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! -. PAGE FOUR ThB OREGON STATESMAN, Ealera, Orcca.' TczzZiy tlorn?, -tla? IS, 1S31 Tr 1 ' " ." ' 1 . , . .. it - - : : ; : - ; 1 1 . . . ' ' Wo f Wor Strays ts ; No Fear Shall AwtT . ' .. From First Statesman, March 28, 1851 - THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Charij3 A. Snuccr, Sheldon F. Sacxxit, P6KsAt 'Charles A. Spragu - ; - - J'" Sheldon F. Sackxtt - - Uawgvig Editor i Member of th AwccUUd Pwm tion ec all nrwi dispatches credited 4 It or net otherwise eroouoa this paper i ' . !L-J f Pacific Coast Advertising Representatives t Arthur W. Stype Inc, J?" jinA fu F-f-o. Bhmron Bid.; Lc Angelas, w Pmo" Bia Eastern Advertising Representatives! ! "Vord-Pt sn-.-Ptecber.Inc New Tork, T1 Madison Ave,! riicago. 16ft N. Michigan Ava. . - jfltr. PubfalUd vry ewrninj except ilondajf. Vustnes office, SIS S. Commercial Street. ' 1 t SUBSCRIPTION BATES: Ipti Sunday. I Ma 1 Mo. 11.25 wterTttNi per Mo. or SS.M By City Carrier? 50 tmu montn Vf py S cenra On trmlna and News Stands ft cent,, . Copy More Portland Bonds THE best display of good judgment we have seen for some time is the resolution of the Portland school board to seek authorization of $U00,000 short term .bondsjto -nance buildinjr construction this year. Havinf previously cmicizea xno uonu issues v. 1 T- ty of Multnomah for the reHefof unemi?bymen it may -seera strange that we endorse this school board issue. The facta are that the proposed school bond issue is to finance buildings actually needed and which have been on the pro gram for the next three years. It is not issuing bonds to provide jobs' and then hunting up some place to spend the money. Quite a difference. i f ... . Construction of permanent pubhc works hke school buildings may very properly be f inancedby bond issues. A very few cities; Detroit and Milwaukee, for example, either are now'or are planning to shift to the pay-as-you-go plan. The largest cities with a normal rate of growthjnay very well do this; and if our mcmoryij correct Portland has beeni working along these lines inflate years. Ordmanly, however, these works must-be paid for with borrowed mon ey secured througn tne issuance oi oonuav It is a very good-rule to concentrate-public construc tion work in times of business depression fpr several reas ons. The first is that ihe unit of government : thus gets ad-vantage-of lower costs of materials and higher labor effi ciency than in prosperous times. Another reason Is that the public work helps fin the vacuum of reduced private con struction, helping to keep labor and. contractors profitably employed. At such times public worlc does not compete with private work for labor and supplies, such competition in crood times resulting in raising contract prices. me J. oruana scnooi u-striti. uutujus ..-. wio va-.w make the decision, and we do not have anything to say by way of advice to them; the three Portland papers may be depended upon for that. But the case does afford a good H- lustration of the wise use of the bonding power. It is prob ably true also that the district has been paying off old bonds in recent years so that the addition to the tax rate will be verv slieht. 1 . - Here in Salem the embarrassment is over the floating ' debt. The bond account is in good shape, but the warrant debt was recently, $200,000. The May tax money will reduce this, but the year will close with a floating debt of over $100,000. This ought to be all wiped out so the year may be closed without any unpaid warrants. Instead the debt has been increasing. Even so, the district can't cheat the child ren of! their fair chance at education. In the case of the building needs at Englewood and Highland, now. would be a good time to build the additions if the board can find means to pay for the additional teachers who would be required. Wages, Prices and Living Standards SOME economists point out that lower wages do not neces sarily mean lower standards 'of living.! If prices come down along with wages then the exchange ; of goods and services is on an even balance again and everyone , gets as much for his labor as before. Perhaps, but the pain comes - in the inequities of the adjustment. Some groups are able to cling to the high perch, while others get kicked clear down to the bottom tf the ladder. i The Union Trust company of Cleveland in a study of conditions asserted in it recent monthly letter that when "the readjustment is comj Ieted the actual standard of living will not prove to be impaired. Its remarks on the subject