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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1925
Capital JiJournal
Salem, Orecon
An Independent Newspaper Published eery erenlng except Sunday
Telephone II; newa 81
OEOHGE PUTNAM. Editor and Publieher
The Albany Merger
Consolidation of Albany's two daily newspapers, the
Democrat and Herald, reflects the tendency of the times for
fewer and better newspapers. Plant and operating costs
have so increased that newspaper mergers have been forced
throughout the country in order to render service demanded
by the public.
So large an investment is nowadays required, even for a
mall town daily, that the day of the fly-by-night journal,
established for political control or to promote clique, party
or Drivate interests, is nassinir away. The result has been a
survival of the fittiest and a stabilizing of the industry.
A newspaper is a mirror of the community in which it is
published, recording the happenings and reflecting its
croirress. Its advertising columns as truly picture the
calibre and merchandizing ability of its merchants as its
news columns the social character of the place.
In order to properly function for public service, the news
paper must make a profit for itself, not for any special
interest, or as a part of something else or to advocate a
special cause. It therefor cannot be independent unless it
earns its living.
Albany will be the gainer by the consolidation as it will
replace two unprofitable newspapers with one profitable one,
for the field was too small to adequately support both. One
strong paper is better for any community than two weak
ones, for it is enabled to expand with the community and
render better public service. Advertisers and readers will
profit by the merger.
The example of the Albany newspapers should be generally
followed by those of other small towns which are trying to
maintain two dailies where there is only a field for one and
the futile competition is destroying both at the expense of
the community.
TODAY'S CROSS WCfRD PUZZLE
HORIZONTAL
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8. Iuw net land
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10. Ifc'ltMialitr to me
11. keriH'l of fmila
13. Niuiural
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It. In (Inerliitii (imurd
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21. I.Ike
id. Sell
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Mi. StHv of mu4rol wale
31. 'In Kunrnt AliKlittr
HOW TO SOLVE THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE
TIm may to lve the Oom Hon) Puule la to fill lu Ihm white
MurM of the dins ram with lh words which aerce with the acoora
uininir definitions. The Ucfhuttnns arc numbered to correspond with
the pu in tiers on lite diagram. --
Any word defined In the text under "TIORIZOXTAL will bcjdn
at lit number, I town on the diucraiu. and will extend all the way
acroM to the first blieli aimee to ilio right of Out number. That U,
tite word must beffin In lite ftquare that con la ins Its blratlfjliic n am
ber, and extend as far as the white squares continue an interrupt cell;
Any wore J -fined tender "VTTtl ICAf. will also begin. In the white
liaoe that contains Its number, but will extend dowmvuid as far as
the while space rciiaLn uninterruptedly.
A Split Session
Another legislative session in passing into history with the
usual last minute jam, despite the hold-over session. Bills
pending; all session are rushed through by the hundreds in
the closing hours, without opportunity for proper consider
ation and appropriations totalling seven millions voted in
seven minutes.
All of which emphasizes the need of a split legislative
session, during the first part of which the bills will be
introduced, then after a period of adjournment, during
which the hills can be studied, the session reconvenes for
action upon the measures.
Qtates which have adopted this plan! have found that it
works successfully and avoids a mass of ill-considered and
defective legislation. Such a plan should again receive
serious consideration of both legislature and people.
Wlien the legislature adjourn.n
this afternoon or at un huh' ft nil-'
later hour, it will ha' o laid down
two programs Tor raiding the nee
emjary million odd dollars lor
meelihg added h'.iiIu exponttc-H dur
ing the next two years it the house
program agreed upon yeeterdaV
afternoon is carried out.
One scheme levies a 10 per cent
tax on cigars, cigarettes jnd to
bacco; a 10 per cent levy on the
incomes ot all state boards and
commissions, a gross earning lax
on railways and other public uMli
ties to yield about $80,000 In the
next bicnnluin and a tax on ven
dors of drugs and toilet article.
This set ot bills was passed by the
house yesterday arternnon after n
long wrangle.
Direct Lew Pronosed.
The other schcrv.e Is a straight
one-mill levy on real property ot
the state. It Is scheduled to come
tip from the ways and means com
mittee this muming.
It will bo k-ft to the gnvermn
lo choose which system shall be
used Then when the governor
has made his choice, the lawtmik
era will answer the compla i tiers
against which every lax is levied
by a nimig of the shoulder and the
explanation 1 1 at it was tiuvemor
I'ieree's choice.
It In pracllfolly a fni egniH
poniliHion that the governor will
ireto t ho millage levy.
t'harges that tde coventor with
Jefferson Myers. Im nier slate
reaMlivr. ii.-d lit" n i t;pon.i hie
Tor pulling tiie lei-jMaUiru "in :
hole on 1 he t pee i, 1 1 tax proposi
tion" were vosevd iy number iti
peaker on the speeial tax bill.
