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'4 THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGcmf ' WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 30, 1924 Issued Daily Except Monday by THB STATE SMJUT FTJBXJSHXXO . COKFAHT 215 South Commercial St., Salem, Oregon ' K. 3. Hendfieks Joha Lk Brady frank Jaskoski r IfUtSSA OT THE 1 Tli Associated Press U exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches, credited to it or aot otherwise credited ia thia paper and also the local aewe published herein. - : R. i. HEXPRICKS ,. President CABLE ABRAMS Secretary " -: ' : - BUSINESS OFFICE: Thomas T. CUrk Co, Jfew York. 141-145 Wept 36th St.; Chicago, Marquette Build- ' I nit. W. 8. Grottawahl. Mrr. u (Portland Office. S38 Worcester Bldg Phone 6637 BKoadway, O. T. Williams. Mgr.) , .TELEPHONES: . 23 . Circulation Office -.. 23-106 , Society Editor Job Department - - 3 i Ttaslness Office Kewa .Department Entered at the Poatofflco ia Salem. AIT HITERESTINQ , i The section of the present law which' provides iri a small measure for resiliency in tariff rates was recently invoked to increase the duty on wheat from 30 to 42 cents'a bushel. Can adian competition was used as the "reason for this increase- " . f And now-there is a prospect that this section may be invoked and applied to cotton textiles. ' ; 7 I' t The cotton manufacturers are face to face with a tough sit uation: Among the depressing factors cited by a correspondent of the New York "World, who has been canvassing the situation, "have been the year to year shrinkage-of the -cotton surplus, the depredations of the boll weevil and last year's high domestic consumption of cotton" goods. All these have brought about a prodigious increase in the cost of raw material, with a corre sponding increase in the cost" of finished goods. . The whole cot ton industry, in north and south alike, has been hard hit. Raw material costs are very, high." ;j : , - ..- ,- t; In the mean timer, the British cotton mills are invading: the American: markets, and - beating-tlown the -prices'; here. - The pre-war sales of the British manufacturers in the American markets were about 50,000,000 yarSs- year. j.Theirf sales" are now at the rate of about 220,000,000 yards aiiraially, r 3 ' ; . v. The American mills have the capacity- to make all the cotton goods that' are coming over from 'Oreat Britain and replacing the supplies that might be turned out.Bt Jiomj. ; A number of American cotton mill have been shift down ; others are working on short time; ' . i T If there is" to come any relief, it must come from higher protective rates -v.y,. - V ' ' " V, v ": - v' There is absolutely no other. way out. : The South must turn to protection, or let their own cotton mills be driven out ot business, as well as those of the North. .This makes' an interesting tariff situation. It is coming about that in a number of lines the South needs protection' more than day other section of the country. ; v- c 1 'ek'j ;. - In the mean -time, the employment of newly invented ma chinery in the flax industry, to say nothing of, the hemp in dustry, is. making jm interesting situation the world oyer per haps bringing near the time when linen good will be cheaper . There ist.no doubt .'that the proposed "new farm for the boys ' r'ate training school will be purchased, and that within a short V-mel.end'a 'beginniijg'jiaBlDf cofistmotion of the new-'buiia;-; i js. The law and the circumstances are considered manda tory. In the same way, it is mandatory that the farm be such t'3 to lend itself to an effort to make the institution self sup porting', "mostly through the production of the standard erops that may be cultivated and harvested by the boys. There must La as large a tract purchased as may be, of the kind of land that is adapted to" the growing of tree and bush fruits and nuts &nd the keeping of cows and poultry. There is no other one thing that will tend more largely to the making of the work such as to trim out law abiding and useful members of society. Work and play and study, and proper discipline, are all needed in a scheme of reformation, and the greatest of these is work, end work of the kind that will lead both to habits ot industry rnd to trained capacity, for useful careers. j . H,- AVlLIi