Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, May 21, 1929, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUR THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1929 CapitalJiJournal Salem, Oregon Establishes Marc I, M8t As Independent Newspaper Published Every Alternoon Except Sunday i 190 B. commercial street. Teiepnone si. Newt ta OEOROC PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher Entered a second-class matter at Salem, Oregon SUBSCRIPTION BATES By carrier 10 cents a week: 49 cents a month: 19 a year In advance By mall In Marlon and Polk counties, one montn 90 cents; 3 months a months t23&l I year $4.00. Elsewhere -50 cents a month; 9 a yew in advance. rVLL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED FBESS AND TUB UNITED PBESS The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for oubllca Hon ol all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In (his paper and also local news published herein. "Without or with offense to friends or foes I sketch your world exactly as it goes." BYRON The Railroads Win Many years of labor by the Interstate Commerce Com mission in placing a valuation upon railroads to be used as a basis for rate-making have been nullified by the decision of the supreme Court in the case of the St. Louis and O Fallon railroad, a nine mile coal line in southern Illinois. This line was selected to make a test case upon the methods employed by the Commission in arriving at a valuation. In determining valuations, the Commission apparently refused to consider the present cost of duplication under modern costs, including the unearned increment in land values accumulated since the original investment. These values must be considered, the Supreme Court rules "as an felement of value recognized by the law for rate-making pur poses," under the provisions prescribed by Congress. The act requiring the valuation of railroad property was the chief legislative accomplishment of the late Robert M. LaFollette and fifteen years of time and $34,000,000 - have been spent in the appraisal. Refusal of Con gress, after ordering the appraisal, to appropriate sufficient money to conclude it, has delayed the work and hampered the commission. Now they will have to revise their figures to in clude present valuations, a' gigantic task in itself and requir ing many years more of expert appraisals all of which will probably be similarly contested by litigation. It was LaFollette's idea to get at the real investment in the railroads and squeeze out the water so as to secure a base upon which to fix rates to return a reasonable profit to the railroads. But the Supreme Court in effect holds that the ' railroads are, entitled to interest upon what reproduction .would now cost as well as investment costs. As a result, the public wi!lvprobably be called upon to pay higher freight rates based upon the increased value of the railroads caused by growth and development of the country, which will probably run into the billions. The ques tion of what the traffic will bear, will probably prevent much increase in rates for higher rates will divert more traffic to highways and waterways, and so defeat their purpose. The decision was a five to three one, Justices Holmes, Brandies and Stone dissenting and Justice Butler not partici pating, Justice Brandies stating: The commission believed it could act only on proof . . . and that to assign, under the circumstances, any weight to the evidence of 'recon struction cost' would be mere conje'eture. ' Control of the Press In speaking in the Senate yesterday on the attempt of power interests to purchase newspapers throughout the country, and the success that has attended a few of these attempts as established by the investigation of the Federal Trades Relations Commission, Senator Norris of Nebraska declared that "if the time comes when all the press is con trolled by the power trust or by big business, there is no other position for free people to have than to have the gov ernment take over the press." Senator Norris is a Progressive, and a Progressive is one who believes that the government can cure all ills and abuses and all that is needed to establish Utopia is to enlarge the scope and regulating