are woirth quoting, though it must be recalled that a period of depression does not mean v a perfectly horizontal scale- down. Some prices, some wages, some services remam on the elevated plane. Here is Concern: "It does seem probable that before we have completed the cycles ot the present depression, wage reductions in many lines - may have to be made through sheer pressure of economic neces sity; Especially will this prove to be the case In fields where wages have been so high as to be clear out of line with the general economic structarn. in these cases wage readjustments will prove inevitable, just as price 'readjustments have proved Inevitable. i "This has already progressed to a considerable extent. Dur ing the first three months ot 19S9, SOS out of 13.000 manufac turing concerns reporting wage-data to the Bureau of Statis tics of the United States Department of Labor reduced wages of some 128.000 workers about 10 per cent. ! . "On the other hand. It must be borne in mind that this re duction of 10 per cent dees not represent a serious reduction la buying power, because there has been a similar decline in the cost ot living. ' ; s f 1 . "On the whole, we bellve that American business men are quite generally committed to the belief that the maintenance t of a high level of -general purchasing, power Is essential to the continuance of American prosperity and that- any reduction of tbo wage level which weuld lower our American standard of living would tend to retard the business recovery rather than to assist It. . - I "While, therefore, we may expect a certain number ot wage reductions, made necessary-through- sheer competition for sur vival,' nevertheless past experience shews that-on-the average, the wage level in this country does not decline during a depres sion as far as the cost of living declines. It seems probable that after ! the Yurrent cycle of wage readjustments; has been com pleted, the American workman will find that (his wages will buy just as much, if not more, than they, did two years ago Nf Close Harmony j A T the choral event Saturday night Salem bad a ouartet XX composed of pastors from four denominations: Congre gational, Methodist Episcopal, Baptist and Seventh Day Ad ventist. They sang-ihelast chapter of Ecclesiastes which doesn't permit much doctrinal deviation; and all stayed on the same tune till the end. Now if they had sung Ave Maria with a Hebrew for accompanist, the harmony would have been complete. 1 It is still true as W. Shakespeare noted some centuries back, that "music hath charms." .-- ' . - .- I Here Is a tip on getting rich quick: siphon 'ocean salt water onto the Mount Hood glaciers and freese all the ice- cream for the Pacific slope. ' . , - . ; . California is out to attract all the bums! free, milk at Willets and three and a -halt cent bread at Frisco. . - The mammas ar back from mothers week-end at college where they get quite a thrill meeting tho future "in-laws. There's one disaster wo feel lor ransom. MK 1 "- for 1 year to advance. the comment of the Cleveland I I safe fro: being kidnaped and Baby Clothes a a DAUER, M. D. Marlon Co. Health Dept. - Tor Trlater irear slips are ne cessary, bat In tne summer a baby la much more comfortable wunoui una. Ttxej are usual ly mad of soft part wool material or flannel. The fertrnde type of garment is yerr . satisfac tory since It opens at the shoulder and has few seams and fastenings. Elabora t dresses are not at all neces sary . ; for' ! the Dr. o. O. Daaer small : I1DT Plain materials that can be easily washed and Ironed are far better than those made of fine materials. Most mothers hare enough to do anyhow, besides laundering inn necessary clothing. During t the first year white clothes are pre ferable slnee they can be boiled and are always attractiTe. When the baby begins- to crawl around rompers are . more comfortable since they allow th baby to more around on the floor more easily. Ootto For Feet In the winter the baby needs stoekings for warmth. A baby that can get along without any kind of foot corerlng has a much better chance of developing feet with strong muscles than the one whose feet are not so free. The barefooted baby twists and curls his toes about in all sorts ot ways and nothing should be done to hinder these morements.; When stockings are necessary they should be ones made ot white cotton. Cotton stockings do not shrink and are not Irritating to the skin. The legs and feet should be loose so ' restrictions are not made to any movements. At least an Inch too long Is none too