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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON r WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, 1924 (fit ' Isaoel IelTy Except Monday by ! ' TBS STATESMAN PTTBUSHINO COMPAJTT j SIS Bootk Commercial 8k. Salem, Oregon R. J. Handrlrka Jolts - L Brady frank Jaakoeki ' 1 1 KZMBZB OP Tub ASSOCIATED PRESS ').."' . j? TfceAaaoeiatetl Preei ia exeluaively entitled, to the n for publication, of all new alapatrhee erwditod to it or not Uerwiee Credited ia this pom and alao the local aewa publiahed aereim. ; I - , i I-!-''- 1 BCSIXESS OFF1CB: ' ';-.;' j , Taomaa T. Clark Co. New York, 141-143 Wt S8th St,; Chicago. Marquette Balld- W. 8. Orothwahl, Mrr. (Portland Offiee. 83$ Wore eater Bl.lf, Phone 6637 BRoadway. a P. William. Up.) TELEPHONES: . . . S Circulation Offiee . . .13-108 Society Editor i Job Department . . . . . 5SS i Bnaiaaat Offiee , News . Department Xntored at the Poatofflee la Salem. sliL- ; BIBLE THOUGHT AND PRAYER ! Prepared by Radio BIBLE SERVICE Bureau. Cincinnati. Ohio. It parents will hare their children memorize the dally Bible selec tlons, it will proTe a priceless heritaca tn them in alter years. : i i November 19, 1021 . t THE GOODNESS OP GOD: Oh that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men. -Psalm 10:21. 4 j PRATER: O -God, there is none like Thee In the heavens above, or In the earth beneath, for Thy mercy endureth forever. ; j ABSURD AND .' '-"" - "(Los 'Angeles Times.1).' , i The absurdity of yesterday is the practicability of today and the necessity, of tomorrow,, . i ' . ; ; , . . . ....;. t The Scientific AlnCrjcani a recognized authority In practical science, announces its belief In the transmutation of mefals and that it proposes tp-v finance an attempt to make-gold from mercury. The proposition Is essentially identical with the long ridiculed ambi tion of the alchernists ofthe Middle Ages.- Except, of course, that this Is scientific rr 1 '! I - ? i i By anfelecrfcaJ.-atctia-J:acking machine the experiments will seelc to drive a single electron from the eighty in the planetary system of ihe mercury atomj leaving the group of seventy-nine characteristics of the ultimate structure of gold. It sounds simple enough. A not dissimilar result is obtained daily in our oil refineries, where mole cules of the heavier hydrocarbons are broken up to produce gasoline. - It looks like! another blow at the Victorian era a time in which bright, sharp-edged, hard-minted facts such aa that elements ! were elements and immutable, passed current in scientific circles and it was the fashion to smile patronizingly at the old alchemists, admit they had made contributions to knowledge, but declare that what they were trying to do was foolish and impossible. The Victorian era also smiled, jit .will be recalled, at the Icarus legend and the childish Idea of the old Greeks that men might fly. , Time has blurred the outlines and made hazy the inscriptions on many of the facts rthat were : legal "tender even as recently as thirty years ago. No scientist is quite so sure of -anything" as he was before tfci Curies in their little French laboratory turned up that wonder mtftal. radium. Great men of science now speak in sober expectation or binding virtually Inexhaustible sources of energy which i make the dream of the! perpetual-motion seekers almost come true. . Most of . the scientific "impossibilities" of yesterday are no longer in the realm of impossibility, v. 'I : i : I v t,,, ' It is notquite true that thoughts and ideas run Incifcles. But thev do seem to take a helical course, not returning to the same stfot, but to Another point in the same vertical line. iThe modern al cSm'ists "re no't ?epeating the experiments ol if iho nrpflpcessors did try to make gold from quicasuver. lansiey LVd i the P!r7thir. 3d not fasten feathers on their shoulders t, th wax : in the manner of Icarus. The problem Is approached from a Sifferent angle; but it Is, the same, problem. j . , The ancient philosophers held 'that the elements of the worM were four. 