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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1928)
- Earl C. Brownleb , Sheldon F. Sackett Publishers Salem. Orecoh SUNDAY Aug. 18, 102s 4 J - ---- - - - -, --.- . , Ut Herbert Hoover s Challenge HERBERT Hoover yesterday set himself square with a world into which some petty doubts have been cast by political pro pagandists and opponents. : He struck out squarely and brilliantly on issues that will establish the fighting ground of his party and which will prove challenge to lesser men seeking high office. There is no equivocation in what the repub lican candidate said. There is small room for debate about his pronouncements of policy. Straightforward talk about adequate tariff comes naturally into the program woven from the gems Hoover gave to. thoughtful people everywhere. Agricultural enterprise gains assurance from the fair, strong stand taken in the ac ceptance address. Mr. Hoover is pledged by his own word to make agricultural relief a foremost consideration of his administra tion and promises a solution. From Hoover's lins that statement comes as a warranty of prompt, effective action, for Hoover is a man of action and a man of his word. He goes beyond the pledge of mere relief for agriculture, for he gets at the very heart root of the farm nroblem in his wholehearted pledge to undertake the reorganization of the marketing system of the nation upon sound er lines. Hoover finds no middle ground on the pro hibition question. There a small-bore politi cian would have taken advantage of a deli---jcate situation and would have straddled the first handy fence. Not so with Herbert Hoov er. He says: "I do not favor repeal of the 18th amend ment. I stand for the efficient enforcement of the laws enacted thereunder." Choose your measure in the prohibition cir cus, but grant that you admire a man with the fortitude of character to stand before a mixed and nationwide audience and say in a dozen words just exactly what he means. Hoover will oppose with all the might pf a strong mind and heart any tampering with the 18th amendment. In this peaceful, happy, progressive nation there are few great points at issue. On these few Herbert Hoover has built for voters in every precinct in the United States a plat form to stand upon and to vote upon. His address will rally to his banner those who join with him in the declaration that "the presidency is more than an administrative office. It must be the symbol of American ideals." . TJ XX their offspring A Modern Youth Movement I T - ' - . OSTS of fathers and mothers have quit job and th'e consequence is their are ffoinz straight to the devil, said Warden Fogarty, the other day, in dis cussing the Cook county jaiL According to the warden negligence on the part of the parents has made a "youth movement" to ward crime. The warden's figures show that more than 1,000 boys between seventeen and twenty-three years of age are confined in the county jail. They make about seventy per cent tof the fourteen hundred prisoners with which the jail is crowded. The made quate quarters in the jail makes it impossible for the warden to segregate these boys, so they mingle more or less freely with the old and hardened criminals. For many years Warden Fogarty has made it a custom to interview every man commit ted to the jail. From the information thus gained he; lays the responsibility for youth ful wrong-doing mostly upon the parents He holds that a large number of parents are lazy and indifferent and, therefore, their boys are in .jail rather than in school or at work. Those' who know the situation, largely agree with the warden that responsibility for tne waywardness of the youth of our day must be placed, for the most part, upon the parents. Collegiate Campaign Coat Great, Growing Seed Industry THE Salem district, the land of diversity and the country of opportunity, has .many strings to its industrial bow; many things there are which we can grow or do better or tb better advantage or with less expense and at greater profit, than can be grown or done in other sections and cities I And by no means the least of these is rep resented by the various lines of what the writer is pleased to Call the seed industry. It is really many industries and is used as subject matter for today's slogan pages. Great progress has been made in the past few years, and more rapid strides are being made now than at any time in the past in this industry in the