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" TOE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON WEDNESDAY MORNING,' MARCH 12, 1921 .1 Iaaaed iJally Except Holiday by TIXZ STATESMAN PUBUSHIMa COUTAVT 2 IS Sooth Commercial St, Salem, Oregon Ct' J. HeaArirka i B a U. brail fyaak Jaikutki MEMBEH OF THE ASSOCIATED FHESS -f" Taa Aiaoeiated Preaa ia axcluiively entitled to the um for publication of alt wa diapatchee credited to it or not otberwiaa credited la tbia paper and -aleo tke loral aewa published herein. K J. HENDRICKS , Preeldeat CARLE ABRAM3 Secretary BU8IKES8 OFFICES : Theaiaa T. Ctark Co- Raw York, 141-145 Wrtt 36th St.; Cnleaco, Marquette Build , i ing, W. S Owthwhl, Mgr. (Portland Office, '838 Woreeeter Bldg- Pbowe 66S7 B Roadway. P. i. Williams. Mgr.) Baaiaeee Office Mow Department lob Department at U Pm toff ice in Salem, 'WHY NOT THE ; . "It is high time that the board of control selected a site for the State Training school for boys. The money has been appro priated for tliree years and the construction should have been completed and the institution functioning in new quarters long since, instead of forcing the young wards of the state to continue in unfit, obsolete and condemned buildings. '''The Capital Journal could never see anything 'the matter with the present site and the necessity of expending $f0,000 or $60,000 more of the taxpayers' money to purchase a new loca tion. It thought at the time and still thinks the objections urged by the professional welfare workers t rival and the change forced largely by pressure of real estate agents and land-owners desiring to sell property to the state. 'If the board is deadlocked, and apparently hopelessly upon a site, each member standing pat for his own selection, it might do worse than to break the deadlock by going ahead, as first planned, on the present site, which has the advantage of close proximity to Salem and keeps the institution one of the chain surrounding the eapitol. If there is not land enough, there Is plenty" adjacent that can be acquired.) "It never was intended that the boys' training school be made a money making institution by competing ia products with the farmer as some seem to think. The most that should be attempted is Hie production of food supply sufficient for the .institution, the growing of which would teach youth agriculture and inculcate industry." The above is from the Capitol Journal of last evening. ' That is about the idea the writer of the matter in this corner of The Statesman had when this subject was originally broached, and road iunas proposed to DC diverted tovtne providing oi a new plant for the boys' training school, with some seventeen new buildings, at a cost, of around $275,000 - Excepting that this, writer did not think there was a call for the spending of so much money for the purpose, where one or two new "cottages" would suffice! would be sufficient to provide for the "cottage system," about which there has been so' much talk though the "cottage system" has prevailed in the institution since its opening, albeit with the buildings origin- ally poorly planned; for this. , ; But this position was upon the assumption that it was pro posed to abandon the present plant entirely. The present idea, however, is to purchase nn entirely new ;farm.v The Legislature at its session of last winter made an appropriation of $55,000 for such purchase. If this act is to be carried out in the spirit in which it was considered by the mem- bers of the Legislature, the farm to be purchased will lend itself ' . to a scheme for the better training of the boys of the institution in farm work, with a view to contributing more largely to the support of the institution. yThis would "teach youth agriculture and inculcate industry," and it could be made to amount to more thaa the "production of foodE supply sufficient for the' institu tion," in the standard and approved lines of this section, and ralso it could be made to" yield & surplus in these lines, to be sold ii the markets, without "competing in products with the farmef to an extent that would amount to -injurious competi tion Indeed, it might be made helpful. Even the Vpndetion of food supply sufficient for the institution" might by such a muwtidn to absurdity as is suggested Te considered as " com peting m products with the farmer;" but only on a scale slightly above .the competition of the home owner in Salem avIjo culti vates, a kitchen- garden or keeps a few hens in his back yard. t4 not worth considering. , J The- competition i of 150 bo3's or less, some of them, around . iQVe 'S and Working on half time and less, would not hurt "the "farmer.',' In the way of experimental work, it might : be made to help "thefarmer" greatly. I. It is not the idea of this Statesman writer that, with