Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, February 12, 1925, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Text3 r PAGE FOUR THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1925 CapitalJournal 8alm, Orecoa An Independent Newspaper fubllihed every evening except Sunday Telephone SI; nowi Hi CEO RGB PUTNAM. Editor end Publisher All Very Sad It is very much to be doubted if Governor Pierce is at all concerned over the proposed removal of his appointive power of the members of the fish and game commission, any more than he was over the removal of the Port of Portland from his jurisdiction. He deliberately provoked the latter, has brought on the former by completely ignoring the fishing industry in Fish board appointments, and in his message urging that he be relieved of the game commission. Most of the Pierce appointees have proven lemons, and brought no end of worry and trouble to their sponsor. If the appointive power is taken away from the governor, he is relieved of just that much grief and at the same time can pose as a martyr to a wicked legislature in his perennial campaign among the people, and hence revive his waning popularity. That is probably the explanation of his course. Just how the tears, formerly shed over the sad fate of white-faced calves, will flow over legislative cussedness is shown by the comments of his personal organ, the Salem Statesman in its account of the passage of the fish bill, from which the following is clipped: Fourteen senators yesterday afternoon refused to obey the edict that Governor Pierce must be shorn of bis patronage and he loft the last two years of his administration a lonely, forlorn man, politically. KourtecL senators said they would not he parties to this act. so unwise politically, so suicidal to the political fortunes of those who pursued the governor so relentlessly. It is all very, very sad, but even if the "relentless" solons pursue their damnable course, the "lonely and forlorn" governor will still have the appointment of some ninety and nine other commissions that have not strayed out of the gubernatorial fold, and one-third the say in the other two, not to mention the many new boards the legislature is now creating for his patronage. TODAY'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE The Armory Raid Despite the fact that the stale of Oregon is hard-tip and taxation higher than ever, bills are pending in the legislature for a whole flock of new armories designed to swell our military establishment as part of preparedness for war after fighting and winning the "war to end war." Armories are desired nainly, however, as make-shift municipal auditoriums for local use, built and maintained at state expense. In Salem we use the armory principally to stage boxing bouts and public dances, to hear political wind jammers, hold expositions and entertainments in. It saves uk the expense of building a properly constructed auditorium. Its military use i3 secondary. This is the inspiration of the armory raid on the taxpayers by the various communities. An armory, usually an unattractive, gloomy building. closed during the day, is a luxury and should await the long promised eta of prosperity we are assured is on the way Whether or not they are of any military advantage is problematical. During the war it was found as necessary to instruct ami train the national guard as the drafted men. HORIZONTAL I. NtHnol jperlod of lime 4. Mould 5. M.i it tie II. A pen 13. Italy t.) IS. I.iinb 1ft. Kail mail ab.) IS. A d ired tput iS. Altitude tub.) J!. Wurd of WKiition L'O, I Yrt Hlnlng to Kleins 113. Oppose of dot. ll ill. KMi BuiitJi -W Our or any 26. A fliiiiic HH. To rook 30, Knjun Yiipor 31. Very youivj fJh HOW TO SOLVE THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE Tlie war Co solve the Crows Word pnnle Is to fill In the white squares of the diagram with the words which SKrre tillti the aecoin luiuyliitr di-fUiitloiui. The UerUiitkius are numbered lo correspond with the UKiiiucrs on I lie dlasinm. Any word defined la the teit under "HORIZONTAL will begin at Its number, sltfmn on the diacnuu, and will estend all Ihe wv e cross lo the urn buck spiuw lo ihr riKiii of that number. I liat is, Ihe word niot bei;iii In tlus tuuare that eoulains Us Meulif lug aura ber, and extend as far as Ihe white sultan's coutlnuo uninterruptedly. Any word defined under "VI It lK'At." will nlso bewln. In the white spaoo iiiui contain lis number, but tviu eileud uowuivard as far as llw while spaces remain uninterruptedly. SOI.ITIO.N OP l KSTliltDAV 8 I'l'lSZLE PR5JUPI IN e EL B HF U. R E E AlillM E T M E D I U Mil D S H 1 I) L C AN VERTICAL I. IaI forth a. K:iIm hair 3. AiiKlo-.Norumn (ub.) 5, I'm-lif Sum (.ib.) 0. Wm i dor 7. .od or War 9. ln.soKs"r shviujc temper 10, A IhikI mciisitru I I. A irmli-r 111. 