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Tt - J- ' ' h ! ; v . ' . .- . itMt t - ' :-t, -F .. i . : : .tt. . . I J- - : . . - iH r ' ";..,J''.t THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 26, 1924 ! 1 1 ' 1 ) Issued Daily THE STATESMAN 2 IS Booth Commercial St., Salem. Orefoa I . K. J. HenHrirka John L. Brad r . frank Jaakoskl MEMBER Or THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated iPresia is eirhmirrlr entitled to the use for publication of all dispatches i-rtitet to it or not otherwise credited la this paper end also the local newa published hereia. Jt . j .. . "- I BCSTNK8S' OFFICE: - f Yaomas F. Clark. CoL Nrw Tork. 14t-1 4.YjWt 3fith St.; Cklravo, Varqnette Baild- t W. R. GrotBwahl, Mrr. (Portland Office. S3 YTorcmUr Bid.. Pbone 6637 BRoadway, O. F. Williams. Mrr.) TELEPHONXS: j . . - ' Cirmlatio Of fie - - - 3S-10 Society Editor , - Job Department - - 68 i itsln Office Towa Dspartment Entered at tke Postoffice ia Salettt, bible thought asu praykr ' r Press-Radlt Cop '1 -. pmmhJ Radio BIBLE SERVICE Bnrsao. CtnrtnattL Okie. a parents will have tbair children memorize the daJy Bible selecUoons. it will prove priceless 6njtae to uaoaa in alter mw Julj- GOD'S GOOt GIFTS: The- good thing will he withhold from 84:11. ' PRAYER: I , ly by the power lor us. y of the' Son of God, OREGON'S FIRST LINEN MILL At the meet inj yesterday Oregon interested in the flaxf industry with nienihers'of tin I'ortland Chamber; of Commerce ami the Salem ChHmher o 'Commerce, at the farm .Lome f .P. K. Thomasson near Turner, HonT. Ii. Ka, who acted ai jtoastmaster sit jthe tllimer tliat was served under the stately t roes in the baek;yard, made the lefinite aiimifiiieement that he llumself. with some other inter ested parties, hatlj furnished option oil the machinery for a And thatT whoshould iMpihteiiested in the beginnings of the actual devolp ment nf the linelii industry in this state, a mill will be byilt in the immediate future that will'take the flax fiber from the hands of the scutching plant at the penitentiary, andother scutching plants to be erjecteid and equipped throughout the valley, and spin it into thq yarns of, commerce and weave the yarns injo . textiles of the Stores, like towels and napkins and table cloths and cloths for the making of A mill that will provide ,.-ycar through k And a mill! that will lead various kinds for the making of! twine, thijad, cloth aiid special ties of various kinds. ; : ' .1 : ! !' i - . That make;s the progrpm definite.! That annouiKmept iinirks a pomt in Oregon history; this writer predicts jne of the most important points in the industrial history of this state-j Predicts that it Avill be a mile post in a $HK),(K)0.0(M) annual fHndustry, and then a $200,000,600 annual indusstry fo Oregon; as ereat an annual return as is acres of arable land of this statej and all the live, stock now raised And that at no very distant -V For this islan important time in the history of textiles the " world over. There is no boll weevil in flax. AVith the coming . of the mechanical flax puller, there irfiio question concerning tl competition of colored labor; a condition like the exodus of the ".V Negroes from the South will not boither our flax groKvers and .linen manufacturers. . '1 j .' The big mj?n of the Avorld see this turning point- Henry Ford sees it, and is preparing to substitute: linen clQth j of his o. .own manufacture for cotton cloth in making; car covers and jj j'seats, etc. Sorale of the New England cotton manufacturers see it. So do the) great Belfast manufacturers. 'Cotton has had linen backed of f the map for fifty years, excepting in the great Belfast district. Now, with improved machinery and methods, and due to various changed conditions, linen is coming to the point when it willjiave cotton up against the wall, flax fiber right now is $120 a ton cheaper, in the Belfast market than cotton fiber.'