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Salem, Ciiegon Tneeday October 1, 1928 Eabl C Brownlee Sheldon F. Sackett Publishers Editorial 5SIC8ffifcDEl2Si - ' ' ' -i I , : , SiSaSa e " ' - - So long as we love, we serve. So. long as we are loved oy others I would almost say we are indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a fnenar--&tevenson. " Five Times Enough THE protective tariff has been removed five times since the birth of the United States, namely, in 1816, 1832, 1846, 1893 and 1913 . . And in every case the country immediately suffered a terrible panic, except in 1913, when the war broke out nine months after the "competitive tariff bill was enacted, and aaved u from the panic which was even then severely com mencing; with 5,000,000 laborers outof "work and breadline in all our large cities. Of course, people are always complaining about some thing. When the country is suffering a panic they complain about low wages and low living standards, but as soon as the country becomes prosperous and wages mount to- the present heights, then they complain about the cost of living And in this campaign the democratic party examined, the country, picked out all the complaints, and then framed a platform that presents a cure-all appearance. Democratic leaders dare not assume that people are com plaining about high wages, therefore they try to argue that they could bring the cost of living down by reducing the tariff to what they term a "competitive" size, and thus en able people to buy living materials cheaper in foreign mar kets. But they hasten to assure us that at the same time they are going to do nothing which will injure the American industries and throw people out of jobs. - Such talk is utter economic nonsense. If a carload of cheap soap is bought in Europe, somebody in America is rninr tn ivaa 9 inh maniif Hrtiirinor a. carload of American Foap. The democrats know that there is no use any longer ... . A A A 1 A 1 XI - - A. talking against protection, ana mat is wny iney put pro tective plank in their platform in this campaign for the first time. The democratic party, throughout its entire life, has fought the theory and principle of protection. The tariff is the most important economic arm of any government, and America has developed it more .fully than any other country for protection of our workers, farms and inlnstrv TnHav ausrvhnHv ronlizpa that: if micrht tr ha hari- died with the greatest care and by the most competent ex perts. 22,000,000 Engineers TODAY we have twenty-two million locomotive engineers moving at will over three million miles of public road. Prior to prohibition the railroad companies led a movement to enforce a fule of total abstinance ; it was "Rule G." All toIJ, there may be 500,000 operatives on the 250,000 miles of railway track in America. There may be another half million on street cars and other public carriers. But there are 22 times as many as the common carriers ' employ, on twelve times as much road surface, driving auto mobiles; 22,000,000 engineers; seven locomotives to the mile of open roads largely undefended against drunken drivers, J A few railway executives who are supporting Al Smith want prohibition limited strictly to the men they hire and fire. But millions of ordinary folk, believing themselves free to use the streets and roads without imminent peril to life and limb, want prohibition applied to every locomotive driver in the land, whether he drives a General Motors Chevrolet or the Twentieth Century or the Shasta Limited. j This problem is worrying liquor controlled Ontario, where the proportion of automobiles and of auto traffic more nearly approximates traffic conditions on this side of the line than in any other Canadian province. A man who re cently drove through southern Ontario en route from Illinois to Massachusetts came across seven serious accidents in the relatively short distance through Canada and in four of them the smell of booze left no Yet Mr. Raskob, managing the Al Smith campaign, and in terested in increasing the number of automobiles, calls pro- ninition a "damnable affliction. Ice Box, Adding Machine SOME democratic speakers and newspapers are asserting that in 1924 the republicans nominated an ice box and this year an adding machine And a friend counters like That's all right, but do not forget to take into account the fact that the ice box has had milk, eggs, butter and other nourishing foods in it every day since Also, that from 1929 on, cnine will De Kept busy totaling up increased wages of work ing people and mounting figures, to represent growing do mestic business and a rapid expansion of trade with foreign nations, which are now buying about 10 Der cent of what American wage earners