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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salecu Oregon Sunday Morning, October 10, 1937
ower Quests
Cause of War
Selfishness, Fear Among
- r Nations Factor- in r
. . Strife of Today -
By JOHN EVANS
-(Associated Press Foreign Editor)
World war dangers pictured by
President Roosevelt brought such
emphatic comments from various
' nations that a showdown, seems
the -next step. . . -
-There have been other "show
downs' since the World war, bat
they didn't bring peace. Therefore,
the average man wonders: -
Why do governments and
peoples disagree over peace?
. u is Doin simple ana compu
' 'bated. ' 'V! -r-- '
' It Is simple in the broad state-
. ment that each nation is governed
by "whose ox is gored."
It Is complicated if one probes
the acts and , motives of the na
tions often called "aggressors
ana also oi those wno snout tor
" peace. - ' ': " . '. '' .
japan, for instance, wishes, to
expand because she Is -crowded
and because she wishes to raise
' her, standard' of Jiving. Great
' Britain would' gain trade if Japan
f lost her power. The United States
would gain and lose because Japan
la a . good customer, but also a
bard competitor. ;
.Nations are- arrayed a g a I n sj
'-each other ' in the struggle for
' power.
- Roughly, the line-up is some
thing like this:
' Germany, Italy and Japan, the
fascist group, call themselves the
"flare oou. laey meau iney ii
room for their crowded, peoples or
lack natural resources they need
uch as food, iron, cotton and so
forth. They y rely on the old
theories that the world owes them,
-a living and, their critics say, on
"might is right.?
' - Tfaves" vs. "Hirve No'
On the other side are the
"naves.' They are those with
plenty of land for food and hous
ing, plenty of raw materials and
twenty of territory where their
goods can be sold so they can. bay
things they do not have. .
Let ns - put the United States
side as genuinely Interested in
peace for peace's sake. We may
"have taken oar land from the In
' Alans and conquered or traded for
some annexations bat even a hos
tile- world regards the United
States ss a very safe citizen.
There are two wars in the
world, civil war in Spain and war
in China. V
In the recent past Is the con
quest of Ethiopia by Italy.
, . Spain : Whatever the merits of
the Spanish fight, Spain isn't al
..'lowed to fight it out among Span
tarda because other nations see
. gain or loss for them, in the Issue
German v and Italr reborn I zed
the Spanish insurgents as the real
government and aided them. They
.did so largely because the insur
gents are fascist in tendency and
xne v aiencia-aiaana or oia sociai
" lst Spain is of an opposing political
I belie. If ' Germany or. Italy has
envious eyes for Spain's Islands
or African possessions, it is nat
ural for Germany and Italy to
realize they stand a better change
' ,o( getting concessions from a
fascist Spain than from a socialist
Spain where they think common
ism eventually may rule.
Feeling Toward Spain Mixed
Russia helped the Spanish gov
ernment because it was a new
possible communist state 'and be
cause helping- it also hindered
fascist Germany and Italy. France
didn't want a fascist neighbor, but
hesitated to get into the war un
less she went in with other powers.
Germany: Germany has been
. less apparent than Italy as a fac
tor in the Spanish civil war but
she stands with her in supporting
the insurgents.'
. Germany's contribution to the
present unrest lies In her aboll-
n .f IV. . -
'; her demand for her old colonies
'.and her tVong hint that Germany
: Japan: -Japan o f fe r s reasons
why she feels-justified in her In
' vssien of China and proclaims
her intention is to' establish and
maintain peace.
China regards the Japanese in
vasion as another step toward COn-
frrtt af iumiamIah tit t)ia !, tn
i and resists.
Other nations Are concerned di
rectly because of trade and the
aii ttiimii iimi ami s is iir n urnMwn
inga are tolerated they may. lose
their markets, their colonies and
their power. "-
Ethiopia: Much of the world
condemned. Italy, for taking Ethio
pia but there is another, side to
the question In the. light. of what
Has happened since. Great Britain
France and Italy laid out "tones"
of influence in Ethiopia many
'years ago and Italy thought it was
t question of who got there first.
Also Italy felt cheated in the war
- settlement. Both Britain and
France agreed she was badly
treated but neither cared . to do
Y much about it They said the war
..loot had been distributed and the
4 eggs couldn't be unscrambled.
