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iLEM, OREGON 7" SUNDAY . MORNING, . MAY 8, 1027. 1 MAIN STREET COVERED BUT BANK KEEPS ON JlttM Tot O SHELTER FOR REFUGEES " ' .Mothers day todar ' Onr newest day of national ob- ervane. ' '-, . This is - VMCA swimming in 4- . - v- ' struction week here; "every boy and girt (n Salem a swimmer," the slogan.. ! . t - . . W - The American War Mother ear L - i "1 0 nation sale yesterday was a sac- i 4 cess. "Every. red flower sold, and nearly all the white ones. Re ceipts nearly 1250. The same re I . .... ... . . o l .. - i. , . . i ,. - "'-. ' . I1"'"1! ' - sults throughout the. country will bring a big sum for the' relief of disabled World War veterans. ;'v.; vv v v - The Salem Y free employment bureau had the 'past week IS? people applying for jobs, and sent 68 of them to work. Quite a hiatus of unemployed. li The state chapter of American War Mothers, assisted by the Sa lem chapter, will today put into the hands of every: World War veteran in the hospitals and other institutions at Salem, including r: .7" ur -"o i i I . - (By Prisoner No Oregon State Penitentiary.) Mother O'Mine: This morninc. k 1 thought of the Sierra poet Joaquin Miller, and his utiful poem: - .' , The bravest battle that ever was. fought . Shall I tell you where and when?. On the map of the world you'll find it not-. Twas fought by the mothers of men. -: V 'And then, too, mother, I remembered the words of the lurwi rwipung; If I were hanged on the highest hill, i , Mother o'mine, O mother o'mine, . V T knqw whose love would follow me still,. . Mother 6minerO mother o'mine. . .. .j-n. ,. . .... . ..... Again I thought of the lines of an unknown author; ' Dear mother mine, I .-..V ;' j" . Whose forgiveness is divine;'' s In sorrow and humility and shame ' t Thy son would be a man again. ; ' r 9 hope this letter of mine travels down across the sun-kist cys of Oregon, with, its soft sunshine, its singing birds j fragrant b!ossom$ ; and finally reaches you in Santa Moh .vhere the mighty, ocean breaks itself into white foam' on jrocks, and where the mocking-birds sing at midnight. -I want you to read this letter, mother,' because I .want you : now that one remembrance stands out supreme hallowed ve the radiance of all others; the fragrance, the sweetness t will never leave me, it will ever stand between me and all ; is evil ; it will cling to my parting soul the remembrance . mother's sweet patience, unfaltering loyalty, and a love ; did not stop at prison gates, nor become frightened at iht.of prison walls..; i:-r:-& ?- ii:M' WThen I was a child, mother, you patted rme on the head nd said that I would make my mark in the world. I did. I Oh what a black, crooked mark it was I Yet you have i? of, a ffroiin of flooj rcfiirres from Missouri, fainninir out on a Mil brhind flooded Ifickman, Ky. Driven for rnilra I nnihin flood of unprerrdrnted proKrtionn in the Missis ;r and tributaries, thonsands of persons have ourht hisrh The Red Cross has mobilized all its resources to Lrinjr hast? amiciea people. . :.; - You still have faith in me. You are such a won iherl Today I cannot help but think of "that won her of mine." How many times I have wished that iild again at your knee and could hear your sweet ni 0 )t forget the letter you wrote me after I had been ;on. if nends were so few then. They drifted awav ailing from the trees in the fall of the year. Friends dght would stand true, quit quit cold! But you, .A. LA ' a 1 x, conunuea 10 love ana oeneve m me and then that letter,5 . 1 shall never forget that one para- po sorry that you are in trouble. I cannot, will not l it you have done wrong. I know my boy too well I rie could not do such a thing. An honest man does t hing by impulse. , You were always honest. But i were guilty, you would hold the same place in my you always have. ?what your letter said. Now, wasn't that just like : I still have that letter, and I shall always keep it. rre not long for this world, mother. Very soon you a long, long journey. It will be a beautiful journey When you get over there, Dear Heart, think of me, o make the grade if I can, and come to you, for I .ie.with you and Dad. BUSIEST BUILDING IN SALEM ll-sat the Salem Y; Mi C. A. Friday evening : V; ball league, teams participating Mill City, Inde- f; Mount Angel and Salem first year men. ert in lobby by Mrs. Joy Turner Moses. t f ' nearsal by the Salem Boys' Chorus. 