long tor the foot of the stocking, - ' Booties For Looks 1 Booties hare no ralue except to giro a dressed-up appearance. Shoes can be dispensed with as long as possible. Most children would be much better off if they had no shoes until after they had learned to walk. When they are provided they should be of soft pliable skin with flexible soles, and moccasin-like, so as to hamp er the foot- as little as possible. No one ever develops any muscle without plenty to use and hampering the foot with - rigid shoes will not help make the foot strong. Plenty of length and wide toe space with straight Inner lines are also essentials In a shoe for a baby. Outdoor wraps depend a great deal on the season and the cli mate. A good rule to follow is "to have enough clothing to make the baby comfortable. Some babies demand more outer clothing than others depending on how vigorous they happen to be. w lealta problem! bar yoaf If tna abort article raises aay qneaiioa la yoar mind, write that uetioa eat and send it either to The Statesmen or the Manea eonaty department ( health. The answer will appear ia this column. Name shoalf be signed, bat will set be seed im the paper. New Views The question asked yesterday was: "Do yon think the American Legion post here should erect an auditorium and headquarter building?" , M. Clifford Moyn than, attorney and active Legionnaire, said: "A permanent neadquarters Is ono of th crying needs of Capital Post No. 19. it would serve a dual purpose, that of providing - em ployment for many needy ex-service men while it was belnr built and also to provide a home for capital Post after it was finished. Members of Capital Post are seri ously considering the possibilities at the present time." , - Gns Hixson, circulation mana ger, Oregon Statesman and mem- t a hdoTartwouid b a fine thin nrovide that It onnld be large enough for post meet ings. ' There is, however no need for a purely social club headquar ters. I would be opposed In any event to Incurring heavy financial obligations for members of Capi tal post." , Bert Victor, Valley Motor com pany, said: "We should have had such a place long ago. Capital Post needs a permanent home tor its members. The' size and na ture would have to be determined by a careful study of needs of the organization." Walter ZoseL sales man, said: "I am certainly in favor of having a headquarters of some kind." Daily Thought Let it never, be forgotten that it is not by means of war that states are madered fit tor the enjoyment of constitutional free dom; on the contrary, will terror and bloodshed reign in the land, involving men's minds in the ex tremities of hopes and fears, there can be no process of thought, no education going on, by which alone can a people- be prepared for the enjoyment of rational li berty. Richard Cobden. ' ISICIIffi TO 61 I'M - INDEPENDENCE, Mar 11. The Salem Madrlcal club and the Salem Civic Men's chorus are to - give a joint concert ia the training school auditorium on Thursday evening. Professor E. W. Hobson of Salem, a musician of note, will direct this concert. It is being given- as a benefit tor tha Independence Parent-Teacher association. 'Mra. M. J. Butler la a nsosaber ot the Madrigal club and win Cake part In the program. SEEM Vt V ll mwml)hcw.lK.CilmM(niiitw- H21 VtAtX.. "MAKE BELIEVE" Ornhaned fcv tha death of her parents, beautiful and vivacious Mary Lou Thurston Jives- with her aunt and uncle, Clara and Howard Sanderson, and takes caro of Billy, their son. When Sanderson and his wife go ahrnaA lmtTlnr TMllv with hla grandmother,! Mary Lou is left on her own. .Larry auicneii, young newspaper reporter and um Loa'i naL finds an ad in which a companion for - a aemi In valid is sought. Mary Lou ar rives at the stately Lornmer mansion in Connecticut and Is interviewed by tho charming Mrs. Lorrlmer. Mary Lou Is bit terly disappointed to learn the semi-lnralid is Mrs. Lorrimer's son, Travers, and the ad should have read "male" companion. Travers, shell-shocked in the war. and suffering from anotner saa experience, is listless, almost a recluse. As Mary Lou prepares to leave. Travers enters tho room. He rushes to Mary Lou takes her In his arms and calls her "De light" and "wife". Overwrought when she does not respond, he faints. Mrs. . Lorrlmer persuades Mary Lou to remain until the doc tor arrives. Mary Lou realizes Travers has mistaken ' her. for some other girl named "Delight".