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I-AGE FOUR. 1HE DAILY apttat. TOTTRNAT OREGON. FRIDAY- DFX'EMBER 19. HH9. THEuAFilaLJuiJnnHL AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER rublifhed every, evening SSSSJo csv by The Capuai jumi.. - Business Office. Si; JSditorial rooms. Si. O. PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher "Entered as second clans mail matter at Salem, Oregon. - SUBSCRIPTION BATES Bv carrier 50 cents a month. By m&il ,0 elms a month. Sl.K orBorns KovVrn'menraU mail sublrrlnnons are payable In advance. Rippling Rhymes. . rw t ----- - -w- THF. BACK TUAIIi "If we could live our lives ajrntn," thus sigh the old and wintry men, we'd s.iun the pitfalls and the gins, and sidetrack fifty kinda,0f sins which on our souls have left thoir scars; we'd hitch our wagons to the mars, and strive to reach the higher place, and cut out all that's cheap and base. We'd be examples to all men, if we: could live our lives asain." When men are old their dreaming gaze is fixed upon the winding ways tnat they have walked in long, Ions years; Pt every turn some trap appears that thov'd have shunned hud they been wine, with wisdom of the ancient guys. On looking back the road seems plain distinct from tangled path and lane, and old men wonder why they, trod in bog and quicksand far obroad. 4 We'd keep away from marsh and fen. could we but live our lives Msain!" We cannot make the Journey twite; one long excursion must suf fice; the old would teach us how to tread, to crow the torrent's slippy hed, to climb the mountain's beetling Fide, traverse the forest dark and v-ide, but youth turns deaf or hecd l.s ems to all tlio wisdom of the svera. Odds and Ends A -- -rrmir i im iirTtTiriT'TirvT) ICltU VVX1X A IN 1J VV XI I!jrwJDr J IV. WELL-KNOWN Salemite writes to the Capital Journal as follows: ' To the Editor:: You have a fine article on your editorial page on our battle-scarred, shell-torn streets bu t why blame our street commission er? His time Is all taken up with dogs. I came near drowning on one of our crossings yesterday and found after reaching home that his men had been up trying to find our dog which was out for a little exercise. Why not give us a woman street commissioner? JUST AN OLD WOMAN. What is a street commissioner for, if not to catch dogs? What more important work can there possibly be? What are streets compared to dogs? Does our correspon dent not realize that this is the psychological,, time, to catch dogs, that is why the city officials' leave the snow undisturbed to make dog-catching better. ' ' . ' Of course, our picturesque streets with .their snow embattlements and knee-deep, slush are difficult to navi gatedifficult for man, still more difficult for dog, but people will cheerfully put up with drowning on the cross ings "to enable the street commisisoner to capture their pet canines. ' .." ..-v. ' ' The city orders the individual to take the snow, off the side.walks to make walking easier for the dog catch er, but shirks its own responsibility to make the streets passable, so the dogs will flounder helplessly at intersec tions and their capture made easy and Salem must be made a dog-less town, as well as a police-less townsure ly a most honorable ambition. Our correspondent sugests a woman street commis sioner. Wefear this suggestion will fall on deaf ea-. Why a woman? There is danger that she would exercise her proclivities for cleanliness, remove the snow and make the streets passable and the council would never stand for that. Besides her skirts would make her a poor dog catcher and that is the chief purpose of a street commis sioner! - was Incapable' of hurting her I wanted to be hurt. I wanted to be jealous, 1 wanted to be enraged and here I was, simply looking upon this matter as from the outside. I was perfectly willing to do anything I could to allay the scandal nd the only feeling that I had just at that moment was a mere physical wish that John would not hold me quite rf tightly and that I would, like to- get up and find a handkerchief to blow my nose. ' "What shall we do, girl?'4' he asked. "What shall we do? Bess teltphonad me this morning that she was going to leave the city, but I told her that J" rrrZr. ', ..Hnsl,vtam. -King Ferdinand of Rouma 1 Kllll Jv HO, IOU, X Il2tW?lT. , - . . , , ,,,ifl trio first thing to be done. I am sure, 1s nia declared in an Interview with the . . T 7 tail " PrMM tftllflV for Alice, Bess, and you and 1 to go """" th nPr(,snond. 