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PAGE FOUR THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1925 Capital JtJournal Salem, Oregon An Independent Newspaper Publljbed ererr erenlng except Sunday Telephone 81; Dewa 81 GKORGK PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher Menace of the Miracle Nation-wide appeals "to do something about the radio" are pouring into Washington from theatre and amusement managers who see in free broadcasting a menace that threatens stage and screen with disaster. These appeals have been accentuated since John McCormack and Lucretia Bori, two stars of the Metropolitan Opera ompany have actually sung to an audience composed of many millions, who in comfort in their own homes heard the golden voices of the singers. It can be expected that eventually all forms of entertainment will thus be brought to the homes of the people which would spell bankruptcy for the hundreds of millions invested in amusement enterprises. But what can be done about it? Secretary Hoover says the government cannot act, that it is not feasible nor desir able to attempt to influence or regulate programs broad c: -ted free to those who desire to listen. Yet the theatrical managers, concert managers, vaudeville and actors associa tions, song-writers, phonograph makers, baseball magnates, sports promoters, movie picture actors and exhibitors, along with street car companies, are combining to force some kind of action. This mystic miracle of the air is only in the initial stages of its development, and its effect upon modern institutions are yet only glimpsed. It may not only revolutionize public entertainment, but virtually supplant the newspaper in the distribution of news and not only amusement but the press will have to prove right to existence. Public Power Development Senator Joseph is to renew his legislative effort to sub mit to the voters a constitutional amendment authorizing the state to engage in water power development, cither independently or in cooperation with other states or the federal government. He favors the public development of water power because of its being a perpetual and inex haustible resource that should be developed at public expense and sold the consumer at cost, and because offer of cheap power would bring industries to Oregon, especially since coal, oil and wood resources are Hearing depletion. Publicly owned iwwcr projects have an advantage over private, in that they secure the money for development at lower rates of interest than private enterprises can and deficiencies in operating costs can be met by general taxation. They also have the disadvantage that all government oper ation has of inefficiency in management due tc lack of incentive for employes, with resultant corruption or the red tape of civil service that protects incapacity and discourages capacity. The majority of voters pay no direct taxes, hence they are always ready to vote for public expenditures that increase the taxation of others. They want cheap rates for public service to benefit themselves as consumers even when the taxpayer must foot the deficiencies thereby resulting and the administration that does not follow this program is voted out of power. At present the development of water power in Oregon is in excess of the demand. It is questionable whether the state could develop and sell j)ower, so as to realize the accessary returns for operation and pay off indebtedness at a less rate to the public than the more efficient private management can. As long as rates are fixed by the slate, so as to render only a fair return upon investment, there is certainly no emergency existing necessitating greater indebtedness for the taxpayer to pay. TODAY'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE HORIZONTAL 1. Oonililnft 3. Small ctiild 3. Tart 