'glish class. ' ;. .lem Nature Study class asides the, regular program id that is only a fair sample - r that is the busiest building in Salem, and the story of ie activities there is amazing; would make a book every In the. year- . ,usy doing good; and 75 per cent of the service free ice; community service; humanity service. TO MY PURITAN MOTHER V- c - I left you:, mother, years ago " When I believed the time had come That I was strong enough to walk These devious -pathways by myself. " With swaggering stride I climbed the trail To find quite oft I WAS NOT SURE, And many a time I DID NOT KNOW, Although I think you told me so, " But I, Too wise to listen, then. ; And thus it seemed through many a trial ; That reason proved-your, tenets true; Did I pay heed, those earlier years, . ; Full many a bruise I would eschew. And then when I, with wakening, thought Began to grasp the things you taught ' And would go back for higher themes . .. . To larn of, life and less of dreams, - And beg you "to forgive neglect - - And praise you for ydur work. and care, . You left me, mother, here below, : Too late I find how much you know; Too late I see how much I owe. Yet when thinking, sad, of days, Those golden days of careless joy . -When you were such a part of mine I gave no thought to all yod meant, , ' I find a lesson, act, intent, . ' - That has become a part of me. t - -- "-v : '. By good example, precept, too, . ' : That wa enforced when youth rebelled,' ., You kept that bit of good in me . . , ?. ' ,That makes me love your memory; ' "s -. ;You trained that part of you in me C : That gives me pride of ancestry. ; - ; -- ' . ; , Cecil Vere Ashbaugh, . Brooks, Or. May. 8, 1927.: ,, The noblest thoughts my soul can claim, The holiest words my tongue can frame, Unworthy are to praise the name , More sacred than all other.. . ' . . " -An infant when her love first came -i' 1 A -A man; I find it j us t the same j- ; ; . Reverently I breathe" her name, V The blessed name of mother. - . . , r George Griffith Fetter. the state prison, a real carnation. with a card, reading: "With all Rood wishes. State Chapter Am erican War Mot hers.' There will be 110 in all The verse pn the card reads: - MOTHER jo MINE f9v Kndvud Kipling If I wre hangod on the highest hill. Mother o' mine, mother o" mine! I know whose love wouM follow me still. Mother o' mine, mother o' mine! If I were drowned in the deepest se, "Vothero mine, irothero' mine! I know whose tears would come down to . ' me. Mother o mine, mother o' mine ! If I were damnd of twidy and soul, I know ho prayer would make me whole, . Mottu-r o mine, mother o' iiiiiic! : m, : Life is' a grindstone and whether it grinds a man .down or polishes him up depends on the stuff that he is made of. The Print- ot Wales, by simply declining an invitation to attend a bull fight during his most re cent visit in Spain, probably did more to de-brutalize the national sport of the Iberians than years of ranting by Spanish upiiftera could have dohe; The prince is a sportsman, a hunter, a good fel low; but he draws the line at the goring, to death of helpless old horses in the bull ring. GRAPE SPECIALIST I COMING con A Grapevine .Dream That Is No Dream; Great Possibill . , ties Are Here Editor Statesman: Your editorial of April 28th on "A Grapevine Dream That Is No Dream," Is a splendid "exposition of the possibilities in grape cul ture fn- Oregohl ; ' . .; ; We have been attempting to at tract to this 'state a, number of people especially interested in the growing of grapes. At the present time we ' are in correspondence with Mr. W. D. Sydnor, a grape vine specialist, jot Ellerson. Virgi nia, who is a grower of Sydnor's 101 Varieties." ; ' Mr. Sydnor will be In Oregon Within the nexttew weeks. Un fortunately the regulations of our state board of horticulture pro hibit him from bringing any of his cuttings into Oregon from Vir ginia,' but that has not discouraged hfm. becanse through our corres pondence he has been convinced that there wonderful possibili ties for grape culture in this state. .The possibilities for grape fac tories, with jam and Jelly factor ies, are unlimited, as this product can be shipped to the millions of consumers on the ! Atlantic ) Sea board by a water rate that is from 8&c to 10c lower than it can be shipped anywhere from the middle west by rail. , " ' ; Agriculture In western Oregon will never reach, its maximum pos sibilities until our production is marketed in condensed form such as you suggest ia this editorial. This can be done through the de velopment j of ' canneries, r grape Juice factories,' jam and jelly fac tories, dairy and poultry produc tion. Yours very truly, 5 ' - ,-t-W. O.. Ide, Manager. . Portland, May 5; 1927. . : : i This Is Gratifying ; V t ' The above letter from the -very able and far seeing manager - of the ; Oregon ? State Chamber of Commerce brings a rery gratifying piece of news especially so to the Slogan man of The Statesman, who for a long time - has contended that there is a field here for the .development of a' great grape in-, dustry: growing grapes on a large scale i for the making of grape juice; and jams and jellies, etc With still water In the Willam ette, -which ,Is coming, ; we will have freight rates to all the world markets that will give . us, out standing, advantages . In this re spect over'the grape-juice districts of the east. -' '" AD filae FOrna, Codaka, Derel eplag Oar Specialty . - Prompt Service J. P. TYXEITS DRUG 8TOH3 157 8oat& Cojumercial - "The Home of Drag Store " . i- - Serrice ,', . . - i s i 4 Such a "minor" affair as being inundated by .the Mississippi's flood