'ill(vcie whole 17. To pliiiv 18. '1'rfii'Uloiid z p l5 lfa I7 Ti jj3 m jj 16 17 l? PII! lOj)rl(;la ;euro Matthew Adams ;i. I lend l-l. sirmly 2:1. lulled Stales ship (ub.) 2S. Refrain L'7. Telrsnph office (ab.) it. Odd 1 tlloiv (ub.) A Modern Marriage , ) -I An Absorbing Novel I By IDAH McGLONE GIBSON J Dick 8 tar mount' eyes narrow ed m be beard bla friend Rodney Kvane' terror-stricken tones. A thought crept into bis iir&in. Vis be mistaken in Koda character t Waa it true that there are come thing that men never tell when they get into tight places? Was Hod really guilty of the crime of which be waa accused? He could understand, he told himself, that a man who loved a woman m greatly as Rod bad lured Kathlyn, might come upon condition and circumstance that would make murder Justifiable in bid eyes. He put the thought away from him a unworthy. "Rod," he eaid, "Kathlyn hae not got the certificate of her mar riage to you." Evane looked at him almost uncomprchendingly. "What are you eayliig, Dick?" he asked. Starmouut repeated the infor mation. 'Your are mistaken. She did not understand. I saw the preach er give the certificate to her. I told her at the time, laughingly, to keep it carefully; that godis time ehe might need ft." 'She tell me that ehe imme diately tore it up." "My God!" "Don't go to pieces, Rod. Think carefully. Do you remember the preacher name?" No let see and he flung both hand up over hi eyes. "It wan something ye it waa Huntington. Oh, what mad; Kathlyn do it?" . 'Never mind Kathlyn now. Yon nay the man name was Hunt- tin gun. Do you know where ho lived?" I "Yen, he lived in Knoxvillc, Tenn." "Jly any possibility can you re member the street." "I never heard hi street men tioned. You see he was way up in the Great Smoky mountains at least 60 miles from Knoxvillc and be went through the cere mony in a very perfunctory man ner. Oh. you must find him, you must find him. Dick." "We ll find him all right if he on earth. I II send a wire to nu Reverend Huntington, KuoxvilU Teun., tonight and if we do not hear from him tomorrow I'll send someone down tbeie." "Rut that will be too late. Dirk I am sure that will be loo late. You bad better let me make that deposition." "If you do wash my haudt of both you and Kathlyn." With a groan Rodney Evanu sank down on his pallet. Stnrmount looked at him a ma meat and then went out the door in silence. "It look a though we have a good lead toward Vernon Sted- man, Dick." said Jim Ktrby, as ho joined the lawyer in front or the jail. Starmouut was not much in terested. His interview with Rod had left him greatly dis turbed, but from long habit as a lawyer he managed to cat up a little enhufiiattm and asked "Who told you about It?" Big Tony. He see ma to think that S ted man might have fired the shot." Hut, Jim, there Is one cham ber fired In that automatic they found in Kom' pocket. Yes. I know that, but that might not have necessarily held the bullet that killed him. "illg Tony says that SteJinan knows something he won't tell He put A scare into hi in. he sai;l. and although Stedm .n waa very I much frightened he still kept to hi first atory. All that b would say was that bt did pas that garag between 12 and 1 on the night of the murder. Said be was trying to find a taxi to take him uptown in the rain. "He acknowledge that he wa very angry at Fosa and bad prob ably threatened to kilt him and Tony finally surprised him Into a profane exclamation of gladness over Foes' death. "The one thing, however, that he still refuses to give is the woman' name upon whom he was calling that night" "If a rum go, Dick" Ktrby tiald after a pause. Starmount gave the reporter a searchin? glance. What be saw there compelled him to ask th question. "You're not weakening Jim, upon your theory about Ka:blyn being guilty, are you?" Kirby hesitated moment. "To tell the truth I don't know what to think. It Is Hit general opin ion among the men who are fol lowing the case, Dick, and those to whom I talked while you wert with Rod. that Kalhlyn' finger prints will not be found on that gun." "What do you mean? What gives them that elant, Jim?" ask ed Starmount in quick surprise. Tomorrow Woman the Sacrifice. ball's Catarrh 'Medicine t voth local and internal, and has beet ucceuful in the treatment of Catarrk or over forty years. Sold by ail druggists i. . CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, Ohk BRINGING UP FATHER By George McManus OPEN FORUM Contributions to I'hls Column must bt plainly written on one lde of paper only limited to 300 words lo lenKlli and signed with the name of the writer. Articles oc'. meeting these specif! onions will be rejected. To the Kilitor: I very much intermttHl In the hillt In troduced in our legislature to re move some of (he Kross Incquallty of our preei'nt system of licens ing nutomoliilcti. Our liccnHe fees are heavier than those of moet states, because the llceneiiiK Is not only authority to operate Ihe automobile but is alfio In lieu of the tax that would be levied up on It a flpcclca of person prop erty. It is this exempatlon from ordinary tux that constitutes the chief, the RlariiiR unfuirnirta of the present law. The automobile is