BE ADJUSTED : There is little danger of serious trouble . because of , Japanese ' ex clusion. There has been a" gene ral agreement In effect for a long t ' z;a, Jbut we. have ; had exclusion; The form may be changed just a llttla. as Americans are not going to hurt the sensibilities of the Jap anese. . The thrifty citiiens have come here and made good. They have - worked ' hard - ahd saved. There has not ' been much crime among the' Japanese who have come here. They have' a better reputation in this respect than the Chinese, because the Chinamen are given to opium and kindred vices. President Coolidge Is on the job and he is doing his best to adjust matters to meet, the demands of the radicals and save the feelings of the Japanese. -There is always middle ground that is honorable If tiere 1 a desire to take it, and the Oregon Statesman does not fear any affront to Japan nor any thing but a fair compromise on the part of the radicals. ' , .-. eaaeMaaaeBnaa, . SOME GOOD NEWS A European critic In corre spondence gires it as his opinion that It will be a long time before there is another real war in Eu4 rope. They will never have peace such as we have, but they do have what to them amounts to the same tliiag. v The nations are. so sus I icioas of one another that they never will trust themselves In any way to any surrounding country. IJurope cannot afford a war; it cannot finance a war. It will not Lave real peace because people who are suspicious very , seldom sre able to secure permanent peace tut it is good news to have this authority tell us' that there is no danger of real war. A i:ULT THE COMPIJiXIOX There Is a face on the bulletin ! oard across the street from the : t-tr:--r:2a office advertisias com . ' L-t tt3 r-'rl 13 cot atr " " ' - ' -r?r.!-c, U r-t j .- Manager ' - 'T - tior Manager Job lepl. ASSOCIATED ZBXSS W J. U. BBADT Vice-President 583 106 Oregon, aa second-etasa Hatter. TARIFF SITUATION now; 62 years .old, is selling her recipes for youth,, and we have an Idea that she too, is more bleached than-preserved. At any rate there is enough' in both of these things so that people in middle age and older are preserving their com plexions and - . continuing .to ' be youthful. It is really a sad sight to see a little dried up old woman when yon know that with care of herself she would ldpk just as well as the woman ; across the street who has only a few wrinkles. We take it that the women owe It to themselves, ' as '. well : as " to the world, to use enough beauty aids to make them attractive as elder ly people, not as giddish youths. MAKING MONEY It has just been officially, re ported that, the Rocky Ford , dis trict in' Colorado operated at a dis tinct loss last year. The manager of' a big farm in , the Willamette valley tells us that he has oper ated at a loss three years. We know: the. wheat ' farmers are; h"it hard. : There must be something fundamentally wrong, : something economically wrong. America is remarkably prosperous yet in' so many lines the basic' industries are not profitable. " : l - ' ' -There must be some way found to equalize prices and stabilize pro duction. It la . not fair for any considerable portion of cur people to operate at a loss in normal years. ' Disastrous catastrophies wo will always have, but we will not always have unprofitable farming, fruit raising, or stock raising. We must adjust and readjust until an equitable basis Is found. . NOT SO BAD A good many of the stand-pat papers are getting all heated up over the farm bloc. 1 They claim that it is working for selfish ends- Until a bloc was organized the farmers always got tha worst of it. Now they, get the worst of it only part of the time. The old line re publicans are responsible for all '-; trouble, however. Instead of vanted republicans they begad trying-to cat their traces so they could not pall the party forward. It has. not had a rood effect; it is not good politics in the tint place, and it is no way to get men to act differently, in the second lace. FOREST KIRKS V Forest fires are starting early this year and are very disastrous. A. patrol is being maintained and the government is taking all ne cessary precautions to prevent these fires, but people will be care less. Some of these days promis cuous camping will be outlawed. The' northwest has lost millions because of fires started by careless campers. - v:. V " j'1 " Forest fires , aV mighty gerioua izs this country because , one-sixth of all the timber ia ? Americt : is bunched -in Oregon, and a ffreonce started , spreads . "rapidryj These moving, pictures to 'educate the people are very desirable and are working' well,' but' the' fires continue.