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HKOKC.K PUTNAM, Killlor and Hul)llhT
BIBLE THOUGHT FOlt TODAY
, even I, am he that blottcth out thy transgressions for
mine own sake, and will not remember thy stns. Isaiah
45: U5.
The Uplift Upheld
One of the uplift measures adorning our statute books,
designed to purify mankind and make the world better by
removing temptation by sumptuary law, is that forbidding
th : transportation of fight films from one state to another,
for violation of which Tex Kickard and associataes were
last week fined $7,000 each.
1'ictures of boxing bouts can be legally shown in New York
or in New Jersey, but if they are transported from one state
to the other, that constitutes a high crime for which a
$10,000 penalty and a prison sentence may be imposed. The
films in question had been shown before Secretary Hughes
and members of the Harding cabinet in the "little green
house on K street," without arousing any protest, but the
fact that they had been carried across a state line constituted
the crime.
The absurdity of the entire proceedure was apparent to
Federal Judge Joseph L. Bodme of Trenton, New Jersey,
who of course had no option but to impose sentence. But he
declared : ,
In tills cane, who can say how tlio Government waa Injured The
atatutcs were flouted, but who ot the citizens of the several states
Wore hurt? Boxing bouts can bo shown in tho states where these
- pictures were taken. Accounts of boxing mutters can be and are
broadcast over the radio. Newspapers and periodicals carry the In
formation and show pictures of the contestants. Many people who
regard themselves as high-minded persons look at the pictures and
go to the encounters.
Still, a law has been violated and punishment must be Imposed.
When a number of persons in this state consplro to violate
the lawn of the state by taking advnntage of a fine Sunday for an
excursion by train or motor to tho country or seashore, they flout the
If.w. They do not expect to go to Jail. True, they do not do It for the
gain of money, but for tho gain of henlth and pleasure. The Puritans
thought the latter a sin. The court has no option but to Impose
Sentence.
The "moral" laws which infringe constitutional rights of
liberty are however sacred and must be preserved or the
government perish. So Rickard must pay the penally but
Fall, who violated no such sanctified statutes in accepting
$100,000 bribe for bartering nway $100,000,000 of the
nation's property, escapes punishment.
A Foolish Referendum
The Portland News is sponsoring an effort to launch a
referendum upon the legislative measure requiring that ten
percent of the receipts of all state commissions be diverted
to the general fund for state expenses. The announced
inspiration of the referendum is the loss of funds by the
state game commission, which will have to curb its irrespons
ible expenditures a tenth.
This diversion bill is an emergency measure necessitated
to raise required revenue by indirect taxation. If referended,
it will cause serious embarrassment to state finances for the
next two years.' The state must cither go upon a warrant
basis, or a special session of the legislature be summoned, to
provide new sources of revenue.
This referendum, like others proposed on taxation, can
only result in embarassing the state and injuring it financi
ally. It is therefore not the part of good citizenship to
advocate it. Because the general public places the state's
welfare above the game or other commissions, which can
function if necessary on much less revenue than expected
wi'h nobody the loser except job-holders, the referendum will
defeat itself. .
We do not believe that hunters and anglers, who furnish
by their 'license fees, the game commission's revenues, are in
sympathy with any such effort to cripple the state as thi
referendum, although the commission and its employes
probably are. The general public certainly is not, and would
care little if the game'eommission, with its perpetual bicker
ings over division of the spoils, wag wiped out entirely.
The referendum will in all probability, force a needed
reorganization of state finances. All commissions should be
placed upon the budget system and receipts go - into the
general fund. All appropriations should be made by the
legislature and their expenditure controlled by state officers.
The policy of giving spending bodies control of taxation and
revenues is absurd, and leads to waste.
BETTER. REPORT
Jlusinesa for March, 1 J2 5, was
aliKhlly more active tlmn the sum
month of the previous year utul
considerably better than Januury
or February of this year, accord
liiK to statistics of the number of
liisinimenM filed during; the
mot.th, with1!, to considered the
barometer of business activity.
1 )u ri ns the man t h of M a re h
Just- ernled, 727 Instrument were
filed, at uk a inn t tfiS of the pre
vious month, und 6&2 in January
of the present year. In March.
124, the number waa 7.8. Th
same month In 1923 rthowed 79$
instrument)! filed, ahowltiK that
liuttnona was more active that year
than at preecnt.