! Cotton fiber has lately been around 25 to 35 cents & pound in titer American markets. Linen fiber is now 42 cents a pound here. A statement was made at the meeting jyesterday J that it can be produced at a profit in the Salem district at 18 cents a poiind4- I ".- :! . ;:, .! ! ' i. " 1 . And it can. In a few years, with-the short cuts that arc in the offing, the American methodsof quantity production that are coining, and the new inventions that are certain it will be possible;to produce long line flax fiber here at 15 cents a ;pouhd, at a profit. , "We can compete, with the world. W can out - lclfasf Belfast in manufacturing. We can out-Belgium Belgium ."Jin producing t;he finer fibers We have all' the .natijralj condi ;tions; pi lis American inventive genius ami possible quantity production., If all balem would turn to tlax and linen as their J major task, Salem would be bigger than Portland is now, and j in a few ycars-f-and Portland would be bigger than L J There is an opportunity here, millions profitably. On less than 100,000 acres of our land, a j $100,000,000 anual industiyHmight be built up; on J 200,000 aores, a $200,000,000 annual industry And, with! the use of irrigation and all the best-methods of culture, on half that number of acres of land. ! Figure it up for ! yourself,. On any acre of gofqd landkin the Willamette valley, ; flax may be produced yielding! 1000 pounds of fiber. i;This fiber I turned into the finer linens is now worth $1.50 an ounce; $24 ja pound- $2 1,000 for 1000 pounds. . . , ; - ; There arc many manufacturers of linen that go higher than ' iihat in retail price; like laces;: like tapestries; like cloth for the . J wings of air planes. Mntiy ' Jower; of course, like carse cloth j for linings;1 for making-autowobile covers,' sack' sewing twines, etc., etc. uti all running the value of the raw pnnluct very high, when turned-into the articles of commerce. ; I Two lead listened atten ng Portland bankers in the audience yesterday ively to the auiiouncemeut of Sir. Kay that the a linen mill here hat! been optioned by himself machinery for! and friends. One of -them said speaking: ; Come and see Mii-- (meaning the other ba-uker) and myself; fe will find you !some of the necessary fnoney." That kim of a;spirit, spread all over Oregon. or the part of Oregon in v hich fine fiber flax may 1e produced, Will provide the necessary money to' payf for the machinepy; and equip the ; mill and give it working capital A j - Aiid do iu the day the subscription books are open For it is understood thatj sonic ojf the 'melt; hi Caiiali, inter ested in lineii manufactiiring 1 here, are ready .to sitbscrilte liberal sums to tine stock of the proposed mill here; because they . - are nianufacturinig linen successfully where they are! vith only : a 15 per centj protective duty, while the mill hercj under-the present larnii law, win nave a cent duty. This first; proposed linen train at leastj one specialty mill, Vr. Ueimel patented mesh goods for underwear and JAnd there : is lalso nrooosed to be built hereriiv B.JC Salem, a spinning mill for' twines. Mr. Miles is in Belfast now investigating the feasibility of his proposed project. , i I This first; these three ! ' i f Then there will follow hundreds of mills, and Salem will -H"'! 1'f r-elf. the-liueix- cent er"dy Except Monday by 1 PtTBLISHXNO COMPACT - - Editor Vanarr Job Dept. sss 10a Oregon, as second class matter. , . 2$, 1924 I - ord will give praco and Rlory: no them that walk uprightly. rPsalm Lord, our God,fmay we be enabled to live upright- who loved us. and gave Himself i 'S' inf some of tUei leading eojlc of the f the funds for lhe taking of a Hjien mill here hi Salem ) with the cooperation of the people of Oregon clothing and other articles employment for labor i J to the building of othc he whole " ' ' i t- mills of i(ow taken iroin all the bJ,WU,uuu from all the crops now produci'd on Jt 1 day . for the investment of tens of less than to Mr. .-Kay, while hf was yet maximum .