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1 I EAEL C BROWNLEE j J 1 ft O- Tl Yf?twsJie2 4 ? SHELIN FSACKETT EOIlltOOSUl su. Oregon Feataires ' FRIDAY : Sept. 7, 1928 fir i r- : z7Z7ZIZ7 - Pre-Election Precaution u j.-i,- iums ure on iy . -il . . X,, 7i I- desert of water, you choose them as your guides and, fol I lowing them, you reach your destiny. Carl Scnurz. An Editorial Thought j 1T7TLLIAM COWPER, the great hymn writer, in hypo W chondria, resolved to take his own life and rode to the river Thames, but found a man seated on some goods at the ery point from which he expected to make the fatal plunge, le rode backlo his homeand that night threw himself upon j u-t Li mh hrnker then he hanjred nimseii otheceilinK but the rope parted. No wonder that, when he nad been delivered from that awful dementia, he sat down and wrote that beautiful hymn: God moves in a mysterious way I His wonders to perform: He plants His footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan His work in vain; God is His own Interpreter, ! ' And He will make it plain. Samuel L. Simpson had suffered the pangs of recovery from a period of dissipation and repaired to the banks of the river at Albany, with the thought of throwing himself mto the stream, when he wrote that imperishable poem, "The Beautiful Willamette." Mixing Moonshine and Gasoline THE other day, in Portland, a drunken driver crashed his auto into a crowd waiting for a street car in a safety rone, and killed three' and injured a dozen or so of them. Returning home to Portland from Seaside on Wednes day, a drunken driver ran into a car and trailer and spilled a whole family onto the pavement and wrecked their outfit and .at0rH their imnds helter-skelter, then a few miles fur ther on turnedhis own'car over and went to sleep; andhjs car burned up and started a forest rire tne arunxen anver kinrr i!iieH hw linnrp nnssers that wav and landed in jail. This same driver has been arrested twice in Portland tor ariyr ing while drunK, ana was sentenced to six mourns in jau me second time, serving only 59 days of the sentence AnH cn th Hpnrpdations of the drunken drivers eo on The fellow who mixes moonshine with gasoline and goes out onto the highways is not only a menace to nimsen ; ne is a po tential dealer of death to all the thousands or other people who happen his way, in autos or by any other, means of lo comotion. And yet there are people in Oregon, even among the 250,000 or so who drive automobiles or motorcycles, who will vote for Al Smith, who believes the prohibition amendment to the constitution ought to be amended, the j Volstead act nullified, and every state allowed to say how ; strong booze should be allowed to be concocted to make a man a drunken driver j And the same thing applies to many of the other,. 24, 000,000 drivers in the United States, every one of whom is constantly in danger from the mixers of moonshine and gaso line, the potential manslaughter criminals who travel the highways. Even they would make this privilege a national issue, in importance above the hundreds of issues that really con cern the prosperity and progress and well being of all the people of this country, and, by the same sign, all the people of the world; for the United States is holding high the torch of civilization in the great experiment of prohibition, as in many other realms affecting the welfare of all mankind. Hearst for Hoover i6 A PPARENTLY the democratic party is endeavoring to xjL make its opposition to prohibition the dominant issue of the campaign. It is a false issue, William Randolph Hearst cables from Paris. "If the people do want a change in prohibition, it will be in the direction of genuine temperance. That means they will not want it modified by Tammany hall, which, as every body knows, has always been interests and has always in the been 'supported by the saloon. "The real issue is the people's wealth and welfare, their material and spiritual benefits, is best equipped to guarantee. J'The history, of Tammany Murphy and in fact the Tammany scandals in New York to day establish the fact beyond of the United States do not want Tammany in control of the nation.. It is bad enough to have Tammany in control of New York. It would be a calamity to have it in control of the United States." Mr. Hearst therefore declares himself for Herbert Hoo ver of hi3 home state of California for president. 