'The ancient alchemists th thgjJ oly seven. ' The modern chemists know of 83 ; but they are l?w&t to be element or elements. -ow is that fthere are only two elements; the hydrogen molecule and helium gas; and that these may possibly be reduced to one element, perhaps hf Ambook 'on science is out of date by the time it is printed and the ink dry on its pages. , , 1. . Q ' a fr ( Up to a few days ago, sucrose, the chemical name for commercial sugar, was j thought to be possible of anuf ac ture commercially only from cane or sugar beets. But the UnUed I States Department of Agriculture announcejjn the XSocLted Pres Newspapers of the n.nrncess of crvstalizing sugar drawn from artichofces naa ,Lound,WWch would likely revolutionize the sugarnu &nS of the, world; artichokes bemg . cheaper m produc- inn than either cane or sugar beets and the sugar arawn $1 : to say nothing of several-other a? So tough a lolist. Henry Ford ano! his engineers xAd chemK things that cannot be done, 1 rnawm happen if mercury an fturnedfto gold? lirto?nhing&atly disturbilSepensSe as a whole. Perhaps: the process ; will be "nf "e if at it will not lower the price of gold. And if the value 01 gold buiTion should be lowered greatly, ways nU stil be found to measure values ; for gold is used m money transactions n?oStya mure of value ; more than as a store of value. ONE VOTE THAT MADE A WAR . v ; I ;j - v' j p . i 1 The importance of the individual vote is brought out rather vividly in a recent article from the pen of a writer on historical subjects, lie says, that m the fall of 1811 a Khode Island farmer found one of his porkers entangled in a stump fence. He fussed half an hour in freeing the hog and as a result he got to the polls a few minutes too late to iret in his vote::lHe was a Federalist and as a resultof his delay a Representative who favored war with Great Britain was elected to the Legislature by a margin of one vote.. The Assembly, by a margin of one vote, elected a. United States Senator who favored the war. Still later Congress, by a majority of one vote, declared war 1 upon England; That is how the embroilment of 1812 began. It was a one-vote war And many good Americans still Chink it might have been avoided by a higher and wiser form of statesmanship.1 f But" however this may be, the chain of incidents shows how much may depend upon a single vote in a republic. FARMING IXTtllK rniuestionably President Cool i lse was timely ln appointing. his furm commission. 1, Tpe farmers are in better condition now, but that is the best tinie to formulate a5 policy to prevent a! recurTence vt depression- It 1i not likely we will have 0-cent whent next year, and neither is it probable we will have fl.50 wheati -The present prices are the result! of unusual conditions, both at J home and abroad -world shortage as a mat ter of fact. : The farmers still have confront ing them a regulation of crop co- ; -"ration. The farmers want to ' to rcgalale. thfy are , i Henafrr Job Dept. S8S toe Oregon, aa aocond-elaaa matter 1 1. IMPOSSIBLE will plant on present prices, which are abnormal." . f j ; . This commission can study farm ing conditions and prognosticate them as accurately as the weath er. For a good many years peo ple laughed at the weather fore casts, but now they -know S3. per cent of it is accurate, and the 1 per cent failure is because of con ditions changing without notice. The, same thing can be , done in marketing with just as much ac curacy. The distress that came upon the farmers was largely be cause of the haphazard nature of their business, blind planting of crops, uncertainty of weather. guelng ori nation and world pro duction, and "(afcing chances on scientific way to forecast and to regulate In such a way that the severe depression out of which we are emerging can be prevented from recurring. We agree that it Is a big order and one not easily filled, but men of great : minds and constructive purposes are busy centering on the solution of this difficult prob lem. It is not unusual to haVe these market conditions. In the early Jamestown settlement there was a flooding of the market, and finally the surplus was shipped jto England." We have always been subject to surpluses, and we prob ably always will be, but if we devise a marketing system the world will readily consume all we produce. -., -1 True, we must plant scientifical ly and cultivate according to the conditions of our land, but we must also market intelligently. It Is a fact that the farmers need to be the best business men in the country and they are fast realiz ing this, as well as appreciating the necessity. HE CHEERFUL It is regretted that many of the friends of the income tax .are pur suing the same policy that the re pealers pursued when Portland repealed the law. They are, say ing that the state is ruined Just as the other fellows talked before the election'.; "We condemned that ; 'fc '. ' t' ; - then; we condemn , the position now. It Is no, way to build a state. The only way Oregon will lever grow and become great is to unite and boost. We will have these differences, of course, but Ithey should be purely domestic and in ternal and not fed to outsiders or handed over to jealous rivals to use the best way they can. There is no question about tho fact that Washington