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V 1.3 THE OREGON STATESMAN,1 SAtl&ifcEGpN : FIUDAY MbnNtNOAV 5027 The Oregon Statesman t .. - lasae Deity Except Moodey fcy ". THE STATESMAN PTJBUSHXlfO COMPART ' 215 Sontfc Commercial Street. StUa, Oraroe JL 4. Heoaritkt Xci 0. MeBberry Ralph C. Curtis . ad red Buaoh - - Maaager rVanarinf Editor - I City Editor Telegraub Editor r Society Kdilor W. II. Headerton - Circulation Maaarer Ralph H. K let iia( - AdTarttainf Mr Kraak Jaakoski - . Maaager Jot Dept. ; E. A. Ksotca UUck EJitor W.& Otaur ... - Poultry Editor . - , , MXaCBER OF TU2 ASSOCIATED rmESS Too. Aeeeeieted Press ia oartitsiaoly eotitlee! to tit use far pebUeation of an aewa die Cteaea credited, to it or aot otherwise credited la this papar aad alao too lo:al aawa pub bad karaia. BU8INE8S OrriCES: . B. Ball. 31-258 Seenrity Bid.. Portland. Ora.. Telephone Broadway 9240. Toonae V. Clark Co., New York, 12a 136 W. 31tt St.: Chirac., Marqeette Bldf. Doty A Atypes. Inc.. California representatives, Sharon ttldg.. Saa Kraneiaro; Ckanbor ef Commerce iildf., Iea Angeles. Baal boss Off lea eleiy Editor . ..23 or 583 10C TELEPHONES: NewsIVpt. - - 23 or 108 Job Department Circulation Of fire, .553 .683 Entered at the Post Off ieejin Salon, Oregon, s second-class matter . , . , j May 27, 1027 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Messed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Mathew 6:S-9. . . FORMER GOVERNOR PIERCE MISTAKEN A Baker, Oregon Associated Press Dispatch of the 19th quotes former Governor Walter M. Pierce as saying in an address ih which he declared against the income tax bill which will be before the voters at the special election June 28, and urged his hearers to vote against the measure : "I favor an honest income tax bill that will raise revenue. This bill is not drawn to raise revenue. The maximum rate is too low. Furthermore I favor an income tax which provides that every dollar so raised shall be taken of f the property tax. This bill does not do" that. It provides for raising additional funds, not for relieving tangible property. If it is defeated I believe the way will be cleared for enactrrient of an honest income tax." The present class of Salem nigbschoot graduatesUlTat least as fine as any that has gone before, -oraritany state hi ? 'f EDITORIALS 1 OF THE PEOPLE Ail ' eerrea poo donee for thia de port Be at aaaat bo signed by tba writer, aaoat bo written eat oao aido of tba paper only, aad boo Id lot bo longer tbaa 150 word. A Correction or Two Flditor Statesman: It is amusing and sometimes an noying for old residents of Salem to read articles" in the papers rel isting some matters of historical interest pertaining to our com munity. The so-called history Is generally very inaccurate. I read in your paper recently an inter view of Mr. I. B. Bowen, now of Baker City, purporting to give some ancient history of Salem. He certainly cxpoctei Jt i by wafin aad a heavy oasnmp4iua ia Meeaorial tixf ia arc-timpani) weatber. ' luteal lettuee, not very firm, is bringing DAIRY I'tlUnXI. .May (AP) I air Ktrhanee. net prire; - Batter, extras 3f ; standards 38c; prime first 3He: first :57c. K, extra. 2e; firl I9r; pttlleta I fie; rorrent receipt I7r. Mr. Pearce is mistaken Or at least the writer of this article believes this is th explanation of the above dispatch Not being willing to believe the former governor of Ore gon would wilfully misrepresent such a vital matter, or would knowingly make a misleading statement , And the statement that the proposed income tax will be an added tax and will in no way serve to reduce general prop erty tax is clearly a mistaken one. The facts of the case are that after the year 1928, the proceeds of the income tax wiil ALL be used to offset general property tax. The intent of the framers of the bill and the general impression abroad con cerning it are so patent that it seems unusual for it to be so ! easily misunderstood. As proof conclusive of the intent of the enactment in its relation to a redistribution of the tax burden, the attention of the reader is called to Section 44 of the bill itself, where explicit provision is made that the money raised in the YEAR 1928 ONLY shall not apply