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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY C, 1924 i ,. - -,. . . . an a a. ' Jested Dally Eseept Monday r , TITS STATESMAN PtTBLISHIMO C0M7AXT 15 8ont I. Commercial St, Satem, Orecoa - R. J HENDRICKS ' 1 Praeideat CARLE ABRAU9 "- Secretary J. L. BRADT Vice President 1 ; ' -J! M2MBSX 07 THE A8S0CTATID PBB88 ! ! . Tee"Xio-Ute4 Preea U exclusively entitled to the in for pablItloa ei ell 'ws diapatcbea credited to it er not etaerwiae credited ia lata paper and ala tae local mvi pablUhed nereis. R. J. Hendricks Jeha L. Brad Freak Jaakeaki Manager Editor Manafer Job Uept. i . . BU8INE88 OFFICM: .Tkossaa T. Clark Co, Kew York. 141-145 Waal 86th St; Oklcifo, Varfvetta Bulld- i - iaf, W. 8, Orothwahl. Mrr. 1 (Portias Otfic. 301 Worcester Bldf, Phono 643? BRoadwiy, 0. P. WiUUmt, Hit.) Buslaee OfIce -Mows Department - " Job Department TKLEPHONES i 83 Circulation Of fie 3S-10S Society Editor 688 106 III Kntered at Ua Fbatoffle la Salem, Oregon, aa eeeod- Butter. HEEBEET H00VEB, SALEM BOY, TELLS THE WOULD ; .. Herbert; Hoover's report on economical prospects for 1924 is full of cheer and encouragement. Other men speaking in a jnood of optimism can hearten .the public ; the Secretary of Com merce can do more he can convince Because he speaks with authority and is in complete posses sion of the facts. 1 ' Mr. Hoover not only phopbesies fair business weather for jthe "western hemisphere but sees a silver lining to the clouds jstill hanging over Europe. Of our country and its present estate he says emphatically : ; 'Taking the country as a whole we never in his- 4 ';iory have enjoyed a higher standard of living and comfort,' nor so' wide an understanding of the ; "'--H; forces which control the ebb and flow of business. I r f As seyer as the situation is in the worst of the ag j , u ricultural states yet the disparity between agr.icul j . ,1 tural prices and industrial commodities is gradu . I -ally lessening and the economical balance is tend f iing;ta right itself." I After reviewing conditions and detailing figures in con nection with our trade and commerce, Mr. Hoover reaches the comforting conclusion : i?' !-"Oun country has' exhibited extraordinary strength and progress, j The toasis of healthy business activity lies in bal anced budgets, stable currency, high production accompanied byproportionate consumption and savings with an absence of speculation, extravagance ana lntiation. Tiieser tilings we nave in the United States! "We have more in the hope of decreasing taxes. .The odds are favorable to 1924." I i Coming from such a man as Herbert Hoover, known all V A nVIHt 1V OUUUU CAAAU tUUV-i 1141C If UOUIEM auitit J , UUV who is given to under rather than over stating a case, these words will strengthen the, ambition of every ambitious American tq improve upon the record of the United States for 1923; to go ahead with full confidence and high hope 11 And thert. is. especial warrant for buoyancy in the brief observation leading to the conclusion that when we have com pletely mastered the field of knowledge we shall no longer be Subject to alternate booms and depressions. i f Turning to the rest of the world Mr. Hoover shoe's none .01 the floubt or pessimism that has colored the accounts of so many unofficial observers, He draws an economic chart of foreign countries, dividing them into, three zones, the worst of which is, hot without remedy. Wif JAna m Acia Aiictialia ai1 Afrina 1 rod A 17 . y T' AA V 1 A.VAA Vr AA V VtU , 4U4 A A MA AC. CAAAVA JAiIVaj HU VUU kA--. Jav:: .1. . : t this zone he also places Latin America. ! j f In the second zone are Russia, the Balkan states, Italy and Spain;4 still struggling .with after-war problems but showing progress in the restoration of industry. I ; ; In the. third-zone are the countries still suffering from the economic collapse of Germany, chief among which of course is Germany herself, iqllo wed by Great Britain, Switzerland, Scan dinavia, Holland and then France, the cause of the trouble. Mr. Hoo ver. however, is not desDondent; avs;- ' : "If it be possible to reconstruct Germany's finances during the forthcoming 'year end tosecure such assistance to Prance ias will enable the stabilization of the franc, the world will have A- 5 fA ' ' J : a" t ' . . . ' ' cmci wi lum a poa 01 greai nope ana mucn promise 01 pros-perityv- -,. . !;'.'' tvj eivana lit a uci i aauu iri. wiiii