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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
MONDAY, APRIL 27. 1925.
Capitialjjjournal
Battm. Ortcon
An Independent Kawspancr Published Every Evening Kxcept Sunday
Telephone (I; News III
CHOUGH PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher
BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY
The son of man shall tend forth his angels, and they stuill
gather mil of his kingdom all things that offend, and thtm
which do iniquity. Matthew 13:41.
Another Reactionary Victory
Election of Field Marshall von Hindenburg as president of
Germany at the first popular election held since the creation
of the republic in the crisis following the collapse of the
monarchy and flight of the kaiser, indicates the strength of
the junkers, as well as the personal popularity of the
candidate, who Is venerated as the hero ot the war Dy nis
countrymen. Whether the election presages the return of
the Hohenzollems, to whom Hindenburg has been loyally
devoted, remains to be seen.
An unrepentant and unrcgenerate Germany still secretly
bent on military revenge to reestablish her place in the sun,
could not be expected to do otherwise, and there is little to
indicate that the republic has any hold on the affections of
the people at all comparable with that ot the erstwhile
monarchy.
Hindenburg's career has been purely a military one and
he is not likely at his age, 77, to change the ideals and opin
ions of a life time. He fought in the war With Austria in
18C6, and in the Franco-Prussian conflict of 1870 and his
victories over the Russian in the world war made him idol
of the German people. Throughout his career he has been
an implicit believer in the fuedal doctrine of the divine right
of kings and a venerator of monarchy, and his unwilling
candidacy was forced by the royalists.
Germany has now joined the ranks of great nations whose
policies are dictated by reactionaries. Italy, Great Britain,
the United States, Spain, and France have all installed
reactionary governments, while Soviet Russia, posing as
radical is really the most reactionary of all. Liberalism is at
its lowest ebb as it alawys is after a great war, and it will
probably be years before it is returned to power.
Refuse to Sign
County judges and commissioners of Oregon have
organized to combat the proposed referendum of the auto bus
and truck lines against the bill passed by the legislature
placing a tax upon them, the proceeds of which would
partially pay for the destruction of highways caused by
their use as free rights-of-way for private profits. People
are asked not to sign the referendum petitions which would
delay operation of the law for two years and therefore permit
two years more of pounding highways to pieces without cost
to the pounders.
The people of Oregon have an investment of over $50,000,
000 at stake. Ninety percent of the damage to these high
ways is caused by four percent of the traffic that of the
heavy busses and trucks operating as common carriers for
individual gain. It people sign the referendum petitions, the
private car owners and general taxpayers will continue to
pay the high cost of maintaining and repairing these
highways.
Is there any reason why the bus and truck companies
should be relieved of paying for the damage they do to our
highways? Is there any reason why the private auto owner
and taxpayer should be compelled to dig up from their own
pockets money to repair the damage done by a traffic trust ?
I;i there any reason why anyone should have the right to
utilize and destroy without recompense, a public investment
for private profit ?
Refuse to sign the referendum petition when presented
and thereby help put an end to an outrageous graft.
POWER FIRM
PURCHASES
OFFICE SITE
(Continued frotn page one)
the outskirts of the business aec
t.on at present, oasad on their
tbsorvatlona ot what ha taken
1 'ace la Sulem, Portland and otli-
e.l cltlea similarly situated, tticy
auticlpnts that the center ot the
lotall hualnoaa district will move
northeast frotn Hi present center
at time soea on, thua brlngl!),
their alte neare. and nearer to th
center ot the retail district.
Firnrea Show Trend.
The company uiads a atudr of
the location ot Its customers In Sa
lent with relation to Center street
and found the following percent
ages to prerail.
rec. Dec.
1919 1921
Located north of Center
street 38
Iocutcd south of Center
street Cl'Z 68
This how ao Increase of 6 pet'
cent ot ttie tolul number of riu
tomcra llviug north of Ccntci
street In five years, which is a U
per cent Increase ot the 3 8 pur
cent ot the customers which were
living north ot Center atreet in
1919.
This indicates tli.it the center ol
population uf K:ilciu Is tuovln
northward and that Center stive
la Dearly the center line of pojui
latlon in a northerly and souther
ly direction at present, and soon
will become the actual center.
The. power company's proposcil
office site Is one block from the
Commercial atrcwi carellne, prnc-
lically on th? Oicmckcta street
Due sud only lt.o blocks from th
Ktnte atreet Hue, which makes It
convenient for those who travel
oa the atreet cara, and as an In
creaslnly large number of the
I'opulatloti travel by automobile in
this day and ace, business firm
find It advisable to locals their
establishments In many cases be
yond the restricted parking llmlU
so that their erstoniers may flnii
room 'to park their cars while
transacting; business witb the
firm.
