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PAGE TWO The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Omgom, Friday Moraiag. July 4, 1930 Aro Faror Strays 17; No Pear Shall Awe." From First Statesman, March 28. 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Charles A. Spragix, Sheldon F. Sackett, Publisher Charles A. Sprague - . - Editor-Manager Sheldon F. Sackett - - Managing-Editor Member of tbe Associated Press Tta Associated Pria ta excluirtvely entitled to th or tot publi cation rf all ow dispatches credited t It or not toertrlM er4it4 in this paper. Pacific Coast Advertising Representatives: Arthur W. Rtypes, Inc., Portland. Security Bids. San Francisco, Sharon BIdg. : Los Angeles. W. Pae. Bids. Eastern Advertising Representatives: Ford-Parsons-Stecher, Inc., New York. 171 Madison Ave.: Chicago. 260 N. Michigan Are. Entered at the Postoffice at Salem, Oregon, an Second-ClmtM Matter. Published every morving except Monday. Buttnes offic 211 S. Commercial Street, SUBSCRIPTION RATES Mall Subscription Rae. tn Advance. Within Oregon; Dally and Sunday. 1 Mo. 50 cents; 3 Mc. $1.23: 6 Mo. M5; 1 year $4.0. Else where 60 cents per Mo. or $0.00 for 1 year In advance. By City Carrier : SO cents a month : $5.50 a year fa advance. Par Copy 2 cent On trains, and News Stands ceaia. The Macintosh Case THE federal circuit court of appeals has reversed the deci sion of the district court which denied citizenship to Prof. Douglas C. Mcintosh of Yale who- had stated in his examina tion that he would not bear arms in a morally unjustifiable war. Prof. Macintosh, who is a teacher of theology, served with the Canadian troops in the world war. He said he would bear arms to defend this country in a war which he felt to be justified. The court of appeals in the opinion written by the pre siding judge,-4ook judicial cognizance of the Kellogg pact as follows: "It appears tbe appellant stated he teas ready to give to the United States, in return for citizenship, all the allegiance he had ever given or could give any country, but he could Dot put allegiance for the government of any country before allegiance to the will of God. "There is a distinction between a morally Justified and an on justifiable war as recognized in international law. Recognition was given to such a distinction in the recent Kellogg pact. It strongly lies in the desire to maintain peace and abolish war." The case is one of the most difficult which a court is called on to settle. Loyalties are not single, in this complex world, but multiple. Which then takes precedence? The state normally declares that its own preservation is paramount and admits no higher claim of allegiance. The adoption of the Xellogg pact, however, has given the court a basis for the modification of the ancient rule of the majesty of the state; for in its outlawry of war as an institution it brands the mor ally unjustified war as outside the claim for unlimited alleg iance. The difficulty will always come in testing which is a morally justified war and which is not. And when may the final decision be made? Privately we are glad that the court has found a formula which will admit to citizenship a man of as high personal character as Prof. Macintosh. With more men like him as citizens the country ought to avoid entering any war which is morally unjustified. More and more the solution of how to get men to fight when war breaks out is to have men of vi sion who can iron out difficulties and prevent war. The Gospel of Thrift CALVIN Coolidge is now retailing pearls of wisdom. We didn't expect a great deal from his literary effort; but Jus offering yesterday morning had some real meat on the bone. Calvin has had the reputation of being a penny-pinch-er. He is pictured as the embodiment of Yankee thrift. Yet instead of advising people in these days of hard times to pinch and save and scrijnp, he urges those who have some money to spend it. That is wise. Prosperity isn't promoted by extravagance in saving but by liberality in buying. The man who saves and saves and saves is a miser who is starving not only himself but the other fellow who is idle because the first one is not putting in a call for his services. What that canny ex-president says is worth quoting, .which we are doing in part: i "People are out of work because the things they could produce are not being bought. With all our wealth, it is difficult to suppose that our consuming power has greatly diminished. It is not being exercised. It will help somewhat to increase public and private con struction. But the principal consuming power in this country is in Jthe people who have work. Unless they buy of the other fellow he cannot buy of them. If those who are working and hare the means would pay all their retail merchandise bills and, in addition, pur chase what they need and can afford, a healthy commerce would q'uiekjy be created." The Coolidge formula is correct. Go out and spend some money, if you have it ; and help business to revive. The other ,ellow can't buy your groceries unless you buy his clothes. ' Secretary Hyde is out with a strong defense ot the new tariff 'for the increased protection it gives the American farmer. It is true that the Hawley-Smoot bin increases the duties on most agricultural crops; but that is of no advantage if the prices take a big slump, as they have. The tariff is Impotent on products which we export;- and if it seriously interferes with foreign trade, it dams the export of our igoods, creates glut at home, and break prices. The tariff does no good when other economic factors cancel its Tjetfefiis. The drop in farm prices has been continuous since the tariff was passed. Maybe we should have another special session of congress to "give protec tion to agriculture." Giants Pass had a bad fire recently when one of its local indus : tries, a box factory, was destroyed. The owners about decided not to ; rebuild when the city council reaised to open up a street and help the factory get better fire protection. The Grants Pass chamber of commerce then stepped in and pledged themselves to finance the im provments so the factory is expected to rebuild. The merchants are going down in their pockets to raise money to keep the industry go ing. Here tn Salem with a chance at building an Important addition to a going Industry some object to vacating a portion of a stub end of a afreet. Perhaps we should have a fire to wake the town up. The vindicating habit seems to be spreading. Up at Wallace, Idaho, where a group of city and county officials were found guilty of conspiracy to violate the prohibition laws and some of them Bent ened tp 15 months at McNeil's Ldaad. Now the "acting widows" of some oj them are announcing themselves as candidates for the offices v.aated by their husbands. They are seeking vindication, just as I' Ma ' Ferguson came to redeem the family name in Texas. Sovernor Norblad has made the great renuncfation and declines to bejfe candidate before the state central committee. That how leaves jthe cojrjftjee free to proceed with the execution of the political will :of Jfr. Joseph -which they will procede to do at the nearest lamppost. Jadze.MeMahan eayg the circuit coart judges only charge the 'rtjruVSr railroad lare when they travel between Salem and Albany. T&e,j4noe th Judges got a nice, fat raise at the last session pf the :it5ture with the Jadge on hand to aid in the lobbying, they have Mt'tle excuse to rob the county and state on travel fees. The Salem banks have a million dollars more on deposit than a year ago. That must be painful information to tbe gloom peddlers whpwhj think the country has al lgone to pot. If Mr. Hoover is charged with aU the rains which hurt the fruit crop, then ho ought to be cred ited with thU extra million dollars that comes from somewhere. i With the Pjpocess servers on the ground waiting to attach their ! hundred thousand dollar earnings, the Hunter brothers Just never :wijl come down. Nothing like a constable with a bill to collect to : keep a person up In the air. Today Is the Tourth of July, but take it easj. You don't have to drive fbZx Sir up a tefepnone pole to prove your devotion to "All ; men are created free and equal. A slejtnd sane Fourth these :geed working order. . Prohibition may not prohibit Vrt we nridlci morrow tSan in P. V. (pre-Volstead) day. days means four-wheel brakes in headaches HEALTH Today's Talk By R. S. Copeland, M. D. By anemia, we mean a condi tion where there Is a defect In the quality, or a considerable re duction la the total quantity of blood. Ordinary ane mia is met with very commonly -and to usually only a tempor ary thing, it disappears aft er a few weeks or months wita proper ears and treatment. 8 e r 1 o a bleeding may produce av-ane-mle condition. This type la called "second ary anemia.i' Secondary anemia may follow malarial poisoning, blood poisoning, and other infec tions. Mercury and other chem icals may produce anemia of the secondary type. What to known as primary or tssential enemia has no recog nised cause. Young girls between the ages of thirteen and seven teen are liable , to attacks of It. Tha blood-making machinery fails to do its work, and In con sequence a peculiar pallor or greenish complexion develops. A very much more serious mal ady to pernicious anemia. Like primary anemia it to obscure la origin. -Men are much mem sub ject to it than women, especially under thirty-five. In women U-to often associated with pregnancy. Severe emotional experience, shock or other similar mental states are causative factors. Poison developed la any part oC the body may cause anemia. De generative processes In any por tion of the body or organs, da to obscure causes, may lead to Im poverishment of the blood and anemia. In every case of anemia, and especially pernicious anemia, a careful examination should be made to find out whether or not there Is pus Infection somewhere in the body. Bad teeth, diseased