THE OltEGOlT STATEK1IAN, SALEM. OREGON
) .? TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 19; 1925 '
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- A MUCH, NEEDED PRATER: Create In me a clean . heart,.
O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51: 10.
'FLAX GROWING DIFFICULTIES'
' (Oregon Voter) ,
; From, a resident of Salem who has been interested in the
opportunities in flax growing that the Willamette, valley of
fers; comes the following letter which discusses certain diffi
culties and problems that in his opinion must be solved before!
the successful spinning and weaving of Oregon flax fibre :an
be accomplished. The letter, in part, follows :
"Recalling our conversation. sometime ago,
; 1 , you remember I said there were likely to be a
great many; mistakes made in promoting the
flax industry in the valley. You also remember
that I said that the fibre was an excellent quai-
: ity both in texture and tensile strength. " But
I the rub-comes in the uneven distribution of
-; moisture from year to year during the growing
l?- season. This will prevent or partially prevent
: ; the use of machinery designed to use long-line
fibre, because of the reduced supply in such dry
: years. My contention is that a capital invest
: ment oTtrom $250,000 to $500,000 cannot b$
made economically when the machinery is likely
to stand idle part of the time or depend on Rus
sian fibre to run. . . . . . . -j. -
"But I do know that damask machinery is im
practical here until such time as the producers
install irrigation that they may have an even
" distribution of moisture during the grow
ing season. It requires & i better irrigation
system for flax than for many other grains be
cause of the very short root system.! It must
get its sustenance from the first three inches
of soiK -Sub-irrigation would therefore be dan
, x . gerous, because of the liklihood of drowning it
out in spots. ? 1
' ' - - - "Then too, . no precautions have heretofore
been taken in the valley to prevent flax wilt,
which may be done by . treating the seed with
t . formaldehyde. This is a dangerous disease and
. . rmay ruin the entire industry,' Prof essor Baldy
' , . of the University of North Dakota says it takes
i ; seven years to get flax wiltout of the ground
once it is there. No flax can be grown in in
' fected ground until it is purged. This wbuld
; mean disaster if it became very general o ver
V;-;jv the valley." ; ,.h j )
. These are practical matters affecting f the growing of
. -iictA. vuviuuaiy mey are important u iiax is to De grown
continuously and successfully, and it is equally obvious that
successful' manufacturing depends upon a constant and un
varying supply of raw material. But, the existence of these
difficulties does not mean that they- cannot be overcome.
snorts to overcome tnem, once they appear, will certainly be
made by those whose activities depend upon a stable supply
of Willamette valley flax fibre. t l
There is nothing particularly vicious 'about the above
, and is calculated to. cast a doubt upon the practibilityof a
$600,000 linen mill, which Salem is promoting and is going
to have ' . j '
But the "resident of Salem" (if Salem has such a resi-
dent) is either mistaken or unduly alarmed in regard to most
of the questions which he raises. f 1 t
The DrODOSed S600.000 tllant nrorOSPa in nsa mnsf lv anin.
ning tow, for the "brealfl and butter" lines, like towels, linen
u cloth, etc., and it is not proposed to make more than a begin
ning in damask products to start with . .
"j - ' And, any way, there can be contracted enough land under
- -lrruratian fn snnniv tha Inner lino -fiKo -fo- v,r j u i
sr r-j ..-0 mhj viiki tnc uecua
r oi tnis. proposea $buu,uuu plant enough in, the Stayton,
Aumsville and Turner districts alone. The ' long line fiber
bugaboo is a very foolish one. Fish twines take long fiber.
(This shows that the "resident of Salem." is probably a myth,
or if he is a real nerson hp f? tnlVinr mimk v,a ,4. tt
..vut uio uain iiu
r does not know his sfnff s ,
As to tfie jwilt, that is another bugabooi , We have had
yione of it here yet; and our farmers have been growing flax
for a long time. The North Dakota flax is fa different va-
ci.jr, n a tiu"'i ior tne seea omy. And it the wilt does
. appear nere, our growers win be able to cross that bridge
wueu mejr corae to it. , f or one thin. they will rotate.
jmostly; though the best of them have so far found even that
.practice to not be all important under our conditions. - , "
wuuusion, as to iiax growing difficulties, forget
' them. There are no sueh animiles ; ;
j Excepting the difficulty of our growers to get enough
contracts for their flax. They would grow 100 times as much
fv as they have so far grown, if they could get the contracts
: And the $600,000 linen mill will help a little in this. Not
much. But a little It will take many $600,000 plants to give
th? Wilhinctta valby- fcnncr3 all the contracts they 'would
111:3 to have for growing flax; 100 of them, and then some. -
; ' TTiat anyone of the higher 'educational institutions of
the state should feel obligated to protest the scope of oper
ations of another is unfortunate for all concerned.