state newspapers were furnished, with derogatory articles about Oregon to influence our people before election. It j was wrong and it is just as wrong now for the friends of the income tax to be parading their disappoint ment and insisting that, the state is ruined. Oregon - is too big a state and too great; its- future is too promising to be ruined Cither way, but we must appreciate that boosting Is what pays, and loyalty Is the first paragraph in our Creed. IMPROVING CULTURE The musical program last night was appreciated by more people than usual. It is mighty good that Salem Is being educated up to these finer things of life. jThere are really hundreds of people in this town who would enjoy tine music with just a little bit of edu cation or practice. Gradually these people are being attracted and the result is we will have a higher citizenship, a better city, and a more attractive home life. Music is a -great thing, but many people can not understand it. Yet an understanding of music Is the result of practice and if the peo ple will practice they will come to enrich their lives at a nominal cost,. . There is no education as easy to get as the understanding of music. We do not mean by this rendering, but we mean listen ing to and enjoying. ' CiOMPERS' TALK Samuel' Gotnpers likes tto light on his feet. Just before election he was rampant for. a third party. Now since he couldn't deliver his vote he says he never was for a third party, but always was a non-partisan. The fact of the case Is that Gompers got just what was coming to him, and an interview shows that he realizes itj The American laboring people are too intelligent to be led or driven by anybody. Theyf do their own reading and their own think ing, and reach their owq conclu sions. Mr. Gompers is presiding over too' intelligent a crowd of men to lead them as suits his caprice. He must give them something sub stantial and" they will decide for themselves whether they, think it good or not. ; , ; l UNIVERSAL DRAFT Congress Is to be asked to pass a law to have universal draft in the case of r war.' If this means drafting of men and property It is a great thing. Of course there should be no other jwaij,' and- we have a pretty good Idea that If the money Interests of the country felt that property was going to be drafted, as well as men it would be a goodi deal harder to get a declaration of war. Even ithc profiteers would hesitate before becoming active. . I f PERSONALS . Rev. W. Boyd Moore J pastor of the Canby Methodist church, was a visitor in Salem yesterday. Mrs. F. Freiber and daughter Erma were visitors from Shaw ypctprffav. MY MARRIAGE PROBLEMS Adele Garrison's Kew Phase of REVELATIONS OF A WIFE Copyright 1921, by Newspaper Feature Service, Inc. MY MARRIAGE! PROBLEMS .. CHAPTER 312 THE SCENE ALLEN DRAKE CAREFULLY STAGED ; - - t .- Even Allen Drake, with all his' arrogance, does not dispute Lil lian when her tone holds the fin ality which we heard in it as she asserted that I was going Into the library with the rest of them. That he was furious I guessed, but his answer was icily Indifferent. "As you wish," he said curtly. Then he turned and walked down the stairs without waiting for the rest of us. My father followed with a troubled , look at me, and I knew that he had read a subtle hint of danger for me in Allen Drake's demur at my presence. But Lillian put her lips to my ear and whispered gleefully: , "That's one for mam'a darling pet. And isn't he biting the at mosphere?" I could not suppress a chuckle at the characterization, though I was panic-stricken for "fear Mr. Drake had heard It.' Bat if bis ears had caught - the sound, he gave '.'no indication, of it." Indeed, when we entered the library he seemed to have shed all temper and pettiness. He was once more the keen-eyed tracker of criminal and their deeds, with no apparent thought for anything else in the world save the task in hand. MADGE BRACES HERSELF 4 The chilled sensation which had come to me at the sight of Smith's bound figure shuffling down the stairs,, returned to me Intensified as. crossing the threshold of the library. I found myself directly facing him. , The secret service operatives' had placed his bound figure in a big arm chair, which 1 whether by accident or because of their sense of the dramatic was placed in the center of the room. I His feet, resting upon the floor, were strained as far apart as the bounds which had been loosened for. walking would . permit, 1 and there "was the same effect of strug gle against his shackles in every line of his limbs and torso. And in his eyes, blazing with futile anger, there was such malevolence that I, encountering them, and fancying that their expression in tensified at the sight of me, had all I could do to keep from turn ing in utter panic and dashing from the room. Pride of Lillian's confidence in me braced me as effectually, how ever, as did my fear that Allen Drake might discover my weak ness. So I placed a chair in a corner of the room, managing to keep out of his angle of vision. A NONCHALANT QUESTION ; My father followed me closely and drew a chair near mine, but Lillian Btopped 1 just inside the door, where .Allen i Drake -was standing. I saw clearly that my fatherland I were to be but super numeraries in the scene now stag ing, while Allen, Lillian and Smith wefe to have the leading roles. 