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f all news dispatches credited to It or
and also local news published herein.
"With or without offense to friendt or fott
I tketch your world exactly a it goes."
Byron
Emphasizes the Issue
The reports of the Wickersham commission, collective
and individual, showing discrepencies between the general
findings and the sepcrate reports of the commissioners
tonfirm the rumor that President Hoover persuaded the
fommission to abandon at the last moment a tentative
recommendation for the Immediate revision of the 18th
Amendment and declare against repeal.
All of the individual reports refer to modification of the
18th Amendment as suggested by the commission, yet this
recommendation was deleted in the report as presented. The
Wickersham report is then, not the honest conclusions of the
commission, but what Mr. Hoover desired his appointees to
say, a position emphasized in his letter of transmission to
Congress.
The general report Itself denounces conditions obtain
ing under prohibition and declares enforcement a failure.
Seven of the eleven commissioners declare individually for a
constitutional change that would permit restoration of liquor
traffic in localities desiring it. Judge Kenyon, the most ar
dent dry on the commission urges a congressional investiga
tion and declares that evidence of prohibition corruption "is
so startling that it is difficult to believe" and that in the
days of the saloon "corruption was not so widespread and
flagrant as it now is, it had not become such an established
art and racketeering was unknown." But Mr. Hoover ig
nores these reports and continues to strive for the unattain
able. The net result of the Wickersham report I3 to force the
prohibition issue deeper into national politics, with the prob
ability of its becoming the dominant issue in next year's
presidential campaign, with the Republican party, as long
as it accepts Mr. Hoover's leadership, definitely committed
to the dry cause.
Senator Borah's suggestion that the report should be
shelved and a national referendum taken on repeal is a sens
ible one and would definitely settle the issue. Failing in
that, the presidential election, complicated though It be by
partisanship, local and national issues, will resolve itself into
a partial and unsatisfactory referendum on prohibition.
Irrigation in Oregon
The 1930 census of irrigation for Oregon and Its coun
ties, with comparative data from the 1920 census shows that
in 12 counties listed there is less land under irrigation now
than a decade ago, and in 12 counties an increase in watered
acreage, while in the unlisted seven counties there is a de
frease, The number of acres under irrigation now is 937,
0G8 as against 986,102 in 1920 ,a shrinkage of 5 percent or
49,05-1 acres.
The decade witnessed the beginning of irrigation in the
Willamette valley. Ten years ago the acreage was negligi
ble. Today there are 566 acres under irrigation in Clacka
mas, 1144 acres in Lane, 1475 acres in Marion, 635 in Polk.
Summaries for Linn, Yamhill and Washington are not given.
In all probability the watered acreage in the valley will be
greatly increased in the next census.
The shrinkage in irrigation acreage is mainly In eastern
and central Oreiron. due to the bankruptcy of irrigation pro
jects. : Baker has lost 30 percent, Crook 16.8 percent, Des
chutes 16.1 percent, liiinam oi.o percent, ihko cj peicem,
Malheur 9.6 percent, Umatilla 28.7 percent, Union 27.6 per
cent, Wallowa 18 percent and Wheeler 15 percent.
The greatest gain in watered acreage has been in Kla
th 72.2 nereent. Jackson with 67.7 percent. Jeffer
son with 56.8 percent, Josephine with 30.7 percent and
Morrow with 18.6 percent.
The acreage enterprises
ahr.ink from 1.344.046 acres
cent. The irrigable acreage in enterprise has fallen off from
1,925,987 acres to 1.531,232 acres, or 20.5 percent, due to
elimination of unsuitable lands
Waste and
This U National Thrift Week and all over the country
luncheon and service clubs, which for the past few weeks
nave ecnoea 10 appeals io spenu miiui-.v m-nj i ""j
as the sure nnd safe way to create prosperity, are re-
mi!nr with invocations to save as the tried and proven
path to prosperity. Despite the apparent contradictions of
the two gospels, few of the listeners will sec the humor of
the situation.
