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liarch 21,
1029
Hoover Plunges In
rE do-little age made a sudden shift to a do-much age
on March fourth. Herbert Hoover has plunged right
into his job. With Rooseveltian directness and assertive
ness he has taken hold of affairs. He began really talking
to press representatives and telling them something. He is
cutting down the reception to the hoi polloi from once a day
to twice a week and later it will be once a week. The presi
dent has something else to do than wiggle the hands of sev
eral hundred curious tourists every day.
As to major questions Hoover has been quick to act.
He dried up the oil well wildcatting so quickly that Senator
Walsh, arch-foe to the Fall lessees, sets up a cry of sti
fling western development. He is punching up the agencies
of law enforcement and planning on a thorough survey of
its tamifying leads and questions. He ordered the openings
of the treasury book3 on tax refunds of $20,000 and over
which will half satisfy the muck-rakers.
And he has come to grips with the Indian question.
Ckxmmissioner Burke, who escaped indictment only when
his superior officer, Secretary Work appealed to department
of the justice attorneys, will step out and Hoover promises
drastic changes in Indian policy. The Indian problem has
always been a nightmare. For a long time rank politics pre
vailed in appointments. Scandals have been periodic over
Indian lands and tribal and other funds. .Hoover plans a
study of the subject by trained sociologists. The Woodrow
Wilson experts were only a grade better than politicians,
but we believe Hoover will be a better picker of his ex
perts and try to include a few with common sense. Any
way as one writer says of the new program : "Friends of the
Indians feel assured that the Indian bureau will cease to be
a combination of reform school, poorhouse and confidence
game, and become a social experiment under expert direc
tion." The new president Is setting a swift pace, but one
wholly characteristic of him. There is bound to be move
ment and action and public interest in this administration.
Marion County's Playground
TT in ffood news that the forest service is opening up the
A area i along the Breitenbush .to summer home sitea. It
is just in the past year or so that this country was openea
up for recreational development along this line. The rang
ers last fall started replatting tracts for this purpose and
the work will be finished this spring. This will give Mariou
county a real resort all of its own, within easy access of Sa
lem so far as distance goes.
What remains to be done to make this Cue playground
readily accessible is for the county to spend some money on
the road above Detroit toward Breitenbush springs. The
forest service and the resort company have spent about
$48,000 in establishing the grade. An additional six thou
sand dollars or so is required to put on gravel and make the
road a year-round road.
This certainly would be an investment the .county will
be justified in making just as soon as possible. This is the
gateway to the Mount Jefferson country. This road will
eventually connect with the sky-line road about Mount Hood,
forming a wonderful loop highway. Most important of all,
it will make the wonderful recreational and health region
of the Breitenbush within easy access from the valley cities.
The forest service reports that the travel to Diamond
Lake grew eleven-fold in four years after highways were
improved. The Breitenbush area only lacks road improve
ment to become highly popular both for summer home3, for
camping, hunting and fishing trips.
Sterilizing the Unfit
A YOUTH and a girl escaped a year ago from the school
for the feeble-minded here. They made their way
to a shack in a remote district in Linn county. Par
ents of the young man protected them and drove away
officers who came to apprehend them. Last week they were
captured and returned to Salem. Meantime they had be
come parents of a child now a month old. The baby is to be
put into a home.
But what can be said of the heredity of the infant, and
what of its future? Over and over again biological law re
peats itself. The unfit propagate the unfit. The laws of
heredity are sure. It may be put down that the infant will
be of low mentality, that it too may soon become a state
charge.
The safety of the race lies in the sterilization of the un
fit. Left to breed their kind they multiply freely, and so
ciety has to take care of the burden of incompetence and
criminality. Institutional costs become oppressive wljere
the population of defectives is permitted to increase with
out restraint. Eventually, we believe, most every state will
provide for the segregation and the sterilization of the men
tally unfit, as a measure of social protection.
The Remer Bill in New York
THE New York legislature is having another round in the
battle over the question of removing the ban against
giving out information relating to birth control. The Remer
bill now being considered would permit doctors to give such
information to married persons. This is now prohibited and
results in the diffusion of much unscientific and dangerous
information.