an article that must have ee pecial protection. It is a reat temptation to thieves. It l eas ily injured. Parte nrc easily ap propriated. There is no reaeon why It should be taxed on any more t favorable basis than other fornm' of property, and there are abundant reasons why it ebould be fully taxed. If taxed In the ordinary manner the tax would of eoiiree be laid upon, and In pro portion to, its value. Looked at from a taxliiK point of view. II Is as alxuird to base the tax solely upon weight as It It would bo to lay a tax upon people In propor tion to weiuht. or lo lay a lax on lions snh'lv in propurtion lo numher of rooms, or number of windows. All just taxes must lake account of value. I.ct us see how the present law works between rich and poor. . Suppose n fine new car, cost ing, say. $4000. If this went on the tax roll in the aurue milliner as ordinary personal property, and was owned In any of our Or egon toA-ns. the owner lotitd not hope to Ret off with a :i lis; than a hundred or a hundred and twenty-five dollars. Indeed, he would evwu now luive lo pay tax upon It at that rale if he leave II unlicensed. If It weiitha say 3-0(1 pounds he can uy a lic ense fee of $!. and have exemp tion from the ordinary lax. So I can say, nnd sa without fear of successful contradiction, that there is not an automobile of or dinary welKht In this state worth 11800. that Pays one cent to wards Ihe support or government that protects II. The exemption It Rets offsets Us license fee. Now take the case of some old leeoml-hand automobile, not yet Incapable of service, worth say Iwo or three hundred dollars hut of like weleht. It has to pay the same fee, about I0. twice what It ought to pay. that th rich man. thP showy man. the proud dame, may have exempting from the tax they ought to pay. The situation Is little less than eeandalous. Hills were Introduced, that eemlngly, while not doing full Justice, tended somewhat to the correction of this distasteful a Torltlsni of the rich. And then ws heard that someway the at torney general had decided that It waa unconstitutional to correct this Inequality. Certainly It is not unconstitutional to have a reasonable license fee for automo biles, and if nothing else can he done to let all go on the tax roll and each pay its Just proportion to the support of the government This Inequality, this favoritism of the rich, shocks all our eense of right and Justice. TtKO 1915. We are proud of our Willam ette University. They aro gel ling In swell company. We see that it is going lo play the Uni versity of Washington. Oregon and maybe California next fall in football. Some class. Why shouldn't I'hil Ha yea be matched against Joss Willinrd. or better till let Hill limit on Pancho Vil la the champion fly weight. . Its Just as reafonable. II might he that we can lick California if they send up their best co ed (ladles) team. After several years of disaster Willam ette still ronton bark for more. If they would ever win It would he the talk of the campus for years to come. Why not bo satisfied with wln- ' s a lew games m our own class We are hardly doing this as yet. How about little Paci fic, or Pugct Sound or Whitman. The small colleges think that they are going lo do the Center Col lege Harvard stunt some day. lis all the style to get in big 'com pany nowadays. The hired girl apes Hie nilsiris in dns. The school girl thinks she is a future Mary 1'ickford. vtin.imctte has a name for eli.ilarslnp. Why nol keen H vi limnetic can never he a top noiener. it has not Ihe material or the coaching. Why ry lo ape the big schools. The little ath letics they do have only are for a few piinpcred thelclrs In Mead of Ihe mass of students. Lets gel busy. WII.I.AMKTTK AI.I MNCS AX lilt.VHCATK. TO The Kdltor: I wish lo con gratulate the Homer Davenport memorial eommllle. the cltiiene of Sllverton and nil those who so generously contributed to the re ting of the monument in me mory of Oregon's and Sllvertons beloved son llom.T Davenport. It speaks well for the ellliens of this commonwealth to offer this moaument sa a tribute of love and respect for this great man and rightly does he riiwerr such as he In his extensive travels was niwave proud ti ssy: "I am from Hllverton Oregon." There fors on the day set aside for the unveiling of this monument I... all whe can. and especially the cltliens of Marlon Co., attend and pay respect to Siherton's Illus trious von. A. J. EC. AN. ( . : - 131 IVE COT THE. IDEA TO MAeKE MA.CCIE CAUCHTER FORCIT THEIR QUVRREL AM PEAK - i ll INVITE COUNT OE COUPONS. TO COME HOME WITH ME THEYL.L DOTH WANT TO MEET HirvVTHAT f 'VlLLENOTltE lf' QUARsEl SB IT-& JOllv"nice: ,cJ'd COUNT- VOO Or -TOO TO INVITE fi ifty0.lDOf"lT KNOW ME TO TOUR (rWSh HALF f HOME TO fjiVT l OF IT.' r-J . MEET YOUR XJ? W WHERE'S THE FAMILY JAME' 1 e&JHW if 4r .Cj .-T.l ( i it; ct- YOOR WIFE R WENT to tsPEtso the even INC WITH Ml SMITH AND YOUR DAUCHTER IS OOT AOTOlrC WITH MR CLUTCH jz ' "S. 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