powers of the bureaucracy. All the regulation needed for the" press, to nullify power and other propaganda, is a requirement that the ownership, con trol and affiliations of the newspaper, be printed daily, and an informed public will duly discount the utterances, and nullify its influence. The proposed remedy is worse than the threatened af fliction. Government ownership or control would be about the worst thing that could happen, for the government is neither fair nor impartial, is intensely partisan and plays favorites. In addition it is inefficient, extravagant, waste ful and incompetent. If politics does not dominate, red-tape bureaucracy, which is worse, does. . If Government controlled the newspapers, we would have a partisan Republican press, or a partisan Democratic press, dependent upon which party was in power and a rigid censorship to discipline, regiment and standardize journal ism to conform to the dominant party. The newspapers would be of no more intellectual value to the people than the gagged press of Italy under Mussolini or that of Russia under the Communists. Of all the many foolish things the power interests have done, the most futile is the effort to buy up the newspapers of the country. Following the effort to propagandize the public school children, and service clubs and its lobby ac tivities, no possible program could be promulgated so cal culated to outrage public opinion and defeat the purpose in view. The attempt lends color to the repeated charges that an unscrupulous combination is engaged in ruthlessly at tempting a monopoly of the power resources of the nation for personal enrichment at public cost. Junior High Schools Here Wiil Graduate 342 Boys And Girls Three hundred and forty-two Salem ninth graders will complete their junior high school work June 7 and will be ready to enter senior high school in the fall according to the check-up made by Principal H. F. Durham of Parrish junior high school and Mrs. LaMoine R. Clark, principal of Leslie junior nign. scnooi. tiaiem scnooiv- children do not "graduate" irom ' the eighth grade, the first definite break from the elementary division coming when Junior high work is completed and promotion to the senior high school earned. No formal graduation exercises will be held at the Junior high schools but special attention will be given the Leslie graduates at closing exercises, Tuesday, June 4, and at Parrish Junior high at a closing assembly on the last day of school, June 7. Boys outnumber the girls In the graduating classes at both Junior highs this year. Parrish will grad uate 140 boys and 112 girls. Leslie's graduating Includes 46 boys and 44 0'rls. Parrish Junior high school will graduate the following: Oraydon Adcock, Arlo Adlard, Aaron Ander son, Lawrence Anderson, Paul An derson, Robert Armprlest, Gordon Backc, Chester Banta, Elmer Bar kus, Ralph Barnes, Victor Barth, Cecil Bartniff, Delbert Blbby, James Blckfor, Thomas Biuinglsey, Laur ence Blalsdell, Albert Boardman, Jack Bowden, Tom Bowden, Mich ael Burger Orval Cameron, Ray mond Cates, George Causey, Daniel Church, Kenneth Clark, Kenneth Coffey, Donald Collins, Edwin Co omler, Roy Crabb, Troy Crabb, Albert Cribbens, Claude Cross. Wen dell Cross, Edwin Cutler, Donald Doerfler, Wayne Daughton, John Dunlavy, Billy Dyer, Howard Elli ott, John Evans, Harry Eyerly, Fred Pagg, Gilbert Faxon, Kenneth Fll slnger, Norman Fletcher, George rorgara, uienn fox, Artnur Franke, Ewald Franz, Glenn Gallaher, Paul Gibson, Leonard Gilbert, Walter aruenieider, Darren Guthrie. Rich ard Hall, Ingvard Hansen, Donald Hatch, Marvin Hettick, Emery Hob son, Edwin HoffneU, Robert Hulst, Tuggy Itow, WlrWenks. Eldon Kin ton, Virgil Kinton, Virgil Kubln, Bradford Lee, Daniel McCarthy, James MCKenney, Donald Magee. Lewis Melson, Ralnh My ers. Rldi- ley Miller, Howard Mills, Waldo Mills, George Mlltonberger, Gerald Minton, Donald Moore, Kenneth Morgan, Ray Morrow, Harold Muhs, Earl Mulkey, Ralph Nelson, Fred Noeskl, Harold Norton, WUbur Ol- sen. Macarlo Padilla, Gordon Peters, Jack Poulln, Delta Powell. Dlonlslo Ramos, Delmer Ramsell, Thern Randall, Elwood Raymond. Gerald Reed, Fred Reldy, Emory Relts, AI- Dert Kicnarson, Charles Roberts, Francis Roddy, Roy Rutschman, Edward