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PAGE FOUR THE CAPITAL ' JOUflNAL, SALEM, OREGON TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1925. CapitalJiJournal Sul em. ftreron An Independent Newspaper I'ublmhed Every Kvcninp Kc pt Punday Toltphon kJ; News 82 GKORC.B PUTNAM, Eilitor and PublUther BIBLE THOUGHT Full TODAY .Beloved, vow are we the tons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we knoio that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for ye shall see htm as he is. John S: 2. Moving the Capital Salem is the capital of Oregon, according to the constitu tionbut what is the constitution among office-holders? If it suits the pleasure of any state official he promptly moves the capital, as far as his department is concerned, to Portland or elsewhere. This has gone on until there are some 25 or 30 atata offices maintained in Portland, for the convenience of officialdom, and the number increases annually. It is to test the right of state officials to ignore the constitution and flout the statutes that the Capital Journal lias requested the district attorney to bring mandamus proceedings to compel the state superintendent of banks to maintain his principal office in Salem as required under the banking code, the move to Portland being in violation of 'both the letter and spirit of the law. If Salem is no longer the state capital the fact ought to be made public. It might, as many contend, be eventually an advantage. But as long as Salem is the capital, the com munity should realize the full benefits and insist upon her rights. Vc maintain a Chamber of Commerce to induce new industries and payrolls to locate in Salem, yet every state office taken away from Salem means the loss of a payroll spent in the community. As long as the Chamber of Com merce fails to act, it is up to individuals to safeguard the city's rights. The advantage to officials of maintaining office in Port and are obvious. The bright lights of a big city outglare thoso of the small town, and a motroxlis always offers superior attractions. These job-holders are under no super vision but their own and neither officialdom nor public can kcp tab upon actions. It is high time that we found whether the officials have the right to move the capital, for unless the pilfering of state offices is halted, Salem will wuke up some fine morning to find the state house stolen. What's the Penalty? One of the reasons why crime is on the increase in the United States, is the case with which criminals escape punishment. If clever lawyers, legal technicalities and maudlin sentimentality do not acquit, there is the almost certain escape through executive pardon or mitigation of sentence by parole. The result is that penalties no longer penalize and the criminal takes the chances without fear of the sentence. The custom of sentencing a convicted or guilty person to a term in the penitentiary and then paroling him, without having served a second's time has always seemed absurd for it defeats itself. If guiliy, a penalty is earned. If innocent, freedom is deserved. But to pronounce a person guilty, sentence him to prison and then free him is no punishment at all not even a slap on the wrist. These observations are called forth by the case of a state official who betrayed his trust and when apprehended, wrote out and signed a confession admitting defalcations of public frnd.i extending over a period of four years approximating $5,000. So cleverly were these embezzlements concealed that only about one-fifth of them could be traced, and these were repaid. However the $4,000 shortage remains an actuality. After indictment, a special night session of court is unex pectedly held, unknown to the public or to the state officials whose funds were pilfered, admission of guilt made, a plea for mercy urged based upon state official's securing advances upon salary assignments, two character witnesses heard, and a two years sentence in the penitentiary and a parole handed the betrayer of public trust as punishment. Where's the penalty? Why the secrecy? OPEN FORUM Contribution! to I'bls Column must be plainly written on one ld ol paper onlr limited to 100 worda In length and signed wltb the nam or tbe writer. Articles no', meeting these SDeclli cations will be rejected. To the Kdltor: Relative lo my recent letter In the Open Forum from which 1 received a reply from enns j, KowiU, city attorney. 