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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM,' OREGON WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 17; 1026 - i -,.t i .!; -I,'. Li 1.4 1 Oreg on T , .. .-' t ' ImI Daily Except IConday by v k; ' HB STATESMAN PtTBXISIOTO COMPAJrT 114 Booth Commercial BU, SaJem, Orece , rn4J.TMH . V Managing-Kditr -te M. Me' Uaaa i ; c'ity Editor Leetl J. mits . Telegraph Kditor ' Aedred Bunch ' - - Society Kditor , XXXBZB Or THE . Associated Preae ia ictuaWaly entitled to the ne tor publication of all new ; : . dlrpatehae credited to it or sot, otherwise erediud ia toil paper and aleo tho local news pabllahad herein, i i '' :,vv4 . BUSINESS OFFICES: Albert Byera. S36 Woreecter Rldg., Portland, Ore. t Thoaaaa Jr. Clark Cm. New Tork, 128-136 W. Slat St.; Cblearo. Marquette Bldf.; tin, Diana mag eaa rraaciaeev uaui.; niggiaa Dtag. ui ABgeiaa, uaui. fi TELEPHONES: - or SfS '.' Circa let loo Of fieeSs3 Nrwa D(rpartmeottS or 1 0 Baaimaca Offlee.. Boeiet Editor. .10a Auto Contest Eaterad at the Poet Office In Salem, Oregon, aa aeeond elaaa natter. - , t March IT, 1026 - A FAITHFUL RfcADERi "And Jehovah went before them by day In a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way; and by night In a pillar of fire, to give them light." Ex. 13:21. r 7 ' SALEM WINDOW DISPLAY WEEK A SUCCESS . t , The opening night: of the first annual spring window display week for Salem, which started at. 7:30 o'clock last evening was a great success, in the number and excellence of the! window displays-- - r;r And in the great throngs xf visitors. ' 'Practically every business concern in Salem that could make a window display participated in the city wide show ' And the streets were literally thronged with the people of Salem and from the trade district of this city. The crowds were so dense around imany of the displays that it was re- market! that the long fellows monopolized the sight seeing space, so that the short fellows (men and women) will have . to content themselves with having the rest of the week for a chance to see -the displays. i ' ; s.The throngs exceeded expectations " It is a greater success than was anticipated. This result insures spring window display week in Salem as an annual event, and it suggests that it would be well to have a week in the fall- given up to the same kind of a show ing of what Salem has: to offer to her trade territory. - The automobile show last evening was also a big success. i A It is established that Salem is able to make a showing of lines carried here that are worthy of her trade territory, and T"& widening of its bounds. "That is worth a great deal. It will tend to keep trade at home, where it belongs. It will tend to enhance the potential value of all property here. It will tend to give stability to all business in Salem. Regardless of what one may think about prohibition and " the oft-repeated claim that the people want modification, one must 'take note of the majority of several thousand which Seattle has just rolled up for Mrs. Landes, electing her mayor. on 'a reform platform which pledges her to relentless war on ; liquor. Senator Jones of her state, speaking, in the national capital on learning of the election result, said : "This shows how the people really feel about prohibition." -Santa Rosa Daily Republican. ; .:- The pool hall burned to the ground yesterday morning, and "40 of our prominent citizens were thrown out of employ w. mentFrazee (Minn.) , Press. " A young Valley farmer back from Alberta says his uncle 4. made a fortune up there raising wheat and then lost it drink ing conu-Exchange. i r,.r WHERE THE ROAD TO PEACE BEGINS fJ:STfrA committee of educators who examined 48 of the prin cipaf books used in teaching history to grade' children in the "'puSlic schools; reports that UNTRUE SENTIMENTALITY makes. up the hulk of the histories and the supplemental history readers Jrj , . i ..t School' histories are not giving our 'future citizens the oTiann n fnrm HflNFST nnininns with reference to War ---'--I in1 . Afin'atnfari:' 6Virtrtl Gl6rIES of JwbutTiotite HORRORS.' " ' ' When are we going to stop EXALTING war? ? For ages the glamour of war has dazzled the imagination of mankind. , . f , . . We are told of the "pomp war! that. every soldier carries a field marshal's baton in his knapsack, that ho man can hope to do a greater - thing than give his life for' his country, etc., and we fail to jealize the INFINITE