Ryan, Stewart Sawyer, Edward Schunke. Mason Shutt. BIU Skewis, Glen Smith, Lawrence Smith, Gordon Sternberg, Kenneth Stuart, Roy Sturdavant, Donald Sugai, James Summers, George Tandy, Frank . Terusakl Oordon Tonkin, Wallace Tower, Melvln Travis, Robert Tweed, Melvln Van Cleave, Reginald Vosburgh, Theo- uore waioerg, uaymond Wallace, Homer Welty, Charles West, Els worth Wetherby. Oordon Whlttlmr- ton, Clyde Wlcgand, Robert Wlens, Lyle Wilbur, David Williams, Fred Williams, George Williamson, Earl Wlntermute, Donald Woodry, Rob ert Wygant, WUllam Yarnell, Maz Morgan, Bernard Thompson, Wal ter wiens. Dorothy Alexander, Lois Allen. Mildred Anderson, Dorothy Apper- son, uoris Armstrong, velma Arm strong, Eva Arnold, Leondine Aspin wall, Eula Bailey, Helen Benner, Donna Bishop, Esther Black, Eliza beth Benncll, Dorothy Bowen, Lily Burch, Margaret Burdette, Beatrice Burton, Nadlne Cameron, Charlotte Carrau, Ethel Chapman, Amanda Clark, Marguerite Clark, Josephine Cornoyer, Louise Cramer, Susie Vries, Olivia DeVrles, Eva Doner Lapp, Gertrude DeVoe, Evelyn De- dred Hill, Albert Hobble. Doris Arlie Dorrance, Emily Downey, Vera Faulkner, Gretchen Gamer, Ella Garrison, Esther Glbbard, Thelma Gillette, Stella Golden, Helen dos ser, Zora Greener Marion Gregg, Phyllis Gunsley, Florence Gunston, Rosa Lee Hadnot, Cella Halliwill, Esther Hansen, Clara Harms. Phyl lis Hauge, Suanna Hawkins, Mil dred, Hill, Alberta Hobble, Doris Hogg, Dorothy Holly, Naomi Horn schuch, Miriam Jewett, Loretta Kahler, Lillian Kayseiy Ruth Ken- ArvtUa Kubln, Jane Kuhnke, Char worthy, Evelyn King, Violet Kruger, lotto LaDsw, LucUe Lea, Anna, May Lewis, Kathleen Llndbeck, Pearl Loken, Madotyn McKillop, Margaret Mag M, Esther MarKina, Hazel Ma son, Faith Mattsort, Elda Medler, Leona Orey, Marie Patton, Alice Peters, Lillian Peters. Lola Pickens, Dellma Poulln. Marguerite Raymon, Leora Redfern, Karlene Rice, Edna Rtffey, Lucille Rolow, Elsie Rose, Dorothy Ruecker, Garnett Rundel, Marjorle Sanders, Virginia Schmidt, Mary Sehorn, Marlon Slewert, Grace Skinner, Mary Slick, Alvena Smith, Wllmetta Snider, Jean Snyder, Erna Thomp son, Helen Thompson, Theresa Ul rich, Doris Unruh, Jeryme Upston, Doris VanPelt. Elizabeth Vaughan. iLillian Vincent, Virginia Wassam, Eunice Wenlock, Ruth West, Mar Jorie Wilson, Velma Woelk, Clara Wyatt, and Margaret Zlellnskl. 90 LEAVING LESLIE Leslie Junior high graduates In clude the following: Edward An derson, Berten Atkins, Carl Bar nett, Grover Bellinger, Jay Bertel son, Perry Brown, Willis Caldwell, Everett Clark, Thad Clayton, Frank Cross, Dwayne Duncan, Glenn Fis cher, WlUls Gocbel, Glenn Golf, Delbert Graber, Kendall Grover, Millard Groves, Bertrum Halseth, Rodney Hardman, Paul Hauser, Billy Hemenway, Robert Johnson, Boyd Lynn, Claude Martin, John Maxwell, Karl Neuenschwander, Lorenzo Otjen, Harold Pearce, Leo Purvlne, James Reed, George Ruck er, John Saul, Jlmmie Schon, fPaul Shater, Sidney Shaw, Conrad'' Sle wert, Lloyd Stetnke, Donald Stock well, Robert Sturgess, Raymond Turnfdge, George Usui, Clinton Vincent Floyd Waltz, Stanley Wil kinson, Victor Williams and 'Rex Morris. Lucille Blngenhelmer, . Marie Bone, Constance CartmlU, Laurel Clayton, Jessie Cooper, Ruth Dake, Carol Dasch, Aleen Day, Ruth Falk, Laura Flagg, Leora Gerlg, Echo Hall, Helen Hansen, Betty Mae Hartung, Vilhelmina HJalmson, Eupha Humphrey, Katherlne Hut cheon, Alice Hysler, Josephine Jaeg ler, Helen Keudell, Dorothy Krebs, Alice Lambert, Vivian Lanktree, Louise Macklin, Irma Martin, Doris McCalllster, Marguerite McCarty, Agnes Moore, Frieda Morley, Lulu Beth Naxan, Ruby Neer, Myrtle Pearsall, Letha Polk, Myrtle Rlne- hart, Catherine Skelton, Arlene Smalley, Margaret Smart,, Roberta Smith, Lucille Stammen, Leona Stover, Helen Taylor, (Dorothy Tucker, Charity Watson and Mar garet Williams. mm IffTTTTT Relief Guaranteed Bee how much bettor jou tetl in a hour. Eyc. nosw, throat dear up like magic and yoo feel well, Notomxcotic. Saf. quick. KelUf or money bade. , Rmex .PRESCRIPTION Starting Wednesday, May 22nd you can call for ice at Salem Ice Co. plant back of Marion Hotel. We are opening this ice station for your convenience. For delivery call 73. City Ice Works Fine Cedar Chests THE IDEAL GIFT FOR The Girl Graduate