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! i saw1"' 1 :. , . Issued Dally Except Monday by t '. in? STATESMAN PUBLISHING; COMPANY . M 115 8- Commercial St.. Salem, Oregon -t . t Portland Office. 723 Board of Trade Building. Phone Beacon 1193) MEMBKF OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS , - The Associated Presr la exclusively entitled to the use for publi cation of all news dispatches credited to It or rot otherwise credited la thla paper and also the local news published herein, j R. J. Hendricks' -John L. Brady -Frank Jaskoski TELEPHONES: Business Office - - -News Department - . . Circulation Office - - - Society Editor ' - - - " Job Department - - . Entered at the Postof flee In Salem, THE AUTOMOBILE Salem is the most beautiful city on this coast, a state ment that may be backed up by the observations of many men and women of good taste who live in other beautiful cities And Salem has the ground work, the natural! advan tages that if developed would render this city much more beautiful still; a development might be hastened in many ways. Ai Beauty is good business for a city Attractiveness is an asset : There is capital in comeliness for the Capital City, or for any city; just as ugliness and unkeptness is a liability. ; Now, about the automobile camp ground in! Salem. It is in a natural beauty spot. There is shade of trees and the lure of limpid running water. The ground is well drained. It is a gravelly soil, and yet rich and capable of producing almost any growing thing that may be produced in the temperate zone. j . An artist, such as may be found in the makers of at least 500 home grounds in and about Salem, could take the Salem automobile camp and, with 'just a little work, 'with a touch here and there, a bed "of flowers in the place and of a kind suited to the environment, a bush or tree well placed, a patch of green lawn where it would show to the best ; advantage . . . . i . Such an artist "could, thus' transform the Salem automo j bile camp ground in one season to a place of beauty ; and in a few seasons he could make it talked about from beyond the 'northern international, line to below the southern ; and - by people of good taste in every state in the Union i .,-"". And! the cost would .be small. . j I It would in fact be negligible. . ! ' ". Why not infuse new life into the Salem Floral Society, t Igive that organization 000 members at $1 a year, and wish ;?this job onto it? Why not? .. ,,J,. f. ,V ; It would eventually be worth millions to Salem, and it ' f would cost no one here more than $1 a year; and.therewould : ; be much money to spare annually in adding Ltouches of beauty in various directions. " . ' j ' The most beautiful city on the coast ought to have the most beautiful automobile camp grounds on the coast i and this would help towards the ultimate goal of the most beautiful city in the United States, or any other country, with the most beautiful and convenient and attractive auto mobile camp grounds in the wide world. M : There is nothing too good AMERICAN . r . ,! iji.1 ji a. .sf- For over a hundred years the story of Thomas Jeffer ! ; eon riding up to the White House on horseback and tying his horse to the picket fence, then entering unattended, has stood 1 as a landmark' and symbol of piaces--,,,..- ' - Though latterly there'Has f ; ceremonial pomp to creep into our governmental life. . . : The inauguration of President Calvin Coolidge marked I a refreshing return" to the antique simplicity in which the nation nau its ueguiuiuga. i The story is one to thrill any man. In a small, old fash ioned farm house, indistinguishable from millions of others in this country, in a "parlor" where the humblest citizen would have felt at home, by the light of an oil lamp, with a few neighbors as witnesses, Calvin Coolidge stood in com mon garb and received from his unpretentious; father the oath that made him the post powerful ruler in the world ; brought him to the most exalted position held by! any human being of the present time. . " !:' i The procedure was not only simple and straightforward, but almost automatic " !U ; ' i And over 100,000,000 people concurred without question or protest. So easily is a change of rulers accomplished in a land that has learned to govern itself. And so easily 'and directly can a genuine American step into an exalted place from no matter how humble a rank. j Here is a new "return to normalcy," an example more impressive than the marching of millions of men drawn up in military formation, I ! ; y: : It is not newt that the German mark haa reached the lowest level ever known. , That la simply the story, of the day. It has been going down' for two years. n.v i making an earnest i plea for state money in its road I work. Baker ' has some good j roads but It needs more, and our Idea Is that the state should help I in just such places. - Baker to-a great commercial center and ,the ; etate of Oregon should make it just as easy as possible for the farmers In that trade territory to go to the central town. ' .. . :. yr At sYso o'clock this, morning another man will be hung in the penitentiary.