- and tries to fathom the mystery. Mrs. Lorrlmer explains tnafe TriM rial ma frt hiTa married an American girl, in England, named Delight liariora, ana oegs Mary Lou to remain and assume thA ml of TJelleht to heln her son regain his health. i . Chapter XT! "But, said Mary Lou, breath lessly, "three hundred a month Is far too much " "You'll never make a business woman," commented Mrs. Lorrl mer, "and it Isn't half enough. No sum Is enough for what I'm asking ot you." t "I or." cried Mary Lou, "how can I go through with it, playing a part, living a deception ... what will he think when he' knows . . . he'll hate us all!4 ,"1 know," said Airs. Lorrlmer, low, "I thought of that, but we have to risk it. If wo can give him back his health and his Interest in life and clear up the confusion in his mind perhaps perhaps he'll realize and ; not not con demn us. Oh, I know the whole situation must seem mad to you and I have no right to ask It of you. You're very young." she said, "and " X am a complete stranger to you but I am so des perate. Ton don't know what these last ten years have been,", she added slowly. . A Life At Stake After all. it was like a fairy tale. This gorgeous house, this woman whom she had so liked and trusted on first- sight, the beautiful surroundings ... . and the game of make-believe she would be called on to, play, a game ahe had so often played by herself; And 1300 a month. Why, she'd be rich, she could save, sha could do things for other people! r She looked at Mra. Lorrlmer with shining eyes. : "Oh," she said, ::ifs all quit mad, and Impossible but I'll do It." promised Mary Lou, "I'll try . . . I'll do my best, Mrs. Lorrl mer . . if you really think it best for . . ." she- hesitated ... "him," she endued firmly. : fine xeu me oiaer woman s arms about her and heard her murmer of gratitude and felt her tears upon her face. And so Mary Lou - found her self fully qualifying for that posi tion of. companion she had -seen in an advertisement was it only this -morning tor bo one, , em barking on a strango adventure, could have . been -more complete ly svrrondered to circumstances now than Mary Lou. A few- minutes later Mary Lo was shaking hands - with Dr. Mathews, -a -stocky,.: elderly man with wise, deep-set eyes, a pleas ant rote and a leonine head cap ped "with a shock of curly gray hair.' - This is Miss TJiurston, Mar HER DAY OF TRIU1N1PH garet Lorrlmer told him, "and she has Just promised ma she will try to carry out her part of, your Doctor Mathews looked at Mary Lou for a, long. Intent mo ment. Then he nodded,! quite gravely, as if he were answering a question he had silent rr pro pounded to himself. Tes, this girl would do. Fortunate, thought Dr. Mathews, that she was not of1 a different type. . . 1 They Bat down, Mary Louj keyed up to meet any emergency now that her decision had: been! made. Mrs. Lorrlmer anxious, hopeful and uncertain, by turns, and the physician a serene and mater of fact as if he spent half his time aiding, abetting and even suggest ing deceptions on a large and un usual scale, i Tho Conspiracy 1 f The boy's asleep." ha began. He could not think; of Travers Lorrlmer as a grown man, having known him from childhood seen him . through Infantile diseases, broken limbs, bruised fingers, and attended him an these years since his shattered , return - from the war. i ;-. i U "When he wakes up I want to have a talk with him", he1 went on. "I have to make some calls presently but 111 be back.! Now;. Miss Thurston," he smiled at her very kindly, almost paternally, "are you sure you understand the situation? Mr. Lorrlmer Is a per fectly sane and organically healthy man. But his war , exper iences hare resulted In a mental depression which has affected his normally good j health. He has no Interest in anything, not even in life Itself. He does nothing prop erly, neither eats or sleeps nor exercises as he should. He simply drags himself about, not caring, avoiding people, listless, hopeless. Mrs. Lorrlmer has told you that while in London on leave be fell in love with a girl and believes that he married her. We do not believe that that marriage part as Mrs. Lorrimer's agents have found no records. Nor has she been able to find the girl her self. It so happens that you! must bear a strong resemblance to Miss Harford. It may not be, of course, a-case let us say, of an actual double. But a good many years have passed since Travers saw this girl and we understand their ac quaintance and courtship was of brief duration. His mental picture of her must differ from the actual girl he knew, altered by time. "You know yourself how prob able that Is. Ho possesses no photograph or snapshot of ; her. the only