PAGE FOUK
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1925
CapitaljLJournal
Salem. Oregon
n Independent Newspaper Fubllahed eTery erenlng except Sunday
Telephone 81; oewa 81
CKORCB PUTNAM. Editor end Publisher
Placing the Responsibility
George L. Cleaver, state prohibition commissioner, and
special protege of Governor fierce, is being "investigated"
by the legislature. What will be discovered remains to be
seen. That Mr. Cleaver has violated other laws to enforce
one, trampled upon the Bill of Rights, infringed treaties with
foreign governments and generally been lacking in judgment
and tact, is a matter of record, but in all of his actions, he has
had the approval of Governor Pierce.
Mr. Cleaver owes his predicament to his excessive zeal,
his lack of discretion, his appointment of fanatics, crooks and
skalawags as deputies, his refusal to cooperate with either
federal or state officials, his illegal searches upon unverified
anonymous tips, the insults and insolence of his irresponsible
snoopers and his control by the Anti-Saloon League officials,
who now he has served their purpose, are the first to abandon
him. Rut in all this, he has had the support of Governor
Pierce.
Mr. Cleaver has, however, done his blundering best to
enforce the unenforcible laws placed upon the statute books
by the legislature itself. He has taken these enforcement
statutes literally and the legislature has been given an object
lesson in its own folly in passing superfluous sumptuary laws
at the instance of hysterical blocs.
Responsibility for Cleaver and his actions, rests not only
upon the Governor, but upon the legislature itself, which
made a Cleaver possible and gave him the money and laws to
work with. Any resolution of censure for administration of
fool laws should include censure for their creators and pro
vide for their repeal.
TODAY'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE
The Great Wet Nurse
In a recent senate speech, Senator Bruce, of Maryland, said
it was getting to be the popular idea of parties that "the
frovernment is nothing but a great wet nurse" and that the
Statue of Liberty should be "replaced by a bottle of pap."
Since the reign of special privilege has perverted govern
ment into an instrument granting special favors for the profit
of a few at the expense of the many, there is no end to the
demands made, and the government is looked to as the source
of all good and evil. It furnishes a convenient alibi for fail
ure and loud and lusty is the clamor for pap.
If business is poor, the government must remedy it. If
farmers insist on raising surplus crops, they must be guar
anteed a profit. If competition cuts into monopoly products,
it must be eliminated by tariff. If any industry is econom
ically unsound, it must be subsidized. In short the govern
ment is nowadays expected, as a result of the political
demagogy that has run rampant, to insure prosperity for all.
Notwithstanding $2.00 wheat and high prices for grain,
due not to tariffs or subsidies, but to the economic law of
supply and demand, Senator McNary has introduced the
McNary-IIaugen bill, first designed to insure $1.50 for wheat,
and enlarged its scope so as to have a government price
guaranteed on all the principle farm commodities in defiance
of economic law. To be consistent, he should also include a
guarantee of profits to the prune, berry, hop and other
growers of his own country and arrange reimbusoment for
losses sustained in recent years.
Our great wet nurse should not confine her pap to wheat
growers, but pass it out to all of us. A good job should be
guaranteed everyone, a fat pension for those too lazy or too
old to work, and big profits assured all business thus will
the modern statesman assure his promised Utopia.
HORIZONTAL
I. Near
a. Walking stick
5. Ait nl fulling
Bw Mentally uunnal
!. I.rallllril
11. I'luulorncd
12. I'.ike
IS. Hon! of rcfmtnl
II. IVopIr
15. Hirreii
IS. Not
17. Without
IS. MrnuYr nail
U. ruu-rliil
:tl. Llrulriuiut
I. liUrimlu
1. A fish
2:1. Kilb-ia
I. A Kolf terra
ill. .Moist
7. IM-t')tUn
-H, U f refusal
2S. .Not I It lit
Itnl oviile of Iron
31. I.JU' M,1N
.13. .Vxtli'n ltfl
A3. N.iknl
SI. s hool for both acxes
.15. North Kail (abbr.)
:10. Ilvbriil
117. Timlin-
SlIIKllllll
III. Delmce
41. I'liiiit wrd caiauilea
13. Olilixiilkin
IS. Long 1,-luntl (nlihr.)
