r" C A. Spragus nr.: CASL C BSOWNLEE Sheldon F. Sackett . Publisheh A Session of Constructive Labor. H" If there hu been a more generally asslnlne session of the leg. lslatnre than the one about to depart In a few days, history has failed to record it." "Slips" from Capital-Journal. ,. . " We might attach some importanceNto -this comment if we didn't read it or something like it at the close of almost every session of the Oregon legislature or the legislature of : nearly every other state. A legislature has become the scape-goat for editorial wise-crackers; the same as bootleg is the hobby-horse for vaudeville jokesmiths. We can't see . where "jackassing", legislatures persistently is a very distin guished journalistic achievement.,. ' Our own appraisal of ! the made a very creditable record. ish and absurd legislation which it has enacted is unusually small. On the other hand not for some sessions has the total of progressive and constructive legislation been as high. . Confronted with specific problems, the legislature has met practically every one of 4hem on the whole in a satisfactory . . manner. ' .; v i " - -Appropriations do exceed the budget estimates ; but that Is before the executive pruning shears get to working. Usual ly there is an overrun in the ernpr does exercise his prerogative of vetoing the less ne cessary items. We set down the following lation made at this session: 1. Reduction in auto license fees and changing license year beginning from January one cent gas tax for loss on 2. Giving tax commission power to increase low assess ments, which it is estimated will greatly increase the assessed valuations. ' ' - 3: Passing excise tax bill -out deficit. .: , J 4.- Income tax bill. . The -; our complete approval; but we think the legislature made an honest effort to reconcile radically different views as to a ' proper kmd of income-tax. 5. Consolidating boards of into one body. 6. Submitting a constitutional amendment looking to ward reorganization of the executive branch of government - .These are the maior accomDlishments. ' Manv minor en actments possess merit, 14 We ulous bills which were offered "Home Rule TELEPHONE legislation ended just about where it was . expected to end with the defeat of the Burdick bill to - grant Portland "home rule' in dealing with the telephone company: The bill was a political measure pure and simple,, designed to embarrass the telephone company and boost 'the fortunes of individual politicians. There was no sound argu ment for the bill. ' . , Had "the bill passed it . way to futile litigation. Portland is now involved in Iitiga tion with the telephone company, but is not hard to guess how it will come out. Maybe elsewhere in the state are too how high they ought to be. . like commodities as much as After all how comparatively small a percentage of the monthly income is expended for telephone service, or for electric or water service for that matter. This is no justifi cation for excessive rates. But because the vendors of these services are concentrated in a very few hands they become : the objects of assault from professional agitators and artful demagogues. - r -: - If the head of the family will take the list of his month ly accounts and go over them one by one, we venture the as- ' sertion that with the exception of foodstuffs none of the goods or services obtained carry a lighter profit margin than the services obtained carry a lighter prof it margin than the services pf the important utilities. ," .. . The agitation does lay a burden on the telephone Com pany to put its own house in order, adjust some of the service charges which the especially irritating, and get on better terms with the public is serves. It will probably always have foes to fight; it can fight more successfully with a bigger . backing of public goodwill. A Delightful Tradition AMONG the delightful traditions which cluster about a university as old as Willamette is that known as fresh man glee. Then it is that each class arrays itself to battle for honors in song. . The rules are simple : The words and music must' be original and the rendition must be letter perfect. Take hon ors on these three counts and the coveted glee pennant, steeped with the memories of generations gone on, becomes the possession, figuratively, of the