4. Two and one 5. MttftJml note 6. Ksc-lamai.on 7. Itrf lection 8. Inland V. Midday 10. Dl-liriirtcn 1 1. Lfiinpn-y 12. I'ri'fis ifw-milngr two IX. Lkrtrlcal aouud prod uc lug In-blruuieut. HOW TO SOLVE THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE The way to solve the GrflM Word Finale to to fill In the white squares of Uie diagram wlrti the words which agree milb the accom- SMnJiir definition. The definitions are numbered to correspond with tue Bumoers oa uie auMgrum. , Any word defined In the text nnder "IIOIUXO.VTAI will begin mi its number, Mioun on the dtacraiu, nnil will extend all the way ncrofls to I be first blick sauice to ihe ruzbt of lhat number. That ftt. Hie word must bt-Kln In the Mju:ire that emit wins it id'ntii)lnie nnm- ocr, aim rxiena an lur as the white Mtiiurt continue uninterrupted.-. An word defined under "XIHTIC.W will also begin. In the white space tbnt oontnlnn lt number, but will extend downward as far as too unite spaces remain uninterruptedly. Ton.Rht the ttsiUm high bcIioiI baKkethftll tire will clash with the KntnltliiiK hifiU school quintet of Portland oa the lilfiU fu-hool f lo i in the firm really haul same that they have had this scutum. 7 he faiKli Hchoul lost to the Indians oof Ichik iiro in a clone Rnme hut Kru nk 1 1 11 1h hrhiKliiK n tormil,tM ski reunion ami hiKh echool b8 kethall faiiH will have their firn chant c to t't the mettle of the lot'llIlL S.iU'in will have in any In id fin men thij year, hill the KranMiri game liidn fair to he the h;inlit fought of the season. Krai, Mm ban u team of veterans and so nan Kah m, si the haltle otic lit to he Well worth the nr. re of ailiuiv-i m. Bealau, who plays forward on the Visitor' five, & an all-siar in tii ber of last year b mythical fi vi and he Is Kolrij; betler this '.. Ahlty will pro' ably he pent In 10 stop hlni if possible. With Kpps, KritziiH-icr nnd ImwIit they h iv ponn' fa.-.t in tii and Salem will ha to play like wildiatH to waul uft defeat. Coat- h 1 1 u n t i n r t . n has Tie. drill.. ik hly ni. n lor thi nam? ;n he prum'.M'h Kraiikliii k toimh but tle. Salem will ine,-t the McJMinti Tille five ni, tv.p local floor S;i'ih day ovcnlim. hiiul Hport funs wiil have a busy three days with X'.ic two Salem Fm'n and (he amoke: to he uhen Friday evening. IV, ; of the Salem games will atari about 7:4!i. It is possible thnt preliminary game will be ranged. POLK COUNTY IiOAl) FUND IN RED $15,000 fPon'.lnucil from P.c:. Onf) REGISTER SILVER FOXES Mill City. Or., Jan. 8. F. M Cha'li'k, n-pri's.'iil.Klve f :m Allien, .a National tillrer Ku Brerdrni aaaorlallon. haa brm at Detroit tor tbt paat couple of dura iBKpnclinK tbe loin oa the Ihn- farnia located then. claaaUjrtaK mom iiir recl.trallna with the at- aorlattoa. Mr. Chaaleli. atwl aeaaquartera are at Spokane, re port! everlhlnK m tine aliane at Detroit. Men aeldom Hire pleaaura whera they are aot plraar theonelr market roatl ftiuila has apparently been ainli-iibly BcUW'il. A rt'pre Hi'iitntivo of tlin yliite lillnvay eomiuiaiaon was In IJulltlH yuMtr day for a conforonce wllli the court and K. J. Howe, market road (inRineer. Mr. llowo prracntcil hhu witli a summary of the court's expenditure! from market roa-1 tunila during 1924. Maiiiiucry. which included ti.e amount spent for road tMiutpnienl. rruslier9 aud crusher equipmenl anil repairs, and supplies lor rocd machinery totalled an expense of J1&.III1434 111 thu 1924 niarlicl iiiad account. After an exam'lu tlon tile biRliwny coinniiHalon rep resentiitlve decided that of llils 111 it-.lit properly lie cluirReaMe to the mnrket ronds ns their juvt .'li.'iie in its use and depreriat lira. The rciualllintl Jlll.ouo will have to lie turned hac k into the niailit road fund of the comity from mo tor Vehicle or oilier fuiid dnrin,; llie year. ith m!s a.s.uranee tile money held p l.y the stale Kill he loitheoiuiiK. The i-iminccr lu.nle olalli lli.it the runim isisnn is II it elKiii;iiij: ini'..uppropriaiiou of funds hut is InsistiiiK that earn maiKet road hear only its propor tionate share of eituitunem e liense. There has heen no fttilt found with llie r. ads consli u. 