w an h. iihicui ihiv. nun v iiu has beconie he world's outstanding figure in matters affecting business and commerce and international , welfare : n i And as he "tells the world" the world will know of a cer tainty that his .words pare, faithful and true. He announced, after the vfcar. when business had "turned the corner," and no one :aottatecLf,iie has not.iaued in any TjarticuliAr to voice sound Conclusions, based iinon scenratp iitformatinn -urfiriAvm in nnv crisis or necessity ne nas oeen movea to speaK. THE BOTS CHORUS I ' fry ' ' ; Salem Is fortunate. In having a man who.Ukes a peculiar interest In boyi, rather it Is. a special in terest He teaches them to sing. Manv tMnn1a teerat tha naulnr rf the day of. this old sinking master. He hadj a real part la our lives. .He lofed music: and he loved to ; la Dr, Epley Salem has a replica ot the grand ' old Vinustc master, and Tr, Epley Is always glad; to teach his talent to boys. There is ;o' finer work; : V j We are losing ou congregation al singing:. -A-rood many people attempt It still because, they life to sing.but;theyjare "making a , poor showing, i We need to have five hundred boys In, Salem learn ins io sing. Tne girls are looked after In this respect better than tne Doya. The j- boys have been neglected. only a few1 boys get Instrumental music and fewer get ; vocal music. . ,ty.' j ':V;i;':; ?.,! 'I' Dr.' Epley ' has about seventy 1IWB9 ui ! Furiiiirn mrm . Taw tnia year. He could; Just as well have twice that number. He could han dle them lust as easily and teach them just as.welL , We fall to see why the' parents of boys in Salem are failinz to iTail lhmpWmi r this opportunity. The meetings are held at the TMCA at season able hours and every care Is taken of I the boys. We have watched : vr, Epley lead. and " he ;ha the talent of leadership in a marked 'degree. Our only fgret is Jthkt wore boys who heed this apis hot taking it. Some kind ot m ef tfort ought to jbe made to bring ; this honie to the parents of Sa jlem. . We know that there are hun 1 dreds of parents Vha wnnM am 11-VA A- A. .Al.' '. . 4ugn w aie inejT ooys take this work Itthey rere familiar with Uh.o opportunltj and the work be- ing done. Dr. Epley wants more boys. He feels that he can just as well handle twice the number he now has and wants to do so. The boys need that help; why not give it to them? It is an easy matter to connect with Dr. Epley in this matter or to connect with the YMCA. They know all about IL It is held in their rooms. provided for new buildings and thej people accepted those find- inEk It is now up to the governor a nek secretary ot state to carry out the wishes of the legislature, which In this instanoo is th wish es of the people. The modern way of building re formatories, known, as the cottar plan, makes for efficiency and we want our boys who are unfortun- tely placed there to have the best possible opportunity to make good men of themselves. They arc doing it every day, but they are doing it under difficulties now. It is the duty of the state to remove those difficulties as far as possible and give every boy a chance to develop into a creditable manhood. We take it that the state cham ber of commerce is performing a service In making a survey of the laws of the state. It can go fur ther and make a digest of the aws. However, it can readily be" seen that this is most dangerous ground. The moment the cham ber of commerco undertakes to dictate, that moment it becomes dangerous because it drops its of fice as agent and assumes that of special pleader. There are laws in Oregon hat need changing, but we have an idea that a carefully selected di gest would make its own argu ments. There is always the dan ger that the chamber represents big business, but we are going to assume that it represents states manship, and as long as it does this, its survey will be for the public good. Oregon has a lot of good laws and some bad ones, but it mieht be that the ones we consider bad the majority of the people con sider good, and what the people want, they must have. Some people are still making a great deal of fuss because the of ficers raided a private residence and found liquor. If the raid had been made- without finding any liquor then no end to the fuss that would have been made. It does not seem to occur to some of these silk stocking gen try that the laws are made for all people and must be enforced impartially. The moment we have