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C A. Sprague 1 Salem, Oregoa Saturday , February 9, 1029 Earl C. Brownlee Sheldon F. Sackett ; Publishers - . Editorial! V H .w il .11 11 1 Irll II BuiHing Up Party Responsibility ' -TP 1 rm thine to build m Darty responsibility which has 1 been badly shot to pieces by the isms and vagaries of re r... n.it if i nnnthfrr' thine to cooper-rivet the con- - ' riuiVoi TvriP9 hv nartv committees. The" latter "..i-i rinnt ffprt "while the former is the ostensi ble purpose of the bill sponsored the republican-state central rAomimu.ee. vw t. f0rinca in k. lpoislature. -".would mve the state central committee power to draw up the party platform and require candidates to declare whether or not they adhered . to that platform. ' V. - Party committees are composed 'of course of political warhorses, men always faithful to their party principles, no matter what they are or who the candidate is. Party com mittees are the political machine,, necessary to be sure, but by no means representative of the majority opinion of the Twrtv; The nlatf orm such a committee would draw up wonja fw mrw.ft cnnraosite of nartv platforms of past jrepera a t j ka lions, auu cerunwiy wuum ouw, r mrMinn of oninion on which might cost a few votes. i - i Why not have a real party convention for nbtfonn pur poses? This would give opportunity for building up of party responsibility and at the same-time preserve demo- : tic control of the party's declaration of Principles . Some people shy like a scared colt when the word convention is mentioned and wave all manner of red blanket as ing against the return of the old regime of machine control. Leaving the primary law as it is for the nomination of candi- dates, state conventions composed of delegates chosen at regular county conventions could meet injSalem every $wo years and formulate the party platform. This would go far toward bringing some cohesion in the ranks of Ve parties of the staft, make them live, going concerns instead of ves tigial survivals of ancient 'political formulas. All the-good , it :i v. KMgatit nrimnrv nominatinflT SVStem iuuu an nic cm . i i would be preserved; but the party would have some real, Substantial organization and not merely a state committee run by the Imperial hotel lobby. As it is now said lobbys i the only "convention' the republicans. of the state have be- ' tween sessions of the legislature. There is real humor in Cook's bill for more printing be hind candidate's name. We thought the stare naa enough I of slogan printing on its ballot; but Cook wants the sheep and the goats to separate themselves. Just how that jalan would do it we cannot see. If the state democratic platform was an Al Smith sponge1 the candidates on the party ticket would declare themselves the same as Walter Pierce did the last election. Trust all the candidates to be "squarely on the platform" unless their count of noses indicates more rotes to be won by repudiating the platform. Oregon parties need to develop internal responsibility. A' representative platform convention such as The States man proposes would be a move in the right direction. Cook s bill isn't. ; ' Oklahoma's Political Circus OKLAHOMA governors seem to have the capacity of rais . ing more political hell than in any other state of the union Measured by its size the state would get into the headlines only about once every Tulsa gusher gushed; but due to the activities or sins of its governors Oklahoma gets almost as much publicity as Los Angeles has out of Aimee or as Aimee has out of L. A. j. Te TiMtr tVio rrinHiml imneachment proceedings are uad f 1 - . under way. This time Governor Henry S. Johnston is the target. It seems the governor has a secretary, or had one, a woman, Mrs. O. Or. Hammonds, and she was charged with governing the governor, which seems funny after looking at the picture of Johnston's wife and children. But the usual "big. meaningless words of "malfeasance and misfeasance m of f ice" are written ,out In Ulcianoma lor anotner impeach ment trial. , , Before Johnston, Jack Walton was the governor who had a similar experience and on farther back Governor Has kell got In bad with the state when he converted the univer sity into a political campground, j . : '- - , r Why Oklahoma fs so conspicuous in this fashion we do liot profess to know. It's a mixed blood country to be sure. There are the Indians and the breeds over in the old Indian territory region, southerners and northerners who settled there in the land opening days at the beginning of the cen tury, the later influx of oil men from all over the country That may account for some of the unsettlement. Then the state is close to Texas where politics is a mighty serious business. Comparatively new, raw with an undeveloped state culture Oklahoma suffers, and will suffer until some competent leadership emerges. Monrttimp Mra. Hammonds has resigned. But over at Olympia Governor Hartley is lady secretary, suDjeci oi a wnispeiiixjs tamiJoiSu u ; last election, is still on the job. nn the state universitv is O nautics and the announcement says the move is regard ed "as an experimental step .will be of growmg importance tion." Well, it wiU be "higher;' all right, we tnougnt tne life at the university was highenough and fast enough as it was. but aviation will make it still