As a matter of fact, the advocates of both spending or
waste and those of saving or thrift are right, for both at
tain the ends sought. Spending
onoritv and thrift the oriirin
The wasters create prosperity by buying what they do
not need and keeping their money in circulation. They keep
lio wheels of industry runnine
e r busy to feed them. The savers on the other hand, in re
fusing to waste slow down the wheels of industry in assuring
their own salvation.
If everyone bought only what was actually needed, half
of our. Industries would go out of business and the other half
be crippled. Imagine what would happen to the automobile,
the radio, the tobacco, the candy, the chewing gum and a
thousand other industries if people confined themselves to
purchasing only essentials! This is happening now, and we
see the results so calamitous to the business world. And at
the same time we see the advantages of thrift to the indi
vidual who safely, by the aid of his savings, rides the waves
ef depression.
There is of course a happy mean between waste and
penury but it is seldom stressed.
MRS. BROWN IMPROVK9
Waconda Mrs. George Brown has
been very HI and under the care ol
ft physician at her home east ol
Waconda. Although still confined
to her bed. reports are that she is
lowly Improving.
Klnsrwood Mr. and Mrs. John
A. Yantiss ot Cascade Drtvw were
week end house guests at the home
ot friends. Mr. and Mrs. Greene at
Albany, visiting Miss Bertha click,
secretary of the state grange,
before returning.
Editor and Publisher
entitled to the u&e for publication
not otherwise credited In this paper
were capable of Irrigating has
to 1.188.920 acres or 11.5 per
included in project areas.
Thrift
is the source 01 communis
of individual prosperity.
to supply them and the farm-
Silverton Walter Goi!erud, 13-year-old
son ol Mr. and Mrs. John
Ooplerud of the Brush Creek dis
trict, was Ul ttm week and unable
to attend school.
SURFACE BURNS
To sTirrrr the lorrnets at mc.
and hasten tbo healing, quickly apply
Resinol
THE
UNIVERSITY OF
PORTO RICO MAY
DEBATELOCALS
Debaten wnoni ha men at Wll-
lavmetia will hsvs ft tun season ac
cording to th achadul announced
Tuesday by Lara Nelson, men a de
bate manager.
Questions to be used are: "Re
solved, That the expansion of the
chain store la detrimental to the
bast Interests of the American
people" and "Resolved, That the
nations of the world should adopt
a policy of free trade." One ten
tative meet Is scheduled with the
University of Porto Rico on the
prohibition question.
The only tentative debate other
Amos and Andy
Discuss Intangibles Tax
By W. A. DELZELL
Andy (Talking to himself) 'Five
thousand, six thousand, seven
thou
Amos "What Is you done been
doln wtd dat pencil Andy, yowe
been flggerin an talkln to you self
roh mos an hour?"
AndyTee compulatln my re
funds of untangled bills tax."
Amos "You Is compulatln which?"
Andy "Amos, you Is been so Ig
norant of de A.B.C.'c of flnanee dat
hit alnt no use tryln to 'splaln to
you de mysteries of de Oregon tax
system Dat's only onderstandable
by men like me an Mister Chap
man. Even de Tax Commission gits
puzzled sometimes."
Amos "Well whut I wants to
know Is huccom youatl Is wearin
out dat pencil a flggerln. You all
aint got no refunds com In, Is you?
How you goln to git any of dat
money?"
Andy "Amos, De legislature Is a
pa.vin a law to give back $850,0110 of
untangleduills tax Dat's whut I Is
flBRerln on nettin soma of."
Amos ' Who's goln to get dat
money Andy?"
Andy "Dem A3 paid It In befoh
de law was onconstltushunold by
de Co't."
Amos "Well Is you name done
been writ on dat list Andy?"
