FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1923
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CALVIN C00UD0E CRYSTAL CLEAR ON TARIFF
t Oiie'bfT thVmost pleasing parts of. the message .of President
Coolidge to the writer is his statement on the protective tariff.
It is to the point,1 open, frank and crystal clear j j ;
i . As indeed is every paragraph of , the message, leaving
nothing for interpretation ; carrying the conviction"; of the abso
lute honesty of the President, even to the minds of those who
may differ from hira on any one or several of the points treated.
He declares that the present tariff Jaw has 'accomplished
its ,t wo 'mainvobjeets ; has secured an abundant revenue and
beeri productive of an abounding : prosperity j ha? built up a
very large export and import trade r j .
And he declares that;the elastic provision oftthe law will
he administered according to its spirit," whenever the required
investigation shows ihat inequalities of sufficient ? importance
exist in ariv schedule." -.'lie says
to change them must and will be
.There is no equivocation' there -n
MnJ 4ltn rfoUmATlf trilKoikf
have been enrrent, circulated by the free trade junta, that the
elastic provision would .be regarded as, unconstitutional, be
cause, these propagandists have stated, it takes the power, of
legislation out of the hands' of Congress and lodges it in the
hands of the United States Tariff Commission and the Presi
dent ; and it will effectively lay the ghosts of all the other
rumors that have been hatched up by the. corsairs of commerce,
otherwise .thermen and concerns, making and seeking to make
great-fdrtunes, n articles imported from other countries, and
sold here in' competition with American tcapital'. and. labor. . ,
i f This - elastic provision, of "the tariff law,; authorizing the
President to" increase or decrease present schedules, upon recom
mendation of the Tariff Commission, after investigation not in
excess of 50 per centum to meet the. difference in cost of pro
duction at home and abroad, will perpetuate the protective
principle . - r, ,1, - . .
, And it will finally take the tariff out of politics.
:In no other country is the tariff a political question. That
it is so in this country Js a heritage of the slavery days of the
Sonth. It should never have been a political quest ion. -with us.
It has no sort of business in politics. It, is an economic "ques-
tioiu 'liO'
ii There are politicians who want to - continue the tariff
question in politics. ; They may succeed. -f J ,. '' '
"But' if the 'elastic provision" is allowed to be ; worked' out,
as President Coolidge Hatlydeclarea1t will be worked of under
his administration, and - if . this shall prevail: for,j coiisjderable.
numMrl of years, the tariff will be. so effctually.taken Out of
politicssthat it will stay but. T : ' . : s f r i . .
On the tariff the president takes
the position that ire" should, let
wcll"eii6tigh alone, but he insists
that it we arelo have a merchant
marine, we must give, u financial
I'sststance. The message recom
mends expeuiituresfor intercoast
1 nit'erways, wherein he makes
the same mistake-as 'his predeces-
. so rs. The country .had hoped that
the "pork barrel" Vouid "receive, a
ieath blow at - the hands; of the
thrifty New Engiander.?! 1 Si ; 3
t On the subject jb railroads Jhe
. president" speaks' bravely for both
talrnis and a square deal, declar
ing hat a rate that, does not hold
i fair profit is not' good for either
party lie points out how the la
bor board can beimproved so it
ji-ouldbe'more workable, and pro-
. t ounces ', did his- predecessors,
I he advantage of the regional cons
olidation . of rafroads.- On the
pbject of the department of Jus
tice he' asks for more Celerity in
the disposal , of casesi -He stands
firmly, for" the .prohibition amerid
: aent;-nd ? llts. - enforcement and
calls attention to the fact that ev
ery good citizen .will support the
law and will also let it be known
that he does so. He asks that the
present cItII service - be kept in
tact nd-; administered fearlessly.
IIe''asksi for further laws of aria
tioa 'and' radio ; interference He
bellsves Ihe army and navy ' are
hbout where they ought to be and
fommends the government of our
lusuiar possessions.': -I
On cducatjon . and welfare the
president nsists that the govern
ment is not yet doing its full duty
and; insists further hat.ther is
f an unmisiaasLLkfc prsonaj riion-r
f ibi!Uy(for the development of
character, Industry, -thrift and solf
control. and that these must come
irom the peoplo themselves.
i On Am migratioa-' the "f mcssat
lays tha we khould permit uo
Snore to come than We have capac
ity to absorb. ind that immigration
Should be, selective. Dealing with
4he veterans and their care, the
president calls, attention - to the
fact that there are now 9,500 va
cant beds irt government hospitals
kind ask. that the. veterans of all
wars be admitted to theso beds
when necessary, : and concludes
hU paragraphs "But I am not in
favor of granting a bonus." y.J
The coal situatioh ;is discussed
Wan apt manner, and on agricul
jluro and tne'neL'of'thefarmer
lij displays a wide and sympathetic
. ..... . ti aav The part of, the .ci.es-
sage devoted to the farmer shows
cartful consideration,, deliberate
J. L. BRADY
Yieo-Proaideat
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" " Editor
Manager Job Dept.
