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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1928)
V Earl C. Brownlee ; SHELDOtf F. 3ACKETT ti. t. : , fiioiisnera Edlifcooa! 1"ZJ . TAe nZy tcoy tn which one human being can pro- perly attempt to influence another is in encouraging I him to think for himself, instead of endeavoring to V. instill ready.-made opinions into his head. Sir Leslie Stephen. Al Smith Is Right A FTER much backinsr and filling and quick changes, Al !2tL Smith has gotten right on one phase of the tariff ques tion. - V He is for tariff revision a paragraph or an item at a time without taking up the whole law and thereby disturb- ing the business oi tne enure country. : - He is in favor of a revision of the regulations concerning the activities of the tariff commission. He goes too far. m this latter proposition, showing that his ideas are half-baked or second-hand. ,r He says revision a schedule or an item at a time would nVo tariff Question out of nolitics. II would.. It ought tn be done. pt thp rmmtrv would not be willing to trust Al Smith n hrintr" about this rreat reform, because no one could be ..- v.a wnniH Tint have another idea tomorrow. He has lumped about and teetered up and down on the tariff plank T . - : . t t. ; . Y-r till he has entirely discredited nimseu. .. if he had in the first place shown any fixed ideas along, the lines he has finally arrived at, and indicated that he knew what he was talking about, he might have impressed many people - Though there are enough holes in his other policies to make his election or even near election lmposs-me. -J! As the matter stands, he cannot get to first base. Creditable to the South MOST writers and speakers In this campaign attribute the breaking up of the "solid" south to intolerance, to the wringing wetness of Al Smith, and other things never mentioning the main cause. At T!lizabethton. Tenn Herbert Hoover stood in the midst of a section where many cities have doubled their pop- : ulation through the starting of new industries which are able : to exist only because of the protective tartrr. f The truck gardeners of the south are all yelling now for I adequate duties to save their industries against the flood of ' fruits and vegetables from low wage and cheap land coun- : tries. ; There has been lately a 60 per cent increase in manufac f turing output from the south, a 50 per cent increase in port r shipments, a 150 per cent increase in number of owned au i tomobiles in the last seven years - And the south is preparing to show its gratitude and its 1 hope for benefits to come as well as those already realized - A ' r A very creditable thing, as any honest and seasiJ-ie man will admit. The encouragement which Herbert Hoover gave to home ' building, to industrial development, to the child health move- l ment, during his service as secretary of commerce, knew nei f ther sectional nor political lines. ! Make It Unanimous I CTIHE summary of the Literary Digest poll for the current X week makes practically the same showing as last week ! . With the totals merely increased. ' That is, the totals are larger,, but the proportionate leads t are about the same. Smith Is carrying only four of the forty- eight states, his majorities being in Georgia, Louisiana, MIs- tussippi and South Carolina, and in lour of the six "solid" south states being carried for Hoover his margins are small only in Alabama and Arkansas. . He has substantial margins , in' Florida, North Carolina, Texas and Virginia. It seems too good to be true, but this poll indicates 'such a sweeping republican victory as to forever lay the ghost of Tammany in the White House. : As the matter looks at this time, some one in the Al Smith camp may as well be ready to move to make it unani mous for Hoover. Promises " I i:r --. i- .: "" H Salem. Oregon "11 Tl?ALV.A FRIDAY gi JLT VSWlUUii October 19, 1028 I The Diary of a New Yorker BY CLARK KINNAIRD V . . The World Is Saved! AT last, good friends, the world is saved! The grandeurs of the stars, the moon and the sun pale into indistinct auras before the sparkling light of the latest human achieve ''ment. ' t For, we would have you know by means of this repeti tion of the fact, that a fat lady, one Mrs. Lottie Moore Schoemmel, has broken all existing records shattered all . hope of conquest for less hardy, or less portly persona by ftmaining afloat in the swimming tank of a New York hotel for a longer period of time than any other person has ever spent in like diversion. ,, . What mere piffle is politics when we have such as this to beguile our fancies and edify our minds? Surely the world -will be a better place in which to live ; life itself will be sweet er, and the rare shadings of autumn leaves' will be brighter for the marveleus attainment credited to Mrs. Schoemmel. Which is the most polite tone we can muster to say : "Bunk I" "The election of Mr. Hoover may be set down as a prac tical certainty," says the Yakima Republic, "then goes on to complain that Mr. Hoover does not stand for anything which . his. opponent .does not stand for with equal firmness and in telligence," but "the democratic campaign management seems to be powerless to get the fact understood." The-trou ble is that Smith does not stand -on any one thing long enough :at a