-protection !i i.j per mill for Oregon will Ji ng in its for the manufacturiijig of the making varus, and perhaps also the Ncvr Worlds THE LITERACY TEST Of the seven measures submitted to the voters of Oregon this fall, four are consiitutional amend ments, two initiative bills and one referendum. These amendments have been submitted Jour by the legislature and one by organized labor The most radical are the literacy amendment and the new naturopathic bill. J J j ; The so-called illiterate voters' amendment would change the present qualification of voters in the slate to read, "provided such citizen is able to read and write the 'English language." "The legi islature or the people through th? initiative, may prescribe the means of testing the ability of such citi zens to read and write the English language. , 1 More intelligent voting is the aim. It is obvious that a voter who can not read what is printed on the ballot can not vote intelli gently. His ignorance may make him an easy victim of misrepre sentation and exploitation. The naturopath bill defines naturopathy, and would create a state board of naturopaths to ex amine the applicants for license to practice naturopathy in the state. It would give a naturopath the same legal standing as physicians licensed under any other law of the state. No license would be granted to any candidate who had not" eompletod 2400 hours' study, covering thre years, as a resident student or legally chartered schools or; colleges of naturopathy: The bill define naturopathy as "the science and art of using such natural, vital and purifying agen cies as will enable the human body to cleanse itself of abnormal con ditions and set up such inherent healing processes as will restore and maintain the highest possible degree of health." C;OOI ENOUGH In the first place Chairman Pat terson of the republican state cen tral committee has given an earn est to the people of what kind of a campaign! to expect in Oregon this year by his selection of co-workers. They are men of high caliber and character and the campaign will be conducted vigorously but along higher lines than usual, y Salem is honored with the ap pointment of Mrs. Southwick. arid from this appointment it is easy to judge the balance of the advisory committee. Mrs. Southwick has been a party worker here for years. She has won her creden tials more than once by her: de votion to the principles of the re publican party. Her selection ' is a fitting recognition not only for her work but for the work of the women of Salem as she has been hand in hand with other women in advancing tha party welfare. The republican party this year makes its appeal to intelligence. It is not catering to any "ism"; it is not falling into any trap of personal j attacks. It is just mak ing a. straightforward business ap peal to the sober second thought of the people of the state. The party will win because the appeal Is go ing to be such that its logic must find response in the ballot box. We congratulate the-republican party upon the character of those who shall present the issues to tho people. RELIGIOUS DAY SCHOOL The address in this city of Dr, Squires brfngs renewed challenge to the people of Salem in regard to the religious day schools. Those who are opposed to religion en tirely, those who seek to destroy the church have a right to oppose rejigious day schools, and we have no criticism to make of their; po sition, but those who believe In religion, who want religious training for their children, are not actfng fairly by their families when they allow this insidious propaganda to. get under their skin and control their thoughts.. Jj There arc more than M0 of these religious clay schools in Am erica today. They are coming everywhere. They can not be stopped. They met a real de mand on the part of good citizen ship, and the response made to the efforts all over America show that they arc HlUig a long-felt want..: The religious day school is com ing to Salem. It ought to be here now. There Is no disposition to let the agitation stop. ; It is !go inp rorward to success-! The re ligious people will get informa tion and will see the advantages of religious Instruction. Those who are opposing religion entire ly cannot dominate thought, even IT it is through the medium of a newspaper. . DO NOT HE MISLED Sinister influences are at work covertly to prevent the fanners from signing up for the coopera tive prune association. The poison being planted is not haphazard wprk, but is carrylngTout the de- ia" f am mneU -smarter than the paper that is publishing them. ; The farmers have certainly suf fered enough.