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( Ma. 13.25 ; 1 year 4.0. Slsewhere it cents par Mo or 15.00 tor 1 year In advance, By City Carrier r 41 cent a month; 15.00 a year In advance. Per Copy cent, On trataa and News Stands ft eenta. J ;l iconomic Stalemate fpHE JVIiiineapolia Tribune, Frederick E. Murphy, publish--X erf has been a valiant partisan of the farmer. The Trib une at its own expense has conducted campaigns for legisla tion and reforms which would benefit the men on the soil So when Mr; Murphy pictures agriculture as "steadily sink- ; lngr to the level of peasantry" the country may sit up and lis ten. There is' troth in what he savs. thnuo-ri t.rA farmpr is not the only one broken on the wheel of misfortune. The jobless pving on charity or on work-doles of the government are likewise undergoing a moral deterioration which is alarming. When Murphy further declares that "intergovern mental debts are at the bottom of the difficulty, and the fun damental cause for the stoppage of international trade", he drives home a fact which merits consideration in the pres ent rtudyof war debts. In his address, which was delivered before the Academy of Political Science, Publisher Murphy said, as the press dis patches quote : "Inter-goYernmental debts bar forced all the debtor na - tlont on a. buyers' strike. The debtor nation obviously mast sell - nations seek to train a favorable balance of trade in order to meet their debt requirements. When every nation refuses to buy t and strives only to sell, we arrive at a condition reminiscent of t trench warfare. f "And thus it comes about, that the products of the American farm are belnj sold in dimiaishiBg qnantltes In Europe and at , prices which will not sustain the American farmer. t The fear of another war, undoubtedly plays a part fa this determination of Europe to attain a food self-sufficiency. ! It follows ineritably that the removal of these causes for suspi cion and hatred will rebound to the benefit of the American i,'. farmer. Unless the United States adopts a policy of isolation, which Includes a system of bounties, sufficient to insure the : American farmer a fair, exchange basis for his products, the - American farmer mnst look to the prosperity, peace and confl m dence of Europe for any Immediate benefit to agriculture." i - Murphy puts the issue clearly before the people : stop . our policy of economic isolation and let international trade revive, though this means postponement, reduction or can cellation of war debts, and downward revision of tariffs; or else we must hold to embargo tariffs and adopt internal v ' M a at . rvti i Dounuea ior mose groups producing surpluses. ine country faces the dilemma; and gradually the people are coming to understand the factors on each side. The time is one which ; calb for great leadership. What will Hoover do in the few months of his power which remain? What will Rdosevelt do as he enters office backed by the strongest mandate tht people have ever given a presidential candidate since the "era of good feeling"? 8TMOr8Ul ' PrUcffla, Lrrl esg daaxhttr 1 f th UU Sir Jok Darraliaa,! uaauuUeertJ af Lha Leeward Islea, leaves the West Indies aboard! the "Cantar- in4 fr EaelaBd.1 db is acceaipaaiac y the peaf . Attidle-trei Majer Sands, fcer father aide, wae aeek te wla her kaad aa4 f ertaae. The tint is lS9e, Che accsMw the Spaaiah afaia.1 I Tf haaxh aia eaaaeaa f er a tasj Sir Joha aa Canfshi Caaerali were arilriWL the Maer leaia rttacllla te hdfere he rava p the pparunuty la erder U he withl She. hewevar, eaMiders hii af the faaaOy. At Barhadaa. hsadsesse, yeaaaj saaa realeaeat tm Ma taffeta, hear th teas." Th amajer aaya th traaeri Ueks Eh Imesjaeer, hat rria-i cm claims he has aa air af 1m par- New Views The question asked about town yesterday by Statesman, reporters was: What Is your reaction to the latest angle of the friction be tween galem charity organisa tions: that is. the demand made by the Legion upon Community Service for certain funds? E. U. Brooks, 475 South 24th: I should not think they would be entitled to anything from Com munity Service any more than the other groups here." Daily Thought the , : Harmony Without Pain T TILL it be possible to heal old wounds between ' ff university and the state college? It would seem that tinder a single administration in which both institutions had . confidence that such might be accomplished, thoueh never to , U VAVAUVMVAi WA Wltti 411 tUI. J lV TV Vvti LUV OVllWlOf The interchange of professors and their families ought ,to be beneficial. We have had reports that those transfer ,ring from one school to another were very graciously received : . and made to feel at home in their new enviroTiment. Oera- - sional interchange in the future may also be helpful. There are possibilities also in the