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8 THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON SUNDAY-MORNING;-JANtJXRY 10. 1926 ).: j I TO E1EPAIR HEUEF igh": Water Enables Hull to Be Taken to: Portland - k for Hemodelmg' This .week." the : rirer steamer neller wUl be taken to Portland fpr repairs,. It has .been, tied up at , the " Spauldlag Logging com pany's docks for over a yean slace It sank here In 1924.'. - The. boat 'has been kept here in anticipation of high -water bo that it could be taken to -Portland tor drydock repairs. C It. seems tatbe tn cood condition, xeept where the Ice was forced through the kail on the port side. - -; ;; v j Some of the upper -part of the" boat was injured as it sank Into Jhe water, .but temporary, repairs fere made when, the boat . was Raised. Sue sank at the time of l he extreme cold xnll in 1924, and a lawsuit followed, to letermlne -who was1 responsible for. the boat at the time of the sinking. COVER U OR'S JACKSON DAY SPEECH FRIDAY (Continued from page 7) Vt the cross-roads. Shall we fnUnvc he road so often traveled by na tions aftes .gone, where wealth ac cumulated and men - decayed? Shall we, glean: from . history's "pages that awful lesson that wealth, dishonestly leathered into , vi .iu: icn tsunuies iue possessors to crush "and enslave me masses It is appearing today: in many," forms. One is, the well organized combination having for it object the relieving of the rich irom all taxes, ,. thus , compelling the . '. producing and -consuming-masses to cawy practically the en tire burden; JVe; know there is an' organlatioa today with almost unlimited funds formed for tn purpose of- repealing the national Inheritance tax. When this is ac complished then the plan will be to attack state after state for. the purpose of repealing the state ini heritance taxes,: as has 4 already been done in Florida and one other state. The -conflict in 1926 wilfc be stagedn California. The plea is bein? made now 1n ; that state , that , If the inheritance tax law of California -is not reMlf- all.of the rich men will, move out ot the Golden State and -die in -Florida.' i -The attempt was -made tv start 'the, tight I tht$ state in 125 It was 4ed by Senator Den nis, when he -introduced his infa mous resolution at the last ses sion of the' legislature,'- providing tht for fifteen years there should be - no income 'or inheritance tkx ia the state of Oregon. After the Dennis resolution bad passed, the ' legislature provided for a special:, election to be held in September, 1925. connecting this special elec tion with certain tax legislation In which I ; was ' deeply : interested.! seeking. to force me to allow the, election to be held. In September. i 1925,- I promptly picked up the gauntlet thrown at- my ,: feet: and , Chew" a few Pleasant Tabieti ; Instant Stomach, Relief! I v The moment "Tape's Dlapepsln" reaches the stomach -all. distress , go3s. Lumps of indigestion, gases, heartburn, sourness, fullness, flat ulence, palpitation, vanish. t i' -j, Ease your stomach bow! Cor rect digestion and vacidity for a fetf cents.- Druggists sell -millions of packages. -Adv. ;. r L T STEAMER IJIGESIII, 6HS, ; sToacii Lay i r i a'.7i 5 -r STORM ! SIGNALS SPOTS before the eyes are Jttic "lightning" that dc , notes tlie thunderbolt of jlilindnesa. To postpone an expert examination -jof your eyes is folly; indeed when nature senria an S. p. S. j 6ur expert optometrists are indeed competent to; solve every optical condition. ' -.. 1 H - - . . Ponierdr & Keene vetoed tU special election bill, for the -reason that I feared: that the people were not then sufficiently educated on this Issue and might yield to false propaganda similar to that. Wftich was spread from one end of the state t the other in bringing jabout the repeal, of the income) tax law, The .people will be called jupon to vote on the Den nis resolution la November. 1926. I ask t ae people of Oregon to rise enraasse a ad defeat this, iniquitous atlempl tjo free the rich man for a period pfvfifteeh years from his just share of the burdens' of gov ernment.! .