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' 4 TTIE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 29, 1921, f leaned Daily Except Monday 7 THB STATESMAN PVBUSHDra COMPACT S15 South Commercial 8t, Salem, Oregoa 'V. K. J. Beadrieka Jeaa U Brady araak Jaakoeki . - MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PBBSS The AaioeUted Preee la eieluiively entitled to tba uia (or publication of H ova diapatchea credited to it or not otherwieo credited In tkla paper and alao Ua saw a published herein. B. I. HENDRICKS ' Prealdeat CAELI ABBAMS Secretary . . BUSINESS OFFICES: Tboaaa r. Clark Co., Kaw Tork, 141-145 Weat 30tb St.; Chicago, Karquetto Build- U(, W. S QrathwaM, llfr. . (Portland Office. 13 Woreaetor Bide, Pkoae 663T BKoadway. P. a. Williams, Mgr.) Baalaees Off loo -News Department 3 job Department Entered at tbe Peetofflee In Salem, Oregoa, aa aeeoad-eaae matter. WHY NOT HEMP BINDER TWINE? The Mother day a meeting .of fanners was lield in Topeka, Kansas, which appealed to our government to arrange some way of getting sisal from' Yucatan, the revolution having stopped the supply. "Without sisal the binding twine which the grain groweQj of our country must have cannot he made. Virtually all the binding twine and four-fifths of the rope manufactured in the United, States are made of sisal from Mexico. " Some of our rope is manufactured from manila hemp coming from the Philippines; a far different plant from the hemp that is used in making twines and for weaving heavy cloth, like that for the Kails of ships" and the lining of rubber boots, etc., etc. Why may "not all the binding twine for the grain of the United States be made from this latter hemp? i The Willamette valley could produce the hemp. f . ' lathe Labish district, near Salem, last year, a crop of this hemp was raised that was so large that it was embarrassing. The plants grew as high as twenty feet tall, or more, and pro ' duced seven tons and over to the acre. The Labish land is "beaver dam," and very rich. There is r a great deal more of this land in the valley . And any. of the rich land of the Willamette valley will produce good hemp; though the "beaver dam" land will per haps make the largest tonnage to the acre on the average of any soil we have here. The point is, why depend on Mexico? The hemp we grow in the Salem district will make a much stronger binder twine than can be made from Mexican sisaL :. The Oregon state flax plant has a lot of hemp on hand now ; some hundreds of tons of it. There is a question as to what to do with it ,:" . , The manufacturing of hemp twine here will probably not be feasible,, even in the penitentiary plant, There will iTe more profit inl flax fiber twine, when the spinning stage is reached. But there might be developed here in the Willamette valley a very profitable hemp industry, treating the plant up to tjie fiber, stage,-with free labor, done hva large way with machin- cry' J; ; ; ; v. . To supply the penitentiary plants of Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Missouri and other states, where a very large part of the binder, twine is manufactured. Experiments ought to be tried, and all the informationo obtainable secured, on this head. . Why should our farmers be obliged to depend upon Mexico, ir any foreign Country, for the raw material for their binder Iwine? . - , " " P ; AMONG THOSE PRESENT (Portland Journal, last night.) ' f. There 'were bankers at the meeting in Yamhill when the Oregon Growers Cooperative Prune association was organized. One' of them reported that, at a meeting in Portland, bankers representing various prune growing sections had promised their Support. .-.':r. "I :- V , It was a new experience1 to have bankers participate in cooperative marketing organization. It was a new form of en couragement to receive assurance of the substantial help not only of an isolated banker or two but of the group. Times, however, have changed. . Cooperative, marketing isn't viewed now by financial men as. a fad. Their attitude has changed. Their respect for the method has grown. Their con fidence in its results has increased? ' ' - For bankers to be counselors in -cooperative marketing or ganization is to find them in their proper place. Bankers are counselors in all forms of established business. Their knowledge is Valuable of mistakes that have ruined one business and of original ideas that have given another husiness impetus toward success. Their ideas as to the relation between the cost of con ducting a business and the returns are worth consulting. Their notions as to the calibre of the heads and executives