1 IlC IW1I1S v w-w and the queen from carrying out their Pl "Concerning the future," King Fer- jh.nri concluded. "I wish to empha- .v,o Rnnniania desires to live 9iC peacefully with her neighbors. LAND REFORM PLH MADE BY FERDINAND AS BOLSHEVIST CURE DR. FISHER GIVES BIG CHECKF0RTAC1IVI1Y Almost rritx'SfrSt TT w - " "' By Edward Blng (United Press staff correspondent) Bucharest, Dec. 15. "A whole sale, democratic land reform move- Iment h the best preventative of bol- L'ini. irarriinnnd of Rouma- WORTHWHILE. over to the hospital and makeyan in quiry about the condition of the boy and the girl." jonn groaned, -uan t we ao k over nmMmm, , well as the con- the phone r he asked. solidating of Roumania," he said. "I "Don't be silly! You know we must congide the land reform movement all be seen. In public together." Qur m(yfA lmp0rtant task. This already "You know,"- he said miserably, te one nalf completed In Rou- "that if that girl should die I pnob- nia,- ably will fee arrested for manslaughter, Tne kin gaid he had been giving and yet I was not at all to blame In practically his entire attention to the this matter." ian(j problem and had made person- "John," I said, "is it -possible that al announcements to his troops at the you have lived as long as this with- front. out knowing that the law of compen- i don't think irredentism is like sation is absolutely implacable? What- iy to develop in our newly acquired ever we do, whatever we have, we territory," the king said, declaring must pay for. And it is poor human- be" depended upon the land reform ity's struggcrle to escape payment thnt movement to head off any action in has made all the tragedy in the world, this direction. "Why, do you realize that religion Transylvania will not receive local only means to most of us that we may autonomy, King Ferdinand said, escane pavment for our sins of com- However, he added the non-Rouman- mlsHlnn. Most nf us want love, but ian population will be granted free- we don't want to pay for it. We rail dom of worship, free use of their against Fate when we get nothtn-." own language and free education. "Girl, I didn't know you were a Questioned about his failure to en- phllosopher I jus' thnrt-' r- ter Budapest when Roumanian troops married to the sweetest girl in the entered the Hungarian capital, after -,,m '- .v. - - defeating the communist troops of ,..,!' Bela Kun, the king said opposition When Dr. E. E. Fisher stood In the mirtst of 200 bovs at the Salem Y. M. C. A. one week ago he declared that v.a VinH never been impressed so-much I with the nossibilities of the boy life nf Scion, and the need of directing ent at his paiaee at Sinai, near n-lth t bov jjf, into a good wholesome charest- 'environment. The boys of Salem are We are devoting great attention to the cltys m08t Important raw mater ial, for the boys of today win do tne men of tomorrow, he said. xjt. isn er was so well pleased with .the af ternoon and evening that he spent with the boys at the Y. M. C. A. that he handed to the secretary Thursday afternoon a subscription for 1 100 and said that he was only too pleased to place this money in so good an In vestment. - JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY Woodstock. 111. The Gray nchool, erected 82 years ago, and sa.d to have I cen the first school building in norm -i n Illinois, was recently destroyed by fire. - "rclvUlere, 111. - A 4000-pound cheese, said to have been the largest, ver brought here, was delivered to a grocer here recently for the Christmas trade. . "" Delaware, O.