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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1925
CapitalJournal
Salem. Ortron
An Independent Newspaper Published Kvery Evening Kxcept flundar
Tolephont 81; New St
GEOKGB PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher
BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY
The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and
he knoweth them that trust in him. Nahum 1:7.
OPPORTUNITY AWAITS
What can one man do in this corporation and cooperative
age of quantity production and stifled individualism?
Recent events however, show that despite the trend of
the times, the individual has plenty of opportunity to de
liver the goods, if his genius lies in that way and he is in
dustrious enough.
Let us take the case of Portland's famous fireman fire
bug. In a comparatively brief space of time, he set a hun
dred odd fires in a hundred parts of the city causing a loss
of hundreds of thousands of dollars and the combined
hundreds of the police and fire departments were unable to
curb his activities or apprehend him.
Then there is the case of that brilliant burglar known by
the pscudonyme of "Inch and a Quarter Jimmy," who in 150
days burglarized over a 150 residences in one Portland dis
trict, despite 150 cops on guard and caused the police "to make
8 monkey" out of the mayor and a "goat" out of the chief in
Ir'.'le efforts to nab him.
Then there is the case of our Grand Lecturer, who single-
handed, has been cutting taxes in half for over two years by
multiplying them and has finally, by making an inadequate
levy and vetoing a special election, financially embarrassed
the state to the extent of several millions of dollars.
All of which proves that one man can still manage to raise
hell in a limited time in an unlimited way, if he's built that
way. Of course the pitcher always goes to the well once too
often, the firebug fired one too many fires, the burglar bur
gled one too many house and the Grand Lecturer forced one
too many special taxesbut just think of the fun they
have had, in their respective swings around the burnt dis
trict, the robbed region and the grand circle before coming
to grief.
Sure, opportunity still awaits the individual.
PLANT PEARS
Fruit crops of the county are having their usual spring des
truction at the hands of the experts. It is usually necessary
to destroy them at least three times before a bumper har
vest. However experts tell us that the prune and cherry crops
v ill be light, but the pear and peach crops good. The freeze
of last winter is blamed.
Why do not the growers set out more pear acreage? Year
in and year out, pears are as profitable as any crop grown,
more than most, yet there are only three commercial pear
orchards in the Salem territory.
The Willamette vulley is peculiarly adapted to pears, par
ticularly as a canning product. Climatically it cannot be ex-C"l'-!d,
for it is immune from fire-blight, the dreaded destroy
er of most pear regions. Frost seldom takes a heavy toll and
the trees are freer from pests than elsewhere.
in order to secure pears enough to operate their plant,
local canners have to import them in quantity lots from
suuuiL-rn ana eastern Uregon and Washington districts
xneie Biiouiu ue pears enougti raised here to eliminate this
importation.
Diversity is the salvation of the fruit-crower. as it is n
the farmer. The wise orchardist will include a pear block
with his prunes or apples or nuts, so that in case of failure
u,,e crP- lncre ls another to rely upon, while occasionally
illAM (trill 1 - V... 1 1 m
nm uc uuiupcr yiciua oi ail.
Ti
TODAY'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE
HORIZONTAL
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0.
n.
N.itimal Cuard (aft.)
KalablUhcd (ao.)
Kziat
fry of sheep
l-'atlior
AnuuiucniNs
'rniik
10. Ft-dal extrrniltle
IV. To eat
20. lti-retM-rnlcd
22. T ramble
23. Animal
25. Indefinite nrtlt-lo
21. aK'iiiber of an Indian tribe
27. Missouri; (ib. I
HOW TO SOLVE THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE
The war to antre the Crmw word Pirate to to mi In liio while
Mturee of cite diagram with ibe word which arret with the room
IMaQjific definition. The deflniitoaa arc numbered to cor rea pond wlto
wo oumbera on Hie diagram. (
Any word defined In the text under "IIORIZOOTAL will berln
at ha number, ahoun on the diagram, and will extend all the way
acroaa io ine urs duck apace to the riguc or inai numner. inat u,
the word meat begin In the wiwire tuiit contains Ita ldrntUliig num
ber, and extend as far ibo white aqiuirc continue unuiicrruptwliy
Any word denned under "VERTICAi." will a loo besin. In the white
apace that contains Its number, but will extend downward ma far a
ine white spaces remain uninterrupted I r.
VERTICAL
I. New nrunHk-k (ab.)
. To Inlk nonsense (Sinn;:!
4. To slide
6. I(rt
6. 1 clllor (ab.)
8. Granted
Scorned
I. 1'aliu grutvlnir in India.
Africa
12. CovT wllh dew
3. Alter (111).)
15. IN-roelvo
III. Vleor
20. Moved nivny rapidly
21. liuliiioii lull.)
22. (.eoricla (-lb.)
21. ii.itt
SOLl'TION OP 4"ICSTiRDAYS
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Copyright 1034 George Matthew Adam.