the kintTand amount of. land proposed to be purchased, under the act of, the last Legislature, the boys' school could be made imme diatlyT self supporting. But larger, contributions towards its support could be made from, the beginning and proper .manage ment might conceivably in time render it entirely self support ing, with the aid of crops 1st adapted to that end ; among them walnuts and filberts, and the standard tree and bush fruits, with dairying, poultry raising, etc. Any way, it seems to the writer that it would be better to hitch the wagon of the institution to such a star, rather than to assume that it must always be a burden to the taxpayers. And the moving of the institution to a farm adapted to the scheme of self support would not presuppose the abandonment of the present site. All the land there, and all the buildings, would come into use, by one or more of the state's institutions, -for Oregon is a growing state, and the institutional needsmust necessarily grow, ij ' GOLDEN t -si ' r j (Los Angeles Times.) - ' 'While the dilettante, the dabbler, the amateur and the inex perienced are wasting their lamentations over the dearth of ma terial rewards for the poor, struggling devotees of the seven arts golden opportunities for budding talent are thicker today than they ever were in the history of the race. The laurels still grow ton Olympus and bring real money in the world's busy marts. Those -who malign America for its materialism can find plenty pf prpof that its very materialism is affording the true artist an endless number of ladders with which, to scale the heights Even the gift of poetry, supposed to be a drug on the mark et," receives recognition in New York, supposed in its turn to be a city void of sentiment, that it never obtained ifr.the so-called golden ages of Euripides, of Horace and the Elizabethans. .' From New York, for instance, a call has just gone forth to 4he poets of America, whether they be near, alleged, self-styled or generally recognized, for a May Day poem to express the joy of youth exemplified in the old spring festival. The poem must "not exceed forty-eight lines and the prize for the one accepted is $500. That offer gives any competent word artist at no Expense beyond.using his brains the chance to obtain for one fchort lvric more material reward than Milton received for the Avhoh? of "Paradise Lost" and probably as much as Shakespeare nnrl ctaomc th drama of "Hamlet." maae irum w -"- "--17 o Nor is New York looking ment : The offerings will tic suDmiuea anonymously ao xne . ;. ;'- ivnt centiment. ihe love of children and a de- sirto promote the expression of beauty is behind this attempt 7 V xT.-r, environments the Dure spirit of poetry. ;.- In SP ofihe cynics, the titi6?WV Manatee tditur Manager Job Kept. J. L. BRADT Vice President TELEPHONES: SS Circulation Office 11-10 Society Editor 688 10 681 Oregon, aa aeeoad-eaaa matter. PRESENT SITE? LAURELS - - , . for a big name or an advertise carpers and the disgruntled, the tm ahead of the supply, fin America, with the enthronement of woman1, sentiment is being marked up to figures undreamed of by our ancestors. The trouble with most of our aspirants for artistitt honors is this: they expect to make inlaid cabinets before they have learned how to saw a square block of wood. GKOHGE L. HA K Kit, CANDIDATE Tonight George L. Taker will formally launch his campaign for United States senator. Mr. Raker has been before the public for a number of years. He is a con spicuous Oregon citizen, mayor of our only great city, and alive to the interests of the state generally. He will announce his platform to night and give his reason why he should be elected senator. He is entitled to a respectable, careful, hearing. The voters of the repub lican party of Oregon are con cerned about sending the best man possible to Washington as sena tor. They know Senator McXary and thy know Mayor Baker. It is up to them to hear the candidates carefully with open minds and to make values between the two men. The Oregon Statesman confesses a liking for Mayor Iiaker. He is a whole-souled, breezy, energetic Oregonian. Whether he will be senator or not is another matter, but the only way to judge Is to hear the man present his case to the republican voters and make conclusions therefrom, taken in connection with his public life in this state. A GOOD STORY A good many of our troubles in life come because we do not go to the sourer. Tho late Sam Jones, one of our greatest evangelists, in his lifetime told this story: "I was going along the road one day when I became very thirsty. I dis mounted and went to a small creek to drink. The water was so roiled that I could not drink it. I took my hat and tried to fan it clear; tried everything else I could think of. A friend happened along and