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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
(FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1925
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Cities Turn Thieves
The Oregonian, which recently exposed the questionable
financing undertaken at Orenco, Oregon, by the issuance
of bonds far in excess of security, is publishing a series of
articles upon the defaulting of interest and principal and
consequently repudiation of improvement bonds by various
municipalities in Washington. through which investors
throughout the country have been mulcted out of large
amounts.
x These bonds differ from improvement bonds issued by
Oregon municipalities in that in this state the city is liable
for their payment, even if the property securing them is
valueless, while in Washington only the property improved
is liable and under a ruling of the supreme court, the county
can sell the property for taxes, thereby wiping out the
bonded indebtedness, so that the purchaser evades the cost
of the improvements.
The system is a legalized robbery, a deliberate attempt to
defraud investors devised by dishonest politicians. Many of
these bonds were sold in Oregon by high-powered salesmen
for unscrupulous bond houses which received a large com
mission on the transaction, the sales being made mostly to
ignorant investors, tempted because of the high rate of in
ierest.
The communities affected cannot escape responsibility
for being party to a swindle and should take steps to reim
burse the purchasers und make good their securities. It is
just as bad for a community to play the crook as for the in
dividual. When such ethics are practiced by the municipal
ity, what can be expected from the citizens?
While Oregon communities have not indulged in the
wholesale frauds of Washington, there are many issues of
bonds out, for which the security is questionable. Warrenton,
Reedsport and other municipalities are examples of unscrup
ulous promotion. Some of the irrigation districts are in even
worse condition but blame for them must rest partly upon
officials authorizing their formation and supervising their
construction. Their securities realized about 50 cents on
the dollar for construction, the other 50 cents going into the
pocket of the brokers financing the contractor and market
ing the bonds.
These oft recurring bond scandals should serve as a warn
ing to investors to keep their money at home, building up the
industries and developing the resources of their own local
ities, where they cannot-only personally supervise their in
vestments, but profit by the enhanced value of the community.
dull hud como to that very house
and renewed his appeals to her to
marry him at once. Queer, how
half the world didn't know what
the other half waa thinking about.
Pier thought ran on, as she sat
by the flro crocheting a sweater
Cor Madeleine s favorite doll. Sec
ond wives, what a change one could
make in a man's life! Janny would
make Billy such a different man
than he had boen with her. And
she herself, if she were to do what
she certainly never could do, let
this man who sat near her now di
vorce his wife, who had wrecked
his life, and marry her what a
changes eho could make in him. lie
would no longer be the Idler that
he was now, living on money that
ho had done nothing to earn; she
would urge him to go through with
his extensive plans for spending
his money charitably would urge
him to build the small, model or
phan asylums and give hundreds
of forlorn little children the best
mtbftitutes for real homes that
could bo had. Second .wives mar
rying. usually, not in the mad
rush of youthful love, marrying
either calculatingly, aa Janny was
marrying Billy, or with understand
Injr and real affection and friend
ship, aa Caroline Phillips had
married her Dan, as she herself
would marry Bob Randall, if she
ever did marry him. '
Randall telephoned her early In
tho afternoon.
'Can't you run Into town and
dine with me?" he asked. "I must
S2e you something important has
come up, and I've got to go away
at once to be gono a month or
more. Marie, you know what I
want to nsk of you but even If
you can't grant that, won't you
come?"
I can't Bob. alio answered. "I've
got to stay here till Madeleine's'
nurse comes back, and sho won't'
bo here till late this evening prob-1
ably."
Well. In Ihnt case I'll take a
ff.ur o'clock train. I feel that I
can't go without seeing you, but
Remains a Mystery
Some 300 mediums, who assorted that they had received
spirit messages from the late Mrs. J. Allen Gilbert of Port
'land, failed to present the secret countersign agreed upon
with her husband before her deafli. Tho Scientific Ameri
can superintended the opening of the scores of messages pre
sented to win the $500 reward offered for proof of spirit
communication.
Spiritualists and mediums from all parts of the world
participated in the contest, sending in countersigns of vari
out kinds alleged to have been received from the spirit world,
but the test proved nothing, unless it is that the sincere
mediums gets messages from their subconscious selves.
Commenting on the subject, the Scientific American quotes
Dr. Gilbert as saying:
"What means I li Is medley ond how nro wo to explain the
plicnonionn as presented by tho voluminous correspondence? Most
of It can bo swept from the board and eonsldorcd explained by auto
matic writing, eoninnmbulism, posltivo nnd negativo hallucinations,
objectiricntlons of tho subconscious, dissociations of tho personality
nnd kindred phenomena which have long been recognized and which
can bo found In abundance without resort to n so-called super
normal or a post-morlcm stalo. Tho further Investigation processes
tho moro ono feels that the so-cntled occult or super-normal. If prop
erly understood, can bo ornulzcd nnd classified under tho various
phases of conscious nnd subconscious cxporlcnco, explicable on tho
basis of psychological principles which nro well understood.''
So, in spite of this and other tests, no medium has yet
proven communication with tho spirit world in a. way to sat
isfy scientists and so far as the world knows, the soul that
goes into the invisible never returns "some letter of the after
life to spell."