higher.. Higher too prob- hlv for th taxna vers who have to foot the bill. One thing, the university can patronize "home industry" and buy its planes from Frank Jenkins' airplane factory. . One wonders how it came the state college didn't think 4.1.:,. cv,rt.,Mrf thio Via listr1 nnA nf tho "basic . vi. tills iusvi utii w sciences'everi if it is up m the clouds most of the time 7 lne collesre will surely have to add full courses in the science and practice oi aviauon; ana oi cuurse.u. aum iuif w.w taught at public expense at all it ought to be taught at the If in1 nf institution the collesre is. - !i - Our point is that there is no justification and at the present time for establishing courses in aeronautics other man genera courses m wuucuwuu nuu "ther institution. ' , :, ' AnDroved Consolidation or Churches n AY we surmise that the IVjAwill gather in that other hand nf f ollowers are approaenmg union i Aimuugn uw Presbyterian and Methodist churches of America are still i apart, powerful committees from both organizations have agreed upon merging of the denominations and time is prob ably the only element which will delay that union. ; Neither press nor pulpit have revealed a criticism ox tne merger. The denominations are nearly alike in all so-called rtmpntal of faith t their objectives are so firmly estab lished in a desire to do good and to mkejrneri better, tnat coordihationTand unity of effort is greatly: desired, m - Men and women outside the church "will be influenced " for' good as denominationariines become less, drawn. For, try as it will, the church is hard pressed to present its case of universal democracy and universal brotherhood, when scores and hundreds of faiths and sects are present In every r ; state, t " ' - i "'v S K ' ' -4 - : : ' "i" -' f : s " S -r-y -; c ' . With !a united front such denominations as the Meiho distS and the Presbyterians, as well as scores of others, "could eliminate needless duplication of; effort; obliterate apparent conflicts of purpose, provide stronger pastors ior larger pui pits : in short, bring about more rapidly -a time when the J ideals of all churches could be realized on. earth. . - The Portland Telegram peal of an orphanage near Fortiana xor. a raaio, ana nigui before last ran a banner line "Orphan tots praying for radio. We xpect the kids will get their radio all jright, but we can t f Vta TVlptrr am MvM W the credit with the Almisrhtyl byFloyd Cook, secretary, oft oiionf nn any ma or issues an firmly in the saddle" and his fitting to offer courses in aero- into a tieip: wnicn nenceionn m tne iieia oi nigner euuw- i v ' " ei- shades of Wesley and Calvin world and be happy that their has been broadcasting the ap- Visiting TRWdrTO UHOBRr f ( 0 HQ MADAM I mWW0ii: , DISCOVERY? ) ? ( WhH W itT, . WlrTC" If The Way of the World AXTS AND HUMANS The human being appears to be behind In his evolution. He comes along but slowly. Bees and ants hare gone further. Bees and ants hare reached such a stage of per fection in their method of living that they are practically standard ized. The human being Is not so. He is etill struggling along, stop ping and starting, making many errors, trying to Improve his me. thods. That's what makes the world so interesting. When evo lution Is completed if such an idea is thinkable the world will be a dull place. There will be no adventure. - SCIE.. AND AKT It has' been said that science is information about materials; art and literature are., information about people. True education im plies much familiarity with both materials and people. The most 'earned man in the laboratory, no matter how much he knows about che - --- - educated If he is unmindful of the reactions of the human being. THE KINDERGARTEN Kettering, genius of the General Motors, says we are Just in the kindergarten of scientific Inven tion. There was a man about 1840 who wanted to abolish the patent office, saying Its work was done. Wonder what he would say today. No use asking what he would think for evidently he didn't think. .-.'' A DEFINITION : Speaking of education, here la a definition tp pass on from Dr. Henry M. Wfnston. a college pres ident. He says: "A few fundamen tals mastered, a memory , disci plined to retentlveness. a brain trained by an Inquiring spirit. , a character ennobled' by C h r 1 etian principles these are the essen tials of modern education." AS TO ASIERICANIZATIOX Those Interested In American ization-work in the schools or elsewhere really ought to remem-. ber that the "foreigners" who have come to live among us come mostly from countries older than our own and equally civilized. Their Ideas are frequently differ ent. These ideas are not always inferior perhaps not even usual ly We think aliens new citizens have much. to learn from us. We also have much to learn from them. .The most valuable kind of Americanization work is partly a cooperative' process. 1 High Pressure Pete Wm XmmituzsC zj IST -m JSA1 -: kr iillfe iiife m&& tgmm mWm1 Day In The Violent Who's Who & South American Air By HARRY 8. KEW fo'tmaater General ( Harrv Stewart N'ew Knrn nt Inaianapolia. InJ., Dec. 31. 