- The people of Ore gon, through the legal constitu tional authorities, have yiken ::!3. something that cannot be re- -r JCin dreadful thins to take' tuman life." so dreadful that - Manager - ..--I. Editor Manager Job Dept. - i IS 23-106 683 10 583 Oregon, ai aecond class matter. CAMP GROUND that is progressing steadily but for Salem. f n SIMPLICITY American simplicity in high - -- been a notable tendency for the man this morning Is being hung for it and yet we. the peo ple, are doing exactly theaame thing. , ' ;.:!-'','" . AN OLD EDITORIAL, Beloved, let us love one an other: for love is of God; and every one' that loveth Is born of God, and knoweth God. 1 John 4:7."' : ; 'y--:-'l:"-li:) ' One of the advertisements that should be placed j first telling about this country should be a big sign ' somewhere along the main road near Ls Angeles. Every body Is a booster down there, but everybody does not comprehend the entire Pacific coast. " Here after there ought to be better in formation about Xregon prevail tne down in that country. Thou sands of v tourists have come up here'thiss climate and roads aa well as our general hospitality. We are glad to have them come and we earn estly hope that they .will go home and teU the truth about this coun try. : : ' i SOME PRICES We notice that the farmers, while selling their wheat at 90 cents a bushel, really have to pay pretty stiff prices for what they buy. In 1914 a binder was 3175, now it costs 3260; a sulkey plow was 335, It now costs 354; a wagon cost 380, and now It costs $135; while farm labor has dou bled." These statistics are given by Charles C. MIckaels and are supposed to be authentic. Do you wonder that ' the farmer la complaining?, .. . THE CHECK OFF SYSTEM The- Oregon Statesman has a letter this morning asking what is meant by the check off system, which figures so largely In the deliberation of the anthracite coal proposition. The check off sys tem is a plan devised by the offi cials to hold their Jobs by forc ing the employers to collect dues from every member, whether such a member is wiling; to pay or not. In the better class of unions, the members pay . without trouble, but the miners are largely for eigners and as soon as they get' their Jobs they forget all about the unions and ererything else. The officials feel that without a -check off system there can be no successful union. CUBA CUTTING-UP The wrong spirit is beinS manifested In Cuba. They were so grateful down there for what we did for them that for a quar ter wf a century they respected the United States. We undertook to help them.. No nation ever respected an obligation more sacredly or meant It" more fully. After a time the restless spirit of the Spaniard began to assert itself and a sentiment against the United States appeared. All aorta of petty obstacles have been placed In the way ot our efforts to help them and now they are even proposing to tie op Ameri can capital In such a way that it must be moved off the Island. Cuba, without American money, would be in a mighty bad way. PRACTICAL. BACK TO THE ";. FARM ' r ' It is a dream of every man who comes to a city from the country and most of them seem to do so, to go back to the farm and really enjoy life. To the average city man's life on the farm, no matter how arid it waa when being ex perienced, has been colored by the imagination until It shines like the rose. Wichita, Kansas, has solved this back . fo the farm movement In a very practical way. Each year ,the Sedgwick county farm bureau stages a picnic to which all the county organiza tions are Invited. This year there were 4000 people In attendance. The picnic was held seven miles from town and it Cook 1000 auto mobiles to carry the people out. In speaking of the entertainment the Eagle said: "For those who require things other than pastoral for a day's entertainments the committee in charge provided a most ambitious program. The justly celebrated Rotary quartet sang. Horace En sign . warbled in his inimitable' Ralph Snyder, president of the Kansas State Farm Bureau.' L.. B. Myers, treasurer of the Rural Credits Bank of Wichita, and ! FUTURE DATES I - Anfvat 81. Friday Salem playgronndk to clot. , , August SI, Friday Eastern Star pie- aie, atat fair ground. 