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i 1 ; 4 ;4 : Jm1 Daily Except Monday by TBS STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMFAJfT w 215 South Commercial fit, SaUta, Ortfoa R. J. Htndrlrki J L. Brady f rati Jaskcskl ; A MEMBEB OT THE ASSOCIATED PSE8S Tn AaaoeiateS Praaa ia ascjuairely at) tied to tha iih for publication at all Mwa diapatcaca credited to it or not otbenrUo credited in tola paper and alio too Wt-al new i published herein. B. J. HENDRICKS Prafidaot CABLE ABBAMS Secretary - t - w , ; BUSINESS OFFICES: Taonaa F. Clark Co., tw Torkl Ml-US West 86th 8t.; Chicago. Marquette Build- ' '-."'' Mn-7r. S. OroUwahl, Mgr. (Part Una, Otfloe, 801 Worcester Bldg, Phone 837 B Road way, 0. i. William, Mgr.) Boalaeat Offlre - , l . Mows Department . Job -Department later! at the Peetofflce in Salem, Oregon, aa aocond-eaaa matter. WILLAMETTE tThe Statesman scribe who program at the noonday luncheon of Wednesday gave a very guou omnne oi wnai wa.saia Dy rresiaenc jjoney qe Wiliam ette who acted as chairman,, and by Prof. J. T. Matthews. V f I( was a sort of report of progress of the University t6 the people of Salem and the' Trading public - ; And.tjift growth from 1883.' when there were nine seniors and; 31' students. ' wilh five professors and two instructors, has Deen remarKaDie j tnpugn tnerQ were many years of struggle and discouragingly slow progress, and some years no perceptible pro gress aj all, after 1883 ; - m. ''For Willamette now has 588 students; and none of these in a preparatory department; :that department having been given up several years agp. 1 "Willamette University and Salem have, struggled together ' throughout all the years, for they were born twins. The "in tangible; Assets' - of Willamette have been great, as applied to widening influences that now reach into all civilized countries. AsVillamette is known in all fields of progressive endeavor throughout the world, so Salem is known. - ; ln financial"-benefits, tne Willamette of todaymakes large and increasing contributions to the well being and growth of Salem. The cost of maintenance of Xh school and the student body w now, running above $300,000 a year; practically all spent in Salem " - -, -; .:. . ;; , ; And : the indirect financial " contributions of fathers and mothers and relatives and friends and visitors are large, and constantly growing. , . - '. Willamette University will, before very long, have 1000 students. In time she will have 5000. Another thing: No in stitution of the kind in all the round world has a finer body of students, on the average, and the very genius and the traditions of the. old school-make for aJ perpetuation of this kind of a stu dent body.' v , pr - - . v- RUSSIA IN COBDEN'S DAY AND NOW ' v ; 0 Ilow closely the aims of the the aims of the Russian bureaucrats of the lasfcentury is well shown by a personal letter by Richard Cobden. the m-eat liberal leader; of England, to. William .iou, 4uc uiigmtii icttcr w in me possession oi uapi. i nomas Kemp, a well known horseman of the southwestern part of the United States', and is diUi ttbm Eastbo1irne7SeTnT84r?It . follows: ..;,. ..v.; - .f ! ' : ; . , - r "The i subject to which you refer, the resources of 1 .; Russia, is a very large one, indeed. I could not -'certainly do justice to it in the three weeks here . :away from all books of reference. .The only points j upon which I could write would be to follow up the Wfidca of discussing loans to these semi-barbarous -ft4 governments.;-.;.:":;;;,.Pts? " V have a Wery strong opinion that we shall , 'fli.have to mike a moral crusade against Russia. I y lm only waiting for the public announcement of a r- . f " lloan to fulfill my-threat of calling a public meeting w in the. city to denounce the project. The Russian Csar has no reason to complain if we go a little : : t'Ji further and denounce his system altogether and ' i -i even try to make mischief in hia own country, for , ' A , J: he fta bea interfering in other people 's affairs. ; ' : y " While I am for keeping hands off everybody , that would leave us alone, I (hink it is our duty ' ;to speak out at the present time-and not to spare the despots who are joining-tin a crusade against ..rfreedomV,.;'. :,:iir,:,r. V. .t- .. .