produce, against about half that vol ume when Mr. Hoover took over the U. S. department of commerce that is, our workers are employed about 80 days of each year producing things sold to outside neoDles: and Mr. Hoover as president would prevent any proportionate aiminution. Nine Times No TT is inconceivable that any A Dunne bills could vote for ing errors and unjust provisions ; and the danger of the mix up they would make in the highway. programs. and instate finances. - The same may be said of the income tax bill with its radical clauses and its paragraph against using any of the excess receipts in helping balance the state budget; and the fact that the way it is drawn it would make a double tax on property holders with net incomes. . v i f - s It goes without saying a. -v xl . a.? a ' a . menus . vo - me constitution ougnt to De voted down. -The hands of the legislature must be left untied in cases of grave S emergency ana oaa mistaices- And the four water "power-and fish bills ought to fail without doubt, r - Make it nine times ho for straight on the odd numbers. Getting fTlHREE years ago. Dr. Doran, now prohibition commission- X er, estimated that from Ions of industrial alcohol were each year Whereas last year, in his ' !? 11 in excess 01 one minion gallons, ine pronioition laws are working better than they did; there is constant improve ment, though not as much as there should be, nor as much as there would be with more general effort for honest enforce ment. A LITTLE sales girl in a department store was caught stealing. The superintendent confronted her with the evidence and asked her to sign a confession. 'After she had done so he sealed the con fession in an envelope and put his own name on it. This goes Into a strong box,", he said, "and nobody but yon and I will ever know about it provided you do what I ask. First, I want your promise never to do it again and then I want to know just why yon thought you must have more money." j - -' T . - She told her story. There .was sickness at-home, and her need for money waa not because of mere craving for luxuries. - ' ' Si" The superintendent sent her in valid sister to a hospital at the ..store's expense.. -' y " " T f" ::-,.--. A That was nine years ago, and the little sales girl is today not only one of the store's valuable employes but one of the most loyal, ' The little envelope has long ago been burned. - " v- doubt concerninjr the cause. this : under Hoover, the adding ma- one who will well consider the either of them, with the flar that the two proposed amend- a . . - the measures ballot vote 'er Better thirteen to fifteen million gal diverted to illegitimate uses opinion,, the amount was not rwn ti 1 BY FREDC f.. ' . - II I NEW YORK. The Diary Exclusive Central Pre Dispatch to the Statesmaa N' EW YORK, Oct. 16. I urge visitors to glimpse New York's skyline from Broowyn Heights four minutes ride on the Seventh avenue subway trom Wall street, and less than twenty minutes from Times Square. Or go over Brooklyn bridge. What ever the trouble, it any, it's worm Indeed, sightseers should not depart from New York without seeing Brooklyn. The other day when I said one rsTlewer had remarked, not a play oat of fourteen seen this sea son had caused any emotion in his breast, both he and I omitted Machinal." This play of a lady's life and a death chair, told in epi sodic fashion, has been hailed by most of . the critics, who hare turned a alow start into a success. Or, rather, it waa the producing of Arthur Hopkins that did it. Ruby feeler, bride of Al JoL son, is not to be cheated oat of a Ziegfeid stage career by her mar- riaae to the black face comedian singer after alL She has cabled from London that she will appear Bits for -Qy R. J. Oral is German for count S So that in English the name of the big airship Is the Counts Zep pelin. Graf or Count Zeppelin was the Inventor of this class of air craft, or rather took the lead in that line of endeavor, beginning oaca oerore the word war. W There are two editorial nr graphs in the Taklma Republic that will interest Salamif. witt. long memories. Following is one of them: "So they cant say we never commended one of his offi cial acts, we will set it down here mat uov. Hartlev did a nf thin when he appointed Austin Mlrea superior Judge for Kittitas coun ty to succeed the late John B. uaviason. Judge Mires is a fine 01a pioneer, in nis profession and . a j.tftl, ... -. a w viiueu ue-Biooa so well as long ago as 11SS that the people made him a member of the state constitutional convention an A t,. is now one of five living members of that historic body. At the -age w 10 U8 ciaims to oe as good as " ' was. ims weea-ne .an nounces' that he wHl now h candidate for the four year JndiJ cimi term