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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUR THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1925 Capital Jl Journal Salem, Oregon An Independent Newspaper Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday at 136 S. Commercial Street. Telephone 81; News 82 GEORGE PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher Entered as second class mail matter at Salem, Oregon SUBSCRIPTION RATES By carrier 10 cents a week, 45 cents a month, $5 a year In advance. By mall, In Marion and Polk conn tics, one month 60 cents. 3 months $1.25. 6 months 12.25, 1 year $4.00. Elsewhere 60 cents & month, $5 a year In advance. fumj moasijd wiitj-: A.ssot iati;i iiti:ss ki;kvice The Associated Press la exclusively entitled to the uho for publica tion of all nows dispatches credited to it or not otherwise, credited in this paper and also local news published herein. "Without or with offense to friends or foes I sketch your world exactly as it goes." -bvron. Buy the Water System The special city election to be called in October should be utilized to submit to the people a proposal for purchase of the city water system. It is not necessary to ask for any appropriation to make an estimate of the cost of the system. A valuation of Vac plant was agreed upon some 12 or 13 years ago, by city and owners. A record of extensions and costs since is available. For rate making purposes the state public service commission has also a complete appraisal of the valuation. A council committee and its engineer ought to be able to reach an amicable agreement as to costs with the owners of the water company, satisfactory to both sides, for it is a simple matter of costs and depreciation, and the agreement could then be submitted to the electorate. The advantages of municipal ownership are obvious. In a rapidly growing city, it is almost imperative, for additions and extensions are constantly necessitated. Acquisition of the distributing system need not commit the city in any way to a costly mountain water system which is a matter fori future determination. There is more or less magic in the phrase "pure moun tain water" which carries its own allurement. But it is large ly bunk. As a matter of fact, with the number of people now in the mountains every summer, there is no longer any such thing as pure mountain water, and none of the water in any of the available sources will test as pure as the sand and gravel filtered water Salem is now using; while interest on the large amount of bonds necessary to secure mountain water would more than pay pumping expense for double the supply. One thing at a time, however. The first step is to acquire the city distributing system and there will be time enough later to discuss a permanent source of supply. Deserting Springfield The Southern Pacific Comnanv has ioined forms with Hip Eugene boomers to complete the sand-bagging of Springfield through abandonment of its proposed railroad shop site at Springfield and acceptance of a new site northwest of Eugene to be purchased by a $175,000 Eugene municipal uuiki issue. I lie southern Pacific purchased the Springfield site 33 years ago, and announced its plans for the building of cmisionai sliops upon the completion of the Natron Cut-off. uauun oi me rauroati s construction delayed action, but opungneiu nas since then lived ujxm hopes of event mi juaiizauon oi tins plan. lo Springfield, the railroads desertion is a death-blow. To Hiiigene it can make but little difference whclhnr thn hnn are located northwest of Eugene on the new site or east of ugene on the MnnglMd site. The payroll and business in either case goes to Eugene. The only person benefitted by the transfer arc the adjacent really owners and boomers who Jiave optioned the property, and ask the city to vote bonds 10 maue their speculation good. throughout all these years, Springfield has been loyal to i e ouutiifin raemc, while Eugene has divided her ambiance with the Oregon Electric and recently flirted wilh the Union Pacific. All of which proves that if you want jrtvms uoiii a ranroau,, cultivate rival railroads. turn out right for us. somehow, Cynthia, w can't lost each other now." "I oh, lot's go somewhere and talk." "All right; let's have dinner at the hotel across tha street. That's conventional