Mfe ek B4itr a4 alM k z1- Crealtti m Of tie iS ieats, and the scribes, and f tbe .high priest, who was salgbt take Jesus by sno- khe feast day, lest there be 28:3-4-5 A IWlffwMirn f 41lUlllVEi , .iitical. observer, writing in the says history fsbout to repeal where every .modern president who run again immediately has found his in- . ;ss?on the downgrade- - Taft and Wilson all went through the Wile gives particulars. , int in respect of being-able to work with wuf be Herbert Hooverl He is constructive. He .-piles' the methods of a. trained engineer to things politi- And he will seem not to dominate. But he will dominate. Ie will get things done. : And he will make every member f congress i feel that he is part of the machinery. Witness Se; historic incident of the "Hooverizing" of the American eople. He had no laws passed. ,He organized, and made ery patriotic American feel that he or she was the author f the idea. ; Arid everybody "Hooverized" and was a zealot l urging his or her neighbor to save food that our armies :ight be fed and win the war. ; ' j j Mr. Hoover sees the necessity of the control of the flood aters of the Mississippi; of having a ship channel from ,hicagoand the Mississippi to the sea; of the control of the aters of the Colorado for developing a great undeveloped rnpire in the southwest; of using the waste waters of the pper Columbia river for navigation, irrigation and the mak ig of power to run the machinery of another empire. Mr. Hoover as a boy in Salem had the mind and the vision f a trained engineer. He knew what he wanted; marked ut his path and followed it. He does not talk much. He atens. He thinks. He acts. He uses the human element p ine iuu, witnout seeming to dictate or even direct TheOmERGmE - ... I ...I. " ..; . v. - By OCTAVUS ROY COHEN, vmmtAX. rsxss iia, Im, COUEELIIOFEirS II in 14 I His is the unique power of suggestion; of seeming to fol-l , - "v ui ginug ucuiv iu uiners. .nc will aom izte congress while making its members, each one individ .ally, feel that he is dominating him "' : r J Arid he will give the United States the most progressive Imimstration of its history, at a time when great things tue inunea directing nana of the type of man who pens mines and bores tunnels and' constructs great dams 1W pu's ine seeas oi civilized progress in the waste places. The federal official who is marloncr but airaorts is said j be in Oregon now. On the fields which he aprpoves, the ( mtea oiates government will provide beacons. Passenger fines are to be flying over Salem next month; It behooves fur people to act promptly. We must have an approved field. e must nave Deacons, we must not be out of it. Salem lUSt be in the line of nir nmoma ofn'.rltt S . TV -- OMlVUf "i A Of mttlt-m ' -"- ' ' V . . a laiutuo are cuacwnen, xne ieaerai sales tax on utomobilesuffht to be rerjealed. totahV nH f iha .i:ae 7 w v!lyr' jssible mr asserts an orphan tro Th cf9Aemn one would, put a sales, tax on a tractor "on a farm an automobile is Ither of them." : Chapter 99 . la less than ten minutes : they recalled him. 1 The faces o( the directors were flashed; bat their jaws were ; sqqare. They permit ted Merrlwether to speak, and the man's rasping, unpleasant ielce cut through the smoke-laden air of the directors room. "We're talked this thing orer Borden. We know that yon didtft steal those bonds and we know that Terry did. We sympathise with your feelings regarding this young man.. But there la a prac tical limit to that sympathy. This then is what we have determined to do In protection of your own interests: We will gire you pre cisely 72 hours to return those bonds to us. Three days. Borden s eyes closed - then opened again. "And if I cannot?" "In that case," snapped Merrl wether, "we will swear out a war rant for Terry's arrest. And we'll damned well see that he is con victed." My dear Bob: Will you be kind enough to see me for a few minutes tonight? I shall expect you at eight o'clock. Sincerely, , PETER BOUDEN. Bob Terry re-read the letter for the dozenth time. It was disturb ing lu its cahn assurance and by the same token, It irritated. Why should Borden make, a request and take for granted that he would accede? He walked into Kathleen's office and placed tht paper before her. She read it and looked up cas ually. " "Of course you'll go, won't you?" "Why should 1?" She smiled. "The question i? 