ECOND WIVE
By VIOLET DARE
A JlAl.OVH WOMAN
Marie was amazed, when bIio
came downntalrs to breakfast the
next morning, to find that Herbert
LlndHOy was still there. Ho faced
her rather defiantly as sho came
Into the living room, but eho hid
her surprise and gave no hint that
he had not expected to see him
there.
Daddy's going lo stay over Sun-
flcy," Madeleine announced, do
llKbtedly. "Altai Eaton U going to
town, today, and let's us throe have
a picnic not outdoor, but in here
by the fire. Wm't It be fun 7"
ftlnrle did not answer nt once.
She had planned that she herself
wculd go Into town that day, to
S30 Mrs. Lindsay, but If the nurse
was going she would have to stay.
Well, he could write n not ndvls
Ins her employer of her denire to
leave; that would have to do. She
minted to glvo notice at once; she
irna uncomfortable over the mere
thought of remaining In the house
with Lindsay thnt day.
Ho made every effort to put her
at her came, to put their relation
ship on tho old family bnsh, and
Mario ncted aa If nothing; hod hap
pened to change it, but alio wns de
termined to go. Lindsay tried to
tnlk with her alone, but she re
used to leave Madeleine even fori
a moment; aha wanted no more
tele n tctcs with him.
The papers were full of news of
the approaching marriage of Hilly
and .lanny; sitting by tho fire after
breakfast Lindsay commented on
t lie m.
"funny, tho way this fellow Lane
jumped into tho limelight, isn't
it?" ho remarked. "Two years
aga nobody hod ever heard of him
oviept that some society girl had
eloped with him. Wonder what's
become or ( her? 1 vo heard t tint
she's very attractive. Hut the whole
town was gossiping nbout Lane
nnd this girl, Janny Malcom, after
Lnnt- made his pile nnd broke into
society again on the strength of
hi wife's position, and the wife
atepped down nnd out. You said
you weren't any relation to him.
didn't you? Of course. Lane's
a common enough name'."'
Marie stifled nn impulse to shriek
with hysterical laughter. So that
wns the town's version, was It. that
he had stepped down and out.
Well, It didn't matter.
How amaifed he woutfl be if she
were to tell him the truth, that she
waa the wifo who had stepped out
when her husband wanted to mar
ry another woman, that he had
been quite wrong the night beore
when he told her that Hob Kan-
dall would never marry her, when
only a few hours before that Ban-
1C you can't come I might be able
to run down there and stay an
hour if I can possibly get away
I'll do that."
"Oh no, don't!" she exclaimed.
It would never do to havo htm
come, with Herbert Lindmiy there.
"I can't have you."
"Well, all right." She Unew
from his tone he wns hurt.
She went back to tho living room
feeling hopeless, forlorn. It had not
been quite so bad when she knew
that she couTd reach him if she
wanted to. And she had meant to
talk over her Immedlato future
with him.
Early that evening, as sho nnd
Lindsay . were dining, there was
a quick patter of footsteps on the
terrace, and Mrs. Lindsay came
tempestuously into the room, with
a man just behind her.
"So Miss Eaton told the truth!"
she cried. "She was right about
Herbert's being here. Well this
settles it. I shall begin divorce
proceedings at once, Miss Lane und
name you as co-respondent."
Tomorrow A Jlittcr Blow,
CITY BUDGET
. IS APPROVED
FEW CHANGES
(Continued from page ;ne)
getting the salary ot City Treasur
er C. O. Rice inert-used from $1020
to $1800 a year. Last year Mr.
Race as a member of the commit
tee got it increased from $1500 to
?1B20. Before- Knee's motion wub
voted on Joseph H. Albert wuiited
to know if it was possible for the
committee to raise a salary. City
Attorney Kowltz replied that it
could not, but it could fix it in the
budget which made it incumbent
upon the council to raise the sal
dry. Unco said that to mnko the
Increase possible he would later
move thnt only half the $1S00
salary of City Street Commission
er W. S. Low ba raid by tho city,
tho other half to bo paid from the
street improvement ruud. Mayor
Gleay replied that tho street im
provement department had no au
thority to pay hi If tho salary.
When a motion to this effect
waa later made by Race it failed
to carry.
Jail Meals Reduced.
The next item to create a dis
cussion was $1000 proposed for
ths purpose of feeding prisoners in
the city jail. Alderman Rosa
braugu moved that this be cut to
$500. Alderman Williams opposed
this from a humane polut of view,
but Rosebraugh contended that
the Jail should bj made a place :t
puniehment and not an attraction
to offenders. .He opined tliut bread
and water would be an appropriate
diet the prieoners. Alderman
Johnson said a bigger appropria
tion was necessary because no
meals furnished the prisoners have
been paid for snce August X be
cause the city has no money. U.
U. Holt moved lo amend Roee-
braugh's motion by making the
amount '$750 and Race further
amended by making it $820, cut
ting just enough from the tenta
tive amount to pay for the in
crease in the treasurer's salary.
Alderman ration endeavored to
get the police force reduced from
16 to 14 men, but wus unsuccess
ful. Charles E. Knowland opposed
this.
