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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON. FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7, 1924 Isaaad Daiily Exept Monday by ! TES 8TATESMAJT PTTBLISHINa COMPAJTT 215 Soath Commercial SU, Salem, Orefoa R. J. HsDdrtcka John L. Brady ; l"nak Jatkoakt . . , Mtntnr . , Kditor ; Manager Job Dept. HZKBEB OF TED ASSOCIATED PSSS Tha Aiaoetated Praia la xeloaiTaly antitl4 t th. aaa for pabllcattoa of all aawa iiapatohea cradited to It or sot oUarwiaa craditad Im thia ppr and alao tka local aews publiahtd koroia. i r 4 '. : . business office : . nomas r. CUrt Co, Kaw York, 141-145 Weat 36th St;; Cblearo, MarquatU Balld- ing. W.iS. Orotbwahl, Mgr. ( (PoHlaad Offleo, S3 Woreoator Bid, Phono 6087 BRoadway. 0. F. Williama, Mir.) bor are high beyond parallel they would teach the laborer that he is but an oppressed Blare." . j There are some occasion i for protest when Webster said that. Eighty-six years ago the ballot was restricted to a fraction of the adult population. The black man was in slavery; no woman voted in all the land; and several states re stricted the ballot to citizens of considerable means. In one state the original practice of electing presidential electors by the legis lature was still in force. . Bwstaaia Offleo Xwa , Dopartmoat TELEPHONES : . '. . .ISS , Circulation Offleo . . . .23-109 ! , Society Editor i . Job Department . . . . . 5A3 f S83 10 Entered at the Poatof fteo La Salem, Orejroa, aa aeeond-claaa matter ' BIBLE THOUGHT AND PRAYER i "Prepared by Radio BIBLE SERVICE Bureau, Cincinnati, Ohio. It parents will have their children memorize the daily Bible selec Hons, It will prove 1 priceless heritage to them in after years. November 7, 1024 . ! 1 SPEAK THE GOOD WORD: Heaviness in the heart of man mak eth it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad. Proverbs 12:25. PRAYER: O Lord may Thy spirit apply to us the redemption of Christ, then we shall have the merry heart that doeth good like a medicine. . . I ! ' THE CONSERVATIVE ( RENAISSANCE AND REBIRTH J OF THE SPIRIT OF LAW AND ORDER ? The leading nations of the world are coming back to sanity, and there is a conservative renaissance and a wide spread rebirth of the spirit of law and order and decency and .good Will "'':"( ' ':; T; , As witness the results of the elections in the United States on Tuesday and of those in Great Britain, last week r And following closely on the heels of the unprecedented Conservative victory in Great Britain and the sweeping re buke to the radical elements in the United States, the con servative groups in France are rallying for a mass attack on the Herriot government, which draws its, main strength from the Socialist and radical groups. Herriot's position is somewhat similar to that of MacDonald, in that he is far more conservative, more moderate, than his party.' , He rendered exceptional service to his country and to the world at large at London and at Geneva; but his record is marred by the recognition of the Bolshevik government at Moscow.' Herriot suffers because the Socialists and the radicals are 'so "noisy in1 his support. During the last six years the Marxian theories have received frequent .applica tion in Europe ; and experience has proved that wherever they are put into practice the. people have suffered. The Russian experiment proved an awful warning in place of a shining example; ahd the disastrous defeat of theSo-dalist-Labor party in Great Britain indicates that Socialism is about as popular with the masses as the influenza. From present indications western Europe at least has been cured of radical Socialism, and the governments that rest UDon Socialist support are destined to crumble. I Former President Mlllerand of France has placedKIni- self at the head of the moderate groups and has declared open war on the Herriot government.- It is true that the groups which he seeks to lead are widely divided in aspirations and ideals. Among them are the Royalists and the Catholics. There is a strong Republican group whose members do not incline to Socialism; and this group will form the main sup port of the Millerand coalition. The other groups will join to overthrow the Socialist government ; but, when that is ac complished, they are likely soon to fall apart. - Representative government in France has always suf fered from the lack of predominant political parties. In place of two major platforms j setting forth traditional policies of upposing groups, as in the national elections of this country, there are always at least a dozen platforms, and the differ ent groups find many more questions on which they divide than on which they agree. The inescapable result is insta bility in the government ; I ; England holds