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THE CAPITAL JOUfcNAL, SALEM, OREGON
MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1925
CapitolJtJournal
8lem. Oregon
ka Independent Newspaper Published every evening except Sunday
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VERTICAL
GEORGE PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher
Government Operation
William Hard, in an article in the Baltimore Evening Sun,
descriptive of conditions prevailing in all government depart
ments, which apply to all government operation, makes the
following summary :
Government ownership la an Incessant choice between corruption
on the one hand and bureaucracy on the other.
Government ownership is slack in the number of hours It works,
penurious and disheartening in the wages and salaries that It pays
and absolutely repelling to the young man who has it in mm to rise
to a post of supreme command.
Government employes in Washington work seven hours a
day. Their Sundays, holidays and vacations amount to 5
days a year, so they work only 270 days in the year but
against this the pay is relatively small and the way to
advancement barred. Somebody else from the outside is
alway- boss. Therefore the government has difficulty in
retaining competent men they leave the service in droves
annually.
It is this deadening destruction of initiative and incentive
this closing the doors to advancement that handicaps all
government operation and makes it unable to compete with
private enterprise where the way from the bottom to the top
is kept open. That is why all government operation is more
costly and more inefficient than private operation. Even
short hr -, vacations and slovenly work are no adequatae
offset to the loss of incentive.
In addition, government operation is fatally handicapped
by politics and the red tape of bureaucracy. Efficiency is
seldom recognized and every election adds to the uncertainty
of tenure of positions.
Booster Annuals
This is the season for newspaper annuals, when at least one
newspaper in every community feels the urge to put out a
mammoth addition setting forth the wonderful resources
and remarkable development of country and community,
sandwiched in between display advertising and fulsome
eulogies of the enterprising and egotistic business men,
willing to pay.
The resources pictured and described are those that
bounteous nature has distributed so lavishly in Oregon for
which the various communities appropriate the credit. Most
of the enterprise illustrated consists in destroying these
natural resources without effort at replacement, which is
our main contribution to "progress" at present. The material
advance of the state rests large upon the annihilation of our
forests, and as long as they hold out, and the world demand
for lumber continues, relative prosperity is assured.
The attractive features which, taking the cue 4 from
California, we are beginning to capitalize, are those of scenery
and climate, for both of which we brag, as we do of the
forests, as though they were our own creation at least we
appropriate the credit.
If gotten up attractively the booster edition justifies itself
because it flatters local pride, gratifies the vanity of those
who like to see themselves written up, and fulfills its main
purpose, putting money into publishers' pockets. But the
direct returns to the advertiser are nothing and the returns
to the community are questionable.
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Slowly Joan Rulaton read the
letter that she had written to Kent
Summers. "With a pathetic smile
uhe put It In the envelope, and
calling Mason, she asked faim to
take It to the box at the corner.
Woman-like she went to her mlr
ror and looked long at the face re
flected there. It wae somewhat
drawn by the uncertainty as to
the result of the next half-hour.
At last, however, she took a sud
den resolution and without giving
herself time to listen to the coun
sets of her faint heart she walked
down the hill and knocked at her
husband' door.
Not waiting for him to ask her
in she opened the door. He was
sitting up straight In bed, his face
paler than she had ever seen It,
his eyes like slits of feverish light.
"Joan, thank God, Joan, It to
you," he cried. "I tried to eay
'Come in, but the words would
not come. My tongue thickened
until it ehoked me, Joan, darling,
if it had not been you who opened
that door, I think I would have
Jied."
Harold Ralston held out his
arms. With one long look into his
eager eyes his wife threw herself
Into them. Quickly he drew her
to him. "Joan," he whispered, "I've
lived a, thousand years of torment
Hi nee Z came back to the house
this afternoon and I have been on
the rack with red-hot pincers
tearing out my vitals since I heard
you come in two hours ago.
"Joan, I have been possessed by
devils, but with the help of Marta
and the few days filled with lone
liness and physical pain which I
have just be on through, I have
been able to cast thorn out.
Oh, my wife, do not tell me
that I have lost you utterly. Let
e think that in time I shall be,
the recipient of your mercy."
Juan Kalston drew a long sob
bing breath. "Then you do love me,
Harold?" she asked.
"Love you? I love you more and
better than I have ever loved you.
I have found how dependent I am
on vou. Even though a better
man than I loves you he can not
love you more."
Joan bent over her husband.
"Harold, after two people have liv
ed together as long as you and 1,
neither the love of good people nor
of bad people may part them."
'That is what Marta convinced
me of, dear, almost as soon as she
arrived home. The child seems to
have a kind of intuition. Do you
know, dear, that she has been here
only three days, yet she has seL
our house, yes, our very lives, in
order. We must not send her away
from us. We need her.
"You do not speak, dear heart.
Surely you do not want to send her
back to school where they will not
understand her. Let ua take her
on our brand-new honeymoon. She
Is too young ye, to think of marry
ing and yet Gordon I-'lcjher is mad
about her.
If you consent I will add a
tickc: to those I bought the other
day when In my silly brain I had
an I ilea of sending you abroad, and
I shall go with you and Marta for
a long stay In Europe.
Norrle and Rate will be Detier
off without us for the first two
years of their married life and
when wo come baelc b)th Gordon
and Marta will know their own'
minds."
What are you saving about
Marta knowing her orn mind?" ,
a gay voice slad as Marta stepped I
into the room.
What she saw made her catch
her breath. Her haiuU went over
her heart which bt-at so rapidly
that her mother came toward her
in fright.