Ccffrv Bhunes pierce
"If Uuvei nor l':rreo had done
what he slmuM have, this sitna
tion would not hae n risen, " de
elan il Kojiriwni ,t i ve t'of l ey .
Mult ri'tiiKili ( (tiinl y . in assai I Mm
the bill taxing tuhae.nes. "The
budget hoard ha made levies Mi
other years. In 1!JH4 it set a levy
for $1.;7.0)0. This not don.
for tins yesr hifausf the Rovetnor
Sought to force the legislature t.
levy special tax i. llu git things
in this difipe; let him set things
out."
Representative Kirk wood argued
along the same line. "There in
no reason tar a special tux on pni
tlcular articles." ho mslntnlned
"Let put on an eitra mill gen
n.i! tax."
representative Mott sough to
tft e the measure tabled but re
cti cd no second.
Uepresent'tlvea Hstlett, lelrre
I- .ersjan. Swan and others op
rv fed it.
Swan Resent. Pressure
"Were it potutihlu to vote for
this wlthou. hiring been put In
the position of having been bull
dozed Into It, I would vote for It, '
declared Swan.
Jtepresntutve Cordon, chair
man ot the Jmt ways and means
committee, pointed out that his
commit m bad worked moro than
a mouth on the financial system.
"It has done what it thought
best," he explnlned. "Wo must
have the money and wo ask you
to puss tlie rill."
Representative Hcnuett of Mull
iiomuh com.ry, also a member of
the ways and means committee
urged passage of the mean tire. "It
is a tax that will not hurt any
body," be declared.
Representative Rates of Clatsop
county fought the scheme, declar
ing that 1 would cost the average
cigar smoker as much a year ax
dots his automobile license.
Representative Mazlett ot Hcod
River charged that the principle
wan unsound.
HeiM'esent.Uivp Carltln of Jack
son county explained that he did
not like It any more than a chil l
likes castor oil, but that it seemed
be;; "to hold our noses and swul
low It."
"Thm is the first time we are
departing from the usual method
of raising money by taxation In
this state," answered Umergun.
.o hod y can tell bow much this
scheme will raise. We should not
branch off, simply because lie
governor has brought about such
an emergency, It it Is an emer
The house finally adopted the
measure by a vote of tt9 to 20.
Earnine Tax Voted
Next the house passed house
hill 4.xr setting a levy on rail
ways and puhlfc utility corpora
tions to raise more than SS0.000
during the nex two years for the
support of the public service cor
pirution. Little debate marked (he
pissage of the hill, only six votes
being registered against it. Thlf
was the measure (lie governor ln-
iled upon iHst week ff ho were
lo approve 'he $lU0.iH) appropri
ation for the commission. lncl-
leiitally. the hou.-e during the aft
moon re-paM'd over his veto the
ippi opriui ion measure.
The ehinax fight came over
house bill .rHi2 toning nil boards
nd coinmiisinnn lo turn In from
it lo 1 5 per cent of their fees col
lected to '.he general fund. A 1 ."
p- r cent rate w;is set for the game
loiiuiiinsnni along with the fish
.oiiniiision. insurance deparlnietr
nid stall- market agent.
A unified roar went up from
those miereited in '!ie game com-
un-Mion.
Ktrkwood ; ml Towgill led off
on the rie.ht against the measure
Kirkwo-id strived to get a wubti-
tute bill before the house, but
fitted
Kmally Representative Carltln I
noved for a five-nmmle reeess o;
allow the way and means com-1
mlttee to confer on the matter.1
They returned to reeommend that
the !f per cent levy be dropped to
iu per cent. i he measure then
passed with 12 nega'ive vote.
UNDERWOOD BILL TO
DIE IN CONFERENCE
W.isliinttnn. Ki-h. ifi llollrl
that th. I'mlfrwiMttl bill (or War-
InK Miim'I. Miiial. would tile In
.'infrronrf wu npr.ivd to.Ur bv
ll.pr.jrnl jllve Lnnmrortli. the r-
publlran l.adi-r. who nil.l he aw
Ittle poMlhllltx of i.nata and
hou.o conferot. reaching an aureo
mpnt Thtrh flie e.nat. would ar
copt before adjourntnrnt March 4.
OI.LJIO.N OF VIVll.ltUAVS
T0NEDASlE
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3. To endeavor
1. 1-bili (nb.)
5. Leiillier fiMit covering
6. wly nijirrletl hoiiiuii
7. leiM-lrHlH
9. IHret-tnl upward
I 'J. Tlih-k Ibjuui ml 1 1 lire
13. I'ninoun ( KMf )
14. Wortl of rcfuar
17. Coim'iic
:i. HiToIr Krm
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;.". Sccifturjr (nb.)
15. Tims
!9. 1 hurray (nb.)
