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PAGE FOUR THE CAPITAL JOURNAL', SALEM. OREGON WEDNESDAY, AUGUGT 13, 1930 CapitaUjJournal Salem. Oregon ' ViCr stabllshea Much L IMS An Independent sTswspapsr Publlshad Sverj Alurooon Eaeapt 8unday at us & Commercial 8tmb Telephone U. Im n GEOROS PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher SUBSCRIPTION RATES? By carrier 10 cents a seek: 45 cents a month; iS.00 a rear to advance By mall tn Marlon, Polk, Una and Yamhill counties, one month M Cents; months St .26; 0 month $23S; 1 yaar H-OQ. Elsewhere- 50c a aaonth; months U.K; $3.00 a year In advance. FTJIX LEASED WUtE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE UNITED PRESS The Associated Preas la exclusively entitled to the use for publication Ot all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited m this paper mad also local news published herein. "Without or with offenas to friends or foes I sketch your world exactly as it goes." Byron Salvaging Democracy Will Durant, the New York author who specializes in presenting the philosophy of others in homeopathic doses for mass consumption in popular form, told the Virginia In stitute of Public Affairs yesterday that there was no way out of the domination of political life in the United States by men of third-rate ability, except to make education a quali fication of public office. In his address on "Is Democracy a Failure?" Durant said the final "breakdown of democracy appeared in the increas ing insecurity of life in our cities, where political machines were in league with the world of crime and in the inability of Congress to face the complex economic problems confront ing it every day." Mr. Durant's remedy is for the universities to establish schools of public administration in which students would be specifically and technically prepared for the task of govern ment as they are now prepared for medicine, engineering and law and that no one would be eligible to municipal office un less he had had such training. He would supplement this by practical training in office and promotion for ability, such as the mayor of a first class city should first be mayor of a second class city, and the mayor of a second class city, be first mayor of a third class city, etc. Education is his suggestion for salvaging democracy. Every adult would vote, bat no one could rote foe an un qualified candidate and "democracy would be made fool proof." Perhaps, but at present it has no desire for effi ciency in office and the college bred autocracy it would create might be as obnoxious as the present chaotic system, and equally subject to manipulation, for education doesn't always mean either brains or principle; Evcrv man thinks he has a divine right to run for office and the more ignorant and stupid he is, the more sure he is of his qualifications. All he has to be is a good hand-shaker, back-slaoner and demagogue to get the votes and it is a rierht that will not be surrendered without struggle. In the meantime we suggest a far simpler system, the compelling of every candidate to submit to an intelligence test, publishing the result and barring those under 15 years old mentally which would eliminate a considerabl number of office seekers and holders. Of course it would not guar antee honesty in public office but it would eliminate stupid ity and bone-headedness, which costs tne puunc more man crookedness. "HAVE A HEART. MISTER JUPITER" CoprrfcM PrM Publishing CNnpanv fNw York World) 10 Endurance Records Another endurance flight record has. been smashed, the St. Louis fliers having stayed up longer than the 5a4 hour record set at Chicago last month and Messrs. Dale Jackson and Forest O'Brine are again "heroes" of the air for a few fleeting hours, in the same class with the flag pole sitters, the human burial corpse, and the juvenile tree sitters, mara thon dancers and bike peddlars, until somebody else DreaKS their records. The first few endurance flights served a useful purpose In demonstrating the practicability of refueling in the air for sustained flights. Subsequent flights have Deen simpiy for notoriety and advertising for machine makers and supply houses, along with the cash gathered from movies, theaters and radio. Its justification probably is that in no other way could the fliers secure publicity or make as much money. The