My Matrimonial
Vacation by Violet Dare
A CRITICAL MOMENT
My marriage was ao romantic
and so unhappy, that K seems like
something out of a story, not
real affair at all. When Jim and
1 went to Virginia and told her
that we were married she was
angrier than I have ever seen any
one before. Then, suddenly, she
had hysterics, not real ones. I saw
through her at once. She had de
cided that she wouldn't gain any
thin by being angry with Jim, mid
thought she'd try something else.
She bogq'l his pardon for being
horrid, and was doubly sweet to vm
both. Sho waatej to know where
we were groin to live. He enli that
he'd be stationed at Governor's
Island, Just a etone's throw from
New York, the first year anyway.
"How charmlns," she exclaimed.
"Then I'll often have you with
:ne."
We just played around all that
first sumnie:. I was very happy,
except when we ran Into girU and
v. omen whom Jim had known be
fore he know me. They all seemed
to havo flirted violently with him,
to say the lexst. But I didn't care.
In the early fall we went to our
v home. The furniture Uncle
Sam gave us wasn't so bad, I
thought, though our nous was like
barn. But VlrginU lamented 1
over It, and urged me to make the
1 lace attractive for Jim. She'd go
shopping with me, ana somehow I,
found that I bought awfully expen
sive things. But I'd never known
much about money she had al
v&ys manage! that.
had to have nutunn clothes.
of course. We ha-l two servants,
because I know nothing - about
housekeeping. Virginia kept a r-cr-
ftonal maid who looked after mc
things, like flowers for the h
that made the bills pile up.
Virginia warned me that I must
be careful not to do anything that
would miik me lose my looks
"Jim's ao attractive that women
will always run after him she
said. "And If yo let yourself get
run down ani messy looking you'll
lese him and it will be your own
lault,
Jim was worriel when the bills
came In i sccoii-1 lieutenant can't
afford luxuries, und he had noth
iiig but his pay. I was worried
xoo. But Virginia, lived with
as ho had urged her to do, and we
entertained a goo l deal, ani some
how the bit's never got any small
er.
Viiginla was always rurslng
about what would happen to mo
when Jim got detailed for foreign
service.
"Juit- look at that little Mrs.
F-uton, whose father wna stationed
in the Islands a few years ago,"
bhe sali. "She's hardly recovered
t-er looks yet. Ani Major Cane'd
wife told me that It absolutely ruin
ed her health when she was thtre.
You've always 1-eon so delleate
never could stand severe beat I'm
so worried "
That sea-el Jim too. Hod pro
est Utat If one knew how to live
in the tropica It was real'y bene
ficial, bul V'ry.iiU would always
remind him that he'd never lived
In ere nud dint know anything
about it.
I'd have gone anywherj with
Mm, though. Then pomethlng hap
pened that Chang! everything.
T cam InUi the hourfc quite un
expectedly one afternoon, when I'd
thought I'd go over to New York
and changed my mind. Mrs. Eaton
too. Ani there were always Mttle was In our living room, with Jim
in his arms.
I turned and ran upstairs to my
nown room, trembling ao that I
could hardly move. I knew that
he'd known her before: her hus
band had been graduated from
West Point two yeara before Jim
was, an 1 she and Jim had met
there. When they first saw each
other at Governor's Island I had
put Iced a queer sort of constraint
in his manner, and she seemed
overwhelmingly glad to see him.
But thh this was too mu.'h.
I thought maybe he'd explain to
me later, but he casually mention
ed at the dinner table that he'd
licen out all afternoon.
"All afternoon, Jim?" I asked.
"Yep down at the club. There's
a rumor that the regiment Is to be
sent to the Islands, ani every
body's talking their heads off."
There was a hop that night at
the Officers Club, but I just didn't
feel that I could go. Mrs. Eaton
ran In after dinner; her husband
was officer of the day, and couldn't
take her would we mind if aha
went with us?
Not at all in fact, I'm staying
home, so Jim can take you," I tolj
her. He and ahe protested politely,
but I refused to go a step. Finally
they went off together.
Two days later tho orders arriv
ed. The regtinent was erlered to
the Philii pines, not even to Manila
but so new here off in the interior.
It will kill Nancy," my moth
er protested. "It will Jus kill her!
She's not strong why she s in
oven now."
Jim looked at me anxiously. I
vas ill I'd lain awake nights nd
eaten my heart out days over him
and Claire Eaton,
"Perhaps perhaps she'd belter
4ay here, with you," he said slow
ly. Terhapa she had," answered
Virslnli. I said nothing.
And, after a lot of talk, that was
what they agreed on. He'd go to
the IwUnds alone, and save money.
and pay the' ghastly bills we'd run
up. And for a while, at least. I d
remain In Nw York with Virginia.