; Bonds of Turner
On Qiicago Trip
TURNER Mr. and Mrs. H
8. Bond left the middle of the
,week for Chicago to visit their
son u. J. Bond and bis wife and
their children , Betty and Aiken
They will return about the last of
the month. ' - ---v .
. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed . Nel
son October 2, a son, Ronald Ed
win.
Mrs. Fred Mitchell has return
- e J from Roseburg where she vis-
' itcd her sister, Mrs. W. E. OtV
Ray Myers has been confined
to his home. for ten days with a
,T?.i knee, wounded by an ax.
ilrsH. Z. BowdeVs and "ton
!l.ss and daughter Emma, form
erly of Turner, arrived this week
f.-on a year's say in Pennsylvania,
Llr.JBowders will return later.
l Mrs. Maybeile - Ellis and Mrs.
Frances. Fuller, who have been
V house guests of the R. O. Wltzel
fimily, left for San Francisco this
week.
SagePof Salem
Speculates
By D. IL
OCTOBER
October fair, the month of nuts.
Of grassy leas and drives, and
pUltS,
Of gaudy : leaves " and fragrant
' wood, -
Of vibrant power : beneath jthe
"-.hood,; -'v-, '
Of tangish fog both eve and morn.
Of-deer s scam per o er the hills
And, darn It! colds and doctors
hills.:'
Not much sense in 'em either.
these colds. Over-confidence in
the summerishness of October
brings 'em on. Trifles anyway.
most of. 'em. Life, that's all.
"We trust in a month repose,
And it socks us la the nose.
Sometimes I wonder whether I
shall live long enough to become
entirely weaned away from the
river bottoms of 60 years ago and
'the catfish in the stream and the
people on the shore." Restful and
comforting, those folks, were
somehow, after a long day in the
region "up the line", where every
hour was actively devoted to af
fairs pertaining to getting things
cleared up in readiness for anoth
er day of activity to follow. "Take
It easy" was the guiding rule in
the bottoms. None of your d-
ambition there. Ben Tarney and
I sat on the edge of a railroad do-
pot platform one night in sum
mer, watching, the ffreflies and
the stars and idly listening to the
talk that drifted in snatches from
the doorway of the Tompkins
store; where a game of stud poker
was in progress. Ben- took his
watch from his pocket and turned
its face to the dimness of the sta
tion light. "Number three Is late,"
he said. Number three was the
Chicago mail, which under its
schedule would arrive at Chicago
next morning at breakfast time. I
recalled vaguely that several
months previous Ben had told me
his watch, was losing from eight
foul 2 minutes a day and he was
going, to get her fixed first time
he went into town. "What time Is
it?" I asked. "Well," said Ben.
as near as I can figger it's nine
fifty-one, but I've been settin' her
ahead some days and f orgettin' to
set her ahead other days until I've
got kind o' mixed. She says it's
eight forty-two, but mebby it's a
little while after breakfast this
morning she means. I know num
ber three is late because when
she's on time she whistles for
Cuddy's crossing Just' three pipe
fuls of tobacco and a chew of
plug after your train gets in. He
spat out his cud. I've sure got to
get a hustle "on myself and have
my watch fixed." And at that mo
ment number three whistled Cud
dy's crossing.
"Suddenly he saw red." Ex
cerpt from a magazine story,
Shucks! a mere trifle. Ask any
body at. a street crossing.
I suppose the babies in Madrid
and other Spanish cities hare nad
their sleep disturbed considerably
during the past several months.
My heart is not torn by thoughts
of the infants of Spain. A bomb
explodes over the house. The child
is awakened, but. goes back to
sleep Immediately following the
explosion. Not so with papa and
mamma. They suffer agonies of
anticipation and imagin atlon,
which the child Is spared.
Sometimes it is difficult for a
sympathetic Individual to make
lip his mind as to the most deserv
ing subject upon which to exer
cise his sympathetic nature. Not
everybody's circumstances are so
pitiable as he makes them out to
be. But I reckon some credit Is
due the person who pities anoth
er, person, even though the other
person is not deserving of pity.
