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Entered at the Postoffice in Salem, Oregon, as second class matter.
TRAINING SCHOOL HEARING
JIZt Kuser and Mr. Gilbert had the same training-, in the
shool--thev lowa Jysv j&ciiooua isiaora. ? w hen Mr.
came to Oregon, the superintendent said of him! arid
- Editor Statesman;" -A r j: ; ' -Is - '.A 1 . -
-J' Dr. J. WV Hill of Portland is quoted as having appeared
&ttha training school hearing in Salem, April -11 to say that
it is Impossible for'a board, of control to run a school satisfac
, torily. . , ., Ki-iv:-.-,-.rrkrj ;7v ---7, . ,y.,-.
This has not been true of the Oregon school; and if it
-were, it would not be a tithe as true as to say that no one-
, time visitors from Portland, fired by fervid oratory, can run
-the boys'-school or, any other school. iThe Pojrtland delega-
tion has been jazzed U by a, settled, deliberate campaign
1 ' launched to make .it impossible to. change the personnel of
7 the school. Some of these visitors are curiously ignorant of
the conditions that surround the Oregon school ;gxssibly they
r .. ua.. nuu fcv AlJ liJ J uuuiuiw.
if same
J Gilbert
v , his wife, atian official farewell, that the school was losing its
best executives: 'and especially, that Mrs. Gilbert had Do
S . Eupericpr and fewequals anywhere, in-handling boysn H : - J
' T4: -The f unction av 6ught' to be ' to, . Jook afteK iis
lt .vvork.m-uift-scnooi. ifine uiiDens-were rBpeatecujcairged.tp
appear more away from the school; they held torthe lidea
', that they were paid to make a home for the boys-Tand 'that
td leave the. care of" these hoys to hired help, or to their, own
i; devices, was robbery of the state and of the priceless boys
"""themselves.; The boys need warm; human sympathy I and
care jthis'the Gilbertsgave them, by staying on the job. If
a 'superintendentor a matron, can spend -one-fourthi -or one
half , the time away fronl the school,; they can spend all of it
away from the school;i and the state ought to fire him and
save the money.. - - y. 7.4' " :.- :
" r Mr.? Gilbert knew, and approved, of the cottage ;sy stem
for schools; he had-nothing to do with building the Salem
castle. He and his splendid wife did take thererahd keep
alive, the spirit of home for every boy; and they were always
cn the io.b tta look after thejr charges-;The cottage scheme,
was taled!? lOngbefore llrKuser wasjeaHpfi Mj. pH
bert "was eminently capable of carrying ft out. 7
It .was stated at this hearing, as one, objection to Mr.
Gilbert, that the only, logical, arrangement is-for the super
intend fit's. Wife to be. the jnati-on. Mrs. Gilbert was matron:
such a mqtherly matron, as ihost of bervboys
with Ltfears. tff cratttudeIrs Kuser .ftasMwMW olaiW &&Jl--"
.boys' "school: before coralngrhe-h IJw!3 &tMAp&!.&' JSitVj
dragged in as the last word of schoorpracticefr6Mbited
superintendent's wife from being matron ; she lived in a home
apart from the school, and had no official standing there.
Mr. Gilbert'a i reappointment at this-tinienecessitates the ap
pointment of-& matron f rojtttsidA;JhuUthat was the case
in Iowa, when Mr; and Mr3. Kuser were, there, and it can not
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uii AA-Lt- w -i. auic ua . licic ill v 1 ryuii ii Kini:iHi 1 i rip nrntsT-
" It is reorrettable that twn mvu mon mnar on
political row. Mr. Gilbert was discharged arid rwould have
been disgraced if;tltw possible; Mr. Kuserr capable Uf, ebd in iew
institutional man. gave up a good posiUon to take, a' political ...!!. v4:11
Thel'e
institutional ma
appointmenrat twice the money he had ever -had, n ten you the Oregon penitentiary
knowledge that an explosion might come at anytime. He cannot be . made self 7uPporting.
it. was oiierea mrarhf thr i9 o. it i tn,rociaim rh
Idea mat tne s people or Oregon
are on the average of a lower or
der of intelligence than the peo
ple, for Instance, of Minnesota,
Missouri and 'Alabama, whose
prisons are more than self eup
portldg, and of a number of other
states, like South Dakota, where
the prisons are approaching the
point of complete self support. 4
had a tremendous snap here in Oregon
nnH hp arrpntpd it on its face value.' .
i Possibly he did not .realize that! the people' have the last
word in these political deals, and he thought-the promises
made him were final. .That the biggest, sanest, cleanest
court of last resort, the people; passed on the matter , in so
striking a vote last fall, should have been accepted as final.
