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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1925
CapitalAJournal
Salem. Oreeon
An Independent Newspaper Published livery Afternoon Eicept Sunday
at 130 8- Commercial Street, Telephone Hi: News bi
CIUOIUIE) PUTNAM, Editor and Publleher
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this papor and altio local news published herein.
"Without or with offense to friends or foes
1 sketch your world exactly as it noes." byhon.
Justice?
"Nicky" Arnstein, central figure and master-mind in
a $5,000,000 bond theft at New York has been released from
the federal penitentiary where he was received May lb, rjzi
on a tvfo years sentence for conspiracy. He served one year
and seven months or about one month for every quarter
million dollars stolen, and probably considers it a most profit
able investment.
The moral that "Nicky" points to adorn this tale is how
much more profitable it is to steal millions than it is to steal
-a few cents, or than to be guilty of the still more heinous
crime of taking a drink or other infringement of the sacred
commands ol the prophet Volstead.
Three young men recently received at the Oregon
state prison, convicted of securing a few dollars by robbing
a service station and second-hand store, who resisted ari'est,
got respectively 15 years, 5 years and 2 years for about $40
worth of loot or some 22 vnar.q. a vear for everv two dollars.
i'iivee other villians from Southern Oregon have recent
ly been locked up in the state baslilo, II. C. Conway, and two
youths, Wra,' Short and Joe Palmer. For the dastardly crime
oi having a still, Conway was sentenced by the just jurist to 5
years in the penitentiary, and the two youths who were ac
cused of assisting him, were each sentenced to 3 years a
total of 11 yfcars for a first offense!
This is an example of justice as it is, and as it works in
this great and glorious erstwhile land of liberty. A 85,000,000
theft brings a penally of 2 years in prison. A $40 theft a
total ot 1 years. A Volstead first violation a total of 11
years !
Knows No Bounds
Apparently the rapacity of automobile stage and truck
line owners knows no bounds. Not content with utilizing as
iree rigius oi way me paveu roaus puouciy Duilt, and pound
ing them to pieces for private profit, with referending a
measure providing an operating tax that would provide a
small portion of the revenue necessary to repair the damage
none oy tneir vcnicies, tney now seek to avoid even a license
fee to the state on the grounds that the state forfeited the
right to issue licenses or control its highways when it ac
cepted federal aid in road construction work.
In brief, these destroyers tf the highways not only ob
ject to paying a reasonable fee for the use of highways not
built for them, object to paying anything for their main
tenance, but also in a suit filed today attacking the motor
vehicle license law object to paying, the license, assessed in
lieu of taxation, against motor vehicles, the proceeds of which
pay for the construction of the highways through retirement
of bonda predicated thereon. - .
' ' ' " f?Vl0W the motor truck anil auto bus lines win their con
tention, the effect would be little less than calamitous tn Ore
gon, as it would utterly demoralize the finances of the state
and irrepairably injure its credit, necessitating heavy direct
1.UA.1LIU11 iu pay jngnway oontis. But what do the truck and
bus owners care so long as they can make a few more dol
lars at public expense?
Such suits are the direct result of the paternalism that
doles out national aid to states in a plan of cooperation where
by state rights of control and regulation are bartered for
a low dollars which the stato mnsr mntcli w fi,i n,i
system entrenched throughout the land, its ramifications
insidiously extending in educational work as well as reclama-
jiu.i, um vauon, nignway construction and other branches
to the destruction of state rights and the stimulation of fed-
Love s Greatest Gift
By VIOLET DARE
A FIIFKN1) IN NLIICD
Mnry telephoned to the club
which sho knew that Pat Hamilton
used aa on address for his mnll
whenever lie was not In tlio city
Hamilton had left town, sho learn
ed, bo alio wroto hi in a note, tell
ing mm in.it sue wunted very
much to hvo him, and nsklnff hi:
to let Iht know when ho returned,
Kho. did not know Just what to
no. she would have to find nnoih-
(' position at once, of course; sho
v.hert that alio could afford to
. iiio even a weeks rest befor
I ntiiiff for work, but that was Im-
K.sslble, when sho needed money
badly. Sho wunted to move, too,
a noon aa she could; she hated re
maining in the house where sho
had lived with Cella, because of
the unpleasant memories that
haunted It.