more closely to the idea of two or three major political parties, with the result that the government possesses "more stability. The Conservative party in Great Britain now has a greater working majority than has been possessed by any party in the British government in a cen tury; and the anticipated continuity in policy and administra tion ihas already had the effect of speeding up the wheels of industry in Great. Britain, just as the news of the over whelming victory of the forces of stability and ordered prog ress m the United States sent up the prices of stocks and bonds and the products of industry, and will bring about speedily a general revival 01 business tnrougnout 'tnis coun try.:- - . - - j. : Confidence is the basis of all stable governments ; and confidence requires a fixed governmental policy and an under standing among the people that such a policy is to have the sanction of the great masses. There has never yet been a stable Socialist government; there can not be such; and the reasons are numerous. For one thing, the Socialist policies have invariably failed and must fail when put to the test, and the Socialists have neverj been able to agree among them selves; they are always seeking new experiments without considering human nature as it is. Most important of all, the theory of Socialism presupposes absolute equality of ca pacity and habits of industry, in every one born into this world, and there is no such thing, and there will not be, at least in tne next thousand years, if ever. The walnut men must get after the gray squirrels. These pests are now protected by law. There will have to be some thins done about this, at least in the walnut districts, by the jjcgisiaiure xnis winter. . ; ' The princinle of protection hnvfm hvn vinAiontvA tVio Tuesday elections, the way is clear for this country to go forward towards the goal of a self contained nation! to tho largest possible extent. There are vast benefits for Oregon oouna up in mis. wnat we need is more people, more men wun vision, more capital t to develop our tremendous re sources. 1 ; IMSPKLLIXG PESSIMISM In 1838 Daniel Webster made a protest against the pessini8m that was befng handed out to . the people and the blue dope they were asked to feed upon. Air. Webster was a far-seeing statesman and believed implicitly in his country. Since that time wonderful prog ress has been made, yet we still !iave the pessimists : with ns.; The conditions of living have been; im proved, but the calamity howlers Tiave been just as busy as ever. Ilfro ! vrj it "Webster says, and it "There are persons who con stantly clamor. They complain of oppression and the pernicious in fluence of accumulated wealth They cry out loudly against all banks and corporations and all means by which small capitals be come united in' order to produce important and beneficial results In a country of unbounded liberty they clamor against oppression In a country; of perfect equality they would move heaven and earth against privilege and monopoly. In a country where property is more evenly-divided than any- MAKING MONEY The next few years will be years of great development in every, in dustry. The farmers are going to make money and the town men are going to make money, and on the threshold a word of caution may not be amiss. . ' Do you know that a good part of our hard times was caused by ourselves? We went wild on spec ulation at the close of the war. We forgot that there was , a reck oning for everything that happens in the world and that somebody has to pay the obligation. In the last analysis we are the ones that must pay for our own investments and take the brunt of our own folly. We overdid it not only on the farms but in town. We loaded ourselves up with equities, and the wonder was that we got out as well as we did, but now that we have passed through the valley of hard times, it is up to us to gather ourselves together and see that we do not make the same mistakes over again. It is very easy to go crazy and want to buy all the land that ad Joins you, but it is very necessary to hold yourself and develop what you have. Some men, of course, do not have land enough; they must have more, but most men have too much land and must cur tail. There is going to be an in crease in values, probably not back to what they were in .1921, ; but up to what they ought1 to be.: BETTER CONDITIONS The complainers we have al ways with us. They are always handing out black ; dope and In consequence making us believe we are ruined. None of us actuaUy do believe it. Dr. Samuel John son, in his once popular romance, had Rasselas say to hiv sister,' Nekayah: "Let ns not imagine evils which we do not feel, nor In jure life by misrepresentation. . I can not bear that querulous elo quence