endurance flight now serves no useful purpose, un less it be to demonstrate the capacity ol botn men ana ma ehinerv to stand Dunishment. Given both human and ma chine stamina, only the weather can prevent the present or future records from tailing. Tne iners tnemseives are in me same class mentally with the machine and no more monoton ous pastime could be imagined unless it be pole and tree sit ting. Anything But a Blessing Some of the agricultural papers are hailing the eastern drouth as a blessing in disguise for the farmers as it will eliminate, for the time being the surplus, and bring higher prices for those who have a partial crop ana tnose m ia vored localities who have escaped drouth damage. The fallacy o the reasoning is that any prosperity en suing must come as the result of the losses of others and f hp hard&hin. miserv and novertv of large areas of farmers. whose condition will react in curtailed consumption, de creased buying power, loss of traffic and a prolongation of the era of depression. The predicted revival of business will be indefinitely delayed, for the farmer will be more prostrate than before and the great market for manufactured products be seri ously curtailed. No effort at artificial maintenance of stock market prices, as has been witnessed during the year, can succeed with the basic conditions growing worse instead of better. Wusn the buyer's earnings are eliminated or curtailed, the seller feels the reaction and the manufacturer is forced to retrench, increasing unemployment in industrial areas. So instead of being a blessing to farmers, the drouth is a calamity to the entire country. CARS ARE DAMAGED AT LIBERTY STREET Liberty A car driven by Valeda Olson of Salem s tillered muhed fenders and a bent sale Monday evening when she tried to stop lor the stop street at Liberty. The car Skidded into and dnmaged two cars belonging to Ouy Williams and w. H. Neuens which were parked by he side of the Liberty store. The Williams car hss a mash-d fender 1 and bent axle and the Neuens car a mashed fender. Excess speed was the cause of the accident. No one was hurt although Mr. and Mrs. - Neuens and daughter, Lillian were tn the Neuens car. BARKERS ARE HOME - Wacotxla Rax Barker motored to Woods, near Pacific City, when his wife and two small daughters have been vacationing -and spent a day fishing. Be caught the limit of trout KRUT.RH AT RESORT Liberty Charles Kraneer Is spending a few weeks at Brelten- bush hot springs, hoping to benefit by the curative nrooertlea of the in a few hours. His wife and chll- springs. During his absence Miss drra returned boms with him tn I Dorothy Cof Icy Is helping in the lollqaing day. 1 store of which h Is the proprietor. , CRACK SHOTS AT CLACKAMAS Crack shots of the Oregon na tional guard will begin assembling at Camp Clackamas Wednesday night for a six-day competition. beginning Thursday, for the selec tion of a team to represent the national guard In the national rifle matches at Camp rerry, Ohio. The team will leava Portland Aug ust 20 and arrive at Camp Perry August 34, remaining until Septem ber 14. The government defrays an expenses. The team wilt again be led by Col. Fred M. West of Portland who has led the teams since 1920. On three occasions the Oregon nation al guard team has outshot the best teams of the regular army and won the infantry trophy. On one oc casion a member of the Oregon team. Sergeant William F. Haves oi cortiana won tne long distance worm championship. Cities whose national guard units will be represented In the trial matches at camp Clackamas are Klamath Falls, Ashland, Grants Pass. Marshfield, Corvallis, Salem, Silver ton, McMinnvule, Sorest urove, Portland and St. Helens. The personnel of the civilian team to represent Oregon was announc ed from national guard headquar ters Tuesday. Cloud Cap Inn and the Government camp. They returned Saturday to Turner where Rev. Burgoyne is pas tor of the Turner Methodist Episco pal church. James Burgoyne- will leave Wednesday for Los Angeles where he is employed and makes his home. SUverton Captain and Mrs. Frank Powell had as their guests this week Mrs. Powell's niece, Mrs. Albert Raa Beeaon and daughter, Jean, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl 3. Bee son, all of Spokane, The Bee sons were on their way home. Bublimity Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pep