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I THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING. OiTOHF.R 1020 V - ' Issued Dally Except Monday by v ' . THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COSIPANY ' . 215 S. Commercial St., Salem, Oregon " MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press la exclusively entitled to the use for republi cation of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this paper and also the local news published herein. , -- ' 1 r- - , r , m I, , n I,, L , t - ... K. J. Hendricks. V. .... . ; Manager Diepnen A. stone. . , . . . . . ... ; . . ; . . .Managing Editor Ralph ClOTer .. .1 ................. 1 ... . Cashier Frank Jastoakl ...Manager Job Dept. DAILY STATESMAN, served by carrier in Salem and suburbs, 15 PAILT STATESMAN,; bx mall, S6 a year: f 3 for six months: BO cents a month. For three months or more, paid In adTance, at rate of . 5 year. -Vy ,-.. - " a THE PACIFIC HOMESTEAD, the great western weekly farm paper, will be sent a year to any one paying a year In advance to the Daily statesman.) r,. SUNDAY STATESMAN, $1 a year; 50 cents for six months; 25 cents ..'; for three months. I-..- ? ,. WEEKLY STATESMAN, issued In two six-page sections, Tuesdays - and Fridays, 11 a year (if not paid in advance, $1.25); 50 cents for six months; 25 cents for three months. i TELEPHONES: Business Office, 23. Circulation Department, 583. ' Job Department, 583.' Entered at the Postoffice in Salem, Oregon, as second class matter, THE CURE FOR JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. - institution will be successful beyond its highest hopes. Were the church alive .to its opportunities this would long since have been done, but like all human instrumentalities which have fallen into desuetude it is drifting with the tide and hence is no longer the vital living force it once was, es pecially in the days of the early Apostles whose mission was elear-cut and purposeful and whose sense of the indwelling Presence never wavered. SAVING THE REMNANT OF A RACK. Corjvriflrhtcd bv the San Jose Mercury.) f ; Juvenile delinquency has become one of the country's most serious social problems. Practically- every city in America has to deal with it. The argument that it is more cenerallv recoenized now than formerly because of the ac tivities of Juvenile Courts and may therefore not be as deeply entrenched as it seems to be, is not a sufficient ans wer in view of the" organizations throughout the ' country which for years have been in contactwith it. Settlement work, for example, under such distinguished direction as the late Jacob Riis and Jane Addams, is not a new; device for .-. ... ... . . . n curbing juvenile delinquents, ana since every large ciiy.in America has for thirty or more years'" been engaged in prob ing the. problems with the view of getting to the very roots of it and it is still stubbornly resistant, indeed very much on the increase, something still deeper must lie at the bot tom, the discovery of which alone will be sufficient to defi nitely and permanently check it3 onward course. ; Those who claim that heredity is to blame for most of the misdoings of Juveniles forget that the, worst, examples of heredity have been known to yield to environment in the impressionable period, and that 1 those more marked cases which have resisted this corrective have yielded to harsher treatment such as is applied in reform institutions. Some very tenacious cases have been dealt with at Whittier in this state with highly-satisfactory though generally temporary results, So that what may be effective in one case may not be in another. It is true that many of these conversions so called are not permanent, the convert' slipping back to his old habits under the pressure of temptation. Judge Lindsay, of Denver, the most -noted of juvenile workers in America, explains this tendency to backslide by saying that correction by violence, in its very nature is unlikely to endure since it is purely physical and hence foredoomed to failure. , is. "V."' :'".'jv.'-. :.;""--,'"'-'", '... : r - -.' "..- :Perhap3 there is no-agency of reform quite .the equal of the Boy Scouts.: The boy is fortified against evil-doing by having something better to engage his attention. He is com pelled to submit to a rigid military discipline, and this puts order and method into his life; He is shown the evil effects of alcohol and tolacco generally before he becomes habituated to either, although thousands of lads have, been rescued from the cigarette curse long after they had given up hope of ever mastering itT?"v I .' " :. -J Then there is the school, the home, the local gymnasium, the swimming-pool, and a hundred and one other agencies supposedly useful in profitably occupying the boy's leisure. All of them -are worth while. The careful teacher may ac complish marvels, almost miracles, in directing the life of the naturally wayward boy. 