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7- IM "Dally Kwml Monday fcy THB 8TATE8MAJT VBz8HIH O COK7AJTT , . . South Commercial St- 6alera. Orogoa f -(Fort.Bd Ottict, 301 Worccitcr Bldf, C. V. VfUIiama, Mjr.) R. a. HKNDRICK8 ' Praldt ,- CABLE ABRJlXS Secretary . ' MSCBEB OF THE ASSOCXATKB PKZS8 V - TBe Atioeiated. Preaa la exclnaiyaly entitled to the m for putllcatk of sit wy diapetche crdit4 to it or aot otherwia credited In thia paper and also Ue loeal mwi published herein. - T R. J.'HevdrieU Job. I Brady" rraak JaakosU :- . r . BUSINESS OFFICES: TbomAt 1. Clark Co, Hw York. 141-145 Weit 86th St.; ', ; r ; ' in. W. 8. Grottwahl. Mgr. TELEPHONES: . i S3 Circulation Office 3106 Society Editor . Baaineaa Office - ' -New a Department - Jok Department .Entered at the Foitofflco 1b Salem. ' -i OUR MUHNQ INDUSTRY AND PROSPECTS -u;vJ:,:-:-T --U-v y -, lA. Salem man, a few days ago, told a representative of this paper that he did not like to see The Statesman boosting the mining industry, because, he said, there are hotpaying mines yet developed : in this "iectioon. ; i 4- t . r 1 Well, if eery one felt that way, it would be a much longer time. "before paying mines were developed fcere. Let us review a-little of our mining lftstory. Jn the early days, of Oregon a great deal of gold was taken out of the San tiam "river; in plarin one time every foot of the Little North Fork of the Santiam was staked! ouf in mining claims ; clear . up to whejfeOold . creek puts' into; thaJtream. :. Then followed years and'years of the work of prospectors in the Santiam region. . Hundreds of mining claims were opened, throughout the. Santianr, section.,! Every, little while some one 1 would, 'get a group, of -th&laim's together and; form.", mining company and sell stock.- One company, the Black Eagle outfit, poured jii perhaps $75,000 in building a road on the mountain sideralang the Little North Forkr'of4 the Santiam ; J&lasted tbe read out of the solid rock in some places 1000 feet above the stream. Jt is alsplendid road. It will endure forall time. BuC the ores of the Santiam country JeO-er of such a nature thatithey could not be worked prybfitably by the then known processes- (The reasons are technical ; and4 he writer lias little . technical knowledge. But that was. the fac) j;; y.-S y! . JSo 'all the money that was poured out in those years was lostf lost-to the individuals; excepting as to such of them as stilljiold stock in companies that are going ahead; with .their ' development' work in order to" hold their -properties. These, of course, may finally, realize something may realize a great But all . the, money was not lost to the community. The roads are'still thtre the values are there, cii they'are further along towards development towards becoming great and pay ing imines-than they would have- been buff f or , theiwork of the pioneers, and the money of their grub-stake or other backers. And now there are new processes in mining ; ia treating the -. Sautiamores. '. r ; ';H'-'d: --r:r'H'--- ' - The values, are therend. their extent is beyondcomputa tion; The whole mountain range, for miles and mUe"sdividing Marion and Linn and Clackamas, and Jeff erson, and Wasco counties, with Jklt, Jefferson in the corner of Marion and Linn, is full of ores that will some Vlay pour out millions afjwealth yes, - billions. ' - -- r- '; - S - 1.. . , . How soon? i ' t .-t . v . ilf we had the spirit here that wasr m SaTCLkkre City before the Silver King was found in what seemed the most unpromis ing spot on the continent, and which made a whole company of millionaires (and some United States Senators)V?and put palaces .' in that city i--'.:.Xr'::V'- r. ' .-V: ' ; If We had that spirit herejt.would-iikel'vireryvMnvv'v' .This is not a recommendation to : the . reader to buy any mining, stocky much less to. buy any particular mining stock. v But'it is -a recommendation to look upoir'the men-who are trying to develop what may be our greatest source of abounding-wealth with sympathy; with the sympathy the honest ones and - the I hard working ones'among them richly merit at the hands of our people. , i 1 ; V " There is a new interest in mining all over western Oregon; especially in southern Oregon. ' The papers are full of it. Large capital is being interested. Let us hope that 'our own, Santiam region at the front door of - Salem, may get the attention it deserves, and while 'we are yet alive. ?" ;Jn its vast extent, it is the greatest of all of Oregon's min ing' regions. In the richness of its veins of ore, it is probably not; behind any of them; ' . - j i A NURSE s . Invparianceof the day. If you -want' anything yon have to hare "go-getter: .. to .get it. .There are some people who always do - thlnrt. while, others always talk about? It. , Fortunately, the head of the county health, board, Mrs. Carson, is : womas trboTdoes things, 'and when she saw. the op portunity; slipping to get a good ; nurse; she took ' the'' responsibility jfof getting one for such time as the county could afford to 'pay her. ; ' t ' . The; Oregon Statesman takes the position that not a single cent was contributed to the Red? Cross : for the purpose of loaning .put money, and 'that .this) money v should be used for a nurse in Marion county , and another in Polk county. . ' ' Our people must be educated up to th importance of a nurse. We have1; the finest people in the world here, but they take very littfofor granted, v They are In telligent enough to want to know, ancV' they have a- right to know. t , The; people who j favor a nurse hould provide one, just as js be ing done, and demonstrate what a nrtf can do. When once seen, the ; .people .will demand a .nurse permanently. We are beginning to realize thateqnalljr; Important wl h '.education Is " health.- We musurear, healthy a chdreii -Jnto heajtliy men and . women.' It is the -biggest job we hate, and It is a job: that the parents and teach - ers,5actInsv-'togetherj." can oiily meet, In the prominent places.'The out. of , the way places musr suf fer. ;hd ignorant, though loving mo ili e r s m us t see v th elr ch lid ren die from 'whaparaountstosnei elect :Ar ; .'T It t la- an; .'aWfWl'v ttiir? 'to seea child die, and, when we can pre vent It, there Is a heavy responsi bility resting upon erery citizen. r . ; f :v: i" ,3 1 army :r r. 0; i;r? 'a; THE OGoS STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON " t J. h. BHADT Tic-President . Manafar ' ' Editor Manager Joo "Dept. Chicago, KarqueUa Bolld- S8S 888 Orefoa, m lecoad eaaa matter. f We "can prevent" some' deaths In Marion oounty, and in the name of God' let's do it, X J.-. . JOHXSOV. BLOWS L"P Because of his apparent grow ing eonseryativeness, the Oregon Statesman believes that Senator Hiram Johnson 'had finally '-found his safe and sane equilibrium and would stand f upon it. It seems, however, that 'he "has just been waiting -for an. opportunity to ex plode in order to reassure the pub lic that he fs-4he same radical he used 'to be. h V '.' , His explosion regarding south ern delegates war uhcaledf for and unjust. It was known fr weeks in advance thatw.werj to Con tinue to have"-republic party at all in the south the apportion ment had to be restored. There is little enough party tfier taowi. but to wipe , It entIrely.at.,wtJuld be unfair , to people of the south who profit by th.rjBp-ftbJin, party while voting the democratic ticket ana iiniair, ia nose repuoiicans who have, kept faith aU these years . . i v v ' - hAi a matter of Jastlcevthe ratio ought to be rtdmSddntB mat ter of practical politics it cannot be , done without : wiping put thg party in all those states. - A gpo deal has been said about southern delegates. bat we ""have au-'-ldea that their votesare abeutas fair as the average, and that they have played nomore Wlitics irfXJeorgla than they' have-piayedtt fn- Call tornia. . . , ; , The political situation Is none luu ,Mja now anu ue aiscreaus me party organization that would make it- betterIt would not be a hard matter to make it impos- t ibic;.tp. Mc ifajttphyfcg next year. If Johnson isa real repub lican he will remember this in his campaign, t . ? ECOXOM1T IS IUGI1T . 3' - ..: - ' .