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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1925
CapitalJtJournal
Salem. Oregon
A.a Independent Newapaper Published ery eranlnj except Sunday
Telephone 81; newt tl
GEORGE PUTNAM. Editor and Publisher
Our Invisible Rulers
Testimony at the Cleaver inquest, is making our invisible
government, the Anti-Saloon League, visible by exposing its
ef.'ort to control the politics of the state! Governor Pierce
and Commissioner Cleaver have been but pawns in its hands
and their use of the dry enforcement bureau to "get" and
"frame" prominent persons for its political ends, with money
furnished by the state, discloses its methods of operation.
The office of state prohibition 'commissioner should be
abjlished. It is a detriment, rather than an aid to enforce
ment. As long as there is such an office, it will be dominated
by the league for its own ends, and if the commissioner does
no't take orders he will be framed and destroyed by the same
methods the league uses him in its efforts to destroy others.
We have the admissions of Mr. Cleaver, supplemented by
his own letters, the testimony of the head of the Anti-Saloon
League, of the federal dry commissioner, the various dis
trict attorneys and sheriffs as to the league's aims, objects
and operations and the evidence is sufficiently conclusive
to justify the abolition of the meddlesome, trouble-making,
costly, superfluous office, of state commissioner of
prohibition.
Though posing as a highly moral organization, and sup
ported by the dollars of churchmen and the pennies of Sun
day schools, for which it renders no accounting, the Anti
Saloon League is an irresponsible fanatical secret, political
agency, seeking control of government by intimidation,
frame-up, spying and snooping on individuals. The saloons
have Irnig since gone, but the league superintendents and
attorneys are more prosperous than ever. It should be
classed with other political parties and be made to publish its
campaign expenditures as they do.
Grain Gambling
High prices for grain are a public calamity. They do not
benefit the producer, they penalize the consumer and profit
only the parasite the gambler, who neither toils nor spins,
who has no part in growing, distributing or marketing but
coins misery into money.
Instead of putting the farmer on easy street high grain
prices adil to his cmbarassmcnt, for long ago he was forced
to sell his crop at a fraction of its value to pay his debts and
maintain his credit, and now he must pay double for flour,
mill feed and other supplies. '
Higher grain prices were forced by the law of supply and
demand, through world shortage of wheat. Prices, however,
were kept within reason until the wheat was out of the
farmers' hands and in control of the speculative interests,
when the orgy of speculation was inaugurated. The pro
fessional manipulators have cleaned up, but the boom is con
tinued by the general public, which a boom in anything,
with its lure of easy money, always stampedes to a cleaning.
In spite of abortive efforts at control and curtailment,
by congress, efforts never effective because demagogic and
insincere, gambling in necessities of life flourishes more
luxuriantly than ever and the consumer pays the freight in
increased cost of living.
The Chicago grain pit is one of many of our cherished
institutions whose purpose is to scientifically enrich a few
at the expense of the many and to build up fabulous fortunes
at the cost of the producing and consuming public. While its
.prizes are those of the gambling table, its effect is to penalize
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Silverton News
KIHorton, J.in. 80 (Siccl.il)
The tsilverton lire department wan
called out early Wednesday inorn
ins to Socund and JefftTHon street
to ut out A chimney fire. The
fire was out by the time the de
partment arrived.
Silverton doctors riport that they
have nearly completed the vaccin
ation of school children. It i said
thai but few of the parents refus
ed to have their children vaccinat
ed choosing Instead the three weeks
nb.se n cc from school. The vaccinat
ing was done at the school build
in ff.
Silverton high school students
will begin ft new semester's work
Monday morning when sewihinii
Again open after examinations.
This week has been devoted to the
semester examinations. Tne grad
uating c:n& has (vrhaps the dis
tinction of being the first class of
Bentom whoso members were nil
exempt from semester examina
tions. Tills clam has ret .-lined n
hiph tu holasilc average through
out. The Silverton lush school basket
ball teams are making prepara
tions to Journey to Woodhmn on
Friday evening of this week.
O. Af. OKdvn h i sold his f:,nn
In uouth Sllvcrtc ri to Mr and Mrs.
