THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON '. Iuacd Dally Kleept Monday by ' IHB ITATXSKAH PTTBLISHIVO COMPACT '.SIS Soatk Commercial St, Sal.m. Oregon K. J. Hctujrlrk J Oku L. Brady freak Jaak.ski . V , j MEMBER 07 THE ASSOCIATED PBE88 The Associated Trse It exclusively entitled to the nee (or pnblicatloa of all wa diapatehee' erediUd to it or not otberwiao credited in Uiia paper and also tke local news published herein. . . E. J. HENDRICKS - Tretldenl ; , CARLE ABRAMS . Secretary ' BUSINESS OFFICES: Teeaaa P. Clark Co, Sew Tork. 141-145 Writ S6th St.; Cnleafo, Marquette Build in. W. S Qrathvahl. Mrr. (Portland Office, S3 Worcester Bldg- Pfcote 637 BSoadway, fit . William. Mgr.) TELEPHONES: 1 IS Circulation Of fie Basiaes Of fie .News Department ' -- i .Job Department J10a Entered at tta Poetefflee la galea, REVERTING TO A good deal of Attention has been attracted by au editorial article in this corner! of The Statesman of January 25. uuder the heading, "What Might .Have Been," containing a clipping from the American Economist referring to a painting entitled "The 1'ioneer." oy Peter Marcus ot ;sev lorK, reiernng to uonn a Roebling, the great Engineer who planned the Brooklyn bridge : And. the American Economist said, who built it. But The Statesman of yesterday contained Roebling, the oldest' son of John himself was the builder of th with an accident Which caused bridge. - i -."" - . But the rest of the story in the mistake made by the writer not by the writer in The Statesman, was correct. The vision was this: . . ! John AJ itoeblingwh'en he was a young man nbar Pitts burg, Pa., was engaged to be married to a young woman. But site wished to gowith her people who went to Bethel, Mo., and then came to Oreeoh and founded ling decided against joining the The wedding outfit of the young lady had been arranged for. She went with her jpeople to Missouri and came to Oregon and never married. She led a; helpful her great love upon her people: ; ; i And 'the I vision!: What a different history might have been written of (Aurora jbad the "practical dreamer," the great en - gineer and man of jgenius, married the young woman and gone .in Tlfhl i) n r etnmai tn Orowftii - turing of flax products into fine raised flax and made it into fiber and spun the fiber into thread and wove the thread into "home-spun" for wearing apparel and household use the! same as most pioneer Americans did, from colonial times. 'Washington's troops wore this home-spun doming. - They did not realize that they were producing fiber fit for tlic making of fine linens the finest in the world. The genius of, Johu A, Roebling mgiht have led him to this knowledge. He would have had the willing help necessary for developing a great industry, . All the natural " tion. So Aurora might have become the Belfast of America. It might have been the chief manufacturing city of Oregon. It might have extended its city limits as far as Salem,.and reaching out to . the suburbs of Portland, Millions might have poured tuiu ji iau, irvu aii curuera oi y That-is what Salem needs ; A man with the genius of vision of James J. IjLill.- The beginnings of a great linen industry are here, m the state flax plant, and with stations established or about to bje established at Rickreall, Turner, Aunisville, and that' may llasi, established' at' other" valley points. The opportunities" are greater now than they were in the time when the Aurora colony was in its most flourishing condition. ' Why! j " "Because Congressman 'Fordney worked with flax when he was a boy on his father s farm, of the Ways and Means Committee of the House, and came to frame the present protective tariff law, he saw to it that the liax industry should have a chance j lie gave it hih protective rates; especially the manufac tures of flax; and $tjll more especially the fine linens that may De made -with Salem district flax fiber. : I: The full development of the flax industry in the Salem dis tiict will be a bigger thing than the Brooklyn bridle. It wil mean the bringing to this valley au section, of the! Jnited States, and from all the countries bordering the seven seas. And last as long as grass tgrOws and J erliaps thr reader- will wonder how such an article as the one referred to, reaches such people as this one has reached There are many ways. In at least five departments at Was-hinir ton-the Slogan issues of The several places in New York, and we are doing here in! Salem in worth while lines is being watched.! We cannot hide our ligh under a bushel. We dojiot desire to. Tlje Roeblinw wneern founded by the man who planned the bridge, has offices in all the shief cities of the United States, and throughout the worlds THE" COSTS OP EDUCATION , It iH.a fact that large per cent of. our costs are for education. Education costs havegone'up' fast cr than j any other line, and we sometimes think that the educators havcLtaken advantage of the citi xens -more cunnngly and effective ly than anybody else.' Public edu cation In- America last year ' cost 1. 