Quite a lot of support for the measure has been ob
tained, particularly from women s organizations. On the
other hand some religious groups oppose it. The Catholic
organizations and periodicals have taken strong stand
against the bill, a position they have consistently held. And
John Roach Straton, militant fundamentalist of the Baptist
persuasion takes the same stand. Additional support was
claimed in the result of a Questionnaire submitted to mem
bers of medical school f acaltiesin New York; the vote being
eiirht to one in-Iavot. of the Remer bilL
In view tithe-present state of. society .we believe the
present prohibitive legislation on this subject is antiquated
and ought to be supplanted by laws such as the Remer bilL
Facts are facts and in this age ought to be faced in a thor
oughly scientific manner.
Science and Superstition
A MEDICAL arts building is being erected in Spokane, to
be occupied largely if not exclusively by doctors and
dentists. Most every town has one or two such buildings,
but the Spokane building will be unique. It will have no
"13th floor". Numbers will run 12, 14, 15, so no doctor will
have his office on the "13th floor".
What a concession to superstition. In a building dedi
cated to science and the housing of the most numerous pro
fession of scientists in the country, the silly belief in "un
lucky thirteen" is to cause the building owners to try to
fool themselves and everybody else by dropping oufl3 from
the floor numbers. Now what can a doctor with offices on
the 14th floor of this building say to a patient who wears
asafetida about his neck, or a charm to ward off disease?
What can he say about medicine men and witch doctors?
We think we are enlightened, but we balk at number IS,
walking under a ladder, letting a black cat cross ahead of us.
The ignorant people back at York, Pennsylvania, who killed
.a man while trying to get a lock of his hair to bury eight
feet under a chicken house in order to break a spell deserve
some pity for their ignorance. The same cannot be said of
the Spokane doctors who will not hare their' offices on the
18th floor of their medical arts building. .
It seems a hardship that talkies hare displaced hun
dreds of musicians" whose work was in theatres. The only
redeeming feature is. that the playing of saxophone artists
will be curtailed . : . . . .
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He Is an alarmist
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This Sir George Palsh, British
economist .
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Who says "we are threatened
-with the worst financial crisis in
history." Sir George Is a free
trader, and he was speaking to the
national free trade conference at
Manchester, England.
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"We are drinking, and making
merry, for tomorrow we die." de
clared Mr.' Paish. The fact is, the
British people for several gener
ations before the World war were
drinking at the stagnant pools of
the Cobdenites, and this came near
to causing the downfall of their
empire
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For while they were causing
their government to adhere to
free trade standards, in order to
give their workmen cheap bread
and butter and sugar and other
necessities, they were thus centrib.
uting to the upbuilding of their
rivals, while their own natural re
sources were lagging behind. They
paid the price of their "drinking
and making merry" in that long
period with the frightful costs of
war and losses of prestige.
Sir George would like to fright
en the United States. His alarm
ist propaganda is more for foreign
than home consumption. Uncle
Sam, for one. will refuse to be
scared; and likely this will be true
of all the other countries that are
competitors of English manufac
turers and merchants.
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There are no free trade nations
left. Sir George's "own country is
practicing the rules of high pro
tection; In many lines her rates
of duty are much higher than
those of the United States. Take
the case of sugar, for Instance,
which with subsidies and protec.
tire rates enjoys greater protec
tion than the present price of that
staple on our Atlantic seaboard;
nearly three times the protection
enjoyed by the growers and manu
facturers in our own country.
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Sir George and all lis Cobdenlte
cohorts may as well ring off. in
their efforts to scare Uncle Sam
and his nephews.
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The United States Is granting
asylum to political renegades of
Mexico, and the appearances are
that the "generals" from that
covntry who have been in rebel
lion will need It. The Mexican au
thorities claim these "generals"
are merely highwaymen and bank
robbers.
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So we are likely to have on hand
a bunch begging for the benefits
Of political asylum against the ur
gent protests of Mexico and in
spite of demands that they be giv
en up, for the purpose of standing
them against a stone wall and
shooting them.
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The indications are that Mexico
will be disposed to be lenient with
their followers, but will demand
the death penalty for all the lead
ers of the revolt.
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Thus all the fun is being taken
out of war below the Rio Grande.
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"While the poultry industry is
a little slow in getting started in
putting a quality canned product
on -the market, we may go fast
once we get going. The salmon
canning industry has paved the
way so that-there is now little
sales resistance to a high quality
canned poultry or meat product."
So says the U. S. Egg and Poultry
Magazine. Here is a pointer for
those who would build chicken
canneries in Salem, and turkey
canneries, too. They are coming.
