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FKIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1927 1 vi . Daily THE 8TATES3AX PTJBLISHdO COMPAXT V - lSjBoaUCa-aarc.JB-,Bla .Oref - Vni 1. Taasa i - V-.- Haas-Editr Irt 8, VrSkry . -- CWy Editor A-drd Baaek i - - Sewctf Editor" MTaTBCT OT THZ ASSOCIATED nXSS V Ajaoeiatea Prtas ia xchTT!y retired to t m for pvMicatloa af ail C-tpaleaca mdiid to it r boC atacr-isa mvs pabKaacd acrcia. ?- A : xtxsmss omoxs; I. B. Baft.-22 -22S Seesritr BMt, Parttaad, Ore. TWtaaa F. Clark O, Xw York. J24-15S F. Slat St.: Ckiear. Varqactto Bide. V?T. Jtaady. Caoloraia rrarnaul-tira, Sharon iildt-, aa Fraectteo, Biccias TXXEFHOXZS: BmaiaeM OfHe 23 ar S83 Soetct7 Editar -. 10 Jf r Depart-wat 2 J or 1 Eatercd at taa Past OfHea ia Sales, Orecva, as woni clau auttt . I Vebmary 23. 192T Even so everyjfood tree brlngeth forth Rood froit; bat a corrupt tree jbriageth forth evil fraiU A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit, iiatn. 7:17-18. FAR REACHING The Slogan editor of The Statesman at times thinks he has a thankless job .Until he runs across an incident like this, which happens more-than occasionally: Fhe manager of a great Knen manufacturing concerni .1000 years or so old, in Europe, has written a letter to CoL W. B. Bartrum, field man for the state flax plant, telling him that there has fallen into his hands a copy of the Oregon Statesman of Oct. 28 last the flax Slogan number), and making most favorable, comment on the matter therein, including a contribution of CoL Bartrum And giving such information that, if published, would make even ihe most rabYd -flax bug here think better of the great future for the flax and linen industries in the Salem district. - - . We are getting a fair start here now in these industries; but ft is only a start, and small compared with the wonderful things of the future; and perhaps. not a far distant future. WE MUST The Industrial News Bureau of E. Hofer & Sons, Salem, makes the following comment : The donor of a large cash prize for a recent long distance swim, in presenting it to the winner, is quoted as saying, Don't invest in mines.' What he evidently inferred was, Do not speculate in mines or oil or orchard companies or automo bile plants or a thousand and one other glittering schemes to 'double; your money. It Is an injustice to one of our great industries that the term- 'mining has become synonymous with get-rich-quick .schemes ,-to bleed the credulous of their savings. As a matter of fact, any banker can point out invest ments in bond3 or stocks of mining companies that are con sidered as safe as those in most any of our other industries. Speculation and investment are as widely separated in mining ' asin anything else. But the world musthav'e.njicesi; thous ands have failed on farms and in factories to every mine failurey Mines found, developed, and still greatly maintain the weit An honest mine is still like any other industry as necessary and as safe." The comment is appropriate And the people of Salem will before long realize this; for there isgoing orward in the section that will one day be a ; great mining region at Salem's front door, developments that will make the whole mining world sit up and take notice. Salem is to be known as a mining center, along with being I a cnter some 52 other varieties of activities. ' ' i i : " ... ' i ; Talking about this legislature. Every 'legislature has been abused- At least every Oregon legislature. And it is true r orthejegislatures of other states. Abuse is their common heritage.'' But the fact is that there are some big men in this j i; legislature; able men; honest men ; .earnest; men. f:- And the i average is high. And when all is -said and done; even the r detractors would not-have tjone better. I i - "i ' ' ; -i AbfaharLinclriis;4 jTa, VVTO5uvra-nore erf of jlcoln beratedthfct rMd&.wher&!lrriveai "What: did oa"do for ? UTiact on earth "did you do it deipanded th irate farmery ve.ueea me moneys repiiejd HOBSOVS ; I (Journal of Commerce, New York.) - , .As so often happens in American politics, the outcome of the long drawn struggle over our merchant marine appears to be simply that of. presenting to the public another "Hobson's choice." Sneclficallv