asked what I was doing. I told him that I was , trying to get a drink of clear water. He pointed out to me that the best way to get it was to go up about 12 feet where a hog was wallowing and the water would soon settle." A good many of us by our nar row vision and limited mind action fool around with miry water when we could go above the hog wallow and find clear water. It lsa hu man story Mr. Jones told. THE FEDERAL CR,OWD The Oregon Statesman has pro tested against any member of the federal crowd being a delegate to the republican national convention. The federal crowd is well provided for, while there are hundreds of men scattered over the state whose only reward comes by being sent as a delegate to the national nom inating Convention. It is unfair; it is seltish, and it is poor politics for any member of the federal crowd o attempt to stand in the way of a private party worker by asking to be sent as a delegate. Nearly all of the states have stop ped this practice, and in practi cally all ot the states the federal crowd recognizes the Injustice of it and none of them ask to be sent, Oregon Bhould make this rule and enforce it. GOING FAR A few weeks ago an investigat ing committee for the senate start ed to investigate Fall. That indi vidual has been lost sight of and the investigation has gone far afield. It Is now busily engaged in finding out if Jake Hamon, dead these many years, asked General Wood for a cabinet portfolio. Noth ing could better show the lack of unpatriotic motive in the investi gation. There could be no pos sible connection between any re quest Jake Hamon might have made of General Wood and any thing that Fall did about the Tea pot Dome. It is absurd to think they can get away with any such Investigation before the public. THE APPROACHING REVIVAL There Is a very interesting re vival now in progress in this city. but six churches are going to unite in a big one. beginning April 13. A granddaughter ot General Booth will be the evangelist, and she la said to be a good one. We wish all the churches of Salem would join in. An evangelist movement U something that needs numbers and church strength. Ia spite of the (talk, evangelism by means of revival is growing every year, and the churches more and more rely on It for recruiting their mem bership. A NEW ORGANIZATION The Christian Alliance, Just or ganized in Salem, was not organ ized for the purpose ot dictating, but unalterably is for good .gov ernment. .It is not the Intention, as we understand it, to dictate nominations. It is just to see that all parties nominate the best men , - -. r - ' and that tho men circled do their duty. It Is time tho churchmen in Sa lem were realizing their big ma jority and their power it they care to 'act together. THE AI TO PARK In the same issue of Th States man where Dr. Morris complains, and justly, of the condition of the park. Mayor Giesy said that steps were being taken to put the park in first-rate condition. Mayor Giesy has the power to do this, and it is mighty good news to Salem that he is addressing himself to it. The auto park is a wonderful asset to Salem, and it ought to be made just as attractive as possible. MORE TROUBLE Another congressman has gone wrong. This time he was found out on the outskirts of Washing ton, and is very deeply in trouble. In consequence we may have to appoint chaperons for these deli cate buds who are unable to take care of themselves against the wiles of the wicked in our national capital. IT IS SUPERSTITION A few years ago madstones were all the rage. They were said to be the only cure for rabies. Now the madstone is discarded as abso lutely worthless, and we have dis covered a real cure for the rabies. The world do move! We are beginning to understand that a good many of our automo bile accidents are traceable and chargeable to liquor. Drunken drivers can be found everywhere and they are continually having1 trouble. The state should not per mit men under the influence of liq'uor to drive automobiles. It is too dangerous. One of the needs of this time is a bus line to West Salem. It is hardly possible to extend the Btreet car system over there, but stages and buses will go every where. We wish somebody would try this out. Manners are something that im prove with use. I BITS FOR BREAKFAST I . Mayor Baker tonight. The opening gun fired in the senatorial race will attract atten tion all over the country. V There is a scramble on for the last ten acres of flax to be sown for the state flax plant this year; and the last five. The contracts are now narrowed down to about that point. S V s "If the east has a little more storm and rain that she feels can not use, we know just where the surplus could be disposed of," is a paragraph in the Los Angeles Times of a few days ago, and in the same column here is