'The mother, best of all teachers, has more influence on her children than any or all of. these except it be the inherent Guide whose presence,, once recog nized, is never-failing. For-everrthe mother, with i her in finite love of her of f spring, cannot do the work that the still small voice which all hear but few hearken to, is capable of doing.' AVhittier and Emerson, who lived in a day when juve nile delinquency was not the problem it now is, believed only in the power of religion, true religion, to properly and se curely fix the' ideate of . the young: so that in their more ma ture years it and it alone would be their guiding star . We admit it is difficult after the boy has fallen into evil company and, become familiar with the degradations which . warp his better nature to "draw him back, however tenderly, to the paths of religion; but it has , been done in multitudes . of cases and with infallible success. : Of course the parents are most capable "of doinsr it, for a boy until well along usually remains responsive .to parental discipline. It is true that, generally speaking only the boys of unregeneratc parents fall into vice, and this is precisely where the work of reform must begin. Parents must be held' responsible for their chil dren. To protect society it js often necessary to take the de linquents away from them and put them into such institutions as are best suited for their correction. There are many of these in every state including California, but are they ade quately equipped for successfully doing the work they aim to do?, Is there any serious effort to appeal to the ' boy's spiritual nature? Is it ever impressed J upon him that the Author of life , is within his own nature, and that he may if he will find there the satisfying companionship of his Creator whose design was never to leave him alone and iso . lated to work out unaided the problem of salvation but rather to co-operate with and guide and strengthen him in every emergency of life? .. , .1 ; ' t -,.. . " Despite the work of the Ameri can committee lor reller in tne near east and the heroic efforts of the Armenians 1 to help them- elves, conditions in Armenia are almost as, bad today as. they were before the armistice was signed: That is the opinion ot Mrs. C. E, Van Etten, who has recently been the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. A.jLindsley at her home in Mt. Tabor; Portland, on her way to Olymyla, Wash., 'from Smyrna, Atla Minor. . Mrs. . Van Etten J has Just re-, turned from a year and a hilf of organization work with the near east relief at Smyrna, which was made a converging center for the rescue of exiled refugees and Armenian orphans, because that city was passably eaje, being un der Greek protection. "The hope of Armenia In tne period of political stress Incident to the forming of a new repub lic, and in the absence of produc tion, owing to the Turkish policy of destruction, is In the American relief work, and their, faith in American humanitarian ideals," she says. . - i ' "Armenia knows too well her danger, and appreciates the help America has been. When the United States recognized the Ar menian government, there was a five-hour thanksgiving service In ail the churches, and every pray er I heard mentioned America. In ' the beginning-ot the near east activities there were neither clothes, food, beds nor shelter for the hundreds of peaple flocking to the city. - By" systematic and almost heroic effort shelter was found for the exiled adults; they reported first at the court of the Armenian cathedral, from which tbey . were assigned to various bahns or houses secured for 'their sl elter. Hread and clothes wer furnished as (needed, i "as far as was possible. 4 l "In connection with this work I organized an Armenian central orphanage, which enrolled 4S0 boys. - Owing to the j prohibitive cost of.AieUjt was impossible ta have fire or heat of any kind in the big dormitories, and the lit tle undernourished, stunted chil dren suffered intensely from the cold, as all that could be given them was an nnhleaehed muslin undersuit," a, thin 'overgarment. and shoes and stockings, more or less inferior in quality. It was a common custom to send them to bed to keep warm; at first even the. beds had only one thin blan ket each, and wei used the rags from the floors f which there were very few. and what gar ments the grown people could rpare to keep the little ones from the intense cold. . Even then the great majority of them suffered from chilblains, the little hands and feet swelling and causing acute suffering, for which on ac count ot lack or medical equip ment that coultl be provided, we had little or no means of relief at hand. . - ..;..'!.'