the community must decide whether it wants to pay a shipping, sub sidy or prefers to have a government owned fieet which is indefinitely to be operated at a loss. It has Uken a good while to get the alterna tive as clear cut as this, but now there can be hardly any doubt of the way that the subject is presented. " "While it is admitted that nothing wUI be done at tnis session of coagressy the forecasts of competent observers Indicate that at the oegiuning oi ine next session a definite drive will be made to secure the adoption of thfe shipping measure which Senator Jones has drafted. This measure rwill call for continaed operation of vessels by the shipping, heard, ..the organization being forbidden to sell any ship. if In Its Judgment 'the maintenance of a merchant marine can be helped by, government ownership. Alternative to this" is the adoption of a -subsidy plan which Senator Jones has drafted and has introduced in conjunction with the government ownership proposal. Under this scheme. Ilai-. cash 'subsidies would be paid . to vessels running on ''regular routes, ia, proportion to tonnage and -speed. Thesubsidy bill would bej practically the same plan that has made its appearance so many timsbefore, wkile the government ownership proposal alterna tive to it WoaWL per merely the maintenance and expansion bf the state of. things which has existed under, the shipping board, but in a per manent basis. The pretense of trying to sell the ships and go out of the, shipping business would be abandoned and in place of it .there would be established a permanent government owned fleet, Experience shows that the government owned fleet has always been operated at a loss,' and under prevailing conditions probably always will be. . There is no reason to expect that the situation could be particularly improved upon but, on the contrary, every ground for .thinking that as government management grows older it will grow less rather than more efficient. In proportion to tonnage owned and rnBes run, the losses will be greater, just as In. proportion to larger Blze and greater distance traveled, a larger subsidy would "bs' paid. It seems as IX congress were absolutely determined to fine the Ameri-: ExecptXaaoarkT . ; . i W. H. Rnlmn Cire-iiatiaa Ma-arsr Fraak Jkoki - Manage Jea Dept. K. A. BJkotea - - - - Li ! K-ditor W.aCoiMr ..... PMitrr Editor erediie- ia lais paper aad la taa local Job Drpartateat CireaiatMta Offiea 5S3 -583 HAVE MINES , . and to the point of the Illinois legislature. pay. a xarmer constitu -Home. for?" "Oh. I guess we did it because honest Abe. CHOICE can taxpayer every time that i , sldp " . It ogTal to be necessary to ia ua ue inierest or tee snipping ep mm army or s aesirea dt om linaous unfair competition wiln the government owned fleet when, .has the treasury to fall back: upon when ft does not make ends meet S3 not a verr pleasing prospect for the 'average ship owner. Subsidy payments of the kind prescribed by Senator Jones would be apoor substitute for the rectification of our merchant marine laws.. . j . , : Why is it too much to ask that oar shipping: be giren a chance to show what it can do and that it be allowed to develop itself on a fair basis of: competition with the foreign marines against which it must contend for business? It is only by giring this amount of latitude to our vessel owners that we shall ever lurre a mercantile marine worthy of the name. The editorial writer in the New York Journal of Com merce quoted above is more than half right And it is not conceivable that the law makers at Washing ton, or a majority of them, will continue to make a monkey of Uncle Sam- Will force a "Hobson's Choice of the two schemes that have only the promise of forever making even an inefficient and inadequate American merchant marine a great charge upon the United States treasury; and a continually increasing charge. , And this in face of the fact that our own history teaches plainly that there is another choice ; a perfect choice And that is a preferential duty in favor of goods carried in American bottoms. This was the policy that in the 61 years up to 1850 built up a great American merchant marine, with the Stars and Stripes floating in every world port. The same policy will do