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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19

Well" Polly Tician remarked
informatiyely as she paused wher,
T. Paer was bending painfully
over his pockmarked lawn, Z"
guess it's cinch George Whites
going to come out for governor.
1T does beat tophet how weeds
grow in the spring" T. Paer grun,
ed laconically, and without pause
in his labors.
Didn't you hear what l said?'
Polly asked impatiently. ANY.
body'd think you was batty."
Il heard you the first time,
7. Paer assured her.
Then why didn't you answer
me?" Polly asked peevishly. 81
don't want to wear my voice out
for nothing"
Il answered you," T. Paer bark
ed at her. How many times's a
fellah got to say anything befor>
you hear it?"
But l was talking about Geo
White running for governor,
Polly reminded him. 81 amt
worrying about weeds"
We'll, l amt either" T. Paer
answered. They come I'D md
bloom nd mostly get pulled up by
the roots by the middle of May
Yes" Polly agreed, but" she
persisted, Colonel Hofer nd Jos
Dun nd George say the state,
all gone to the dogs and's Just
about broke and they're going to
get it out of the red and running
right as soon as Georges elected
governor"
"Migosh," T. Paer exclaimed
are we goin' to have to wait that
long?"
Well" Polly answered. 81
guess maybe George thinks he
can't start in to cut taxes Till
he's elected"
He might start in with the
Job he's got now," T. Paer sug-
gested. Its costin' the taxpayers
more,n 100 per cent more to keen
MIN in ham nd eggs'n it did be-
fore he got his Job fixed nm to
suit him"
One hundred per cent?" Polly
exclaimed questioningIy. How
do you figure that out?'
Any kid can do it," T. Paer
answered. when George %, 70
be adtutant general he was gettin,
all told s24OO a year. md he cot
the legislature to boost what he
got to s4SOO nd expenses md give.
him a life job to boot"
That's a fact" Polly admitted
Ia forgot about that"
Nd that amt all of il. T
paer continued, IT'S costin
mOre'n $4,000 every two vssr.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19

to run the state militia'n 1t did
when he got the job md they aint
40 war this side a Dublin either."
Il hadn't thought of that
either" Polly said thoughtfully.
1t don't look like Georges much
If tax reducer, does it?"
Not as far as I've heard" 7.
3aer concurred, but you got to
admit George knows how to get
ted of the kale when it's where
he can reach it,
But" Polly argued, Georges
mad lot of experience running
.hings, amt he?"
YES" T. Paer conceded, that
American Legion paper he start
I'd was more'n 100000 in debt
oy the time he'd got it goin' west
nd handed in his resignation, SO
.he fellahs tell me-"
Il never herd that" Polly said
n astonishment. Il thought
George put that job over big"
He did," T. Paer grinned.
'More'n 100000 big nd gettin
bigger at the rate of about SlOVr
900 year when he quit"
We'll anyway" Polly insisted
he went over to France and come
back safe and sound"
Yes" T. Paer mused, "tna'
Big Bertha the Germans fixed up
couldn't shoot much farther pacA
Jf the American lines'n from mere
to Albany, could it?"
Il don't know about that, Poi'
ly answered, "but George was usC
GRATED by France, wasn't he!
heard he got the etoile noir.
"Etoile noir," T. Paer said IN
puzzled tone. THAT sounds Ike
one of them cups of coffee you ss'
in restaurant. 90
1T means the black cross
Polly explained. Its what tne!
give them Morocco soldiers France
brought over to fight the usi
mans"
"oh," t. Paer said. 1T ain
nothin' like the double elO''
then?"
NO." Polly replied. mot SO "a.
as 1 know, but George was 'n'
only one working round Geheia,
Pershing's headquarters tha' 81
that kind, so they tell me. s
That's something" T. Paer ~
mitted. Maybe Georged 81
sunburned from gettin' ou'siO'
the office when it was hot.
Maybe" Polly argued, "
George says he hears lot OF psO
pie calling for him to be govern
or"
Il guess so, t. Paer conceas.
IF fellah hollers towards u,
right hill he can raise a lo'
echoes"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19
Silverton, Oregon.
April II, 1922.