'September 1, Saturday MuaeoTitea fo to Astoria ceremonial. t September 8, Monday Labor day., September S, Monday Automobile races at state lair grounas. September -3. Monday Tommy Gibbons to be ia Salem. September C, Monday lit. JJgel HifV way-uoisteia eeieorsiico. September 4, Tuesday Saered Heart aeademr to omu 61iL ye sr. September 5, Wednesday Salem day at linn county lair, Aioany. September 6. Thursday Kealtors' luncheon, Marion hotel. -September 6, Thursday Lf ayeUa Marne day. September 10. Monday Partial eel ipse of the aun, about noon. September 14. Friday Dempaey-Firpo fight for heavyweight championship f the world,. New York. September 17. ; ; Monday Constitution day. September 16. Snnday TMCA setting up program at Wallace farm. September 19, Wednesday Willamette university opens.' September SO, 21 and 22 Pendleton Koundup. i: v '.j September 34 to 29 Oregon state fair. September 2. Saturday Football, Wil lamette va.. Oregon, at Salem. '. Ortober ; 1. , Monday Salem schools open. October 6. Saturday Football. Willa mette Waahiagton, at Seattle. October 20, ' Saturday Football. Wills ' mette vs. .Mt. Angel college, at Sstem. October ?T.- Saturday Football. Willa Mttte ?. Chfnifwt, ,t Salem. ' Koenifce S, ' 8aturdaT-Pootb.il. - Willa mette,. College of .Puget Sound., at . ". Taeoma. -..- , . Noreraber S t 10 Paclfie ' Interna tional Iietor)c ejpoKftion. Portland. ' '-Tcmh-r 1 0, 8tnr lay Football. Wilr tamette T. Llnf'eld, at McMianvlHe. November 16, Friday Football. ... Willa mette, vs. Wbitmau. . at Hale. Kovember SS, Friday Football. Willa mette ts. Pacific, probably at Port land, John Fields, editor of tbe .OklaJ homa, Farmer; were . among the speakers of the day. Athletic contests for men, wo men, girls and boys were provid ed with prises of cash, merchan dise and watermelons and "some warm ; competition developed. . A specially drilled well in the center of the picnic grove provided cool water for-Uie picnickers and there was enough In the way of food on band to have supplied an army. i THE WORM Tt'KXS I-',';- j j -V-! 1 For lo! the many centuries man has been conscious of hte superior strength and has lorded it over the feminine end of the family without a qualm of con science. One of his favorite past times has been to publish in the newspapers, over the country -thau bis wife "having left his bed and board" he will no longer be re sponsible for 'her bills. In the course of a long life in the news paper: business, we have - nejrer known any woman who has been able to get thirty cents worth of credit on the strength of such a man's name. ; However, ; we are glad to see the worm turn. The Panama P. Star and Herald con tains the following notice which Is after our own heart: Notice My husband, , Samuel Bronson, having left my home and protection without any just cause; since the 13th of May, 1920, and his whereabout are unknown to me, I therefore noti fy the public that it's my inten tion to-get married. Mrs. Ethel Bronson. 7 Adele Garrison's New Phase of REVELATIONS OF A WIFE CHAPTER 395 THE i ADVICE WHICH MARS DEN'S PRIVATE i NOTE ' OF FERED. - - j 1 - - l " : ' I obdiently took up the pages of Marsden's private letter to 'my husband, which the art editor had put j into the envelope enclosing the i official notification that Dicky's illustrations for the Pen nington novel had , been rejected by the distinguished author. "Dear Old Boy," the letter be gan, in Marsden's accustomed; way. i "Thought I'd better writej youi the... real dope on this mess.jj Don t go into one ot your usuan spasms over this, though I wllr admit it's enough to make a man. see a snake or two when he's worked as hard as you have on those drawings. But you know; what a hen-minded, pompous old boy Pennington js'V I gave a lit-; tie gasp of surprise at this point; for I never can get over my amazement at , the flippant, un awed way in which Dicky and his friends regard the so-callgd great ones of the earth "arid as soon as he saw your sketches he staged a . fit on the office rug, and de clared himself of fen you, or words