I always felt a Pity for Jed Ma
son, back In the old country. Jed's
eyes failed got weak at first and
then went out entirely. Jed did
the most of his loafing in the
blacksmith shop. His health was
good and his mind bright, and he
found . a heap of comfort In his
darkness by sitting in an easy
chair near the forge and listening
to the .talk going on there. When
hia appetite told him another
mealtime had come,, be walked
slowly 'down the street alone, and
when he came to the right odor
he turned in, knowing that he was
home. It was his contention that
no two women's cooking smelted
exactly the same. Of course be
made a few mistakes, but not
many, and when he did make a
mistake, ai for instance the time
he shuffled Into Sarah Breen's
kitchen, which was two doors
nearer the blacksmith shop than
his own home was, no harm came
of it. I thongh Sarah was right
nice that day. She made believe
she thought Jed had dropped in
a-purpose for a little chat, and
when be said he'd have to go.
having of. course got wise to his
mistake, she said she was wanting
to get a recipe for something or
other from Mrs. Mason, and she'd
walk home with him if he didn't
mind,; which "he didn't. Sarah was
a grand pltler, never letting on
she thought anything was pitif uL
Bud Swagle tells me, in a voice
like an approaching wet spell.
that pity has just about ruined
his life. One day when he was
fishing, and had landed" a nice
one, he caught the mute appeal
la the fish's eye and felt sorry for
the flBlj. "And since that day he's
had no liking for. fishing, and
there yon are the ; greatest . joy
of his life taken from bins in. the
twinkling of an eye, and a fish
eye at that. Pretty sad.
An errand took me to the
Southern Pacific passenger - sta
tion one day during the week, and
while I was waiting for a long
freight train to clear the crossing
t -
TALMADGE
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at 12th street a discouraged look
ing young man appeared from
somewhere and enquired the way
to the Oregon. Electric freight sta
tion. - I say he -was discouraged
looking., but the discouraged look
was more in his clothes thant oth
erwise. He had quite a cheerful
face. He said he had arrived from
the north , within . the hour --by
means of .a Southern Pacific
train, bat was. now of a mind to
continue his Journey to the south.
at least a a- far as Eugene, through
the medium, of an Oregon Electric
train. It seems the sounds made
by a " steam locomotive bad be
come annoying to him. They re
minded him unpleasantly of little
pig sausages sizzling Un a pan
back on. a Wisconsin farm. Home
sick. Not much is required ; to
change the trend of oar thoughts.
Nor of our lives.
"Why is the most exasperating
word tn the English language.
Ronald Colman. The assertion Is
entitled to serious consideration.
Information comes of a social
gathering of young women during
the past, week. The rightful place
for It to be mentioned is the so
ciety page, but an item 7 of such
nature that it causes a smile of
welcome to illuminate the society
department mast mention names,
and for some reason, this- social
gathering of young women does
not desire to hare its names men
tioned. AH it desires is to be Ig
nored, and it has no special ob
jection to cruelty in the doing of
it. Anyway, It was a most happy
occasion, and the refreshments,
while not entirely sensational, are
said to have been very good. .The
meeting had progressed to the
point of a party where the guests
say well they've got to get up ear
ly tomorrow so they guess they'll
go home, and yawn behind their
hand though why they yawn be
hind their hand only heaven
knows because the hand covers
only about 25 percent of the yawn
and nobody, is fooled by it even
slightly, when one of the young
women said she was tired anyway
on account of she'd beento a Rob
ert Taylor show last night and
Among the New Books
Reviews and Literary Neivs Notes
By CAROLINE C. JURGEN
The early autumn transitory
period is upon us and we are
shifting from golf, picnics, all
out-of-door recreation to reading
something other than magazines
and newspapers which we could
take in one gulp with the morn
ing coffee.
But we are not quite ready
to settle down. We are still a
little restless. We will very
likely, dawdle for a week or so
over a mystery, a western, one
more lovestory, before we turn
to the' book seller and librarian
with the -inevitable request for
"something Just a little better.'
Elizabeth Curtis has given us
something a little different, if
not a little better, than the aver
age mystery story In her new
novel "Nine Doctors and a Mad
man." There are, in reality,
eleven doctors, a couple of
nurses, several wives, and an as
sortment of patients, policemen,
clocks, cats and guinea pigs all
gathered together at Brandmere
fo the purpose of curing mad
ness and giving r e a'd e rs this
mystery story. The , adman is,
we discover, not one of those
confined within Brandmere walls
but one of those at large. The
book is a Simon-Schuster publi
cation and one of the "Inner
Sanctum mysteries.
