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i r I : THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER C, 1924 - 1 1 it l M 4 5 i : . if' M- .r 4 M 'yi M i M . il 1 .Issued Daily Except Monday by f THE STATESMAN FUBLXSHXNO COMPANY 215 South Commercial St., Salem, Oregon L R. J. lEendrirka John I. Brady Prank Jukwki . MEMBER OF THB ASSOCIATED PRESS j , The Associated Fres is exrluairely entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in Ibis papor and aUo the local news published herein. " j ' ! T BUSINESS OFFICE: Thomas F. Clark Co., New York, I II 143 "West 36th St..; Chicago, Marquette Build ins:. W. 8. Omthwahl. Mgr. i (Portland Office, 336 Worcester Bldf., llione oti3? B Road way, CM. Williams, Mfc-r.) TELEPHONES: Business Office . . News Department . . 23 Job Department . . Entered at the Postoffice in Salem, : . BIBLE THOUGHT Prepared by Radio BIBLE SERVICE Bureau, Cincinnati, Ohio. It parents will have their children! memorize the tions, ft will prove a priceless heritage to them in September 6, 102 THE TWO GREAT COMMANDMENTS: Thou shall love the Lord thy Cod with all thy heart, and strength, and with all thy mind; Luke 10:27. i ' j ' ' . PRAYER: We thank Thee, Lord, that to all those who trust in Thee, Thy commandments are not PLAN FOR MORE SCUTCHING MILLS The members of the flax cpmiiittee of the P jrtland Chamber of Commerce have a plan to make Exhibits in various cities of the "Willamette valley ! . f ' 1 ; Exhibits of flax and fiber I ; - i - . . ' With a view to inducing the larger prow ng of flax, and more especially securing the putting in of more ! retting tanks and scutching mills, j , f I ' This is a campaign that ough to be encouraged. It is along the lines of good business judgment. We are to have linen mills. These should very soon take a great deal more fiber than can be turned out at the state flax plant and the ope jprivate plant that is now equipped! for retting and scutching the one at Turner. There is a breaking plant at Stay ton, which is em ployed in making upholstering tow, but has no yet been equip ped for retting and scutching. j here are proposed several ret ting and scutching plants at other points in (thaCsection, in cluding Atimsville J f fi But there will not be too many, even to "supply the mills that are in sight for the Salem district, that will need fiber for spinning.;- -'fji: : f ; " And there is always a general market for jflax ' fiber. L It is being imported into the Unitejl States in large volume now, and Belfast wants great quantities. i ! The first thing is the raw material. There is no question about the willingness and ability of the farmers to grow the flax. But they must have a market, and there can be no market without retting tanks and scutching mills. "IS IT ftOT (Portland Journal, Sept. 5.) "Why shouldn't there be peace in industry? . ; "There can be. There Is peace but peace in the 4-L organisation in west. And the 4-L comprises 30 per cent of the lumber industry of the three Northwest states of Oregon, Washington and Iadho. : A tremendous Impression as tp the possibilities of peace in in dustry Is borne in upon anybody who studies the operation of the l-L. When you hear workers commending their employers in terms of near affection, that is peace in industry. When you hear employers expressing pride In their employes and exalting the: morale and loyalty of their workers, that is peace in Industry. And that is exactly what the writer heard in conversations! with members) of! nearly a dozen Vocal 4-L organizations at the Labor day picnic at Silver ton. "What is there about industry that should not make for peace? "here must naturally be a mutuality of interest in the profits. . It the profits are large, there will be more money with which to pay workers and more for interest and dividends on the investment. This is a thing that should make both employe and employer interested in making the enterprise successful. There could be nothing to create a more mutual and more common desire In both ranks help the industry along. Then all that is required to create peace is the application of a little Intelligence and a little conscience in the distribution of the profits. - 7--'- ' ' : - - ' , jfTlv "This Is exactly what the 4-L has done. At a! time of great crisis In the late war, when'the lumber industry seemed 'about to be tied up, with the allies calling for spruce for airplanes and lumber for ship building, certain agreements were reached between employers and employes. These agreements became a system, jj In this system an equal number of representatives from both meet'to iron out differ ences. If they cannot