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THK CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
MONDAY, DECEMBER f), 192ft
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Their Simple Faith
The faith of our great bankers and captains of industry
In simple formulas to attain complex ends is remarkable
They seem, outside the ruts of their own business, to view
the world in hazy fashion and with a naive innocence and
mushy sentimentality that make them easily exploited by
any enterprising gent with sufficient assurance to impress
upon them the profundity of his wisdom and the efficacy of
his nostrums. Their own impervious egoism renders them
oblivious to the fact that they are playing the role of suckers.
Several glaring instances of their susceptibility have
come to light recently. There were the magnates of the
power interests, who fell for the soft palaver of enterprising
parasitical professors of publicity and proceeded to clandes
tinely propagandize the press, the schools and the public
generally, even going so far as to advance many millions for
the purchase of newspapers to control public opinion all to
the great profit of the promoters, and their own descredit.
Then there were the steel and ship-building kings, from
Charlie Schwab down, who fell for Shearer the bull-roarer,
paid him a huge amount for influencing legislation in their
interest and Bent him to Geneva to break up the naval con
ference for reducing the armament of nations. They got a
huge amount of bombast, and a lawsuit, but nothing else.
Then there are the bankers and industrial chiefs who for
many years have been contributing large amounts to .one
Arnold, of dubious record, who organized himself into pro
tective tariff and other leagues to influence politics and poli
ticians for special interests, without materially affecting
anything but his own bank account.
All .of these captains of industry, from the President
down, have a child-like faith in slogans, in platitudes and
copybook precepts Coolidge fairly oozed them. There are
concerns that do a profitable business in supplying factories
with an endless simply of "mottoes" to keep the robots docile
and contented. Mr. Hoover enforces prohibition by reiter
ating the sacrosanctity of all laws and his formula for pros
perity is "the good old word work."
Now we see the bill-boards, so copiously used to foist
Harding and the Ohio gang on the country, are to be utilized
to keep us prosperous. Some 50,000 "Forward America"
posters, designed by Charles Dana Gibson, are to be displayed
in 17,500 cities and towns, with the slogans "Business is
Good Keep it Good" and "Nothing Can Stop U. S." In the
center is a bare-armed, Grecian clad Gibson girl carrying
aloft a flaming torch. Just what this Goddess of Arson is
to burn down to make business good, is left to Imagination-'
Our Back Door Entrance
President Hoover has authorized the signing of the pro
tocol of adherence to the permanent court of international
justice, containing the Root formula for American entry
into the World Court. This adherence must now go to the
Senate for ratification or rejection
The Root protocol, devised by Elihu Root, is designed to
overcome the objections of the Senate, as expressed January
27, 1926, in its reservations to ratification of the original
statute by the United States. Under it, the United States
is riermitted to withdraw from the court in case an advisory
opinion was asked by another power and pressed over Ameri
can objection In any suit in wnicn tne united states ciaimeu
an interest through a third party.
In other words the World Court Is to arbitrate, with
'American cooperation, is settling all international disputes
presented, except those in which the United States claims
an interest. We are willing to help adjudicate the disputes of
other nations, but not willing they should adjudicate our own
disputes.
.This seems to be and really is, a lop-sided and unfair
proposition, but it is probably the best cooperation that we
can offer as long as a small coterie of die-hards dominate the
foreign relations committee of the Senate, where every pro
posal of international cooperation to maintain peace, is vig
orously fought as destructive of our own sovereignity.
As the World Court is a creation of the League of Na
tions, the partial adherence contemplated, is really an effort
to sneak into the League by the back-door. When we are
once in and it is realized that our own independence is not
compromised or interfered with, we may get courage enough
to become a member of the only possible compact that leads
to world peace.
A Tariff Referendum
Louis Ludlow, for 28 years a Washington correspondent,
Vho was elected last year, a Democratic member of Congress
from Indiana, has compiled the result of a questionnaire he
Bent to all editors of daily newspapers in the United States
to nscertain, as an index of public opinion, what they thought
of the proposed Hawley-Snioot tariff bill. He finds an over
whelming preponderance of editors, opimsed to both the
Hawley and the Smoot bills and in favor of a limited revision,
along lines originally demanded by President Hoover. The
replies aro thus summarized:
1 Four out of every five newspapers In the United States are Op
posed to the pending bill.
2 Out of 431 replies received. In which every state la represented, H
editors indicate aupport or the pending measure while S58 voiced opposi
tion. 3 Of the 48 states, the replies received from 44 show a majority of
editors hostile to the pendlni bill.