winning class for the en suing year." ' ! Weeks of effort go into the preparations. There is the labor of st&nxa writing and music composition. fThen comes thh arduous but happy practice periods, when dignified sen iors arise early for a clandestine practice before the green . freshmen are at work. There , is the breathless rivalry of gle night itself, when the tramp to and from the, platform, the joyous sinjrincr of the class songs, the "hushed silence when the decision is announced,' make epochs in the eventful Then the victory when some class, happy group, is ac claimed the winner and proudly marches to the; rostrum to sing again its song of victory.;,, -V f . .. Memories of glees live on and on in the minds of Wil lamette's men and women and songs of the glees stay on and on. in a never-ending procession of school songs which go down through the years. . The custom is a unique value; it gives quality to the soundmg.from the campus leave a spirit of music in the Sa lem, community. v Judicial Discrepancies FTIWO University, of Redlanda students - found guilty of A breaking into and robbinsr this week to a prison term of Rayburn. who by his own confession, robbed a Portland sav- inga and loan association of five years in the state penitentiary, a sentence which means not to exceed three years if Rayburn is a well-behaved pri soner. , .-... ,; - - -: ' ' There is a half-truth in the old saw, "If you want to steal, steal big." Students in a florist shopfive to 20 years; a trusted, time-tried employee and a $7000 theft a maximum sentence of five years! .. ,.-- . I Writing a cure-all prescription for such apparent injus tl3e is impossible We merely point out the grave discrepan cies in court judgments.' A cunning lawyer and a tense court room scene 'maj" mean years of freedom or imprisonment. Wise judges should be beyond such external influences but unfortunately for the boys at :;: t s "-V Life Insurance Values T IFE insurance is far beyond JL;. about in hushed terms and. women preferred that their husbands speak of less gruesome subjects.- One reason is that life insurance has, become in fact what its name' im plies reinsurance obtained utilized in life, not after.death.' L Figures released by a, large company this; week, show that more than two-thirds of the husre .payments of that or ganization went to policyholders before their death in the form of dividends, annuities, endowments and monthly in comes."' Insurance becomes thus the asset cfthe insured as swell a3 the beneficiary." agsBSBaassgsBM " "VT Wi 11T i" 1 iT ' " iT 1" 1 1 " ' Tliini" i, iicssaBOEageas8aoM j ssBssassssiaBsjajasjsjssajjsjsBjajsa 1929 r session is that it has Certainly the amount of fool . c : " v " ,,r " . .-'U , appropriations bill and the gov 1 . as constructive acts pf legis sv -v-y, 1 to July 1; and substituting license fees; V , and tax on intangibles to wipe " -.- bill enacted does not meet with regents of higher institutions : " ,'!. ' repeat, virtually,All the ridic fell by the wayside. Is Defeated would merely have opened the telephone rates in Portland and high. Frankly, we do not know We try to buy telephone service we feel we can afford. - : , one J the years have tested its school and the choruses, je- a florist shop were sentenced from five' to 20 years while 7000, obtained a sentence of Redlands, they are not. ;' the stage when it was talked . - -I -- - - " - ---; - - - - - V- - - ' - - .- YEV4 VOU ( FEEL, j VOU CABHV AM V INSUOAMCE - WHn IS ybUfi INCOME IF YOU PAS Et jlon Would rr bb. 'foes. ypun.wjFE- fLicy- opreM hi docs REPORT N s ATi rAU ua CIUm at Tttr47 n Today And thm roiem of harosrs. and BiosieiaBi and of -pipara, and trumpeter!, ahall b kaard- mar at all ia thaa; and no enftanu, f rfcataoT craft ka ba, hall, ba foand mar aaora to tkaa: and tha Aouod of 1 a millatoao shall bo hoard bo more at all la thaa: aad tha lifht of a randlo shall ahina no mora at all ia thae: and tha Toiea of tha' bridegroom and of tha brida shall ba heard bo mora at all thaa : for thy merchants vara tha creat snea of the earth: for by thy tor- caries were all nations deceived. Hot. 18: 22, SS. Sounds like the doom pro nounced over Chicago. 