of a busi ness are pretty apt to be accurate. . ' Cooperative marketing needs strong organization, strong leaders and low running costs. It needs to be as aggressive as any .missionary enterprise and as conservative as the longest established national bank. ' It needs the support of growers, not of a few but of all in one locality who hold their marketing needs in common. It needs the cooperation of business men, of busi ness organizations and of bankers. ' Cooperative marketing in Oregon is coming to have this kind of support, due to recognition that the method is sound and that it is vitally needed. With such support Oregon prune growers can hope for general recognition that prunes grown in western Oregon and in Clarke county, Washington, are the finest in the world and worthy of a market price based upon their quality a market price of which the grower will get, as he deserves, ' the larger share. - " It may be that the American linkers can reach an under standing with France that the politicians cannot attain. In connection with the loan of $100,000,000 to the Bank of France, which is being arranged, it is said that there is an underlying ( agreement that the French government will recognize and abide liythe findings of 'the Dawes commission. There seems to be an inspired feeling that most of the conclusions of the American committee in Germany will be accepted by the interested powers. Zlt is possible that the arrangements for the French loan and j jso the plan for a German one based upon the reports of the ; commission have brought about this feeling. LETS STOP TIIE FARCE (.Millions of ' dollars have been spent on dredging rivers and har bors, virtually all of which on the rivers has aeen wasted. We have last noticed that The Dalles has given up depending on any boats, whatsoever. We do not have the ' figures available, hut the chances are that several million dollars -J have been thrown Into the Colum bia river cast of Portland, every cent of which Is wasted. The big locks at Tbe Dalles are monu ments of folly, i " ; ; It Is time that we are having saner views and stop throwing money way on water transporta tion. There is no more chance of tttrclnff . to ; 'Water1 transportation than there is in putting ox carts Manager jdilur Ifaaager Job Dept. J. L. BRADY Vice-President TELEPHONES: SS Circulattoa Office SI 10 Society Editor S8S 100 SSI on the kighway to compete with trucks. A sensible man would not undertake the latter. The poli ticians pledged to pork continue to throw money in the rivers. It is time to halt. A TRAVESTY It, was almost pathetic, If it had hot been so tragic, when Al Jen nings testified before the senate investigating committee. He had been preceeded by a long list of crooks, but Jennings was a new type. It was his first appearance before the national footlights and he made the most of it. , His testi mony was so grotesque and un reasonable that even the commit tee was said to have teen disgust' ed. The only UhinYhe "said was that Jake Hamon said, when drunk, that tt would cost a million dollars to make Harding president, and that Hamon wanted to make Al Jennings governor of Okla homa. Certainly it Is time to stop this long procession of criminals and get down to business. Hamilton Holt was right when he declared that If the democrats made "capi tal out of these investigations they were licked before thpy started. AXOTHKIt INVESTIGATION' It is proposed to investigate the source of the democratic campaign fund four years ago. The chances are that the republicans will be ninnle3 enough to permit the dem ocrats to make the investigation and there will be another white wash just like there was with Mc Adoo. It is probably expecting too much to expect the republicans in congress to show any spunk. They have been kicked around, spat up on, and trounced upon by the minority democrats and haven't had gumption enough to fight the battles of their party. It is a shame and a disgrace that the sen ate of the United States and the house of representatives have not the courage to stand up for their rights and principles against the unmoral tactics of the democrats. JOHNSON WILL XOT DO After a hard and fair fight wherein Johnson, carried the ma jority on his side and Coolidge got the moral victory, Senator Johnson shows his entire lack of sportsmanship, his entire selfish ness, and astonishing intolerance. Clearly Hiram Johnson will not do. We have often wondered why Johnson has not been able to sus tain himself; he was a good gover nor, a very good governor, and made a fair record as United States senator, but the man is built wrong. He