This la the third purchase of a
similar Mature that has been mad?
by prominent business firms on
North Liberty stret withla recent
months. The Capital Journal Pub
lag company purchased the lol
lost north of the old Elks club
bouse on Liberty atreet a fow
months ago, Including the site of
the old Christian Hciencs church
on Cinemeketa atreet, and the U.
(1. Khlpley company purchased a
simllur site Just serosa the street
Announcement was maris at the
time of the purcnases that lnh
properties wero bought as possible
eite for future homes for the re
spective firms.
The purchase of this property
by the power company demon
strates their confiilencs in tlto fu
ture ot Salem and the desirability
or Halcm property.
The anlo was negotiated and
conducted through W. II. Urnlien
l.orst & company and the purchase
price ol the property was 110,000
SHEPHERD CASE
Houston. Tcias, April 27. Two
lexaus whoso testimony is expect
ed to he fllKitldrant will protiahly
I. summoned ei witnesses in the
trial of William I), Shepherd In
( hlcat;o tor tb.! minder ot William
McClmlock, according to Joint
Sbarliaro. a&or-tuut state's attor
ney ot Chicago, who spent yester
day quest i.inliig freights atij
neighbors ot tin McCCImtock anl
Shepherd famil.es while they lived
it tuyucw Texas.
These witicsc are Robert
Cowart. a fig fanner at Kemah.
nd Klchard M. l-ari.il.ee. former
losttnaoter anl storckcencr at Sea-
brook. Cownit told Kbiubsio that
while, he wu watrhing I he prog
ress being made en the MrClin
lork home, he heard Shepherd tell
his brother, Preston Cowart, that
clon t you worry, will will get
his cut of this." This state of
Shephelil was corroborated by
Jerome Matllla. one of the men
working i,n thg MeCllnlnck home
NAKED WW FOIMD DEN)!
TODAY'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE
SOLUTION Ol fEST&RDAX'S
rvmut
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HOW TO SOLVE THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE
The way to soIts tin Crass Word rsrszle as to cm In the white
squares of the diagram with the words which agree with the arcoui-
IMinyiiig aetliinioii. The defumkma are numbered to correspond witb
um niuuucrs on uie aiagrsm. .
Any word defined In llle- teil nudes? HORIZONTAL' will berln
at Its number, shown on the: diagram, and will extend aU the way
across to the first bllck space to IIki right of that number. That hi.
me worn most oegin in llva pennre that contains Its ldenttfliur. num
ber, and extend as far as (lie white sqiinroi contlnne anhilcrruptcdiy
Any word denned under "Ti.RTICAI." will also begin. In the white
apace that contains its number, but will extend downward as far as
tiio wuite spaces renuiui uninterrupted If.
Chlcnto. April ; The um loth-I
ed boily of a woman Identified a I
k as M.irle aleCormlrt. 41. w
found In sn apartment in tbe tlyle I
Park district tudiy. Thomas Davis I
a hotel cnef. whs calls I the atten
tion of the police t th death, ass
held lor iiuestlonlng. Kmpty bot- I
ties and disorder In the auartinmit, I
the police said, Indl -ated death I
may have followed a moonshine I
nvsL
HORIZONTAL
I. Lance Kit stern country
5. (.roln
. o,Hnlmi4 In ft sliiis side
11. IlWorv ,irflx !.
12. Kal Xorlh Kttt (:ib-
I a. A oil or
14. Hit
16. M.irliml full.)
IV. Fruit brHrliitf tuirt of a. cereal
plant
1M. To rut tiff llic top of unyditnc
IH. IniikiiM'iit
20. Kweet poUiln
s. Surric (iii-il to tktioto a nit
live)
25. To tvurtve
27. Noby quarrel
2N. I'l-evsoua
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SI, l-'-aclu
VERTICAL
Tho tip
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Ntiir
tjiitrk to Itmrn
Wit Ik wllli Itcttvjr utrpa
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To (nMilulc lefnl procciilins
una lii-it
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l'rul-ic cxtrurafcniitlr
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to Ijjj
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Copjrfi'ht itijt neorga Matthew Adams
21, Snake
ft. At Hi's lilnro
24. Female sheep
?lt. Form of nddress
2fl. IncnlrulablQ iierhid of time
2s. Koyal Ki'4rlii"erH (ab.)
men, mothers and maids
A Romantic Serial of Modern Life
By IDAH McGLONE GIBSON
ALL FNDS U ULL
Ullemny ail threw hereelf on
her mothera breaot. ''Mother, I
did not really- know I was ao hor
rid,' the said. "I thought I was
doing U all for you. I fue 1 was
Jealous of you as wall as Harold.
Oh, I don't mean I had any Idea
that I wanteil Harold, for I knew
that I would never love anyone but
Rob, but the eifht ot your and
Haroiu's happiness made me -al
most insane.