agree locally, the issue is carried to the district board, in which, again, there is lequal representation of both employers and workers. , .... -. ,: ,,' ;v.r jj . . "It there Is no agreement before the district poards, there can be appeal to the general board, a proceeding rarely invoked in the 4-L In the Northwest states. The general board appeal is seldom neces sary, because such a relation has been established that there is confi dence of the workers in their; employers and faith of the employers In thir employes. I j "You can see this confidence p one In the otrrt r in any 4-L organ ization in the Northwest. You ran hear of it b;r conversation with any 4L employer or any 4-L worker. It exists, j It; is actually here. Its efficiency has been proven through six years fcjf operation. It has been proven on the board scale off In three Northwest states.. 1 "The organization has exploded notning else bat war between capital and labors the notion that an employer! must workers must hate their employer. It his provepi that their interests re mutual, not antagonistic. l has demonstrated in six years of actual trial that peace in industry (forwards the welfare, the prosperity and the happiness of employer anil employe. jj i - "If you want a concrete proof bf all this, drive out to the beautiful little city of SUverton. You will find it after a drive of 45 miles over a perfect highway. What ou will see is workers housed in homes In which they take great pride. !You will see them taking great in terest In their, community and ejity, proud of its appointments and helping forward its Improvements. ; You will iseei them contented, happy and full of hope. You will hear them tell you that oeace In industry Is a godsend to the worker, hope for; the nation, and. the Frank Irvine, editor of the Portland Journal, was the orator of the Labor day celebration Sat Silvcrton. jjHe was evidently thoroughly sold on the 4-L i(ea of organisation for. industry The sanie or similar ideas ha'e been adopted in the tailoriug industry and in jewelry manufacturing an other lines in dif ferent sections of the country The 4-L plaii appealed strongly to the writer when it was firfct put into practice iii this terri tory, and the fact that it has stood the test of time gives it fur ther sanction. !:-;,-'!-: . p; -i ! ' : EUROPE REAIVIXG The finishing touches have been put on all the preliminary worlc and Europe is now on the rapid road to recovery. In fact Ger many paid twenty million Sold marks Into the Indemnity fund Ss evidence of good faith. All re ports from Europe agree that Eu rope has gone to work. " It took them .nearly six years to do this, and finally the trick wag, turned through the efforts of the Ameli ran commission, commonly known s the Dawes commission.;, j . -America has every reason to re- Manager . Kditor Manager Job Iept. Circulation Of fief 53 iOrpfon, as setondrt-lai&s matter r . AND PRAYER daily Bible sclec- after years. with all thy soul. ismd thy neighbor a3 thyself. grevious. ABSOLUTION?" in some industry. There Js nothing the lumber industry of the North 30 per cent of bejumber industry j the old cry 1 i , that there can be It has discredited hate his workers and that his i i f i r -. stability everywhere. In the next place , it is to our advantage .to have stability. )a world at peace is a working- world, a consuming world, and a purchasing world, and while the prices may not be so big as In .war times, conditions are so much more settled that the result is more satisfactory In every wayvjl; "j " ' ; Some skeptics say that the eco nomic and Industrial restoration of Europe would, be unfortunate for American Industry and busi ness. Theyj reason that the speed ing up of industry across the At lantic would be followed by an in fsdon of roc an" poods Into the , J . . . . 583 i l- 1 United States and Into the mar kets of other countries, in sharp competition with American goods. But the weight of the best authoritative judgment condemns that view as false and superficial. The world, they say, has been suf fering from the appalling and un precedented destruction of war, and the sooner the war's wreckage can be cleared away and prosper ity, contentment and happiness re stored to the suffering peoples of the old world, the better will It be for all the nations of the world, including the JJnited States. ' The danger of an influx of for eign goods into the American mar kets, it is pointed out, can be pre vented by our tariff laws, and the benefits of a full restoration of in dustry, and prosperity to Europe would quickly come to the Ameri can people. The speeding up of industry across the Atlantic