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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1929)
y. I- 5 1 I I J '.V 4 m til i 1 i I Tit U ! I , J I- 1 PAG3 -FOUIt "No Favor Sways XT; Ko Fear ShdU Avfc? From First Statesman, March 28, It SI THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Charles A. Spractje, Sheldon F.'Sackett, Publisher Charles A. Spracue ... Editor-Manager Sheldon F. Sackxtt - - - Managing-Editor Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of ail news dispatches credited to It or not other wise credited in this paper. Pacifle Coast Advertising Representatives: Arthur W. Stypes, Inc., Portland, Security Bldg. San Francisco, Sharon Bldg.; Los Angeles, W. Pac. Bldg. Eastern Advertising Representatives: Ford-Parsons-Stecher, Inc., New York, 271 Madison Ave.; Chicago. 3 to N. Michigan Ave. " i i i i t ,i Entered at the Poetoffiee at Salem, Oregon, a SeeondClaea Matter. Published every morning extent Monday, Business office 215 S. Commercial Street. I SUBSCRIPTION RATES Mall Subscription Rates, in Advance, Within Oregon; Dally and Sunday, 1 Mo. 60 cents; 3 Mo. $1.25; Mo. 2.25; 1 year 14.00. Elsewhere 60 cents per Mo. or 5.00 for 1 year in advance. By City Carrier: 50 cents a month; $5.50 a year in advance. Flax Fiber Expansion Should Be Slow. J A sensible word of caution was spoken by Henry Craw il ford at the luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce Mon day with respect to the expansion of the flax 'and linen in . dustry in the Willamette valley. It has been demonstrated that flax may be grown here The prison plant has demonstrated that this flax may be retted and scutched and sold at a profit The American markets can readily absorb all the flax and fibre which the Willamette valley is likely to grow. The trouble will not be with the market, but with the ing oi tne tibre. i Flax culture and processing is highly technical. Col Bartram has rightly insisted on fields. He refuses to renew Is not practiced. He requires so there will be freedom from weeds. The colonel has enough strength of character to impress this on the growers, and even then some ox them grumble. What would happen if there were a sudden and uncon trolled expansion of growing of fibre flax in the valley and establishment of retting and scutching plants? First a lot ' of farmers would jump into it oi how to handie the crop and follow the best farming practice. Second, retting and scutch ing are highly technical, and no plants should be established without making sure of having competent skilled men to handle these processes. Even yet one of the local requirements of fibre because it has not been able to get a large enough quantity of the grade demanded locally. It will be supplied in time as the quality of the flax improves and the skill in processing as welli We do not want to repeat happened to the loganberry poor product from poorly manned plants would do as much to kill the market for Oregon flax fibre as occurred with the marketing of poor loganberry products injured the logan berry Industry. The Statesman does not confidently believe that the probably the greatest opportunity for agricultural and mdus trial development in the valley , ..... ciseiy Decause we wane tnat development to be sound and en during and permanently profitable, we approve of Mr. Craw ford s advice to make haste slowly in its expansion. There is one division of flax against which this warning does not apply, and that is flax-seed production. Farmers can grow flax for linseed oil purposes here very successfully There is a fine market for the seed in Portland and the price this year has been very high, well over $3.00 a bushel. It is handled just like a grain crop, the straw being merely thresh ed and the seed shipped. While not so profitable as fibre flax, which yields fibre as well as seed, it is a good-paying crop, and one the expansion of which would not be attended with quite the hazards of the fibre flax industry. Premier MacDonald Departs T AMS AY Mac DONALD goes home having accomplished JLV whatever it was he came Just exactly what was agreed Donald was not brought out. should be another conference in London in a few months. The sociabilities of the meeting were properly carried out and the banquets and the speeches were in fine taste. The British premier has won the But as he departs we can't was all about. Has everything, or anything been settled on the question of naval parity, on the question of just how . many and what cruisers each country is to build, on the ques tion of the freedom of the seas? All that has been told the public is the rather indefinite assurance that an agreement was just about to be reached. That is important if true.' Perhaps the MacDonald