per of Albany are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Raus-cher. WOOD CARVINGS BY JANITOR ARE PUT ON EXHIBIT Mexico city (U Americans who view the Carnegie exhibit of Mex ican Art which soon la to begin a tour of the United States will have an opportunity to Judge whether Diego Rivera, as head of the Acad emy of Pine Arts, was Justified In appointing his Janitor to a place on the faculty. Three wood carvings by the Janitor-professor, Mardooio Ma gana, are to be included in the ex hibit. Other members of the Fine Arts faculty, incensed at the implication of equality with the man who for merly swept their floors, protested so strongly that both Rivera and Magana lost their Jobs. The storm which broke over the heads of the director and the 62-year-old Janitor rocked art circles of Mexico to their foundations and Rivera was publicly challenged to at least one duel which he declined with thanks. Janitor Magna appointment to a professorship had been decided. Rivera told the irate faculty mem bers, on the basis of his talent and with no regard for his social posi tion. This talent, he said, had been developed by the Janitor through many yeans of practice and observa tion of artists of the Academy. In the opinion of Director Rivera, the appointment was better Justified than some that bad been made by previous directors. These arguments availed nothing, however, before the wrath of the of fended professors. Rivera, famed artist whose mur als at the Department of Education are seen by almost every tourist here, is engaged now In some murals at Cueruavaca commissioned by Ambassador Morrow. Magna no longer Is either Janitor or professor as the circumstances under which he was forced from his last Job pre vented his resuming the first. Liv ing in, poverty, he is devoting bis time to carving. Ambassador Morrow was largely responsible for the organization of the Carnegie exhibit and many of his own possessions are displayed therein. Forest Fires Add To Damage of Drought Middle-West States Menominee. Mich. (UP) Rain Wednesday was consid ered the only thing that could halt the advance of forest fires which had taken at least one life as they crackled through hundreds of acres of brush nd A bill to tax male domestic ser vants was recently Introduced Into the English House oi Lords. timber lands In the upper Michi gan peninsula. Forest rangers said winds might fan the more serious "lire to dis astrous proportions and send the flames to within striking distance of villages and farm homes. The weather throughout the danger area was reported fair. Automobile traU.c was halted be tween Cedar river and Stephenson when burning trees fell across the road. Great Lakes steamships re ported smoke was pouring out over Lake Michigan and endangering boat travel. George Crosby. GO. was burned to death near Ralph, Mich., when his clothing caught fire while he was carrying water from a creek In an attempt to quench a blaze near his cabin. More than 1.000- volttnteers and rangers were fighting the fires and state forestry officials sent out calls lor more help. The officials re ported many laborers refused to Join the army of fire fighters be cause they claimed $3 a day wages were Insufficient. A crew of 500 men succeeded In checkina one fire after tt had burn ed within a half mile of Menominee, twenty other less serious blazes were reported in this section. Ashland. Wis. (LP) Thirty forest fires were reported raging through large areas of brush and cut over timber land in northern, Wisconsin Wednesday, threatening to reach farm homes "unless they were checked soon by rain." A volunteer crew of 50 Indians battled a fire on the Bad River res ervation near Dauby and Drum- mond. They succeeded In saving several farm homes but could not totally check the fires. Other fires were reported near Odanah and Drummond. Prince Albert, Sask. (IP) Forest ftres which haw been eatinor their way along a 100 mile front north of here remained unchecked Wednes day, according to meager radio re ports reaching Prince Albert. One fire in the Prince Albert na tional park was brought under con trol Tuesday, but ten others com paratively small ones, were reported between here and the major north ern fire. Rangers who flew over the large fire hi airplanes sent calls for more men and supplies aud