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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1925
CapitaUliJournal
Salem. nron
Aa Iadpndnt N,wppr PublUbcd rtrr venlng except Sun4j
TeltphoDt II; ewt HI
GEORGE PUTNAM. Editor and Publisher
Dodging Economy
Governor Pierce's great contribution to political science
consists in the discovery that the way to cut taxes in two is to
multiply them rather than to effect economies in admuuS'
tration. To carry out this theory, he deliberately fixed the
levy for 1925 at a million dollars less than required to meet
expenditures, hoping thereby to force the legislature to
impose some of the additional taxes he champions, such as a
tax on cigarettes and motion pictures, a gross earnings tax
on utilities, a severance tax on timber, a higher insurance
tax, etc., and at the same time let him pose as a tax cutter.
There are many ways in which expenses could be cut, such
as consolidation of offices, elimination of commissions
and reduction in bureaucray, but these apparently interest
neither the governor nor the legislature, which is busy creat
ing new commissions calling for more bureaucracy. Simplifi-
ation of government apparently concerns neither.
A saving of a million dollars a year could be effected by
a merger of the higher educational institutions of the state
under one management and the elimination of duplicate and
over-lapping courses. If the 'inflation was deflated and
lome of the frills and foibles, and the institutions managed
for the interest of the state instead of competitively for their
twn benefit, a great drain on the taxpayers would be plugged.
Then there is the little matter of extension work, educa
tional correspondence courses and field work. Here we have
the state university, the agricultural college, the normal
school and the superintendent of schools spending many
thousands of dollars in trying to force education upon those
long past school age. Coordination of this duplicate effort
would save a great sum.
However, with a governor intent on keeping his patronage
and in favor of multiplying taxes to do it, and a legislature
without the definite program imposed by party solidarity and
responsibility, individually bluffed by interested blocs, we
cannot expect any real reform. And matters will grow worse
under the direct primary until some semblance of party
conization is restored, and we cease to drift without a
program.
Senate Shows Courage
Courage shown by the senate in refusing both to ratify
the child labor amendment to the federal constitution and to
submit it to the people, in spite of the insistence of uplift
blocs, is to be commended. The amendment is dead through
action of other states, and placing it on the ballot would only
unnecessarily encumber it.
It is to be hoped also, that the senate stands by its con
victions and refuses to pass the kindergarden school bill,
which will unnecessarily add to the expense of school dis
tricts. This bill is desired principally so that mothers can
pet rid of the care of little tots during the day time and have
leisure for gadding, at public expense.
Experience has amply demonstrated that these same
mothers arc not sufficiently interested in the education of
their little children to send them to a private kindergarten
school, for many have been opened and failed for lack of
patronage or else are not sufficiently convinced of its cdu
cnlional value to pay the small tuition fees required.
The slate has enough to do in educating children old
enough to go to school, let alone keeping them amused during
infancy.
A New Poll Tax
A dispatch from Bath, England, states that a tax on
bobbed heads is proposed to assist the municipality in bal
ancing its budget. It is pointed out that quite an income was
derived by a tax on the powdered hair of the ladies of the
seventeenth century. It is suggested that the bobbing tax
miirht be considered a "poll tax."
Here is a source of revenue Governor Pierce has strangely
overlooked in his suggestions for increasing the state's
revenues, for a tax on bobbed heads, or even on bobbing,
would yield a tidy sum. To avoid discrimination, however,
the lax should also apply to men with shiek hair-cuts, and
thus double the revenue.
Of course in such an emergency as Oregon now confronts,
in the effort to maintain its bureaucracy, the tax might be
extended to men that shave and women that paint and
powder, and thus aid in restoring an era of bushy whiskers
of sturdy pioneer type as well as giving women back their
crowning glory.
We pass the suggestion on to the governor and predict
that if he endorses it, m one of his harmony messages rap
ping the legislature, it will make him famous.
HALF HOLIDAY
GOOD FOR COUNTY
ASSERTS BOYER
In the proposed li.in;; In cl.tn
Ini? h.nu.' fur county uftirt' the
Ct-unty would gain a f ill two hour
of ervtre from Its euiploo rit I ll
ST tlliln InshiH HOCUl'dilltf ti Couniy
Cli-rk ltoytr.
