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THE CAPITAL JOUKNAL, SALEM, OREGON
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1925
CapitalJUournal
An Independent Newspaper Published Every Evening Except Sunday
Tetephon 81; News
G HOUGH PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher
BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salva
tion. Psalms 91:16.
The Vicious Circle
At the recent public service commission's hearing of the
Housewives league's three year old petition for reduced
street car fares in Porland, one of the state's professional
reformers and , uplif ters of the down-trodden masses, who
fills the newspapers with his panaceas for economic ills,
urged the purchase of the trolley lines by the city, the estab-
iihiunent oi a live cent fare and a lapping of the general fund
10 mane good deliciencies incurred in operation through
failure of receipts to meet expenses.
This is the usual outcome of municipal ownership, the
taxpayer 1001s tne Dill, cut tew of its advocates are frank
enough to admit it. Instead they profess to believe that by
some hokus-pokus, the city needs but to assume control and
all the financial troubles that barrage private ownership
vamsn ana proiits magically replace losses.
Acquisition by the municipality of any street car svstem
nowadays, would probably greatly please the owners, as it
would enable them to unload at a profit that which rising
costs of operation and the competition of the auto have
rendered an unprofitable investment.
Bonds would have to be issued for the purchase, the
interest on them as well as losses in operation paid bv the
tax-payer, the taxes now paid on the property would be lost
and the shrinkage made up by more taxation, politicians
would operate the lines for spoils, wages would be increased
and fares reduced to secure votes and all to provide a
service to patrons at less than cost of production, a benefit
that would be more than off-set by increases in rentals and
living costs forced by the resultant high taxation.
This has been the history of municipal ownership of
traffic lines and in many ways, of other public utilities,
the taxpayer pays for it and reimburses himself by increas
ing living costs to the consumer who is supposed to benefit,
thus completing a vicious circle of inflation that profits no
one but the politician and bureaucrat.
Cherry Prices
The Capital Journal's interest in the fruit industry is
that of the grower. If the producer is prosperous, the
industries that depend upon him will be. Hence the Capital
Journal at all times strives to help the grower secure the
highest possible price for his products.
In furtherance of this policy, the Capital Journal recently
analyzed a contract offered cherry growers and called atten
tion to the numerous jokers it contained. It performed the
same service last year regarding a prune contract offered
growers. Both of these contracts make the grower the
goat, as he finances the operations of the speculator as well
as his own, takes all the chances, and is forced to accept
any settlement tendered.
The Capital Journal is not acting in behalf of any buyer
or against any buyer. It merely seeks to keep the grower
posted upon markets and to enlighten him upon crooked con
tracts under which he can be fleeced without recourse, in
case of falling markets.
There seems no reason why, with cherries selling at 22
cents in eastern markets in carload lots, with a cost of 6 cents
for packing, transportation and sale commissions, the
Willamette valley grower should not receive at least 32 cents
for his fruit, which would give the shipper a net profit of
4 cents. Shippers have paid as high as 16 cents in other
districts. It is unfair, under these conditions to only pay
the grower 2't cents on delivery, with a chance of more and
a chance of nothing.
There are comparitively few cherries this year, which is
all the more reason why a good price should be received.
Certainly the man who grows the fruit is entitled to at least
12 cents when the consumer is paying 70 cents.
One Wife on Approval
Q liy Violet Dare O
nuiiiGK tam.k n.vrriiKS
Cyntlilu did not mind playinpr
bridge nomi'tlmeii, but she hated
upending a drllKhlful afternoon
playing It with women who treat
ed the game as a mntter of life and
death. And being late to her slater-tn-law's
party, given in her
honor, did not make the occasion
any more ploiuutnt.
Her mot her-1 in-law clutched
her tw fthe entered the door, eniil
"How could you forget, Cynthia
dc:n!" in reproachful tone, hasti
ly introduced her to the puents
whom fihe did not know, and push
cd her into her place at one of the
tables. The game began.
Cynthia's partner was a large,
expeniiively .IrunM-d prraon who in -dnlf?fd
in bitter frankness as the
game progressed.
"Partner, why didn't you obey
my affinal? ' Partner, didn't you
underatiiiid that I meant you to
lead cluba then?" "Partner, you
could huvo rained my bid mid been
pure of making It."
Cynthia bti:an to fed that nhc
wa expected lo be n mind reader.