'ed. and apparently llie conference yes terday clears up all niisuudc rstaud- 'Ufl. The machinery Item of $li. "4 84 for 1-124 charred to mar ket roads comparel wtih a charfie of S..:T. in The total ex pended on the two years was ap proximately the saute, $; 1,000, li 1 iahor. supplies, nrht of wny. He 111 addition to the extiendltine of JK..UU0 for machinery charisail to market roads, somethlnr like Jll.titlO worth of machinery ha oeen cnntRi d to other romU fundi, hrlnKitiK the ursnd total of into expense to shout 2?.(00 In 11124. accordlux lo Mr. Ilowe'a fiKunn! prepared for the conference Willi the stile representative. No fl nrra are avallahle on the machin ery Item from the general rjid fund la '92.1. The condition of tba two man. road funds at the inarit t'nr learea the new couaty court in something of a hole. The 0.11- eral road fund levy In the budist for 1916 call! for S47.0O0. The I'll levy nil M9.000. Tha mar ket roud fund levy calls fur t2..- TRuE.ffLksiM P W W W W W R u s. a vdTe m7?A 9 ?rm v? LixmimA m m w W W?- i m IP a to i BSI vertical m.miniW'm mzmm A Modern Marriage An Absorbina; Novel IDAH McGLONE GIBSON 1. DlsecriiJiig 4. Tested 12. Also 14. I'ullct 15. rota-di 16. Ut-a 1 1 by 7. I'nrt molecule IM. I'Kly Klant 9. IjOMest tide 20. lliipiK'niiijE 11. Viper l'jiitrnioiu CopTlRlit 92t George Matthew A (Lin is KATHLYN'S DARK IIOVR Tha man turned quickly at tha sound of Rodney Evana vole. Ye, yon'r Mr. Erani, tha play wright. What do yon know about this affair?" "X found tbe body of tha man at the foot of Miaa Leonard' steps a little while ago. Befor I could call the station this officer came up. Mlaa Leonard Is a friend of mine. I had just rung her door bell when I discovered tbe body, t thought the man was drunk When she opened her door we found In the tUht that It was Elton Foam, whom we both know very welL' The officer lit plain clothes irave a low whistle. "You mean Elton b'oas. the broker, who pulled off that sensational coup in the etreet today ?' "Yea." "What & hullabaloo this wilt cause. I'll answer for the woman, Murphy," he remarked. "Kvans will come along with us, I'll eith er telephone you, Miss Leonard, or see you In the morning." Both men started for the door. Rodney, with his ri-ht hand In his overcoat pocket, went over to Kathlyn, who was Stan-ling by the divan, "Good ntght. Miss Leonard, Don't worry over the notoriety this affair will cause you. X think Mr. Skelton still see that your name will not figure in It much. Men are murdered in front of houses alnvoKt every night in big cities. It just happened to be yours this time. "Good ntght," he repeated, and held out his hand. A Kathlyn grasped it she felt tho cold steel of as automatic and her eyes traveled toward the door. Rodney's body was between her and the officers. Quickly ahe with drew her hand and dropped the gun Into the pile of cushions at the end of the divan. Til see you early in the morn ins. Rodney said, and he and the men tramped o Jf. Far a moment Kathlyn Leon ard childishly covered ber eyes with her hands, her fingers press ed tighly against her burning eye- ball, as if to shut out all the ter rible hour that had just passed. For a moment she stood unsee ing, and then with a groan ber arms dropped to htr aides. "It is real," she found herself saying as her eyes again opened upon the room and she saw the rnjtined and mud -spattered floor. "It i real," she repeat?d, and she hardly recognized her voice it was so high and shrill. Sh saw beside the divan little pools of water that had run out of her