Tlw plan 1h to Join with CI:uVi
tr.'i.i county in Its bill. t;itid the
comity clerk, which wmilil keep the
offkon open from I In the morn
ing until b in th ofternoon on
Week diiya and from 8 in th morn
ng until 1 o'clock In the afternoon
On Satiirdjy'a, sucordniic to ltoyrr.
L'n Jar lbs present Uvr lha of
fices art open every dny only from
S to IS In the morning and from
1 to ft In ih afternoon. The of
fices remain cloned during noon
hour, under a nrovMnn of law.
Trie proposal is to change thl
o thit the office would remain
pen a full dny every day except
Bnturdnyn, including; noon hour,
nd to romaln open on Saturday
up through the noon hour until
1 o'clock.
"While tills would Knock off
four hours on Saturday after
noons." stated Boyer, 'it would
add lg hours during the wrek
uis by keeping oi en durlug noon
hours, aii'l n a net result the
ce.inty would Rceure two hours
more him -vices from nil of Its em
ployv during the course of a week
thnn are now Kraut ed."
It is un Icrstood that Senator
San1 i it own Is the one member of
the Mai ion delegation standing out
iinamst the bill, Senator I.a Kollctt
.'li far in is khntvn nnt hnvlnir .
he. on general I .a Follett princi
ples, nn.iitist iutli a measure.
Senator ltrow n objevts became
ho sees the nnmos of no farmers on
the petition and believes that such
a measure would meet with objec
tion from farmers who do a large
fliavo of their shopping on Satur
day. The petition, however, carries a
lurgv number of names of local
hti;iiner men, as well as county of
ficers, bankers and citizens gen
erally. One business man Is reported as
declaring hlin.el( in favor of the
bill on the ground that it would
encourage farmers to come In and
do their trading on other after
noons than Saturdays. He ututes
this would be sure to bo the rase
if banks closed along with county
o fflres.
"Tho trouble l," this business
nan Is reported a saying, "farm
er make it a point of congregat
ing here on Situ id ay and u a re
sult my clerks are louring a rood
share of the week and worked to
dfath on Hatimlay afternoons. This
closing ptan might serve to equal
ise the situation by-spreading the
farmer trails considerably over the
entire wee.: and give up buoy day
all the time."
TODAY'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE
HORIZONTAL
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9. N Mineral
10. Malu
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30. 'qrelr
25. PfM. of It
26. Western KlbrrUn gulf
J7. Juliv of olive,
211. Jliilun
:10. Klllt'd
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HOW TO SOLVE THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE
The way to attire Um Crew Wore! Puzzle Is to fill In the white
squares of the diagram with Hie wonts which agree with the eeosn
Hiuins dcfiuitloiis. The tleuiitktna are numbered to correspond with
toe uuiiiDcrs on ine diagram.
Any word defined In the text under "HORIZONTAL" will begin
at Its number, shown on the diagram, and wilt extend all tlio way
aero lo the first blielc epaoa la the right of that number. That us
lie word moat begin In tlie-square that ecu is ins Its identifying num
ber, bud extend as far as the wliite square continue uninterruptedly
Any word defined ender VERTICAL" will also begin, In the white
space that coitlnuis lie number, but will extend downward as far as
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A. Modern Marriage
An Ahsorbinc Novel
By IDAH MeGLONE GIBSON )
I.OVE AND MAKRIAGE
'hen I came back from dress
ing he said. "Girt 1 can not allow
you to ruin my life, even though
I love you. Do you know I
haven't written a line of the new
play which I have promised by the
firat of the year? I sit down de
termined to write and your face
comes always between me and my
typewriter keys. I aee the little
golden lights In your brown eye.
I long to touch the damask of
your cheek. Your scarlet lips invite
me. I wonder what you are do
ing. I am jealous of every man
that speaks to you. I am jealous
even of your work. Surely you
must know I want you, want you
for my wife! It will break my
heart if you still persist in saying
that you will not marry mc, but
even that will be easier to bear
than the torment that I am In
now.
'One moment you ardently beck
on and the next, turn to ice and
send me away.
"Day after tomorrow I am poing
to Station's camp In the Adiron
dack and before I come back I
must know whether we spend our
linos together or whether me part
forever. I shall expect my an
swer soon.
'Until then, let's try to forget
the matter." I begged smilingly.
"Let's eat, drink and be merry, for
tomorrow"
"AH right." he Interrupted.