University, - Agricultural College and Normal Scliools
represent fields of educational endeavor which are distinctive
and at the same time find it difficult to function thoroughly
in relation to the various courses; of study germane to each
without overlapping. . Take for example chemistryin 'its
industrial phases. 'Where shall the 'line between the instruct
tion here and that in the more commercial or professional r
phases be drawn? j Farm accounting is now a. recognized
branch of study. Where cease instruction .essential to
thorough knowledge of accounting for agricultural enter
prises and where begin the higher courses in commerce?
j However, the board of higher: curicula should insist that
duplication of courses of studv and duplication of instruction
shall be reduced to the lowest minimum. . ?
I But if there shall be cut off from either institution many
subjects and few from the other there will at once arise
another nroblem how care for 'the resulting number of
students at the losing institution now reported crowded to
thje limit? The outcome of the University protest and the
OAC reply presents several problems that will prove most
difficult of satisfactory solution..1 ,
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Of course the publicity given through the controversy
will be welcomed by the critics of both institutions involved.
Complaint more general than friends of the two schools like
to' admit is made that they are costing far mpre than they
should cost. In.fact, as a result of this feeling, the initiative
has already been taken through grange resolution to repeal
the millage tax now! their main support. The showing made
in reply to the University protest claims great disparity in
costs and will give the objecting taxpayers new fuel to feed
the flames of, opposition-. An initiative measure providing
for a single board of regents, a ways and means budget of
legislative appropriations for the support of all the higher
educational institutions would no doubt gain real .momen
tum from the present controversy. T r ' ; I -
! The board of higher curicula should act promptly and
in a way which will admit of no further controversy. . i
iTBIHES
He was a trarelfngr salesman for
a hardware "firm, and had been
hurt in a railroad accident. As
he clamped along sereral week
later on his crutches, a friend
REAL THRIFT
When we eliminate waste we are following the precepts
of real thrift but hoarding is as undesirable as extravagance.
To withhold from the channels of legitimate business invest
ment and purchases, if carried to excess, results in depression
which affects both trade and industry..
- Genuine thrift means judicious saving, spending and
Iprudent investment
One xour correspondents sends in the complimentary
slogan "Salerncity of peace and plenty." This is kindli
ness of "spirit which4f generally cultivated would make, the
whole world better; !
shook, him by the hand and said:
fCan't you get along without
your crutches?1? i
"Well, my doctor says I can.
he chuckled, "but my lawyer says
I can't." -
::- Who observed "Good Will day'
words or deeds, yesterday? '
in neighborly thought.
L1Y MARRIAGE
PROBLEMS
Adel GarrfaonTa Htm Phaaa ol
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
Copyright or Newspaper Feature
Serrtee
CHAPTER 4C2
THE VANISHING STUNT THE
CHAUFFEUR ACHIEVED
7WITH MADGE'S CAR, f
The big man at the wheel ot the
limousine jumped down and came
to- the1 door of the tonneau
"Do, you suppose anything has
happened to him? he asked wor
riedly. "Perhaps I'd better go
after him." f
The yashmak - veiled woman
shook her head decidedly, and I
realized that whether or not she
were Grace Draper, as I so strong
ly suspected, at least! she was the
head of this expedition.
The big man remained standing
by the door of the car; and for sev
eral minutes we heard nothing but
the muffled beat of the throttled
down engine of the limousine. For
that matter,: we did not hear the
chauffeur's approach until after
he came into Tlew, , walking hur
riedly, but with a casual air, along
the winding path into which he
had. driven the car.' i
'Did You Turn Her Off?" '
"All set," he said i as he came
up to the gray limousine. "Did
you hear the crash, and was there
anybody else around ?" . r
"Not that we saw - the bag man
replied, answering the last ques
tion first, i. "Let's hope there
wasn't anybody we didnt see,' Tor
it sure sounded like the Wall
street explosion. Whafr-dldyou
do with her?'' .
ve her a sitove into thS fin
est hole you ever saw In vour iifi
the ehaoffeureplied. -Don't
know what it was originally,
whether it's natural oraomebody
dug it there, but It's deep, and
covered with vines and under
brush. When I discovered It. I
tested It to see how near I could
get to it. Then I drove her al
most to the edge, got out, and
gave her a good push. She went
down Into the mud.right elde up
as click as you please... Then I
fixed things up a bit where I drove
her over from the path. I don't
believe anybody that wasn't look
ing for her would ever notice any
thing there unless some kids go
rubbering around, and that isn't
likely."