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Coiiyrlelit 1921 Rcorice Mnttbew Adiinu
A Modem Marriage ;
Ai Absorbinir Norel
By IDAH McGLONE GIBSON f
LIVING A LIE
"I had Jut coma to that coa
elusion, Jim," fttarmount aaid, when
Kirby bad told him that Kom had
bean murdered by one of the many
women with whom he had had af
fairs. "How did you find tt out at
this time?"
"From Kathlyn's atory. As we
thought, she did say somethuic
which has put us on the right
track. You will aea it as plain as
day when you hear it. Listen, this
is what Kathlyn haa written.
Day after day Rodney and I
drifted further apart and I watch
ed my whole scheme of life crumble
to dust.
I had to acknowledge to myself
that my own marriage was more of
a failure than those I saw about
me. I had to acknowledge that
my dream of hap pin ens had dis
solved and with the rude awaken
ing came the fact that even my
friends thought I was a discarded
sweetheart of Rodney Evans.
I had no redress. My reputation
the reputation which I had ao
blithely considered as naught, be
side my silly and egotistical plan
of a secret marriage in which both
myself and Rod were to live just
aa we had before was gone.
I had lost love and I had not
retained even the empty honor of
being an honest wife.
I found that I was encountering
many annoying advances from
men whom I hardly knew and I
hud also found something which
mady even more discomfort for
me. Rod was like a dog In the
manger. He was intensely Jealous
of any man who paid me atten
tion. He took all the liberty that
our queer marriage contract gave
to him but he seemed to think I
waa bound by all the wifely con
ventions even if the world did
not know there had been a wed
dinj ceremony.
Rod' attentions to Sada Kill
more waa the theme of every gos
sip in The Village. Naturally I
was hurt and humiliated to the
point where it became an obses
sion with me to be seen In a pop
ular rcrtaurant, preferably one
where Rod and Sida would be at
niont every night.
This led to constant quarrels be
tween Rod and myself, for when
he reproached me for being seen
fo often with Elton Poss I counter
ed with the accusation that he was
always with Sada Fillmore.
"It's all wrong. Kathlyn." he
said one evening. "We are living
a lie quite as much as though we
were living together, not married.
Let's make our marriitge public."
I, fool that I was. insisted that
we should not do so. 1 did not
want my friends to know that my
plan of life which I had so often
expounded to them was not livable.
"Then," Rod eaid, "we shall
have to go our different ways. I
shall not return here until some
thing definite Is done."
Strange isn't it that two people
can love each other as much as
Rodney Evans and I nnd yet let
hatre 1 and stubborn pride come be
tween them. I know now that
there isn't so great a chasm be
tween love and hate as people
think. As soon as Rod told me
that he was not coming to see me
agatn, I felt Immediately that I
could not live without him. The
aame kind of emotion must have
stirred Rod's heart for he turned
to me saying: "Kathlyn. why do
we quarrel T Surely not two people
who have been as happy as we
could part and go our separate
ways without great regret.
"Put on your wraps and we'll go
somewhere to dmner and then you
can come with me to the theater. ,
The other night Suda gave me an
idea for a new scene to "pep up,'
that second act opening: we're go
ing to try It tonight. We'll have
to hurry though because I told her
I would be there before seven.'
Then and there I discovered In
me thaw human qualitiea which J
had ignored in planning our secret
marriugu jealousy and pride ol
possesion. Neither Rod not I were
puper-hum-in; to each of us lovi
had meant poKsejsion. The Intro
duct ion of Sada Fillmore's nami
froz-f the acceptance of Rod's din
ner invitation on my Hps.
"I'm sorry dear," I said, "but 1
have already made an engagement
to dine with Ellon Ko?s."
Elton Vom' name did the sami
thing to Rod that Sada Fillmore'i
d d to me.
Furiously he accused me of cai
ing more for other men than foi
it i in, saying: "Oh. what's the use
If yuu cared you would break yout
engagement wi'.h h'ttM."
"And if you cared you would
break your engagement with Sada
ITllmuie. There Is no reason foi
taking me around to give triumph
ti the attentions that you showct
upon MUs Killmore, I do not in
tend :o bo tied to her chariot
wheel."
"I don't know but that It Is bet
ter to b tied to Miss Fillmore'i
chariot wheel than to be victorious
ly exploited by Ellon Koss."
"Co," I said furiously. "Go, 1
hate you. Do not return to me until
yt u ca n treat me with respect."
It seemed to me that Rod turn
ed away a little reluctantly but 1
told myself perhaps I was mistak
en that I saw only reluctance in
him. I wai ted him. oh I want
ed hirn to come back.
ToMurrmv Tbo l-'ooIl.h Wife,
JOURNAL WAN1 ADS PAY
Dr. Harold M. Brown
Practice Limited lo
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.lflscs Fitted
S20 V. S. Rank Rldg.
Salem. Oregon
BRINGING UP FATHER
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