which threatens every city like that of Jerusalem; that makes famine attend on every flight of locusts and scents at pestilence on the wings of every blast that Is sues from the south." GET BUY never borne any portion of this expense. We ' should put in at least $1,000, and as much more as possible. Mr. Riley is a great advertisement for Oregon and everywhere people love to -hear him tell his story. ' , - "WOMEN WINNING The election is over, the results accepted, and the people are turn ing to their usual ways. This is the time to get busy. The next four years will be the most pros perous in the history of America. Big things will be done in a big way. Oregon state development will go on as never before. Salem will come to be a great linen cen ter and we need also to get sugar mills. This is a time to get busy, a time to close up the ranks, forget there were any dissensions, and work harmoniously for the devel opment of the entire state of Ore gon. - --- ; Oregon has not made the prog ress it should make, but it has laid a wonderful foundation, and from now on its development will surpass any state In ( the union. We have more here to make a tatc "7". "an has any state, and It is pp.' to our own people,' the people now here, to be sold on Oregon to such an extent that they will become boosters . and when they all become boosters as they are in California, our population will double in five years. This is our opportunity. The door has been opened for us, and it is up to us to go in and make the most of what we have. ? We have more to offer than any other state in the union. The conditions of life are better, our citizenship is more intelligent, and our oppor tunities are unexcelled. 1 Get busy! ADVERTISING OREGON The election of two women gov ernors,' both democrats, is a sur prising development of our poli tics, but one that is very gratify ing. The result in Texas shows the fickleness of the people, how ever. Jim Ferguson was impeach ed, as governor and prevented from running for office. His wife came back to vindicate his name. Things like this are always happening in politics that upset all calculations, but it is part of the privileges of the American people to do as they please when it comes to the bal lot box. MY MARRIAGE : PROBLEMS Adele Garrison's New Phase of REVELATIONS bF A WIFE Copyright 1921, by Newspaper : Feature Service, Inc. ; One of the great assets of Ore gon has been the campaigns made by Frank Branch Riley, lie is a wonderful speaker and has entree to the money centers o( the east. He speaks to big men and Inter ests them. His work has been pretty hard because while he has been talking Oregon the backfire In Portland was terrific. For selfish ends the people there were willing to advertise the state as ruined, which counteracted In a great degree what Mr. Riley said. ; Now that election Is over. It is believed that ve can settle down to a program of progress and de velopment. Mr. Riley could well car disappeared down the road, I started my own, and rapidly drove northward along the winding road I had entered. It was perhaps ten minutes lat er when faint and far to the right of me I again , heard the machine gun like roar of a cut-out. I have not a machinery mind, and I was unable to determine whether or not the car was the feame as the one which had pursued me, but my Imagination and my fears immediately identified it ' as the same car. And as the noise rapid ly drew nearer I realized that there must be a road crossing the one I was on. Then through the bushes at right angles I saw the lights of an approaching motor. heard again the angry shouts of the men who had frightened me. And then -squarely across the cross-road in front : of me the big car slowed down and stopped, blocking my path.! (To be continued) the income-tax returns for the 1 purpose of compiling sucker lists may get fooled. That isn't where they grow." After their late election experi ences British political candidates next time will probably do all their campaigning by radio. It is a sure way. to defeat hecklers' and brickbats. ' MY MARRIAGE PROBLEMS CHAPTER 304 THE PLAN BY WHICH MADGE TRIED TO EVADE THE BIG CAR At sight of the swaying car filled with drunken men coming around the curve of the road to ward me, I almost lost the use of my faculties. Only for a second. however. Then,, as is often the case, I found the courage and self possession in the face of real dan ger, which I, had lost utterly In the ride to the hospital when nothing more dangerous than a whispering tree branch had threat ened me. They had seen me. I knew It by the sudden haling shout one of them gave. Luckily I had been too excited to turn off my engine, my invariable proceeding (when my gas tank is filled, and I had not yet unscrewed the