EAKL C. Brownleb
Sheldon p. Sackett
" Publishers
Salem, Oregon
Wednesday
Kovember 21, 1928
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British
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IR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN, British foreign secretary,
used his recent health-seekine tour in America to give
utterance once acrain to Britain's friendship for the United
States. Just before he sailed
that his country had no rivalry with the United States and
no desire to enter upon a naval competition with them.
It is a commonnlace to sav that there is no country in
the world with whom we have
Great Britain and so little rational reason to suppose we could
ever have conflicting interests serious enough to bring us
into war. Yet it is also common knowledge that with no
other nation have we ever been so often on the verge of war.
Britain so sharply challenged our right to annex Texas
that there was danger of war. She rightly contested with us
for the ownership of the Oregon country and there were tense
times which raised ominous war clouds. Rival logging inter
ests all brought war over the unsettled boundary between
Maine and Canada. Our too active Irish sympathies and aid
to the Canadian rebels in 1837 likewise placed us in the posi
tion of courting war. The Civil war relations edged war un
til after the struggle turned definitely toward emancipation
of the slaves and northern victory was assured. And so
through the years.
The American public and press have always been amaz
inorlv nil lVV r tV offense at Encrland and to demand a
pnnrsp of action which if followed must lead to war. The
British public have always
ings. This strange attitude
remind ourselves that we are
and stubborness in common
fights. But fortunately the
kind, not going so far but that some level headed memoer
mn hrino- the hot headed ones back to at least surly reason.
Contrary to popular belief the ones who have so brought the
two peoples to their better senses have been the diplomats
and governmental officials who have thrown their influence
for peace while the people nave demanded ineir own way
even at the price of war. A wiser teaching of history in our
schools, and less indulgence of story books about Redcoated
villains will make the younger generations more sanely re
sponsive to the leadership whkh points to the ways of f riend
ship with our British cousins.
Woman Without a Country
WHEN Edward Everett Hale wrote "The Man Without a
Country" the idea of woman suffrage was young. The
world now has on its hands a woman without a country
In the case of Mme. Rosika Schwimmer, cultured Hun
garian Jewess, active internationally, one of those who un
successfully tried to help Henry Ford get the boys out of the
trenches by Christmas.
She has several times applied for American citizenship,
and each time she has been refused because her ideas of
duty to the government do not coincide with what Uncle Sam
expects from his adopted children. She says she has no sense
of nationalism, only a cosmic consciousness of belonging to
the human family. She is to be credited with the courage of
her convictions. Many would bury their cosmic conscious
ness long enough to obtain citizenship, but her courage will
not obscure the fact that in the opinion of most thinking
men and women her sense of obligation is all wrong.
If becoming a citizen is worth while it is because there
is an oblicration from the citizens to the government which
diatinoTiishes this countrv from every other one. Not be
cause this country is better, but because there is value in the
national feeling which the citizen of any country holds to
ward his government.. Mme. Schwimmer would better re
main a citizen of the world if she feels that way about na
tionalism, but a little reflection should convince her that
her usefulness to the human family in which she claims mem
bership is in direct proportion to her service on behalf of
. . . . A 1 1 1 J 2
city, state ana nation oi wnicn sne is a aenizen.
Loyalty to one's own government does not imply dis
loyalty to the human family
fact. Only by being worth while, to a community can one De
come worth while to the world. Most Americans will agree
that the lady may well await without the portals until she
gets a change of heart as to what her duties will be if she
is admited.
Making Haste Slowly
IF the boys and girls attending the public school of the
Salem district had to learn an alphabet of even 1000
characters instead of their own 26, they would have some
thing about which to complain
But in China they think they are lucky because a" new
system of writing has been put into effect known as the
1000 character system" to take the place of the old system
involving the learning of 40,000 symbols.
When one has learned these 1000 characters he can read
newspapers and is given the degree of "literate" citizen.
They are trying to teach the new alphabet to 100,000,000 at
first, which they think will make a fair start toward over
coming illiteracy as a whole.
This is making haste slowlyv China is very old and very
conservative. In Turkey, they have adopted our alphabet of
26 letters
And China will get around to this in due course. The
moving picture and the airplane and the typewriter and tele
phone and telegraph and the newspaper and all the rest, will
hurry along this process ; the 100,000,000 "literate citizens"
will help a lot.
English will some day be the universal language, and
all alphabets will be like ours.
International trade is hastening this movement.
A Catholic Carrie Nation
rpHE Abbe Bethleem, a French Ccholic priest, has adopted
JL the militant methods of Mrs. Carrie Nation in dealing
with the foul literature exposed for sale in the kiosks or news
stands of Paris
For these publications he
pieces before the astonished
.Naturally this summary,
court where, after the imposition of a nominal fine, he has
declared his intention to proceed en the same line until the
authorities do their duty in suppressing this sort of printed
matter.