MISERY which war :has . inflicted on the human. race. . ' 1 War is a USELESS RELIC There is nothing about it max ;be ome excuse for : BARBAROUS TRIBES to. settle their disputes by force of arms, but that CIVILIZED nations shouid do 'so is a disgrace to human nature. : R ,; Eight years after ihie end of the war that was toiiave ended all war, the principal countries of Europe are running ' deeper and deeper into debtrerjaring for FUTURE wars.' ' t If all the debts incurred by the participants in the late war are paid and it takes an optimist to imagine that they iCS&H Ti3,.thcthe tot! parents will come but of 4he pockets , of the GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-GRANDCHH DREN of ihe young people "of those countries today It- " s By far the. greatest part of. this afpalling burden 'which iuiure generauons must snouiaer, is represencea oy no vai- iuaDle.propefty, . has luliilled no usexul purpose ; it has been WASTED ABSOLUTELY ; - t-i . ? . And in our own country, ONE THIRD of pur national in 'cbme is spent in ; preparing for future .wars, . ANOTHER THIRD in paying: for past ones, and only one third is left for , the 'government of he country. - : r ; , . . Says the report 'of the professors who made the inves tigation of the school histories: , ! , ' . "War. is not innate. s' ' " J1 " . . . "It is produced by OUR our children." Cr- Statesman W. II. Headenon - Clraalatfcia) Maaagar Kalph Q. K letting - AdTertieiee; Maaager Frank Jaakoaki - Maaagor Job Dpt. K. A. Khotea Uveatoek Kditor W. C Conner Poultry Kditor ASSOCIATED FS8 ditor10 Job Impertinent ; 8S ril11rTi nro rintr tftllfirht the and circumstance of glorious OF SAVAGERY worthy of emulation. There concepts and by what WE ieacti Swiftly he entered the crowded room. , palled a bundle of notes from his pocket and began to ad- dress the assembly. "Gentlemen," said he scowling. "A serious condition confronts us." " .';'. The chairman made several at tempts to interrupt the speaker, but he refused to be even slowed up. His oration lasted for half an hour, ending with the abruptness with which it had commenced. ; "Hare yon quite finished, sir?" asked the chairman. "Yes quite. But I defy you to deny the accuracy of my state ments," retorted the orator. "I have no wish to." answered the chairman. "But I should like to point out that this is the Boost ers' club. The Undertakers' con vention you.. intended to address is holding its meeting in the room across the hall." This one went the rounds dur ing the war. A young American artist who has Just returned from a six months' job of driving a British ambulance on the war front in Belgium brings this back straight from the trenches: "One cold morning a sign was pushed up above the German trench facing ours, only about fifty yards away, which bore , in large letters the words: 'Gotinit Uns!' One of our cockney ' lads, more of a patriot than a. linguist, looked at this for a moment and then lampbJacked a big sign of his own, which he raised on a stick. It read: 'We Got Mittuns, Too!-' THOUSANDS WITNESS SPRING WINDOW FETE (Continued from page 1.) Draped fabrics Miller's first and Director's second. Plumbing - George E. Allen first. I Auto accessories "Western Auto Supply first and G. W. Day second. Electrics PEP company first and Fleener' company second. ,. Stationery Atlas Book store first and Commercial Book store second. ' Leather goods Shafer first. Men's shoes Bishop's first and Price second. ! Women's shoes Price first and Rottle second. Babies wear Margaret's Baby Shop first and Worth's depart ment store second. Lingerie Miller's first and Specialty Shop second. Furniture C. S. Hamilton first and H. L. Stiff second. Variety stores Woolworth's first and. Cosmopolitan second. Ladies' ready to wear Smart Shop first and Director's second. Housewares William Gahls dorf first. Radio Halik & Eoff first. Judges who made the classifi cations and gave out the awards were Mrs. J. J. Roberts, Mrs. R. M. Gilbert and Dean Frank Erick son, all of Salem; C. Mathes of Corvallis and L. J. Bell of Albany. And the decisions having been made finally, the Judges, glancing at the ever Increasing speed of the clock, betook themselves from the chamber of commerce rooms to give one last look at the dance which was to be over in half, an honr. Two of the most striking fea tures of the grand opening were the auto show held between 7:30 and' 9:30 o'clock and the great gratis dance held at the armory from 8 