visit was not designed to be more than a dramatic appearance, a gesture of friendliness. The premier may be imitating the great Henry VIII who crossed the channel and showed the king of France on the field of the cloth of gold the ain's king. Only MacDonald view, to reassure the American people that Britain genume ' ly seeks international accord and understanding not only with 7 'dress, with other powers as tilood cousins do well to cultivate each other's acquaint- to test each, other's hospitality. From that, viewpoint the visit of Mr. MacDonald was a great success in spite of the paucity of signed and sealed parchment yielded by his visit Charges Prove A Dud. "Now comes George Joseph Thomas Mannix, be disbarred by - elation, it wasn't many months ago that Mannix demanded of the same body that Joseph be disbarred. The conviction Is being forced upon us that the legal fraternity ef the state would not suffer greatly and might benefit somewhat If each of these, feudists were allowed to v pass sentence upon the other." ' The above from the Astoria Budget is typical of the reaction which is observed in the editorials of the state press, following the charges of George W. Joseph asrainst Justice UcBride. ' Most of the lawyers and editors of the state would " probably agree with the Budget's solution of the Joseph- mnnix xeud. ." . t Low Price for PORTLAND proposerto increase the price to dairymen 15c a hundred, giving them $2.65 a hundred for mi TV. This is for A miDc It isn't enough. Tacoma and Seattle pay $3.19 a hundred for 3.6 milk. How does Portland expect the milk producers to wrap their cows in silk in order to have perfectly pure milk, if they are.only. going to pay $2.65 a hundred for the milk? No wonder many dairymen in the Portland milk-shed are going out of business. - i. Why Not - The row ever precedence at way to settle It seems to- be a Oregonian. . . '. . . successfully and crofitablv. proper growing and process rigid standards right into the contracts where crop rotation clean cultivation of the fields without proper understanding some without willingness to mills has t import some of its with the flax industry what industry. The marketing of a wish to be misunderstood. We flax and linen industry offers of any that now appear. Pre- . ... . to Washington to accomplish. to between Hoover and Mac- save that they agreed there goodwill of America. help but wonder just what it wealth and puissance of Brit came with another gesture i wen. . demanding that his arch-enemy. the Multnomah County Bar aseo- ".'.-. High Quality. a Cafeteria? state dinners continues. The only fintMmflrat-eerredM rule. The ...... , . . . Soviet I ! Unable to understand each other's language, tmt Joined by the common bond of aviation, the Soviet airmen and Commandant John D. Price of the Sand Point Naval Air Station, Seattle, were immediately fast friends. The Russian plane Is shown In the background. From left to right: Dmitry V. Bufaer, S. A. Shestakov, Commamdant John D. Price, Boris V. Sterlmgov, and Philip R. Bolotov. BITS for BREAKFAST By R. J. HENDRICKS' Many beauty spots: V W Are found in the country sur rounding Salem, aM numerous; thrifty and prosperous appearing sections. Comparisons are all bat invidious - Mrs. Malaprop would say "odorous." t S S But with an excuse' of lack of space to mention in this issue more than one of them, the Bits man would call the attention of the reader to the Spring Valley section, and more especially the fringe of hills that surrounds that fruitful valley on the south, west and north. S - Take the Wallace road by turn ing to the right after crossing the Willamette bridge at the toot of center street. Follow that high way till it turns off to the left as you reach the Wallace land. Follow that road westward to the Brush College picnic ground. A stop there will repay any lover of sylvan beauty. Take a drink of pure water at the spring that has no bottom. Then follow on past the Brush College, which is mere ly the name of the fine public school house of the district. Fol low on keeping slightly to the right, through woodlands that are In a state of nature, to the top of the hill, from which you will get a long to be remembered view of the broad expanses of Spring vaUey. W V Pursue the road northwestward past the Henry farm, and the Crawford farm, and the ethers. Follow on around the range of hills northward, and then north eastward, till yen reach the read where it has three forks, one lead ing to the right to Salem, one to the left towards Hopewell and Mc- MmnvlUe, and the. other going between the two last 'named to wards the Wheatland ferry; the latter 'being the river road on the west side of the Willamette. k . Ia that stretch among the hills that fringe Spring valley yon wUl see more evidences of thrift and general prosperity than you will find In most like stretches of country in the Willamette valley, The farms and orchards are gen erally well tended. The dwellings are commodious and comfortable appearing, and they are generally surrounded with green lawns frinfer and adorned with flowers and shrubs. j The roads are not paved, but they are graveled and smooth. Thete Is a home like fir about tne farms, xnere are good Darns end fine cows and many flocks of sheep. 