The room ;m clown, nnd heavy
with the scent of m.ss. Hit had
ached. Her hat felt too" tight. The
large, vehement woman got more
and more bitter. The others at
the table began to be limply sym
pathetic. Cynthia wished that die
could havo worse luck Inevltably
he held Rood cards, played them
her heat, and then was .shown In
detail how she could havo played
them much better. Nothing but
a grand wlnm eemed to natlsfy the
largo woman,
"Young Mrs. I.elnnd play Midi
a peculiar game!" The largo wo
man, dummy for that hand, was
talking with name friends nearby;
ever her lowest tones were easily
audible. Cynthia set her Jnw, took
off her hat, and shuffled the cards,
determined to show this enemy of
tho moment that she could play
brldgo when she had to. even
though she loathed It. She con
centrated on the. game, playing i
more carefully than ever before, I
and tried not to consider the pos
sibility that, if she played badly
enough, nobody would ever dare
ask her to ft bridge party again!
The large woman, playing
against her now, opened her bulg
ing eyes wide. Mrs. Inland' pe
culiar game evidently had Us good
points, after all.
"I don't understand your bid-ling
I don't undrtftnnd " she mur
mured feebly, whet Cynthia had
scored high against her. "Your
gamo is most erratic."
"Yes," retorted Cynthia sweetly,
Jotting down her score after a
hand in which site had taken tricks
that seemed lost to her forever.
An Impudent comment came to her
Hps, but she checked it. After nil,
these pcoplo were the ones among
whom die must spend her life,
since she hnd married Jim. The
fact that she would never have
chosen them f.T her friends meant
nothing. She must live as her
mother-in-law nnd her shiter-ln-law
widieii, apparently for the
present, at least.
"nut not nny on;er thin I cm
help,' she vowed, uhen the game
w ns over at last, and perfectly
dressed maids were serving per
fectly prepared refreshment. She'd
havo to do that sort of thing, too.
In her house. You wero enter
tained, a n,l then mi entertained,
and then were entertained again
n vicious circle: She benati to es
timate the amount of mousse die
had eaten since she and .Mm re
turned from their honeymoon nnd
the round of post-nuptial parties
began. She was euro (hat It ran
into gallons'
Women were talking to her. mak
fng the usual comments, asking
tho usual question. jfow did she
like her new home 7 Didn't she find
the city charming. 8he had gone
to Mr LewbV school in Washing-
AOS
ton, hadn't she? Ferhape she had
known Elaine Graham tnereT Not
"Not that anybody cares whoth
er X knew her or not," she told
herself as the chatter ceased. "But
they have to say something.'
Would she ever really know these
women, and like them? How stu
pid and uninteresting ahe must
seem to them, how like a dressed
up doll!
She went home as soon as ahe
possibly could, to find Jim waiting
for her. He was tired and rather
crosa had looked forward to com
ing home and finding her there,
he announced, and going for a
drive out Into the country.
Hut, Jim dear, It was your sis
ter's bridge party: I had to go
he told him.
"Yes, of course," he answered
"But It does seem as if you might
be here when I come home early
once In awhile. You're always at
aomo parly or other."
"It isn't my fault!" she exclaim
ed. "I hate these affairs. I forgot
all about the one this afternoon-
was planning to walk down to your
office and call for you and your
mother called me up and was fu
rious at me."
"My heavens you forgot! And
you were the guest of honor!"
Horror lay heavy in his voice.
"Why, Cynthia, that's well, real
ly, you should have remembered."
"One minute you scold me for
going, and the next you find fault
because I almost didn't go!" she
sobbed. "It was nothing but quar
rels all the time I was there just
one constant fight over a card
table and then you and I quarrel
when I get home. Jim, X simply
hate this way - of living. Tour
mother will never nag me Into go
ing anywhere again unless I want
to go!"
"Mother never nags," Jim be
gan coldly, looking up from the
newspaper he had picked up, but
Cynthia had rushed off to liar own
room, to drop Into a corner of tho
window seat and try to .gain con
trol of herself.
Tomorrow A Trip to the Dog
Show. I
Hervey Novel "Ethan Quest" Saved
from Fire to Win High Praise
The manuscript of Harry Her
Tey'i novel "Ethan Quest," which
has just appeared in book form,
was aaved from destruction this
spring when the De Soto Hotel, Sa
vannah, was burned. Hervey had
his studio in the top story. It was
furnished with the writer-traveler's
fiae Oriental collection. AH of this
was completely destroyed; but two
friends In the author's absence
scaled the outside of the building
and, at the risk of their lives, saved
the manuscript which was just
ready to go North to the publishers.
Their feat is now being rewarded
by the high praise which the book
is receiving. The story of 'Ethan
Quest" tells of a young man's
search for an ideal Romance which
takes him Into the strange places
Harry Hervey, author of "Ethan rf the Far Eaat( familiar to Harry
Hervey through his travels.
(Drawn by Christopher Afvrthy)
RANCHER WINS RACE
WITH AVALANCHE
MATTER OF MINUTES
(Continued from page one)
then returned to save as many of
hla belongings as ; nesible. Most
of these he saved by working thru
out the night, he reported. Huff
said many of his cattle were kill
ed, two ranches above hia were
wiped out and that the ranger
station nearby will be submerg
ed by the rising water. Hie home,
which was In the bed of the sud
denly formed reservoir, now ie
under many feet of water.