'w Labor this year will vote reoublican as it has in the nast It is aware of Herbert Hoover's ability, as president, to help the working man. He knows more about the problem of dis tribution than any other man in the world, and distribution ir tko Allfatnnlmn Jl-f.' 14-.. i Al J. , " uuioiaiiumg uixntuiiy iu ity. nuason, ss. x., star How strange it is that the democratic party which tried its best to .take Herbert Hoover into its membership eight years ago, because of his acknowledged ability, now should aiiempt 10 ten tne country maae. aioux juy tiowaj journal The greatest government was universal free education Deensuccessiui. ilerbert Hoover. The important witness in the Tammany sewer graft case was found the other dav with a hullpt i n Vila VioaH IT a nrill never be able to testify. Tammany rules New York by hook vr uy crooK, usuauy croOK. A dumb girl won a beauty contest in Beaver Falls, Pa. recently. At last it has happened, "beautiful but dumb." The Statesman's 'Fourteen Points' A Prosressive Program To Which This Newspaper Is Dedicated l. A greater Salem great er Oregon. 2. Industrial expansion and agricnltnral development of the Willamette valley. S. Efficient republican . gov- eminent for nation, state connty and city. 4. Clean newa,' jost opinion and fair practices. 5. Upbuilding; of Oregon's young linen industry. 8. A modem city charter for Salem, adopted after ma ture consideration by -all voters. " 7. Helpful encouragement to , beet sugar growers and other pioneers ia agricul . . tural enterprise. : & Park and - playground.-de tinf mirceed in touching - 7 . ' . , th spjifanna man on trie hand in glove with the liquor past supported the saloon and which the republican party under Tweed and Croker and contradiction that the people me way oi greater prosper what an error of judgment it experiment in human histnrv at public expense and it has velopment for all people. 9. Centralization within the capital city area of all state offices and institutions. 10. Comprehensive plan for the development of the Oregon State Fair. 11. Conservation of natural re sources for the public good. 12. Superior I school facilities, encouragement of teachers .- aad active cooperation with . Willamette university. 13. Fraternal; and social or ganisation of the greatest possible, number of per- 14. Winning to Marion tys fertile lands the hlgh . est type of citisenshlp. .- A Washington Bystander By Kirk L. Simpson WASHINGTON There is one man in Washington to whom an the Chinese turmoil of the last rear or two has had deep person al significance. He is Dr. Soa-Ke Alfred Sze. the Chinese minister, who has managed to retain that itle,- at least, through all the ibJfts of political power at Peking -ince 1921. Strictly speaking, he has no iiplomatic status here, the United States not having extended de jure recognition to the national! t government that overthrew the late Chang Tso-nn, Manchurtan dictator. In that -respect, howeverj Dr. Sze is in no different position nan Minister Mac Murray at Pek- ng. Vlav Get Credentials The Chinese diplomatist, how- jver, has weathered a succession of political storms at borne ana seems to enjoy the confidence of the national- League of Na- cated by his re cent appoint ment to repre sent it at Gen eva whenever necessary for Leage of Na tions purposes. He is said to ex pect to be for mally creden- tialed to Washington by the na- ionalists whenever the United States decides to extend full rec ognition. The fact that the new authorities at Peking commission ed C. C. Wu as special represen- -.ative in the United States and lamed Wu as the Chinese nego tiator rather than Sze In propos ing negotiations for a treaty of commerce, has created speculation as to-whether Peking might not iiave it in mind to name- Wu to the Washington diplomatic post ultimately. Washington is watching devel- opments in China carefully. There A New Yorker at Large Bv G. D. NEW YORK. When Jascha Heifetz, a strippling of 16, made his American debut at' Carnegie hall in 1917, his hearers were al most as amazed at his nerveless imperturbability as at his mastery af the violin. But a few weeks later, when he played at Smith college, he trembled with fear and self-consciousness, tor all his hearers were girls. Heifetz outgrew his shyness be fore he reached his majority, but he always has had to avoid the at tentions of throngs 6t women and girw who crowded, about stage doors after his recitals, sent notes to his hotels by the basketful, and pressed invitations upon him. For half a dozen years- he has been regarded by many a mother and daughter as New York's most eligible bachelor, yet when he was married the other day to Florence Vidor, the motion picture actress, he was only six months past hi? twenty-seventh birthday- almost too young to deserve the designs, tion of bachelor. Sartorial Flair Heifetz real passion is for