'Ton, pass what was once the Zena postotfice. Like most such) neighborhoods, rural free de livery has taken the nlaee of the country postomee. There are telephones and radios. There are else trie wires for power and lights. There are hath tubs. And. with st least-one auto tor every home, to say nothing of two or three for some of thea. besides auto trucks and trailers, the peo ple over that way are only a few minutes from the play houses and stores in Salem; er the canneries and packing houses and , other markets. ' ' a. very short ride, and with out meeting many people, you see some of the best samples of up to aate xanaing and orchard cui AiiatorselcbmatStfle -I - mrr-awimrn tare in .the state. And you will agree that the trip is well worthy of the exploitation of the Salem chamber of commerce. It is like ly that not more than one in 50 of the people of Salem has ever been over that road. If any one goes, on account of having read these lines, he will be thankful for hav ing his attention thus called to one of Oregon s beauty spots. . The Portland Oregonian of last Saturday, under the heading, "To Prevent Prison Outbreaks," had the following on its editorial page: A reader and friend of the Oregonian offers what ap peals to us as a practical, hu mane and relatively inexpensive means of protection against oc currences such as that which darkened the record of Colorado's state penitentiary the other day. Our contributor would take a leaf from the book of the world war. but with suitable modifications, and would combine it with a de vice long employed to protect in dustrial establishments against fire. In brief, he would pipe the prison buildings somewhat as sprinkler systems are installed In factories, and he would connect the pipes with a central station from which tear gas, non-fatal but incapacitating could be de livered under pressure at the will of the operator. The sole flaw in the plan, otherwise very nearly perfect rn theory, wenld seem to be precisely that which has made a number of recent prison upris lngs possible. It is administra tive, rather than physical. It Is suggested by the reflection that with proper discipline dangerous criminals, for exam pie, would not have had access to arms and am munition at Canon City. Of what avail are any material precautions In the face of policies which ig nore the primary function of a penitentiary as a place' of re straint?" V V The Oregonian writer means In the words, "the primary function of a penitentiary as a place of restraint," the mere keeping of prisoners. Or at least that Is In line with past editorial articles in that newspaper. . It Is admitted that that is the thing of initial importance. Men confined in a penitentiary mast, be kept there. They must not be al lowed to escape. But the primary function of the Oregon penlten Mary is to provide facilities for reformation. Our constitution di rects this, and says penal servi tude must not be retributive: It must be reformatory. . Merely keeping a prisoner behind grim walls is retributive punishment, b W It Is a safe guess that the Inves tigation at Canon City will show a system of retributive punishment. and also a lack of proper disci pline. And It Is not too mueh to say. that proper discipline Is a rare thtng" in American prisons. It is a rare thing anywhere. - - - A trne disciplinarian Is ' born, not made -Thete -are only ex ceptions enough te prove the rule. There are very few men In prison work ot the caliber of Jim Lewis, warden ot - the Oregon peniten tiary. And It Is anything but soft Job, It. lasts If hours ef every day. There Is not n mo ment when Ua duties can be relax V.