Another good mystery comes
from the home of Houghton
Mifflin, written by Christine No
bl. Govan under the title of
"Murder on the Mountain." It
is an exciting murder story but
it Is also a sound novel and
never is It improbable. The plot
concerns Itself with Dana Arm
strong's house on Lookout Moan
tain, and a house party, that
started out gaily enough but
soon changed to horror and fear
of what lay ahead. The poison
party in the laboratory might
have had less serious conse
quences but for the sudden storm
that put out the lights.
Ernest Haycox, one of our
own Oregon writers, has written
"Deep West" which came off the
I'tUe, Brown & Company press
in late August In the 1880's
Wyoming was deep west, and
her men worked at being gam
blers, rustlers, or honest cattle
men and not at nursing eastern
dudes or giving picturesque set
tings for those in search of "at
mosphere.? "Deep West" is a
story of that period, high-lighted
with k gunfights, rustlers and
desperadoes.
William Colt McDonald's
"Spanish Pesos" is the story - of
Andy Farlow, roving cowpunch
er, who wasn't looking for trou
ble when he stopped his pony in
thja small Mexican town of En
senajo. ; But Andy was the type
that - dldnt need to look for
trouble. From the Instant that
he took a hand in the battle to
protect ; old Dan Jenkins, one
time military .aide to the ill
fated Maximilian, deposed- emper
or of Mexico, he had plenty pf
trouble - on T his hands. There
was also 'the hidden treasure of
peso and only Dan Jenkins knew
where it was hidden. Dan needed
the gold for his lovely daugh
ter, Deborah,- owner of the Crown
cattle ranch. Those who like
fast moving, gunshooting yarns
of the old southwest, will wel
come this. . :
"Bluffer's Luck" fey W. C.
Tuttle - (Houghton Mifflin Co.)
she didn't think Taylor" was much
of an actor or looker either. This
was like tossing, a lighted match
into a -waste basket, if yon know
what I mean, and the shrieks of
protest ; sent the cigarette smoke
swirling in mad swirls about the
room. - Then two other -. young
women voted against Taylor: and
two others voted for Tyrone Pow
er and another said site . thought
iicmj iuuu wu suapij uucay i
and Bing Crosby got a timid little
euaorsement jn. a voice tnat was
remindful of a mouse with its tail
in a anaptrap, and then they call
ed In the hostess's mother to tell
them who is really the most de
serving leading man In the films
and the hostess's mother said it
was Warner - Baxter although
maybe he wasn't quite so cute as
some of the others,; and the party
broke up and went home half mad
and the R o b e r t. Taylor young
woman who had started it all
hasn't spoken to any of the oth
ers since, so yon see It was an
other of those things that may be
safely talked about but can't be
printed with, names.
The birds do not chirp at this
season, bat the weather several
days of late has caused the rest of
the population to chirp. Of course
the bird chirp is mnch better than
the human chirp, bat the big idea
Is not how chirp but how good.
Autumn Festival
Set for Stayton
STAYTON The- annual chick
en dinner and tall festival of the
Stayton Catholic parish will be
held Sunday, October 17, at the
parish halL Rev. George, Snidr
hon is the general chairman : of
the affair, and Mrs. Barbara Boe
dlgheimer and Mrs. William Ker
ber will be in charge of the
dinner arrangements. A chicken
dinner will be served in the af
ternoon nd evening.
Other committee members are:
Mrs. Edward . Bell. Mrs. Fred Al
bas, Mrs. Louis Dawes, Mrs. Pe
ter Deidrkh, Mrs. Albert Dosler,
Mrs. Shields, Miss Edna Fery,
Mrs. Elmer Philippi, Mrs. Walter
Bell, Mrs. Ernest Dozler, Mrs.
Jos. Lambrecht, Mrs. Ambrose
Dozler.
Grange to Meet
Red Hills grange will meet
Tuesday for a no-host supper at
6:30 p. m. to discuss plans for
grange fair. Any new grangers In
the community are invited to at
tend the meeting.
Is a range and mystery story
combined. It has to do with
Hartley, range detective, and his
Inseperable. companion,;. Sleepy
Stevens, who ride , the world 'to
gether, always looking to see
what is on the other side of
the hill. In Lobo Wells, the two
run into a first rate mystery
and help Len Ayres to face the
great crisis of his life in the
finding of Nan Whitlock, the
clearing of his own name, and
the saving of the Box S ranch.
