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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1928)
,14. H j ' i 4 : j k 11 dSL C BSOWXX23 FuoUsWt 7 believe in laughing, in all ideals and distant herpes that lure us on. I believe that every hour of every day ice receive a just reward for all we do. I believe in the pres ent and its opportunities, in the future and its promises and in the divine joy of living. Grover. Looking Backward and Forward ON Sunday last a party of fliers and guests took a trip around Mount Hood's top with three planes When a cloudless sky and bright sunshine made every rnMnnr nf th mountain visible to air vorairers The flight being made primarily to obtain moving pic tures of Oregon's tallest peak ; three planes being used. iess than an hour was taken in the trip, and in that time the ob servers saw ten snow peaks Hood, St. Helens, Adams, Rai tw Jffernn uul Three Sisters. Shasta and McLaughlin. Only about 60 years ago, parties in the Willamette val W hr&n makinir ascents of Mount Hood going with slow wagons to the edge of the timber line and making the dzn gerous ana toilsome cumo io reached it with much greater ent mountain climbing parties. Followed auto trips; ana mnv tfcnua&nda have crone each vear merely to get a close riew of the majestic mountain. That it looking backward, -snd only a little way , And lookinir forward we can vision the ethereal heights about the pinnacle of the peerless peak filled With tourists making their way in this sight seeing jaunt In a comfortable ride of a few hours as an after lunch TAstima: as a matter of course. Th mountain will be the making such things possible ons. Only man's mastery nri im. rhancincr J And still we are only mysteries of nature. We only strive to define them we do not yet know what the "elements" are or whence they came thither thev aro. Solving mysteries every year and very hour, we look into the future and wonder about more mysteries than our forefathers dreamed of. Selling Themselves to Themselves rE city of Chehalis, Wash., is going to spend a bunch of money this year to sell itself to itself, and its first move made with a view to stealing up on its blind side is to ad vertise itself to itself on a couple of billboards. Commenting on this program, an exchange says: "We don't know when we have heard about a more commendable enterprise than that since Heck undertook to be a dog by starting in as a pup." .. , - The fact is, it is the thing most needed in every dty and town on this coast which has a good reason for its exist ence . Or a whole newspaper page full of good reasons, as is the cflie with Salem. That is what the Statesman has been trying to get the wonlfl of Salem to do for a half century and more With rather encouraging evidences of helpfulness in this crusade in the past 10 to 20 years But this thing cannot be overdone, here. We have here the land of diversity, the country of opportunity, and the city of destiny; and Salem is still in its swaddling clothes, or at t least in the infant class, with respect to what it win become when it grows up. There are a dozen lines of industry and endeavor any one of which is destined to add 25,000 or more to the pop ulation of this city ; and at least one of them 100,000 or more. That one is the flax and linen and hemp industry. Let's sell ourselves to ourselves more and more. Let's get th California spirit, and go them one or several better. Spending for Health INDIVIDUALLY, there seems small doubt, we are as at- ; J. " tentive to and as anxious about the health of our children, I as we are to or about anything that draws our interest, col lectively, perhaps, we are open to the charge of neglect. We have a stransre way in our well-ordered civilization of doing things backward at we spend well in excess of two billions of dollars a year for education and seem never very loud in our cries against in creases in the cost of knowledge. " But we spend only a fraction of that amount to equip our children with sound minds and bodies that they may better absorb the education we are paying for. In fact, pub lic education for our children costs at least 50 times more than the cost of all our public As has been noted repeatedly, we go to great lengths to control and eradicate disease in livestock, that it may not v tell in the flesh of present and future generations. Why should we be Dettv in the matter of child health? It still is Dossible to be penny wise Dr. Louis L Dublin, a recognized authority, declares that the wastage of children up to 15 years of age is 8240,000,000 a year, a sum representing the amount which the country would ultimately gain were these lives saved and allowed to reach maturity and play their part in" the nation's work. However, the same authority avers, we. hesitatingly spend forty minions a year, and largely waste it, in our naff hearted effort to conserve child life in America. Quantity Production fTlHE northwest manager of L the West Salem