has the bad qual ities of La Follette without La Follette's ' commanding ability. Fortunately the republicans are in no danger of taking Johnson as their candidate for president. In this year of all years the standard bearer must be an outstanding re publican, of even temper and of statesmanship qualities. Such a man Hiram Johnson is not. Such a man Calvin Coolidge is. HISTORY A JADE History is a capricious Jade. It listens to softly spoken words and does not hesitate to do an injustice if thereby it pleases some flatter er, t Take the case of Paul Revere and his famous ride. History turned aside from justice , at the behest of a poet and has given to Paul all the credit. As a matter of fact, a man named Dawes started at the same time. Revere took the short cut and most accessible route. Dawes went the longer way around, which was tbe more dangerous. Dawes had to pass through the British lines at Cambridge. What does history say of Dawes? Nothing. What; does history say of Paul Revere? Everything. Unfair? Of course it is. But we just got through saying that history was & jade who flirted with men ot soft words and purring ways. LUTHER BURRAMC Luther Burbank is a plant wiz ard. He has the same power with plants that Edison has with elec tricity, and yet Burbank has not one-tenth the reputation of Edi son. It Is a question of person ality. Burbank does not have an attractive personality; among oth er things he complains. . However, this plant wizard has done a very generous thing. He has given his experiment farm to the state of California. His meth ods are open and above board. There is nothing of a conjuror or charletan about him, therefore his work can be continued. The world has already become enriched by Burbank and it will be more so now that he has planned to have his work carried on. MORE RAILROADS Southeastern Oregon, a vast em pire now undeveloped, is asking for railroads. There ought to be some way to help secure those roads. Development follows the railroads. This is better than hav ing the railroads follow develop ment. It is hard to develop south eastern Oregon without railroads but if they are secured, a new em pire with billions of wealth will be open to the world. Some short sighted people con tend that by opening new territory we are making more competition for the farmers. Every man who knows anything about statistics knows that in a very few years the problem will be reversed and America will be unable to produce Its own food supply. EXIT PAUGHERTY What a pity it was that Daugh erty did not have the decency to resign voluntarily ll knew he was embarrassing "the admlnistra- Coast Guard Thanks Senator Jones for Aid as He Celebrates 25th Anniversary as Law-maker; 1 , iV m v v.. t Mc 2$T ?iti I K J Senator C. C. Dill and members of the House from his home state, congratulated Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washington when be cel ebrated his twenty-fifth anniver sary aa a United States senator. Mr. Jones is seen above at the ex treme right The photograph tion. Daueherty is not made of fine material. He is coarse- screened. He is selfish. He never should have beeti in the cabinet in the first place. His adminis tration has been stormy and un satisfactory. He has been a con stant source of embarrassment. President Coolidge was more patient than the average man, and when forced to act, hef"act?d be cause public business was being neglected and not because of the bad political effects on himself. A BAD SITUATION Someone with a mind for sta tistics has figured out that Oregon uses 4 80,000 brooms every year. Listen: Oregon produces 3S,- 0(V0 brooms a year and yet we can raise broom corn just as well as any other crop. Some day we are going to suggest to the Slogan edi tor that inasmuch as he has killed the broccoli crop that he substi- tue broom corn. Senator Johnson charges that Coolidge used display advertising. Suppose he did. Is not advertising a fair campaign? If the friends of Coolidge saw fit to make an ap peal to the voters through adver tising they had the same right to do it as Johnson had to go and make speeches. Both are precise ly alike and for the same purpose. Senator Johnson will not do. ' The latest is ocean telepathy. Why not? As it is possible to send-1 words across the ocean, why not thoughts? The thing Is entirely reasonable. Phil Ringle Ts Out for Baseball at University UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu gene, March 23. Phil Ringle of Salem has turned out for baseball practice and is considered by fans as being one of Coach Bill Rein- hart's best bets for a pitcher's berth on