500.000,000, and yet there are a lot of people who have not been reached. In most of the country districts teachers are provided for j fair "terms" and the pupils well traluttd. . Hut it Is a misfortune that many children living ' In remote and sparsely populated communities, or : In . nnprogresstve , states ' where regard ;. for public education ' has been iiisiifficiently developed.' are in ? tbeV whoolroom for a much abortcr perio of the year, and often under unqualified teachers, It .will not v help the national need for communities now support lug their public schools' upon1 generous1 foundation to ; fdstcr waste ad 'extravagance and yield in t nc preasuro Tor every new thrill in education. That will not give the backward boy or girl in backward communities or lUates another: hour of s educational op I'jrtunity. . -j: ,rZ.;;;, - NW will it contrlhulp'i t a -'so-luii'ui of pur educational problems Ifanacer Editor Manager Job Dept. J. L. BRADT Vice President 683 8ociety Editor 100 S8I Oregon, eeeond cat matter. ROEBLING a letter from Washington A. A. Roebling, showing that he bridge, his father having met his death, after planning the the editorial article, outside of in the American Economist, and the Aurora eolony. Mr. Roeb colonists. Jle turned back and saintly life. She lavished upon the Oregon colonists ' ami lil tnl-pn nn iha niamifno. linens! The Aurora colonists i " conditions were there m pence me eariu. now John A. Roebling. and with the and when he became chairman each year of $100,000,000, from it will never run out. It wil water runs. Statesman are kept on file: in in numerous other cities. What development work and in other for the secretary of the National Education association to retort when the question is raised wheth er the, demand for unnecessary school expenditures may not lay too heavy a burden on the' tax payers in communities where no curb has been put upon such ex penditures that the American people are yearly 'spending more than $2.600.000,00 for tobacco, nearly $2.000, OOd.OOO for candy. soft drinks and ice cream, and $3.000,000,00t for "joy-riding and pleasure at resorts and races." BUSINESS MEN IX CONGRESS We note a communication In a state paper that only business men be. sent to congress. The article stated that the need of the hour was a business congress. ; This may be true; as we must admit that we have most everybody else there. Our district has a college professor In congress; one of our senators is a lawyer: another is doiug some business over in Idaho. Wo have stockmen, lawyers, edi tors, doctors, and once in a while they get in a business man. in our. mmd there is a reason why business men do not get In congress. Often business is elus ive, and business can not run it self unless it Is controlled. The business man must, watch his. la ter cets in. order tit Interest! to watcu. PREVALENCE OP PKIUUIIV It Is lamented that people com mit perjury in liquor'cases where they disdain to do so anywhere else. That is because they have t been educated to the appre ciation of the fact that perjury is a crime. The time will come when man will not perjure himself for the purpose of helping out the liquor man, who is his worst enemy. It has arrived now if. other parts of the country, and it will come in Oregon. There is nothing discouraging either in lack of enforcement of this law or the prevalence of perjury. Both can be depended on to take care of themselves and cure themselves. MORE ABOUT OIL The Oregon Statesman has an other letters from Bill Sincaller of Waldo Hills in which he propounds a pertinent question. We quote exactly from a: part of the letter: 'I have watched the oil dis closures with more interest than the average citizen, because I have been calculating for some years to run for constable in my township and have just about concluded that this is my year. I want to know, and I wish you would ask your readers to advise me on the subject. 