will cause an increased demand for the raw materials of the United States llor copper, lead and zinc, for forest products, for cotton and all the surplus products of the American farm, dairy, orchard and ranch, f :' "1 It is; a' false philosophy that teaches; one to think that his neighbor's misfortune Is his good fortune and, conversely, that; his neighbor's prosperity will be de trimental to his welfare. ! A SEW DEPARTURE The. Oregon Teacherf' Monthly, the organ of the teachers of this state, jis in receipt of a number of books, of special Interest to teachers. In looking over the list yesterday our attention was at tracted "especially hy lone book which; we regard as one of f the most remarkable achievements of the age in literature. It is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables. In other words It la telling! this remarkable story in a language understandable by child ren. . j ; ' : .-r. :'' Thej world has accepted "Les Miserables" as the greatest novel ever Written. The reason It Is the greatest is because it has told the most human story in a way that people can not forget and can not put aside. It is not a preachment but it is a book every line of which Is wholesome and every line of which has a moral, even If none is pointed out. Jean Valjean is the greatest character in fiction. He stands out so ruggedly that to most people he Is a personality. It is hard to think that this great character that has been portrayed in a way to make us all love him and follow his career as closely as we do that of Joan d'Arc, is a child , of Victor Hugo's Imagina tion. Such is the case. There are other characters in the book as vivid, almost as human. Alto gether the book is wholesome and inspiring andhas done much to uplift the world. , i We need to get this sort of liter ature to the children. The book itself Is entirely too heavy, for a child to read. In fact it is hardly; enjoyable by any but grown peo-i pie. It is a masterpiece all the way through, but this adaptation by Ettie Lee of Los Angeles puts this remarkable story in the hands of the children of America. We have heard a good deal about books that ought to be in every library. That's a trite ex pression, but here is a book that ought to be in the hands of every child in - America. The story of Jean Valjean and the . kindred characters that go to make up the book "Les Miserables" is a story of heart interest, of human in terest and of character analysis that Is unequaled. The book is published by Bon j & Liveright, Inc., 61 West 48tH street. New York. This Is not a review of it! This is a mere state ment of the purpose Miss Lee hatj in her heart, and calling attentiar to the product of her efforts. -j1 The Oregon Statesman trusts that this book will meet with the reception it deserves. The child ren need it, and the older peoplp need to get it to the children. THE WIfV OF PKRS1IISO Newton. D. Baker is out with another explanation as to whjf General Pershinir was nreferrett ver General Wood to lead thii armies of America. It is thf specious plea of an advocate, j) Is in no sense a calm discussion of history. , ; s General Wood was entitled to that position. The American pep pie know this and they have no ceased to resent the fact that he was not appointed. General Wood did not belong to the military coterie that: ruled the army. H was not a West Point nian.- Ife was a product of favorable cir cumstances, but'his wonderful ad ministrative genius, his talent ?qr getting along with men. made him a leader wherever he was placed. 1 president Wilson took a dislike to ! him and. refused to appoint him. That is all there was to It. He was afraid it would be accept ed as furthering the Influence pf Roosevelt in the war, Wood be in a great admIrerofT?OPseYfcit. Despite all Baker may say, and special pleadings, the country has Judged this long ago as one of the; rankest injustices ' of an ad ministration that always played favorites, ; ( s l WHERE THE CROWDS ARE One man laments that 'crowds follow buncombe whie science talks to empty seats. ' The situa tion Is not so bad as this, although it is bad enough, Th'p, man who palavers is the man who attracts. He may not have very fnany wares to; sell, but he advertises them well and the public thinks he has big stock. i ' The scientist ' is a retiring In dividual who shrinks from public ity. , He is very "apt (to feel ne glected, but he mustiblame only hjmself. ;The world 6as no time td: go to the dark places and pull out the men who may; have talent but have no: facultySfor self-advancement. The world, is bo busy th.at it must concern-, itself with Us "own affairs, andia man can