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"A CITIZEN OF NO MEAN CITY1
V November 15, J 023
SIX SEPARATES: Your Iniquities have separated between you
and your God, and your Bins have hid his face from you, that he will
not bear. Isalab 59:2.
" St. Paul said nearly two thousand years ago that he was
"a citizen of no mean city," and on another occasion he said
he was a Roman citizen
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To say which untruthfully in that time and country in
vited the death penalty. j
To be a citizen of no mean eiiy, and to be worthy of such
claim, implies that one so regulates his life as to aid in keep
ing his city above the line of meanness and mediocrity
.Which implies that he supports its good works; that he
patronizes his home people, in order to help render them
prosperous and able to give employment to labor and to make
needed repairs and improvements and expansions.
It implies that he is not a patron of the peddlers of goods
from distant places; of the bell ringers who are here today
and gone tomorrow, and who cannot back up their claims for
the quality of the goods they sell.
There is this morning printed another page advertise
ment in The Statesman, giving additional reasons for patron
izing our home people. It is worth reading, and heeding, as
have been all the others in this series.
Sabbath School Lesson
Arranged fronl The Improved Uniform
International by
P. J. TOOZE
THE PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS
NEW SOURCES OF TAXES
The budget committee at its meeting on Thursday eve
ning recommended that the $800 appropriation of the city of
balem for the public playgrounds be dropped. This recom
mendation should be disregarded by the city council in finally
adopting the budget : -
For it would be a step backward
An act discreditable to Salem as a progressive city; and
there are numerous good reasons for retaining this service.
The public playgrounds have been operated for four
years; sponsored by the. Y. M. C. A., Woman's club, Elks,
Kiwanis, Rotarians, Lions and Realtors.
The average attendance on the four units has been 200
to 300 a day.
. Mothers leave their children in care of the directors
while they go out to their work.
The children are taught how to play. They are trained
in courtesy and given the proper attitude towards others ; in
short started towards well.rounded and 1 useful citizenship.
They" receive moral, physical and mental training of great
'value.
t There is a general trend towards the establishment of
playgrounds even in smaller cities. Does Salem want to be
queer and out of step with this progressive spirit?.
$ y The equipment is On hand.
. The work has been successful in the past
' And there is every argument making for the good name
.of Salem in favor of retaining this service; even at the cost
of pruning the budget items in other departments.
AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK
American Education Week a program which is contained
H elsewhere in this issue of The Statesman is a permanent in
stitution. It was originated by the national -department of
Education. Its place in national observances and its values
, aire attested by proclamations issued by the President of the
i United States and by the governors of many of the states.
; State and. county school superintendents and teachers every
, where endorse and are planning programs for its proper and
t. effective observance. V ' ' ,-
Every week in the year should be education week so far
; as interest in schools and other means of education are con
cerned but this week -November sixteenth to the twenty
. second is set aside as a special period of time in which to
emphasize certain phases of education and to discuss ways
' in which state and local conditions may be improved. It is a
1 special period of time in which to acquaint the public with
; progressive educational movements,
During this week every community should study its
school plant, its, educational ideals and the school and com-
, muni ty atmosphere in which the children are growing up.
Parents should visit teachers'and the schools and the teach
ers should visit parents in an effort to solve the common prob-
. lems of children. It is a special time for intensive study by
, the whole people of the necessity of education in our demo-
. cracy.
American Education Week is the one time in the year
when the entire nation is called upon to dedicate itself anew
to the great and glorious task, of education for life in a
country where the people, themselves, rule.
And the schools should emphasize, during this week and
always, the privilege and the responsibility of every boy and
. every, girl to respect our institutions, obey the laws and to
: help perpetuate the best in the life and ideals of our state
and nation. It is a time also, to emphasize quality as well as
purpose in educated citizenship
The total tax burden of the people of the United States
again increased during the year 1924. This increase, how
ever, was due to the rising state and local taxes. Federal
taxes declined $125,000,000 during the year. The taxes
levied, by the states increased during the year about $119,-
000,000 and those levied by the local governments $147,000,
000. The trend of federal taxes since the war has been
downward but the state and local tax increase has more than
offset this reduction.
The total taxes raised by state governments have increas- j
edjfrom $307,000,000 in 1913, td $1,064,000,000 at the begin
ning of this year, while the various county, city, town, village,
school and road taxes have increased from $1,219,000,000 to
$3,748,000,000, or nearly trebled during this same period.
And it is generally conceded that while federal taxes
may be lowered, state and local taxes will continue to increase.
Especially for the building and maintenance of roads and for
schools.
The burden of taxation is now heavy upon those least
able to pay. And there is bitterness in the general criticism
of the present methods of tax levies. Tangible property
carries an undue proportion of i the burden and seeks relief.
The only other places to turn, however, for more money for
schools, roads and other necessary features of the govern
ment are sources now not yielding their share or not taxed
at all.
Road construction and maintenance is provided by spe
cial levies on gasoline, licenses, etc. The schools with the
exception of minor incomes, are supported by dirct tax much
exception of minor incorrfes are supported by direct tax much
lands and merchandise.