(T . The Oregon Statesrjian coa gratulates the taxing board upon the ' redaction of ' county taxes. Our taxes "? hare been; too high. They can be cut down If the Job Is done Judiciously. No one wants to stop the road work, but we find that there has constantly been a growing expensiveness In adminis tration, which must not only be checked, but we must go back a safe distance. John Carson set the right example when he volun tarily asked a reduction in his office. The officers should all do this. Our county board is ad ministering everywhere economi cally, but there are cuts that could be made even there without detri ment to the public service. . No one wants to hinder administra tion, but all want to make ft easier for the taxpayers, w We have all been clamoring for reduction of taxes and gloried when the nation did it. We have asked for the nation and state to reduce taxes, and- insisted upon its being done, but when the shoe pinches our own feet, we continue to want the taxes reduced in some other place. ; . f Without being able to lay our finger on a single Item, we feel that city taxes can be reduced, and that the budget this year should be larger than that of next year. There are always leaks in expenses that . can be eliminated Without detriment to the public service. It was only recently that we set ourselves seriously to the question of reducing taxes, and we must do it at home as well as abroad. Seymour Jones, as head of the commission, has performed a 'distinct public service aad should- be sincerely complimented by the people of the county. ; JOB HUNTING A girt in Portland is telling her experiences hunting a job, being penniless. We have not read her writing, and do . not intend ' to, because there is no way 'in the world in Which, she can enter into the emotions of a : job hunter when broke. " There is no way she. can. feel the sinking pi the. heart, the depression in the pit of, the stomach, the awful feeling of ' lonesomeness that comes; to the job hunter who really, needs a Job and1 is Tefused. ' ; These imitations make good reading and arouse some sympa thy, but the reactions on the girl herself are not worth recording. She knows where she Is going to get her next meal; she knows where she Is going to sleep that night, and if she determines to live "on the county" she also knows that at any time she gets hungry or real sleepy ,sho can go. and get a g6od meaT anil a clean bed. f It sometimes seems to us, that these , imitations are mere traves ties on the real thing and : that there ; Is almost desecration to have sham feelings -f paraded to the world In this way. it yon have ever been hungry and out of a job, you know . what the real thing is, but until this terrible experience comes to you, you are a .mere play actor parading be fore the footlights. ' ! GKRMAN. HELP . -We heard a man on the street the other day denouncing Ger many for ; all he was worth, and going so far as to say that the plea for help for German children is disreputable "propaganda'.: Pres-! ident Coolidge has had this lnves tlgated and'he' Is satisfied that the call is genuine and the need imperative. It matters "not If Germany did not suffer during the war, if German children are hun crv today ! It must be upon our hearts to help them. ) A number of years ago an Am erican general advised the slaiigh ter of Indian babies by saying that "nits make lice." The re volting inhumanity of this has rankled in the human conscience ever : since. The' memory of the awfnlness of such, a .declaration has caused many people to soften thelr hearts when children are mentioned. ' ChHdren everywhere tn the world must be fed. and America, , out of her. abundance. must-feed them. A nungry.uer man. child has the same right to food as a hungry Armenian child. U will not do to -act- upon the theory, that, "nits make lice" and let .these little Children die be cause' a few years , back we were in war with . Germany. Our hu- manitycries out against "this. - FINDING A 3IA11KUT While the producers of the Wil lamette ; valley ' are " being . stirau lated to produce more to develop the country they will face a sur plus ln every line .unless at the same, time the market end la be rag ; worked i Th ere? Is: a -market for everything that H' 'prod uceuV but until we get intelligent distr! button ; there will be a glut in t ' - ...... - t i . i many place3 while there is scarcity in others. .;';' ; : 2 L im till yctflu f g . wo uiio better distribution. Oar logan berries rotted ori the busesV not because there was a .surplus, as is generally supposed; noi because there was no market, as: U often thought; but because there , was no way to reach the market. If the market could be reached they could have been profitably sold. We are asking people to send out prunes fcr Christmas. It is a mere drop in the bucket in re- lieving onr prune surplus. The only thing.it can