1 nm asking that you print the fol lewlnK. my reply to Mr. KowiU Salem. Or.. April 4, 125. "Mr. Chris J. Kowlt., City At torney. Dear Sir: Your teller of A:irll 1. In re of my "Open Forum urll jle lcrenlly publleheil In The I'uiilt i Journal whs duly received by me end in reply tu your very urgent request that I lurtlicr eullKh you or the public Just whoro :ie proporty covered with Junk owuo; ouu controlled ly the city ut S.i Jem may be located. You further Mate in your letter that would liko to know what piiee 1 csk for tlie gluten which ennh'eJ Die to locate this property ai'i-vi referred to. "After carsfuiiy perusing rui. lettor, 1 can conscientiously .mv Mr. Kowits, that I do not woiiiKm- tliut you enquire Just where tins particular piece of properly la i rated that was mentcmrd by in Jn said article, tor there arc many such unsightly backyard in fcalem that you would be liable I 'get confused unless your attention Is especially called to me parti lar property under discussion bill In this Instance, I might not be cut of order unless you object, to call your special sttention to the fact that we have) heretofore vs y carefully looks! over this partial lar property as mentioned In m article, and through the same Classes, ws, togeiner, at ine seme time, looked over my backyard. You will remember, Mr. kowiii. that ia answer to a letter iron you. I called to see you. and sftot spending mors than an hour in jcur office relative to this mat'er. we proceded to Investigate fx property herlofore mentioned In sain article, ana together wo strolled nroilnci It, sluo over .in. I under the riiirbage, that had beu .Mowed to remain there, by our city offlclnl, hut I mure paitl- u larly remember that your ntlj'l tlon was focused on my stock ot stoves, enKlues. Iron pipe, stove urate, etc., 'hut hail origin illy lout thoiiHiinds of dollars nnil you. i:s ail attorney, construed the law m, s to claim my whole pile on Junk, when It Is a well known tact that alniou nil our leading lores are half filled with iunV They have It risht ou iholr shelves lor sain, if 'Junk' it to be u.-ed in ii'e same terms thai you wish ii use It. Webster defines 'Junk' as leinK 'short pieces of old cable, rope, etc., u.'d for niakilltt nu'a. Dukuin. salt hliiji beef, a t'liines' t'at-hnttnmcd vc.xvel.' "Now. Mr. Kowiix, my junk, o ion wish lo call It, is like your limn, lor most all ot your liiwU are evidently out of dale, nn-t I i.xpect that you will eoon nf'jr ilicin to ine as 'Ji.nk,' and ntlor 1 buy them of you, and pnv you mv Mod money for tnem. 1 suppose. lecoruniK lo your Idea I tnu.l n.ovo them out ol the cily of P.i lent. Now, Mr. Kowllt. 1 forxive ou tor your letter and everythlnu Ine that you l.avn done In thin latter, for I realise that you must I'sve a letter or comething to llo wnn our good mtyor and ci'.v council at inetr next meeting. ..nil after your letter to me la epread oa the minutes of our neit coun cil meeting you. no doubt, will be highly commended In the nro.u 'or lining up the Junk dealers In ostein, which absolutely me m every business man In our fair city of Halem, and Iheli backyards. 'Ilelatlvs to the price of iiy glasses, will say ynu havs the same kind, but you din t always use them." I TODAY'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE HORIZONTAL I. One who broods 1. Malm . IIuikI (ab.) 11. lllrertlou 12. J'nHMlthHl IX. Miller I a. I'abiic 17. Trli k IU. Ili-olricU-il 21. Iteil Crmx (ab.) llouelil lit. I'erM.iiiil lirouona !4. 1-lno-u !. Mammals HOW TO SOLVE THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE Th way to anlro the Crow Word Puzzle la to fill in lit white quart of the diagram with th words which fticrr with the aroom- Mfi)fnr definition n. The definition ere numbered to ourrcspoed with; I no nu in bcra oa the auajium. , Any word defined In the trrt ender "rlORIZrOXTAI win fenrln at Its number, atiow n oai the diagram, end will rtend all the wny errata to the first blark tmre to I ho right of Hint number. That I. ine worn meat Mf in in the eooare that contain I la tdrntirtna; num ber,, and extend as far aa thoiwhite amuimt continue unUiterruptcdij Any word dnnnrd nndcr "VERTICAL" will also bruin. In tbe white pa co that cunlnlna Its number, but will extend downward at far a ine wmto apace reaualn nnuiicrrupledly. VERTICAL Ftoptinii Kuu God lni out I H' ii into I'tutt In for mini; verbs (iiffix) t'omo lo itothiiiff Hurried up I'roiHsUit (IoiImiI .ver.iie Ketllid i-ournc of prrK'ediire T Klilrli orflerp on witling vewcl l'rothled ilmt Foul (no.) SOLCTIO.Y OF YKSTKIIDAVS PldTiRloltieioMl rK2 KJFn SEAMCHER3 4 HP HP7 HP m'mi f ' 9 Hi'4 Ti -Mm P MMm M 1 I I I I Hi Copyright 114 George Matthew Adams Wen, mothers and maids A Romantic Serial of Modern Life By IDAH McGLONE GIBSON The Question of the Hour "Mother!" exclaimed LlUemay.! "I see that Harold does not undsr stand women as well aa hft thinks he done. Did you hear what he )ut aald to me?" "No, dear, but I hope he snld something very sweet to pay you for that beautiful sentiment you have just repeated to your mother Even he has never said anything so beautiful to me." That'a it,' apoke up Ullemay mischievously. "He Is Jealous. He doesn't want anyone but himaelf to make you happy or to wish you happiness. Mother, Harold