-A Pa' f f on Welch, president of Ohio Westeynn university, nan been unveiled In. tne college chapel- Buminrck, N D. - The Leglonaire" is t be the official title of the nmga !ne published by the North Dakota Ed of the American Jj?. Ml i: N. Barry, Fargo, won the prle for tvft. nu-mingham, Ala-There aE0 of office nace her Kently . .. .i.. i,ir,inns told official they wore unable to find a looatlon. tnrton-Becavise It "l not coiisld . .. ...i.uhi- aimrt for women. Todden to Participate in Losing matches. Now men are object ing to taking part in imuis men are present. , LondonPuelllnB up to date. "I've i,v.,nets here: come out and "V . ... naiienireu norat Albert Bouthwell to the kUHbnnA of a woman win. quanta with his wife. Bound over- r.i.-mlnghum, AUt. Classes In cltt rmuiiu and suffrage have been open ed for night students hore. , Ashland, Ky.-nobi'rt T. Caldwell, , aU-man of the workmen n compensation board of Kentucky, has ,e.n rt-Uineil tn onaun vu lore the British prllMnent a a rep-r-f.cntatlve of Kugllsh Insurance com panies, according to word received bci-o. ' Usbon I'nable to njrree over their lover two Clntra g'rls begged Alberto t-Ht-doso to kill them. He shot them tolhdead, and attempted suicide. Sen tenced to five years hard labor. Fatgo, N. P. Judge Monson has I ot-n called on to decide whether R. K. Wheolor, one armed, might n planted a license to operate a taxlcab Schenectady, N. Y. Quick wlOvIll 1,9 tha main prerequisite for a Job at a local nianufucturlng plant. Officials l it on a new plan of examination for Applicant when they Instituted oom liBiison of proverbs to determine vliothor he has enough mental spoed ta be an accountant. IN the Saturday Evening Post of this week is an attract ive flnnhlp nflfe nrl. rnnp nf a Rprips insprtprl in t.hp great periodicals of the country advertising Salem pro-! ducts. The display is paid for by the Phez Company and is as much of an advertisemeni for Salenv for the Willam ette Valley and its opportunities, as it is of the products manufactured here, and is calculated to bring many people to tms section. This one advertisement cost $12,000and the total ad vertising expenditures of this concern runs into the hund reds of thousands of dollars more money to advertise Oregon products than all other Oregon firms" combined ever spent. A single advertisement represents a greater expenditure for publicity than all Marion county spends The effects of this national advertising campaign are apparent on every hand. It has created a national mar ket for a hitherto unknown Oregon product the logan berry, and made the entire United States clamor for a Salem made and Willamette grown article. It has brought in other, industries, created payrolls, stimulated horticul ture, attracted population, brought prosperity to growers and placed sleepy Salem on the map of progress. Its ef feet on the future will be still more magical. The Capital Journal holds no brief for the Phez or any other company, but we realize the debt the community owes to the vision and initiative of those who risked their capitalNand spent their energy in the creation of an indus try that means so much to the entire state. As it grows and prospers, Salem will grow and prosper and farmers, growers and city folks should co-operate for the upbuild ing of the enterprising concern that created the market for our products and is advertising us abroad. stuff to me in a way that would put Plato to blush." "Every thinking woman is a phil osopher. If we were not, we couldn't live with you men." "Is It possible, girl, dear, that you have found' that out so soon ? Do you have to begin to take philosophy in big doses to make marriage with me bearable? - ' I evaded his questioning by saying: "I'm going to telephone Alice to meet us-to go to the hospital." - (Tomorrow John -Hears Startling J ' ,': . News." ,.. .,. of the great powers prevented him "SHOP .EARLY v.- Glasses for Gifts TSf GTH LOVE and MARRIED HFE Dtj. tne noiea autnor Idah MSGlone Gibson All Women Arc rhllosoplicrs When we arrived at the house, no one was In sight, but I heard excited voices coming from Madam Gordon's room. John grabbed my arm and fairly pulled me upstairs to our rooms, and I knew he was trying to postpone my tried to get away, I saw how1 unkind had been to you, and how unreason ably I had been acting. Although felt that Bess was Quite as much to blame as I, for your sake, I wanted to get her out of the mess. 