- -. i. i - OO TO IT The city council under the lead ership of the' mayor is making a determined fight against the eye sore on the north Pacific highway, commonly. cajled a. junk yard. The owner is defiant, -but public opin ion -will demand that he -get out of there. No .man has a right to desecrate ; his own ' premises ; to a detriment of his neighbors' pre mises and the health of the neigh bors children... There must be no letup .until this unsightly, place is moved.': A DERELICT GOVERNOR Governor McCray of Indiana has been sent to jail for using the mail to defraud. In pronouncing sen tence the judge declared that Mc Cray was the. worst offender he had ever known. A year ago when his high financing was discovered the party leaders tried to get him to resign. He ; refused, and" now the people of Indiana have the humiliation of putting' the gover nor la Jail." '-"vl .:',,;.-, NEED A ItRlDGE ' We were glad to note that the people living in the . vicinity of Wheatland have awakened to the fact that the only way- they can get a bridge is by organized ef fort. -The county board must be shown that the . bridge la needed, and that the people are demanding it.. A j bridge is certainly , much needed, and only by such an agi tation as the one begun can. a per manent bridge be secured. . The California . Produce . News Is devoting a good deal "of atten tion to Oregon tand giving" us . a valuable profit for-" which we are very, thankful, h "-. ; x-' . f- n-: . , - .VERSES AND REVERSES 1 J? (By Samuel jloffenstein) Sleep my little treasure, : j Sleep ray. little tot; ;. ; I 1- Mamma needs ' some .pleasure, : Which rocking you, is .not;, f I love your little ways, dear, Your body, pink and white, ; But you' have mama's "days, dear. So go to sleep at night. ; : .! 2 . ; : t i' A little dachshund used to say, "Things grow brighter every day; Sleet or snow or mist or hail, I wag an optimistic tail," Little dog, you're not the first Whose hopes hare gone from bad to WURST! ; Two Characters In Search for , An Author Peg; "I took a beauty nap this morning." ; . Megf -Really?' What wakened you so soon, dear?'' : T-rl " :- 4'EnTest Boyd. : V - .:. T . if" Iiocal and Personal r ' Friends of Uncle Joe Whehun will be grieved to learn that he was brutally assaulted by a couple of highwaymen Saturday night but was not killed. Silas Foddergrass is out on the streets after having been confined to his house for six weks with a broken leg much to his friends' relief. Felix Stonebruise has received his badge and instruction book from the . NeversleepJpetective agency and Is now looking around for something, to detect. As ,a starter we' might try to find out what has become ot the Soldier's Monument fund. ' i ; Frenzied Finance ; . (A Triolet) , t. What good's oar budget." The darned thing wont budge? Pert?ps we rilsjud9 it, t , . y p.ut wht good's our bv-'sct? Iftii it Or Guu.? " . J. . r.:.,r . vc,.t tr:. . . ;? What good's our., budget. ' - - The darn thing won't budge! , , f ' rMolly Anderson (- ..: ' Sayings of Socratep J .'Everybody tells you , not to worry, and then worries you. The country is "suffering 'from auto-intoxication. . ;'lt seems a Teapot will - burn anything of anybody. ' ; a " The' good die young; no- use taking chancse with them. , ; , ; Jack's Second Trial The second time that Jack pro : ' posed ' - '. ;'Twas really a 1 surprise, ' Though still I -gossips - so sup 'posed jjFdund favor-ia bis eyes. tiis Tirst avowai. monins oeiore, Pd treated with disdain And Laughed at him the while we ; -swore' - : . - ' He'd surely try again. ; . - - f . ' ' : . The second1 time "that" Jack pro- posed ' ' . ' I never said a word. ' '.,' Though to assent I'd' grown dis- posed '-'" i-v- -; I simDlv overheard : - ? " I By accident his earnesf plea - '; . While in the walts's whirl;: ' The second' time 'twas nof- to me, But to another girl! w. Roy Farrell Greene n MasK-q-tMKii ; - r i First cbmet;t?Ta ;0a Vourf gas inaks." v':- Second comet; "Why?. u First comet:- "Were approach ing the earth and congress is in session.". .' " ' ' '' "". ........ BenjaminDeCassehes . - 7 - - ' ' i ' , ' (Copyright 19Zi. Beprodactioa .for bidden.) Readera are reqaeated to contribnte. -All humor, epigrams (or humoront met toea), jokea. anecdotes, poetry, bor- 1 lesqoe. aatires and bright sayings, of children, mast be original and unpub lished. Accepted material will be paid (or at regular rates. All manuscripts moat be written on oae aide of - the paper only, should bear name of this newspaper and should be addressed to , tha Fun Shop Editor, Tha Oregon Statesman. . - - . . ., . EDITORIALS OF THE PEOPLE Objects to Xante . To the Editor of The Statesman and Salem in general: To Salem In. general and the patrons of our schools, especially, the - writer would like very much, to see a better; name selected for our new junior high school. - Our new and commodious junior high school building will no doubt be a great credit to our fair city, and a much needed i relief 'to .'..our- present school buildings. . The name Par rish is very near and dear to the hearts of some of our old timers; but. .the 'writer feels that' they1 should give way to a name that every school child, every passerby, and especially to every stranger or tourist' passing the building. would easily realize and remem ber always. The writer has talked with several teachers and they tell me that every time the name Par- rish is mentioned; an' explanation is absolutely necessary, and always will be, as but very few, if any, know anything about the Parrishes or the Parrish addition No doubt many of the teachers don't" know. The name -the writer, would sug gest would be an everlasting advert tisemenc for Salem.- K ' The name the writer suggests would be "Salem's Junior High," and as .stated above, every school child' would' know and realize at once. .Tours truly, and In the In terests of Salem's future, H. L. CLARK. " - Capital City Capital Editor Statesman: ; ' 'The Chamber Of Commerce an nounces that the amount of mon ey to be spent this year on Homes In Salem will total a million dol lars. ; What is the secret of this growing "prosperity of our Capital City? .It has. been stated over and over that, the natural beauty ot Salem Is our greatest asset as a city. " We have the river and the hills, and the stately public build ings. But. what, wuki tnr city be but forita trees? . What a variety we boast; including our wonderful Marlon Square, Wlllaon plaza and the arboretum about the ' atate house. Then follow the banks of the two .water courses that flow through our city, and follow the stream that threads its way down to and through the Bush park. What magnificent groves of oaks, ash and fir are standing in that splendid hundred acres, and not a tree to .become-the victim of the tree'. murderers! ;;v .: : . ; Residents out on Twelfth street about baseball park vicinity are feejing. outraged at the slaughter ing of a grove of trees there that seems uncalled for; - It. is 'stated that it has-been done without per mission' of ."the-' City " Park Board, and probably some of the trees are on privata property. The trees cut down .included oaks, hundreds of years old, and balm trees two feet In diameter. " There still stand a pair of twin balm trees 30 to 36 Inches In diameter, easily a hun dred feet high, v Shall they fal by the axe for Cord wood?' Should not such gret trees1 be spared a munity interest In such' forest growths in the city that have been protected -for; three-fourths ot a century? Should not our City council order a , tree survey made and seek to preserve' the ' most striking features of the municipal skylines? V ? 1 -'.