Andy "Amos etTen dey was a
raw oyster a laytn here on a saucer
it would look Intelligent longslde
of you. Dls yere bill dey Is a passln
says It Is all goln to be secret re
fundsnobody's goln to know nuf fin '.
about who gits It or how much
ceptln dem as pays It out, and dey !
is all sworn tighter dan us brud-.
ders of the Mystic Knights of the
Sea to neveah tell nobody, not even
OreEonlan reporter. An effen
dey does even whisper a word, syl
lable or ilfTL'er of It, dey can be
lined an put in de Jail and moved
out of of (is and have der testaments
taken away so dey Is disqualified
foh five years from running foil
off Is on de republican ticket."
Amos "Dat's auah, some penalty
alnt it. But hit takes a lot to keep
politician's mouf shut don't It?"
Andy "Yes. dat Is a heavier pen
alty dan bein a treasoncr like Benny
Dick Arnold was beroh de Civil
Wah."
Amos "But huccome dey has to
keep It all so secret Andy? It's
Just taxes bein give back to dem
as paid It In alnt It"
Andy "Yes but look who dey Is
goln to pay It to. Dem untangled
bills taxpayers Is quality folks dey
alnt no po' white trash niongst dem.
Dey don't fool roun wld common
farmers an property tax payers. Dey
don't own nuffin but untangledbllls
effen dey can help It."
Amos "Whut youall mean bout
ownln dfffernt kinds of property,
Andy? Alnt we all taxed de same
black and white, and po folks and
rich folks all alike In dls lan whut
Abraham Lincoln don glv us and
de republican party?"
Andy "Amos effen you'll shut dat
big mouf an llssen I'se gwlne to
elucidate you on Oregon taxation.
Now dcy'a three kind of property
folks kin own. Dey Is lands, dat's
real estate; dey Is removables like
cars and umbrellas and diamond
stickpins and horsns and cattle, dem
Is called chattels; and dcre Is stocks
and bonds and notes dat a man kin
hide. In his safety boxes nnd kase
you cant see 'em or feci 'em or
hau l 'em dey Is called 'uutanvcled
bllls'. Dis las kind la whut de rich
folks like best and das whut dls
secret blzness Is all about. A fool
nlfcr an po' white trash dnt own-
Charles R. Archerd Implement Co.'s
Stock of
FAKM IMPLEMENTS, CREAM SEPARATORS,
Fencing, Dairy Supplies is now being:
sold at wonderful low prices at
319 NORTH COMMERCIAL STREET
Salem, Oregon
This wu one of th largest and complete stocks of farm m.-uhincry in tho
valley, and at tha low price at which every article is being sold should in
terest every farmer and dairyman tn the country.
CAPITAL JOURNAL.
than that with Porto Rico la with
tha University of Waahlugton. The;
complete schedule follows:
Feb. 10. duel with Oregon State:
college on the chain store. I
Feb. It, University of Oregon
frekhmen la Balem on free trade.1
Feb. 2, dud with Oregon on the
chain store.
Feb. JT, University of Washing
ton on free trade to be held in
the Wood burn high school.
March 11. University of Porto
Rico In Salem on prohibition.
March 19. Whitman college here
on the chain store.
April J, College of the Pacific
freshmen hero on free trade.
April 4, University of Arizona
here on the chain store.
So much good material has shown
up In the freshman class this year
that Coach R. E. Ralie has divided
his squad so that freshmen will
debate free trade, and the upper
classmen the chain store question.
land has to pay his taxes outloud,
but de quality folks dat owns un
tangledbllls dey kin pay In secret
and git it back In secret too effen
de Cote's onconstltushunals de law.
Amos "But Andy dat alnt fair
foh de farmers and de folks whut
owns horses and chickens and um
brellas an taxicabs to have to pay
taxes all In daylight where every
one kin see how much dey Is worth
and den de quality folks pay In de
dark wtdout nobody know In effen
dey pays dere shore or not. Hit
don't look to me like my party
would stan for dat kind of foolish
ness Hit alnt de way Abraham
Lincoln or Teddy would do it."