mat rouows. and if he Is elected he will retire from the oencn at its conclusion aad leave me joo to one of the young fel lows of the bar. . - S Austin Mires is a half brother of the late General W. H. Rnr. of Salem. As a young man, Mr. Mires was one of the three or four nrst railway mall clerks of the Oregon & California railroad, now the Southern Pacific, running from Portland to Roseburg. He studied law at Ann Arbor, MIeh.. and commenced practice in Wash ington many years ago: The Tak. ima Republic opposes Governor Hartley in that state; bitterly. . V The other item Is this; "Attor ney General Dunbar, arrested at the Capital for reckless driving once; and again , on a charge of drunkenness, won't take the : He- public's tip and resign. That be ing the ease, we reluctantly ad. vise the people to-Tote for him. It is necessary that we have alaw- yer In the office whett h holds The only . way to " arrange that matter is to reelect Dunbar. This gentlement drinks too much boose, by all accounts, but he nev er gets so full that he isn't a bet ter lawyer than his democratic opponent. .-. - - ' ' ' i S In the old days. Mr. Dunbar was The Life of the Party TEN PERSONS DEAD FROM POISON LIQUOR. of a New BY CLARK KINNAIRD In the girl glorifler's "Whoopee the first Ziegfeld production of the season. It opens for a tryout in Pittsburgh. October 29. (This is not an adrertlsement, as Pitts. burgh Ja one town where the col umn does not appear.) Opera and symphony concerts are too popular in New York. Poor music lovers stand little chance, or, rather, if they can get In, their only chance is to stand. Tickets are bought up a season in adrance. New York Heeds a music ball-opera house' combina tion as large as Atlantic City's new "largest convention ball in the world." Or, perhaps, it could get along with an opera house seating 10.000 and a concert hall seating IS. 000. Speaking of opera attendance, the largest single crowds probably are in Cleveland. When the Metropolitan comes there for a week each season, it is possible to see 9,200 opera lovers seated for a single performance of the opera in the auditorium. The New York Lite Insurance company's monumental skyscrap er on tho site of the old Madison Breakfast Handrkka an Oregonian and a Salem Ite. Salem and this section furnish ed to Washington a number of members of her supreme court and prominent men, among them Steve Chadwick and Mark Fuller ton, who went trom this city, and Wallace Mount, who went from Silverton. S In the death of Ada Stapleton Baumgartner. Salem loses one of her women of high character and much usefulness; born here, and coming of a pioneer family. Gen eral sorrow is felt for her untime ly taking off. and the bereaved family has the sympathy of aU our people. S The price of their tickets for the few passengers on the Graf Zeppelin was S3 000 each. They weren't worth it.. " , Hoqver'sif -Alphabet By MABEL. P. MARTIN GENERALSHIP TJKRBERT HOOVER U essen XI tially a leader. As head of the Food - Administration from 191? through the war, he -was the leader of 20,000.000 ' American women who followed a rigid regime of food saving laid out bv Mr. Hoover, to such a voint that had the war lasted years Jonger. me country would not nave felt the pinch of hunger as did ;the people of other nations. .' : . -Likewise, during his enaineer- ing career, ne airected at , one time nearly 200.00 workers who not only were - completely- satis fied with their working condi tions hut Idolized . their - Chief. Hoover lays plans and they are so clear and convincing that, era are led to carry them ou( to ue letter, , - (To Be Continued) Yorker Square Garden at Madison Square ia nearly completed. On the roof of the old garden. Harry Thaw killed Stanford White, architect. who had designed the famous building killed him on Us roof gardenjQne of the most artistic iew lor ever saw. wnen visit ors come to town, I stilt point out the site, but it is difficult to pic ture the old scene now. The new Madison Square Garden is at Fif tieth street and Eighth avenue. much farther up town. Another famous building turned over to wreckers Is the old Herald plant, at Broadway and SSth street (Herald Square). Of two stories, in the Italian style. It well could have been saved. But the march of progresa demands its sacrifice. When the old Herald moved out some years ago, and stores occupied the 'structure, the famous chime clock over the south entrance,, was put into storage somewnere. new xora is sacrlligious. But perhaps Us skyscrapers engender how dui k ui reugion an en deavor to pierce the .mysteries of tne say. The skyline Is oriental fantastic a dream city of the heavens, appearing out of the oj 1st. The Way of the World By GROVE PATTERSON High Pressure one wonders if