one he had having been lost. Of. course., today, she .must differ very greatly from the girl Travers .knew, and perhaps you do not resemble her at alt as she is now, if she is alive. But-Travers does not realize the lapse ot years in relation, that is, - to her ap pearance. He only . knows or rather, thinks- that the. girl he loved has come back to him just as he remembered her. -He Is, ot course, deeply disturbed by what he felt was your curious attitude toward him. I feel, however, and so does Mnf Lorrlmer, that; your companionship and healthy ' out look on life will do' much to bring him back to himself. Once he is strong again, once he in terests himself in outside - mat ters, once he becomes a normal, perfectly fit man, the depression gone and his vitality returned, he -will have a very different out look on lite. He can then be told ot this deception we shall, have practiced on him. And It may be that -as he returns to normalcy he may begin to ask questions himself. Also I feel and this Is very important that the- point about his alleged marriage nay be cleared up through his return fTh faatw i.tr,.j-....l.t ft Ct-h . i -Ma tMV ea M SMnd mw an nv m r x 17 "P 1 Yi SOU IT PUKCSTS gTXSTVUSl i By FAITH BALDWIN to health. It Is quite possible that he will remember the details,, the place, the minister who married them. . . if such a marriage took place. Up til now he has ben per fectly vague. Ho simply makes the statement that Delight Har ford became his wife, and that is all. Mere than that he does not remember." "But", Mary Lou asked earn estly, "if he thinks we are mar ried T What are yon going to tell him?" "I am going to persuade him," Dr. Mathews answered, "that you thought him dead, that you were unable to trace him. As a matter ot fact, it is quite possible that .this unknown girl did not know hla American address , nor took any steps to trace him. She could hare done so, of course, through the embassies, through the war office, but apparently . she did not.' Which leads me to believe very strongly, that they were not or that she is not now living and has; not been for years. At all events, I think we can shape up our Story and be well, enough re hearsed ln .lt that none of it contradicts the other, ; and that It will explain to him further that your original, knowledge of each other was brief, pursued under abnormal conditions and that you, very young, were swept off your feet emotionally. That years have elapsed' that you had thought him dead, that you cannot be expected to adjust yourself to the situation at once or return to the Initial basis. I will tell him that, for : your sake, and tor the sake of his future happiness as well, you 1 two must begin all over again. 1 With friendship, ! comradship, growing to know one another. In order to be quite sure of the gen uineness of the original attrac tion, I think he will see my argu ment and that you need not wor ry, and -during this, Well, period of probation, I have great hopes that your companionship will bring him back to himself and all our questions will then be an swered, all our uncertainty clear ed up. Are you sure you are wil ling to undertake this. Miss Thurston? It won't be an easy task, you know. It will be a very hard one and will often be dis couraging, I think. And you are very young." A Difficult Roll . She looked from his sagacious, questioning eyes to the imploring brown eyes of Margaret Lorrlmer. and nodded Slowly. "I'll do my best," ahe promised 'gravely. Dr. Mathews rose. "Item ember who you are." . he reminded her, smiling. "Forget Miss Mary Lou Thurston. Think yourself lnto th part. You are Delight Harford, an American" girl who lived in London for some years and who is meeting again, through strange chance, a man with whom you were once in love, to whom, your presence, your re appearance in his life, means ev erything. After I have seen Trav ers again, you and I and Mrs. Lorrlmer can arrange the details of the masquerade. Remember, yen will have . many unexpected pitfalls to avoid. And we'll stand by.". He shook hands with her and left the room. Mrs. Lorrlmer went with him to the door and spoke with him for a time In the hall way, then she returned to Mary Lou. who was being amazed to PQILE8 TCOosanos JLm old Chinese Proverb says. 