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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1924)
Issued Daily Sxcp Monday by XZT3 STAXXSMJUf PTJXXJSSDfO COlErAXT SIS South Commercial St, Bill, Orego It J. Hendricks J ok L. Brady traak Jaaaoatt I vsacsES or xeb associated pubs , Tie lneltd Pmi la exelusiT.ly -eatitled to the ese for puhlieetloa ef eO rri dispatches credited to it or act etharwtae credited la iaia paper a ad else the local bows pabiiabed bereln. B. J. REXDRICXA President . ,CAKLB ABRAMS Secretary BX7SI5ZS3 Xsw York. 141-145 Themes T. Clark Co- (Portia ad Office. SS WmHM Bid, Fko. SfisT B.iLaadiray. A, . WUliaaa. Mr. flealaeM Offiee hews Department Job Department 1 Sl-10 Katered at the Peetofflee la Salem, SnOHTIUDGE OU JAPANESE PROBLEM Senator Shortridge of California, in an extended discussion of the. immigration bill a few days ago, attacked most bitterly what ne termed violations of the "gentlemen's agremerit" with the Japanese government as to immigrants from that country . . . . t He gave details in sarcastic terms of the former institution of "picture brides," under which, through exchange of photo graphs, marriages were arranged between Japanese male resi dents of California and Japanese girls in their native country; literally hundreds of thousands of them, he said. : He declared that by 1940, at the present birth rate, the native born Japanese in. Hawaii will control in the voting popu lation of those inlands ; and he predicted that the same thing will take place in tiihe in California, unless more thoroughly restric tive legislation lis enacted and enforced. Senator Shortridge, while admitting that the "picture bride" practice has been discontinued, asserted : v ' ' " ' : "The Japanese stopped that, however, and then, ' ' such is the ingenuity, of man, such the cleverness' . -.. ' of some people they-hit upon another plan by which they could bring in their women, and that - J . planjwas;this, is this today: The Japanese here returns to Japan. " He js aided and encouraged-to do so for the purpose of there getting a wife. At - first their stay tjiere was limited to 30 days, in which time it was supposed they could find, woo, . and win a bride. The time was extended to 90 - . days, so that now hundreds of thousands of them who are here return to Japan, take unto themselves i,, -v- wives, and then,. under a wrong interpretation of this understanding, return to :America with their ' - wives, and let nature take her course." : ?; "As to the' menace of the Japanization of California, there are a great many well informed people of "that state who will disagree from- Senator Shortridge. ; They will say that Calif or ria certainly needs all the Japanese residents she: has now? that these men and women are performing work in. the orchards and vineyards and in the intensive cultivation "of asparagus and other crops helping to make up a stupendous output of canned and fresh products in that state That great industries in these lines have been built up that ic-uld-not be carried on without the help of ; the , Japanese !.L:rers-- .' . ''': -,. ,. - .... .-I . ; . - And they will argn e. that, the supposed danger of the final j animation of California, is -employed mainly as - political r rc-a-nnda ; like the old crp of the sand-lotters in San Francisco ia the eighties against Chinese immigration," -. . , ' ! ' However that .may te, we do lenow that, while the Japanese Ere increasing in numbers' in the Salem district, 'mostly by "in Cli tc numeration," that is; by the high birth rate, the Japanese .5 have so far in this district are performing some 'of. our lest tvelcpment work on our land " k ; ,v " Tor, instance, the development of the" celery industry on the L:.T i.-Ii Meadows beaver dam land, which grew' toan output' of ; I ut 2C0 cars last year; going as far as Birmingham; Alabama, s ::d b?icg of such high quality as to command a: dollar a . crate i ' Dve fhe celery grown in California, or $163tb $185 a car above IL3 California returns : v. ; . " . ' ! TLe celery output of that district will be at least 250 cars this year, and it will likely steadily grow to 1000 cars ahr r.ually, and riuch more, -in case markets can be found for the ircreisinj crops.- '' ' -'. '', . 1 The writer understands that small settlements of Japanese farmers arebeing made in some other parts of the Salem district. If they go on in the lines they have so far entered here, they will prove .rather of great benefit to this distriej than a menace in any way ..'.''