1 fYou may gaviiow, boys." , Mr. Drkffiakr abruptly ;toV the. men who ijiad'. brought;. Smith down- stajrs.- ftlo ouf'on theeranda ' and imokc - if yqtf likuy I'll call you when I ..want you;'r-.7. The men went quietly out of the room, and Allen Drake closed the door after them, locked it. then drew a chair forward for Lillian. But she shook her bead f J 'rfia ! n MM r slightly in the negative, and he did not persist In hie) offer. I think be knew, as I did, that Lillian In any tense moment is always upon her feet. " When she is thinking out a problem she sits well forward In her chair, her elbows upon its arm. her chin cupped in her palms, but action brings her upright,' usually sets her pacing to and fro with short, swift steps.; ii She did not walk at this mo ment, however, instead, she leaned ever so slightly fprward, her hands clasped loosely in front of ; her, and , watched Smith nar rowly. And while he had regard ed me. with undisguised malevo lence, and was palpably enraged at Alien; Drake, I noticed that he kept his eyes carefully averted from Lillian. j Mr. Drake sauntered lazily to the mantel: over the fireplace, from which vantage point he was enabled to tower over Smith and look directly down into the man's face I had a sudden illuminating notion whose orders were respon sible for the placing of Smith's Chair and he rested his elbow upon the mantel In the nonchal ant, apparently indolent fashion which he often affects. I wondered tensely what would be the firat words he would uter to the bound man before hint, but instead of addressing Smith, he ; spoke with the courteous j al most grandiose manner which he affects: . j "Do you and Mrs. Graham mind if I smoke? he asked,-and i his tone and manner showed no slight est indication that he ,knew any one like Smith was within ..a thousand miles of him. 4 j . (To be continued) . Price Cutting in Prunes 71 Stirs Salem Market A good deal of excitement was caused in the prune market yes terday upon the receipt of a dis patch from H. R. Jones of tho Dragcr Fruit company, now in New York, that Mason Khrman, Gile.and the California Packing corporation all were cutting the price by offering 40s at 8 cents when the market has been holding firm at 8 H cents with a rise ex pected. Then came another tele gram to a local packer from .New York of the sale of 40s lni two pound cartons at 10 U cents which netted 8 cents, indicating! that prunes are saleable at the' old price, i w i The California Packing corpora tion said it would sell prunes at 8 cents but has now withdrawn from the market. ' The Jile inter ests are quoted as saying they of fered the 40s at 8 cents because they believed they were following the' lead ot the California Packing dbrporation. " ;1 ;W. F. Drager is very emphatic In his declaration that this price is needless and says that the only warrant for it is inferior goods. It is believed that the flurry is over and that the stabled prices will obtain. I When Stomach "Rebels" . ' ; . t- j Instantly ! End Indigestion, Correct your digestion , and quiet your rebellious stomach by eating U few tablets of Papo's Diapepsin rr-anytime! Nothing else known relieves the distress of Indiges tion, Gases, Heartburn. Flatutence, Bloating or Acidity so promptly besides, the relief is pleasant and harmless. The Highest Measure of Safety For Your Valuables Thieves or fire might cause you the loss of valuable papers and documents that even money could not replace. In the great vaults of the United States Na tional, those valuables are away from both fire and prying fingers. This safety will cost you less than a cent a day. Isn't this almost negligible considering the protection afforded? ( United States National Bank Salcm.Orcgon cum. ynm a V J Maxson Foxhall, Judez,. THE CRY OF THK CROSS-Wt)RD PUZZLE ADDICT . (By George S. Chappell) ' Take that cross-word book4away! Hide the dictionary, too! , Let me, on this new-born daj Do the things I ought to do. In some closet dim and dark, - Closed with padlock, bolt and bar, Place the lexicon and park The encyclopedia. In my paper of today May the news my mind engage. Letting now attention stray ' To the luring puzzle-page. Thus, when comes the peaceful night. ' Dreamless sleep shall crown my head. With no squares ot black and white Dancing wildly round my bed. Efficient "There goes a man who speaks seven languages.'" "Really?" . "Yes, sir, and his wife gets more use out of one language than he does out of the whole seven." W. W. Schaffer. . Tli Merr--Cio-RounI Father:. "What . makes .you so giddy?" , V 5 His Flapper. Daughter:'. "The whirl of society. .