Joan Kalston gathered her daugh.
ter up In her arms and took her
over to her father's bed. For a
long time she and her husband
kissed and caressed the girl who
had almost collapsed when she
knew that all she bad planned
had come true. When her hysteri
cal sobs had somewhat subsided
the two older people began to tell
her their plans for the future. Mar
ta seemed listless.
Mree. Ralston thought perhaps
she would recover more quickly If
the window were raised. Uolng to
it, she gave an exclamation of sur
prise.
"I believe Gordon Flesher Is
down below."
Marta suddenly came to life. "It
is Gordon, mother," she Baid as
she turned from the window.
"Gordon, Gordon come up here,"
Marta called. All the enthusiasm
of youth had come Into her voice
again.
It seemed but an Instant when
Iho boy was In the room. "Have
you told them, Marta?"
She shook her head.
"Mr. Ralston, Marta promised
that she would give me a little
hope, that sometime In the future
the would be my wife it upon com
ins homo she found you two reconciled."
"What does the boy mean, Joan?
19 he crazy? We never were es
tranged. Cordon. We are now
knit only a little closer and you
find us at peace with all the
world."
Then, Marta, you will marry
me when you grow up?"
'You wil have to wait until we
como back from abroad," interrupt
ed her father.
'Marta, will you not decide be-
fora that? Uncle Henry has Just
proposed that we take a long trip
together. May we Join your party,
Airs. Ralston, at Christmas and
and "
"Will you bring my engagement
ring with you Gordon?"
The question was asked hardly
above Marta's breath, but Gordon
Klesher heard and understood.
THE KND
BRINGING UP FATHER
Bv George McManus
. PETTYJOMN
TO HEAD BETTER
The first step In the prepara
tion for Uetter Homes Wuek in
Kuk-m for which will be
held May 10 to 17 throughout the
country, wae made toiiuy when
Mrw, Winnie I'ett yjohu accepted
the invitation of Secretary of Com
merce Herbert Hoover to servo hs
chairman of a local committee to
promote and develop a better
homes demonstration.
More than 1 500 progressive
coramun I ties throughout the en
tire 4 8 slates conducted belter
homes campaigns lust year, ati'i
the influence of these ileimmstru
tions and observances has inado a
lusting impression on those dis
tricUi, says a report from national
headquarter.
The itiipurlanre of cimuiiuni.
effort to rentier a-itauce lu Hie
prospective homo buyer or liuiKl t
in meiling the desires for a
home hfco nes apparent when it ic
realized that of five billions ol
dollars expended in bnihliiu; en.i
wtructUm throughout the I'liit-d
States for 1 J4, two billions tif
for residential cont ruction. Airl
to this huge nuni must he aii;ii-.l
hundreds of millions whuh will
lie expanded for rum lulling an :l
equipment of home?.
Ueilt-r homes in America is an
edm-jt iunal movement whieh w,s
formed about three and a h.'U
years ao. Supported by prU ui
Kifttt and public funds, nnd h:iv
ing iio ( Dinmereial hacking or con
nections, It has been working sin e
that time under the presidency of
Herbert Hoover to help attain the
following objectives:
To put knowledge pf high
standard! in house-building, home
fiirnishing and equipment, und
home life within the reach of all
cit icons.
To encourage the building of
sound, attractive, economical
single-family homes; to enrour.tt
the reconditioning and remodeling
of old houses to render them snni
tary, attractive and mnveuirnt
and to encourage thrift for horn
ownership.
To encourage general study of
the housing problem and (he
problems of fnmily life, lo demon
strate each year the best types t,t
bouse construct!..., nome furnlfh
Ing and labor saving devices f ir
tha home which are within the
reaeh of families In moderate cir
cumstances. To encourage sensible and ap
propriate furnishing fur the home
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ilirt ot tlie November plpction was
aKalnst democratic nieinbers of
oongresH aud not aKalnstt John W.
Uavls, Senator Uial, democrat,!
South Carolina declared here In
an extended speech declaring IiIkI
party had failed to adhere to its
principles.
Senator Dial said the real Issue
In November was the effort of the
democratic party to "serve tip
some Kind or shamllng shame-
laced compiomlxe ot so-called
democracy and foreign bom
socialism. Bolshevism and com
munism." lie declared President
t'ooliilge was a "better democrat'
measured by the principles of real
ui'inucrary. mau many adherents
ot the party In public life.
"II Ik mortifying bitter truth,"
he said, "that the quiet and close
thinker In the White House is
lii'tler democrat in many essenti
als. 1 honor the coun;e anil
respect the wisdom which have
moved ll l in to clean house in his
own paiiy."
I he south Carolinian .is;,'rled
that either "the people are wrong
or we tlrmocrats in congress, who
have made the party's record, are
wront;.
r one. I confess myself deen
ly shamed." he said, "when
read that customers are rushing to
Wall street to buy stocks, feeling
assured of prosperity because the
oeinoeralic party has been beaten
by seven million majority."
Me also charged his colleagues
wiin permitting "aid,,, ttlon
to use the parlv as nil 1 list rn inn n t
of annoyance lRe adminlstr-
uuu. '
Washington Th
ed a bill granting a pension ol
601)0 annually to Mrs. Kdith
Hulling Wilson widow of tho .u:e
w-ar president.
burdens In hnusekseplng.
To encourage Instruction In
home economics and home life lu
I he public schools.
To promoto the Improvement nr
house lots, yards and neighbor
hoods. To extend knnwlmlv n ti.
ways and means of msklng home
life more attractive and to encour
age special study and discussion i f
the problem of ehanrlftr hiillillM
ty
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In the home.
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