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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1925)
. . t ,. ; " . : 1 . . ' ! . ' i .'.. ... I . ' : Part Two Pages 1 ta s ' - - - ' ' ., h : , n Society, Better riomes, Clac-ific; Garden V SEVENTY-FOyRTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH ,22, l! Ill , 'I,, " 1111 l ' 1 r v - - r i - . - - . STUD MODS TO PBESEfiT PLAY "Ide&ound" Will Be Offered By Willamette Dramatic Club April 21 ; "Icebound" a play written by Owen Davis, will be -presented by the dramatic department of Wil lanlette university, April 21. Tro- iessor RaHskopf, head of ,- the ublic speaking department of the niversity will coach the play. a Wallace . Griffith, of Salem, will tff ct ad manager. Au aiuaents or the public speaking-' department have been invited to participate in the play by the Theta3 Alpha Phi, national drama tic fraternity. It is hoped Xhat thig new policy increase the In terest of the Willamette students In dramatic work. Th cast of the play is as follows:-, ,.,s.,-.,,,,.... w; . Henry Jordan . . Walter Welbon 5 ismma, nis wire . . Marion Wyatt , iNeuie, ner daugnter. . . . f 4 m ...v. Dorothy 6wens Sadie Fellows, a widow .. . . . ! I. I-:-' Ella Pf iff er ' , Orin, her uon. .Willis Hawley, Jr. I Ella Jordan ...... Zelda Mulkey j Ben Jordan . . James McCllnfoclc Indge Bradford . .Wendell Balslger .! ' Jinn TrnaW SartU fn T?on1 Hannah, a servant .... ; ' j " .... Genevieve Thompson Jim Jay, a deputy sheriff . j Henry Hartley A UTTLR TALK ON THRIFT (By S. V.Strans, President Ameri i' can Society for .Thrift) ; Much harm Is often ' done by those who seem to feel that thrift means merely' denying ourselves pleasures ana comforts in order to put aside sums of money. lt us see what the situation actually, is with regard to, our savings. , ; r Money that isr saved means merely tha it has been diverted to useful channels. Instead of being spent for purposes that will do us no good as often is the case, or that do us harm, our savings are spent constructively: Even accumulations put in a savings bank are immediately In vested for us. The institution acts as our agent ' in making use of our savings until such a time possibly as we may desire to with draw our deposits from the bank and invest them in a home, a farm, a business, or in some other worthy mannerv : f Thus the essence of real thrift Is" correct spending. , We have at one extreme of the scale the miser who hoards his money not for useful purposes, but merely for the selfish lust of piling up wealth.' At the other end of the scale We have the spendthrift. The money in his hand possesses certain definite values of purchasing power, . but he has no appreciation of these values or their relative Impor tance. Hence, he dissipates his money as fast as h -Aceives it. The thrifty man embodies the qualities that are lacking in . the He Doctor Curtis . . . . Winston Wade miser and in the spendthrift. Have yon r . ; : read these ! ' ' . " ! ... advertisements ? OREGON and her products arc being advertised to all the United States this month ; by rail roads. Have you read the advertisements? This is National Oregon Produ&s Month! T Sri iS. Hold Oregon v Products .'dinners or lunches; mer' chants can feature displays t of Oregon merchandise; or ganiations , can include at kast one number on Oregon manufactures in . their pro grams; school children can write essays, or make up lists of Oregon goods-f-ybuTl be surprised at their variety. Oregon products' compete with the world. You can buy them on MERIT. Then, too, your support of Oregon in dus tries means more work, more wage earners, bigger payronioncrcased prosperity for everyone. Associated Industries of Oregon Portland, Oregon Dan C. Freeman, Manager. -- - II I 1 is well balanced where they are out of poise. He can see facts to which they are blind. ?' " To be thrifty Is neither to spend ill nor to save all. Thrift is the conserving of each resource that it may be used and invested to the best advantage. This is why the thrifty' man. never stands still. ;f He is ever moving 'onward ' and Upward on the, pathway, of