To the Editor:-As there are a
few people that nave been criti-
cising our chief Moffittilately, on
his handling of our police force
| want to say a few words ON the
subject. want to ask those who
are doing the eriticising, what
else would they have our chief
do TO better our city and to pro-
tect its citizens more than what
he has already done. am not
personally acquainted with Mr..
Moffitt. but can't help from see
ing the good he has done for Sa-
lem and Salem people Since he
was elected chief police aud
can't see why any right thinking
person can't see 1t too. Was our
police force in uniform before
Moffitt was elected chiefg No.
and did We need to have them
in uniformg l say yes. Our
wives and little girls are more
fully protected. on account or
those same uniforms. II man
is going to try ana insult our
wives or daughters in down
town street they are sure to look
around and see II they see a blue
coated policeman and II he sees
one ne passes on and keeps his
mouth shut. II the police didn't
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19
Mr.. Bowles Again
Twas Charlie s-N OF Joel!

MT want that fact mentiona, !,
the retraction. He carefully omi. :
all mention of his brother in ~
statement in the Oregonian
Now, the facts are:
A man came to me and said ;,
was an emissary of Mr.. Josent
Bowles, who wished me to call ~
him with reference to the Pattor
son candidacy. told the emf.
sary to tell Mr.. Joseph Bowl.
chat, il he wanted to talk to mo
would be glad to see him at NJ
office. Z
The next morning the emissarv
Drought little man to my offics
and introduced him to me as Mr.
Bowles. l know now that thi.
was c. D. and not Joseph.
can not conjecture as to wbv
this deception. was practiced. n
may be that G. D., being the less
conspicuous, though equally rich
of the pair, figured | would ba
more impressed if l thought | was
salking to Joseph.
Offered $1,000 'sBribe."
He did not anticipate would
urn down his offer or that
,,n,,Id avnooo IL Ea u,o,,II
The support of the News for the
dirt-cheap price of $1,000 for Sen.
ator Patterson, the public would
oe none the wiser, and he would
Oe able to report to his brother
and friends that he had put over
slick political trick.
You will recall that my visitor
Explained his interest in Patter-
Jon by saying he was a big tax
payer and opposed to a graduated
income tax.
Another thing that strikes me
as odd: The emissary is an &C.
Iuaintance OF mine whom | see
almost daily. He mentioned hay
ing read the interview, expressing
interest and amusement. Why did
lie neglect to mention that it was
lot Joseph, but G. D., who had
.ried to buy the News?
And wry did not G. D. himself,
some time during the two weeks
following the publication of the
interview, inform me of my mis-
take, thus clearing his brother?
My private opinion is that both
U. ID. and his emissary were in a
panic, wondering what the pep
perry Joseph would do to them
when he got him.
All this | explained to MI.
Joseph Bowles, whom | had unin-
wronged, and that
must insist upon making re-
traction. But | further told nla
1 must explain to the reader that
if he would scratch out Joseph and
G. d. in the offending
- same corporations,
same cost-plus contracts, same
source of wealth not desiring to
pay graduated income tax-the
interview would be true in every
particular.
When l had made this clear, Mr..
Joseph Bowles concluded he did
not want retraction from the
News after all.
But l am making it just the
same.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19
Nv Fred L. Boalt in the Portland
News.

Nv Fred L. Boalt In the for'iah'
News.
have committed a frighttu
blunder.
NV apologies are due the reade
and Mr.. Joseph Bowles, the eini
nent shipbuilder.
On April l stated IN tne Nem.
under my own signature that MT
,Ioseph Bowles had called on MI
and offered to buy $1,000 wortf
of advertising in the News II TN
News would support Senator lk'
Patterson for governor.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. joseph
Howles descended upon me.
I said: 81 am glad to see you
again, Mr.. Bowles."
He said: "Again? l never sa"
You before in my life!"
"Your are Mr.. Joseph Bowles?
asked.
81 am" he replied, and handed
me his card.
'And you did not call upon me
about two weeks ago?"
81 did not. | was not IN the
city at the time. l was in the
east"
Imagine my bewilderment! Pic
ture the ire of Mr.. Joseph BoWles!
He wanted a retraction and apol'
ogy. to be given the same promi-
nence the offending and utterly
false interview enjoyed.
Spoke Of Lible Suit. =
He mentioned seeing his attor-
ney. He spoke of libel suit. He
had, he said, exposed me in the
other newspapers. / have since
read his statement in the Oregon
ian. 1t sets forth, simply but pos
itively, that he did not call at my
office or make the dishonest Offer
attributed to him.
There were words. Confusion
and shouting. We lost our tenn
pers. Dignity fell from us like
castoff garments. But slowly,
slowly, facts began to array them
selves in orderly rows.
Who was 1t called on me ana
offered $1,000 worth of advertis-
ing if the News would support
Patterson?
He looked like you," l said, $50
much like you that, when you
came in just now, l thought it was
the same man back again. There
is striking resemblance-possi-
bly, a family resemblance"
1T was not L. said Mr.. Joseph
Bowles.
you have a brother?"
II have, but we are not dis
cussing him. l want a retraction.
They Look Alike.
But l wished to discuss the
brother, C. D. Bowles, vice-presi-
dent of the Northwest Steel COM
pany and of the. Columbia River
Shipbuilding corporation. For
here are two brothers as alike as
two peas in pod, one pea being,
perhaps, a little more shriveled
than the other. Peas are not al
ways exactly alike.
Mr., Joseph Bowles finally ad-
nitted it was his brother, c. D.,
who had called on me, but he did
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19
GEORGE MURRAY