A truly American story is
Elizabeth Corbetfs "The Lang
worthy Family" (Apple ton-Century).
We learned to know
Miss Corbetfs happy style
through her "The Young Mrs.
Meigs" and "A Nice Long Eve
ning." Bat this new novel of
hers is much more ambitious, a
much more substantial piece of
writing than the stories about
the very young Octogenarian.
The story is built around a
typical American family in a
typical American setting at about
the turn of the-century. Colonel
and Mrs. Langworthy had but
one child, Bess, the daughter of
their middle age, and spoiled.
But with them in their large
house lived Mrs. Langworthy's
brother. Artie Mills, a goed-na-tured
loafer who had come to
Mount Royal to look for a busi
ness opening .which he never
quite found: Mrs. Langworthy's
two unmarried sisters, Dora and
Amy Mills, and Mrs. Lang.
worthy's niece, Hortense Gibson,
whose big Interest in life was
waiting for the right man to
come along . The Colonel, as
head of the household, not only
was expected to provide mate
rial comforts but was also to
do the worrying. . His loyalty
to his family is very real and
very American. That is one of
the outstanding features of Miss
Corbetfs novel this realism.
And she uses re a 1 1 s m in a
sense which has not been over
done by novelists in recent
years; to protray happiness and
right living more than sordid
ness, unhappiness and a muddled
manner of life. She recreates,
authentically, the period of
which she writes. She does not
condescend or write with toler
ance and amusement of a time
past Instead, she sets her
readers back and lets them live
again for 1 4S9 pages inf days
when an automobile trip without
a puncture .was a miracle and
player-pianos furnished music
I for - dances m in the average
American name.
Those who are fond of old
architecture and ; fine pho
tography" will want to see Sam
uel Chamberlain's "Open House
in New England." It is a collec
tion of photographs of historic
houses in New i England main
tained as memorials and 1 open
to the public The book' also
carries historical notes on each.
Richard Halliburton's new
book "The ' B o o k of Marvels"
deals with the Occident and1 pho
tographs take up almost as much
space as does - the text. I be
lieve Halliburton said' that he
wrote it with the younger read
er in mind, but I am of the
opinion that the older : reader
will also enjoy visits to, these
marvels, m a n y of them more
marvelous for Halliburton's de
scription. -
- The End . s "
How Docs Your Garden Grow?
First s Three Years Most - Important Jn Care ;
of Ivy; Other Questions Answered , , .
By LILLIE L. MADS EN
Daring the past 10 days tour re
quests for ivy material have
reached me. One ' request w a s
from a newcomer
Just recently ar
rived ' from r Mln-s
nesota. Ivy, she
writes, is not
seen there as it
is here and she;
wants to know if
it is difficult to
growl And does
it harm trees and
buildings? ,,
A. Sil verton
woman told me
a short while ago
that she had
tried unsuccess
ZJIlia Mtdien
fully three or four times to start
English Ivy. Another ' complained
that she had trfed to grow ivy
in water on the mantle but had
failed. The other Inquiry- concern
ed the why of an ivy vine's grow
ing well on one side of the house
and not on the other.
Ivy Easy to Grow
Ivy is easily cultivated if given
proper care the first threetor four
years. It seems ivy can endure
comparative cold. After iUfs well
started ft can also withstand some
draught. But in the first few
years of Its growth it must have
water In drier regions, or where
water is scarce, ivy had best ' be
planted on the north side of the
house, and v then, if encouraged
with some water and training the
first few years, it will grow rapid
ly and take care of Its own train
ing thereafter.
A strong' light, too hot an aft
ernoon sun." will retard the growth
of fvy. If ivy is planted to the
south or southwest of the house,
be sure to give it plenty of water,
water that will soak down to the
lowest root.
Watch Growth on Trees
Growth of ivy on trees should
be kept within reasonable bounds
If the tree is valued. A moderate
growth is not Injurious but the
tendency of the ivy is to "take"
the tree. In . regard to buildings
covered -with Ivy, there Is nothing
to be feared so long as the -plant
does not penetrate the substance
of the wall by means of any fis
sure.
But should It thrust its way in,
the natural and continuous ex
pansion of its several parts will
necessarily hasten the decay of the
building. But a fair growth of ivy
on sound walls that afford no en
trance beyond superficial attach
ment of the claspers, is not harm
ful.
