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"No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Ave." From First Statesman, March 28. 1SS1 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Charles A. Sfrague, Sheldon F. Sackett, PublUken Ch axles A. Spsaqub Sheldon F. Sackett Member of tbe Associated Press The Af o latad Press ia exclusively entitled to the use for pwbll eation of nil news eJspatehes credited to it or aot otherwise credited la thie paper. Pacific Coast Advertising Representatives: Arthur W. Styncs, Inc., Portland, Security Bids, fan Francisco, Sharon Bids.; Los Angeles, W, Pac. Bide. Eastern Advertising Representatives: rord-Parsons-Stseher, Inc.. New York, 271 Madison Are.; Chicago, 360 X. Michigan Ave. Entered at the Pottoffice at Salem, Oregon, as Second-Class . Matter. PublitJtfd every morning except Monday Busineet ffiee 215 S. Commercial Street. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Mad Subscription-Kates, in Advance. Within Oregon ; Dally and Sunday. 1 Mo. SO cents; 3 Mo. $1.25; Mo. $1.25; 1 year $4.00. Else where it cents per Mo. or f 5.00 for 1 year in advance. By City Carrier: 60 "cent a month: S5.S a rear In advance. Per Copy 2 oer.ti. On trains, and News Stands S cents. Editors Meet at Eugene rE university is host this week to the editors of Oregon, so if residents in other portions of the state feel a sud den change in the altitude it probably is because the "heavy weights" of the state have moved into Eugene and the re mainder of the state is thrown up in the air for the time be- ing. We took a day for the editorial conference, and left it viith reluctance. Editors and publishers from over Oregon - ere gathered for the annual rehash of editorial and busi . ness problems. The problems never change a great deal, bat they afford opportunity for endless debate and discussion. . John Henry Nash, who wears a doctorate now from the talked about fine printing. Nash is a master craftsman, - printer of-beautiful books. He printed one set of books of 250 copies for $37,500 and his other prices are in proportion. He makes his own paper or rather goes to the paper mill and personally superintends its manufacture. He has spe cial fonts of type cast in the foundry for his finest work. Nash has done some of the very finest printing ever pro- - duced, probably his finest work being a printing of Dante's "Divine Comedy." He has executed orders for William Ran dolph Hearst, YV. A. Clark Jr. and other men with, lots of money, so muck money in fact that we can scarcely under stand the language. Art Brock, foreman of the state shop, was- in Eugene to see Nash. Brock is a lover of fine print-. . 1110 Atirl it! ahvflva ca cror t- An emorra in. ..tn. t IV. craft like John Henry Nash. Nash has a very interesting personality and his running-fire manner of speaking bristles with native wit. Nash started out in life as a bicycle rider and won many races in ' the days before automobiles. But his fame as a printer is now international. The editors were not beset with politicians as might have been expected. We did not stay for the banquet last night, and perhaps there was a turiCout of candidates on that occasion. H. L. Corbett turned home, and no other gubernatorial candidate had put in nis appearance up to yesterday afternoon. C. C. Chapman was there, but he is a regular attendant, and as editor of the Oregon Voter, one of the eligibles. E. j-vfvin, iuiiuck;i ucoiguaic x" itimiiu., icii nis euiionai desk at Oregon City to enjoy the fellowship of the Eugene meeting. He was the recipient of the hearty congratula- - ..v.i ui. KuzLuxiaL aowuaica uei uis appointment, jvir. L'rodie leaves in a few weeks for Washington f or a confer- F i-)S isri f K 4-Vk r A si wewt A 4-. A. 3 A1 Ml 1 m x w- mu vu HU -4Aa AI V1U New York probably about the first of April. , If there were few candidates on exhibition there was plenty of discussion of politics among the editors. Neuner's entrance or threatened entrance provides something of an enigma, the editors thought. Some thought Neuner would get good support among the members of the grange, and with a consolidation of "dry" support and the German vote which he has a claim on as a native of Bavaria, it was sug gested he might be a real contender for hitrh rant rn tha other hand Gov. Norblad was conceded the Scandanavian vote -which