'Will my connection with oil injure my campaign as long as it is positively assured that it is confined to the Castor variety? PROTECT THE STOCK Oregon pfficials are to be com mended for their alacrity and zeal in protecting the livestock against disease from California. All of the states have followed our lead, and California is making an earn est effort to stamp out tue dis ease. It is fortunate that the states have reached an understanding, and when a disease appears, can localize it without ill feeling. It means that in the future all com municable diseases will be checkec before they get into full swing. BUSINESS AXI) IiAWS We have noted a demand that there be more business put in laws in order to make them more work able. We have too many laws of of course, but digests relieve this situation considerably. If law was made business there would be less laxness and better results. We need more business in our laws, more business in our administra tion, although it must be admitted that sometimes business men per form, badly, for instance this man. Vanderlip, who is a great banker CONSERVATION IN DANGER The public is slow to grasp one view of this oil scandal and that is that it is slowly and surely un dermining the conservation policy o government and turning over to private exploitation the land and appurtenances supposed to be kept sacred for posterity. That is the worst part of the recent develop ments, and unless we have a cru sade of revival, conservation will be Into discard. It is not an en couraging outlook. A DEMOCRAT FIRST Senator Walsh is making a close investigation of republicans, but he was very angry when his friend McAdoo spilled the beans and later burned his britches. Grandilo quently, Walsh declares, "I am still for McAdoo." It is to be hoped that this loyal democrat will read the speech of Jim Reed made at St. Louis, and then see if he wants to repeat his parrot-like phrase. ON ITS TOES The chamber of commerce of Dallas is on its toes. It is be ginning to do things. It is also apparent that Dallas is thoroughly awake and is going to make mar velous progress.. Polk county is woefully undeveloped, yet potenti ally thete is not a richer county in the world.. It. Is starting on a swing of development that will double its population and treble Its products. A man is fortunate to own land anywhere In that county, --A cartoon' pictures a boy with his first long pants on being taunted and jeered by the other boys. The author has failed to sense the situation. The boy with long pants is the envy of the boys. He may be a bit self-conscious, but he certainly is proud to have the girls see him with long pants on, TWO EVILS There are two outstanding evils in this country. One is gun-toting the other, is driving automobiles under the influence of liquor, These two things lead to the ma jor proportion of our tragedies, -A -criminal is a man-who imflilg- cs -In sojiIo f or m of dishonesty not sanctioned by law- Cap'n Zyb MOKE Fl'XXY EYES In Fig. 1 doesn't the center line on the left look longer than the center line on the right? Of course, they are actually the same length. Measure them and see. The reason that the one on the OPTICAL ILLUSIONS Fio-r left appears shorter is because of the arrows which close it in. The eye travels along this line and is actually caught and boxed in by the inverted arrowheads. In the figure on the right, the eyes are coaxed along the curved line so as to make the straight center line look much longer than it really is. In Fig. 2, all the four long lines are parallel, but they don't look that way because the eye can't fol low straight along them and com pare them accurately. The little short, criss-cross lines invite the eyes to stop their business of meas uring and play with them and the eyes do it. CAP'N ZYB. MY Mil 111) I AGE PROBLEMS Adele Garrison' New Phase of REVELATIONS OF A WIFE Copyright 1921, by Newspaper Feature Service, Inc. CHAPTER 112 THE NOTE THAT KATIE LEFT Lillian had been close behind me as I entered the Kitcnen, ana I turned to her with an unreason able feeling of panic. "Katie isn't here," I said blanfc- iy- Usually Lillian does not share my forebodings but at my words something leaped into her own eyes which told me she was also uneasy at the girl's, absence fromjbjave other things in suitcase and the kitchen "Has she been here at all?" she asked. No that's what worries me. And she never fails to have her fife built by this time. But per haps she's overslept. She proba bly didirt close her eyes until late." 