expanding Salem trade district. Red clover seed goes over the topmost top this year, with more than $500,000 crop. With the help of sheep and lime, it will run to a million soon. Some of the other clovers may top this figure before long. ! We grow the kale seed for the whole Unit ed States; the onion seed and sets for most of the territory west of the Rockies, and some of the country beyond And we have the only district in the United States where vetch seed is produced profit ably; with immense possibilities ; we supply the best milling oats in the country the heaviest. In rye grass we are making a great start. And in string bean seed and many lands of garden and flower seeds. '"In bulbs there is a world of promise. This A Al . X 1 A V 4 atx is me pioneer m mis mausiry. LAitner J Chapin, then county agent, said several years ago: "The Willamette valley is well adapted to the production of high class seeds, not only the more common farm crops, of grains, but also of flower and garden seeds. The various types of soil several of which may be found in a Very limited area, and the usually dry summers, adapt this locality to the production of high priced flow er and garden seeds." -;v -V Vs ". At the time, that was like a voice' crying in the wilderness. But not now. 'Note - what high college authorities say in. .this issue. We are, so far, touching only the fringes of opportunity in this field. , We must irain vol ume, and continuous supply," O. 'Dickinson.1 a pioneer seedsman, demonstrated - iiTtbe i long ago that the Salem district was like a place set apart for producing high quality garden and flower and grain and grass seeds. He grew and marketed them. "- The industry brings new money, from long distances; converts our sunshine and show ers and soil into gold dollars. " Here are opportunities for big business! Men of vision, are needed. Leadership is called for. This is no pent-up Utica. It is a, broad and rich field, promising golden harvests for the planting and reaping: and assembling and marketing pf a "vast seed tonnage, covering a range ' thatcannot be compassed by any other section under, the bending skies the wide world Wer. ' , '" Salem is a seed center by divine right, Nature set it apart for that distinction, pj The above is taken from the Congregation alism Boston. The greatest crime that is being commit ted in Chicago, assuming that the facts are as stated, is being perpetrated by the coun ty made up of the city of Chicago In herding more than 1000 boys with "old and hardened criminals." The people of the United States are giving too little intelligent attention to the han dling of youths charged with and convicted of crime. The reclamation machinery is in adequate or entirely wanting. The expenditures of the people of this country made in the -handling of persons charged with and convicted of crime, make up one of the greatest of all expenditures if not absolutely tne greatest, wnen tne in direct costs are considered. There is room here for the exercise of the highest states manship And courses in penology and criminology ought to be maintained in all higher insti tutions of learning; and every person handl ing any phase of this great business ought to be a trained man or woman from the policeman j to the occupant of the highest judicial position. i Hoover's Old Home HPHERE is much more of reason than of X rhyme in the suggestion from the Salem Ad club that the old Salem home of Herbert Hoover be brought to. new and splendid use fulness as state headquarters for the Hoover presidential campaign. Such a plan would bring honor to Salem, of course, but more than that, it would give a touch of kindly sentiment to the whole elec tion campaign. After all, Hoover is, to a de gree, one pf the old home folk and Salem may well be proud of having fostered him, even briefly, in the formative years. Years when the I foundations of manhood, vision and accomplishment were being moulded in the fine environment afforded by the family of Dr. H. J. Minthorn. ' The obvious merit in the plan offered by the Ad club will appeal to republican party leaders, as well as to others who will appre ciate the tribute implied in such fitting use of the boyhood home of a president. . Nothing but the most complete and abund ant success can be expected for the Antarc tic expedition of Commander Bird, now that he's decided to have the teeth of his dogs examined and repaired before he sets out. IA ? 