is estimated to exceed the German vote in this state. Careful students of the political situation seemed to put Corbett and Norblad as leaders in the race to date. El bert Bede'hadn't arrived yet so the latest progress reports from the Hall camp were not available. Prof. Spencer of the University of Oregon law school uiscussea xne law oi UDei ior editors and his paper brought forth some interesting inquiries. Editors are always inter - ested in the libel law principally because they do not want to overstep the law and invite libel suits against themselves. At a meeting of the Associated Press group the out ; state Editors seemed in favor of making the Salem office of the AJ P. a full-time bureau. At present the A. P. reporter, ' Steve Stone, shares his time with the Capital Journal. The importance of Salem as a news center was' recognized and the editors expressed themselves as favoring having the A. P. Man devote his full time to servicing the state with news , from Salem. This might result in getting more Salem news on the A. P. Wires. . . 1 S S 1 1 4k It was a disappointment to the editors not to get to see and to meet the new $11,500 coach, Doc Spears. Unfortu ! nately Spears will not arrive on the campus until Feb. 22nd, when a big banquet will be held. Dean Allenshould have : held back this conference so the editors could see Spears and see whether he is sound in wind and limb and worth what u rxr A. -4- i e iiic kuutiatt voiia jlui . hc uu will make as an. Oregon coach, but he will have a hard time , beating McEwan as an after-dinner speaker. McEwan was professor of English but that didn't hurt him a bit when it came to talking. He was clever, full of wit, and put his stuff over in good shape. Spears of course is a surgeon and sur geons seldom aspire to fame as banquet speakers. "What to See in Salem THE Salem Ad club and the Chamber of Commerce thought of the same idea at the same time that was the -the publication of Some folder to hand out to the tourists who come to Salem which will acquaint them quickly with things of interest here. Salem is rich in matters of histori cal interest, has many points which tourists would like to Bee if they knew how to reach Jthem quickly. The proposed : folder would contain a map of th city spotting the special points of attraction, and containing snap-shots of buildings Vand homes of interest. . . .' But n-s should be supplemented by the cordial recep tion of visitors. Folk here should go out of their way to help tourists f et about, should encourage thejn to stop over and really see Salem and surrounding country. The spirit of hospitality will do much to hold visitors here for a few days who might otherwise rush on after filling the gas ' t SMALIi SOS IS BORN : BRUSH COLLEGE, Feb. C Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Bnell ot Brush College received word t&ig week of the arrival of a box. at tbe home of their son and daugo-.ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baellof Olympian Wash., Febru ary 2. The Uttlo boy has bea aftsmrd Charles Arthur. . Mother - Editor-Manager Managing-Editor was there the first day but re -a - m uui, auuw uun guuu opccii a sad son ar doing fin. Arthur Buell Is weU knoVn la this vicin ity and In Salem. - - H was tm ployed in the engineer's offlco of the stato highway department at Salem tor : some time. Later ho worked in th same capacity in Portland before taovias to Olym pin where he is draftsman - on bridge coostructiott work. Gj! 'K Qgi5S.jeg5gg5Sg . O SS, Kia Future nyaairrta, Ine, Craa SHuia Hrkti nnwl BITS for BREAKFAST -By R. J. HENDRICKS He will make good: "s -s This prediction refers to Rer. Thomas V. Keenan. who h re signed his place as Catholic chap lain at the Oregon state peniten tiary and been appointed as a member of the parole board. He takes the place of Rev. Norman K. Tully, resigned. He gives up a salaried job lor one without salary. - Father Keenan has, to the per sonal knowledge of the Bits man, been one of the most efficient men In the office of chaplain In the history of the prison. He is sympathetic without being a sen timentalist. He Is a student ot penology and has an understand ing of the frailties as well as the nobler qualities of hunran nature. Though hes a Catholic and loyal to his own church, he carries no vestige of - secular prejudice against any man. W 'm Father