way of conferences of 1 scholars. Teachers of mathematics, sciences, engineering, mar have, entirely outside of their retrular duties, occasional ' - "smokers" for discussmg new developments of common in terest in. their field. Teachers of English should always find plenty to talk about in new trends in literature. Teachers of social sciences and of commerce on both campuses may find : real inspiration in informal "get-togethers". A start was made in this direction in a banquet given journalism, rne emerald at Eugene speaics approvingly oi the affair and hopes for a repetition m other departments of activity. To quote the Emerald: MA stronger feeling of cooperation between Oregon State college and the University has beea brought about by such af " fairs as the banquet given last night at Corrallis in honor of -1 Dean Allen. It la this type of thing that will help as fast anything . .. else to bring about a new and better understanding between the ' ; two sehools. The banquet was given by th Oregon Stat chap ters of Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi, who invite mem 7 bera of the local chapter to attend th atfafr, . r -1 "similar affairs are being planned en both campuses by oth--- er professional and honorary organisations at 'the coUege and v a kere In Eugene. Whll such Joint meetings hare always been , , held ia th past, Iher Is every reason t bellere that under the ' new system of organization pat lnt effect this year by th Stat ' Board of Higher Education, with one man la some eases head - lag departments oa both eazapsse and other cooperative meaa- are being carried out. we can be assured of closer fellowship l" and a better understanding between th two Institutions. ' : . "The pioneers who founded th two stat sehoola probably - : never dreamed of students being abi to go over to uorraiu and back in a single evening or of, professor teaching some classes ia Eugene and aome ia Corrallis, bat w or confident that those pioneers- would reloice In knowing the dose coopera- tioa braaght about through modern means of transportation.' ART This rock, this quarts, this crum pled wall of life- Carre at its granite crust with pliant knife, See if the stubborn' grove will glean with gold Before the knife is worn, and you are old. Robert McBlalr. BITS for BREAKFAST -By R. J. HENDRICKS- IHrst Congregatloaal church: SOth anniversary ef foandingt (Continuing from yesterday:) "If Judge Boon's example had been steadily followed by later officials in both the state and counties, the people would have been better served, and large loss es of public funds avoided; for our large defalcations In public money have not arisen from the fault of bookkeeping, but from the mlstakea of some officials in putting the nubile money In the wrong sack. "The days of compulsory side walks had not then dawned, and the profession of boot and shoe- shlners was unknown. There was one barber, but even that Impor tant department of skilled labor waa not then, aa now, performed by learned professors, having di plomas. Of physicians, there were several, but no drug stores, and Why Buy Theatre Tickets When -Auction Sales are Still Going? By D. H. Talmadge, Sage of Salem TWO auctions bar been going on in Salem's business dla A M a f . . i k inci a,unng m wee. aoin eemlng to attract considerable attention from the buying public. Ther bar been, and perhaps still are. places in th country wher an auction, more partlcular- an a action of household goods. Is looked upon as good entertain ment, and especially so If the sale be a forced one and if the scene includes a weeping woman, a wor ried-looking man and a number of small children. The star In every such drama Is, of course, the auc tioneer. In my younger days I hare listened with delight to small town auctioneers. Their pat ter was almost as enjoyable as that of the various street sales men, known in the vernacular as pitchmen. Ther is much of seat and somewhat of art in iorcing neonle to buy. The auctioneer, big town and little, still has hi lor for all of us. Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washington died Saturday after It years of service in th lower and upper houses of th congress. He met bis only defeat at tho polls in th last election. In some cases defeat baa hastened the death of aome senator. Medlll McCormick for example, failed physically after hi loss of. the Illinois senator ship and soon died. McKinley of Illinois did not long survive his de feat, nor Albert B.. Cummins of Iowa. Such was probably not the case with Joaes who had been in Tery poor health for some years and was physically unfit for th strenuous campaign bo entered. Jone waa faithful to his party, faithful to his state, faithful to moral j was not a oruuant man: out considered important teg- ll.tatt.. h. VI- - . ) As we suspected