do is to help create a market. Our surplus must be consumed on a larger ccale. It is worth while, of course, because we must educate every market to use what wd produce, 5 BUV SKALS Do you 'realize that in the pur chase of Christmas seals you are helping not only the fight against the white plague, 1 but the ' fight against disease everywhere? The per cent on the sales kept at. home will be used to employ a nurse. The opportunity for servica is so wonderful that certainly the Wil lamette valley will j respond,' 'gen erously and emphatically 1 Furthermore, the money- ent to national headquarters ' will be used just as fairly, justly and eco nomically, and for just as good purposes as it is here. Every cent we put In Christmas seals at once goes to work for the , help, of the country. ., .x In Coos Bay ' they afe discon tinuing the free ferry lh the in terest of economy. That .is false economy. It is not fair for a part of the country that has been-neglected in the way of bridges to be penalized so severely. . I BITS FOR BREAKFAST Christmas is coming- ' : ' . - ; Only , 8 (count them) more shopping days. - : Up at the ; Salem postof fice." they know jolly and blankety well that Christmas is coming. They are so covered up that they do not have time to come P tor air. Mrs. Carson has grabbed the bovine gentleman by the horns and taken on a county ' health' nurse and arranged for her means of getting around to the places where r her services "are" needed Now, the county must get" under! this load or the people ' must It is a service that ve cannot af ford to ever he without as long as there are children and older' people with dirt on " them " and diseases and conditions that bring on;. diseases aronnd -faein.?' -arj Ion county rcahnbt ever be clean. in this day and generation? ijut she can work towards, conditions of cleanliness and health,-- Wrong again. The weather man had a fearful storm, scheduled; there was wind and? rain' and' snow coming; and It turned out to be a near spring day, yesterdayi ? It is nearly always thus, with .the Tii Boys The TI1INGS TO DO Copyright, 1923, Associated Editors. SnoppyqudpLand Who sees the man with the skates ? "I see!" - . . - ,; ; "Icy' . is rightbrrr txtc rr shiver-1 shiver how'd Sou like to be in his fix Skating along on an iceberg? See ow this Snoppy has bushed ahea, in the world. His feetare skates, and he pulls the skates' along by holding a magnet in front of them. Simple, isn't it? : Simple is right; if he goes faster? than the iceterg there's one less Snoppyquop within the Arctic circle - What that in his mouth I A candle, dearie. Eskimos chew candles -ivhen'theyrun out of pies; and thi$ is;J:he source t&$$ltl rn Light yode read about in Cour arithmetic book. - Morar'lfyou. chew the candle-at oth ends, you'll only singe your whiskers," or "AIT roads lead to Grease." storms that start this way: t -They get .switched off into thetodean or to ' the' tfghts of Hood ;afcd Jefferson and St. Helens. ? ; ! J w -v .' '' There Is a whole lot in this idea of uniform' street tree planting. Nothing should i be neglected that will make Salem more beautlfut. And she has all the makings of the' most beautiful city in the world. The peeved London financier who says that . America; fiddles while Europe burns might at least have mentioned that Europe start ed the fire. EDITORIALS OF THE PEOPLE Authority Challenged Editor Statesman: .In the Chll drens department in the States man Mr. Miller has an article on animals that changes their color. He says the little weasel turns white in winter. This is not so. He refers to the Stoat weasel or as it is called in cold countries, the ermine. The little weasel has a rather short tail, the Stoat has a -long tail with a black tip. In his description of the otter he says . otters are all the same wnerever found.' There. are two kinds ,of otters; the land otter and the sea otter. The1 sea otter is never found . on v land but the land otter is sometimes found abqut the sea shore. The fur of the sea otter is very valuable and is much sought after. , i In describing the misletoe one would ' infer it was a climbing plant. - It always appears to me to grow In bunches. - . JAMES P." DUNCAN , Route 1, Jefferson, Marlon County, Oregon. ' We should go into the world with' small expectations and infi nite patience.. . I FUTURE DATES I December 