Keenan haa hoAn friend and helper of all the pris oners with whom he has come in to contact in his labors behind the grim walls. Thus he has the qualities of a model parole offi cer. m He will of course be besieged now, In his new position, by the friends and relatives of undeserv ing men alike. He will not bA car ried beyond the bounds of reason oy nis sympathy tor any one in trouble; nor will he refuse to do and recommend the utmost In th way of help towards the rehabil itation or the unfortunate victim of environment rfhd temptation for whom societv haa Htrfct expect reformation from his In voluntary confinement. That is the attitude ot a competent mem ber oX the parole board, and Father Keenan is qualified by ex perience and educational training to perform such functions for the goods ot the state and society in general, as well as to the benefit of the person In prison who has qualities deserving of the consid eration of a parole board. The other members of the Oregon pa- roie Doard are Jay L. Lewis of Corvallls .and Miss Beatrice Wal ton, private secretary of the-gor-ernor. Henry C. Porter of Aumsvllle, pioneer -and leading cltlxen of that section, in a letter under the heading -of "Believe If or Not," addressed to the Bits man 11 nAor date of February 3, sends tbe fol lowing: W "When Georze Beab a n a George Baker were hanged In Sa- lem in is Bo, tney were not cart ed from the Jail to the place of execution on a dray. Beale aa not read from the scaffold the 97th Psalm, but. holdine a fair sized Bible in a steady hand, and in a clear distinct tone, read the 57th Psalm and then threw the Bible out Into the crowd, saying, 'Take it, I have no more use for it. Beale had asked of the sheriff that his body, might drop from me scaiioia a distance ef 10 feet. His request was not granted. Little Billy Barker, who al ways got his man. was deputy sheriff at this time. About 100 feet west or northwest nf scaffold was a merry-go-round. It was propened ty horse power and circled to the left. It was not we U satronlzed. althonrh thr many people on the grounds hours oeioro me execution -took place. I remember, distinctly, seeinr a man riding on this mrnri. round while he was reading from paupjiiei containing the confes sion of tbe eondemal m ) was . being, eold that day for the wcusut oi ineir wires, the price being 50 cents per copy. Beale wrote hla own eonfasstn. T p.. kr's was written at bis request wy nu spiritual adviser, v v s . "After, reaittnr nf th mh.ik. ot the Simpson clan that was. held ANOTHER POSSIBLE OUTRAGE in Salem last summer, I have as certained that very few if any of the younger generation of the Simpsons were aware ot the fact that their uncle, David Simpson, was at one time struck by light ning and rendered unconscious for a time. Many years ago, while on his way from Sublimity to his home in the Waldo hills, he was riding a mare with a young colt following and when near Beaver creek was struck by lightning. Whea he regained consciousness he found the mare on which he was riding lying dead and the colt standing near by unhurt. A neighbor, jokingly, attributed this casualty to the fact that un cle David had a short time pre vious to this voted the democra tic ticket. Uncle David was a re publican, but his two brothers living -near him, James and Bar net, were democrats. But be this as it may, when I grew up to manhood and General Grant was runninsr for nreftirienr. T vntoA tha republican ticket, and I am still keeping it up. S "Some thins: shout sthlotlM William -Simpson, son of Thomas SimDson. taught school in th Aumsvllle district at one time. He was a cousin of John Ed Buff. The Buffs were a pioneer family of the Silverton district Mr. Simpson said he had timed John Ed. many times, and that he conld run 100 vards in eieht onds. Buff won in a mile race on the state fair grounds track and at the same time defeated a fresh runner on tne last 100 yards. "Half hammond or hammond (a hOD. sten and a iumn. or two hops and a jump), was a favorite pastime among boys and young men back in tha sixties. Thlrtv-clx feet was considered a fair jump; no ever a few, very few, could cover 39 or 40 feet. Buffs record was 44 feet. In 1369, soldiers at ron itiamatb told the writer they knew Buff while in the army in Arizona and that tber saw him win a foot race there while carry ing a man on nis back. V t "Andy Wvland- at ths state fair, held at Oregon City, threw a rock or stons. nTtr sen yards, and later at the state fair grounds at saiem, stood between A. . iwo iau men wno neid a pole on I the tips of their fingers as hleh I as they could reach and Wyland jumped and kicked the pole to the ground. "Hon W. H. Hobson of Starton now past four score rears, when a yonng man, could cover. 