doesn't deter Colum bus, Ky., from attending to' some business as usual, Red Cross relief workers have found on their arrivals The town's bank was moved . from the one-story, brick, structure on the rightvto the two-story frame building; behind it and entrance to the. structure is made from one's rowboat by the outside flight of stairs shown in the photo. To be sure, in habitants had to flee from the .town to hills inland, only a few venturing back in boats. JUNIOR SYMPHONY GROUP PLEASE LARGE AUDIENCE (Continued frm Pag 1.) .;. , home is "in Portland finally ap peared at the' footlights to share in the plaudit. , ; The Tachaikowsky number, with U" cathedralj atmosphere was received with jmmense approval. Gerschkovitch's'own transcription for woodwind -and strings was used. - The extra ordinary conductor himself one time student of the great RimskyKorsakoff . waa brilliant in his Interpretation of the Russian's - famous overture. "The Resurrection." The; audience was electrified-with the thrilling acclaim, of the. instruments. ;. After college singing from the balcany, he Schubert, octet un der the direction; of Mlneta Mag ers appeared In; "Allah's Holi day," followed by the Italian ser enade with Lawrence Deacon, baritone, singing the obligato which lent surprising deptluto the applauded number. The Willamette May queen,. Mil dred Tomlinson was formally pre sented together j with Governor I. It. Patterson and Mayor. T. A." LIvesley. j Thoughts for Mother's Day Mt-y;By Ella McMunn i mail 2 bx. ' and ,'. sa w ; . h is ? n ea t die of blankets on. the "settee- The Salem " Men's' chorus, ably conducted . by Pan Langeh burg, sang "Silent ..Recollectlqns' ( Pache) and . f Swing Alang (Cooke), the: negro-' melody thai always proves y. itself -1 happy choice. - j. ' , The program wan closed with the appearance of the Salem Boys' chorus. Their" j numbers- were: "My Own Native; Isle" (White) 3 and "Moonlight pance' .( White), One hundred boys and young men appear -ia this:-" faYorite" .singing body. ' - The audience joined in singing "America," ; The memorable concert last night closed an unusually success ful Music week in Salem, ar ranged under thfe auspices of the Salem Music Teacher?.-. The com mittee assisting in the triumphant performance included: Mrs. fal ter A Dentov, j chairman, Miss France Vlrginie Melton, Mrs. Bertha Junk Darby and ! Miss Elizabeth Levy, j the local presi dent. -, - ' i . . .. . ' : , i ; s-.- TIIK CAT CAME BACK; BANGOR, Ehgi- Dan Rogers, a blind man, went- to the Bangor pier to drown a? cat, but feU in himself. The cat returned home while ne was taken to a hospital. ' tomr Oar; Deeerree 1 8EIBERLINGS . America Finest Tire J rma SHOP Tel. 471 10O 8. Conunercfal , We had company for dinner yesterday and Mama got out the white tablecloth (there being Juet one. It is. known as "the" table cloth), and we had the table set in the dining room, -although we generally eat in the kitchen, and the "attractive centerpiece" was a large bowl of most delicious rhubarb-that made you think of plum blossoms and Paradise. - .? " Our gueBt dined with us at Mama's invitation, very informal ly In, fact, the flrst.I knew about it was , when I came. , back from the bundle in the front yard. (It isat real ly a "settee," . but aa pew out of the church at liayesville). I lift ed the blanket 6ft the seat the moment I- saw them, "and: east them on the: ground. - Well, you know what a person's first im pulse would be. i - - ' ' Then I went Into, the house, where the young, man was seated in my Father's leather chair read ing The Country: Gentleman, but before I could grasp, the. details of the general "ensemble I saw Mama writhing; and twisting 'i tA anxiety to -'have 'a private- word with me in the kitchen. ' - a . . - . . .... 4 m jid iw-.a liac ciuuic, sne sain. And when, I saw tjte tender, wist ful smile on her face; the look that comes only to mothers who have watched the grave close over their own "strong boys, and so I walked around the house and gathered up the bundle of blan kets and put it back on the settee. Then ' I spent an . hour hunting some sucks lor nis wet reel, and found also a package of "Camels"' Eddie had, left when he went on that last, long journey. Our guest Btarted away, late in the afternoon Mama walked with him to the gate and watched him sadly "out of sight. "while in his worn pocket he carried one of her dollars, although she had Just two before he came, x -s ..'j .. "He 'Is somebodyB flear boy," she said. Yes, one of the wander ing boys, whose mothers sit at the window and listen for their step at the door. A boy whb will come back when his mother's . tired hands are folded forever on her breast and a wreath of white lil lies is on. the fresh j earth above thejtt. . -'.ui i'. . (.. . n. ' fi !M i .Ui , . j . 5-.."f Vale Work to beglnonVal irrigation project. : - The STATESMAN has purchased at considerable expense a vonderf ul beau tifully bound cook book,; " i ' ... vt'. .; ... ' . 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