-,.; f im 4It we substitute "soviet leaders" for "the Czar" this letter miht have been,; wrjtten almost word" for word by a modern liberal thinker in reference to the Russian program of today For the living leaders of the soviet are seeking in every ayto perpetuate the autocratic rule the benefits of which they enjoyed under the iron hand of Lenbe, to the degradation and Oppressionof the great masses of that country : Yet the British "free trade" and ''universal peace" cham pion wrote it eighty years ago. It seems to prove how little men and principles really change . Of international problems, h : . ; ; ; , FIGHTIXQ PROHIBITION ' i H'' ''" " " ;v ,:';-. The most insidious propaganda ever, undertaken In America is now . bombarding conrress for the os tensible purpose of nullifying, the Volstead act, bat tne real purpose la to restore the liquor traffic. It is not to the credit of organized labor : that the American Federa tion of Lobor heads the list of or ganfiations r contributing to this lobbr., The laboring people of the country hare a right to expect bet ter .things of their officers, and some ot these; days they are going to demand that officers either re flect1 public sentiment or get out. The . only purpose of this lobby is ' to re-write thV Volstead act and hav a bogus prohibition, law that , will permit the tale of intoxicating liquor Millions; are being spent to nullify the wishes of the people, to trample, the Constitution under foot and to continue holding men down ;b that other men may profit by. their mistortunv : ; ::f . The) animating motive' of , this increment Is the 'restoration of booze.V If that; U not Us "purpose, what purpose can It have? ; Here is a real lobbying evil a bold, systematized and dangerous propaganda against the.; law -and the Constitution; Those suspic ious senators who have manifested such concern over the ''Insidious propaganda" of the Edward Bok : '.i.' r riza or.?aT!f2itionw.ouIl ex- J. -.it t- -itlvc-a a aiaore creIit- vay before, the country it THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON Manager Kditvr Manager Job Uept. J. It. BRADT VieePreaident . . TELEPHONES : S3 Circulation Office ... 23108 Society Editor 583 108 683 UNIVEESITY reported the Salem Rotary club Russian soviet leaders Tiarallel Thompson, a newspaper pub- I they would Introduce a resolution for a vigorous Investigation1 of this flaunting propaganda of it he brewers, distillers and their sup porters.. ' ;. , . Here is an avowed onslaught on the Constitution ot the United States. ' Here is an audacious lobby set up iwithin the very shadow of the capitol to cajole or intimidate sen ators and representatives Into vio lation of their oaths of office. ' ' Every senator and representa tive is sworn to support the Con s'titution. . The Constitution prohibits - the manufacture o and the traffic in intoxicating beverages. iiCongress has nO more authority to restore the v liquor traffic- in violation of the Constitution than It would j have to attempt to re store African slavery: in contra vention of the. Constitution, jf ; AX INNOVATION 1 " : : President Coolidge has - done what presidents have been impor tuned to do. for a long time. He has " appointed a real.' farmer on the shipping board. The outcome will be watched with interest.; The shipping interests a have alwaytf contended : that' a man had to be highly trained to be competent to manage , the marine Interests of the country, while the farmers have felt r their, shipping,. Interests Wti bo InipoHantjIjatJbVcnt to f e represented on the board? Our system of government does not make for experts oh this board. We are trying to get men of high common sense and let them em ploy the experts. The Dakota man is; William S. Hill of Mitchell, who Is described as a farmer-banker, a general farmer, cattleman and shipper. He waa formerly presi dent of the South Dakota Farm Bureau federation and' has been connected with a number of agri cultural organizations. Of the Dakota appointee's gen erai niness ana cnaracter we are not advised, but, assuming that they are satisfactory, it is fair to any that the president has Rhown a proper grasp of the situation In thus giving agriculture and the Interior representation on this im portant board, for the iarmers of the interior are deeply concerned in the maintenance of aa