the University of Oregon nine. Ringle is a two-year letter man and played stellar ball on the varsity last year. The first string team will be picked within a few weeks. FUTURE DATES March 27. Thursday Cnnntv Commim. ity federation to meet at Sulcin Height. March 28 to 30 Hi V bova conven tion in Salem. April 2. Wednesday Democratic can didates for United States tennte to be entertained at dinner a Marion hoel. April 7, Monday Kirst Annual Ladiet night, American legion. MrCornack hall April 12 and Saurday and Sunday Baseball, Salem vs. Kelso at Oxford park. April 13. Sunday Evangelistic cam paign open at armory. April 17, Thuifiday Annual inspecioa Company V. 162ud infantry. April 19, Saturday " Dedication H statue "The Circuit Rider," in itau house ground. ilay 16, Friday Primary election ii Oregon. June 10. Tuesday Republican nation al convention mee's in Cleveland. June 14, Saturday Annual Mario! Connty Huriday School picnic. June 24, Tueday Democratic nation al convention meet. in Xew York. June 27-28 Educational conference, Cniversity of Oregon. Eugene. THES' SENATORS Left to right are Senators Henry F. Ash u rat of Arizona, Smith M. Brook hart - of Iowa and . B . K, Wheeler of . Montana. . Crook :'.hinl ii m iHi'i m m X? abows Captain Teandle, of th Coast Guard presenting a Coast Guard fiajg to the Washington sen ator1 as a token of appreciation ol the support he has given to thai branch of the service during hi long- years of service. MY MARRIAGE PROBLEMS Adele Garrison's New Phase of REVELATIONS OF A WIFE Copyright 1921, by Newspaper Feature Service, Inc. CHAPTER 138 THE WAY MADGE EVADED TIIE STRANGER If there is anything on earth to equal the aplomb and quick rising to an emergency of the colored attendants in railroad stations and on trains I'd be glad, in Dicky's parlance, to be "led to it." The buxom dblored matron in the waiting-room changed no mus cle in her face as she held out her hand for the five-dollar bill I proffered her, exhibiting no sur prise whatever at my announce ment that it was given to help me away, and forget that she had done so. "Ya'as, honey. . Ah undah stands." she said soothingly. "Try standin' up I'll help yoh." She bent over me, assisted me to my feet, and held me firmly while I fought with the dizziness and weakness which for a minute. or two threatened to vanquish my de termination to get away from the waiting room before the return to it of the mysterious foreigner who claimed to be a friend of my fath er, and who had gone in search of a physician. But will power triumphed over the pain in the ridge of my fore head where the swinging door had struck me, and I soon lound my self able to stand alone and to smile encouragingly at the sym pathetic matron. "Im perfectly all right now. Which way can I go so that he won't see me?" Her answer was ready. She evidently had been considering the problem ever since I first had broached it. "The. best way will be foh you to turn to the lef Oh, Seliny, you's jest in time! Look aftah my work foh a minute. I'se got an errand. Come "long, honey." "Where to, Ma'am?" She picked up my bag and whisked me- through a swinging door into the main waiting-room then out again through another door into a corridor which I never had traversed before, and hurried me to a flight of stairs. "Ill carry yoh bag to the top of the stairs," she said, breathlessly, for she was stout, "an there yoh'll find a taxi. An yoh can count on me, honey. I'll nevah peach. But as soon as yoh get where yoh're goin' yoh must take care of that bump. Yoh're sure goin' to have one awful-lookin' black eye. Good by." We had reached the top of the stairs, and, handing me my bag, she scuttled back down with never a backward glance. I noted and TAKING LEADING PART J UAUUrifc.KTY AND DEPARTMENT hart is chairman of the Special Senate Committee appointed to In vestigate ""the va4mIhiirfraUoa of Things , To Do ; Copyright, 1923, Associated Editors. A SCOTCH JOKE "Hunting the- Gowk" is an old game of April Fool's day in Scot land. The trick is played on some simple fellow in much the same manner that people are sent snipe hunting in this country. A cer tain person writes a letter, address ing it to another two miles or farther away. The person sent the letter makes his way to the home of the one for whom it is in tended. While he rests from his long walk, the receiver of the mes sage opens it to read: "This is the first day of April: Hunt the gowk another mile." Keeping a very solemn face, the second person prolongs the tramp of the Innocent one by telling him that he is unable to give the infor mation desired in the letter, but that if he carries it to such and such a person at such and such a place, he will give him word to carry back to his employer." The joke goes on until the letter car rier realizes that it is the first of April, or until be is so tired that he gives up. tcaor coffee?) (dont teli I -J'lMF I FT ME .7 r 1 1 1 . 