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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1921)
Taec Six The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon The Capital Journal Salem, Oregon An Independent Newspaper Kvery evcrdjigceptSu' idaj f f-irK,,r, 81: news 82. 'iitnatll. UDUl H 1 Kditur I'uI'l'Mher STMSCKIITION RATES Viy currier. 85 cents a mo" h By n.ail, in Marion and 1 oik comities. 50 cents a month. Klsewhere ayear Entered an second class mail matri r at Balem. Oregon. " Member ABSOTIATKU PRESS The Associated Press is cx clgidvely entitled to the a tot publication of all news patcl.es credited to It or not otherwise credited in tills P;'" p(, and also local news pub lished herein. Loganberry Laughs T!y Robert Quillen The great need of the season la a union suit adjustable to various temperatures. Patriotic enthusiasm: The act of chorine, while the other fellow Is fighting antidote, taxes. Hachclor: A nghl wail who If content to kiss a prettv fir! while some other man pays her board bill. "Hell Is right here on earth," nays Ucv. Warthiug. Somebody Is always knocking the Balkans. You can't expect the dove to nettle down while Hie rlvetera ki y up such a din on new hat lies hips The chief cause of crime Is a lax H.Vhtem that gives one a reasonable chance to get awuy with II. We hope the young ladies never discover what comfort Is aflord ul by a fragment of plug cut parked Just east of the six -year molars. Among twenty mothers, exactly twenty are afraid the children of the others will corrupt her dor lings. What the navy needs Is a tal loon that won't try to run awav from civilization when It Is turn ed loose The end of Heinle's obstinacy is near. The allies are taking over the breweries In occupied regions They say you can buy more wtth a dollar now. The experimeut would be Interesting If a fellow bad a dollar. Once upon a time there was a man who didn't like praise. But he died, and the world has known his like no more. llootleg hootch contain the deadly fusel oil. So, for that mat ter, did most of tbe hootch sold in the old days. The great American mottier does not believe in germs, hut when she If down town with little Will If she still washes his face with a handkerclef and saliva. They say Lloyd George sticks to a well balanced ration. Carrying water on both shoulders doubt less necessitates It. There Is no reason to waste .in thing at all In a world where ) little vinegar can persuade people that pig's feel are edible Some covet the gixid opinion of posterity; while others are content to wiu the respect of heaven and the paying teller at the bank. What's New On The Market Analy zing- Our Deficiencies Vuwunt James Bryce, "most versatile of living English. men," former British ambassador to the United States,; historian, statesman, diplomat and man of varied achieve-, ments, has rounded out his remarkable career by publishing at the age of 83, "Modern Democracies," a two volume study of contemporary republican forms of government, in which , the ills that effect our own democracy are treated at length. Since the publication of "The Holy Roman Empire" in 1862, whatever Viscount Bryce wrote has commanded world attention. His books have been adopted universally as text books for colleges. In his "American Commonwealth" he told Americans more about their own government than they ; knew themselves and treated their problems with a broad, sympathy. His later study indicates that he is becoming cynical towards democratic ideals in practice. Defects in the operation of popular government in Amer-j ica are summed up by Bryce as follows : ONR State legislatures do not enjoy the confidence of the people. ns Is shown by the restrictions ImjOtad upou them, and by the trail- j fer In many slates, of some of their powers to the citizens acting. directly Congress maintains a higher level, yet one iwun hum mm expected in a nation proud of Its institutions as a whole. TWO -The civil service (with the exception of the scientific branches of the national government i is not yet equal to the tasks which the extension of the functions of government is imposing upon It THItKlv The state judiciary is. in the large majority or the states. Inferior in quality to the better part of the bar that practices before it, and lias In some few states ceased to be respected. POUR The administration of criminal iustice is slow, uncertain, and In many states so Ineffective that offenders constantly escape punishment. , . FIVE The laws are In some states so Imperfectly enforced that the security for personal rights, and to a less extent for property rights also, Is inadequate. SIX The government of cities, and especially of the largest cities, has been incompetent, wasteful and corrupt. SEVEN- Party organisations, democratic in theory and In their outward torn, have become selfish oligarchies worked by professional politicians. BIGHT ThS tone of public life and the sense that public service is an honorable public trust, tbo now rising, are not yet what they should he in so great a nation. NINE- The