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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1925
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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.
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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
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-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.
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voth local and internal, and has beet
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or over forty years. Sold by ail druggists
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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.
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CAUCHTER FORCIT THEIR
QUVRREL AM PEAK - i ll
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(Substituting for Barney Ctoogle, during Billy DcBeck's illness)
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