'Blindly, I rushed Rway, and was, of course, overtaken by the- motor I cops and you know the rest. ' I swear OceaForra r encounter with his mother. He shuWn vn r , rortv h ,.t,ir, the d..or quickly as we entered and everything you ask. My only great turned to take off my wraps. ThenjSOrrow is not for myself nor anr one he quickly grasped both my hands and eiae in this mess. It is only for you!" for" l.-nV .(! i' r "i' ' , f.- - t' f ft-e-'lhir!? we think - ,'.i,uld lJtiv tl town , f t'hi Isirnjs. Kver'- ther opinion a-ivo fcotnelnln" t kissed them one after the other, as though he would never let them go. I felt something must be done to counteract the emotionalism of the moment, so I smiled and said: "Is It as bad as all that?" "No, dear, It isn't," he answered. "I have been a fool, but that's all. You aee, I was very angry because you had not returned with the girls, and after I had dined with Alice and Tom, and she had proceeded to tell me I was entirely In the wrong, I started from her house with no real intetntlon of going anywhere but home. But before I knew It t was ringing the bell and asking if Bess were homo. She came down stairs, and In her usual suave mannor sooth d my troubled spirits. In fact, she-Oh. well, what's the use? You're a woman j'ou know exactly what she did. And you know I'd fall for it! I began to feel I was rather abused, and flnnlly I asked her If she wouldn't like to sfo for a ride. She eagerly ucqulesced and I waited until she had dressed. Con sequently, it was after ten o'clock when we started. We drove Into the country some miles, before I really came to my souses and decided that I was' making a fool of myself. "I turned around, and In doing so a smart roadster, driven by one of those S'oungfrters who always have one hand on the wheel and the other arm around girl's waist, dime Into us head-on. "It was then I grew panicky. Not for the people In the other vr and I swear to you It was not . for Bess Morul.md It was for you! In a moment, I aw myself fis I really was. "They tuty that when a man drowns, all his lift come. up before him In. an Inttunt, I swear to you, Kathertno, l hat before I put on speed and mtvdly When John finished, I was sobbing, not because I was hurt at his disclos ures, but because I was not hurt. Many years ago I was much horri fied to hear a divorced woman say thnt the greatest hurt she had ever suffered was when she found that anything that her husband could do, Editor Capital Journal-rSupposed- Iy a principal In ; the burning brand fight story in Tuesday's paper, I knew and guessed absolutely nothing about It until I read it in your paper twenty four hours later. The policeman left me entirely in the dark as to his call, saying merely, that he was taking down some names. He did not con verse with ine, nor ask me any quesr tlon except my name. H. C. Brown admitted to me that he knew only what the "respectable lady" spiritual ist, astrologlst and what not, told Mm of the fight, aosa scrutiny failed to reveal the slightest scorch, ashes or tinder on stairway or hall. I did not throw or threaten to throw a stick burning or otherwise, at anybody, neither was I threatened in like man ner. The police record shows that the policeman relied upon H. C. Brown's story alone. What the motives were I don't know but can guesB. The Browns freely voiced their displeasure when moved In, saying the flue would not afford draft for another stove, and that they did not ' care to share the lavatory, wood, etc., with others. The "respectable lady" had failed to convert me to her creed which, to use her own expression "Sod had sent her, a favored agent, to" teach, or to beat into the heads of those too Ignorant to learn." She had not yet, attempted the latter stunt with me; perhaps she wanted to stage it first to see how much help she could get. If sOj she ought to. be satisfied with the result. She also had failed in her