to that e'fect. j "Of; course. Percy wilted at once, and crawled at Pennington's feet, asking him if your head on a charger wouldn't satisfy him. But Claude, to my surprise, real ly put np quite a fight for you, and Pennington finally consented to see you in conference Monday. Now, for the love of Mike, don't straddle that high horse of yours and start for Pike's Peak! Get this through that ivory dome of youra--Pennington . found no fault:; with the sketches. It waa the looks of the heroine he was af ter. You see, those sketches I showed him when he selected you for the task of illustrating his brain che-ild . were from 'Day Dream,' and thev model for that must have been one tangerine. At any rate old Pen fell for her with a dull thud that jarred the office. He said she was the Ideal type of feminine pulchritude. But how! I am rambling.! Of course, you re member. ; You heard him emit the same yelps when you met hinj. in conference over the work. "Makes n Man." : "Where in thunder is that other model? I remember you told Pen she was absolutely unavail able, but you didn't say whether she was dead or had married a war profiteer. If the latter you ought to be good looking and fas cinating enough to get her back long enough , for these sketches, anyway. - ' "But cheer up," old boy. Pen nington Isn't the only one. though Percy, of course, this is not , to discourage you, but to show you the Importance of pleasing Pen nington !s letting loose a few bla-ats about our probably over rating, you. and that Pennington's o. k. makes a man, the lack of it mars him, and you know the us ual spiel ph, cuss it all, old top! I can't bear to write a screed like this to you, but I think it's best to let you know how thinga stand, don't you? "My best to everybody, and 're member I'm standing by to jthe last ditch. "Yours, aa always, STEVE.? ' If my heart waa heavy wheji ;I began the letter, it outrtvalled the traditional lead when I finished ; f ' whose charms ' the I s fascinating heroine of Day Dreams' perpet uated.1 Grace Draper posed' : for those i sketches Grace r Draper, whose faultless beauty, intelli gence and knowledge ; of posing Dicky never ceased lamenting, even though 'she had brought In f.nite trouble, even tragedy into our lives. "It's the End" ' . ; "You see what It means, don't you" Dicky'B voice was heavy, listless. It's the, end for me all right," he said with.! all thebope lessness of the artistic tempera ment when criticised upon him, "I might as well take up sign painting Wonder If I could get into the union?" .... There was a bitter note even In his gibing, which told me how deep the barb in the letter had pierced. I tried, clumsily enough to alleviate its hurt. "But; Dicky, Mr. Marsden says the quality of the sketches is all right," I began, s "You read what else he said, didn't you?" ' Dicky retorted gloomly. That spiel about Percy! He's? the original dum-dum bullet when he gets-started, that lad!" I 'had' no answer to this, for I knew, absurd as. they seemed. rD.'cky's fears that hia career was virtually ended were in some sense justified by the attitude of "Per cy," a private nickname bestowed by Marsden upon the senior mem ber of the publishing firm which handled Pennington's books. "Claude" Is the nickname, given by Marsden to thejunior partner. and he is a square, likeable chap with the courage of his coirvlc tions. But that "Percy" would sacrifice anybody or anything to the exigency of the moment Dicky had told me many times. And more than half of Dicky's yearly income comes from the work given him by this firm. . That there must be some way out I realized, for I well knew there was something I myself could do if only" I could bring myself to the doing of it. But just nowj dazed and In tensely sorry for Dicky, I could only put my hand on his, com fortingly. ? ( ' ' . '', ' 4 1 The next instant he had buried his head on my shoulder, and I felt more like a mother than Wife as I silently comforted him.