, Care In Water "Planting"
Ivy can also be grown easily in
water if proper care is given It.
In the Silverton library there is a
small-leafed ivy growing which
was started six years ago In wa
ter. The container Is a common
bean jar which has been enameled
black. Twice a week the Ivy is tak
en out of the jar, the jar thor
oughly cleaned out, refilled with
fresh water, and cool water run
over- the roots of the plant. At
night, while the library is closed,
the Jar is set near a slightly open
window. Ivy can not stand over
heated atmosphere. The heat from
furnace registers, is apt to be In
jurious to the growth of the ivy
unless it is given some fresh air
each 24 hours.
I have before me a complaint
concerning the dying of fronds on
a potted fern. These torn yellow
and finally wither, I am told.
Mealy Bug on Ferns
Likely the fern is attacked by
mealy bug. This is a tiny cottony
mass In axils and under surface
of leaves. As it matures It resem
bles a small brown scale. If per;
mitted to thrive unmolested, the
mealy bug will kill the fern. For
just a few. touch each 'one with a
toothpick wrapped in alcohol
soaked cotton. Spraying thorough
ly with nicotine and soap or Le
thane will control.
For aphis on chrysanthemums
spray with either rotenone or nic
otine. Rotenone is rapidly gaining
favor with commercial growers.
Fighting San Jese Scale
I have complaints of San Jose
scale attacks on cottoneaster. This
scale is a small circular gray
brown scale on the branches. A
dormant winter spray of oil is one
of the best controls.
Speaking of winter sprays: I
hope all gardeners will do consid
erable winter spraying this com
ing season. Fighting has to be
done systematically if we want to
keep our countryside noted for Its
beauty. Insects and plant diseases
have Invaded In large hordes In re
cent years. '. . 1
Spraying for curl-leaf on peach
es, flowering and fruiting, Is also
important now. This should be
done before the leaves fall and
again to late December. January,
or early February. Bordeaux may
be used.
Qnest Ion Japanese Snowball
Several ' complaints . about the
Japanese snowball reach me. Gar
deners tell me they planted these
snowballs last spring bat now they
are dead. What has caused this
and should they plant new ones
now, they want to know. One gar
dener reminded me that I had told
him that the Japanese was a bet
ter bush than the common snow
ball. Twice he har tried to 'grow
one and failed. Now he wants to
know what, is better, about it. ,
I believe I have mentioned be
fore that the' Japanese . snowball
bush is difficult to transplant. If
I haven't, I apologize, for I cer
tainly should have done so. But
once It Is established it does very
nicely I am fully aware of the
difficulty" In transplanting, and
this is from personally-gained in
formation and not just something
I read about I, too, am on iaf sec
ond Japanese snowball. But this
one, bearing some accident, is go
ing, to grow. ' . r.
Bash Needs Hnmoring
The.Japanese snowball la rather
full of tantrums: Daring its infan
cy it has a lot to complain about
too dry roots; moles disturbing
Its roots; soil isn't Just right; the
sun is too bright or there Is too
much shade. One can become aw
fully exasperated with it. But If ft
is handled properly, and humored
considerably it will In " the third
or fourth season grow into a very
lovely addition to the garden. It
needs- very little pampering after
its third season in the garden.
But it must have plenty of wa
ter and some shade or protection
from hot sun during the first cou
ple of years until it becomes es
tablished in its new location..
free From Black Aphis
The feature which is superior
over the common snowball bush
Is that the 'Oriental one is free
from the black aphis attack which
witl ruin the old-time snowball
bnsh for, both out of door and In
door" use.' Also I think that the
personal appearance of the Japan
ese variety is really superior.
; "There seems to be a large scale
at work on my tulip tree. What
shall I do?" was one of the in
gulries directed -at me this week.
Oil Spray for Tulip
I have heard that there is a tu
lip tree scale but this' is the first
report I have had of it from this
district To control, spray with
mlscible oil spray in late winter
while the tree Is still dormant.
Some trees, like Mountain ash,
suffer from oyster scale. Mlscible
oil spray will also control this.
"The leases of my English lau
rel are turning yellow and falling
off. What can be wrong ? What
kind "of soil does English laurel
need?" New Gardener.