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inis gooa pnesi nas unaeriaicen a large size task in
cleaning up Paris, but there are many law abiding people in
tne united states as well as m
Ing counties who will "glory
well in his holy crusade.
He can point for his example to the harsh methods of
his Master in driving the money
temple at Jerusalem.
Smaller
C1MALLER but better currency is under preparation for re-
O lease in next July, the United States treasury depart
ment navmg Deen at work tor
ttiix.1i j iu legate iuiuiuiia ui
culation.
There will be eleven denominations of the new money
$ku win ix six ana iive-sixieenins Dy two ana eleven-sixteenth
inches in size, in contrast to the. present size of seven
and one-half inches by three and one-fourth inches.
Convenience to the public and tremendous savings in the
cost of producing paper money are reasons for the new size.
Each of the eleven denominations will bear a portrait of a
U. S. president, the dollar bill showing Washington, the two
dollar bill Jefferson and the five-dollar bill Lincoln.
Professor Lipman of the University of California is re
viving microbes which have lain dormant 100 million years.
Some one suggests that to a layman that would seem foolish.
, as there is a plentiful supply of
,uu yuiyuaca j vmi. iiejsiiuuiu
Cousins
from Canada he ascertained
so much in common as with
heartily reciprocated such feel
can best De unaerstooa wnen we
cousins wun so mucn oi priue
that it is easy to have family
quarrels are like most family
at large; quite the contrary in
has simply seized and torn to
dealers.
method has brought him into
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France and all the other lead
in his spunk," and wish him
changers out of the ancient
Currency
two years on the new bill size
iiulcs ui larger size now in Cir
modern microbes for all prac-:
let a sleeping micro oe oe.
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Who's Who and Timely Views
EARLY MARRIAGES AXD FREE
IXVE SCORED
By EUGENE BBIEUX
French Dramatist
Eugene Brims was born in Paris.
France, in 1458. lie beesn his carper
as a journalist, hat at the age of 21 col
laborated with (.-as ton Salandri in the
production of a one-art play, lie did
not begin writing seriously for the stage
until 11 years later when he made his
first aacress in "Menage d Artistes.'
After this he became one of the nod
prolific of Krench playwrights. He was
electee to the Krench Academy ia 1909.
His plays deal with incial problems of
the day. almost without exception.
M
ARRIAGE is not for the very
young.
before the war the gener
al reply to the question Is It
wise to marry young? would
haa bei a Tery decided nega
' tive.
No. because
it Is folly to
take on the
burden of a
family and
household be
fore establish
ing a good sit
uation. Today,
loo many
youths are mar
rying young.
Many of them
hare not 'yet
found thpfr to.
KEUGEKEBRrEUX. cat,on are gtm
floundering from Job to job.
The war taught them risks and
uncertainty and the moment they
fall In love, they go off to the
registry ofice. Life is short, they
say, so let's go and hare the big
gest time possible.
They run to the altar with the
idea that marriage Is only a lit-
Old Oregon's
Yesterdays
Tew Talks from The State,
aaa Oar Fathers Read
Nor. 21, 1003
Elmer Bashor, Ralph Din
ger and Atonzo Perkins were stars
for the school boys and Harry
Wilison and Penryn Kantner for
the working boys in a basketball
game between the two groans at
the Y. M. C. A. The school boys
iron 10 to 8.
The Marlon county commis
sioners court Is in session and -has
under advisement the changing of
boundary lines In several voting
precincts.
Jacob Vogt. shoemaker, is now
located on State street, opposite
Roth and Graber's store.
A demonstration of the uses of
gas stoves and ranges is being
given in the Klinger building on
State street.
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tie passage way from which one
may easily pass by way of the di
vorce door.
No, young marriages are ex
tremely dangerous, but neverthe
less they are preferable to June
bug unions.
And June bng unions mean
"free love" in plain terms. It Is
the worst of all. In which the wo
men are the worst sufferers. Cut
of from all relationships, they
are hed together by a thin little
band of love which breaks in a
short time.
Home life becomes a succession
ot bickerings, and petty quarrels.
A child would be- a catastrophe
for many reasons. There is ab
solutely no future for either par
ty. Now and again one of these
unions turns oat to be a happy
one, but that is one in a thousand.
Don't gamble with marriage
before the age of 30. And keep
away from "free love" at all ages.
Dinner Stories
A man had Invited a business
acquaintance to play a round of
golf with him. The guest, who
was a very pompous individual,
was also a poor player, and hack
ed up the turf with each stroke.
