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' -SATURDAY MORNING; FEBRUARYS, 1927 :!n OREGON,; H SV. s f - i v - t V i Urea on '' ' "Iaanai Daily Xxeept)Inda7sy:-' t - ' - . TUS ETATXSHAN PUBLISIIEf Q COMPANY 215 Smith Commercial St, Balom, Oregoa &. J, JInnki - ? - - . . Hnrer Fred J. Taoia Miurlng-Editr Iri S. UeSI)rr7. " - City Editor aadrea1 Brack .( ; -, 8it7 Editor ; V OF THB ASSOCIATED 1VBBSS - J iTi Preaa to exclusively entitled to the im for publieatiea of all sews SWpatefcee credited to. it or not etherwUe credited ia Ikia payer and alao tba local fw paUiahad faereia. . ., BtJSntXSSOrnOBS: bTZZ aTuTi VT " ,"f. z-ia , bIo? Angles re,reB,tlT. nil i' Bu.l bff1ea28 or 583 ' Society Editor 10 Now Department 23 or 104S , Entered at tap Po.t Of fieo ia Balam. . ' I ' Vk ' " w y juage one aaotner any more; bat Judge tins -I, tT' c at. no man put a Btumbllag block' or in occasion to fall s In nla brother's way.rt;itomaa814:i3. . ' t " C GOD REIGNS AND THE GOVERNMENT AT , ! . - SALEM STILL LIVES J Whatever, happened or might have happened, the state "government will go on ; every function of it i There are ampler decisions to sustain this statement. There is only one, thing-left for Governor Patterson to do; that is, to use his veto power judiciously; almost the writer was led to say unsparingly. f 4 , - r' This is a matter of compulsion, leaving no choice. m f ; i. ; FULL ' OPERATION SOON ' V"1' The'isit vpsterdav of fho1 tnpmhors of trio inrfnstriMS committee t the Portland ChaB)oej:,oi (Jommerce, to the, state ux. yuxm. iuiu xne iwo aaiera r:Cnc" And it will lead to Che subscription of an additional $150.- vij'tlOO'tojkhe stock of the Oregon Linen MillsV Inc.,,in order to . provide funds, to complete the plant 'of that company and .7 r; furnish atout $100,000 of working capital vmL Leaving still in the treasury of the company about $100,- 000 of 'stock, to be held or issued as needed for extensions. X' VThis, means the smooth running of the work "of carrying out the plans of the managers of this concern, leading to full A operation at an early date s . ... Turning out goods in small quantities for the general markets by about March 15 Shipping out orders in considerable volume by the first of .vMay-rS.-'v --i ; . ' - Putting oh; additional shifts in the spinning department Before Inahy) months- ' , :'t..c 's " . ..1. '..Z'l t -. ; VA4 smoothly perating industry within ;,the year, .likely ' fihowing ptof its for; the'cstockholders ' and extensions ? from time to time; ; . ' : .. .. . , .. : , -It has been a long fight and a long' wait ' f K' But the issue-will be worth it- I f -' lttf the gf earAmericin developing gradually into an mdustry-that wall-bring .in -many 7 millions annually; finally' $100,000,000 and more, -each year. and supporting, directy and people : ' ' " . .' . ! IT IS NOT I -w - The veto by President Coolidge of the McNary-Haugeri tt-farm relief measure yesterday does not finish that issue I It projects it into the political life of the United States I more intensely than before. T Whatever may be said o soundness .of the principle involved in the McNary-Haugen billr-there is no doubt that it would work; no doubt that it would. give relief to the farming interests of this country, - making higher prices for the "major crops brought under its operations. t . -; 'And there'is no question but the farmers of this country - very, generally, ajmost unanimously, want the measure adopted, hey.are'nqt going tobe satisfied with the reasons : given fofthe yeto7 "Tbey are' not going ,ta be satisfied with . the homihatibn of "Mrrclidger'They will attempt to prevent -"that'nomijtio ','t " v "And In case the nomination is accomplished: they will Sn large numbers atte.mpt.to,defeat Ir. .Coolidge atthepolls;! .' ,"!H.t; "''' - . -a-. - - - " '' ' y ', QT PROGRESSIVE ENOIJGH - . JV., " The Oregon legislature took; a, distinctly progressire step when it enacted a law closing