15. Saturday- Marion Coun ty- Principals' association mceta at high Kchool. - - Ie-emier 15, Saturday Marion uona ty. school directors association. Chamber of Commerce, morning and afternoon ses sion. December 13. Saturday Organisation of '.eserTe officers, association, armory. December 17, Monday women a ciuo chorus concert at First Baptist church tot benefit Old Peoples home.. v - December 18. Tuesday City Federation of ehibs to elect officers. December 18, Tuesday Boxing at ar mory, -t , December 21. Friday HoEday yaca-. tion beirins in Salem schools. December 25, Tuesdsr Christmas day. December 27, Thursday Annual elec tion of officers Business Mens' League. . January 1, Tuesday Annnal open house, YifCA. January 1. Tuesday New Tears day. - January 2, Wednesday Holiday va cation ends in Salem schools. January 3, Thursday Marion County j... CTafnd jury meets. .January . 8 and 9 Benefit show at Grand theater for Albertina Kerr Baby borne. . ' 'January 8, Tuesday Installation of of ficers, Capitol Post No. 9, American Le gion. , Jancary 6-13 International week of prayer. , ' - . . , January 10, 11 and 12, County judges and commissioners of Oregon, to meet Is Salem. - January 12, Saturday -Muscoyiatt -menial at Albany. . January 17-21 National Thrift Week, observed loea'ly. February 23, Saturday Dedletioa of tatne "The Circuit Bider." la Utt house grounds. ' . and Girls Statesman Biggest Little P per in the . World. AVbcre Nothing Seems Queer a i. rl. 1 t.r-T J Corn ShoVT Competition JBeeeriexWear TV v That competition.- for; honors among communities exhiiting at the annual' corn show and- indus trial exhibit, at the -armory next year -will be keen. Is certain., from the action taken by the Marion County. Community federation which met at j St. Paul - Thursday night." The lrge hall was filled to oapacity , .. . S. J. SmithStaul banjier as sured the federation that his com munity will be out fof libnors, and not to be outdone, Joseph Keber, president of the federation, of Mt. . Angel, announced that .when the. time came Mt. Angel would have a display. At least seven communi ties will have exhibits next year. Speaking on the .topic "'Com munity Spirit," John L. Brady, editor of the Oregon Statesman, gave the principal address. Others on the program were Joseph Ke- Cap'n Zyb If the nut bowl. I told you about doesn't satisfy you as a present for mother, here are a couple of other things . "which she will like and which are 1 easy ' to make a broom holderi and . a . sandwich board.' ' . " J The broom holder is so simple BROOM HOLDER HOUTO MAKE A 5ANDW1CH BOARD oeta; .ctctjike use Dlue to make' that it doesn't need. me to tell anything about it. . After you make it, stain it some attrac tive color so that It will look -well when It Is put up in the kitchen or pantry. The one in the illus tration ia in straight lines, but round off the corners if you. like If better that way. . Use pine or some other soft wood, as it is eas ier to, work. with.'. To make the sandwich board, get a 10-eent stsre dough board, shown in, the illustration, and cut it into the shape of figure 3 with a coping saw; after having mark ed out the curves. with a compass. Sandpaper the - rough , edges which the sawing will leave until they are.; well- rounded and pant these edges -""with, .a f thin orange stripe. The handle should ' be painted blue. To -.complete the set, get a cheap bread knife, sand paper the handle and paint it, half orange and half blue. Both broom holder, and sandwich set can be made, and well made, at an ex pense ot.'-about 50 cents at the outside., To 5buy them at a store would cost-at least 4 or $5. : . CAP'N zm r- IX) ADS op fun Edited by John M. Miller. THE STRANGE STORY OF AN INVENTION A longT long time ago about sixty-five years a young fellow of seventeen walked down a street in a small Massachusetts town. His mother, had Just died and as he walked his 'head dropped and he kept wringing his hands. ;; It was this4, wringing of the hands in grief which was respons ible for .one of the most valuable inventions we have today- -the automatic-', and " semi-automatic coupler which hitches railway trains together in long, unbroken lines. " ' , If you "will place one of your hands," -carving over the other, which you must close loosely, and turn the upper hand, it will fit Into. the-lower hand much as does the