power or wealth, and particularly of great incorpor ated companies, to Influence both legislatures, and the choice of per sons lo sit In legislatures and on the judicial bench, lias been formid able. TEN Tho there are and always have been In public life some men of brilliant gifts, the number of such persons Is less than might be expected In a country where talent abounds and the national Issues before Hie nation are profoundly important. The causes of "these failures of democratic practice to at tain the standard required by democratic theory" are set forth by Bryce as follows: ONE The want of respect for legislatures III due to the quality of the men who fill them, few or whom are superior ill knowledge and intelligence lo the average or their fellow-citizens, and many of whom are tin some statesi below that average In point of character. TWO The civil service was recruited without regard to com petence, and the spoils system not only disregarded fitness, hut taught the official that his party organization had the Hrst claim on his loyalty. THREE The mediocrity of most state judges, and the delin quencies of a few, arc the natural result of popular elections, short terms of office, and low salaries. POUR The delays and uncertainties of criminal justice are due parity to the wcakuess of the judges, partly to ail antiquated and cumbrous procedure whteh provides endless opportunities for delay and technical quibblings. Why Is not the procedure amende 1? Because, while nobody In particular has the duty of amending it, the selfish interest of petty legislative groups discourages reforms. ElVE State laws are III administered, partly because some of I liein, having been passed at the instance of a small but insistent section, are found hard to enforce; partly because elected officials (in cities and counties) are slow to prosecute offenders who can In fluence their re-election; partly also because lu many states there is no rural police force. SIX The scandals of city government may be ascribed (a) to the voting power of masses of immigrants Ignorant of the institutions of the country; (b) to the faulty frames of municipal government whlcn so divided responsibility that it could not be definitely fixed on a few persons; (c) to the failure of the "respectable' taxpayers to select and support by their votes trustworthy candidates; (d) to the power of party machines SEVEN I'arfy organizations, long neglected by the great bulk of the members of each party, fell into the hands of persons who made personal gain out of them, and whose sins were Ignored because the multiplicity of elections created a heavy mass of work, and they performed It. KKjHT- The men of fine quality who entered politics were, after the first 30 years, too few to maintain a high tone, while the ordinary politicians were liable lo be demoralized by machine methods and bv the impunity which the negligence of a busy public accorded to delinquents NINTH The power ok wealth has been immense, because the benefits which rich men and corporations sought to buy from legislatures were worth a high price, because secret bargains could be easily made with either bosses or with obscure legislators, and because these r lpients of money or whatever else was offered were below the fear of social censure since they bad no social position to lose. TEN The comparative rarity of well stocked and thoroly trained minds among politicians or the second rank they are of course to be found In Hie front rank Is largely due to the attractions, greater here than in most parts of Europe, which other occupations offer. Most students ami observers of government will admit that Viscount Brjrca has correctly diagnosed the ills of American democracy, and that as a whole we fail to measure up to the standards required for successful democracy. Ami it is due in no small degree to the deterioration of citizen ship brought about by the admission of hordes of inferior classes of foreigners in the commercialization of our re sources at the expense of the nation's future. Alicia Hammersly A Woman Who Wouldn't Remarry By Idah McGlone Gibson The Noted Writer daAprfl J , he asks her to do something ror keenest Judgmental " -- W Ulll linu ,, Which She ., When a Wife Should Speak lenln w,rd3 "' pronounce .ti When Hal and I arrived at the man and wife'' could, by some hotel he found a letter from hi3 necromancy establish a kind of father. Something in the letter telepathy between the married was not to Hal's liking, as I heard him swear softly under his breath. I placed my nana- on his arm. but he shook it oft angrily. He thought that I was remonstrat ing with him for his profanity, while 1 was only trying to sym pathize with him in big annoy ance and trouble. Fantastically I tried to picture myself what married life would be if every husband would in tuitively know the motives of his wife, and each wife could be made to recognize the "why'' behind her not husband's words and actions. me I have orten thought if the my powers of common sense and minister when he says the so- tolerance