'If you'll see to the fire. I'll go and wake her," Lillian volunteer ed. There was a constrained note in her too-carefully-casual tones, and I know that ordinarily she would have volunteered to build the fire and have sent me fqr Katie. The vague uneasiness I had felt since entering the kitchen crystallized into a distinct, horrible fear. "It Isn't Locked." "Lillian!" I gasped. "You don't think Hurry! We'll go over to her room at once." "Frankly, I don't know what to think. But let me go first. I'll call you if you're needed." I knew what she meant. I am exceedingly fond of Katie, and if anything harrowing awaited us in her room, Lillian wished to shield me as much as possible. I FUTURE DATES February 26 27 Tuesday and Vdne day I.iona Club Minatrel abow. Grand theater. . Mari-h 1. Saturday Pione-r Konndun, Marion county and Salem l'ioneers, YMCA March 13, 14 and l-v-tat inter acbolaratie baaketball Wunamant, Wil lamtt gymaaaiam. March it and 15, Friday and Sfetni day Marios eounty Sunday school branck of religious education meets at Staytoo April 19, Saturday Dedication ot status "Th Circuit Rider," in taU house round. May 16. Friday Primary alactiom U Orf a. June 10, Tuesday Republican nalioa 1 convention meets in Cleveland. June 24, Tuesday Democratic nation I eatavontioa anaa. in Kw Tork Ford Given lr tiu ra) Wla Tint Frit (is i a 85 "aa I IS 1 tl I a i t Th flt;ura represent rorreapond in letter In th alphabet. Fig ure 1 fa A. 2 In B. and nn on. Th ten flKtire apell thr words. What ar th word? To Van, Women, Boya a Olrla AU can ahar in then eaey-to-win prizes. Hend th thr words on aheet of paper, neatly- written, with your nam and address. Ftrnt prU. 12 FORD TOURINTJ CAR. Besides this pplendld first prl w ar aralnc to'-W away ihirty-nln other prize. Ia4 Tear Answer Aet QaleUy tTX nemo RoinsniD ;, IW CnUBril aaJaaa. Or. "We haven't, time to argue," I said tensely, as 1 started for the door. "We must hurry." She made no farther protest, but quickly a I walked or rather ran toward Katie's quarters Lil lian was close at my heels. And when I knocked at Katie's door at first gently and then frantically, when there was no' answer she put a comforting, steadying hand on my shoulder and kept it there. "We'll have to get Jerry Titer to break it down," I said wildly. "Suppose we first find out whether it's locked or not," Lil lian suggested practically, and, adroitly putting herself between me and the door, she turned the knob. "It isn't locked," sh, whispered, and then she pushed it open, and we were in the room, our curious, fearful eyes searching every cor ner of it., Hut we soon determined that Katie's bedroom and sitting-room were as empty as the kitchen had been. We looked at each other in amazement, which on my part at least was mingled with terror. Had she wandered away to end her unhappiness or s "From Poor Katie" I moved toward the door with some vague idea of going in search of her. "Look at this" Lillian said suddenly. I turned to see her holding up a pink envelope which I recognized as belonging to a box of fancy "otepaper that Jim had bought Katie the Christmas before, and which I knew she highly priced. "It's addressed to you, I think," Lillian said, scrutinizing it in a puzzled way, handing it to me. "Miss Gram," evidently as near as Katie could get to the proper spelling of my name, was sprawled in angular, childish characters, which Lillian and I spent several minutes in deciphering. When we had finished the epistle my eyes were wet, and Lillian's face was full of pity. I cannot reproduce Katie's spelling. No one who did not know her could make sense of it. But the letter in her characteristic phraseology ran thus: "My darling Miss Gram: ' "I lof. you, oh, so hard. Please forgive your poor Katie. I so sor ry to leave you, go away dis way, but I no can stand it to stay by dis house ven Jeem gone. ?Me and Jeem so happy here, have so mooch fon. I no can live here if he gone. "He write me sooch sorry letter. I cry me all night. Und I not know vere he go. But , I know vot I' do. I go me to New York by my cousin's und I get me vork, safe l-all my money, den I go hunt for hieem. Maybe he " believe me bjimeby. j 4T no like go like dis, sneak avay like vun tief, but eff I stay till