THE OIUJGON FRIDAY; LiQiLNLNU, LiAUCli 12. J .1)1 ,elw i"; a-r a-" f.fi 3 " I, tot M Oi ... IB I- ot vr t ..1 1:1" ,t ,. 'V4 t- .v ? ii-- : .jiisi-w -ra-V p .TiieuOregonjStatesman Ji I Iuned Dally Except Mo&day ay ., TKS tTaXESXAX rt7BXJ89ZVO COXTaXY ' SIS: Boat CoatnarcLal St. j Balaam, Omw ' TrHaaJrlcka Vaaaf -Xaaaciac-Editor - City Editor Taletrapa. Editor - . -.Sooiaty Editor . Pr4 J. Toose 1M M. Har imaa SfclOtfee. aa.ua. adred Buck , f. joaiBEB Or THZ AESOOIATED FSES8 ' " - Tha Associated Pratt It exclusively eatitled to these for publlcatioa at alt iwt a.m.' f "T??, F?iu4 .u oMitnriat credited is Uit papa aad else Ua lectl 'tm aabltaaea1 karata. , i t i i -.-.. , BusiirEss At B era, 1S Worceator Bid, Portland. Ore. F. Clark Co, Nw; Tork, 128-136 W. 31i Tork, 12S 138 Daty Paymo. Share Bid . Ml rraoeiaeo, t TEUCPB0NE8: f Cirealatioa Offiea583 Aat Coatee Editor-104 Baalaeaa OMealS or IM diorlO Zatorad af tka Pool Office la Sales, r - 1 4 -1 March OUR .CHILDREN AND. GOD -f'Hot and WYe Uie.Lord Ex. 0:11. STRAW , Straw votes decide nothing and prove little or nothing. One 13 now being taken by wet interests and a few wet news papers in this country , , "And it will decide nothing. , - ..The greAtnia3onty6fthe people of the United States, , outside of the wHite, light and red light districts of the big -cities, are satisfied with) prohibition, and generally with the .methods employed in enforcing this fundamental law I And they are not going to Dytne straw votes taKen by, vwet interests and wet news papers. - Tbe law is gomj? to stand. .. ' ' ; ; AU Javs arefYiokted; against murder; against robbery against all the rest, j This does not prove that such laws are badS .laws. ; oiily ; proves that there are people who have suchJow mental; or moral standards that tKey either do not Jcnow why they! should obey tnemserves, or tney do not want T That is aU it proves.- I i ' ' 1 j wa'Ma'a -a - ine peopie oi tne uni tea states as a wnoie are a pro "gressive and efficient people, above those of any other nation, M largely because they are a sober people; and growing gener- ally.more so - ' And" they are not going fi road ; On the contrary they are will be more generally sober next, ten years; every year, f . J;- The South With its 10,Oo6,OjK) black people is not going Iback under the reign of John Barleycorn. Neither are the great industrial? cejatersl of the ast. Neither are the great -industrial. and farming districts. between. the AUeghenies and cUieBockies. Neither are the states west of the Rockies. IT -'.A few scattering politicians have mistaken the single coyote vojce beyond th hills as representing a thousand or ten thousand! coyote voices. They are headed. for swift dis- n illusionment. j The Hearst and Scripps it vt the only ones taking the straw vote. The great newspapers that stand for what is stable and of good report in the United 'States are passing it up. The great editors do not even see 'much news value in it And the wisest of lour statesmen will go on as if they never heard of the straw vote. 1 ' 0 WHAT IT t c ' j J (Portland ,1g I;.- Mr. Hoorer wants thef shipping ton-. -the operation of the American merchant marine. jai.w t tgo d N v0rk shfpping interests. Soldo foreign shipping -Interests.? SO do 'the big ports-wbici hare previously gobbled nearly all of the Shipping business of .the -j"- ""TBefore the American merchant 4 float Vi tirlo, tlia ahlnnlnff ttnavil wfh a of the goods shipped from the United ; New yorki ? ; r ; : :-'.. . ; iseiore tne neet ana tne snipping ooara ine Dig, pons nanaiea 'Jt "Befori the fleet and Jthe shipping, board tha railroads had . easy suung -wnere tnere were no snips i v "Before the fleet and the shipping board foreign vessels carried: ... our commerce when they wanted - If one( man; takes over the -urged by Mr. Hoover, that man will "Irtng- boardl vessels" snail sail.' He amoved in those vessels of whether the whole fleet out of New Tork the vessels if he! wants to.' He can "driver If he wants to. He Would of the fleet. 