tonsils and particularly intestinal infection are capable ot product ing symptoms very like pernicious anemia. Tbe patient has an increasing pallor, a lemon-colored complex ion, weakness of the muscles, with vomiting and diarrhoea. There to difficulty In breathing. The condition may clear up for a few weeks, but the symptoms re cur again and again. It is a chronic condition and there is no hope for a cure for It until the underlying . cause Is reached and removed. A study must be made of all the disturb ing factors. Each case must be treated on Its own peculiar merits. Hope for a cure lies entirely on finding and removing the ause. It may con tinue months and even years. Those who have this disease, should remain in bed, hare mas sage, and their diet carefully reg ulated. Practising light gymnastics, may improve the patient's condi tion. In some cases transfusion of blood Is found useful. Scissored Squibs Editorial Bits from the Press" of the State When football season comes there will be light pants for the backfield and heavy pants for the line. ays .Coach HInes. And still heavier pants for the opposing teams, we trust. Rend Bulletin. Suggested smile As useless as a shoulder strap on a draw string bathing suit. The Dalles Chronicle. e Here is something to think about: The world hasn't gone to the dogs because of these ad ventures in paternalism or so cialism, if you prefer that word. Workingmen's compensation hasn't hurt business. On the con trary, it has helped business by enabling injured workingmen to go on buying things that you and I- have for sale. Eugene Regis ter. Outside of the extra activity that usually comes with a carni val and Fourth of July celebra tion, there is every indication of improvement and progress In Ashland, these days. Ashland Tidings. With official census showing 301,311 people in the city, and 437,316 in the city's area, Port land has no more cause for gloom. Klamath Fulls Herald. Delay In the selection of a re pubUean candidate for governor will be extremely trying for as pirants but just think of the en larged onnortunltv it rives nolit- ical writers for newspapers! la5rnde Observer. If the number of boys selling magazines this summer to any cri terion, our colleges are going to have a record attendance this fall. Klamath Falls Herald. A Problem For You Fop Today The net price of a bill ot goods was 3808.60, which was a reduc tion of 20 per cent, 16 per cent and 1J percent from the reg ular price. What was the amount of the discounts. Answer to Yesterday's Problem Hacre. Explanation 734 equals 1X5-4; divide this by and multiply by 11 to fiad what B owns. Take 7-16 of 135-4 and 1(5-4 respectively and subtract 63-4 from 136-4. and 77-4 from 166-4; add S8-4 and 63-4. and also add 77-4 and 72-4. Then find tha difference between these two tumi f ASrihu' V I " Che SEA BIRD DE" By BEN AMES WILLIAMS "I'm sorry," Brander said re spectfully. "I should have " "What do yoa want?" Noll barked. "Get out of here! Get out of my sight! Don't stand there gawping." "I want to get some " "I don't give a damn what you want!" Noll cried. "Get up on deck where you belong sharp!" Brander stood his ground. "One ot my men has cut his hand pretty badly, sir," ha said. "I want some 6tuff to fix it up." Noll wavered. He threw up his hands. "AH right! Get what you want. I can't get rid of you any other way. But don't come sneaking up behind me again. I don't like it, Mr. Brander." Brander made no reply; he crossed to the medicine-chest and found what he needed. Faith had picked up the fallen board and the cards. "Sit down, Noll," she said quietly, "we'll deal that hand ov er again." Big Noll sat down, watching Brander sidewise. When Brander was gone. Faith asked: "Why were you startled?" ... "I don't like that man," Noll said. "He's too thick with M aug er for me. Mauger'll stick a knife in me some night. He will Faith." Faith shook her head. "Don't be foolish, Null! Maug- er's not worth being afraid of. Noll laughed mirthlessly. "I tell you there's murder in that man," he protested; "and Brander's with him, I've a mind." "It's your crib." said Faith, and played a card. "Three!" Noll mechanically took up the game; but Faith, watching, saw that If is eyes were furtively alert for half an hour thereafter. CHAPTER XAHL On the- 25th- day after the death of Mr. Ham, at about 10 Vclock on a warm and lazy inorning, the man at the fore most head gave tongue to the long hail of the whale fisheries: "Bl,-o-o-o-w! Ah-h-h-h-h blo-o-o-o-w!" The droning cry swept down through the singing rigging, swept the decks ot the Sally, penetrated into the fo'c's'le, drop ped Into the cabin, and brought Dan'l Tobey and Noll Wing from sleep to the deck. Faith was al ready there, sewing in her rocking-chair aft by the wheel. When Dan'l reached the deck he saw her standing with her sewing gathered in her hands, the gold thimble gleaming on her middle ringer, watching Brander. Brand er was half-way up the main rig ging, his glass leveled to the southward. "Where away?