to a property tax reduction but shall be used to meet an existing state deficit. Under the terms of the section, it is expressly provided that after the year 1928 the proceeds shall be included within the six per cent limitation of the constitution, and consequently cannot, find will not, be used for any other purpose than for property tax reduction. The section does provide that the six per cent limitation be set aside for the year 1928 to an amount not in, excess of $2,000,000; and in the event that the incoms tax would raise more than that sum, then the surplusage would be used for property tax reduction EVEN IN 1928. The six per cent limitation is set aside by the income tax bill only under the following conditions: That only $2,000,000 in excess of the limitation be raised ; and that it be for the year 1928 only. Statements that the income tax law will set aside the six per cent limitation are in error. Statements that the income tax law will not reduce property tax after 1928 are in error. has a very defective memory. He states that Bowen & Cranston bought out Breyman Bros., which Is an error. The firm they bought out was F. Bartels '& Co., and their store was on the corner of State and Commercial streets. Breyman Bros, did busi ness two doors to the north and occupied that location for several years after, Bowen & Cranston had; ao.30 left Salem. The "White Corner" was established by Breyma Bros, when they erected their own build ing in 1874 at the corner of Court and Commercial streets, now oc cupied by the Director firm. P. Bartels & Co. succeeded the old pioneer firm of J. H.: & I. R. Moores. Bdwen & Cranston sold out to F. Lang about 1870, who did business at that place for 17 years. Between Levy's and Brey man stores was a drug store. The U. S. bank building now occupies the whole space which once housed i three business firms. Another error in the article was the statement that Edward P. Cranston was a graduate of Wil lamette university. If Mr. Cran ston was ever a graduate of that institution the records fail to show it. In another issue of your paper, in referring to the old Dyar house it was stated that ex-Postmaster T. B. Rickey once resided in the house. Although Rickey succeed ed L. S. Dyar as postmaster, he never lived in the latter's house, so old timers say. You also say that C. N. Terry was once county clerk of Marion county, which is also an error. Terry filled other offices, but was never county clerk. He was county judge when the present court house was erected. The erection of the same did not cost him a re-election, as stated. He was not a candidate for re election, as be left for California in 1874. OLD SALEMITE. Salem, Oregon, May 25, 1927. CHICAGO GKAriif CHIOAOO, May JT6. t AP)-Wheat price I .ok swift upward Kwing today. " reaeieit ia the fare of beaT nrofit- . . .. u'ri immMiurr raoKO Of I n e advance was an authoritative estimate: thai wheat ceedinjr in Canada thia season bad been redtieed fi4.5OO.000 acre. Closing quota! .oils on rhat were irregular I-Ko net .lower to 1 1 L'c hither, with cora and oan l.otti unchanged to He off. . PORTLAND GRAIN ItmTUNP, May 2 ( A P) Wheat lads: It Hit hard while Mir, Tune ii i?'-..V4.-; .llw- Bw- "art Mr, June Jl.r.,, July 1.40; federation May. June !.-!. .July 1.40; Kuft white May June July SI.40: western white May. June $ 1 .49. Julv SI.4D- hri in. vi ' Jime l.4fi. July I.:17: northern M.rin May. June l.4. Julr $1.44 May. June l.4;i. Julr 1.3 ft. Va liarley. So. 2 tau.SO. pring western red and May. 45 pound BV Mav, June shipment May, Juno ayite.. rl Tr- - t oj world jast s long as ftfltt ad"ls becoming. And not one moment Iongerr;s4,"-' vf-S' " ;' , Confess, aow; Isn't propriety an outgrdi'th of fashion? And do not manners, grown stale, lose caste? Then why, in the, name of good, hard, common sense", do some of us get so wrought up over the too frank fascinations of the flapper or callow crudities of the young sheik? Why do- we consider as cer tain Signs of shameless'ness carm ined Hps and bell-bottomed trou sers? Signs of the times, these, and not insignia of sin, and as with these in countless other esses. Bits For Breakfast 4 Corn, Xo. 2, KV $41.25. July SJO. ",vi"s prices: Kastern Orpson -heat I4.50: alfalfa -ri r.n,. -i i . ""- J!!; M Vr t; I..' Selling PJ-"-e 2 a ton num. " Former Governor Pierce owes it to the people of the state of Oregon, who elevated him to the highest place in their gift, to make a public correction of his statements at Baker And he might go further and say, in all honesty, that the passing of the present bill will establish in Oregon the prin ciple of the income tax, in which he believes And if it shall be found that the maximum rate is too low, it will.be easy for some future legislature, or for the people themselves at the polls, to raise it. 1 THAT ONE MUST PASS There may be differences of opinion concerning some or all of the other proposed city measures But'there certainly cannot be any such differences con cerning the proposed $40,000 bond issue for the incinerator. That is. a necessity. We .cannot get away from it. The present city dump is unspeakable. Growing worse every day with the growth of the city. There is no other way out . Ntflocahty will have the city dump. ; No court would compel thera to have it; and any proposition for its removal would be ought tooth and nail. - x So let's make that unanimous. PLAN AMERICANIZATION State Well Organized by Counties for Work, Says Howard PORTLAND, May 26. (AP) A well organized Americanization program, carried out through county chairmen, is being worked out for the next two years with the S8.000 granted for the bien- nium by the 1927 legislature. C A. Howard, state superintendent of schools, said in a talk to the Social Workers' association of Oregon-here Wednesday. A more definiteactive ana ei ficient organization than ever De- fore is needed, If we are to snow results in this Americanization work by 1929, Howard said. The county, he explained, will be the basis for organization. with the county chairman In con tiol in his own locality. Where county organization is not already In effect, the state director or Am ericanization will be asked by the school officials to appoint a county chairman who will work with the local croups for the organization of schools and classes. I o- General Markets -O 1 f .There are evidences fch; every hand of the increasing good reputation of 3alem as ; asoIiaV growing, -enterprising city, withaeattfutu will have a - splendid example of this spreading and enviable reputation. All Salem has to do in order to retain this her good "name is ": to Iceep on keeping on ; to keep encouraging the industries on the land, .joined up with the industries in 'the city. For in stance, bur strawberry crop, to be harvested in the next few weeks, will ' bring about a million dollars t in new money to Salem and the Salem district and about half the sum will - go to the growers and the other half to the pickers and . canners arid ; the ! other people of half i hundred or more occupations ' who will have to do with get; preparing. them for and getting them to the markets. -And so on through; the whole list of our tree and bush fruits. ' Thus we have a ' eplendid partnership 'of prosperity. ; vBuy,a, Buddy poppy,- or a dozen or a hundred, or a thous 1 and. ;- And celebrate Memorial day in a manner to show your : appreciation of the tnie spirit of the day, set apart as a ' znemorial to our heroic dead. t . - wKOntTCK PORTLAND, May 26. (AP Butter fatKa1rf mm"'$ 2 '23 ewt. f. o. b. PortW ttntterfat 39c f. o. b. Portland. !.. it r v steadr. less 5 per rent com.- -:..:...'i...w ;4re5: lirht leee liO- anrinca nomiuel: broiler 18e20; n.kin white dnrk Oc: colored nominal; turkeys alive niminal : dreed" 87e. ' Oniona steady: loral $3.57. , Potatoes 1.50 U15 sack. , . . ,r T.Tvsotnc ""PORTI.ANI. ilay 2. (AP) Cattle .ml steadr : rereinta attle, 050, ..I.m 15 ears 9. -' lion steady : receipts 670 including 3S5 oWontraeU Sheen -and lambs steady to atrone; re ceipt 280. Yearlins wethers S710. VZOETAXXXS PORTLAXI. May 2. (AP Fewer loral atraarherries reached market tiday and the price went as high as per rrate for eaaae excellent Clark's front the Wait Salmon section. The best Gold Dollars brooEbt $4.50(2 5. Bed onions from Stockton, in larks, are movina- 4t IH oer aack. - The supply of cantaloupes is iaereaaina; (red pepper heat j ENDS RI!EUL1AIIS,1I I "it ' i 1 i i i llt