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Newspaper Page Textill. ! I : ! f i ! 4 si.:- V . Ioe4 Daily Exerpt Honda? by-TBS- ITATXSXAH FUSU3HXXO , COM? AST -315 8aV Catntrial St, Salaa, Orcgoa ' R. J. Hendricks C. K. Locii , . , Leslia Smith i . Maaaglng-Editor' ! - - Citr Editor ; - Telegraph Editor ' h- Society Editor I ,.. , , imCBEa Or THS ASSOCIATED 7SE8S aUnTlca!! H "'"iT1 titW t tho aiar publication ( all wi I pobu'h'ed W .. "' tkia.por . afc. U. 4ol : I' BUSINESS OfTICE: -v". -. -1 TbBM!..CU,k Co- V V".114 V'rKt 8t '' Chicago.' Marqactt. BuHd rortlaad Ofr, 33g WoreeltY; gfr T&W'BuaJw, Albert Byera. Mt. Bmlnesa Offlea.23 or S83 Saelaty Editor.... 1. ' Katered at tha Po,t Offleo in Salem. i .T . " MB-u me, hub mo Ltora uoa, l nave no fill wayj; for why willy die, O house of Israel? Ezeklel 33 : FOR A CONSTRUCTIVE POLICY n. Too much is beinir said about the nwr nr,f; rrhila,f,: about the failure our t-pPMis vv, Us u,i01w muejs w me men on our iarms ; . r There is too much of the spirit of pessimism and too little of . the spirit of optimism; the true American spirit that Jias.done things and ought stililo do things ;VV . Too much tearing down talk and too little building t talk:;:'-r--;;, ' - f ... yz Theremin be no failurps nf the right people are , put onto the ; lands and helped to grow htscrops.,r-, y .J t--A iu:-;vJ-r I There will be no over production if the United-SU wiU becqme self. sufficient; if , our people will produce the iouf nullions of tons of sugar thattwe bring in from other pftunt net snrl Ua -n it - - r....v, ,,u me naix m au me wuoi we -consume, and Tiearlyjall the linen products, and the starch products, - and fi thousandijther products. t , : i ; - . . - - - . 'a ) we will make the country self sufficient, we'will have no grain and few food produces; to export ; ; U ' And ori the contrary we will have to import grains from other countries ; from countries . having" large areas of cheap 'Undsi.';H.;-. '.(. x i-'irnf-.v1-:.'-;; f X Senator qhak. lIIcNary has' the right idea.'; His plan is to have the reclamation projects operated under a plan, of a Revolving fund;;That is what a private company owning jvast tracts of swamp and desert ail timber 'and other lands Would do.5 i . J-'V'a"- . '' i : ' , ' - . I ' The whole country needs a constructive policy. Then there will be no over production. And the United States will crc long become self sufficient. 1 J. CUTTING STATE EXPKNSE Notice has been issued by suue, mat claims lor thev use of private automobiles on a Jimileage basis whilejused on state business will noV be allowed Ut the regular ten-cent rate heretofore charged, .where there are other immediate and convenient means of transportation between the necessary points of traveLr Convenient means of uauajwi wnu inciuues, oi course, stages ana railways. s ; The Secretary, rules further that where private iconvey 1 ances are used in lieu of railway or bus transportation nnlv the ; regular fare charged -by jjwihimum wiu ue auowea; ana xne ngnt to usetne private auto musttbe sustained by affidavit. f H The practice of state officials usinir: their own nrivnfA f cars whilej engaged in state business and-charging for their use ten cents per mile, grew up with the improvement of the highways! and the increased iwe of private ; owned -autos and i public .utility: auto busses. . ' ! ; '; , "' ' : f v I With the cost of transportation 'of the bus lines from ibalem to Portland and return f return at $2.00 and the private -anq .ou ioe me rouna trip irom1 baiem to Portland and f Oregon City respectively the action r0f the Secretary of State is ouviousiy m ine interest ot tne state. . v i'Tlie plea of time saving by use of. the private auto is not : very convincing since the busses make the trip between the capitol and the metropolis nearly as quickly, as the laws of ; the state permit any auto to make iC And it is unthinkable .that any staid and. stately state official would ever think of exceeding or unthinkingly exceed the speed limit whiie-en- ; aged in jstate business. f ' .7 V '. ' ; A : Mf. Kozer will in thus limiting state expenses to absolute necessity increase public confidence not only in the efficiency v.of; his own department but in state service in general I . ' THE "STRING" GIFT . f attractive sets of encyclopedia expeivp-rstrinattached. : ?f a sed agreement-on 'ihe' part of the recipient bf'the precious gift to pay a certain liberal sum for future informa ; tion service.; ' v' v: ;.A'. -v yy-tJ'j--j tf' lA: ; The transaction is said to . be a shining exampie of 'human desire to obtain something ,f or nothmg. 