REBECCA'S AFTER-THOUGHT
yXSTEKDAY, Rebecca Mason,
X In the parlor by herself.
Broke a handsome china basin.
Placed upon the mantel-sheli
Quito alarmed, she -thought -el
going '
Very quietly away.
Not a tingle person knowing.
Of her being there that day.
Out Rebecca recollected
Sheras taught deceit to shun,
And the momcnV gji etAgcted,
. Told her mother what wa
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7ho e'enMnead her behavior,
Ured her better, and forgaT
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Old Oregon's
Yesterdays
Town Talks from The States,
nun Oar Fathers Read
March 21, 1004
The state board of education
granted a state teacher's certifi
cate to Miss Greta Phillips of Sa
lem and a state diploma to Miss
Ida M. Yoder of Hubbard, both on
examination.
The Independence lodge took
the banner for the largest number
of new candidates Initiated at the
Maccabee convention held here
last night More than SOO Sir
Knights were In attendance, with
136 Initiated. Pratum was award
ed, a beautiful cake for team
work.
A. JT. Marcus and J. J. Daly of
Portland and George W. Shand of
British tlnmbla. hare purchased
the Salem Iran Works of A. Bush
at a consideration of $10,000.
A spirited and interesting game
of bowling was enjoyed by the
women of the mahee club, the los-J
lag team to oe entertained this
evening with an oyster supper.
Editorc Say:
WE'RE PROUD OF THEM
For the first time in Oregon's
history, one school has won both
the football and basketball cham
pionships. Breaking loose fn the last half
of Saturday night's title game
with Astoria at Willamette uni
versity, Medford's basketball play
ers crashed through to win the
Oregon title by an overwhelming
score, just as Medford's football
players tore through all opposition
to roll up steamroller scores and
capture the football title.
Before Medford left for the bas
ketball tournament, sports author
ities who had never seen the local
team play predicted that the local
squad would get as far as the
finals, and was a favorite to win
the title. Confidence in the abil
ity of Medford athletes and Prince
Calllsos. their coach, was behind
the predictions. - w ; - - .
The News joins the rest of Med
ford in congratulating the players
aad the coach who hare made the
local high school "the school of
champions." Medford News.
Legion Broadcast
On Next Sunday;
Hotchkiss Speaks
The regular weekly program of
the Americanization Committee,
Department of Oregon, American
Legion, will be heard over KEX
radio, Sunday March 24, at 4 p. m.
On this occasion Cofonel Clar
ence R. Hotchkiss will speak on
the subject "Americanism, Past,
C. P. 0. Box No. 1234,
Shanghai. China. Feb. 8. 1929
Dear Editor,
I hare written yon several
times and sent you paper idols
Now I am sending you a copy of
my Chinese Christian Almanac
and will tell a bit about it. It Is
In true Chinese style .with . the
Daces double because Chinese Da
per is thin. The paper Is Imitation
Chinese paper. It is bound by
hand and on the edges Instead of
at the folds of the paper as are
home books. You should begin
to read at the end back of the
book and read down instead of
across and from right to left in
stead of from left to right and,
Chinese fashion, tell others what
you read. You may think this is
all backward but the Chinese did
It first so they will say that our
method Is all backward. This
book Is known all over China, in
more than ten thousand places,
well known, as I have been pre
paring and publishing it for twenty-six
years. I will tell you how
I came to do so.
For years, as I Itinerated
through the cities and country of
China, often there came a call for
i book not in my list. I asked my
helper. "What Is that book the
Chinese ask for so much?" ' He
said , "What book?" I said, "They
call it a 'Wang Lih'." "That is an
SAlmanae." "Well, the next time
you see a Wang Lih, buy it. J
wish to see what it is they are so
crasy after." He bought a copy.
I found it contained lucky days
and Unlucky days, when to get
married and when not, when to
build a house and when not, all
kinds of superstitions, and assist
ance In gambling, fortune-telling,
etc. I said, "What a pity Chinese
cannot have something worth
while when they get an almanac!"
Later, as the call continued year
after year, I prepared a useful al
manac giving dally Bible verses,
prayermeetlng topics, C. E. top
ics, S. S. lessons, antl-foot-binding
and anti-opium articles, and mes
sages showing the Way of Life
and also much general informa
tion. X requested the Tract Soci
ety to publish it. They printed
SO 00 copies and, against my ad-
Present and Future."
