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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1925)
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON , THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1925 CapitalJtJournetl 8lem. Ortfoo 4a Independent Nswspper PublUned wiry wiling wept 8unly Telephone (1; newt 0E0H08 PUTNAM, Editor md Publisher No Chance With the legislative session but half over, some 658 bills and resolutions have been introduced, 444 in the house and 214 in the senate. If the legislators would enact only one half of one percent of these measures, the state would be better off. . While many of the bills provide new regulations to be enforced by new boards and commissions and their salaried employes thereby increasing direct or indirect taxation, there is conspicious lack of any effort to consolidate and eliminate superfluous and overlapping boards, and thereby reduce taxation in fact all consolidation, even of the simplest com monsense variety, has been abandoned to await another report by another investigating committee to report to another legislature. Reason for failure to effect consolidation is easy to com prehend. There is no sincere effort made for it, and no leadership in its behalf, by governor or legislature. Every state employe or commission menaced in actively lobbying and log-rolling against interference. Most of the legislators have lightning rods up for office or political perferment and do nothing to antagonize persons or blocs, and, as most of the boards have been created at the instance of blocs, no risk is taken of offending them. The direct primary law has destroyed responsible party government in Oregon by demoralizing and disrupting the parties, leaving only the labels. Without a platform of prin ciples and without being pledged to constructive programs without leadership worthy of the name, consolidation or real reform of any kind, dies a 'bornin'. The ship of state will cortinue to drift with a fresh load of barnacles added at every session to impede progress. More Pap Governor Pierce has signed the bill authorizing the loan of $1,500,000 of the bonus commission's securities to eastern Oregon farmers to purchase wheat for reseeding crops lost by the freeze, to be secured by first mortgage upon the crops. This relief bill is another instance of the enlarged func tions of government as a wet nurse for people in need of assistance. It seems to be the accepted theory of paternalism that if for any reason, business is poor or crops a failure, it is the duty of the government, national or state, to go to ;he rescue. Instead of the individual solving his own problems and working out his salvation, he clamors for pap. The funds are to be administered by the board of control, with the governor's approval, which comes as a shock. Is this not the same board the governor accused of losing some $000,000 of state money in administration of the irreducible school fund? Is this not the board whose business methods he so severely censured? How can he trust them to admin ister $1,500,000 of bonus money in loans that are such poor security that the banks, whose business it is to loan money, will not advance it? How much will be lost, even by the best management, in case of crop failure by this unconstitutional and unbusiness like speculation with the people's money? While the state is in the business of distributing largess to wheat growers for frost damage, with wheat at $2 a bushel, why does it not take care of the loganberry, walnut, prune and other growers, who have not only lost crops but vines and trees by the same freeze? Kansas Isn 't Kansas TODAY'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE HORIZONTAL I. Olobulnr protuberance 4. l.'iM'iiik'al (abbrev.) 6. Odil. ili'dcil rclou 7. A full . Map II. NrillH-r I J. Illt-miii- l.. A Ira Id. m-volve IK. I III. Miure raids 20. Kutrap 2. Toothed wheel 21. Nt'iit J South Dnkotu ab.) 26. I-:nilo'iad VERTICAL 1. I-XaniceliH 2. SiiiKle 3. D.M-overe of PnHfic 4. FrciK'li protif.-tumtc 6. Soon 6. rotsrrlrt M. .l.itNs fJilp 1 0. ITroustTM 11. KwiMfirtil rrg.inl 13. B-'nciorn 14. Full alone 11. Support IV. Mi'liiU I ft. Itarrvii Land mm mi re 2J, Type niciiurciitont HOW TO SOLVE THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE Tlie way to solve the Cross Word Pnzxle Is to fill la the while stiuares of the diagram with lite words wlilch airrce with Hie itreoiu pouring; definitions. Tne tlefliiitlous are numbered lo correspond will) iup nuiuoers on iiie aiazrain. Anj word defined la Hie lext under IIOltlZO.VTAL" will begin at Us number, shoun on Itm dlacriuu. and will eilcnd all Ihe wnj across to Hie nrst olick siMee lo the rtgtit or inn. number. That la, lie word muM begin In Ihe square lliat coulains Us idiilifiiic num ber, and extend as fur as lue while squares continue uninterruptedly. An word tiffined tinder "VIRTICAI- will also brain. In Ihe white sna.o that contains Us number, but will extend downward