-.." "In- addition to this.; the . food way of necessity very limited. In the central orphanage there was an Infirmary of 40 beds, with a little sick child in each bed. and The reform institution, whatever Its name or avowed pur pose, must always fail unless it has some appeal to the hearts of its wards. To tell a boy that religion is a decadent thing and of no value to him or to the world is to make of him an infidel or an agnostic, to destroy within him the 'ever-pres ent, irresistible belief in the ; Authorship of life, a belief which the human family has shared since the beginning of time and without which life holds out nothing of value ex cept the poor physical structures which rear their heads all about us. Simply because7 some creeds in the name of re ligion have fallen into ridicule is no reason why anyone snuuiu aiiHixne uiai religion liseu nas lauea. ' ." ; - Let us then remember that religion is not a form nor a building norta man-made contrivance to tempprarily soothe ine penitent, out, an inawemng iorce communion with which is not'only possible but precious in the sense that it U para ble of opening up the whole nature and flooding it with tho verey presence of God itself. This revelation once clear tr ine youin or ine aumi, aim me wnoie trend of our common nature is changed. .1 Let this be the aim of the reform institutions of th hA and the juvenile prooblem will soon yield; but just so long as wayward children are raised up in agndsticsm and taught that they alone and unaided by the power; within themselves must effect the reform they -need we shall have this ques tion steadily growing more difficult and farther frm effective solution. Then the Boy Scout movement will take I- " r""-mv.z. -t pro'tion court will have Kss to do. in some beds we had to put two children. Under these conditions I made an appeal to the near east relief for an exfra supply of blan kets and some cases of condensed milk, which were .furnished " as quickly as possible. At night I gathered the little folks about me in the office and gave them each a cup or Hot water with a little milk and sugar In it. to give them warmth enough in their starved little. bodies so. tbey could go to sleep for the night. I "At this crisis the Greek au thorities notified me of j the re ceipt ot a ton of undergarments from America, and knowing the extent of my work and the need. they volunteered to share them with me. sending over half a ton, a lid nothing, in all mv Vfir mnA a hilf experience in Smyrna amjong tute destitute, the dying andMhe s'Ck gave more joy than those clothes. Before night every child and every helper in that orphan age had an additional clean. warm garment on. and we had a vesper song service and a ceremonial thanksgiving for the big-hearted people of America, whose aid had been so timely, for, there were a Lumber of children in that orph anage whom I feared would die within the weeV !r Being abl to have the other children and help ers comparatively warm and com fortable enabled roe to give the greater part of -my. time to the sick little ones, and so no Iive3 were lot among them. In this half ton of clothing there were a number of packages of outing Hinnel jackets and nti reartnents ?"rV"i wfth th ta land. Oregon, and I wish now publicK1 to expreps an apprecia tion of this generous gift. Some day soon I hope to:. see In person the Red Cross chapter of Fortland mi thank tiem, and tell them more in detai.' what great good they are doing t.hrough the cloth ing sent to Armenia. Money can not always buy these things, be cause they are not jin that coun try to be bought. "I. would urge thrf4 you meet thfSTesent call for Aothing to the "utmost of your ability: an old garment that you have absolutely no use for may save a little' half fibzen body from death irt that far country. Warm clothing'. will do much to mitigate the horrors ot the coming, winter, which I know all too sadly well. "Owing to the ravages of the5 Turks throughout the country, all agriculture and manafacturing pursuits among the Armenians are at present discontinued, mak ing it practically impossible to secure any clothing from the country itself. Money has no buy ing value, because supplies could not be obtained. Th(s condition is wisely met by the near east re lief sending' the food 'and supplies by shiploads from America, "Owing to the increased activity and cruelty of the Turks, con ditions will be much more acute this winter than last, as there has been no 'farming to raise crops and no manufacture ot clothing. The" Industries upon which the natives depend are the fig and almond orchards and rug weaving, all ot which have been utterly destroyed -by the Turks, the orchards having been razed to the ground, the Armeni ans banished from their looms. their homes . utterly ruined, and members of families not slaught ered