Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, February 14, 1925, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Textr 4 it PAGE FOUR THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1925 CapitaUjJournal flftlam. Orezoa An Independent Newspaper Published ery erenlnf except Bundty Telepboae tl; 81 GEORQB PUTNAM, Editor end Publisher A Constitutional Convention Reference to the people at the general election of 1926 of the question of calling a constitutional convention for reviS' ion of the Constitution is provided in a bill introduced by Senator Klepper today, the GCth anniversary of the Webfoot State. Should the people approve, the delegates to the con yention would be elected at the general election of 1928. The measure does not fix the date, but leaves this as a matter for future consideration. As Senator Strayer recently pointed out, a constitutional convention is needed before there can be any material economies affected in state government through consolida tion, because part of the offices are provided by the constitu tion and part by legislative enactment and it is virtually impossible to synchronize them. Conditions have so materially altered since the adoption ot the constitution, it provides so many limitations, suitable enough for the time, but long since outgrown, and it has been patched with amendments so frequently and contin uously in the effort to bring it up to date, that a com plete rewriting would be of immense advantage and assist, not only in simplifying the code, and government as well, but in reducing taxation and in developing the state. It is to be hoped the legislature provides the referendum. More Bureaucracy Section 15 of H. B. 391, known as the doctors trust bill, reveals the inspiration of this measure as well of most similar regulative and restrictive laws and all reforms. It reads: It shall be the duty of all persons llceused to practice tbe healing rt fn the state of Oregon to register by the first day of August, 1925, end annually thereafter, with the secretary of the Oregon board of licensure in the healing art, and to apply for an annual license renewal fee in the sum of two dollars ($2). There we have it its the $2 per year, which from some 5,000 to 10,000 doctors and healers, makes good picking for the bureaucrats. As usual the board created serves without pay except expenses, but employs "such assistants as may be necessary" who run the 4oard. The spirit of regulating the other fellow is strongly in evidence, for the new board supplants the courts and is made sole judge of the qualifications of the applicants, the various boards for special varieties of healers being abolished and control of the new board given to one branch of the healing art. While the standards of education are raised for the figure, the present practicioners are not required to get an education. Under the bill doctors and healers could not travel about, or solicit business by circulars, letters or advertisements, which is aimed to put out of business the itinerants and specialists in short it provides another instance of govern ment by monopolistic bureaucracy. TODAY'S GROSS WORD PUZZLE HORIZONTAL HOW TO SOLVE JTJIE CROSS WORD PUZZLE An erik t'oittpefiMtiioa InrUiifd rubber lubes Old Korw t A tirk-klv plant lirad Kprciun of liuiMUieurc 111 li.r ItormMing a wall Jlorm-ttm-k ifume A m',iiUtm I 'beru Hull n Mid (ab.) Alt citfirr Oilnr Aiiiiiit K-ff liom To chIh)o Ac once The wf to solve thm Oram Word Puzzle to to fill te lh white quart of tbe diagram wiitvth word which acre with the a room utu)in definition &. The efLniileus arc numbered to correspond with lue uiunuvra on iiie diagram Any word defined In tim text under "HORTZOXTAL wttl twfftn nt In number, ahoun on 4U diecnun, and will extend nil the wny across lo the first bL-ick apace lo thn right of that number. That lb, ne wru mum Dctpn in trie, piuiro (bat contains it i(lcn(ifln n tim ber, itnd ci tend as for as, Che wtiite squares continue unlulcrruuicillr. An? word defined under "VERTICAL will ntso begirt. In the white space that contains Us number, hut will extend downward as far as P E F O R U Contributions to This Column must bo plainly written on one slrto of paper only limited to 300 words In length and signed .with the name of the writer. Articles no, meeting these specifi cations will be rejected. To the Kdilor: In n recent i inn of the Sal unlay KvcniiiK P1 (here appeared nn article entitled "tiuverniiU'iit by Hliirkiiiuil" in which the mnch hint 1mm nnd d i Vioita forma ot lilackiirilistn adop ted to bully cnnurwinrn by nelf Btklnp mlnoritit'H are explained. To ny that the article in question 1 untrue i lo a tl tn it rank inor no ran cd, and anyone fuluoua en ough to riouht the authenticity of the charge that u great number of our law, both tUate nnd fed eral , are literally blackmailed into our statute hook have only to attend either congress at Washington or our on legisla tive assembly here at Sali'in to sec for themselves what in Roing on- open and above board in the way of audurioiiH nnd arrogant blackmail. Never before In