|
To the Editor--In the last Pa
cific Homestead Mr.. Carlo Abrams
the editor made the renak "Ol-
cott was miserable failure and
has to co. Mr.. Abrams talks
about Independent citizens
movement drafting George A,
White as the man for our next
governor.
Those independent citizens
are the very same money power
fellows who offered a Portland
paper $1,000 SO they could work
against the income tax through
that paper.
A few weeks ago the undersign-
ed had quite an argument with
Mr.. Grant B. Dimick of Oregon
City about the income tax, He
is very strong against the income
tax and is also one OF those in
dependent citizens who was the
cause of drafting George A White
for governor. For my part | don't
have much faith in state Off
cial who had his salary raised 100
per cent at the last legislature.
AS a farmer l am very much
surprised at Mr.. Abrams (editor
Of a farm paper). l always
thought he was In favor Of the
farmer, but | see that l was very
much mistaken.
A few days ago l asked one of
my neighbors who Is one of the
oest farmers of the Waldo Hills,
what his net income was last
year from his 100 acre farm. He
said it was $500 and the taxes
were S210, II leave him $50
year or about 80 cents day for
mis- work.
Mr.. Editor are you wondering
that the farmer wants income
tax, to divide the tax burden
more, so that everybody would be
taxed according to his income,
would suggest 4 per cent tax
on net income over $500 on single
person and $120U on head OF fam
lily, and when the income is over
$4,000 a gradual income tax of
per cent more on every $1,000.
HENRY JAQUET
Silverton, Oregon.
April II, 1922.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19
Campaign for Russian Famine Suf
fererS Closes

To the Editor:-True to the an
nouncement through papers and
addresses, the campaign closed on
April l5. We shall fill the few
appointments already booked or
pending, but no new hearings will
be solicited.
Although SalSm should have
shipped four or five cars of low
grade flour in proportion to what
other cities have done. it will be
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19

and over ten thousand people were
turned away that couldn't be ad-
mitted, simply because she believ-
ed all Of Gods word. The Chris
tian Science and all other differ
ent isms never would have been OF
ganized had the church laid hold
upon God by faith as they might
have done. / thought of leaving
the church myself at one time,
for the above reasons, but con
cluded that the church was the
best we had and that Satan had
got the church split up until 1t
was weak and that 1t was my duty
to stay in the church and help to
make 1t what 1t ought to be.
But, now, l have come to the
conclusion that, as they won't let
me work In churches, 1t is waste
of my time to go there and hear
nothing but theory, and that /
could have be,ter opportunity II
| started an independent church
where | could gather about me the
sick, the lame, the halt and the
blind, and lost souls, and get them
healed. in body and soul. / am
aware of the fact that we have
too many denominations now, and
the reason is plain to be seen.
When the people in the churches
together with the preachers, can't
stand sound doctrines, the more
spiritual minded factions branch
out and start churches for them
selves.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19
OPEN FORUM

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cations will rejected. N4
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19
Argo Hotel,
Salem, Oregon,
April IA, 1922.

To the Editor I see In your
esteemed paper that Mr.. William
Purdy is going to run for govern
or. He will make "humdinger'
as a governor and the peoples
choice as he says so himself, What
more do we want. will vote for
him on two conditions.
First: That he will pass law
making 1t a crime for anyone ex-
cept second lieutenants who saw
service in the World War to wear
leather puttees. The way 1t is now
1 am continually saluting deliv-
cry boys and messengers as | see
their puttees and forget that they
are not lewies. M
Second: That all candidates be
compelled to take the simon Bin
ct tests for mentality. Have Bill
lake the test too. Well IL he will
set these thru for us people. I'm
Ter him. M#
nEnDnIc ArryD A "
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19

Marriage gifts transferred
these days as often as real
estate"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19

JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-03
PASSENGER Fare
TOO HIGH TO Be
SUSTAINED, SAID
Less Statesmen, More Autos
and Tourist Restrictions,
Given as Cause of In
creased Rates.