success. , ' ? Thrift and progress are synonymous. New Potato Law Is Ah Improvement The recenti legislator repealed the potato law enacted two years ago, and which has been in effect for about a year and a half,1 and enacted a new" statute. It is founded on and is largely a part of the former law, but there are several changes advo cated by both growers and : buy ers. The old law had no penalty for violation and it could not be enforced. It was over-looked at the time of its passage. So all that could be done was to urge observance and let It go at that. This was the source of much crit icism by thoie who did hot know of the oversight They dlmdhded that the etate market agent pros ecute the violators. ; The new law makes violation a misdemeanor, and any person guilty of violation shall be pun ished by a fine of not less than nor more than 1 1 00, or by imprisonment in the county jail of not less than 10 nor more than SO days. It provides that It Shall be -the duty of the state Inspection to enforce the law. ; The U. S. Standard grades are adopted for Oregon, as under the old law, but authority- is given the inspection department to fix other grides and rules not adequately provided for in U. S. grades. These can only be made after thorough investigation and public hearings. The new law provides that all potatoes in lots of 50 pounds or more sold in Oregon shall have the sack: or container stenciled with the grade and name of the grower. This applies only to stock sold within the state. : The old law applied to out going shipments as well. Potatoes which do not meet the required grades Shall be known as "No grades" Instead of "culls" as In IhtottiaSr; --ill pb tatoes shipped in, 10" lots or more shall be state Inspected. :: ' In seed potatoes when certified by the Oregon Agricultural Col lege, no further inspection is re quired. ; .i . --f In grades of No. , i, or better grade, the sacks shall be uniform, sound and clean new sacks or "No. 1 Seconds" grain sacks- In lower grades than No. I, pobre quality sacks may be used. This distinc tion will in a measure designate first grade potatoes from, the low er grades. The new law carries' the emer gency clause and is now a law.- A punch press was dot made for euttmr off fingers, "Bat with a very little carelessness it will. ' The exhaust of any gasoline en gine gives off carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas which you . can't see of smell. Breathing this : gas, even in very. small amounts,-; is dangerous. There Is nttle warning of the onset of the poisoning.; It may quickly prove fatal. ' It yon must run your motor inside, : be sure to open doors and windows first! - 71 Known Financial Ability The United States National Has guided the money of hundreds of patrons here into investments which meet their requirements and are sfe and' yield a profitable return. . :; ; . - . . ' " ' " ;. - ' . ' - t The officers. here are known for their financial ability, their foresight in being able to segregate , the good investments from the bad and for their impartial advice upon the proposition under consideration. United States liatiorial Bank Stileirf. Oregon. . . . ' lay tR. ABBEtlT The first Issue' of the Parrish ; Periscope was received with' great enthusiasm. Several exchanges have beeii niade with other schbols. . . " . The orchestra and dlee club, udder the supervistbn 6f Mrs. Alice Thompson are plari nfhg a benefft ' program ' to eiulp the stage with curtains and ether con veniences. .The" stage Is being made by the manual training class es. Miss White's ' physical educa tion Classes will probably contrib ute to this program. I The Junior Citizenship League, an organization or' trie ninth grade field' a meeting March 18. An Ir ish program was given. As' an additional ! treat Gerdld Simpson brought Jiis well .trained Irish set ter '-, and had .hint do many Inter esting and pleasing stnnts. The art work Is progressing nicely uncfeT The supervision 6"f odr very" capable teacher, .Miss Hargrove. The . ninth grade . is do ing pose work such as 3 minute pencU eketches. The eight grade boys are making