1 . V 1 Collegiate slickers are fust dandy places to demonstrate how rour political affections stand, in the opinion of Miss Carroll Wells f Kansas City, University- of Kansas co-ed. She is a KM) ner cent Re publican, and has put these stickers on the gack of her raincoat so uiac everyone can know her position. Bits for Breakfast By R. J. Hendricks V.i J - Hcrw About Pigs Knuckles?. : rnHE Department of Agriculture iias just X presented a' fact, or an alleged fact, that is highly, disturbing. . v It reports that, the ancient and odorous dish, sauerkraut,: i3 not really - of t German origin at all. It was invented, says the de partment somewhere la Asia ; probably in China. " ' ' r" v.-: T This is a paralyzing thing to say. Sauer kraut a Chinese diahi You can no more associate it in your xnind with land jot man darins than you can think of whipped cream as a staple article of diet-for Ihe-ancient Yiisinys. Somethic? is wrong; Th -department, .rest - assured, must hame been mis- - iniornied. Pawnee Bill and Shakespeare I By Brace Catton PAWNEE .BILL, whose private name is Maj. Gordon W. Lillie, admits that he doesn t get any kick out of Shakespeare. The picturesque Oklahoma frontiersman visuea iNew xork the other day, and report ers who interviewed him haDDened. somehow to mention Shakespeare. Pawnee Bill recall ed that he bought a set of Shakespeare some time ago and took it home to give it a trial. He dipped first into Romeo and Juliet: but wen ne naa reaa nau of it he chucked the book across the room. Since then the set nas neen unopened. j But Pawnee BiU "added that he likes to reaa, nevertneiess. . "Now, when it comes to books about early western history, I'm there," he said. "I think peopie snouia scuav that snrt nf islr, whole lot more. Americans should be inter ested in the early history of their own coun- To our way of thlnkinc Paihim nm good sense. The loves of the Capulets and Montagues are apt to seem rather far away and unreal to a modern story of the wmmng of the west springafrom the native soa It is, unquestionably, one of the greatest romances ever .told. Readinjr about it and soaking in it do more f or reaj sturdy Americanism than all the tricks the hundred-percenters ever devised. ; 5t . There is not, really any story quite like it". Nothing has ever happened quite as spec tacular, as amazing,-as the -trtnsformatisn of the North American continent durinz the past century. Pawnee Bill was right. People should study that sort of thing alot" more. There Is real meat in it: ' . t And the fact that its all Intensely inter-1 esting isn't the only reason for recommend- ing ic a no story, or pioneer aavs has a moral: it is an ODject lesson in courare. de mocracy, industry, vision. The men who won the west were araent IndividTialists, faithful lovers , of, freedcni. They knew what their job was and they were willing to spend their lives- on it,' workinjr and fighting to bring reaUry' ta thelrr dreams, : ..- utt is a xreafeatory, Absarblnr It will make youf Americanism sturdier and. finer, . Say it with seedi V Send them to the far corners of the earth in eTer larger volume. Even now, bulbs and seeds are sent to every state and all the civilized countries from Salem, Oregon. We have only scratched the surface; only hit the high places. Big as our seed industry has be come, we have made only a fair start. t V Some people with the Inferior ity complex thought, when the bulb industry was started here, that' it wt a fad. Not many think so now. The cousins of the same people thought the automo bile was a fad, less than 30 years ago. k The Waldo Hills loop, to be finished next month, will be pop ular. It will give opportunity to tour that famous and rich pioneer district over paved highways. The shades of the Waldo Hills first .settlers. . if they can look down from their places in the fields of asphodel beyond the stars, must be made happy over the sight. S V s Mrs. Leta Estelle Syfan. an em. ployee in the service department of the Georgia Power company, Atlanta, Georgia, Is the first woman employee of a gas com pany to receive the McCarter Me dal for saving life by the prone pressure method of resuscitation from gas asphyxiation. Those who were at the Salem Rotary club luncheon on Wednesday know what the prone pressure method is. It is common sense applied to saving life. It beats the pulmotor or any other me chanical device. S . If you've ever talked to a man smugly conscious of his superior righteousness, you understand why Cain did it to Abel. V