'rl . Mr. Palmer temporarily I Scarry American 'goods on several waiting for; American: vessels. He i,jai,: lines.' He did eliminate many lines' lines under; his so called feconomy allowed that plan to continue. "The big porU waat one-man that one man to regain the business that is now going through the smaller1 ports. The foreign shipping interests with their represents V4 tlvea hereSrani one-man fcontrol can be constantly reduced and finally Junked. f'Ohe-maa control, if adopted, foreign shp owners but .lt would ducers, shippers; workers and business. i - t How fair and just Is the ; the' writer does not undertake to say. y Whatever Herbert r-IIoover Xhe was "Bert" Hoover when a boy in Salem) wants r,.,7 ' is- likely to be the best for h va& Sood reasons for wantingit. v And, thr Portland Journal, ,,i well edited as it is, is not always consistent- JThe other day it . jW "was taking editorial flings at the protective-tariff :nda few J days later was trailing! behind ; wants farm products protected j..x t-..r::. i. ; arui tiAiucLs inisuxAiiL.iciii.ijr ni,;-: of products of American toil, '-r' fact is, the present tariff law fr;'?. raised on some article, products of both farms and shops : -And the duties "on some products now pay ingtariff -charges '? 5 "ous:ht to be lowered or dropped j : ; But the above editorial! Cirealatioa Vasarar AdTortialac Maaage I , M latftr Job Dept. - Livestock Editor : ,.' Poultry Editor omcEa: W. plat St.: Chicago, Kanraatto Bid Calif.; Hiffziaa Bids. Lot. Aagelesv Oattt. HeHra Doptrtatoaikt or J OS Wa-JLtopartiaea t ill Ortfoa, at eeeead-elasa amatter. 12, 1028 VOTES be stampeded or even alarmed any law,Jor they cannot help to help themselves to track back along the other going the other way. They in jthe next generation; in the W1 t and some other newspapers are MEANS i Journal.)' : board stripped of all power over country. marine and, the operation of the' its regional representation, mpst States went-xrom tne port or operaung irpm tne email ports. to and on their own terms. American fleet, which is tha plan designate from which ports shlp- will say Whether -crops shall be they shall not. He can operate harbor if he wants to. He can tie up remove them from the Colombia have autocratic power over the oper VT. S. Headereoa Ralph H. JLletaia Frank Jaskoekt E. AJ Kfcotoa W. C-Couar , i i a- -V- - " . - i- i . -ft-.. - . I so; Co now ye that are men wielded such power. He refused to occasions when the cargoes were threatened to eliminate Portland He would, have eliminated other program hkd the shipping board control, because they hope through in the hope that the American fleet (would serve ,he big ports and the j be near-treason to American, pro I. .. -r K 5 above from the Portland Journal, the American: people He likely (Senator Capper of Ka5isas,!whd1 morej though there, are fewer i 4L ' ' ii l?' jiwLcvtrcu vud.xi any umer ciass and capital and brains. The needs overhauling the duties from thcPortland. Joumal is printed to again 'call attention system ox owning and operating a few ships by our govern ment, at a loss of millions of dollars a year to the federal treasury; is a wrong system It is a makeshift. It is inade quate. It is a breeder of dissatisfaction. - It cannot fail to be unjust to a part of our people, , xne ngm way to Duua American merchant marine is years prior to 1850 : ' . ' i The way it was done by the founders of our Republic I And that is by: discriminating duties in favor of Ameri can ships. That would be fair. - That would put the Stars and Stripes in every world pork It would be adequate. It would take the government out of the shipping business, iri which it has no business to be. It'would ury nothing; on the contrary, And it would be permanent, and tions thatwouldrbe satisfactory, to .all the people of this country who have a right to call ! A rangy Kentuekian while walking t the streets of iLouisTille one day noticed-a sign on a build-' ing -which said, "Woman's Ex change.' fHe walked ,pastf itf a few times, finally sauntered in and addressed the elderly woman in charge who no longer retained any traces of youthful tbe'auty nor was she amiable. "This the "Womans. Exchange?" he drawled. " ' ' "It ia,' she snapped. "An air you the womant"'he persisted. - . . ; & "I am." she