'Wine la 10 sorter xrom piles,' but the pain and itching e blind, protruding or bleeding piles wsualiy are alleviated wtthla a tew minute by soothing. healing Dr. Xtixon s jninaroia, iru hedwltn a rare. Imported Chinese Herb, savin amaalna power to re diseaT swollen tlasuea. It's the aew eat and fastest acting treatment out Too can work and enjoy Ufa right from tho start while It continues iU healls action. Don't delay. Act in time f avoid a dangerous andeost ly operation. Try Dr. Nixon's China-e-oM wader or guarantee to satisfy eeenzdotelr and to- wort 10 time, ttenuU cost or year money bade. Perry Drag Jtore, 115 8. Commercial St. BITS for BREAKFAST By R. J. HENDRICKS" Pl'ar worth many millions: Orison's Mission Play, tenta tively named the Pageant ot th Pioneers, which may or may- not be iUi ultimate title, will bring many minions to Salem, as it will be the' most powerful vehicle for developing the great ralue of Oregon's historic, heritage, an as set the worth of which will grow with th years. XMO happened that th Impor tant-beginnings were made Tiers. Thet Methodist mission, th first concrete answer to the Macedon lan call of th Indiana west of the 'Rockies, was located near what became Salem, and soon had tb center of its activities at Chemefceta, hlndlan nam for th sit of the capital city. Such; are the reasons why ev ery person In any way interested in Salem can -tford to secure a seat. Of several, or many seats, at Willamette gymnasium for the presentation of - the Pageant of th Pioneers on Friday and Sat urday I They can afford to order these seats today, tomorrow or Wed nesday--and thus probably fore a Saturday matinee, . principally r school children. ; , hi i Th Mission play of California was started at and naa its first performances In the Mission Inn at Riverside. It soon became nec essary! to provide mer room, and a large wooden building was erected; next to the old mission ot San Gabriel. (Now a part ot Los Angela.) There followed the present: building on that site. representing an Investment of over 4 j million dollars and the play til ia its 20th consecutive year. It la unique; the greatest play bona in th world devoted to on splay; th greatest of all time. And th greatest number of performances. The railroads and other trans portation, lines hav expended many ;bnndreds of thousands of dollars In advertising the Mission Play. It is one ot th most help ful agencies la promoting tourist travel to California. The receipts of the Mission Play, running Into hundreds of thousands of dollars annually, mount up constantly. Th play runs about six months of each j year. A -m Is Thelnet receipts go In perpet 1 f uity to?; the restoration, preserva tion and Improvement of historic places f and lues. ' And , so they are to ;go on continually. Is And fret Oregon's -Mission Play is far more impoiaant- than Cal ifornia' as related to American history! j The author of the Cali fornia -play would tell you that. Tho keeper of Sutter's Fort at Sacramento would confirm it. And! they would say it. with out detracting in the least from th importance of their own col orful hittory. The 1 California Mission Play presents! the wonderfully color ful history of the old missions of that state, which were Spanish, and the! glory of them went into eclipse following the breaking off of Mexico from Spain In 1821. when th revolution under Iturbe proved isuccesBful. pi -is -w Historically. Oregon is the mother! bt California, as related to American government. The gold discoverers went from the Salem district. The first big gold rush originated her. Th men who broke California a full fledged state lntojth union were from Oregon. Their first gover nor, Peier H. Burnett, went from the supreme bench of our provi sional government. Our first del egate ,ln. congress, Samuel R. Thurston, made the great speech that ledjto California's admission as a state into the union nearly 10 years! before Oregon was giv en statehood. -. . Hi V The Oregon Mission Play will further the movement to develop historic falues, to place Oregon's colorful; and epochal history in the proper perspective in the lime light before the nation and the world. . n 1 - w It will! hasten the setting apart and marking of pots connected with our early history. It will es tablish shrines which troopinft millions of visitors- throughout all th tomlng years will visit. ij . find thai; her hands were " cold with excitement although her face was; flushed. (To Bel Continued Tomorrow) Moody's Composite Portfolio v:-, s Rating "A" CORPORATE Trust Shares HE' woman with money to Invest ts well advised to con tin herself to conservative securities. But th modern woman I demands as well the highest! possible Income. Thie f combination of essen tial security and desirable high I return Is . achieved through Corporate Trust Shares.!