cartoons, the girls are taking up dreBS design. The' seventh grade is studying in terior . decorating, animals, trees, and silhouette. RUBE BAND BIG HEADLIXER AT BLIGH lihe: attraction on the new bill at tlie BHgh theater today. Some tlilng new and novel is presented td vaudeville la Buzxington's band. Ic is an aggregation of seven tal ented musicians' whose instru ments are both freakish and novel; They play everything from opera td jaxz, and promise a program of real interest. Betty Don, who rightfully bills hWSelf "The Girl With the' Velvet Voice? cditles to Vaudeville after being featured with the A vort op era company. She' has a most persoriality and her selections range from opera to popular num bers. ' Hearing Charl6ite and Otto Cline deliter tfieir clfer lines of chatter and songs shows one how much time a'hd patience ft take's to study characters and impersonate them truthfully. Mis Cline' IS a juvenile impersonator of the high est caliber, while CHrie' serves as an excellent foil for her. are Gualano and Marguerite. Both are fresh from the shores of Italy, where they reentry graduated from a musical conservatory.' King J. Sauls will entertain with transparent paintings. Saul's of fering is just a little different from the usual act of its kind. LABIS H CKXTER IS , VERY ACTIVE , J. Q. Ifayes, manager of the Lake Labish gardens, was a visitor in tie city last week, arid waxed enthusiastic over the prospects at Labish this year, says the Mt. An gel News. Last year the' entire yield of the Labish gardens west of Mt. Angel, amounted to approximately 400 cars' of vegetables of all kinds. This year. Mr. Hays announces, it is ex pected the onion crop alone Is like ly to exceed 250 cars. There" are many more acre's un der cultivation this" year, and even A master of the accordion and a so. the interest id this project has acres could and would be slanted if they were available. The rapid growth of this under taking makes it more imperative that the Million Dollar Products Highway be. completed a spon a possible. This year will see a per-' manent road built across tta La- bish bottom arid noir where there is a road to bring the truck to market or at least to a convenient ahinnln rpnlor ThA Inplral nlacA Is Mt. Angel. Not only is t the naoroif nlaoA hut iha rattii hetwppn the two points has a good, r?ad bed for nearly the entire distance and the-work of paving it would, be less costly than that of a paved road to some other place." , The county court has promised a paved road In a reasonable time if the roadbed. W prepared. It i time for the two districts' toi get together on this all important busi ness. The sooner a definite action can be relied upon the sooner may' both places receive the reward for Mark D. Schaffer presents Bus- zlngton's Rube band as the head- beautiful singer of popular songs become so great that many more their respective endeavors." v - i and Dollars Two Statements one of which has to do with Hedlth and Itself are, the other with Financial Strength AN OPEN LETTER (Name on lequesij 1 v - Mr. Haley Fiske, Prtudtni Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. New Yoaie City My Dear Mrsthh: Why don't you publish a Heart Statement along with the regular Financial Statement you put out each year? , Any company can publish impressive figures of financial strength, financial growth, etc. But figures don't stick. All I remember from your last year Statement is that the Metropolitan has several million policyholders and is the biggest life insurance company in the world. : .'.: - I've been following some of your magazine TTT TE arc indebted to Mr. S. for hi suggestion. Ay uy It is an excellent one. We publish .an annual' V V .Business Statement of the Metropolitan, not because we think that the figures will be remembered, but because they offer conclusive evidence of unusual gr6wth and strength to its' 22,o6d,oo6 pbllcyHotders. And it is this extraordinary financial strength that makes .it possible for the -Metropolitan to carry ori a' nation-wide campaign for better health' and longer life. People now live longer Records kept by the Metropolitan sh6w an extraor dinary decrease in the, dath rat among its policy holders. Compared with 1911, for example, there were nearly 62,000 fewer, deaths in 1924 among its Industrial Policyholders than there would have been' if the 9 11 death" rite" had prevailed. k'Al .