'Why not?" . Bob frowned. "I I don't un derstand you, Kathleen." Why?" - For several reasons. In the first place, I thought you'd be angry, with what I did " I knew you expected that. But bank vault,' I suppose and under an assumed name. . Ought to be easy-to get the low-down on It Tip me off. I'll see that Merrl wether finds ouU - Willie grinned. "Sure hate that kid. don't yon, John?" 6 ormw your own conclusions, Willie. But don't draw them oat loud." " au during that afternoon Bob Terry was torn by indecision. He prayed for sufficient strength to refuse Borden's request for an in terrlew. yet all the time he knew that he would go. And fire min utes after eight o'clock he passed through the front door of the big nouse. Lois was standing on the stair way as Bob entered. She looked exquisitely dainty in her dress' of clinging white, and her eyes seem ed unusually larre. and hrirht Bob stood motionless, sutrinr'at her. reading the plea la her wide- open blue eyes. Then she turned, wunouc a worn or gesture of greeting, and mored upstairs. Bob tossed his hat on the console and proceeded to the library. Peter Borden rose to greet him At first sight of the man. Bob was Docked. Borden was visibly old er. There were llnaa In Ma fw which had never before been there. The habitual sureness was gone. He seemed queerly courag eous at that moment, and Bob did not experience any of the tri umphant thrill that he had antic ipated. After all, this was the moment for which Bob had-prayed ever HI nee the drab day when Borden's ciear-spoken testimony had con signed him to the state . peniten tiary In punishment for a crime it which he was Innocent. He bad counted the hnnr aMin.4 chis hour; dreamed of the time -vhen Borden would cringe before! Um. WW a - . I xie naa broken the man. At least he had come near to felling bim with a single . blow. But Borden was not cringing. He met Bob's eyes squarely ana in kindlv tasnion. He motioned the young man to a chair and Ronton him. Pig Western States Are Suf fering From Lack of Agricultural Labor vf dili. isrupted and civil ona on religion of religion merely played fair or tried to never aiscouragea you in your self opposite. Then a lone Bii-n. uiuiuon iw square accounts wuni prevailed; .Borden's eyes focussed ir. ooruen. ana u certamiy isn't reprovingly on Bob's face. my ngano criticize you now. uui nob fidgeted. His nerves were as to the appointment he asks 1 1 tight-strung: he finally broke the uun i see mat any narm can Dei silence, aonf- V "Well?" he snapped. "What Is 11 BlIgDl , HI "Listen to me. Bob; you owe! Borden's voice was softer than him a hearing. After all, hels BJ had efer heard It. going to bear the brunt of this. 'That's what I'd like to know, Yon say that you are safe that! Bob. I would really. There are they couldn't find the bonds or 1 some details you needn't so Into. prove that you took them. Mr. I Lois has talked with me, and told Borden Is facing financial ruin, m that you admit taking the and mat means a great deal to aioonas. I just want to know man of his age who fcas built up I whether you intend to see the carefully and slowly over a period I thing through." of many years. I'd go. Bob." I "I da!" Just as in the inter- He hesitated. Then. "I thought Kiew with Lois. Bob was attemnt- you'd say that!" he blurted. ling to lash himself into a rleht- "Why?"