cannery ing some preliminary arrangements and giving this city and section a sort of once over, or And one of his conclusions The canning and processing business here, in order to attain its maximum success, must think in terms of quan tity output and efficiency operation. Quantity production in duction on the land, reached by the same metnoas. The man who was here said members of his firm bad been at Detroit; studying the methods of production by Henry Ford, General Motors and other leaders of mass pro duction ' And he said the Detroit disciples of the new school can trive us cards and snades. and We have so far thought we have made ereat nrorress But we have been only possibilities ; compared to what The estimated cost of the Boulder dam on the Colorado river, together with the power development, may run up to 120 million dollars. The dam will be 550 feet high and will impound 26 million acre feet of water. It is claimed that if the power generated can be sold at three-tenths of a cent the returns will pay for the cost Snowstorm in Texas shows what the November land -slide did for them. HC e 11 y giiinni s PRETZEL : tufactarer ten met better aad pretaeto were as waivers al a offers aa interests theory c axplala why wrohibJtloa has helped rather thaa, hart the great protsel isrfaatry. People who drink stear beer today seest ts feel that. If they has protasis right aloaawldo. It -is jast that Btach asora Kke the eldea days. The beer aaay aot bo the aaaae, but the ps stasis a af as a. war OuaUty aad thavtwa ta. father , at pleaaaatly resntwlapeat. oongnt partly ror food aad partly Editorial. M&iia ub nnv jw" hazard than attends the pres It will not be 60 years. same: the forces of nature have lasted throughout the over tne "elements" nas Deen at the edge of the illimitable times. As, for instance, when and private child health work and pound foolish! the concern that is to take over was here the other day, max survey is this : the city will mean quantity pro then some. we were doing very well here; piddling, compared with our is going to happen here. . 01 the project In 25 years. BY FRED C KELLY sne that his bmatooss la Um ho thaa la the days wheal real comMnatioa as ham aad ecga. He ga other words, pretaels for oh aamnmasaanai amnmcamBBBasBmaem?Bmmsasaa'tsas . Bits ffoif Breakfast 0)OV&U 'By R. J. Hendricka Coming up bow a a The na will get hlf her and the daylight loaaer for lis month, and we mar look forward to spring days. i It u mora blessed to atre than receive, and the food people of Salem are flllln the charity chests fuller than ever before. a There are more reasons why the n&r&l dirigible base should be located at Salem- than exist In favor of any western Washington point. So do not worry about that sec tion winning out over ours. But we hare cause to fear some Cali fornia point, where there is less fog than here; though we do. not hare many foggy days In the Sf I. S S Old Santa Clans Is going to be surprised at the number of good little boys aad girls in Salem: and a lot of them are not blessed by mere Christmas goodness. either. 8alem has ererything In her fa vor In the location of canning and processing plants here excepting one. That point will be overcome by still water In the Willamette. That Is one of the biggest reals we hare to shoot at. "a The Iowa lad who raised the niize steer of America sold the steer for nearly 16000 which ad mittedly Is a pretty good price for beef. When he got to the In ternational Livestock Exposition at Chicago he tried sleeping la a "staffr city hotel" bat changed for a bed la the barn with the stock.' That trait probably a counts for his winning the .prise. a '. A soft coal mine In Ohio solved the labor situation by selling Its plant to the miners. They are successfully operating it but it Is noticeable that the first act of the new . management was to re duce the pay of the miners so as to permit operation at a pro fit. Exchange. . Even managing editors of news papers make mistakes or at least they did 25 years ago.- Several refused to accept the story sent by a country reporter of the suc cessful flight ef Orville Wright on the ground that they had no The Grab Bag December 21, 1928 'tis Who am I? What position did I hold from .1921-1923? Among what people have I done consid erable welfare work? Who saved members of the col ony of Virginia from starvation and death during the latter part of 1608? Where is the Washington kUm under which George Washington is said to have assumed command of the American army? What la "The Fourth Estate? "God loveth a cheerful giver." Where Is this passage found In the Bible 7 JIMMY JAMS Today in the Past On this day the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Mass., in 1620. Today's Horoscope Persons born on this day are bold and brave. They are of a spir itual nature and they are not sus ceptible to outside Influence. A Dally Thought "Facts are stubborn things." Lesaga. . . to Foregoing Questions J Alice Robertson; a seat in congress; Indians. 