Laurel needs deep, rich soil. The
soil should be . well-drained. Leaf
mould or peat moss mulch Is ben
eficial. Perhaps your soil was not
deep enough to hold moisture dur
ing the dry months. . If heavily
mulched, the laurel does not need
Irrigation unless tne soil is excep
tionally light and sandy. However
it Is well : to give the laurels a
couple of good soaklngs the -first
year they are set out.
The Safety
Val-
ive
Letters from
Statesman Readers
1
THINKS CONVENTION
IMPORTANT
To the Editor:
Former President Hoover ur
ges a national convention of Re
publicans. Affirmative leadership
of this kind should be met in like
Spirit. Instead we have inexcusa
ble sidestepping. Only out of the
searching debate of a national
convention can we Republicans fit
ourselves, spiritually and intellec
tually to meet the New Deal. We
have failed In this to date, be
cause we have not yet met the
challenge of the du Pont-Mlchel-son
smear.
The New Deal was founded on
the smear. It continues to harp on
it. Out of the smear it has built
its scarecrows and pn the smear
based its "emergencies." The
smear was not merely an attack
on Mr. Hoover. It went to the verv
heart of the Republican record.
Only after w& have met this chal
lenge, tnererore, can we rededl
cate ourselves tar Republican prin
ciples and refresh ourselves at the
fountain of Republican history.
Democracies demand rlefin-ut
issues. The New Deal is" leading
America to the treadmill of forced
labor under the Collective State
The place for the Republican par
ty is at the very opposite to such
a program. Mr. Farley says the
Kepuoucan party is dead, bnt 17,
000,000 voters in 1936 signed a
"vehement protest against such a
.verdict, furnishing, glorious evi
dence of vitality. In these 17,000,
000 we find the bone and sinew
of Republicanism. A political par
ty with a record of achievement
as great as that of the Republican
party never dies--unless it dies
at the top. "What we .now need,
therefore, is opportunity for de
bateout of which will come a
new grasp of principles and a vig
orous fighting energy. -
The mask has now been torn
from the design behind the "ob
jectives" of the New Deal. Issues
are clearer, and a national con
vention is all important in giving
Republicans the simulation and
inspiration needed in planning the
struggle for the preservation of
America.
It is time that the rank and
file of the Republican party ex
presses itself, and I hope this let
ter will stimulate other Republi
cans to write the editor of this
newspaper, giving their views.
BALLARD DUNN.
Los Angeles, Calif.
TO OFFER SOLTJTIOX
To the Editor:
Carrie H. ChapeL asked, can
not someone propose a possible
solution as a plan of relief for
numerous shortcomings and
Sinee man began to form them
selves into groups this has been
a question of first importance,
and . has grown In Importance in
direct proportion to the rrnwth
of society. Following long lists of
attempts to put such plans into
effect throughout the .world, we
have today snch plans fas, social
ism, fascism, nazism, communism
and democracy. .
It Is beyond the ability of any
one to say which might be. right
in the final analysis, but we of the
United Statesof America, can say,
"Our democratic form of govern
ment has functioned more near
ly perfectly than 'any other plan
the world has ever known." It
lacks much -of .being perfect, . the
problems that arise aro legion.
Whenever our personal rights,
of whatever nature, are in danger
or restricted, we are up In arms.
The only plan that might be of
assistance to us : In "these trying
times of industrial turmoil, is one
which will assist in solving those
problems tnat they nave . to do
with our relation AIM Vrith anoth
er .industrially. No . one can say
we ao not nave a direct responsi
bility one to the other, that we
can preserve' our personal liberty
and ignore, this fact. No one-can
say the present . industrial struc
ture is not the very foundation of :
our life, liberty and happiness.
We can say nothing else; but,
that the industrial problems are
of paramount importance to us. In
fact are, the paramount questions.
' The writer will be glad to sub
mit a . plan, to those interested,
that will materially assist in solv
ing these, questions, any plan
however, is 'of no effect nnless
supported by the; public. This plan
Is based on-the following facts:
that harmonious relations among
those engaged in industry are of
paramount importance, - both to
them and the public t that strikes,
lockouts, and j excessive labor
turnover are undesirable and , in
most -' Instances unnecssary; .that
thos directly concerned : in any
Industry are the proper persons
to solve its problems: that best
results can-be obtained In any in
dustry by due consideration be
ing given to all parties taking
part In it; that industrial peace
and prosperity are to be attained
only through mutual understand
ing and co-operation.
