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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1925
CapitaUjJourna
Satan, Oregon
An Independent Newspaper Published ererr evening except Sunday
Telephone II; new 81
GEORGE PUTNAM. Editor end Publisher
The Nigger In the Woodpile
Legislative probers of the office of state prohibition com
missioner, have recommended that he be removed for the
manner in which he has conducted the office and at the same
time held that Governor Pierce was responsible for all of
Cleaver's actions, finding "the governor's orders and direc
tions have been strictly and literally followed" and that "the
governor has personally assumed full responsibility," so that
the blame rests with the governor, rather than his agent,
which ought to be sufficient argument for the abolition of
the office for any other Pierce appointee would do likewise.
" The committee also finds that the commissioner was
"directed by the governor to keep in close touch with the
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League and to follow his
advice, which the commissioner has consistently done," even
to the extent of turning over state funds to be squandered
in riotous entertainment of bootleggers.
Why should the Anti-Saloon League have anything more
to do with law enforcement, than the Ku KIux Klan, or any
other secret political organization that constitutes itself an
agency to operate without the law, in the effort to supplant
duly constituted authority?
What is the Anti-Salcon League? Like a great many
other organizations, it consists of a very few individuals,
more or less fanatical, calling themselves a league, who pay
each other good salaries from collections taken up in churches
following emotional and hysterical appeals against the
Demon Rum. Originally organized and financed by big busi
ness to drive the saloon out of business, the graft proved too
good to give up after its objective had been attained. It still
nffords fat retainers for a few at the expense of the many.
The Anti-Saloon League renders no accounting, does not
report its campaign expenditures, but maintains its lobbies
that coerce officials and candidates by threatening loss of
the church vote unless its demands are complied with, as
every legislator knows. - 1
To turn over the police powers of the state to such an
irresponsible organization is the acme of folly and it is small
wonder that with it in control, prohibition enforcement has
been discredited by scandal after scandal.
There is no assurance that conditions will be otherwise
until law enforcement is turned over to duly elected peace
officers as provided by the constitution. The legislature
should get rid of the Anti-Saloon League as the nigger in the
wood pile of enforcement.
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A Modern Marriage ;
WOMAK. THE SACRIFICE
"Some one of the bo), Dick,
tiald Kir by. "Got a chance to
rfpeak with one of the men who
made the print this morning and
ae he remembered the blotted
print oa the gun be thought that
they were quite different al
though he had not compared them
when he talked with Conetcy."
"You don't think "
"I don't know what to think "
"Kodney Evans would not com
mit murder, Jim."
"No, but Kodney Evane might
shoot a man who insulted the
woman he loved, 'even as you
and I'.
"Yea, he might do that," ac
quiesced Dick. "But It he had
done it I do not believe that he
would deny it. Rodney Evans ie
a man, Jim 'even aa you and I."
.No one, Dick, could tell me
otherwise. But you mutst re
member that Rodney has never
denied the killing. On the con
trary, he hae threatened many
times to 'confess' if anyone im
plicated Kathlyn in any way."
'But be would have told me,
Jim. A man must be honeet with
his attorney at least."
I do not say that he haa not
been honest with you. Whatever
he haa told about this murder
may be easily attributed to a
jealnua care of Kathlyn. As I
told you before, when a man is in
love with a woman he can be
counted on to make any and all
kinds of an ass of himself."
'I will confers to you that I
have all my theories of the caac
smashed, Jim, but I know Rodney
Kvans aa well if not better than
I know myself, and I am aatiefied
whoever did the deed, it was not
he.
I know that I ehall be ab!o
to do this in some way at the trial
An Absorbing Novel -
ID AH McGLONE GIBSON )
the person who shot Eldon Foss
and someone la going to any
aomethlug that will fasten tb
deed upon that person.
"What I want to know, how
ever, is to prove that Rodney is
innocent before the trial so tint
we can present our case and ask
for diemiwiul."
"You are goiug to do this Dick
even though It puts Kathlyn bs
hlnd the bare and lose you the
friendship of Rod forever?
