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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1928)
F55 .. . s ... .. .. ...... S!::1 a Earl C. Beownleb SHELDON F. SACKETT , Publishers Salem. Oregon Tuesday November 27, 1928 EcMft r ial WmMmm Fea t u res - i k A Fight AS a means of improving the price of sugar, and aiding in in the growth of the sugar industry in this country and especially the beet sugar industry, the Mountain States Beet Growers' Marketing association tariff, leading officers making speeches and engaging the help of the press, especially in Colorado - 'i And this matter holds interest for the Salem district. ( I The success of the movement ,sugar factories in the Willamette valley. It looks simple. The need of a higher tariff is obvious, as the condition precedent to a great expansion of the area in sugar beets, which would contribute more than any other one thing to farm relief. Mr. Hoover mentioned this in his cam paign addresses, as a means of diversifying crops to reduce our exportable surpluses But it is not as simple as The present tariff on raw dred pounds. That is fair, though it should be slightly high er. But practically all our $1.76 a hundred pounds. It comes from Cuba, and that coun try gets a preferential advantage of 20 percent, under a law passed to help Cuban industries after the Spanish-American war. Curia o-pfs nrnrtirallv no goes to the Wall Street owners of refinery stocks represent lne the ownership of plants along the Atlantic seaboard. The companies owning the refineries own also the Cuban cane plantations and the mills grinding out the raw sugars in mai country. And they have bought up vast tracks of uncleared lands in Cuba for the expansion of the cane fields. The Cuban laborers, under a peon system bordering on slavery, work at pay that would in this country pauperize our work ing men. So there is plainly a fight ahead. There is no good ex .jCcuse for this preferential duty. It helps no one but the Wall " Street sugar barons, to an extent worth mentioning But their lobbv will resist any attempt to raise the sugar tariff rates, or to deprive them of their preferential - advantage. Only a year or two back they petitioned ior a lowering of the sugar duty, under the elastic provisions of the present tariff law, and raised a great cry when President Coolidge refused their petition, after they had secured what amounted in their showing to a favorable report by the tariff commission, which had been "loaded" with "non-partisans" under the Wilson administration. Lindbergh's Error T TNDRRRfJH. with all of I J snitp of the trreat credit en him, has overlooked one important point. He has failed - to realize that his air exploits and his subsequent lionizing have made him a very definite piece of public property. Such is the priee Lindbergh and all others of his ilk must nav for their fame. Not in many years, if ever before, .has anv individual so absorbed as, Lindbergh might have remained the nonenity he wa3 be fore his famous flight, he is now something else and before he can come into the full flavor of his position he must be made to understand that he owes something to the people who have accepted him as an institution. The daring youth himself may be directly and pertinent ly charged with the world-wide scare that flashed over news wires early Sunday morning, announcing his disappearance. It was not intended as such, unquestionably, but it proved to be a scurvy trick played on millions who watch the move ments of their Lindy as they would those of a close kin. Lindbergh owes it to the public which has accepted him " to keep it informed of his movements. His popularity and the appreciation of his public will soon wan if he fails many times. Where and when he goes and very much of what he does is of public concern. The thoughts of millions went out to Lindbergh Sunday morning in what seemed to be a moment of tragic disaster when the news of his "loss" was flashed from end to end of ' the earth. Indignation was entirely justified when it was, discovered that the young flier had merely changed his plan! and had not thought enough of his universal friendships to permit the world to be informed. j To Cure Hard Times ! THE proposal of Governor Brewster of Maine to the na tional conference of governors tor a three billion dollar public construction measure reserve to mitigate unemploy ment is made in the name of Mr. Hoover The essence of the program being that every state, and every other governmental unit, shall cooperate by setting aside for hard times certain projects which can be done as veU at one time, as another, and providing, subject to call, '"'the necessary bond issues or tax levies to finance the emer ' gency construction , - Each unit keeping a two year store of work ahead. The idea is to survey and cover the whole country with such a program r For its success would depend on widespread cooperation such as will tax even the organizing genius'of a Hoover. A single project would bring an influx of unemployed from 1 other localities and thus defeat or minimize the benefits ; and vigilance would be required to keep politicians from de- clanng emergencies if the plan - Whether we like it or " writer, "we are in a world of changing markets and produc tion methods," so this proposal cannot be offered as a pan ?But in the mean timewe dox of altogether too much suffering alongside of the great i est prosperity the world has job reserve plan may not be perfect it is far better than the "dole" plans of Great Britain ; lit is a step towards eliminating soul-destroying charity by providing a "job for every one with a will to work," as : promised by Mr. Hoover in his campaign addresses. Fascism has been celebrating its birthday it is six t years old. It served the purpose of a stop-gap against the itdeluge. Nothing much different could have availed. But i the more birthdays it celebrates the longer will be put off , the system that must finally take its place, embracing some form of go rernment of, by and for the people. The stability of such a government for Italy will depend upon the prepara- HiOBtbf th .Ufciian people for carrying on such a government. ' This is filbert week; worthy of full observance in these' parts. The filbert supply of the United States will some-day be supplied in almost total tonnage from the district of which Salem will be the central and chief marketing point. The sooner the better for stabilized TTARM lud that nod to sell lor jmmped few yean ago to Kellyg nfn junp wis co fouu ana now a near uuk van n wui eu aroond 91,000 an acre f or sabarbaa aUotmeat pnrposes. . ; Barrlas; an occasional mall parcel few sales hare ocenrred be- tweea faoo and sooo aa acre.; Tnla seems strange nntu we paase . to- think bow people's salads' work. We think la roand numbers aad - a farm owner likes to set a price at about doable what he thinks his place is worth. When bis neighbor sold for 9200, thea be decides to doable his owa price aad wait for a while. Wane he's about It, fee lamps his price to the nearest roand number and his price be comes 9SOO. Having now stepped of the day when his remaialng land 'He makes the Jump in price ing n prisoner Is ukdr to send him ' year or ten but not. for six r eight. We are eoastaaUj subject tc 4ve Influence of. our number habits. -- Ahead is pressing for a higher sugar would hurry the building of it looks. sugars is about $2.20 a hun raw sugar comes in at around benefit from this reduction. It his admirable Qualities, and in that has been unstintingly giv public consciousness. Where were not made water tight. not, comments a newspaper have in this country the para ever seen, and while the Hoover agricultural conditions. BY FRED OL . KELLY irainnis f lOO mm man la certaim locality $200 aa acre almost orermlgfat. The late big money, he begins to dream will be worth f 1,000 an acre. all at once. Just its a Judge, sentenc to the penitentiary for either five Humpty"Dumtt'ty I" UiUU I.IU.IL Ul. 1 mmmm, SJ. SsSi WALL Who Who and Timely Views Alarm Expressed Over Anglo-American Relations Br DAVID LLOYD GEORGE Former Prime Minister of Great Britais David l.ioyd lieorge was born at Manchester. England. Jan. 17. 1863. He via educated at I.lanyatymdwy Chnrch trhool, and privately, and haa received honorary decreet from several English universities. He was solicitor in Eng land in HSl. From 1905 to 1908 he was president of the board of trade; and during the following seven years wit chancellor of the exchequer. He was hen made minister of munitions for a year and secretary of state lor war. Lloyd George was chosen premier aad irst lord of the treasury in 1910 anl kerred until 19.22. Since that time he baa been a political observer and writ er. Hit home is in Surrey. England. rr, I AM ' frankly alarmed about Great Britain's relations with America. Our rela tions with European countries are better today than ever, and I wish I could say the game about the United States. But as our relations get better our ar gmaments get bigger. As our friendship Im proves, so do our weapons, The mailed fist may be useful. but It Is no good for a UOYOGBOHtt The guns that went Into action in 1919 were mere toys compared to those of Europe at the present moment. It is no use outlawing war when we are building cruisers, heavy guns, bombing machines, and turning out the most poison ous gases. All Europe is engaged in it, and even President Coolidge is joining in. The naval accord has well been called a compromise. It com promises our honor and the peace of the world. I hope it has gone forever. Dinner Stories BURN'S WIT Robert Burns was .once the guest of a wealthy family, well known in the neighborhood for, their frugal fare. The poet was asked to say "grace before meat." This he did in the following words: O Lord, who blest the loaves and fishes. Look down upon the two bit dishes; And though the taties be but una', Lord, make 'em plenty for us a; But if our stomachs they do fill. Twill be another miracle! 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The nations are sharpening their knives on the very stone of the temple of peace. Bee Inspection Law Discussion To Be Resumed Bee inspection legislation, a question discussed at length at the convention of the Oregra, State Bee Keepers association here last week, was referred' at the closing session Saturday, to a special meeting of bee keepers from Oregon, Washington and Idaho at Portland December 13. called by the national railway as sociation to consider marketing and other subjects in connection with the honey Industry. The state convention closed Tuesday afternoon with a trip through the state Institutions. The forenoon was devoted to de partmental discussion. Tie One-Minute Pulpit There Is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up.- Thou hast no healing; medi cines. All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for 1 have wounded thee with . the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement ot a cruel one, for the multitude, of thine Iniquity: because thy sins were increased. Jeremiah, xxx, 13, 14. Senator Copeland advocates old age Insurance but It's our opin ion that if we bad it nobody would admit being old enough to J cash in on It. 