the average buyer is really attracted by high pressure salesmanship. There are some salesmen of dominant per sonality who sweep Into your of- nce, rou up their sleeves and sweep all opposition before them by an over-powering approach and follow-up. Some Insurance, for ex ample. Is sold that way, and many other things. It Is not a method to be encouraged. The salesman who has poise, a natural and easy manner, and whose persistence Is completely courteous will . make the strongest impression ' on the greatest number of people. He may take more time, but -along with his goods he will sell a good impression which makes him wel come on" the next trip. Waxes and Costs There Is a lot of difference be tween low wages and low costs Workers In the United States are paid from two to four times what workmen are paid in Germany. France. England. Belgium. Hol land, and Italy, but they produce eight or nine times as much goods per. man. American employers are wUIing to pay high wages to get high production. It's a good sys tem and It works both ways. There Is more money for every, body. What Changes People? Transportation Is one of the great agencies that, changes peo ple. Not many years ago most of our social contacts were made within the radius of the buggy ride. Today It Is not uncommon to hare lunch 150 miles trom the olacee where we had breakfast The whole social order is changed by transportation. What transportation doesn't' do to produce and freshen p Ideas Is done by the radio. From If 21 to 1927 the number, of radios In this country Jumped from 60.000 to 7,500,000. . .Physicians, especially those who eth-Ideal with disorders fo the mind. say music ranks high in heallnr nower, Saxaphone players need not apply.. - . i r- Herbert Hoover A Reminiscent Biography By WILL IRWTJf U bMk pahlUW r Tli Caatnry Co.) (Zxtnt from wTHEfT'erheTtcvver-' left Stanford university In May. 1S95. he had a little less than, no money at alL As a monument to his great skill with organization, be left a brilliant student body plan and constitution wnicn suu functions. Wh Via finished a Job with the United States Geological Sur vey, he went to Nevada city, cen ter for California, gold mining. Partly for practical experience. but mostly, he said, -because 1 hA to t- he took a laborers Job in a mine. He began to pick up bits of mining lore, uui 01 11 all came with frequency and re spect the name of Louis Janin. then a power In the mining world. By IStS. Hoover baa savea a m tia mnnr. And he came to a de cision. He would go to San Fran cisco and ask Louis Janin lor a Job. Hoover visited Janln's offices. got access to the great man and presented his application. Janin asked for references. Hoover" of fered Lindxren of the united States Geological Survey a great name. "Well." said Janin in ef fect, "Just now there's nothing de finite for you to do here. But u you want to make yourself useful until I can find something that warrants a salary all right. Knowledge Shown For a few wekes he served in Tanin'a office, tvnlnr letters. kAnlnr the correspondence straight One dav the boss laid down before him the papers and data In a mining suit. "I want a thnioal reDort on tnts situation. he said. Working day ana nigm. Hoover finished the report, typed it. laid it on Janin'a aesx. 'Good very good." Janin told Hoover. "Where did you get all thla nmrfifal knowledge?" "I worked underground tn inai mine, pushing a ear," replied Hoover. Before the year was out Janin was paying him $250 a month for ftAiri work. Janin aonreciated al ready the boy's sound Informed Judgment; he began to perceive Ma AvncntlVA abllltV. Then came a big, unexpected chance which gave direction to Hoover's destinies for tne next ten years. Western Australia had discovered cold. A boom follow ed a rush. Capital for large op .rDtinni wnu fnvActAd' and canital demanded tne latest ana mosi ef ficient technology. A British firm cabled and wrote to Janin. asking him to send on an expert engin eer who could introduce uaiuor- nia methods into their . Western Australian nrooertles Janin call ed Hoover from the field and put the offer. Hoover Janin said ftArwaril stood for a moment so daxsled that he could not speak. When ne round Ms tongue, ne ac cepted on the spot. Work in Austria In Australia, Hoover found him self charged with planning means of development for ten large mines of mixed ownership. He sent to the United States tor mine superintendents and engineers. By preference he picked Stanford men, a custom which he maintain ed throughout his mining days. George Wilson. Deane Mitchell and Charles Diggles of his class traveled three-quarters of the way around the world to Join him. Then on an inspection trip he found a group of Welsh miners de veloping a prospect. He