tbe htatnry of the Oregon legislature him 4 here been such a gang of argumenta tive leagues, associations, unions, gran gen, lodges, block (or blocs) ntenihlcd In the lobby of the State Capitol, nnd each individual coterie armed with a threat or oiio kind or nnottur with which It htt pee to coerce legislative mem bers into pledging their support to fiome fool measure having for Its purpose nothing at all of In terest to the people nt large and more often Hi an not i proposal that Is both willy and Idiotic. For instance; a certain person residing in the City of Sal 'in and known iw "Itath House Mill," or otherwise recognized a one Pur dy, openly puhlinl.tH the allcga tion that the iuciuIhth tf tho leg islature do "not dare" to oppose a certain meastiio whUh he eayn: he Intends to submit for conoid 1 prat ion. There you are. A ver nice little black mailer right on front door nli-p who thrcatcmt an l dates for no other reason appar ent than to ncquire ly coercion Pomclhing which tin feel he can Hot obtain by law or nound re:m oiiing. This gentleman 1h a fair type of our modern political blH' kmniler although not wi viru lent as the general run. Affecting the oleaginous efful gence of the circus ring mauler, and not at all demeaning himself a one hou1d at thP head of a! nfcppmetl!y pious nnd utrlctly up-l lifting organisation, a Mr. Her-! wig is to bo olwervcd around the fnpHo! lobby day and night In clone and menacing contereneej with unfortunate members of both hoiiACA. Thlii flsmboysnt Individual, Is ft league representa tive and It has been chsrrrd. and so far never denied, that thta par-l tlctilar league controls the office o( governor and all other branch P4 directly related thereto. It would Indeed be Interesting to kn6w Just what manner of con 1 trot this league la aid to have fvdr our foremost department of State. However, ther Is but one reasonable conjeetuie. The rot enior le downright afraid of the lia:ue and the league, knowing the governor in afraid, f not nt all adverse to Ihrtateu or even get down to genuine blackmail politically in order to gain its ends. These name conditions, re pugnant and disgusting aa they are, appertain also to the legis lators. It is common goetdn ar ound the State Capitol when thus Iwtgiip proposes a ineasuro for the assembly's consideration, that the mem hem "do not dare" t Ignore the wishes of tbe league or ex press their honest judgment witti the result the league's will ig obeyed and another statute ie en acted over the blackmail route. While It is undoubtedly true that the members of the legisla ture are at least trying to present a creditable showing, the black mailers are getting in their dirty work to an alarming extent. The lif of the public of.'ielul today Is replete with threats, warnings and bitter criticittme from these minority gangs, and it Is small wonder that any man with n grain of common sense and a re gard for self respect will consent to serve as a public officer. The contemptuous yapping uf these jackassicnl reformers is the direct cause of utter disrespect for law and the derisive saying of the ray. "Aw to hel with 'em. and their laws too" JOHN" HAItltlK. Highland Ave. To the Kditor: I notice In an editorial of the Statesman of January 21. an article beaded, "What would he have done?" The Statesman is very sympa thetic for these convicts und about to shed crocodile tears for these ine-u who have eo.n milted crimes that are crimes. Hut let some poor man bo caught with liquor on his person or sells no me. then the .Statesman and the anti-saloon league would be the first ones to throw him in prison. They would boil him in oil, have lii in halveo ami qimtt. red, shot at sun rise and flogged the scriptural number of strokes; then go and glory In It and tell how the law had been vindicated and society had received Its pound of fleh. I would like to ask what ChrUt would have done likewise to some unfortunate who had fallen, by the wayside? A SVBflCIUJlKK. PROHIBITION HITS" LATVIA ltlir f.atvi. Thn . i. mt.w .1 wave la aweeolnr nvr llvia A law has been passed which Is tan tamount to prohibition, and it hets uvwei aeirai upon oy too ruy au thor!' Ira of Itica tn deftrenrl tin 11 some SO hotels and restaurants on tbe grounds that they were selling liquor, me euy lathers are now eOIlilillorlnr mhnlher Imo hI.au should not be made to close down or seed. of vi:sTi:itiAVS ILL T ilili n NlP I TlTOP B Y ElMOPlD VERTICAL 2. Attorney (ab.) .1. I'oitit of a im'ii 4. Smith American republic 6. Academy ot Science (uU,)) 8. Miigle 5. I inerifled report 8. One who nil Id. Highest elevation VI. 1 1. t)ly I. A bird 111. Verticil I piirt of stairway 8. t.uUled iJ2" 3 W I5" LH 7jy 6 ""m s57"- Cot3riUt l2t teoriee Matthew Adams 20. Craft "li. A valine -I. A naikin 36. Sanctum -H. Ktiborifli'e (ab.) 29. New Orleans (ab.) A Modern Marriage (Aa Absorbing Novel V By IDAU McGLONE GIBSON ) THE I0VE OF A HAS Belor Jim Kirtiy vu (airly out of sight, Ilck remembered that he mutt telegraph Immedi ately about the marriage certifi cate. Addressing the message to the Rer. Huntington at Knoxville, Tenn., he