- a trusteed invest ment Jn a diversified, fixed groupijof ...tb prime common stoctsl-of America. Certificates are available from It shares to 10.099 shares. The coupon will bring complete Informa tion. 1:1 ' lliesent Price about $5.75 -per Share - - - Teturn This Coupon -Hawkins &" Roberts Orego Bid. 'Telephone 1037 Pleas send m information on Corporate Trust Shares, without obligation. Nam js i Addri m erf w- It will lead to the erection of a great museum building on Wil lamette university's campus. Al ready relics are being uncovered that might have been, lost but for th interest being aroused. s Those who attend the presenta tion on Friday and Saturday will find it correcting pqlnts of his tory. Not in a controversial atti tude, as you will agree, but in th interest of absolute truth and ac curacy and proper historical se quence. ' V 1m ' This study should and will go on. Criticism should and will b Invited, and help solicited from all who can give help. i j li is ! It is expected .that a better presentation will be made next year, and a still : better on in 1922. By 124, when the glori fied Pageant of th Pioneers shall hav been prepared for ex hibition at the Oregon state fair grounds, near perfection mar not av even then been reached. But : tb presentation should by ; that time be fairly complete and' approaching the 1 point of accur- : 'm Mm ! Every resident of th Salem district, every Oregonlan. every citizen of the Paelfle. northwest. and of the balance of th old Ore gon country, is Interested, or ought to be. And with the center of inter ests here, ia and about this city, for here wer th beginnings. This vantage oint cannot be tak en from Salem. It accords with the fact. The crowds Friday and Satur day evenings should strain th capacity ot th building. And ad vance sales of tickets should clearly portend this by Wednes day. This now seems probable. W i- In Lit 21 and '22. the Willam ette gymnasium should be far too small for the crowds attending tae presentation. The Safety Valve - - 1 Letters. from Statesman Readers Note: Th following tribute to Pablo Carriage, a Filipino stu dent at Willamette who died May 5, was written by Prof. S. B. Laughlln. It was with genuine sorrow that I learned of the un timely death ot Pablo Carrlaga. It takes courage and .worthy ambition for a young man to leave his home and native coun try and go into a distant land and among strangers to secure an education. It was Pablo Carriga's ' desire to secure such an educa- tion as would be of benefit to his : fellow- countrymen. : He was a diligent student, al ways cheerful and considerate ot others.- j When . falling h a 1 1 h warned i him that -continued study might be fatal and that It would be better to return home . he could not abandon his life's desire. So he died alone and far from home. A brave soul lived among us for awhile and gave soma ot that courage to thos with whom he came in contact. ' His friends in America and his friends and rel atives in the Philippines will not soon forget his fine example and may the motto of th Cosmopoli tan club ot which he was a mem ber be ours "Above all nations Is humanity." j GUESTS AT AMITX" FESTIVAL INDEPENDENCE. May IX. Mr. and Mrs. Wlllard Craven spent Friday in Amity a guest at th bom of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Craven. They attended the May- day celebration,: and re mained for the street dance in the , evening. Western GirPs Lucky Day FIVE candles t And each one repre sents a year of joyous living, little Jacqueline Wilson, of 2328 So. Grand Ave Los Angeles. CaL, is a typioal Fig Syrup baby. Here is what her mother says : i ., "My mother used California Fig Syrup with me, and when Jacqueline was a baby we decided to get some for her. It relieved her constipation immediately;, sweetened her breath, made her bright and happy again. "I have also used Fi Syrup for her colds and upsets, ft has kept her strong and vigorous. For fifty years, wise mothers have been secure in the knowledge that a child's headachy, bilious, feverish or fretful spells can be CfiokUy and safe ty overcome by California Fig Syrup. Physicians recommend its soothing aid to keep the bowels dear in colds, or children's ailments; or whenever bad breath, coated tongue, or list lesanras warn ot constipation. California Fig Syrup helps tone and strengthen weak bowels assists la buUdmjjMxp and energizing weak ctildren. The etnnine always bears the name California. All drugstores. C ' t tut f Hi i ! tAXATtVC-TOWlC er CWttSi lM i ::-:::-. .-:;--::-:; ;:. :. -