'Yes, indeed, I am expecting
that Kathlyn will make a slip
somewhere in that statement she
is writing for you. Here is an
other part ot what ehe ua-s writ
ten." "Haa ehe reached the events
that led up to the tragedy ?"
"I think not, for although I
haven't read It Kathlyn told me
most of its contents before the
men broke in to tuke her finger
prints."
"We'll Just hare to eit tight
and wait from hour to hour. Did
Kathlyn give you any more of her
manuscript? I think we had
better begin publishing it day
after tomorrow," said Kirby
abruptly as he took the sheets
prof erred him by the attorney.
"We'd like to announce It for
Sunday and publish it befbre the
whole thing grows cold. I think
that as she is well enough to re
ceive visitors I'll go up and see
her. Someway I feel that the
otory Is going to shed a great
light on the whole thing."
"All right, go ahead. I'm nitre
she will have the story nearly
finished when you arrive as I
have promised her that she snail
see Rod tomorrow if she will fin
ish the atory. I've got to keep
her away from him unless you or
I find something in the story that
will give us another clue, for if
for somewhere In this town Is Rod ever stes her he will take
matters in his on hands and
make that 'confession that he is
threatening.
"Jim. I'm quite sura that Rod
know that Kathlyn shot Foas ev
en if tt were done with Foes' own
gun.M
"Why are you so prejudiced
against Kathlyn, Dick?"
"I don't think I am prejudiced
against her except that 1 tee4 her
foolishness has spoiled Rodney
Evans life and brought disgrace
upon him Jirat t the time when
the world has opened up her
treasures of fame and fortune to
him."
"A woman can play the deuce
with a man and from what I
know of Kathlyn she Is surelz
one to do it."
"I'll go up and talk with her
and arrange for the announce
ment of Kathlyn Leonard's Owa
Story."
"I believe, Jim, you would
serve your own mother up on
the pages of your newspaper,"
Starmount said with a quizzical
untile.
"I hope the temptation wilt
never come to me," said Jim Kir
bv, seriously.
"Goodbye and good luck, Jim.
You will find me afterward in
my apartment if you want rae.
"Don't look so downcast, Dick.
I believe things are working out
all right and we'll get to the
bottom of this matter very soon."
"It won t be right for me, Jim,
if L find that Rodney Evans has
had anything at all to do with
this."
"You're wrong, Dick, you're
wrong. Don't you understand
that Rodney Evans would rather
go to the chair than have it
proved that the woman he loved
had done the killing?"
Tomorrow The Love of a Man.
BRINGING UP FATHER
Save the Highways
Before the legislature adjourns, it is to be hoped that
sufficient penalties will be exacted from auto-truck and bus
lines to recompense the state, at least partially, for the high
ways they are destroying by using them as a free right-of-y.-y
for commercial profit at the lax-payers expense.
Highways never were designed as arteries of commerce to
supplant tax-paying railroads that maintain their own right-of-way,
as is proven by the fact that Oregon's magnificent
highway system, built for the convenience of the people and
the attraction of tourist traffic, are rapidly being pounded to
pieces. Every year the auto busses arc enlarged to carry more
passengers and the trucks increased in size and capacity to
carry more freight and the tremendous' pounding of these
heavy loads is directly responsible for the disintegration of
the highways. In a few years more, if something is not done
to limit this traffic and curtail it, it will be necessary to
rebuild the roads.
An investment by the public of $110,000,000 is at stake
The tax should bo high enough to provide a repairing and
rebuilding fund. If the stage and truck lines canuot pay it
nd make a profit the public will be better off if they-Ro out
of business.
The fees provided in the bill that has passed the house are
too low to either restrict traffic or provide the necessary
revenue. They should be greatly increased.
Bv Geortre McManus
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DUMB DORA
(Substituting for Barney Google, during Billy DeBeck's illness)
OPEN FORU
Contrlbutlona to Thli Column must bti plainly written on one
side ot paper only limited to 800 words lo lenittb and signed
with the name of the writer. Artlclca no', meeting tbeae specitl
editions will be rejected.