replied in an, exas perated tone. ' He looked, at her again, then around the room, - changed his chew of tobacco from the right to the left cheek .and edged toward the door. Once safe in the door way he remarked: wai, , i thought, ptu, we might do busi ness, ptu, but I reckon I'll just keep Sal." . A colored 'preacher in Alabama had at -one time Served a short jail sentence and was fearful lest his congregation discover the fact, as in his later, years he had been model of rectitude. One Sunday, rising to begin his sermon, bis heart sans to see a former cellmate- sitting In the front row. Quick thinking wa necessary. Fixing, his eye on the unwelcome guestthe preacher an nounced solemnly: "Ah takes man. text dis mp'nin from de sixty-fo'th chaptah and fo hundredth verse of de book of Job, which says: "Dem as sees and knows me, and says nuthln, dem will Ah see later.' " A story was circulated In Jones' home town that he had cleaned up a fortune , in Florida real es tate. The word was excitedly whispered that he had made a profit of 165.000 after holding a property in Miami for two months. The small town's only editor,; get ting wind of it, and sensing It as good for a column-or so, hastened down town to the office of Jones' father. . ' i- ' "Thai's great about your son cleaning up 65,000 berries in Ml ami la two months!" exclaimed the editor. ?,rJ . "It was Binrvllle instead .of JVnnnrtfrnvniri'kTFn . ! . . . ' ' KV I .H AllLKS-iMfM AMI . " . 1 -V' . --i --: I". .:t. i - UNCLE BILLY. ' u: " tav.j,,- t.i. v.V.. jv? - . ! " : sooveruL& ccN?oo-tsV t , - roM-ujvi.vviG"ro Qr.Nout f t ou?rr uvea aw.uNou.uUq 7 dJUaVT' Tvr. T x I v-AvivN-vLPvrry - V5;ISS." J . 7 Spoj. OME1 : CAE HOW v 5 , to the fact;' that thepresent as long as it is retained. J up ana maintain an;aaequate the way it was done for 61 1 cost the United States treas it would add to its receipts. it would bring about condi themselves good Americana. Miami," replied Jones, "and. they've got the time mixed a little.' It was two years instead of two months." , "Well," replied the editor, still full Of enthusiasm, "that doesn't make much difference. It's the figures that count." "Yes, and I they got them wrong too","' added the old man. "It was . . ... ... $6,500 Instead of $65,000 and he didn't make it he lost it!"' "Sir," said the sleek-looking agent, approaching the desk of the meek, meaching-looking man and opening one of those foldng thing- umjigs showing styles for binding. I believe I can interest you in this massire set of books contain ing the speeches of the world's greatest orators. Seventy volumes. one dollar down and one dollar a month until; the price, $680, has been paid. This set of books gives you' the most celebrated speeches of the greatest .talkers the world has ever known and " . '. t "Let me see the index," said the meek 'man. I - The agent handed It to hm. and he looked through it carefully and methodically, running his finger along the list of names. ' Reaching jthe end he handed the index back to the agent and said: "It isn't what you claim it is. I happen to know the greatest talk er in tne woria, ana you naven t her in the index.' T Bits For Breakfast The straw vote ; i S . It is mostly moonshine' - ' . . j V And mo$t of those legging for it are bootleggers ' ; . , ! " And the "Oregon Prohibition Referendum corporation", 'fr'no' corporation at all- only poral's guard.1 ..I'J,, ,''. a'eor- V ' "If so early I am done for What, ph what was I begun for? would very soon be the vanishing hot- air inscription written in wraith letters formed from the fumes of alcohol over Its grave, if any one thought 1 the ' defunct catch-colt deserved a grave) V The Slogan man is reminded by a resident of : that county that he forgot to say in yesterday's States man that Polk county has more Jerseys with1 world records and register . of merit standing- than any other county in the united States. Hurrah for old ; Polk! Polk county against the. world! : ' v V i - The . Schumann octette enter tained the Salem Rotarlans at their Wednesday noon luncheon, and the young ladles for the eight are all ladies were re called several times by theii l-Ll . ' 9 pleased. udltor.;rrhIs Octetta Is under. ; the guidance qt :, M!s MintU Magera as director.' Miss Lois Nye IS accompanist, nd the octette is made op of the follow ing: young ladies:- Era Roberts, Loraino Fletcher, Hilda . Amsier. Dorothy i Brant,frt?race - 'Fafrk. Elaihe Chapin, Ituth Swart nd Myra Gleeaon. Salem ; is : ind ought to beproud of this organ Ixatlon of singers. They are mak ins a large contribution towards rendering aj Salem a music cetfter. SPEC KEENE NAMED ! NEW ATHLETIC CHIEF (Ooatiaaod fraom pafft 1.) ; board of the; university, of which Attorney General I. H. Van Winkle Is chairman, j Recommendation of the board was taken, by the board of trustees at a meeting held Thursday evening at 5:15 o'cloclfc. , Spring football practice will, be started in ;the very near future with Keene coaching the squad, it la renorted. 1 The idea was, ex pounded by the permanent ath letic board, i One of the objects of the spring training will be to give the play ers a chance to become acquainted with their (new mentor.- Also, it will give Keene a chance to be come acquainted with his men, as well as to size them up for what they might be worth. I . . With the election of Keene as head of j Willamette athletics, students on the campus are hoping for an athletic resurrection. - For 5. two college generations at ' least athletics have; been slowly on the decline, football being practically nil. TThe pnjy sport .that. Willam ette has excelled in has been; ten nis. . I " , In ten years Willamette haa'de- feated Whitman just twice. Hence the cry from the students especi ally 'greeting i Keene is "Whip Whitman!!' A vote of .confidence in the atr etic board was recently expressed by the student body, and ae the board was the principal factor in the selection of the coach, -It is thought that student support for him will be enthusiastic. ; Dr. Carl Gregg Doney president of Willamette university, declared Thursday night that the selection of Keene by the board meets with his hearty approval. "We have a coup here,' Dr. Doney said. ' Keene, when he had been in troduced, proved to be a follower of Coolidge in the conservation of words. ,1 "I heartUy endorse the; state basketball tournament and- hope you all will.be here next year," was his only comment. j Bend -Trinity Episcopal church of New York, will build a church here.' .!.".. ; I OUCH! LUMBAGO! RUB BACKACHE AVAY Kidneys cause backache li . No! Your backache Is caused by lura bago, rheumatism or a strain and the quickest relict is soothing, penetrat ing St. Jacobs OiL Rub it right on your painful back, and instantly the soreness, stiffness and lameness dis appears. Don't stay crippled! Get a 35 cent bottle of St. Jacobs Oil front your druggist A moment, after it is applied you U won der what became of the backache ' : or lumbago pain. In use for 65 years for lumbago, backache,' sciatica, neuralgia, rehn- matism or sprains. Absolutely harm' less. Doesn't burn, the skin. I L 15 TEH iM .- I -s OOTTEB . CONCXET - :00Tr0O KQW. (41.3) Portland. ' 6:00-7:00 TWV (21i) Portland.- . -,5s. ijnrsio.---i-i:.;':'.'v -H, 8:O0-lS:0O KOW (491) Portland. Danca featarrs. -t - '.. .-,; S:00-S :30 KTBR (268) Tortlaa. , 8:00-10:00 KFWV (313) Portlaaa. S;00-9:OO KQP-319) Fortiaad. Finala old fiddlera' onteit. f ... 12:80-1:15 KNB ' lS3); Portland, SomBamboiist-claa. - - - '" IEW3 ) 7-30-T:5 KGW. (491.5)! Portland. Weatber, police, aporta, markets. - . -' ? - - ! ' - Entortalnaie&t ! - 6:00 KFr; (467).- Loa Anrelea. 6, nirhtlv doinrsr 6:15. Siitr California: T :30. vest pocket procram; S:45, ' Rmdintnrial Period: 7-8. JSoaaiah tnoaie - hear. Felipo Deleado; S-9. Daa I-- Mc farUnd. onraniat; S-9:10. popalar mn.l- 0-30-10. loka eonVt: lO-H, oral program r- papila ot M yra Bella Vl.lr,M ' - .' .: - V.; 6:Ofl KPOA (4S4.S) Seattle. S-6:30, pro cram; 7-S:15, program; 8:80-10, pro-rrmjn- l o- 1L Jackie . Soader': Xido e:00- KrOS (232,4) :Iflg Beach. 8 8:30, theatre ..organt-OOtJ jmnfcMnent' ia- format ion; T-8,. program - atodto prosram; 9-10, program;- 10-la. Loaf , Beach Bike froHe, . .... aiKPE . (SAO) v8a.- FraBciseo.1 O"- r firt h little t symoBonv orcaesn-a j 910. atadio prorram. 