-! . s r-v ft it ' ' ' ft" - 1 - at 1. advertisements lately that tell df work yoVrt doing to help people live longer. It isn't entirely -clear in my mind just how you're doing it or why you do it, but since you are doing it, give us tht fheix and fgiiris tn tht. ; Call it a Heart Ste ment or a Welfare Statement, or anything you like, but give us the facts. Perhaps other Metropolitan policyholders like myself would hi interested in .a Statement of that kind. . ( , Very truly yours, , - l ; C.N.S . While the average life span in t the United States IsV 53 years jgreater than it was 12 years ago, the life span of the Industrial Policyholders of th6 Metropolitan- in-" treased nearly S years a betterment of three years over the general average in the same interval. These increases in longer life are due in .large" part td the Metropolitan's Health and Welfare Work among, its policyholders. ' You are the gainer You and all the other 22,000,006 policyholders tine out of -every six people in thd United States arid Canada1 -reap the benefit through better health and decreased cost of insurance. The wealth of the Metropolitan belongs to you and to no one else. Thd Metropolitan has no stock and tto stockholders. It is owned t HealtJi and Welfare Statement . DECE&tSXA 3, IQl-f IMllaaccMofmortaBtrla ' .., promwnt tot ptpultioa in HM , scami.......!T... ....... ... .......... .200,000 people LivMHvtdiatf24ucoiftpand , witalthntrarl9ii...... - -...61,958 people Dvcltae In mortalhr rate imams f Sfetiopolitaa Iadntiat PW . Icyboidcri for aU cause of teU tine 1911 ..MM.MM 32.17a Dadlae ia llctropoliua Tbw '. - euksaU Sxxtaiitjr.rat macm ." ff 1911.... ..... A .... . MMMM... MMfl... Dcclina ia Hetxopoiitaa Ty' pbaid aMftality nt slae ekxe . till ,',,, MMMaBHIMtlMMHlW-'l Decline ia' MetropoUta Vtpl. . tlnria awrtalitr rata' paca . t if Htalth lafertaatioa throat macaaia advtrtitcmeata ', nachad la . .. . ,50,000,000 people Raalta' litcntW owtribatad ' . ' baa fat 1924 40,474,873 copies Trained irarifn care for kk . scUqrhoVleraia 1924...... .... ..2,565,295 visits Raalta aaaauaatloa fifaa Kowa , a . to... .2,000,000 people , Total aaaenditatea for Rcattk i ' aad Wclfire Work aoa , PoIkrboWerial924....... i. $3,027,001.25 Financial Statement DECESTBEa Jf, IQtf AmtU. 1 ,M8.1 74,348.20s Kciaaaiaaca Fund $1,451,693,897.00 tUmd tor Dl. 'i bJdw.i23... 2,694,131.49 t ; - UaaWWK! Fundi 91.088,070.71 AT. 52,698,249.00 , , $1,628,174,3480 locwalaAtdarfa1924 196,774,929.93 hcoatiatm 457473,16740 Gala la Iacomc. 1924.. ;. 60,86502.85; PakMbr Inmraace Iocd. faaaaaed aad . a,j M Kerived ia 1924 215,728,846.00 Gala I Ianuancc ia Force ia 1924 1,284,230,701.00 Total Boaum aad . Dividmdi' xld or k t1 CrdhadtapeScyhoi(icral2-U..... ' 213,604474.13 iisaRAiCE 6rjirsrXNi"Nfd 1 , . ' ! . . . . .. . Ordinary InwAnce.. $5407,687,075.00 Industrial (Premiuna arable weekly).... - 4452450499.00 croop......,.V. iajiii,29ix)6 . Total 1 Branca Oatf ndinf. ........... 10,522.484,769.00 . Number of Polidea la Force Deeerater SI,' . ,4 , , J 1924 3Z,7,644r 6olely by its policyholders. You,- as one of thej policy , holders, share in the owner ship of all its- investments; in its railroad bonds; xtst real estate mortgages, its loans to Jarmers, loans to states, cities and towns for public improvements and similar enterprises. You, as a part-owner of over 1,600, ood, 000, should read the two state ments onthe left with -st feeling of pride in what your company has achieved. The- efforts as Well as the assets of the Metropolitan re dedicated to protection against future want 4-td greater happiness, better health end longer Life. METROPOtlTAN t.IF.E : IN SURAGE GGlMPANY InTEW Ydr.i: Bizsest in the VtyrUXlote' AJ&ti, More Policyholders, More Insurance in Force, More New Insurance EacR Ytdi ";- . A futuaf Company Incorporated ty th Cit cf New Vork