To I ho Editor: Will jou al
low nte epnre In your valuable
puper (or a few llliw? What la
all our ntates logtaUtive roiiTti
Inn alwut? I belelvc Its Jtwt
simply polllliw. I so In mime of
our nowsptipem Unit Kvi-nar
l'l.-n'o and nuxt all Ilia titatr tip
poitttpos are dnotlltMl to poltttt'tl
rrnolficllon. ami 1 rati w ni bet
ter way for feovennr 1'icrci' than
to tic hl Vfto ax frei-ly and fnr
elhly an I let both hon.va of iho
IcKiflatnro over ride ht vt'luns,
that the fruits nf hi Inlmr.t may
Ite seen many d.tys lipiici. Well
e:va onP n(iiti,'in what d,i ynu
mean hy tho Hiaud you art t;tl.
Inc. I mean that 1 hellfvo I ran
pfov lo yim boynnd a doubt that
thp state and national ronfiwion
of today W pi.l itirnl. Will you
pl"ase (to b;o k with mo to tlin
wurld war wh.n we had a Himii
oratle pnidctit and polill.'a w m
nlnioit forgot ti-n how ennitriv-.
and the eonate pave rri'ldeni
Wilmn tlmoKt evcrylhiiiK he ask
ed for. Ho you remember how
Hie K It. Co. turned over Iheli
H R. to help win the (treat vlr
lory that wan won. how Henry
Ford forRot pnlitin and ea.it hi.
lot for humanity and peare. How
repttbllrnne alike forxot pulltka
anil nave up their eons to rrowi
the Kich and poor tlemoerat and
the (treat wallers In to a atrnnce
euntrjr and many of Ibrin never
returned and they lnyed down
their Urea to win the world war
for wourid humanity and world
peaee. lk you remember how
mon after the war wai orer nd
victory mi won that politic! be
Itan to blare up l the U.S. en
te. How If It had bin poalhle
iney woulit Rare nol Ilea r eru
elfled Pi evident Wiloon with hla
peare treaty, our ureatext pres
ident since I.lnrolln If not Waah
Initton. I heard W. J. nrran
ay In Chrhalla. Wash the latter
part of prealdent Wllaons admln
Mrntlon If the present U.S. sen
ate did not ratify the peare treaty
the people would elect a senate I
that would ratify It but so far
Mr. W. J. Ilryan hao been mis
taken all on account of politics.
will you pleano ko back with me
le-s than 2 years aco. do you re
member how our president I'ool
edi;e ro freely ami forcible use,!
hiji veto ns. bow frcelv an.l
forcibly concreos and senate over
nu ins vetoi ami bow the pu
litienl need ..prune; up on Nov. the
I 1 !- I. anil hrmieht fonrll.
fruit an liundr.il fold. I see in
tile Oregon .siiitesman of .Ian ;'o
-l'.L'.'.an nrtietn liL.. tl.i 1
Mleltc Party Is bared from at-
lenillnir rentililican nartv me..f
It seetm that the f 0.1'. thinks
tll.lt l.afollette and his party has
.nmite.t me political unpardon
able .'!!. I eailll.tt Re ll,.rn I n
follelte and his parly has In lured
ine Riif. any worse than Theo-
o.oe (0-eve I ..Tl. Mm
did In mis. why is the matter
o urgent and t ho luilitical decree
.o haty. whv should tho o p
be so hastv lilie the nil 11. i, I. i. 111.. I
hump runhinR In to battle, whv
not wall a time with patience un
tlll l.afollette and his party can
he Informed ot their request mid
priiblly will he reconverted mi l
come hack Into tho fold like
Theodore ttosevelt and Hiram
Johnson did. one man eald the
kooiI Lord had bin better to th
yoiniK pupa than he had bin to
111 111 he said the Lord h.
jnna eyes at flays old and lit
had allowed him in h nn..K.
(Iran forty years before he open
ed hi political
rally poor democrat poor finan
cially poor republican leta ret
our political ere open and not
stand in our own llht forty year
more. star with them A
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