110 reet in iw nops. When Abner Fra rer was exhibiting a stallion at Sublimitr vears arn Marlnn Smith won a wager by Jumping near, over t&e horse ;wlthout touching him. And these vounr men had no one to teach them. If young Smith could have had some of these high priced coach es to give him a few pointers, he might have been a close second to the cow that jumped over the moon." (How manv readers will n look QD the 57th Paalm In tt,... Bibles? "Be merciful to me, O oa, oe mercuui to me, are the opening words, and thr am it verses. The members of the Simp son eian, sposen or by Mr. Por ter, are all relatives of Samuel L. SimnsOB. Ores-nn nnt Unu.. author of "The Beautiful WlUanv eiie. uavid Simpson was tar a long time assessor of Mirimi county, and be owned' much of me tana mat is now the part of Salem from 12th to 24th street and south for several blocks. His son, Jack Simpson, was the star reporter ot ThoStatesman injhe middle '. slrfiMaV Tha, Cfmnn.. -0 . y auv imu(iuu home was the tract from 18th street to Mill creek, north of State. Fred O. Schwats-s. after wards Arctic explorer and author was the man who on the day of the Baker and Beale hanrinr sold J fessions of the condemned men, for the benefit of the widows though they were not widowed till after the drop was sprung.) S V (The famous Bishop Matthew Simpson may have been related to the Oregon Simpsons; but the Bits man, so far, has not been able to confirm this, though he has been attempting to do It.) Yesterdays ... Of Old Oregon Town Talks from Tbe States . man Our Fathers Bead February 8, 1905 In the face of nearly 40.000 written remonstrances, the house of representatives passed the now famous Jayne's amendment to the local option law by a vote of 34 to 25. Fight on the measure was carried to the last ditch", des pite the final vote. The present legislature will not amend the charter of the city of Salem, it was decided following a conrerence yesterday when 60 taxpayers and residents of the city appeared before the house committee on cities and towns This delegation was almost unan imously proposed to the amend ment. Following their visit the committee returned an unfavor able report to the house. Hon. R. A. Booth of Salem de livered the address at the eradn ation exercises at Oregon state normal school at Monmouth. Thirteen students received diplo mas, including the fouowlng from saiem: j. d. Butler, Fred S Crowley, and Eva J. Savage. The Safety Valve - - Letters from Statesman Readers To the Editor: Yes. the W. C. T. U. do right to opnose the nronoBitinn of Mayor Liveslev. To admit beer woald open the door to all the family wine, gin, brandr and whisker-. W, wonid be taken bak to where we were 10 years ago to the oeen saloon. Respectfully, a paid reader et nm statesman and a teetotaler for more than SO years. - N. Jay Bowers. West Salem. If you fall to receive your Statesman by C:30 a. m., phone 500 and a copy will be sent to you. Last Times Today "HOT FOR " PARIS" Bfidaito Preview to it. Atem4 tbe o'clock bow aad ee tbe Preview as Tomorrow "DISRAELI' KIDDIES! Don't mlM this week's chap ter of 4Tarzan the Tiger" BOgVs Capitol Theatre Matinee Only mm The Call Board By OLIVE 1L DOAK GRAND Mortk Bit betwa Court sai Stats Today VL.ucay in ixve. . BLIGHTS CAPITOL 8Ut betwB Hiss ss4 CBarcft Today "Hot for Paris." Sunday "Disraeli." with George Arliss. FOX ELSIXORE Boat! High bat-sen Suts sad rrry Tooay Kamon isovarro in "Devil May Care." and . Fanchon and Marco. HOLLYWOOD North C&pitol straet. North Salem Today Rln Tin Tin ia "The Million Dollar Collar." The never failing interest pro voker Is RIn-Tin-Tin, the wonder dog, whose fame has been shed down through several genera tions of dogs bearing the same name. Today at the Hollywood there ia a Rin-Tin-Tin who doee his stuff in such manner as to win the admiration of his audi ence. Anmal actors have the de lightful quality so seldom seen in people they are natural, doing their acts without a thought