enough for anybody. But you'll never talk me out of lov Ing you or doing: anything short of breaking my neck to get you!" Cynthia was glad when, & mo ment after they found a table, he had to leave her In a newer to a summons from an older man who sat across the room. She wanted to try to think. She waa wildly happy In the realisation of her love for Noel; It seemed now aa if she should havo known of It long afro. How could she have been so blind? But the thought of Jim plunged her into the depths of despair. She was Jim's wife, even though he didn't want her. And Jim's people ilia not believe in divorce. "Kven though his mother doesn't approve of mo, pile d never be will in 10 jet Jim get. rm or me," re flected Cynthia. 'I don't see what in the world I'm going to do." Noel came back to her eagerly, ".Everything's beginning to come right even now," he told her. "That man to whom I spoke ia one of the powers that be, so far as business in this part of the country Is con cerned. And I can tell you what I couldn't tell another soul. He wants that same sub-division that I was going to make so much money on till the man who owned the adjoining land turned it into factory sites. I can see his game, and I'm holding what I've got but we'll ir.ake a lot of money yet. .sweetheart, see if we don't." And then?" she asked, smiling into his eyes. fYiid then, somehow, you and I are going to see the way clean ahead of us Wo'll be married, and spend our honeymoon wherever you like China, Egypt. India " I'd probably pick the north woods," she answered, laughing. "That' where oar romance really found out what It waj. I began to realise when we were snowbound in that stranger s house that some how you were different from any other man In the world, Noel. Oh, but I don't see what we're going to do. "You don't have to," he answer ed. "I tell you we'll be all right, honey. Now, suppose we order dinner not that either of us will want to eat It, but if we don't have food on the table between us every uoay a going to taw about us." 'They're all doing that now; everybody In town has talked about us both ever since we met, and be foro that," sho retorted. "And, oh, how they're going to talk later Eor a girl who's never done any thing wrong I've been the subject of moro scandal than anyone else In the world!" Tomorrow The Town Really Talks PEACE OF THE PACIFIC ASSURED ASSERTS PHELPS Williamstown, Mass., Aug. 4. (A. P.) The Washington confer ence on the limitation of arma ments absolutely settled the peace of tho Pacific, Rear Admiral W. V. Phelps, a member of the naval board in Washington, declared at the instituto of politic, todav. The fourpower pact, he added, has insured the integrity of our pos sessions. I .do not believe in any war with Japan," he said. "Both na tions would be perfect fools to pro mote a conflict. I think that a new mentality is developing and that commerce is gaining between the two nations. People who talk publicly of conflict are doing a disservice. The Washington con ference has removed the mental fear that brought about vast armaments." VOTE TO CALL CITY ELECTION OCTOBER 20 (Continued from pag ne) Improvement of lot 7, block 10, by the pavement of North Church street. To change the name of Fir street to Willow street. To prohibit the parking of au tomobiles on Commercial street between D and Belmont. j Ordinances Introduced Assessing the cost of improving i Fairmount between Suporlor and! Luther. Assessing the cost of Improving Saginaw between Washington and Lincoln. Assessing the cost of improving Fairmount between Luther and Rural. Assessing the cost of Improving Fair mount between Wilson and Miller. Providing for-a transfer of funds from the incidental expense fund to tho Jail fund. Segregating the cost of improv ing lot 7, block 10. Transfer To Jnll Fund The bill for the transfer of money to the Jail fund aroused some spirited dlscusafoin relative to the care of city prisoners. The fund Is so low that the city is prac tlcally In a position of being un able to maintain the jail, and sev eral aldermen, led by Patton, launched an argument In favor of putting city prisoners to work on the streets, in the cemeteries and elsewhere where labor is needed. Besides the head-in parking or dinance, the following ordinance billy were passed on third reading: Assessing the cost