TTIT2 OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON .SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 2S, 1924 -a . 4 1 V' - 7 - .. rMtff'W . Iaaued Daily Except If endajr by ' ICS STATESMAN tfTSLXSHXKQ CO MP AST 215 Sooth Commercial St., Salem, Oregoa t . J. Heodrirke -h I,. Brady I -aak Jaikoaki y Manager . Aid teur Viuw Job Uept MEMBE Or TBB ASSOCIATED PXXSS - T1i aasoelatea Preaa it xeluiively entitled ta the tie for jrohllratloa at H r diapaichaa credited to it or sot otherwlee credited la thia pa par aad alaa ' tae Wmwi pnbliabed hereia. . - - i . BUSINESS OFFICR: ; , . F. CUrk Co, New York, 141145 Watt 36th St.; Caicaro, Karqnetta Build- - . W. 8. Crothwahl. Mrr. (Portland Office. 83o Woreeeter Bld, Fhone 6C37 BRoadway, O. F. William a. MT.) KUSTIT'. After a note of warning on-the end of "people, to Indulge, in Ton .-Marlon County Pomona 1 amusements - to an unwarranted Grange .has ; taken j: advanced extent, the remodeled amusement ground on the speakership In the section of 4he discipline, says con ne nouse(oi representatives. The corning "questionable . and mis grange members have spoken out fading 'theatrical or, motion pic- I .. .... . ... .1 ' V J? " "ice bo aiaiinci xnai tner is tore performances: dancing, and no mistake as to what they mean. J such games of, chance as are fre- u pwpie m vregon win neari-, quently associated with gambling, liy support the resolutions adopt- we affectionately admonish: all eu. inw are alone the lines o I mar nmni m m.v. th.i. ...... rnIne Office 1 iwi Uepartneat . i " " it Clmlitioi Offiea - -- aS-lOS Society Editor , . , Job Department -' - 8S S8S 10e Entered at taa Poetoffice la Salem, Orocoa. aa eecond-elnaa ntattar.. BTBLC THOUGHT AND TRAYEn - - J ...:- Pie Radio Copt Pmui a Xadlo BIBLE SERVICE Korean. Cincinnati. A!, If F trail ta ia haT their children nemorlxe the daily Bible aelectloont. It win prove sficewaa caxuac ua aa wear jreaxn. - ; . . June 28, 1A24 - vij ? ,;. -,;r - -: :w - f SAFETY OP THE, PERFECT: Behold. God will not cast away a perfect man, neither wm be nelp tne evil doers. Job 8:20. . , PRAYER: O God. Thou dost more In a mysterious way Thy wonders to perform. But we have seen Thee work wonders, and we trust Thee. . - . , ; : THE TARIFF AND THE CHERRIE3 public welfare. It la unmoral for. these pledges to be exacted now, months before the election occurs and before anyone can tell what will be the paramount Issues of the legisla ture, when it conrenes. .This signing up Js a relic of. the old convention days when men were pledged and bound hand and foot before being nominated. These things do not belong to the primary, days where all the people hare a' voice in the selection Members nominated for the legis lature have to be erected, and un til they are elected they, have no business pledging their support to any candidate for speaker, or any other office. It ments - the subject of -careful thought and prayer." "Instead; of retreating." Dr Brumblay Insists, "we have taken the -policeman's club but of the hand of the Methodist preacher and put a shepherd's crook In Its stead." A XEW DEPARTURE Governor Pierce has -recognized extradition papers from the gov ernor of California for a child de serter. It Is said 'that to Is Is ihe first time this was done, f Distinct progress is shown'.' The time has came when "men brings the re- ao desecrate the sanctity of 'the publican party Into disrepute, .but home and their obligations of par- what is more important, trails in I entage must . be handled by. the .Last week the Chicago Tribune carried a half page advertisement of a Windy City grocery store, ' a bargain day event, which says : "For downright, economy in buying food, we believe ft his. store stands "supreme. What an opportunity for thfifty food shoppers.'; In the middle of this advertise-. raent, in big heavy type, we rcad ."ULACK-'BING CHERRIES, 55c LB..' , j - .4 - ' What an .opportunity for. thrifty food sbtip-. pers. ' ' , - . ' 'What would a Lane county farmer ilo if he could get 55 cents a pound for his - cherries f : There wouldn't be any cherries drying tin the-trees be- - ; cause it does not pay to pick them.