time to get it over. His wrecking crew has to make over his platform after every speech or newspaper in Exclusive Central Press Dispatch rubbish, to the Statesman -NEW YORK. Oct. 18 Society Is getting spruced up for another wedding which will have royalty present that of Miss Estelle R. Manville, of Pleaaantvllle, N. Y., to Count Folke Bernadotte of Swe den. The ceremonies will take place December 1, at St. John's Episcopal church, Pleasantville . Following which there will be a re ception at Hl-Esmaro, home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward MaaTllle. Tfie royalty? Oh. Prince Ous tavus Adolphus, eldest son of the Swedish crown prince. The pros- The prince, only 22, doeen't er with the bridegroom and bis brother and sisters, will set sail Not. 17, from Gothenburg. The prince, only 22, doesn't plan any doings beyond seeing a few sights in New York. He is scheduled to return .to Sweden, December S. on the maiden voy age or the new Swedish motor liner Kungshplm. Mr. and Mrs. Manrllle and their daughter have just returned from Europe. MUs .Manville selected her trousseau in Paris. And in Sweden the trio were entertained at the royal palace by the King of Swe den himself. Yes, Miss Manvllle is an enyled girl at the present moment. Book dealers are coxnplafnlng that unless fewer books are pub. llshed good books won't get a chance; "It's this way," one of the largest book dealers told me, "by the time we get the sale of several good books under way. some pub lisher advertises a new list of tLe 'best books In the world.' As a matter of fact, the best books, be cause oi lack of advertLslnr or bal lyhoo or something Like that may be buried under tons of advertised Al Smith's supporters have proclaimed that his greatest . appeal lies in his "amazing frankness.' It may be assumed that a fair sample of this was the Impression he snread through the corn belt that he favors the McNary-Haugen bill. But before going west he told reporters that a New York World editorial set forth exactly his views on the bill. That editorial said, "We take it for granted that Governor Smith's declaration comes down to this: That the plan for applying this principle, contained in the McNary-Haugen bill, is not .acceptable to him" and that "he has no plans of his own for x(carrying out that principle. ' i ." j Says Ai Smith, "Surely no organization could have ex isted as long as Tammany hall if there had been anything ; rong with it." Replies Senator Moses, "Well the Aafia, 'the Black Hand and other terrorist societies have been, going even longer than Tammany , v i X Salem will add another beautiful golf course to its list of delightful attractions within the next 'fortnight. So, in . sports as well as in industry and otherwise, the capital city ' keeps splendid pace with other interesting, growing, ambi tious Pacific coast cities. In golf and in a score of other ways Salem is rapidly coming into its proper place of importance. V rams . or FREDC KELLY - ( A - . crossing in ocean remains a hazard. One liner arrived the other day with 36 persons injured in stormy weather during a tumul tuous crossing. Another had 12 casualties. . , . Society folk of New York are keeping a 'weather eye on John Coolldge, working as a railroad clerk at New Haven, Conn., not so lar away. Well. John's latest ac tivity is to join an employes' bowl ing association. Men rise to fame auieklr in New York when they have seme thing new to give. Some rears ago a new writer literally was pressed into service on a new little paper tn New York. He had a Hoover's 'Alphabet By MABEL F, MARTIN style. Today Walter Wlnchell Is so widely quoted In the Big City that there's hardly a conversation among folk who know things that he isn't mentioned. It's considered a distinction to get into his col umn; I was speaking with a man in cldse contact with him. And he says that Wlnchell always la do siring to prick himself with a pin to see whether It all isn't a dream. A barker for a show was in court at White Plains on some minor charge. The Judge said the barker could argue his cae in reg ular barker style, whereupon the defendant climbed on a table and. made his spiel. The charge was dismissed. ySay Expressions of Opinion front Statesman Readers are, Welcomed for Use la this column. AU Letters Most Bear Writer's Name, Though This Seed Not be Printed. Have you done your bit for the kY.'M. C. A. drive? SMITH WET AXD DRY PLAN IS DECRIED Salem, Oct, 16. To the editor of the Statesman: Congratulations on your-edltorial in re drunken drivers, etc.. In this morning's Statesman! Could you not carry your excellent work fur there in another editorial and point out the ridiculousness of Al Smith's plan to have some states WET and some DRY? In these days of continuous tourist auto mobile travel, who is to pay pa trols to watch the borders of the dry states, and search every pass er through from the wet states, and protect the people of the dry states from the drunken drivers from the wet 'States? This plan la the product of a weak mind, and intended to hide the under hand and crafty purpose to make the United States wet and bring back ; the old licentious day and Republican reader. lover of the clean, and of fair play. Tuning In The doctor's little daughter had strayed Into his surgery, and was