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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 26, 1924
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) Issued Daily
THE STATESMAN
2 IS Booth Commercial St., Salem. Orefoa I .
K. J. HenHrirka
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Entered at tke Postoffice ia Salettt,
bible thought asu praykr
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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
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GOD'S GOOt GIFTS: The-
good thing will he withhold from
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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
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to the building of othc
he whole
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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)
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'yiy llii'lhday Message I ;
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: 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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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
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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
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"I fltncy that little, variation
may give.1 even you a lew strenu
ous seconds," she said a bill spirit
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"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-
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CIVIL SERVICE LAWS
By
JOHN
Chairman of tha Republican National Committee
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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-,
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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.
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The machinery Is optioned 4
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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.
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: 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 ; ,
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; "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.
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There willj never he a summer
In" the'. Willamette valley wheir
some irrigation may not be useitt
with profit. In strawberries, for '
instance. j ' '
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.'.Salem beauty parlor girl . says,
Eve could. not enjoy her perfect
man to the Jullestf' jhere were no
Other sirIfo envy her. . -i
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" 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.
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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.