1 1 1b written of the Babylon of the apocalypse. You may call It Rome or Corinth or London, New York or Chicago; Salem or Port land. 1 We attach no special inter pretation to the yagrant fancies of the author of Rerelatlons. But the passage quoted does epitomize In eloquent style the fate of a greafc city, consumed by Its own rices. , What Is a city without the grinding of millstones, the stir of traffic, the noise of industry 7 What is a city without homes. without the mating of bridegroom and bride, the founding of famil ies t What is a city enreloped in darkness, eren Its illuminating r .; Lay Sermons " No. 4: , "CITIES OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY." Bits for Breakfast ' Br B. J. Hendricks Talking' of poultry "W This being the annual poultry industry number of The States man : ' S The men going into the business on a commercial scale may hare the benefit of a poultrycuIt here that Is Taluable; to say nothing of the state, agricultural experts. not far awayv s ; Reference Is made especially to our big baby chick - leaders, who will compare farorably with men of . their class anywhere In the world.:;. Then there Is Dr. Lee Stelner, superintendent of the state hos plUL He produced v the first thirteen ken pea In the world' to produce , over; SiO eggs a year each. And that was,a.numer of years ago. He maintains constantly flocks of layers running into the 19,090 totals, or more. . He can tell a beginner a lot of things he should know. The poultry Industry , has many pitfalls; bat there are shin lag marks of success; and profits. tOO. , . ' ; J"' , . j ! ,-:-;;av.;: w u H . 1 ; Thea there are the penitentiary experts, majoring new la jMTeral preferred breeds; and going lnt f turkeys, ri And there Is Charles K. Simon, down on Mission bottom, who is our turkey king, with." ylslons of ten told increases in our turkey population, with turkey meat can neries, as well as chicken .canner ies, r;-" ; V.- i ,. The , reader wtU be Interested In knowing . that , United States Senator McNary Is getting into the turkey game, on his farm fronting oa the rlrer road, north of Salem; in which his partner Is Walter T. Stolts of Salem. ' ' . '. Etc ry body ; knows H e r b e r I Iloorer is largely Interested in the poultry industry on his 1100 acre farm ia California, and Is increas ing bis flocks.f :v:,re v-f;:-!;'Lxj: :' :- ' ; x V';5:" W ' "'--'if , Here is something for the many readers who are carrying "on "or planning their wprlng gardening operationsr: bjrsrEdgar Guest; : ln ' "The Light of Faith:" 1 Another Day Ruined W WA-1oDAY . ttoN'TBE. BUND "TO WEED NUD n BAD 7 AWAY HOVW what PAY is 15 . pAcioiiy - dopk! candles extinguished? What Is a city without its workers, Its men skilled In crafts? And what Is a city without music. Its town band, its glee club, its church choir or male quartette? We think of our own cities en during. We cannot think of them as a heap of ruins. We think of burled ' cities altogether foreign from the realm of possibility so tars America goes. How -foolish, Cirillxatlons rise and faU, empires flourish and declines Exhaustion of -resources, racial decay, politl cal decrepitude, moral corrosion 411 contribute to the downfall of ciTillxations. We write no peremiads against Chicago, the modern Babylons. We paint no portentous prophecies Uke the doom pictured in the apo calypse. We simply point the fact which la its own moral that as music and the crafts, art and in dustry perish when a city dies; so must 'there be the right co ordination of the material and the spiritual, of religion and gorern ment and commerce and art and science to keen our cities healthy, prosperous and vigorous. A Package of Seeds I paid a dime for a package of seeds And the clerk tossed them out with a flip. "We'Te got 'em assorted tor erery . man's needs,". Be said with a smUe on his lip. "Pansies and popples and asters and peasl Tea cents a package and pick as yo please. .; Kow seeds are just dimes to the man la the store. . ' And the dimes are the things that ha needs; - And Tre been, to buy thea fa sea- . sons before,-.