persistent endeavors to ""give" me" one or more dry, uncleared ten-acre tracts of Gold Hill "alfalfa" land at $800 per tract. Also she had learned that I had requested her son to move her out as soon as he could find rooms. He moved her out withiif an hour or so after the policeman's call. I have endeavored to make the best of stren uous oircumstances, brought about by the storm which has marooned me agalnBt my wishes and if H. C. Brown will mind his own affairs and give me a chance to "do likewise, I am sure there need be no more disgraceful, trumped up affairs staged on the stair way. VICTIM. What pleasure can be derived from a new pair of glasses, accurately fitted, for mother, father, aunt, uncle, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfather or " friend, you would buy them a pair for Christmas- Call and let us explain how you ca ndo this in a manner that will be a perfect surprise. HENRY L MORRIS & CO. Eyesight Specialists 305 State Street Salem, Oregon Skin trouble costs many a man his job Ko rruiter how efficient a man may if lie h;is ai ;;!y sVln-eruption, i.etc 9M positfi'n in whiclt lie cannot c v..lc!.iui). i lie may l.w that it i 1 iu ilic L'.int conU!;km, but rtii" i -..sire ar;j they avU him, and he n t tinkc.-vav fir a man with a clear, i;:y skin. , hy mn this risk, when utmrnt and Re-ino! SnapstonitchiMj id n ir away cctrma ai4 tiuiuat .11 !.:$, r.Mju kk!y ui.il eusi') ? WIFE STRAW PAYS PENALTY FOR CRIME Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 19. John Borich, Austrian, who strangled his divorced wife to death, was shot and killed today by a firing squad in the state prison. s " He faced the firing squad resolute ly. His last words were! "For Jesus I live; for Jesus I die. Good bye everybody." - Borlch strangled Mrs. v eltna Ad kins of Twin Falls, Idaho. He was led to the chair at 8.27 . a. m. Before Borich Induced Mrs. Adkins to return to him he Insured her life in his own favor. After he was sentenced to die he feigned Insanity In an attempt to win leniency from the pardon board. The pardon board yesterday refus ed to recommend leniency, although Borich pleaded that he could better expiate his crime by living and work ing than by dying. DEPORT ATI TO SrE!D Washington, Pec. U. T- speed up deportation work, the house rassed ttc senate resolution making Immediately available J60.000 heretofore appru printed for the bureau of it:..i:;:rt:iion of the department of labor. wi.u to i.t i-K. t4-..mu. 'white Salmon. On account of the ferries being frown up, U require a, trip of 13a miles to reach Hood Kiver from ir 11 . 1 H u ia l 1 1 fcaMHSK -a-1 rva HOW they "electrify ' and "thriUr both the giver and the recipient! Yg7) there's nothing shocking about them-- Except, Perhaps, their great variety of prac tical usesmany new uses lately devised to meet your 1920 home pproblems, beautiful ly and efficiently. No longer are your gift desires limited to an electric iron or vacuum cbaner. They are here, of course but with them such an array of those daintier things, which so completely please the feminine heart to re ceive and the masculine heart to give, v - PORTLAilD RAILWAY LIGHT & POWER CO. Here For the Children, we can help you with . Tables and Chairs' $2.50 to $7.50 Hi Chairs and Rockers $1.75 to $12.00 Baby Jumpers $1.50 to $3.90 Baby Cribs and Bassenetts $5.75 to $29.50 Doll Carriages : $4.75 to $18.75 Kiddie Cars ....$1.75 to $5.75 Tricycles and Velocepides $5.50 to $19.50 Express Wagons $7.90 to $10.00 Baby Walkers $3.25 to $5.50 For the Big Children we have Leather and Rattan Rockers, Library Tables Davenports and Couches Desks and Book Cases Smoking Stands Floor and Table Lamps Buffetts and Dining Tables Cedar Chests- . Piano Benches Work Baskets Dressing Tables How ahnnt. a niV.fi Ruff for the wife or mother. You can buy one for less today than you will for many moons to come, as thev will surelv be higher in 1920 than they are now. We have a nice stocK in all grades, from the mod erate priced grass fiber at $9.85 to the beautiful Anglo Persian Wilton at4168.00. Chambers Chambers 467 Court Street