1. Captain John Smith, t. Cambridge, Mass. - 4. The press. 5. II Corinthians, ix. T. Of coarse It's aoae of our busi ness, bat we would respectfully suggest to those South American st at Samoa, thai vif iWr. m listen to Mr. Hoover thev hit . .-i.-tJ.r:.:- :ty..i. . ' . 1 w. :. I1 k'Br ' -A- SHoveu Th6 I "WvVa WAV 6AMT ) learn something. , . room la their papers for eoek and boll stories. The young reporter scooped the world on his story bat it was too wonderful to be ac cepted then. Nothing m too won derful to bo accepted these aays. S Rumor has It that If and when the present Prince of Wales suc ceeds to the throne qf England he will call himself David I. cnooe- ing a title Is about the only pure ly personal prerogative retained by the king, and he ought to be allowed that title If he thinks u is a nice one. His full name being Edward Albert Christian George Patrick David Windsor, he has quit a variety from which to se lect. a V A man at Chehalis. Wash., In an advertisement cordially invites all the people of his town to come around and see his new unaerxax- lnr establishment. Some may snub him now. but hell get em all sooner or later. S . S About the Iff z 9 car: Perhaps the most noticeable Improvement on the late model Is the general adoption of chromium plating for all exoosed bright parts, ror practically all automobiles for the coming season, from the lowest to the highest priced, this noacarn ishlnc finish has boon adopted, There has also boos an taereaso la engine power. In many cases this has been achieved by merely In creasing the compensation which the general improvement la motor fuels and special non-detonating liquids has rendered practical. The use of llcht alloy pistons ana larger and higher lift valves has Increased the potential speed. Old Oregon's Yesterdays ' Tows Talks from The States, meat Oax Fathers Read Dec 21. 1903 Aa organisation to be known the Intercollegiate Basketball at association of Oregon was formed at Albany, with Window. Willam ette. named secretary. Members are Willamette, U. of O..' O. j C. and Dallas. The first taxpayer's meeting to be held in Greater Salem will occur Wednesday night when the 1904. school budget is voted. The amount of taxable property Is creatly Increased, while at the name time the exnenses of the school district are also greater. A special musical program will be given at the First Congrega tional church tonight. Members of the choir are Mrs. W. E. Smith, Miss Louise M. Church. S. E Purvlne, H. H. Markle, Miss Hal- lie Thomas. Kinney liuier ana Will C. Kantner. Dinner Stories TAINT RIGHT . A chance remark overheard by a mother of a small boy was re peated by her to the father. "John, It's positively shameful the way Junior talks," she said, "I Just heard him say: 'I ain't never went nowhere.' " "Shameful?" raged the father. It's worse than that! Why, the young whelp has traveled twice as much as most kids his age!" T!-a One-Minute Pulpit He that gathereth In summer is a wise son: but he that aleepeth in harvest is a son that cause th Blessings are upon the head of the Just: but violence eovereth the mouth of the wicked. Pro verba, x. 5, &. F PROJECTS SUCCESS George Aiken, editor of the On tario Argus and next year to be mayor of his home town, was a state capital visitor Thursday, calling on several of the state of ficials with the view of present ing them with recent develop ments about the Warm Springs irrigation project. This district. formed about 10 rears ago, has beeu. the subject of constant ill fortune. Its bonds are dlllnquent and in default and fully per cent of the available tillable land la the Warm Springs valley Is un cultivated. Aiken hopes for some settle ment of the problems facing the district, but he admits that an equitable outcome is an exceed ingly difficult matter to arrange. He hopes that the state govern ment will remit any Ilea It has for nearly f 500,000 bond Interest advanced, for the reason that such action would be In step with the eastern Oregon program of getting the lands baek en the tax U HOPEFUL 0 lip K$ CATER TO H MBH yg Si wno buy IS F03 women tg MAD THIS TTR3T: Utt Krewaaic, vieu w , ta a small town, was trying tj aojnjjr stt ta her taowaovtng, Saaaneue, reuasr hasbaad, Larrr. but ah soon dUcrftra that Jack Duaeaa. Ws buy- EJ-.2!2r Hrrlas be protnlwd. Larry's friends Were Urely and epeadthrsrt. aaC larrr. tea, was Madia his Mtira iaoma. even the lara sums be was continually dottvw Inc from Mr. Hamilton. Brrd'C rvnuU & tommr Mlhurt ef Lar aXTravasancv Mia vn Pat Byrd's yawns' !str whe lived with tham la their small. eKpnifiTe apartment, IntoxJcatea witn city ui; started a pace of hr own. Finally Byrd bought a bousa without Larry's knawUds aad paid down on H, out ef tb last loan. Larrr approved of tb purchase of tMo house and ho and Byrd spent the atlr day bttytac furniture aad rurfiUhlnaa, charalnf vorythina- to the new accounts which he opened. CHAPTER XLX THB aoxt day Byrd awoko at dawn. The entire world seemed smothered In a thick mist which thinned oat into a soft has as the tt re am lng ray of the sun cooked It away. Lights and shadows struggled for existence. She lay quite still, listening to the sounds that came lilting along on the Quiet air, the twittering of the birds, the clatter aad tinkle of the milkman's wagon aA the steady chattering of a neighbor's !awa4aower. 