Truly both of us acted as though
it was our last night together. I
danced and coquetted with Kod as
I never had before. Rod told his
wittiest stories and held me in his
arms while daoicir.g as though he
would never let me be free again.
"I am sorry it Is over," I said
as among the last revelers we left
the cafe.
"We were silent ail the way
home;' there he kissed me lightly
nn th eves and murmured, "Good
niffht
I watched him stride down the
street in the moonlight and then
prepared for bed.
All thrsugh the long hours of
the night I debated y prooiem
N'o one knew better than I my un
fortunate obsession as to Indepen
dence, both economic and personal
N'o cue but myself not even Hod
knew that I could not be happy
without him. Not even he knew
the absorbing passion of my love
for Mm.
V.'hon the lipht of dawn beRaJi
to break I arue and throwing a
robe over me I went to my dtk
and wrote Rodney a letter. As near
as 1 can renumber it was like this:
You would probably be surpris
ed. Rod dar, if I put at the head
of this letter the endearing salu
tation that is always In my heart
when I think of you.
You accused me last nlsht of be
ing cold and you have intimated
that I am not In love with you.
If you could look into my soul
you would find t'aat you were
quite mixtaken.
I am not cold and I do love you
without any reservation. 1 love you
so much. dear, that if love were
all, I would give myself to you this
momen:. with the sure knowledge
that 1 could keep you until death
do uh part.
liut you and I. Rodney, know
that love is not all. We know a
well that while Kn asks much of
his worshippers he really lakes
lltt!e note of whether they lire the
same ones who throng his altar day
after day.
Low, my lover, is a very jealous
pod and he brooks no divided M
legtance of thie who kneel at his
altar. They must love Love, lie
cares not at all if they love each
other. .
Conferment ly tho moment the ,
business of life and the everyday
living comes between him and hu
worshippers, the moment his ador
ing slaves for any reasons hecomt
inattentive, he tbrwsts them into
the outer darkness while other
proas forward to busk In love's
radiant countenance.
Yoti have heard me tell that
marriage is the surest cure for
love and although you did not
agree In words, yet I could see
from your face that you believed
us I did. utthough you did not want
to acknowledge It.
We have had many times an II
ustration of the awful part that
marriage plays in killing love.
It has not been sa many months
since Vernon Btcdn.an and Lucllia
were married and yet already you
nnd I both know they have found
out that marriagd was a mistake.
They are already talking of aepl
mation and Vernon Stedinan is al
ready looking for some other wo
man with whom to full into that
male of miud which he call
love.M
We have seen every day among
our friends the breaking of com.
punionrtiipg when promsed to make
heaven upon earth.
I always have asked myself
what s the reaam? Why do peo
ple who neem so much In love with
each other become so quickly bor
ed wnen tney seme uown to mar.
ried life?
I have decided, Rodney dear, it
is bemuse wo mortals are so con
stituted that the only thing we
are devoted to Is constant change
rr at least constant variety.
ixnnorrow Tiic Hour Has Conio
Jack Johnson, former heavy,
weight champion, who Is barred
from boxing almost throughout
the United States, is now a eosnel
preacher.
BRINGING UP FATHER
By George McMnnua
Sw-whwsthe mact-tek;
CilTTlM" tllCK AJr TlREO Or
Von A.KI' ItIAS..-
REFOiW TO TXUK
Z7J TO ME I
NOW-Ll"bTEN- I'D
LIKE TO HS.VE A,M
UNDER 'bTAJS Ol Kt
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DUMB DORA
(Substituting for Barney Google, during Billy DeBeck's illness)
XKT GOT OUT
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T WISH I COULTJ
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KRAZY KAT
The Kat Ought to Know
By Herrimaa
Nc, Oil Hit xer 'aiaSt (? 4wpiu lecolr ,
OFPtSS )PP nAID'Av OUr ABOUT ME .
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MUTT AND JEFF
No Wonder They Call Jeff the "One Quart Kid" In Piltsburg
By Bud Fisher
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f L.V T TI
BftHAMA
X ve. got A BMfN
Cout '. (HicK
THAT COUGf
t'M Gonna
BRING BACK
A QUART OP .
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LAW A6AlUr
Bringing THAt
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TO CovJNlkV.
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VWlTH B002. OW HIS PeRSON
THtSe RVN0O BAQlfS'.
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