-- The producers here have to be satisfied with 4c and 5c per pound. Perhaps a little more tariff on ' cherries might help the Corvallis Gazette-Times the Sal era SYates- man, and a few other papers explain the difference ; between the price here and in Chicago. , ; , With fruit going to waste in Lane county and the' ? . citizens of Chicago and other eastern citit i'payhi?. , exorbitant prices for the same kind of fruit, we arit wondering wbat benefit a through east aiid west 4 J railroad ,wquJd meanto the farmers m thissestioni. . a.clirect linqsuch as asked for bythe pt;1 lieVrv' e" fumuuMiou dj. ureon, a line mut v,(., 1 the ileuvfrjhf 'frcJih chen their t!:5tir:ationVl t :-t the dust the dignity of an untram- meled legislative body. We trust that the man who claims to have these ' written law. Public sentiment can con demn but cannot punish. This prerogative has been left to law. and it is up to the law to see that' i TWO PL.XICS 1 ernes iivuj .ta WhatVtl J:nn. jurs to pledges has overstepped the truth, men who desert their families ar? We certainty ti.beltevet that; he I made to pay criminally for" their qer those ;, circumstances. That . rne . lamiiy obligation is not kind o.f a cam'pains unfair, u"n- only, too sacredr butcmfcmfvbVb0 Oregon anduhmerican. r It atd when'men l.e"jB Jhat '.'the jaw should I be frowned lppai In the Is going to reach;.themwherever most emphitl'c tnUBef? ' irther- they are. they are going to be more more any c'ndi3a&stgne' such careful about leaving their fa mil- repudiate )t before Election and If subsequent ' events show-, he did not . repudiate . lt In good faith. such a man should be marked In the political 'life of 'Oregon for ever. Furthermore, a man "who refuses to repudiate this ought to be beaten at ?the polls. . Above everything , in our government is integrity and honesty fn politics. When we go" trafficking months in advance- inV the? offices it ': Is time for as to tremble for our I country., f,-. ; tCi. . GIVE AXD TAKE "Give till It hurts" the motto's words, - - j Rang through, my tired brain that night, , , I asked him not for a reason -Or ror details of his plight. -, , But only saw the urgency 'Of heeding . at once his 'plea' , And gave with , dim and4 misty eyes . .. , . From my roll of currency, , . . ' . l . . . , f .. . . ; . :Give till It. hurts"--I .. did Just hat, r- -, , ,..... . . Jfpr me alone was the pain , I've no- desire to see that face Or that ugly gun again. ' H. W. Askew. AX EPIDEMIC 1 "tUJEJfi OX AVILfiOX r" .'I r t ' -. j oe uemocranc national con vention is mighty accommodating, There was a" dispute about the iCu Klux Klan. A committee was ap pointed to iron It out. The com mittee decided t both for and against, bringing out a plank for either one. The convention will decide which way It is going to stand. We submit that this- Is the most j accommodatlfjgf plank ever devised. r Eacn pfank, is to "be brought ou t. : tested.' and,. the. one that seems the ; meat' popular ill tf'.r j TVodrow Wilson is dead and j be adopted; regardless ol the prin cannet! peak for himself, but hlslclples involved, and regardless Of itmau6Ught ; to ,be , cherished by I tbe interests of "the countryi'-' It l.bn theeditoria jUeJ Aimertcan people.: Some of I M- a& Wendt-no hl friends, but I i .rj- is jnyvf-.4 1 nig enemies have ' resurrected wTjjjfuicii nas what they claim was his liquor "e marascluno plank and asked its adoption in time-serving id a most 'marked protests degree.' L - f Mi. The ' Gervafs ' ' Star The above, including the ht;;-V-:i app T-oS of the Eugene Guard of TJ. r !iy. 1 lie answer is thisi The tat.n ; r te c ; cents a pound, and there is a tarii board