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PAGE FOUR THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1925 CapitaUjjournal Salem, Oncon la Independent Newtpener Publbhed rtrj erenlpg except Sundty Telephone (1; newe SI GEORGE PUTNAM, Editor end PublUner Impress of An Ideal It is seldom that one finds such supreme and serene self satisfaction with the ecstatic contemplation of one's self as expressed by the Portland Oregonian on the occasion of its 64th anniversary as a daily newspaper, which it summarizes as "more than three score years of constant fidelity to an ideal." Strange as it may seem, this is literally true, for since its foundation, the Oregonian has consistently been true, at least most of the time, to its ideal of "get the money," if such a lofty sentiment can be construed as an ideal. If it hurts business, causes a loss of subscribers or advertising, the Oregonian is not for it, no matter its merit, any more today than when it was founded. Laudation of the founder, the late H. L. Pittock permeates the eulogium, just as his thrifty and acquisitive policies still dominate the newspaper. Mr. Pittock was a business genius and now as then, the business office runs the institution. No mention is made in the panegyric of the vital part played in making the Oregonian by the late Harvey Scott, who as editor gave it state and national repute and whose fame obscured that of his business office associate and there fore cannot be forgiven. During this period, the Oregonian frequently was unfaithful to its get-the-moncy ideals, for then it did not hesitate to champion any cause or follow any course its editor believed in, no matter the cost. Hence, of course, reference to Mr. Scott and his achievements is barred from Oregonian columns. Does any one suppose that the Oregonian under Harvey Scott would have been silent on the menace of the Klan and the consequent era of corruption and demoralization in government, following in its wake? Not much. It would have ruthlessly exposed it as a malign influence and driven it from the state. Or that the Oregonian under Mr. Scott's guidance would have become the abject tool of the Anti-Saloon league and supported its program of coersion and fanaticism? No indeed, no program of intolerance threatening constitutional liberties, ever received ought but hard blows while he remained at the helm. Wilh Mr. Scott's passing, the Oregonian, reverted to its original ideal, like the scriptural dog returning to his vomit, and a conspiracy of fearsome silence supplants fearlessness nd veils vital issues, while it counts the dollars. Still Muddling Governor Pierce has again thrown down the ganutlet to the legislature by vetoing the Port of Portland bill. In so doing, he is at least consistent. Having started the fight, he is to make it a finish one, even though he saws off the limb of gubernatorial power he is sitting on. The Port of Portland is a local matter and has, because of the unanimous support of the Multnomah delegation, secured a greater support than other measures taking appointive power out of the hands of the governor, but if the latter continues to play into the hands of his opponents, he will insure their passage. The governor is playing the same kind of politics with the legislature that he has played wilh state offices since his election, and making the same kind of a mess of it. No governor ever went in under more auspicious circumstances and few have muddled more. BILL PASSED OVER VETO IN BOTH HOUSES (Continued from Pace One) that tltp selection of theae com mi winners should bo Tented In the voter of the port district. lie points out that by the term of a bill referred to the people of the district In 1921 and approv ed by them the power to name the commiealonem waa veeted In the governor, and that thta bill "overrides and aets at naught the will of the people a expressed in that election." Jle averts that his action In announcing the appointment of five commimionera to micceed a like number whose term expire June 1 was Intended "to convince all of my sincerity and prevent the bitter partisanship and in trigue which have heretofore ex isted." Generally among those who bavo been watching the situation closely it la agreed that the gov ernor took the most ill advised atep he could in connection with thla bill, and Its Immediate cost was ono much needed vote In the senate. How far this one senator will follow the opponents of the governor In their outlined pro gram of attack remains to be seen but it Is known that the shift was Influenced by the governor's atack upon Frank M. Warren, al though Wiirren was not person ally mimed In the veto