to work trying to im pair which would give them both understanding, it would simplify matters iu making marriage a success. As I stood there, gazing open eyed at Hal. an old sons my moth er used to sing to tne popped into mind: "Strangers yet! After joy and toil together After fair and stormy weather. After travel in far lands. After touch of wedded hands: Strangers yet!" I determined, however. I would allow Hal lie a stranser lo long. 1 resolved to put all making him destand him, and understand me. So instead of being hurt after Hal threw off my arm so im patiently, I said very sweetly as I slowly put my hand hack- Have you had bad uews, Hal, H was quickly responsive and turned to me smiling. "Would you mind. Alix. ir we only s.ay here for a few hours? Dad t ii, in I: that business Sfenia lai comes even before a man s ding jonrm his age. he honeymoon wed- Like all men ot has forgotten his own He has gotten into , j i some trouble on a business uea. and wants me to come home and help him to clear it up." Hal can look very appealing when he wishes. A man is never as fascinating to a woman as when Open Forum Contributions to This Column must be plainly written on one side ot paper only, limited to 3C0 words in length and sinned with the name of the writer. Articles not meeting' these specifi cations will be rejected. To the Editor: While passing through the city Eggs look an uaakpscted drop on the wholes. tic market The re tall price iu some stores is now It and 'ii cenls for fresh eggs If Hi.., .fill rvnixln ul II,., ' " ' ' price .f 1! ceuls there will un tloublelly be a slight shortage when the price will come back lu II- former level. Salem market men have i unique way of selling o stern. In stead of th" quail m-isure lhe I ie void by the pound. The new -I comer would ptihaps be frighten-; Ctl at Ihe Idea of paling a totter a oi Ii d lor oysters, hut when it It I given consideration the housewife ill find that she is gelling as much for her money as if she wer buyiug by the quart measure. llanan-is on tbe market hare an unusually good appearance Furl tbe uninitiated tluwe too. sell by' tbe pound, maaing a doien coat fees! Ibe way from 40 to io ceuls ae-t car ling to tbo site of ibe bananas If a doren is wanted cheap, pick out the small ones. Large cucumbers are sel'iig for rs to JO cents each. They aie a hot bouse product. bu took very ice. tboufch the price is bigb. but Uh the iicreaaine avp-Uy whlca Ic expected shortly ihy will i-e m. h cbaaper. Fine locking 12 weeks' old rab bits are exiling for Ii cents a p ad, cae rabbit welgh'sg afc al tbres pouaej. Tbaae art a prod act of a Wood bam growers aadl Hartley Case Before State Water Board The attempt of M F llanley to extend his water rights on l.iitle tlutle creek was the subject of a hearing before the state water board here Thursday, representa tives oi tks liogoe l!ier Canal company and the Medfotd irriga Hon district appearing in piotes! contending that lliey hold prior rights lo Ihe water Involved all or which i needed for the Irrigation district. Representing llanley in the control ersy were Kvun RaatnM, Madford attorney: Car field BtUbhlafteld of Grant! Pass and .1 A. Naur. 1'oilland engineer The SrOtafctaati were represented by H p, I'hadwick. engineer, and James T Chlnnock. attorney for t he company. Ipday I had my attention called to an editorial appearing in a re cent issue of the Statesman, iu which the governor was taken to task for accepting a courtesy from an officer of the U. S who. under its direction of the war department, was making a flight between Portland and San Francisco for the purpose of test ing the relative flying merits of the aeroplane and the carrier pige on. Had my name not been coupled with the governor's, in the edi torial, I would have considered it no affair of mine, and left il to the governor to answer or ignore, as he saw fit. l!ut as my name was brought into the matter by Mr. Abrama, who. it is quite widely known, wrote the article, as no one else employed on the paper could have been so con temptible, I felt It my duty to enlighten the public as to certain matters which I had hoped might be forgotten. Having caught the spirit of Clean-Up week, 1 have been clear ing my attic at home of an ac cumulation of old records and pa pers which, for the reputatatlon of many of our citizens, had bet ter be burned than preserved. Among them I found a pitiful ap peal from Bob Hendricks, who was about to see a close relative go to the federal penitentiary for a period of years as a result of his complicity in land frauds. Mr. Hendricks had, through bis paper, been most unkind to ma during my term as the political wheel of fortune, but because of my being in position to render valuable aid iu saving his rela- me irom the prison stripes, was not backward iu fallinir my neck and begging for help. euner dm he been kind to Ol cott during his candidacy for sec retary of state, yet he was prompt to crawl on hia 1,,. .. ki , ...wo w nun ana tdlng copious tears. Ini- belp towarj savin,' his the disgrace of a Oleolt, helni: of a sympathetic nature, and feel "'rough ihe grief that it would bring lo U. families concerned 'ante to ie and made a strong "" mr "' assistance, and got i( II "as ihe only tavor thai Olcott ever aaaea of mm durum our Iouk and . lose association. v a result of these appeals 1 "'-lf forget all of Hob Hendricks' past u.uindliness , me. and pal forth every effort ,,, save his friend and relative kfy atforta played no small part ii, Bringing ;li ;l llardim tron Preeldeat, and when .h.. -.