After he had carried away an
unusually generous portion with
his Iron, he turned to his host
and said:
i m Jtnow, x aon t care par-
ucmany ror tne game, but I like
ine glorious open country here
abouts.
uite," replied the other, as
be surveyed the scarred ground.
out ao you mtnd closing up the
ODea country as we go along?"
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One-Minute
Pulpit
And be said unto them. r.o m
Into all the world, and preach the
gospel to every; creature
He that belle veth and 'ta han-
tised shall be saved; but he that
believeth not shall be damned.
St. Mark. xvl. 15-16.
For the first time in their his
tory wandering gypsy tribes which
have lived for centuries by pillage
and mendicancy have their own
country and their own parliament.
Cs-Horod in the Carpathian high
lands Is the capital of the new
gypsy state.
The Way
of the
World
By OHOVB PATTBRftOlir
TURN" TO THE BEES
To find a real civilization
George' Bernard Shaw says we
most turn to the bees and the
ants. They live In a civilised
country. Even In the ant and bee
country it is doubtful. Shaw
thinks, whether every insect real
ly knows what It's all about.
Probably most of them are just
working under orders like human
beings. ,
Human beings work under all
sorts of orders. Most of the in
structions come from our in
stincts. Few; have a clear picture
of the universe and its workings.
Few have even an Intelligent the
ory of the world and life and the
plan of existence.
A NEW GLASS WORLD
Few things more Interesting ip
me industrial realm tnan toe
change in glass. In a few years
we have seen cut glass go almost
out of use and all sorts of Inter
esting varieties come into use.
Now E. C. Baly, professor of
chemistry in Liverpool, England.
announces an unbreakable glass.
It Is not merely non-shatterable.
It is non-breakable. It can be
molded to any form and turned
like a piece of wood.
It Is still much too early to
lock, np the patent office.
UXSEEX STEPS
A young man In a neighboring
city a few days ago was a'jrnard
in the criminal courts building.
Today he Is a lawyer and an as
sistant state's attorney. Looks
like quick overnight work. Looks
like pull. But we don't see
tne steps by which men rise. They
are often hidden steps, i They are
tollfully climbed through the
years. This young man bad been
studying law by nights and work
ing at a common job by day. He
sensed the capacity of his own
mind. He put it to work. He
used what he had. He made him
self productive mostlV h not
bsing laty.
DE-BUXKIXG
A modern movement which
ought to have our close attention
is tne de-banking movement.
There is so much of interesting.
snappy, startling attractive state
Bite for Breakfast
By R. J.
Once more-
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Get the bean contracts for the
canneries that want them; and all
they want.
This will mean at least 25 more
families on the Santiam irrigated
land tracts. It is to the interest of
every one in the Salem district to
help In getting more irrigated
land nsed. This is the biggest
thing there Is for the Willamette
valley
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Because Irrigation will be the
mother of diversified agriculture,
leading to beet sugar factories and
all the rest. Leading towards the
time when this will be the richest
valley for its size in the world.
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Speaking of color schemes, the
new senate will be composed of
46 black, one red and eight
pink
one
republicans. There will be
farmer-labor member and 3 9 dem
ocrats of a more or less neutral
tint to harmonize the color scheme
In the case of Mr. Hoover, how
ever, he is rortunaieiy coior
blind. He has a happy faculty for
and a habit of getting along with
people, even politicians, by letting
Uhem all think they are running
the whole snow
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But urging them to run it the
right way. which Is his way.
That's what he did in feeding
starving Europe. That's what he
did in the department of com
merce, and in handling Mississippi
flood relief. That is the Hoover
way.
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Mr. Hoover is like the general
manager of a railroad system that
painted all its cars and most of its
buildings red. He was giving di
rections to the man who had
charge of the painting. He said:
"Paint them any color you like
just so it is red."
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Up at Corvallis. where they
think of such things more than
thev do in other towns, the Gaz
ette-Times says: "Anoiner gouu
ment that passes for truth. We
hear things, say things, believe
thines that simply aren't so. One
reason we believe them is that we
like to think they are, true. An
other reason we believe some
things is that we fear they are
true, and haven't interest enougli
to look up the facts.
All kinds of false ideas, for ex
ample, are spread about the ef
fect of eating meat or not eating
meat; eating white bread or not
eating white bread; all sorts of
theories about tobacco and exer
cise. There are strange and in
teresting theories to cover all our
waking activity. Let's be broad
minded enough to listen to every
thing. Let's be discriminating
enough not to believe everything.
Let's de-bunk ourselves.
