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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1925)
SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMKER fl, V b J - -B- v p p.- V w - - -m - - .- . 1 i i ii i ' 1 ' ' - ' 1 - i n . V - TTT - - -- - - ii... ,- .mil M - ; : ; . -'.-.-''...-,-. i i The Oregon Statesman Imu4 Daily Except Vanday hf -TEX ITATZSXAJT TTBLISHING COUFAYY , . 315 Soutft CotnmreiI SU'SftUa. Ortfm JL J. Haricks . Vm4 J. Toon -LI,Urrimaa LmU J. Smith -A4m Baek - Vaaff1ng"Editer - City Kdiior Telegraph K.ditor ' Society Editor - W( H. Hendereoa - CfrcuUtloa Maaafer ' Kalph H. Kittling AdTrtUisc Mute' Kraak Jaakemkl - - - Manager Job Up. K. A. KhoUa ------ Livestock Editor W. C Conner - - - - - Poultry editor ' MXKBEB OF THE ASSOCIATED FKESS turn ahmtcibv riwa la ciuiij iiiuwa g mt Bia jor paDlieailOB OT all UWI I lapawkaa er4itt to It or ot otkerwlao credited ia thit paper and alao Ua locai awa pakUko4 herein. , BUSINESS OFFICES: Atkart Byert, 938 W'reMUr Bhtf., Portland, Ore. Tkwni, r. Clark C.. Kw York, 128136 W. 31it 8t; Qlran, Vtrqttta BIJ.j Doty Payae, Sharon Bldf, San rraoeiaco. Calif.: Hicina BUlg.. Lo Aagolca. Cilif. f - TELEPHONES: . ' . BirlMM Offle33 or SSI CireaUtioa Otfic.583 , Na Dpartment2310B tWcloty Editor . , , ; 10 Job Department 58 J Entered at tha Poat Of tie in Salem, Orefon, aa aeoond elaaa atiefcT 1 'DEtlVERANCE AT HAND: I will be with you in trouble; I will THE OREGONIANS DIAMOND JUBILEE The Portland Oregonian celebrated its seventy-fifth birthday yesterday, by issuing an edition giving the history of the paper and portraying a vast array of facts appropriate to the occasion And by holding a birthday party at the auditorium in Portland, at which many thousands witnessed "The Covered Wagon,", the wonderful screen portraying the days of the immigrant trains coming to Oregon across the plains in pioneer times, and with speeches and songs and a banquet at which perhaps two thousand people sat down as guests of the Oregonian, followed by further speeches and songs and the giving of congratulations. It Wis a great occasion, fittingly-marking the diamond jubilee of the newspaper which has led in outstanding prom inence in its field in the Oregon country during all but the first few years of its long span of life. ' "The Oregonian was during more than a half century the lengthening shadow of a man, or rather of two men ' Henry L. Pittock, manager, and Harvey W. Scott, editor. Mr. Pittock was a man of courage and industry, and of bus iness ability, and he faithfully fought an uphill fight, often in the face of bitter and what to other men would have been ruinous competition, landing his newspaper property finally at the point of independence, leading to great success, and Mr. Scott was an editor of the old school tvne. like Dana and Watterson and Greely '. . Of the type of whom it might be said. in those days."' ' ; - . Bu Mr. Pittock and Mr. Scott passed on, and they might have been imagined looking on from another life from a distant star at 3-esterday's jubilee celebration with interest and pleasure And at the present conduct of the Oregonian with satis faction; for Edgar 13. Piper is a great newspaper editor,' and C. A., Morden is a great newspaper manager. ; Their team work is different from the team work of Scott and Pittock, but it is stamped with even greater success in many ways ' Due not altogether to the fact that their field is, larger, their acili'ties more complete and their opportunities-generally better for the making of a great newspaper One of the real great newspapers of the United States, and of the world. . . The Statesman views the work of Mr. Piper with the same pride felt in' the careers of many young men and women who have in the long years of the past graduated from its active forces and gone on to larger fields of endeavor and usefulness For Mr. Piper began his newspaper career on The States man, and was given God speed towards some of his after promotions from this newspaper And the Oregonian beats The Statesman to its diamond jubilee by only a few weeks. The first issue of the Oregonian was on December 4, 1850; the first issue tf The Statesman was on March 28, 1851. No other two newspapers west of the Rocky mountains have survived for seventy-five years. The Statesman was during its first few years a bigger and better newspaper than the Oregonian, and it wielded far greater power ; especially during all the time that Asahel Bush published The Statesman. there were giants ; effldng journeys but these guides are not always satisfactory. They are ; not issued regularly and where the time between issues; is long, j the routes may change or in case; they? are numbered locally by the states, consequent confusion results between them. " ' -;; .",' ' ' 1 ' The board of Interstate Highways declares present laws flexible enough for carrying out this proposed plan which has the approval of the War Department and has requested he authority of the states to push the plan forward. In case of stress, necessities could be rushed over these highways systematically designated, with a maximum of Speed. - Both freight and auto transportation is increasing rapidly and the length of the journeys is limited only by the will of the traveler. Nationalized highways mean conven ience, efficiency, progress. NATIONALIZED HIGHWAYS Bits For Breakfast Buy 'em early- Christmas pres- And mail your ents early. . ' The Oregonian celebrated its 75th birthday yesterday. The Statesman will celebrate its 7 5th birthday March 28. The States man was much the larger and bet ter paper of the two for several vears. . V "- " Feng, the Chinese Christian general, is again the man of des tiny in his country. He is calling a conference of all the military leaders of his country, to meet in Pekin, where he is in control. Feng is one of the greatest men of his day, or of any day or any country, and he might by his lead ership carry China far in the path of progress, if it were not so con servative and so lacking in patrio tism, and so vast and unwieldy. The Associated Press carried to the whole country, and to the rest of the world. the story of the great profits in mint in the Salem district the past season. This will tend to increase the mint boom. And make still more important the thorough organization of the industry. Rival says Ford doesn't believe in cows because they never need spare parts or a new horn. " A college confers a sheepskin: but the school of experience tears off a couple of yards of human hide. "a Songs are not written by in spiration, says Irving Beilin, and the popular songs of the day are proof -of his contention. eilSCHHD em AUDIENCE Christian Cluirch Claims All Week-Night Records - Are Broken-" McCLAREN ; . CORD i Stages, Salesmen nod IeliVerles ! Use Them The largest week night audi ence ever seen in the Court Street Christian church listened to the Stivers Evangelistic Com pany Friday evening. A large choir tinder the leadership Of Lor raine Stivers is adding much to the services! Lorraine's saw solo every Tuesday, Friday and Sun- i day are goeatly enjoyed. Sunday evening beginning at 7:15 the singer and his wife will give a preconcert in which he will sing negro spirituals. Evangelist- John T. Stivers' sermon on "The Change of Heart" was a sensible c an4 practical treatment of the subject. Sunday the evangelist will have full charge of the services. At the conclusion of the Bible School class period he Will give and ob ject talk to the children and con duct a decision service. His morn ing sermon will be "The Unfold ing of a Life;" the evening ser mon "The Four Baptisms." Mrs. Ruth Stivers will pantomime au- other old hymn. I ! o Do You? J I." ' i A l A s Ml r : bf : i '. i ; "Jim" i- ; i i "BUT Smith & Watkins PHOXK 44 ! Snappy Service : The government's new scheme for nationalized highways includes over seventy-five thousand miles of highways each of which will have its own approved markings. 'Directions and warning instructions will be placed along each route. Many of the dangers of travel will, it is expected, be elim inated by this new system. In many states road marking is inadequate, in others confusing and along other roads there is no marking whatever. Under present conditions unless motorists are well acquainted with the routes they are traveling they experience sometimes great difficulties in keeping the roads desired. The wrong road taken is not only a matter of embarrassment but is a loss of time and an added expense. The use of the road map is usually resorted to by those MUTED SN r RUSSIA ARE NEEDED . - " - Z m d 7T , League of Nations Expected ' to Invite America and 'V -Russians to Join GENEVA, Dec. 4.- (By Assocl- uea .rress.i -uoid iue uouea , States and Russia will be invited to participate in the preparatory wprk for the proposed eonference to bring: about world disarmament, of the council of the - league of stations approves measures agreed uyvu iuuy ay ino council Fv. i,. especially appointed by the league to treat with disarmament prob- - leras." Although no official an : nouncement concerning the meas ' vre was. made, the Associated . the members of the disarmament council agreed that no interna tional conference to reduce arma ment burdens could hope to sue ' I ceed without the collaboration of Ii ; tooth the United States' and Rus- t aia. - --- . u- - . ' Thernecesslty of having the co- operation of Russia in disarma ment moves .became evident, at the conference for the control,-of , bordering on Russia :- withheld v- Ilnal approval of the convention . until such time as Russia would adhere to the document. An official communique ex piains mat a new commission win be created to prepare for the con ' ference' This commission has , been named "the preparatory com . mission for the disarmament con- ' lerence. it win nave as mem i berg those countries holding seats ; In the council, in addition to . "states which are in a special po j aition .: aa regords disarmament. . Moreover, any state not represent ed shall be entitled to send In a memorandum and the commission would be entitled to ask any state interested in a given question to furnish Information concerning its own Tiewpoint. " . Discussing the decisions, M. Boncour of France, as president f ii , . . . - ui tui-vuuucu cuiuDisiiea mat v they rriast be approved by the main council of the league. It is understood that the an nouncement concerning the United Ctnt.. . . J Tw I I a. -w ... JKiico Sua missis ig o oe wun held until invitations to be ad dressed to them can be composed, that for Russia being especially ; delicate. The commission, - according to lea rue ,trri vannn m v -V ;made np of delegates fom about V 17 . governments, Germany,; of J course, being included as a future Bi(?mDer of the league council. . f -- ; ; . ' The "supreme test is to finish what we start. ' and then start something else again. Beginning Today n Millers B tir .'''-'! Preseinifcs a Sale Specially Fuirclhased 4 om A n ATO1 o too o mm irsoa. Snlk Hose 60 Dozen irregulars so slightly hurt that detection on many is impossible! PR. Burson Hose are perfectly and per manently shaped. They have no un comfortable seams. They are smooth and comfortable. 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