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Oregon.', aa aoeend-oaaa matter, t
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that in this case- the power
applied.
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I a f 1At V ?a T flimftrS
that
conclusion and is entitled to hon
orable.', rank in j statesmanship.
There" Is a' marked "absence of the
time . serying , . politician. '.The
president advocates a restriction
of wheat acreage and says that un
less we can reach the world mar-
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ket with a profit, we. must 'stop
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raising xor export.-, .
."The paragraph; of the message
devoted to Muscle Shoals is rais
ing the- hopes of those who have
been discouraged byrt the petty
dawdling of congress and the self
ish ! fertilizing Interests. : On irri
gation, which happens to be an is
sue m this part of the country,' he
recommends that! the secretary of
the interior be given discretion to
suspend, readjust and re-assess all
charges against water usage, but
he opposes the government - re
linquishing any project ,tor private
control.-' The president, supports
good "roads and reforestation. He
realf Irms the Monroe ioctruie, hot
for" our. own protection but to In
dicate bur willingness, to serve our
neighbors. v ' , , ' .
The concluding' paragraph is a
wonderful summing up and appeal
to the best that is In the 'American
citizens. , The. document is a great
state ' paper and ? those ' who - have
been waiting to : challenge it are
going to Xind j few vulnerable
points, while those who expected a
great- document; will feeh gratified
in Us entirety, f Our' president's
first message to congress must
take its place among the great
state papers.' Ills courage, his in
tlligence and his clear enunciation
must be accepted" as coming from
the hands of a clean-minded,
clcan-hcarted American president.
THE I'll ESI DENTS .MICSS.GI2
Mcetihg expectations, tbc prcsi-dent's-
message- j is . a ' deliberate
statesman-like document, dealing
concisely '. but bravely ; with thigh
principles and of American inter
ests. The message is outspokenly
Amrican. The president doest not
want international entanglements,
but he does want to proceed along
unselfish lines to help Europe In
its deplorable position. He op
poses any effort ! f o " revive the
league of cations,' but ho advocates
firmly the world court aa being
sufficient to i-meel .. this trying
hour. , - '
"1 do not propose to make mer
chandise of any American principle,"-'This
declaration Is inado la
connection with Russia, but he
docs insist that we go as far as
possible ia re-estahllshing trade
relations.?'
The president opposes the can
cellation 'of any foreign'debt, but
wants' them adjusted on the prin
ciple of the British debt.' V
"Financial stability is the first
requisite of sound government. We
cannot escape the effect of war
conditions, but we can avoid the
inevitable results of economic dis
orders which j are wrecking other
nations."' The president proceeds
to outline that we must be drastic
but orderly in our retrenchments
and that we find our best ef f icieh
cy' only, in the budget system. , The
message recommends the . reduc
tion of ftue3 wherever it is possi
ble without Injuring, the, country.
He especially" recommends the re
duction" of taxes : on V earned; in
c.dniesiand' the 'entire removal of
taxes on ialmh5sionat.and '" amuse
ments. . He takes the rposi-
tion that educational things should
be encouraged rather than1 taxed.
He asks a limiting tax on moder
ate Incomes. He opposes the ex
cess profits tax as at present ad
ministered and believes -revision
would cot help industry but
would result in more money in the
treasury
THE PROGRESSIVES WON
The little handful of progres
sives won t a decided .victory for
themselves and for the republican
party as welt, when they held up
the organization of the house un
til their "terms were agreed upon.
Never again will the old arrogant,
dominating spirit assert, itself.
party supremacy .has received a
blow from which it will' never re
cover but candor and fairness will
be restored. , ' , 'J
Having won their fight the pro
gressives will act with the repub
lican party as long as they possi
bly can do so, and unless the re
actionaries overthrow their agree
ment the republican party ,. will
present solid front : next'year;
Much glory audi much! praise to
the - faithful little progressive
bunch. i 1
'Bpelling and Singing
;'' The bregon Statesman Is mighty
glad to see. a revival of spelling.
The country is full of poor spellers
and It Is because we do not em
phasize poor teaching. "We need
better spelling, we need men who
know why, words are spelled a certain-way.,-
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We also need, bejter " singing.