the identical thing again. And It is the only policy that will do it, without rendering injustice to any single interest. How long will stupidity (and worse) rule at Washington, in relation to this vital matter that concerns every person in this country? r Bits For Breakfast May get through today The Oregon legislators. But you nerer.ean tell; and this goes for juries, the weather and the -legislature. - . t a "The Flaming Forest." by Cur- wood, outstanding outdoors play wright, on at the Capitol theater for the last times today, is a great play. It is comparable to The CoTered Wagon." It is historical, of the Canadian west, with the Mounted Police taking a leading part. a V "a Along with 'The Flaming For est the Oregon fire warden's de partment is patting on striking screen pictures, tending to make thoe who see it think more of being careful in the timber in Ta cation time. It is appropriate and valuable. "a "a Happiness is that indifference to happiness that i3 the reward of being busy. John D. Rockefeller care a war a whole handful of shiny dime's a few days ago.' Wonder if that is tfce reason the" Wheeling & fcrie railroad stock went wild? , '-...'"a r ., . Pillow fights have a bad effect on juvenile nerves, an eastern " college's home economics classes nave discovered. Legislators there s your chance. V " Babe Ruth demanded a higher contract; says he's worth more than Cobb or Speaker. Maybe he was before Judge Landis helped tuem along with all that publicity. NEW RADIO LAW BRINGS RELIEF tontmnrd front pair 1.) vj-cia.iuu. t-ierj muon owner who desires to operate after the &u-aay period must apply to the commission for new; license," and should do so within the 6 days." NEW FACE PUT ON NICARAGUAN AFFAIRS ipg.the day beardV: behind' dosed "UJrj state aepatansntvinferaa-5 .Al P Nicaragua. It was made vaitaoie oy Secretary- Kellog and delivered by Stockeley Moian, chief of the Latin-Amorln sionv and formerly.-1 American eharge at Managua.' : ' Action on the Borah resolution was dferTed,2 the jcajamittfe h""j w continue tomorrow. In addition to sen dine Moriran as his representative, Mr. Kellog wrote air. Koran indicating ad ministration disapproval of the mano senator's plan. When the committee has "exhausted the in formational resources" of ; the state department which he placed at its disposal, the secretary said, 11 wen ia ce in a better position to decide whether it ta tiraiwr for the senate to send an indfpen- aenj committee of investigation Into foreign countries with which the executive is conducting diffi cult and delicate negotiations. ' - WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 CAP) ---The communication regarding Nicaragua, handed to Under Sec retary Grew at the state depart ment today by Sir Esme Howard, the British ambassador, follows: l have thei honor to Inform you, on instructions from his maj esty's principal secretary of state for, foreign affairs, that his maj esty's government lias reluctantly decided to send a man-of-war to the. west coast of Nicaragua and the HMS Colombo is being dis patched to CorintoJ She should . MckScJHerB Co. I Eat'd- 18 Tears In Salem i. H. liEONQ, Mgr. If other treatments have failed try our Chinese remedies for asthma, bronchitis, croup and cough. ; We have given relief to many Buffering" with throat trouble. Never neglect a cold. ;W also treat all disorders of men. women and children, r Consultation freo CkH or writs 420-423 State B&. GaJem, Oresoaw Thome SSS got np steam or spread a salL say that neither of these schemes arriTe at Colon on Feb. 24, or at Corinto on Feb. 26.. "His majesty's government feels at the present a- war vessel may hare a moral effect and would be a base of refuge tor British subjects. "It is. of course, not intended to land forces, and the command ing officer will be instructed ac cordingly." ' TITHING BILL REVIVED; NEW ENTRY PLANNED (Continued from ps l.) 2H Per cent in 1328. as proposed by the governor in the original measure. The tithe would applv to all self-sustaining boards and com missions, but only the easoline and motor license fees of the high way commission fund would be af fected. Other revenues of that department would not be touched. It is proposed .to repay the high way fund contribution out of the general fund as a continuing ap propriation over a period of five years. It is asrreed. however, that the tithing bill, with these amend ment i to remain tn ititi-, -. - . . ... .