cover of the tank. The gallon container was in my hand, and never in my life shall I equal the quickness with which I leaped into the car. and, dropping the gasoline '- con tainer on the seat beside me, and leaving the door swinging wide, I threw in the clutch and started the car just as the big swaying car behind me slowed up beside me. - A Race in the Dark "Whas' yr hurry, Slsser?" a maudlin voice called. "Wait, our car's too full. One'r two v us coming over drive 'th you." "Women can't drive," another drunken voice called loudly, but by that time I had gotten the car Into third, and was flying down the road, driving as never in my life I had driven before. The maudlin. good-natured shouts turned into angry ones as the drunken men realized that I had eliided them. Then I heard the sound of the muffler cut-out as the driver behind put that speed-making device into action and the big car roared its way down the road behind me. I do not know that ever in my life have I wished an accident to befall any human being, but in those moments of stress I found myself (wishing almost praying that the man at the wheel of the other car would lose his drunken grip on the -steering wheel, so those men would no longer be a menace to my errand. Way is Blocked ' i But the luck that Is supposed to linger around the drunken men was surely theirs. How they ever kept the road I do not know. Of course I could not turn my head to look, but I could see in my mirror, so close were they, how their lights swerved from one side of the road to the other. ? One boon , their drunkenness gave. Despite their l cut-out their swerving reduced their speed, al most negligibly it is true, but still enough to enable me to forge ever so slightly ahead. And with the brain : sharpened by necessity I knew what I must bo. , Just before getting into B rid go hampton there is a turn in th$ road, and a few feet beyond it a cross road, each winding In the fashion of the old Indian traits from which most of the roads in ur section sprang, each heavy with tree shadows.' I knew that I could not keep up the grueling face much longer, but I put on n extra spurt until I rounded the curve almost literally upon one wheel, and immediately aft erward dived down the darkest of the cross roads, turned off lights nd switch key eimultaneously, and guided the car Into the shad ow of the bushes at the side of the road on it own momentum. . Then hardly daring to breathe, r heard the other car roar b. heard also loud Imprecations as they realized they could not long er see my light In front or theni. I had turned into a road lea l- BITS FOR BREAKFAST I r . Learned something; : : ; 1 w The politicians have And that is that mud is the poorest kind of political ammuni tion. Wonder if they will profit by itT S W Not so bad. YMCA free em ployment bureau of Salem had 941 people, men and women, apply for work last month and 453 people called for fofr workers; 405 were sent to jobs, and 3S3 got jobs and kept them.- There is a surplus of workers now, but the situation is not as had as it was predicted in the summer that! it would he at this time. And ; there are more Jobs on the farms than there are suitable people to fill them. That sounds good. m The Slogan editor has sent let ters to many strawberry growers the best ones in this section, as far as names could be secured They are asked to help prove, in the Slogan pages of next Thursday, that this is the ;; best strawberry country on earth. But some have no doubt been overlooked. If you are one, please write, or come. It is important that; a complete sur vey be had. Salem must become outstandingly the strawberry cen ter of the world. Can. by just sticking at it, and following the best methods. The sunshine and soil and showers, we have; with Irrigation to take their place when the showers are short, i b : i ..Several linen mills are in the offing. ' There must be more ret Mng and scutching plants for flax. Mighty important, this. V S m Sharps who are getting access to IF BACK HURTS FLUSH KIDNEYS Drink Plenty Water and Take Glass of Halts Before Break fast Occasionally When your, kidneys hurt and your back feels sore, don't get icared -and proceed to load your itomach with a lot of drugs that excite the kidneys and irritate the entire urinary tract. Keep your Idnevs clean like you keep your bowels clean, by , flushing them with a mild, harmless salts which helps to remove the! body's urinous waste and stimulate them to their normal activity. - The function of the kidneys is to filter the blood. In 24 hours they strain from it 500 grains of tcid and waste, so we can readily understand the vital importance of keeping the kidneys active. Drink lots of good water you can't drink too much; also get from any pharmacist about four