accepted their invitation to inspect their workings. What he saw convinced him that they had a real mine. He reported to headquarters. On his recommendation the firm. purchas ed the mine. It proved one of the best properties in the West Aus tralian field; It paid dividends for twenty years. With increased sal. ary Hoover was appointed to the management of the new mine. glr. en carte blanche to develop and equip It. That was also the year when Lou Henry took her, degree at Stanford and returned to Monte rey. The last of the self-imposed barriers against their marriage had fallen. She had finished her education; he could support a wife. Tet the rough desert land of Australia was no place for a bride. . Fate's Wheel Turns The wheel of fate took another turn.' and again his circumstances hanged Suddenly.. . completely. The. giant China was stirring, as 'hough to wake St last. Among lew government bureaus was a department of mines and railways. They wanted a young, progres sive and able engineer. None would do except an American. The Chinese consulted an eminent Dinner Stories No Good They were sitting around dis cussing the talking movie. How in a short space of time it has be come to the fore with doxens of improved machines on the mar ket. Every day something chang. ed on it every morning some pe culiar outfit brought tdf the studio and tried out. "Listen," cut In the producer; "the other day I had. one-of my stars make a test In front of one of .the new Inventions -he danc ed, sang and spoke In It for two hours. I guess something went wrong with the "machine after two hours all ft did was clean his hat for him.". : V- . . THEN HE FAINTED "Are you really a bank examiner, Mr. Tompkins?" asked the hos tess. "Tea. Madam, I. happen, to be." "Then. I hope you wUl have time to examine Baby's-bank. No matter -how - much we -shake It, nothing will come out of Ul" youthful Yankee who had risen so brilliantly In Western Australia. Hoover took little time in mak ing up his mind. He had planned and ordered the equipment of the mine so that it stood r s.y to feed the mills: tbere v. as no nhiie-aiton to star. The salary of $15,000 a year and expenses had Its own attractions; du even ma. was not the main practical point. China. It seemedV might advance to a great industrial siaie he would be one of the pioneers. It seemed like the opportunity of ten life-times. ... xx -a Hnnnr rati that on the very night when he grasped this new opportunity ne aeni cablegram to Monterey-, Califor nia. The answer came back at a speed which broke all records for communication with our west coast. It was In the affirmative. (To be continued) They Say... Expressions of OpIlon from Statesman Readers are Welcomed for Use to this column. All Letters Mast Bear Writer's Name, Though This Need Not be Printed. GIVE FARMER A VOICE IX AGENT PLAN Salem, Oct. 4. To the editor of the Statesman: When.' not so very long ago. the county agent subject was up for discussion, it was generally un derstood that the farming element of this county, who are supposed to benefit by it. settled the ques tion by unanimous resentment or nearly so. And here are the would-be benefactors again. If the proponents of this pater nal measure are not satisfied tnat the farmers do not want an agent forced onto them. let. them go out in the country and interview, say, 100 farmers as they come to them making a house to house canvass and I am satisfied we shall bear no more of this agent agitation As long as this matter Is for ttr benefit of the farmer why not give them a voice in the matter and let them decide it? Simply let majority rule settle the question. As matters stand It sems to be the hobby of a few proxy farmers and theorists, who live In the city and would do some benevolent act for the farmer, and incidentally for themselves." besides creating an outlet for the overflow of O. K. C. products at the expense of the already overburdened tax payer. After all. the farmer's problem is not one of increased yield. It is a Question of distribution, and coat of production, plus a reason able profit for what he has to sell. If Increased yield would solve the farmer's problem. It goes without saying that the county agent won't help the situation, be cause yon can't produce crops on theory. It takes physical applica tion about 18 hours a day. and wherever this system is followed nrosperlty Is found. 