o'clock until midnight. , , r When , the court house clock pounded out seven uncertain ! but well meaning strokes, ropes were stretched across the streets clos ing Court street , from High to Liberty to Commercial to traffic. The various auto companies In the city thereupon drove in their lat est models and their best. For Vwo hours the sections of the street devoted to the auto show were packed with those who cast longing or appraising glances at the sporty models and the pow erful builds and the racy lines displayed. Autos were bought, if not literally, then , at least men tally, by the carloads, t ! As for the armory dance, those used to the great open ; spaces gave way to ones adept in navi gating in narrow channels. , j The armory was packed. The orches tra, .incessantly,1 pouring tout its catchy airs, urged on those jwho were willing to officially welcome the spring with dance. . . t t i .; It. is ..estimated . by those who have had experience in estimating crowds that some -12,000 people were in the down town district for the" grand opening. And those who tried to catch, glimpses of the living models in Shipley's windows and in Worth's swear there were thrice that many in front of those windows alone. ? ;. . -' OLDEST OPERATOR DIES UTAH WIRE MAX, 86. WAS IX- TERPRETETS AT TREATY SALT LAKE CITY, March U. (By Associated Press.) - Josiah Rogerson,- 86, oldest telegraph op erator and court reporter In Utah, if not the west, is dead here. If, was Rogerson who acted as inter preter for Black Hawk when the treaty of peace was signed at Fill more In 1869 with Brigham Young leader of the Mormons who settled the valley. .U.hA-J Supreme CourtHUphblds Cause of Boy Climbs Tree, Was Electrocuted by High Tension Wire, . Company JleW Responsible Following Long Controversy in Courts Two - judgments aggregating 311,500 allowed by the circuit court for Columbia county in two damage actions filed by Sadie Cooper against , the North ' Coast Power company, a corporation and George Ringle, were affirmed by. the state Bupreme court here Tuesday in opinions written by Justice Brown. f In one suit Mrs.: Cooper appear ed in an Individual capacity, while in the other action she, was desig nated as administratrix of the es tate of Walter Cooper, deceased. ' The records in the case showed that Walter Cooper, who was 12 years og age at the time, of his death, was killed when he climbed a tree a short distance from his home and came in contact with high voltage wires owned by the defendant corporation. It was' al leged by Mrs. Cooper that the wires were not discernable and that no precaution had been taken by the power company looking to the proper protection of the pub lic. Officials and employes of the power company alleged that they had warned young Cooper and other children not to go near the electric wires for the reason that such wires ' carried a dangerous voltage" of electricity. .The 'defense of contributory negligence on the part of the defendant corporation was overruled by both the "circuit and supreme courts. Other opinions handed down here Tuesday follow: Rainy Hoist vs. state industrial accident commission, appellant: appeal from Multnomah county: relating to award under compen sation act. Opinion by Justice Co show. Judge Robert G. ' Morrow affirmed. Tom Marculas vs. state Indus- EDITORIALS . OF THE PEOPLE All eorrtspondenca for thli depart ment But b lfnad by the writer, att b written on n side of the paper only, and should not b longer than 150 words.. They Are a Disgrace Editor Statesman: If I am not mistaken there is a. law in Oregon requiring all fruit trees to be sprayed cr dug out.. There are several orciiards near Salem that were badly, damaged by the hard freeze of "TIMhat have had practically nothing -done to them since that time. These or chards are a disgrace -to' the Wil lamette valley and the Salem" terri tory In particular. They are a menace to other orchards and an eye-sore to the neighbors who do not care to make complaint against a neighbor who, in a general way, is a good neighbor. Salem has' a dumping ground -in the guise of a second-hand busi ness on Capitol street that con siderable complaint has been made about on the grounds that it is a disgrace to the city. It this position is well founded, then my contention that these neglected or chards are a disgrace to the dis trict and that the people have a right to make complaint is equally well founded. Many of these old orchards that were so