- (To be continued) I BITS FOR BREAKFAST! ' . Parker still lives. v s But he must pinch himself this morning lo eee If he is alive. ' V Speaking of hemp, the 700 tons being produced on Labish - Mea-f dows this year would be enough to supply all the hangmen in the world1 for 100 years.' -S London - Punch writer says he gathers , from bints in the press that America -'has most of the world's gold, but no bananas. I: For every dollar spent on books $27 are spent on chewing gum; but a friend at the writer's elbow says it must' be remembered that one can borrow books. . - 4 , Vc.;. :l It is a good thing that Musso-' llnl is not the head of an army like' Kaiser Bill had at his beck and call in 1914.; The fiery Ital ian might set the world on fire. ;. s s :Tbe Statesman haa been telling about the proposed potato flour, starch and dextrine - Industries. This thing la being taken up all over the east. The movement will result in a kit of factories. Salem ought to hurry, if she Is to have one. - ' SALTS FINE FOR When , Back Harts Flash Your .. Kidneys as . You Clean Your Bowels Most folks forget that the kid neys, like ,the bowels, sometimes get sluggish and clogged and need a flushing occasionally, else we have a headache and dull misery in the kidney region, severe head aches, rheumatic twinges, - torpid liver, acid stomach, sleeplessness and all sorts of bladder disorders." You simply mdst keep your kid neys active and. clean and the mo ment yoii feel an ache or a pain in the kidney region begin drinking lots of wafer.. Also get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any good drug store here, take a tablespoon iul in a glass Of water before breakfast for a few days; and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts - is made from I the acid of grapes and lemon ' Juice, combined with lithia, and is -intended to flush ' clogged kidneys and help stimulate them to activ ity.; It also helps neutralize the acids in the urine so they no long er irritate, thus helping, to relieve bladder' disorders. M Jad Salts is inexpensive; makes a delightful effervescent . lith a water drink which everybody should take now and then' to help keep their kidneys clean. ; A well-known local druggist says he sells lots of Jad , Salts to fdlks who believe In trying to cor rect kidney trouble while it is on-. ly trouble. By all . means have ! youf-physlcian etamine your kid- l ACHING ins " TdeBoys as sa bI : - Copyright, 1028, Aaaoclated Editors. , Edited by John M. Miller HOW TO GIVE A PUPPET SHOW 1 - .U - -.- 1 (This is the last of a series of six articles about marionette sliows. Tlie first three told how to make the dolls. Here ia a show to put on. , Thera are five characters. The king, his three sons and- a' rich bride). j For each doll in the play there should be a puppeteer to work the strings from above. In the third article of this series is told how to manipulate ' the strings and give a -play on a toy stage. : Act I- The Palace ' ; . . ! When ".the "curtain; rises, the king "sits on a throne, center stage. His three sons, John, Jul ius and Jerome, - enter. King: I have called you to gether, my sons, to tell you the serious financial state Of our kingdom. The Knight of the Add ing Machine tells me, unless we find a way t'o obtain more money, that thirteen years from now all the copper beans In our counting house will be used up. (Sons throw up their hands and shake their heads Badly). King: Now I will test you to see if you are foolish or If you are wise. I will give you each a' ( THE SHORT STORY, JR. ; ; : : '' OTTO LEARXS TO FLOAT I. i j.. -:'.; This tells the tale of Otto, Iarn to Float!" That was his motto, ! Twb'boys beside . Scoffed, jibed and cried In a way they "hadn't ought to!" ; Dusk Kad settled down over the eld swimming . hole when , the buahes parted and a slim, little, dark head was thrust through. Otto wanted to be perfectly sure that all the other fellows had left before he put in his appearance Seeing that the place was desert ed, he drew a long breath of re lief, ..cautiously came out, and seated himself on the bank.' Quickly and nervously he drew off his clothes and put on a new bathing suit. At every little noise he gave a-frightened start!' He did so hope that none of the fel lows would come back to the swimming hole after supper. - Otto had been in the country HOW DO When you are anxious about a proposition that means a great deal rto your business, how much time do you lose waiting for letters that somehow fail to arrive? When the time draws near and the deal must be clos ed within a few hours, how much time do you lose while you endeavor to make an appointment with a man whose interests are tied up with yours, or wait Impatiently While he transacts his business and comes to a conference with yOU? '-'' . " Do you know you can always reach a busy man by Long Distance? You need not wait for an appointment while he clears up other matters that engross his attention. The Long-Distance call is irresistible. No