- eous fury. "And why not? Can't "Because ever, since this thing! you see that this Is what I hare started, you've said "Just what Ijboen waiting for? I didn't accept didn't expect." I some here because I was fond She threw her .head back andf you, or because I swallowed laugnea, ana Bob was not sum- your toveiy story about wanting ciently perceptive to see that there " atone for what you did. was no humor in the laugh. Shelcrae here because it put me In took his hand and pressed it, then! closer contact, gars me a better returned to her typewriter. The! opportunity to know what you boyv stood staring down, at her;ere doing and how I could hurt she seemed so sure of herself, so (rou worst. Well It has worked. rocklike In her knowledge, that he I1 found out and I've done it!" was nonplussed, r ; j Borden inclined his head He understood her gesture of "Yes you're done It, Bob. And dismissal. He had asked her ad-lTOU rIlTe ftnrt me ery deeply, vice jknd received it. J He sulked aion ePiy , than you know." from the room like a small boy.l. 1 am not sorry." . And as he moved to his own little 1 Gon 1 upPoae you are. Per- bbyhole of an office he met naps i a MeI you do If the po a Carmody. Carmod'ysmned 8it,ona were 'Tersed. It Is all so Jtly. . -Z - foreign to anytning rve ever been Editor Statesman: ' . Traveling tn western states one Is struck by large- numbers of tour ist farmers and their' families bar ing little to do 1ut ride around In their automobiles. Much land :1a lying idle and clearing land of brash and timber or draining it is a sight almost never seen. The immigration law restricting the number who may come to oar country to two per cent hits the fanner hard. Only skilled labor can come in. The two per cent prohibition Is now to apply to Mexico or Canadians. Mexicans are today the farm labor of the great southwest as they are the only race that can stand the great heat on the ranches of the Imper ial valley or work at high tem peratures In mines and smelters of southern California. Arlsona, New Mexico, Louisiana and Texas. Country bankers, truck farmers, the state grange and farmers' nn-j ion 'of California and the great soutftwest protest against apply ing the two per cent quota against Mexico. Same with farm organ! rations of other states mentioned Mexicans are the best farm labor of the .Latin race. They can handle stock. The families live in tne fields and all work at piece work 'and in a few years the child ren are in the public schools. look to see Mexicans excluded mey bare no rotes. What do the politicians care for the needs of the farmers for farm labor when they can get the organised labor vote by excluding all foreign labor ana let the farmers and their fam lues do the back-breakine work? Gire us farm relief at the exens of the rest of the taxpayers, say me iarmers. and they will get it says your Uncle Dudley. COL. E. HOFER. Salem, Ore., Feb. 28, 1928. Washington's ' birthday program Tuesday afternoon. - - The Falrrlew community club will hold Its regular monthly meeting. Wednesday evening, Feb ruary 21. Percy A. Capper will be one of the speakers. School visitors this week were Mrs. Chris. HJalmson, Mrs.'H. R. Jones, Mrr. Ralph Dent. Mrs. Walter Turner, Mrs, Frank Jones and Miss Mildred Halswth. Mia Edna Woolsey of West Stayton, and JohnKuedell. form erly a resident of this community. wers : married . Tuesday j evening. February li&V They wH! :make their home at 'Mr. Kaedell's ranch near West Staytowy , " jonn.jory nas been very help ful to the sixth grade in furnish ing and verifying data concerning I mlaaloiu me eariy nisiory or mis locality. I tnlnilv rw a . i ... . I ouuri aaetcaea ox tneee win oe given later. Mr. Jory. who Is writer and poet of merit, was one of the early settlers here. Mr. Day, who has been in is improving. 