American merchant marine. The farmer needa American ships, sailing ander the American flag, to carry, his surplus products to the markets of he world. kl0ur exports of breadstuffs, meats, fruits and 'other agricultu ral products bulk large in the mer chandise that we send across the ocean, and the farmers are entitled to representation on the board that manages and operates the merchant marine. A MERE WHIM For many years there has been an agitation to change the name of Mt. Rainier to Mt. Tacoma. Of course, it has been a purely; selfish agitation carried on by one- jeal ous city, into SFhIchthe'co,untry has been drawn without "any di rect interest, r At last Seattle has become disgusted,, and being a big' city, tells Tacoma if it wants to play the baby it can do, so. These senseless agitations, con- tinning through so many yars, dis gust decent folks and wear but op position. In this case v there is absolutely no principle at stake. Captain Vancouver, exercising his undisputed right, named the peak for an English admiral. So far as weucnow, the admiral's fame rests entirely upon that one peak. We cannot see that it hurts any thing, but as long as Tacoma is going to." play the baby, we might fas' well let it have its own way. It will keep on crying until it gets TALKING ONIONS Several representatives of Ore gon Agricultural college are com ing to Labish Center schooihouse on Saturday, Feb. 2, at 2 p. m. to discuss the matter of raising onions. One of the. numerous things in which the Willamette valley excels is in the raising of onions. We are beating the world every year and our productivity has not more than scratched the soU. Such meetings as the one Saturday mean still better crops. The time is past for hanhazard production; the time has come for systematic production. There is no use of a man groping along in his own blind way when all the Intelligence of the world in his industry can be secured without cost. ' SU ITS O'COATS c IJ See Our Windows . :: ; "Your opportunity ;to buy high grade Clothing at this great reduction ends'Sat urday, February 2nd. Every Wool Coat and about J 50 Suite left in the lot to. choose -from. This week only--Be here Saturday for the last day. DUDS -FOR MEN tr THE VALUE Op; A DOLLAR A good deal has been said about the purchasing power of a dollar, and there really has been a lot of shifting, about. The following fig ures giving the commodities in 10 year periods will be of a Rood deal of interest to the public: lm . Commodity TOO ct. Automobile loOcts. Gasoline lOO rtx. Tir- 111 fM loi ct. 123 rt. 61.3 ets. ."!.; el. 100 rt . J Oil ct. ' 10(1 rU. JOO ru. lOO rts. JOO ets. . lOO etti.' 100 es. 100 ctn. 100 els. 100 ets. 100 ft. Cost of Living Clothing Shoe , Food Furniture Rrnta Frame Bnildina; Rrirk Building . .. Concrete Fee. Bldg. Farm Crops I. We Rtoek Consumers Gondii .... ttO rt .5 ft. :a. 4 et. HI. 2 ft. 4." ft. 46.3 rt 4 8. j eta. 73. i et. JM ft 04.5 Qla: M914 used ai base, a 1923 figures were not obtainable. QUIT SPENDING There is just one way to catch up when a man gets behind in business, and that is to quit spend ing until he does catch up. There Is "no' other rule in government. Until we quit spending we are not going to catch up in government. It is not fair to keep spending and at the same time keep raisin "i taxes, and unless a limit is placed on both of them, this is very apt to be done. A successful business man economizes when he gets in a noie, and government is just an aggregation of successful business men, or ought to be, at least. SHOULD BE BARRED Candler, the coco cola king, is being sued for. breach of promise by a Kew Orleans widow, and in the hearing a lot of very foolish letters are being brought up. We hold to the belief that some way ought to be devised to protect the silly fools In America. . The older they are the more sickening letters they write, and Candler is getting pretty old. SPEAKING OF CIRCULATION It is not the quantity t)f circu lation that makes the paper influ ential; it is the quality of the minds it reaches. For nearly three-fourths of a ! century The Oregon Statesman has had a large quantity of circulation, but. it has always reached the quality of minds that makes community progress. A COMPARISON We notice that there is a series of essays being written comparing Los Angeles to Medford. It really would be better to compare cities more in the same class, for in stance, Los Angeles and Salem. - Annual Election Held By Silverton OAC Club SILVERTON, Or., Jan. 31. (Specie! to The Statesman) The Silverton OAC culb, held its annual' election of officers at the Com munity club rooms Wednesday night. Frank Riches was re-elected as president. Miss Ann Hobart was chosen vice president, with Mies Mary Cusack as secretary treasurer and Miss Olivia Hoff man as historian. Plans for a so cial to take place during spring vacation were discussed but no decision was reached. 