There has been a great deteriora
tion in "congregational singing In
the last; few years. It is because
the old "singing master has gone
and no one s taking his place. It
used to be everyone could sing a
little, cow; the country is full of
people who cannot even make an
harmonious noise. We need a re
vival of the old singing school
idea.
TOURIST TRAVEL
: The Medford Tribune published
a statement about automobile tra
vel which could be studied with
profit by Salem and every other
town In Oregon. During the
1923 season 10,988 cars used the
auto camp at Medford, and the
cars contained 27,734 people. As
a result of this forty-seven fam
ilies have taken, up' their residence
In Jackson county. This camp is
the best investment Medford could
make, and next year It will be en
larged and improved. J
"The people are traveling, more
and more by auto and yery natur
ally they judge a town by its auto
camp. The town that neglects Its
camp directly loses this opportun
ity to attract' new citizens. In
conclusion the Tribune says of the
camp: "One of our largest assets
Is the auto tourist camp." f '
JUIXiES AXI PUBLICITY
There.is cot a judge on the su
preme court of Oregon, or , a cri
cult Judge Jn the state who would.
have ; his place ; today except for
the newspapers. Denied publicity.
Th ? f tl"L For
v NOMINATION COUPON
The Oregon Statesman Automobile Competition
' GOOD FOR 10,000 VOTES " - ,
I nominate as a member of t ho Oregon Statcsrhan
Automobile Competition: s . ? .
Name 1 ....
Address
Town
r Nominated by ,. .'. ?,.,.
Note Only four of these, entry blanks , will Jbe ac
cepted for. any one member, j Members : may be nom
inated by themselves or their' friends. 1 'V
gapn Zyb
Pirates! Cee, they make good
reading, especially those chaps
like Captain Blood, whose ships
are perpetually fighting and ad
venturing. "Captain Blood," by
Vr i ' I PMoaaacxAM
Sherlock tones fl(.KTfRAou
Rafael Sabatinl. Is a regular bang
up pirate tale. ' I bet, you'll like it.
Do you like girls? Well, neither
did one of Robert- Louis Steven
son' particular friends, a young
boy. This boy got Stevenson to
write him a book without any
girls in it at all. The book is
"Treasure Island," one of the
greatest and most exciting sea
tales ever written. ; 1 1
Do you know who Dr. Watson
is?! If not, read A. Conan Doyle's
book, "The Adventures of Sher
lock Holmes." Don't read it at
night because it is a book of the
bes t detective stories you can get.
Once there was a chap who lived
for more than .2,000 years and he
went through- all the great periods
and exciting times of history. If
you want to read about this fas
cinating-: person. - get Sir- Edwin
Lester Arnold's "Phra, the Phoe
nician, and wander through the
2,000 years of a' wonderful story
with him.
Like to read good' piopeer and
Indian stories? , Well, say, Joseph
AJ AltsheJter's "Riflemen of the
Ohio" is just that kind of a book.
Plenty of! fights' and thrills, and
so interesting. that it makes you
hate to .put out the light and go
to bed without finishing it.
, . ;. CAP'X ZYB.
not one would have more than a
neighborhood reputation. . This
Is cot written in disparagement of
the 'judges, it is simply proclaim
ing j the carrying power of the
newspaper. Publicity Is every
thing to the man who rises above
his : neighborhood limits; " Y
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'-" THE UGLIES v '
: Advertising on the highways is
the finest expression of the ull!$
that can be seen. Oregon's best
scenery 5 is "disfigured on t every
hand by glaring signs that have
no business to be there. , Mfnar?
sota ha3 enacted a law fo prohi!it
BREAK A GUEST .
COLD WITH HEAT;
OF RED PEPPERS
P
Ease your tight, aching chest.
Stop the pain. Break up the con
gestion. Feel a bad cold loosen
up; in Just a short tlme.r -
"Red Pepper Rub" Is the-cold
remedy that . brings . quickest re
liefJ;. It cannot hurt you; and it
certainly seems to end .the tight
ness' and, drive the congestion and
soreness Tight out. ; '-.. ' '-,
I Nothing has such concentrated.
penetrating heat as red peppers,
audi when heat penetrates right
down into colds, congestion," ach
ing muscles and sore, stiff Joints',
relief comes at once., s Vvl " t
vThe moment you apply-Red Pepper-Rub
you feel the tingling
heat. - In three minutes the con
gested .spot is warmed through
and through. When you are suf
fering from a cold, . rheumatism,
backache, stiff oeck or 'sore mus
cles, just get a Jar of Rawles'Red
Pepper Rub,: made from! red pen
pers, at any drug store,You will
have the! quickest ' relief known.