- They are entitled to go thieir jiwn way, to make their own organization ; regardless of any poison. It is unfair to try to Influence them against their own Interests and welfare. We submit that there will never bo prosperity for the farmers un til theyj learn cooperation. They must steel themselves against be ing pitted man against man, farm er against farmer, prune grower against prune growex. They must mako their own values, and there are multiplying evidences that they are doing thi3. It is unfair at this critical time to plant poison in the minda of the rrue growers when everything they have on earth is at stake. It is a poor service to render these people 'to cause them to be dis trustful of each other and dis trustful of tho interests that are trying to serve them. The prune growers are themselves master of the situation. Th? will make their own organization and take it into heir own hands. They are to be congratulated on having with them J certain men-whose experi ence la .such that they can keep off the rocks in the future and help put a cooperative prune asso ciation Ton its. feet. . The prune grower who hesi tates Is lost, and the man who spreads poison to cause these men to hesitate ought; to be held re sponsible before the-bar of pubHc opinioit for his treason to the in terests! of the fruit -growers and farmery generally. IT IS DEMAGtKiY Elton Wat kins, an Oregon con gressman, misjudges the people of Oregonl He has doubtless heard a good,' deal aboutthe influences of "the least, and to prove that he is not submerged thereby, a charge which jiever has beefj made, he at tacks jthe cast sectionally and seeks to create sentiment against it. Wje submit this unworthy of a man holding the high position of congressman. America is com posed Of 48 states.; and those states are interwoven in such a way that the interest of one is the interest of all. and Injury to one is injury to all. ; ; ; Mr. J Watkins Js a democratic congressman. His party this year has nominated -a man as far east as it was possible to go for presi dent, jxot only is he a New York city man, but he lives out on Long Island! among the most aristo cratic jpeople of America. Yet the republicans have not charged him with being alien t in sentiment or service. It remained for Mr. Wat- kins, 4 member of lis own party, to state-that we had to distrust the east and watch them all the time. We submit that .his indictment, while iwholly unfair and untrue, b thej poorest sort of politics of any pilrty in America, and espoci ally'poor policy for the democratic party.; . KARMERS l'UMJXti OUT Without legislative help, and purelyj by the action of economic laws, the farmers of the United States!, are coming-1 to their own once more.! This is not a time to caution them to bo! careful. This is a time to rejoice with them. They have had hard years but they have jnot given up. With their backs! to the wall the farmers have Jouglu; on courageously, and now that tiaey are winning, it is a glorious thing for them and for the country also. '. Despite all our talk, farming is the backbone of f American life. It is I the basis upoh which all prosperity of the ! nation must standi and anything that helps tho farmers help3 tho country generally-- I . ''!;: :; The farmers deserve no end of credit for their braVery during the h'ard years since the war. They have endured much, but they have kept the faith, and they are winning just exactly what they deserve. to win. ; : LOST A FRIEXD The children of America have lost a great friend in Palmer Cox. His "brownies" have given enter tainnijent to j inillions of children in