ounces of Jad Salts. Take about a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast each morning for few days and your kidneys may then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with Uthla, and has been used for years io nelp clean and stimulate clog ged kidneys; also to neutralize the acids in the system so they are no longer a source of irritation, thus often relieving .bladder weakness Jad Salts is inexpensive; can not Injure; makes a delightful efferv ascent lithia-water drink which everyone should take now and then to help keep their kidneys clean and active. Try this; also keep up the water drinking, and no doubt you will wonder what became of your kidney trouble and backache. . By all means have your physician .examine your kid neys at least twice a year. Adv i FUTURE DATES W ii 4 N'eTiemHr 6-8. Friday to Sunday In ctnaire -Eecutin' Council of Keaberk Di rinion of Ktudnt VVCA mrta her. November 10 ' Monday Annual meet ing and election of officer for Associated Chanties. iten t roj rooms. November II. Twewiay Armistica daj Koremner 19, Wednesday Hfata enn rntiou of county eaaora. Capitol build ing. November 19, Wednesday War Moth era Baaaar. November 23, Saturday West Side Cir ri of Jason : Leo aid aociety. Baaaar Alien'a Hardware atore. November 2'-2 2. Third Annual Corn 8how and Industrial Exhibit, auspices Chamber of tnmmerro. November 27. Thursday Tbankaci ing day. . - December 1. Monday- Elertion- of of firers. Capital Foist No. 9, American Le (ion. Deeembor 2, Tuesday Annual election of ofUcera, tiaiem inernann. - v December 2 and a. Tuesday and Wed nasday Annual Cherrian aboar at the Grand theater. ' December 4, Tbnraday Torn Skeekitl EDITORIALS OF Dcnpi tr- kWI ea THE Misquoted j Editor Statesman: In my communication, October 28, in the Twice-a-Week, the printer made me state that Enoch (not "Endet") the father of Meth- useleh "was a little more than 57 years old" It should have been 5 years old" when the latter was born. Please Mr. Editor make this correction. And you dear compositor, please follow copy. . ' N. JAY B. West Salem, Nov. 4. , FRUITLAND Church services 1 will be held each Sunday evening' at 7:45 for the month of November. Sunday school at 10 o'clock as usjal, and League at 7 o'clock. Prayer meet Ing held each Wednesday evening at 7:30. and choir practice. One of the new grades on the Fruitland road has been damaged by , the heavy rain, and also, the telephone lines have been; down. due to high "winds. ". Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Evans and daughter Jean attended a family gathering Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. Paul Jones, north of Salem. A. fine dinner was spread for the following: Mrs. A. E. Evans of Gervals, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ritchie and children. Miss Alene, Winnifred. Florence and Masters .Frank, Marvin Westley Marion and Carl Ritchie, Mrs. V. H. Ritchie and children. Miss Clar ice', Ruth and Master John Ritch ie of Salem, Mrs. C. W. Pugh, and Donald Moore of Clear Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Evans and daugh ter Jennette, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Evans and daughter Lucille of Gervais, Mr. and Mrs. II. E. Evans and daughter Joan of Fruit land, Mr. Don' Evans of Gervais, Miss Nora Ritchie of Salem. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Wood and children. Miss Doris. Marguerite, and Master Warren Wood, and the host and hostess and children Mr. and Mrs. S. Paul Jones, Miss Aninta Junior", and Evans Jones. George Riley had the misfortune to lose a fine better calf this week. A special missionary meeting was held Thursday at' the church. Mrs. Fannie . Thomas and Mrs. J Florence Long of Seattle, and Mrs. C. W. Pugh of Clear Lake were dinner guests at thfce Evans home this week. Mrs. rhomas. is an aunt of Mrs. Evans. Mrs. Anna Girod and children. Esther, Frank. Lloyd and Willie Girod, spent Sunday at the Girod home near Quinaby. Picture of Love and Mystery at Oregon "K The Unknown." a I Mary Roberts Rinehart story picturlza-. UOa in which" Virginia v am ana Percy Marmont play the leads, comes next to the Oregon thea ter, opening there tomorrow for a three-day run: It Is perhaps the greatest of the . mystery plays that has been pre-f sented to the public during the past few. years, when productions of that-kind have been more or less general, and has a scheme of plot development that is entirely new. and sustains the element of suspense to the final fade-out. The story is intriguing. Read the Classified Ads ROSTEirjfv greembm:.: RELIABLE MERCHANDISE Linen Guest Towels Hemmed stitched, 1 inch check. Each 59c Linen Hiick Towels 18x32, very good. Hem med, stitched. 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