badly damaged are gradu-! ally being taken care of or being dug out. The great majority- of the people having these trees are doing their best to take care of the situation, but there are others who from all appearances are waiting for -public opinion !to put the "screws" to them. Having been a resident of Salem Tor 35 years, and owning property here, I am sufficiently, interested in the fu ture of the Salem territory to rals my voice in protest against such wanton neglect at the expense of the other fellow. E. T. PRESCOTT. MOTHER! Child's Best Laxative is ''California Fig Syrup" ' Harry Mother! A teaspoon ful of "California Fig Syrup" now will thoroughly clean the little bowels and In a few hoars . you hare a well, playful child again. -Even If cross, feverish, bilious, constipated or : full of cold, ' children love its pleasant taste. ,r -', Tell, your druggist yon want only the genuine "California Fig Syrup" which has directions " foi babies ' and children , of all ages printed on bottle. . ' Mother,' yon must say California." Refnse an? tmluUonS-Aflr; ' -- t. ' Youth's Death trial accident commission, appel lant; .appeal from Multnomah county, relating to award under compensation act. - Qponion by Justice Coshow. , Judge Louis HewittTeversed.:. In "the matter or. tne estate of Walter L. McMullen, deceased, and Vivian Waller, administratrix, ap pellant; vs. W A. Royal and Hunt ington . & Wilson; appeal from Multnomah county, u Petition ,or rehearing denied in opinion by Justice Coshow. i: , In the matter or tae estate of John Miller, also known as Johan as Miller, deceased, and George H. Miller, administrator, vs. John W. Miller and others, appellants; ap peal from Multnomah county; ap peal from order of distribution of assets of John Miller estate. Opin ion by Justice Bean. Judge George Tazwell affirmed. Page Dressier company, appel lant, vs. H. F. Meader and others; appeal from Jackson: county; suit for dissolution of alleged contract and for an accounting. Opinion by Justice Rand. Judge C. M. Thomas affirmed. - E. H. Elliott, appellant, vs. the Murphy Timber company; appeal from Multnomah county; suit for accounting 1n connection with al leged profit growing out of per formance of contract. Opinion by Justice Rand. Judge Walter H. Evans reversed. Oregon Box &. Manufacturing company and Delaware Underwrit ers, department of the Westches ter Insurance company of New York, appellants; vs. Jones Lum ber company; appeal from Multno mah county; appeal from judg ment based on verdict for defend ant; opinion by Justice Coshow. Judge George W. Stapleton af firmed. I Bits For Breakfast - It is a great success V Window display week in Sa lem S -W A much greater success than was expected. So it will be permanently annual. The Salem Ad club had a good hunch in sponsoring it. ' j V s Big subject for Slogan pages tomorrow Paved Highways.. The biggest thing in Oregon. ,nTe.w Slogan man. believes Sam Kozr was. right; that there may b$ made a reduction in licenses on old cars. Say beginning when cars are three years old, and graduated down to six or seven years. This would increase the value of- old cars. It-would cause more licenses to be taken out on old cars. It would not reduce the total income, counting the increased number of cars. And it would be a matter of justice, for it is not right to charge a man as much tor running an old car worth perhaps $50 or $160 as the man who operates a new $3000 to $5000 car. S Being written every day, the contracts for - growing flax this year. There are enough In sight. The time when any more wijl be taken on is growing short. From the kind of land that is being put into flax, there may be expected the biggest crop ever grown here, and the best. v s Our Congressman W. C. Haw ley, from the First Oregon dis trict, was yesterday elected by the ways and means committee as a member of the national joint com mission on internal revenue taxa tion, a commission that was creat ed by the revenue act a few Weeks ago. Mr. Hawley is the ranking member of the ways and means committee, coming next to .the chairman. In other words, he is next in line in the most import ant committee of congress. GENEVA COUNCIL IS TO ADJOURN TODAY (Continued from, paen 1 many, so far as known today, and so convinced was the council of the league that no answer would come in the next three days that it voted with great reluctance to postpone all action "on Germany's application ' tor league member ship and for