1 Cap'nZyl) BASKETBALL IOM : This is. a diagram of the ptay- I :.!.) r t. i .1 . . uiK xim tor uusKciuau polo a, big new game for you fellows. Choose an equal number of boys for each team and then the same is ready to begin. i Each team ines up behind its HERE 5 AM FT) GAME ; l j- IVIO- WITH A 8ASKTSAU AND SAMEL STAVE PAfVtES. own goalposts and the ball, a bas ketball, is placetTTn the center of the field. Each man hag a jjarrel stave paddle and to, the signal, go, there is' a rush forfthe ball.) The object is to try to get it between the goalposts by hitting it' with the paddles. Three points are scored for doing this. ; The referee may penalize any player who is Dlayine too roueh by making that player stay out of the game for one to five1 minutes, while side plays without him, or any substitute. Try this game today on. some vacant lot, laying out your field as shown in the diagram in the illustration. CA1X 26 VB j FUTURE PATES j February 8 to 14 Xationat Eov Scout week.' s Fearuary 12. Tuesday Lincoln Day dinner, Salem Kiwania club, 6:30 o'clock Hotel Marion. February 12. Tuesday Annual Ladiea night, iKwania club. " February 1G, Saturday Hotel men of Oregon to meet in Sulem. ' . ' March 13, 14 and 15 State Inter aeholaratie basketball ; tournament. Wil lamrtta crninaaium. March 14 and 15. Friday and Sataa day Marion county Sunday gehool branch of relizioui education 1 meeta at Stayton. April 19, Saturday Dedication of atatue .'"Th Circuit Rider," in state house frounds. " May 16, Friday Primary ; election i Oregon. June 0, Tueaday Bepablican nation al convention meets ia Cleyeiand. Juno f24, Tuesday democratic nation al convention meets in New York. aa. 1rat If. ! brU Voms. rf. Fnanil Rrilr. lb. M.-C. JorCmmmM. H- II. a Auniira m.oeu falo CruMkft Ts4 .M tarn ispars a kraaf. a goo4 Mou4 ar ta pelna aiMl ftM mt th baraucna ParUaua cf tb raftbi Sa4 thm cocky Robin, (naly lvtod. Juk Bnt!r. tb wlI Into ta f rim, th, Ytra ayT and njrtw wtral n. UkmI an four Nrfl i (orc Hlki. Kcral nwnn Wfii. or S S HIT. m LENGi r Play In Wimbled Ooctor'a rarlv. Tar 'Br CtBglfA. ht ha crnyl : pili. Thrj tommt gwmkmM caaB4o thai rj lament aaa tM Ua lotun. I had W tvura rhm ntaht mM Steger great iah camaattOM at hat It : i liaMM. hat la tha taaiaa mr fart b l And V Mi : : i r: k "Tr 'g V. - " : ; ' - " v.i 8;i; l$i mm ; STORE MANAGErMj- . . -tofvmT: SggSHg 1 i Fjj glHutionsV Asserts Two Armed Bandits Enter RtatjL ; : , ' 5S v -zSJzliJ- PS , exJudS8 Ransom East 42d Street rJBr? -" " I crimes fofimm2fr' v 1 I 1 4naar that aha I 1 Mmw, l (alias (a thr flaaja. Ilfl J tuajtea. hth aha aai ' (UcIUm, mt Kaalaf4: f. aaata aalraa Mk cfl la wlnalaa .ftort .aa tkV I aaahlaa. whara aha u cf iMtnm. GaMlac loalna thV Ualaa McKaaa aa Mra U Buaaaa, h.raiU rharaxS Splarliw lathraa ftaate taa a "aiilr at. at,- aa aal ysaia. M ' 1 CLARA PHIlilPH i DENIES t , Sfr wsy toVV BUy i,. 1 I vm Ctvar Up IA 1) v''mhT iZr!Jr'mT r : . ; livery Anywhere. , I , I I VMafc Carkat a litnait. af sa$ chaa k, tana hna. CM ma waa 1,1 ', awtata awaal. wJrm. aa T.TTl'TTT.r'.!' " I . ..I mi aitthaai kaH la tha bk mmL r FRIDAY MORNING, Things To Do The Uopyright, 192:1, Asswiatl Kditors. Snoppyquop The Boy : .1 J I a ii r if ii n MMMiirririarrtiiiawMnn rrimTn n tr Wllill tib!" Hurry u-j and look at this Snoppyquop or he'll be out of the picture and you'll rniss him. He's dhaking a mean foot, I'll say, ana is in a hurry to get a couple of shines and then take his best girl out for an ankle-excursion. All very well to be fore-handed about things, but thi3 Snoppy is four-footed as well. Notice how many footprints he leaves when he steps out. Sherlock, the little dog who is following, has decided that