.SOLUTION (If YL-VIKKDA S
fl 7.7.1.1;
an
eilAMXll I
wiLm'i. if.
'i n H & W'
u. ?m
!L II WL
v v H z W i H
M1! mz
!L J1j
3 Witt I) I t i" II
upIp ATTetrfro
E ri cnSock
SEEPiKiPooD
PEEL iQ H A R O ":
S.H Bik iXs i
y.s.IiF em.du e :
3 Egg D J N D. s i E m IS:
Copyright I Ml George
VERTICAL
To ninkc tUcl.t
bonniing atlditloa
North Knxt
Walk heavily
A hoy
Old Dominion (ublir.)
Shr-Htr for sleep
liming conn-it
Sodium Ciiloriilo
iiilT of JX'iiiiuirk
Venture
Tree covering
'OIK'll
Supplicate 25.
l-Jt'incnt in vnruuni tutie 4(1.
S3.
S6.
M.
30.
27.
24.
j,
I.
10.
13.
10.
W.
37.
34.
31.
Matthew Adam
Perform
Mire
Women iletolotl to religious
life
Authority
t ncouth
Melt
.Mull
A ixrcl
CatM.itesa of Victory
Knot
SlriKle
Tin 12th letter In Greek nl-
ItlllllH't
A round vessel
Surfeit
11 under
1'overiy
StisK'iiauce
Kil In nrithmetle
A Modern Marriage
, By ID AH McGLONE GIBSON S
THE ACCUSING FIXCEH
Rodney did not annwer for a
moment and Dick Surmount re
peated the question: "Can you tell
me what you and Ka'.hlyo quarrel
ed about r
"But, Rod, that tell me nolh
Ins. Probably a hundred men in
this town have quarreled with
their wives and sweetheart about
Kosa. I never hav been able to
conceive what the women saw- In
him."
'Neither did 1, Dick. I had been
rather Jealous of him a week or
so, when someone at the theater
told me In a ettaual manner that
Kathtyn was betas seen almost
daily with Kofis. I was furious. I
forgot I had promised Kathlyn
that I would not Interfere with
any friendships she might make.
I did not realize at the time
that I had been seeing very little
of hor for the last two months
while I had been putting on my
play and reveling In Its success.
'I did not take Into considera
tion that Sada Fillmore had usurp
ed more of my time than was neces
nary. I had been with her con
stantly nnd flattered her outrage
ously. I thought much of my suc
cess, you kne, depended on my
leading woman.
I forgot that Kathlyn was a
modern young woman and that one
of the first rule she had laid down
fer our modern marriage was that
each of us should come and go as
we pleaded.
'1 found that ill alright as long
as I was tho one who pleased to
come and go, but It. was very dif
ferent when Kathlyn took upon
hciself the same privilege. I went
to th- studio last night and up
braided her.
"Her coolness and determina
tion infuriated me almost beyond
control, especially when she re
minded me that she was still a
youn woman and that I could not
expect her to remain alone night
after night while 1 went dining and
dancing fancy-free.
"I asked her to dine with me,
but she said that he had another
engagement.
"lh?n I ht all seiwe ot decency
and accused Kutlilj it of caring
ir-we for other men than she did
fi me. She elmply told n;e to
g and not to come back until 1
coVid treat her with res-peel. Said
he had known for a long while
that I had been paying very com-j
promising aiteitliutm t Sada Fill
more, bite explained carefully that
lte had played fair, f r she had
cuid nothing about it. When,
however, he wi-nt out to dine and
danct It was another tttory. 1 was
ashamed. Rod. and 1 said to my-i-elf
that she was il;:tit. 1 was al
most ready to apologize then but
my stubbornness would not let me.
1 went away thoroughly out of
sorts with myself but as soon as
could get away from the theater 1
went back through the storm to ask
her to forgive me.
You see. that wasn't what I
told nt the inquest. 1 snld then.
that 1 came back to talk over the
play. I couldn't tell those unfeel
ing men that it was to ask Kath
lyn's forgiveness an I to tell her 1
loved her.
"As I told you, I had just gotten
near the studio when I saw the
door open and heard the conver
sation! repeated to you. Kathlyn's
face was a whit mass of anger.