watching, wide-eyed, as ne resiea the heart and lungs of a patient. Suddenly she spoke: - A . t J 1 "Getting any new siauons,.uau- dy?" JEFFERSON MAN FOR COUNTY AGENT Jefferson, Oct. 18. To the editor of the States man: We came here one year ago from "a county agent county and I am fully persuaded that a good county agent Is invaluable, espe cially to those who are strange to this part of the world. H. W.HUSTED. CLICKS Typewriter Chatter, More or Leas Frivolous, of Men. Women and Even-. whit difference does it make whether they are called "progress ives" or not? They never pro gress. That motorist who picked out a policeman to run over certainly used poor Judgment, in tnis pa per's estimation DLner Stories Wise Man Then there was the little umpire who was terrorized by the large colored gentleman at bat. "StciKe one!" said the umpire, timorous ly. The huge colored gent raised nis bat, but finally compromised with a dare that meant he was giving his prospective victim one more chance. Another ball came whizzing "through the middle." Two!" veiled the umpire. "Two what?" roared the dusky giant, gathering himself for the assault. "Too high," said the umpire. King Solomon himself never made a wiser decision. . wait, and la the rather pained si: ence she turned to a deaf old g.-i-tlernan on her right and asked: "Would you Like a sonata be for dinner? Her guest gave a start u surprise and pleasure. "Thaijr. you." he replied. "I had a couni on the way here, , but I think I could manage another. Bits for Breakfast An Embarrassing Moment Dinner, unfortunately, was a lit tle late, and a guest asked the hostess whether she would bo kind enough to play something. Seating berself at the baby grand, she ex ecuted an admirable excerpt from Wagner. She finished, but there was still a few more minutes to Getting behind the Y ' That is what Salem Is doing. getting behind the program of the Salem Y. M. C. A. m And this is wise as well as gen erous; because the aalem x. M. C. A. is doing as much work as and better work than the same organization Is performing in cities not far away that have three times the money to do It with that the Salem institution has. j It. is doing more work than is being done by any Y In the coun try with an equal annual budget. Results count. The - Salem Y dol lar goeslar goes away above 100 per cent in efficiency. Not a cent should be cut from the budget: not a single activity curtailed or discontinued. CUBAN ACT PROTESTED .HAVANA. Oct. 17. (AP). Recent resolutions of the Cuban treasury department oraer mat after September 1 Cuban consuls abroad acceptonly Invoices writ ten In the Spanish languages. Thid effects all goods sent to Cuba. The measure has already met with opposition from many foreign ex porters who say the ruling will work a hardship on exporters throughout the United States who will not be able to secure interpreters. If it doesn't click with you isn't really a "click". it "Rum Issue Laid At Smith's Door" headlines the Oregonian. Bet AI wishes it had been the rum itself. When you hear one of those old boys with a hand-painted nose telling the world that "prohibi non Qoesn c proniDir you can bank on two things that he nev er gave prohibition a trial - and that he plans to vote for Smith. Mothers and fathers felt safer when- they read that the doors of the "death cell" had closed upon Hickman. Anyhow, that Salem minister who found a puppy in a basket on his front porch has a chance to find out whether it really Js eas ier to raise a baby than a little dog. A gunman who held up a Port land grocery store took a lot of cookies. Talk about the modern gangsters being "cake eaters That proves it. Bend has adopted the city man ager plan. It it works perbaps Salem will try it later. IHIesiG TTs)tmr? IHtioe with a rpHIS so-called Machine Age seems to be also the Em of Needless JLC Complications. Nearly everybody appears to be trying to avoid .asnyfotri of simplicity. , Yoo buy two aatomobflea, then employ rhaaffewr . and build another room to the house to put the chanffeur in, after which yon j discover that the bouse Is so big'yoa must have another servant tc ...vlteop the place in order. , As Don Marsala saya, we clip elf dogv tfjdr aed then bay m blanket for Mm, . JUSTICE IN a great Job like the Presi dency of the United States. impartiality Is essential. This Is one of the rarest qualities, even In good men who often, when sud denly elevated to a position of public trust, find it almost impos sible to conquer their lesser loyal, ties. "Before America entered the World War, Hoover passed re peatedly from the German front to the Allied front, from German headquarters to Allied headquar ters. He knew that onrjthia neu trality gave htm the privilegof remainlna- on the lob to frnd th Belgians, He never betrayed by a syllable the valuable military se- 1 crets he knew about both sides. In struggles betwen factions In our own country, Hoover is singularly just and tree from prejudice. EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAT LOUISYILLE. Ky. (AP) -Pampered canine aristocrats were out of the picture at a "mutt" show here which attracted 194 en tries. "Scrap's," owned by DeVere. Morse, 15, won the "most sorrow ful mutt" ribbon. f$P '"Mm f . A CIRCULATOR (HEATER) ! 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