1 J' ; - a, ; - new ROAD SUPPORTED Marion County Said Desir ous of Having Route Put On Forest Map PORTLAND, Feb. 28. (AP Delegations from various counties of Oregon received little encour agement today as they sought in creased lDnrnnHil inn a for mH ww -r - I work from the state highway com-l County Purchases Gravel From Oregon City Firm The Marlon county court yester day accepted the bid of theOregon City Sand' add Gravel .company to furnish IS. 090 yards of gravel for used on county roads in therrleinity of Fairfield this season. The com pany's bid was 84 cents per yard. The 1 court explained that the successful bidder was not the low est bidder, but that due to the fact that hauling would be shorter than in cases of lower bidders, the contract -as agreed to will in the long run be cheaper than under any other contract that, was offer ed, the court decided. ... The gravel will be delivered at The meeting was heldjthe top of the hill near. the Fair- tn -the - Ralph MUMSG .IP. JUSTICE- OP PEACE FIX A IX Y SEES ARHillT . Another brand was saved from the burning when. Brazier C. Small, Justice of the peace for the Salem district tor more than three years past, announced late yester day that he has left the ranks of the democratic party and enlisted under the republican banner. He is registering as a republican, he announced. At the same time he disclaimed any political ' motive ' in the change, asserting that he has "no present desire to again become a candidate for public afflce." Judge Small was elected to his present position on the democra tic ticket at the fall election In 1924. In connection with his change REED STILL ASSAILS II niH PARTY Claims To Economy and rrospenty Attacked By Democratic Senator Tou .should, be feeltaz Terr rwruen was speaking viayt Terry"'- j gently, as m father who Is strug- slr." 4- ' g"ng intueiy to understand a way- .derstand that thr wu wara 80n- 1 only wonder If you -rable commotion at the dl- rourseii, undersund. May I talk ..w-lforlclw Tioer of Commerce "lun- fd flax prodncts of the . . ith the best of the for- NtedPresswiresV and Jhow that it was widely industry. We cannot it will all help in the gradua ocome Oregon's greatest single OI FOUltrr Indnstrv itntnKA. v. -.. . ---- 'uo I Finn an I industrial Masazine section of the Sunday Statesman: and the forms must be closed, up uiuiii, iu yow nare anytning to offer on this great Industry, this is. the last day. vliow many -trees do you know by name and sight? TDont grow boastful it you can list a d&sen or ner will grow It, If he can sell lwo ror there are, 1.177 distinct xinas native to the United SUtes alone. This is an Increase of 572 varieties oxer the number known in 1 8 98 when - the f irat ist . was lasued ' by the federal forestry service. ; And there is no evidence that th list fs yef complete. agrees now : ' ui the experts and all the rest t ours ia a great fiber flax atry I '.ad. ail. we need Is men with usizlag abUIty or "capital' to the flax from the farmer.' The ,-; w u 'e are doing remarkably well. i Way.f JVe are to grow 3000 of lax' this year, all bought Lhe sfat;flax plant. . We will v " r c : 'peX.iOOOjf acres ,; next , ud . S 0 0 0 acres soon- ut theJate flax plant cannot ;t iTTUOSS IM7X MAT 1 ; irr iuirn f lira tw vk ase. fcwe should grow 60.000 . and ihen J 0 0.0 0 0 acres, we"2irlH then- be 1st sight -of $100t000,000 annual Industry is" coming, provided the-fiber sde iatotthe finished product . aidLhot;shIpped away 'ias r fiherbr yam to be made np eaat or In Belfast. I train to steam into the Klamath basin over the new line from Bend tto Klamath will arrive Jf ay 1.4t ; was , announced today, trw - P. K.enney, -. ; , STEFA.YSSOX EXPEItniK.VT9 recurs ;; meeting this morning. rney gave Borden three days to prod nee the- bonds." s Bob's .eyes lighted. fDld they think he stole them?" Certainly not' But that doesn't matter to Jonas Merrlwether. He would - part with both eyes with better grace than with a hundred thousand dollars. " - . - 'What will they do--to: Mrl i: NBW. TORK. Peb. 28. -(API Vllhaljmlr r Stefanason. 'Arctic ! itzj exj arts tola us yes-1 explorer at Bellvne hospital today tl -t " we rroincs as f Ine I was a volantarr sub ieet for mr. any touatry can turn I iments to overcome scarry, by an ce these Jew remarks.Jexcluslje fresh meat jdlet. Borden?" . I don't know. Make it. hot for him. of course. . Ruin him socially and in a - business .way.""