I did not hear a gun go off, for
peal after peal of thunder was
rocking the earth. 1 did see that
mask of fury turn to one of tnig-
dy ns she turned to go in the
liou.se. I was only too certain he
had louud KIton 1'oss as he real
ly was.
"There, I have practically told
you tho whole quarrel. Kven if it
were Kathlyn who fired that gun,
and I will not even now believe It
was. It was 1 who killed Font and
It is I who should suffer, if j
had not neglected her she would
never have gone about with Kosa
at the start.
"Of course, you know I have as
yet had no time to listen to the
entire explanation of the scene to
which I was an involuntary spec
tator, but she will tell it all to me
if she ever comes to herself and
remembers. As It was, you know
she told inc enough to make the
killing of Kuss Justifiable."
A moan was heard from the room
where Kathlyn waa lying and Itod
started for the door. "I must go
hack, Dl'.-k. 1'erhaps even now she
has begun to sense what is going
on around her and wonders why I
am not there."
"Itod, I saw the doctor Just aa
I came up. and he told me that
you must nut talk to your wife. He
said that even If she was not able
to understand, your constant ques
tions worried her. He said that
unless you were quiet he would
have to deny your being In her
i pom." Then, to keep Rod away
from her roam longer, Dick told
the episode of tho hat.
Rod frowned. "I understand
what you are trying to do, Dick,
but It won't work. I'm go Lug back
to Kathlyn nov and stay as late to
night as the authorities will let
me."
"That ts up to you. Rod. I'm go
ing to try to find Kir by. He should
be at The World now."
At the newaiwiper office Dlclc
found the reporter, who bad Just
returned from his vacation that
afternoon.
Tomorrow A Mute Witness.
... rz rv it - rr: --....-. .-i
3
BRINGING UP FATHER
Bv George McMunus
NOW tVU lr.UYc O .-TJr-r----
U'bE. TAl fc-ltvl I V A. in v. . . . .
GOV ANY NEW HACT OOrTT
tii t. n
Johnson Fails To
Appear At Hearing
Dickson Testifies
After waiting for more than an
hrur for tho appearance of Clyde
Johnson, former district attorney
of Utno county, who was to testl
fy in regard to the operations ef
(eorgo Lt. Cleiver nnd his agents
In Iuie county, tlie Joint cotnntlt
tee investlirating the uffairn of the
elate prohibition department thin
iftomoon ortk'iod Mr. Johnson to
le Mubpoenae.l nt a later date,
tvhen he and Mr. (.'leaver will face
pai-h other ueroMS the witneHs ta
ble. evening It itevelopeil that
Mr. Johnson wan tlelnyed In Port
Inntt, wln-ro he w.m a upeaker he
for. the convention of hheriffs,
sod did not ultimo :.n S.ilem until
titer five o'e' n'k. An uiKcmenti
han b.'i-n in id. i to have li Lin ap
ical bed. ;o tlio committee at S
o't lock Monilay evening.
Mi. Johnpnn Volnnliully offered
to appear hefni e the eoinmil t ee.
nnd bis ttwllm
ed to
ha vt to do Willi nlleced Htteinpts
of ti'Mver ant? hi d pin i,s. p ir
tieularly one imnied llcidy, to
'Trail V viih'in-o ;u:,i(iut him.
Uti le walling for Mr. John-on
In nji-'e-ir thf com in it t ep he u d the
tiMimeny ;if As!'bv l'. ij, kson, for
mer Jud :t of dt pirliiu-nl .No. 1 tf
the 'liMrivt court of Multnomah
county, to which portion he w a.
appointed by t'owinor I'teree.
JitU'p Dickson was essentially i
Cleaver witnr-Ki. ard bin te.stimoni
t.-aa chiefly In pratce of tho man
tiT in which Cleaver's deputies
operated in his court. He miitV
that they observed thw law
every particular, and that their
sean h warrants were sit taken out
in ncjoidanre with the Urmi ot
the law. He taid that he had Is
sued no flranh warrssts until after
the fimous Labbe tdw.
lender cross euaitaatloa by
Penator Hare and Butler the wtt-
besa said that he hnd aevar smetl-
ed any liquor on the terrain of any
of Cleavers officer. aa that, in
sofar as ho was able to Judge, they
worked in perfect harmony with
the other peace officers.