Andy "You fool nigger. Don't
you know Abraham haa been daid
foh nlsh onto seventy yeahs. Folks
kin forget a heap in d:.t time. Man
namesake Andy Mellon Is nettin de
example now foh ouah party. Dey
aint nobody knows as much about
refundin taxes as Uncle Andy less
en It's Congressman Hawley. Dey
makes date dere principal binness
and Ha Icy has got so expert he
kin do It all by himself when Uncle
Andy Is out golfin."
2 KILLED WHEN
HIJACKERS PICK
WRONG VICTIM
Long Beach, Cal. IP Two men
m'ere dead Wednesday and a third
was In a critical condition follow
ing a gun battle between Carlyle
Lord, 59, Walterla resident, and
three men whom police believed to
be hijackers who picked the wrong
victim.
Lord was shot to death as he came
to the defense of his home and his
guests, but before he died he killed
one of the Intruders and seriously
Injured a second.
Lord was playing cards with his
daughter, his son-in-law, Paul Las
sen, and a neighbor, Harlow Huf
flne, when three men forced their
way Into the house.
"Does Otto live here?" one man
demanded. Informed that he did
not, the man whipped out a gun
and forced the quartet to line up
against the wall. Lord made a
break for his bedroom where he
secured a gun.
He started firing as he reentered
the room, and one man dropped.
The second was wounded before
Lord was shot by the first, and the
third man. In the confusion, took
his Injured companion to ft wait
ing automobile and fled.
Long Beach police a short time
later arrested R. R. Brown, 40, and
held him m the police hospital on
suspicion of assault. He was de
clared to have but a slim chance
to live. Brown told police he was
wounded when held up. Charles
Moe, nho was said to have taken
Brown to ft physician's office, also
was held for investigation.
The dead man had not been
Identified Wednesday.
MRS. WILL HOME
Grand Island Mrs. Louis Will
and two-montlis-old daughter, Bar
bara Joy, returned home Monday
rom the McMlnnville hospital where
the Infant had received treatments
for In f tarnation of her right eye.
Occasional treatments will be con
tinued for a time
SALEM. OREGON'
PETITION FOR
COUNTY ROAD
IMPROVEMENTS
Henry Tautfest, well known rest-
dent of the nortn and of the eounty.
appeared before the county court
Wednesday la regard to securing
improvement on a road ft mile south
of Butte villa wliich was opened up
about three or four years ago but
only nartlallr completed. He de
sired to have the road finished If
possible. Some of the right of way
passe over some canyons and there
Is some narrow road which neede
changes and Improvement.
The court advised Tautfest that
under present plans the court coo-
templates Improvement of the
Buttevllle-Champoeg road before
going ahead and finishing the road
maintained by Mr. Tautfest. There
is about ft mile ot work on the
Buttevllle-Champoeg road, stated
Commissioner Smith which noeds
Improvement and one steep hill. It
Is likely, unless some change Is
made In the condition of funds, ttiat
coming season, although the court
has not defmltety passed on the
matter.
County Roadie aster Johnron
Tuesday afternoon visited the scene
of work which has been &Mng on
on the Crolsan road up the creek
about two miles from the pavement
on Riverside drive. Blasting has
been going on there to work out
some big rock and mace ft ditch
which will carry away surplus water
that has made the section of the
road dangerous In freering weather
and It la believed the work now
nearly finUhed will turn the trick.
Johnson said the work has progres
sed verv satisfactorily there.
Tom Galloway of Ladd Ac Bush
bank also appeared before the court
and reported a bad condition on an
"S" hill on the pavement of the
Rosed ale road a mile south of Lib
erty. Reports also have been pre
viously made by others In regard
to this hill. Galloway stated that
the absence of shoulder on the hill
created a dangerous condition so
In wet weather when the pave
ment Is very slippery tractiun Is
bad nnd It Is almost Impossible
to control a car. He stated that
recently his car turned around on
him on the hill and it was only
good fortune which caused It to
back end Into a friendly drive after
the car had slid bark down the hill
a considerable distance. Members
of the court will look over the sit
uation and probably take steps to
make It safer.