all! tho lands of the world. U ha been wholesome, invigorating cnteriainmont. It has made the children better an well as contrib uted to their eutertainmeut. Palmer Cox deserves well, of the world because of his conyri butfons to the entertainment and instniction of childhood. Coco Cola Head Gives ' Wife $60,000 Settlement ATil.AXTAJ Ga July 2.".. Asa G. Candler, millionaire founder of the Cjoca-Cola company,, made a cash fcettlemcjnt of $60,000 on his wife.lMrs. May Utile Itagin Cand ler, prior to bringing hi3 suit for divorpe on grounds of cruelty, and she will not contest the chsc, the Atlanta Journal raid today. It Is understood, the newspaper add ed, that MrsJ Candler hao-waived all claims tnj alimony! The suit Is 'expected to be., called for trial In Euperlor Wurt, here i this falK - IF; THE TRUTH AVERE TOLD (By Mrs. Molly Anderson Haley) ! . : .... , .- -V- . f I 'yiy llii'lhday Message I ; j ; j;' .i I : I ' The Card She Sent ;. 'j We! all of us have Rirthdays f j liutryoursMit's very clear . "f Resjt ijghtly as the thistledowi j You're younger every year. ! ' Jl - The Canl She Mivuft Wo all of us have Birthdays Though I'll wager it is true! That none of us work harder To conceal the fact than Y)u! r t Thank3 for) your invitation 1 The Cartl She Sent I accept youri invitation. It was mighty nice of You To want me and to ask me - I appreciate it too! ; j i j iThe Card She 3Ieant ! I accept your invitation 10 - -t". Not; that I'm so keen to corno Riit it will be a change at least lfrpm sticking around hom.b!. I'Viim 5 Our Children's Ciardcb J Curses . ;J; t Little Ted, boroining tlr;d 011 hisj way homo from church, Jbitg .ged his rather to carry him. 1 Itis father; said, "Oh, no, a big Iwo-and-a-half year old boy like j you must learn to walk like a mati!" Ted bravely trudged along for some minutes, then began to bant and laS behind. I'resently called out: "Daddy, Dskddy he bet- tcri carry me, I'm out of ,gas."i , Mrs. C. C. Anderson. ; . .-;. -'.. i? - ; r- A Thhfl Itase ICeniark ) Two teams of colored ; convicts were- playing a ball game which thai prison warden was iumpifing. The pitcher of , the team op the field threw a Wide curve which wa undeniably a ball, j Tho! um pire called it a strike. i j ; . f.Tak' daf robbah out!" yelled a colored convict in the bleachers. i. k. aianoney. Xo Doubt i ; I : 'Tis well to have; a poker face When in the game a fellow dops, I!ut then I thing in every case iTis better far to have the chips. ! Margaret Shoycr. I -: Thafs Different j Duncan- "It always takes two to start a quarrel." Jipson "Xot if you're a ried man.". ... mar- Edward H. Dreschnack, Catty v Mildred "Do you believe all those horried things they're say ing about her?" i Hetty "1 certainly do! jWhat have you heard now?" : I i - Marshall Uendcr. ! The tlinKle-Jangie Counter ."You've got a bob, at jlast!" said Flo. "Oh, no," said Bess, "his! name is Joe.". I Rhoda Duttles The children had loads-of fun to day, : j .J1- They; put cement In Ma's jicauty i c lay.; 'Alice 'Earle fcberly. To the fashion mortals cling; Iiiickwhoat cakes are just the thing. -John PhilipiSousa. I J - ;; i iln , answer to ; the younjg lady who recently, sis related in The Fun Shop, "went to" sea and got water on the knee," John J; Milli- gan advises. that; If (water on the knee; vuisra grief. Try wearing pumps 'tia sure I relief. j The Old Reliable iljecturer - Cspecialist; on child training): "In hte. upbringiing of children, tho Golden Rule Ishould be! applied." ; : ; voice in. Auuience:; 1 juse u plain wooden one on mine. Sand" it works just as well." , . Eugenia' Wliyte lis Object ion "Sorry- I can't join yoit, old man, hut I never play poiier,- i"Ah, you object toi . ga fries., of chance, th-fn?s? ."No, I don't, game where chance." But pokerjis onp never have a i : Isaac Andeifr.on. Sayings of jDittle Socrniles We live to yearn. f i v Xever do today what another may do for you' tomorrow. , The meek earth-worms. I : - shall Inherit the "I'm very fond nf raisins, Kate." j Seid Mrs, Ilenimingwiay, "Oh, so