'While In a few Isolated cases an agent might be of some benefit, on the whole it would be unreasonable to ex pect some college graduate who Is stuffed with theory and has had little or no practical experience to be an expert capable of giving ad vice on the manv comnlextna problems confronting diversified farming. Ifa farmer new in the field can't learn from his successful neighbor surely the agent can't help him. Should a new bug or some sort of fungus growth be Invented. Fruit Inspector Van Trump can be relied upon as a capable guardian to deal with the menace. Should he fall, however, to bring about the desired relief, he could call In the professors from Corvallls by the auto load. They can reach Marlon county within an hour and surely a correct analysis of the af fliction would result. If aU the energy that now Is being wasted to place an agent in this county would be used to help the farmer , getting organised, so that by reason of his organization he could get what Is coming to him some good mleht roanit r - - - m w - s aav Ztii ccompliahed the balance w.ji momaiicaiiy take care of itself. R. C. HALBERG. The One-Minute Pulpit And certain ruler asked him, saying. Good Master, jwh at k.ii I do to Inherit eternal life?"' And Jesus said unto him. Why callest thou me good? none Is good, save one. that is, God. St Luke, xvtiL 18-lt. - Fooled Him "Did you notice that insolent bus .conductor looking at you aj If you hadn't paid your fare?" " TS. ind At A xv.. ! ' v uuun me looking at him as if I had?" -u oi information on I fl A Mniu ' .... a f .. w , ; .vywuiui, organixa. tlOtt AnrT ff AAta nl Tf- . . uu criminals in -Chicago baa been compiled, m- - - 04 aiien enm- Trjbune Ch0'rMedford MU CLICKS Typewriter Chatter, More or Lees Frivolous, of Men. Women and Event. nt driver's llcen-.- i;anc;ii w for Ufei KOod punishment t- . . an antnmnhi!.' one wno op' bile aruna, - . " . 7 Judge. And he has tne ngm ia-... rhnu Hisrlosuree by the prul of activities of power companies might be termed "eieciriiyiuK. "" For deadline' the Chica . .....ur iha nrMon deer bunu r and the average hit-and-run driv. er are running nee ana neca. New York farmers have vot arainst Al Smith five times. Ant November will make It six. J Judalna from reports the boo: leeeina business is In a fair way to become as poor as the stuff th bootleggers sell. Senator Joe Robinson spoke ,n Salem. And a lot of good that did. If Hoover's vote Is as lmnien as aU indications point. Al Smith -t supporters will be able to hM mourning services In a telephone booth. Our idea of a futile sort of Jut is that of a tea taster. Oregon's team has developed the "drive of a buss saw" ob. serves Gregory in the Oregonian. Which Is- a new sort ot drive, an right. . As reflected In the "What They Think" column, the opinions of Salem residents anent football are worth consideration. "Verbal Barrage at Height" says a headline In reference to tho political campaign. Tha written before Jim Roblnastnas! to Salem. Now It has exceed the height limit. The best part about those fiv mlnute talks at the chamber ot commerce luncheon was that tluy stopped while everybody still wanted to hear more. Wonder why it is the girls with the pipe-stem legs who take ij these floppy galoshes? Maybe the public is tired j( Jazz but It certainly does not ap pear to be bored with "The Jazi Singer," Old Oregon's Yesterdays Town Talk From Toe States, man Our Fathers Read October 16. l&OS Receipts of 6,105.C7 for th third quarter at the Salem pout office shows a slight Increase cv or the same period In 1902. "In Old Kentucky" played to a full house. C.-A. Considlne U manager of the traveling groHf 1 that appeared in it. The semi-annual report Jf j County Clerk Roland shows tho resources of Marlon county $123. 127.46 greater than liabilities. Harry Beard has resigned a night watchman at the Indian Training school to become la. strnctor and band leader at the reform school. . llr. and Mrs. Harry P. Minto have returned to Salem after spending fire year In the frozn nortn, wun Dawson City as head quarters. The new hatcheries on Ontario will be visited shortly by Manter Fish Warden H. G. Van Dusen, and the other fish commissioner!. Secretary of 8tate Dunbar aad State Treasurer Moore. Poems that Live TONIGHT" 1 MYSTERIOUS Nightt when 1VX our first parent knew inee rrom report divine, an . heard thy name. Did he not tremble for this lovely ;j-frame. . This glorious canopy el light and ttae? , ;"v;- - , Yet heath, the curtain ef trans lucent daw, , Bathed in the rays of the great setting flame, Hesperus with the host of heaven ' came, And lo! creation widened cu man's Tiew. Who could have thought auih darkness lay concealed Within thy beams. 0 Son! r who could find. While fly, and leaf and insect stood revealed. That to such countless orbs thou snmd'st blind 1 Why do we, then, shun DeatH with anxious strife? IX light can thus deceive, wherc- - tore not Life? . oerp A ymte (ITTf-lHD REVIVALS HELD HERE T. L. Rn nf Vafii.a' mtv Wo.. has been conducting .evangelistic wi mine lrUCall e wfr - the Church at rhrUt rttr& a a 4 iSri ft 4 Shipping streets. ,