WASHINGTON. - Passenger fares
charged by the railroads at present
are economically too high to be sus.
tained. Clyde NJ. Reed. chairman Of
the Kansas utilities commission. testi.
fled today In the interstate commerce
commission investigation of transpor.
tation charges.
Answering questions by the commits
sion, Mr.. Reed said that the roads
should fix their general passenger
rates at three cents per mile instead
Of SO cents, abolishing the Pullman
fare shortage but leaving Pullman
transportation at 3.6 cents per mile
Passenger travel on a car mile had
decreased 20 per cent on the new rate
and the increases given in 1920. he
said.
Forces OF travelling statesmen had
been reduced, automobile competition
had been enhanced. and tourist traye
restricted in every way as n result Of
the increased rates he said, with the
process still going on.
Railroads. however. were unable e
reduce their expenses proportionately
because they were obliged to main
tain train service on the basis as
before and he argued that the only
way out OF the situation was to stim
ulate passenger travel by decreas
ing rates.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-03
They Like 1t

Gratefully we acknowledge the
scores OF compliments the Ard
moreite IL receiving. Modestly. We
admit they are true.
A farmer living at Berwyn, yes
tcrday came into the office. re-
newed his subscription TO the paper,
declaring that II was getting bet.
ter all the time. we folks are
for you In the fight you are max.
ing TO make Carter county n good
place TO live in," he declared.
one OF the large merchants told
the Ardmorcite II had improved
100 per cent in two months.
A leading pastor complimented
the editorials. "They will please
and find support with 95 per cent
OF the people here" he said.
Walter Harrison. managing editor
Of the oklahoman, conceded that
the Ardmoreite was the best small
city paper that came into his
office.
Those things help. We appre.
ciate them and they serve to stimu.
late US in our goal--that Of making
the Ardmorcite, southern Okla.
homa's Greatest Newspaper"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-03
GIRL, q, WOULD
Be governor Of
CORN king STATE
Platform of Three Words
'NO More Warehouses
Republicans to Flock to
Her Support.

KANSAS CITY. Kan.-"No more
warv'
With that three-word platform, Hell.
EN- Pettigrew. former shop girl has
entered the race for the republican
nomination for governor Of Kansas.
And n political situation gives her
a chance to sit in the gubernatorial
chair. politicians say.
Man is the root cause Of war" Miss
Pettigrew says. The world is dying
Of war disease. The last war made
100000 cripples.
"If you want this stopped then stop
voting for corrupt male politicians
who encourage this monstrous, atroc
ious crime to serve their own ends
Miss Pettigrew was graduated a
few years ago from the public schools
Of Springfield, Ill.
Then she came here with her par
ents. Her father is a building contrac
tor. He's never taken an active part
in politics.
Until q year ago Miss Pettigrew
was q salesgirl in a big department
store. Then she became interested in
combating war.
She began. giving lectures. She
found this more lucrative than acting
as a salesgirl, so she abandoned heI
downtown position.
She became founder and head Of this
Anti-War association with branche!
in all parts OF Kansas. She gained the
approval OF congressman and othel
political leaders.
Then came her campaign for thu
republican nomination at the forthcom
ing primaries.
The republican nomination practi
cally means election. For the repubii
can candidate usually carries this stat'
by 100. 900 votes or more.
The political situation here favor
Miss Pettigrew.
There are 25 or 30 candidates 70
the republican nomination with hat
in the ring.
There's no outstanding candidate
Henry ]. Allen. present governor, say
he'll not be candidate for re-elec
tion.
so the lightning Is just as ikel!
to strike Miss Pettigrew as anyon
else. And she's making a far NOR
active fight than most of her op
ponents.
The primaries will be held in Angus
Other candidates are holding up thei
campaigns until spring.
But Miss Pettigrew's touring tn
state. And her platform Is winnin
support.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-03
Workers Names will
Be Published Sunday
MORE ACTIVE CANDIDATES WANTED IN LISTS
A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY AND A LIBERAL
REWARD FOR EVERYONE.