reported the situation serious. COAST RESORT CALLS Donald Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bush of this place and Mr. and Mrs. Al bert McKay of St. Paul are on a vacation at the beaches, going first to Seaside. Bob Whitworth of Fargo, Is in charge of Uie meat market during Bush's absence. CRIES HAVE GIRL Sublimity Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Grles are the parents of a daughter born to them at the Staytoa hospi tal Saturday. August 9. Come to the ferJUiar Wild West celebration at Fortvna Aac 15 to Hi FORTl'NA Hawbotdt Co. 1 COINS TO CALIFORNIA TRAVEL tfa4i muoimv br th pKturuqu Bed wood lligiv wv. between Gntnu Pau suut Sm Pnnciaco, via Ewtlu-a daract routs tcadiag through Bint forest of the oldest antl files of trees. TSt highway nachca ita caoic dlmuia thai REDWOOD EMPIRE OP HUMBOLDT COUNTY Ott tht war, TOM cm htvojoV cat that varied advatauaca of Hsunbola County vhkk tor yrite tcttlen equable cUmaae fwtiw Mai praaraaMvs tin. SasiforfoaumllmUm ' Eureka, California ROBERTS ARE HOSTS Donald A family dinner was en joyed at the home of Mr. and Mrs, H. C. Roberts Sunday. Guests in cluded Mr. and Mrs. William Ster ling, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Smith and children. Don and Helen of Ev erett, Fred Roberts. Miss Pauline Guile of Tacoma and Mr. and Mrs. H. Hawten of Albany. Don and Hel en Smith remained here for two weeks' visit. The latter Is spending this week at Albany with the Haw ten. INFANT CHRISTENED Mt. Angel Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Hmtith christened their Infant daughter Mary Ann. Mrs. Cedlla Skonetznfe and John Schallberger were the godparents. ATTEND REUNION Gervais Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Cuts- forth and family accompanied by their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Cutsforth drove to Brownsville Sun day and attended the annual Cuts forth reunion held at that place. WORKS AT WAREHOUSE Gervais G. J. Motsan has his nephew, Tom Vincent, of Wren, as sisting him in the warehouse. Torn will remain until after all the grain is Harvested. GRAVES HAVE SON SUverton A six and one-half pound boy was bora to Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Graves at the local hos pital Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Graves are living at Camp 14. RETURN FROM LOOP TRIP Turner Rev. and Mrs. William Burgoyne and their daughter, Ruth Helen, accompanied by the former's father, James Burgoyne of Los An geles, enjoyed a trip to Mt Hood PARK IS POPULAR PLACE AT STAYTON clm,,n! ,o ,lw iacier m vitn Stayton Tilt American Legion's park is the most popular plan In ton during tha hot wealhrr. Tliera is a large crovd tn swimming every afternoon and Uie new golt course which was opened Sunday Is prov ing very popular as the entire 18 holes are In the shade. The course is open from 10 a. in. to 10 p. m. every day. PAGES HAVE SO Jefferson sir. and Mrs. A. L. Page an tfce parents ol an I 1-3 pound son. born afomlay. August 11 at their home in the Parrish Oap district. Sacks Sacks ALL KINDS OF SACKS Before you buy your supply ot sacks sea as we'll save you money. Salem Bargain House R N. Commercial Street Phone 49! THAT'S WHY THEY GOT T H E R E. .gO QUICKLY. . LITTLE STORIES OF FAST SUCCESStS y (number nine RAMON NOVARRO J&WSf WmMT , ' AT 1 Wfli'lil ' A Me,c4N REVOLUTION His Spanish forebear, conquered Mexico Sm 25 . won the country in ten brief years. But "JWM SAVNE S? Ramon conquered America, con- V M ,, JSmmM -rr, ,r i.Zr- quered Europe, and all points east . . . la . SlBm scarcely more than a camera's fiickes For Ramon gave the world a thrill! And that's the tale of another young con- jjr&Pf mL. queror, OLD GOLD cigarettes. New Eng- 1 7 rv i Zo7JI land surrendered in just two months "You J Jf sf' s'tyPAJ? win, OLD GOLD!" said the Middle West. A7 jih JWyTTW From coast-to-coast the victory spread. ' V ffli . JwxMyyCi4 And in just one year, OLD GOLD be- ttf MM 0 came the country's fastest growing cigarette. jQm It yPvyy n wh the world a brand new thrill. Finer tobaccos jMlM'iml 'iwll Jr' Hi " W gave a mellower taste. Better tobaccos B rJlmmnwM M' 1vV ende IN OUAIWT SAW ANTONIO OLD GOLD APPEARED PECEMBER 1927. JVST TWO MONTHS LATER OLD GOLD WAS ONE OF TME FOUR -BEST SELLERS TWBOUGH OUT THE LOrvIE STAR STATE BETTER TOBACCOS . . "NOT A COUGH IN CARLOAD'1
