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PAGE FOUR THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM,' OREGON FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1925. Capital jUburnal Salem, Oregon An Independent Newspaper Published livery Afternoon Except Sunday at 136 8. Commerclnl Street. Telephone 81; News 81 GEORGE) PUTNAM, Kclltor nnd Publisher Entered as second class mall matter at Salem. Oregon SUBSCRIPTION RATES By carrier 10 cents a week, 45 cents a month. $5 a year In advance. By mall, In Marlon and Polk counties, one month 60 cents. 3 months $1.25. C months J2.25. 1 year J4.00. Elsewhere 50 conts a month. $5 a year In advance. fl-IiL i.i:.si:d wihh a.ssoci.vii:i i'iti:ss skkvicu The Associated Preys Is exclusively entitled to the uyo lor publica tion of all news dispatches credited to ft or not othcrwiso credited In this paper nnd nlso local news published herein. "Without or with offense to friends or foes I sketch your world exactly as it goes." -bvros. The Vets' Protest At the meeting of the Marion County Veterans association at Silverlon yesterday, resolutions were passed condemning congress for providing for coinage of souvenir half dollars for the benefit of Stone Mountain memorial to the Con federacy and protesting the opening of the Arlington mansion as a museum, declaring that it is "for the display of relics of General Lee and the confederacy" and therefore an "infamous insult to our hero dead." It is too bad that CO years after Appomattox such intoler ance should govern patriotic organizations and that the magnanimity which the victor owes the vanquished should still be withheld and the bloody shirt continued to be waved. It is doubtful whether the hero dead would regard such memorials as insults, especially as they help bind together a reunited people. General Robert E. Lee was one of the very greatest Americans. In greatness of character as well as ability he is in -many respects comparable only to George Washington. In the judgment of military critics of the world, he ranks as the greatest soldier America has produced. The son of "Lighthorsc Harry" Lee of revolutionary war fame, .Robert K. Lee married in 18IU, Mary Randolph Custis, grand-daughter of Martha Washington. Her father's home was Arlington, where they thereafter resided. Surely no more fitting place than his old home, a fine bit of colonial architecture, could be devoted to the memory of this famous American. General Lei? after his surrender, devoted himself to heal ing the wounds of the civil war and as a college president, guided southern youth to loyal citizenship. When the South had sececded, it was with pain and reluctance that this opponent of slavery wrote: With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an AnuTiciin citizen, 1 have not. Imkii nhle to make up my mind to raise my hand nK.iin.st my relatives, my children, my home. After the collapse of the Confederacy, General Lec wrote as follows: The auctions which for years wore in dispute hctvvecn (he slate and general government having been decided against us, ft la the part of wisdom to acquiesce in the result, mid full of candor. to recognize the Tact. The interests of Hie State are therefore tho Bamc us tlioao of the United Stales. The duly of its citizens, then appears to me too plain to admit of doubt. All should unite In honest effort to obliterate tho effects ol war and to restore tho blessings Of peace. To these ends Robert E. Lee devoled the remaining years of his life and well earned the tribute due chivalrous heroes of lost causes. "i can't stand it juttt to wait till Jim corny back to know what'i goingr to happen," she exclaimed. "I want to go home and write, to him this minute. I'll aend the let ter to the atianxehlp office in San Francisco, eo that it will be deliv ered to him as soon an the ahip get in. Then If he doesn't want to sco me at all he can wire me. I've got to do something, Noel. I can't Junt wait." "All right I'll take you home at once," ho answered. "There'a a taxi let's take It." Looking down at her as they sat in tho cab, Noel felt sorrier for C'yntlifa than he ever had for any one ele. She wa.i such a child, so helpless in the grasp of circum stances, Jim Leland should have known when ho first looked at her that she was not the stuff of which society niatroiiH are made, Noel told himself vehemently. She was the wort of girl who wanted to bo a companion to her husband, not a figurehead for his home. Well, ovcryLhlnfj would bo changed now! She would ncl a divorce and be come Mrs. Noel Gardner, and he'd take her abroad to live. She was fjolng to have everything now. Cynthia, Glaring out of tho win dow, was thin king very different thoughts. She was wondering If It wouldn't be possible for her to withdraw from the tangle into which she had been thrown by events which .she had not willingly controlled. She could disappear, she told heinelf. When she .wrote to Jim telling his her side of the story she ould also tell him good-bye. Sure ly that would be the simplest thing to do, to slip away uuietly, and let matters take their own course. She could not feel that she want ed to be freed from Jim and turn at once to Noel Gardner. In fact, she could not bo at all sure now of her lovo for Noel that had seem ed so overwhelming the day be fore. Tomorrow Cynthia Talks Wins Honors in Society f i i:f- --l-7 7 PfM V 'X. "nriiii.