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ALWAYS PROTECTED: When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be. burned; neither shall the name kindle upon thee. Isaiah 43:2. , ., PRAYER: We are glad. Lord, that Thou dost keep us dear unto Thyself as the apple of Thine eye. " : WHAT WOULD YOU DO? "In Oregon nuisance taxes in time of peace ? A return to war taxes when no army threatens the shores of the state ? Of course, it is easy to see why sources of revenue other . than the tax on already overburdened property are sought. A ban on inheritance taxes, which yielded $474,000 of rev enue in 1922, means still more added to property; So the Legislature thinks': of - restorirjrihe niasance taxs ralways imposed in time of war Why nontax straw r ha'tst 3pme thing must be done to protect the big inheritances and big nnms -tVrtTtt r?T10 tflipd. " iilVVUlVd WM W ' . .. ' - The above is from the.Portland, Journal of last evening. -' Well, under, the circumstenceswhai "wbul4 ybifdo i J,-'If you were a member of the Legislature, what would you do? ' V . ' - - ' ' ; It is a condition, and not a theory. v What, good is. scold ing, in the present situation, if in any" situation? The in stitutions of the state, and the state government itself , must run. There are excrescences that ought to be. lopped off ; but this cannot be accomplished under the present circum stances; and more especially at this late date ( - , When members of ,the Legislature, are being held over time, without pay, in order to work out the problems of a difficult situation ; -3'isyiv'; ' 1 jbd some of -ttem not fiwiidaUy able to give : up so much of their time.: :"'-f - The joint ways and means . committee is , composed of some of the best business and professional men in Oregon; honest, decent, upstanding, straightforward t men. They have done the best, they knew how in formulating a pro gram; weighing all the reasons, knowing all the difficulties r And the writer believes the wise thing1 is'for the Legis lature to follow that program; absolutely .without a single change. . -. -, V" Some gink working at writing bulletins in the United States Department of Agriculture, in a screed of a few days ago, advised against the" -extension in this country of the sugar beet industry and beet sugar manufacturing. He has been duly jumped on by some of the beet sugar interests. He should be fired. He, has no place on the government pay rolls' President Coolidge is on record as in favor of making this country self sufficient and we send out; more money for sugar than for any other one food product. And we can grow and make every pound of it in this country. . .... - ? - THE "KEAir GEORGE WASHINGTON 1 '-, V? ? V ;-";V - V- ; (Los Angeles Times) fvKfi t i This is the dar of the "Real WasUngton the "Real Abe Lincoln, Wart aad AU.V j K' ? The epirit of the time is, if die it up. We are keen on mastodons and slander.: If you have -Jo seen through the keyhole to get"it, - Inn liols furnishes especial thrill. or woman is not unethical;, this is Even If they be grate clothes of a hero; there is increased excitement. ' Do we want our he roe desecrated?; rfaty&t'&wfan9-llng- the graves of our dead or poking around among their bones for i-ossip? Does It serve ny good purpose to hold post morjeras over the great and good SO or 100 years after they are. dead? Is even science or truth largely promoted?: Do we want "Mirrors of WMhinrtnn" rriAetlnK even noon the living? Is there not a better way of making a, living? Weem'0 "Washington' was have'been better If written by a tell what George Washington said battle; or even what the Father of was another age. What if he did tell a lie about the cherry tree? At least he has furnished hatchets and other decorations for Washington's Birthdsy banquets from that honest hour to this. And even that Is more than some of the critics will do Weem's "Washington was'one of the elx books which made "Abraham Lincoln the idol of his " Can it be that the ideal Washington, after all, is the real Wash ington? Do you Judge Emerson by pensation'? Do we pass upon Hawthorne by his notes at odd hours that were never developed into stories or by his "Great Stone race and his "Scarlet Letter"? : V :": 'I ' V 1 : , Does Millet occupy first place f tha nmst sketches of idle Hoffman sunerb because he lett a unfinished works or by his "Christ We would rather have a scamp