8ho lay starts at tho eeiliag, her blue eyes shining like stars that had fallen out of their a ecus tomed places In the heavens. She stepped out on the rug In her slim, bare foot. There wasn't a sound la the house ex sept those that slipped In through the open windows. She ran into tho bathroom. spread tho bathmat and stepped under the shower. As she loocod lato the toll-length mirror la hot roomj fulblnf herself vigorously with a Bath towel as big as a sheet she thought smilingly of "Septem ber Morn. She fluffed a powder puff as big as a pancake over her smooth, whlto body. After Pat had gone, she made out a dally chart of the week's routine of housework, for she had telephoned an employment agency tho day before and they were send ingOTrt a -colored lady." Byrd saw a heavy, squatty, black figure toiling up the street, almost collapsing under an old battered telescope, and ran down to help her. "I'm Mandy, ma'am," said the woman, between breaths, drops of perspiration oozing down over her rat, brown features. Byrd loved her on the spot. 1 think I'm going to like you. Mandy," she said, impulsively. "I do hope so, ma'am," said Mandy, a little fearfully. There was about her that spirit of southern kindliness that seem ed to stamp her at onee in Byrd's mind as Just the right person for her home. And at "the end of the dav. Brrd felt that Mandy was' already a fix ture. She, belonged absolutely to the Colonial house as if together tney naa been lifted out of the 18th century and set down here to finish living. "Jes a house after ma own heart.- said Mandy, after Byrd had shown her through It. Mandy commented extravagantly on every detail. "Law's sakes. ef you ain't got a 'lectric washing maehlne, too. Washin' with them contrap tions is just play." And at a ques tion from Byrd, "Yas'm. I'm a good hand at tinkerin' with t'hem." Every woman experiences a tin gling relation at the idea of free dom from the dailr exlnrt nf housework, but with Byrd there was mixed with it a feeling of vague discomfort at the thought oi payuig out sou a month from funds somewhat uncertain. Sixty dollars a month would buy many necessities, but wasn't Manay a greater necessity? "I'll say she is!" said aald Byrd. slangUy, to herself. Byrd decided to go down to Jack's office immediately and have it out with him on the mat ter of Larry's buying those shares of stock. She tucked the check for 1300 in her little shabby purse. As she started toward the gar age In her grey suit, she felt dis gusted with her appearance. Well, It was her own fault for looking so dowdy. And then and there, she decided to spend the afternoon Bean Submits to Major Operation L. E. Bean, member of the Ore gon pa hoc service commissioner, underwent a major operation at a Salem hospital Thursday. Physi cians said the operation was suc cessful aad that the condition of the patient was satisfactory. Mr Baa has been ill for several weeks. Open Evenings for Your Convenience Shop at the Atlas Book Store Books Fountain Pens Writing; Sets Albums Distinctive Stationery Yoa are cordially invited 465 STATE ST. hanninr and to bur some really good-looking clothes tor fall. v nam MJntin It- Baa mmw w. - - - - TnTattments." printed in bold typo on a row of doors in the new Union Mortgage duiuu. a riwinm tha srirl behind the mahogany railing her name, she slipped into a enaix in ma ; ner and looked about her with wide, curious eyes. , There was a granaeur sooui u suite that opened up, one room into another, like a luxurious apartment. This room, wiin its great upholstered pieces, heavy kmJu m.t the windows, a carpet of green moss, soft and deep to the step, deep mahogany panauina h r&n almost to tho celling. bowls of roses, made her think of the offices of oil magnates ana railroad kings. , . he was shown into Jack s ol riM it had tha same air of sumptu ous magnificence witn an enor mous tapestry tnat completely covered one wall and a huge oil canvass the other, and expensive chairs, bookcases aad tables. Byrd was horrified by all this splendor. Aad oppressed by it. It seamed tho final proof-that Jack was making his money erook odly. Sis months ago, he had one lit tle office. "Gee. it's good to see you, said Jack, a little too cordially. Byrd shook hands vary formal ly. She realised she must collect her somewhat wilted courage to carry through her program. Tou don't look very welL" she said, studying hit face candidly, Jack frowned. He didn't cars to have his appearance comment ed upon adversely. Re looked, thought Byrd, as if dissipation and a gnawing worry had deprived him of sleep