Despite the fear that has b&en
expressed that another avalanche
will descend n the valley, tour
ists and residents are rushing to
the scene of the occurrence, and
It already has gained fame as a
sight of interest.
Ranchers, forest rangers and
others who live near the fallen
mountain, however, regard the
possibilities more seriously, de
claring that other parts of the
mountain have been undermined:
by seepage from melted enow and
that it may give away again be-1
ON THE AIR
SATURDAY NIGHT
(Pacific Ttmo)
KGW, Portland, Ore., 491.5
6-8 P. M., Jackie Sou tiers' Port
land hotel dance orchestra; In
termission solos by CI Valem
tyne; 10-12, Jackie Bouders'
Portland hotel' dance orchestra.
KPO, San Francisco, Cat.,
428.36:15-6:80 P. M., baseball
6:35-7:80, Johnny Buick's Cab
irians. KGO, Oakland, Cal., 5C1.2
8 P. M., Glrard Piano company;
All-American composers' pro
gram. KFI, Los Angeles, Cal., 46T
5:30-6, Examiner's mutinee pro
gram; 6-6:15, McDaniel's night
ly doings; 6:45-7, radiotorlal
talk; 7-7:45, vocal recital, pup
ils of John Smallman; 7:45, the
bookshelf, Miss Nancy; 8-9, Ex
aminer, program by Zoellner
conservatory of music; 9-10,
play by KB'I players, Ceorge
Krenger, director; 10-11, Pack
ard Radio club, Way Watts and
his ukulele, Carlson sisters, Jack
Kurtz, pianist; Dorothy Cleve
land, blues singer; 11-3 A. M.,
KKI midnight frolic, arranged
by Don Meany of ecreenland.
SUNDAY
(Pacific Time)
KGW, Portland, Ore., 491.5
10:30-12 noon, services from the
First Presbyterian church; 7:45
9 P. M., evening services from
First Church of Christ, Scientist.
cause of the looseness of the earth
in that place. Earth tremors have
been felt twice In the last week.
When the huge reservoir form
ed by the avalanche has been fill
ed by the river, it will have form
ed a lake six to seven miles loitf,
about a mile wide and nearly 200
feet deep, it le estimated.
Residents of Kelly, Wyo., four
miles below the newly formed
lake, have vacated the town In
favor of higher ground fearing a
temporary stoppage of the flow
of the river would be followed by
a flood.
RODEO EVENTS
Prfneville, Or., June 26 Fiv
performers were injured on tut1
opening day of the rodeo show,
held in conjunction with the
American Legion annual sU:e
convention hero yesterday. Ono
accident threatens to provo sati
ou3. Elmer Smith or Alberta, Can
ada, attempting to ride wild
horse bareback, v. as thrown an.l
the animal fell on him.
The convention opened with
delegates p reseat from noddy ev
ery rost and auxiliary In the state.
The attendance w estimated at
5000. .
In the first event, tho free-fx-all
half-milo thoroughbred race,
Calcurn, owned uy Doro & Car!,
placed first; Oceola, owned by
Doro & Carl, placed second, and
Doctor Kayos, cwned uy Loren.i
Trickey, placed third.
in the first round of tbe buck
ing contest, Mac McCullough rode
Jumping Jack, Guy Cash roio
Stcelhold, lllxou on vanjo
Smoky Stevens on Torpedo Ferry
Hunt on Qulckswter; Al Goss on
Payday, Red Shepherd on Lazy
Lke. Pat woods made the spec
tacular ride of the afternoon on
Jake. Lloyd Hencerson rode Har
ney Dalley.
The crowd wa entertained be
tween the events by the fancy
ridine and cricks by Hiram Vern-
steeg. Ed Wright and his 25-cent
mule and by Bonnie Grey and her
$5000 horse; by Sam C.irrett.
chaTiiipon trick roper, and by Lo-:
reua Tnckey, champion cowgirl;
of tli world, and Harrv Walters
. .- , - i
Music w?.s furnished throughout
the efternoon by the Sheridan Le
gion band and Hood River olficlala
Lei go a quartot.
In the Roman ttanding race f
one-half rallo, Trickey placed tint,
with Walters second and Steele
third.
Plumber See Highway
Portland, Or., June 26. Dele
gates to the convention of the
National association of Master
Plumbers in session here this
week sought relief today from
heat and business In a trip over
the Columbia river highway.
Henry E. Lougley of Wilming
ton, N. C, was elected president;
Albert J. Wilson, San Francisco,
vice president; Richard J. Welch,
Lowell, Mass., treasurer, and
Wilber R. Dosher, Wilmington,
N. C, secretary.
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