Thursday, February 20, 1930
Page Four
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that In mo ye iiilcht have pence. In tho world ye Hliall have
trlbutation: but bo of good cheer; 1 have overcome tlio world.
John 10:33.
' Great inventions are often the simplest: The architect
took the door off a clothes closet and called it a breakfast
nook. '
h Charles Evans Hughes was the logical successor to Chief
Justice Taft, but in the opinion of thousands who fully appre
ciate the unusual qualifications of that veteran statesman,
jurist and lawyer Justice Holmes is his superior in everything
but the deciding element, age. Were this nestor and dean
of United States supreme court only a few years younger the
nation could not ignore his claim to the post of chief justice.
Justice Holmes will observe the eighty-ninth anniversary of
his birth on March 8 and he will soon enter upon his twenty
ninth year of service in the' highest tribunal in the land.
He is the son of a great poet and philosopher, and thrice
wounded hero of the Civil war and an able jurist. For these
the American people honor him, but he is best known and
most honored as' the foremost living apostle of liberal humani
tarian thinking in the United States. He is a great liberal in
a wilderness of mediocre radicalism and conservatism.
The attack of Representative Garner, of Texas, on f resi
dent Hoover and the republican "lack of leadership" is typical
of the purely political type of mind. He charges that the
president does not make "his position unequivocable on any
imatter of great importance." Yet the Texan is too small to
see that Hoover's greatness as a chief executive lies in lhat
specific characteristic. Hoover, with the ntind and training
of an. engineer, knows that every groat ueslion has two
sides, that every great problem cannot be properly solved by
'opinion, can only be solved by sound fact. He does not say
; that 'this measure or that policy will prove a cure all for
present difficulties. lie says only that the facts indicate a
certain method should be tried in the attack of a certain
problem. The Texas gentleman is not used to an efficient
approach to administrative affairs, his experience has been
with politicians who established a policy and followed it,
whether right or wrong. That Hoover undertakes his work
with a different viewpoint is disconcerting for the politician,
but it is extremely fortunate for the great mass of American
citizens.
THK THICK OF PROSI'ICKITY
It would be interesting to study the exact relationship that
exists in America between prosperity and crime. It lias
been staled that a city which enjoys a business boom is
bound to suffer, also, an increase in its crime. Just how far
this assertion holds good is problematical ; but there are signs
that it is true to a great extent, at least.
Chicago, of course, is the city everyone thinks of when
crime is mentioned. And this rule seems to apply directly
to Chicago's situation. Chicago has beeil an enormously busy
city, growing by leaps and bounds. All kinds of industries
have, centered there. There has always been ".something
doing" there. Job-hunters have flocked in from all parts
of the country.
This has made for a large floating population, unstable and
without roots. The ranks of the gunmen and bootleggers
are easily and quickly recruited from such a field. Further
more, under such circumstances money is plentiful. There
is money for liquor, for gantbling and other underworld com
modities. There is money, loo, to be taken by main force by
bandits.
Detroit seems to bear out the theory also. The automobile
industry has nuido Detroit an ininiensley busy place. It has
been expanding rapidly for years. And, like Chicago, it has
drawn on the rest of the nation for a huge floating popula
tion. Consequently, one need not be surprised by the charges
that are now being made in connection with Detroit's police
department. If half of these charges arc true, Detroit has
an underworld situation as bad as Chicago's. There are the
same stories of friendship between policemen and gangsters.
There are the same boldness and daring on tho part of the
underworld.
Detroit and Chicago, then, apparently bear out this theory.
It is a matter that ought to get detailed study from our
criminologists. Lawlessness of the Chicago-Detroit variety
is a high price to pay for prosperity.
m:,viti,i; woman mi.u;ii
,,DKATTLK. Waali., IVI,. 211 (AD
A tioattlt) woman una killed tu
nlic hiih IfavlDK Si. JaiucH Calhe.
ilral here today and nrvri' damage
Worn dono In tint city iiml nlowt
ruirnt aoitnd by a nuutliMvnuirly
gale.
M Htl l lM, COU Al.l.ls
ftllt VAI.1.1S. On.. IVI,, (,l'
The third tni'inlicr of thr feuVrul
farm board to vlnlt thia wiiilf, w.
I' Hclillllnir. rvnrvwiitlna; dairy ami
poultry Interests, Oregon
State college laM ulKltt and Ki'e.tt d
people. ir Ort-Koli over the cullcgn
rudlu station.
Bluebirds And .