- 4-Elsia Wnclan. With Modifications Anne: "Was it a case of love at first sight?" ' Catherine: "Yes the first timo I saw him in his new car." ; .. Emma Hooks. A Gridiron Note The football team of Yarvard Once played a ladies' team. The guards and tackles made 'em blink; - The center was a dream. And lo. the ladies beat them By twenty-four to nine. ' For Yarvard lost two hundred yards For holding in the line. ' Suggestion "Speaking of home and mother songs " - , "Yes?" -. j ' "It's a wonder somebody wouldn't write a song about a real estate man. I've provided enough homes, and on easy pay. mentsJ too" William S. Adkins Everything But "It's awful how he drinks!" "It's awful WHAT he drinks." Charles Berg. ."Oh this parting is bitter bit ter," she moaned, as the quinine . ... r . Gas, Heartburn, Acfdity Millions know the magic of "Pape's Diapepsin" and : always keep it handy to reinforce tho di gestion, should they cat t.oo much or eat something which does not agree with theni. 60 cent pack ages guaranteed by druggists everywhere. Adv. . . 77 capsule came apart just as she swallowed it. No Way To Square The Circular "This circular says that if I in vest In this oil stock now it will double in value in SO days." "Yes, but What you see in a cir cular ia never on the square-." C. L. Edson. Bobbed hair isn't always a short cut 'to beauty. Unnecessary Information : Lucille and Evelyn were "two small sisters Just starting in school. Evelyn,, proud of her learning, was reproving Lucille for drinking coffee. , "You ought not to drink cof fee. It will make you weak." "I i know it." replied Lucille haughtily, "I've studied history." Ann Bradford. WALLY THE MYSTIC He'll Answer Your Questions, Somehow As long as life remains in us Some things will make us fume and fuss; ' But If you'll let him. Wally will Give mystic help and send no bill. . - True Friends' . -. : , , ' ' Dear "Wally: Neighbors have told me My beau is fickle as can be; He swears that to me he is true. Shall I believe him? - Troubled Sue. ' Dear ' Troubled Sue; It's mighty queer the things that I neighbors see and hear; . So if they've started in to pan him The best thing you can, do is can him. .. - FIfty-Fifty Dear Wally: Hearken to my squeak. . My beau calls on mo twice a week, And twice a week upon my chum. What shall we do? Yours truly, Glum. Dear Glum: You girls should keep In mind - This wise old saying of mankind: FETTERO WILTON ' - .AND . V " '"I - - I: A How They Are nm ' v " maae .We have arranged "an educational display in our .window of actual materi als which go into a WILt TON RUG. V hen you buy a rug. you buy it for years of service thafs .why wo feature only rugs or the quality) that will give our customers added cause for- satisfaction us the-years go by. DRAPERY p Silk and Cotton Madras 36 inches to 50 inches wide, values to $3.00 per yard.. SPECIAL PRICE 98c Terry Cloth 36 inches wide, Values, to $1.50 : per yard SPECIAL PRICE $1.00 Cretonnes and Chintz 36 inches wide, values to $1.00. SPECJAL PRICE IN LOTS OF 25c 33c 30c NETS SPECIAL OFF Bungalow Net 43 inches In. rose and orange. Value $1.75. , - SPECIAL AT 51-00 . Special prices on fringe, rilgingi, tTt. Itcnuiuuts at prices below cost. A half a man. though he be gall, Is better than no man at all. The Remedy Tenant: "You've got to make the woman in the flat above stop singing or reduce my rent." Landlord: "I'll fix it up all right. I'll raise the rent on her so that she won't feel like sing ing." Not Over-Optimistic Jordon: "Do you believe skirts are shorter this fall?" Playboy: , "Humph, we shall see what we shall see." ' Thomas Davidson, On Location Native: "How do you find tho girls in this town?" Visitor: "Oh. mostly In automo biles." Mrs. Louis Abel. COMING EVKNTS It was a mournful turkey; I heard him thus repine: "The days are growing shorter. Particularly mine." et 11.1 ...I i ... r r- ii5 wJL m mm 1 1 s i i Choose nor from a marvelous assortment of new patterns and color ings. SPECIALS an a t p.- s m I 1 ' Ot m1 LF 3lS ef Jtk 'c'"' it 1 - ' A III dJ if 1 - 4 V 4 V 4 I 4 f I -! ! f I r i i (