morning. :you talk so nice by Line no can go, so do eet dis way I pack vot tings I need first in bag, take with me, walk to bridge hampton for dot first train. I trunk. Some time ven I write you vere, maybe yon be so kind an(F send dem to me. "You no forget I lofe you. Oh. kiss dot babee boy for me! No let heem forget Katie who loves him so mooch. Oh, I cry my eyes out for you and heem! "Goodby. i From poor Katie, who lofes you so mooch." Oregon Growers Moving Into New Office Rooms Offices of the Oregon Growers Cooperative association on the fifth floor of the Masonic temple building were practically deserted I by, employes and officers Tuesday afternoon on account of the equip ment bring moved to the new lo cation at Commercial and1 Chemek eta. Some improvements have been made in the old buildins and new electrical fixtures installed ou the third floor. Nearly all of the of fice fixtures were being placed Tuesday. Offices of th- adjutant general. THE TRAFFIC TRANSMISSION On Display The greatest advance in motor car design since the self slarter the Traffic Transmission, exclusive in thsl 1924 Chandler. Will be on display today in the window of SMITH & WATKINS Corner Court and High Streets Chandler car demonstrations to be given to all interested parties. Come and Ride in a NEW CHANDLER ' . , - t : . i Chaperon Motor Co. Stale; Distributors ? U ! i PORTLAND,; OREGON 1 Things ; To Do ; The Boys and Girls Statesman The Biggest little Paper nl the World Copyright, 1023, Associated Editors. STORIES OF PRECIOUS JEWELS The Topaz of Many Colors A few centuries ago in Europe the designing of beautiful jewelry was considered the work of ian art ist, thus the talented goldsmith was respected and given honors along with the famous portrait and landscape painters of the day. The work of his hands was usually intricate and delicate, employing the use of many metals and a great variety of precious stones in com bination. ' , i Kings, queens and courtiers vied in collecting the costly products of the master of "Joaillerie," as the person was called who mount ed diamonds and precious "stones. Great pride was displayed in the selection of the jewelry, some of the ladies having as many chang es of jewels as they had gowns. It was the boast of one old wag that he never wore the same jewel twice. The picture shows a topaz neck lace of the style popular in France. The topaz is a stone that must be BITS FOR BREAKFAST I i . Statesman Annual tomorrow -It will contain 4 0 or 4 2 pages, and it will be delivered "to all Daily subscribers. "a "a The Annual will also contain the annual poultry industry Slo gan matter. S H Mrs. W. V. Lord and Miss Lord, who have been touring California in their auto for several; weeks, are expected home in Saleni to day. The further the tunneling goes In the mining operations: on the Little North Fork of the Santiam, the better the values appear, and the more enthusiastic the1 mining fans become. Looks like the making of a boom. There will be hundreds go up into thai region the coming Bpring and isummer and fall, where one has been go ing the past few years. S The first thing we know, Salem will wake up to find a real mining Tamp at her front door, growing in magnitude -every year for there are virtually mountains of ore up there, such as the samples that have been coming out. s The candidates are coming fast, like the flowers that bloom in the spring, tra la. V There is a Salem barbeT who xloes not claim to be among the socially elect, but he says he is ready to give everybody the cut. The law of supply and demand is operative in every household. The family demands and father has to supply. now located on the third floor of the United States National Bank building, will be established in the quarters vacated by the Oregon Growers. Chamber of commerces conven ed on Pacific coast killed a reso lution callins for stronger beer Wets can't even drown their sor row now. handled with care, for if it is left in the light too long its rich trans parent color fades away. Usually the stone is yellow or a delicate brown, "but it has been found also in greenish white, blue, pale pink and dull red. The most desirable topaz is pink, but since this hue is rarely found, darker stones are now faded to the desired shade by a process called "pinking." It is done by wrapping the jewel in Ger man tinder and burning it, or by baking it in hot plaster of Paris. Next in importance are the bril liant