Robins Appear
. In Wallowa Co.
(Observer Correspondent)
VA M0 WA, Ore. Kpt-clal )
iJtirlnff the pant few days various
iHpL'Ck-8 of Hprlng Mrds have math?
their appearance in thin coimnui.
lly, urnong them being robins. Mm;
birds, etc. This Ii.uUh many tu be
lieve that the hardest purl of tliu
winter witwon (h over
l,OKKii)K operations at koiiio of
the camp In thin Hectiun hiivu been
greatly retarded by tint soft weath
er conditions With the froal Ipuv
intf the roudH rapidly, it has been
Impossible to do any hauling of
Iokh with trucks. Some of the con
tractors who did not get in very
many of theli1 Iokh during the Holid
weather HtiJI have, a large amount
of logs in the woods yet and in
omo cases will probably not be
able to get them out. until the
roads become dry in early sum
mer.
Joseph TeaRiim and his mother
were visiting ut Jiruco Kisher'a of
Leap Sunday.
u. W. Minor lias been busy the
past several days building some
Columbia Defeats
College of Idaho
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 20 AI')
Culuiiihia university's basketball
auintet defeated College of Idaho
2 If to Zrj, hero Jast night. Columbia
got off to an early lead, the score
being 17 to 7 at the half, but was
forced to battle It out to retain
their slight lead at the finish.
SAi;W)l.lS WINS
I'OKTLA.VIJ. Ore., Feb. 20 (A I')
In a rough wrestling match. Or.
Karl Karpoli;, Cleveland, Ohio,
medic, defeated Dick Oavlscourt,
Ijik Angeles, former Jl ultnomali
club amateur wrestlry making his
local professional debut, here last
night, two out of three falls.
"Tin? MorM thing about an in
dustrial slump Is bavin' a big, rest
less husband Jianghi' around home
under your Jiwis," says Mrs. Km
Moofw, J Yk'iidH o' prohibition don't
vein to he as smooth as tlm friends iluinbing sheds at tho .Margaret Alc-
b;ty, India. -
While going down the Atlantic
coast on il vessel bound for Venp
zuela. Haker said he put poison In
the coffee, causing the whole crew
to become 111. Three men died, ho
said.
the spring of 192S, Baker
Kald he puisoned a man at lioilo. ; FARM
1 . I., U small seaport lumi on l it
n,.v iult.nH imn uf tho I'hllliininn
sroup. ! MADE BY BANKS
The poisoning of Oaw took place J
shortly after midnight December i Continued from Pago One)
27. l'J2S, linker sain, once again
. At' this Junef ur Baker iffHd" tiro j rH' PW. W rent Jn advance,
truck drivers entered tpe la bora-Tho California Pine Box coin
tory and he held them unnd lieUpany,.the CrowiirWillametm Papr
them. Ho aid he had Intepdod )t.oinmny )imi the Kehmidt Lltlm. i
gra piling cumpany, me cumimilnt
stated, refused III in credit for
packing supplies, and one of them
refused to dell him supplies Tor
"cash or otherwise.'
in kill them hut one of them plead
ed that he had a wife and chit
Uren,
INTERESTS
AGOG AT CHARGES
In l!ltM. as n rruult of tlwt a).
IrKcd conaplracy, llank-3 stated hu
financial condition liccatno prr.
cariouu und a board of creditora
with John A. 1'lKc ut Ita head, waa
nppolnted to take over hla lnisl-
tho polBOn waa put In coffee. This ' accused by Bnnks of dlscrlirllnallnK j '1e- I'o churned the board look
II,. tier tn tr.v.n ,, I ...... it hi. frtllt and Ca US HE 111 111 , "" ' v,wu lll
time,
not have the desired effect, so he i to loe larce quanllties inrouwi , , , .
placed some more on the barrel of UpolluK. because of delays In de- son f ull land t pay de bis ,,
his, evolver and shoved It down the! livery. Also the road Is charged L '
man's throat, holding It there until with renllnB him, a packinu shed j$lU0.Utlll. Ihe land he su.id was
he died. and evlctlns him because he would worth 1 .JllU.DOO.
o' tho tariff.
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SIRE LETTEItH PRINTED,
j J'oiial. pjLsture (n the hills a few
I miles east of town where he h is
I been feeding his band of ewes dur
ing the winter. JK expects to com
mence lambing during the latter
part of- the month.