matter how busy he is, other things will wait when the operator says 'Long Distance is calling you." Do it by Long Distance you will money, V. " The and Girls Newspaper The Biggest Little Paper in the World The Three Foolish Brothers day in which to get me a bushel of glittering guineas. The one that' is successful inherits my throne. (The sons bow and de part). ' Act II A Garden (Julius enters). Julius: I know a rich young girl who keeps her bag of gold hidden in this garden. .She will be glad to marry a king's son, and then I will give the money to my father. (As be departs, John enters,' wearing a mask) . John: So my brother Julius is going to marry the rich girl and get her money. I will t'rlck.him and steal it from her..- (He finds a hole in the ground and lifts out a bag of money. Jerome enters, disguised as a traveling dancer). Jerome: ' Ah, good man, I will dance for you If you will pay me. (He begins 'to jig. John is en tranced). ' X ; Jerome: No, you will not pay me. . ; ' .,-- ,. ,' . John: Yes, if you will dance again, I will give you this fine bag of gold. (John jigs and re ceives the money. Julius and his bride come in). . a little over a week. His father, who had spent most of bis boy hood in and around the old swim ming hole, had sent him the bath ing suit with the curt command that he expected to see Otto swim the length of the pool when he came down the last of August. Once before Otto had come to the swimming hole. It had been In the middle of the afternoon and all the fellows were there. He would never forget the horrible experience. ; He trembled' now at the thought of it- They had laughed at his new suit and asked him, if it was his mother's. . Then they had thrown hia clothes In a tree where he couldn't reach them. It was a good thing he hadn't gonettf nileT-water.adt he had to go home in his - bathing suit. When they had threatened to put a stone around i his neck and drown him he had cried, and they had hooted ,at him and said that tears were the only thing that would ever wet his bathing suit. He shivered again at the recol lection. The water was cold. It was deeper than he had expected, too. Oh, dear, he did hope that none of the fellows came. They would drown him sure. - But Otto was almost as afraid of his father 'as he was of the fel lows. And his father had said that he must learn to. swim. He set to work where the water was shallowest, splashing' away, fill ing his mouth and eyes with the MUCH TIME YOU LOSE? Pacific a as 4 Of Fiu Bride: I will find our money. Then we will go to your father Ob! It Is gone! John (departing) : And I h0 stole, it gave It away to a uiur dancer. ' (The Jigger dances out), t Act III The King's Palace ' King: And now, eons,' 1 wni find out Which of you la worthy ! of my crown. Julius, where ia your gold? Julius: I married a rich girl, ' father, only to find' her wealth had been stolen. - King (displeased): You are a foolish boy. John, what have you to give me? T ' 1 " John: I dug a bag of gold out of a garden, but I gavfr it away to a Jigger who amused me. Kins (angrily) : You, too. are & fooliah lsrt Jornm a . - - w"-, fVM ,S next. " ; ;"'. :.. Jerome: , Ah, father. I was ti Jigger that received the gold, but as I jigged away It rolled from my pockets and was lost , la tha ntreet King: I am In a rage! Yot are all unworthy. I will give Bona . of you the throne, and . if the country goes bankrupt in thirteen. years,-blame yourselves! . , dirty water. He paddled away as hard as he could. He believed he was actually learning some thing.' His father had told him' how he might learn t0 float Fori a while he forgot all about the fellows In" his , interest In keeping afloat. ; : - . - ; "Well If It Isn't Sisterp Otto looked up io see two of his worst tormentors on the bank. 7 "And he's got his. mama's, bathing suit' airwet,' Otto was too frightened to turn over. -He. kept right on paddling, lying flat on his back Suddenly he realised that he waa out oyer, the deepest part of the. pool. He was so afraid of drowin ing that he forgot all about the fellows yelling to him from tha bank. He paddled like mad. It seemed ' to him that- he was not moving at ail. But yes, he was gradually coming , closer to the other bank. At last he let hia feet down cautiously.' Quickly he scrambled np the bank. " Across the pond the . fcllowt were still yelling at him. "Heh, Bud." they called. "We didn'f know you had it in you. Teach us how to do It." save time and : 7 Telephone fS h Company