4 Of 128 editors who discussed the deslrsblllty of a flexible tariff.
su against a iixea sarin. favored adoption M the sliding; scale princi
ple as aitauist 83 who believed changes should be made through the tariff
commission and the president.
8 Failure to hold the but to the formula suggested bv President
Hoover when the special aesslon was called la the general basis for op
position. Specifically, the most outstanding and frequently mentioned
point of objection raised In the replies of the editors Is tne Increase pro
vided for In the duty on sugar. Only the four sugar states, Colorado, Utah,
Montana and Louisiana favored the sugar tariff.
Thig questionnaire, sent to editors of all papers, Repub
lican, Democratic, and Independent alike, is probably the best
index to public opinion yet offered. It should convince the
tariff tinkers of the futility of their efforts and speed the
passage of a bill, fulfilling the promises both parties made in
their platforms to agriculture, with such changes in the in
dustrial tariff fabric as necessary.
STORIES
By MARY ORAHAM BONNER
MOTHER NATUKK'S SECRETS
Mother Nature began giving her
keys to Master Fall and Madame
Summer.
"Now. Master Fall" she said.
"this key will unlock the good, crisp
fall season for everyone. And If Ma
dame Summer aaves her supply of
keys she will be ready for next year,
but I've brought her a little key
which she may use some time In the
next few weeks, If she wishes.
"When she uses it people wUl say,
'Why, It s so warm jve must be hav
ing Indian summer.'
"Then I've brought keys for the
Winter and another to Mi's Spring-
season not Just one key for each.
out several.
"I'll give one of them to Old Man
Winter an danother to Miss Spring
time, and I'll give them a few extra
keys, too, so they can unlock a little
of their own weather when It's an
other season.
"These keys are Mother Nature's
secrets and people are always won
dering about them. When a warm
day comes during the cold season
people cannot quite understand It.
It Is really because of these extra
keys. Then there are many others
to whom I give keys to those who
unlock chilly, but not very cold wea
ther; icy and blowy weather; rainy
and blustery weather.
"Sometimes when the seasons are
very late it Is because some of my
family have mislaid their keys and
have to look everywhere for them.
"But they always find them In
the end. And then, too, I am always
traveling around with extra keys
so no season In my world can be
lost lor long!"
John and Peggy watched Mother
Nature as she talked.
As. she was leaving, she tossed a
snowball into Peggy's lap. Under the
snowball was a little trailing arbu
tus flower. It was another one of
Mother Nature's secrets!
(Tomorrow "Elephants Up High")
PROBLEM OF SEEING
SANTA GLAUS SOLVED
Continued from pane 1)
Aside From That
She's Good Wife
Oakland. Cat, MV-Anon
the grounds contained in a
suit far divorce filed by R.
B. McLure were those thit
his wife, Helen, was sullen,
mean, morbid, bitter. Jealous,
heckling. Inconsiderate, tem
peramental selfish, miserly
and gluttonish. They were
married in February, IMS.
derstand English, as well as Eskimo.
we were delighted that we could
talk with him, in fact he was the
first to ask questions. "Whv did vou
people take the trouble to come here.
way up worth? uo you know where
you are, or have you been lost?"
Then Mrs. K. told him that we
were on an expedition to the far
North for the Capital Journal and
all the children of Salem to find
the home of Santa Claus.
Now it was the dwarfs turn to
look astonished. "So, you want to
see Santa Claus, deliver letters, find
out what he is doing the rest of the
year and take motion pictures of
him?"
Hhe shook his shaggy whUkers as
If that were the most preposterous
thing he ever heard of and looked
Into his teacup wtlhout saying a
word.
For the first time we felt that
really we might have come on an
Impudent errand, but we soon re
covered our poise. We had gone thru
no much lately and had so much at
stake that we would not be dis
couraged now.
Mrs. K. had taken out her kodak
and. was going to take a picture of
our visitor. "Ho, said the little man
that Is a dandy camera." "What!
Mrs. K. exclaimed, "so you under
stand what a camera Is." "Of course
I do," said the dwarf. "I have made
lots of them. Not such large ones,
but little cameras for the children."
Then he dropped his head little
sorrowfully and said "But now I am
herding reindeer." "Well!" Mrs. K.
exclaimed, and she Jumped up as If
she were going to hug him, "You
must be one of Santa's little men."
