Salem. Orrson
Friday
fantary 1, 192!)
Earl C. Brownles
Shelton F. Sackett
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. . . Without free speech no 'search for truth is possible;
without free speech no discovery of truth is useful; urith
' out free speech progress is checked and . the nations no
longer" march, forward toward the nobler life which 4he
-future holds for man. Better a thousandfold abuse of
free speech than denial of free speech. The abuse dies in
a day, but the denial slays the life of the people, and en
tombs the hope of the raced Charles BntcQaaKh.
V No More Solitude ,
tS General Grant, after the end of his second term as
Jfx president of the United States, took ship for his journey
around the world, he remarked that he would have relief for
a time from the cares-of public life, and that even the tele
graph could not bother him." He would have found it far
different had he lived and postponed his trip to the present
dayv with the wireless telegraph and telephone and most of
the modern methods of rapid communication invented since
his time. ,
Times have changed In explorations, too. Columbus,
when he set sail on the unchartered seas, did not send back
a press dispatch each day to appear in the morning papers
having an account of how many, knots his ship traveled, or
what the crew had for breakfast, . When Magellan first cir
cumnavigated the globe he did not tune in every evening to
get the election returns, nor did De Soto when he first sailed
up the Mississippi report what he found by radio
When those men started out to escape the hectic life of
the citv tMev escaned it. They kissed their wives goodbye
' and perhaps they returned in
mey naa gooa iuck; wmie mey were awjr lmm wvmiauuu
they were out of sight and largely out of mind of those who
remained at home. '
v- "It is a good thing to get
pondents, city hoises and the hectic rush of city are as it is
nowadays," said Commander Richard E. Byrd who, to attain
the ideal existence for which he longs betook himself with a
couple of companions to the Bay of Whales in-the antarctic
' circle where he encamped on a ledge of ice of unknown depth,
i several days' journey distant from their supply ship, 2700
miles from some of their party and several thousand miles
from telephones, city noises
would escape :
Attaining the superlative degree at the present stage
of progress in the line of isolation ; with no danger of being
bothered by the gossip of neighbors, and with wide open
spaces for room to stretch or look around.
But even such isolation will not be for long. Edison said,
at the opening era of radio invention, that in time a man
might take out of his pocket in the center of the Sahara des
ert an instrument through which he could talk to a neighbor
located in any other spot of the earth. People laughed at
this,lf they did not sneer. -
' "Who is my neighbor?'-' was asked of Jesus of Nazareth.
He aptly answered with the parable of the Good Samaritan.
Modern invention is giving a different answer, without de
tracting from that one, i
Lawed to Death
SAYS a friend at the writer's elbow, "We are being lawed
to death in Oregon, and here is the legislature propos
ing a lot of new laws for which there is as much need as a
sixth toe." . !. - i
In this case the reference was to the new barber bill,
proposing to pyramid the charges of the state for doing busi
ness in that line. The present law makes each barber pay a
t license fee of $2 a year. His expenses connected with get
ting his license are around $25 to-$50, owing to his distance
from the examining board and consequent loss of time and
traveling expenses. That is not so bad ; but it is bad enough ;
or at least it is enough, with all the regulations that must be
".'observed. j
; But now; it is proposed by the new, bill to tack on a good
- many thousands of dollars, to be paid by the men who own ot
.run the barber shops of the state; $4 a year for two chairs,
$6 for four, and a maximum of $15 for large shops.
The man at the writer's elbow says this is just a scheme
. of high finance by some one or several persons looking for a
'v job or job3 at the expense of that already over, burdened and
over regulated trade
With no value at all in the way of needed service either
to the men who are to be asked to pay the money or to the
t public supposed to be protected.
There are altogether too many laws now; too much reg
ulation; too many jobs held by people administering the
laws. We are topheavy in laws and regulations. The bar-
- bers are only a part of the
. 'who does anything either in
A way furnishes some of the grist of the exacting law mil.