-,-: But I'to thot of 4hem merely as seeds: - i" But it flashed through my mind - - as I took them this time. "Ton . hare - purchased a miracle ; 4. ' for a dime!" Ton 'to a dime's worth of power ' .. which' no : man can create. You're a dime's worth of life in . your haadl You're a dime's worth of mystery. destiny, fate. Which the wisest cannot aader- 'stand. y Ia this bright Uttle package, now isn't It odd? You're a dime's worth of some f thing known only to God! These are seeds, but the " plants and the blossoms are there With their petals of various hues; In Usee little pellets so dry and , so queer, , " There Is power which no chemist caa fuse. Here la one of God's miracles soon V, to anteld, Thus for . tea cents an ounce Is DlTlnity sold." Influenza Wave j Ctiecked'lri Old People's Home I : Influenza has been' an unwel come visitor at the Old People's home on Center street for the last few weeks, as many as 17 of the residents of the home being in bed with sickness At one time. This number Saturday had been reduced to ten and tho flu ware was definitely checked. There are now 53 Presidents In' the home. ' - ope APPLICANTS PJED LAST WttH. iJChORtiHtji 5K3NEO -fflEiC SO 1NSUOANCB WHEN YOU FEEU HAVE you OT iALLSToMES4 TWASffteRE. E.VER. fWY INSAM rtV IN YOUR. AM ILV-4 caused -nr DEATH OP- . . - . -... . i SHOT Chyrch to Show Movie Starring J. S child kraut The moTing picture, to be need tonight and next Sunday erening In conjunction with the serricea at the First Congregational church Center and Liberty streets, will hold more, than passing interest. The morle, "A Ship Comes In," is the story of an Immigrant fam ily which at last realised a cher ished dream to come to America. Rudolph Sehildkraut who trim. phed as the high priest in "King of Kings," plays the leading rols. He is a janitor with the soul of a nobleman in a story of sublime lore and faith. The picture to be used March 17, will be "The Regeneration of David Hunt." This is a story of the triumph of a man's better self. v March 24 and March 31. "The King of Kings" will be used. This has been riven the place of the greatest religious picture erer pro. duced. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO IM PROVE NORTH HIGH STREET FROM THE NORTH LINE OF DIVISION STREET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF BROADWAY STREET WHERE NORTH LIBERTY STREET INTERSECTS BROADWAY Notice Is hereby ghren that the Common Council of the City of Salem, Oregon, deems it necessary and expedient and hereby declares its purpose and intention to Im prove North High Street from the north line of Division Street to the south line of Broadway Street where north Liberty Street Inter sects Broadway Street, at the ex pense of the abutting and adja- veav property, except the street and alley Intersections, the ex pense of which will : be assumed by . the City of Salem, Oregon, by bringing said portion 'oi r pa. a street to the established grade, constructing Portland cement con crete curbs, and paving said por tion of said street with a six-Inch Portland cement concrete pave- ixnent, about sixty-six feet in width. la accordance with the plana and specifications therefor which were adopted by the Common. CouaeU. on February II. 1929, mow on file la the office of tha City Recorder, and .which are hereby referred to and made a part hereof. . ' f f t V EL 2330 S. COMMERCIAL ST. 1 . jr . . . i . . , i - i ' . - ' .Passed By ROE FULKERSON READ THIS FIRST: RttV Rrown d&noea for a. livlnK. Her nlmbla fct danca a war from all her old frtenda to many new ones., less desirable, witii Andy Adair, one oi the naw ones, she has an automobile accident which ends her dancing- car. eer by dislocating her knee. It ends her friendship tor Andy. also. a he never comes to the hospital. Oeors-e Harris, however. ' an old friend, pays her. hospital bills and gives her a po sition as cashier In his restaurant. She sees herself drifting- Inevitably Into marrtase with him. although she does not lore him. - (NOW GO ON WITH THE STORT i CHAPTER XL T E3ENTINQ the remarks mads fa. to her by Thomas on their automobile ride, Betty went to her room in a bad temper. He seemed to take it for granted be cause she had danced In a night club, that she was not as good as she might be. Mad at herself for yielding to the temptation to go out with a man she knew only casually, she went to her room wltji only a simple "Good night: when 1 Mrs. Hogan remonstrated with her about going riding with anyone except George Harris. She had long since realized that she would marry George. Sh? could never face herself In the mirror again If jshe refused this kindly, sober-minded man who had been