a permanent seat in the council as exacted by the-Locarno accords. r j : The belief is held, among the delegates that unless a miracle happens, Germany . will , remain outside the league at least until next September, . which is , the month In which the league assem bly next convenes, f -', .In the meantime, atthe end of the most f rensied day Geneva has experienced since the , beginning of the present crisis, all the Lo carnist statesmen, including Chan cellor Luther and Dr. Stresemann, assembled and drew up a state ment for the public 'throughout the world that heralded the 'Lo carno spirit as strong and x un shaken. This communique emphasised that the Locarnists had overcome all obstacles arising among them andi that if, as they feared, other difficulties '; "not" connected - with their own past troubles prevented the' attainment of the desired end they . were 'happy to register tht- Locarno's work "of peace remained Intact and that they were, firmly resolved to" strive together , to maintain it Intact. - Count Quinones fle Leon denied tonight vehemently the report that he had sent an ultimatum to the council that Spain, like Brazil, would veto the election of Ger many unless Spain was accorded a permanent seat in council. "The projected sojournment." he added, "will prove to be in the best interests of the league of na tions, for it will afford the neces sary time for. calm investigation of all' the problems, including the reorganization of the council." " The Brazilian spokesman said tonight that he was unable to esti mate when an answer would be forthcoming from Rio de Janeiro. He Volunteered the information that President Bernardes now was in the mountains, a two hours journey from Rio, but thought, however, this should not- alter greatly the government's decision. SATURDAY NIGHT MOST IMPORTANT IN CONTEST (Con tinned from page 1.) termined to help jtheir favorites fight valiantly through to victory. Excitement is keyed to the highest pitch. Riding on the waves of this wonderful demonstration of pub lic enthusiasm are the ambitious candidates who re exerting vigor ous efforts to capture the magnifi cent prizes especially the luxuri ous automobiles and the hundreds of dollars in cash. Never was there such a glitter ing array of splendid gifts pre sented for free distribution; never were such tremendous battles waged for them. Present indica tions unmistakably point to a hair breadth finish, and from the way it looks now, the big prizes will be won by very narrow margins. As no candidate can be certain of victory, there is abundant spec ulation as to the final outcome. First one candidate and then an other is picked to land the big prize, and this is undoubtedly due to the extreme -closeness of the race. It is only those who rise to the occasion and maintain a stiff upper lip, brushing aside every ob stacle that may arise, that have the best chance of winning. The race is too close to bank on any possibilities. Relaxation at this stage is suicidal to success. Determination to win, in connec tion with relentless activity of vote-getting will make any con testant a winner. What is intend ed to be done must be done now. To dilly-dally or delay is to let some other candidate sweep in ahead of you. If there ever was a time candi dates should be up and doing, it is right- now. The prizes are worth every bit of effort in you. Where else or how else 'can your time be as remunerative or as productive? No one has anything "cinched" to day. Not a candidate is resting so easily that she or he need not put forth every ounce of energy pos sible. It would not be hard for a new candidate to enter and go around out in front. Work as you never worked before. The liveliest part of the compe tition is now at hand, and while all the leaders are on the same footing at the same time those who want to, and will are af forded the opportunity of the en tire campaign to forge ahead and corral the winning votes. In conclusion, let it be emphati cally stated that this is the, time of all times these last days of the third big vote period are the most vitally important of the cam paign. Saturday night at 8:30 o'clock looms big on the horizon every tick of the clock brings it nearer and nearer. Remember the time 8:30 Sat urday night is the final hour of the radio. You must act accord ingly if you want to win. Big preparations are being made by the candidates for a real finish. Saturday night, JUarch 20, at 8:30 o'clock, is the