"If wc could all live under the
bright Ughta of the state capitol
where we could be absolutely safe
at all times," said Knowland, "we
might reduce tho force. But some
of us livij in the outskirts. For
tho first time Salem has a good
police force. Lct'a keep it."
Pattou reminded him that the
city no longer hoe saloons und
doesn't need much police patrol
ling. "When we had saloons," replied
Knowland. "the meanness was all
centered downtown. Now we have
parties all over the darned town.
Another menace is the delivery
wagon drivers vim seem to have
their bosses' perniisaiou to drive
through the streets and past
schoole at AQ or iio miles an hour
und endanger the lives ot chil
dren." Pattou said he favored cutting
down the personnel and putting
more money into motorcycles so
tho officers could get about quick
ar. Mayor Glesy said this would
do uo good because officers In
autonomies or on motorcycles are
effective only on traffic duty and
cannot handle burglaries.
Police Are Criticized.
Dr. Jsl. E, Fisher declared that
the present latger police force
glvoo no more protection than ever
in ward 5. U. S. Dotson said the
officers were failing to stop fast
driving on North Capitol street,
which he culled a speedway.
"I sometimes see an officer at
the store there about sundown," he
said, "but I don't know whether
he worked after sundown or not."
Williams declared there had
been a 500 per cent improvement
in the police department in the
lust year.
Rosebraugh made an unsuccess
ful attempt to get the salary ot
the city health officer increased
from $750 to $1000 a year.
Race moved to have $11100
stricken from tho $2800 allowance
for the city engineering and sur
veying department, thereby to al
low only $900 of the engineer's
salary to be paid from the general
fund, the rest to be paid by the
street improvement department.
This failed.
Plavzrounda Eliminated. ,
The method of conducting pub
lic playgrounds in the summer
time was severely criticised before
the vote to eliminate the $800 pro
posed for that purpose was taken.
Race moved for elimination of
the item. P. M. Gregory defended
the playground movement.
"I live near the playground in
North Salem," said U. S. Dotson,
"and it is nothing but a bed of
dust and dirt. The children also
spend too much time in the water.
Few children go there. I found
the same lew children there every
day."
"I agree with Mr. Dotson," suld
Williaiub- ' duytj go there who
are big enough to go out and earn
$800. They even chase tho little
fellows away."
Dr. Fisher facetiously remark
ed that he would like to see the
playgrounds continued. "They
bring a good many broken arms
and sick kids," he said, "and we
doctors have to make a living some
way."
"I have been at the playground
when the water In the bathing
pool wasnt fit to bathe a dog in,"
said Fart Ruce.
"It doe more harm than good,"
said Albert.
As soon ns this Rem for $S00
had been eliminated the commit
tee voted to add $GG0 to the pub
lic library fund, making it total
$9905. It Is understood the in
crease will apply to salaries.
The sum of $240 proposed for
the Marion county child health
demonstration was discussed, but
was finally allowed. The question
did not involve the merits of the
work but whether the city could
properly be called on for the mon
ey. After alt items had been conid-er-d
it was found that enough
icy remained within the 6 p?r
cent limitation to allow for $100
to be voted tho Associated Chari
ties for headquarters rental an:l
?140 for a city lung motor for the
resuscitation ot drowning persons
and both were approved. The lun
motor will cost about $233, and
tho ssrvlc? clubs of tho city will
be asked to put up what the city,
cunnot.
One more mealing remains un
der the law for consideration of
tho budget. This will bo a meet
ing at which the general public
will have opportunity to offer its
sentiments about the budget. The
council last night set It for Tues
day, December 8
As approved the city budget to-'
tats $227.9'.C8. Total pxprndt-i
tures are estimated nt $270,223.0!!,
but It Is estimated that ? '12,2 03
will be met by receipts.
John Tucl Jn Jail
Again; Record In
Prison Here Long
(Continued iota Page One.)
vlcts who ever annoyed officers at
the state penitentiary.
He was first received at the
prison December &, 1917, from
Multnomth county for burglary
not in a dwelling for a term of from
1 to 5 years, after he already done
three tonus In the state reform
school ns a boy nnd youth.
Tuel was paroled February 10,
1919, nnd returned as a parole
violator on October 7 of the &amo
year.
He staged his escape December .
H, 1919, beln returned three days
hitor on December 11. Again he
escaped on October 1G, 1920, and
was returned on November 20, just
a month after hit escape. He was
then pailcd aguiu February 11,
19.? 2, and returned September 15,
19:13, on n new charge, this time
from Umatilla county, where be
committed lurceny in a store and
was sentenced to serve one year,
lie again escaped under that sen
teii'jo Juno 2, 1924, but was re
turned July 19,1924, and managed
to servo out his sentence, being
discharged at tho explrntion of his
term on October 22, 1924.
Tuel's actual delinquencies all
havo neon minor lu their charac
ter. He originally came in for lar
ceny oi. email amount of produce,
was returned on his 'first parole
because ho forged his father's
name to a check, but the check
cashed represented money earned
himself for a number of month's
work.
Tuet is a Salem boy, son of M.
Tuel of this city.
DUMB DORA
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