c ! en cppealed, allowing shipments in -rr1 .rzde to come stemmed; so that all tU i,yrmay be. employed! New York. i i i-arope. " . " Frankly we do not believe the I a5a,t prosUtuting the Initiative That is not high enough -taf give much protection. " The J plank Is authentic, even if Joe Tu-1 by haTl c . .crn marascnino manmacturers prefer the Napoleon (Koyal J multy did vouch for It. Joe has al- j Mtions. bought - for ; 10. .cents a type) cherries grown' in Spain, Italy, and France' to our j ways been wet. J name. That; is.tke accepted price "st Royal Ann type (white) cherries, 'because they run small-! : The plank starts out with a ylr- In- Oregon- fl.lt is &. shame. 1 It ia size; so their drummers may represent to sofVdrink and jtabua'and. unctuous denunciation I hrings the-initiative and ! referen- l.er retailers that they will go farther have more, cherries mjof the saloon. "We recognize," it J flno into disrepute kn4 'gives rich iner to the pound. , 1 affirms, "that the American saloon men a nig advantage ; over poor The competition is too fierce. ..Our growers -need a .rate of Ms opposed to all social, moral andjinen. enabling any man to submit l :nts a pound. They may get a rate of 3 cents by making a I economic order,' and we pledge j questions to the voter who has a under the elastic clauses of the present , tariff law. But ourselves to its absolute ellmlna 1. -t will not be enough.' ' v ' : - : ; ) I tion by the passage of such' laws As to the Lane county farmer getting 5 cents a pound for will finally and effectualiyex.- , cnerries, the same as paid by retail buyers in Chicago; that terminate it. Ryan: "Say, didVyou know that the well-known Eureka Bis cuit Factory has closed down(. v ! weiiry; "imo. wnat fori" . Ryan: "Because of the foot and raoutn riisease." ' ' , Jeffry: "What had Uhat.to do TfUllt!.v;-:,xr;,v-j Ryan: "The foot and ' mouth aisease got. among the 'Animal crackers.'' r qiiTe s. Grcep. SPEAKIXQ OF OPERATIONS Junior Bad to take ether when they removed bis adenoids at the hospital. . . I called on him a week later and inquired If the operation had been a painful one. y "Na-aw," he said jauntily, "it didn't; hurt none, but it smelt fcomepen. awful." , Esther Clark Hill. WHITE YOUR OWN-HEAD! Sing a song of bobbing hair, A "shingle", cut like brother, Clip it here and snip it there - New-baby's hats fit mother! , Jessie F. btockbridge. -m a a Items Front ' the Bogtown Enterprise foolish. And the argument that a direct east and west rail- 1 ,i line would help is also foolish. The Oregon cherries shipped s t lie Chicago market must he packed here; neatly packed and : in attractive packages ThL costs money: The men buying handling, them must . have a; profit; . They must go nn te- : erator cars. These must have ice to start with ; they must eu on tne way, several times. This all costs money. The roads must collect their freight. The commission men at the r end must have something. It costs for dispatches, for ; :k:z and other arrangements. -It all costs. Then the retailer , . incago must have a profit. He h'as to pay rent, hire clerks, 1 loy delivery wagons; he has a thousand expenses, including amereni Kinas 01 taxes. And he has to live - or thinks . . .:a.- 10. . . . . - ' The difference a direct line east and west would make v aid be insignificant... . The freight , charges iWonldxl' be the ic. - Aiiere migm. or mignt not De saved-one icing on the way. But 4 or 5 cents a pound to the Oreson m-ower ivnnt c :ush: It is not his share. Jlis is the great risk ; the long : c; me iignt with Dugs and tree diseases and the elements. Jhout him, all the.restorthe.people.tip the line to the con 1 mer would have no chance for their part of the' 55 cents a I nu paia Dy ne consumer. ; ; . . r t ; . . ; ; . ; If the growers were protected with a: dutv of fi eenta a pound, and if they were organized, they would get 8 to 10 cents a i'uuuu iur iueir