.; ; ' Not So Sure of It
THE Eugene Register, commending President Coolidge for
. his farewell message advocating a continuance of the
program of "constructive economy" m federal affairs, says:
"While we are on the sjubject of gOTernmental economy, It
aboald be mentioned that bere In Oregon It la proposed, whether ser-
, Jousljr or not this writer doe, not know, that we shall lssae more
.bonds for the immediate completion of oar highways. In the aame
. breath, it is proposed that we shall reduce license fees for automo
bile, thus making- leas money
debt. That isnt ffOTemmental
and most certainly It isn't constmctlTe economy.
The Register editor need not be so cocksure
For it is possible to reduce license fees on old cars with
out making the total returns
taxes any smaller than they
For this would induce the
and more cars ; therefore the
- inal bond program was based
. (Jregon. .The next program contemplated 150,000 cars
' And now we are up to' around 250,000 cars, and an in-
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V.I taoilig 11UU1UC1 VI WUB CW.11 ycu auu uujr-
. , ing gasoline - vi," x
, And it is not so certain
more rapid highway building
- now. It would certainly put more cars in use, and they would
have to buy more gas.
; Good Suggestion;
T TP at CorvaUis al new comer from Wisconsin, the great
J dairying 'state, is advocating the canning of peas "
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- And he says this industry
efit; a paying line, one that would provide a beneficial rota
tion with a cultivated crop that Is leguminous, and a great
deal of extra support for dairying, through the use of the
Tirfl vines for winter feedincr of cows, as in the state he comes
from.
The reader can think of a
Such'a canning line would be good for Salem, or any part
of this valley. 'The first cannery Salem had, in the" nineties,
canned peas. Gideon. Stolz, CoL E. Hofer and a lot of other
old timers here will remember this. They bought cannery
stock. Hie enterprise was projected and largely financed by
ft. S. Walliif.e. ; -
A good product! was turned
at the time for pea canning, and
ing of a long list of j vegetables.
Those who dance must pay
number of things, chargeable
jund cannot : remain in the, red
- t Barnnm'a original wlld
. attraction of the circus public
tnze of 83, a pauper at a Wisconsin poor farm Which shows
w that fame is not always convertible into ixard cash. , . 0
a few months or a few years if
away from telephones, corres
and the, hectic life, which he
grist. Almost everybody else
a public, semi-public or private
araflable for the retirement of oar
economy. In any sense of the word.
for such fees and for gasoline
have been
buying and operating of more
buying of more gas. Our orig
on a possible 100,000-cars in
that reasonable bond issues for
would not be a good investment
would give a inree ioia Den
train of other benefits. -
out and marketed. We are
corn canning, and the pack
-
the fiddler. 1 Oregon needs a
to the general fund. But that
without embarrassment and
man of Borneo, who was an
for 20 years, is dead at thejLi
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TherWayof
the World
ATHIOTIC8 i
The football season has been
orer for some : months, sare for
the big California game. Baseball
will be under way for a new sea
son soon. Looking back orer one
season ot major athletics and
contemplating another, one won
ders whether the American people
aren't a little off balance, a lit
tle warped and cramped as to per
spective in the matter of athletics.
It would seem to be pretty hard
for any normal boy to go through
high school and not corns natur
ally to beliere that studies and
scholarships ; are matters of inci
dental Interest to be found entire
ly on the edges of the great cen
tral interest in athletics. The big
things in the high school lad's
mind are the football season, the
football team, the football record.
- This attitude is by no means
wholly the : fault of the boy.
Teachers think and talk too much
about sports;. Parents think and
talk too much about sports. Ev
erybody knows there should be
enough exercise to keep the body
In good order. Everybody be
lieves In whetting the spirit and
the mind by means of contest, but
to make athletics first is to miss
the main point of education and
character building.
SPEAKING EFKECTIVKLY
A successful teacher of public
gpeaklng once handed the writer
these rules for speaking In public.