jimmy Into our home and loot our few possessions than to pry into our ideals and rifle .them of all that is sacred and noble. This may him confine himself to gold-and end parasites, let them devote themselves to dogs and monkeys. Lincoln may be painted warts and all; however, it is not necee-ai-r to hacria red lantern on the- wart. We insist on the vandals leaving cur most priceless treasures, our Washington and Lincoln, un touched and unsullied. : a seniors question I. N. Day of Portland has raised the most serious question In tax ation ever raised In. Oregon. This was quoted In the Statesman o iaw days afo. Four per cent of 'the taxlis ztct ct Oregon pays 0 per c-rt ct t tasei We must revlis cur t"'--" ' : a laws. We' have r?-c!:. T t'" ? " tie yrzys. THE OIIEGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON .' . : MaBarar . . Kditor Ifanarer Jb Ppt. Weal 8SS 8oct7 Editv S83 Oragaat, aa aaeasd-claaa matter s ' .-' -r - t.. a- Ben FrankllnV the iVReal George you can unearth anything salacious. it is much more piquant. Smash- Saatchirigtbe clothes from man the age of the nude. : It is art! ' ? written by a preacher. Would it garbage man? Maybe he did not when cravens were flinching In His Country kept in bis cellar. That idealize him and say he could not countrymen. f i r U : V his poorest essay or by his Com In the hearts of the artists because momenta or by his :"AngeIus? Is few faces contorted In his sheaf of Among the-Doctors"? be the age of the robber; but let garments. If men must be vermin 7 . - our eyes and say we are taxing visible property because by so do ing we are gradually wising it out; : President Coolidge has rrcrosed that Inheritance tax? t ? t.rned over to tia state. ic!.3 rood. '. Ti3 iaierit-.r t ; ; ; t: fairc:t tax ever ij a t'.x ci r C ;T.5' it earn lti i IX weU Oregon could ret the right to enact inheritance taxes without having to divide with, the goTernment. we could wipe out our direct tax. We must do something like this in order to get relief because the farmers cannot' continue to- pay taxes out of their principal. The most absurd thine; ever proposed Is the amendment offer ed by the machine organisation of the legislature . to prohibit in come and Inheritance taxes for, a period of IS years. The invitar tion Is . made general for all tax dodgers to come here when It is admitted on all sides that the trouble. is we hare too many' tax dodgers at - home. The farmers' land can be seen and It Js taxed, but the intangible " securities are not taxed. That is doing more to hold Oregon . back than, all-other things put together, .- ! SOUND SEXSB Judge Samuel H. Sibley at At lanta, Ga., ; recently- gave an un usually 'fine discourse about the enforcement of the prohibitory law. . "The real trouble," said Judge Sibley, "is with the drinker who furnish the money to run the en tire traffic and give it moral and even . active encouragement and support. ' The heavy burden' of responsibility; for present' condi tions l&ow "rests Jon otherwise re spectable citizens, men and women having .standing and influence In society, - who buy and furnish in toxicants to others, -who uphold and screen those from whom they buy and, : by their practices and conversation," make mock ' of '' the law. v They; not r'6ttifn finance, "the distillers and bootleggers In their operations, but make them Ceel safe and respectable I - : To these: citizens the Atlanta udge appealed, to "think of tener of the ' wasted wealth. of the broken health, of the wounded hearts the ruined homes and the endless trail of crimes and woes that intoxicating liquors have al- ways left." v-- There are two parties to all law violation, the vendor and the buy er. Both should be made crim inals :by statute, and until both are made criminals'' a man will think-he has' the .rigrht to 'violate the law with impunity, DINING CAR.' 5IEALS Just v why the public should bei taken into the confidence1 of the railroads on the question of dining car service is hard to" understand but. the Great Northern sends out -letter declarlnsr that it loses forty cents on, every ; meal4 that served.;: Acording to the stai tistics. collected .'.by' this . raUroad all the. roads in the,,country Jpse, on an average, 26 cents on. every mealaaerved.