Merlen Iiooertson, of Corvallls.
was visiting relatives in this county
during the early part of the week,
j Mr. Bobertson is a nephew of U,
'Couch, of this -placA, . and John
! Couch, of I,cap.
Miss May Bales, of Knterprise,
open! a few days the p;it week
visiting at the Bruce Fisher home
at Leap. ' '
John (.'ouch., who was ill several )
days last week suffering from
"DIKTINtil ISHKD SI RAXiKR"
JUNK SOKJIIT BV WOMEN
.LONDON (AP) English women
who can vote, sit in parliament an 1
hold cabinet portfolios, now seek
the right to be DistingulsheJ I
Strangers. . j
Thirteen of the 14 women mem-
hers of the hoUKQ of commons have
signed a letter to Ike house speak-
er, pointing out that, while womm;
are admitted to the public gallery j
of tho house on eiual terms wit a
linen, tho Distinguished StrangerV M
gallery is still burred to them, i
Why, they want to know, isn't aj
distinguished woman us dlstin-1
guMhed as a distinguished man? i
The-'ine(ualiLy" of the gallery u
tho illustrious, they say, frequently
causes the memlarrassinent when"
' j i
commons hy distinguished women ,
from England or abroad. !
2"o;i Adams Ave.,
Ji (;rande. Ore.
Keb. 17. 193(1.
To whom it man concern:
Seeing mv mime in ltin icinei-
and myself having gone through (fathering in his head, is rejiorted
a- very unpleasant first experience
ADMITS SLAYING
EIGHT MEN WITH
POISONED COFFEE
(Continued from Pago One)
to be considerably improved
Muriel, l.athrop and Clarice and
Lois Couch, who uttt nd high school
here, spent the weekend ut their
homes at TA-ap.
tjulnten l.alhrop, of l.ap, was
a visitor in town the first of the
week.
.Mrs. Giles I'lass. who has been
ViHlthll' It,. I Mnn I f.Dn., I,t....u
trust people who know !wr(. of Knlttl lirise ml tlrn'nii ' here
my friends anil all fair minded tho illl(or ..,., of ....,. s,.
people, will not let things done by oxK.,.ts lo vi(lil ,.,. so ,,.,,
people lhat have y, t-ndency to ,, ,,,.. :l rw ,,.ly ,'.ro-1T. RO,
mane any (inierrnee. Imunitv
! oiirtii: rnere is no just per- t
sou living whom 1 will not he If if ,
In my power to do so, but. my own
'umily comes first.
C. C. I LLOYD. !
of the kind for me, I beg to state;
t havo been misinterpreted or mis- j
quoted, as the disiuisNal of the case j
very clearly shows.
First: I owe no one any ill will,
not my woj-Ht enemy. j
Second: I will never wilfully and j
maliciously injure anyone.
Third:
me.
er home in the Leap com-
ind R-it down beside n man. He;
had a cup of coffee in front of
him. While he was looking away, j
1 had a sudden impulse lo put some '
poison in his coffee. He died al- "
most at once. learned afterward
that his name was Ifconeycut."
Baker said that after this first
experience he had other unexpected
impulses to poison persons, "no
one in particular, but Just anyone
w ho happened to be near."
In !.:'(! I taker said he poisoned
a man In Hamburg, Germany, and
in IHI'7 poisoned a Hindu in Bom-
A Way to Stop
Attacks of Fits
KATISEIKI) WITH LIEK
NEW YORK (AP) There litis
been nothing in the life of Charles
M. Hchwab which he would change
could he live it over again, and
friends are more Imporlant than
so-called business success. So lie
remarked on his 68th birthday. '
John Couch was busy btiteherlns
hogs the hitter part of the week.
A. W. Harmon and Joe Kcagins. j
of Leap, wen; business .visitor at j Reports are received by an ninuz- '
Euterpriso the latter part of ,, lh j ing treatment that epileptics slate
week.- has proved .successful in stopplng
The dirt roads in this community their attacks. H. Lepso. Apt. 62,
are becoming quite muddy in many j Island Ave., Milwaukee, Wise, has
places, making It, tmpoMsible to use j been supplying sufferers with this
cars much off the highway and i treatment. He now wishes to reach
market roads. ' all those who have not been helped
and to do so Is making the start-.
Gloria Gould, who recent ly 'pa I.I i offer of a generous treatment-
it was "stupid to wed." has been j free to all sufferers. Anyone afflict-:
married again. Oh well, maybe she "ed should write for this free treat
changed her ' mind. fneijt at once,- giving age. Adv. i
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