BRINGING UP FATHER
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BARNEY GOOGLE AND SPARK PLUG
A Case of "Cart Refore the Horse"
By Billy de Beck
Liberty News
Liberty. Or.. Aoril 29. Mr. and
Mrs. bruco Kox recently had u
ineir guest, Mr. and Mrs. U
Lautnum ot San Kranclsco, Cal.
Mr. Lautbum was a boyhood
friend of Mr. Kox", both belnc
reared in Topeka, Kan. They had
not met for 43 yeara.
Megdainea 11. Meptune, Carl
fluuer and C. Mundlniter of Salem
wore caller In tbia neighborhood
luat Monday.
11; B. Kobb. who haa been work.
Ing in hla atudlo at Pendleton, u
now at homo but will return to
hla eastern Oregon work soon.
Mtss'VcUeUa Ohmart was the
guest of Miss Dorothy Erkine at
her homo at Jefferson ovor the
eek-end.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. lioag were
dinner guettts Tuesday evening of
Mr. and Mrs. Krea Scott.
Mr and Mrs. Frank Mupes nntl
daughters, Verua and l'rauces, oi
tfulem were dinner guets at tin
horns of Mr. and Mrs. A. 11. llruwn
Ing, Monduy.
Mrs. 11. A. luva is slowly re
covering from her recent Illness
- Mr. and Mrs. T. llugnn of Tort
land were visitors at the Haiu
homo luat Hiinuuy.
K. L. Coffey - visiting rcl.itlvec
neiir Sweet Home.
Mrs. McNrel- knit Miss (Sludr
Mt-Neer of Silvt-rtnn visited at lilt
W. II. Ooriuiin home Sunday. Mia
iiulh (lotfrlrd of r'ulls City wu
also their guest.
Cloud HtevenMin. who been
very III with lugrlppe, Is now re
coveting.
Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Jtuld er
Rofiedale vieitord Sunday.
Miss Murion Holder of J'orttnm!
1k visiting at the homo of her
mother, Mrs. K. Holder.
Mrs. J. W. Anderson visited
Hosklns over the week-end.
Many from Liberty attended the
declamatory contost at Salem
Heights last Krliy evening.
Mr. aud Mrs. P. 8. Denrer.
Veneta Italns end Dorothy Coffey
were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mm. Johnny Dcnrer of Salem
Sunday.
We are glad to etate that Mr
Walter Allen, who got hit in the
rye last weak will no lews her
light .
R. X. Myers was called to Port
land on account of JllneMs.
Mr. end Mrs. Otto Schisman and
little girl, Betty, of Salem visited
t the W. H. Maiheson home Wed
nesday evening.
The Misses Tilde and Tllson.
who are attending the Oregon
formal school at Monmouth, were
visitors at the home of P, O. Judd.
oununy.
llurlun Judd and Eugene Cruth.
era wore Monmouth visitors Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Climber otl
Portland were visitors at Mr. and!
wrs. k. a. uorrey s. Sunday.
Mr. and Mra. D. C. Wolfe of
naiupori visited Mr. and Mrs. I
Urnce Kox on their way home from
a trip to rortiand.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Entwhlstle
nd Mr. and Mrs. Adams and two!
-niiuren ot uregon City visited all
uie uiveiand home Sunday.
i.yle Knlns and his friend. I
William Ireland of Salcin, motored
io l orvuillH, riunday,
Mrs. A. U. Browning nnd daugh
ter, roggv, returned Saturday!
irom Seattle end Tnconia, wherel
they have been visiting relative. I
Mm. Karl Cone was tu Portland I
Minuay.
Hill Mi-Kemlo lift this
lor I'cndiclon.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Keynoldn
nna son. Kenneth, und Mr. on. 11
Mrs. l arl Carlton nnd riniiKhle
l.oul.se. of Portiaml vlslli'.l ut tin-
llllam Koael home Htindny.
i morning
SCHOOL PATRONS PLAN
FIGHT ON ILLITERACY
Austin, Texas, April 2 !t .- II lit -
orin-y In the southwest Is to h
.iiiuiKi-,1 iiy ti,,. national oniiresn
i iwrents und tcichers, which
rent Into tn? second day of ito
annual convention here lodny.
llccause of a large population
'a Texas and inuthwrtcnt borilor
stales It woa said Illiteracy in
these states is high. Klforts to
omlist It wn the plsn of "moonlight'-
schojls as coniliicted In
Kentucky probthly will be. nro-
poned.
The "moonlight" arhools are
night schools lor adults who de
sire to learn reading and writing
nnd havo no other facilities for
education.
DRUNK TEST IS ALTERED
Iilrmlngham. Knit . Anrll S9
Repellllon of the words "llrltlah
constitution haa been droDoed hv
he Iilrmlngham police is a Inst of
persons suspected of having Im
bibed too freely
Instead. the suspects blindfold
rd, ere requrated to step lively
long a chalked line, pick up a
at at one end end then bow four
mes to the captain lu charge of
the teeL
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