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THE OREGON STATES2IAtt,rSAL'EMrOREGON- FRIDAY MORNING,' SEPTEMBER 4. 1925 ; . f rrrr 0 OH MS- 1m4 Illy Kxep Monday ky i. STATEBHJLV VDXUSHZHQ COMVAn 5" JJ Hriek j-t - . - Ibatnr Fr4 J Tnm - .1 . Mr5ac Editr C.K. Lagan ; .v .i. . . City Rditr Vah Smith ... . . - Tatemsh Editor Aadrcd Knock , - - Society Editor W. H. Haodoroo Clroalatiaa Maaaar Ralph H Klita jkmrtfcu Mararwr Fraafc Jaakoakl JCana(r Job Dept. 4. tTatai - - j. xaMOca Co. tor W. a OoanT - "mlir F.ditor I 4; ,v . i&xmbsk or THB ASSOOUnu, rM4 I Tht AiMtiiM Proas io exeluairely entitled to tba awi for rabMUuv f W ow IHpatchea credited to it or t othonruo credited nopor Mn ta toeai awt pabliabtii keraia. ; , ' .,-,' -jtS ' - BC8INER8 orrioES - - - ;-. Albert Brera. S38 Worcester Bldg., Portland. Ore. -V ' - -!-.f Doty A Payae. Sharoa Bids. Pranclaco. CoUf.; Higxins Bid. Im artel. Calif. Bailneta Offko 2torS8S ioeloty Ed ft or ; i' TELEPHONES: . . T OircvUtioa Offtea 5tS . . Kewf IH.rMMat M 18 "Job Department - U -588 Entered al the Poat Offiea ia Salon, Oregon, at aeroad claat man.: " . " 1 .rj;-'' September 4, 10J3 ' ' !; -'l : THE GLAD AWAKENING : -As for me. I will behold thy face in flghteonsness: 1 Bhall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. mim ici6. -... - ; - I'KICE OF NATIONAL MOKAL COWARDICE tons ot :j i ' (American Economist.) I j "The . United States government owns 6.000.000 gross vessels each of 1000 tons and over, the replacement value of which would be about $600,000,000 and the actual sales value of which to private parties would probably be fully $500,000,000 if the ships were adequately protected against foreign competition. . Lackipg such protection, however, the shipping board is selling its ships at an average price of about one-tenth their replacement value, j At" the average of recent sales the ships would net the government about $60,- 000,000. if it could sell all of them, but it could scarcely sell the great bulk of them for their value as junk, simply because this j country lacks the courage to adopt an effective protective shipping policy.: j "Rather than adequately protect our ships against foreign . compe tition and thus rind a ready market ror tnem at tneir replacement value, lefa depreciation on account of age, the government jis ready to sacrifice about $l 40,000, 000 a pretty large indirect subsidy, and ; a large price to pay for national moral cowardice." ." . The only reason ft has been planned to undertake the flight at this time, he explained, was be cause the 6hips bad been in po sition for the non-stop flights of the two PN-9 planes to Hawaii. Many of these ships are now bend ing all energies to the search for the missing PN-9 No. 1, and would have little opportunity to protect the PB-1, Besides. Mr. Wilbur said, it was known what the PB-1 can. do, and - there will be ample time for further tests with It on the west coast. - The wreck of the Shenandoah. Mr. Wilbur declared, was a tragic demonstration that dirigibles as well as balloons are merely' bub bles of gas in the atmosphere with comparatively frail envelopes, rup tures of which must bring disas ter. . - . "It was one of those accidents we must anticipate and attempt to avoid," he said. ; The loss of many officers and men whom he knew personally, he added, made the disaster a very personal one to him. The Shenandoah had one of the most beautiful careers or any lighter than air craft in any' coun try. ,Tn its life of one day short of two years from its trial flight on Sept. 4. 1923, it covered nearly 30,000 miles, a distance unequall ed by any other dirigible, officials said, although they did not have ava'i'hle comparative statistics on the subject. ' Expected to be serviceable for at least five years, it did not com plete half that span, yet it made a number of flights into the in terior and one across the conti nent and along the west coast. Bits For Breakfast WORKMEN ASK OVERTIME It Is wonderfully beautiful V The new home of the Salem Elks -',.-!- t - - S And a credit to the capital city, which hi becoming more and more the City Beautiful. j S V The M. C. A. employment department found jobs for 650 people in August. - The official board of the "Y is wondering how this department is to be 'taken care of in the new building, which will be occupied about January 1. In fome way, the department ought to be continued, and with even greater attention to detail. It ia needed by the jobless, and by those looking for workers. That is the kind of service for which the Y, M. C. A. should stand. Its ! mission is to be of use in all pos sible ways. The bop yards in which atten tion is given to the welfare of the workers, men. women and chil dren, have plenty of pickers. Some other growers are sadly in need of pickers. In the Livesley yard below Salem, the Lake Brook yard, the Y. M. C. A. has charge of the welfare work. There is something doing in the way of en tertainment - every night and something going on all day on Sundays. The owners of most of the 'big yards now gladly assist in welcoming the welfare work ers. It pays, in a material way". 