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WULUMUSUAX, l-'EBKUARY 18, 1923
Capitaljljournal
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GEOUGB PUTNAM. Editor end Publisher
Aircraft Controversy
General Mitchell, of the aircraft service, will probably be
demoted or otherwise penalized for daring to criticise official
policies of the war and navy departments concerning the
Neglect of the aviation branches, but he has rendered a
)u'.lic service in forcing a thorough investigation.
Both army and navy are autocratically ruled by rings of
,d tape bureaucrats, and any officer who disagrees or has
be temerity to criticise them has no more chance of con-
jlderation than critics of Adjutant General W hue nave in our
wn military machine. They are promptly flattened out by
lt:am-roller process.
Immunity from new ideas has always characterized our
military autocracy. Most of modern war inventions were of
American origin, but rejected by our army and navy staffs
until utilized by European nations. Among them were high
explosives, machine guns, submarines, and airships. Maxim
left the United States in disgust over the rejection of his
Inventions, which England promptly utilized. Holland offered
Ihe United States his submarine for the Spanish American
H-ar and was laughed at--and it nearly won the war for
Sermany. Similarly the airship was neglected in the land of
a inventor and developed by Europe.
There is more than a suspicion that our present neglect of
lircraft is due to the fact that airplane and bomb have really
relegated the warship to the scrap heap and rendered the
navy obsolete, which would throw out of gear the entire
military organization. As aviation is limited to youth, there
Is small wonder that both army and navy cliques are fighting
t -ainst fate to perpetuate a machine that has outlived its
Usefulness.
Making Good
By defeating the paternalistic free school text-book bill
the legislature added to its commendable record of negative
ichievement. This measure, designed to supply free text
books, printed at slate expense, to school pupils, would
mormously increase our already top heavy school costs, with
sut compensating benefits.
Of course it would be a fine thing for a few poverty
itricken families to have the stale supply the text books for
the children, but on the same theory it would be still finer
for the state to supply food and lodging as veil as clothing.
The rank and file are not in the pauper class, however, and
private charity can be relied upon to assist the needy, in
this as in other things.
It is characteristic of human nature not to value anything
secured without a struggle. That is one reason why educa
tion is not appreciated as it was when it entailed personal
lacrifice and hard work to secure it. Children are careless
enough with books their parents purchase, but when the
ftate supplies them, they are soon destroyed, under the
lup)osilion they are free, when as a matter of fact, nothing
Is f' ce in this world sombody always has to pay, and in this
tase it is the general public which directly or indirectly
foots the bill.
By the way, this legislature is making a record better than
the average, despite the lack of constructive achievement.
It has passed no important bills and milled around on un
important measures, but it has put to sleep an imposing
rray of pHleririlistic and freak proposals. The fewer laws
legislature enacts, the better for the eople for there are
lllogether.too many on the statute books.
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Any word defined la the text under "HORrzo.VTAL will betfn
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across to l ho first black snare to the right of I hat number. That is,
me worn must bruin in trie fcqaaro thut contains It ldentllliic n tim
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A Modern Marriage
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By IDAH McGLONE GIBSON )
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Copyright 1921 George Matthew Atlanta
THE HOl'R HAS COME
Z remember In writing to Rod
ney I adi: I wish X did not have
to think of it but whenever I am
filled with the Joy of your love
I am affrighted by the thought
of losing It.
Instinctively I have tried to
choos. Were It better to put my
love away in iavendar whore I
might go sometimes and enjoy lu
fragrant memory than to grasp iis
immediate bliss only to find my
hand j, that I had empty? Even If
one docs not have so much happi
ness, one does not have so much
sorrow.
Yes, I know, dear, that until
some other aud better thing is
worked out of our future civiliza
tion In regard to marriage, the
safety of ths race demands and
rightly that there should always
be some legalized action taken by
the two people who Intend to be
come partners in the great busi
ness of carrying on the race.
I do not acknowledge that there
is anything about the ecclesiastical
marriage ceremony that seenia to
maks its bonds any more holy or
less likely to bo broken than those
entered into at the office of a Jus
tice of the peace.
The mere fact that two people
love each other truly and loyaly
makes their union holy whether ,
they plight their vows under civil:
or church rule.
I love you. Rodney. I want you
for my husband. I want to be I
your wif?, consequently I want!
that union be legal because 1
believe It necessary to be a good,
citizen of my country and I want
to keep nil of its laws.
I am selfish enough, however, to
want that union to last forever,
something that the mere promis
ing by either you or me will not I
affect either one way or the other.
Rodney, with many human frailties
and the usual virtues, vte should
know that the one thing of which
every human being Is the most
tenacious ij his individuality.
Love Is always antagonistic to
individuality. When one loves, one
wants to pons mm to all men and
women, love means to desire, to
have and to hold consequently
thora Is always an unconscious war
between husband and wife which
la a constant battle for suprem
acy. Tarn 'one of those new women
who have the same desire to ex
press themselves th:it men have.
and It mukes for great unhapplnew
if the newspapers and criminal
courts are to be believed.
I am afraid of marriage; rath
er. Rodney, I am afraid of constant
and int. mute coaipanionhlp.
You aay "Marry me Kathlyn,"
nnd I answer, "X will" if. as far a
the world and our friends are con
cerncd. It will be kept a secret.
I know that this will probably
mean more or less gossip but 1
am willing to hear even scandal
if we can keep love always with
us.