last minute that' 4 Beach Novel Filmed "The Auction Block," by Rex Beach, featuring Charles Ray, is the attraction at the Heilig thea tre. Besides this stirring picture, other feature films are presented on the same bill." ' '.;"', '" subscriptions can fe received and apply on the $ 1 2 5 At water-Kent radio, the special prize given to candidate who turns in the most money on subscriptions. " : ROSE SHOW CALLED OFF PORTLAND, March f 16. (By Associated Press.) Portland will have no rose festival this year. The directors of the annual rose carnival which annually attracts thousands of visitors to Portland, today announced that because of the lack of a proper" place in which to stage the pageant, "Rosaria," plans for the festival this year had been cancelled. : . The directors Intended to pre sent the pageant in the Multnomah Amateur Athletic club stadium now being planned, but when" it became evident the stadium would not be completed in sufficient time for the festival. The rose show one of the features of the festival, was retained, however, and will be presented some time in June. CIVIC OPERA PLANNED SAN FRANCISCO, March 16.- (By Associated Press.) Civic opera in Portland was brought in to the realm of possibility today in a, conference between R. I. Bent ley, president of the San Francisco Opera a&sooiatfon. David "Piper, a prominent resident of the Oregon city, and Gaetano Merola, director of the San Francisco, Civic Opera company. It is planned1 to have the San Francisco Company visit ill I fwl fif It I I ; ' K rw wiix "YrHEREVEB well dressed, active wom en meet, you will find the Arch Pre server Shoe. It's worn by women who do things, who demand comfortable and healthy feet as well as smartly groomed feet. This is the shoe with a concealed, built-in arch bridge and a flat inner sole. No other shoe can be like it ; no other shoe can give its advantages. Won't you 'come and see? . " ... : Price Soil Rdiiber Weeds rob the soil of food and water. They shade the crop and spoil ;ts quality. I ' -The United States Nati'mini n contact with farmers TierpAhnnfa tWaf can best pe controlled by systematic cultivation witlP'l -jjruper, ruuuun. - . . We have therefore always encouraged diversification because, persistent as they are,t weeds have the dis advantage in the face, of proper rotation of hay and cultivated crops. ,: f w , if' V United States National Bank Portland after itrcoucludes its n gagements here in-the fall. -Mr. Piper reported that, he wai given a great deal of encourage ment in his efforts to have the opora company go to Portland. ! "Just To Make j 1! ' Friends" I The Burnett Jewelry Stored Will sell Mantel Mirrors at less i than half price and on typ' J Burnett terms - Fifty cental down. "V". -, Bale to open Friday next at nine o'clock. ' m Nearly a thousand mirrors! are to be sold in the Burnett if Jewelry Stores in Washington! and Oregon (not to mention i. California) at about half the usual price, and on the Burnett j Budget Plan.' The purpose of the sale is not to make money z but . to - make friends and to i show that the Burnett Budget . Plan is tne easiest nappiesi t m MtnvinmtAl WAV nf E f - . - i . i . -: ms anu luoav cvuuuiu,. " , getting Gifts that endure and f endear. . i.The Mirrors are really fine g fine enough for the finest home f in town. They measure overs fifty inches in length and eighteen inches in width. The: frames are in the richest "poly chrome", effect and the plate glass is paneled and mitered at the ends. . ? The,, sale will, be held next Friday; and Saturday, and the terms "will be fifty eents down and the balance payable in small, weekly or .monthly, pay- t ments-aS' may be convenient. The price will .be ' $6.95 , (six- j ninety-five); there will be no; extras of any kind - and - the j mirrors will ; be delivered to i every, buyer immediately, ong payment of but fifty cents. ' 4 The Burnett Credit' Bureaus take's - the position that every-1 body is entitled to Credit " (unless ' they, themselves have ;r already shown that they are not) and, therefore, any one of 2 the readers .of 'this newspaper may get a mirror or a dia-; mond or a watch and pay the bill In , little driblets that will never oe raisseu. I ': There are eleyen Burnett S TV Stores on the Coast the ad- S s i rnaa In CaIatvi ttAtncr ; . A.. r r . .-o . BURNETT BROS. 1 ; . 457 State Street 1 ?HW!'wiWim:minn;miiraJiuimiii:uimiiiBiiiiinra'nii.iHuiiiiH;i.7 Shoe Co. f" Salcxn.Orcgbn. n . 1 ! 1 i r i f 7