for the audience. We call them "dumb animals" bu tthey are not half so dumb as some of their screen contemporaries Mary Brian for instance. The American Association of University women are sponsoring the play that all Salem will want to see "Disraeli," which begins Sunday at Bligh's Capitol., This organization has tickets on sale at 10 places of business in Salem. All the tickets pur chased either from a member of the association or from these places of business will reap a benefit to the association, which benefit will be applied on the scholarship loan fund. It will be a pleasure to buy tickets for such a cause and it will be a double to buy tickets for such a picture. Remember how Ramon Novar- ro sang the Pagan Love Song? That song is still going and I won der if we won't be humming it way off in those years when we are asked to demonstrate a song that was popular when we were young. There is Just no forget ting the peculiar plaintive quality that Nbvarrb has in his voice and the deep beauty of feeling that is tnere. Personally I think "The Pagan" was one of the best pic tures of the past few months It was a real classic Now you will have a chanr to hear Novarro sing and talk In "The Devil May Care" which starts at the Fox Elsinore today. It is a very different picture from "The Pagan," full of swift mov ing and impetuous love, and very picturesque. Editorial Comment From Other Papers BAXK DEPOSITS The statistics on bank deposits In the various cities of Oregon show Eugene holding third place again with 37,687,000 at close of business in 1929. Portland with 3166,000,000, of course, keeps first place, and Salem, with 311, 000,000 keeps second. Klamath Falls and Pendleton, both on the other side of the Cascade range, hare crept up with more than 36,000,000 deposits each. Med ford is sixth with close to 36 -000,000. ' While it Is possible for the con dition of various large funds, such as county or city deposits to make a big difference on any particu lar day, the figures are fairly rep resentative of city development In Oregon. Taking the state as a whole, there has been a drop of close to 38,000,000 in denoslts in the last year which ia nnl- n,r. tially explainable by bank consol idations. Possibly stock specula tion took out its share. There Is no overlooking the fact that bus iness in some lines, particularly lumbering-, has been a Mt k low normal. Portland, despite its oaiancing or divirslfied Industry to an extent greater than in n- of the other cities, showed Its pro portion of the decreases. Tet business has not hMn k.j in 1929. Against totals nt than 3300.000,000 the fluctuation it very small. What should con cern us morp than anything else. HOLLYWOOD! ne Home of&dC Talkies LAST TIMES TODAY ' 3Iatinee 2 P.M. SlioiuflJEAR OTOp8 HWTBW-HHtO HCUOMM - www eAJtcvura Tnuai " V- eos$ UDEaMAa Also TaBdmg Coned and Talkm Serial "KING-OF KONGO6 Coming Stutday. Mo-day-ud Tweodaj ROGERS lisRiVsrof WHEN MIND AND BODY FAIL TO COORDINATE It la Imnnriant Ia IfvIon CfMinlirLftlion and PolsC Particularly in ChiUxren, Nc4 Only for Health but for Accident Frerezgion --m---------------s----s By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D. United States Seaater from New York. Femer Commissioner ef Health, Vew York CV$. ACCIDENTS caused by automobiles are facrcaafng rapidly. lev , bare only to enter a Hospital te find the large nttmberwhs are there recovering from some aatemoofle casualty. Ererj newspaper has the sad stories ef accidents, oddest' from many cattses, 1 Wf 1 Xa CCPELAND. there are thirty-four non-fatal accidents te every fatal one. We are) glad it Isn't worse, but this means that out of thirty-four accidents; many victims will be crippled in some way or ether, and some ef them permanently. v in stormy, suppsry weather, tnerey- are numerous accidents. People so. with lowered beads, maybe under umbrellas. They dash around In front of street ears and automobiles, without stopping te malta sure ef safe passage. On the street, in the store, in the factory, or right at home any one of os Is liable to have an accident. When one is over-tired, or absent minded. It Is very easy to make a nisstsp or to do the thing which wouldn't be done if the mind were alert to every move. Some persons seem to stumble sore easily than others. How can we develop our power ef co-ordination? It is well that children