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February 25, 1D25 ' .
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
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. . Kditor
Ifanarer Jb Ppt.
Weal
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Oragaat, aa aaeasd-claaa matter
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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!
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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
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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
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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 "
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, ' 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.'
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