It is evident that some new source of raising revenue for
state purposes must be tried.- The tax on tobacco, which is
luxury tax, is now under referendum. This referendum
should be defeated and thus establish another basis for taxes
with which to meet the expenses of a progressive state.
Other sources will also be sought no doubt by future
egislatures. And whatever provisions are enacted along tnis
ine will probably be subjected to referendum as this is now
worked overtime to defeat anything which differs from our
present system.
However, changes involving a more equitable system of
axation than now prevails and including new sources will
mark the future progress of the state.
HELP THE BEE KEEPERS
The keepers of bees in Polk and Marion counties are
organizing, and they are doing this for their own protection
and for the good of the other people of the two counties -
For there can be no certainty of having our fruit bios
soms pollenized without honey bees !
." And there cannot be an assurance of ? increasing the
colonies of honey bees here to the point of having an ade
quate number without the protection from diseases and the
mutual helpfulness one to another that can be had only with
organization . ' ; I ' - - - s '' -
vAlnd it should be 100 per cent, strong-
And there should be an increase by billions of, our honey
bees ; many billions. ""
i It .will pay in many ways. It will result in making this
the best bee country in the world.
The thorough organization of Marion and 'Polk county
bee keepers will be followed by the same results in all the
adjoining counties, and then needed strengthening can easily
be had of state legislation; and then the other western states
can finally be brought into such an organization as wi
protect the industry in all this region.
But the first thing is td organize at home,
Only two other cities in the United States record higher
per capita cost of living than Jacksonville, Florida. And still
the boomers offer idle riches as the hope of the future.
A man upon leaving a restaur
ant chanced to take by mistake an
umbrella belonging to a woman.
Not realizing his mistake until she
bad overtaken him, and brought it
to his attention rather sharply, he
made profuse apologies and then,
somewhat embarrassed, walked
out.
Leaving his office later in the
day he stopped to get three um
brellas which he had left to be re-
Beaverton City and.-county to
join in improving north Cedar St.
paired on his way down town in
the morning. Upon boarding
car, he soon got a seat, only to
find himself opposite the lady
whose umbrella he had taken
earlier in the day. He nodded
pleasantly in recognition, but was
somewhat nonplussed by the
haughty stare that met his. She
looked down significantly at the
umbrellas in his hand and said
icily: .
"ion seem to nave bad a very
successful day, sir."
A certain revivalist preacher
was at all times, to say the least,
forceful in his language. Above all
things, he objected to a practice
of super-saintliness, his .religion
being something on ; the "shirt
sleeve" order ; On one occasion he
had taken for his text "Vanity,
and to point his moral said:
, "Now, if there is a woman in
the ; congregation this I morning
who didn't look into the mirror
before coming to the meeting
want to see her; I want her-to
stand up! ' ."
A single woman arose and stood
with meekly downcast eyes. To
describe her in a kindly way, one
"would say homely. The preacher
rested his earnest eyes upon her.
t "Well. God bless you, sister,", he
saW. -It. certainly pity., that
Wheeler Tile and concrete
building put up for shoe store.
PAUa AM1KST IX JKIU SALEM
Ihsou Text Acts 21:18-23
22. .
. Golden Text-"ir any man suf
fer as a Christian, let him not
be ashamed." .1 ,
X, Paul's Vow-2t:18-2C
. Upon Paul s arrival at Jerusa
lem representatives of the hurch
there gave him a most cordial
reception. In order that the
brethren might graciously receive
him, it was proposed to him by
the elders that ne take a -Jewish
vow to prove that he was in no
way opposed to the law, The ef
fort was to remove prejudice.
They recognized that such an act
would in no way compromise or
involve the eGntile brethren.
Furthermore this would not com
promise his own principles of ac
tion, viz., to the Jew9 he became
a Jew, and to ; the Gentiles , a
Gentile; all things to all men in
order to gain them to Christ.
II. Paul's Arrest 21:27-40
How far this act conciliated the
Jews we are not told, but it only
enraged the unbelieving Jews,
causing them to resort to mob
law. These maddened Jews on
the basis of a supposition seized
him and dragged him from the
temple and beat him mercilessly
intending to put him to death.
Paul was rescued from the rao'j
by the Roman guard. The chief
captain, not being able to get any
information from the howling
mob, bound Taul and Btarted for
the castle. In order to protect
him from the murderous frenzy
of the mob, the soldiers lifted
him upon their shoulders and
bore him to the stairs. Paul kept
himself under control, and polite
ly asked permission of the cap
tain to speak to the people. When
he addressed them in Greek and
quoted his Roman citizenship.
the captain granted his request.
III. Paul's Defense 22:1-27.
Paul's chief concern was not
his own safety. He used this op
portunity to witness unto them
of Christ.
1. His Claim for a Rightful
Hearing. 1-3.
(1) His birth 3.
He was a Jew, born in Tarsus,
a city of no mean reputation.
, (2) His education 3.