1 APPKAL IS MADE TO STATE ' BOARD OP CONTROL Workmen employed at the boys' training school near Woodburn appeared before the board ot con trol Thursday with the grievance that Settergren Bros., contractors, had not lived up to the terms of the contract which called for dou Me pay for overtime. For a while. they; ! declared, time and a half was j paid - but lately they were forced to work overtime . on Etraight pay. .No action will be taken until the board has heard the contractors statement. The board voted a salary In crease from $100 to $125 to the matron and head nurse at the statej tubercular hospital and al lowed the employment of a car penter at $75 a month. Dr. G. C Bellinger, superintendent, asked for al bookkeeper but his request was denied. FLIGHT IS POSTPONED il . PB-I NOT TO LEAVE UNTIL OTHER SHIP IS FOUND to say nothing of the good accom- Unlike the Los Angeles, it had i Pushed in a moral way. V Talking about the city, buying the water works everybody's do ing it. And the movement is go- Tha .Amanf!in TTVvnrrmcf 5a rinrViT in flip nhnw: FYilir 'hundred andforty millions of dollars is a large price to "pay for national moral cowardice j .- . But that is not all our government is paying for national moral cowardice; hot by many mounting millions. I It is paying for national moral cowardice all the jmillions that the government is spending in running the ships of the federal fleet j above the money taken in for freight charges and -passenger-fares. - t t 1 The same national moral cowardice is depriving our peo- pie of 'the vast benefits that would come from the building-up S of an a(Jequaie American merchant marine, to carry the prod ucts of our country to all the world markets. j ; There is only one right way to accomplish this, and that ,.is the way it was accomplished by the founders of our Repub- 'Jicjwho in their wisdom enacted laws giving preierence in tar iff duties! to goods carried in American bottoms. ! f That policy enabled the building up of an American . merchant marine, before the Civil war, that was the pride of our own people and the envy of all other peoples . V I And the same legislation will do it again ' ' Without any charge upon the federal treasury, but with ' . additional revenues, and with added measures of protection to our capital and labor. - I "'; In the name of common sense, why do not our leaders at Washington with one accord, enact this necessary legislation, l and quit mooning about what to do or not to do with the . present government fleet on the high seas and the idle ships that are rotting at the various ports of the country : never made a voyage for any con-1 siderable distance over the ocean. Regarded as an excellent ship. It was In some respects an old model, for it was designed . from the basic plans of the German dirigible L-4 9, which fell In France late in the war after it had been built in 1916. The Shenandoah, however, was made much stronger than the L-49. The Los Angeles is a much later type and is resaried as the better craft. For on thins, it was said today by C P. Burgess, a civilian aero nautical encineer vho assisted in aesigning It. the Los Angeles is "shorter and fatter.' and the ten dency now is to build dirigibles short and fat." A great volume and strength is held to result from this design. ' air. Hurgess said there was necessarily a point of maximum strain In any craft, and It was not surprising, therefore, that the bnenandoah when she did not bnckle, broke In pieces. Its point in grediesi strain.- ne said, was about two-thirds back from the bow. The chief designer of the Shen andoah was Commander J. c. Hunsaker, now naval attache at London. The plan' was approved by a committee appointed by the naval advisory committee on aero nautics before the crfrft was con structed at a cost of $2,000,000 at Philadelphia and Lakehurst. DON'T SOFT PEDAL AUDITORIUM PLANNED There should be no question about the purpose in the urorjosed purchase of the present water plant. It is incon ceivable that the citizens of Salem should want to purchase the present plant and then be obliged to drink from the city- owned plant the same kind of river water they are now . obliged to drink. , ; , The purchase of the present plant should be clearly ' understood and intended as the first and necessary step tor Jj ward obtaining pure mountain water. ; Dissension over matters of procedure in the program V toward the purchase of the plant is a sure means of defeating 1 the whole project. - - - ' And mountain water would be the greatest advertise i! : men't and economic asset that Salem could possibly obtain. f ; Given the opportunity to purchase the plant the citizens of this city will be ready to vote clearly their desires for a better !.' SUpply. S , ' - : ' U SPOKANE, Sept. 3. The ques tion of construction of a municipal auditorium will be placed on the special school election ballot nex March, it was decided at a meet ing of the city commissioners here today. The size and cost of the proposed auditorium were not dis cussed at the meeting. it ; NAVY TAKES COUNT OF AIR TRAGEDIES it f " .