- ed. There Is no point In good pri son discipline for letting down. It must be constant. It must be strict. But this does not say that it must be unnecessarily harsh. It does not have to be cruel or Inhu man. It must not be, In fact "U For the reasons given above. the Bits man believes all prison officials, all law enforcement of ficials from the highest to the lowest, ought to be trained. Pen ology should be taught in the schools of higher learning. It should be made a profession; clothed with the dignity ot a call ing. There is a Jim Lewis in 10,000, who will make near 100 per cent perfect prison man. But all the Other 9999 men will be im proved in their Qualifications by training; by learning the rules of the game. Jim Lewis had them largely by tnstlnct; came by them naturally, or has acquired them in the school of hard knocks. And the deputy warden, Eugene Hal ley, is not far if any behind in this respect. And the general management and organisation of the Institution, under the direc tion ot Henry L. Meyers, superln tendent, are enlightened futqre models for the schools, well np at the head ot such institutions in this country or the world. o o i OTHER EDITORS BAJTVIXG MONDAY SCENERY Portland has decided to ban street advertising by means of banners and loud music If that's the result of the big dinner re cently held there and the adoption of a Washington made slogan. then wn apologise tor all the kid ding we did about it. Hanging a wash out on the line to advertise the rose show, the state fair, the caautauq.ua and other bunk puts a town in the hick elassr it any- thing does. Just why a city should permit itself to look like Naples on wash day we never have been able to figure out. We hope -the loud noise prohibition includes the Salvation Army, the Aoostalic mission and other fanatics -who pound their way Into heaven on a bass drum. Just what yelping ta the street has to do with relig ion is one of those mysteries that cannot be solved. All ft indi See the NEW "Spring Maid" Llattressos (Inner Spring) NOV Tour own Airport cates Is that the yelper is a nut. If he made that much noise Tor any other reason he would be put In jail as a public nuisance, which he Is. Coryallls Gazette-Times. Old Oregon's Yesterday? Town Talks from The States man Our Fathers Read October 14, 1004 C. J. Atwood was elected super intendent of the First Methodist Sunday school at the annual meet ing. Dr. W. W. Selleck, the new pastor, was present for the first time. Prof. Mary Reynolds and A. A. Lee were chosen assistant superintendents. The Salem Bird Study club will hold its first fall meeting at the Unitarian church, and will outline the program for the new year. Frank T. Wrightman and L. R. St ins on are home from Seaside, where they attended the grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias. Both returned with honors. Wrightman was chosen member of I the grand tribune and Stinson grand keeper of the records and seals. Registration continues slow at the Marion county clerk's office, only IS voters having registered since the books were opened Sep tember zo. ISf.WEDT0f.1AST CARDTNOTON, Eng., Oct 14. (AP) Great Britain's 100 pass enger dirigible R-100 which has been subjected to cross winds of orittdsm almost since the time it was decided to build Her five years , ago. was tlnaR? launched today in perfect calm and was moored to Her saast expeditiously. There was not a single hitch In the launching and it the airihln has any weakness suggested In re cent cnucima, tney were not ap parent to the cheering spectators as tne crait soared a few minutes before pulled, by the nose to the mast. terms ia a .ltrht wind rialnr after the ttOtrinr wai welcomed an to -4ry eletniar' iM bus which in her Ions month of eon atructlon accumulated ton of dost, not to mention eonweoa. T.iont. Colonel V. C Richmond, the ahlp'a designer, estimated that one torn of doit irom tne 109 01 v ship 1om would bo blown away br Monday whea her trial flUht U scheduled. The R-iei Is floating apart ment home: Telephones jingle, "the folk upstairs" are heard talking, there I hard walking back and forth in the numerous . rooms concealed inside the bag. and eyen coversation in yanous part of the ship can be plainly hearLTne ply wooa iioora 01 me two passenger decks apparently serve as sonnding boards. BREAK BOWED! 2 OFFICIALS IS SEEN LOS ANGELES. Oct. 14. (AP) ! An open break between District Attorney Burton Fitts or w An geles county and. District Attor ney Stephen Connell, of San Die go connty, came today a an after math of events connected with the ' appearance of Jay Sheridan as a state a witness in tne inai 01 Al exander T. Pantages, multi-mil lionaire, on a statutory charge. Sheridan who lirea In san uie tsotifiAii hom that Pantaees endeavored to purchase perjured , testimony from him calculated to : blacken the character of Eunice Pringle, 17-year-old dancer, and accuser or the rauaevuie mag nate. When Sheridan returned to San Diego, he was taken to court for arraignment on a bad check charge. The arraignment was post poned, but Sheridan was lodged in jaU as the result of failure to raise $10,000 bail. His bond previously had been $2,500. Fitts over the long distance tel ephone accused Connell of failure to cooperate with Los Angeles au thorities, and of being influenced