OR The June Bride Genuine Tennescc Cedar Chests provide a safe place to store away valuable wearables and makes a charm ing piece of furniture for the bedroom. MANY SPECIAL VALUES RIGHT NOW I nmnyi z iiiiiiiiiiiniira I Furniture CoJE wilillllllliiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiililiiiiiiniiiuiiiiiiiiiow 467 COURT ST. TEL. 1142 ODOM BIDS LOW FOR CONTRACT ON 1 5THSTREET P. L. Odom. contractor who Is now building the South Church street bridge, whs the successful bidder at the council meeting Mon day night for construction of the North 16th street bridge. His bid was $7612.93. There were two other bids. Ridgan Brother sof Wood burn bid $7645 and P. L. Frailer of Salem, $6060. On motion of Alderman Dancy, chairman of the committee on fire and water, the city recorder was instructed to advertise for bids for the construction of a fire house at the North Salem sub-station. Dan cy stated that no progress could be made at present on the South Salem station because of lack of funds. The recorder was authorized to advertise for bids on another $100,000 block of dty aewer bonds. With $300,000 of to total author ized $900,000 already sold, expendi tures to date total $318,383.04, This expenditure covers the actual con struction of sewers and purchase of sewer materials, and In addition to that numerous incidental items, Including hardware and tools, ma chinery, repairs, freight and legal services. The question came up in connection with the situation on South Rural avenue. Alderman Vandevort, chairman of the sewer committee, said that the city was all ready to pave the street, but that It has no sewers, that there was no money to put In the sew ers and that It was necessary that the sewers be built before the street Is paved. The street - committee reported favorably on petitions for the pav ing of Royal street, Kearney street irom Liberty to High, and Ford street from Mill to Simpson. Relative to a protest against the assessment for the Improvement of Wlllson street the committee re- YOU may have the ser vice of this strong fi nancial institution as. your executor and trustee for . the same fee allowed by law to individual execut ors. An individual executor may fail to survive the set tlement of your estate, may become incapacitated by illness, may travel, for get, be too busy, embar rassed financially, or be in experienced, so that your estate may suffer loss and additional expense. Which executor do you ' prefer? Consult our trust offic er about the settlement of your estate. Ladd & Bush Trust Co. ported that the protest came In too late. The police committee reported favorably on the proposed estab lishment of a two-hour parking limit on Liberty street between Trade and Ferry and City Attorney Williams was instructed to bring In the necessary ordinance. A resolution came in irom tne planning commission providing for a "no reverse turn" sign at Front and Center streets and for four "slow" signs at the intersection of Market and Brosdway. Alderman Kowlts and Townsend said ordin ances would be necessary to make these regulations enforcable, but the council was of contrary opinion. A petition was received for the paving of Oxford street from 12th to 13th and another for the vaca tion of Pine street from Front to the Willamette river. Petitions were received from T. M. Hicks and the Oregon Oravel company for the vacation of several parts of streets. City Engineer Rogers was auth orized to level High street at the new High street bridge. An ordinance was Introduced to change the name of Waller street In Brooklyn addition to Adams street Mayor LIvsley announced the appointment of Alderman Wilkin son on the band, public buildings and ordinance committees, Alder man O'Hara as chairman, of the ordinance committee, and Alderman Slmeral on the committee on brid ges and approaches, all fill placea held by former Councilman Wen-deroth. 1 V5r FOR. QUICK, HARMLESS COMFORT VrCMdrenOyforIt The steps it saves! Have you yet known of a home that has tried the convenience of an Extension Telephone and has ever consented to have that Ex tension Telephone removed? An extension toj your telephone costs only a few cents a day. 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