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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL; SALEM, OREGON
SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1927
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Salem, Oregon
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BYRON.
Dry Bureau Charges
General Lincoln E. Andrews, is to retire as prohibition
commissioner, giving up a hopeless job. With him retires
Roy A. Haynes, acting prohibition commissioner. They will
be succeeded by Seymour Louman formerly lieutenant gov
ernor of New York and Dr. James M. Doran, chief chemist
of the prohibition bureau.
The appointment of a politician to succeed Andrews in
dicates the return of the bureau to politics. The dismissal
of Haynes represents the triumph of Secretary Mellon over
Wayne B. Wheeler and the Anti-Saloon League. And this
raises the question why Haynes was appointed acting com
missioner April 1 to be fired May 20.
Mr. Haynes it will be remembered was the first prohibi
tion commissioner, serving from 1921 to 1925. His regime
fairly reeked with corruption and graft and was steeped in
scandal, which he concealed by Polyanna statements and
rainbow promises. But he satisfied the Anti-Saloon League
which ran his office and dictated his appointments.
It was not until the appointment of General Andrews that
there was any businesslike effort to enforce the law and that
the office provided anything but pickings for politicians and
League proteges. General Andrews reorganized the service,
dismissed the crooks and went after the big violators, where
Haynes had concentrated on the hip-pocket boys. Andrews
told the discouraging truth and the impossibility of enforce
ment under existing conditions, where Haynes always pre
sented rose colored illusions. That is why the League op
posed Andrews and favored Haynes.
Loss of prestige with President Coolidge in his clash with
Mellon is not the only fly in Mr. Wheeler's ointment, for the
Rev. Clarence True Wilson, head of the Methodist bureau
of temperance and morals, and the Rev. Dinwiddie, head of
another temperance body are both after his scalp and seek
ing to lead the League.
"Down With Principle"
In an editorial with above caption, the Portland Oregon
fan comments on ex-Governor Pierce's opposition to Governor
Patterson's income tax as follows:
A brief dispatch from Baker, Or., discloses that former Governor
Pierce has come out against the Income tax. We had always associat
ed over-conl idem ly, It now appears Pierce and Principle with particu
lar referenco to the Income tax. The proposed income tax clearly would
establish Uie principle ot the income tax. In detail it would not, It Is
true, coniorm to tho Pierce idea as to what an Income tax law should
provide in detail. The twain, we now perceive, are not Pierce and Prin
ciple, but Pierce and Particular.
How about the Oregonian's own course on the income
tax ? It opposed tho income tax as long as it was advocated
by a democratic governor, but when it is advocated by a re
publican governor, it faces about and supports it. A demo
cratic income tax is a very bad thing for the state, but a re
publican income tax is a very fine thing. What principle,
except partisanship is there in that?
Is the former governor, who favored his own brand of
income tax, and opposes the Patterson income tax, any more
inconsistent than Governor Patterson who was elected as
opposed to income tax and then fathered one, or the Oregon
fen which has always opposed income taxation and no flops
n its favor?
Politics is the only principle involved.
"It's all right, dear, I'm here! Youi
can hold on to me." I
And Minnie did hold on to him,
with the feel hi Utat he waa the
one sane thing in a world that had
gone suddenly mad and which was
trying to destroy ner.
And ten days later, when the
blinds were all drawn up again, and
Aunt Louise had finally quarrelled
with her brother-in-law because he
would not allow her to touch any
thing that had belonged to his wife,
and had taken herself off without a
word of farewell to anyone, Peter
Laleham asked Minnie to marry
him.
They were In the drawing-room
and Minnie was standing at the
window,- looking out of the drive,
where the wheel-marks of the
hearse that had taken her mother
away were fctill deeply marked in
the gravel, and the ratn was falling
softly, patrlng against the window
pane every now and then with lit
tle petulant sounds, as big Peter
Laleham put his hands on her
shoulders, and turning her gently
around to him, said:
I want to marry you, Minnie. I
want you to be my wife more than
I want anything on earth. Will you
have me?"
And Minnie's heart seemed to
miss a beat, and a name leapt to
her lips in a frightened sort of way:
"William!" But she knew that it
was useless thinking of him: he
had not even answered the letter
she had written telling him of her
mother's death. So she searched
about in her troubled mind for an
other excuse.
"I couldn't leave father. He's only
got me."
Peter did not like Mr. Athcrton,
in fact he most heartliy disliked
him, but he hid his feelings man
fully as he answered:
"You won t have to leave him. He
can live with us."
Tears swam into Minnie's eyes.