the Willamette rlre and Nestucca bay to commercial fishing.. ; r? I ! - "Although the commercial fishermen strenuously protested against the legislation, their interests in the two areaB were of minor import ance compared to the people's Interest and the benefits the law will ;" j ultimately bring for the, state. Perhaps the t foremost method that ' Cfregon can employ in exploiting its resources is to promote Its fish, ''I , game and recreational assets. These It has in abundance today, and to f preserre them th state must protect them. ; , . S I MA1I the arguments in the world considering desirable power; sites, ' inf inm vftilaMHt v nf raW trbdnct and the like do :not have 1 blVlJ wv.www - ' - " " . - - . . f the persuaslre lure to the tourist of a fighting salmon on the end of light tackle or of a basket of speckled beauties lytain; a rif fle waiting i for a fly. -' -.ci,- 5- ' . l , "People attracted .to - Oregon by Its recreational features are exceedingry, likely o try to flnd.raeans of. lTellhood in . tho.jtate. S Every new citizen means new capital and anew taxpayer. New capital and more taxpayers are two 6l the ' sUte's chief requisites., "Make Oregon the sporting center of the United" States "and it will be one of the? most prosperous states in the Union. ... "A Sportsman, it might be 'pointed out, spends far more in-the I state of Oregon for every fish' he takes than Is the cash income from every'fish taken by the net. There are sportsmen who come, to Oregon from ' far: corners of the country to spend .many times the actual ' commercial value ot the fish they take and are glad to do so. - The communities directly affected by ..the closing law will actually realize ' much more than' they would through the continuance of commercial j.fishinx. " ' " ",." "There is another-aspect to the situation, particularly In the case r0f the closing of the Willamette river The upper Willamette and Its 'tributaries offer one of the, finest and best spawning areas available i tor the Chinook salmon. Gradual catting down of propagation grounds on the upper Colombia river THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OJURRI i CATION AND RECLAMATION ''PROJECTS has made the problem of propagation Increasingly difficult. -. For the benefit of the commercial 'fishing interests as well as for the state as a 'whole, means should be '.taken to protect spawning salmon making their way up. the Willam ette." All tttsThascs the kgisiataTSoTJkTafcrcohaiffer'fnoiiTjefofrif -'i . .rr- .-. -S- -i--,!.''.V -:'. Statesman W. H. Heoderaoa Clxeilatioa Haaarer KalDh H. Kletxinr - AdTertmn Manager Frank Jar.koki If anaf er Job Dept. E. A. Rhoten -' - - LtTfttock Editor W. C Conner - - - - Pomltrr Editor i W. 81 it Ft.; Chicago. Marqoetto Bldg. Sharon Bide Saa franc Ueo, Hiiaa ! : 1 L Job Peprtmnl Cireaiatioa Of fieo S8S Ores, af aeeand-eUaa aiatter. ' -:'-- . ... ... . i unen nuusf was an auspicious linen center fixed in Salem, and indirectly, more thali a million- .. ; FINISHED thought as to the economical paiwd favorahiy on: the; closing proposalii tt Js'ta bo cofaplimehtedt for Its good Judgment, ana praiseo ior auia . ff"!"61 to the prosperity of the entire state. ' 1 1 1 ; ThP above, under the heading, "Progressive Legislation,1 from the'Portland Telegram of yesterday, is good as far as it goes r'i . . But it does nof'go far enough The legislation is-not progressive enough. Note, the last paragraph. The words in capitals did not appear that way in the Telegram article. They show that the writer of the Telegram article has been filled up with the fish wheel propaganda. The owners of the fish wheels .. in. the Columbia gorge want it to appear that they are not respon sible for the lack of salmon spawning in the upper tributaries of the Columbia river. This is not true; or it is only par tially true. It is propaganda. - ; The members of. the legislature, or a majority of them, were anxious to be kind to