by Interests friendly to Pantages to seek a higher bond. BEFORE BIG CROWD SEATTLE, Oct. 14 (AP Before what was declared to be the largest crowd ever to attend an affair of Its kind on the Pacific coast the second annual Seattle In ternational horse show opened in the arena of the civic auditorium here tonight. The outstanding event of the evening, the $5000 Olympic hotel stake for geldings, was won by Minute Man, owned by the Car nation farm of Pomona, Calif. The Seattle Daily Times' $1000 stake for fine harness horses went to the same owned, with Time, a young mare, that made a fine per formance. Marco H. Hellman, Los Angeles banker, took the crowd by storm with his exhibition of 16 stock horses, with riders dressed In Spanish costumes. The horses carried the Hellman collection of stiver and gold mounted Spanish saddles and bridles. BRUSH C011EBE Fl BRUSH COLLEGE, Oct. 14. Generally In the fau of the year. at least 'One family out of each community moves to some other locality. Among those from Brush College who have felt the urge to move on are Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Marquart and son Roy and Mr. and Mrs. Lambert Feskins and son Charles Lambert, who have sold their household furniture and are now motoring to Califor nia, where they Intend to make tneir nome. Mrs. F. W. Munson and daugh ters Muareu and ituth and Mrs. John Norwood and son. Vlrril. an of Brush College and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Worthington and Infant daughter. Betty Colleen, of Cutler vaty, motored out to view the new home of Mr. and Mrs. TT. L. usyis or Hollywood Lane Sun- nay. If it's Genuine Bayer Aspirin his AT Always tfe .Never Iiurte tfe TkeWciHV antidote for PAIN KEIZEit CLUB OPENS SEASON Community Cfub Plans for Year's Work and En- joys Program KEIZER, Oct. 14. The Kelzer community club held a very inter esting business session at the schoolhouse Friday evening. Ray Betzer. the president, pre sided. Myrtle McClay is secretary and Mildred Gardner, treasurer. Plans were laid for the activi ties during the coming year. Among these were a Hallowe'en party and a special entertainment for the benefit of the club to be given in the early part of the year. It was decided to again serve the hot lunches for the school chil dren, to begin as soon as the teachers deem advisable. Several committees were ap pointed. The club voted to amend the by-laws and add a commltte tee to greet the new members in the club and also welcome new comers to the community. During a short recess, Mrs. Nick Brinkley, formerly Jewell Garner, led In a community sing of old- time songs, with Irma Keefer at the piano. A splendid program Is -being- prepared tor the November meet ing. Mrs. Thompson was again ap pointed reporter. DALLAS: October 12. Some 29 boys and girl3 engaged in club work In Polk county wera lunch eon guests of the Ki wants club Friday noon, when the winners were announced for the three cups for outstanding work in judging at the Polk county fair. The Jersey cup was awarded to Leslie Stewart of the Bethel dis trict, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Stewart, both of whom are very active In the work of the boys' and girls' clubs. Donald Mc Caleb of Monmouth was winner of the cup for the angora Judging. The announcement of these two winners was made by J. R. Beck, county agent under whose super vision these clubs come. Josiah Wills, announced that Anna Prang of the Bethel district was winner of the cud for the cooking division. Presentation ot the cups was made by Dr. V. C. Staats who was chairman of the meeting. The cups must be won three times although not success ively to become the permanent property of the winners. Mr. and Mrs. 8. L. Stewart were special guests for the luncheon as well as Mr. Beck and Mr. Wills. The Klwanls club are also soon- soring a group ot camp tire girls unaer direction ot Miss Mabel Teal. KILL W DEER JEFFERSON, October 14. Two large mule deer were brought Into Jefferson Saturday by Joe McKee, Chas. McKee and Harold Knight to show for their hunting trip Into eastern Oregon. Mrs. Grady Farrlngton and two children returned Friday morning from a two weeks visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mason in Portland. We are sorry to learn that the West Coast Creamery company will discontinue Its business in Jefferson after October 15. Miss Marie Kihs attended the County Christian Endeavor con. ventloa at Salem October 11-13. as a delegate from the Christian Endeavor society of the Evangel ical church In Jefferson. NEW SERVICE OPEXED BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 14. (AP) Radio telephone service with Spain was successfully op ened this afternoon. 0 BILUS KIWIS JEFFEBS0I1H 1 mm V V-