To keep on frantically lining up clubs and organizations in
his own behalf, after thef peoples had said the word, was
pitiful; to take the state's time and the boys' time; at almost
$20 a day and expenses, for this personal electioneering, was
a gross mistake. It was said of Mrs. Kuser that she claimed
to have attended the Legislature, every day of the recent
session. The state paid her $2,000 a year to look after the
boys, as matron. This work, and most of the work of the
school, is self-evidently best done at the school where the
boys are.-.:-.'1;"-1 1 -i't- ' ' -A M'X- -'! -
- 1 The Gilbert friends, knowing the school affairs for years,
were for letting all these 'things be forgotten ; the ; Kuser
friends, Coming in with a frenzied uninformed hurrah, seem
to be for tearing things wide open; They made a poor show
ing of fact at the public hearing; they caa now do the school,
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ana me JYusers, ana ineinseives, inucn guuu ay uuiuiik auoui
the weather or some other subject that is not loaded with
dynamite. : They might visit the school after Superintendent
Gilbert again takes charge; and then, after seeing the sphool
in actual operation, make known their findings. :
. v . --.-r ,-!' -:-r' "J.-J- PLAIN TRUTH.
Salem, Or., Aprtt 12, 1923.: I i : H " . U .
What do the farmers think; of
the proposition to make the bora'
training school self supporting?
The Statesman invites free ' and
full5 comment on the plan. I ll
. The United Prefss reports from
Washington j that rt possibility of
American, .. membership in Jthe
League of, Nations is- being,, ser
iously considjered by officials of tc
Harding ladmflnistraUon. i(Wth
article X and some others ptrlclc
en out or amended. If t'ba.t Idea
is carried out; It will make, a fce5
ond term for - President Harding
aa sure as the shining otithe sui.
And it- will also, bring a beginning
of reconstruction period looking
to world prdsperity. and i peace
that should have been commenced
immediately J after the signing of
the -Versailles treatyJi . ' : !
' "Erery man has a natural tight
to alt that' is necessary, to his I ex
istence" is a'j Socialist doctrine
that has come down from ' the
French reTolntlon. - Bnt when the
Communists' came o establish jthe
FUTURE DATES " j i j
AjAljia, Triimt WniAvMtt Kan's Gle
r - tak eontert ,. mriiMry.
Kpril! 13, FrUar-Cptn a H.; Ook of
Buffifa, ntkTiiif ' tommaader of ; enabled
Wmr Vttrajis. ftA visit I S.i .. ..
Ipril 15, - Bandar 8aln XutaimiiU
- ToarUt camp to opon, t ,
Aprtl 17. TbeadjaBaieball leasoq open
' in Portland. '4 '.'V 1 .1.1-
rmi1mhflrljanaSv4o 4--Ohautab(Joa at Dallas.
AprU 19, 2'and Zl Caorrtan ChatriacO'
rican i Aaaocia-
li.. Mf M.A tFAMam : 4m 1mk tfi
"April 27,' Friday State pear ' IntwroJ
- lejriatc- oratorical contest. Waller .UaJl.
April 28, Saturday. Whitnoy Boys
ebarni si Arntonr. r i i - 3 i
Umr S. SarstdaT AI - Kadet tmtlc
tri Eanao (,fceroiali, in ; laianu CM
Luj'M8pit-eiM Dor.
aia&OK: dobi..' i -
aturdar Ma reahral,
tiaseTTall
Jlay-
oratoriou "The Tour Seaaona.-
iily ,2t, fS9, SO f an f. SI Or ego a Jarsar
right they found . there .was not
enough of the necessary things to
go rouad. There is more reason
ableness in ; the Roosevelt doc
trine, "Every xnin mast pull his
weight" In the boat or go ashore.'!