easily drop out wit'liout being missed, and the absen.ee of a man Wfro would profitably" be In line can not be felt. Too much is go ing on for individuals to claim attention, and the scientist will probably always bej neglected, ijen are so busy pushing them selves that they haven't time to push him even if theyjhad the in clination, which Is; dqiibtless. ENFORCE THE LAW It Is a scandal that the blue sky law is not enforced. If there is' anything the matter with the law ; the administration should frankly tell the people, so that something definite can be formu lated for the next legislature. The people of Oregon are feeing fleeced 6rut of millions, yes, Actually mil lions because this laif is not en forced. If the men vho do this Reccing have the sanction of the blue Rky law, the administrators pf the law, as well these men, ought to be in the Ipenitentiary. jtf they do not have; the sanction Hf the law the officials ought to lie removed1 for no doing their duty. If there is anything the matter with the laW the public ought to know It. : .1 It Is a shame thai the people Of Oregon are lured in this way into spending their' hard earned money. It is time td call a halt. t is time to call thljigs by their right names. Ifj ' 1 - t RURAL SCHOOL jpEFECTS .. S ! j ;: We notice that the rural schools are ' again being Whacked and jpharged with deriction. The Schools of any comriilunity are ex actly a reflex of Vx'tt community. The rural schools !pf this state have teachers who fire conscien tious and capable. 11 We do not believe that they jre slighting, their work, f they' were it would not be possible for fo many boys and girls as now cftme, to come out of these schaVls and take commanding positions in life. .: It is fashionable t ) attack these rural schools, but tp fact remains that the products of the rural schools are putting' rings around the products of thejjpity schools. THE COMMISHtOX ROW The tow in the . public service commission is unfortunate In one respect, but it may be fortunate In another. Possibly that depart ment may be put 1to work right. Possibly it needs t be abolished, as so many taxpayers petition. Anyway it should function for all the people. If It) galls to do this there is something the matter with it. ; :i ' '. It is a bad Ideal for the . mem bers of the boart to air their grievances in the newspapers. It doesn't help anybody and it does hurt everybody. j JUDGE Mr miiT JudKe John McCtjurt is seriously 111 and grave concern Is felt about his condition. ; Judge McCourt ;: gonian. Around h citizenship of the- s a great Ore- s sick bed the state ' gathers. earnestly i' anxious: i for any good news. Judge McfTourt Is needed on the bench. Ills decisions are bove question antf his knowledge of the law brings Confidence. Victim of Youthful Gun" Affair Is Poing-Ntcely The condition ijt Edward, Sny der, who was shot through the body by Andrew 'Talrl, his youths ful playmate, wasf reported to be rapidly ImprovinKj up to an earjy hour this morning - The belief ii expressed that thetboy wilt livov 1 . , CHILEAN CAIJFXKT IU-:SIGN SANTIAGO, civile, Sept. S. The Chilean eabftjet resigned to day and Presidept Alessandrl fr endeavoring to organize a coali tion government.'! I Demonstrations' f were held ho front of the Moneda palace ; 4nd the parliament i building. The stock market suspended operation daring- the" afternoon. 'C'T MY IU1ARRIAGE PROBLEMS Adele Garrlio ivew Phase of REVELATIONS OP A WIFE Copyright by Newspaper Feature , j ; '. Service CHAPTER 261 THE WAY HARRY UNDER- At "i T" rf. T I T.'r n.r In itrmcni MADGE From somewhere I summoned the poise to bid Dr. Petit a calm good morning, j; and in another minute there was a good mile be tween his tense white face; and Harry Underwood's. But we i trav eled another mile before the man at my side spoke. I guessed that the encounter had touched him more nearly than he wished- me to know, and' that he was battling to recover his usual insouciant de meanor. "Pleasant lad, Ilerbie," he drawed at last. "Something about him taking to 'the eye, so endear ing, don't you know. Is he still writing, sonnets to your eye-brows and emitting furnace-like j sighs when you are around?" ji : j, "I was not aware that She ever" I began frigidly, when Mr. Underwood cut short my pro tect with an incredulous laugh, just a trifle too loud and too care-free to be wholly convincing as to its. genuineness. ! j "This Breaks the Record' f- "Don't try to draw any wool ever your Uncle Dudley's eyes,' he saidV "for he wasn't born yesterr day or even the day before.i I can remember only too well when the poor old sawbones had any moon struck calf of twenty backed off the boards.; Many's the time I'vp refrained from kicking 'him only because I did so hate to disturb a good toe-polish- And so he's still pursuing you!. Now, if he were only a villain like me! It's all ac cording to Hoyle to have a villain pursue you, but when it comes to having a piefaced " " ! "Do stop talking such utter nonsense!" I exclaimed. "Dr. Pet-: It is madly in love with an attrac tive young f western girl named Claire Foster. They were engag ed. I think, but something, I do not know what, happened." -i "Probably Claire came out froin the other," Mr. Underwood inter jected. .."