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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1925
CapitaljLJournal
Baiem, uregoa
la Independent Newtptper Hubllsbt-d etery weeing eicept 8undy
Telephoue HI; newt it
GEORGE PUTNAM. Editor end PublUber
Pierce's Power Proposal
Governor Pierce in his biennial message recommends that
iha state go into the business of developing and marketing
hvdro-eltctric power and specifically recommendj a fcllVJUU,-
000 investment in the Clear Lake project at the head of the
McKenzie river. He declares this necessary becai-se "the
Public Service Commission makes rates for electric current
based on cost of construction and distribution sufficiently
high to pay interest on over-valued investment, thus making
the cost for power excessively high.
Service rates are made upon valuations made by experts
employed by the commission so as to yield fair return ujion
them not upon actual investment. There is probably not a
power company in the state that has not gone through
several reorganizations to escape bankrupty by deflation at
the expense of original investors.
The state, however, would fix its service rates according
to popular clamor and the administration that did not put
rates down for those who had no investments at stake, would
be recalled, like the Public Service Commission was, and the
deficiency made up by direct taxation. That is the way
public ownership works.
Governor fierce cites in his message some net results of
government operation. He declares that the state has lost
or stands to lose $500,000 by loans made from the irreducible
ichool fund. This involves only the simplest banking propo
sition and is nowhere near as complex as construction, oper
ation, maintenance and marketing of light and power,
Involving much larger investment. How much greater would
the loss would be on the latter under political manipulation
It is impossible to forecast.
The Governor also mentions the bonus commission with
'ts forced loans on three-quarters of the valuation of property
as a source of loss to the state. As a result, 08 foreclosures
have already been authorized and the state now owns 4C
fa -ms and 11 pieces of city property worth $141,400 and
stands to acquire many more. This is no reflection upon the
bonus commission, but shows how few safeguards legisla
tures and people put upon state service.
A third instance of government operation cited by the
"overnor is the slate guaranty of interest on irrigation and
Irain.ige bonds, in which he asserts the state stands to lose
jeavily. All of these projects were approved by state
engineers, ami the state board yet taxes must be increased
to pay the interest on over $2,000,000 bonds out, to protect
the state's credit.
State ownership and operation are never as efficient or as
economical as private ownership and operation, and always
more costly in the long run to tax-payers and by their
nature always will be, for they are dominated by politics and
red-tape bureaucracy. They are justifiable only in emergency
or for development purposes and with a surplus of power
developed in Oregon and with capital available for new
development as fast as justified, no emergency exists.
Saving Wild Life
Governor Pierce recommends that the entire control of
wihl game matters be vested in the Oregon Agricultural
coll'e to keep it from "becoming the spoils of politics and
the football of political controversy."
The object sought is laudable enough but this is hardly
the way to accomplish it for if there is a vast political
machine in Oregon, with ramifications everywhere, and
already securing the lion's share of spoils, it is that mush
room school of technology miscalled the Oregon Agricultural
College. As far as politics is concerned, it would be jumping
fron. the pan into, the fire and the move would only increase
the political power and prestige of the institution, without
benefiting wild life.
The O. A. C.'s political power is great enough as it is, with
its millions of state money, its army of traveling professors,
.ts experiment stations, its county agents and its alumni
societies, without turning over another half a million a year
mid a balallion of wardens, culturists and hangers-on to
serve college ends.
The only way to efficiently conserve Oregon wild life,
now rapidly being exterminated, is to shorten open seasons
and to reduce bags. With the advent of the auto, and the
pump and automatic gun, 'and other modern appliances, the
game hog and the fish hog are doing their work with a
thoroughness that spells complete extermination within a
few years.
Our game laws are absurd and place a premium upon
slaughter. The trout season opens in the midst of the
spawning season and continues all year around in coast
streams. It .should not open anywhere until June 1 and con
tinue only a few months otherwise all the hatcheries in the
world cannot keep trout in our streams.
We permit the slaughter by everyone of 23 ducks a day,
five times as many as should be allowed, and most of our
other bags are as absurd. With 8",000 hunters in the field,
the slaughter can be imagined.
Tlie saving of our wild life is of prime importance and it
lies with the legislature rather than the commission or
the colli ge.
FRIENDS Will HONOR
CALVINJMIOGE, JR.
Mrrcor.ildiii!, Pa. Thiec mcttmr
kilft to Calvin CooHdR. Jr., nn
of the president, w ho died In t
July, nn pUnned nn Intend puts
of th3 caminn nnd buiid-mis of
MerCTsiiurn AudMny, where ho
H is a well-luved student.
The memorial will take the
form of a rmsi In the new acad
emy chipel; n nitnMhtne rnmrr do
voted to bird .flower. And tree
In some central p.irt of tho eatn
! "if, nnd a portrait of young Cool
Mu to be exrute by one of Am
m:,cn'a brt p Inter.
Mrt. oColldiie has requested that
' be permitted to make the crou
f.f-r gift to tho Institution In mem
r ry of her noil. The sunshine cor-
t, miKKeiited by Mr Coolldfte,
t ill he the nendemy's own inenior
! il und will commemorate the
-v.y'n delight In the beauties of
. -it ure. it will conl( of a, series
.' bird baths to attract the feath-j
. ?d woodfulk; a sundial, and seaU1
wh.-r tho h.i may jMther when
at U I -iii re. it will he Hiirrouuded
hy fiirulw, fK era and trees.
The humble nnd contented Man
pliMHea hnnst'lf easily nnd Intin
'ently. while the ambition mnn
attempts to please others UiffkuU
ly and sinfullv.