ant I," tho maid replied, "How about a raisin pay?" ! ' Adelaide I. Xevin. In the XicV' of Time Hill;' ! "That waiter saved my Ufa once," ; ; i ; L ; I Date: "How?" j j Hill: "I asked 1dm tor ' the best' dish' on the : menu? andj he ex claimed 'Duck! i f dhl.: .'uit then niy wife came along and Ml she saw was the blonde I had witit me." I ; - i ' Henry Fletther. Our CoHjijrp Our sumnc t cottage, by - the sev With climbing roses wreathed Is built as lightly as can! bo Of studding, thinly sheathed Its room partitions are so! thin The slightest whispered Word,; The scratching match or dropping pin ' - J . . ,Py one and all are'hear;d.' ' I feel the coo kV descending tread Shake all the second floor And when, at night, she's gone to bed , :: I hear her whiffling snore; I know, too, how a guest behaves By listening at the wall, ; Just when he rises, bathos, and .' ;" shaves ' ;'!' Or If he bathes at all! i ' ? George S. Chappell. .' . , '. ' Evidence ' U ! - Gayboy: "I think Marian must be a toe dancer." - t ! Gaygirl: ','VV'hy so?" ; i , Gayboy: "Take a look at my shoe3." 1 J I Mrs. Ralph Green.! "(jh, come on, let's make up," said I Irene to her clium, as she proceeded to get out her powder, rouge, lipstick and pencils. ! Realtrs sre juestBl to contrfbnte. All fiumor, epigrsins (or tiumorous dov . ivC, jokes, nrlote, 'poetry, bur luKque, satires snd bright sayings of -children, mum be origins! end unpub- ; tished. Accepted msteriMl will be psid fur at regulur rates. All manuscripts , 01 11 be written on one side of the ' pa pvf only, . should hear name of this . newspaper and should be addressed to the I'ud Shop Editor, The Oregon Statesman. ; M l IS 11 II I II E E PROBLEMS ; ldle tlrriiHm'm New PbSM ol REVELATIONS OP A WIFE Copyright 1921. by Newpper retar 8ervlc. In. WHAT LILLIAN TOLD MDTIII5R GRAHAM f HAT MADE HER AN ALLY AT ONCE . t -With fingers perceptibly trembl ing with excitement. Mother Gra ham undid jier fancy bandbox, drew her cherished hat from it, and looked it- over critic-ally, j ' It isn't hurt .a bit,": she said magnanimously. V "But, Margar et," patronizingly, "you needn't mind sawing up the rip. I prefer to do that ihyself.. And," there was just a hint of resentment 1 in her voice now, "I don't mind siy ihg that if ypu'd only trusted me a little and had asked me to sew the paper into the hat. I would have been , glad to do it. Tlieu there would j have been no need tor all this llub dubbery." I know.", Lillian s voice was meekly deprecating. -"But, you see. the necessity arose one clay v,hen you v.ejre away, and besides at that time, an oath of secrecy haJ been taken ycu understand." ;; ; A Mocking Tribute. - J All the resentment fled from Mother Graham's delighted face. "Oh, yes!T she said. "Well! I'm glad my poor old hut. was 'able to help'a Utile. !Good night."; She -picked up her bandbox and swept through the door which Allen Drake; sprang to open for her.! As he closed-the door behind her he swept Lillian a mocking bow. t ;' 'i "How's the poor old truth-tell ing conscieujL-o? ' he asked. "lt must be grotrgy. But I wish! t make yon obeisance. Milady. "That was a most j artistic performance. OIlJ 51achiairellis clust must j be starring unt4sily in its crypt about now." i Lillian made an Impatient little mouc at him. J ! ! . "The evening's program isn't quite finished,-Allen, she drawled. "I think, if you can bring your, al leged mind down to I cases. Mr Spencer bay something .more; to say." ; ." ;,;': "Xot very much," my fat her re turned. "W6 all must faH some sieep, for there will lie strenuous work, lor Allen at Least, tomor row, Mrs. Underwood gave ;mc an inkling of what i:5 up, but: we must hear the whole stcry cf what you wish us to do. Will it tike Ions?"' 5 ; - J ( ' j '! "Xo," the ! replif d i promptly, and proved her statement by j re lating in rcnarkably few "words the account of the. perseeutioi of Katie'at the hands oft' the man "Anton', and of his terrible acci dent upon the very niht when we had accompanied her to ;the rendezvtMU-i. o Katherine's instal lation at the hospital a njirse Tor the injured . loe. She; added the information of Smith's coming te tho Brigtis farm under Ihe name Anton.