here, as is there case- in the east; where so many- people ' are committing sui cide, by not coming to this land of diversity and country of oppoir? tnnitrs., .y.-t .: -... v:v - yr The fad for Egyptian things has extended to horse-racing. Papyrus won. . the - English Derby, wfth Pharos second.- New York Even ing Poet ,Ti.' - S m ; mere are i lev things more embarrassing than having your grocer drive up while you are pay ing cash for your gasoline. Nor ristown Times. v ' ' to Toe Boys and Girls Newspaper - ' i y ' " t , " The Biggest Little Paper in the World Copyright, 1A28, Associated Editors. Lesspns ' Champion Swimmers Learn i O- PLAIN FROiST Fancy , (This is the sixth of a series of eight articles by Pierson L. Max well, a swimming expert who has taught boys and girls to swim at Municipal beaches,: ocean beaches and; private pools. Mr. Maxwell has teen a life-guard and a rac ing.BWimmer for a number of years. ; He knows what he is talk ing about when it comes to swim ming.7 'Clip these articles and fol low them if you want to become a; good swimmer.). . (' One of the showiest, and most entertaining forms of water sport is the art of fancy diving. There are several principles and bits of advice which will go a long way toward helping a boy become a fair diver. Here they are. ; (: , , Remember always, your head controls your body when fancy diving, wlth your arms and legs helping out. If yon wish to do a somersault;' dive,: take a good spring, , drop your head quickly on your chest, and double up your legs. This will 'cause you to go spinning around. V : ;,"y j JSl. I THE SHORT STORY, JR. FREDDY FIREFLY 1 Freddy gave others a pain. Because. he was' terribly vain; He was proud of his light Which he strutted each night Through farmyard and meadow VWoi t and lane, f 5 : :r.'A' vriM&y Firefly : had "only one fauii-i-he was vain. He. was a beautiful large firefly' with . a lovely, bright light. It it had not been for his vain disposition, he would ' have been -the most ; pop ular firefly on the' farm. As it was, Freddy had .very few friends. The sweet, cool, June dusk had just settled down over the farm when - Freddy Firefly stretched himself and awoke from his nap. Like all - modern young fireflies. t; Some political leaders remind us of the preacher who selected the Mormons to denounce because there were none- in his neighbor hood. Coatesville Record. NIC EHJOKED Br TIIE REALTORS Marion - Polk Association , Members Go for Jaunt to V Vitae Springs - ' Thursday evening the Marion Polk Realtors drove out to Vitae Springs, near East, Inflependence, where they roasted welners. drank camp coffee - made from the won derful, health-giving- spring wa ter, and ate cake and sandwiches and salad and pie and pickles and cream and other delectable - and entertaining foods. 1 They visited with genial E. D. Smith, proprietor' of the : springs. burning up most : -of his camp wood in token of their apprecla tlon and .then went over to the Bohrnstedt cottage, a quarter of a mile away,: where they saw o mar velous sunset and a million-dollar view out across the WUlamette valley. The clustering lights of five towns are visible frtom this one point, dotted out over the east and southwest - Independence, Monmouth, Ddllas, Falls City, and one other to the northward.. . i ; The Realtors plan to make some more of these excursions this year to get better acquainted with, the scenic and other resonrcesrocf their country, ao as to be able, to-spread BMatifnl $1500 Baldwin Grand pi ano,' mutt be told at enfj Thl ia tba - finest , parlor grand on the eonai. And will' be sacri ficed for $1 ISO, Ton make t h e tarms. vilt accept roar eld piano as part payment; The Baldwin piano ia.nceepted as the leading piano in the concert world. . ' TALLMAN PIANO STORE SOS 8. 