- '"!!- if . - . ; i t . : -'
communists , in Moscow -: ae
spoiling the' churches, to. build:. a
monument to Rousseau, whom
they salute as' the first kreat
Communist.. If they had heeded
his -admohitlon that" "Equality t
possessions is essentially lmpos
slble In civilized v'-Society tHey
would have y saved the people .of
Russia from untold miery,
Forest Protection Week
Proclaimed by Governor
Governor Pierce has by official
proclamation set apart April 22
to 23 Inclusive as forest prptection
week in Oregon, This will be done
by other states aleo at the request
cf President Harding. The pro
clamation callsupon 'schools, civic
organizations, private citienszand
the press to ''unite in thought and
Vniv TCrtVRNiNG? AMtn 131923
19 STUDENTS, DKOPrED j
actiod looking to a. bettt; under
standing; of the need of protecting
our forest resources and that : it
be brought io thfe attention of tfio
public Jul every Way possible that
it is the! duty of every citizen to
help prevent and suppress forest
CO.
EUGENE, Or., AprH .12- Mue
teen students of the Vueraity :oI
Oregon were dropped . from -the
rolls at tha end - of the winter
term for failure to make the! re-
.,lf rndPR. It Was anilUUUixu
today. . It ..was, aiao , an-
tbat 3 J women, and 20 men
named as honor students" t.
the-.tefrh for exceptionally
grades.- "i r ' -1
Read the ' Classified
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TONIGHT APRIL 13
.j.:,-' 1 r ' ; ' ; Adults 75c
Students 50c. ,
: No Reserved Seats " f
. Doors Open at 7:30"
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President Harding (has purcias
ed - the farm, in ..Morrow county,
Ohio,' where! he was born. ' , The
old place where, until he was 7
years of age, he went around with
a stone bruise on his heel is very
dear to the memory of ' the days
of auld lang syne.
It would, be hard, to convince
some of the reactionaries and place
hunters; and theorists ; that the
most important thing, next to the
humane treatment of the wards;
is to give all tlie state Institutions
a larger measure of self support;
and in the case of the penitentiary
to make it entirely self support
ing; and' pethapgUhe boys indus
trial! school! tooiri 'time. Selfi
support' add? to the degree of ref
ormation; the prisons ,that 1 are
self supporting are the best disci
plined and, fturii out 'the HarfS
number of reformeamh in- pfo4.
portion to'thewiioler number. !TV
Sfllfwatef;1 Mih'n .p prison," earning
$30d,000 a year - above Its up
port! clalms'-arecoMOf 851 Xfc
cent of ref ormatIb,ri8--i4ne 'highest
In the-world Jot sucfi,'kn instlta-j
tionl. State' institutions'; should !
not . be ' regarded r as -Ithey are
among- the -class known as "insti
tution' trimps,'? ' rnerelr s places
in which soft berths may be" had.
They are nec primarily establish-
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The Biggest .Ldttle Paper
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Edited by John H. MlUar
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A Jxfre That Failed.
THE FUII B0X
I THE SHORT STORY, JR. I
A ! STORY OP; HEELS
'If yod iovo wrAk. why donkt
VAlas, teacher, love Is blind..
i out Wait.M ,:;
' ."There was a fire at ourchool
last week. ;,'""-'
."Get outV , , t . -v -
1 "I did
; Try - . .
"JVhy is a false friend like the
etter:'?'' ; . . .
''Because; tnougn always first
in- pity,-' he is always 'last in
help.; r . ' ; . ! '
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i " ; WJft Qwltlon
I Miss Marsh 'Name three things
that contain starch. "
, Gordon -Two cufls aUd a col
f lar. , i ' , . t
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-: ood Kxaruple
, . Registrar (to Freshman)
I What is your name?
. FreshIT-iJule, sir.