1858. He cuted in th nuhlin arhrtnlH nt that city and Butler university. H o.i the editorial staff of the Indi anapolis Journal for & years. - finallv becoming DUbllshnr fn tin T nt.r h became president of the Bedford Stone and Construction company. From 1896 io isv ne served as a member or the Republican national committee, ' act lne as chairman in 1907 a nil 190R m served one term as United States "sen ator and Was named nnitrmaiitt.r on- eral In 1923. He Is a veteran of th Spanish-American war and hla ts In Indianapolis.) HE air mail routes now ope ate day In and day out, 24 hours a day. Twenty-three routes are flown within the bor ders of this country, serving over iuo of our larger cities, carrying an average of '.. i seven and one- half , tons of mail each day and flying in excess of 30- 000 miles daily. ' Perhaps with p a rd o n a ble ride I might touch upon the mbject of our. 'oreign mall routes. With the line from New York to Montreal, one UxorS.New from Miami to the British posses- Old Oregon's Yesterdays Town Talks from The States. man Ouf Father Read i February 9, 190-4 An increase of T 400 was allow ed In the premium list of the state fair, by action of the state board of agriculture which has been in session here several , days. ' ; - Salem Elks have found a valu able treasure among the ruins of the old buildings just torn down between the Statesman office and the "old Whiter corner." It Is a poster announcing the appearance of Charles Vivian, the founder, of the Elks' lodge In Salem, in 1876 as a vocalist. The poster has been framed. Miss Ruby Phelps, the popular dramatic reader, will appear at the Grand Opera house this week. She. has had charge of the depart ment of oratory at Sacred Heart Academy tire past year. The fire department was called out to extinguish a fire In the loor of tne oarn of Postmaste. Hirsch.- ' is , , - - Ward Timely Views Mail Service Discussed ilons in the Bahamas, another to Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Porto Rico, we are about to astablish a route to the Canal Zone, touching at the larger cit les In our sister republics of Cen tral America. Wo are bringing in to closer contact the people around us and thereby closely cementing their friendship and sharing their commerce, trade and industry through this medium of fast trans portation. An air service that shall carry our mails down-the Pacific coast to all the South American coun tries is being arranged for and 1 believe will be consummated' in the very near future, i Assuredly t work alreadj done has extensively contributed to the progress of our conference, welfare and happiness. It has dem onstratea tne practicability ami far-reaching possibilities of com mercial aviation. It has established the industry on a permanent and prosperous footing in the United States and has placed it in the forefront of tne accomplishments of the 20th century. The possi bilities of future development can not be foreseen, but they are great and we must prepare tc avail ourselves of them. WORDS OF THE WISE Peace is Whitman. always beautiful. "The fearful unbelief Is unbe lief In yourself." Carlyle. The fool that eats till he is sick must fast till he Is well. Thorn bury. v No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency. Roosevelt. "All human things hang on a slender thread; the strongest fall with a sudden crash."- Ovid., - "By union the smallest states thrive, by discord the greatest are destroyed." Sallust. - Boss Mike, I'm going to make you a present of this pig. Mike Sure, an 'tis Just like you, sor! - Fisk-i I never knew such a fel low as Peasley. He is always Iook 'ng for trouble. Risk Then why doesn't he get narried? Pathfinder. The Grab Bag Febrvjuy 9, 1929 wuo am ii What position do I hold In the army? What parade am. I soon to lead T Which presidents of the United States have died In office since 1875? Who inrented ture machine? the motion pic- Where is the imperial residence formerly occupied by the Hohen xollerns located? " "For the kingdom of Ood is not meat and drink: but righteousness and peace, and Joy in the Holy Ghost." Where is thia passage found in the Bible? Today in the Past "-Obi this day, in 1870. the U. S. weather bureau was established. Today's Horoscope Persons born on this day are impractical. They do little calcu lating . before entering upon tre mendous tasks, thereby courting failure. w . A Dally Thought "Dearly poisons are concealed under sweet honey. v Ovid. Answers to Foregoing Question! 1.- Major General Charles P Summerall; chief of staff; the In augural parade in Washington. 2. James A. Garfield, William McKInley and Warren G. Harding. 3. Thomas A. Edison. 4. Potsdam, Germany. 5. Romans, xiv., 17. THE ONE MINUTE PULPIT Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so Is a jnan his praise. Proverbs, xxvii, 20,21. .-y-. ".f.;." .:..:.'- -iv. "...V, . :. i ( i , X s , i f W V.S . ... g 1 Just Among Us Girls blMSOM- 1 V0Mvr.hj Kennextr Ptnly do si oF ttarn I Predicts Dictatorship By CHARLES P. STEWART -Washington Correspondent for Central Press and The Statesman WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. How about a dictator of the Unit ed States? : An American dictatorship . is suggested. Predicted, In fact,, 37 no crasy proph. et, either. The forecaster is as : reliable a. pub lic man am Sen ator Arthur Capper of Kan sas. , ; . .'.-"'.