- Noli Wing .bellowed to the masthead man. The man swept a hand to point. Noll climbed up toward Brander, shouting to Mr. Tobey to bring the Sally around toward where the whale had been sighted. The men from the mastheads and the fo'c's'le and all about the deck jumped to their, places at the boats to await the command to lower. Brander took the glass from his eye as Noll's weight pulled at the rigging below him, and looked down at the captain, enti started to speak; then he changed his mind and waited, glass in hand, while Noll scru tinized the far horizon. Noll saw a black speck there, and focused his glass and stared. He watched -for a spout watch ed for minutes on end. None came: The black speck seemed to rise a little, sluggishly, with the swell. He looked up to Bran der. "D'you make a spout?" he asked. Brander shook his bead. ."No. sir." Noll loked agaiq. and Bran THE TARGET der leveled his glass once more. The Sally was making that way now; the speck was almost dead ahead of them, far on the sea. Tiny bits of white were stirring over the black thing, like bits of paper in the wind. "What do you make of it, Mr. Brander?" Noll asked at last. "A boat? Or a derelict?" "I made- It a dead whale," said Brander. "No whale." Noli argued. "Rides too high." "It will bo rotten," Brander in sisted. "Swollen full of gas," They watched a while longer, neither speaking. The light wind that urged them on was failing; tho Sally Blackened her pace bit by bit; but her own momentum and some casual drift of the sur face water still sent her toward the floating speck. It bulked lar ger in their glasses. They were within a mile of it before Noll Wing shut his glass. "Aye, dead whale," he said dis gustedly, and began to descend from the rigging. Brander dropped lightly after him. Noll stumped past the men at their stations by the boats till he cam a to Dan'l Tobey. "Only a dead whale," he told Dan'l. "Let it be!$ Brander, at Noll's heels, ask ed: "Do we lower?" Noll 6hook his head. "No," he said sharply. The disappointment, coming on the heels of the hope that had ben roused, had made him fret ful and angry. ? "I was thinking " Brander began. Noll turned on him querulous ly. "Some shops have truck with carrion and dog-meat," he snarjed. "Not the Sally! I'll not play buzzard." Brander smiled. "It's not pleasant. I know, sir: but aboard the Thomas Morgan we got a bit of ambergris out of such a whale. This one was lean, you saw. It died ot a sickness. That's the kind!" "A man'd think you like the smell of it. Brander," said Dan'l Tobey with a grin. "Ambergris is fool's talk." Noll growled. "I've beard tell of it for 30 years, and never saw a lump bigger than my thumb. Fool's talk. Mr. Brander! Let be! He turned away; and Brander and Dan'l stood together, watch ing as the Sally drifted nearer and nearer tie dead whale. They could see the feasting eea-birds hovering; once or twice they, caught the flash of a leaping b&ty as sharks tore at the car cass. Here and there the blub ber had been ripped away. They watched, and drifted nearer; and 60 there came to them presently the smell of it an unspeakable smell. The men caught ft firsf. In the bow. Dan'l and Brander heard their first cries of disgust before the slowly drifting air brought the odor aft. Five minutes later it had engulfed the ship, pene trating even Into the cabin. Noll got a whiff of It; he stuck his head up out ot the companion and bellowed: "Mr. Tobey, get the Sally. out o range of that!" "Not a breath of wind, sir." Dan'l replied. He went toward the companion as Noll stepped oCt on deck; and he grinned with malicious inspiration. "Mr. Bran der likes the smell of It, sir. Why not send him off to tow it out of range?" Noll nodded fretfully. "All right, all right! Send him!" When Dan'l gave the order, Brander assented briskly. "I'll tak T boarding-knife with me. If yon don't object, sir." i THE ROMANCE OF AN EVENTFUL WHALING CRUISE he said. Dan'l chuckled. He was enjoy ing himself hugely. "I'd suggest a clothes-pin, Mr, Brander," he said. He stood aft and watched Brander and his men drop their boat and put away and row to ward the lean carcass of the dead whale, a quarter-mile away. The jeers of seamen forward pi-sued them. Dan'l got h!s glass to enjoy Watching Brander and his crew tow the whale out of the Sally's neighborhood. The men worked hard, and Dan'l said to Cat a Wing: "They're in haste to be thru, you'll see. sir." Yesterdays ... Of Old Oregon Town Talks from The States man Oar Fathers Read Jnly 4. 