-,. Remember the. beautiful fir grove that crowned Falrmount hill slowly it has been vanishing. Think of that block of oat trees, some two hundred to three hund red years old,! covering, the hill owned by Mrs. W. PrXord. Is it all to go to the woodshed? Should not .our civic association and var ious women's organizations stand tor the City Beautiful, that shall always, be our greatest asset: of distinction and delight thousands of tourists every month in the year? Every day and week In the year trees are being .cut down here and there in our city and its uburbs, regardless of the commun ity interest In this wonderful as set ot natural beauty that adds millions to the value, of property. compared to an absolutely treeless community.,. Col. E. Hofer.l Cap'n Zyb PHANTOM NEEDLE Needle hung from a thread, light the thread with fire,; thread burns -needle remains hanging in thin BOIL STRING IN SALT SOLUTION LIGHT STRING NEEDLE WILL REMAIN ) .SUPPORTED BY , CINDER i i air suspended by a cinder! How? Simple. ,.y .';... '.''' All you have to do is to prepare the thread by boiling, it in a solu tion of salt water for an hour. ; Be sure the solution of salt is , very, very strong. ' After the thread has been boiled, lay it out carefully to dry, and when ithas wholly dried you can perform the trick outlined above.1 1 ; , ' ", r : ? Be, very, mysterious about: it all and as you light the thread Invoke the Egyptian ' goddess. Shehasa Dumbella, and make mysterious passes over and under the hanging peedle. ; , CAP'N ZYB,, t Let tlie French have military control of the Ruhr. Why make it the one exception on the conti nent? . "'." I ; '.'" WHY I WROTE "THE NEW . DECALOGUE OF SCIENCE By Albert Edward Wiggam Why men write books is as deep ' a mystery as why. girls .and boys and men and babies leave home. I suppose it's because they want to.- Psychologists' think It's be cause of an inferiority complex. Samuel Johnson- said no man in his senses ever wrote for anything except money. Bill Nye said he began writing books when he found out that'1 John Milton got S47 for "Paradise Lost." I wrote the "New Decalogue of Science' because I couldn't help It. It seemed to me that nearly all the misery, and sin in the . world were due not to the fact that men wanted to do wrong, but that they did not know how to do right. And It seemed to me that science that is, intelligent study of God's word could ' teach men how:, to become intelligent co-workers with God, that is how to do right. The old decalogue of Moses will never be displaced, but science has . at last shown men how to s make it effective!; ' I wrote the "New Deca logue', in 60, days , because the commandments of science' are all so simple, bo obvious, so inescap able and because for SO years I had been talking. to. myself about them., I wonder if I shall ie sorry that the public has overheard? E oisnws Apply- In Nostrils It Opens ' Air Passages 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 nos? 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 nostrils and get Instant relief. " f Millions en dorse this remedy known for more T SPUR TUbiga To Do Copyright, 1023, Associated Editors. STORIES OF PRECIOUS JEWELS Jade China's Most Highly-Prized Gem Jade is not usually counted am ong the precious stones, yet to the Chinese and Japanese it is the most valuable of all gems, in fact, they measure the value of all other The face here Is one carved by skillful Chinese Jewelry-makers. stones in terms of jade. The Chi nese say jade is a combination, of five cardinal virtues, Jim, charity; Gi, modesty; Yu, courage; Ketsu, justice, and Chi, wisdom. ; They carve it most exquisitely in elabor ate and fragile designs, for it is no harder than ordinary glass and so is not difficult to work upon. It is frequently used for carvings of the figures of Chinese gods. Jade includes two stones which are very similar in appearance, greenstone and jadite. Both are fibrous and tough and greenish. Five Opinions Handed . Down By Court Tuesday ; The - following opinions ; were handed down yesterday by the su preme court: J. T. Sullivan vs. P. Welch and Rogue River Valley Canal com pany, appellants; action for salary and monies advanced; appeal from Jackson county. Opinion by Jus tice Coshow. Decree of Judge F. M. Calkins modified by reducing amount from judgment from $1522.36 to $522.36, . Frances I. Anderson, adminis tratrix, vs. Patrick R. Maloney and Tom Swennes, appellants; appeal from Multnomah county; sui for damages; opinion by Justice Bur nett. Judge Robert V. Morrow re versed. , In the matter of the application of Humphrey , Barton ,1 or, public road, Holland-Washington " Mort gage company, appellant, -vs. Hum phrey," Barton and j Hood ? River county; appeal from; Hood River county; appeal from judgment in God be Brothers Sales i a , v - . 