MENU HJXT
BREAKFAST
Orange Juice
(Set In Ice box evening before)
Rolled Oats (cooked over night)
French Toast Jam or Syrup
Coffee
LUNCH
Toasted Cheese Sandwiches with
Stewed Tomatoes
Lettuce and Cucumber Salad with
Pepper Dressing
Rice with Caramel Sauce (rice
cpoked In double boiler during
morning)
Wafers Tea
DINNER
Escalloped Potatoes with
Canadian Bacon
Tossed Carrots
Cottage Cheese with Chives
Cole Slaw
Whole Wheat Bread Butter
Apple Crumble with Cream
Coffee
This day's menu was planned
for a family of three adults with
tne housekeeper a business wo
man who must make every mo
ment and movement count.
Today's Recipes
Lettuce and Cucumber Salad
with Pepper Dressing Cut np a
small head of lettuce and mix
with a sliced cucumber and on
ion, if desired. Chop a sweet
pepper very fine and put into a
screw-top Jar. To the chopped
pepper add three tablespoons
olive oil, two tablespoons vinegar,
half teaspoon salt, half teasnoon
sugar, quarter teaspoon paprika.
Put the top on and shake vigor
ously. Pour this over the lettuce
and cucumber mixture and serve
at once. Cabbage may be used in
place of cucumber.
Apple Crumble peel and
quarter six tart apples and place
in a buttered casserole. Mix
thoroughly three-quarters cup
sugar, quarter cup flour, four
tablespoons butter, one teaspoon
cinnamon. Sprinkle this mix
ture over the apples. Add half
cup water and bake till apples
are tender. Serve with cream and
sugar.
Household Hints
BY MBS. MAKV MQ8TOH
Hendricks
co-educational
institntion Is a
small son."
In Aurora, Turkey, the sexes
can argue on equal terms. There
are two men to one woman.
Chicago Is to stop all forms of
gambling except, of course, that
of walking down the street.
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We see by the papers that a
barber who slapped his wife is
survived by her and two children.
Modernised version of "they liv
ed happily ever after:" Tbey lik
ed the same radio programs.
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It takes about three generations
of prosperity to make one think it
self God's Chosen Family.
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It isn't location that makes a
i hick, but the conviction that his
j location is the center of civiliza
tion.
James M. Cox says that Senator
Borah is a political adventurer.!
He is probably right but the Idaho
senator makes a success of be
ine an adventurer by keeping him-
j seTf on the government
pay roll
and in the spotlight, which is
more than his accuser can do.
People have to be reminded that
Mr. Cox was the gentleman who
ran for president orr4he democrat
ic ticket eight years ago, quite un
successfully. "Women of Salem with whom
I have come in contact have been
uniformly pleased with the New
Statesman's coolting school." said
Mrs. W. C. Parsons, home econo
mist of the P. E. P. company Mon
day in commenting on the re
sults she has observed from the
school.
"Almost every woman I have
talked to said she has received
much practical help from Miss
Williams' work." said Mrs. Par
sons, who added that any of the
products used in the school have
become outstanding favorites
groceries.
One grocery reported to Mse
Pasons that several of the lines
featured at the school had been
entirely sold out on several occa
sions since October.
Mrs. Parsons expressed the
opinion thai the cooking school
was the best she had ever parti
cipated In and gave credit both
to the Woman's club for its help
in promoting the affair and to
the New Oregon Statesman for
its share In the activities.
Gets Honorable Mention Word
has been received at the office of
George W. Hug, city school super-
mienaent, that Miss Ella Deyoe,
last year a teacher at th r.mnt
school but this year In the Engle-
ooa scnooi, wrote the best lesson
in the state 1927-28 National
Safety cmpign. Florence Helen
DuRette of Gervals won third
place In the students' division of
the contest.
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The Grab
Bag
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Novoembcr 21, 1928
Who am I? What did
al Foch
call me? Where
home?
Who is national superiri!
ot the Anti-Saloon Leami.
What is the nickname i :
Carolina?
What are Mexicans son
called along the border?
"For he lhat is not ag;i
is on our part." Where
passage found in the RU1.
JIMMY JAMS
&orc h" Got A t"i Mtr V,
WORTH OF CAMDY BUT I
WISH IT WAS OSWALD
INSTEAD 'CAUSE I'M
THAIS OSWALD
TcxLiy in the Past
On this day. in 1C20. t lie
zrims adopted the famous May
flower Compart
THJsy"s Honscpe
Persons born on this day
independent thinkers. They
prompt and reliable and no
arn
ari
OIK
ran worm secrets from them.
A Dally Thought
"The prosperous cannot easily
form a right Idea of misery"
Quintilian.
Answers to Fircgofna Question,
1. Sergt. Alvin York; "great
est hero of the world war;" Ten-
uesaec.
2. F. Scott McBrlde.
3. Palmetto
4. "Greasers. M
3. St. Mark fx. 49.
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