"The City Beautiful"
Returning home from a visit to Salem, I. D. Bowen, editor
ot the Baker Democrat editorializes his impressions of Salem
as follows under the caption "Salem, City Beautiful":
It Is with especial pleasure that the writer, who has just returned
home Irora a visit to tho capital ot Oregon, notes the wonderful growth
of Salem, which can appropriately be styled "the City Beautiful of Ore
ann " w Hnnht if ntw pM.v In the state has made more progress In
building construction and home Improvements. Its population has ln
several thousand In the nast few years and Salem now claims
a population of 25,000 or more. Homes of the prettiest types of archltcc-l
ture have been duui ranging in coat, irum t,uuv w .u,wv x
structures of vast outlay ot money havo been built and others are under
.nncinimn a hnnic huiiriin? eleven stories ill height has lust been
finished ond is occupied. A beautiful theater structure, one of the
finest In tho west, has been thrown open to the public and many other
buildings Indicate the growth ot misiness. a iuicii mm ma i;
completed and with Its many canning plants, a paper and pulp mill and
other factories wnn large puynma n ......... - ------
norininin sniem Is a c tv of fine homes and Its
tidy and well kept 'premises indicate the clvlo pride of Its people In no
unmeasured way. ,
Candlelight
By Kl'BS M. AYrtES
Copyright, 1925, by
The McClure Newspaper Syndicate
NEW MOON'S W1SII
Mrs. Athcrson died very suddenly,
from her heart failure, and Peter
was In the stiff, unfriendly dining-
room (where William Winter had
sat years beforo and listened to
Minnies bad elocution) listening in
his return to Mr. Atherton's bitter
- railing against Fate and wondering
why Minnie was absent for so long,
when suddenly he heard her run
ning steps outside, and then sud
denly the door burst open, and she
came In, white-faced and wild-eyed,
her hands outstretched before her.
"Mother. ...mother. ..." She could
hardly spoak and Peter Instinctive
ly sprang up and went to ner, tax
lng those outstretched hands In his
kind clasn and holding them last.
"Mother.... mother's .... dead."
Minnie gasped and began to sob
dry, tearless sobs; clinging fast to
Peter, as lr he alone coma protect
her from the shock she had Just
received.
"Dead I" her father echoed the
world in a sort of snarl, more as if
he were angry with the Fate that
hod served him this second blow
Uian from ony deeper feeling.
He passed Minnie as If he had not
seen her and went out of the room
and upstairs, leaving the door wide
open behind him.
Peter put a narm round Minnie
and drew her to him. He attempted
no consolation; he Just let her
alono till the worst anguish had
passed, and she began to spenk In
little broken sentences.
"I saw her die.... I was there
alono witn her she seemed quite
well..,. she asked me If you were
staying to supper then It hap
pened!" She clung to Peter, shaking from
head to foot. She had never seen
death before and she felt as If ev
ery seasltive nerve In her body had
been torn and set throbbing and
quivering beneath the touch of some
cold, mysterious hand.
"I saw her diet" she said again,
brokenly. "She was smiling at me
....and then.... It was as If some
one pulled a Bhuttcr down over her
face, wiping out her life. Oh, mo-,
therl"
Then Peter put his other arm
round her, too, holding her slender
body close to him, as If to protect
her even against her own grief, and
he said huskily: I
lome
Garden Hints
BY ELLA M'MUNN
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
With no green house, no night
fire, no adequate watT system, no
anything I wish I had, I still can
raise a chrysanthemum as large as
a man's hot a small man, of course
All I need is a tomato can punctur
ed at the bottom with a few nail
holes, some sand, some rich dirt and
a sprout about three inches long
taken from a robust plant in April
or May, when the year Is cold and
backward as it Is now, but in March
If it is a forward spring.
The dirt, which at the start should
not be too rich, must be packed and
pressed as tightly as possible around
the sprout, using your thumbs, if
they are good stout ones, or a rock
if necess: rv, and the dirt kept wet.
I know moist" sounds better, but
wet sounds wetter, which is what
the dirt should be, and the plant
kept in the shade for a week. A
bench or table out of doors is the
place to grow them during the first
months, and some tali sticks plant
ed conveniently will be a good frame
work on which to cast a piece of
canvas, flour sack or table cloth to
produce shade during the red hot
days of August. But there should
always be a building to which you
may carry them In case the sum
mer zephrys get to blowing too bo is
terously.
They drink up a lot of water, and j
if you find them wilting, no matter
if the thermometer is one hundred
and you have heard you "mustn't,"
just soak them good if you want to
save them. As they grow, or If they
grow, give them a larger can. (about
a three pound coffee can) removing
the plant and dirt together to the
new receptacle. Take off all the
buds as they appear except two. One
is all you need, of course, but some
thing might happen to one, and
thus leave you empty handed after
all your labor.
When the plants are pretty well
grown yo'i may set can and all in
the ground, where they will not dry
out so fast, and then, when they
bloom you may carry them Into the
house or on the porch where they
will be free from the winter winds
and rain and where they will beau
tify the home until Christmas day.