as far as l ue muta snuccs renialo unluterruiilcdly. .SOLUTION OF YESTEHDAVS PI'ZZI.B ch r I s It i a In J-o H nan MoTr m Ji-J-H R H H A ? m P II II II ERA B o Al uIg b t j N lA S A mp I Aj A P E R Ylo N e!mert eain 6 1P 7 r f lfl Hi '3 BBl 2 HI III Comrikbt 1921 George Matthew Adams A Modern Marriage ( A . Akanrhin? Novel By IDAH McGLONE GIBSO.V A LITTLE I'OOIi Of course Dick, you aa well aa I know wrote Kutlilyn Evans Kichord Slarmount In the letter which she sent with the manu script truing of tne incmenis iua led to the Indictment of Kooney Kvanx her husband, for the mur der of Elton Koas that Rod did say, -It is too late. Here cornea Dollceman" but the reporter naa made It look aa If I bad plea Jed with Rod to go away before he u found with the body of rose. Contrarily, Rod bad Just been trying to persuade me to go Into the house immediately and go to bed. He wanted to keep me out of it all It possible, and it was I. Dick. who brought It all upon us. As I feared, the newspapers, tak ing their cue from the officers, are trying; to throw suspicion on my marriage to Rod. Oh wnal a ter rible maze of trouble that secret marriage made for us. How could I have been such a little fool as to dream that I culd possibly change all ths traditions and society ethics by which we live? If I had not insisted on that secret marriage this terrible thing would not hive happened. Dick, I am frightened and I want to see' Rod. I want him to take me In his arms and tell me It is ali right. I want him to take me In his arms and tell me that whatever happens he still loves me. It Is very lute at night os I write this but the nurso has pro-nlscd that sho will see that this gets to the club tonight so that you may get It when you wake in the morn tng. Come to mo then as soon as you n, Dick, for 1 must iic.ir how Rod feels. I must know that he is not entirely downcast and I mu.st know you have toll him that I loved him. Kallilyn. Rlrh.ird Ktartnount fiHin.l Knth- lyn's letter and manuscript under the door of his apartment when he awakened the next morning. He read them both through care fully and as soon as he had eaten his breakfast, started for the Jail. He found Rodney Evans almost unrecognisable. He was uiuhavcn his eyes had sunk in h hend and their rims wor rid as though ho had not slept for days. Ills voice was hoarso when he greeted Dick. 'Have you seen her?" ho askej eagerly. "Have you seen ncr morning? Tell mc how Kathlyu is' Have you been able to keep the police from her. Why didn't you mi to me last night and tell me how she was; 1 didn't Jlccp one moment. 1 had virions of her dying and my uol being ihero :u hold her in my arms. Dick, Melt, why did you torture inc?" "I diilu't dare come. Itod. After I talked with her Inst night I knew would be shadowed when I left the -hospital and I was afraid If I came Ulre.tly to tho Jail some bright mind would make the de duction that Kathlyn was well enough tl send you some message. Of course you know that is the last thing we want anybo-ly to know." "liul she did send me a mesnaRP Dick; she did send me one." Rod's voice was quite aa unrecognizable as his face. "You told her, did you not, that I said I would love her whatever happened!" In his eager ness the man bad stretched his hands out and gripped tile urms of his attorney. 'Yes. I told her all that, Itod, and she not only told me lo tell you that she was yours In heart and soul through It all forever but she has written It here." "She didn't semi me a Idler, did he .'" "No, ltod, but I have anked Kalhl.wi to do one of the hardest things a woman of her reinicea- men', Intelligence, and niujest, ca do under the clrcutnstant.M , which she la placed. I hav, her to write In detail ev.ryt ?b2 she can re-nember that baPP,nJ from Ihe time you proposed to hi. on 6th Ave.. year anj , h ,J ago "How do you know that"' i. terrupted Rod. "How do you'know I proposed to her on 5th Ave ? "because like the brave uuu woman she is. she has already wri, ten of that proposal and told manr Ihlngs that a woman keeps In hsr heart as too sacred and sweet to tell to anyone." "Have you seen the morning ers. Rod?" " Not yet but I saw those of ye. terelny afternoon. I see the scounl drels are trying to make out that ICalhlyn and I are not legally n:ar. rled. "I suppose, Dick, by ilm t that Kathlyn has Md you hCrs she kept her certificate and you have been able to five it to those reporters. The next tlmo you see Ihem tell them that when I get out of this they shall have to settle with me." "Kathlyn did not mention the certificate to me and I forgot U." "Get It. Dick, get It. the first thing you do aflor you leave me for I would not have the poor glri blamed for anything n this mun. n er. "Give me the manuscript. Dick I want to read It now. R-me aber I shall not have It printed if t,,' any possibility she directs thi slightest suspicion to herself." Tomorrow The Oilier V oninn Seek not proud riches but suet as you may get Justly use soberly distribute cheerfully