another: "Water enough to last till Novem ber, says Mulholland, even if it doesn't rain. After that we'll drink canned tomatoes, as tho cow boys used to." The above shows the character istic cheerfulness of the Califor nians, even with their country dried up and blowing away, and with no certain relief in sight. V "b Speaking of the auction lure with the ladies, we are informed that 2200 women were playing 'bridge at one time and in one hall in Cleveland the other afternoon. With more than 800 packs of cards working aOone time there wasn't even much chance for gossip. If that many men had been assem bled to play poker there would would have been a hurry call for the United States army. Josephus Daniels will not con sent to have his name placed on the democratic presidential ballot in the Georgia primaries. If Jo sephus had not taken the pains to protest some of us would never have known that there was clamor fcr the use of his name. This put ting away the crown should be a simple and painless task for a lot of more or less seasoned democrats this year. S S A lady guest at the Baltimore hotel In Los Angeles is said to have found a $1,000 pearl in4, a plate of aysters served at a recent dinner. But the management does not guarantee pearls at a $12 rate. Guests will have to take their chances. Some of them may get pearls, but not as a regular diet. Also folks eating ham and eggs cannot expect any dividend In this line, There Is a proverb which forbids. -j, Correct this sentence: k "Don't mention , it;" said the; "we'll be glad to keep the children any time you wUh to io oat." . " Ml MARRIAGE PROBLEMS Allele Garrison's Sen Phu of REVELATIONS OF A WIFE Copyright 1921, by Newspaper Feature Service, Inc. CHAPTER 123 HOW MOTHER GRAHAM 'STRIP PED THE MASK FROM ELI ZABETH. If I had not suspected Elizabeth Harrison's secret discipline of her children, masked by her pretence of governing them without coer cion, I would have had tho con viction of the truth forced upon me when I saw Mary s terror- stricken eyes leap to her mother's face at her grandmother's adjura tion. Mrs. Harrison's own face ban ished whatever doubt I might have had. At her mother's Words, in dicating that Mary was the one responsible for the taking of the Oriental necklace, my sister-in-law set little Roderick down upon the ground and advanced a step toward the shrinking Mary with a Face that might have been cut out of mar.ble, and a set little smile that made me shiver, so icilly cruel did it appear to my excited imagination. But her voice was as placid as always, when she spoke, and I gazed at her fascinated by the contrast between her honeyed ac cents and the cruel lines in her face. ' Mary' she said sweetly, "tell mother the; truth. Did you take the necklace from my box?" The child's eyes dilated with terror, and her voice was but a whisper as she answered: "Yes, mother, I did, but I didn't hurt it, and " "You've Fooled Everybody." "That isn't the question, is it dear?" her mother replied, then held out her hand. "Come with mother, dear. We'll take a walk and talk it over." Mary's face was white, her eyes anguished, but she moved away from her grandmother toward her mother's extended hand, almost I told myself fancifully as a fas cinated, terrified bird might have moved toward a serpent. By my mother-in-law put out a qufck, nervous hand, seized the child by the arm, spun her around toward the house, gave her a little push, and cried in a high, peremp tory voice: "Mary, o directly to my room and stay there until I-come. I promise you that your mother &hall not punish you at all for the neiklace. Run now!" Mary needed no second adjura tion. Her thin legs sped over the ground like those of a fawn, and she did not once look behind her. Mrs. Harrison took one amazed step toward her mother, but my irate mother-in-law gave her no opportunity to speak. "You'll Not Take Mary." "Don't you open your mouth to me, Elizabeth," she said, and I saw that she was in one of her worst "tantrums." "Why ''in the world I should have a child such as you've grown up to be, I don't know. Richard and Harriet have their faults, but you you're a regular 1 don't know what to call you. You've fooled everybody a long time with your moral sua sion and your developing a free spirit and your 'no coercion al lowed with my children.' but I've thought there was a darkey in the woodpile ever since you've been here this time and now I know. "Whatever you do to those chil dren of yours to make them mind, it's something a good deal more severe than the punishments ordi nary mothers hand out. It's whipping and pinching, 1 wouldn't I be afraid to bet a cookie, but there's one thing .certain, you're not going to punish Mary this trip, not while I have my right senses, to prevent it." "Of course, I leave your house with my family this afternoon," Elizabeth Harrison said, with white, stiff lips. "Do just as you please about that,'' her mother retorted with THIS PURE CREAM E Apply in Nostrils It Opens Air PasNngCf Instantly Colds and catarrh yield like magic to soothing, healing anti septic cream that penetrates through every air passage and re lieves swollen, inflamed mem branes of nose and throat. Your clogged nostrils open right up and you can breathe freely. Hawking and snuffling stop. Don't stay stuffed up and miserable. Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from your druggist. Apply a little in the nostril and get instant relief. Millions en dorse this remedy known for more than fifty years. Adv. IBS 'f m Things To 1H Copyright 1023, Associated Editors. STORIES OF PRECIOUS JEWELS A Gem Coveted by Monarchs In this very precious stone, the ruby, is found the greatest amount of wealth in the least possible space, for a ruby equal to a "king's ransom" may be tucked in a waist- coat pocket, a perrect Oriental ruby weighing five carats is worth ten times as much a a diamond of equal weight. So valuable have they been throughout history that jealous monarchs have guarded them cunningly. Rubies were first mined in Bur ma, where the secret of their value was kept dark as long as possible, so the Europeans would not ex ploit them. Those of ordinary sizes were sold to merchants, but all passing a certain mark of size were declared to be the possession of the king. The kings kept a tight hold on the mines where the gems were found, sending tales around that they were gnarded by grisly giants and fire-spitting dragons. Popularity Varies The "pigeon blood" red is the color of the best ones oT Burma, while the purplish stone of Siam is popular, and those mined in Cey lon, which lack lu3tre, are worn in regal indifference, "but you'll not take Mary with you. not until I've had a talk with William. I'm go ing to find out whether he knows and approves of your methods, and I'm going to telegraph him rlsht now to come on here and see me." I have seen Mother Graham peel the skin from a tomato for can ning with less effectiveness than she accomplished the stripping of her daughter's mask of compo sure. It was a frightened, almost child-like culprit that moved for ward swiftly to clutch her mo ther's arm. "Mother, you mustn't do that mustn't tell William anything. I'll do anything you want, but " Her mother smiled grimly. "I thought so. William always was a fool. If he hadn't always been so blind and daffy about you, and had taken a hickory stick to you when he first married you, he'd have made something out of you. Well, at any rale. I've got some holy blackmail to hold over your head now, and don't you ever believe I won't use it if I ever hear of your doing anything to one of your children that will bring a look of treror such as Mary wore this afternoon! "Margaret, what are you dawdl ing around here for? Junior must have wakened from his nap by this time, and goodness knows there's enough to do in the house with that ape of a Katie gone without everybody loafing the trme away." And having thus administered the high justice., the middle and the low, my doughty mother-in-law moved .majestically to the house, while I mentally saluted her. (To be continued) KOrit STATES AUK PKAIl IMJO DICKKS Four states, California. New York, Oregon and Washington, produce more than half the pears grown in the l-nited States, ac cording to the California depart ment of agriculture. The total crop of the country is 17, 390,000 bushels, and the cen tral and northern portions of Blanks That Are Legal f, W1-carry l?r 8tock uver lP anks suited to most any business transactions. We may have just the form you are looking for at a big saving as compared to made to order forms. Some of the forms, Contract of Sale, Road Notice, Will forms. Assign ment of Mortgage, Mortgage Forms, Quit Claim Deeds Abstract form BUI of Sale Building Contract, Promissory Note 83lc& eral Lease, Power of Attorney, Prune Books and Pads, Scale Receipts Etc These forms are carefully prepared for the Courts and Private use Price on forms range from 4 cents to 16 cents apiece, and on note books, from 25 to 50 cents,; v PRINTED AND FOR SALE BY The Statesman Publishing Co. LEGAL BLANK HEADQUARTERS At Business Office, Ground Floor. The Boys and Girls Statesman The Biggest Little Paper ni the World France, where the style demands that a ruby bt not polished. Rubies are easily told apart from garnets of the same hue, for the ruby, viewed under light, will re fract one side crimson and tho other scarlet, while the garnewill show a solid color. r Rubies are least difficultCof all precious stones to mine, for wnen a vein is suspected the earth Jn that territory is dug up and the material sorted, then washed. The stones are