He was educated under Gama
liel and instructed "according to
the perfect manner of the law of
the fathers."
(3) His zeal 3.
He was as zealous toward God
as those Jews who were trying
to destroy him.
2. His Attitude Toward Jesus
4-5.
"I persecuted this way unto the
death, so that his attitude was
one of hatred as was that of the
Jews.
3. How His Attitude Was
Changed 6-1 6.
While on his way to Damascus
with authority to bind the Chris
tians at Jerusalem, he was smit
ten from the ground by a light
from heaven, and the voice of the
Lord said. "Why persecutetn thou
me?" When Paul inquired what
he was to do when he was to go
to Damascus where he would be
told what to do.
4. The Lord Commissioned Him
to Go to the Gentiles 17-21
IV. Paul Before the Sanhcdrin
23:1-10.
The Roman officer, in order to
learn why Paul was arrested,
commanded the chief council to
assemble, and 4 brought Paul be
fore them.
1. Paul's Earnest Look at the
Council 1-2.
This was.-a solicitation of their.
honor to give him a fair hearing
and also a look of conscientious
integrity and unfaltering courage.
2. Paul's Stern Rebuke of the,
Head of the Council 3.
"God shall smite thee, thou
whited wall."
3. Paul's Appeal to the Phar
isees 6-10.
' Seeing that he could pot get a
fair hearing, and perceiving that
the body before him was made up
of Pharisees and Sadduee3 , he
appealed to the Pharisees hoping
to get their attention, for his
preaching had something in com
mon with their belief.
V. The Lord Stood by Paul
11.
This assured him that his
course was right, and thus com
fort was brought to him.
VI. The ConMpiracy to Kill
Paul 18-22
More than forty men placed
themselves under a curse to ab
stain :from eatincr and drinking
until they had murdered hint
God defeated their plan without t
miracle.
The Statesman will be glad to fol
low this., up, and publish any of
the compositions that are especi
ally creditable.
Henry Ford's paper Rays Ger
many has more than four million
milk goats, .goat, cheese being a
favorite disfi there. Oregon will
oneway have that many milk goats
used in manufacturing Roquefort
and other kinds of cheese and in
furnishing milk for all the pur
poses of the milk of cows.
It takes all kinds-of people to
make a world. A number of Tibe
tan Lamas (monks famed -for wis
dom "and saintlinessl have been
visiting Egland. and particularly
startling the natives of London
because the news has gone' abroad
that they indulge in only one bath
a year, "whether, they need It or
not." This moves the London Post
to remart.5. that in the matter of
bathing there, are extremes and
extremes, and. that "it Is probably
news to many that high caste Hin
dus take their, daily, bath with
their clothes on!. And yet it is a
fact. Theli" religion compels them
to have bath jdally; They will
neither ouch or eat anything be
fore having their bath. It is con
sidered indecent to bathe naked.
ven.,withiit theit own houses, and
a rich jserafrndar or a poor llur
man obeys the same rule."
North Bend Monasha Wooden
ware company plans to build larg
plant here. "
Bits For Breakfast
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It looked that wav
Looked like everybody was go
ing to the football gsme at F.u-
gene "yesterday ,
Put by the noon hour and there
after it looked like everybody
owned a car and had it narked on
the streets of Salem. It was a
kiisy day in Salem.
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Again the experimental growing
of sugar beets here shows that we
can produce beets with sufficient
sucrose content to make the man
ufacturing of sugar feasible, and
that sufficient tonnage to the acre
can be produced to make their
growing profitable.
With experience in growing, and
the selection of the best soils for
beets, the average can be raised,
both of sugar content and tonnage
to the acre- " '
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A lot of junior high school stu
dents ere writins; compositions
eoncerning the most important in
dustries of the Salem district.
This is good work. Wonderful. It
will do the students good, and it
will do the city and section good.
SAY "BAYER ASPIRlN"-Ktffle
Unless you see the "Bayer Cross" on tablets, you are not
getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by mil
lions and prescribed by physicians over 25 years for
Colds - Headache Neuritis Lumbago
Pain Neuralgia .Toothache Rheumatism
DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART
Accept only "Bayer" package
which contains proven directions.
Handy "Bayer" boxes of 12 tablet
Also bottles of 24 and 100 Druggists.
Aspirin 1 tb trtfe mirk f Btjwr Mtaufactni f liooouatkacidester of Salicylieicld
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How little can you afford
to pay for your watch?
You probably have in mind a certain amount
which is the most you can afford to pay for
the watch you have wanted. Likewise you
realize that for less than a certain amoui c
you cannot secure a watch good enough to
meet your standards. !
What you can afford to pay for your
watch, therefore, is a question not only of
how much, but also of how little.
This question our new Divided Charge
Service will help you decide.
Under this plan you can afford to pur
chase a fine Gruen watch without touching
your savings, by conveniendy purchasing out
of income. Just pay a part of the full price
.. upon selection of your watch. The rest will
be divided into equal sums payable monthly.
. Hartman Bros.
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