the" fish wheel owners . ,The pe'ople in November Voted them out, to begin May 1; the legislature extended the time to th'e'end of the year.' An unwarranted act: shameless on the part of the members who knew better. " " The legislature would have been really progressive had it cleaned up all the rivers in the state; had it outlawed all fish wheels and fixed gear of every kind, besides commercial fish ing in the Willamette and Nestucca rivers, and other rivers where spawning might be interfered with. I - That is what the people will do, if they can be given a chance, arid posted on the necessity of it, for the good of the fishing industry of Oregon - " And to end the disgraceful fish fights every two years, made by the owners of the fixed gear in order to throw dust into the eyes of the members of the legislature. J. :The Oregon fishing industry can be vastly increased, if there can be a complete cleaning up ;'" ! J 'And there must be a thorough cleaning up. It, is a matter of state wide concerfi that must not be allowed 'to be longer neglected:" - . : ' '!'Jl ' ' ' ? - . ' f.iii.K r- : r- t r.c Bit4 Fox Breakfast : Sine die ' and good bye V S And it might have been worse, a The veto axe is sharp and will have to work over time. " Requiem to a lot of . ambitious measures r "If so early I am done for, wonder what I was begun for?" h . ' A professor blames the influ enza wave in various parts of the country to the sun spots. He ab solves both the-tariff and prohi bition. What an alibi f or the Ore gon legislators. " When they go home., they can, . just point to the sky andi say, "How could we pass much -constructive legislation with the sun so spotty?" t V "U Twenty-fqur .camels have ar- krlvecL.fprf dlltrlbmton.'tpt.zoo in this, country says t, a r.diepalch. They'll like it here. u ' i i iA crime wave is a period during which yoo can get away with any thing except parking overtime. .;; 'V- v- ' , In they.q.ueer old days a man didn't feel law-abiding unless he obeyed all the laws. S- S .... ( The proof of will power is con tinued possession of your tonsils, "a S "a One reason why boys leave the farm is the 14-hoar day. . S .Americanism: Having two chil dren and hoping to keep control of the country from aliens who have twelve. FOREST FIRE FATROL BILL MEETS APPROVAL (Continued from J-fcr '-) lines,' said Senator -Miller, "and ifTSBbMd have the support of this senSf."---fV. The senate Indeflnlfiely poBt-. poned a bill Introduced by Senator- T3unne"provldTttg that collete tiV'ebody; organization or corpor ailoji should catsecl.to beprinted an -election ticket or candidate! indorsement, without .first recelv ing the consent of the person In dorsed or the person whose name appeared on the ticket, j Senator Dunne, In explaining the bill, declared 'that it was in tended to halt the practice of cer tain persons or organizations In dorsing a candidate for the pur pose of Injuring his chance of election. He : declared that r the bill was wholesome and in keeping with the Oregon systems. The ; senate also Indefinitely postponed a bill Introdaced by Senator Joseph which would have repealed Senator Eddy's measure relieving counties from any ex pense in the construction of over head and underground crossings. It, was said that Senator; Eddy's bill was of particular significance to .Douglas county which has the construction of three underground and overhead crossings under. con templation. Senator ; Joseph re quested that his bill be withdrawn. Another" Important bUI introduced- by Senator Eddy . relieves ck So Herb Co: . ' Est d. 18 Tears fa Salem J. H. L.EOXO, Mgr. If other treatments have failed try our Chinese remedies for asthma,' bronchitis, croup 'and cough. We havs giren relief to many - suffering with throat trouble. Never neglect a cold. Ws also treat all disorders of men. women mad children. . . Consultation Tt S : .: CalTor writo 420-420 Stata Bt e'"i rWM TKrm the counties of the maintenance of