"To think (hat (hero nro so many
peoplo in the world who have no
much money much more than
they need when I want such
little bit, and haven't any," she
thouKht, as she finished packing
her belongings that had been In
the room sho and Cella had ued
for a ll Ins-room, and transferred
them to the bedroom. It was hard
to be plucky, to feel any Interest
at all In what was going to happen
to her.
She had worked hard for Stan
ley IJlalte for voiy little pay. She
had felt that sho bolungcd In his
office, that when ho save her the
etock In his company which he
bad promised her she would have
something to depend on, an invest
ment which might mean much to
her later on. She had not been
merely a girl working In the of
fice, but part of the company.
And now now she wan Just a
girl out of a job, with nothing to
look forward to but tiyltitf to got
another position.
And all because Cella had flirt
ed with Stanley 11 lake; and ho hud
not been strong enough to resist
hert
"I'll never believe In another
man." Mary told he rue If bitterly.
"I'll Just get what I can out of life
and be na selfish ns everybody else
Is! That'a the way to succeed, evi
dently." And she went to bod and cried
herself to steep.
. Mrs. Wake's threats of what she
would do If Alary did not leavo
town see mod too preposterous to
be taken seriously, when she
thought them over quietly the next
morning . Stanley Blake's wife
must have been hysterical, she told
herself.
Hut that afternoon when she
catno home lalo, worn out after a
long day s search for work, sho
found a caller awaiting her.
elderly woman, who was sitting In
t ho living-room of the boarding
house, near tho window
"l'vo come to eoo you because
my daughter was too ill to come,
she announced. "I'm Mrs. 11 lake'
mother. Now you'll know why I'm
horo. Sho wanted to bo sure that
you were going to do na sho Insists,
leave town at once."
"Hut I can't," Mary told hor.
I haven t any money. I'm- not
ON THE AIR
TIHHtSI.Y N'KillT
( Pacific Time) "
KfiW, Portland, Ore., IDI.S
0 to 7 p. in., dinner mnt-crt,
cuurtcxy Old. Vortman & King
(Hmp:tu, 7:30 l( 7:.Q p lllt)
ucnther, police nnd umikct re
ports, .pm-iinj and ueiv Items.
7:15 to 8 p. in., ht'ltnv, courtesy
t'nthiillc Tnilh society of Ore
gmi. silent nftcr 8 p. m fur long
distance reception.
IU.O, Oakland. Cnl., 201.2
:.H to 0::to p. m., "Trlcm! to
Hoys." t.cui'Kc V. f. in I Ion; 8,
"A Chtiimns Carol," mimical
ilniniii, (ail Ithoilehaniel nnd
Arthur (iarltctt; K;o plnvcrs.
Willi Wil-on Church, director;
Arlcu trio.
HPO, San rianclsco, Cnl.,
128.3 T.:a( tn 0:1,". p. m clill
ilivn'rf hour, Hig Hrollicr; U:l(
lo 7, Waldcimir IJml ami ort-hca
tra; 7 to 7::, Itmly . Seiner's
Fairmont lintel onhcHtrn; 8 to
9, studio program; 0 to 10, Mil.
dlo pninrain; 10 to II. Jack
Conklcy's Cnhlrinn.
KM, I a AngrlfH, Cnl., -107
7 p til., Onitnrta society pre
ncnHiig Handel's "Mifwinh;" 9,
Chfckcrhnt Hall concert; 10,
Examiner program.
rich; I can't Just pick up and leave!
one eity for another I haven't any
money for railroad fare."