"i could not bear that any oth
er woman, even my mother,
Hhould have a man in love with
her while some man had thrown
me aside.
"I know now I was determined
that Harold shoul 1 offer up for
me his ambition, his future life,
and than I would consider whether
or not I would give it back."
Across Lillemay's head Harold
Kennedy and Melissa Vail ex
changed a pitying entile.
1 told myself I was trying: to
show you, mother, that the man
you lovei was unworthy of you
while all the time 1 knew that
worthy or unworthy you would
have with him at least two years
of exquisite sympathy, of beauti
ful friendship, of perfect union if
you married him and I was jealous
of that happiness.
'I knew that mortals were not
entitled to more than tills in the
shor. span of life that was given
them and so I went on with my
pitiable airs and graces to make
tho lover of my own mother love
me." !
'I have been deeplcaule, despi
cable. Can you over forgive me?"
interrupted Harold. "Lille, I can
uee that you do not know mothers
niiy better than you do men. Your
mother has nothln? to forgive, for
she knows that in spite of every
other woman in the world, in
cluding you, she hns my sole devo
tion." Lille looked at him frr a mo
ment and then stumbled out into
the patio. She wit'eed again down
to the swimming pool and again
down to the grovo of olives. Her
head v.as aching. She could hard
ly see.
She seated herself on a green
mound and dropped nor face down
onto the cool gra.t. Subs shook
her. She felt herself despised by
both her mother and Harold. She
never wanted to face them again.
Scon her sobs grew fainter ant'
her eyelids closed.
w.
"Lille, Lille, where are ycu? I'm
coming a or tho world to hold
you in my arms, to tell you that
I've never loved anyone but you. I
must say this to you. Jerry will
not care, for Jerry is dead and we
are alive." It was a spirit voice,
yet that of Kob.
"Why are you vo unhappy? My
darling, my darling, do you not
know that I have always loved
you ?"
"Rob, I have ben very wicked,
&nd when you know you will not
iove me any more."
"Lille, I would lve you if you
were the wicked eat woman on
earth. I cannot live without you.
Come, come with me now."
Li 11 em ay opened her eye. She
did not know, for a moment,
where she was. A moc'ting bird
overhead was singing Its heart out.
She sat up and tried to think. How
long had she beon asleep? It mutt
have been hours, for the sun had
unk almost behind the horizon.
The sound of voices and laugh
ter came from the house.
"Lille. Lille, wners ars you."
called Harold. "Lisaa told ma to
find you and brlmj yea in to tea."
As no came nearer Lille saw that
he had a telogiwm ia bis band.
She reached for tt and read;
"I hay reached Chicatro. Only
four days and then you. Do you
remember that night In the Tull
eries gardens, where our shadows
met and parted. In the future.
Lille, our shadows will never
part." U was from Rob.
"It Is a real movie ending," he
paid. "Your sweetheart is hurrying
across the detsert to find you here
ainon,; sunsliino and flowers and
Llpsa and I are going to married
tomorrow
As they walked back to the house
Harold said seriously: "Llsa has
auked mo to tell you that she hopes
you will never rofer to the mis
takes we nil have made since you
came from Europe. From tonight
wa nhall all meet with a better un
derstanding of each other."
The two walked into the great
living room, flooded With the gold
of the netting sun. Liaa danced
up to thorn in a gown of crimnon
;md gnld. With a gay little lauli
she turned to Ovid Mirchmond,
who was stanJing by her side, and
aid, "What do you think? Lillo
may has been in love all the time
wftji that man Robert , McLean
who married that girl on her death
litd iu Paris."
"Yes, I know,' answered Macrh
icont. "Nannie told me."
"Ho Is now on his way out here
to marry my girl. Harold, will you
give them your paternal bless
ing?" Harold Kennedy passed his arm
around tho gay little crimson and
gold figure and, turning to L:lie.
said in mock seriousness, "I shall
certainly expect the young man to
ask my consent to the marriage ot
my daughter, for tomorrow Liana
and I will be husband and wife."
Till-:- KNI
Bagdad, April 27. The tlalinn
nviator commariwar De Unedo left
here today for Bush ire, Persia.
BRINGING UP FATHER
Bv Georee MrMnnas
(bW-DINT- HADN'T OEE.H IH HERE.
cp-i mirtijit-Xj Dti-uKt. SOME OME.
5WIPE.O IMY UMGE.ULev'M-s I THINK
lAAjlVNiKft IN THERE IVJOrS IT
V DOHT VVAl-VT
TO LEMO HrX ONE
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TO rsirn - HE OOEWI
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Those Portable Houses Have Their Advantages
By Billy de Beck
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A Hopeless Pupil
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Jeff Gets Away With Some Rough Stuff in Africa
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