-, . ' ; . , ; -. fi We must not lose faith or hope for the! ideals of. democracy. Ours was the itirst country f all time to afford asylum to the oppressed ot the wtjrld from religious perse cutlon j ind excessive taxation. Oura must bo the country to lead the way to the heights; .to a civil iation where opportunity? still will be afforded every boy and girl to acquire 14 competence and an hon ored place in -the : social.' business ahd political world. -i; Hope must pot be jaUowed to die In the breast of the American youth. Principles are greater than men. jThe causes for which our fathers fought are sacred! ajnd we must continue to battle tot the Tight. ! r v: ? Slow sems the great; Avenger ,l3torys pages but record One desperate struggle in fthe v ;. darkness i I "Twixl old systems and the -f I Word. ., , ' , Truth, forever on the scaffold ? Wronr forever on the fhfone. But standeth God within the ' i shadowj ,.. " Keepibg watch above his own. i Tol mtany students the future appears dark indeed. We should nevet! forget that it is impossible for ahydne to drav aside, the cur- i.i.iu3 niue luiare erenii ana peer iindo the I impenetrable dark ness. Think of Washington in the snow! atl Valley Forge. Itr was im- possibie for him. brilliant man that he j was, to see through the tangled) web of intrigue and suf fering bna vision America . one hundred years later in the gallaxy of nations, f : It wis impossible for Lincoln, that night after the first battle of Bull jRttn, when the shattered reg iments poured over that long bridge nto the Capital - City it was impossible for him to see the end joffthe war, the abolition of slavery? and the reunion of the states. I ! Eight years ago this comins Marfeh t we who had boys and friendsfon the Western front well remember how anxiously we read me startling, news mat ioia oi me break ih the allied lines. The big 8helswere falling in Paris, com ing thrbngh. the air from no one knew "where. It seemed that Ger man victory was certain. No one could liave penetrated the future and i beneld ftne dawn or that morning of November 11. 1913 with ttje greatest military -machine of all itime crushed and broken. and ! with the -mantle of victory restlngi upon those who had dared fight fto mdke the ; world. sae for democracy. " We !have faith In the inextin guishable desire of mankind to livei and overcome all obstacles. We are . Just beginning to pene trate iato the mysteries-of nature. Behold! the radio! Think of the achievements of science in . the last decade. But with' all our ac complishments, with all our prog ress, tuere are wrongs on every hand that we have failed to right. He wfc-o does not try to . lift hu manity to a higher and greater plane its a coward ia the fight. i Yon I hurt made m enemies you f.fy? Al -jfny'i friend. tha beast is poor lie rho atingied in ihe fray of duty thst fh brT ndur, i Mnstl hTo made foes! If you hare none. (Small Sa the work that yon to done. Yra 'ive hit no traitor on the hip. dasbeU no cap front the parjurra nerer tornrd tlie wronir to rijtit, Ix-eo a coward in the fiffhtj , YoB'jre DANSKIX TO RKTIKK QLYMPIA. Jan. C. (By Asso ciated Press.) Speaker Floyd B. Dailskin will hot return to ' the legislature next term. He expects to givje up politics and devote him self, exclusively to law, he said today. "Got to get some oil in the! can," ha explained... t. i ';: An Irishman once lined up his family of seven giant-like sons and Invited his caller to take a look ft them. :i ; ;': -'fAhin't they fine boys?" In quired the, father. ' ,. 'They are," agreed the visitor. Tlie finest la the world!" r- claimed lae f alher "An I nlvver laid Violent hands on any one of em Except in silf-difince." DID CHILDHOOD i - r - j. ' Br f r -. . 1 S ' . A photographic reproduction qf an otl painting by Paul Stahr, which was presented to Lieut. Com. John Philip S6usa, by veterans of foreign wars. The picture portrays the enthusiasm of the march past of the band batallion organised by. Mr. Sousa during the late war. , "y ; . . Those Who love to believe that childhood, Impressions are most likely to determine the latter life of the individual, have a power ful argument in the ease of Lieut. Com. John Philip Sousa, the fam ous bandmaster. Sousa was born in Washington, in 1854. Prom the time J he was seven years old . until toe time he was eleven years old, the Civil war raged, and Washington was an armed camp. There were many military bands, brass bands, as we know them, and "buckskin" bands, composed of Titers) and ' drummers. . Then when Sousa was eleven, he saw the greatest military event which HIGHWAYS DECLARED UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE (Continued from pare 2.) traffic ia more than local, yet lo cal control remains. There is a gap her! which must be bridged by closer coordination between the several groups. Arterial fhigh ways In these metropolitan areas must be built, but this-can only be done by united action. Hardly , less important is the situation existing with reference to the 3,000 county highway or ganizations. Half of aU available funds are spent, by them on roads of secondary and' local impor tance. Diversity of practice in construction and maintenance prevailsj States' .have had the benefit of federal cooperation in working; out .uniform standards but cooperation of . this character "1.. , . ft 0 BiMkfield BMW All . -; All Harare iVi t r Use Your Credit IMPRESSIONS 1 MAKE SOUSA . ril -- A4 1. " had ever taken place on this con tinent, the Grand Review of the Union .Armies, in. 