Raymond Robins strayed away while suffer ing from amnesia. The mystery' Is that he remained undiscovered as long as he did. Roblna Worked alwavw at fefe-tt miIm ana. ing himself. One of America'a most useful and self-sacrificing cit- wen. .1X9 country nopes ior ms early ana complete recovery of mea , v Testerday'a saulb t tho effect that each candidate for congress la this district lost his hem country was incorrect. Uott carried tlarion county by 2300 rotes and Starkweather btr county by fewer IBSB 1VV. The newspapers of late hare toll of the death et a prisoner on a chain cane in tho south, and the evidence has seemed te indicate that the nrlsoner waa killed -by a guard who had taken a personal dislike to him. One chain gang horror et many that bare come to nubue notice: one or many oiu era not heard of by me general public. Giro us tlm and w take notice of such things in our lana: give us more time and we become aroused to tne point or protest, Perhapa we are slow in such mat ters, because, removed from act ual contact with deplorable con ditions, we are loath to believe. A book written by a man named Burns, published under the title I am a FuKltiv from a Chain Gang", giving th experience of a nrlsoner in one of these gangs, prior to bis escape ana alter, a as done much to create sentiment against this system of punish ment. I not thatfone of the mo tion picture producing companies fWarner Brothers, I think) is re leasing a film under th title of th . book, with Paul Hunt, of "Scarface" tarn featured in the cast. I shall await with interest the early showing of this picture lit Salem. Perhaps the story Is not entirelr a pleasant one, but. un fortunately, many life stories are unpleasant, and we improve no la mentable conditiona by refusing to see them for what they are. Whatever may bo th reason tor it. election result or somen thing else, the average Salem bus iness man Is In a more cheerful frame et mind than ho was four edUer etW gotUh loo b itelWJh-.-.. ,, mfng mnt rife th doctors, who had to travel on horseback, carried their medl- oiaea and surgical Instrument ia their saddlebags . . . There were several merchants, .... Joseph Holntaa, J. H. Moo res, J. D. Boon, William Grlswold and Geo. H Jones . . . Money was plentiful, consisting of gold dust from the mines of California and southern Oregon. There were Mexican a li ver dollars, and doubloons, and soon afterward gold 50 pieces, called slugs .... I knew wheat to sell tor $1 a bushel. In 1853, and flour at $11 per hundred. This flour was loaded oa pack horses. at the Nesmlth mill (now Ellen dale), in Polk county, and des tined to Jacksonville In southern Oregon. (Before that, much of It was carried in the same way to Fort Sutter and the California mines.) . . . Although in crossing the plains (the covered wagon im migrants), they had generally lost most of their worldly goods. they had brought their religious notions safely through with them and their churches were served by sealous and earnest preachers who rendered very acceptable ser vice. "There were few charehes. and those were small, unfurnished and rude; but when the rainy sea son was over aad our delightful summers came with clear skies. th ministers resorted to the shady grere aad held religious meet ings .... Once at a cam meeting held en th Luckiamut, in Polk county. X saw the meat ef a whole ox, that had been roasted under tho supervision of Uncle Sol Te therow, parceled out with other abundant provisions to feed the congregation. (Tetherow had been pilot of the first steamboat oa the Yesterdays . . . Of Old Salem Town Talks from The Sta tea man of Earlier Days CBAPTEB TXUtEB To say that their curiosity on the subject of the newcomer waa gratified ia th course of the next hour, when they met him at dinner. wwua not do merely an overstate ment, it would be in utter conflict with the fact. That meetinar. which took place ia th met cabin, where dinner waa aerred, merely want te excite a deeper curiosity. He was presented to his two fal low passengers by Captain Bran- aome as Monsieur Charles de Ber nia, from which it transpired that he was French. But tha fact wa hardly to have been susDeeted from the smooth fluency of his English, I thing of them. So I'm giving a wide w iuy ui uunxest trace berth to a pirate's nest like Guade ef a Gallie accent. Major Sands, who loupe. It's bad enough to be taking aaa come prepared to dislike aim, I yon to Saiate Croix." wm giM te fuscover m tne XeUoWs "Oh, that . . . The Frenchman personality no canse to do other- smiled and waved a long brown wise. If there had been nothing else hand, tossing back the tne Mechlin against the man, his foreign origin from his wrist. would nave been more than enoush: I Rut Branaome frowned at th for Major Sanaa had a lofty uls- deprecatory gesture. Te may smile. om