1 i ' . . I I ' II'' appreciated the delicacy and the shrewdness of the action. She would be able to say truthfully that she had not the slightest idea of my destination. As I signaled a taxi, I realized that I had not the slightest idea myself of where I was going. "Where to, ma'am?" The driver touched his cap in the most ap proved fashion. I named a nearby department store desperately, and set my mind to work to decide what I must do. Madge Finds a Hotel. I had two objects, one to elude the mysterious foreigner, the oth er to gain a shelter where I conld rest and follow my kindly old men tor's advice to take care of my hurt. That I must stay at some hotel for the night, I knew, for the delay of the train had made it impractical for me to start upon my hunt for Katie until the next morning. But which hotel? One not too near the station; I decided, desparlngly wishing that my head would etop aching so that I could tackle the other half of my prob lem. On old axiom of Lillian's which she used In her government secret work flashed into my mind. "Never use the same taxi from your start sto your destination," and as the car pulled up to the entrance of the department store. I had the fare ready, tipped the man to a small coin in order that he might remember me neither for my generosity nor for my niggard liness, and walked into the big store as If I were the ordinary out-of-town shopper It would be a simple proposi tion now, I told myself. I would walk through the store, go out at another entrance upon another street, get a second taxi, and go to any small, quiet, first-class ho tel I had a horror of a large fashionable hostlery and be ab solutely sure of rest and security The undertaking proved to be as simple as I had thought, but I was annoyed at the questioning, furtive glance which the second taxicab driver gave me, more dis turbed by the curious hesitancy which I saw in the face of the room clerk at the hotel which I finally chose at my destination For a frightened second I thought he was going to refuse me a room. then his face cleared, and he sum moned a bellboy and handed him a key. I meekly followed the lad and my bag to the lift, getting another searching glance from the man who ran the elevator, and as I stepped out upon the floor the IN INVESTIGATION OF JUSTICE Attorney General Harry - M Dougherty and Wheeler is direct ing the course of the inquiry. ' I'1' PvW I The Boys and Girls Statesman The Biggest Little Paper at the World Basketball A team that sees the ball in the hands of the opponent nearly all the time will soon become discour aged. The ball is the main ob ject of the game, therefore tbe team that never gets it, feels that its cause is lost. That is one reas on for striving for possession of the ball it keeps up the morale of your team at the same time it breaks down that of the opposing one. bellboy indicated, I accidentally turned my head and surprised a significant exchange. of winks be tween the two youths. There was but one thought in my mind as I hurried down the corridor behind the confused bell boy. Above all things in the world I desired a good look at myself in a mirror. 4 (To Be Continued) Cap'n Zyb UNDERWATER TELESCOPE Of course, you've all seen and heard of the great telescope which WATER TELESCOPE WOOD OR METAC TUBE TIN GLASS MAKE SAME AS TOP folks used to look at the stars and see things which are far off. These instruments are all for land use, however. The thing which I am telling you about today is an in strument which you can make to see under water. The Illustration shows how it is made just a wooden or metal tube with glass at both ends. This glass is not a lens of any sort, just clear, straight, plain glass. When you open your eyes to look at things under water they iook ail blurred, but if you will stick one end of this telescope in the water and hold the other end to your eye you will be surprised at all the things which you can see clearly. Of course, the water Into which you are looking must be clear and lighted or this machine will not. work. CAP'N ZYB. BROOKS I BROOKS, Or., March 28. Geo Sturgls, Sr., is seriously 111 at his nome with bronchial pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. W. Howard Ramp spent Wednesday in Portland. -miss .thel Harris spent the weeK-end with relatives