'MISSIONARY GROUP HAS REGULAR MEET GERVAIS, Ore., Nov. 26. (Special) The Woman's Home Missionary society held its regu lar meeting Wesdnesday at the home ot Mrs. B. Jelderk. Twen ty members responded to roll call. A number ' of visitors were also present. The topic for the day was Si- am, and the discussion was ably led by Mrs. J. S. Harper. The hostess served refreshments at the close of the. meeting. Wallace Booster of Chicago re turned to that city this week af ter spending a week with his mother here. He was called home to attend the funeral of his father, H. H. Booster. Miss Ida Wade, who has been ill for some time, was taken to a Salem hospital Tuesday night for treatment. Mrs. Hair of Portland is visit-j ing for a few days with Mrs. Booster. Bulgar Assembly Debates Warfare VIENNA, Nov. 26. (AP) Special dispatches from Sofia to the Tageblatt tonight said: "The serious internal political situa tion in Bulgaria was the subject of an excited debate in the So. branje (national assembly) on the occasion of a throne speech. Many deputies criticized the government severely because It had failed to dissolve the illegal revolutionary organizations." Castle U. B. To Elect Soon A Thanksgiving prayer service will be held Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock at the Castle United Brethren church, corner 17th and Nebraska streets, announces the pastor, W. Blddle. Election of officers will occupy the meeting of the official board Wednesday night at 8:30 o'clock. The Ladles' Aid will also hold its regular gathering Wednesday aft. ernoon. Just 283 Americans had annual incomes or f l,000,009 or more in 19Z7. well, we never aid like to be with the minority. Bits for Breakfast By R. J. Thta Is lilbert week S S Devoted to the hazelnut with a college education V "U And It appeals especially to the Salem district, because this is the center of the only section of the United States in which filbert growing can be made a commer cial success in western Oregon and Washington and a small sec tion of northern California with the available acreage predominat ing in the Willamette valley. S S "Big business" goes into pecan growing in several sections of the United States. There is a field for big business in filberts. English walnuts, chestnuts and black wal nuts (and perhaps other nuts) In the Willamette valley. W "W An effort to enlist large capital here in the nut industry would be worth while. Under the proper auspices, it wolud succeed. CHAMBER HEARS OF 10 TAX PROPOSES If Oregon counties, by a tax levy of one-quarter mill, will pro vide for a program , of state ad vertising, results of great value to the entire state will be the sure result. Such is the Relief of OUo W. Miekle, former presi dent of the Portland chamber of commerce and president of the Blake, Moffit & Towne Paper company. Miekle discussed com munity and state advertising at the Salem chamber meeting Mon day. Mr. Miekle's proposal calls for the enactment of an enabling bill by the next legislature which would permit such counties as wishedj- to raise money for ad vertising. The speaker cited California and Florida as two states which had achieved phenominal results from advertising. In recent years Los Angeles county's tourist trade has extended from $300,000,000 to $1,500,000 annually said Miekle who explained that the ad vertising cost was approximately one per cent of this volume. America's annual vacation bill is $3,000,000,000 of which near ly one-fourth now goes to Europe. A large amount of this money can be attracted to the north west, said Miekle. through agres sive, intelligent publicity. Contrary to ordinary belief, tourist expenditure is not con fined to hotels and restaurants. The former receive 21 per cent of the tourist's dollar, the latter 15 per cent. Of the remaining part of each dollar expended retail stores claim an average expendi ture of 23 per cent, manufac turers and wholesalers 16 per cent, theatres 9 per cent and all other business 15 per cent. These figures rere cited by Mr. Miekle as the experience of the Los An geles All-Year club. Governor Patterson, State Treasurer Kay and Secretary of State Hoss were special guests at the meeting. METHODIST JEN'S LUNCHEON IS GIVEN j DALLAS, Ore., Nov. 26. l special ) i ne xnetnoaist Men s Brotherhood met for Its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday night. There were 35 members present. After a short business session. the subject of good citizenship was taken up and a . number of good talks were made. County Judge G. L. Hawkins gave a 15 minute talk and was followed by Mr. Doughton and Mr. McPherson of the high school teaching staff. Dr. Bollman and Dr. Smith al so gave snort talks. A. V. Ol iver recited and Eugene Stoller gave two musical numbers after which luncheon was served. The Dalles Whips Bend; Score 13-00 THE DALLES. Ore., Not. 26. (AP) The Dalles defeated Bend High school football team 13 to 0 here Saturday, with Tommy Ward, local quarterback, playing an out standing game. Ward broke away and raced 75 yards through the entire Bend team for a touchdown a few minutes after the gamo started. In the second period he made a beautiful 45-yard run around end and made a touch aown arter evading half of the Bend team. Hendricks It Is easy to believe in Provi dence when you note how people drive and how few wrecks there are, after all. - "One horse