There are too many of them, but
at least they are brief. , They are
sound rules: and are worth your
looking over. 1 Speak when you
have something to say. 2 Speak
what you beliere to be true. 3
Prepare thoroughly. 4 Be clear
what CAN be misunderstood
WILL be misunderstood. 5 Stick
to your subject 6 Be fair
never misrepresent; never misin
terpret. ' 7 Be brief recognise
terminal facilities. 8 Speak nat
urally, 9 Be serene never
pompous. 10 Enunciate clearly.
11 Suppress J craving tor ap
plause. 12 Stop whew through.
13 Aim for earnestness, intens
ity, sincerity. ! !'
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THE SIMPLE LiFE
It Is said; that In New Tork a
passenger train j leaves every 52
seconds; a boat clears every 42
minutes; there IS a birth every six
minutes; a funeral' every 14 min
utes and a wedding every 13 min
utes. And Uhese are figures of
several years jago. Today New
York Is even larger and the more- j
ment of life Is even more rapid
High Pressure Pete
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Horn Of "Plenty
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Bits for Breakfast
By R. J. Hendricks"
One thing after another
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And a good many together,
some times
Here is the Y. W. C. A. drive
coming on next week, and the Sa
lem General hospital needing re
lief, and the Willamette univer
sity cleanup campaign going
strong
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And up at Eugene 15 cltlsens
hare pledged $100,000 to pay off
A a..1
iae running aeois oi tne old en
dowment campaign, so that many
times that amount in pledges
from other points may be released
and the campaign, renewed with
full vigor
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And 15 other Eugene citlsens
have pledged 125,000 for .the new
campaign. pAnd another Eugene
citizen has promised to advance
180,000 without Interest to renew
work on the fine arts building,
provldld $25,000 be raised there
(or elsewhere) towards the fin
ishing of that building. Hurrah
for Eugene! Wishing suqeess for
me wnoie great program.
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Fred Lockley says that when he
visited the Oahu prison at Hon
olulu he found no institutional
odor, contrary to his experience
at almost every other one among
the many he has visited. If he has
visited, the Oregon state peniten
tiary lately, that Is one of the ex
ceptions. And it is not an easy
task to keep down the institution-
al odor there, either, for it as an
tedated and old fashioned; is not
provided with many of the conven
iences of modern prisons as they
have been built in recent years.
The main building of the Oregon
penitentiary dates clear back to
about 1872. But there fcave .been
no Institutional odors there, or at
least not any that a casual vis
itor would notice, at any time
since when, about a dosen years
ago, Lee Steiner had char re ther
in addition to his duties of con
ducting the state hosnital r a av
ium) ; for Dr. Steiner made a gen
eral clean up: needed for about
and astonishing. Those of you
who read this and live in small
towns, on farms and in hamlets,
be glad of a chance to lead a nor
mal, serene, and simple life,
TOO MUCH ATTENTION'
To enjoy the climate where ton
are, think and talk less about the
weatner if it Is bad. To enjoy
good health, think and talk la
about your ailments if any.
orget yourself into
a eoaA
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o j years before he assumed
charge. There are no Institutional
odors at the state penitentiary
now. This can be asserted with
all confidence.
When Oregon gets a new pen
itentiary plant, as she must have!
In due course, it will be much eas
ler j to keep down Institutional
odors, for some reasons that, on
account of the ancient facilities
of the present, it would not be an
appetizing Bit for Breakfast to
mention; nor entirely ladylike.
either. Eventually, the Industries
will be able to provide the money
ror the new plant; but that is a
long distance in the future, and
the ; wait ought not to be that
long.
The Salem Ad club Is entering
upon a career of greater activities.