soaked clothes, and they, brought to her the fact that she was wet and extremely wear'. Mechanically, she b?g:;n to take off her clothes. She was shaking with cold and nervousness and af ter getting Into pajamas she cov ered them with a warm dressing gown. Almost unconsciously, she went Into :hs little kitchenette and made hersolf a cup of coffee. She work ed feverishly, keeping her mind absolutely on the thing she was doing. At last, the coffee finished nnd her wet clothes hung up to dry, she flung herself on the broad di van still shaking. Her cheek touched the cold steel. Her hand went over her mouth to stifle the pc ream which was already at her lips. So this Is the end." she aald through her chattering teeth. "This ts the end of all my grand ideas of independence and living my life man llvss his. What a fool I was to think I could fly in the face of all conventions, What a fool a woman is to outside her prescribed circle, A woman needs the protection of a man's name. If I had had U this would not have happened." A sudden thought came to ber. She picked up the automatio lying among the pillows which Rodney had left in her hand. As she ex pected it was her own, the one with which she had threatened El ton Foss, the one she had dropped -beside him and to recover which sho had opened her door again only to find Rodney Evans beside Fobs. She groaned as she found ft ful ly loaded. The shot that had kill ed Elton Foss had come from that other gun. By this time it was is the hands of the police. Why had Rodney put it back is Elton's pcoket after he had thrown it on the pavement? Why did he not remember that It would be covered with his own fingerprints? Why had he Interrupted the offi cer and tried to explain matters? He mi slit have known that it would be Impossible to Invent on the spur of the moment an ex planation that would not be rid dled by the questions of trained criminal prosecutors. WUiy did he not Immediately avow her relations with Rodney? What reason could Rodney give that would seem plausible to ac count for his visiting her so late at night? How would It be possible for Rodnty to telt her what he had said to the officers at the station? She found herself pacing up and down the room frantically. The bell rang three short peals. Could this be Rodney? It was his way of announcing himself. She ruhfd to the door, Rodney slip ped In and she was crushed in his arms. Tomorrow Rodney Rrt unit. Loebe Heads Beichstag Berlin. Jan. 8. (By Associated1 Fress.) Da. Paul Loebe, socialist democrat, a former president of the reichs.ig:. was elected presi dent of the new reichstag today. BRINGING UP FATHER Bv Geortje McManas WELL THEfiE' ONLV ONE FER ME. TO FIND OOT F MAC.qie !! COLUSA. LET HEB8.- lies ri if& i .a i ihii : n rw u m ic k,,, i fei ri 7?? -i uut--ji ijih- r w fct ' r yJM J$ v . jva, BARNEY GOOGLE AND SPARK PLUG Barney's on "Location By Billy de Beck 1 LOANED To MlM BV HiS olO PAL. 8lQ MEARTeO KLif and has 5parkv entered in tmb 8hs race; net satoroav . K5; JSES.SPARKV. ill go OUEM AMU SEE KLIP - 6 AM IS KIWOA EARLV To SO CALLING 8UT 1 May 6E ARLE To SrfAKE .Another mumoceo or !M And see Klip - 6 Am is 1 pljl KlUOA EARLV To SO ' jrjjy calling But i mw t f'A BE ARLE To SrfAKE I A NOTUEft WUU0CEO OR V ;y,. V Two OOT OP WlS PakTTs PjK "To BET OMVOO A Uv W ijVATER TOMOROOW MlSTAH KLIP LEFT Tow ABOUT 5 O'CLOCK AND TIOMT LEAME KiO BOS?. Hfc,sr j -win l i -a KRAZY KAT Recognized Ignorance By Herriman Via KlUHT WHEfO SfiiO t Sure Vho - 1 "lAtVArClAlKr - CM.'S m lm L Ft-C Sa"aTv.-. 1n tmi Sfcmiw Hiahts Pavvrp t , WAKK - ,pupp; Mt , tf ,77TMsusi i did, eurvou .wfiiit Wfjmmr7Aw7 ' 1-6 M L'ftgrofOv -n. MUTT AND JEFF Jiff Figured His Time Was Worth a Dollar and Ten Cents at Least. By Bud Fisher UITT, fOMC tomJ" AT Owe AMt fcUlWd A l0LLAft wrm voo. ' J vr'j. i 1.1 jrm-s Cr aboard: j u rW