highways and obtaining rights1-of-way - The senate approved a bill introduced by the joint ways and means committee appropriat ing $4500 to cover a shortage re sulting from logns made to the wheat farmers of Eastern Oregon. The loans which aggregated more than $400,000 were authorized by the 1925 legislative, assembly. Senator Strayer declared that the farmers of Eastern. Oregon were to" be complimented for the prompt manner in which they had repaid these loans. I Senator Butler added that the state board of control. which acf mlnislered the loans also was en titled to .much credit. It was Indicated that when out standing, notes are . collected that the loans would be fully repaid and the state would not loe a cent aa a, result of the transaction. 'A bUI: by "the - legislative and rales committee allowing "non resident motor vehicle erwBers Jo pass -more than 9 0 -days ' In the state: of "regon atoder a penp,lt issued by the. secretary of state also was approved. ' TITHING BILL LOSES , IN. HARDEST BATTLE (Continued from page 1.) prepared for the lively verbal tilts which took place. - This eleventh hour attempt to revive the tithing bill which has been the bone of contention In the legislature for two weeks, proved of no avail. As the result of los ing this bill which would have raised approximately $1,000,000 annually. It was reported late last night that the governor probably would veto & large number of bills carrying large appropriations, i Included among these bills prob ably wlllbe those affecting- the expansion "of the several state nor mal schools, ' and ' possibly the Doernbecker hospital in7 Portland, It was estimated th'at'the governor would be able to cut' from the ap propriations : approximately ' $ 1 , 500.000. Senator Eddy opened the debate for. the reconsideration of the' tith ing bill.'' He was followed by Sen-4 ator. Ranks and Senator Bailey who also sought .to nave the bill enacted Into a law. - The chief op position came from Senators Dunne. Moser, Upton and Joseph. Senator Dunne declared that In passing the bill the legislature would raid the trust funds of the state and take from the state high way department approximately $404,000 i needed for - road con struction.' He urged that the bill be defeated, and that It be put squarely up to the governor. ' '' supported Governor Patter son at the last election," said Sen ator Dunne. "I hope that God will forgive." , ,. '. , I Senator Banks pleaded forthe approval of the bill on. the groands that it would relieve the financial situation, "without injuring ; any department. He said that virtu ally alf' oft the self supported de- Four Helps combined One tablet does all a cold demands. It combines the four best helps jnen know. It is so efficient, so quick aad complete that we paid $1,000,000 for it. That way is HILL'S. It stops the cold in 24 hours, check the fever, opens the bowels, then tones the en tire system. Millions have proved it the ideal help for colds. You will be glad to know it. Start it now and watch the change tomorrow. ; casisipjiA ouiniii i ph one C. K. Hickman C. E. HleknianOeneral Blanager 1 in the Pacific "Northwest of The , Pacific Terephone 'and jTcle-" ' graph Company., will nialte the first official call from Portland ami Oregon to London' when trans-Atlantic telephone service is extended to this coast. At ... Seattle-: General Commercial Manager C. P. Morrill' of the Telephone Company will carry on the first conversation frohi the state of Washington to Eng land. (In the above picture fr. Hick man is shown at the teilephono when the Northern Transcontin ental circuit was dedicated Jan uary 17.)' ' ' partments, boards , and commis sions had, the privilege of using the state machinery, and that they should contribute to! the support of the governmental functions. Senator Joseph delivered one of his characteristic , addresses in which he scored the pess, and maliy. of those who had ' opposed the. bill; He