one law for the rich and another for the poor that moment we are as class conscious as India, and the effect would be the same. VARYIXQ SKXTEXCE8 From Koseburg comes the re port! that sentences, are not being Imposed alike on all offenders We take it that this does not mean that every man convicted should get the same sentence They should not. But every man convicted should get sentence ac cording to the degree of his guilt An educated man should get i harder sentence than a lout There is a tendency to soak it to the friendless and to soft-peda the man of high standing. It is not the I genins :of our govern ntent. It is not of such general happening to fail to be news when it is done. We need in America to reconsecrate 'Ourselves to Jus tice and that-should make equal and exact justice for every of fender. .'' ' SELECtlSO A SITE A iT-The Oregon Statesman is pleas ed to see that there Is at last movement which i promises to be real to select the site for the boys reformatory. . The responsibility of this lies entirely with Governor Pierce and Secretary of State Kozer and they have agreed to act. It is not fair to put boys of all ages and all conditions to gether as they - are at present Superintendent Gilbert does the to beat he t can but he Is unable keeptheia apartA The llatare" - SURVEYING THE LAW OBEYING THE LAW FOIt THE TAX RILL The silent man in the White House is not listless. He is very much alert . and very much in earnest in making an administra tive program. When he told Sec retary Mellon the tax reduction proposition was all right he did not stop there,- he went on, and now he is insisting that there be no amendments or changes made that will cripple the law. There is only one way to be in such in stances and that is to be firm, and Coolidge Is firm. JUST A' "WORD The Oregon Statesman has no desire to butt into another con troversy, out it does wish to re mark sort of parenthetically that there is no such thing as a non partisan league any more. It is dead. If this was recognized in the state discussions it might make ior more clarity. It must be admitted that the country is a bit tired of talking presidents and candidates. It finds the tactlturn Coolidge quite refreshing. PEACE ON EARTH v (Copyrighted by the San Jose Mercury) One of the most beautiful things 1 1 vat came under the writ er's notice during the recent holiday seaso-K was the 'joining of Dr. MeConnell, pastor of the First ('hristian church of San .lost, I'ul., with Uublii Franklin -of the Jewish Synagogue of that city, in jointly holding religious services, first in the church of the former and then in the Synagogue presided over by the latter. Sueh action exhibits a breadth, eharity and catholicity of spirit very inspiring and encouraging. By thus uniting in a religious service, neither of these men sacrificed any of his convictions. They simply respected eaeh other's opinions and found plenty of things to talk about concerning which they fully agree, it is reported that they are warm personal friends. Having found in each other many things to love and admire in spite of their religious differences, they are able to emphasize these things in their feeling of regard for each other rather than the things about which they differ. May their example beconie very con tagious! ; - ' v About the same time, Rabbi Franklin and the pastor of the Unitarian church of San Jose -were elected, members of the Pas tors' Union of that city. All this is emphatically as it should be. These things are practical exhibitions of the Christ spirit that, instead of being the rare exception, should be so universal as scarcely to excite comment. If they could become so, ihis would bring perceptibly nearer to realization the message of "peace on earth, good will to men." This old feeling of religious intolerance and hatred, which is yet all too common even in this country, is but a remnant of the ancient idea that those who do not belong to our particular tribe or clan are barbarians and enemies, and arc to, be extermi nated if possible. It is impossible to conceive of anything more opposed to the spirit of Christ than religious intolerance and ha tred which are but coarse and disgusting-exhibitions of human selfishness and ignorance. They have no proper place in civi lized, to say nothing of Christian, society. Much of that part of the world that is counted Christian is today consumed with hatred. The nations are suffering