10-11, daaca inaaio. - -' - - J:80 KPO 428.S) Baa Francisco. 6:30 7, orchestra; 8-0, program. AaoUaa tring quartet; 0-10, dance orehestra; 10-11. Waldeaiar Lind'a orcheatra. :80 KXX (338.9), Hollywood. 6:30-7. concert orchestra ; 7-8, program : aji, KNX featttrof program; fl-10. Order of Optimistic Donuts; 10-11, atadio pro gram; 11-12 midnight danco orchestra. 00-JCOWW 1256), Walla Walla, Wash. 7. reports and Ulk of beanUfying the homa; 8-10 special satirical program; 10-12. Blue Mountain Blae Jays. 7:30 KWSO (348.6) Pullman, Wash. 7:30-9. Orphans Music en, rocai ro. Pep orchestra; Fay Erwin, Toealiat; Ber. Barrett, Jesaio Plastett, pianist; classical orchestra; Danao WTesay. pianiat; saxophone sTid mouth organ dnet. Otto Johason, E4 Chittendea. GENERAL BUTLER DENIES HOSPITALITY IS VIOUTED 'fContlnned -from para 1.) ; tion in a public place,- would ; not feauhreid,,fori aeveraj'.weeks if thai court martial is ordered, rrienas of, Colonel Winia.his were busy tSaday assembling evidence in his behalf. ' It is known that some of the officers present In the Coron- ado hbt,el When General Butler made his charges and put Colonel Williams under technical arrest have declared that Colonel Wil-f liams In their judgment was not intoxicated.' . ! In the list of those supporting Col. Williams in this particular there was added today, friends of Col. Williams said, the name of a Boston woman, a guest at the hotel, who had known Col. Wil liams- for some time and who danced with him that evening. She Blanks We carry in aOock.vern115 leal,bUnk tnilteJ to ot any busltjefa transactlona. We may have lost the form jou are looking for at m tir.. satins compared to made to order forms. y. ;"...r .. .. j' Some of the forms: Contract of Sals, Road Notice, Will forms. Assign ment of Mortgage, Mortgage forrorv Quit Claim Deeds, Abstracts form, . Bill of Sale, BaUding Contract, - Promissory Notes, - Installment Notes, General Lease. Power of Attorney, Prone Books and Pads, Scale Re ceipts, Etc These forms are carefully prepared for the courts and private . use. Price on forms ranges from 4 cents to 16 csnts apiece, and ca nota books from 25 to 50 cents. . : PRINTED AND FOR SALE BY : The Stsman PuM LEGAL BLANK HEADQUARTERS v At Business Office, Ground Floo . i declared "fhafsho saw no Indica- tionlthat he had even been drink ing 'and was quoted today as being astounded" when she : heard ot the charge against him.' :." ) '" ' Officers today cleared ud some doubt concernirlg Col. Williams' 'arrest. The arrest means that he is removed from command of the fourth regiment of the ma rine! corps and cannot resume th it command until the court. martial clears him 'or he is . restored to duty by order from Washington. He. Is not .confined to quarters and is not restrained in any other way. The maximum sentence-he could receive if found guilty" by- court martial, would, be expu'jsion from the I service navy officers said to day' i Rear .Admiral Ashley Robert Proved safe by millions and Lumbago Colds Headache j Pain . i i i 1 I a T7?r n" nh All DOES NOT AFFECT THE Is tha trade aurk of Bayer Kanafactaro of, UoaoaceUcacideater f SallcyUcacld That feelEsgsil son, district commandant, today forwarded-General Butler's report to Major General Wenzel Netille, commanding., the department of the ? Paclf US - t v San Francisco. r. After General Neville has perused the report and statements of wit- ucuerai wuuu ucjcuuv, vuuiuiauo- ant pf the marine corps at Wash ington, From Geueral, Lejenne the report will-go to Secretary of the Navy WUbnr who, in; turn will hand It over to Rear Admiral Edward-'II. Campbell, Judge advo cate general of the navy. Admiral-Campbell 'will "then, render a decision , as to whether fvjieral Butler's charges are of sutiicient merfV to bnTerColW Williams tried by- a-court martial - - prescribed by. physicians for Neuritis Neuralgia Rheumatism Toothache HEART ar3 Accept T only." "Bayer' packarf i a j - a uanav uayer ooxea oi ix laoieia aw a am am m m a a a a . Also bottles of 24 and 100 Druggists. A v3 m:1 j " " ........... - - . - -. . . ... ..' ' - ' :- ; . L '. :.. ::!;; ? . : . . .- '..: I "' - - ' : v.::' ' - .