clothes. He would rather be told, after recital, that never did a dress suit fit so perfectly, than that his playing was magnificent. He would rather dress up as a Tyro lean troubadour than test the tone of a Stradivarius. r New. York friends, when they want to arrange a party for him, make It a costume ball as hi sister did, last Christmas, just so he might appear-in a toreador out fit he brought from Mexico City. Trunkloads of alien apparel follow him " home ' from bis- recitals ia svery part of the world. do& rrs saw ID BE CMATOASSIU- If HAWCj are signs of uneasiness as to how the Nationalists are going to ac complish the ambitious stabiliza tion and development program ad opted at the Nanking conference of the nationalist party chiefs. American Attitude The recent visit to Washington of Sun Po, nationalist leader and son of the late Dr. Sun Tat-sen, father of the Chinese revolution, afforded opportunity for Wash ington's viewpoint to be presented informally but very frankly to the Chinese authorities. Sun -had already conferred with many Am erican bankers as to the possibil ities of loans to help get the new government on its feet. While he was being entertained by Dr. Sze here, -he met several high gov ernment officials under such cir cumstances that plain speaking was possible. Without question the Chinese visitor carried away the impres sion that the nationalists Would have to do Fmuch to put their government pouse in financial or der before , they could expect American capital to come to their assistance. The outstanding Chi nese loans for which they assum ed responsibility must be dealt with and the movement to oust foreign control of the customs ad ministration, which forms about the only immediate available sure source of "revenue for the Peking central government, does not have a happy look in Washington eyes. When Sun gets back to Nanking there is little doubt he will inform his nationalist colleagues that Washington will be able to see its way clear to approving large American private loans only if and when it has seen reassuring evidence that the nationalists are willing to move slowly and care fully with their governmental re form program and to extend a helping hand to legitimate- busi ness enterprises in China, foreign or domestic. Sevmour The clothes he wears must be sartorially perfect. Ris street ties are fashioned bv London tailors from silk fabric he found weavers making in Lyons. France. Jascha Heifetz may shrug his shoulders deferentially when told that he is the ablest violinist of all time, but be will beam gratitude at the as surance that Florence Vidor has married the best-dressed man in America. Marked For Greatness Only in his later years, since his artistic fame was secure, has Hei fetz had time to play. His father Ruvin, a cafe violinist in Vilna, Russia, where Jascha was born, watched his son from cradle days for tokens of genius, and tells how Jascha, before he could walk, would tug at his parent's coat tails with baby fury when the father purposely sounded a flat note on his fiddle. Jascha was studying under Leopold Auer at nine, and was famous through all Europe when he came to America at If. The elder Heifetzes Heifetz, by the way, is Hebrew for treas ure" and Jascha's two sisters. now married, live In Central Park West. Ruvin teaches violin Among his pupils are the children of Efrera Zlmbalist and .Alma Gluck. When Jascha is in New' York between tours he generally takes a Park Avenue apartment, where he stacks the first editions he col lects, and where his telephone bills are- tremendous for another fa vorite , diversion is calling up friends in distant cities. V I CLICKS ! . i "Swing to Hoover Seen in Mid dle West," headlines the Oregon- gonian. Looks as though Kipling's dope about the east and west nev er meeting would be upset in No vember. The Maharajah of Indore is in trouble again. Those women just will not let him alone. Portland is all worried up over its earwigs. Why not turn Milt Miller loose on them. They'd leave then, all right. Wisconsin still is half off the reservation. Young "Bob" LaFol lette won, although his viotory was purely a personal triumph. These air derbies are getting so common that the sky is literal ly crowded with planes. Young Cortland Hill, who had intended to enter the Canadian mounted police has changed his mind and will go to Yale. That's once the "Mounties" failed to get their man. Aimee Semple McPherson has settled that land fraud suit out of court. Wonder what her next pub licity stunt will be? John Coolidge hasn't got a Jeb yet. Bet that boys laziness wor ries Cal a lot. A singer and a harpist