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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.
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.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)
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