Even though J our fair-minded
editor would be willing, "space
will prohibit setting forth in de
tail this plan. Directly after the
printing of this letter the writer
win assume the ! responsibility of
arranging , for a meeting place
and notify through the press the
location and time. It will depend
entirely upon you whether or not
more than the writer will be at
the appointed place.
- Respectively yonrs.
O. F. ANDERSON.
. OUT-OF-TOWN SHOPPEK
HAS C031PLAIXT
To the Editor:
If I were a news reporter prob
ably I would head this "Salem's
Warm Welcome," and make a
real good story out of it; but
since I am only a disgusted wom
an shopper I will just write the
plain facts.
Wednesday, October 6th, I
drove to your city to look around
In the stores and make a few pur
chases a common practice of all
the Dallas residents. I am sure. In
a little less than three hours time
I returned to my car, parked
within two blocks of the Polk
county bridge (Center and North
Liberty streets) J and found not
one, but two tickets for over-time
parking.
I had always been - told they
were very lenient with the Dallas
people but my little trip to. your
police station cost me exactly $2
and I'm not considered hard on
the eyes either. I am now won
dering if keeping up with your
traffic rules is worth what we can
buy in your town?
Ten cents worth of buttons and
a malted milk can be found at
home, -so hereafter that 13 where
I intend to buy them. Also, It is
not so far to Portland where
places for parking are provided in
the shopping district and where
they show some consideration for
out of town guests.
I certainly will warn every one
I see of your hospitality, but in
case they do come to Salem to
spend their money I hope you will
be kinder to them than you were
to me. Show them in some way
that you appreciate the business
they bring to you
. Yours very truly,
- FREDA J. GRINDHEIM.
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Adult Education's
I Setup Is Altered
Litwiller Announces Shift
in Original Schedule of
WPA Program
Some Important changes are
being made in. the schedule of the
WPA adult educatlon-recreAtinn
Classes, announces Earl Litwiller,
county supervisor.
The mining classes formerly
held at Wood burn have been dis
continued to give place to addi
tional photography classes in Sa
lem, This course now Includes be
ginners' classes on Tuesday and
Fridays and an advanced class on
Wednesday nights. o
Beginning next ;week on Mon
days there will be a class in sales
manship and advertising, on Tues
day a mathematics group will
meet and on Thursdays there will
be a class In bookkeeping.
Other courses now being of
fered are Americanization, public
speaking, cultural backgrounds,
common law, religious education,
safe drivlnjg, German, music, first
aid dlesel engines sign writing, fly
tying sewfng. knitting, rug mak
ing mining, mechanical drawing,
basketry. Oil painting, pastel draw
ing, problems of democracy and
government.
Instruction in these courses Is
free and is intended for adults
who are Interested in self-Improvement
Classes meet at the old
high school and are made possible
through the sponsorship of the
Salem schools. Detailed informa
tion may be obtained at the school
administration building or by call
ing 9137.
Stayton jLibrary
Adds new Books
STAYTON The following
new books have arrived at the
Stayton Library: "Oleander Riv
er," by G. B. Stern; "The Return
to Religion." Dr. Henry Link;
"Mansions in the Cascades-," Anne
Sharron Monroe: "Langworthy
Family Elisabeth Corbett;
"Nine Doctors and a Madman."
Elizabeth Curtis; "Drums Along
the Mohawk," Walter Edmonds;
"The Flowering of New Eng
land," Van Wyck Brooks: "An
American Doctor's Odyssey." Voc
tor Heiser, M. D.; "And So
Victoria," Vaughan Wllkins;
"The Story of Rayon." The Vis
cose company; "Northwest Pas
sage," Kenneth Roberts; Auto
biography, of Benjamin Franklin:
and the following children's
books: "Roller Skates." Ruth
Sawyer; "The Codfish Musket."
Agnes Danforth Hewes; "Heidi."
Johanna SpyrI; "Hans Brinker"
or "The Silver Skates." Mary
Ma pes Dodge; and "Pinocchio,"
C. Collodl.
The Women's Community club
sponsors the library, and have
ordered more books which will ar
rive soon. The Young Women's
club, which disbanded recently,
used the funds in their treasury
for the above named children's
books.
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