ior au uxoae wno CM not snare Mossoo. Te may smile. But I know what X knows. Your French West India Company aint above suspi cion. All they asks Is a bargain, and they dont care how they come by it. There's many a freirht roes int ta its ereaaeiea pal bha stocking Isafait Croix te be sold there for a looked as if made of whipcord. Be tenth of its value. The French West was very swarthy, and bora, as I India Company asks no questions, so Major Sanaa perceived at one, a I km as it can deal on such terms as emrioua BLanaas te his late Majesty ther. And H dont need te ask bo King Charles XI fal his younger lejaestiona. The truth's plain enough. oays; ior ta rreaenmaa eeuia oe I it shrieks. And that's the fact. May be ye dldnt know it," The Captain, a man hi middle Ufa, broad and powerful, ruddy of hair and complexion, lent emphasis to his statement and colour to the lipa about which hovered the earn I annoyance it atlrred in him by faintly aardooi express! thallbiinciag down on the table a had marked th countenance ef thai give freckled hand oa which Stuart sovereign. Under Intensely I red hairs gleamed like fir, black brow his eyes were dark and I "Saint Croix sine I've and large, and although normally soft I taken to carry you there. Aad and velvety, they could, aa be oonithafs bad enough, as I say. But revealed, by a biasing directness of In Guadeloupe for me." giane b extremely diseoocertrng.! Mistress Prisdlla stirred in her If Us fellow paasengen were in-1 seat. She leaned forward. terested ia him, ft could hardly be I "Do you speak of pirates. Cap- said that be returned th compU-ltain BransomeT hla own good fortun ef having I beea bera a Briton. Monsieur 4 Bernis waa very talL if spar be yet eoareyed a sense ef tougtine Th toaa lg scaicely mor than thirty-nv. He had the same hatchet face with Its prominent cheek-bones, th fnHnm rhht md nftlft. th tiny black moustache above full ment at first Th very quality of bis courtesy towards them . lemed la itself to rahet a barrier beyond which he held aloof. His air was preoccupied, aad such concern his conTersatioa manifested whilst they ate was directed to the matter I tioned before a lady. And anyway, ef bis destination. Ia this he seemed to be resuming aa earlier cismssioa between him self aad the master of the Centaur. "Even if you will not put la at Mariegalante, Captain, I cannot percerre that it eoeld delay er in eonrenienee yoa te send me ashore ta a boat." "rhaVa bernnse ye dont ander stand my reasons," said Braasome. Je a mind te eaB within tea axilea Gadloup. If trouhl aome my way, f alth, I can deal with it But Tm act seekmg It Thl ia my last voyage, and I want it safe and peaceful. IVe a wife aad feer ebfldssB at horn ia Devon, aad tfs time I Monsieur de Bernis dark eyes glowed aa they rested apoa her. "By ay faith, mademoiselle, yea mast compel a bis te de ee." been, for his good-humour was be ing restored by the discovery that this intrusion was to be only s short one. No farther," said Monsieur de Bernis. The Laconic anaarer did not en courage questions. Nevertheless Major Sands persL : d. "You will hare interests ia Saints Croix?" "No interests. No. I seek a ship, ship te take me to France." It was characteristic of him te speak in short, sharp sentences. The Major was puzzled. "But surely, being aboard so fine a ship aa this, you might travel comforta bly to Plymouth, and there find a sloop te put you across the Channel." "True," said Monsieur de Bernis. True I I had not thought of it." The Major was conscious of a sudden apprehension that he might have said too much. To his dismay he heard Miss Priseilla Yoking the idea which he feared he might hare given to the Frenchman. "Tu will think of it now, mea- sieurT" Monsieur de Bernis' dark eyes glowed as they rested upon her; but his smfle waa wistful. "By my faith, mademoiselle, yoa must compel a man to do ao." Major Sands sniffed audibly at what he accounted aa expression of irrepressible impudent Gallic gal lantry. Then, after a alight pause. Monsieur de Bernis added with a deepening of his wistful smile: "But, alas! A friend awaits me in Sainte Croix. I am te cross with him to France." The Major interposed, a mild astonishment ia his voice. "I thought it waa at Guadeloupe that you desired to bo put aahorei aad that your going to Sainte Croix waa forced upon you by the Cap tain." If he thought to discompose Mon sieur de Bernis by confronting him with this contradiction, he waa soon duullusiooed. The Frenchman turned to him slowly, still smiling. but the wistfulness had given place to a contemptuous amusement. "But why unveil the Innocent de ception which courtesy to a lady thrust upon me? It is mor shrewd than kind, Major Sands." the "Aye!" said Bransome. "And that's the fact1 Conceiving her alarmed, the Major entered the discussion with the object of reassuring her. "Faith, if s not a fact to be men- it's a fact for the timorous only nowadays.1 "Ohor Vehemently Captala Bransome blew out his cheeks. "Buccaneers," said Major Sands, "are things of the past" The Captain a face was seea to turn a deeper red. His contradiction took the form of elaborate sarcasm. "To be sure, it's as safe cruising ia th Caribbean today as oa any mZ the English lakes,1 After that he gave hi attention to his dinner, whilst Major Sands addressed himself te Monsieur a Bernis. "You go with ua, then, no farther than Sainte Croix?" His was mor pleasant than tfc had yet (T & Ctind) bMfak. 