Always say "Rowles." Adv. - "
Coughs and Colds, Head-
a. kk. . nr. bb
t ache, Neuralgia. Rheumatism
and All Aches and Pains
ALL DRUGGISTS
3Sc and 65c, jars and tubes "
Hospital size, $3)0 .. .
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RFD.
Stale.
such disfigurement of its ' high
ways. It is a law that carries its
own argument with it." ' , "
MEN AND PLAY
: The next generation will know
how to play. The boys are being
taught how cow, but the present
generation is doing - its best to
lea r a. The Muscovites ia a new
play organization of the Odd Fel
lows and yet it Is taking like wild
fire.: - It shows that men really
want . to play, and if they know
how they will play. .
Our guess is that King Tut's
body is not there. There has
been top much ceremony, too many
bewildering tales' for. those people
not to knov. And they know it
isn't ttfere. : ; " .
BITS FOR BREAKFAST I
And the wind blew
s f "U
And the next day it rained.
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But there is always a calm after
a storm; and if winter comes
spring cannot be far behind.
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The telephone companies are
not In politics, but they will have
to look after their poles. The
wind blew down a lot of them.
V
Los Angeles now claims a mil
lion population. They have built
a city of that size on a row of
sand dunes; built it on climate, by
just believing . they- could,., and
talking about it so much that they
have made everybody else believe
it. And they ; are still r going
strong; stronger than ever. Con
vert every knocker in, Salem into
a booster, and get every mother's
son and daughter' of them to
working at being boosters, and
Salem will have 100,000 people in
a very short time and be the
solidest city "ion: earth. The na
tural advantages are here for all
this and more;. ten times more.
mm la
A cynical old maid in Salem
says the reason-there is no marry
ing ;in heaven is that there are
not ,renough men there to go
around.
Jack Dempsey says he will have
three more fights and then,, get
married. Some one suggests that
he get ff arried right away and re
duce the fights to one.
The message of President Cool
idge Is - comparatively , short.
Length ia not everything in a pub
lic speech. Edward Everett spoke
an hour at Gettysburg. Abraham
r HERE are few homes that really can
I ' some little nook or corner that would be made rrore inviting and more eye
? pleasing, if it contained one or more of the special pieces we of fer in this event.
'As a holiday gift we know of nothing that will bring greater appreciation than
any of the pieces shown below.
A fireside chair in a
quality leather
restful hours for
Library writing desTcs.'Toft
mahogany that vhen closed , -set vn - Christmas. - Several
resemble a library table. different styles; :
Use Our ; Easy Pay
:i ment Plan. We
' Charge No .
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The Boys
THINGS
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Copyright, 1023, Associated Editors.
STORIES OF FUR
OTTER IN THE YVUUiis aixw ' f
The lumbering otter, with nis
whiskers and webbed feet,
is
something of a Btunt performer.
Living beside the water as he does,
with his diet composed almost en
tirely of fish, he soon becomes1 an
expert swimmer and diver. Like
the beaver, when the t March, sun
shines strongly upon the woods,
the old otter takes delight in
climbing crusted slopes and slid
ing on-a snow chute to the bot
tom. The trick is not one of which
the. trapper approves, for it 13
harmful to the fur. Just as is the
otter's habit of basking for; bours
in the hot rays of the sun.'- Ai ,;'"
uiu-rs xtiinT uiiiiL.
The otter is found from Alr.bka
to Labrador, from ' the Arctic to
the southern 'United States, a dis
tance of 3,000 miles from north
to south, but 00 matter from what
locality he comes, he differs very
little , from other otters. This is
In marked contrast to other ani
mals, as the mink or coon, whose
size and appearance depend so
largely upon the region where they
live. - "' 'J ' ' ! -
Lincoln but five minutes. .Nobody
now recalls what Everett sai'dl
The words of Lincoln are 'immor
tal. -
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When Jules Verne wrote his
fanciful tale about going around
the world. in eighty days it was
the popular judgment that he was
overworking hi3 fertile imagina
tion.. Now a fleet of five new type
ships of the air will undertake to
negotiate the circumference of the
globe and they are likely to do It
in eighty hours. ' We are certain
ly getting on. ' ' '
Senator Moses of New Hamp
shire may be with the Ringling
Brothers circus next season .His
flying leap from the Johnson to
the Coolidge band wagon is said
to have been the finest exhibition
ever shown in the tented arena.