! f , jj. j -It But I paid j no attention, and finished my sentence "and he has been very down-hearted ever since."' - ! - . : 3.;;5 "Well! I thought my opinion of him was as low as my mental worla v Ji --,. thermometer could possibly regis ter," he rejoin4d"but this sim ply breaks the record. He breath ed the same alrj that you did, and then he fell in love with a west ern girl." " I had hard jwork to keep back a laugh, and jthen I contemptu ously forced something: else back ulso an undeniable thrill of van ity at something In his voice be neath the extravagance. An Attempt aj Flattery ; "We are coming into Bright- hampton," I Said hurriedly. "One of my errahds is j completed, thanks to our meeting Dr. Pettit. But I have three others. Mr. j . . fcmyme-nopKins wisnes a garage mechanic senV back to his car, his butler notifed to send another car down to the farm for the fam ily and a telegram dispatched to Dr. Y. at this address." I took my right hand from the wheel and extracted from the poeket of my motor coat the scrib bled paper Mr. , "Smythe-Hopkins had given me. This I held out to Mr. Underwood. When he took it he enfolded my hand also in his. as; if by accident, and laughed shortly as I hurriedly removed it. . "I'm still 'bad medicine.' I see," be said with a note of bitterness. : j"I do not remember that I per mitted you to hold my hand when you were good medicine," I re plied spiritedly. Sure you never wanted me to?" he asked teasingly, and I saw that he was in one of his old reckless moods. But it chang ed on the moment, much to my relief. "Sorry." he said contritely "I won't tease any more. Now, about these messages. We pass a garage in the next block which will do as well as any other, and I hope tHey sock It good to the Smythe Hopkins pocketbook. As for the other messages they can wait until we get to the house. I'll have the butler get Dr. Y. on the telephone, that will bo quicker than a telegram, and he can also Ibend the car out. So we'll save lime all around. Here's the ga rage. You'd better talk to the man. I don't want to use this ac cent any more than I have to. it twists my ! tongue all out of shape." We drew up at the garage, and I gave the owner .directions for finding the farmhouse. And when we set off at renewed speed for Southampton. Harry Underwood settled back Into his seat with an exaggerated sigh of relief. "I only wish your father had told you to take me to San Fran cisco Instead of Greenport," he said, r "I'd ask nothing more of I life!" i ! To be Continued . I The motto usually runs, put off until tomorrow what you don't absolutely jhave to do today. Wliat "lliT'HEN Columbus and his caravels returned from the v" New Vorld, the first question shouted from the shore was, "What's the news?" j . I - J .- That's alw iys the question of paramount importance. Years ago jfolks asked it of the post rider, the! soldier returned from the wars, the man who had been down to the settlements, or the neighbor back from the! general store. "- x" ' j ' f ' I ; : : ,"). '.'".. - j j '-. k '' - " IP ' ; i '' Today, you find the answer in your newspaper. Through the newspapers the newt? of the world and of the com munity quickly becomes public knowledge. And! remem ber this it takes two kinds of news to make afbiodern paper complete. I ! The first tells of happenings near and far pf fires, sports, elections, accidents, marriages, deaths, grciat men, great events. ' : - I f.";-' i : V . U - - The secondj tells of things you eat, wear and use thing3 ybu buy, things being sold to your friends and neighbors. This news is advertising. : , " It's just as important to keep up-to-date on the advertising in this paper as it is to read or events. . Advertising is an essential news service It is distinctly to to be guided by it. THREE 1ITE TALES Ad Schuster f ! Taking the Firt f "I will marry the one who first proposes." , j Leona Murray settled the prober lem of two suitors, of impecuni ous youth and affluent middle age with ( this decision. For Fred Dashlp. her ypung admirer, she held a mixed