eaid: 4'Pleae wire me at my expenee on what date in August ot laat year you married Kathlyn Leonard and Rodney Evans at the little town ot Whit ley la the Great Smoky moun tain Answer Immediately. Very important "RICHAID STARMOUNT. "Calumet Club, "Xew York City." With this off his mind his thoughta immediately went back to his friend, Rodney Evans. H? called himself disloyal for having tbe slightest doubt as to bis In nocence, and he decided to look over the ground of the murder again. Jim found Kathlyn at the hos pital sitting up and looking more like herself than he bad been led to believe by Starmount's descrip tion of her. She was very glad to see the reporter, especially as be had told her he was sure thai if she told the while truth In the story she was writing it would go a long way toward treeing Rod. As Kirby made this assertion. Kathlyn leaned forward on her chair and looked tensely Into bis face. "Are you sure, Mr. Kirby. that this story will help Rod? I would rather cut my hand off than write it it I thought it would not es pecially as I must tell you that it I write It just as I know it was. it will look as though Rod did It." that?" was Klrby'a surprised ex clamation. "Ot course I do not," she said indignantly. "I'm only Just tell lng you how it will look to other people." "Never mind. Mrs. Evans, Just tell the troth and I am sure we will find the guilty person." Kathlyn Evans turned deathly white. "Oh, I dont want to write this. I don't want to write this story. I think It is all a mistake. Haw you started It?" As she spoke Kirby felt that he had surprise! her Into almost acknowledging hat Rod bad killed Foss. The idea came with such force he was afraid If he stayed much longer he would ask her to tell the truth, tell why she thought her hueiband bad shot the man found dead on her doorstep. lie got the manuscript awny from her. that part she had writ ten since Dick had left that morn ing. The reporter then depart ed. Going to Startr.ounl's apart ment he found that he had not returned. He left the manuj cript he had Just gotten from Kathlyn wilh a little note sayinyr that he was going over to the office to arrange for the publish ing ot the story for the coin in; Sunday. Starmount came back after a fruitless search in Kathlyn 'a stu dio. For a long white he had sat upon her steps and tried to reconstruct the scene. Again and aguin he did this but at last thinking he was too tired to form any opinion or hit upon any so lution different from- that whicl had already been worked out as far as possible, he returned to his apartment to find Jim note nml "Surely you do not believeeomo pages ot Kathlyn's manus cript. With a sigh ot relief h sat himself down to read them hop ing to find something for which he was searching. Hs read: Rod was so kind to me after my mother left on her trip and I was burning betweea two fires. I knew from what bad happened In the last few days that I could live with no one all the time. Mr mother's short visit bad provei that to me. I Even allowing for her Vlctorijajn viewpoint my mother loved me and would do anything in the world that she could to help me but she would do it in her way, which was not mine. Dy this I realized even more keenly that no two people had the same way of working out their lires. I felt that the Inti macies and annoyances of mar riage would kill the glorious thrill of love which I felt every time I saw Rodney, and even though I knew that I loved him so passionately that my wholt life would crumble at my feet if by any chance he would go out ot It, I was sure that both out loves would die a lingering death, It we were constantly together. The path of Rod's lite led en tirely away from mine. Hit friends were all of the theatre, men and women whom I cared tor Tery little. I felt that thej were play-boys and girls nevei seriously doing anything. Rod was always teaslngly criticising me for taking the responslbllltict ot lite as something signlficanl and important, and not to be laid aside for the folly and pleasure ol the moment. My work nevei seemed to matter with him, and his work well that belonged to him alone. Like many another man and woman that mysterloul thing mortals call "the love ot a man for a maid," seemed to bs the only tie between us. Tomorrow Where Will It Endl JOURNAL WAN1 ADS PAY BRINGING UP FATHER Bv Georee McManua .VOO 111 tOTHFRM r-OW-LltTEN- I'M "blCK NM' . TiREO OF THI"o QOA.RREL. AR.E MA.VIN WITH tOOR MOTHER TOO CO R.ICHT Its AJS' A'bK HEIR. TO FORCIVE fOO DO hfz I TELC TOO- TOO CETTIN' AUtTTLB. -TOO,- IMPORTANT FOR TOUR I l' "V. A.C.E- . -,?Jf ' WHW DO TOO r-1EAr- eT TALKING TO HER. LIKE. THAT- TOO DROTE TOO ARE JOW Afa CROEL HEARTED A-i TOO CAN EEL c a ' n I NEVER. NINO DEAR -IF HE HA"b LOST A 'T "2W'THeY'VE HI LOVE AND AFFECTION FOR TOO' "V EY II II r2t: TlLt- H"E W I BOT'illrORe ATME1- &n ci.rrrm 14 2-ir 1 1 111 c...o,,.h,i.CTrW,- DUMB DORA- (Substituting for Barney Google, during Billy DeBeck's illness) BEMi4vfi.,DoN(ooeAU'z.E S. I 4osU, i Taito -ro get ovFj2.ro -fUi, plokists . 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