---. V J 1 until a constitutional amendment. and es tfaMit.vtMn .. 1 . . per cent limitation, is adopted. t Just what Governor Patterson' airiino- toward this amended tun 2 . m . - . . - . ing ma win oe is nard to sar However In case it meets with his approval, it will undoubtedly pass the senate and the house today and in a hort time adjournment sine die will come. PEERESSES FUY LORDS Women Seekina House Posts Are Ironic About Preeent Members LONDON, Feb. 24 (AP) Two of the 14 peeresses who-aspire to seats in the house of lords were inclined to be sarcastic tonight aoout its present composition. They expressed themselves at dinner given by the women's elec tion committee in their honor. ; Viscountess Rhonda 'said, that her imtression the last time she tisited the house of lords was that "sleen-was'still comparatively un disturbed, Respite t the Jfact that zsicrophones had. DeeTrtustalled., Baroness' XLayiilJale fil. a dt y tary jrene cursoni remarked: : "The peers to me seem like files in a warm room buzzing around very cozily. -They ire apprehen- s;ze of a few hornets coming in and a soviet reign of terror aris ing- PURCHASES PHARM-CX.STpRE . . . '- - v f. 'f special j. Thompson of Me otu, ?ev., has purchased the Rnr- ton Pharmacy. JSlr. Burton has not given out what he will do. Chocolate Creams In original Five Pound Boxes Assorted Creams f and Chews in Light . and Dark - ' Lang's Best Slake Regular 60c Pound 36c a lb. 2 lbs. for 70c 5 lb. box for $1.50 Saturday Only " ONLY AT . SCH AEFER'Q DRUO STORE, O 135 North Commercial Street PHONE 197 The Origlaal Yellow Front ' Drws Store-:. - Pertslar Store , DISCHARGE TWO MEN AUD PRAISE AUQTHEB i -t i mission could not do legally f Hayes and Eakin eneoaraged. ordered and directed deputy - fish wardens in the employ of the com mission to use tbefr time in pro moting the passage , of the fish wheel bill which was on the bal lot at the last November election. Their expenses connection' with this, promotion work were paid oat of the fands of the fish com mission in spite of the advice of Mr. i Yeach that the commission had, no legal right or authorisa tion to expend its money in this manner. -Both Mr. Hayes and Mr. Eakin displayed a woeful lark of knowl edge of the duties of the fish com mission; The law ..plainly . sets Korth what the dnties of the fist commissioner are. and they, ate many and complex! Yet Mr. Hayesi after serving as commissioner for' more than a year and a half, ap parently was wholly onfamiliar j with these dnties. . - j "It appeared from the testi mony that' Edison I. BalluKD was appointed master fish warden on the rote of' Commissioners Veach and Hayes some time daring the summer of 1925. It further ap peared that he was discharged from the office, on December 16, 1926 by the rote of Commissioners- Eakin and Hayes. Commis- 6kner Veatch ; protested against the removal of ifr. Bailagh. "The reaso nassigned for Mr. Ballagh's discharge by the two commissioners was that he had failed to cooperate with the com-! mission. It appeared from the testimony that Mr. Hayes had op erated as a fifh dealer in Tilla mook county for sometime after the season opened without having obtained a license therefor. "When the license was finally obtained it was issued on an ap plication which was not in proper form. According to the provisions cf the law all dealers and pack ers must take? out a license and place with the commission a bond guaranteeing , the payment of poundage fee. of pne-half Cent per pound on each and every pound of fish purchased by the dealer and packer. "The bord furnished by Mr. Hayes was not signed by either of the persons who were supposed to be sureties, but the signatures thereon appeared in the affidavit attached to the application and bond, showing that the party sup Posing to sign the bond was the owner of real property valued two times in excess of the amount of the bond required. "It further appeared that Mr. Hayes was in arrears for more than 14 .months on account of poundage fees due the state, and had made no effort to pay the same. Mr. Bailagh then be?an to press him for the payment of these fees and wrote him numer ous letters. It developed that no money had been paid on this poundage account amounting to nearly S.