picked out by hand. Old samples are found, of rubies carved in Quaint designs but how the old gem-cutteTs did it is a wonder, because of the hardness of the stones. When the rubies are cut they are usually polished brilliant ly. Ruby Is Lucky An old superstition of the ruby says that it attracts other Jewels. If a ruby is tied to a string and lowered into a river containing precious stones, the ruby will be encrusted with other gems upon its return. The ruby Is said to keep its wearer safe from flames It Is considered lucky for all per sons born in July. The illustration shows a ruby merchant of Burma trading for a ruby necklace of the type formerly worn in that country. When san begins to run in the trees, find a young wil low stick and make a whis tle. The diagrams and de scriDtion given here should make it easy for you to cut this toy- V California produced 30 per cent of this during the last year. The 1923 output for California was 3,332.000 bushels; Washington, 2,600.000 bushels; Oregon, 1,340, 000; New York, 1,000,000. FUTURE DATES March 15. Saturday Flag tournament opt!ia at 11! ihe golf link. March i:i. 14 and 15 Staff Inter-fcholastk- basketball tournument, Wil lamette fryiitnusiuiu. ilarrh 14-15. Friday and Saturday Twen.y-fif th annual convention of Mar ion County Sunday School Council of Ke ligiov.H Kducatinn. March 14 and 15. "Friday and Satur day Marion county Sunday school branch o religious education uieets at Stayton. March IS), Wednesday Prune grower met at Dallas. March 1!), Wednesday Annual concert. Women's au?01iary YWCA. Methodist church. March 2", Tuesday County Community federation to mpct at Salem. Heights. April 1?., Sunday Kvangelistic cam paign opens at armory. April . 19. Saturday Dedication of statue "The Circuit Ilider," in state house jrrounds. May lt, Friday Primary election in Oregon. June 10. Tuesday Republican nation al convention meets in Cleveland. June 24, Tuesday Democratic nation al convention meets in New York. June 27-2 Kducational conference, Cniversiiv of Orecon, Kugene. , : aO CONSTIPATION must be avoided, or torpid 11 ver. biliousness. lndlffttaUoa and sassy pain reault. Eomj to takt, tkoromgUy cleansing CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS Never disappoint or nauseate 25a TUe figures represent correspond ing letters In the alphabet. Fig ure 1 1s A, 2 ia B, and so on. The ten figures Fpell three words. What are the words? To Man, Woman, Boya and Olrla All can share In these easy-to-win prizes. Send the three worda on sheet of paper, neatlv written, with your name and address. First prize. 1924 FORD TOURIXQ CAR. Besides this splendid first prlae we are going to give away thirty-nine other prizes. 8ad Tour Answer Act Quickly THE PACIFIC HOMESTEAD 209 S. Commercial Bt., Salem, Or. Ford Given Solra Thia Puirla Win Tlrwt TP I 18 I 8 asjjsi 81 " I ia I t aa s is Load of Fa Edited by John II. MUter. a ' SOMETHING FOR ROYS TO MAKE First cut a notch in your stick at tho point indicated by C. Cut tho stick on a slant front A to K. At D you must cut a narrow ridge around the stick till the bark Is loose, then slip off the bark from the slant end of the whistle to the ridge. Of course the bark will not be loose unless there is sap in the stick. You will have to tap it lightly before it will come off. Now in the peeled stick, cut a chamber for air from A to E in' the shape of the one shown by the shaded portion of the picture. The channel marked A-F should not be deep. Now slip the bark back on. Blow the whistle at A and see how loud and clear is the sound. If you put a ball of wood in the air chamber, the whistle J will trill. n V mwwumvn, 'JED BOWLING GAME; PART 2 If you followed yesterday's In structions you have nealy every thing ready to assemble into the bowling; game shown here. All you have to make is the little shooter for the balls. These balls, incidentally, are ball-bearing and about one-half inch in diameter. If you will look at tho illus tration carefully you will fintt tibat it shows just how everything! Ia made. . ' When the game ia completely as sembled, try it out. Don't shoot too hard, just Dlaco your marble in the little four-inch trough and pull the elastic, which is stretched between the two posts, back a lit tle way. This will give the ball plenty of speed and it will go whizzing down the alley, bumping the pins right and left. If you have any questions about any of the things which I write for you in this paper, just write ine and I'll answer anything I am able to. One fellow has just written me to find out how to make black ink white. I didn't like to confess it. but I had to tell him that I didn't know. I did, however, tell him how to make several kinds of invisible ink. ; CAP'N ZYB. Cap'n Zyb 'adSxist post& ff jf iff A r lW sftr 'MARBLE' i i . -U i t i f f f .. 1