1And,as usual, the result is likely to be something for a big price. Just why any one hould he urged ioy 'for;infor . from; an organization located at a distant place wh?n ; the v same and other information limited to iio one set of authors ; may be 'obtained-at the home or from the state library "from j trained librarians, courteous and prompt, in furnishing any r and all information contained in a score bf.cncyclopedias, is l'nexplicabie upon other groands than Barnuni's description r ! of the publie's submission to hoax. i"t''f' t" ; V-4n .incyclopedia'-is-a"-.'valuable addition to the home , usually, a very appropriate gift and it contains in itself a ; ' world of information 'Without additional correspondence or expense1" : y .-' jf J r:.; kO Tha endcrsenient of the plan by-fiaperintendent Church - ill zl C;r:!!a Xl-rvin state librarian are declared, by the THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON. (Jul ' V f V JT. II. Headersoa - . Ctreataiioa. Maaacer Ralph H. Kletxin - Adrertiaiar Maaacer traak Jatkotki . 3Uaarr Job Dept. J.. A. Rhoten, UetAr.k, Editor VS.C. Connfr - Poultry Editor s TELEPHONES ' - - f OrcvlatWm 0fSe-581 Ifawa Xepartaiit.?3-106 10 J ob Department .'. sb - Orrx. aa second elasa matterT r Sam A. Kozer, secretary of the latter, two means of trans- at $2.40 or to Orejron CAtv "nrl cars costing the state $10.00 : with a highly colored and -string iin fh IfHOSUO'S LOIE Adele ' Garrtaou's Xew lhase of REVELATIONSF A AYIFE 'Jopyrght by ' Newspaper Teatuw ' r Serried) ': , -i ' 1 '"''"' CHAPTER F-6G THE VEiaf IfUMAN NEED THAT DROVE MADGE IN" SEARCH OF-KATIIERINE The sound which came over the telephone wires when I k re Al fred Durkee .Katherlne 1 BIcketfs tender reassuring message to hla mother was rery like a hastily s tran gled sob,-' and ; -. my . an ger against Jiim on account of Bess Dean, rapidly, departed. . H .1 That he . was keenly eutfering because of hi Idolized little moth- be5Q?ef hi, idolized mtie moth- was assured, there: would b no thought lot anyone else In his Hind. It would be Leila's inninn distinctly did she but grasp the opportunity to devote herself wholly to her mother-in-law, put ting aside her own troublesome problems until the shadow hover ing J over the little -household should be dispelled or I brought myself back with a, shudder from that thought, W Alfred's voice again over the wifeS "Thafa the message, needed to make me feel all right again.- he feaid boyishly. "Mother - CAN'T go wrong if Dr. Braithwalte and Katherlne have her in charge. I'm not going to try td - thank you, Madge, now. I haven't words, but j . , "I'll consider all the bouquets sent' I answered lightly. "And as there will be no preparations made, until we hear from Edwin, your mother will not need to see me today, will she?" ! "I Need to Know." : v "We all need to see you every day he responded gallantly, "but you will have your hands full out there, won't you ?'; "I shall have to stay here now, anyway, until I get word from Ed win," I returned,' "but if your mother needs me, advise me dir ectly. And- keep her busy think ing a boot everything else jsare what is .before her." ; -vr -: : - "I'm going to clear hp at the office now, after telephoning Leili your ; news," he said decisively, "and I'm not going - down again except for an hour or. two when it is Imperative until this thing is over. I've a lot of work I can do at home, anyway, and I can keep Mother from getting morbid." . "When will you reach home?" I asked. - "I need to know so I can telephone you what I bear from Edwin."-.: T , i?' Just a second," he returned, and I knew that he was studying his watch, in the absurd unseeing fashion most people har In calcu lating time. Madge Drafts a Telegram. . . "I -shall take that 3:15," he said. "That win bring me out to the house by 4:20 at the lateet." "Then, if I have news, I'll tele phone you within half an hour af ter that time," I decided. "Now nnnnTuvn.m .DOROTHY DARNIT Dlt I Vr imitrn I -- oii-ui. O UUULC : r": - i - . in iiaaBBBMaaaa , mm mmmmfmammmmumf V" . i.', 1 . t j x " ' iC-vjix ' -' ' .. ' : ' . ; ' "---:-V-biksk.s ' 1' k-T-y-r- : jSt ; MmmE mmm& m&m mrmti for Edwin's benefit. Just what did Dr. Ftoxham tell you in words of a, Nearly one syllable as you can Rake them." , He condensed his conversation with Dr. Foxham into brier com pact sentences upon which I con centrated my -memory, and . was able to write them down exactly when I had bidden Alfred good-by and left; the telephone., . Then, with painstaking care I drafted a telegram to my famous brother-in-law. . , , ' Feeling the need for approval which a woman almost invariably seek upon every unusual ",' task from the making of a new kind of cake to the refurnishing of, her home. I took the paper and; stole noiselessly up the stairs in search of Katherlne. I knew that as soon as she could escape from ray mother-in-law's ; demands,' We would