12 St. , 4 Diving Head Controls Body .When you wish to do the twist dives, turn your head and shoul ders to the right, or left, and your body will also go to the right or left. 1 In using a diving board, never be bashful about hitting it hard. ; Get a good spring out of it. To execute 'good . dives J;- re quires time, and yon caiv only get the time it yon have a good spring Into 'the air. -i "--.Mt-4 As you start your, dive,, first get on the board and .come, to atten tion before your run. Act like yon owned the world and this wlllihe-eannot pal it out. Then U give yon the confidence and form to do a much better dive than otherwise. It la absolutely nn necessary to take a long run from in back of the board to do a dive successfully, no matter what the dive is. Always start your dive from a run on the board, not 20 feet behind the board. . Have you toes 1 pointed, your legs together and: straight, when yon enter the water, (Next week: "Water stunts.") Freddy slept , all day and gadded around all night. - "What, are you going out again tonight?" his mother asked with some concern. She hated to see ' her young son becoming such a gadabout. -; '."Only for a little while," Fred dy returned. "If I don't go out nd get ray exercise, the , other fireflies: will become larger than I am. - Their lights will he brighter and thejr f will be- more popular." Freddy could not bear, to think of anyone being more beautiful or popular than he. . " - Weli, try to get In early," hs mother said. "I'll sit up for you." Freddy smiled and waved his wing at his mother as he started out. He felt very proud of himself as he flew ground the farm. Sud denly, Freddy stopped short in his tour of the barnyard.' His wings trembled Uwith rage; his light turned pale. '; , ;, There right in front of him. was the largest and handsomest firefly Freddy had .ever seen, in all his life. It was coming right towards Freddy. - The funny thing about it was that It was coming taucfcsr.arda with its llsht first. Freddy could not see any the good news to ell inquirers Marion county 'real estate. : organization is functioning lently, socially and In a bur.: way.' : recovered from sic'l ' trouble: r "Had stomach trouble t". years and finally was in ted c' weeks with terrible crar.; writ es A. L. Lyons, Dayton, C:, "The doctor did not help, an ! could bold nothing on my ct ach. "Tried Foley's Cathartic T lets and now am a. well man. I eat anything." Sour ston:: headache, bad breath, billion: -and other digestive dlserj quickly overcome with Foley C thartlc .Tablets. Do not gr!, pain, or nauseate. -Sold etc", where. Adv. . . . . a.V a . ..i LrO For And Firev n ILL , Jiake your selection ;riiow, while our stock is complete. ' Goods shipped to any rpoloi in Oregon. Is the Place Masonic Temple LOAD " 01". rv.: Edited by John VL 11 ; Clam's Squirt-Gun Ncc!: ' When some one disturbs hi a e ordinary clam "shuts up" wltsr any argument, but - there la c kind of clam that doesn't belfave in giving In witboat a ris.it. i :. 1 he carries his own Uttla, .fctju'rt gun to ward off enemies.- Ila Is the giant clam, found cn the eL: r of portions of the.Puget ouc i Washington, where he Is c-I! : the "goyduck. This giant clam Is ab'out t: . times as big as-the Ordinary cl:: . and looks the same, except at c: end there is a "neck about t and one-half feet long and t Inches In diameter. This Is L squirt-gun. - ' He buries himself deep in f sand, under shallow water, e! ing only the tip of hts neck at the sand so he can breathe c actch bits of food. When the t goes out he fills his ( neck v water. loading his "gun" lor i r -tectlon. 'When1 he feels any pressure c : the sand 'he shoots out a s'.r Sfwater that surprises hla " -turber and gives the clam tin! t dra lnf hicneck. The only : hunters 'can catch him is to ( -Wver-the lip of his neck tc: ' they havealked too close ti ': and; then- push a long, sharp, v liowatick quickly down his neci i must dig to get him. Goyduck hunting Is great rr and hunters think themsclv lucky to catch him, for he mat delicious chowder. Height of Perfect Ion Fond - Mamma: "Leroy, Is jz teacher satisfied with you?" VLeroy:;"She must be. Else r today that if all the par:!3 t like me she'd resign. That s'. I know enough." ' ? -. became accustomed to the tr light he discovered that the firefly was being carried 1 farmer's band. "My, 'how vain it was flar" Its great light on and off. Fr felt the only thing worth wt! life was to be aa large as and to have the farmer carry around. , His Ught' burned t with envy. Ha thought the firefly laughed at him as it 1 ed. : ' He Just couldn't stand it. must show that rival firefly he wasn't the whole thing. Fr took a deep breath and s? and swelled..- Still he was net big .enough. He' Bwelled swelled some more. ; "Why, ' what a big f ireny," farmer said as be turned his f light on Freddy. All Freddy was to "Pop!'' For he had t ed.tlll he burst. f 'r