(Coutiaued from page 1) y' has suffered, three reverses in re ' ' cent weeksthe failure of its ex ; pedltiotv to achieve its major' mis- flon with" Commander MacMillan In the Arctic, the unsuccessful ter- mination of j the Hawaiian flight. and the destruction ot the Shenan dogh of f leers ' recalled that all worth-while accomplishments were ' I6.be had only for price, and that In the past as now, the price f bid: by the air service had been ' a dear one .." . 'It The lesson, of recent weeks, 4; however, led Secretary Wilbur to ! day to express conviction that the ' Atlantic and Pacific oceans were ,r i-tlll the" best bulwarks of the M United "States and that this coun f iff ha) little to fear from enemy i i .aircraft not operating " from this it .continent. The time has not ar s rived, he. held, when airrraft. can with impunity cross great stretch- ffi of water or operate at wjll un , Jder all conditions.. " WhUe Secretary Wilbur declined to confirm or denr a report that te Lakehnrst station would . be closed.1'' be said the .navy depart ' i .Tticnt had had under consideration ' i ;m plan: for both the Shenandoah innd the Los Angeles which would 1 1 notbe affected by the ; loss of the I f former, except that there would .( bo one less airship involved. At jri tame tfme, he 'said, no defl nite offer hid been received from The reason why a child does so many cute things is because lt'i yours. i r SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2. ( By' I Associated Press ) . Captain Stanford E. Moses, commander In charge of the Hawaiian flight announced here late today that because of weather conditions the projected flight of the PB-1 plan which was to have taken off at o'clock tomorrow for Honolul has been postponed. The announcement of the post ponement to an indefinite date was followed by a statement that as yet no message has been re ceived from Secretary Wilbur who earlier in the day was quoted in press dispatches as having said he would not be disposed toward the PB-l's flight if the fate of the men on the missing PN-9 Nc. 1 had not been learned. Deferring ot the flight at this time does not mean that a non stop attempt will not be made later. Captain Moses said. Postponement will be from day to day, he said. "We will have a new weather report tomorrow and if other con ditions permit we may revive plans for it soon. At the present time a storm off the California coast has run out a distance of 1200 miles so it apparently would be unwise to consider starting out on such a project at this time." AL SMITH IS DENOUNCED HEARST RESENTS p II A RUE THAT STATEMENT WAS LIE RANCHERS REPAY LOANS That the state will not lose a dollar of the money advanced to wheat farmers In eastern Oregon for re-seeding purposes is indicat ed by reports to the board of con trol showing that of the $296,431 loaned, nearly one-half has been repaid. The prediction is based upon a recent survey. (j Final payments are not due un til January 1, 1926. and no fur ther loans will be made. As fast as the jnoney is repaid it is turned bac k to the World -war veterans' state aid fund and reinvested in securities. NEW YORK, Sept:' 3. (By As sociated Press). William Ran dolph Hearst tonight countered Governor Smith's I denunciatory letter ; of last night by reiterating his charge that the governor dragged in the Kn Klux Klan in opposing Mayor Hylan's campaign for reelection and by repeating his statement that Governor Smith connived wtthWilliam G. McAdoo to bring about the nomination of John ;W. Davis at the last demo cratic: national convention. In a statement telegraphed from Los Angeles. Josepn A Moore of the New : York Ameri can. Mr. Hearst caustically re plied to what he characteriied as a vulgar tirade that any resident of Billingsgate or any occupant of the alcoholic ward in Bellevue could have written. Onvernor Smith' in his state ment had referred to the earlier charees of Mr. Hearst in his local newspaper by 6aying: a Ku Kluxer; he merely intimated it," Mr. Heart rote. 'The dif ference in statement is only of trickery and cowardice. Either Mayor Hylao ia a Ku Kluxer or he Un't. If be is one. Governor Smith should have had the cour age to say so directly. If he U not one Governor . Smith should not have shown the contemptible political trickery to imply it in directly." PIONEER PRIEST CALLED FATHER T. l. PURCEIJ ttH, - ACTIVE IN JHSSIONS WALLACE Idaho, Sept. 5. ( By Associa ted ' Press. ) Fathc r Thomas J. Puree 11. 