-00 up to the time of the beeiaaing of this hearing, except tht a few days prior thereto, Mr. Hayea assigned to the fish com mission a claim of his expenses amounting to $127.50 which he had due him from the commission itself on account of travelling and per diem . '.'The committee believes there is some relationship existing be tween Mr. Hayes determination to discharge Mr. Bailagh and. Mr. Ballagh's insistent demands that Mr. Hayes pay his poundage fees. "It also appeared from the evi dence that Mr. Eakin whoUy un authorized by the fish commission used and caused to be used by others an automobUe belonging to the fi3h commission. This auto- "AlleniM Says Rheumatic Medicine in the World SSESSfe gjfPensjng It lo Ma. Saf f erer Here It does not maftop hAti.A. i --a i -lVr 1 JUU r re disabled. wtt.b cursed Rheuma tism or nave only occasional twing es. Aiienrnu Will eou tke arnnv do away with the jrnawinz naina and often 4, reduce the swrHion Joints. rr - ' ------ Allenrhi. s no laggard."v'lt starts right hi at once searching out the poisonous deposits and in two days starts to drive the con centrated impurities that often cause Rheumatism, out of the body - - 5 j I 4BetterPlaoesxl to LiVe p - WARITT AQDS. mobile was in Astoria until some time in .November, -19fi When it was returned It was in bad shape land large repair bat wa au thorized to put It In good running condition. It appears farther that Mr. Eakin was likewise un familiar with his duties as fish commissioner and admitted that he did not know anything about fish. , He testified that the dis charge of Mr. BaUagh was for lack of cooperation. He was called upon to specify and was a sable to give any substantial proof. i "Mr. Eakin. without any war rant or authority of law. and with out authorization from the fish commission, and without consult ing ether members of the commis sion, employea n attorney to make a trip to Bremerton with one of the employes of the fish commission to investigate the -purchase of a boat from the Bremerton navy yards by a form er water fish warden of the fish commission. ! . In this connection, your com mittee does not pas3 upon the good faith orl lack of good faith involved in this illegal employ ment, but merely finds that re gardless of the purposes anft ob jects sought, the same was con trary to the law. Neither does the committee find any wrong, do-, ing on the part of the attorney. "During the course of the in vestigation certain charges con cerning the purchase of a boat ; were made against a former fish i warden. In this connection your 1 committee did not investigate said j charges, and the testimony given 1 in respect thereto was insufficient I upon which to base a finding. Further, your committee felt that a aetauea investigation oi sucn charges was beyond the scope of the authority of the committee un der the senate resolution apppint- j. The report was, si en ed bySen- I ators Norblad, Butler. Carsner and Bank.- Senator Beats re fused to concur in the report. The report will be filed with the sen ate this morning. ! - THE SEEM RABBIT BREEDERS' MEETING A very interesting meeting of the rabbit breeders of the Salem district will be held in the eham- P?r of commerce auditorium Sat- urady evening, February 26. at 7:30 p. m. The committee on con stitution and by laws will submit their report for adoption and the president of the Oregon State Chinchilla Breeders association has been invited to address the meeting, and he will discuss the rabbit -meat marketing question also the possibilities of building up such a market in Portland and other Oregon cities. Other mat ters of interest to rabbit breeders will be discussed, among which will be prospective markets for rabbit pelts and furs and other kindred subjects. All those in terFted in rabbits are invited to attend. The call of the meeting is by Harold Ellis, secretary-treasurer. PIONEER TEAMS COMJNG The Woodburn Pioneer club basketball team will come to Sa lem Saturday tor a game on the TMCA flo6r against the Penn Pioneer club quintet of this city. A team from the