denied that a finan cial stringency existed. Senator Eddy asserted that the tithing bill would 'tide orer the emergency and place, the state in a position to care for its financial demands. ' On the motion to suspend the rules 17 voted In the affirmative, which was three short of the n utn lifer of votes required. " Senators voting to suspend the rules that the bill might be con sidered were Banks, Bell, .Butler, Carsner, Davis, Dunn. Eddy. El liott, Hunter, Kiddle, Mann, Marks, Miller. Norblad, Staples andPresident porbett. Voting againsT suspension of the rules were Beals; Brown, Butt, Dunne, Hall,, Hare, Jones, Joseph, Klepper, Moser, Reynolds, Strayer and Upton. , CRISIS NEARS IN ROW AT CHINESE SEAPORT CfcntiritiJ ftom page X. around Shanghai. Lab6r conditions, at. Shanghai are almost normal following the calling off of ; the general strike. A one day .general strike was cal led at Hankow today in protest against the British troop concen tration at Shanghai. SHANGHAI, Feb. 25. T(AP) Thousands of the regulars fight ing men of Great Britian, France, Italy, paced a twenty mile line of barbed wire, -sandbags and ma chine guns today to check any at tempted entrance into the foreign settlements of Shanghai by war- I h - x ' i ik Jm L - : x r T -ii - hi ii 1 LADD&BUSH, Bankerd General Bxankinrj Btiiinesa f . ' Offloa Hosini froaa i , am'to' gw m,- FENDERS REPAIRED ''.' We straighteji bent fenders and metal work r " t - on any car , , - . ; SPOTS BEFINISIIED LIKE NEW i . - - Wood's Auto Service Co. y i : 1- : - .-.' i 545 Chemeketa Street f : : ; " : : Salem, Oregon ,t ' ; ; ; rhone 809 es to Uarry Ureetingo, trom Ajregon .tVi iii r.i'afS"- .v.t? ana The same long distance ; tele phone wites, -which last Tuesday brought the voice and the -Wash-ineton's birthday- speech of Presi dent .Coolidge westward to Pacific Coast broadcasting stations, will today 'carry the spoken greetings of this coast eastward across the continent and thence on across the Atlantic to the metropolis of Great; Britian. Immediately before service is formally declared open from any telephone in the Pacific North west or on the coast to any tele "phone in England, Scotland, or Wales, official conversations will take place between telephone exec utives in Oregon, Washington and California on the one hand and an official at London on the other. As already announced, -the con versation" from Portland . will he by Ci E. Hickman.. generaVjnana ger of the Pacific Company In the Pacific Northwest, from Seattle by: .General Commercial Manager C. P. Mftfrin, frohi; San Frasicisco by President H. D. Pillsbury. and from Los Angeles by General Manager N. R. Powley. These calls will be completed as soon after 7:30 as possible. Afte that the service will be open until 10 a. m., which is 6 o'clock in the afternoon In London. From then on It-will be available each day from 5:30 o'clock in the morning until 10 o'clock. Pacific time, or from 1:30 p. m. until 6-o'clock London time, except when atmos pheric conditions interfere with satisfactory .radio transmission across the ocean v . , Manager W. H, Dancy of) the telephone company .here says that rin factions in China's upheaveU On board ship, ready to move into the line If needed, were 2,400 American marines and bluejackets. Washington had ordered that they be landed when necessary to pro tect American lives and property, and not .before. American authori ties ashore believe " the necessity had not yet arisen. ' . Behind . the line of foreign troops, which surrounded the in ternational settlement and French concession and reached some dis tance into native, Shanghai, were 8,000 foreigners' possessing, prop erty valued at $16,d00,00O gold. ALASKAN STORM BUFFETS HALIBUT FISHING FLEET (Continued from page 1.) on the Seward water front. The waters ot Resurrection bay here were sent spraying over the town by the lash of the northern gale. The liner Admiral Wilson of the Pacific Steamship