Among other things, it is publish
ing the "Salem Ad Club Weekly
Gadgett." a paper devoted to the
development of a better advertis
ing spirit, and intended to direct
advertising expenditures Into re
liable and revenue producing
channels, and to offer protection
against fakes and boycotting pro
positions, aaiem needs more leg
itimate advertising. The mer
chants here need more of this
kind. Salem is entitled to the
name of a good advertising town.
instead of a poor one. The surest
way to the attainment of such a
reputation is through more adver
tising that will pay the men who
spend their money for it. The Ad
club can help in this, and thus be
of real service to the whole city.
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Still, the stranger feels free to
take liberties if she's the kind of
girl' Vho will accept a ride with
a stranger. i
DINNER
STORIES
"What kind of watch have you
got?"
'A wonder watch."
Wonder watch! Never heard
of that before."
"Well. It's like this. Every
time I look at It I wonder what
time it is."
WORDS OP
THE WISE
"Friendship is a sheltering
tree. Colerldgs.
"No man Is a hero to his valet.-"
Mme. de Cornuel.
February 1, ! IS
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Who am IT Of what company
am I chairman ox the ooara oi
directors? In the solving of what
international problem hare I rep
resented the United States In var.
lous capacities?
What famous Iron-clad fighting
ship, used In the CIyII war, wu
designed by John Ericsson T
Who was "Mother Anne.'
What edict, signed by Henry
IV of France; gave to his Protes
tant subjects partial freedom of
religion?
'Tnr who ' 1 CiaA l the
Lord? or who is a,fdflksave our
God?" where is I A passage
found In the Bible??
Today In the Past
Thomas ' Cole, the American
landscape painter, was born on
this day. in 1801.
Today's Horoscope
Persons born on this day are
good planners. They make their
money go far and get much for
what they spend. They are gener
ous, but not so generous that they
find themselves poor.
A Daily Thought
"The first art to be learned by
a ruler is to endure envy." Sen
eca. .
Answers to Foregoing Questions
1. Owen D. Young; Radio Cor
poration of America; reparations
problem.
2. The Monitor.
3. Anne Lee, founder of the
Shakers.
4. Editc of Nantes.
5. Psalm XTlli, 31.
Old Oregon's
Yesterdays
Town Talks from The State,
man Our Fathers Read
February 1, 1004
The State Board of Education
haa granted nine certificates and
diplomas. Nona of the prospective
teachers are Salemites.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Y. M. C. A. will give an open re
ception in the Y. M. C. A. this af
ternoon.
At the annual meeting of the
Unitarian church, the Rev. Abram
Powell was unanimously called
to the pastorate for 1904. Offi
cers of the board of trustees just
elected include: G. Steiner, mod
erator; Prof. J. H. Ackerman. sec
retary; C. S. Hamilton, treasurer;
Carey F. Martin, J. W. Cox. C. S.
Hamilton and G. Steiner, ex-of
flee chairman, finance com-mti
tee.
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Demands Fine Assistants
fsy UHiUUtKSt Mr, BIAHS'"
Waahlncton Oorrepondent .for
Central rrM and Statesman
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ASHINGTON, Feb. 1. -
Herbert Hoover has a paa-
sion for competent assist
ants.
Indeed,! one ot the counts In
the Indictment which detractors
prefer against him la (bat Per
sonally (the said Herbert Is not
entitled to any of the credit for
the various remarkable achieve
ments which are attributed to him
that aU the real work which
has entered into them haa been
done by the remarkably efficient
organisations he has been lucky
(?), enough to build up in every
emergency he has encountered.
Of course such talk is silly-on
ly proving him a wonderful exe
cutive. - '
This being the case ,
Will somebody kindly account
for Doe Work? as Herbert
political manager. ' .
If ever there appeared to be a
nolitlcal babe In the woods, by
common Washington agreement it
Is that Colorado doctor.
It may be contended that the
obvious answer to this verdict Is
to be found In the last election
result the doc was chairman of
Herbert's campaign committee
and how did the election come
out?
To the superficial mind, per
haps that's an adequate explana
tion the doe delivers the goods.
regardless of the politicians' poor
opinion of him.