- And ' I?";, iV ' 'w'-'Ji:;: Again Carmodys thin lips twist ed Into a smile. It suited hi pur pose to conceal the truth from this gullible youngr man.. "hey aon't figure you in the matter at alL--;Yon .are absolutely safe." ' 1. Bob breathed..deeply, 'I'm glad to hear - you say t hat, ; Mr. Car mody. I was frightened." j 4 ' .He mdved out of the office, and Carmody' stared after him. Then the : thin," dynamic man walked Into the private office of Whisper ing wune Weaver. 'j The giant. bald-headed .man, arose to greet his , chief. - His voice ' came in a hoarse croak.' - Merrl wether's .raising - hell. John.1 - ' 7 . . , - Against Borden V' Uh-hnh," : ' J' .Qoinsr to send Borden up?" .C.J'HeH. no. - He's going to light on the kid, Terry. , They all know he stole the stuff." ". "Will they convict him?'! "ixm t .know. v They'll come awful close. It they could vlay their hands on the bonds " v , 'Good?" Carmody leaned for ward tensely. "Keep Mnlcahy on the Job, WUHs.'-T Find out.' where Terry, has , those bonds. ' Some for a moment?" "Talking won't do any rood " "But youH listen, won't you?" V-n 1 ' ' . I uorden's voice was no lonser onttie. it flowed evenlr. softlr "i snonid have-' expected this. Bob. The reason I didn't was that I was too honest In what I was trying to do for you. I didn't think you'd be so very grateful for the little material things I was do ing:, but I did delude myself into believing that yon would sense the spirit behind them. Never In my life have I wanted anything so much as to see you come back. give you my word of honor on that: "I thought I was succeeding. At any rate, whoever advised you about this and I judge that it was Carmody- planned with dia bolical cleverness. Let me make it quite clear, Bob, that this ruins me materially. I make no plea for myself. I'm still getting off more ugbtly than you. did. .: "': I must, ' however, plead : for Lois. She forbade me doing it, but just the same, I must Remember that when I ; go, down, so does she. After all.' Bob, she has not been responsible for any of this." : "And I wasn't responsible whn I went to prison.' . " ; r . "That's trne." Borden hesitated. He sat motionless, hands' clasped in his lap. And when he spoke again,' It was not in continuation of what he had been saying. "I suppose you're wondering what I'm going to do; Bob." Yea.! "' , .'; (To be Continued.) "iu.iA, Ant, Feb. 28. Ar'-"epbIIcan claim of economy and prosperity wr ... sailed last night by Senator James ea, Missouri, as he wh - fight here against the administra- uon ana ror a united democrti party. The senator complained nnrH. ularly of a recent address by President Coolidge at the govern ment budget meeting In which he aid the president "boasted" the ouuget bureau had saved the gov ernment millions by paring down appropriations requests of the various departments. "Of" course," the senator said, the bureau cut down on these re quests. Of course the depart ments asced for more than they upeciea io get. But why not mention that congress cut dnwn t . .... year ana in otfter Tears mil lions on tne estimates of bud- su omitted. If those words had not ..wtu.iuQ yie,iUeni i would pro nounce mem the worst bit of dem- agoguery that ever passed the lips of man." Challenging claims of nror. ity, the democratic presidential candidate said that 'bread lines were forming in the east and that ." vttAw- unci .woo can boast ox prosperity or anything like it are tne protected interests." The tariff," he said, "has uro. tected the manufacturers but ruined the farmer. , vith forest officials. There is a sum of $600,000 available In the forest highway fund, of which 840,000 is deducted for maintenance and $10,000 for surreys, leaving $550,000 for al location on forest road projects This much was determined at to day's meeting. -'"'--y-v The commission and f he forest represea tati ves, after a con f e re n re of several hours, distributed the funds as best they could. The total "was $652,000 tew thous and dollars more than tbe sum available after deducting mainten ance and survey Items. The com mission hopes some savings will be made In order to make up the dif ference. . Included In the division of the forest funds were the following items.