Thon you'll have to get, some
somewhere," ths woman answer
ed. "Certainly U can be arranged.
'But I haven't done anything."
Mary persisted. "You daughter Is
mistaken about me. I never went
out with Mr. lilake but once, when
there was some work taht he had
to talk ovor with me."
"He had all day to talk It over
, didn't he7" the woman replied.
"He'd been at his laboratory all
day," Mary explained, wearily.
"Ho usually was; I really saw very
little of him "
"But you went out with him a
great deal In the evening," the
woman went on. "You were seen
by people who know Stanley
Blake."
'No, I didn't; I never wont out
with him excopt that once," Mary
Insisted.
'Well, of course If you're dcterm
ined to lie out of this "
'I'm not lying!" replied Mary
wondered how long she would have
to-trotect Celia. If only Cella had
n't gone awayt Suddenly, angry
at the other girl, she decided to
tell the whole truth. "It waa the
girl who lived with me she was
the one who went around with
Mr. Blalco. Ak him it that isn't
so!"
The woman merely smiled and
played with her lorgnette.
"So you'ro going to tell that
story, too," she remarked. "That's
what Stanley said. At least you've
arranged to stick together, you two
Don't you see that that only makes
it worse for you? To try to make
us believe that, so that you can
stay here with him? I suppose you
think you can go on pretending
to work for him if we accept that
story? Well, you'll just have to
take your medicine, my girl, and
manage somehow to leave town,!
or things will be very unpleasant
for you."
"But but you con ask my land
lady hero and see if I've gono out
nights. She'll tell you that I've
always como home," Mary pro
tested. "No doubt! Probably my son-in-law
hoa paid her well to aay what
ever ha told her to aay. He's much
too clever not to think of that.
Now, I haven't any more tlmo to
waste with you. I've told you what
you'll have to do, and I'd advise
you to do it at once. Otherwise
things will be vory unpleasant for
you, I assure you."
Mary turned about and walked
slowly out of the room and up
the stairs.
"There's nothing they can do to
me, nothing!" she told herself.
But she that there was
But she knew that there was.
Mrs. Blake could sue her husband
for divorce and name Mary: it
would got Into the papers, becauso
of the social prominence of Mrs.
Blake's family. Mary's name would
bo mentioned ns correspondent, of
course. And because she had no
money with which to engage a
lawyer, she'd just have to let
things take their course
She had just reached her room
and was oloslng. the door behind
her when the telephone bell rang
on the floor below. A moment later
she heard her landlady rapping
on the radiator In the hall four
times. That was tho signal for heri
She ran downstairs and ovor to
the telephone.
"Mary? This Is Pat Hamilton."
Mary felt as If a weight had fallen
from her shoulders. "I've just come
back to town and found your note
hero at the club. I'm coming to
got you at once will be there In
about fifteen minutes."
Mary hung up the receiver and
leaned against the wall, trying to
pull herself togcthor, Now that an
end of her troubles was in sight
she was exhausted by the strain
she had gone through. How won
derful it was to know that ahe had
someone to help her!
Christmas Programs
Given Today in Every
Public School in City
Christ mas programs were held
In every public school In Salem this
afternoon. At senior high school
the program was held in connec
tion with the annual homecoming.
At Parrlsh Junior high school
the entire student body gathered
in tho gymnasium room at 1:30
and listened to a program under
the auspices of the social science
and civics department of the
school. Miss Reed, teacher at tho
school, had general charge. The
school orchestra, and glee club gave
several musical numbers, the club
singing a number of Christmas car
ols. A short sketch, in which 7
girls had part, portrayed Christ
mas conditions In 7 different coun
tries. A dialogue, "The Ruggles'
Christmas Carol," was given. A vi
olin duet waa presented. Earl Pot
ter sang a solo.
