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THE CAPTTAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1928
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Salem. Oregon
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BYRON.
More Rivalry
Announcement was made a week ago of the immediate
construction of the first unit of a million dollar dormitory at
the Oregon State college under the amortization plan au
thorized by the legislature last session, which allows the two
higher educational institutions to construct buildings for
dormitories, finance them with bonds and then repay the
bonds with the revenue derived from rentals.
Not to be outdone, now comes tho state university with
the announcement of the immediate erection of a new dormi
tory at the university to cost 300,000, to be similarly fi
lianced. Here is an example of the rivalry that dominates both
institutions. If one erects a building, the other must also.
It one adds a new course, the other follows. Each is engaged
in duplicating the efforts of the other, in creating two great
universities within a few milc3 of each other in a small state
that ought only to support one. Such senseless rivalry and
cost duplication will continue until the two institutions are
consolidated under common management and each allotted
and held within its own Bphere.
However this amortization plan, whfch is utilized by the
student athletic bodies to build palatial basketball courts and
stadiums, and by the institutions themselves to build huge
dormitories, could also be utilized in some form to construct
really necessary buildings and paid for by charges against
students utilizing them. There is no reason why higher
education should be scot free at taxpayers expense nor why
the students themselves should not cooperate by paying their
way for a small portion of what they receive. However, as
long as the legislature can be worked for more appropria
tions, neither institution will try to finance its development
on a business basis.
lng her soul, and Linda fidgeted
nervously.
"I have already Interviewed Mrs.
Lovelace," Miss Dallow went on In
a deep vole that teemed to come
from a great distance away. "So I
think It Is hardly necessary for us
to waste one another's time. I think
you will be comfortable In my
house. I have never had complaints
from any of my lodgers yetl"
There was a little pause, then she
opened the door, and Linda found
herself outside again, too dazed to
speak.
"What a horrible woman!" she
thought resentfully as she climbed
the stairs again. "If I had known
she was like that I wouldn't have
come here, not for Mr. Stern or
anyone else."
"I am sure she means to be kind.
dear." Mrs. Lovelace said, when
Linda burst In upon her, flushed
and anirry. "Perhaps you should not
have gone down to see her. but,
really, I know nothing about the
etiquette of such things, and I
thought It would be only polite."
"Shes an old cat!" Linda said
vigorously.
Mrs. Lovelace drew her delicate
brows together In protest.
"Linda, it is not a very ladylike
thing to say! It sounds more like
Nelly Sweet than my granddaughter."
Linda laughed. '
"And what Is the matter with
Nelly, pray?" she asked, teasingly.
Mrs. Lovelace spread her white
hands.
"Nothing, dear oh, nothing!"
she said, rather helplessly.
There followed rather a dull fort-
nirjht for Linda. Nothing particular
happened to break the monotony of
her business lite. She neither saw
nor heard anything of Andrew Lin
coln, and she felt allttle sore about
It
Nelly Sweet was unsympathetic.
"I told you what he was!" she
said triumphantly. "Just flirt.
that's all. You wont see him again
mark my words. I daresay Joan
gave him such a dressing-down
that he won't dare to look at you
any more."
"I never wanted him to look at
me," Linda protested with dignity.
But It was not quite the truth,
and a dozen times a day she found
herself thinking of him, and won
dering, wondering.
Were all men like that? Just pay
ing attention to a girl for their own
amusement? She was sure there
was ft look of triumph In Joan Ast
ley'a queer eyes whenever they met
hers.
As a matter of fact. Linda was
finding life a little disappointing In
more ways than one; the ribbons
and laces which she had so adored
as a child began to pall a little when
one lived among them every day,
and Miss Gillet reduced everything
to such a commonplace business at
mosphere that there seemed very
little romance about earning one's
own living at all.
Linda had Imagined that she
would never wish to leave the shop
nr.d go home, but now she found
herself looking forward to 6 o'clock
just as eagerly as the other girls did.
and as the days grew longer and
brighter she thought of the country
and the green fields with longing.
Nelly Sweet was voluble one Mon
day morning of the Sunday she had
spent down at Chorley Wood.
Bluebells, my dear, till you could
n't think." so she told Linda. "And
grass, and the darlingest little lark
in the sky; oh, It was heaven!"
"Did you go alone?" Linda asked
enviously; she had spent her Sun
day trying to amuse Mrs. Lovelace,
who had got a bad chill, and had
been forced to stay In bed.
"Did 1 go alonel" Nelly echoed
with acorn "Not muchl Bill took
me."