and lean contentedly. BRINGING UP FATHER By George McManua wow- pe.Ki!S6' WE WILL NOW BROAH CAvdT THE. LA.OtEt HOUR- CVbT WILL TL (From the Hall imure Kven.tK Sim.) Ki'ori) time to time on tills n:ige uttt'iithm' hnti been culled lo "MftHluiK Kiiiisas" as nil exunii.lt' ot wlmt ivul fonvaiil-louUinB pre prtw.s.vimn will do (or a slute, the pruvinK grmnui (or new uiul iur-fVurd-lcukiiiK political, economic iiul social theories. Kunsas nan been portruyul as rampnnt in the ran of progressive Ideology, which, ti everyone known, means mot laws, more taxes and leas liberty. The point has even been rencitti ivhere the whole mutter has be.Mi ilrtinlHsed wtih the verbal shri'K 'Kitnttan is Kaunas," and let thm !xptahi everything. It seeing there has been an errei. (t would appear that K annas, tfrv ipito all we have said. t really not progressive at heart, hut con servative. Kan naa is In a way lo lose its motion picture censor'rp hoard by legislative fiat. Ka!iia: has Jiiat elected and safely eii iconced In the gubernatorial chair conservative, who strode to vlc-l tory over the writhltiR bodies o! a dirt farmer and a voeal nti'l-' kluxer, and who. according to Mr. Miller, offers au panaceas man's seK-infiicted ille. The Kan Has legislature has declined to "probu' the alleRetl IrreRuiarlcies of the departed dirt farmer l)ji, thereby passitiR up a chaucc to air a scandal sequence. v And, now comes the news that Kansae has taken another ski J in its backslidden courue from the pure heights of progressivisin. Kansas has refused to ratify the federal child labor amendment, an upHtanding progressive measure. Can It be that Kansas, erst while creature and ward of the federal government. Is being in oculated with tho toxin of state consciousness? Can it be that Out where the brims of hats are wider. Out where the drys are futl of cider they are. after all, peering out wistfully from the fields of wav ing corn? Would it be too much to hope that Kansas may yet h;:n,r the "little brown jug" nut of the stable and into the parlor? IiOWHlt (JIVKS LIST TO REFUTE MR. ( LEAVER (Continued from I'aito One) of His 1 hi a iift. (Meav er's i eporl lake unto bis dt-part tnent rn-ill! tor this raid. 1 1 1 (i in In 'it t it fli;mi'-i ave iIImi'OV-er- .1 In the ml of Ihe Jusitcv ?" it et sh the statu.- of pi.ihlM tion law enfor'-enntit In t lie coun ty in it relation to areoiupli-ih-n'onts of Sho tiff 1 tower and hts ri.iee a. rr-ni o-ired to tluf-e dlrect td bv Cleaver. Tbo re'"itl pIhmv In (be year l!24 "bat lhre hae been Tl -hm-s In the JuKtlre coin Ik of S.ilcn, and Stlverton, w lth no aritttttaU an J one c.Te pending. The offu-ers havo batted 10a per c-nt on, all trials an.l ple.ts of guilty ami ob talning eon victioin. Four of thrsr rnse are on appeal. The total fluet Impotiod In connection witti these caaes amounted to $H55, md Jail stntenrrs totaled Z110 days. The total amtnint of fin collected were $i700. Out of this work the rherlff and flty oftlrers are eredlted with H570 In fines collected, while the fines collected for which state agents were rwporiNlble amounted to $1130. put the $1130 does not go to the credit of Cleaver or his Pien to any appreciable extent. Ths records show that there were only five arreala during ItZi tor whirh men sent out of Cleav er's office on the st.tte fgents own Initiative cr rcsponvlble and (he flnei colleeted from these arre.s(s tntalfd $L7S. The b.ilance of work tJciio by s 'tie agents was done rh her by Ibii n men, who held state star from the governor's of flre, an.l who were brought up here to poliee the state fair Kiund.s or by agent holding e:ate stars wh.i eame Into the enmity on the tnvitat Un of oily niai abulia or tt'U n OOII!lt.ll'!'!l Out of a loi.il of 29 cask's credit ed ! st.ite men in the two Justice n'UiU -it S.ilein and rfllverton, 10 Were fnvil arientji made by the Hums men at the fair k rounds and the other It by men with state !-lirs invited in by local officers. ine c Mitny p u.t to such men $loo,90 out of Its own prohibi tion fuiM and Cleiver had noth- hi- to d.i wi'h it. (iivhu him the best of It. the reconls Indic.ite, ex r:uUe of e .-d uutomubltes. that Clravr's men. operating on In struetlona from his offiee. seised one s.lll in the county during 19J4 and m.ide five arrests in a bunch at Htlveitnn Whbh brought in l-'TX in fiiitw "Inetir Cleavcp charges Sher iff limvrr ulth behid las in prohl Milon law enforcement," stated one loeal of fh i il today. "f that is the case. It has ben Cleaver's duty as a state officer to come In here and enforce It himself. He has had the authority, front the record he did n do it. and the main enforcement has been brought ah .tut by the sheriff, the records showing Tt CAAes. 70 con victions and one case still to be I tried. No other county tn the state has as good a record. 1 V7' H 1 I 1 - I 111 II 1 I 2 5 Crr. Bnl.m ri;hl. tutivtJ BARNEY GOOGLE AND SPARK PLUa ' Lean Days at the Google Stables. 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