have wed in New York. We pity the neigh bors. An ancient "shell," datLJ back many years, has been dug up near Baker. That shell game was an old-timer, all right. Venizelos is recovering from dengue fever. A man who can weather the storms of Greek pol itics is too tough for a mere fever to kill. The Statesman's idea of a real rough-neck is a fellow who would waylay a newsboy on his route and rob him of his hard-earned money. With all these "golden wed dings" in Oregon why not start a marriage marathon with a nice. fat prize for the centurv mark? At least a pet ostrich would come in handy in getting dull razor blades. rid of Looks to us as if Chicago's crime wave really is a permanent wave. Watermelons and canteloupes are classified by the O. A. C. as "vegetables." We have tried to eat some that ought to have been classified as "gourds." When fewer clothes are worn, women will wear 'em. The sight of some of these painted old chromos. aping flap pers and making fools of them selves, makes us wish that the ducking-stool could come back. A fine peach-tree has been grown in Baker without grafting; a fact to which we respectfully call Tammany s attention. VorkOn Liberty Bridge to Start - Work on the South Liberty street bridge, contract for which was warded to the Holdener Con. structlon company of .Sacramento by the city council Tuesday night, will start as soon as machinery can be snippea nere irom Cali fornia, it was stated Wednesday by A. J. Wagner, secretary-trea surer of the company. - Old Oregon's Yesterdays Town Talk From the Statesman Our Fathers Read September 8, 1903 Adjutant General' W. E. Finier was in the city yesterday and held a consultation with the Governor along military lines and attended to some other minor details in connection with his office. Captain C. A. Murphy of Com pany M. O. N. G. arrived home last night from Gearhart Park to attend to some urgent business here. Charles A. Park was transacting business in Portland yesterday. George W. Weeks was a pas senger for Jefferson yesterday on the forenoon's overland train. State Printer and Mrs. J. R. Whitney went to Albany yester day morning for a visit. Mrs. E. G. Patterson and littte baby of The Dalles arrived in the city last evening for a visit with Mrs. Patterson's father, E. C. Churchill. SUPERIOR, Wis., Sept. 6. (AP) Breaking his rule of not charging from the seclusion of Cedar Lodge more than twice a week. President Coolidge attend ed the tri-state fair in Superior Wednesday. Accompanied by Mrs Coolidge. the , chief . executive! motored . .40 miles from the Lodge to mingle with the - thousands at the fair grounds. Driving quickly past the side shows and amusement booths, Mr. Coolidge stopped In front of the livestock exhibits where cows. sheep and hogs elicited his ad miration. Most of Mr. Coolldee's time at' the fair, however, was given over to watching trotting races. Seat-1 ed in a special flaz-draDed box in the grandstand, both the chief ex ecutive and Mrs. Coolidge dis-.' played the keenest interest in the trotting, Mr. Coolidge especially requiring minute informations about various horses entered. An agricultural exhibition also was inspected by the president before returning to the executive resi dence. Albanians Build Palace For King Costing $500,000 TIRANA. Albania, Sept. 6. (AP) The Albanian national as sembly is expected soon to yote an appropriation of $500,000 for the construction of a great palace for Ahmed Bey Zogu, the country's new .king. Artisans, it is said, are already at work on an elaborate gold crown for him to wear upon state occasions. - Coccio Cotta, former minister of interior, completed the formation of fthe new Albanian cabinet to. dav. Guiding Your Child By Mrs. Agnes Lyne iiKtvlKl.Mi .A tt.-Htk All morning outside my window I hear an irirtated voice: "Take your finrs out of your mouth, Joseph. Joseph, take your fin gers out of your mouth." A climax of annoyance is reach ed and I hear the little hands be ing slapped. Joseph cries. A few minute la ter the voice takes up its fu tile refrain. Out on the 1 a'w n stands a little two year old boy with noth ing to do. A silly mechanic al toy lies at his feet. He'd rather suck his fingers than play with it. This situation reoeats Itself day after day. The young mother who is so scrupulous about naps and orange juice never stops her round of duties for a moment to wonder why 'Joseph sucks his fin gers and how she can break' him of the habit. If she took time to, watch her child she would observe that he sucks his fingers as a consolation when things are going hard with him or out of sheer boredom be cause tie has nothing to do. She