-, o m.. i untori tho most ooBular man and his wife the host 'dressed woman at Newport. R. I., in an exciting society popu larity content OPEN FORUM ContributlODB to This Column must be plainly written on om 3ide of paper only limited to 300 words In length and signed with the name of the writer. Articles no4, meeting these specif) cations will be rejected. Suppose To the Editor: Suppose someone should discover that traffic on North Capitol street was equal to that ol state street, anu Cfinnaa h ft I DnmpnnA fthnilld re flect that nil that it takes to cause traffic to pause and purcnaae is convenient opportunities such as are afforded by attractive placew of business, and Suppose tha. someone would add a few such supposes together, de duct the logical deductions and put up a fine business block about Capitol and Marion streets, and "Suppose others would see tho light and scurry' away from the ro glon of high rents and self-satisfied landlords to follow the lead of tho man who believes in letting business and the city develop as nature Intended Question: Who would mourn for tho poor landlords who wouldn't build above two stories nor let loose of a single one of their little oid buildings because they were quite satisfied with things as they are? Hunch: A very few years like the ones just aV-cad of Salem could easily isolate the old Salem of to day and start a new Salem with its main street up the state high way and some of the tactics we are right now witnessing misht well cause jus: exactly such a move ment. All it would take is a leader with money to build the first real business block in the new district, nihora u-rtuM follow in ranid suc cession beyonu the shadow of a doubt. Hurrusti. To the Editor: Will you allow le space In your noble paper for a few lines I have In my possession a letter that reads like this. July 25, 1925 Dear Sir In order to build up a superior quality of fiber flax seed over a scries of years your fields has been Inspected and 11 acres, all of the best of your field, we aro askiiiR tho state flax industry to set aside as certified fiber flax seed to be used for seeding purposed another year. In case you deliver your lmx to the itate plant adviso them of this inspection in order that the lonKcst and best filled flax may be kept separate. You will readily catch tho importance of this work as good seed is Just as essential to good flax production as It is wun any crop. Yours very truly, WM. L. TKUTSCH, District Agricultural Anent. Two years ago I got 40 bu. of flax seed fror the state and I sow ed it on 20 acres of land and I pulled and hauled It to Salem and had 52 tons all No. one. LaM year I got the same seed including seme imported pedigreed seed at $5.00 per bu. and I sow ed the same 20 acres and CO acres more nnd pulled 39 tons and very little No. 1 and had not our noble ffovernor and our noble superinten dent coino to our relief, many of us growers when we pulled or mow ed our flax grown from the high priced pedigreed seed would not have had flax enough to pay for our seed. I have heard eo much about pap or farming from those highly edu cated agricultural experts at the taxpayers expense, that it makes me nick when wo poor farmers call me a baptist if you want to, but I do believe that water would have been more essential last year and this year to 30 inch flax grow ing, than the selection of seed could have been. Now, brother flax growers, I am very busy hauling my short stufl grown from the above mentioned seed, but I promise you as soon aa I get my short stuff in, I will tako upon myself the solemn obligation of going down to the stale houso and I will appeal to our noblo governor and our noblo warden and our noble superintendent In soft mild words, and I will pray them to be careful, to be sure and send us out selected seed that wo can raise 30 in. flax, whether it rains or not for it Is impossible for us to rai.se 29 In. flax for $28 per ton up hero in the sneeze root val ley in which wo live, from tho seed you aro furnishing us, wheth er It rains or not. Noble governor, noblo warden, noble superintendent, please '-o careful for wo poor flax gruwora are .sure to bintp tho ceiling If present conditions aro not changed lie careful: lie careful. S. B. MILLS. Auuisville, Ore. NEW INCORPORATIONS Articles of Incorporation wore filed Saturday by tho Itcsewny l'.attcry Station, Inc., of Portland, with a capital of J5000. The In corporators are W. A. Alvei des, lraiik Alvcrdes and F- H. Alver de.. Notice of an increase in capital from $100,000 to $200,000 was fil ed b ythe Ccast Finance corpora tion of Port and. I'nder the blue sky net the fol luwing permits weer issued: Independent Warehouse &. Hill ing company. Wasco, to sell stock in the .sum of $22,52.). Warrcnton Clam company, Port land, to sell stock in the sum of $50,000. One Wife on Approval By Violet Dure orn, vi:i That even i ni; ( nthbi en bled Jim. ".Muni import mt to know when Ou rrtiirn," she raid In her me.t wage. She signed her name nnd left the I'flleo with a Utile sigh of bewilderment. What would hap pen when Jin. did runic back? It was a qiieMtnn (bit nho could not drive fnnn her tlnnnthts, and could not an-nver. She b.nl i.