from the results of a great war springing from this hatred. It i. not uncharitable to say that they are thus buffering because they are Christian in name only. The great mass of the people have not yet risen even to a true conception of Christianity. There is the highest authority for declaring that "by their fruits' ye shall know them," and judging by their fruits, the great major ity of the people of the nations recently at war are barbarous and pagan rather than Christian. And how can those who have taken the name of Christ expect peace and good will, among men to reign upon earth unless they themselves under all circum stances banish hatred and intolerance and extend love, charity and good will, to their neighbors? In this country religious hatred and intolerance are especially to be condemned. They are wholly un-American and are en tirely out of harmony with the spirit of our institutions. Trials for heresv and theological conflicts, moreover are not in the interest of true religion or Christianity, but will prove to be de structive of both. We commend to all theologiaus and religious controversialists the plain teachings of Jesus and the broad, charitable and Christian spirit of Paul. Says the latter, "Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind," ami "Let us not, therefore, judge one another any more but judge this rather,, hat no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall m'hirf brother's way." "Let us, therefore, follow after the things that make for peace, and wherewith one may edify another." What the religious world, what every part of the world, needs is not more controversy about ancient dogmas", but moreof ions' sake, but more of the all-embracing love of Christ that cov ers a multitude of errors and will; draw the erring where perse cution, condemnation and cold 16 mc will repel. More of the spirit of Christ and less dogmatism 'And sectarianism is the need of Christianity today. ' T Will the religious world never come to understand that the Creator has made every man somewhat different from his fel- ows, and that He expects each individual to develop somewhat in his own way and for himself? Not only in political affairs sjiould diversity of ideas and conduct be allowed, but in the re- lgious life of the people freedom of thought, belief and wor ship must be permitted if men are to develop naturally and rap idly into a truly spiritual life. In this county the constitution and laws guarantee this freedom, and in this they are in har mony with the divine order. That this freedom is fundamentally right should be universally recognized, not alone in the consti tution and laws, but in the thought, feeling and conduct of the people, and especially of the religious people, among themselves. Every man must work out his own salvation, and along his own way. If what appeals to my neighbor as religious truth, as sanctified and holy, does not so appeal to me. that does not justify in me a desire to compel him-to accept my way of think ing and to walk in the particular religious way in which. I walk, and to condemn and ostracize him if he does not. No matter how religiously benighted and misled I may think he is, if I can not persuade him of the error of -his' way, nor attract him into my way, by loving him and showing my lrght, I should be. willing not only to let him go his own way, but even to help him more perfectly to walk in that way. Let us all recognize that our knowledge is quite kmited and imperfect, and strive for more of the all-embracjng love -of Christ, and wait until "He, the Spirit of Truth has come. ',intn our 'hearts to "lead us into all truth" before becoming too cer tain and dogmatic. Then we shall have attained His truth, the truth, and shall be of one accord. Cured His Rupture I WM badlr rnntnml whiln liftinv trunk several years ago. Doctors (aid my only hop of cure was an operation. i raises did as so good. Finally I got hold of something that quickly and com pletely cored me. Years faava passed and tne rupture has never returned, altbouirh I an doinC hmrd work AA & ram.n tfr iuera was no operation, no lost time, no trouble. I have within? to soli, but will g'lTt full information shout how you utmj una a compieie care without opera tion, if yon write to me. Eugene M. Pul len. Carpenter. 