-f;.v h .M$?5?i "We.arein not position' to com bat this or to give any argument in favor of ' U. Goodness ltnows railroad meals cost enough and it takes long to'serve them. . Merely as av suggestion from an outsider however, we; would say. that : by hurrying people, through and ' not letting them ' stay there an hour or two, they could serve more peo ple and possible thereby keep down overhead, expense. Loitering in dining cars' Is sO conspicuous that li Is .taken' as a matter of course by "the public -Those - who , get there J first take.lhelr time . and some people never get-in.'.- ; . Dining oars 'are a necessity, al though. '' there are railroads - that still have eating houses' like the Harvey houses but that takes Itoo much time 'and the averagSjpas senger wants to eatv, as he goes. We do not have any conclusions to present on this, no information to impart, but we Just state what the railroads have to say about it and that Is all. -1 ; LOOKS DUBIOUS There are a good many people who realize that the narcotic habit is as bad if not worse than the liquor habit and since liquor was abolished many people hare turned to narcotics. The present legislature came ear taking the enforcement"' c'ff: the narcotic law out of the.'hands of the j?romibl- tion agent and putting it in the hands r of - the pharmacy . board. This certainly would have! -been a mistake : because ' the prohibition director is in best shape to know what to do and the narcotic board would mean an Independent board operating in a state nearly crushed with boards now, and their field men would travel right along with the prohibition men and duplicate every dollar of expense. . The Oregon legislature lias not devoted Itself so critically as it should to saving the people money. A, careful study of the state's business during an almost dally attendance at tie sessions convinces us that it 13 possible to save at least one-thtr . cT the tiate exT -rises and that Governor rlerca r z-i r!-it la siyiss ha cocTi c c .r 3 if t hii a Isz'r'itz legislature, just ' three times as many as needed. That is V small waste, but when you'-find 'that waste everywhere it makes a gi gantic sum.. ' ' ' MORE RESEARCH C : The - Guggenheim foundation will call for another outburst of protest from those who think we are going far afield in education. but the. foundation has great pos sibilities-for good. ' The advancement of ther world Is i made -almost entirely ' by 're search work- The chemist In his laboratory has worked out moire problems for the good of mankind than any other line of human en deavor. We are lust' learningth"e possibilities of research in all de partments of the world's activities and it is mighty important that we .give opportunity ; to the men whose trend of mind goes in that direction : to continue this ;great work;,. ; ' A WASTE OF MONEY It is a pure waste of money for the state to make an appropria tion to maintain the battleship Oregon. Investigation has shown that it , is a stripped bulk.' There is nothing inspiring about It. , ; . The farmers of Oregon who are groah,ing under .excessive .taxes would5 rather have a a few cents. taken, off their taxes than to have a - boat preserved for merely sen timental reasons. We'have reached' the point where our taxation prob lems must "rout. .'sentiment. ? "The Oregon Vwas a great ship -in. its day but its day is. over and no body, would, care to go to see 'the bulk. There are other ways of wasting money and providing Job than keeping' up battleships. ,7 ; . NOT so .. , . r : . It.would.be a case- of cure be ing worse than the disease if ma laria germs were used to Tout paresis. - Paresis Is bad enough1 of course, but malaria germs are awfuL They stick-closer than brother and will not let go. , ' .; Editorials of .the People j Lincoln . and - Douglas Editor SUtesman:.ttsi i ' I .observed, in youl? Issue of this datet what .purports to be -a stated men.tr made by .MelviajG. , WlnUjwhich he had been examining, de- stock, Lincoln scholar, to the' ef fect, that had , Lincoln accepted the governorship s of . Oregon tendered to him by President , Taylom in J 1848, events may. have so shaped: themselves, so, as . to land ' John C Calhqun ' in. the , presidential cnair.ccorauig; to jiistory Cai houn died in 1850, and therei woujd nave been less chance foH. ed president after '1850, - than there was prior to' that date, ,:.On account1 6f Jils radical pro-slavery views,' be was not a serious onJ tenaer for tnat office. . Tq Had Lincoln came o Oregon his debates with Stephen A Doug las in 