"Oh!" Linda had hardly seen Bill
since that day oc the stairs when
he had asked her about thi roses.
Once he had passed her at the gate
with a hurried good evening: once
he had taken a letter to the post
for her when It was raining; but his
first attempts at friendliness had
vanished; he treated Linda now as
he would have done the most casual
acquaintance.
She was vexed, without knowing
why.
"It doesn't really matter, of
course!" she told herself. "And yet,
It would have been nice to have him
for a friend."
"Are you engaged to Bill?" she
asked Nelly, as she had asked her
once before on the night of the
dance.
Nelly shook her bobbed head so
vigorously that for a moment she
looked like a yellow mop.
'No! No luck! she said senten-
tiously. "But I don't mind admit
ting that I'd have him It he asked
me."
Why don't you make him ask
you then?" Linda Inquired, with
the Ignorance fo a girl who has
never cared for anyone seriously.
"Make him!" Nelly opened her
eyes wide. "Goodness, I can't see
anyone making Bill do anything he
didn't choose to do," she said in
amazement.
Linda looked scornful.
"Pooh I He's only a big boy," she
said, with a little spiteful fueling in
her heart as she thought of Bill's
casual good-day to her on the stairs
that morning.
Nelly looked amused.
"Is he? That's all you know," she
said calmly. "Why, If he chose. Bill
could make me, or you, or any oth-1
er girl knuckle under to Lira In a
brace of shakos."
"I should like to see him try with
me," Linda said loftily.
Nelly Sweet laughed.
"Ill tell him," she promised
calmly.
Monday Panto.
MARION COMMUNITY
PROGRAM IS ENJOYED
Marlon. Jan. 21 The Community
club met at the W. O. W. hall. A
program arranged by Mrs. Hubert
Dane, consisting of musical selec
tions from the Turner Glee club
with Mrs. Pearcy as leader; the
Turner orchestra with Mrs. Clod
felter of Jefferson as leader and the
Marion orchestra with Mrs. Avers
as leader, and an address by Prof.
John Watson of Turner, were en
Joyed by a large crowd.
Mrs. Esllck of Seattle is visiting
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. West
ern Houghton. Mrs. Eslick will go to
California soon.
Mrs. Hupp, mother of C. W. Hupp
died Thursday evening at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thomas.
Mrs. Thomas Is a grand daughter of
Mrs. Hupp. The funeral was held
from the Thomas residence Satur
day at 10 o'clock. Interment was
made at Damascus, near Portland.
Mrs.' Hubert Dane who was ouite
ill last week was taken to the hospi
tal at saiem Monday evening.
Le smitn went to Philomath Fri
day to visit his mother. Mrs. J. D.
Smith, who Is ill at the home of
her daughter. Mrs. Jennie Webb.
flee of E. N. Hall. The meeting Is
scheduled for 1:30 o'clock and im
portant changes In the by-laws of
the association will be made.
REPAIR TRACKAGE
Independence. Jan. 21 Lewis
Griffith of the Spauldlng Logging
company oil Ice ol Salem was In the
city this week looking after Mr.
Spaulding's Interests at the sand and
gravel plant of this city. They art
making extensive repairs to the
trackage on the waterfront, which
has been made necessary by the high
flood stage of water during the early
winter.
BURIAL GROUP MEETS j
Woodburn, Jan. 21 There will be
a meeting of the Belle Pass! Ceme- i
tery association Monday at the of- I
Few of Us Have Enough-
Money conies slowly. It represents sustained effort.
Not many of' us have enough. Spending money in one
direction often means skimping in another, nearly al
ways it means choosing between one or several ways
to spend.
To most of us, therefore, spending is a serious busi
ness, it is not only desirable but necessary that we get
full value. When we spend we want something worth
more to us than the same amount spent in other ways
would bring.
That is the reason we ourselves buy and burn only
quality and tested ccals and briquets. It is also one of
the reasons for the steadily increasing number of those
who buy from us.
HILLMAN FUEL CO.'S FUELS ARE REST TO BUY
BECAUSE THEY ARE BEST TO BURN
iilman Fuel Company
Salem's "Heat Merchants" "
DUMB DC3A
By Chick Young
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No Favoritism
Another effort is underway to induce the city council
tn provide a 5 percent differential on contracts for bridge
and other public work in favor of local contractors.
Adoption of such a policy would be unfair to the tax
payers who are footing the bills and unjust to the contract
ors themselves. The work should be let to the lowest re.
sponsible bidder and the city secure fullest benefit from the
competition engendered. No favorites should bo played
otherwise competition will be stifled. A square deal means
honest competition and elimination of collusive bidders.