scattered in all directions to find food and shelter where they can. - ' 'The result is that, this winter will see a most serious condition, and thousands' starring and freez ing unless America comes to the rescue. Other nations can not or will not, because of their own heavy burdens, and America has always been in the van In the re cognition of moral obligatiops. '"Americans must not gain -the Impression that : Armenians sit waiting and begging for help.' In every avehue where Armenia can help herself she 13 working dili gently, her people sharing each with the other whatever he may possess. , i "We can scarcely imagine the bitter odds against which they work. The Turks do not allow an Armenian to possess either a took or a gun: any Armenian found with either in his posses sion Is shot. Their j libraries, schools and churches. I of ' which they had many, have been burped. their educated leaders slain, their art collections destroyed, their birth and marriage certiffcates burned, and every possible atroc ity the Turk can commit to scat ter and annihilate the race is per sistently perpetrated. "Bear In mind that the Arme nians are the first Christian race of the world and have been battl ing several hundred years-for th-s things dearest .to the hearts of a proud and civilized people lib erty. saf3 homes. Independence for blessings which we take as a matter of course here, i ,' "I found the childret naturally very clean. Industrious, ambitious. Intelligent, proud, exceptionally talented, and willing to make r ny sacrifice for an education. They are rapidly being exterminated through the ruthlesness of the Turks, but If we can hold the remnant f tbe nation through the storm and stress of the com- Lingjrear, vntil the world regains i saner outlook, and some defi nite policy is aJopted regarding Turkish r.troclties. we will save i people well worth the savin?.. "This Is not an appeal to- the nation a nation which has been so generous In the past year's giv ing but to every nome in Ameri ca to make some donation.- no matter ' how smaU. towards the effort the near east relief Is mak ing for the saving of these moth erless and fatherless babies of an alder Christianity than ours." (The Statesman is p'.eased to publish tbe above at this lime, owing to the Armenian drive for clothing' now starting in Salem.-Ed.) I j I HEARD AT A PARTY, Mrs. : "Oh dear! I can hardly see the spots, and my head aches something aw-full- - . 4 , . Mrs. H.: "Why don't you go to see my eye specialists. Drs. Morris & Keen;, and hava your. eyes examined? No doubt you "need glasses, for I had the same d7Ificult7 nntil I got thsse glasses. Since then I have had no farther trouble with my eyes and I haven't had a head ache for months. ' ' ';. Thin, and much more! was said about -us and our ser vice during the conversation. We have ample proof of the kind words said of us ev?ry day. and our constantly In creasing business Is conclu sive evidence that "We are advertised by our. many friends and customers." MORRIS & KEENE v OPTICAL CO. to 211 llank f Com merce Uldg., SaleiiLUre. i , c 9 v.T T IlKLIGIOl'H KDUCATIOX. The value ot a general educa tion is no longer an open ques tion. Nor do men doubt Jhe wis dcVn ot socialization in scholar ship . Tfzue was when the unthinking and ttie illiterate boasted of their ignorance of what the schools teach. -.That day is past. And while It is true that In excep tional cases ' so-called self-made men have .risen to places of in fluence and direction,' the demand of the hour Is for such as have, a fair training in the schools, no matter what thir native talents and ability may be. This is well nigh universally conceded. Out no education approaches completion, or can result in a well-rounded character and fit ness for lire's demands1 that olts or neglects the training lu relig ious education. --'-f The supreme Importance .ot this part of the training of .a child may be learned from, the judg ment of those who have been world leaders in education, and scholarship. Rousseau goes so far at one time as to say: "Then is only one knowledg-j to give children and that Is the knowl edge of duty." Froebel declares that "the object ot education Is the realisation of a faithful, pure, inviolate and hence holy life.' Thomas Arnold ot Rugby, the foremost teacher of his age, made It his rule "to develop in his pu pils first the moral and religious principles, then the gentlemanly deportment, then the Intellctaal ability." Herbert Spencer afiirms: "How to live: that Is the essential ques tion for us. To prepare us for COMPLETK living '.s the function which education has to. dis charge." The Christian church has stood for education. ' Witness the schools, colleges and' universities she has founded.. In addition to the work of education in the church school or Sunday school. In more