menage, and that till vote will probably go against him on the bill to taktt t tie fish commission out of his h.itnls when U conies up for final pasrtago in the seiKite Mon day afternoon. The message was the one thine most needed by the opposition to give them a chance of enacting their hamHtriniring program. The text of the veto im-enuRe Is as follows: KU KLUXERS RECALLED IN ANAHEIM ELECTION WORLD'S END LOOKED FOR BY MIDNIGHT (Continued from i'age Ono Luke, who toltowcd Christ oj earth nineteen centuries ugo. Mrs. Howcn wears no llowlim robes; she prefers a ginghvu bungulow apron. She doesnot ran nor deal In sounding phrases. On the contrary she calmly reiterate: in even, conversational tones her statement that the end of the world will come today. How, she does not attempt to explain, fur ithe adds, she does not know her self, but it will come and, be ins practical In her religion as in her housekeeping, she believes la be ing prepared. She says that she has no in . tlon of climbing one of the iloilv wood bills to await an opening of the heavens or the passing of chariot ot fire. Instead, she In tends to remain In semi-secludiuo awaiting whatever the day and night of this, thi sixth of rVjru ary, may bring torth. Mrs. llltowen and Ler followers who call themselves the f fennel Adventirt church" have beeu pud in ted by leaders of the Sovei Day Advcntist church here and in the cast. TODAY'S CROSS WbRD PUZZLE HORIZONTAL 1. Liquid fixxl 4. Mentally iioniiul 1. Within 8. Alte Ml. Killirr 1 1. A huniiMT II. I'm. 15. I'm-Miitl) 17. l))c 20. Klinlllurlr 2'A. Writing Inhlruincnl 23. 1'atent lit if nb.) 2-1. 1'nst trnxe of ruk -i. Wl. keil VERTICAL I. U keducsa 3. 1'iHin 3. Instrument of lw r . at Ion. 4. iiUxtmy 5. N'timlMT (ab.) 6. I Wore tt. Sun god 12. I'lviiiK fiiniiiniul 13. ItcllHlliK to (Sill) 16. l-'tfliiil vuluf IN. fv-lciiiuin (ab.) (ft. Wing of Imjusc I. Thus . 23. Greek letter HOW TO SOLVE THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE The war to salve the Cross Word Punle Is to fill In the white qua re of the diagram with ilm words which agree with the a room - Miuin; dcrumioita. "Die deiuiMHua are numbered to cor re pood wall I lie numbers on I no aiazrain. Any word defined In lh text under "HOrUZO.YTAL will begin at Its number, shown on the diagram, and will extend all the way serosa to llw first black aiwe to the right of Hint number. That la. lite word must begin in the aqunre that contains Its identirhig nnw bcr, and extend as far as the wliiie squares continue uninterruptedly. Any word defined under "VFItTICAF." will also begin. In the white spare that contain its number, but will extend dowuuurd as far as the white space rcnaln uninterruptedly. soIjVtiox op y ksteh day's PUZZLE 5.KE L PN OR A R Ei5 N Ar1H G E A rt R I M mpm(jsmim 7o z U ' jz3 Copyright 1S2I George Matthew Adunu A Modern Marriage w-g-T- An Absorbing Norel - - By IDAU McGLONE GIBSON f THE OTI1KR UOM.VV "1 must be roina; now. Rod. Keep up as miK-a courage aa you can, Surmount said. "If It's any conso !iit ion to you. I shall tell you that your comedy le packing them In to the doors and tbe producers are thinking of showing it at another theater In New York something that has never been done before.1 "Tell them I forbid that. I don't want to make the fact rhat the author has been arrested for mur der the reason for anyone buying a seat for a play of mine. Goodby, old man. Kemember to tell Kath lyn X am keeping her letter to you. Tell her 1 am Just existing until X 6ee her again." "Of course, I'll tell her that, Rod. Clvo mo the manuscript. I want Jim Klrby to look It over and Rive his opinion of It. Ho is a friend of all of us and straight as dye." "Ves, Dhk, I think he will give tho very beet ot advice and treat us all right In the papers." Hod wad looking through the letter that Kathlyn had written to Dick. Suddenly he cajiro upon the message she had written for him and without more ado he thrust it into his pocket. "You won't need this letter. I'll just keep It myself." Again he put his hand into his pocket as though to be sure that the pases were still there. Find ing that he was not going to be able to control himself, he abrupt ly turned and went to the back of his cell and Dick aaw him kiss ing the last few words of Kath lyn s lctt?r as he drew a long sob bing breath. Alt risht, you may keep It, Rod, hut be very careful that no one ratches you reading It. I don't want anyone to suspect what we are going to do untia they read the story in the Sunday supplement: St td man's not blng able to furnish a complete alibi? "lis probably is trying to shield some other woman: just whom I do not know." "Well, Vernon