Ken nedy colored but he gallantly stood his ground. "I told her, Llssa," he explain ed, "that she had shown another ride of herself to me today. Until tonight t had seen only the brill- lancy of the diamond and the flaming beauty of the ruby all the gorgeousness, but also the hard nesa and polish of a Jewel. But to night I look upon another Lille- may, one who haa In auperlative measure the delicacy and eweet neas of the roso." Lillemay made a little courtesy and then they all started for the hotel. As the party entered the supper room of the hotel H made the usual stir, for rarely did one see three women so beautiful, wearing such exquisite Jewels and furs. "Who are they." seemed to be the popular question which was not hushed until someone had left the room and consulted the mnitre de hotel. "It Is an enormously wealthy queen," remarked the man when he returned. "That exquis itely beautiful girl la her daugh ter." Who Is the little butterfly danc ing with the man with the 'screen face and the lover-like air?" 'Why, that woman Is the moth r. The one with the gray hair is the daushter companion, who has been with her abroad for the last few years. They are all on their way to Hollywood, traveling ilke royally." "Could that woman by any chance be Molina Va!l?" audden ly asked a man who had been glancine through his evening pap er. "That's her name." answered the man who had obtained the Infor mation. Then she's certainly not as rich tonight as she was this morning. Look as these headlines. Here it is 'plastered' across the front page; yet I can't believe she has seen It. She looks no happy. This paper mys that half of her oil wells have burnt-d up. Two of them exploded and two of the biggest in that part nf the field have just been put out of business by salt water.' "Look, they are going to dance again. I don't believe she knows it yet," a pretty girl said who had been watching enviously Harold's attentions to Mrs. Vail. "Well, my dear, she Is going to know It now If she hadn't seen it In the paper," interrupted her mother. "Here cornea a telegram with the bad news." The mnitre rfehotel followed by a messenger walked directly to the table and Mrs. Vail was hand ed on cnvt-lope. With agony she tore It open. In silence she read the message: then she gave it to Kennedy. "Af ter you have read It. Harold, leave It with Ovid: he can read it to LIHemay." she said. "I think wc hav time for one more dance be fore we r to the train." As the couple moved off, March mont glanced over the message and called, "Mellasy!" Mrs. Vail turned. "What ehall I eay? What .hall I any?" continued Ovid. "You don't have to say anything Ovid,' 'said Mrs. Vail with a smile "It sounds ot me as though Smith had said it all." Mellsa Vntl flung her arm around Harold's neck; they da no ed away. Lillemay looked at Mr. March mont qiiejttiuniugly. "Melissy'e oil derricks, 15 of them, have been de stroyed by fire," eaid Marchmont "Not one of yours, my dear, has Lcen touched. It looks, however, as though your mother has lost more than $2,000,000 In the lost 24 hours." One of the strangers at the next table looking Into Mrs. Vall's face aa she and Harold came back from dancing, asked: "Who was that fellow who fiddled when Rome burned?" "Oh, she, probably has so much . money," remarked another one. ' that a million or two Is nothing between dancee." "We'll have to leave now, Llssa, if we are to catch the train," said Harold, Hazel Green Albert, Edward, Anna and Alice Hasclsacher and Mies Burkhart went to Canliy, Sunday. M. W. A. mete at Hattie Van Cleave's. Thursday. Please come. Mr. and Mrs. mil Bhaefer el Qulnaby and Mr and Mrs. Iras Lincoln of Wendllng, Or., YisHed Charles Kobow, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Theilen visited their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Rudj Wachen's. Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Clemens aai Mr. and Mrs. Schnider motored lo Monmouth, Sund;. Glen Kox auc sister-in-law, Mrs. Cox of Cleveland. Ohio, Tisit .d Mr. Fox' mother Sunday. Mr. Cox came west to attend the fu ncrnl of her sister, Mrs. Fox. BRINGING UP FATHER By George McManus f ill. "bee thact i'm not 1 1 1 1 fj-1 I f a,nd id likp ) I II I II I I II I IM QRgx-pRorevbOR. 1 I l II fgJl r -si --n W ILLLOCK njar ' f iTHl-bKEvJ f - " JTcw Ukf a LIKE TQ WE A ' On; sy Imt-l FtAnms Srnvics. Im:. 1" ' n""l ty'l ' ' ' .... ' ( BARNEY GOOGLE AND SPARK PLUG Sparky Takes the Air in Great Shape By Billy de Beck EVI BAWMEt .TMIVT SIX OAt RA26 Hftcs siMair To Tn6 Six W BVV.S HIXCE ,VOU KNOW T s MORS M ANKTWMG- CUSS ANO too UK.fc Ht6 LL STAHO tiAr , RiWT AVNAV .Tue. rYncifc dun tiocr Croats'. 'tW IMC -Ttlt I LtT yfl UETTEH Vj CN6R VWWT T I NOW "THAT SOME FAT ON rSPAHK'r .aVf 7 SOHSHINE.Ttiu j "f. ; - tM V- :C.i nm.inVi.hu ,rd. I V',.' 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