- ... nwt'u eacne.l Mr. Hendl lcl. . our necks challenged it is absorbed by as a matter while she plored his relative from prison lerm. new en on common layman fact. I wish to controvert your edi torial article under date of April It, wherein you state that a pro tective tariff on hops would work army against the marketing of Ameri can hops, and that it is the Kug lish brewer who buys tbe Ameri can hops. Official import figures for the last 12 months show that there were dumped onto the American market from the foreign countries of Germauy. Austria and ltus.-ia equivalent to 32.000 American bales, which is lour times more than were imported during the preceding four years, noturt'h standing there remains in tin hands of hop growers on the Pa cific coast approximately 30,000 bales, with a declining market, now below the cost of production, it is plainly seen if the tariff had been adequately high enough to haxe prohibited the impoi tat i.,i if these cheap grown hops, that these, holdings would have been absorbed right here at home, and at a fulr living price. From best information obtained from the United States department of labor, commerce and agricul ture shows that during lt)13 the labor cost in tbe United States was two and one-third limes great er than Germany, while in 1920 the labor costs were 18 times more than Germany, which is lower than the cheapest Asiatic Coolie ever dreamed of being. We abso lutely cannot compete with this cheap labor. Suppose Germany was to dump her hops onto our market at 4c per pound over her cost of production, at the present rate of exchange when you convert our money into her money she would be receiving a fabulous price for her hops. The English hop growers ace protected against the dumping or hops onto thfir markei. the Prit ish government has placed an cm bargo on the importation of hops, and their hop growers are guaran tees a good living price tibove the cost of production When the Payne-Aldrich tariff hill fixed Hie price at lfic per pound conditions were vastly dif ferent from what they are at present in Ihe Kuropean countries and the Catted Slates, at that time America had the British Importa tions lo supply, and then Ainenc, had an enormous home COnaan O tion to supply, and our importation- equalled SO percent of or home consumption, and our hom consumption has dacraaasd so par cent. It is obviously manifest that a tariff duty is urgently required, I and double the present duty of li; , per pound is relatively much lowe 45 Aliens Held For Deportation Are Now Missing Detroit. Mich.. April 15. Forty five aliens for whom deportation warrants are held have disap peared, it was announced today. The aliens have been at liberly under bond since shortly after their arrest In the department of the justice raids more than a year of ago. Officers believes some of I them have secretly left the country. him; when ha calls upon the mat ernal side ot her; when he evokes her sympathy in a desire to nelp him and how few men know this! "I'll do anything you wish, Hal, dear," I said, but I could not help adding. "You know I did not care much about coming to Niagara Falls anyway." "Neither did I," said Ha .un expectedly, "but Duane said that no girl thought she was married if she could not speak of the Falls as the completion of her wedding trip; he intimated that it was as much to a girl as her wedding veil or any of the other foolish tradition that cling about a wedding. And so, as we had missed out from the trip across the continent. 1 bought the tickets for the Falls. "Had," continued Hal, "has just received a government order for wagons. It is the Iiiggast that he has ever had. and it Is going to test the capacity of the factory. He is anxious to have j me come and work a scheme out for getting this order out on the shortest time possible, as the gov- ! ernment offers a bonus for quick delivery. So when Duane sug- 1 gested Niagara Falls I thought that we could come here and nave (wo or three days and then go on home." "Don't you think. Hal, that it' would have been better to have 1 asked me what I thought about It than to have (akeu Duane's word 1 for it? After all. it was my wedding trip. Hal frowned a little, and 1 knew that I had said the wrong thing, notwithltanding its truthfulness. Thus early In my wedded life I learned that while a wife must be truthful she must exercise the Tomorrow-Cutting Philadelphia, Apri tives will , .... . " " '""tractions anyone :ittu,..- ' xxtm.,. J V .'"""K to iianes, pre Clllh. nnmmn.j i. . 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