Aik'd if he had any persoonl
observation of the aianaer ra
which t'lenver'a men made arrest
Judge Dickson answered:
"So. but no complaints were
ever made In my court."
It win brought in tho cross ex
amination that two of Cleav
era agents had admitted on the
stand in Judge Dickson's court
that had been con Tided of
criminal violations. One of these
was Special Agent McMilts, no
longer with the department, and
the name of the other was not di
vulged for publication because Uie
man is still on the force.
At-kt'nn.m & Hirrln, have aecur
l whit thi'V .ntl nnp of the bst
irts In v.iuiM' lllp fur tlit'lr iH'iul
;ikt ln-ii Snn.l.iy nt tho lllluh.
t la Hip l.i) Mi Siiiii troiMio of five
I'hlMi'si- imit ot lililulo. Thri
ll thiM? ii-1vi3 'The Wonder
ot kiMn.-' M uiv of lliolr stunts are
li i'!:r. i 1 ti be am iztnc.
"Aiti.ou- M inent' u the offer
ins I'J l'i l.l! Ii k anil He Vere. It
italtir-'H fievi'i.il ,flpit!on. from
tnlisii-.il ti;meilli'. The act la one
arranwd by the perf.irmer. anil
ha been ptei-lni; au.llenecil all ov
er the elr.'uit. M m He Veie Is
the cipiit.ir of all the ilaneea pre
senteil ami ilexicner of the rarioue
cnituioea the ill.pl.iya. Mr. l'ed
drlck la the eomponer of many
melinite, ami author ot Ilia apeak
niR' tinea.
Kvana and Hoey pnnent a com
eilr lalklnc. .l.,ln ami lUncina
kit called "All In Klin." illai Bv
ana la a capable comedienne and
the poa-u-iuor of real personality.
Tha ait cirrlra uprcut scenery.
Landon Lee la a eartmintai. Ha
la called the "Hoke of Chalk" and
ttTaa up la hk atlvanea bllllnir. Ha
makea ftinny aa well aa artfetlc
drnwlnca and carrlea on kreeay
ckattee whlla naklnc hU a4rturea.
Dra MrKlnnnn. ballad ainrer. la
rJaead ka a et.aa by hlnieelf bv
crltlca over the circuit.
BARNEY GOOGLE AND SPARK PLUG
An Early Start
By Billy de Beck
5 "ooo PUQss
.A Sons Aho a hw
O'kAih- .. .. .u
' (tie WINWUC
alaam clock" '
t ARe6IJs ITCH" .
' E0D8 nowuu&s DoolbV
; TwO 0OM Auo A SiiJK
, ALL ftULL - A VAHO Li06
JTOLtOO TO00L6-
5Auvb Sisrea.
. CMoaA.fcAii CMAMC(
6REAT jA
5PARK PUIS 1
; -T an J
. -M6 LIST I
16 PRlMTeR
V Mi-tAK-e
e
7
Tms S Wicny ,
YouR wosse
AlW'T IM "fn6
U.T OF .
ENTRIES FoR'
OMORRWi'.J
HOW .
COME
V CDM61
-T1-1111, by King FwNrw Vidic.tfc Im. BiHain rifhi. rwrrW
we u- Be om
"ME JOB IP w I
MMll? Tn ?Tav
SE . . V
-l -
KRAZY KAT
And This Isn't Leap Year
By Herriman
AllVD TO VVP A) f(y ffpa.
k have, yoy rtf My
5repiiiviiiA -'
How cam i Ooir,
(it Kinw rai ?
V
ir
1 tla"
QoTDHiia, ( oy.'", I I Sure Vow ) hum -
w riP
(TsA
S is Also 1
A Ovtyy
- " mi ii " a
MUTT AND JEFF
For Once the Little Fellow Proves He Has Brains.
By Bud Fisher
ce-r to Florida
: M0T0RCVCL
. BftCat TO rUi".
OOwAH..;
Virtue, not pediaree.
1
jeFr.HouiM)
You THiwie
oe Trs l6e?
c coukb
KVSS You I
Pt.oR,6A. K,n k " .I J ;r V., v WBC-T Momcy! ReTvRN'. IF it. mv,TT: DeTAifOiNCi i.vJ tJ
curfe3s jr"A .--7 .Er.v-.si--kf,ii?vy
houlJ
characlerlie nobility.