Road patrolmen also are now
coming into the court dally to dis
cuss the next season's work and
get their certificates of appoint
ment. Theodore Fisher of No. 63
near Victor Point, reported roads
In good shape in his district. Fred
Loske, who was In from No. 15 4
toward Sliver Falls west of the
creek, also was In lining up district
work for the coming season.
Philip Fisher, county bridge man,
dropped In from Victor Point. His
crew Is Idle now and he has been
installing a new dam on his farm
to bring In domestic water from a
sprint;. He was here to secure a
filing on the water.
Sidney L. O. Marlatt had the
mis for tun eof running a knife In
his leg while butchering a calf this
we'k.
Eat Everything
without Fear
of Indigestion
Are there lots ot foods yon can't
dat for fear of gas,, bloating,
pains in the stomach and bowels ?
Do yon have to pass up favorite
dishes while the rest enjoy thcmT
That's a sign you need Tanlsc!
For more than 10 years Tarda c has
restored to vigorous health thou
sands who denied themselves their
favorite foods just as you have to.
Mrs. Arvena Bowers, of 1230
Jackson St, Topcka, Kans., says:
"Five years I was troubled with
(ras, bloating- and dizzy spells. But
Tanlac toned up my whole system
and increased my weight 10 lbs."
If you suffer from indigestion,
pas, dizziness, headaches, constipa
tion or torpid liver give Tanlac a
chance to help you! The first bot
tle often brings tho needed relief.
- Tanlac Is a rood, pure medicine,
made of roots, barks, and herbs
that are recognized by the United
States Pharmacopoeia. Get it from
your druggist today. Your moncx
back if it doesn't help you.
PREMIUM DEFICIT OF
FAIR COVERED IN BILL
Payment ol aia.4oa.lt for prem
iums offered by the slats lair Id
ltM, for which Uiere were not suf
ficient funds, Is asked In an appro
priation measure by th Marlon
county delegation In tha bouse of
re preaenta tires. Previous appropria
tions were Insufficient to meet the
demand. The measure, H. B. No. 37,
carries the emergency clause.
SUPREME COURT
HEARING CLARK
DRY LAWAPPEAL
Washington (LP) Prohibition was
given the right of way In the su
preme court Wednesday and funda
mentals of the 18th amendment
were concerned In argument of the
government's appeal from the Ne
wark federal court ruling that the
amendment Is unconstitutional be
cause Improperly ratified.
While ft speedy decision by the
supreme court was anticipated,
there was much speculation as to
the procedure It would follow. In
accepting the appeal the court was
forced to break a rule that has en
dured for more than ft decade It
has accepted Jurisdiction In ft case
Involving the validity of the 18th
amendment.
Few believed that Judge William!
Clarke who rendered the Newark
devision would be sustained. Many
thought the court would not even
write an opinion giving the reasons
for overruling him but wouM dis
pose of the case within a week by
a brief "per curiam" decision.
In a "per curiam" decision the
court would simply hand down ft
terse finding that the appeal was
overruled or sustained on the basis
of past supreme court decisions.
Others believed the court would
write an opinion correcting what
many consider a shortcoming In the
so-called Rhode Island decision.
In the Rhode Wand case, argued
in the same marble chamber almost
11 years ago, there were four of the
same Justices who were sitting Wed
nesday. Five Justices who sat then
have been replaced.
Those remaining are Justice Oliv
er Wendell Holmes. Louis D. Bran-
dels. James C. McReynolds, and Wil
lis van Dc vantcr. Van Devanter
wrote tlie Rhode Island opinion
sustaining the amendment and the
Volstead act.