cnerries pernaps more, some ! years. They ,; a e growers snouid have. it. The maraschino jranufacturers could afford it, without increasing' their prices to .their, customers. They are abundantly protected, by a duty of 40 Per centum ad valorem. They looked out for this .when ii.e iami 0111 was being considered. They were present.' The nrowcrs were not, though this writer yelled his fool head off trying to warn them, and sent letters and dispatches. -?. " :iVc uff wouia ine consumers m Chicago have to pay more ior their black cherries, if the growers received decent prices. The Eugene Guard man may put this in his pipe and smoke J , orhe may whistle it, t put it on his phonograph and play it:. Our, white cherry growers will not be sure of good prices every year untd two things happen! First, there must be an :?!,l?,iecP !?t,Ve ar!-f rate' Secon1' they must organize, -.d the same thing applies to our black cherry growers, in the f or"iz-The tariff duty is not of so much " '0ftance to them.; They have no such fierce competition. ' The people of the Salem district are better iiff tliaiiUhbse any other section of this coast. Salem is the best town"of its n Vn,.StaS Whr BeeW we diversify, we 0 the land of diversity, the country of opportunity., - We do put all our eggs m. one basket; even in two or three or a a baskets. Bit we do not diversify enough. We must get .a starch and flour and dextrine factories. Sugar factories. ! - -t0es: Teppermint oil refineries. Linen mills. More rv 3 warehouses. 3Iore and bigger poultry plants. -' ri?.;le lactones. Grape juice and other fruit 5; rnj jim .md jelly factories. More paper mills. Sf on,- thro-crh a list a mile Ion?. We Then- come the "weasel words' that suck the vitality from the pre ceding sentence the sort of dou ble-facing political practice that Roosevelt condemned. These are the weasel words: "But we favor the repeal of the Volstead act and the substitution for It of a' law permitting the , manufacture and sale of light wines and bfeer." i The politicians who have resur rected this reputed writing of the dead president., and his former secretary who vouches for it, must care little for the memory ! pt Woodrow Wilson. If Mr.; Wilson wrote it, which Is open to ques tion it was not a creditable per formance; and It is to the credit of the democratic .convention of 1920 that it rejected the double- dealing 'utterance. ' money wiaU which to buy . signa tures. : r -'. . Of course, people should not sign petitions . recklessly. v.But j they ;do, and circulators of peti tions should not get pay for signa tures, fcut they do.- It makes the initiative and referendum a farce. GOOD WATER .V DISCI'SSIXO THE PLAXK The Methodists have partially lifted the ban on amusements and since this was done there has been' much discussion at to what it meant. The plank was 'adopted by a vote of 400 for and 293 against.' '.The . plank - Is ' supposed to have met the demands of mod ern thought and to be in the line of progress. . - J- . Upholding the belief tHat . prog ress has been made is the Rev. Dr. Brumblay. who discussed the amusement question in a. sermon at the Pioneer Methodist church at, Walla Walla on his return from Springfield. He told of a conver sation with "Billy" Sunday dur ing which the evangelist said: 'The duty of the Methodist church on -the amusement question has been - so plain that the question has ceased to be even a live Issue. The church has acted wisely and well." - : J . . f :i "Previously," -: continued ' Dr. Brumblay, "a Methodist was for bidden to 'attend dances, yet there was nothing to prevent him going to X moving picture show of the most dcgraiSng sort. lie was pro5- hlMted froxa attending a circus, Word comes from California! that the water situation la bad. very bad. There - are places ; in Oregon, where -it is tad..; Salem has not suffered as yet, but Sa lem will suffer' unless we are ab solutely certain "of our waterNu'p- ply. Snow, on top , of the moun tains is alright, provided the mountain ; is big ' .enough; Our water supply may be of vital con cern, but before it - Is we should prepare for it. . - or course, the appeal to the-l Smith family is strong. 