-fu.-d to see Noel that evening. Ailbom;! no Jul not really.e how people were talking nbout thotn, she kiuw that mmh giwlp tmi.it bo Koin-r the round, and she h.nl no intention nt niak lntt It uvow in volume. lUit the in xt afti-i noon, as she on her way to order some books, .she met (Sardner, and he promptly turned nliont and ac companied her, M'vo got good new fur you," he announced, t'otililu't tell It over the phone, so I wm just going to drop In nnd tell y.m, it's about that xii b -division of in inc. The ale of It it going through which means that you're going to make n very nice profit on tho money you Invented in rtock. Now, doesn't that make you happier?" "Yes, of course. It doe," ex claimed Cynthia. Noel had been so good to her ehe couldn't help re joicing that he watt to profit in ctead of losing everything he had. For her own sake she could not feci particularly enthusiastic; until her other affair were in tietter hape n mere mntter of money would mean little. They walked on, Noel talking enthusiastically, Cynthia listening, making no comment jntens It was absolutely necrwunry. He hnrdly saw fjouetla when they met her a aha waa leaving her bank. Cynthia flushed ns she met her nlsiei -ln.aw' eyes. I,oii ella holdinu her load a Irlfle high, er. hastily entered her ear which was wait in,, at the curb. For n moment It was all that Cynthia could do to keep back the lea is. She hi 1 neer eared rnouffh for her pistei -in-law io care what Luuell a thought of her. Kill she relented beinn ud;ed by anyone .w 1'ilClla had Judged her. "I've iriven her no i canon she's t'ondemuing me for not IiIhk at .ill!" Cynthia told herself bitterly. W':i9 she lo he blamed for the fhttiKsi tb.it bad happened to her? Mow had It been her fault ? From uie mi-mi .rim s laniily bad dtM.ip- pro iMi of her because she could not find H In her heart to adopt their standards and pleasure. Vet I'i'uld wile I it i ri her back on tho world that they repienontcd and jjo on. knowing that they would ahtay look down oil her? F,veri tbiMir.b sho lived on the op polite side of tho woild. wouldn't Mho be uncomfortable because she knew th-it they condemned her. that If even her name was men tioned someone would way: "Oh. ye.; be wa that kIi) Jim Lelaiul married the wrong kind, wasn't tdteV "I don't care I Just won't carer she told heiaelf bitterly. Vet he knew that she would idwaye eare, no matter how hard he tried not to. Noel was talking on, plannliiR for the future that they would share. She imiiinurrd the proper words nt the proper Intervals, when ho seemed io expect her to; but hardly knew what she was say ing. At tost she turned to him abrupt ly. IntcrriipHna hlni In the middle of a sentence. DUMB DORA By Chick Young Cheating the Gallows Once iu,'aiii the insanity dodge had cheated the gallows, and Kussell Scolt will spend a few years as guest of the slate in an asylum for the cold-blooded murder of a drug clerk in a hold-up in April, 102-1, instead of dangling at the end of a noose. It is becoming increasingly more difficult to exact the death penalty for murder, no mailer how atrocious Ihe crime, especially in Chicago. A Loeb and a Leopold escape so does a Scolt. So do the majority of criminals, which is (he principal reason why America leads the world in crime. Such a law as that in Illinois, which permits a jury of ignorant laymen to pass upon sanity is a farce. It is a sub ject lor experts and scientists. As long as such procccdurc governs and makes a farce of justice, what good does it do for Chicago hankers to post 52,500 rewards for dead bandits? Statistics prove that the city of Chicago has annually more hold-ups and murders than England and Wales put together. The reason can be traced to such insanity trials as that just ended, as well ns to our surplus of fool laws, that produce contempt for law, to our lawyers and our courts, who by procccdurc, delays and technicality are making crime safe lor the criminal. ( M'WDTO T6aE amT,,fJ ( LOOK WWWS SWIMMlWJ RJdrtT ) -ANt BEUE.M6. V k rwlu-s" CIP c X, NT>. TOO I " " C IMi P.n,i., V,d.c.i.. Inc. C...1 8riiiri,,J c- jj""S"Ve ' i-m- CAVCCIG 8'7 - . - liv ueorgc mcmunus BRINGING UP FATHER LILl- HAlVE1 TO THIMK UP A r OIReCTOR-i .- r- OH; , I EARLf- fT 1 W ii anSlf? -( ts-n out Tooivr m mhtoo n 'u.ct' i . run ... y-svk m BARNEY GOOGLE Fisherman's Luck By Billy de Beck wws' : : i Mm- . fx i r imm ri i : ,-.! ::V:l:: :.-"!: J .- IW. b. K,n K., S-J.. M tTa p3-- ' 2f3Z&z. 8-7- J ' I 1 MUTT AND JEFF The Li,t,c Fc,!'"v v""'' Be Fooled Again In the Dark By Bud Fisher U' LX - 1 i i -,. .... ... . I - i j flw'ti. l i B c r..m t-. t - i