... . , As, for instance, there is a chance to develop here a big .2paragU3 industry, taking up the canning of. our superior product. " " :. . . ' ' " i If this cannot be done by any other people, the " writer v.'ocld say, let -the Japanese do it?; picture brides," wiv?s v. ooed and won in thirty, sixty of ninety . days, and all the rest. Another thing: The children of the Japanese residents of the falem district, according to the testimony of their teachers, are 1 eculiarly studious and well behaved, and they give evidences, a considerable proportion of - them, s of ; becoming good and ; itrktie. Americans.' - , . ' ' There words would" be rconsidered next to treasonable in f , :e parts of California. But, as applied to our Salem district csperience. and conditions, they give nothing but the plain k-..t, . .' ' ,. ! . cc::i3 dov.x :.;'A-;a;er postage rates went t:p outrageously during the war. Tii 3 publishers stood It .'becauje tsy were patriotic, but they havi r.ct cc3 down since the war. The. aLlisheni are complaining, but' c:-rres is actually threatening to f::crcT?9 the burden. It will be recalled that when the t;.i'.iTe3 children of Israel com ; !alnei of their burdens the fool ' 'i r-yptiacs added to them ' by ttlilrj away the straw. 1 Come t';Azz like this is liable to happen t j ccr.re ss. t .There Is a limit to l-a rtience of the press-. There is l.':lt to how far publishers can ; 3. no matter how willing,: and if ll.cy . goaded . into a campaign r air.Et congress, congress had Iter have care. . - , ' plyixq Tiir: dhakes riiln It 13 that someone must "7 the brakes on congress and on rtlia. This "do-nothing" con 5 t"-l to ta a term of da ' . . '' t!.5 r-r.ress not only Z ( - "r'jetiva,- but it - ' :. f '.r: 1 r? t-e ' I; sli- ir,,r. n t t ' ."' . lCMfftr . - Xditof Xiui Jet Dept. J. I BRADY Ylee-Preaidea 01TICZ8: Weat 16th St.; Chleage, Meroaette Bail- Circulation Offlee Society Xditer Ml 104 fit T" Oregon, aa aeeead-eaaa matter. a terrific amount of ground - the last. year. If it is ever " regained there must be some drastic reform in that body. . Furthermore, there must be a reduction of taxes. In the slate a good " many people do ,not pay taxes but every one pays to the federal government most of them indirectly. . However; the effect is the same, and the high taxes con tinued by the federal government touches unfavorably every resident in the nation. It would be expect ed that : congress '" would see this, but for some reason it does not. It is wallowing in the unsavory investigations. It is deliberating oa nothing and it is having harm ful effects on the Interests of the country. ; ORATORICAL CONTESTS The Oregon Statesman is very much pleased to see a Tevival of oratory in the colleges. We went through a period when oratory was sadly neglected. During this period athletics forged to the Center of the stage and declared itself the whole thir.3. It locked' for a time 3 it wouIJ not get away with It. Colleges. wanted what it promise!, a'Tiyslnl man. tut graiually the assert Itself, and "the people be gan ta understand that the chief business of education was to cul tivate the mind. . 'Athletics la good but it is . only a feeder to enable the body to be strong enough to adequately house the mind.' ' Public speaking is not what it used to be, and never will be -again, but It still has a large place lu public affairs and Is needed now to carry on the affairs of the world. Oratory'ean never entirely be . supplanted. The old passion ate kind", the rabble-rousing kind may pass away, but good instruc tion can be attained fey way of the lips. ; . . - Benoit McCroskey had doubje luck "Saturday; he won both af ternoon and night, -"In oratory in' the afternoon, and In debate at ) -He has a right to be proud, it was a real victory.- .. j , IT IS TO LAUGH . H. H. Stallard criticizes Senator McNarys bill because, he declares, it is uneconomic. Now we submit, if there is one thing in the world thatt Stallard wouldn't know if he met it in the middle of the road with nothing else in sight, it is an economic proposition. Certainly he would not know an uneconomic one. , Listen: . Stallard "has been for years a member of a party , that does not ; believe - in , economics; that has been seeking to overturn the economic system of the gov ernment, and seeking to force the government " to do - uneconomic things to relieve Imaginated and real distresses. The sudden con cern about an uneconomic, bill causes a broad smile. ' A BLOW WAS NEEDED That was a terrific blow when Coolidge hit the senate. .No won der so many of them are angry, but they dare not show anger to their constituents. The people know that Coolidge Btruck ' the blow, for them and that they will' be the beneficiaries. Tired out in inactivity and snarling, the presi dent exploded a bomb.