Steduian Is catho lic In his taste and he la aa likely to visit a woman in the village as od 6th Ave." "Queer, Dick, his being near Knthhn's studio th:tt night. If those policemen didn't try to pin the whole thing on me they could work up a fine case of circumstan tial evidence against Stedman." "Destiny is a peculiar thing. Rod. Here In Kathlyn's atory we have Verno.i Stedman and his marriages, the moving finger which n adi Kathlyn in Lit on your strange wedding, and now almost at the end of the story he mixes in It in the same way." "It is not the end of the story. Dick. Kathlyn and I arc going to have an entirely different end ing than this sordid Jail cell and that hospital." v 'I hope so. Rod. I sincerely hope so. That is way I am working. you know, and I 11111? t get about my business. I want to find tli:it certificate thla morning.. Goodby, old tt.an." Riciiard Starmopnt telephoned Jim Klrby as soon as he leit the jail, and in a short time the re porter met the lawyer in his apart ment. Aft.'r read in the manuscript. Jim advised that not later than the next day they have the hospital physician say that Kathlyn was able .o have her fingerprints tak en. ! It will look better for you tO do this, Dick, than to have some one of the gang of roughs about the station break in and take them. We'll spring the story the I moment the prints are t:iken. ieli. Kathlyn to make her stuff as much will get the womtn Interested. It leads up to the way that she and Rod lived after the marriage la great shape. Tell her what mj paper will want will be a lot of her reactions to that kind of mar riage and soma of her philosophj written through the love and mui der part of It.' "I'll tell her, Jim. I'm goln there now to ask her where I'll find the certificate of her marriage. You saw, didn't you, In yesterday's Splash that little Wh eaten Inti mate they are not married?" "That's a good stunt, Dick. Get the certificate Immediately, and when you get It give it out to all the boys and let Wheaton fry a Httle." With this the men separated, the reporter going back to his paper and Dick to the hospital. He found that the doctor had had great trouble keeping the of ficers out of Kathlyn's room and had finally told them that If she Improved as much In the next 24 hours as she had In the last ha would give his consent. "What did Rod say?" asked Kathlyn eagerly when Dick was admitted to her room. 'lie said all the tm.iixs to you, rny dear, that you suiil to him. But I have something more important than Just to be a messenger of your love between you and Rod. I want you to give me permission to go to your house for your certifi cate of marriage." "I haven't got It." Tomorrow The I,nst Straw IN EVERY LOCALITY there is one newspaper that parries the WANT ADS in S:ilcm its The Capital Journal "V"h;it ito you m.ike of Vernon of a love ttot-y 113 possible. That BRINGING UP FATHER By George McMunus lTHA.Tt0?WELll ANf MORE PflYTr ku TOMA,TOEb-ri 1 rnMF DOWN TO VOUR taTORE A.N THROW EM N'fen AT vou- I DIDN'T tjAT ANV THINC. OF THE botvr- OOtH'T TA.I ILL-f MOTHER; I f-tr 1 DON'T TELL ME I TALK ILLC- 00 ARE TTim MnRF I iu-r I - r 11 iu n ifsii lti v.: : im i HOW OO TOO DO Mr HONE Of . l"TX Fcront ScRwce. 1 - iflll'fc Ctwl Bnijin lijhn rctfrrd. 2 BARNEY GOOGLE AND SPARK PLUG And IJarnev Asked the Waiter to Wait. By Billy de Beck -1 I IS. AM ALI.MirMt The Tomorrow m l a 1 Anaheim. Cel., Keh . M nnr E. H. Metealf and three other rit truxtren who are avowed member." of tho Ku Klua Klan were recnll ed from office in the "klan v:ru antl-ktan' election held here Tuej day, according to complete unoffi cial return from the etty'a twelve prectneta. Return rhnwed Mnvor 5tetcilf win ouKterf by a margin of 47i TJten. Tho only unti Klnn mem her of the board, against whom klan aupportera had launched a re call petition ae a retaliatory more remained In offlee by virtue of a Vote of ISO to retain hhn aa agalnat 1711 to recall him. , Location Undetermined- San iJitgo, lal., rVti. u. I'll oxjit lorattnn of the hill follow-1 era of .Mia. .Margaret ito wen expel I to be transported via a Ihmt.mi ttent vehicle and which i dc- M'ribed in newspaper intervit-vi with leailers of the cult as biMii I ittar tni rity, is aa yet umh'U tn 1 11 id. When local members 1 the cult which is preparing for di - Htructitm of the world at initlnil i tnnli;lit an forecast by their lead- , were quest uuird, they refill hi more sperific than to h.i that tho gat lu'i ing place was near I'lui.a Vita. a miliuih, some 1'J ne out. No hill near ( hola Vita, however, Is of suf f I'.-ient ixe to accommodate such a gath ering. 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