so good to her. But she did resent it Instantly that Thom as had taken if for -granted that she belonged . to Harris. Now Mrs. Hogan thought the same thing! Why couldn't they, let her alone? She would do her duty when the time came, but she did not want to be reminded of it ev ery minute. She sat on the table in her room and swung her stiff leg back and forth tmtil' It pained her. It got better so slowly she was beginning to fear It would never get well. Finally she undressed and went to sleep In a state of resentment at fate. When she awoke in the morning, however, the mood had passed. As she entered the res taurant she said to George: "I went for a ride with Mr. Thomas in bis automobile last night after I left the restaurant." ' Thomas is all right." answer ed George, in his slow way. "but It Isn't wise to make a practice of riding around with the; guests of the restaurant. It is poor bus iness." "All right, George. Ij won't do It again. I'm sorry. That's why I told you. "It was nice of you to speak to me about it. I am deeply interest ed in your future. I feel It is link ed with mine." Fearing he would propose to her in the restaurant, she became panicky again, as when! he seem ed about to do so before. "Excuse me for bothering, you about it,; George. I won't do lt again., Yet Mr. Thomas seemed so nice." . Before he could reply she hur ried back to the cashier's desk. and pretended to busy herself with a stack of meal checks. She had escaped again! "Good morning. Doctor!" She spoke to a big man who usually ate his breakfast in the restau rant "Good morning. Miss Brown. What's the matter with your leg?" "Sir?" cried Betty, flushing. "Excuse me. Miss Brown!" He laughed. "My Interest was pro fessional. I am not Interested In the artistic qualities of your legs. Legs mean the same thing to me that they do to your man cook; things to be carved, not admired. I noticed your knee seemed stiff as your hurried aeross the floor. Betty explained about her acci dent, and as nearly as possible what was done for her at the hos pital. "Looks like an operation." he said, gravely. "Come down to my office some day and I will make an X-ray and we will see what's the matter." "Will It be Tory expensive?" asked Betty. The Common' Council hereby declares its -purpose and intention to make the above described im provement by and through the Street Improvement - Department of the City of Salem, Oregon. By order of the Common Coun cil the llth day of February. m. . . . , - M. POULSEN.- City Recorder. Date of first publication March . "It. i. . Date of final publication March IS, 1121. Dly Including Ml 5 4 to do things which you would refuse to do. You : would not do the family washing why ask her to do it? i - J- , .a i , : , 4, : " . , I. - .-. . -. . , . . ,x : w , .; ;? . ? s , - , " : Mrs.. Wife: Phone 1756 and allow us to'serve you. . We Are Salem's Newdk LaundyM Throughout UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT ft THCSTORVOf A GIRL WHO MADE MEN like, he;!, " ' e 192 . by Central Press Association" Tcj luub iaay, aunt mine pi - . .. v. .k.mh pie to my office and then charge them for the visit! ' answered the doctor. .. "Oh, I'm not an object of- char lty!" protested Betty. "No, Just a fool. Come down to my office tomorrow. Call up my secretary and she will arrange an appointment for you." He laugh ed heartily as he started out, but turned at the door and came back. "Know who I am?" "Ho, Doctor." ' - "That's what comes' of being such a damned egotist. I supposed every one In the world knew me. I am little Jimmy Clark. I spe cialise in cutting the legs off In nocent' little girls!" He, breezed out again. "Wasn't that Doctor Clark you were talking to?" asked George, coming to her desk. He Just told me who he was," answered Betty. "He wants to cut my leg off. He Invited me to. his office." "He Is the greatest orthopedic surgeon in this part of the coun try," explained George. "I thought of asking him to examine your knee, but was afraid his charge would be prohibitive." He asked me to come so he could examine It. - He said he would not charge me anything!" j Go, by all means! It Is a splen did chance. He Is eccentric and does not take ' all cases. He does a i lot of. work for nothing; others he charges the most outrageous prices." . Betty looked up