Iilibeil KUiifeuste!i. Mr. mu .,B
K lopf 'iislein ;ue entplt i j at the
state hospital and will not take
pt .'ysslon of their new home until
October 1.
Three hundred six peopU- were
In attendant o at tho special buys'
d.iy Sunday school nt the I'brisil.in
ehur.h Sunday mornim; of these
130 were boys ranging from the
ages of y.1 yearn six months to 4 S
months. Jiimcn A llennett, Sr., the
father of Hev. It. a. llennelt. won
fiint honors ns U'lrig the oldest
"boy" present. Mr. llennelt lacks
slxmonttui of bung 4. He nu pie
Kent ed with a purple hyacinth.
The infant, son of Mr. and Mr.
Itoy sherrow was honored a the
youiixtist bay present ni rcccn-ed
a copr of the Christ Child and Ma
donna. The proatiam given for the
occasion consisted of vocal solos
by Jlarbo Thompson, Orval Hewr
on and Archie Holt, Instrumental
duet by Mrs. N. Thorn twon and
H fir bo Thonijuion. reading by Glenn
Far ruth, the reading of letters
from absent members.
A large delegation of Modern
Woodmen of America, Including
officers and drlii team or the Sa
lem camp, matured to Blherton
Tuesday nlgit for the Insinuation
of candidates. Despite the stormy
weather 48 member were present
for the meeting which was heldi
In the Silverton Modern Woodmen
of America halt. A class of four
teen were Initiated by the Salem
officers and drill team, assisted by
Mount Scott team of l'ortland. An
address by J. CI. Tate, state audi
tor of the M. W. A. and a vocal
solo by Kev. Mr. Qulgley, district
deputy, was greatly enjoyed.
OcnForum
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must be plainly written on one
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with the name of the writer.
Articles not meeting these spe
cifications will be rejected.
To the Editor: Fleas give .me
little space to express my views In
regard to the proposed child labor
law from tho farmer's standpoint.
For instance, what will happen to
our crops In harvesting time, or
in the berry field? We have to look
this mutter sijuaiely In the face.
Could a farmer hire a man to pick
his berries, and pay him, will nay
36 to 4()c a hour? He could only
pick half as much, as a youngster
under IS year. Of course berry
picking Is generally done by piece
work but could he make anything
at It? We should say nut, as moat
men ate not fitted to work in tho
berry field, and don't care for It.
Well, you might say, hire women
of ciurs- they 21 n't be gotten al
ways. Thtn it I up to the farmer
and his wife or let his crop rot
on the vine, as he could not make
hi yomm-tters w-.irk. And this holds
tine In .my otlK'r harvest, or work
In the agriculture. In some caes
where a fanner ha two or three
lui.ky youngsters under 18 years
some of I hem may be a RioJ Je.il
stronger than daddy himself, and
the youngsters looking on, would
that be .t shame.
U'h.-re will nil this lead to? t
would Kite to know? If the young
liters dni.'t learn to work while
young, they surely don't learn it
aflei v ard. Home ure too Iniy to
work, they h.ie to live so they
steal snj finally where will they
bind? IKm't we read every day In
the papers that Idleness Is the
cause of all evil and wrtng doin.
Now let us ask ournelfs did the
work wo did while we were young
do us any harm ? Why should it
harm our children. If they work.
It is sure beneficial to them for
mind and body.
I sincerely hop the Oregon leg
.statute will adoit no such amend.
TODAY'S CROSS WdRD PUZZLE I
HORIZONTAL
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8. Munlitul form of drain
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14. Sap lgot
16. Iimm-ufeurabte period of lime
17. Weird
18. Asiatic desert
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tlie numbers on the diagram.
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A Modern Marriage
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An Absorbing Novel -
By IDAH McGLONE GIBSONy
AS IF IN A DltFAM
Kathlyn Leonard Kvana lay on
her side eagerly watching the door.
There was a faint color in her
chucks and her eyes had lost the
glazed look that had been In them
since the murder. 8he heard
step In the hallway. The door op
ened. Her face fell as Kichard
Startnount appeared.
"I thought It was Rod," she said
in her uual tone of voice. "He has
not been here since 1 awakened
this morning and I've wanted him,
wanted him to come, to tell me
that all I remember Is but a hor
rid draam."