blue and green topazes. The yellow and brown are the most common types, and are generally "pinked" for combination with ex pensive stones, but they are worth very little in their natural color. The white topaz is found In un usual, rare sizes in Brazil, the chief topaz mining country in the world. Siberia, Asia Minor, Peru and a number of other countries hava toDaz resources in small quantities. The topaz is usually cut with a rounded surface and flat back, and is rarely engraved upon, he- Ine a very hard stone, r Its beauty is best displayed when It is cut in the form of a brilliant. When cut in this style it is often mis taken for a diamond. It used to be claimed that If the topaz Is worn in a gold ring on the left hand, the power of night mares, magic, witchcraft can be overthrown. This jewel brings luck to all whose birthday falls In November, SHS ID PEPPED HEAT STOPS PI JFEWIITES Rheumatism, lumbago, neuritis, backache, stiff neck, sore muscles, strains, sprains, aching joints. When you are suffering so you can hardly get around, just try Red Pepper Rub. Nothing has such concentrated, penetrating heat as red peppers, and when heat penetrates right down into pain and congestion re lief comes at once. Just as soon as you apply Red Pepper Rub you feel the tingling heat. In three minutes the sore spot is warmed through and through and the torture is gone. Rowles Red Pepper Rub, made from red peppers, costs little at any drug store. Get a jar at once. Be sure to get the genuine, with the name Rowles on every pack age. Adv. Steelhammer President Of County Assessors Oscar Steelhammer, Mar ion county assessor, was elected president of the Willamette Val ley County Assessor's convention held in Corvallis Tuesday. C. L. Tallman, of Corvallis. was elected secretary. The assessors will ROSTEIN & Millinery Department Now Open With a big assortment of new spring millinery. Be sure and see this beautiful display. Ready to wear hats. Priced reasonable. Beautiful flowers lots of them. Low prices. We have the best assortment in the city. Dry Goods Department Art Ticking, well worth 50c, Special 39c 36-in. Cretonne, good assortment of patterns 25c 36-in. Challies, pretty patterns, Yd ..'19c White goods: Cambrics, Nainsooks, Long Cloth, Galatea Devonshire and Flaxon. Curtain Marquisette and Mercerized Marquisette Mercerized Scrims White Cream and Ecru Yd. 21c Yd. 25c " Turkish Towels Double Filet Nets. Good Quality Texture, Extra Good Quality Pretty Patterns, Yard : 25c 42c New Ginghams Big assortment, 19c, 25c, 29c, 32c, 58c Big variety of dress Ginghams. New Patterns. New VoiW-s, Fine Quality Pretty Dainty Voiles at 59c Yd. 24084ORTH Edited by John 1L Miller. RANDY RIDDLE SAYS Why are pianos noble charac ters? I Look dose ; t-, He: "Has It ever been explain ed to you why you should not go in swimming after a big meal?" She: No." He: "Because you won't find it there." Big Enough 1 Per: "She was born with a sil ver spoon in her mouth." Haps (taking a good look, at her) "Rather looks as If it had been a ladle." . Poor Pruno "What have Lady: you In prunes?" Grocery Boy: "Seeds, I think. Answer to today' pic-tar pnnle: Th 1 r 1 1 r below the bird hoot p 1 1 Flicker." Ancr to today'a riddle: Fiaooa art grand, upright and aquare. rut. (U 111 T-. ' I into BlRJt fHOUSE tFTA: SIGNi Kiunt rviru OF BIRD VNOULP MOVC IM. REARRANGE JTHE LETTERS Jim meet at Dallas next year. Four- -teen con utjr assessors and deputy assessors were present at the meet- ing yesterday. " ' Problems of Interest and Im- portance to the men engaged la mis line oi couniy wors; were ais cussed, chief of which was the unl- form assessments on personal property.; This system was inauK gurated a'jout three years ago. BIUOUSNESS slek hMlaliW soar stoma, ooustlpatlon. oaaUr avoided. . Am active Cacr aW(ai cmhmtL " CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS1-'' Ne)Tr aickaa mt pipit only 2S ' There Is Big Money in Raising Purebred Chickens Hundreds of poultry, men have grown wealthy raisins, purebred chickens. Here Is an opportunity for you to do the same. Fourteen trios of world champion chickens,, with records of from 275 eggs to 315 eggs a year will be given FREE to ambitious people. Send name and ad dress to Purebred Chicken Editor, Northwest Poultry Journal, Salem, Oregon, Dept. A, and full informa tion will be mailed. GREENBAUM Clack Sateen. Two CJood Grades Special Good Values) 50c and 39c Yd. CpMMIAU,;STf i .1 -