for many nights. "I'm feeling fit," he replied, "having a grand time clipping coupons," A slightly eniel look seemed to spread like a mask over his really good-looklag features, uu eyes looked suddenly like infected pools that had never known the sunlight of peace and happiness. Byrd-opened her purse and took out the check. A sDurt of dull red shot through his cheeks and Into his eyes. She saw the sudden anger tnat had sweDt over him like a summer storm, and held up her hand as if to stay it. "Please don't be angry, Jack," she said. "I came to talk to you frankly and openly about this stock. I want you to hear what I have to say before you say a word." "All right," he said, calming down. "I think "you should know that we've borrowed every cent of the money Larry's put into the Build ers' Supply and we borrowed the little we've put Into the house," Byrd began, slowly, "and we Just can't afford to risk another penny on anything." "That's the very reason you A shipment of wal nut and mahogany occasional and dav enport tables just in. They are the latest styles in ta bles and very mod erately priced. Also a new lot of smoking stands in the newblended or high lighted finish. Chambers & Chambers North High "St. Desk Sets Leather Goods. Pictures Mottoes Books and. games for tha kiddies to look oyer met saggestktms . must keep these real e s t a t e - i Tarlr "tMVU ma. siucaa, . it TtoMible to own the house ana to pay back all yV loana. "You've overlooaeo ine e.euion. of' Chance." Insisted ,Byro. i" risk of loss Is greater la these stocks than In anything else we ve got." "You know the wealthiest men In the city are those who are most heavily In debt?" smiled Jack. These stocks are going io mu Larry a rich man." "But they're men wno nave res- ii ff talent to meet UIU M.V. w- - their losses by speculation," said Byrd. wisely. "I'm sorry," ,,but for nnr own ZOOS I Can taaa stock. I believe la 1L" But how can you?" enea uyra h.r cheeks dyed a deep scarlet with excitement under which she was laboring. "You know mat stocks that Skyrocket as these have, can't last. Some day there will be a terrible calamity. "Women never take chances, said Jack, easUy. and with a little significant glance in her direc tion, "and besides, your father's a banker. It's a double handicap." Byrd knew she couldn't move Jack through argument. 1 QCIS w mm juaw wmw " J m- knew that if she would make love to him, banter him. flirt with and flatter him, perhaps have dinner with him, she could accomplish 1L But her firm little chin turned down the suggestion even before it became a thought. She hold up her head, proudly. She gathered together her gloves aad her purse. "You eaa't go yet" Jack jump ed tip la alarm. "I haven't seen you for a month of Sundays." His volee dropped to a subtle, wheed ling tone. "X want to kiss ydu, just once." He reached her side with jrapld strides. "Byrd, you try me more than any womaa I know," ho whisper ed, "and you could be so marvel ous, Ton know I adore you." Jutt fhaa iitm itnnr mtmaA art A Byrd stepped baek to conoeal her hlm to take back the shares. Bhalfor. SPECIAL All wool d Wmid Full Size-Slighty Imperfect Colors and Grey $ 7 Give Something Practical this Year for the Home Our Store is full of won derful suggestions Guaranteed Electric Wale The newest on the market Value $12.75. Only 72 to sell at $(Q.95 GIESEPOWERS iture - Salem, Oregon .Friday December 21, 192S agitation. "Here are the papers you asked aa t A Via aaaa. Urr, "and In that matter of .j have an appointment," mur mured Byrd. and was out of the room before Jacit couia her. -nrimA in the outer office. flustered", reallalng Uat she had taken the check wun ner. au -un had come aa purpose to reiuru to Jack. ... Well, she couldn't go again. She eouldn t. w nw, and Pat felt that night that they were dining on Mount Parnassus sitting with the gods. The table was spread wun snm- ing linen, a bowl of snapdragons from the tiny garden sodded In tha renter of the table and the dinner was perfect. "Mandy," aald Byro. smiungiy. is there anything you don't know how to do?" Mand. in her clean white ap- M. w aarrlaa deftly for all her one hundred and seventy pounds. "I shore kin cook, el & can i read or figgor." she grinned, Trom wldo. blue lips. "Hera and now I decorate yon with the raspberry." said Pat, being the oesx eoea ITelAJne Yas'm. I think so, tool" ana they all laughed together. x. rotten her cigarette case and was leaning over bof cof fee, luxuriously. "I think I'll have one, too," said Byrd, suddenly. "Why, sure," said rat, cun ouslv. why shouldn't you smoke with the rest of us?" ByrA made no answer. Later. In the living room, Pat atrafahed out on the AavOnport like a baby panther after its last feeding. "Oh. the sailor's life la tho Ufo for me. tra, la!" she sang, la her hlThedftf fell rang, aad Mandy brought In a telegram. "It's from Henrietta," said Byrd, opening it and reading it, "she arrives tomorrow morning!" (TO BE CONTINUED) double ,95 f.