1858 probably would not have taken place. It is generaUy conceded that had ; not Llneoln led Douglas into, a . trap at Free- port, III., In 1858, and forced him to enunciate the so-called "Free- port Doctrine, . Douglas would have received vthe united support of the democrats in .1860 and would Iaye " been", 1 elected ".. The "'Freeport Doctrine, won. Douglas the senatorshlp,; but cost him the presidency in 1860, . ." Salem, Ore Feb. 24, 1925.., Whesi Billy, Sunday Come tauor statesman: r i , If a series 'of revival meetlncii were conducted in Salem, during the time Billy Sunday was holding meetings in Portland; what kind of an evangelist should e called, and why so? It goes without sav ing that a great awakening along spiritual lines will be the result of Sunday's meetings1 in Portland. Many people from Salem will take advantage of these meetings by their presence, and what a won derful help they could be in Salem meetings thereafter. vi '.' : BUly Sunday Is a-free thinker," hso to speak, and by his methods attracts persons', attention .who have not been .orthodox in: their belief, nor in their manners or morals. It might be wise to sei cure such an evangelist for Salenrj during the time. Sunday Is la Port land. Wrhat thinkest thou? r i TO BB CONTINUED, . WITH NAME LATER. ' DIS.STER ESCAPED -WHEATLAND, Indi, Feb' 24. One'hundred and fifty miners em ployed in the Standard. Coal com pany mine here, narrowry escaped the fate that overtook the victims of the Sullivan mine disaster when a similar blast shook the local mine today. : ' ! " . ., ' " ; j J Membership Drive Ends The Baraca-Philatbea,. a newly organi sed classcomposed of college and young working people, has been participating in a . red and - blue membership contest. The reds won and they, were delightfully entertained by . the blues at the First a-t!?t church. listtn!:U. A short business meeting Le!l ari tl 3 rest of the rven:-- t- 3 '.ret:! to cr3 -r ! ."r-:.r - woiMa nave Deen less cnance tort.wakoo oarelees. yes,' Calhoun, had he llvedto be'elecUfCarlos'speeded "xim!i 1 5T- 7 'sMtfsSSSSSSSSBMSsSjJia .: , TSsja ' alaB!?-"' SSB,,,B,B1aSSi. -jin .. - . ssaafc - - Bjaw ' " J. ' ' ' ai ' '- - - ,. 'ssjj . t ,sS saafatBBBssisw 11 JiJLSmr JIAI UUDTSFJi ' STOfTED As I. was walking down the street I.fmet my. boyhood friend, Bill ; ' Peet; ' , ;" .-" . "Come on," said I, "and let' go eat Where we can talk together." "No thanks." said Bill, "I'm off my feed; " I think a doctor soon 111. need; I must confess I'm far; indeed. From being In fine feather. And so we took a lengthy walk And had a confidenUal Ulk. s "Go on." said I, "let's hear your 'sV" squawk; f 'Twill ease your mind, I'm think ing. - With many doleful sighs Bill . ' said: .- ' :: .. -"Old friend, my heart Is Just like lead; I'm growing old; I'll soon be dead And-in my grave be sinking." "Good Night!' "cried I, "you're 'f looking fine What makes . you utter such a whine? ;-'ir, ' ' You're young yet. Brace "cp! -. Brace the line! "; ' UlVa useless," "said he. "for,J old yi v.cnap,' - : -k- '. 'r No .longer do I give a snap ' ; To have my wife sit on my lap." And, pray, WHAT could I answer? Fifty-Flfty .. Gert: "Gladys poor girl. Is deaf and dumb." Roland: "I didn't know she was deaf." ' :""''- ' ' - :; -: ' ' - e. l. Then He Got It Al: "I know you favorite word, dear. r Anita: "What 1s it?" Al: "The last one . y. , Edna May Bush. "There." chuckled the wise old hen, as" she deftly caught - a - fat. iuicy worm, ryou will fill the bill nicely t : f::u, .' , ;. ,. -! Sew Sew They were in .the old Fleet Street off!ce..-Ji' i-i-? , :5 Sherlock Holmes, . . looking up irom , foot-print on; the; table manded: 5 "Watson, the. needle!". Doctor Watsons, looking ln the direction of the sleuth; said: "And pxsJi; where is the liuttonft" tAis tlkkV' v ' : : P. PJ IV 'n r- j'THE CAR " S3fASHEjR - u v,"-! j. A'ToB'tTvrister"r?r5 Carlok Arliss withr hi. ear.'-:'?- Was $oo carelees. ys,' try-af. -like wire. lessi Soon this 'wire; wheels were tlre- less!"'