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4. T Itch
7. Clamor
10. A bird
12. l'rtii;ht.rarrlng co pari ti
ll. To ttnCflltl
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2. JrttM.tlon
5. CUIv-ii (nhhr.)
4, i-;veiiliiir (poetical)
6. I'roiiouo
6. A Jiaitl duhsUinoc
8. To moisten
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1 1. lVrloil of time
13. Horn; noting maiden name of
tnarikil woman
15. Projstim;
14. Mo-iU-m law doctors who inter
pret the Koran
IK. Old (poetical)
l. A Hfvti essel
20. A reptile
21. A land measure
21. iM'Kmdo
26. Ti be Mimewlint III
2H. A live coal
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US. I.aricc wrvent
SI. Ait ejaculation
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HOW TO SOLVE THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE
Tho war to solve tte Crou Word Puzzle la to fill lu the white
Hniiare of the diagram with the words which agree with the decom
!Miii)inir definition. Tlie dettiiiiicm nra numbered to correspond with
ilie uumbcrs on lite aiunutu
Any word defined In the text under IIOHIZONTAL will beein
at Its iiuiiiIht, hIiowii on the diagram, and will eztend all the waj
nerosa to tho first blick nce to the right of that number. That L,
lite word must begin In the Mjunre that coululns its ldentlfltig nmn
ber, and extend as far as the while square continue utiuilvrrupieilty
Aiit word .leflned under "VI ItTICAI." will alto besln. In the white
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A Modern Marriage
An Absorbing Novel
,By IDAH McQLONE GIBSON j
Copyright 1021 George Matthew Adams
TIIK STU.WGE VOUE
'I'm very ifl.id, Dick," Kodney
Evans remarked, "that Mrs. Leon
ard 1 abroad, tine Is a very nerv
ous, complaining woman with mid
Victorian Ideas and I am sure that
with her away there la some hope
of her not hearing about our
trouble for some time. Mr. Leon
ard would be aura to say that we
were to blame for all this disgrace,
She would eay that we should have
acknowledged our marriage In the
fiist place."
A low moan sent him back to
the bed when Kathlyn was lying.
"1 must get up. I must get up,"
she was saying weakly. "I must
get up. 1 must get up and help
Uod. Her voice died away in a
choking breath.
"The sick wason'a at the door,
Mia tan Hod," exclaimed the color
ed m il J.
The nurne and doctor, who had
been waiting, bilently prepared
Kathlyn tor her trip to the hospi
tal. In a few momenta she was
on the stretcher, carried through
the door and placed In the ambu
lance.
The usual number of Idlers gath
ered about the stops. Dick Star
mount who happened to be on the
edge of the crowd, heard a wom
an's voice say: "I suppose Mitts
Leonard caught cold lat night in
the rain. She was all riht then."
"How did you know she was out
in tha ram?" Starmount Inquired,
turning quickly
He met the blank faces of three
boys.
Who was tho girl that Just
spoke?"
"What girl?"
The girl who said that Miss
Leonard was out In the rain. Do
you know her? Does she live in
this block'"
"Say, are you a plain-clolhcs
cop or out of a nut-house?"
"Neither, my lad, but I thought
I recognized the voice. It sound
ed right over niy shoulder." Dick
Starmount bad made the explana
tion perfunctorily, but the moment
the words were out of his mouth
he knew that they were true.
Somewhere he had heard that
voice before. It hud belonged to
a person he had known intimately.
Of that he was Quite sure. The
thought lingered In his jnind.
The ambulance started. Tho doc
tor anl nurse followed. The crowd
dispensed. Itod caniu up to huiry
Dick InU his car.
"Hod," said Dick as he got into
the car, "I have Just had a peculiar
experience. As they were placing
the stretcher in the ambulance X
heard a woman's voice that wua
very familiar say, I suppose Mlt
Leonard caught cold lat niht in
the rain. She was alt rUiU then.'
Turning, I could not lind the
a pea Iter and no one seemed to he
able to tell me anything about her.
Didn't you tell ma, Hod, that
there was no ono on tlie street
when Kathlyn came to the door
with Foss?"
"No one but myself. Just as I
had got near enough to aee, I o.ts
and Kathlyn came through the
open door. 1 saw them sharply
silhouetted ngaiunt thd light. 1
iippei into the darkness by the
side of the wall. I was jealous ami
angry. I wanted to Bee and hear
what they would 'lo and say."
'Forget that, Itod. We are on
our wuy to the Inquest and you
must remember that you did nut
come on the scene until, walking
up tho stoiwf to ring the hell, you
saw a huddled form whuh you
took to be a drunken man. Your
ring brought Kithlyn to the door.
ml hi tho liht you both rtcogniz
d Klton Koks. It will n't be
nere.-w.iry for you tu perjure your-'
Keif. All you must do Is to forget
you catuu on the scene until you
rang the bell."
Hut you mu?t remember, Dick,
f did not ring the bell," Interrupt
ed Itod. "Kathlyn, bless her, cam
out to find that gun and found
me thei-.y"
"Oh, J know all about that," an
Kwere.1 Starmount Impatiently,
"You must forget all about those
guns. You don't want to get Kath
!yn Into this mess, do you?"
"Of course I don't. I'll confess ta
the murder myself."
"Then you must go slowly, verj
slowly, my boy. We shall have U
rehearse this thing over and ovei
igaln; you must do exactly as 1
tell you.
"The more I look Into this case,
the more I am certain that unless
we can produce some clues that
will throw the detectives off the
track and counter the clrcumstan
clal evidence, either you or Kath
!yn or both of you will be In
dieted for the murder. As you art
determined to Uke it all upon your
self, I must tell you, Rod, that I
am afraid you aro In for a aerloua
tilt w ith the Jaw."
Hod give a little shudder.
At this moment they arrived at
the hospital. Dick said no more.
Tomorrow Startling Develop
ment m.
Great things are not accomplish
ed by Idle dreams, but by years of
p:itlent study.
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