for the im provement of Lafelle street, $1910.77. Assessing the cost ' for the Im proving Lafelle from Fir street to the center of block 24. I Assessing the cost of improving Rural avenue from Commercial to High. Aits casing the cost of improving Leslie street from High to Church Wants Clean-Up Campaign H. Steinbock appeared in person before the council and advocated a clean-up campaign such as has been put on in Portland, Eugene and other places. He said it could be done in three days and that the city could make several hundred dollars out of it. He offered to buy paper and other material gar nered In the clean-up. Favorable reports of the street committee were adopted on tho fol lowing improvement projects Improvement of Hunt street from Fairgrounds road to Warner street. Improvement of the alley In block 26 between Union and Divi slon. Improvement of Lee street be tween 22nd and 24th. Improvement of Cross street be tween Church and 12th. Improvement of Mill street be tween 14th and 16th. The committee reported unfav orable on a petition by C. A. lil liott for authority to lower sidewalk on Columbia street the report was adopted. Petitions Received Petitions were received for following Improvements: By property owners of block 53 for the paving of the alley, in that block. For the paving of Hood street from Capitol to the Southern Pa cific right of way. For the paving of Shipping street from Church to Cottage. The council adopted sidewalk resolutions presented by the street committee for concrete walks on Highland avenue, Front street. Academy street. Capitol street, 19th street, Chemeketa street and Co lumbia street. Because of the recent resigna tion of Alderman Damon Fleener and the election of Fred A. Whi ttle and the iama in his place, Mayor Qlesy an nounccd several committee changes Alderman Rosebraugh is removed from tho ways and means commit to and will fill the vacancy on the health and police committee caus ed by Fleener' resignation. Will lams take Rosebraugh' place on the ways and means. Williams Is also made chairman of the light committee and a member of the license committee. New Concrete Mixer After some controversy over the matter the council uccopted a bid by the Loggers & Contractors Ma chinery company of $ 1 1 50 for a now concrete mixer. This was done after the council had refused to accept the street Improvement committee's recommendation that a bid of tho Latture Equipment company at $1165, with 6 per cent discount for cash be accepted. When the recommendation was cad the repreeentatlve of the Log gers Sc. Contractors company ask ed the privilege of the floor and demanded to be informed why his lower bid had been rejected. He said this was the second time he had been so treated and probably; would not again bid on anything i In Salem. His bid had offered a discount of $55 from hi& figure of ! $1150 if payment were made in j Makes Pumping Up Tires I Unnecessary Chicago, 111. Y. II. Huglicfi of 514 Monroe, this city, hart per fected a new air tight valve cap that enables auto owners to pump up their tires once and nev er touch them again until punc tured or worn out. Leading tire manufacturers, after thorough tests, have approved Mr. Hughes' invention and banished the old theory that air escapes thru rub ber. One inflation lasts the life of a tire, and tire mileage Is doubled. These caps retail $1.25 for s-?t of five. The inventor wants agents and will send proof and sample free. Write him, today Adv. five days, and he aald he would change this to IS days If the coun cil would reconsider. The com mlttee'a reason for recommending the higher bid was that the other machine could bo obtained soon er, which would offset the small difference in price. The council, however, tefused to follow the recommendation and the Loggers & Contractors Machinery company bid was accepted. The Latturo Equipment company wils the only bidder on a skimmer starter, at $225, and tho bid was ccepted. Increase Your Beauty and Look Younger. Delightful New Vanishing Cream Containing True Buttermilk Must Make You Look Years Younger or Money Sack Thc old time application of But terniilk and Cream to whiten and preserve the skin and removo harsh little wrinkles and ugly sallownefls is grandmother's rec ipe and women throughout the country are again using It to en sure a beautllul