the doctor's number In the telephone book and arranged with his Secretary for an examination at three o'clock the loll owing day. - When Betty went she found the large office filled. A glance around the. room seemed to indicate there had been an earthquake In the city. Men. women and children had arms and legs bandaged. One child had a curious brace, on which his chin rested, and another on the back of his head. Later, Betty discov ered his neck was broken. When a nurse signaled to her she was ushered Into 'an X-ray room, where a vonne Anr-- tured her knee and pumped air lay to it till it bwciieu up iiw'. .j, balloon . Then another doctor took X-ray pictures of it. The whole process had been extremely painful. Betty asked the. nurse to call up George Harris and tell him she could not come back to work that day. She wondered when she would hear from the doctor. On this call she had inet only his secretary, the young doctor, the X-ray doc tor and his nurse. Two days later' the doctor breezed into the restaurant. He came at once to the desk "Wont have to cut your leg off, after all," he announced. "Got to open up: that knee and take out a cart ilage and take some tucks in a ligament, though. Way .it Is now you never can tell when : It will u Even though the w w armer There will be many chilly days this spring. You will want the best in Fuel Consult Salem's Heat Merchants For Your Fuel Problems , GOOD WOOD OR COAL Dffijfltooiia UcsgII 5o.: PROMPT SERVICE . 1405 Broadway ' ' 7 ' rhea 1855 "fc . .si'.-... . r . . -, ; - ' ' - ' " - slip out 'again.' ' Will. I have to go to a hos pital T" asked Betty, f' "Not I will come down here and do It on the cash-register. Maybe the guests at. dinner would enjoy it. Of course yon '-have to go to a hospital!' iinny: ' . 'n (1 Deny. More tttan it Is worth! Tou'II have to be there at least a week. Eight, dollars a day for a room, about twenty 'more for the anes thetic and the operating room and six a day for a nurse for five' or six days.. Ob.-we can get It Inside cf a hundred and fifty dollars? Got that much?" ' "Yes, but- your fee! How much will that be?". "Can't tell till I see how nicely you wai arierwaras. rorge: about my fee. If you have the money for the hospital that's en ough. I get anything from a thou sand dollars down to nothing for a Job like this. I'll let you set the See if you let me set the leg!" He laughed again. ' "Can you get there tonight so I caa operate in the morning?" She will be there. Doctor," said a voice behind Betty. George Harris had come up unobserved. ""That's damn decent of you. Harris." answered the doctor. "I always thought you were a sol emn fool, but maybe you aren't, after all. Why don't ypu smile now and then. Youook dyspeptic, and that's a poor ad for the place!" Thank yon. Doctor," answered George In confusion. "Don't thank me! I didn't give you stomach trouble. I guess you got' it eating here so often. See you at nine o'clock In the morning in the operating room. What's your name?" Betty Brown. "Sounds like a movie queen!" he said. ."All right. Miss Brown, you go to' the hospital as soon, as you1 can 'tonight so that you will have a good nlghfe rest. I'll make, all the arrangements." The doctor, walked over to one of the tables and ordered his dinner. George's absolute confidence in the doctor begat the same confi dence in Betty. As soon as the restaurant ctosea us went Dome, packed .a few necessities in her bag, and Went at once to the hospital. ' Once In her room there, she un dressed and went to bed. A nurse came In to ask a lot of questions, and an undergraduate came in to know if there was anything she could do to' make her comfort able; but In an hour Betty was asleep. . The operation had been determined upon so suddenly she had had little time to ihink about it or dread it.. ; ' In the morning she was awak ened by. a nurse who " came to dress, her and place her on the little: rolling cot and wlteel her to the operating room. Here she found the white-swathed doctor a different man from the gonial person of . the restaurant.; He ,wa asking..-,, ... r.v.fr -. , , ,t ; Soon the ether cone was over her mouth and nose; with a tew deep . breaths the anesthetic did Its work and - she sank - Into un consciousness. - i . v (TO BB CONTINUED) is ' Vif ia-L . ; ; PHONE 1758 - their