would divine that the gratifica tion of sucking his fingers In some measure atones for his exile since his baby sister came to usurp his place in his mother's love and attention. She would stop scolding and punishing. She would provide him with the sort of toys that would keep his hands too busy to get Into mischief. A few old pie tins and a wooden spoon would prove glorious entertainment. He could dig and spill the dirt from one pan to another ad infinitum. He could bang the spoon upon the pans and make a splendid and satisfying noise. If his mother would take pains to plan her day so that, when ba by sister wa tucked away for her nap. Joseph could feel that he had his mother all to himself again for a little while, it would further relieve the tension which underlies his apparent disobedi ence. Thoughtless discipline is worse than useless. In breaking any un desirable habit it is Imperative to find out the cause, and as far as possible remove it. It is equally necessary to substitute 'some desirable habit, fat Its place. WATCHES HORSE RICE EVENTS 1 Mrs Mattie Know who has been visiting at the home of W. T. Rigdon in this city returned to her home in The Dalles yesterday. Miss Kittle Harboard, a member of the state board of pharmacy went to Portland yesterday after noon to attend a meeting of that body there. Jordan Purvine of Portland vis ited in Salem yesterday and Sun day among his many friends here. M. Purvine is now working in the shoe store of Egert and Young and company in the metropolis. Dr. J. H. Robinett formerly of this city and a graduate of the Willamette university but who has been located at lone, Oregon was ia this city for a few days visit. The doctor has been practicing in his chosen field for more than a year and says that be is meeting with good success, which he well deserves. Secretary of State and Mrs. F. I. Dunbar are home from a visit to Astoria. Antique Cannon Shell Is Dug Up BAKER. Ore.. Sept. 6. (AP) An ancient type of shell, evi dently fired from a cannon many years ago, was unearthed by workmen excavating for the new hotel at Main and Auburn streets here today. The shell was a dud and weighed seven pounds. 4 " GOD BIRD With the intention of adding the life and color of wild birds to Belcrest, plans are being made to pro vide favorable con ditions for their coming. The most important attraction is food. The landscape architects are working from lists of berry bearing shrubs on which birds are known to feed. There are a con siderable number of these. The task is to select shrubs which will provide food throughout the year. A number of variez ties are necessary to give this continual yield. Then too, each shrub selected must be one that is thrifty in this ci mate. It must have beauty as well as food value, for these shrubs have their part in the gen eral scheme of beautifica iion. The presence of birds' will not only add a note of beau ty. The birds are a far more efficient destroy er of vermin than any spray. To all natural attrac tions it is desirable to add artificial improvements 'bird houses, and bird baths. pelctesft Memorial 714-716 First Phone 2250 ITRAINING .SCHOOL ' REPORT SUBMITTED Approximately 130 Of a tot a! ,r 360 boys paroled from th -,iU, training school for boys duriru- ?; past 18 months, are profitably a(1 satisfactorily, empioyeo. accord ing to a report prepared her.- i,v E. L. Ferguson,' parole officer ,t't the institution. The report was prepared at the request of re state board of control. The report showed that mi boys are reporting regularly, and that only 48 complaints have bu received by the school officials. It was said that many of these complaints were without merit, and that no action on the--paLaf the parole officer was necessary. School officials obtained em ployment for 23 boys during the past five months, with homes ob tained for 11. Twelve parole vio lators were returned to tti, school during the five months per iod. Thirteen beys have left te state, one has Joined the marin. and six have failed to reply To letters sent to them by school of ficials. The report Indicated that the population had been -reduced ma terially during the past few months, and that other reductions were in prospect. It was predicted that the population of the school would be reduced to 100 by Octo ber 1. The normal population is between 180 and 200. j The reduction in population has 1 been made possible through the efforts of the parole officer. Many of the boys have been placed in jobs, while others have been re leased to their parents with the understanding that they shall at tend school. T Natl Bank Bids. , ... Salem, Oregon - ft