Deeper thinkers will be fooled
by no such sophistry'
Tneir f juagmem win oe msv
Herbert made his historic clean
up, not because of Doc Work, but
In spite of him.
;
Consider the. doc in the light
of some of the remarks he makes.
One of his most recent ones pos-
Who'o Who &
Slight Decrease in
Bv'DR. JULIV8 KVBIN
Director of the Bureau of Foreign and
Domenlc Commerce
(Dr. Julius Klein waa born m San
Jose. Cal. Jum 27. 1888, and was
graduated irom tns university oi jar
tfomia In lt7. He has made lnrestl
gations In the archieves of Latin-
America and Europe in nistory ana
economics. Dr. Klein became chief of
the Latin-American division of the
U. S. department of commrroe In
1917 and In 19tt was made director
of the bureau of foreUrn and domestic
commerce.:.
fTlHE most grave waste of hu-
Xmah life arises from bur rel-
atlve failure, thus far, to cope:
adequately with the problems of
motor car traf
fic. During the
rear 1128, just
ended.- : jieayly
25,000 'persons
were ; killed,
more than 70,-
000 suffered
lerious person
a 1 injury
through: acci
dents, and the
total economic
loss due to the
destruction of
property, t o
congestion, and
to other causes incident to inad
equate traffic facilities in esti
mated to be not less than $2,000,-
000,000 annually.
The National Conference on
street and highway safety Is the
principal agency striving to cor-
Prompt
Service
even in
the most
extreme
weather
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Iv3ei?(sllnaimtte
1405 Broadway
ttively was a record breaker.
Doe work; as we all know, re
signed as secretary of the Inter,
lor to take on the job of Her
bert's campaign manager. Con
siderable of his left-over business,
as a ciblnet member, j remained
for him to discuss, la retrospect,
following his retirement a tew
little oil leases and other similar
matters. i
Among them was the admin
istration of the office of Indian
affairs, one ot the interior depart
mental subdivisions.
At the head of the Indian of
fice was and Is Charles H.
Burke, Indian commissioner.
There are a good many Indians
In Oklahoma rormerly Indian
territory.
Commissioner Burke's methods
In Oklahoma had been such that
the department of justice had
started an Investigation into them
grand jury investigation
with a view to indicting Mr.
Burke maybe.
Mr. Burke didn't like it. He ap
pealed to Doe Work, then inter
ior .secretary. The doc, as one
cabinet member to another, asked
Attorney General Sargent head
of the justice department, to call
off his dog.
At this point. Attorney General
Sargent rises to state that he
didn't call oft his dog perman
ently but he did call him oft
temporarily.
Query
What was Secretary Work's
Idea in asking Attorney General
Sargent to call his dog off from
Commissioner Burke?
Why as Doc Work explains it
Burke explained (to Doc
Work) that the whole thing was
"a political feud" against him
(BuTke). Who explained it to
Doc Work? Burke (the accused)
did.
Can you beat it?
Timely Views
Traffic Deaths Seen
rect this condition, and It Is
worth noting that 1923 showed a
1 per cent decrease In fatal acci
dents. Work looking toward the
general adoption of a uniform
"vehicle code" by the states forms
the most effective weapon.
Eleven states have passed new
laws based upon this code. Prog
ress is be ins made in the adop
tion of a model municipal traffic
ordinance.
So in many ways, we are mak
ing frontal assaults on these par
ticularly distressing forms ot
waste, which Involve, besides un
told anguish and misery to Indi
viduals, an annual economic loss
to the nation of more -than $1,
800,000,000 every year through
accidents, injuries, and occupa
tional diseases.
THE
ONE MINUTE
PULPIT
Lord, J cry unto thee: make
haste unto me; give ear unto mr
voice, when I cry unto thee.
Let my prayer be set forth be
fore thee as Incense; and the lift
ing up of my hands as the even-
lng sacrifice. Psalms exit, 1, 2.
HILLMAN'S
v Phone 1855
By Swan
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