- and the sen ate hardly knew what hit them yet. Mr. Coolidge, . not only showed courage; but he showed statesman ship. both qualities being . rather scarce in Washington Just now. The entire country will back Cool idge and ask for strength for his arm. ' 1 ' WATCH OCT Enforcing the quarantine against California is not a' personal matter but one of rigid busi ness. It is known that a' good many cats and dog's are brought from California. Thia should .be discontinued entirely. ' A ' great many laborers - who - work in the fruit fields' go north 'as the crops ripen. " They are very apt to have their dogs with them. The foot and mouth" disease Js something that must be stamped out ruth lessly. We do not want to be foolish, but we do want to be ef- festive. " ' A PENALTY The country has been, reading about King Tut,-whose fame is en tirely! posthumous for something over a year. Then they had a row oyer there In Egypt and the orig inal investigators and excavators werej firWt; J We thought we had. no concern, but we have. .Tha man who was fired but of there is going to lecture In America. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, running true to form; showed eigns of ac tivity when' Harry Thaw tried to get out of the asylum. The Only wonder is that a cheap woman like Evelyn could create such a stir. She is a bad actor. ; 1 BITS FOR BREAKFAST I : Mr. Wu is coining" fc 1 Walker Whiteside will be Mr. Wu: It will be May 14th, at the Grand, - - -v . , - . v ' . v'V;, - "; . .. Mr. .Wo Is one of the most grip ping' books. ever, written; and: Mr. Whiteside can take the part of Wu as perhaps no' other man who has ever lived cpuld take It. - V , All of which suggests a' thought that Salem has a reputation of net being a good show 'town; meaning -that our people are riot responsive to the highest class pro ductions, such as Mr. Wu. In come way or other the 'curse of this kind of a reputation must be shaken off. Such a reputation is not a good thing for a town. How shall the curse .be shaken off? Suggestions are in order. " ' - .Any grower who wants to buy a flax pulling machine may do so. The way has been made relatively smooth. --No doubt.ten to fifteen new flax pulling machines win be working In the Salem fields this year; This will ineaa much. It will mean' the lull stabilising of the flax Industry. It will mean smoothing the way to a linen mll; and, other 'line? raill3 . ' ;. v The C i.flix thresher ar rives ia I'crtland yesterday an. . Cap'n Zyb SEALING WAX JACK8TBAW S This is a game to play when you don't feel' like going out and running around. It makes a pret ty good game to play in the eve nings when you're all tired out. SEALING WAX x Take a bunch of slips of paper, little ones, and put numbers on them from one to 10. Have a lot of ones j and fewer of the higher numbers. Now get a stick of seal ing wax and a handkerchief, pref erably-silk. ' ... The sealing wax is to be rubbed with, the silk handkerchief,' which will electrify it. When it is elec trified it will pick up the - paper jackstraws with the various count ers on them. The numbers on the jackstraws should be face down so that the player will not know what counter he is drawing. ! You can use the regular jack straw rule that if any but one piece of paper is moved, the count er must be put back on the pile. The game can also be played with out using this rule. . ' ! 1 CAP'X ZYB. WHY I WROTE, "STEPHEN CILNE' , By Thomas' Beer - ; My one excuse for wrltihc,.'1 a study of Stephen . Crane"1 is. of course, my admiration of his wor"k but 1 - suppose that' the actual in centive was a casual conversation heard, in the summer of 1916 when I had no thought of writing pro fessionally. ; - This conversation took the form of a dialogue be tween an English lady and an authority on American fetters then solemnly engaged In commit ting a book on the national fic tion. . The lady; asked what he might be going to say about Stephen Crane. The gentleman after long thought; answered that she must be thinking of WALTER Crane, the English illustrator Eight articles far notes on Crane had appeared in 'scholarly reviews and, magazines . In the -two years preceding this memorable answer bat they had quite;-escaped the eye of. authority; 'In. fact, one ai the curiosities of Crane's case Is the steady avoidance of his name in . academic j texts on . American writings, while his work has re mained dear; to people really busy in writing. It may be that Crane's appeal Is rather to the creative artist than to the general reader but I contesa to a hope that the American'mind will sooner or later discover In. his volume, with all their - merits and demerits, a tal ent worth remembering. y it will likely be Bet up today ana put to work. This will " mean plenty of seed- for the growers; good, clean.seed., .--. ' r,' y ' I Ti k ; . 'A good deal f. the Bajf Is al ready up.