68. one of the best known Catholic priests In the Paciilc northwest, died here Utc today. Father Purcell constructed 15 .churches in northern Idaho, the first at Bonners Ferry In 1S3S and the last at Burke in 1924. He rirst came to Idaho in 1K83 and settled at Pocatello, later go ing to American Falls and then to Boxeman. Mont. "3 IcfL Mon Una tn Ktudr at Montreal. Can. land was ordained ther i:i,1896. "Mr. Hearsts entire statement j father Purnll returned to north is a lie." ' i ern Idaho at the end or 1896 when "Governor Smith declared he he started his years of work for did not say that Mayor Hy'.an was the church. . ing to succeed. Then there will be a demand for mountain-water. of course. Did you know that some of our people believe arte sian water might be the thing for Salem? The city of Aurora bored for watef, not expecting'an arte sian supply. But they got that kind, and It is as good as Bull Run water. It is as pure as water can be; and it is cool, in summer as well as in winter. That kind of water should be a wonderful asset for any city. ' v ' i The University of Wisconsin re fuses money from the Rockefeller fund. A Wisconsin professor turns down a decoration from tho klnir of Norway. Now young Bob La" f' Paregoric, Follette is doubtless wondering whether the people will not per haps disclaim a dynasty. I EDITORIALS OF THE I PEOPLE . II. . '! ': -nt.ood Writing .. Editor Statesman:' In a recent ii sue. of The Statesman I see Will Carver puts ashes on nls head and wails in the manner of hired I mourners over the recent ' utter ances of Ella McMunn. in refer ence to the youth of Murray boy. Ella McMunn sees the subject from the tender, compassionate. woman side of the question. Will Carver sees the subject from the "eye for an eye and tooth for ia loom;- standpoint. Putting all hair-splitting to one side, the piece about young Mur ray, I which . is the present storm center, is without doubt THE FINEST PIECE OF IMAGINA TIVE WRITING APPEARING IN THE - OREGON PRESS THIS YEAR! MOTHER OF FIVE. Salem. Or., Sept. 3, 1923. Children Cruje ;.ILa2r(Q)ELIDi?Sf ! 2-DAY HOLIDAY ! - - Go somewhere. Take the whole family for a joyous holiday outing. Reduced Roundtrip Fares For fares and train service, ask asent MOTHER:- Fletcher's Castoria is a pleasant, harm less Substitute, for Castor Oil, Teething . Drops and Soothing Syrups, espe-. cially prepared for Infants in Southern FacilicLiimes Children all ages. To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of wCa3r7cXlw Proven dirrrtjorn on rarh jred-a;....! physicians cvcryv.-hsrc recommend it. O. Ik Diirlinsr, Agent. Suletn, or A. A. Mit kcl, D. U. & V. A., 181 Ubvrty SU v r Triangle Senvice Stores 1 any private citizens to lease the Los Angeles for commercial opera- toin. Such a proposal, he admit ted, might have less I chance ot acceptance now that the Shenan doah has been lost. j ; In framing estimates for the fiscal year 1927, the navy depart ment is understood to have given serious, consideration to tying up Its dirigibles and temporarily closing the; Lakehurst station. primarily as an economic move. No -official today denied that this step. Was In prospect. For several months at least, the station Is likely to v be Inactive, since the loss of helium in the wreck Of the Shenandoah leaves on hand only about 1.000,000 cub. feet of the non-inflammable gas. and that is about one-half the amount required to Snjflate the Los Angeles. While production ot helium is proceeding.- it will be some time before th0 necessary amount is available, and In ad dition the gas cells of the Los An geles are - undergoing repairs which will not be completed be fore December 1. v it :; .. In announcing the abandon ment of the flight to Hawaii of th PB-i. Mr. Wilbur fald no avi ation officers- had recommended it, but several of the rankfng offi cers of the department' had agreed with his views. 5 j 'We have had enough trouble foif'a while." he asserted. ""We don't want to hazard the lives of other men on til we have some definite reason for doing so. ROSTEIf & GREEMBAUM Leather Hop Pickers' Gloves 50c Children's Koveralls Levy Strauss Brandsizes 2 to 10. $1.00 to 1.50 Price Lee's Unionalls. ! Best Made. ! In . Khaki; Blue Denim and striped Boss of the Road Overalls for men and boys Day's Men's AH Wool Pants 5, 56, 37, $7.50 and 8.50 ; Extra well made . JUST RECEIVED! Day's Big 5 Waist Overalls For Boys Age 6 to 10 Years Price 51.25 Day's Single-Tie; Riding Pants , The neatest riding pants made, looks like button leg. and still by lacing one eyelet it is done no button holes a , - to tear out. 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