-;f v1;-;.;'', 'V:.4.'J.i ; Carlos stripped 'his gears and, ;: ."' ;gearless, -'f 'A 'J - :. Careless CaTlos still was fearless. Then he hjt a; tree, in Corliss; Said a Corliss cop to ArllssY "Careless t Carlos, - you '-. are '' car " Jess!"5; : ' !' ' '' ' ' ' t Faith Taylor. I- The Snub" - - During the entire dinner' in the little res6rarant I was quite un able .to remove my gae. from her. When she left, I also left, and f ol tow'ed her for.elght'blocks. Tin-? able to resist .any- longer,' Iap proached her and raised, my hat. "Excuse me,?.r.beganr Tut " "I'm sorry -she said, - "but I J haven't any change." - 'v:: 'ftfct --Charles' G." Shaw. . " Harold's Diagnosis ; Harold, - five .years '? oldv V ' when asked by his Sunday school teach- ' Prcscrip liens sxactly as your doctor ordered. Pure, fresh, potent drugs, com pounded only by registered li censed pharmacists. . Checked and double checked for your safety. ? : : i ; ,-- : If any sick person in distressed circumstances cannot afford to pay, we will gladly fill their prescriptions gratis. Perry Dr Slcro m. .it 1t 'i C r - :' i WEDNESDAY HORNING, er why he didn't want to go to Heaven.-answered: ' ' "It's not long slace I came from there." - Joseta " Coo nan ' - v WALLY THE MYSTIO , : Ilell Answer Your Questions, . - .- v.. Somdiow, t It is a pleasant thing to know That when in trouble you can go To Wally.vwho-will give advice That, fixes things opVvery nice. - Avoid Inconsequentials . , Dear Wally: ; . I've been greatly shocked; My Sweetie's ' knees' are badly knocked. - .. 'Twas" on the beach I saw their bend.. - Should I still love her? . Yours, A FRIEND " J .. t - ( tf. 01 '-'ft , ' and Hadorhed-riall f or - the purpose of coloring . : the drab facts of food,' r shelter and. clothes. . t s Advertisements enable you to pufthis color into your life - They bring you; news of im- Y provements to quicken your pleasure, increase . your efficiency, lessen - your, work to feed your hours with every comfort and conveni ence men have" thought out for you v Read the advertisements. Their timely messages, their intimate lessons iri economy. their assurance that advertised goods will . please help you color your life even more. . ...... -t . - - ". . - - -l?16 '.yui 9?1?':'s ;-crpm advertised goods, i i;, you choose . from - the safest goods : known. ; They are valuePtrue. ' c: v ' ' " " " ; ; - : ' v- v-'' - "tt - ' J . . i. a. . .- - 0 , . " ..,-. 4. ; Read ttie ; ad vertidfiments in' th ecd ; columns. By their guidance yoii 'can obtain the best today ;; economize for the beet tomorrow. FEBRUARY 25, 1925 . Dear Friend: ' "' . Things might b worse, you - know; -It's awful when a girl's legs bow. Don't worry o'er the knee condl . . tion; :. ; . ' -Watch for a-knocking disposition. ; '.-.V: ' No Pic Nlo - ' Dear Wally: Life for me is sad; What shall I do to make it glad That I may talk and laugh like you? , I am. Sincerely, ; VERY BLEW Dear Blew , . How do yon get that way? What makes you think I'm bright , and gay? I wish you had this job of mine; You then would have , real cause to whine. r J ;. - ; ' A Slip : r : Mary: "What made Agnes so angry when she returned from the barber shop?" " Dorothy: "Oh, when she got in the chair the barber absent-mindedly lathered her face." - - - . Hasel Smlthers We Must Eat, Too, You Know "If a "man really loves a girl,1 Save a Trip to Town In a very few months, Mr. Farmer, you will be so busy that you will have very little' time to make trips to Salem to transact your banking:. But, by. forming a connection here at the:United States National and making the proper arrange ments, you can bank entirely by mail. This plan was' devised entirely for your convenience' and: we shall be glad to have you useJt. : ' : . V United States National Bank Salens: Oregon ; Cbi3r: Life YOU use 'silverware and linen, hang up cur tains and! pictures, wear fabriwcarefully cut Advcrthincr reduces t!:2 cczi cf products that edd pleasure and cemferi to livir.j she told him, "he will stop drink ing."-' ' ' : ' "" ' ' . "Tes, and if he loves too many girls, he'll have to stop eating." v . L. O. Light If a farmer sells his geese, and gives the money to his wife, could It be said that he had presented her with some goose berries? DRY LAW BILL -. EASILY PASSES .(Continna from ag 1) suit thai It will remain under the jurisdiction of the state prohibi tion' commission. Only ' four af firmative votes were cast. - In opposing the proposed change Representative Woodward i said that the board of pharmacy, while estimable gentlemen, were not law enforcement officers and, knew nothing of this. Their duties were to pass upon the fitness of .an ap plicant to receive a license.' CIHCIIEnTEnSFJLLg t-Uf ia a4 a 4 VteA a. 1 m - ft iiNn iMtiri tuin n- TiBifrtt r izmnzrjzisL:: rv: ... 4 , M F v m li