company re mained stormbound in Seward to night. The vessel was compelled to leave its moorings on the waterfront and anchor in the outer harbor when the gale was seen . to be Increasing in fury. The only protected harbors "Im mediately available to-the halibut vessels, which fish many miles out ISllIEUMONIA r - Call a physician.' Then bagin "emergency treatmant with V vapoRud Owf tr Mil team Jmn lmJ Ynrtv ' Your Car SEIBERLIN G S . America Finest Tire ZSEIL S shop IOO S. Commercial Tel. 471 vcean to jc-ngiisn ivierropolis the rate; of $87 for the initial period of "three f minutes and of $29 for each aaded'minute ajpplies' alike to persoh-to-person and sta-; tion-tp-statioh calls. , On pierson- - to-person calls, when the- party sought is not rejached although the connection may- be Secured 'to his telephone, the report charge 'is $10. - . : ' The Pacific Coast states and t Nevada and Arizona are in the fifth zone of this country as divid ed for convenience in extending and handling trans-Atlantic con nections, in: the beginning radio telephone service to England was confined, when opened January 7, to the .metropolitan areas of New York and London, but the area since, -then 3 has iSteadily widened, until today it - will embrace i the entire main body of the United; States in, Amerlca'and all of, .Scot land England and Wales, in Great ' Britian.,-'-' x';. r'- In this country the five zones are- as follows:,-. . , ; Zone 1. The states of Maine, New Hampshire, s Vermont, Mas sachusetts, Rhode Island,-Connec-: ticut. New YoxkV New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware. Mary land, and th District of Columbia. Zone 2. ' The' states of Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wis consin. Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Zone 3, The states of Florida, - Alabama, Mississippi.' Minnesota, North Dakota. South - Dakota, , Iowa, Nebraska. Missouri. Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and 1 Louisi ana. --.':- - - - Zone 4. -The stages of Montana, at sea. are .these St Seward and at Nuka bay, SO .miles west of here. Veteran nevigators, who declared the present storm is the worst' In years,' .expressed grave doubts that many jofV the , ahlps would be able to reach Tshelter be fore they BUCCunib t ravages of the. gale. ';. -'. ' f"-v.; DIVIDED SESSION. DOWNED J Only, six .senators voted J or, a resolation introduced by. the com-: m it tee on. resolution refering to BRING US YOUR EGGS CCe VJill Pay '20c Oaoh Damon Groce ry Co. 899 North Commercial sr.. y-: -i, A - HOSIERY ' , n4w Shades Aloma - Sanduat . .Sunset .-.r r- Full Fashioned - 7 ' 1X0 t.S5 s"ssaiai , ifii :niisv - h i Li " "M1 i n I, . -';)-: . ';. -; 1.:.V. f " i : f '.- ;..:' t V. .... -uaa r. -' ' - ' . " .. :?::::..:..:::.:. , )flMii ' -::-:.-:: .:. . I - f M f i- ' fs -- i.i-i.'. : I Si U' C. P. Morrill C P. AlorriU, General Commercial Manager of - the Pacific j Tele. 'phbnri company In WaHhington, " Oregon and Idaho, at his office in Seattle will carry on the first ' conversat,on from the state W Washington to England when trans-Atlantic radio telephone service is made available to the Pacific ' Northwest Salurdajr. General Manager C..E. Hu knian of the telephone company will talk from Portland to London. Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Texas. """"Zone 5." The 'states of Washing ton, .Oregon, California. Nevada, Arizona; and the city of Havana, Cuba. - , .... the voters at the next general elee -tlon the question of a divided ses-k Ion of the- legislature. . r- Senators-who voted for the res olution .were Beais Brown, Hall, Hare 'Klepper -and Mnier. I tn .v.,.' '. : v.... .it , -, i , j - . IT'S 1LME TO I TOmK OF PAINTINa AND : , CLEANING UP We Sell Rlartln Senonr IOO rjj - . CentPore Paint ' r Doroirrox a sramwiN 2841 N. ConTf.. Telephone ftSO J f : r t ' '"; : i t A tun'' 17.95 19.75 24.75 New Spring House Dresses . ; See Our Vindows tt ,41 n m m. m