town" means noth ing now. One filling station town might do, if you could imagine any town with only one. S S The members of the Oregon legislature who will attempt to balance the state budget will sym pathize with President Hoover when he tackles the job of provid ing a job for every one "with a will to work." S S Fellow Britishers don't like it because Lloyd Gorge writes for newspapers and they believe that a man so high up in the country's affairs should not burst into print on all kinds of matters, occasion ally showing what they call "a la mentable ignorance." Of course, anybody who writes for a news paper shows that. Nobody can be well-informed on everything even a Lloyd George. Ask Henry Ford to discuss the flapper and he would probably be In deep water very near to shore. And ask "Pus syfoot" Johnson what Is a "Tom and Jerry," and he'd go to the foot of the class in one jump. Exchange. Right, as to all the above but the "Pussyfoot" knows what a "Tom and Jerry" Is; and "Pussyfoot" especially, for he got had title from chasing the men who were selling "Tom and Jer ry" concotions illegally, to the In dians. The Way of the World By GROVE PATTERSON GRATITUDE The wise old Dr. Samuel John son once said: "uratuuae is a fruit of great, cultivation. You do not find it among gross peo ple." Observations will convince you that this is true, at least in some degree. Cheap or coarse people are usually lacking in a sense or graiuuae. mey ai likely to be the sorts who carry chips on their shoulders, brag that the world owes them a liv ing, boast of accomplishments for which they are not responsible. Lacking a sense of appreciation of most good things, they natural ly lack a sense of appreciation of what others have done for them. MOTIVES How often are we in earnest. how often are we perfectly sin cere when we think we have adopted a course of action be cause we want to ao someining nice for somebody? How often do we adopt a course of action which we tell ourselves Is the best, when we are really adopting it because it Is the easiest way out or because by so doing we will get the satisfaction of re venge or the momentary satisfac tion of any other selfish achieve ment? To be really devoid of selfish interest and to make a serene and patient eirort to ao what we really think is best for another person this is high achievement. NOT TOO LATE At four o'clock in the after noon of a certain June day the battle of Marengo was apparent ly lost to the French. Napoleon knew enough about the science of war to believe that he was up against defeat. It is reported that General Desaix said: "The battle Is lost but there Is time to gain another." in tnat sentence, perhaps, wei read the answer to the record of a military conqueror. Napoleon Bonapart can hardly be held up as an example to emu late. He left the world little better than he found It no bet ter from a military standpoint. But he did possess the secret of transforming energy Into quick results. The life of Napoleon should be an Inspiration for the lazy if anything can Inspire the laxy. LIES The trouble with a little lie ts that It Is usually weak In the foundation or somewhere in the structure and it requires some large, strong lies to make ft stand up when the wear and tear come SECOND WIXD The runner finds. If his body Is la good condition, that after much exertion he comes Into what Is called a second wind. Mind workers might discover a second wind also if they didn't quit at the first attack of trivial weariness. The Grab Bag sa November 27, 1928 Who am I? In what sport il.i I excell? With what other wo man star did I make an exhibi tion tour of the U. S.T What was Mrs. Herbert Hoov er's maiden name? What Is the diplomatic below that of ambassador? rank What animal is the mascot of West Point military academy? "I am the resurrection, and t)j life: He that believeth in m.- though he were dead, yet shall live." Where Is this passat;. found in the Bible? JIMMY5 JAMS WE HAT) A Wt)NOERFUL TIME AT rARV'B PaQTV rvy toioriAct-t Ttxlay In the -Piist On this date, in 1915. Greece was mobilizing ror war against Germany. Today's Horoscope Persons whose birthday is to day re capable of great devotion to their friends. They are very careful to praise the good work of others although they generally have indeed earned it. A Dally Thought "Youth is wholly experiment " Stevenson. al Answers to Foregoing Question 1. Mary K. Brown; Tennis; Suzanne Lenglen. 2. Lou Henry. 3. Minister. 4. Mule. 5. St. John xl. 25. Old Oregon's Yesterdays Town Talks from The States, man Out Fathers Read Nov. 27, 1903 secretary of tha Oliver Jory, Citizens' party, that party will announces that hold a primary election at a mass convention to morrow. Hop men of the coast met in annual banquet in Portland Thanksgiving day. with the fol lowing there from Salem: Joseph Harris, Hanford Sears, Kola N'el. George Dorcas, Julius Pincus. J. R. Linn. Russell Catlin, Conrad Krebs and Leonard Krebs. An interesting program was given Thanksgiving day at tlu' Blind school. A flax mill which will have tli capacity to work up over lOOt) acres of flax a year: is now near ing completion and will be ready in 10 days. Nine prisoners, the largest in Marlon county's prison for many years, are locked in the county Jail now. LEGION PLANS DANCE STAYTON, Ore., Nov. 26. (Special) Stayton post No. 58, American Legion, is giving a bis dance at the Forrester hall Thanksgiving night. "Billie ' Mill's orchestra of Salem will furnish music. 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