- About 1,000 acres has been sown. , SA, lot of "pedigreed" seed is f being sown.' j, Enough of It bo that there will be an entirely new strain' of seed for the Salem district In 1925. It will give the farmers more flax to . the acre. It will give a longer and better fiber; and more fiber in propor tion to the weight of the flax de livered j It will be a great advance. Everything Is working well now, in - the process of centering - the American linen industry in Salem Oregon. Grand to Have Liberty's Films , : .For This Week :This week the Liberty-theater is to Yemaln closed for the-.installation -of the new organ, which- the management plans to have ready for an opening concert on Easter. While this work is being done the Liberty attractions will be shown at the Grand at the same . 25-cent admission price that has been rul ing that the Liberty. . ! . Today "The Leavenworth Case," one of the greatest mystery stories that has. ever been screened, will be the offering at 'the Grand, ami will be continued through Wednes day. ' " 1 . ' VOU: DIGSTIFF KXEB Watch lour! Finish ; Stiff," swollen, inflamed rheu matic - joints i should be ' treated with a remedy made for just that purpose only, s ' Remember the name of thinew discovery is Joint-Ease and it will take out the agony,, . reduce the swelling i and Umber; up"V any troubled joint after ordinary cure alls have miserably failed. Just rub it on 60c a tcb at t'l dru-'.-'-3 Ask for Joint-Ease.--Adv; The Yrunjt Ram's Hong What means this ' tremor in my bleat . -And why, I wonder, do my feet Dance to a syncopated beat ' Along the primrose way? Why" do I long to leap and run And butt my head Into the sun, Although I know it can't be done, can anybody say? Is it. the sun on yonder hill, Or merry music of the mill. Or blackbird's whistle, merrier still Or what, or which, or who? Ah me, 'tis these and more, I fear. For I am young and spring's now here, . ; u And all things cry, both, far and near, '" 'Tis Ewe, my love, tls Ewe. . ; .George S. Chappel. SPEAKING OF BRIDGE PARTIES No one can predict the success of an Infant by its "first night per formance.". Inconsiderate " My wife annoys me exceedingly. She is most inconsiderate of my feelings. , When, for instance. I am seated In my easy chair. In the middle of an i interesting story, she will shovel quantities of rattling, noisy coal Into the furnace, causing a horrible grinding sound. ' most un pleasant and disturbing. At other times when I wish, to lie' quietly amid the cushions of the chaise longue. I hear her tot ing up great buckets of coal for presumable use . in the kitchen. Sometimes she slips, falling down the basement stairs with hods and coal on top of her, making a hor rid clattering that sadly disturbs my state of mind. . When I would doze by a sunny window, .or loll at ease in . the en joyment of a cigar, r hear her smashing up boxes with an enor mous axe, seemingly for kindling wood, or beating up great, dusty rugs outside.: My - wife annoys me exceeding ly.. G. Shaw. Tales From' Bunkeriand I hate golfers. They ruin my disposition, r There's . the civil engineering golfer. 1 The careful, mathematical bird Who' holds up - seven hundred people on the course While he lies down flat on his tummy ' And squints along the edge of hla putter.' Then he walks around the flag and takes soundings. He putts in trigonometry. Seven shots on every green. Someone once told him that a straight line Is the shortest distance between two points. ' 1 ,'. But he doesn't believe it; ( He always says that putting Is more than half the game. ' I'll aay It Is. . I hate golfers. They ruin my disposition. : j Dorothy Parker. The Occulist Anne: "What impression did you get of that; young doctor when he examined your eyes?" Alice: "His heart was in his work." . , . , E. J. Kiefer. (Copyright, 1924. Reproduction "' ' : " Forbidden.) I - Readers are requested to con- ! tribute. AH humor, epigrams j j (or humorous mottoes), jokes, I anecdotes, poetry, -burlesque, j satires and bright sayings of . j I children, must be original and I j unpublished. Accepted mater- j ial will be paid, for at regular grates. All manuscriptsmust j I be written on one side of the j I paper only, should bear name f j of this newspaper, and should I J be addressed either to the Fun J I Shop, or to The Oregon States- 1 I man. .Fun Shop headquarters, j 110 West 40th street. New j 'York city.. ' S"0P IM.SALFM CONTEST JO HELP WHOLE CITY f Continued from pare 3) chose, to decapitate it and now wants a substitute to fill the place. All of this shows that Salom, land of 1 opportunity, must have intelligent people and men must work with their i hand3 nnd with their heads ' Thxnea To Do mmmm " ' mmmm mTmm ,:, Edited tl JoSia II. tlL HERE'S SOME FUN FOR The magician who can draw a rabbit out of an empty hat is very Bmart. But who ever saw a magicion draw a hat out of a rabbit? Notice above the back view portrait of an Easter bunny. - Now it's a simple matter to add a few lines to it and thereby change it to a hat. Try it and prove that the conjurer isn the only one who can