There is no reason why local contractors should not be
able to successfully compete with those from other sections,
provided they are as efficiently organized. And there is no
reason why the community should be penalized for their in
efficiency, if they are not. There is no justice in making the
taxpayer pay 5 percent more than necessary for construction
work. The money must be spent and the work done in Salem
anyway, and the money saved will enable the construction
of additional bridges.
The invariable result of playing favorites in public work
contracts is the elimination of fair compctiton and the for
mation of contractor cliques which divide up the work be
tween them at expense of the taxpayer. A fair field and no
favors is always sound public policy.
Ribbons and Laces
By Rinr AYRES
XX JEALOUSY
"You seem to have made friends
with a great many young men since
you went into business,'' Mrs. Love
lace complained to Linda.
"Not friends." Linda protested. "I
only Just know them! Why. they all
belong to someone else," she added
with a half sigh as she thought of
Andrew Lincoln. What would Joan
say If she knew he had sent her
those flowers? She stole a shy little
glance at them across the room.
"Tilings were very different when
I was a girl," Mrs, Lovelace said un
easily. "Why, I remember when I
was engaged to your grandfather, I
was never allowed to speak to him
alone until we were married. My
moiher or father was always hi the
room.
"Ornnnle! Why, however could
you be expected to get to know one'
ancthcr?
Mrs. Lovelace smiled rcmlnts
ccntiy.
"Well, I'm afraid we never did,"
he admitted.
Linda rase to her feet.
"Ml Just clear the tca-thlnirs
way. and then I'll go and see Miss
Dal!ow. If she's so queer, I'd like
to cri it over."
Rhe was halfway down the stairs
when she encountered Bill Sargent
coming up.
"Hullo!" snld Linda, breezily; she
looked upon Bill very much as she
would have done upon an over
grown schoolboy.
"Have you only Just come from
Business?"
"No." He leaned against the ban
isters, squeezing his big figure into
as small compass as possible to
allow her to pass, for the stairs were
not very wide.
"Did you get the roses?" he asked
abruptly.
"Roscal" Linda repeated the word
Vaguely, then the warm color rush
cd to her face with a sense ol acute
disappointment.
"Oh, were they from you?" she
ksked blankly.
"Yea." He hesitated, looking rath
er puzzled. "I thought you would
like them." he added, lamely.
Linda recovered herself with an
effort when she saw the disap
pointment In Bill Sargent's face.
"Oh, It waa kind of you. ever so
kind," she aald quickly. "But you
shouldn't have lent them I I never
f"amed It waa you."
He answered bluntly: "No, I don't
suppose you did." Then he gave a
rough little laugh. "I'm sorry. I
won't offend you again," he said al
most rudely, and turning, brushed
past her and went on up the stairs
to his own room far above.
Linda went her way feeling rath
er puzzled. It was strange of him to
have sent her fluwers which must
have been so expensive, she thought.
especially as she had understood
that he was Nelly's friend.
Of course, he had meant it kindly.
but all the same there seemed no
reason for the attention: her face
was rather grave as she descended
the stairs which led odwn to the
basement, and tapped on a closed
door.
It was opened almost Immediately
by a tall, spare woman, with the
blackest hair and the highest fore
head Linda had ever seen. She look
ed more like a caricature than a
real woman, and khe wore the
stranw.it, stiffest. most old-fashioned
frock It was Impassible to imag
ine It was hlch at the nerk. and
buttoned In a row of at least twelve
buttons down to the waist, and a
heavy silver chatelaine hung with
keys and scissors and all sorts of
other useless-looking article dang
led by her side.
Linda looked at her with unac
countable nervousness.
I am Miss Lovelace," she ttam-
meird out at last.
"Yes, I have seen you before In
the distance." was the uncomprom
ising reply, and lli door was open
ed a shade wider. "Perhaps you will
come In If you wish to speak to me.
I object to the entire household
knowing my business."
Linda wished she had not come.
but she followed Miss Dallow Into
Uie room, and the door was shut
It was a warm, cosy little mom.
with a big fire, and large easy chair
drawn up before It, In which sat a
big cat with round yellow ryes like
an owl s, which stared at Linda all
the time with a most disconcerting
steadiness.
"I dont want to speak about
anything particular," Linda said,
feeling very young and foolish all
at once. "But I thought you would
like to see me, that's all."
"You are very kind."
Mlai Dallow s beady eyes, like
sliarp gimlets, teemed to be search-1
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