r 1, i j, I Red Pepper Sub takes the "ouch1 from sore, stiff, aching joint. ; It cannot hurt you, . aad , it certataly atop that old rheumatism torture at When vou are aufferinsr mo van can hardly get around,' just try Red Pep per Rub 1 and you will "have the quickest relief known. NotMiig baa such concentrated, penetrating Jjeat as red peppers, Just a soon aa tuj applT .Redt Pepper Rub you will fee the tingling beat. . In three minutes it warms the sore apot through and through. Pain and soreness are gone. Atk any good druggist for a- jar of Sowlesv km. , pper Kub. E sura to get the genuine, with the nam Rowles on each package. Custom's Coat (By Florence Smith Vincent) Recalling-to mind ail the laws existent in this Land of th rrw thafwe haverever met face to face or have-,a reading acquaint ance with, we cannot think of one that seems .to us as set as those reputed unalterable ones of ths Medes Persians. "Thou shalt not do this!" com mands one state. But "It Is allowable over here!" de clares another. And "It is, after all. not so much what you do as how and why you do it!" say the states, all of them. In an age and in a country where motives are taken into the final accounting, and mercy tem pers Justice, how, consistently, can morals be expected to be standardized? They can't be today any more easliy than throughout the past they have been. Time, that with ers and decays and recreates all things. Is utterly against it. Hu man nature, fluid as quicksilver itself, precludes such possibility. is IS Right is right and wrong wrong. ... - :--tf , This was so in the beginning; ! now and ever shall be. Yet . What is wrong for one. man is quite right'for another. This, too, i9 truth eternal. And what is right and what , is wrong, if the decision is to stand firm and count for a great deal, musf be a personal distinction,,,. For morals seem to us not to "be so much innate virtue as prevail ing manners, and morality, a cloak cut by customs and worn by the Buy a Buddy poppy v And then? buy some more S 1 For the money all goes to the relief of disabled World war veter ans and their needy dependents. . V Marion county has a baseball team that has not been beaten for three years; and it has taken on all comers. It is the Keizer school team. Its captain is a Japanese boy. But he is a good American. V . v Every one in Salem ought to go to the state fair grounds tomor row, and encourage the Jersey cat tle breeders. Besides, the finals In the valley, shows will be de cided, and that will be interesting. W S "W Where did former Governor Pierce get the idea that the pro posed income tax would not reduce direct property taxes after next year and perhaps some next year? He has his ! wires badly crossed. i S V A kiss, because it Icauses palpi tation of the heart, shortens hum an life three minutes, students of Western State college, Colorado, have discovered. Thus 4 80 kisses would eliminate a full day from one's life. 3360 kisses one week, and 175,200 an entire year. But that would be a lot. of kisses. Nine hundred years ago a bache lor prior of Dunmow, Essex, Eng land, offered a flitch, or side, of bacon to any couple married for a year and a day who could swear that they had neither quarreled nor wished themselves unwed. The custom is continued at the village of Dunmow. JERSEY CATTLE SHOW ENDS, PRIZES LISTED (Continued rrpm pace 1.) burn; fourth, F. G. & H. J. Kuen sting. Woodburn; fifth, J. R. Linn, Salem. - Junior champion bull M. G. Gunderson, with Eagles Buster Boy. j Senior champion bull John FIdk. with Ediths Oxford Rinda St. Mawes. i ; Grind champion bull M. G. Gunderson, with Eagles Buster Boy Aged cows First, C. J. Stupfel. Salem f second, Hansen & Ander son. Turner: third, C. J, Stupfel; fourth and fifth, J. R. Linn. . Four year old cow First; War ren Gray; second, Alex Harold & son. Salem; third, Guy Looney, Salem. Three year . old cow First, Guy Looney, Salem. Senior yearling heifer First, Hansen & Anderson; .second and fifth, J. R. Linn, Salem; third. rr QiudrervCry MOTHER : Fletcher's Castoria is especially pre-' pared to relieve Infants in arms and Children all ages of Constipation, 'Flattutaicy, Wind Colic: and VDiaJTbea: allaying Feverishriess arising therefrom, and, try regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids -the. assimilation of Food; giving natural sleep. To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of Absolutely Harmless - No Opiates.' Physicians everywhere recommend it f i i-Ad. Never Too Young to like1 PEERLESS BAKERY Piei Cakes Bread Pastry Peerless Bread Is' Ideal , . for Sandwiches - ( : ..','.. , . V- .. ... f- , : . . , ... r Peerleoc . Balcery : ' y f "'- ( Conveniently Located) ' . ". - - . 