be in. her own room getting her uniforms. and other clothing ready for Mrs. Ticer's laundering. Vith little sfgh ot relief, I heard her quick,-light footsteps In her. room; .and I pushed the door open noiselessly. ' i . "I didn't dare knock,-. --explained, apologetically. ; C - "I left the door a trifle "ajar purposely', she returned, "for I guessed you might come up. - Al fred was on the telephone, was ho not?" . . ,::-. ; , "Yes, and he Isr so pleased." , "He ought to be." she comment ed crisply. "It will , mean his mother's life,- I fancy." "That was what he said," I ans wered. "Will you take a look at this thing?" I held out my draft of the-telegram, "I have quoted Alfred exactly, but I want to have your trained mind pass Judgment on it." .- : She took the paper and read it, then looked at me with approving eyes. X- .1 ' . j - m . "I couldn't add or subtract a syllable or a comma,", she said. (To be continued.) i Bit Top Breakfast I Very important f S Mr. Dewey's advice to the flax growers of this district; that they must grow their . own seed, and Improve, it, and rotate their crops. v t,. -ii-r-k - This Is Important not only to the growers, but also to every one interested In the development of the linen industry. ; t- We have so far escaped the flax diseases. We an escape them only if we refuse to allow any seed at all to 1e imported.- r r -v v . (vf ; The state flax industry ought to take the lead In helping to Inn prove the seed; to i keep a purt strain; to experiment In getting at straw with the largest possible content of fiber.- . . u - . . ;.Vf . .:'- Flax is now coming into the state flax industry at the rate of about 100 tons a day. The force is going to be kept busy in pro viding the proper warehouse room. . V , ,.; .);: j: I J 'ii At 2 o'clock tomorrow after noon, at the Richmond school, the election' of 'supervisors for the new drainage district Is to be held. Every owner of property affected is urged to be present and vote, or to send his proxy. ' , . '' , V The annual sheep Slogan nam ber will bo next' Thursday. The Slogan man has to prove that this is the best sheep country in the world, and be wants your help, if ; tan neip, . '1 A planter down In Kentucky bad a mule driver. He handed him' a brand-new blaeksnake whip, climbed up on a seat behind a pair of mules, and asked the darkey it he could use 'the whip. Without a word the mule-driver drew the black lash, between his fingers, swung it over his head, and flick ed ' a: beautiful butterfly from a clover blossom alongside the road over which they were traveling. That isn't so bad," remarked tho planter. "Can you hit that honeybee over there?" Again the negro swung the whip and the 'honeybee fell dead. Noting a pair of bumblebees on still another blossom, the negro switched them out ot .existence with the cracker of his new black snake, and drew further admira tion from his new employer. A little farther along the plant er spied & hornet's nest In a bush beside the highway. Two or three hornets were assembled at the en trance to the nest. , J'Can you hit them, Sam?" he inquired, pointing to the hornets. ("Yes, sah, I kin." replied the negro, "but I ain't agoln' to; dey's organized." ! J ';, ". :,- - -j A story is being told of the en gagement of an additional chorus man for a musical production, i The male chorus, in the show are mainly mounted police and frontiersmen, for the- action of the musical comedy takes place in Northwest Canada. , Out of the 200 applicants for the position one was selected be cause, of his excellent tolpe. He was duly brought before the "pow ers that be'? and promptly turned down as looking "nothing like the part." :-. iiiji,,; ;;.,.,, j , : , , The producer was keen to have him and made inquiries as to his previous stage experience. Imag ine his surprise when the man re plied; "I haven't done much act ing lately I've spent my last five years in the Canadian Northwest mounted police!" f A Washington man.' while mot oring through- Virginia, stopped one day at a toll bridge he had often passed over and found a new keeper. In charge. .."Where's the man who used to act as keeper here?" aked the motorist.