1905 The Jury, after seven hours deliberation, brought in a verdict of guilty in the case of United States Senator John H. Mitchell, charged with accepting pecuniary compensation for practicing be fore the federal government. The case was tried in Portland. The jury recommended mercy. The supreme court has held that the secretary of state can not issue warrants for salarv, but must issue certificates instead which will be accepted at par at the Portland banks. Salem will observe the nation's birthday with fitting program, ceremonies to berin at 10 -o'clock that morning with a street par ade which will form t Marion Square. Game! and races, plus fireworks in the evening, will feature the remainder of the day. Mississippi plans a system of cooperative cotton gins to obtain gJlfmthe federal farm board. GRAND at. Fri. - Sat 10c and 23c Ken ! V LEGION' Also Comedy News, FaJMes il i s BITS for BREAKFAST -By R. J. HENDRICKS Reporting progress: W T Inrlnarrr SnTTlA hflTlfl Cf pmlling around the corners ef large fields and in small paxenes is al ready going on. The 55 puiling fea out to the various districts, af ter being overhauled in the snops of the state flax industry. There are 46 machines of old models and 1 of the 1930 model. S And there is one more, an ex perimental machine of the 1931 model. It is now being furnished. It has many minor improvements and at least two major ones. First it has a shelf on which will be caught the shattered seed. Second, a contrivance that will gather the single bundles in sizes of eight bundles and dump the eight to gether, thus saving labor on shocking. The seed saved will run into a good sized sum of money annually. S S Ted Parker will handle this 1931 model machine during the whole harvesting season. He did the same last yeaT, for the 1930 model. Ted Parker was born in Salem; son of T. C. Parker. He is a graduate of the engineering department otthe O. S. C. He was five years with a 'gold dredging company at Natoma, Sacramento county. Cat., and 'was employed in the machinery department of the Oregon Linea Mills. Inc. He knows more about operating flax nulling machines than any other man on earth. S By the time he gets through the 1930 season, he will no doubt hare some suggestions on how to Im prove the 1931 model. S S M. B. Walker, at the head of mechanical department, is also a Marion county boy, born half way between Oervais and Wood burn. He can build anything that is manufactured for handling flax, from the pulling to the fi ber stage; and he is improving on every invention that has ever been turned out. And he makes some new machines and devicea not seen elsewhere in the world. S With such a line up, amounting PIULYW'J35)$ HOME OF 25c TALKIES TODAY AND SATURDAY Continuous Performance Each Day 2 to 11 p. m. Hoot's Latest All-Talking, All Action Western Talking Comedy and Acts, Pathe Fables, Crazy Cat and Serial "Hawk of the Hills" Continuous 2 to 11 p. mt LAST TIMES TODAY IT South Pol 5 SATURDAY PRESENT "Brunettes" Idea with HIRSCH - ARNOLD DANCERS and 4 Other Acts l in 1 ON TILF. jzt mm I v mms oc 1 1! rv i -. III v " Si i S i rfi a ii' tn an exneriment station for flax. tbe machine shop of the state flax plant to beaded towards the time when It will be a,big factory. It is no small one now. It will supply the world with the beat machines and devices. S Col. W. B. Bartrum. superin tendent of tbe Industries at the Oregon prison, says the first flax was planted this year on March 7th. and moat ot the acreage was seeded in that anonth. This means a 129 day period for growing, which Is Ideal. It makes a better fiber than i 10 day growth. And some flax here has beea matured in less than 70 days, on irrigat ed land. This year's crop will be the best on the average ever har vested here, or elsewhere in the world. In any year. There will be harvested to the state this year over 5000 acres, and It will bring to the farmers above 1350,000 in cash. The biggest amount ot this money for any one county will go, to Clackamas county growers, tor they have over 2000 acres under contract. Tho payments will strain the resources of the revolving fund, but no grower will have to whit for his money. Around $100, 000 of ft will come from the sales of seed that will be threshed sa fast as possible after tho deliver ies of flax start. s A beginning to being made this year on a cooperative project. It will be caUed the Oregon Flax as sociation unit 1. and wiU be com posed ef 65 growers in the Mt. Angel district, having 1300 acres in that crop.. They will retain all their low grade, short flax, and thresh out the seed and work the straw into upholstering tow, and also make stock food from tbe bolls and broken seed and screen ings, etc. -" S S The state flax plant will fur nish them with all their machin ery, at cost or less than private parties would have to charge. If they could make it at all. Also, entirely without cot. the state flax plant will cooperate In tbe marketing of the products, which will be a great advantage. Thus, the state flax plant will get the (Continued on Page T, Colum 6) OX WEST COAST, ggipftMBMOSftT EVERY MAN WOMAN AND CHILD SHOULD SEE THIS MOST P REMARKABLE ADVENTURE. Astounding - Thrilling AND SUNDAY SCREEN THE HAPPY COMEDIAN JACK OAKIE LO0N VVWT HR AN OuJU OUVE BQROCM a; Supplying the wise cracks that keep women from showing their, age MICKEY MOUSE IN "BARNYARD CONCERT