'but we cfo 1 not ! believe there Is enough' Smiths in America -or ; enough. pride In the name to elects Al Smith of New York president.-. .A -- aa t ' ' - vtasioa jtieans. nerve never . fails. He had the audacity to sub poena Secretary Mellon for : hia side of the - question and .Mellon gave v every line ; of ; testimony against him. This will.&ot nhare him. He will blandly continue on his - way; Means is the- colossal crook oX ttfe age. PAVIXG HELD OVER V t PORTLAJSD, June 27. Surfac ing of an eight-mile- stctlon of Dead Horse grade on the McKen- j zie highway, in Lane county, will be held over until next year, fol lowing reectlon of two bids for the Job by the bureau of public roads today. Both were too high. District Engineer C. IL Purcell, said. -. , ;'-.. .... - . - . , FUTURE DATES i I Jnne 29. Snndar Salem F"- lrli . CM . . . " W- J'Jiv 11. FTidnv--l.ivn 'iiiL 'v.!! - . r 1 r, . . f v ... . Thls.Xeeds an Investigation . , A snave'and bowing randi- ( .5 date for office, won feminine, - votes recently ; by inquiring,. , n whenever his knock at a door , , ; .was answered by ; elderly . Widens who had Jnst had , their hair bobbed: "Are there any ladles of voting age inr ' It went over but already -t Is.belnjr rumoreI tliat it was a political scheme I . A Reported By BY GRIFF CRAWFORD The graduating class this year consists of Teazle Tif fen baugh and Axel Twig, Jr., and the exercises would have been in the hall but will not be held as neither one of them passed. " r . ' ; Slim : Gullion ;Vho "tf led to . win the Peace Prize essay was sent to the' asylum last week. . - some , dots ,were shooting ar rows last Sunday and one hit J Irs.' Kate Summerville in the Park. ;:";:? uiliAi f.-i -.; . . Tlllie "footle may make consid erable money writing this sunv mer. She has three poems called "Love Sonnets"; t a sfiort tory culled "LoVe Lingers'' an4 a sccn- erio "Love Loses" already to sendj dwhcbuch:, 11 9 u uaru game, Tillie. Ve Scribe has been at it several years and even now can hardly say that he has reached the top. , Marian, cannot you guess what I tave to say?" Herself:' "? f ? He: "Marian. I love you!" As It Actually Waa. ' He: "How charming it is to be hero in the firelight with, your father and your mother and your bister and r yourself. I do not know, Mr. Jones, when I have spent a more enjoyable of moro In structs evening. Concerning the attitude of Congress on the Mus cles Shoals Incident. . now What, far It REALLY so late? I must be going. Good night all." OH LADY! LADY! Lady: "Doctor, do you think the anesthetic will make me sick?""" Doctor: "No, madam, I think not.7 . - . V" Lady; r"How long will it be be fore I know anythings?" Doctor: Madame,, don't you think you- are ' expecting a good deal of an anesthetic?" " Mrs. Mattie King. the place of. the rerular lui: cm that date. Mr. Joi.ii J. tie, Mrs. William IJ. I.Iott and ; Rufe White will have chart the refreshmenta. Reports on the district for tion at Spokane were hr Ralph Kletzlng and on the to Lebanon by C. F. GleKe. A duet, "Jtock-a-llye Uaby," Harry W, Scott and C. F. c. was a feature of the meeti-jj;, duo being duly initiated into order of "Dads." Cigars v passed . by Lion Giese, follov the similar offering made tie ; rlous weke by Lion Scott. Your lot could" be worse. . pose you were, a gerni and It a 'million of you just to ma man sick? IX SUMMER TIME ttc THE JIXGLE-JANGLE COUNTER To the ropesr the sailors cling; Girls have fellows on tha string. '1 Mildred Lynn. t Trees ' are leaving ' awfully slow. Sp;-is sister's fellow,' though The flappr-ptirsues5 all theAYts--1 Afld "Bills. ' nd Jims aria ' J4cks, ana Marts.' .r.