When the bloom is over, cut off the
bush, and plant the root outside,
under a deep covering of earth,
which will save the choicest plant,
and when it comes forth In the
spring it will not look pale and sick
ly as do those wintered in the house,
"Oh, do you really mean it?" Bhe
faltered, and then when he said;
"Of course. The old chap will be
more than welcome if he likes to
come." Minnie's tears overflowed
and she sobbed out: JOh, I think
you are the kindest man that ever
lived: nobody has ever been so kind
to me as you have."
Peter's handsome face flushed.
"I'd do anything in the world for
you," he said, and meant it.
But Minnie would not give her
answer then. At the back of her
mind was a vague belief that some
miracle might still happen in re
gard to William; that by some mir
acle the wish she had wished with
every new moon for years might yet
come true. '
But the days dragged by ana
nothing happened I And no answer
came to her letter, and Mr. Ather
ton's examination for bankruptcy
came and went and left him with
hardly a shilling to his name, a
soured and broken man.
The house and furniture were put
up for sale and Minnie was at her
wits end to know what to do.
An anneal to her sister failed.
Isabel, In an expensive frock and
new furs, shrugged her shoulders.
"How on earth can we help you
We've hardly enough to exist on
ourselves.
Minnie looked at the new furs,
and rose, fastening the collar of her
own worn coat.
"I'm sorry I troubled you," she
faltered.
An appeal to Ronald In Califor
nia met with no more success.
"My dear girl, I'm broke to the
wide, always am, always have been,
always shall be," he wrote. "If I'd
got any money to pay his fare, I'd
have the Ouv'nor out here, but I
haven't a red cent," and he went
on at length to describe what a good
time he was having and how many
friends he had made. "It seems to
me if you want a good time, Eng
land's the place to get out of now,"
he wrote, "I've had the time of my
life since I landed here "
Minnie read no more. She put the
letter away and went up to her
room, where she sat for a long time
in the dark, with her eyes shut, and
her hands clasped hard together in
her lap, while she went back, slow
ly and deliberately, over her long,
disconnected friendship with Wil
liam; asking herself honestly If he
had ever one given her cause to
think that he liked her even a little
bit more than most girls, and she
knew that he had notl
For years he had never even
kissed her; and since their school i
days he had not spoken or written
a single word that could have been
misconstrued Into anything beyond
its face value.
And at last, when the bame was
t K- nnA nrnn MintllA WfIlt
down stairs and wrote to Peter Lel
eham to tell him that she would
like to marry him u ne suu waiu-
u Thar
And Peter begged half a day on
from the stockbroKers onice wnere
he was employed and came down
ret oa tlia trnfn HflH his OWn
I long legs cculd bring him. But when
he saw Minnie ne was cuum-u uy
a sudden emotion and could not
rnAnk ha (net. tnnlr hfr Into llts
arms and held her fast against his
throbbing nearc, uu prsscuuy in
managed to stammer out:
"I love you.... I will be good to
you,"
And Minnie said: "I will be good
to you, too, reter.
And so they become engaged.
Monday William Comes.
DIAMOND CLAIMS WORTHLESS
Johannesburg, South Africa. Re-
mrfi friim Uin now rilnnmnrt fields
of Grasfontein are that, although
they contain rich patcnes, me claims
01 many prospectors are wunuitaa.
Manila. P. I. Replying to ques
tions as to whether he had brought
any wives with him on his visit to
Manila, Sultan Sa Massiu, Moro
dignitary of Lanao, said:
Nagova. Japan. A lighthouse In
the shape of a huge Buddha, 72 feet
tall, has been erected here. A 100,
000 candlepower light replaces the
customary jewel in the forehead,
Amherst, Mass. One of the best
warblers of that famous college
song, "Lord Jeffrey Amherst," is
welcome to the White House when
he can call. John Coolidge received
honorable mention in the annual in-
terclass sing.
Newberg, Ore., May 21 VFh-Be
fore striking high school students
can get back in their classes each
must write a paper on "Why I De
sire To Be Reinstated." This order
was issued by C. E. RothweU, prin
cipal, when more than 100 of the
underclassmen stayed away from
school yesterday in protest ngainst
suspension of seniors for missing
classes Thursday morning during
observance of "kid day." The papere
must be signed by students and par
ents.
The striking students must volun
tarily agree to make up the time
lost, to sign a personal request for
reinstatement, agree to accept fail
ing grades in the subjects of which
classes were missed Friday, and also
to assist in determining the lenders
of the revolt. In addition, parents
will be asked to sign applications for
reinstatement of the students.
Students are in a turmoil over
the terms of the faculty. Many are
willing to make up the time lost
and agree to reasonable demands of
the faculty, but the majority are of
the opinion that tho faculty is al
together too drastic in its demands.
BIRD IS TALK OF TOWN
Philadelphia, Pa. A Chinese mer
chant here is the proud possessor
of a parrot famous locally for Its
garrulousness. No one but tho own
er can understand Polly's chatter
however, for she speaks Chinese.
"Shooting" Falls Banned
Niagara Falls. City officials here
now refuse permits for the old time
favorite stunt of "shooting" the
falls, in a barrel.
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