J "Did you turn her off before
you gave her that last shove?
demanded the big man. I
"Say, what's eating j you?' de
manded the .chauffeur truculently.
"D'ye think I just got out of the
Idiot's Home? Fd be apt to leave
her running with1 the danger of the
thing catching fire, to say nothing
of the noise she'd make. Yes,
you big stiff, I shut her off. and
here's the key to prove it. ' I
thought maybe the - young lady
would like it as a souvenir." f'
A Welcome Sound.
i He bowed half mockingly to me
as he held out the key, but' some
thing 4bout him impressed me
vaguely with the idea' that he was
rthe least dangerous, the least vici
ous of the three people concerned
In my capture. . I filed!, the fact
away in my memory for further
reference, and held out my hand
for the key with a smile which I
tried ; to make both .wistful and
grateful. :
"Thank you so much," I mur
mured, a8 j tucked the key -into
my purse. " - ' t-, j-
The yashmak - veiled woman
leaned forward, touched the big
man on the arm, and pointed to
the wood path, which plainly
showed the traces of the entrance
of the small car in broken branch
es and tire marks Into the road.
Xhe big man nodded, and spoke to
the chauffeur.
f "Get the hatchet and shovel and
come over here. You'll keep
watch?", His eyes Interrogated the
veiled wpman. . . ; ! .
She nodded her head ImnatfenU
ly, and the two men worked Tapld-
iy. cnoppmg the broken branches
cleanly and throwing very ves-
ue or them into the woods. Then
they smoothed out the tire tracks,
took a last satisfied look around
and came back to the car. 1;
That's sure jake now," the big
man said, as he entered the ton.
neau and the ehauffeur mounted
to his seat. "Nobody can tell now
where that car left th m.
They'll think some dirigible
swung a hook, on her and lifted
ber. lady and all. -into the air.
Step on her, George. We're tni
to make track, , ; v :
The chauffeur threw in ih
clutch, and as the great cap leap
ed forward he shouted back some-
inmg or which I caught but the
one word, cops?" .
"Not a chance out here." the big
man returned. ."You'll haTe to be
careful the other side of Patch-
,1 The prince " of Monaco, sailing
off for: Europe after an American
visit, said to a girl reporter:
."When I get back to France I'll
find that prices have gone up
again. Prices go up in France all
the time. You can start a little
business there now and retire rich
In three years.
"France remainds me of a story
I heard in Florida. A Florida
plumber presented a wealthy Mi
ami man with a plumbing bill for
9125. But the man handed the
plumber a dollar, and said sternly:
" Receipt that bill of yours in
fun. . ;: : .
? 'But said the plumber.
'' Receipt in full, persisted the
man. I used to be a plumber my
self.' ' :
"The plumber gave a start, took
out bis gold fountain pen, receipt
ed the bill In .full aid gave the
man 35 cents in- change." i r
An owner's recently-engaged
jockey was the subject of conver
sation between the owner and a
friend. i h "
"Do you think, then." asked the
latter, "that Blank has improved
his riding since he entered your
service?" ' "
"On the contrary," was the re
ply, "I would say he has fallen off
quite a lot' ? f ;
ogue, and we ll keep an eye out
through the villages, but out here
the sky's the limit. . It's a million-to-one
chance of our meeting one.
Send her along."
And "send her along. f George
didwhile I gripped my hands be
neath my coat and prayed that the
million-to-one chance would j hap
pen. And when, after some 20
miles had been put between us and
the spot of my capture I heard the
familiar put-put of a motorcycle, I
hadu to fight the scream of relief
which pressed against my Hps.
' r (To be continued.)