170 North Comrnerdal : Frank 'Clark, Salemj , foorth,. M. Welnacnt, Woodburn. .. Junior yearling female First, M. Welnacbt; second, J. R, Davis; third, F. O. & J. Kuenstlng; fo;irth. S. J. Smith & Son; fifth; B' C Hall Senior calf (heifer) First. M. O. Guniderson; second, M. Wein acht; thrrdJohh Fick; fourth. F. O. & A. j; Kuensting; fifth. H. C. Hall. Junior heifer calf First. C. J. Stupfel: second. J. R., Davis; third, B. C. Hall. Junior and grand champion fe maie, M. G. Gunderson, with Eagles Pollyanna. Senior champion C. J. Stupfel. with Altas St Mawes. DOG OWNER WINS SUIT taking nearly three hours to, re turn a verdict; ' .' : K ' Tomatoes, fresh, raw, or canned are 'V gdodnsource' ot "Trltamin's. A". B and C. This is the reason to mato juice often Is recommended for young eliildren and ' even babies It Js good ,'plan - to In rlude tomatoes in the menu fre quently in one form or another. They maybe eaten raw, stewed, baked, fried, broiled or scalloped. Tomato sauces are good on --meat. fish.CboUedf rfce, aridjofber dishes. Almost every kind of meat soup or atew or gravy is improved by the addition of a little tomat.j Weeds in and around the gar den .harbor both insects and dis ease, ; particularly If the weeds are related ' to ihe cultivated plants. Just as soon as any crop U gath ered spade up 1 he ground,, bury tbre oid remains deeply aud plant something else, "j J. C Savagt "Awarded Datrtages for Killing Of Aninutl - J. C. Savage, owner of a fine sheep dog which was; killed last winfer by George -Shepherd, was awarded judgment of $75.82 and costs in circuit, court yesterday. This decision reversed that hand ed down in justice court here three months ago. The plaintiff contended that his dog was well known in the com munity as an excellent type of ca nine and that the shooting was purely malicious. Much feeling was being stirred up at the time of the first trial about sheep killing dogs. The circuit court case which ended late last evening was ex ceptionally hard fought, the Jury Household Furnishings A set f faarniture ear aa sal taw re qaiekly ear sold if sdvec-! ia ear caanwifMd U- A well wares a . Ad m tW (KidMt, , I Statesman L WANT IADS J Ha-r- The Heart of Your Bank Account la Your Charge Account at Kafoury .Bi-os. , Special Extra Bargain Frencli Gingliamtis ;32 inches wide Regular 39a ?, " and 49c values.. 25c A YARD Fast color Ginghams,4 fine checks and plaids, also colors some lovely delicate, shades of pinks, blues and orchids included. Here is a big saving if you have much sewing to do. . GENUINE PETER PAW PRINT Special, 49c yard Lovely new patterns, fast to washing, boiling and sunlight, excellent quality just the thing for sum mer frocks and kiddies play dresses. k r '- ' Ue "CAN AXD DO Salem Store -.' Portland Silk Store 466 State Sti - ,imr. L r -fiiV, - 7TT r t 4 4 i. i . v-.,i' Faster Long Distance ; SERVICE- ffbnv ' : " :- L t 1 .... . SAL EM 1 -r iAN DALLAS lIVMOUTtl and SjLaVErtrON thru your LGtAjeratorP '1 A. You may now call any telephone'Jn; any one' of these places by number without asking for "Long pistancfe.'- -,"-':;j:':., A-y X . . - : . i . f ...ii.;. .. .-f , - ,. i . Give the number you want to yotir local operator, together' with your on number and remain;on the line until you are connected. , It's almost like5 ln. 1 All ' U 1 - tr - ; Simple Speedy ' Economical i- '. The rate is that of a "Statiorro-Station" call .1 ..... . i On calls to other Pacific Nortjiwest'citics you may obtain faster service by giving: the number1 you want5 to "Lorl Distance?' "If you don't "have; the number ; 'v Ask "Inf ormatioii" 1 She has directories for all points. frequently. called from Salem :-. i Its Pacific Telephone f And Tqhijfeipli J.CpnFjiny. v it .1 L . f. I 1