The names OF the candidates thus
far enrolled In the Ardmoreito's $4,000
grand Gift Distribution will be pub
lished Sunday.
More active candidates are wanted
and nominations should reach this
office ut once to be included among
the names of the candidates that will
be published.
It's time FOR this community to
wake up to the fact that this news.
paper 10 making the largest awards
OF prizes ever heard Of. Never again
will tho people Of Ardmore and vicin-
ity have such real opportunity Of
making much money In their spare
time. moments that would otherwise
be wasted. This is not a something
for nothing game. but clean cut
businees proposition to any one that
enters. II costs you nothing to enter.
You are absolutely guaranteed twenty
per cent Of every subscription you
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-03
ideal COMPANY
awarded Huge
DAMAGE CLAIM
Plaintiff Contracted to Buy
Saybolt Process for Re-
filming, But Figures
Did Not Jibe.

TULSA, Okla. - Damages totaling
$3.50, 19O.l7 were awarded the Ideal
Gasoline Company of Tulsa against
the Hope Natural Gas Company of
Tulsa by a jury in Judge Albert C..
Hunts division of the district court
late yesterday following a trial lasting
IL days. 1t Is said to be the largest
money award ever made by the Tulsa
district court in a damage suit.
The plaintiff charged that II entered
into a contract with the defendant TO
purchase the Saybolt process for the
refining OF gasoline. 1t alleged that
the plant was represented TO cost s7O,-
900 whereas IL cost almost twice that
amount.
Damages for the difference were
asked and in additional sum claimed
to have been lost through failure of
the Saybolt process when put in oper.
alton. The total amount asked for
was $3.50 A deduction OF about
$4,000 was made by the jury in the
interest allowed.
During the long trial Of the case,
two jurors became i'll and It was fin.
ished with ten men in the box. by
agreement.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-03
ARBUCKLE JURY
DISAGREED AGAIN

SAN FRANCISCO-The Arbuckle
(, jury disagreed today.
Foreman J. ]. McElroy announced
that the vote stood two TO ten. He
did not designate whether the majority
was for acquittal or conviction.
"There is no chance for US to agree"
McElroy said.
A poll Of the jury was taken 10
determine IL they could agree in fur
ther deliberation. All emphatically
said no.
After the disagreement the jury
retired to the jury room. Corridor
gossip said that the poll was ten to
two for conviction.
Ths Jury was discharged following
its report.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-03

turn In. you can't loso and therefore
not taking any chance by entering
your name and going after the big
prizes.
There Is four sets of prizes. two cars
and two complete set OF cash prizes
to be givNn away in the city OF Ard.
more and two cars and two complete
yet OF cash prizes outside the city
OF Ardmorc. Anyone entering In the
country will not be competing against
anyone living In town and visa versa.
II you have any desire TO add 81 500
to your yearly income. then enter
your name today and get started
because the sooner YOU get started
and let your friends know that you
are In the better.
This office will be open every eve
ming until 6 o'clock. We will be glad
to have you visit our campaign de-
partment and have this proposition
thoroughly explained To you.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-03
TROOPS SENT TO
QUELL STRIKE IN
KENTUCKY fields
sCitizens Of Newport Hide
in Cellar all Night Dur
ing Intermittent Shoot
ing on Street.
EAFETY COMMISSIONER
LEFT AFTER THREAT
ERolling Mills Closed Following
Strike and Damage by
Union Sympathizers.

FRANKFORT, Ky.--With the Gov
nngton Tank Company in contrd
upward Of 300 Kentucky national
bxwrdsmen today are en- route to
Newport, KY, having been ordered
tOut yesterday by Governor Morrow
Nor strike duty.
NEWPORT, Ky.-Quiet prevailed in
Newport early today, except for In
,ermittent shooting in the vicinity Of
kthe Newport Rolling Mills.
Shortly before o'clock this morn
ing, a furry was caused when snip.
ing from outside the mill was followed
by firing from machine and riot
guns inside the plant The guns
were turned toward the Covington
Bank of the Licking River. More
than 100 shots were fired but no
casualties were reported.
Earlier, Safety Commissioner w. v.
Thomasson was hurried out of the
strike zone in a patrol wagon. after
he had been threatened by an assem-
bly, Of strike sympathizers Sheriff
Louis Il. Tieman was grazed by a
bullet fired by a sniper.
Every window in the confectionery
Of Mrs. Mayme Murphy was shattered
by bullets fired last night. The occu-
pants of the house fled to safety.
Mrs. Frank Rahiman. who owns Q
grocery, took her two daughters and
son and hid in the cellar after several
shots had swept through the store
and one bullet had just grazed her
head.
Many other families sought refuge
In their cellars or left their homes.
II stayed in the strike zone until
2:40 q. m. Safety Director Thorn
asson said. "I wanted to see where the
shooting was coming from. My oh
servation is that 1t was done by both
sides"