Here Is my plan: We will go up
to some sparsely Inhabited moun
tain region and be mr.rried by a
justice oi the peace. Then we nil!
have a glorious week or two to
gether In a cabin or tent, just you
and I. We will come back to work.
will retain my own name. I ahull
support myself as I always have
done. I shall keep my own studio
:i part men, and you shall keep
yours. In our minds, our hearts or
our ltves there shall be no bonds
except the bond of our mutual
love.
Your friends need not necessari
ly be my friends, nor mine yours
any more than they are now. I
Khali not feel that I have the right
We are both human beings, to criticize your coming and go
ing any more than X shall allow
you to criticise mine. You shall
Ij punetultous as you are now when
you ask me to accompany you to
ilnner or to the theater end I shall
do as I have done In the past and
give you special Imitations to dine
with aie In my little studio apart
ment. You shall not feel at liberty to
come to me until 1 Invite you and
you may refuse my Invitations If
you are so inclined.
If you can subscribe to all this
we ahall conform to the old con
vent ions of the wedding ceremony,
but me shall make our married
life one In which both of us are
thoroughly free and Independent.
I am sure that when we are not
hound we shill seek each other. If
we were bound we would seek
some othir.
Iarling, I am waiting for you.
instead of your going up to the
camp in the Adirondack, where
you told me you were going last
night, follow me to the wildest
place I know In the Great iS rooky
Mountains In Tennessee.
I sin leaving for the south im
mediately. I haven't a doubt that
you will not be as happy In this
unconventional marriage of ours,
as I know I am going to be.
I have been unconsciously plan
ning all my life this kind of union
with the man I would love.
My hour has come. I shall wait
impatiently for you in Knoxvllle.
If you are not with me by tho end
of the week, I shall know that my
plan has not suited you and we
will separate before Instead of aft
er marriage and each go his own
way.
Until I hear from you or see you
I am yours and yours only,
KATHLYN.
Tomorrow Tlie New Wife.
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SENATE VOTES
TO RAISE PAY OF
A strong fight wax made In the
Vnato yesterday a ft or noon against
ouse bill No. 211, Increasing the
felarlea of the district attorneys
f Oregon, but not quite strong
)nouRh to keep the bill from pasa
lng. Tho opponents were buccohs
xl enoiiKh in rommlttoe of the
Thole, however, to cut the salary
jropoHcd for the Multnotmih pros
XMilor from $6,000 to $5,500.
Yhii h still leaves him a f 1.000 In
'ireasp. and In decrease the salaries!
)ropo.ed for his two chief deputies
Vom $2,700 to $2,100 each and
Tiird from $2.r.(t0 to $2,100
VnrttorH Kihly, llutler aud othern
feuht Rtrenuou-sly to knock ont
Tie provision intnle for raising the
joney to pay the Increased sal-
rie;, but In vuln. This provision
a the artditlon of $."i to the ftline
Ves in liivorcn cn-tcn, making (lie
VKUlar charge $10. Tlilis, it Is
Climated, will nroduee nhmit
) 1 9.000 B year, while the total In
crease in the salaries is a Hit l.
nder $17,000.
with the amendment nffeiting
luitnoniah county the bill passed
y a vote of 18 to II. The voir
tan:
For Dunk, f'msner. (lark.
aviw. IVnnla, Ouiift. Kddy. Khk.
Sail. Hare. Johnson. Kinnev,
Ilepper. Magladry, Miller, lliliii-r.
Jpton. Moser.
Against Hrown. nut lor, Por
Jett, C.arland. Joseph, !aPolhtt.
It a plea, Rtrayer, Taylor, Tooze!
rfinmierman.
Kxcused R. ls.
Senator Upton, chairman of the
fldiriary committee, explained the
Intendments that hud been made
m commutes to more nearly
)iuallte the measure. Taylor and
toore opposed It at the oetaot, and
kilncr fought it oa grnunda that
II Increased the salary of the
Multnomah district attorney com
pletely out of proportlom to the
lalaries of other prosecutors. He
aid if this were cut to $52r0 be
Would sepport the bUL .
Eddy moved for a committee of
the whole procedure, and this was
pposrd by Ranks and Klenper,
Who averred that the senate would
make a hodge-podge t.f the bill If
It went to committee of the whole.
"Eddy explained that he wanted to
amend out of the hill what he
turmoil the unjust provision for
providing the fund. Strayer took
a Hi and similar to that of Eddy
declaring there wasn 't anyt hing
manly In the hill. He aud Kddy
asserted that It unjustly placed
the burden of 4he salary Inrreane
on women Involved In divorce
cases, many of whom woro
descr i hod us poor women with
many children about them. This
caused Senator Hare to declare
that 99 out of every 100 women
who aeok divorces are "flappers
who have discarded their husbands
and want new ones, each with a
gentleman In waiting."
"Senator, do you not recoil at
paying these salaries with that
tainted money?' Interrupted Kd
dy heatedly.
Hare maintained that the pro
vision was fair.
The vote on the question of go
ing Into committee of the whole
was announced as having failed.
and Kitner. Johnson and Kdd
had further discussed the merits of
the hill when Kddy was interrupt
ed by I'reaident Moser who an
noiinced that the clerk had made
an error aud that the senate actu
ally was In committee of the
w hole.
The change In the Multnomah
salaries was put across easily
enough, hut Kddy 's motion to
strike t lit provision relating to
divorce case Tees, after a hard
fight, waa defeated.
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