Spring CodtTs ;
Smart, Practical
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Tliiv mw prinff ctat U"m.irt
rnoujtli , fitt tlr Kastcr nrade,
and ret practicAl rnongh for'
Krncral wear.- A novelty fabric
called thorobrcil a-lain is used '
with beige fox coiIar. - '
German Workers Warned
i ui uanyci d iii.nai u L.IUUUI
BERLIN, May 15. That the
movement -for prohibition in Ger
many . is rapidly gaining ground
among the, -working classes is in
dicated by an appeal recently is
sued by a number of socialist par
ty leaders, most of " whom are
members of the Reichstag.
The document declares that
'the worktirg class is the worst
sufferer from the effects of alco-?
holism." It admonishes the work
ers to "keep alcohol away from all
your meetings, sessions, and dem
onstrations,, and establish people's
houses and hotels that sell no
liquor. Reduce the possibility of
obtaining liquor Wherever you can
do so. and conduct intensive edu
cational work concerning the harm
dose by alcohol. i ,
Did You Ever Stop to Think
By E. R. WAITE. Secretary,
Shawnee. Okla., Board of
. j ( Commerce - :
That It takes time for any bus
iness to build a reputation foi
square dealing that is strong
enough to insure a steady growing
business.
That success of every business
depends on its gaining its reputa
tion by honest advertising and
living up to its advertisements.
That good .advertising, com
mands attention and helps to sell
what Is advertised. 'f
That advertising appeals to the
buyer. ; ! - ; -.
That attentionrcompelling. at
tractive, easy-to-finderstand i ad
vertising brings the buyer in.
That the business of advertising
Is to help your business? If proper
ly written, it"will do the work.
That the only way to keep a
business before the public is by
constant advertising; . the public
is forgetful.. ..;. ;
That whenever a business con
cern takes their name from public
view ; it means -an immediate loss
to them. rt . -
That advertising must be main
tained if a business is to succeed.
That it must be well written,
truthful and advertising some
thing worth-while. .
Xjood advertising increases bus
iness ; Decause it tells the public
wnat you have to sell and shows
the advantage of having your
gooas or service. '
(Copyright 1925 by E. R. White)
r.al. the -burglar smashed open a
vault of the Jason Lee interme
diate school and stole $100.
Officers who investigated the
valut breaking found that the
burglar had smashed off the com
Lination and had cleverely manip
ulated the tumblers, ,
The -burglar, the tactics of whom
have been similar almost " every
case, has entered, more than a score
of churches and schools in the last
month. - A 1 .;.':! ' !
Employment Office Manager:
"And why did you leave your last
place?" " '
"fr didn't like the radio." ,
" Don Hanson.
RELIEF
-is given to .all sensitive
eyes . by the-mellow fil
tered light of :
Soft-Lite Lenses
BURGLAR SACKS. CHURCH
TACOMA CRIMINAL ItltKAKS
INTO OYEK 20 EDIFICE
TACOMA, May 18. Teh mys
terious church-s"chool burglar, who
has made police believe that he is
demented because of his aimlessly
tctics in ransacking school and
church bulidings, gave officers a
surprise today when it was found
that he is an expert cracksman
To prove that he is a real crimi-
Wrinkles Rernoved in 15 ,
Minutes Cost 3 Cents!
- Soft-Lite Lenses
are not habit forming.
Staples Optical
Company
Corner State and High Sts.
Salem. Ore. and Portland
Quite a sensation has apn rrtrf in
certain hociat circiea oer the wonderful
rejuvenaling effects or a simple tarfcroot
mixture which any woman can eauilv i-
ply at home. The results are so re-mark-able
that one has told others, who' in turn
oia many more, and now the- new
method bids fair to supersede all the Oat-
ent "wrinkle removers.' massage and
other; things ased for the purpose.
This is the procedure: A spoonful of
powdered Urkroot is mixed with a
spoonful of lemon juice, and this is
spread orer the face. An amazing trans
formation takes place.' as the .mirror
shows.! In less than 15 minutes :wr'n
Icles crows feet and creases hare complete
ly vanished. Facial contour is noticeably
improved and the face looks years young
er. The most skillful massaging rould not
prcduve such a wholesome effect as re
main!, after the mixture has beea washed
off. Tarki-oot is u of course perfectly
harmless. Inexpensive.-, too. An original
package from the slrtiggis contains suffi
cient to brini the cost per treatment tin
der 3 cents.- j Adr
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f is the r
right price
to pay fior a
good tooth
paste 1
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oven door that will support any weight placed on it.
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to come THIS WEEK. ;
GEORGE
E. ALLEM
206 North" Commercial Street
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