perform tricks. , There are lots of other things you can make using the rabbit out line. Turn it so you see it from every angle, then draw what it sug gests to you. The rabbit shape was a starter for the two pictures at the top. Study them, draw your own. Now you're a magician your self with a lead pencil for your wand! Answer to today '. picture puEzle:- The he never saw Jfiie monkey backj . ' both. The Willamette valley has hardly been scratched yet. We raised in Oregon $20,000,- 000 of dairy products last year, while" Wisconsin raised $180,000,0001 Oursoil is bet ter than Wisconshrs and the climate is better, our green stuff season much longer, and we can produce feed! 25 per cent cheaper. There is-a rea son for this and the reason is rain. Some, people find fault with the rain. I hold it up as our greatest asset. It takes rain to raise J goefd crops any where. - ... - Respectfully submitted, ' ' , CARL. FINSTER. Rt. 8, Box 85 A, . Salem, April 14, 1924.. (The Statesman: is glad to publish the above two articles, both prize winners. " The pa per is going, to submit the best ones each, week t the Associated Industries of Ore ARE glXTY MILLION readers get the message of the North ern Pacific and Great Northern, which wcelily and monthly; extols the attractions of this Northwest in the magazines of the nation. . Millions are reached by the Portland Chamber of Coin merce in its national periodical campaign for Oregon. Thuosands are turning to our state curious cup cc tent hopeful. Thousands will come to Salem and its unrr alelled countryside. Will they be pleased - cr die ap pointed ? The answer hes in ourselves it is for us to measure in in hospitality to the abounding opportunities of our neigh borhood. We have an ably managed Chamber of Commerce. Let us get behind it and make our civic pride something mere than a name. ' FIRST NATIONAL BAM? , Salsm, Oregon The Boys and Girls Statesman The Bleseas little Paper ni tne ,criu CARTOON MAGICIANS boy did not walk around the monkey for gon which has undertaken to increase Oregon's pay rolls. If the Statesman wins this $100 prize with, any of the articles through this column,; the money will be handed over to the winning writer. Certain ly, with such a wonderful sub ject, that prize should oe brought to Salem. Trail 'Em to Salem. Ed.) A somebody is one whose physi cian thinks a subpoena more dan gerous than germs. A Good Thins - DON"! MISS IT Send vour name and addrets plainly written, toeether with 6 cents (and this lip) to Chamberlain Medicine Co., Dee ixumies, jowi ana receiva in return m trial packujre containing CHAMBER LAIN'S COUGH REMEDY lot coughs. colds, croup, bronchial, "flu" and whoop ing congbs, end tickling laroal; l.llA.ol BERLA1N'8 TABLETS for stomach trouble, indigestion, sassy, pains that crowd the heart, bil townees and consti pation; CHAMBERLAIN'S SALVE, Deeded in every family for boras, scalds, wounds, piles and skin affections these valued family medicines for only 5 cents. Dont miae iu . . WEREABY? cj r Sfranre Radio Laws In Foreign Ccur.tr." Recent radio regulations in Ai tralia require that every purch er of a receiving set must pres to the radio goods dealer a ceri: ficate of license showing that !. has subscribed to the service the station to. which he wishes f listen in. When the Instrument I bought, the wave length is adju ed to the station to which the cr tomer subscribes. If he wish3 l listen in on other stations, he n; pay an additional sum for the pri ilege. Sealing devices are emf I ed to see that radio fans do r overstep government rights. In Mexico City broadcasting e tlons are taxed 100 pesos a yi. and receiving stations five pesc ; year. There are three broadc: ing stations In the city. Today's PIctore Puzzle John was teasing the or; grinder's monkey. which sat on t organ. As John walked compl: ly around the organ the en; monkey turned and kept his f. toward the boy. . Did John w: around the monkey?- R e a d the Classified FUTURE DATES t w . April IT, Thnipday Annual iatp; Company F. 1 62nd infantry. April XT, Thnrmdy Mon4y-Thnr ' banquet of Scottish Bits mason at ion hotel. - . April 19, ftaturdsy Dedication statue "The Cirenil Sider," . ia novae -tToonda. , April 20 Eaater Sunday. April 21, Monday ilusio welc to I gin in Salem. April 29 to May S Snrtne eircui be held ia Salem. ; Hay 9 and 10. Friday and FatBrf?--Stat convention of disabled Vt'orid eterana, Salem. '-i-1- . May 11. Pnnday Motnert' dar. May 16, Friday Primary t.ec. . Oregon, i - Jane 10, Tuesday Eepnblleaa t . ! " a eonrentioa aaeeta ia, Cleveland. - ' Jnne 14, Saturday - Annual i County Snnday School picnic - June 22, Sunday Idaho County i i at fair grounds. : Jane 24, Tuesday Iemocratie E . al convention, meets in New York. STATESLIA ; WANT ADC The shortest distance Let-;;, buyer ami seller. 1 a . . . r