'Washington. Sousa was eleven and his father. Antonio Sousa, was jone of those who marched in the Grand Re view. , j ' Sousa grew up, mainly in Wash-f Ington, where the military tradi tion' was- kept alive,! and after a start as a violinist in an orchestra, and a career as a jcomposer of operetta, became director of the United States Marine Band. One can readily believe his statement, that the greatest thrill of his life came the first timelie raised hfr? baton above "the1 presidents has too infrequently existed be tween county and state. ' Because of the vast sums in volved it Is essential that closer attention be given tb working co operation between i county and state, to the end that tho funds may be conserved with a view to future requirements of the whole nation. Other questions of scarcely les ser moment remain.! Many primary state highway systems are largely jsurfaced. But we are now facing the larger problem of handling the traffic now which theae roads have at tracted. ' j' " Wider roads between the larg er centers of population must now be undertaken.! This is more particularly true in the eastern states where primary road sys tems have been largely surfaced. n., Over Mohair Sale Price . Davenport ', Over Figured Davenport ' ow n o 5toc OvMttitis Be THE MARCH KING own"' to play one of his own marches. And that in that; great moment and down through . the years, the echoes of the day of the Grand Review and the tramp of feet of the victorious army of the Potomac must have bee'n ring ing in his ears as he wrote "Senf per Fidelia," "Sabres1 and Spurs," "Stars and Stripes Forever" and the other great Sousa marches to which armies have marched To which the Armies. of the Potomac and the James would have been in numbers at least, but a "cor poral's guard." Sousa comes to the Heilig theatre on Friday, Jan. 23. Straightening of roads, nnd elimination of curves, bad bridg es, and grade crossings are essen tial to the future efficiency of this new transportation. Secondary roads must be im proved and brought up to stand ard to take the overflow and ban hie their own increasing trade. Greater utilization of highway transportation is the chief solu tion of distribution costs and dif ficulties. Cooperative jnarketing and the intensive development of farm areas contiguous to urban : mar kets finds Its greatest asset in im proved hifihways. These offer a real solution to farm market problems. Recreational use of the high way is growing amazingly. Mu nicipal golf links; state parks; national parks; lakes and rivers R Overstuffed Davenports, . . . . . . . . srstuf fed Davenports V. 'V; ' Heavy pniitt . . . ' . '.''' 3E-ROWERS for fishing and hunting are made accessible to rich and poor alike over the highway. . Our highway! program . is well begun. -". r Genuine economy, de mands that we complete : the task we have - undertaken. To do so means the creation of new wealth, the opening of new production areas, and, the - greater enjoyment of life mad4" possible by the high er standards; of . living to . which highways contribute bo largely. GOUfJTY AGEfJTS ARE Reduction in Gost of Operat- m.o- County Autos Result 1"0 . of Good Roads The 43 !. per cent reduction of cost of operating county agent au tomobiles '! in Minnesota between 1 92 0 and ,1 923 fs largely due td the improvement of highways. ; George Av Pond, cost account ant at the University Farm, St. Paul, has made public the records showing - this saving which he credits to good roads, good dry weather. , ,;. V ,. During . 1923, . fifty-six county agents ran their cars an average of 8,924 miles at a total mile cost of 6.49 cents; while in 1920 fifty- one county agents made an aver age of only 6,447 miles at the nigner cost or 11.51 cents per mile. All but two or three of the machines were light, four-cylinder cars. . Among some of the items were gasoline-costs which dropped from 2.31 cents to 1.30 cents between 1920 and 1923; tires and tubes dropped from 1.55 to .01 cents; repairs went down from 2.57 cents to 1.42 cents; and depreciation dropped from 3.15 cents to 1.98 cents. . JM.HGRANTS LISTED washinuton, Jan. 9. (By Associated, Press) A total of 26. 