Counsel for the New York lawyers
who banded together several months
sko to test the validity of the prohi
bition amendment were relying on
the contention of Judge Clark that
only state conventions could pro
perly adopt an amendment such as
the 18th. This amendment, they
contend, took rights from the peo
ple and gave them to the federal
government. They quote extensively
from history and literature, as did
JiKicre Clark.
STOP BOBBY'S
COUGH
Before it Weakens Him
to the Danger Point!
Never take a child's cough lightly.
You can't tell where It will end.
Many a serious sickness has started
with "Just ft cough." For a cough is
not only distressing, but weakening
as well At the first sign of a cough
or chest soreness In old or young,
always give good, dependable old
"Plso's for Coughs."
Plso's does the five things neces
sary to stop a cough and repair the
damage done. It checks the cough
spasm, loosens the mucus, opens the
air passages, soothes the Inflamed
tissues, and at the same time, has
a tonic value that tends to build up
what the cough tears down. Only
Plso's supplies these, five vital effects
and it contains not opt la ten and docs
not upset the stomach. Safe to give,
even to bibles. All drugftlAU eell Pl-
u iu aac una j-jc etzFB, vq sure you
risk for "Plwf'w for Coiighn." ac!v
warn
WANTS TO KHOW
Who benefits by pro
hibition? What is the chance
that the saloon will
come back?
How much of an out
law is the liquor
traffic?
These questions and
many others will be
answered.
Be Present
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1931
SIX DIVORCES
GRANTED BY HILL
rirrull Judia Hill Tuesday af
ternoon granted a grist of divorce
decrees as follows:
K. D. vs. Caroline P. Schmelts,
married In Oregon City. In Febru
ary. 1921. cruel and Inhuman
treatment charged. The findings
hold that the wife associated with
a widower and falsely accused the
husband of associating with
another woman. 11m plaintiff Is
Siren custody of two children.
Ruth A. vs. Allan T. Porter, mar
ried at Corvallls. In February. 1913.
She claimed he struck her and of
fered other means of harrasament.
Sire was awarded custody of
minor child and 20 a month sup
Dort money.
Orace vs. John P. Zak, Jr.. mar
ried In Balem in April. 1929. Deser
tion was charged. She Is restored
her maiden name of Grace 6mlUi.
Edith vs. O. W. Cooper, married
at Vancouver, Wash.. In August.
1S2S. She alleged he, kicked her
shins, used prolans epithets and
offered othr lndliinltles. She Is
QUICKEST WAY
TO KNOCK
AJJOLD
Millions Say of Toil Proved Way
You Fed Like a New Person
Almost Before You Know It
If you want quick relief from a cold,
go back to first principles and use
something you know does the busi
ness don't start "trying" a lot of
fancy Ideas or remedies. Even a "lit
tle" cold Is too dangerous to take
chances on.
Get Hill's Cascara Quinine. A sci
entific formula made to do ONE
THING WELL: to knock a cold in
a Jiffy, not to cure a hundred dif
ferent tliin?s.
Take two tablets now. Then fol
low directions on box. Drink lots of
water, too that's all. Soon those
mean, aching pains In head and
body begin to go; the cold breaks
up; poisons leave your system. Al
most before you know It, you feel
like a new person.
If It doesn't do that, your money
back. Oet a box now. You'll be sur
prised at the speed with which It
works. Costs only a few cents, adv,
fjff f cascara Quinine
lllJLli J Compound
HUNDREDS
of people
thi-nut: limit lh 1'nltffl ,
aint i fit in'. cstltiK in
bulltllnjr. and lo.in Fn.noelatlonj In
Ue croat ttela ef Orpgoa.
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and Get Facts
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awarded custody of a child.
II. If. va. Leah Dung an, married
at alias In November. 1SKJ6, It was
found the defendant Is insane and
confine dto the statst hospital and
decree Is granted to permit him to
better care for his Own affairs.
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be offered for pro
hibition? Do young people
know what prohibi
tion has saved us
from?
SUNDAY EVENING
February 1, at
The Armory
7:30 P. M.
First-hand