The electricity consumption of the United States ha increased 70 per cent in the last eight years. We are letting the juce instead of George do it. Bourbons Bring Pressure Upon Smith Opponent . MONTGOMERY, Ala.. Aug. 11 (AP) Attorney General Char lie C. McCall of Alabama, today notified H. L. Anderton of Birm ingham ot his dismissal as assist ant attorney general, following publication in the Montgomery Journay today of a statement by Anderton expressing opposition to Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York democratic nomiee for the presidency. In a letter to the Birmingham attorney in which the attorney general notified him that his ten are of office would terminate 30 days ifrom today. McCall declared teat ne did not desire to have af filiated with him in his official capacity as attorney general of Alabama one who advocated the defeat of the democratic nominee for president by suggesting a split in the ranks of the democratic partyj Robinson Tells What Is Wrong With Mr. Hoover . HOT SPRINGS Ark., An 11 (AP) Senator Joe 1. nuo.u son, democratic nominee, for vice president, listened to the speech of acceptance of" Herbert Hoover in hi apartments in the Arlington hotel today surrounded by a few friends. - - "I bad the privilege of hearing the acceptance speech by Mr. Hoover over the radio' said Sena, tor Robinson. "It is to be noted that Mr. Hoover, speaking for his party, admits the distress of agri culture, the necessity for relief. He makes no definite proposal. Array of Stars Visible at Bend BEjND, Ore.. Aug. 11 (AP) The iPersieds swarm of meteors entertained the people of central Oregon with a splendid show shortly before daylight this morn ing when a huge ball of fire ex ploded into a mass of flaming flaming spray. Many Bend resi dents witnessed the phenomenon. See vVhole "Show" Since You Have "Bought a Ticket" ONCE under the "big; tent'- we all like to stay till the "windup." Take a good look at the "show of life." See it as it really is you won't get a 'rain check." Good eye glasses go a long way toward giving you the right "view on life. Pomeroy & Keene Jewelers and Optometrists Salem, -Oregon OM Oregon Yesterdays Town Talk From the Statesman Our Fathers Read AuffUfct 12, 1903 Some difficulty is being exper ienced in securing full crews fqr the wheat harvest in this section. The Marion county commission ers' court has audited July bills showing -a total expenditure of I8.S93.33. Just J4.622.97 was spent on roads and highways. The fourth Pacific coast Indian Institute will be held in Newport August 17-23. with: many from Chemawa planning to attend. The Chemawa Indian band will furnish music. Straw hauling for the Lebanon paper mills is on, and will last about 30 days, with nearly 4,000 tons to be put away. Bert P. Savage, formerly of Salem, is at Lewiston, Idaho where he has a position in the news de partment of the Morning Tribune Col. E. Hofer of Salem will give an address at the annual Pacific Coast Indian institute. Swim Marvel in Marathon y - 1 f :::Sv':iiji: - s- . X -. t .y - :-,.- " v , S f. - A, v ' X i vX. J N XA - t .- ' - X ' y: !'-! S :yv y-te' . ., - ;" r ' n. ''.-, : I - ' , . -.;. i ' .V'. ... .y?" I . ;,uv- ' j' . ? " S' r ; - - - - . - I - . - TvTlXETKEN-rflAIt-)Ll) MmryrMlzitnm, the wrmt m Uteet swln jinln tiMrveL tlitnkii ahe has a Cood clumce to win the coaatesr , . - tO-Wc Toronto irmrathna rwtan ami la sew training at Xos An "e'w for tlr rve-Ht. Sh'V a liitfky itfrl, made m from years of train-' Kiristtitwr, ami a .for but Florida ,Ttc "TawtyiOH and holder tt Bsnterova Othmr title. She's aJear anot ju-tresM.-bflintC jmw fu itoyvd by a. roaapaay m atoat gjlrU aoJtg hasaraoms ll4ag and wimming. - , - ' Oouqh-Husffon Co Hofy ojBaUm and ffje 1 S?taf0 Oregon THE so-called "Oregon Ques tion" which we mentioned in our last sketch concerned itself with the question of the bound ary between the United States and Canada, and involved the right to a considerable bit of ter ritory. The land involved was bounded.' on the west by the Pacific, on the east by the stony, Rocky moun tains, on the south by the parallel of 42 N. Lat., and on the north by the parallel of 54' 40'. The Beginnings of a country, a state, a city or a firm are interesting, because upon the foundation laid in the past depends the present structure. -We take pride in the years of service we have behind us because we feel they point to what our future shall be. 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