Silverton Pioneer club will play another group of local Pioneers. Woodburn Fruit Growers' co operative did "190,550 business in 1926. Greatest- 13 dispensing it 10 5iarty Suifeiers Here through the natural channels. Aiienraw has ; been - tried and tested: for years and really marvel ous results have been accom pi ished, often in the most severe cases - where the soffering and agony was intense and piteous and where the sufferer was almost neipiess. c "The blessed relief this marvel ous preparation quickly gives has made for it thousands of friends," says J. c. Perry, Druggist. Adv. - POSTPONE FIUL'B ffliSCIIPT BILL Regulation of Paving Mater ials Meets With 'Little Favor in House Yesterday morning's, session In the house, was devoted to. action on senate bills: Considerable time was spent in discussion on senate bill 237 by Senators MiUer ana Dunne and Messrs. " Carkin and Briggs providing for the filing of irasscripta on appeal, to the su preme court--' It was mostly a clash between attorneys, some con tending that under the - present law there is ample time to pre pare the transcript in cases of ap peal and others that there was nct , ' ' Messrs. Lewis and Winslow said that the bill would change, the v hole method in case of appeals. which should not be done, as then law. is alright as, It is- " Messrs. . Lonergan and '..Hamil ton stated that there was no im portant change in the law, only concerning the time. Mr. Briggsrone of the authors of the bill.- probably thought that conditions were not favorable for the passage of his bill, and on his motion the measure "was placed at the end of the calendar. Representative " Lonergan' : at tempted to have the adverse report cf the committee -on counties and cities on senate bill 286 laid aside and the bill put on the calendar yesterday was unsuccessful. -The measure relates to the reg V Iff : MOTHER nLJCl Castoria is M 1 pared to relieve X s arms and Children all Feverishness arising therefrom, and, by 5 regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids' the assimilation cf Food V.ving natrrral sleep. To avoid imitations, always loot for ASsolutely Harm1??s No Or3tf. FENDERS REPAIRED We straighten bent fenders and metal work s on any car ; SPOTS REFLN1SIIED LIKE NEW Wood's Auto Service Co." 545 Chemeketa Street Salem, Oregon Phone 809 STAR EXCHANGE Will Pay a Good Price for Men's Used Clothing : J J MUST : ; 324 N. Cmmerciaa HAMILTON-BEACH Vacuum Clea (The Cleaner With the driven Brush) . . - T1 . ' l ' - , i nere are c l e a n e r s cleaners and cleaners, you need the one that get the dirt from your ana carpets. the Ham3 tori Beach and compare it with others. We will be glad to demonstrate trus ma chirie in your home or at our store wmm, Court ulation and use of patented ma terials, a Stores asd processes for road construction. The hill "would exempt ettJee aat towns from the law. ,- - - - - - Mr. Wlaslow, chairman of the committee, raid that his commit tee reported the bill back that it do not pass because it was sim ply in favor of a certain form cf patented pavement. Mr. Lewis thought the bill ought to go on the calendar as 3 be passed, giving all sorts of pave ment a chance to compete, i Mr. Giesy commented on tie bill shortly, saying that it was not worth taking much of the house's time. He contended thy , the cities which were left unprf7 tected under this law were n' asking that their protection be rf-y-' moved. DANCERS' CLOTHES HELD Officers Arrest Girls oat Charge of Peiuotaiiitng Toaag MILWAUKEE, Wis Feb. i Police tonight arrested th spe cialty dancers at two Mil burlesque theater and conf.- i;f., the costume xtt each, on chirses of violating the city 'ordinary c;r. -cernlngthe "'scenes deraoralnirg Ul LUC J V Managers of each, theater as serted the girls would cozv.zit tueir acts. trt TIMK TO THINK OP PAETTTXG AND CLEANING UP We Sell Sfartin Seaov 100 Per Cent' Pare "Paint DOTGHTOX Jk SHtRWIV S6 N: Com'I. Telepboue 039 Fletcher's especially pre- Infantsin ajres of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Co!ic r and ,; Diarrhea; allaying the signature of CxITTGUcJuAa Physicians everywhere recoennead it. 4 " j ""jl iner rugs Motor- )'?Sk"'. ana I but.,:; will -J -' .- -. ' . . . . i77w . . Street , :r 'I I" fi 1 .1