NftW thr-A V9. ,Ml Aveltamanl-
and questions and answers shot back
iia iunn. we even argued and
rtle&HMl In tvin hint nu.f Ia mi, mraa
Of thinkine. He WHS not tinu-illiniv nr
stubborn, but on the contrary he
wsmea to please and help us in
every way. but he had objections
which we had to overrule. Pnr in.
stance he said "Santa will never let
you take pictures and show him
self to children through the pic
tures." Thig, we countered, was a
question for Santa Claus himself to
decide. The most Important question
was to get there anH jm him Th.
dwarf argued that grownups could
mm un innsunas, out no hu
man being had ever attempted to
seek him out In his home.
Then we told hlra how children
see printed pictures of Santa and
thereby know him. That a big con
troversy was on and that the Cap
ital Journal was the only newspa
per In America that had gone to so
mUCh trouble to mlr its rhtM vhJ-
ers happy.
The dwarf became Infected with
our enthusiasm and promised he
would ffo nnri
Santa had asked hlra If he would let
us come 10 mm. we asked the little
dwarf what his name was and when
he told us and we tried to repeat It
after him, we couldn't do it. We
tried to write It down but It was so
long and had so many ch's and kr',
It couldnt be remembered so we
decided to call him "Assistant" be
cause he was so willing to assist us,
but When Mr IClBinanhnil,
gested calling him Jimmy Aide, the
Hie icnuw aancea in glee and said
"I am going to talk with Santa and
although he is busy with work, I
know one thing, he will never dis
appoint children, and I will tell him
aU abOIlt the vrnal thina vm,
lis doing for the children In Salem.
ouuunuy vimmy Aiae was gone.
Surely this was a queer being, but
then we were in a queer country
where all kinds of things may hap
pen. A while later we saw him on a
mountain peak a number of flashes
In code form and resembling those
we formerly used In the Amyr before
we had wireless, signaling with a
heliograph.
It was clear Jimmy Aide was talk
ing to Santa and we wondered If
we would ever spa Mia nupor IIH.Ia
fellow, Jimmy Aide, again.
Same
Price
for over 38 years
THE GREAT SHIRES
MAKES RING DEBUT
Chicago (U Art Shires, "yes, the
great one," will make his fistic de
but here Monday night.
Having achieved considerable pub
licity for twice blackening the eyes
of Lena Blackburne, his manager,
last year, Shires who plays a good
first base game in baseball, will en
deavor to show the fans that he can
light In the ring.
Shires says he will flatten his op.
ponent and engage In other fights
until tne time arrives for the open
ing of the coming baseball season.
NEW SURVEY
FOR EXTENSION
OF 12TH STREET
"I consider this one of the most
important market roads ever con
sidered by Marion county," State
Market Road Engineer Scott told
the county court Monday in a con
ference over reviving the extension
of Twelfth street as a market road
cut off from the Pacific highway
south. In addition to the state mar
ket road engineer. Division Engineer
Collier was present as was District
Market Rroad Engineer Cutler who
has charge of this district and some
property owners along the route.
"It is only a question of four or
five years tune before traffic will
force pavement on that road either
by the state highway commission or
the county. It will relieve a heavy
part of the congestion on the Pa
cific hlgha-ay and as a market road
will serve a large number of farm
ers south of the city with a cut-off
to the canneries. In addition it will
carry practically all of the through
truck traffic out of the main con
gested business portion of the city,"
stated Scott.
The road was surveyed a year ago
for a market road and it was plan
ned to construct it In 1929 but right
of way troubles bobbed up which
caused the county court to withdraw
the road from the program for
awhile at least. The survey made by
the county did not altogether Jibe
with the Ideas of the market road
engineers for the highway depart
ment who were extra particular In
regard to the location of this cutoff
road because of Its potential value
In receiving the congestion on the
main arterial highway.
The upshot' of the conference
Monday was that a new survey will
be run along the Ideas of the state
market road engineer. This will take
the proposed right of way entirely
off the land of ofle man who brought
suit against the county last year
and held up the work and changed
the situation as to another.
The road district south Is doubly
interested In the road not only be
cause of the value it will give as a
through highway, but also because,
being maintained as a market road,
it will cut off a big district expense.
SURVEY FOR 1930
ROAD PROGRAM ON
Continued from page 1)
all granted before hand and the
court is sure it will have no right
of way troubles or lawsuits on Its
back when the work on the road
starts. Those roads enumerated
above will be worked on only in
event there are no right of way dif
ficulties.. And the court this year
announces that tvese troubles must
all be straightened out with the ar
rival of spring as they will not start
on a road late because someone has
held up the parade by demands as
to right of way.