semi-automatic coupler which. this grief-stricken boy ' first thought of long ago. , v , , '-Ansyoi to today's" picture puz zle: Tie parts -of Bij.body,8Mg- gested byf the. presents on the tree are: Arms, 'hands, finger, chest, hair, leg, 'ear .'" -. - . .. . A CHRISTMAS TREE PU221 . TREE 5U0QST.EVEN tW35 OF "HIS BODY.'" ox pi iW&l¬itiiB. Wilson Hobbs,"Sllferton.; vTuiiineetlng: was one of the best ever held by the federation, which will elect -officers for the af" ; l. If ' The First Time! N A Christmas Club Plan Aat really think FIRST ; about you! Buys your . gifts pays your bilJls and! ; helps you get aheadU xri f Join Our , ' ; . Ten Per-Gent Glub; Right Now First National ": ;y , 129 N. Commercial St The Htmt iHi T ,w ill-.--;...-- 'i - t Damon s Weekly Here's some snappy - Independence, Ore., Route'l,, Box 65: In the paper just recently I read your, limerick In tihich you said; that you had eats In your tre galore, and were selling them more and more." InJ this you are fortunate indeed, because not all the people heed, ad vertisements as they appear, in magazines and dailies here. : You are eertamly in the rays, of mercliandlslng iiow-a-days. You "are-a exceptKm ; to .the ruiei like Damon of old,'? do no, one! fool. I have an idea and . believe I am "right . that of Damoa and Pythias, you are a Knight, for honesty w thb hour. 'Now. Mr. amonV how about that flour?. " We are' not very strong- for self advertisement. We have in mind that old saying: "Self praise goes but lit tle vrays.-" 'However, we are stronger than horse-radish -for submitting to you the bargains, which you -will find throughout our entire store. The next time the lady drives over from Independence to trade with us she xan park her car in front of our store and leave it there ' .as Inner as she wants to and we will put a sack of Fisher's Blend Flour in the ner 0 Ccllt. Wild! mc taujr bw onw.y hmi , some real "Honest to goodness'; biscuits tha,t will make -her neighbors "sit up and take notice." ; Instead of heavy, soggy biscuits, they will come tip light and fluffy, instead of an ill-tastinsr mass of doueh they come ud sweet and delicious and the secret of it all is just two words: "Fisher's Blend." .r, ; '.--.;': ;. V:, r , - i . . JTust try. one .sack and be convinced, that what we say J is true. Here are a. few inducements' for you to call and place your next order with us:- ' ; ' 10 lb. choice Onions for 25c Vlb. high' gracle1 powder Tea ... .....50c 12-oz. can Royal Baking. 4 Powder. l...r..:.i.-40c Best Creamery Butter 47c Nutola .:J....,:......-25c Fisher's Blend 'FI6ur;.$2.05 "21L Brack Figs for 25c 2 lbs. White Figs for25c jShredded Wheat Bis- -- cuit Oc 2 cans Old Dutch Cleanser for -...........15c v SbPER SPECIAL Nice Breakfast TBacon..l7c 1 00 lbs. Potatoes f or....$ 1.15 ..Tonathan apples, hand t,. picked box . . 83c " 5 lbs.' Choice Italian -, -Prunes for; ......T 25c ..Wesson Oil, pint cans '..23c 3 pkgs. China Noodles t- "f (fit ' ' J"'1 i OJa ,5 .large rolls, Toilet " . Paper ; f or. J25c - Horseshoe, 'Star or Cli- ,max; Tobacco, plug .. .67c lemons, per dozen 20c Pure Maple Syrup, direct 'from 'New York, per We have the largest ; parking space of .any retail grocery in Salem. 275 feet you can park and stay a" long as you wish. , DAMON it - ' y .?.' " W Korlh coming year; at the next iesaion to bo held'inSaleni early in Janu ary. - . - ' . Truth "'Is everlasting, but our ideas of truth are not, " i'i , y : CI CI 0 CI 0 is ii - V f 1 stuff from; Mrs. C. O. Allen, in dealing; is your aim of back seat and it will not cost igallori . ;;.........$35 Durkees' Salad dressing, : - 45c size, our price 35c i Send in your verses or . 'limericks and if we juse . them in our ad you will ' get a sack of flour too," -RoyM Red Tomatoes chain store price 3 for 49c, our price, cart .. ... :;...:::....:..:...15c 7 bars White Wonder Soap, for ....J.. .....23c Cranberries, per lb.' ....15c "Joe" was .fortunate in ; securing some, extra fancy steer beef for -Friday .and Saturday.- k You'll pay these prices -for cheap beef : , ' STEER BEEF Beef Roasts . .........1212C Boiling ;beef . 7c Roupd Steak ..15 Sirloin,,:.'.!,:....'....t ...lEc T-Bonc .:..::...... 18c Rib Steak- u....Z Leg of Pork .. . .2C; Pork Roasts 15c Pork Sausage :...:..17c Pork Chops . ....... ..2C' Bank Limenci GROCERY CC. MARICET ) v.. CorKni'crcill. t v 7 V ) S