The following Sunday at the
same hour Portland Post Ameri
can legion will present their ini
tiation ceremony over the radio.
The entire personnel of the post
officers will take their regular
parts during this broadcast.
Who's Who&Timely Views
More Government Efficiency Urged
By QEOROS TT. K0RRI9
Senator fro febm$ka
3eorg William orrls was born
la Sandusky county, Ohio. July 11, 181.
Ha worked out for farmers summers
and attended school during tho win
ters, then taught school befors attending-
Baldwin university. Ohio and In
diana normal schools. He later studied
law at Valpariso university and was
admitted to the, bar In 188S. Moving
to Nebraska, In. 1885, ha served as
prosecuting attorney for three terms.
Prom 1S95 to 1902 he was Judge of the
fourteenth Nebraska district. Serving
in congress from 1903. to 1913,. he was
elected senator In that year and Is
now la his third term which termin
ates In 1931. Hs Is a Republican.)
JAM considering introducing a
bill in the next congress with
view to revising the laws goT
erning the appointment of cabinet
" officers In or
der t o take
some of these
positions out of
the category of
p o 1 1 1 i c al ap
pointment and
bring a b o n t
greater effici-
enmy in hand
ling the gov
ernment busi
ness. The logical
place to start
' gram Is with
the office of the postmaster gen
eral. I would like to see him ap-
pointed fay for 7ears. The
length of the term might be
lengthened or shortened, but the
important thing would be to fix
the term so that it would not ex
pire with the term of the pres
ident who appointed him.
In our opinion, the position of
postmaster general is not one that
should be affected by the policies
which may change with changing
administrations.-
Further, there is no reason why
the senate should be called upon
to pass on thousands of postmas
ters ech year. The postmaster
general should have this power
without requiring confirmation of
such appointments by the senate.
The plan of long-term cabinet
appointments without reference to
presidential terms, might well be
extended also the office of the at
torney general, and, possibly, to
the secretary of interior and the
secretary of commerce.
It should not be applied to such
an office as that of the secretary
of state or to the heads of the
departments of war and the navy,
however, in my opinion.
The secretary of state has to
carry out foreign policies, and that
is a .function of the president. I
would not interfere with that of
fice nor with the heads of the
army and the navy.
vice, charged five cents for It,
selling but 2000 copies. After
six months I asked them to let me
sell the rest at two cents. Know
ing the books would be left on
their hands, they consented. 1
easily sold all. I urged that next
year all be sold at two cents.
"Can't do It, they cost much more
than that." "Well, my time is too
valuable to spend on a book to
circulate 2000 copies; five cents
is often a day's wage in China. If
I get ads so that you can sell at
two cents will you do so?" "Tes."
I told the business men what I
wished to do. They generously
gave me their ads. That year we
sold 25,000 copies. The next year
I was home and only 11.000 were
printed. The next year I was here
again and 73,900 were needed,
the next year 131,000, the next
161,000 and finally 300,000 were
required. This almanac made the
name of Hallock famous; but best
of all. It made our Saviour known
in thousands of places. Please
put my almanac in your library
so that all who can may read.
For several years past the sad
war, that has made so many mil
lions suffer at the hands of the
fighting war-lords, has greatly
added to the cost and difficulty of
printing, and to the difficulties of
business men, so that ads are
much more difficult to obtain in
sufficient numbers. Not only this;
but the postal routes In many
provinces have been made im
passable because of fighting and
bandits. So the almanac's pub
lication and distribution have had
to be cut down greatly; but we
wait for better times when I hope'
even greater good can be done
through this Instrumentality. Pray
for peace not only because of the
almanac; but for the sake of the
innocent little children who in
evitably suffer more than others
in wars and fightings. I have a
special place in my heart for these
little Srownies as I have about
800 of them in my Ragged Sun
day schools. Through the help of
kind friends at home I gave more
than 800 "yaller" kiddies a fin
treat on Christmas day. We had
a tip-top time! Kindest regards
and best wishes for a Prosperous
Year for you.
Yours in Christ's glad service,
(REV.) H. G. C. HALLOCK.
To the Editor:
This is my contribution as re
quested by "Goofy Movies",
There once was a shimmering
shining, black snake.
His tail v.-a 3 a v.lggler, his head
was no fake.
Ills heart ever flapping, his blood
running cold, .
My own darling Otto, you must
not grow old.
Don Lutz, Salem, Oregon.
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