'I am afraid, dear Mrs. Evans
that It is not a dream."
Kathlyn sat up in bed. "Dick,
Rod has told you. He promised he
would tell no one of our marriage
but he has told you. Oh 1 am
sure he does not love me any
more."
"I think Kathlyn that Rodney
Evan loves vou more than most
men do their wives. He told of
your secret marriage because he
did not want you to have to testi
fy against him. He wanted to keep
you off the witness stand."
Testify against him! There la
no reason for me to testify for or
against him? Is there?"
'Rodney has been arrested for
the murder of Elton Foj.s."
'Oh I knew It. I was ture of it,"
Kathlyn waited. "All this morn
ing I have tried to deny It to my
self. Alt this morning I have
known the rejon why he did not
come. Soon or late something
would be found that would point
the accusing finger toward Rodney."
"Rut K.ithlyn, you know that
Rodney did not do it."
Tho woman on the bed moved
uncomfortably. Instead of ftaying
Yes I know that," she asked
"Tell me Dick how can I help. You
know I would give my life to helo
you know yes, I would even
take upon myself the blame of it
all.
"X was to blame Dick."
Dick Starniount leaned forward
eagerly.
"I was to blame," she continued
innocently, for she had no concep
tion of what was In tlte lawyer s
mind. In ber anxiety she had not
noticed that he was regard. tig her
with intense Interest.
"You'aee when lloj got a little
tired of uur anomalous marriage
and went primrose hunting with
Sada Fillmore. 1 felt a little for
saken but I didn't say anything.
Instead 1 went on working harder
than ever until one night I met
Elton Foss at the Lafjyette and
renewed an acquaintance of other
days. He asked me to dine and
dance with him the next night and
I accepted. Rod was busy putting
on his new play and came to see
me vry seldom.
"I went out mote and more
with Etton Foss oh Dick, what a
terrible ending of all my idcaU of
marriage, a marriage of two lov
ing hearts. I thought if Rod and
I did not let any of the sordiducsj
and materialism of marriage creep
in, our love would last and wo
would be happy though married,
until the end of the chapter."
Suddenly Kathlyn started up.
"Why am I lying here when Rod
needs me ? He must think it
strange that I have not been to
see him. He must knDW that I
would etanj by him through any
thing. He must know that noth
ing in the world he could do would
keep me from loving him. Call
Mil's Drown," she commanded.
"Tell her to get Doctor Johnson
on the wire and wty to hiin that I
am going to Mr. Evans immediate
ly. You must leave me now Dick.
I want to dress. I must go to him
right now."
"That is the only thing Kathlyn
of all others you must not do."
"Not go -to Rod? Surely Dick
you would not keep me from my
husband."
"I am going to keep you from
him and everyone else just as long
as I can. Kathlyn, the moment
you are known to be able to see
anyone police officers will be hers
to take your finger prints. If they
are identical wi'.h those on the gun
that was in Foss pocket nothing
can save you not even Rod."
"But, Dick, save me save me
from what?"
"Kathlyn you must realize that
I am your fiieni, that I am trying
to help you but you must tell me
the truth. If the gun went off in
your hand accidentally and killed
Fo?s you must tell me about It."
Vo:ds choked in Kathlyn Evans
throat and a loik of abject terror
came into her eyes. "Does Rod be
lieve that? Did Rod tell you that?''
"Nw, Kathlyn, I don't think that
he has acknowledged to anyone,
not even to himself that you could
by any possibility be guilty. He
has told nie the story as It hap
pened the whole story. You know
that you threatened Foss and then
a gun went off and the man
crumpled at the foot of the steps.
Whoever killed Elton Foss, your
husband has been arrested fur the
murder. Of course I shall do every
thing I can to free him from this
charge but if the worst comes I
shall depend on you."
"I am glad Rod told you that he
believed me innocent, for no one
know better than he that I did
not five tho shot that killed Elton
Foss. Go back to him Dick, and
tell him I have regained conscious
ness and will not be happy until I
can see him.
"Now what shall I do.
Tomorrow For Love's Sake.
BRINGING UP FATHER
By George McMunua
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