The HUtHtlrfl are complied by
I be Salem Altai rnct company for
pnrpoftea of comparison. TLey are
forwarded to an eastern company,
which com p urea them with statia
tlca from all part ot the United
Stales, nd vei the fictiroa In ob
taining general Information.
CLOVERDALE
Clorerdale, Apr. f. Mrn.
Frank Scbamplerra wu tjtMtmx
for th W. C. T. V. on Wednes
day; on account ot rtcknt only
twelr of the member wero out.
The day waa tajoyvd by all prea
at. -
Mr. Nettle Mason la Terr a'ck
with la itrlppe at ber home on
Summit blU. ,
Mr. Jennie Day recelred a
chlpmrnt ot baby chlcka from
Corvallla Thursday.
Ted Wliltphead baa recently
Douitnt eevcrai mora dairy cowa.
Krsnk Schamplerre la working
or Mr. Caroline Drager.
Mr. jmi Mr. William Farr
pent Wednesday at McClay.
FriPiula ot Dr. Mnrv Staph
will be Blurt tn. learn that she cx-
pei't to be home Homo lime thin
month. Dr. Staph hati been vln
HI hk in the eaot tor about nix
months.
jay i oohe una again taken up
nis wotk in tsaiem.
W. II. Wilson apent Thtimilay
In halem, returniiiK home Friday.
Mr. and Mm. Frank Srham
pierre and daughter. Kalherlne.
left hero Friday for 1'urtland
where they will visit friend for
a few daytt.
D0UKH0B0RS THREATEN
ANOTHER NUDE PARADE
Ktont D. C, April 6 Twenty
flva hundred Ioukhobora, a relig
ious aect, which aiveial times haa
mantreHd He. disapproval of Can
adlan lawa by stajrinir "nuda tur
ties" Inst n.Ritt cheered at the pros
peri or a now tlvmonMratlou when
a demand was made that their
hlldrcn bo sent to school.
"You have the power to aelxe our
property for payment of fines, but
If you do, all we ran do Is to take
off our outer jmrmenla," ona
apokemnan an Id. The lender declar
d that the arhool lawa wort con
trary to tha Di ukbobor tnterpre
latlon of tha "law of God.'
Rducntrd people, (hey a Id, wera
responsible Tor the death of Peter
Veraclti. Kader, who waa killed
Laat Octubr when a bomb explod
TODAY'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE
MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1925.
aha remarke
HORIZONTAL
1. Oily liquid
7. Oi-er (port)
8. Htajit worthy (ab.)
a. I'rciix ;r.)
10. Fourteenth letter of alphabet
12. Ulrica (prefix)
IS. To refuse to proceed
15. Dcfleient in Inuring
IU. ltrli-f poeiu
18. lleholil
10. A Mhlle lie
21. So
23. Keiio fiirtlvelr
25. fjookera
HOW TO SOLVE THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE
The way to solve tho Croat Word Piixzlc Is Co fill lu tba white
soaarc of tbe dUnrram with the words which ait-rce with the accora
panyljiff dcriultlona. The ttcf.iu.kma are numbered to correspond with
Uw numbers oa 4 lie diagram.
Any word defined' In tbe teil under "HORIZONTAL" will beftin
at Ita it mil her. shown on the diagram, and will estvnd all tho way
across to tbe first bLick eiiere to (he right ol that number. That U,
the word must begin la the square that contains Ita Identifying num
ber, ana catena as lar aa the white aquarca continue iMtmcrrupicnij
Any word denned under "VERTI CA t.n win also begin, In tbe white
apaco that cnntnlna it number, but will extend downward as tar aa
the uhHe apucca remain uninterruptedly.
VERTICAL
1. Curved lines
2. Toward
31. Color .
4. Afrif-nn nnlcIoe
5. -:stnhllhil h nroli (ub)
. Shows Interest lu
10. Vvrlml of time
11. Iloer N
t'2. Numeral
t4. Hostlc
17. JtJuisli wlilto element
20. Kxclamatlon
2Z. Sound IjMilcnifiifr indecision
24. T; have exlatence
SOIvt'TION OF YKSTERDAY'S
Tl&lEBlAlRlsl
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Copyright 1924 George Matthew Ad.inu
fflen, fftothers and Maids
A Romantic Serial of Modern Life
By IDAH McGLONE GIBSON
The Light That Beckons
LUlemay looked out of tha win
dow at tha eold and dreary land
scape. At that moment It seemed
very much like her Ufa.