recent years we have come to see that, despite the su Lllmc purpose, and even despite tbe marvelous results, there have nevertheless been serious defects in the system followed In our Sunday schools, largely dae to the lack of trained workers. How 'to meet- this need for teachers trained to give tbe best of service to ttbe teaching of the young in matters of religion has been a problem. It requires a consecrated willingness on the part "of individuals to take the training' necessary, and the num ber of snch persons Is not always very great. , Another difficulty las been the securing of. compe tent persons' to serve as leaders and instructors of those willing to take the course' ot training. In some chychea classes have been organized nnder the leader ship ot the superintendent of the Srnday school or the pastor. Some good work has been accomplished in that way. But recently a plan believed . tQ be more satisfactory and yielding better results has been in operation in. various places. It Is known as tffe" Com munity Training School of Re ligious Education. Such a school did splendid work here a year ago. .At a well attended meeting cf Sunday- school workers held at the public library It was de cide! ta conduct a similar school acafn this fall and winter, the first semester to begin Monday evening. October 4. and to con tinue fcr 11 weeks.- Tbe place of. meeting will b the falem public library, and the regiMra tion fee will be SO rents for each Jemef.lert To this school all church workers and parents de siring to take the training will be welcomed. The following com petent faculty has consented to serve. It Is hojed Salem church es will be interested In making It a complete success and reap the benefits sure to follow. Chris tian workers cannot well afford to miss the opportunity this school will furnish for added use fulness, and more satisfactory achievements. It is the, duty of the church In these days of stress end strain to meet the call of the hour. It might be added that certain schools and colleges will give credits on their courses, to those who complete the courre In the community training school and pass successfully the examin ations: Community Training Krltool f Ilrtlgtous F.daralloa for Cttorrh Work rn ami Parent: rirst Semester.' beglnnla OrtoW - v. Period 1 ?-2a i "The Pupil." taught by' Proper j - Mauzevt. "The, Uie of Christ," by jjr, - Charles Park. "Teaching Values of the Old Te. lament." by Rev. W. T. Mi V liken. D. D. . Period 2 s:15 to "The Training of the DevoUom Life." by Rev. W. C. Kaat. ner. D, b. "Girlhood." by Mrs. C. G. Deter. "Children's Division urraaizei fo, Service." Mrs. R. L. Fanner. : WANTED $10,000 worth of foraltttrs at once. Will pay h!jlst price, f CAPITAL JUNK AKD BARGAIN HOUSE 215 Center St, Phons Jit jTryCIaixificd Adi.iaTi:8 I Statesman For Reidi This Bank Acts As Trustee Keceiver Assignee " , " ' ; Guardian Executor Administrator. There are many reasons vrhy a Hank can pive Wtter kervice in these capacities than can nny individual. We will le glad to explain lr mail or per sonal interview. , Capital National Bank t . Trust Department SALEil ' :: OREGON ... ;'. ' ' . ' ' ' - . ' I i Women of Salem Yra have been wanting- new high grade rugs for that living room, dining room or bedroom for some time now haven't you7 You really have been needing them to brighten up your home when guests called, and to add to your own pride of home. , But perhaps you have been putting off purchas ing because you could make the old ones do a little 1 longer. A matter of economy? Splendid very com mendable; but here is one of the best opportunities for money saving that discriminating economists could hope for. ' Beginning tomorrow we are inaugurating, for one week only,. a . . ' SALE of RUGS J) ' ' i that will bring joy to the hearts of the house wives who take advantage of the special price concessions we are making. These rugs are for the most part the universally known high-grade Wiltons. They are over size, room size, every size. The patterns are varied and many. and will win your instant approval The stock is large and you will easily find the one that will har monize best with your other household effects. They include such weaves as the KARNACK, SEDAN, AKBAE, BALBEK and KABISTAN. Come today-before the ones you want are gone 1!)5.00 Wiltmt Ku-r, 0x12.......... 18.j.00 Wiltou Uujr, 0x12 17..00 Wilton Uujr, 0x12. 125.00 Wilton Hug, 0x12. ... $120.00 Wilton liujr, 0x12-. . . . ; . $00.00 Body IlmsseK Dxl2 .$175.00 .$165.00 .$157.50 .$110.00 .$105.00 ..$79.50 . IWkIv llru-isel.H, 0x12. $73.00 AxmiitiHtcr. 0x12.... u"7..V) Axminiler, !xl2 $(10.00 Axminister, 0x12. . . . . $-7.00 TafH-Ntrv, 0x12...... $15.00 TajKtrj; 0xJ2 $74.53 $67.50 $59.50 $53.50 $43.50 ..... $33.50 G. S. HAMILTON Complete House Furnisher t-, 340 Court Street i! i1