492-K Marcellns Avenue. alanasquan, N. J. Better cut out this notice and show it to any others wbo aro ruptured you may save a life or at eaas atop tne misery ot rupture and the worry ana danger of an operation. . I FUTURE DATES I January 7. Uonday Installation of Of ficers, American Lgkm. alcCornack halt January 8, Tuesday Jackson day. January and 9 Benefit show at Grand theater for libertine Kerr Baby home. January 6-13 International week of vrsyer. January v. Wednesday Installation of oiticers. tour. January 10. Thursday Annual ban quet and initiation of Cherriaas. January 10, 11 and 12, County Judge ana commissioner ot urogoa to meet tr Salem. January 14, Wndy Annnsl banquet of the Marion Folk County Realty asso ciation. January 14, Monday Dr. Ira Landrith LLD.. Marion County Christian Endea vor Cnion. January IS. Tueedevy Harding Venae r- ial campaign vnens in Oregon. January IA, Wednesday Pomona urantr meets in saieu, January 17-34 National Thrift Week, observed locally. i January 10. Saturday Meeting of de partment officers, administration council and past commanders, Vcterana For eign Ware. . - - . February 23, Saturday Dedication of ttatuo "The Circuit Bidar." la tut Virrh 13. 1 4 and IS State i Inter- sckolamtle , basketball , toaraamm t. ,Wil- Or PRINCE DENMARK. Thinjp To Do The Boys and Girls Statesman I The Bissfst Llftle Faper In the World of Pun i 1 : Hinted bv John BL Miller. Copyright, 1023. Associated Editors. HOW TO CARTOON jf Sty j" -" SECRKT WRITING BACKGROUNDS You will often need a back ground for your cartoons a bit of landscape, perhaps, or a body of water. If the scene la laid in doors a little furniture, a half open door,, or even a picture on the wall will help. Always keep your backgrounds simple and do not allow them to detract atten tion from the more important part of your picture. A few simple techniques for handling the various Subjects are shown. vhen drawing trees hr bushes, don't attempt to show every leaf just indicate a few. The same holds good when draw ing windows on bigh buildings. This concludes our little course in cartooning. ! We have not been able to cover everything as thor oughly as could be desired, ia a few short lessons like these, of course, but if you have faithfully f carried out the instruction from the exercises, I am sure you are. a better cartoonist now than when you began, aren't you? Answer to today's picture puz zle: The first boy with his twin, the last girl, make two children. The oldest girl and her twin make four, and the youngest boy and his twin make six. Ever want to use a secret Ink for writing? Jf o, the two sim plest are milk and ledum Juice. Just take a bit of milk or a bit of lemon Juice andiput it .in a clean4 inkwell. 1 A clean new pen must also b used, so that no trace ot black will appear on the "ihTislble let ; ter." Dip the pen In the Ink often so as to be sure it is writing and after the letter is finished, do not ; blot it, as that will absorb some of the invisible Ink and the blotted portions will not show up well when it is desired to read ' the message. ... To make either of these-invisi- -ble inks visible all that has to be . done Is to get the paper on which they are used good and warm and , they will both show np plainly. Care must be taken when heating ' . the paper not to burn it or scorch it. s :. . FIGURE OUT THIS ONE SAID THE PfiOTJD MOTHER; ' MY FIRST DCY IS THE TWIN OF MY IflSTGlRL. Wn OLDEST QKL AN0Tru?tjUNtjE5T BdYARgAJSQ TWlTHTCERjRri HAVE Six CHILOCtfK.'r ' Cap'n Zyb j Say, you fellows, if you want to make your mother something real handy at no expense, and hardly any trouble, here's how. The thing THE HANDY FISH SCALER GET iz BOTTLE TOPSi AND NAIL THEPTON A 6 LOCK. AS SHOWN DRAW SCALER OVEC FISH 8 OQOO COCO OOOO AS THE OLD YEAR PASSES By JOHN T. ADAMS, Chairman of the Republican National Committee) TO OF ' r : " WW ; ' - ! -f iiLz i. .r! -su a..m. ?xa ' i ' 4,? 4 " N " S J m.: s .a 1 , : ' s A ? - ' clT y - , I - ' ' AVk 1 " Jr I' , - r " a . a f ' i I -v- ' ' V - sf i t i i -pfji r- - iri t -. : ; I l- 4ivtA4, : ; .fc.t.A.r -V - - vr i An announcement was made recently of the eni-Lrmcnt ol Eleanor Margaret .Green ol Kew York city , to Prince Viggo oi I have in mind is a fish scaler you know how hard it is to scale fish decently and this machine does the job quickly and efficient ly. : Get a dozen . old bottle tops and put them on a hardwood block ias shown in the illustration. Mt too close together, because this will make the machine too hard to clean, and not too far apart, because that will not let the ma chine scale the fish well enough. To operate, merely take the sca ler in hand and rub it over the fish lightly, not hard enough to cut the flesh or skin, and the scales will-xome flocking off. To clean, run hot water over the sca ler and scrub with a brush and soap. , ? This machine makes a dandy camping article also, as it does the work rapidly with little fuss, and does not take up much space. 