- and his ran sacking j of Katie's! room, with Torn1 Chester's cmsennent disc every jif the Con cealed papers in the eyeglass case. As she finished speaking, Ishe handed to my fnther Katherine's hurriedly, penciled memoranda of the t!de used by Joe and Anion, and to Allen Drake !he . eyesjasy case, lifting the ingenious lining she did so and exposing the thin white papers beneath. j "Xothing More Tonight." j My eyes were drawn irrestibly to Allen Drake. He is at his best when any nnmiul problem: is gireu him, nnd 1 always have been Baby Happy in Papoose-Like Carryall Even When . - IVjother, an Ardent rishervvoman, Hooks a Big On ' s j s - V r i. s ' ' It i t :-c v- :r. -'tV vi. 3 ? 6 -4 I ' 1 r4 ' - Whenf Mrs. Aldlne .Strobe! of Jersey jCity goes a-'fishing n she finds her child no hindrance, Baby Elsie Is! a healthy youngster and never whimpers or cries even dur ing what might, seem like trying periods when mother is exercising oddly fascinated in watching hi3 transforfnation from an indolent, elegant posturcr to the keen ruth less ahaost blDodho'und-l.kt; per sonality which he bec omt3: fvvhcu he is o:i a mental :trail, . fj - He tijok the papera frcjn. the lining, elt !tne, . tniilcd at t,-Vand held it up j to the 1-glit. To my imagination, h:a eye Hceniiifd to he narrpwed to jpin points, his whole face appeared sharpened, and .lis ' natural pallor waslaccen tuated. Then he held out ease and papers to my father and spoke, with his customary jdrawl: "These ought to afford u good time to all. Chief.' ( "Also these." my father re turned, giving lim Katherinc's memorindal T Mr. iDrake read tho' hitstily- cribbltd papers i attentively, and looked tacroFs at Lillian. -J J "Th'l old ctuf f, with but a litth variatiob, ' !eh?" j he .said !;i ith" a Smile. ;"It"s a wonder they 'would not inveut-b-omethiiig new "after a while." . -1 - .' f- - : - f j J; "I fltncy that little, variation may give.1 even you a lew strenu ous seconds," she said a bill spirit edly. - .- ;,- ''.' 'j. :.'- -. !."! J'i "Perhaps," he returned, and then my lather decision. rose, spoke : with "Nothinsr. more tonight!" he said, j "I simply wanted j to gt these 'into Allen's hands, j jfor he wakes at some unearthly hour in the n orning, works avrhile; and then noes to sleep again Xow, daughfter, dear, I want one thing of yoi Take this" he held out the m ?morandum which had been hidde; in Mother Graham's hat "and set ICatie to reproduce' as nearly a3 possible the cepy she made; And now,' good-night." ' He Mssed me, and Lillian -t nd I .-ont away together. As we went up tne stairs sae vihfjiw'u with the first bit of malice I ever had hdard' from! .her "Did you hear Allen's . spiel nhont-lha rodeL That lad Ts get- tih'r insufferably conceited. I wish 4" i Sheiabruptiy i switched her sen tence po a triv!;il comment upon the chilliness of the niuht. But I guessed that she had mntaP.y echoctB Katie's -wish and'm'ihe cou- cerninfe Allen Drake. f (To be coatinited) Automobile Owners Find chines Tampered With .iiir.i(io.N; tjr.. juiy ( Specif I .tb The. .Stat esm a n, --Several cirs parked near the Orm- Mm CIVIL SERVICE LAWS By JOHN Chairman of tha Republican National Committee i - - i. . V - V ' No adminis tration since elvll service laws -were en- aetcd has more Bcrupu lously ob served f; 1 tnose laws than tho' present Re- pah Mean ad ministration. No better proof of this can be offered than the rec ords t the United States Civil Service coinmissionj -which show the departments at Wash lngtonf still have thousands of. iemocjats appointed under tne wilaort administration. JNot a Democratic state of tb - "solid Soutli1 but has far more than its fair proportion of appointees on the federal payroll. ; , J The jFcandal, if there is a scan dal in this connection, lies in the fact that a great .majority of these Democrats were appointed to office purely for political rta sons Tfithont