Ona must be particularly cheer
ful and anticipatory not to find
the approach to the groat city of
the Middle West depressing. No
weia else on earth are the olfac
tory nerves assailed with such dis
agreeable odora as those that eman
ate from the stockyards.
Coming into the city one smells
the abbatoin. Always a black
fog of soot and dirt drops over the
place. Mile after mile of brick cot
tage bring 6ne to more mllea of
tall apartment houses behind
which one sees the belching chim
neys of the city's great industrial
life.
Lille became more miserable as
she neared the town. Something
proased down her aplrlts. She felt
that fate had something terrible
in store for her when she reached
the great city which was being
more and more shadowed by
smoke and dirt and clogged with
odors as the sun marked its down
ward path.
Besido its gigantic manufactur
ing interests, which loomed lathee,
and larger her own affairs seemed
as futi-le as they were infantile.
'The women of the houae of
Vail are playing in hard luck," Lille
said to herself Utterly aa she went
again to her mothers room. She
found Mm. Vail willing to appear
awake.
She had been bathed, massaged
und coiffured by her maid and was
again looking very well.
' Why are you looking so dole
ful, my child?" she aaid with a
smile. "Pleaso change your frock
for wo ahail have some hours to
stay In Chicago before our car will
be ready for the Journey west. We
can go down to one of the big
hotels' to dine, and dance a tittle.
I confess I am tired of the car I
have already told Ovid and Mbs
Norton of our plana. Maks your
self pretty, my child; It does ono
good to go away from the dust
and grime of travel. I always re
serve one of my loveliest gowns for
such occasions as this."
LUlemay had already noticed
that her mother had donned for
the first time a gorgeous restau
rant dinner drabs. After telling
her how wonderful she looked In
it sho hastened to her own state
room determined not to let her
mother know any of her forebod
ings. '
"Tomorrow will be time enough
to tell mother about Uncle Ovid
and liss Norton," she eaid to her
self, "and as for Harold Kennedy
that will have to work itself out."
"As her mother was nil In dull
green and gold she had Marie take
out a filmy black lace with a sin
gle ruby clasp en one shoulder of
the round neck. When she had
it on she found a ruby and dia
mond bracelet, and pinned at the
front of her black tlb'ht-flltlng
tull-4itt,n a flaming ruby pin.
When she mtfe llf jappearance
at the door of the observaTivw. car
she was aware that she caused
quite a sensation. 8ho distinctly
heard the Jnt iking of Harold Ken
nedy's breath.
"You are the most beautiful
creature my eyes ever rested on,"
he whimpered.
Her mother's eyes ealdened a
little even when they rented upon
her with admiration an I love. She,
had overheard Harold's comment, j
"You didn't say anything about
my pew gown.
plaintively.
It la very lovely," ha anew tree
"You are mora than ever like i
beautiful green and gold moth.'
I don't want to be a moth," an
swered Mrs. Vail rather pettishly
"a moth is alwaya soorching hei
winga and probably crying, if w.
could see her, with pain. Nov
LUlemay would never mako yot
think of a moth."
"No," answered Nonnie who in
terrupted because she thought th.
conversation waa becoming mofi
than aubllely personal. "Lillema;
makes you think alwaya of a mod
urn g'rl ready to face the world '
But not the flesh and the duv
il," Interposed Harold with i
smfie.
"Perhaps I might even faci
them it I had to," Lillemay anewei
td throwing her arms around hei
mother. "Come, little moth. To
night you shall not hurt your wing:
by even the lightest sorrow. To
ninht you shall flutter and flam
find be your loveliest and best. To
nltfht you shall dance until you:
little feet are tired. You shal
laugh until the quirked corners o
your mouth ache. You shall sei
the lovelight in the eyes of nil o
us, your friends a light whlcl
thall beckon you alwaya but wil
not burn you."
"I never know my dear Lille
may that you were a poet,
thought you had the hardness am
polish of a diamond or perhaps th
flaming beauty of those rubles bu
never tho delicacy and aweetnes
of a rone."
"Thank you Harold," said Lille
may dropping him a little cour
tesy. v
rVivUiuiti tomorrow)
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