6576 Dodge Brothers Motor Cars - (or over 1,000 cars per day);verc . . i delivered to retail purchasers dur ing the week ending April 19th i not including cars for export or overseas. This breaks all Dodge Brothers retail delivery records. ' ; " ,V - .' . ."V : ': '...-.f-' V-- :-- . : r .-.'. . k' ' ' Figures for the first three weeks . of April are: Week ending April 5th v 5694 Week ending AprU 12th . 6106 C; ' Week ending April 19th . 6576 Each week since October 1923, deliveries of Dodge Brothers Cars to users have shovn a consistent gain over the corresponding week of any previous year. The Boys and Girls Statesman The Blsseat Little Paper nl ta T7orU Greenstone, or nephrite as it Is us ually called,is the more common and less valuable of the two. When examined under the microscope, it is found to be made of a great many hard fibres closely matted together. The color varies from a sort of gray tq leaf and- and dark green, the color being darker when iron, which Is one of the minerals in it, is present in a large quantity. Jadelte is much ; more highly prized by Chinese than "ordinary nephrite. It takes a greasy lustre when it Is polished. The color varies from white to an emeral green. The finest Is jt durid lying in dark green, ribbon likes forma tions in boulders in Burmah., Jt is prized almost as much as the cos t y rubies which you will recall pour out of Burmah's mnes anj- are carried away by caravan. . All the Burmah jade is sent to. China to be made into Chinese jewelry. In New Zealand jade Is used for a breast ornament called the tiki. and also for the peculiar club call ed the pattoo-pattoo. -The stone itself is not called Jade, out Is known as punumu, meaning green stone. These ornaments are some times imported to this country for chrams. . . ' Good For Him 'John, talks in his sleep." How's that?" f 'He recited in class today.' statutory proceeding for condem nation of land. Opinion by Jus tice Brown. Judge D. Ri Parker affgirmed. ' ; H. C. Atwell vs. Alfred Schmltt, appellant; appeal from Linn coun ty; suit for satisfaction of claim. Opinion by Justice Hand. Judge George G. Bingham affirmed. Wiggins company, incorporated, appellant, . vs.. McMlnnvllle Motor Car company, et al; appeal from Yamhill county, . suit to set aside chattel mortgage. Opinion by Chief Justice McBride. Judge H. H. Belt affirmed. . . : Li. M. Cox admitted to bar for nine months on probation; certifi cate from Iowa; to practice In Portland.'-":.. I WHEATLAND I w ' , A meeting was held in the yU cinity of Wheatland Saturday eve ning, April 19 for. the purpose of considering a plan -to secure a bridge across the Willamette river Dodge-Brothers Detroit 1ms ".i ci r. i Edited by Joha XL HOW TO MAKE A MAY BASKE1 Two folds, two cuts and two pastings and you have a May bas ket all ready to fill with violets c. spring beauties and leave at some body's door on May Day. It Is tb simplest sort of basket, and if you use an eight-inch square c! wall paper of a pretty color an pattern, you'll be most please! with your gift. . Crease your paper once each w; as in diagram 1 of the direction ! below. No. 2 shows it half folded, No. 3 folded twice. Bend over tl. . corner as In No. 4. Cut a hand I ; as No! 5 indicates, then open up your basket, Fit in the side where you creased No. 6 and paste them to finish the basket. XT S U 4 at Wheatland, connecting Maries and Yamhill counties. The meeting was well attended. U voted unanimously for a bridge. A permanent organization was el ected and adjourned to meet agaia Monday evening. May 5. -All In terested are requested to attend. , I FUTURE DATES f April 29 to May 8 Shrina circus to ba held ia Salem. May O and 10, Friday and fsturdiiT Stata convention at Disabled World W ar veterans. Salem. -. May 11, Sunday Mothers' day. May 16, Friday Primary aiactioa il Ore r on. May 24, Satnrday Yeomen tj moot, Oregon realm ot Rkadamanthas. Jane 10, Tuesday Kepnblieaa. asUd al eonveatioa meets ia Cleveland. Jnne 14, Saturday Annnal UarUf Connty Sunday School picnic June 22, Sunday Idaho County pie&: at fair frouada. aJuna 24, Toesday Democrstie aat' t al eonveatioa meats la New York. July IS to 23 Chautauqua aeaaoa it Salem. . , . , , R e a d the Classified Adi Iar.1 -r:2rL'-: - IIivo" ise "'xo cod'1 tli a fifty years; Adv. '