being: compelled to take any civil service tests. This was done, during the war, when Uhe Democratic Congress Fuspended the civil service ; regu lations. During: that suspension Democrats filled tho departments with tens of thousands of politi cal henchmen. Then all these ap pointees were brought under civil servicer by an executive order and tbns protected in their jobs. Jhere never has heen aa admin-, A 5 : v. .v-... v - 5 - 4 the patience ill good fishermen'' must possess. And the mother who Is the wife of Dr. A. e!! Strobcl, declares that when shej hooks a particularly game flsh and has to play film carefully, th4 baby seems to enjoy the fiin. breck home d tirins a party Mon- day night were found to havo been tampered with, when the own to start their cars.. ers attempted Wires to spark plugs, had been disconnected cm two cars, and oiu two others tho gasoline had been sshut off. A rear .tire on one car., had been cut, evidently with a kpifc, the slashes being so bad' as to nearly in the tire, which, was practically new. The car owners attempted to find the per- son to blame do so. but were unable to, -' All a man needs to Know about a woman is all ho doesn't know. 4 BITS FOR BREAKFAST J'-. '. a,' 4.-6 W 1 : d f' 1 :-:: - i ,i - - , : : i- ' ' - , " i-it I TV- , ' I ' til' ' i ! ; . i 1 ; ' - ' ; x t The machinery Is optioned 4 V f Salem is to have a Jinen mill and work will be started very soon. 1 The -suggestion of Dr. E. A Pierce of Portland at the Turner meeting yesterday, that the pie-' ture of Mrs. W, I Lord shallr hang in the first linen mill, will 1 be carried out. It will be alto- 1 gether fitting, as every one wilrl agree. . S : These are Salem's lucky days, j The quite definite prospects of 31" linen mill and a sugar factory alii, ' in one day are enough to put rei into our people. t ; , - . V ; "Everybody believes in irriga-i tion this year," said some one looking at the irrigated flax fields j near Turner yesterday. Let's make 1 it unanimous and keep it so. 4. J - '- . There willj never he a summer In" the'. Willamette valley wheir some irrigation may not be useitt with profit. In strawberries, for ' instance. j ' ' V 4 .'.Salem beauty parlor girl . says, Eve could. not enjoy her perfect man to the Jullestf' jhere were no Other sirIfo envy her. . -i i. " Clarence Blafceley says one the strangest things in this worl Is hoy,hot a man gets on the, front porch while his wife Is broiling steak3 ire the kitchen. j "Iet's irrigate" meant a differ ent thins in the pre-Volstead days. ri' : " - i The Literary Digest usually prints its poetical section on the hack of a soup advertisement. An-" other case of "from soup to nuts. T. AD A1IS, Istration that so fiagTantly di reirardod civil senriee as the Wil son administration. During thet-il eight years the Democrats were in control civil service lawsV were suspended, manipulated and openly and illegally disregarded ; in order that Democratic cabi net ofileers, bureau chiefs and Democratic politicians in the various - states could get their" friends located ; In government jobs. . The, crowning disgrace and greatest scandal ever connected with civfj service administration took place In 1313 when President Wilson, enraged because the Uni4 ted States Civil Service commis sion would not violate the law In order to pleaso Democratic politicians, fired the majority of the commission and I replaced them with men who were pliant to the desires of Democratic spoilsmen. j . The record of the last three years 'disproves the charges thai this administration has violated the principles of civil service and filled the public offices wltrf those unfit and unqualified for the work to bo done. ; The purpose of civil service id to insure the selection of public employes upon their merits as to character and v ability. It canC truthfully be stated that this has. been done by the Republican adA ministration. The personnel ofi appointments made has been uik usually high, and the work donei by the appointees has been ex- cejUonaily well penorisc j.