complexion and enow white hands nnd arms. Buttermilk, however, Is not til- ways obtainable, but a specialist has at lust perfected a method of concentrating buttermilk and combining It with a perfect cream which you can buy in small quan tities ready for use at any first claifs drug store by simply asking for 'Howard's' Buttermilk Cream There is no secret about it nor is there any doubt about tho re sult it's just a common ordinary buttermilk in the form of a won derful cream, gently massaged with the finger tips around tho corners of the eyes and mouth. Buttermilk Cream is only sold by all good druggists on a posi tive guarantee of satisfaction or money back. -Adv. DUMB DORA By Chick Young Head-On Parking The cily council is to bo congratulated upon final passage oi me neau-m aulo parking ordinance, which will take Salem out of the hick-town class as far as aulo-parking is concerned. The new plan will provide space for many more cars and eliminate the present blockades and danger of smash-ups. A fair trial will convince thc most sceptical of its superiority, even if it is not as easy to watch parades from parked autos! No system of auto parking is completely satisfactory for there will always be those who protest, but there are fewer objections to Uie head-in than to any other method. One Wife on Vonroval B By Violet Dare jg Tin: .hi:.t mst o j:itv Ah Cynthia did not K' on ;il Once, Noel (Jardnor .spoke. "It kind of mii in tell nil- that you'd derided to see th:u Block to mi." he n.iid. "Shall we go wotneu hvi o to leu and talk over?'' Nil, lets do It line." uho an snm-d, fitting hoiHi-lf ly N where imo hid t:ii earlier hi th afternoon. 'Tin not iritis; to .veil I Tier nil. oh, Noel, why dldn you tell mn all the truth thl after Iioon? Why didn't ymi toll lit that you Knew the Mm k v. isn't Ing to be worth ntnihlmr. and th;t you wanted to buy It lurk beraiu. you didn't want me to loyp my money?" He threw out his h ind.-, helple-o !. "I though I could net it from o hefore you found that out. Hn Cynthia, miroiy you'll sell It to m liny way? You had no right to buy It In the first place. " "Yes, I did. I bought it beran, I wanted to, not liernune you urged me to. You had nothing to do with my buying It, except that you w kind enough to help me get It with out my mot hr-ln -law's knowing. There's no reason why you should Joae more money on my account.' "But I don't mind having tho tfiock wort hi en except because of the Ions It will mean to you. The other people who own stock are men who can well afford to 1mp money. Eventually (hat tock will pick up, hern u Me after the factories have been Lullt next that sub-, division (he land will bo worth a g"".l deal. They tan risk waiting. Hut I it ti't want you to." "Thais Kind of ou, Noel, hut 1 mii'l let y,ui do thi for me. rm uoltig to Uko tlio t(H, ,, "u h.o th.it f " Mo p msftl. Her heart had beei toiuhid wh'-n h fitt entered tin office by i he n :iy he looked ; hi w.lfl so pale, ;im ,01, h deep nh;id own lay ai ound hid eye. Shi knew Hint ho had been under r (erririi strain t-ver since ho had iMMiio hark from the w oodn. And now, to have his buiutws go on tho rock-- -it w.m too much for hun ho rouM s.'o that. With iioho.h in turn to fr syinpr.hy --fliiddenlv she realized thut he could see the end of the road alom: which she had been tiavIfnff. She loved Noel ilatdmr t'ven a he loved her! r-oe i osr ru, i, ion IV, im If ftllO 'oiid run awav from this new Know tv.lye. He l os? toil, and as (die looked up her eo mot liU He re.id the Uulh in them. With- ut a word he took her in arm. U wn moment later that Cvn- thla turned from him and rank into ii chair niMin. Noel - oh, what fhatl wc do? Thh Ik wiong," die gawped. "It L-n t; it' right, the one richt hhiff In the world. I have ahvayn loved .veil, from the very first. And hoiiKh I didn't date hope that you could care for me. 1 felt that if oh, Cynthia, I'm the happiest man (he world." "Itut I mustn't love you. I'm married to Jim." i I know It. Itut thlugit must rnr? u-JFU'S Sj(L Vou.u&'s GocJDoOi I I soo Tft A vjtav GOOD") vou'sa DOJ'T 1 I it'uc Qa G(ZAT vt - : ' . , . - I I XvfrVt., ' ; . " BRINGING UP FATHER R.v George McManua I f t o. l 1 1 ( s, rr? n i r ' nn m : ril " i r UVW' NfTTl M fcJ S IJ L filtn v Imtc rcATuRl Soviet. 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