1 f lAP'N ZYTJ. The out standing fea ture ot the holiday sea son and the elose of busi ness for the year has been the un precedented prosperity of the country. The retail trade is the xnei&ure of a people's . financial condition. Re tail sales of this holiday season, and of all the year, exceed any thing in the history of America. Without any exception, every sec tion of the United States reports record sales of merchandise. The mail order houses, the bulk of whose; business is with agricultural sections, have broken all records in the quantity of goods sold this year. The chain stores and depart ment stores which do their busi ness in industrial centers have the same report to make. This fact shows the mass of people have more money to spend this year than in any previous year. This fact is verified In many ways. The total value of farm products for the year is estimated at over IS billion dollars, an in crease over last year ot 13 per cent, over 192f of 30 per cent, and over the pre-war period of 1910-14 of 72 per cent.- The marketing ot this enormous crop must of neces sity provide the farming sections ' with ready money. Although they are breaking ' records in buying r merchandise, not all of their monk ey is being diverted to the retail trade. The reports of banks and -' the War Finance Corporation show the farmer is paying oft his loans which he negotiated two and three years ago during the period of his stress." " T" r'-T'''"''7-; The savings deposits are over a billion dollars greater now than : they were last year, and In the agv1 gregate they fall only ia little short i of our total interest-bearing public debt Commercial agencies report ' fewer failures In retail trade than In timilni mmm' All records have been broken in the year 1923. More life Insurance has been written this year than in any previous, year. More wage earners are employed In Industry, than ever before in our nation's history, and the total .amount ot wages paid this year exceeds that of 1920 when industrial employment and wags levels were thought t be at their peak. .' ' In brief, all classes of people are paying off more debts, spending more money In the channels ot legitimate trade, and at. the same time saving more money than ever before In the history f the Un'ted States. Kansas City Robbers Get j Away With Big Pay Roll KANSAS CITY.-Mo.. Jan. 4. The motor car driven by five ban dits who today held up two mes sengers of the Centropolis Bank of Kansas City and obtained $32, 500 in cash, was found abandoned tonight near Leeds, Mo. The bandist apparently had made good their escape. A. C. Menefe, vice president of the bank and Joe McCoy, were re turning in a motor car from the Commerce Trust company with the money wrapped in a package-! when the holdup occurred. The money, which was, intended for payrolls vas fully . Insured, bank officials said. Townley Partner Says He Did Not Khow of Charges . i SIOUX FALLS. S. D., Jan. 4. J. Ji Hastings, former president of the Consumers' United Stoites company, who, together with A C. Townley, former president pot the Nonpartisan, league is wanted at IFargo." N. D., on a charge lof embeMling $72,963, was in Sioux Palls tonight and told newspaper men that he would leave for Fargo' tomorrow. j The first he knew that a war rant had been issued for him was when he read about it In the fcewspajeihe .said, X, Salem Bank of fommerce X ' i or Salem. Oregon Report of Condition, December 31, 1923 RESOURCES Loans and Discounts U. S. Government Bonds Z... Other Bonds and Warrants , Banking House .. Furniture and Fixtures .."! Gash and due from Banks LIABILITIES Capital Stock ' Surplus and Undivided Profits " Deposits ..$ 420,655.62 125,000.00 258,235.06 22,500.00 ... 1,800.00 .. 211,937.37 $1,040,128.05 -$ 50,000.00 .. 30,820.96 .. 959,307.09 $1,040,128.05 OFFICERS B. L. St ceres, President S. B. Elliott, VV-e-Preaidcnt H. V. Compton, Cashier A. AIM Smither, Ass't Cashier DIRECTORS B. Tj. steeves Si B. Elliott H-.O. White :C3, Perry W. W. Moore H. V. Compton H. II. Ollnger