- . "He's dead sir," was the reply. ' , "Dead?" Poor fellow! Joined the great majority, eh?" ;"WeIl," said the new keeper, cautiously, "I wouldn't like to sa' that.. sir. He was a good enough man, aa far as I know!" r , The. evening - lesson was from I hp. hrvtlr nf tnh trA v. .it... - had Just read. "Yea, thejlght of the wicked shall" be put out." when immediately the church was In total darkness. "Brethren," 8aid the minister with scarcely a moment's pause, "'in view nf th nili.. ..j ling fulfillment of thi nmnh. we will spend a few minutes in fcilent prayer for the electric Ught Iiig company." i- I EDITORIALS OF THE T TT - PEOPLE -T- 1 Houne Nnmbers and Auto Parkin? Editor Statesman: 5 ' . Two live issues confronting the people of Salem; the auto parklug promises to be settled In the Im mediate future, the first and most FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 2 V 1925 V Important to any mind, and the one that causes the most com ment Is the- incorrect and "unsys tematic numbering', ot the dwell ingh throughout the city. In caae ot fire, a call for a doctor or a vis it by a stranger or sometimes one that has lived here 25 or SO years, confusion prevails and except tor lots of perserverance they would give up .In despair and go away without finding the house or party they were looking for. I t ' f - I am going to recite an Instance that has come under my obser vation Jut recently. I have lu mind, a new 'houee erected on a certain street.Mn this city on or about May , 1925. The permit was taken out in regular' order, numbers given, by the deputy city recorder and. placed on building at the time of completion. Thh course two , numbers, one section building has 'two entrances an! of used as a residence, the other as a barber shop. The first week the mail carrier questioned the num bers being right and suggested they, be changed. A few days later one of the .inspectors from -the postofflce Informed the occupants the numbers as given by the city recorder's office and appearing 02 said permit was wrong, thereupon the owner went to the city record er's office the second time, and after careful Investigation by both deputy and city recorder yas as sured that numbers as given were correct. I also consulted the sista.nt postmaster and his i map showed me to be right, but he be WAGES A Etactns Campmm mtm " tMbn aaa mara yaar mm yimi 4 'Mil m thtwmml mutituty hr tmkrm mm, 4 by th sVasjassiaafinsj sQsflvasjFifs VVMjl CflM tab Affft JfSHBj ana ilinn mi aanota la ymt kM. T t iWlr. mmd ymm mt btMtonnr(-n mm Ma.tlwr mn- mtm M Portland Electric Power This advertisement is renroducod thrnn.i. , lieved the map not Just right on account ot meandering of a small creek that cuts through the blocks at this section. I Now the last but not least comet the mayor and tells the lady who Is renting the residence pa ft that the numbers should be changed from 620-4 North Seventeenth St. to 520-4 North Seventeenth. The map of the city of Salem shows the house to be in the 600 blocks What can a person do, and who has authority to give numbers f jr our houses, if not the city record er? I am cooking for the govern or next week and if ho says I am wrong I. am going' to change the number even It the maps do saj 1 am right. " j ' By way of explanation, I will pay In this one block there are three or four houses in the 500 block, two In the 600 block, three or four In the 700 block and some in the 800 block. ' " Cambridge Restricts Use of Autos by the Students . CAMBRIDGE -i- Stringent regu lations have been adonted br th university authorities to prevent motoring by undergraduates dur ing the morning because the noise - . m aisiuros lectures. A ban has also been put on nicht "Jov ridini ' Regulations adopted by the sen ate, to become effective in Ottober prohibit the use of motorcars by undergradaatse during their first term of residence; the use of all motor vehicles by anystudents be COOLIE works ten or twelve which do the heavylaboV7orhim5r hoursadav. If he rarriw all ...... ... I v,. r jf ! : 9 America nas in its service as he camhe moves one on one much electrical energy as the rest'? SSSJUL0 1,9 of the world combSed. And.! cents-.;CheaP a through theefficiencyoftheeleS',' labor, you say. .trie light and power companiesvU M Notxheap labor. Not at all, the cost of this electrical energy For in Am erica, we move one ton, 'has been-kept amazingly lowjr one mile for less than one cent. ' , (See the little chart) a . ' iThecoolie laborer receives small' - wages and accomplish es little. The American workman is well paid and accomplishes much. Forheis,infacL a foreman. Under nil direction are powerful workers, electric mo tors and conveyors." z. ot Z UnTlTfTl - w-.iC!,y Ui ine fore' noon, and the use of motor venicles after 8:30 p. m. la win--ter and 10 p.. m".' in summer, months." . . ', Jelly Beans Special Regular price; 30c lb. Friday - Saturday 19c lb. 2 lbs. for 36c Limit 2 lbs. to custQmer: SCHAEFER'C; DRUG STORE Tho Penslar Store ' 135 North Commercial Phone 197 Plenty of electricitr and cheao" ' - ...... i .electricity these acel two great advantages . which America enjoys over the rest of the. , world. They help to ex plain why we can have ur high wages, our; quantity production,! .ana our low costs. ' Company . . ' uenerai. Electric Company 4 it - - ' 7 " "' " Ml - vi i . f' . . wwatr "aAt u j .