122. kr MmiaA S PUtoaietas ay Kaac rcatarea Sfaaicm. lea, upper Mississippi river, was with the Ashley (American Fur com pany) Rocky mountain trapping: expeditions, led a covered wagon train to Oregon la 1S4S, was a member of the Applegate party that opened the southern route la ISM; first settled on the site of Dallas, then on the Luckia mut. ) The people cared little for style or ceremony. They had come to Oregon and founded a state. and, like their Revolutionary fa thers, they had formed, a church D. EL TALMADGl Xeveenber 20, lOOT Electric 1 railway service be tween Salem and Portland will be a reality within a month. Last spikes on tho tracks were laid yes terday. Train will start as soon as the crews finish laying ballast fined euasworda. There Is stta room for improvement, aewever. Tho avrag Salem- busiuass ma is bv n meant threatened with ecs tactics because of trade con 41-1 Hons. He Is Just feeling better. And that is something. Fine, large rip strawberries at this ttm f the year! A bog et them. Magoon grown by Mr. Bus by ot near Turner, 1s on display at the board ot trade rooms. A number ot local business houses which have had the pallor of death noon them, for months hav com agata to life. Th Cap itol theatre ha paased from dark ness Into light and Is presenting regular programs under the sched ule that prevailed prior to ta slumn epidemic. Commercial dera are easier to get Collector report th promises of debtors mor reassuring. Th quality ot five-cent cigars shows a steady upward tendency. All ia ail and everything considered, conditions are better. The aew chemical fir extin guishing system recently installed la th eapttol was yesterday off) clally tested and accepted by Gov ernor Chamberlain, Secretary f Stat Benson, and Walter Low, chairman of tho city fir com mittee. . i Tfovember SO, 192a The 1X3 city budget adopted by tho council last night, calls for th expendituro ot $111,411. An ordinance was adopted raising the salary f th city sanitary inspect or from S100I to $1290 a year. The "card ot thanks" habit U spreading. Formerly confined t obituary occasions, it Is now ta rogue among candidates for po litical office, both successful aad otherwise. The use ot th publish ed card ot thanks has beea crit icized. I do not know why. It Is a gesture of gratitude, ot courtesy, and goodness knows humanity has never- beea overburdened with either. v-i ,1; .r: - - Every ex-service man who be lieve that h has a claim tor fed eral vocational training should get la hla application at once, it was announced; yesterday.. The question of allowing a tax payer to pay Tor street assess ments with city warrants was brought up at th council session last -night; Ray L. Smith, city aU torney, pointed out that it was not a regular procedure. The mat ter was referred to Smith. ' I reckon m eve got to get out ef our heads th notion that suffi cient money to max a down pay Yacht! Lindsay, America' tramp poet, will appear hero le rember IT under tho anspbJe of without a bishop . . . " 'What to them were gilded dome or towering spire? 'Neath their sturdy oaks and pines arose their anthems winged with fire. "The people who lived In Ore gon prior to IS 5 3 had nearly all crossed tho plains, endured the hardships aad taken the risks of their perilous journey .... Here, nestled among magnificent moun tains, was the WUlamette valley, a land as fair as where Arcadian plains extend, or the tamed Hy da spec flows . . . When they had achieved their daring and danger ous journey, and passed the Cas cade mountains the last rampart that barred their way to the prom ised land and rode out on their weary horsee Into the luxuriant meadows surrounding them, where the native grasses covered them above their saddle skirts, and saw their worn out oxen feed ing and lying down contented oa (Turn to Page I) I MEMBER K JlMed Slates! J v National """X For The Benefit of Our Customers The affiliation of this bank with the Unit ed States National Sank of Portland re sults in greater security for your deposit and a broader service in respect to meet ing XQur loan requirements. ; United States SALEM, OREGON Tfi Bank that Service Built0 fmat-tostmattffoB3 c t , - . -