Exchange.-
hair in a hiirh 1 oewing- caoinets oi several
. to ," "different designs. A compart-
means. many Jv..;-. 'ient and place , for every.
r the recipient.,) - thing. - : - -
high ,
r .
'I'hA ; trior -fnllrtf : Tiritl . Ia rrlot
xio, get. .ona of,
C.S. HAMILTON
GOOD FURNITURE
340 Court St. r"" Salem, Oregon
and Girls Statesman
Biggest Little Paper to tno norm.
AND TURTRAPPING
The outline of the otter resem
bles a giant mink. He is usually
a liver brown color, with a lighter
under side. There are stiff, heavy
overhairs which are usually pluck
ed out before the otter is market
ed, leaving the golden brown or
tan underbairs.
; Caught In Many Ways.
The animals are caught by
spearing, by clubbing, -- or with
nets. Sometimes they are even
shot with rifles. In Alaska five
thousand people obtain their liv
ing by capturing them. The larg
est are four and one-half feet long,
but because of the rolling loose
ness of the skin, as you will notice
in the picture, the pelt may be
stretched even larger. Few ani
mals are as hard to skin as the
otter? Its hide is- tough'and can
not be pulled or peeled off, .but
must be carefully cut.
All water anrmais caught for
their fur otter, mink, beaver and
muskrat- change the ; look of
their pelts threeIf not four times,
during the twelve months. In the
summer, the pelt is a burnt greasy
color and. the hair Is thin. The
hair grows thicker in : early Au
tumn, while the pelt turns blue.
By the time the cold months come,
the pelt . has'; become white and
the hairs are luxuriant. In' spring
the fur; declines again to the thin
coat of summer. Otters caught in
winter, when the' fur is prime, or
at its bestare conseqruently-;most
valuable. ; r"- " '
EDITORIALS
OF THE J
PEOPLE
' Not H. A. Harris - '
Editor .Statesman: My name'
has been used, doubtless through
error, in connection with recent
Red Cross discussion.
"While I have the most friendly
feeling for the Re dCross work and
try.. to do my bit toward it, I am
not, and have not. been Identified
in any way with - the administra
tion of its local activities.
R. A; HARRIS ;
R e a d the Classified Ads.
call themselves complete. . Perhaps there is
i -m .
a pnone,
our"cmokrng
LOAD3
Edited by John M. Miller.
TODAY'S PUZZLE PlCTUi;
lAFTDl BEOINGrTHE fMCAiiO HTUTI j
fifiu uxAixr I viim intitcoiyLr.;
SANTA VTTHCM THE PCE3JCT3 i ,
r FURS. FOB CHRISTMAS: .
if you're looking forward
hopefully . to some . fine far
gloves if you're a boy, or a trv
furry neckpiece if you're a girl,
don't you think It would be ia.
. teresting to . know sometJiinj
about the kind of fur you get?
Where, the .animals come from?
How they're caught? How they
are prepared for. market? All
these, thiogs you can learn Jn
these articles about fur in the
Hoy's and Girls Statesman.
: Answer to today's picture pu:
zle: Objects that may be spellc
from .the letters on the placar
are: Boat, bear, net, bank, kit
tie, bike, rabbit, rake, train.
lractical in the Art of RemodelL
West Fur Company, 521 Court
t; FUTURE-DATES
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. Decanibar 7, rrlday Floral aociaJ
mart.
-Iecemtr J2. Wadaeaday Aaanal 1
tariaa ladiet1 aizab .
V December 12.' Wadneaday--Farrt
nual banquet t Company M, 16JnI 1
iantry. ' -
DacemDer 13. Thttriday TJnitad Ax"
' fcaos bazaar in Odd Fellowa bait
December 14, Friday 40 s 8 Ctn
mpnial at SiWerton. ,
- Peeembar 25, Taeaday Cbrlstmar iiy.
Febmary 28, Batord.y ldioauoa
atato "Tha Circuit Rider." ia '.
.. . bouaa groaada. r-- -'.
Jannary-1. Tueaday Naw,Tara day
January 4. S. aad S County jmlf
and cpnuniaaioners of Oregoa to neat i
January 8, Tuesday Inatallatiqn of f '
ficera, Capitol Poat Jfo. 9, Amaricaa U
'?miVrv 12. S tarda rMaaoorUa
TtttP cr-
- Telephone sets finished in
several different. woods. , An.
Jdcal gift for anyone who has
.
; ; r Davenport tables in -mahog-.
f,hy or. two tone wvalrtu t.' A
.'bcautifui;and useful gift, -
Trade in Your
Used Goods on
New. yisltOxxr r
i Exchange yS
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