when they are young have gymnastic ex ercises, some form of asmes or danc ing, some form of exercise that will train body and brain, to work to gether. What we call "poise" of tbe body U developed In this manner. These things Influence the good health of the child. Perhaps fewer accidents would happen if all could be taught poise, alertness and the Import an os of what wo can "safety first." Answers to Health Queries! M. K. a Q. What Is the cans ef excessive perspiration under ths arms? in the figures, is that they do not show definite progress, particu larly in Eugene. It is hardly enough merely to "hold our own." Our situation is rather In con trast with that of Klamath and Salem, which more than any, oth er cities in Oregon have been forging ahead. Both of them, de spite general conditions have made considerable development industrially. In both cases the de velopments have been due largely to two factors, energy and trans portation. The Klamath basin is rich in timber and rich in agricultural resources, but its tremendous im pulse has come from the succes sive development of three big rail road lines the Southern Pacific's Cascade division, the Great North ern's Central Oregon line and the Southern Pacific's Alturas line. Its progress will probably be ac celerated still more if the Rreat Northern Is permitted to make its through California connection. Klamath Is speeding, not because it Is richer than many cities. In possibilities, but because it Is be coming one of the most accessible places in Oregon. And of the Willamette valley cities. Salem is second only to Portland because It has both rail and water transportation. Salem is in fact a part of the Industrial area that is being developed around the hub of Portland. It is not merely Salem but a whole district that has gone ahead In dustrially because it enjoys vir tually the same advantages as Portland. Perhaps the chief problem-in stimulating indastry here is to work out Hinsportatlon rates and services which will pat us on something approaching a parity with Portland. Bank deposits are notfce only The GOLDEN VOICE of the Silver Scre 2-Wli I A -TV en 7; TODAX - W T SUNK1ST BEATON MONDAY oxix "THE with une auxnenty tens us tnat taere are swice me many children ef school age killed in accidents as die of any one disease. This is reafly appalling I What can be done te lessen this harrest of HP e and limb? We tee "Safety-Krst" signs ererywfeere. They are ptit up by the health aatheritiee ia every great city. They are teen la street ears, 'sub ways and in busesf The Bed Cress and the State do much in this line. Attempts are made te educate the people se that they will exercise every care te avoid accidents. St. Louis has introduced tato Its schools a system ef safety education for bey and girls. The result has been that 75 per cent ef the usual number of accidents to children hare been pre vented. Every efty .should follow this noble example. According to the National Safety CoasdL J. What la tbe remedy for sirs saUvaUoa? A. Usually doe to a nerve disturb anc. Try ushag bet -aster com. presses under the arms for fcatf hour daily to check the symptom. Improve the health end tbe serves will bene fit S. Since the trouble IS usually due to some gaatro-lntesfinal disorder, correct tbe diet first of all. Also be sure te keep tbe Intestinal tract clear. MRS. J. F. a Q. Is dandruff contagious? i 4 w A. While not exactly contagious,! care should be exercised. Never use another's brush or comb. Keep tbe hair and scalp Immaculately clean br careful shampooing and rinsing, and use a good hair tenie occasionally, i J. H. Q. What should a young man of 1J, S ft. I in. tall, weigh? 2. How can X Increase my weight? A. He should weigh about 14S pounds. 2. Build up your health and you will increase in weight as weU as benefit generally. i CMntaH. US. NmpaiMr rattan Santoa. tea. ' Index to prosperity and growth nor are they an infallible index oi conditions. But our figure hat hoyered just a bit too long around 37,000,000. The paper mills pro ject Is a healthy indication of new effort coming. But we need Inten sive work on transportation rates and transportation problems. Eugene Guard. CHICAGO, Feb. 7. (AP) Rear-Admiral Richard E. Byrd has been awarded the gold medal of the Geographic Society of Chi cago. 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