642 immigrants entered the Unit ed States during November and 14,860 other aliens were admitted for temporary visits for pleasure or business. J. S. HARRISON" DIES KANSAS CITY, Jan. 9. (By Associated Press). -h-J. Scott Har rison, 81, av brother of the late Benjamin , Harrison, twenty-third president of the United States, died here tonight. ' I To be industrious is praise worthy; to be honest is admir able; to be both is as high as any man can go. . V:l:. . OverMiFired .', . i , , . - ' wBb . .M.iAi .FVi tHa ' . i !-.!.- k H i .r ja -j- r. : ' 1 J' " r ' ""-w-'i izSZir r ' i a y o v.vj s j a i r v- a v - m . K0ZERJEX UNDECIDED; ON GOVaERPiORSHIP RACE ! IKXT IX . FEW DAYS Friewls tare' Formal Platform Will be Forthcoming From " Salem if at All Sam A.' Kosen- secretary of state, prior to - his departure for Astoria Saturday night, indicated that he would arrive at a decision within the next few days as to whether be will epter. the cam paign for governor at. , the primary election to be held next May. y - j Friends of Mr. Kozer. expressed the opinion that he had made up his mind and that his formal plat form would be issued within the next - two -or three weeks. ' Mr. Kozer would neither confirm nor deny the truth of this report. ' j Mr. Kozer informed newspaper men, however,'- that in event he decided to hecome a Candidate for governor be would issue his for mal statement, In .alem, and not lu Portland aa has beep the prac tice : of. other candidates now in the contest for various state and national offices. - I: , - Persons whoi purported to be close in touch with Mr. Koier said that Mrl;Kozer's platform, if is sued, would be devoid of frills, and that he would base his cam paign on a business administra tion. ' - - . -; , Itbecame known here recently OH. W. B. CAL6WEU. AT THEAOE OF83 To Dr. fW. B. Caldwell, of Mon ticello, I1I a practicing physician for 47 years, it seemed crtiel that so many constipated infants and children had to be kept constantly "stirred up" and half sick by tak ing cathartic pills, tablets, salts, calomel and nasty oils. While he knew that constipation was the cause of nearly alt chil dren's little His, he did not believe that a sickening 4purge or "phy sic" eVery day or two was neces ary. ..... , ; : j In Dr,CaldweU's Syrup Pepsin he discovered a laxative which' helps to establish natural bowel! regularity, even if the child was ; chronically constipated. Dr. Cald well's Syrup Pepsin not only causH Deo& ! I... WWW' ' W : i n .. . f. : . : . - A. 1 I 6 i . . - -..- ..jii We Charge No Interest that Mr; Koier has received a Iaree number of letters from far 1- isus sections, of the state urging him to make the race for 0verr nor. . ." . r ; t ' ' c ' . ftXED IIBAWLY- I BOXER TOLLYVOpDi Cal., Jan.; 9.- IBy ; Associated Press). Sully T Montgomery, heavyweight boxer j and former Centre college football ; player, . has 4een fined ' $i;626.98 r and suspended indefinitely by the;, California athletic commission for ? fouling , Oeorge Godfrey, negro ; boxer in their, bout in Los An geles last Wednesday. : Announce- ment , of the! penalty was made J here; today :by Seth Strelinger, chairman of the commission. 31CCH OLD HANDLED SEATTLE, Jan. 9 .-(By Asso elated Press. ) The United S tati ss. assay office here handled 295.380 worth f gold and wilver. in 4925- i A ftotal Of 4,474377, -w 1 cam from Alaska. ' . . i r i SliXDAY SESSTOX ORDKItKD h f NEW YORK, ' Janr 9.Cnablo to irealc the' deadlock: that lias griaped ibe anthracite minff.s tuvl operatorK for six months in t lu ir attempt to draft a new; wago an-.' tract, th'e ..Joint conference wfll hold another session Sunday a f -ternooh. '::f v . Yoti can get things more often byjgbinlr' after them , than by sending for them. ' : : 4 es; a gentle, ieasy bowel movement . but,: best iof all, it nevr gripes, sickens Or upsets the moist delic-aws , system; - Besides, it Is absolutely harmless, and'. B6 pleasant that even a cross, f ererishbilious, sit k child gladly takes it. ; : ; y ; - 0 J Buy. a ; large 60-cent bottle alt any store that sells medicine and Just see for yourself. , :f.0 . s, ; M 0 r Gd on Sale 1 r ON i ( ( 1 V, I I V i s --f t ijompany - 1'-- TRADE. IN - YOUR OLD FURNITURE ON riEV i ' , - - . ;