At McKlnley Junior high school
each grade In the school worked
up Its own program. The 7th and
8th grades both presented their
own programs before their own stu
dents, later exchanging programs,
that each grade heard both. The
8th grade worked up a play, "The
Paper Angel," In which Christmas
tree ornaments were represented
to go on strike and refuse to dec
orate the tree, later mending their
ways, however, through the pursu
asion of the paper angel. The 7th
grade program depicted tho roal
old Christmas story. Tho flth grade
program was a dramatization of
the "Bird's Christmas Carol." There
was no general assembly, but the
pupils gathered at various parts
of the building and sang Christmas
carols. At the clone of the after
noon each room staged a party
of Its own, with refreshments.
At Lincoln grade school a gen
ernl assembly was held, each room
putting on one number of the pro
gram, which was as follows: Song,
Miss Brumage's room; "Christmas
Wish," Miss Dlmlck's room, "Christ
mas Lullaby," Miss Pollard's room
reading by Dexter Boles of Miss
Williams' room; a. harp solo by
a student of Mrs. Davenport's
room; Christmas tree, game, Miss
Curry's room; Christmas exorcise,
Mrs. Swlnk's room; Mrs. Fnwk's
room; exercise. "Spirit of Christ
mas," Mrs. Hill's room; song by
the girls' chorus, in charge of Mrs.
Fawk; "Old Aunt Nancy's Christ
mas," a playotte by Mrs. Pflstcr's
room.
At Yew Park school the program
was In two purts. Tho four primary
grade rooms held their- program
down stairs nt the beginning of the
afternoon, later going home and
making way for the five upstairs
rooms.
At Richmond school an Individ
ual program nvns held In each
room. In the 6th grado the pupils
took charge of the program and
held a surprise party on their
teacher.
At Highland the pupils gathered
in the hall nnd sang Christmas
eongs previously learned.
At Englewood the program con
sisted of a presentation of the mod
orn version of Christmas for one
part, and a presentation ot the
Biblical account of Christmas for
the other part. Tho 6 grades of the
spool met together for the program
At Garfield each rom hold its
own program, singing Christmas
carols and presenting other num
bers previously prepared, A large
Christmas box was filled with pac
kages for poor children by the Uar
field pupils. This morning a largo
automobile load of packages was
sent to the headquarters of tho As
sociated Charities for distribution
about the city.
At Grant the pupils held pro
grams in their own rooms. For the
first time the practice of giving
Christmas presents to ono another
was done by the pupils at Grant.
Names were drnwn and presents
limited to a low price were given.
Presents wore alBO glvon back
and forth among the pupils at oth
er schools In tho city. Rooms, par
ticularly among the grade, wore
decorated with Christmas trees
and othor ornaments.
With the exception of Highland,
where a diphtheria epidemic v5
threatening, parents and friends
were Invited to the programs.
NEW INCORPORATIONS
The following articles of Incor
poration were filed yesterday with
the state corporation department:
10. & O. Bumper & Manufactur
ing company, Portland; Incorporn
torp, Harry W. Earl, 13. H. Gainer,
B. O. Gainer; capital $5000.
Northwest Dried Fruit Export
a.ifjociatlo;, Portland; incorporat
ors, W. T. Jcnks, Robert C, Pnu
lus, W. H. Wood, W. Q. Fisher, M.
J. Newhouse; assets $1000.
Peerless Pacific company, Port
land; Incorporators, W. S. Eabson,
George Black. Harvey N. Black;
capital $500,000; manufacturing
and salo of plumbers' supplies.
Notice of an increase in capital
from $20,000 to $100,000 was filed
by tho Independence creamery, of
Independence.
Notice ot dissolution was filed
by the Coen Lumber company.
Under the Blue sky act a permit
was issued to the Associated Hotel
company ot Portland to sell bonds
in the sum of $3G5,000.
ij To our many friends and customers jjj
we wish a L
I Merry Christmas ;
: and a. j:
;i Hafipy New Year
Hillman Fuel Company
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