One very important link, although
only a mile in length, the court
would like to see built next year.
That is the ml e left unfinished
across the lake on the Million Dol
lar highway. That road ia now com
pleted from Brooks to the Central
Howell school with the exception
of this one mile stretch by the end
ox the lake.
The land over which the road
must pass belongs to the Hayes in
terests in California and to Curt
Mcllwaln, Lablsh farmer. It ia un
derstood the Hayes interests will
have no objection to using the ne
cessary land for a right of way over
their place, but Mcllwain wants
some damages. There is little ques
tion that he is entitled to some dam
ages, say those interested, and some
petitioners were told recently wai
people in the section should get to
gether and take care of this matter
so that the road may be built this
year and finished. It Is understood
that an effort will be made to
straighten It out by spring. This
will be expensive construction when
the road goes through as one long
bridge is required over Pudding
river and a culvert over another
place. The right of way would go
either squarely through some of
McIIwain's best beaverdam land, or
go along the line of McIIwain's land
and a neighbor's. In that event it
would take off a corner of another
field of McIIwain's on the higher
ground. Whatever is done the right
of way must be adjusted, says the
court, before the final mile Is fin
ished.
MYSTERY VEILS
BRUMSLAYING
Continued from pane 11
as though she had read until tired.
A screen had been removed from a
window overlooking a rear porch,
and it was by this, police are sure,
that the alayer entered. He prob
ably left by the front door, which
was found unlocked.
The teacher's father, J. J. Gum
mersheimer, editor of the Belleville
(111.) Post-Zeitung until It suspend
ed publication in 1918. knew of no
motive anyone may have had to
take his daughter's life.
Miss Gummersheimer was gradu
ater from high school at Belleville
and later attended McKendree col
lege at Lebanon, 111., and Knox
college at Galesburg. After teach
ing a year at Bellvllle she went to
Porto Rico, also as a teacher. Then
she came here.
Her father said Miss Gummer
sheimer had been engaged to A
canning manufacturer of Porto Rico
arid New York, but that the en
gagement had been broken for some
time.
The death weapon was an 18-inch
pipe picked up from a box of
plumber's supplies which had been
left on the ground floor by work
men. Miss Gummersheimer was
struck several blows upon the head.
Lack of Trains
Strands Marion
Man Here All Day
8. II. Russell, road patrol
man In the Marion district,
tig-urea' on spending the day
in Salem Monday so he came
in br train instead of auto
mobile. He left home at 5:30,
that is, the train left Mar
ion at that time.
If be goes back on the
train he will leave here at
11 o'clock Monday nliht as
that is the first train out he
ran get which slops at
Marlon.
If be gets tired of hang
ing around he figures that
he may run Into some friend
whs will give him a lift
home. Most people from
Marion make their trips to
Salem by auto.
The pipe was found beside the bed.
Police found more than 100 let
ters in the apartment. Many of
them were from Glen Wiseman, vice
president of Tugwell and Wiseman.
Inc., with offices at Modeltown. N.
Y., and Tarpon Springs, Fla. The
latter place was apparently Wise
man's home address, although the
letters were from various parts of
the country. All were written In
an endearing tone and indicated
that an engagement had existed,
later to be broken. The letters were
invariably signed: "Glen 1-2-3."
Miss Gummersheimer was de
scribed as having been an extremely
attractive brunette type of medium
height.
LORENZONS VICTIMS
OF SURPRISE PARTY
Brush Creek Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Lorenzon, who moved from Silver
ton into tills neighborhood some
time ago, were given a surprise
party at their home Friday evening.
The evening was spent with various
games and social conversation and
a pot luck lunch was served at a
late hour.
Those present at the party In
cluded Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Hillman, Robert
HUlman. Marorle Hillman, Mr. and
Mrs. John Moe, Robert Moe. Har
lan Moe, Juanlta Moe, Jordan Moe,
John C. Ooplcrud, Walter Ooplerud,
Charlotte Ooplerud. Mr. and Mrs!
O. Moen, Orlet Moen, Mr. and Mrs,
A. Matliis. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Underdahl, Borghild Underdahl,
Raymond Underdahl, Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Larson, Viola Larson, Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Haerl, Sylvia Haerl,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krug, Lyla
Krug, Mllo Grace and Merl Grace.
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