in Eu gene. - ' Mrs. Minnie Allsup and grand daughter of Gervais visited at the Dunlavy home Tuesday. Edwin Socolofsky visited the school Wednesday and invited a number of the boys to attend the older boys' conference at Salem March 28, 29 and 30. Rev. Mr. Bryan of Salem is hold ing revival meetings at the Meth odist church. Everyone is Invited to attend. Quite a number from the Re becca lodge of Gervais attended the Salem lodge Monday night, bv special invitation. The Methodist Eniscnnal AM CSV. clety met at the home of Mrs. Fred Batchelor Thursday afternoon. The time was spent making aprons and towels. Refreshments were served by the hostess. There were 2 A present. The next meeting will be April 10, at the home of Mm i '' LAMS 4 : ot Fra Edited bj John II, UCJer. Some Fine-Pointa Of the Game Most players form the habit of executing maneuvers on the court ? ; in a certain way. It Is for these t habits that a player must watch ' . In order to check the opponent J K He may find that a player lnvari- ' ; ably pivots in a: certain direction. When he has learned this he can ' K anticipate his opponents movement ' and block a pass, , When advancing upon a player, f you should watch his eyes, Justai ! a boxer watches his adversary's ' eyes. Unless the opponent is ex perienced, he will betray the U ' rection in which he Intends to throw the ball, and you may gee how to block the pass. t In dribbling, one way to evadC the opponent, is to shift from one side to the other, as Indicated In the picture above, thus after fol-' lowing your dribble on one' aids for two or three steps, he will bs iV thrown off at your change. f - -r-: u PETER PUZZLE SAYS G f Behead a part and get an an I-l mal. Behead again and get a form ? ' of the verb to be. Behead to cot k -and get to perceive. Behead again f -and get the object with which yoa "fit tt . ifi. Enlightened . ; "I have a window In my aoul! i ' ; Announced the poet great; , His brother said: "Yonr -words ? give me ' ... "A pane I can't locatel'V, ' t, I Answer to today's ' beheading puz2le: Share, hare, are. Shear, near, ear. yerceire. ..,.,.-;,... f i The B. I. club will meet at the -home of Mrs. John Dunlavy Wed- - : nesday, April 2. Mrs. McCloud has been sick the i past week. ' Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ramp ot Roseburg has been visaing Mr. f Ramp's parents, Mr. and Mr. B. '-. F. Ramp, the past week. : i We ought to console ourselves for our faults when we have the strength of mind to confess them., Says-Now Stiff Joints Must Go ! New Discovery Limbers -'Ent Up and Even the Crcakirtj Ceases. f ' . Yes: it's true the world pro-' gresses. . " -v ' AH you have to do nowadays to limber up that stiff, rusty knee joint Is 'to squeeze a half Inch' ot miracle working substance from a tube. ,-;: Then rub it on the offending part for about a quarter ot a mln- ; , nte or until it soaks through tbe ' skin and disappears on Its errand or mercy. ; ' Then read the evening newspa- i pers and go to bed. t The chances are that your mis- i behaving knee Joint will lose its ; "creak" while you are dreaming about the high fences you used to - -leap when you were a youngster. .-; "And in the morning," says ote i " who has tried the newr discovery, ! . "you'll feel so happy that you'll J want to jump into your, sportiest , clothes and walk briskly down tbe street just to show the neighbors that you are not as old 'as they think you are." -.j: t Joint Ease: They call this won Jer working substance, for the rea son that when ordinary remedies Tail to limber up the stiff, - in flamed rheumatic joint, or reduce' the swelling. Joint-Ease succeeds. It's a good name for a good. clean, stainless prescription .that ; in just a few months has proven to ' a multitude of people that lame, iwollen, distorted joints can speed ily have the kinks taken out of them and work as smoothly as ever. But Joint Ease is for bother some joints, whether in knee, an kle, hip, shoulder, spine or finger, and for that purpose its sale is immense. All druggists have a big supply of it and druggists everywhere re- i port a big demand. Adv. ' Sjrord Given Th fUruraa reprnt correspond- ur I t A. S la B. and mo on. Th ten figures apell three word What are the wordstx ; -To Xaa, Woxaea, Boya aad Obis Alt can ahare ln thasa aaay-to-wla prl. Send the three word ea het of paper, neatly written, with your name and addreaa Flrat prtsa. 1JI4 FORD TOTJKIIfO CAR. Baaldaa thla aplendld flrat prise we are going to give awa? thirty-nine other prlxes. Bead Your Aarwer' Acs Quickly tkb rAoxrzo bo: SO a. 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