-. Taquina Bay to Beaver creek. 7.& miles grading, $13,000. Salmon river road; Boyer sec tion, 1.9 miles grading. $75,000. Willamette highway, east of Goodman, grading. $75,000. Cascadia, ranger section. $10.- 000. The forest representatives were informed that Marion county de sires a road from Detroit to Sister r placed on the forest map. Tht government men did. not encour field school -house Du Rette .place, ; Twenty-five years ago O - ; ; o (lm CoImnsui of The Statrwniaa. February 2, 1 003 ) Independence H. Hirschberx. while drilling for oil near here, struck a rich salt vein. Kdward N. Gilingbara pointed bailiff of the court. was ap- supreme Almost enough pledges are in to complete the total for paying off the Willamette university debt. The rush of homeseekers to th northwest is tbe greatest ever known. of nartv affiliation Judee Small yesterday issqed the following age the idea, declaring they knew formal statement: I "L "e"' omer roaas tney would "For th reMon that 1 was ,1Ke to see on tbe forest map elected to the office I now hold wm htw une cobs as a democrat and that chaneine I1' WOTK WI egln on the my registration to that of a repub lican at this time might be mis understood. I deem it only fair Springfield bridge as soon as a decision i3 received from the pub lic service commission relative to that I acquaint the public with the Participation In costs by the South- rhiii .nrf lh i-easmift therefore c,u rauroaa. "I feel that I can conscientious ly rote as a republican and I have no present desire to again become candidate for public office." Read the Classified Ads mm liVe Welcomeyou to Portland. 200gomftirt.hu. och wkfa bMh. RcMonabta rate. Coavcaieat down -town location. Naw umder Svraonal MMinml SAMIXAOIUSSON 7he HOTEL CONGRESS PORTLAND. OREGON Brooks Community Club Has Enjoyable Meeting BROOKS. Feb. 28. (Special) The Brooks Community club spent a most delightful day with Mrs. Elliot Savage at its last reg ular meeting. A delicious pot luck luncheon was served at the noon hour. The hours were spent in piecing quilts and making tea tow els. A short business session with the president, Mrs. Walter Full er, In the chair. This was followed by the social hour. A number of readings were given and a playlet entitled "Wanted: A Husband" j was presented by Mrs. Ralph Stur- gis, Mrs. Walter Fuller. Mrs. eorge Ramp and Mrs. Cecil Ash- baugh. It being the birthday anniver sary of the hostess, Mrs. Hlllott Savage, she has given a handker- cniei snower. At tbe tea bour a birthday cake was served. a large numter of cinb mem bers were present, and the follow ing special guests: Miss Ethel Fletcher, Mrs. Logs don. Mrs. Harvey Walker and Mrs. L. F. Walker, all of Salem, and Mrs. Pierre Aspinwall of Wacon- da. The club will meet on Thursday, March 8, with Mra. B. F. Ramp for an all day session. 5 DIE IX FLAMES QUEBEC, Feb. 28(AP) Mrs. Kaoul Carneau, 35, and four small children were burned to death today when fire destroyed tneir bome at Gros Pin. a small I village near nere. W&qq ILestinuure OQ By ALGERNON HERVEY-BATHURST, CSJi. of London, England Member of the Board of Lectureship- of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass. In the Christian Science Church Thursday evening. March 1, 1928 at Eight o'clock The public is cordially invited to attend. cm JO ADDRESS fVURVIEW COMMTNITT CLUB MEETING TO HE TONIGHT" FAlRTIEWi COMMDNITt! Feb. i 28. (Special) Mr. 'and Mrs. Frank Jones enterUined the following guests at dinner Sun day: Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Elmer and children. Misses Octaris and Villa HJalmson, Mr. Hampton and Mr. Harvey-V,-, . f- Guy Pack and Koel Williams visited the Ralph Dent home Sun day. , :- Octavla HJalmson spent the week end with her parents. " The school, children gave a "EV3y mm Os Yon won't say that U yon wiU e the slda corrective that works two ways at once I Your -skin ' must be both cleared and healed.' 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