-'.v HpnstAf I"!tw" per pre-Tislons a day vtren ongress will be ' ibollshed; when our government will be run by h e n resident tnd a board of .AXTHUH CAPPtP directors, the same, as Standard Off. Capper says so In writlnr: signed. - The thought Is not exactiv orir- Inal with Senator Capper, at that. Some such Inchoate Idea has been afloat In the atmosphere for quite awhile, like" static. The senator simply grabbed it out of the air and put It In words. The language was his: the sen timent existed before he expressed it. How long before. Is hard to sav. t any rate, unquestionably it Is growing, finally, through Senator Capper, it voiced Itself. The opinion that democracy has failed certainly is widespread. First Italy passed under the sway of a dictator. Then Spain. Then Turkey. Also Poland and Hungary, more or tesa. Very re cently, Jugo-Slavia. The other day as noteworthy a Briton as Lord Rothermere prayed heaven for an English Mussolini. A dictator of. England! tree government's cradle. Win $ . '-:::;: r ' f Bits for Breakfastl -By R. J. Hendricks- ' They have worked hard V And the YWCA campaign is not through, though success is In sight, with further hard work. It is a necessity; the $7500 budget must be raised, and a start ought by all means 'to be made on a building fund. S S "Everybody's doing it," in Eur ope. Belgium and Sweden are to raise their sugar tariff duties, and lower their excise taxes on home manufactured sugar, so as to not hit the consumers. Those countries have already higher rates than the United States.- So have most other European cpun tries, and in England the com bined tariff rate and the subsidy amount to about the average wholesale price of sugar In the Imary markets of- the United ates. do n For TCC darax42' haMZ - donded on Wi&ionhh .iiiiiniiiiiin yyx Is It. a world-wide complex? . It ao. should we not naturally begin to sense It in this country? the new dictatorships. Maybe Be. nito Mussolini la the ablest of the dictators. ' - , Every steamship into New York brings a cablnful of returning American tourists, overflowing with stories of r the t wonders of Italian governmental efficiency, under Mussolini. It may not be freedom. They admit that. But oh, how it works! Trains on time! so the tourists tell us. Hotels up to snuff! Fac tories humming! Crime suppress ed! A-happy, contented people! or else they go to Jail. ,.. Are these tourists, back home, by any chance planting the seeds of Mussolini-ism in America? It would appear that Senator Capper believes so. "Looking far ahead to the dis tant future." he says, "I foresee our democratic form of govern ment functioning with the direct effectiveness of a dictatorship minus the tyranny." "Far ahead!" "Distant future!" How far? Why necessarily so dis tant? with responsible statesmen like Senator Capper, already mak ing such predictions. I decided - to ask the senator. Then I decided to ask some other senator. Senator Capper evidently can conceive of a dictatorship "minus tyranny"' I wanted a senator who sees' tyranny as an inevitable concom itant of any dictatorship. It seem ed to me that that kind of a sen ator would be likely to answer my I found one. and got an earful. Tomorrow I'll disclose .what I heard. It is to be hoped lhat Senator Smoot called the attention of Mr. Hoover to all this, and no dd"nbt the ways and means comniitteo section handling agricultural schedules in preparing our new tariff law know alhabaut it. It Is high time the United States looked to self sufflciencj In suffar. Reasonable protective tariff rates would bring this about reasdnable and honest rates. , When l this happens, the Salem district will get beet sugar fac tories, and major irrigation pro jects, too. And we will begin an enormous growth In this valley. S . The sales volume of manufac tured articles -In the United States using .sugar is ten billion dollars annually. Including sugar itself. That much money all kept at home would solve the farm problem, and a lot of others. "Facts About Sugar," New York, the leading magazine of the industry, puts the kibosh on the sugar trust lobbyists who have been tellitfg the ways and means committee that an. increase in tariff rates would .cost the con sumers of this country many mil lions annually. - y U There was a raise in the Cuban duty on raw sugar in 1921. Re sult, the consumer paid the same as before for his supply; the domestic producer of sugar got a little less, and the sugar trust was set back the full amount of the increased rate on the ; raw sugar Imported from Cuba. The sugar trust lobbyists are just Iplain liars. And getting paid fort their lies. , n . Senator Edward F. Bailey, of Lane county, is quoted at Salem, as saying this: "I am a good democrat, hut if I voted 'no on a bill - to increase the tariff on poultry products I should be afraid that my constituents who are poultry raisers would pelt me with eggs on my return home." And that illustrates a point stat ed by this ; newspaper several times during the recent campaign, which is that there" is no longer a party issue of tariff versus free trade ,ln this country. The prin ciple of protection is accepted by both parties and thero are mere ly questions as to how and where and to what extent tariff shall be. applied. This is not to say that there are not many people who still believe in free trade, but only that there is no longer a free trade party. Threo of the four democratic, members of the pres ent legislature have voted for memorials to congress asking fo. Increase of the tariff on farm products. Eugene Register. By S wait