feeling of resentment and admiration. Had he not been1 so bashful! he might have won; long ago andji there ; would have been no 'perplexing question. .As to Aylott Planj, well, he could pro- vide a good home, was not much over 40, and yas good looking, j j Perhaps, if ishe had not been in fluenced by her parents the girl would have accepted neither, or ft might have been she would have discouraged Aylott,. For weeks she had received the attention of both, hoping that Fred would summon sufficient courage to say the words tvhich would rescue her from Aylott and the plans of -a father. and mother. And now, ren dered desperate, she - was deter mined to pay "yes to the first who asked. Something of the seriousness of the situation may have occurred to Fred Dashin for he tried brave ly to put the question. Obstinate ly Leona refused to help. She would never, marry a coward, Bho told hersef. If she were worth having she were worth the asking. So Fred stammered, ran his hand around his collar, and talked ! of the prospects for business with fjhe election out of the way. j When he left he took home with him the declaration he should have made- He even took it to his office and voiced it, bravely this time, into a dictaphone. w)th the windows closed and the key holes locked he spoke the tender words of love putting into them unconsciously, the tones and the tricks j of a; mau dictating a let ter. ! "Leona," he started, "there f is a matter of importance, l would like to, ahem, call to your atten tion, jit ha;d occurred to me, jer hrrm, will you marry me?" As it struck hitnf there was an anony mous quality about : the declara tion and she might not .bo able .to recognize j the voice ho added. "This M Fred Dashin speaTdng." The rest would be simple. Le- ona's father still owned one ;of the old fashioned talking machines designed for cylindrical records. He would send this one to the girl, count; upon her playing it alone, for the father detested music, and await his answer. In this way, he reflected he would get in a pro- s the Mes?f about what s doing in I ;1 your advantage 3 T osal before the next evening: When Aylott would cajl onj Leona. 4nd it was just possible that every moment would count. I L .1 j J j I Leona received the package and recognized the writing as Fred's hnd refused to honor the gift with a trial, lie bad had his oppor tunity, she decided, and passed it byJ Now she would give Aylott was roman- the chance and Aylott tie and eager. With the least en couragement he would propose, she would accept, and jFred Dashin could go through life "with a brok enj heart. Strangely, j the ! i idea seemed to comfort the girl, j Aylott Plam, dressed id his best, expressed determinat 6n in every line when he called tiat evening. His long hair which gave a poetic appearance was glossed with a marvelous, preparation Svhichj ho hitherto held In contempt. 1 "Leona," he said, "this is a mar- V j velous evening. The moon was made for poetry and love. It is the perfect opportunity. "And Ay lott paused to give khe girl the full benefits of an aqpring gaze. The proposal was coming. She would -accept him. jt,eona knew , "j there wano backing lout nOw, and x ! that the plans she had cherished were about tq be killed forever. Aylott's glance fell upon the talk ing machine, and a new thought came. j "Plaee a record there, he said, "music, and the moorij and a beau tiful girl an-evening which may be remembered all of our lives." The girl; wishing desperately that a storm would break to carry her, Aylott, and the j house away that this proposal might be avert ed," fitted the cylinder to the ma chine. She started ;4t the sound of Fred's voice but j her astonish ment was as nothing jcom pared to that of Aylott. j j j "Leona," he heard the machine saying, "there is a matter Of im portance I would like to ahem, call to your attention.. It has oc curred to me, er hrmmmwill you marry me?" i H "Shut it off! Shut it off! That's not music." j i ! It may be said for Aylott that he persisted in spite of the embar rassing interruption, i Leona stop ped him. "I cannot j marry she said, "because I another." you, Aylott," have accepted. Tomorrow: The Test of Presi dent Drade. ji (Copyright 1924 by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) fi s T FUTURE DATES T 1 f-r- 1 September 12. Friday Katieoal I)e- fenoe day. - I i : ' i ' September 15. Monday. "Willamette uni versity open.' - ! r-;' September 22-27, Oregon Stat fair. September 17. Wednesday- Conatitn- tion day; " j September 20, Vondkjr -Salem pablio ichoola atari. ; j . Norember 11. Tueada Armiitic day. 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