they must be. the prints of Wales. The Snoppyquops are further advanced than human beings In ad vertising and are able to stick posters around on the clouds in the sky. But then, prices are 'way up in the clouds, too! Mr. Wales makes the best of it, however, never w&ils and always puts his best foot first. What has become of the old fashioned man who couldn't sleep after 5 o'clock on Sunday morn ing. Figures, they say, do not lie, but the $70,000,000 spent on cosme tics a year help at least to make them deceiving. ; i XKiticsm. i - a & ... . . . ' . . . rsmm.M W afW ' 9 SLIGHTLY USED PIANOS AND PHONOGRAPHS PIANOS Fi-ench and Sons, upright beautiful Wal nut case, (tOOC Art Sale Price .. ...... OOaCDaUU Windsor, t'prlght Mahogany (J17C rtfl A snap at ' I 3UU Hamilton I'pright, finishwl in Rrmvn Wal nut. Easily worth S3O0. OC AA ' Sale Price P.DUU h. Ik MerrHfleld, Rh1 Ma hogany Case. A big value $175.00 Btuyvesant Player, Finished in Weatheml T:::'?...::...: $375.00 Player, like new at sacrifice $495.00 Every Piano sold from our store, new or nsetl, is inspected by a competent man in this particular line. They look like new and you will be agreeably surprised in the quality at the advertised price. Watch Our WindowsA Big Surprise m. WW mm. H Mow. Pay Ittext Roy-Day Hemember Wc Do Not Charge at ia f ml ch, raah ata" t!a rJfTh. ai.TTa. FEBRUARY 1, 1924 s and Girls Statesman Biggest Little Paper nl the World Not 111 ng I Land Where Booms Queer Better Than m Mumtmrd Mortar r PHONOGRAPHS Mahogany, Walnut, Oak New Columbia Phonograph AA $140.00. Our Sale Prico . $adUU New Columbia Phonograph (1 1 A ffn $175. Our Sale. Price ... pllalaOU New Colombia Phonograph, (OA AA flOO.OO. Out Sale Price .. pOUaUU Iate Model Edison, like new, Oak Case, $100.00. Onr Sale $65 00 late Model Edteon, like new case $100.00. Our Sale Price Pathe, best of condition. . Our Sale Price .......... Many other phonographs to choose from, some priced as low as S2O.00. NOTE: Every used phonograph has boon thoroughly tested ami overhauled. Hring this add with you and you will see for yourself, our prices are as advertised, not bait, but real values. , atiraite Yah LJ vS m m. m S M Any Extras. No Interest. l - '"( '1 m. a,hi " '''" J 7! '?at7VjiTfH ri rT? 11 ,7h IMMls: Edited by John M HOW GYPSIKS! KARJff THW MVIXd The canopied wagons, dirty chil dren and womenj dressed in gay. colors which are the -outstanding marks of a gipsy band are found on nearly every highway In the world. Hundreds o years ago ther gipsies left their home somewhere in the locality of jlndla. Their lan guagej Romany, Is very much Uke Sansklt, the language of the old Hindus. . j' -f;. ',j ..' Because they rove and seem" to have no business, people have al ways looked uporii gipsy tribes with suspicion. People cannot under stand ; how theyj can own horses and automobiles without working for them, and so decide that all gipsies must be thieves. , . ' Tin Xot Steal, There are roving bands who wear the gipsy costume who livei by stealing fruit and chickens, but . usually they are not real gipsies. They are despised by the true gip- , sies. whose old j superstitions and . traditions demand honesty of those who practice them., . ., Real gipsies have a keen sense . of value, and it is by turning clev- er bargains thai they make thelr livirig. Since the coming of the ' automobile, it has been discovered . that the gipsy j is a wizard with machinery. Hej begins by buying an old trap of a car that sells for a few dollars. An ordinary per son could not make it move. Then the gipsy begins to tinker -with . it and improve It till he has a car that will sell at considerable prof, it. " -' ?i ; He Buys Another Car He buys a better car with the . money he gets, and. by working on -the machinery, Increases the prof, it of that one until, by a series of , trades, he is able to buy, a new , car. . ' - - - jr' ..; - r:- . . , When gipsies own property and - money, it is always the woman of -the family who manages it. For Coughs and Colds, Head-t ache, Neuralgia; Rheumatisni and All Aches and Pains ' ALL DRUGGISTS' 35c and 65c, jars and tubes ' Hospital six. $3.00 mm m wort mi fer Kerefy as iParth fsvsvai Mahogany $65.00 $79.00 ftrrsv I )Sa.tsi'- J jaaalL J TfH3 I ' i lojaa hT , Free De- t 4 f y a aUI i i i I I. i V - i i V