-Antonsl Ashes t lshs,,; dust to 'dust, ' - : " fC bard man showsi a- rot of crust: ' FratikEBelU- He wooed the Muse beneath - tree. ', , (He thought himself a bard t divine) ' ,. -But how can man write poetry . When bugs - go creeping down , , his spine? " ... -1 - ' Nathan' M: Levy.. Be . your i own - florist and Wreathe your face in smiles. IMAGINARY CONVERSATION -I As She Imagined It - He: "How. charming it is to.be aone here .with, the firelight and the . shadows t and YOU.; t .Hpw BEAUTIFUL you, aire tonight How more than beautiful Oh . And 1 now, they tell us, hand shaking must go because it is un sanitary. - .':"- i:J The kiss has been taboo for a long time. . - : How would It do. when meet ing a friend., to make a face at him and then1 kick him on the shins? . Lions roar and la-eons moan; So does the horn and saxophone. Samuel Hoffenstein. Reader are reqneatad ta eoatrftrata. .AH bnmor, epiframa (or ha&orona mot . toaa), jokea, aaeedetes, poetry, bor leaqna. aatiraa and bright aayioga of -children, muat te original and unpnb liabed. Accepted material frill be paid for at 4-eralar rates. All maauacripU Buit b written on one aide of tba 'paper only, ihoald bar . name of thia 'nawapaper a ad abonld bo addreaeed to the f a a ft a o p Editor, Tba Oregoa Suteamaa. ..'.-. Foreign Born Citizens To Be Guests of Lions Foreign born persons who re ceive citizenship papers naturali zation day, Wednesday, July 2, will . be entertained at a special luncheon of the Lions club : the following noon, with Rev. Martin Fereshetian, pastor of the Uni tarian church and secretary of the club, giving the address of the day. Rev. Mr. Fereshetian is him self a nautralized citizen and is in position to tell the new citizens some of 'the privileges which' they will be able to enjoy in the future. Plans for1 the annual Lions' pic nic are being completed, the event to be held at 'the Lloyd T. Rey nolds grove. 'on'the Pacific high wafy just north 6t Salem. Friday evening. Jul -11. This will take CHAUTAUQUA TALK lly the 8ecrctay Remember the dates July fo 23. No Sunday programs. o Advance copies of the pre Indicate one of the Le: t brought to Salem. On the f of July programs will be rtu direct from headquarters to telephone subscribers and r box holders. There will be f copies for those not served. .Kiddles, the Junior Chauta will be great. If you want t call on Mrs. H. II. Vandjrv 435 North Winter Btreet, any t next Monday or thereafter. L for the "Jolly Junior," gijrn f -i ? window that's the hou.. ' has a dandy scheme to help j , get tickets, and prizes for t! .- f. 60 girls and first (!0 boy v, : j successful. 'c ' ' Get your season tickets tar! everything indicates a pack? ! t with many careless one.s d. pointed. Watch for the res r seat announcements. Tickets soon be on sale all over C. 3 . by. Individuals and in lu : houses. ' ; We have some very ettr. announcements of the var numbers and window epace f short time will be greatly e;; iated. We know your v L space is valuable and every c the 30 guarantors and the. to whom Chautauqua is ti e gest treat of -the whola yr.tr keenly: appreciate your gener a thus helping to maka it ; ble,' If you have' window t. for Chautauqua and will jus t per "It over the phone to 101 : well, see what happens. O J" - - 1 It Pays to Use on k ifPV amaal Jtol W., - 4. aft ' liPl For the Returns Are Large . and the Cost Is Small THE CLASSIFIED COLUMNS OF THE BIG SUNDAY STATESMAN -, , ' , Willi its .Circulation of 7,000, open every possible avenue of Buying, Sell- r Ut Exchange and securing of Personal Service. It matters not what you mayV ..;; :: want or Wjant.to' dispose of, you will be astonished at the number of folks who v want what you have or have things which you want aaajaaw " 1 ' V . Bring, Send or Phone Your Acl. Early Today for Our Big Sunday Papsr The STATESMAN Phone 23 et 1.5 vr -t not 'detained frr . f Jniy IS t II CimUgnt Iraaoe. b - ' -t 1 1C.