,1 ' Regiatrax-i You should ' say Ju-
lius." . . ,
, f " iTo next boy What Is your
t name!
'Bilious; sir.
AVnrks Roth Ways.
.Father 1 ,sal4 I'd,, thrash you
if this occurred again. And didn't
you .promise, never to do it again?
Johnnie Yes,- father, but as 1
dtdn t keep hty promise, 1 won't
hold 1 you - to : yours. i'i
-' Kind- v SjfvtAtie Khr , Wantrtl
VA. Jacturof heeu describing
some oi. m eigtiU 'Se bad aeeu
abroad.. '.1 bor .are some- spec
;, taclcs."- he said, "that oh .never
lorgetsf." . - . i,
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- i. wis n yon would tell m
' wterw 1 can jret " a ' pair," ex
claimed aa old lady iu! the audi
ence. r am - always forgetting
No Talent. .
John--You !! say' Bert"' doesn't
have much'of a line?
Don No, he can't even string
banjo. i i-
Gewerous; ; ,
Smith When my" uncle died be
left all he had to an orphan
asylum.' .-. t l( ri
Rider Whit did be leave?
Smith Twelve children. "
foot-
The Wrong One'. -
They y kicked Tom off the
i ball team,
'For, being such -a rummy;
You j see, . poor Tommy, - tackled
' coach. j .
When told jto try the dummy.
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KliKht alriuembrancp. -1
Mrs.? Stingy Dear, the baby
has swallowed a penny. ... What op
earth uhall ' Ii do? :
Mr. Stingy) Ohk let him have
it. liy birthday is next Thurs
day,, any how. I i f ; -z'? -'
1 0iJ' rsf A-
- . .Yoa, WIhtp? -
"What part of .the body Is the
fray, teacher?" , t .
r 'Fray? What are you talking
about 17 .f
mis wh)k says, -ivannoe was
wounded in the fray.'
(Jokes for "The Fun Bex" are
collected from high school news
papers' air over North America.)
party
Eleanor thought She looked
As 'she- Stripped to . the
' ustata;;rl syf . p
She balanced va-tilt
Each heel like' a stilt,
On .the. ti pa of (her toes
, ' ; weight.,. .;. "
jgreat
in
aft
Eleanor 'Tulled on her. sensible
flat-heeled oxfords, looking at her
feet disapprovingly. "They j look
just " like -boy's shoes," ji .she
groaned. "Imagine having to
wear such shoes when you're sup
posed to be dressed up. My new
dress is really lovely,, but i these
old oxfords are going to spoil; it. : I
wish Mildred would let me borrow
her new French heeled pump. But
of course she wouldn't. ; They fjt
me perfectly. OhMf mother would
only let nte get high: heels.fi
There was a slam at tho front
door. Eleanor ran to look out
the window. r f'Why,;. there goes'
Mildred now she cried. . "She
must ba going some place to
spend the evening. She isn't wear
ing her new; slippers, either." Ill
just go In and see now, they
would look." j ;t
x.l3anor Xicked olf her own ox;
fords . and an Into her sister's
room. ' Quickly pulling on the
high-heeled pumps,' she was de
lighted wjth the effect. liThey
were beautiful ! They i, weren't
quite as big. as .her own shoes,
but they pinched a little and
Eleanor didn't mind that If she
could ..only wear them? Well,
why not ? Mildred wasn't I there
to mind .and, her mother wasn't
at home. , Ho: one would ever
know the difference;- , ,
Just then the door ball rans.
It was the . girls : coming - lor
Eleanor to go to thevpartyi Grab
bing her coat, she ran to the door
as fast as she , coald in ' the un
accustomed high heels; J
f - Why, Eleanor. the girls gas
ped, "you're all "dressed up!. You
Know Frances tOld J uaf just to
wear our every-day dreisses."
Eleaifor f only '.. laughed' "Oh
I'm not . dressed up," she denied,
trying : to -:look like she wore
French heels and silk, every day.
But .she. felt a little queer as she
noticed that the other girls all
wore their school dresses.
The first things Frances noflced
when she opened the door to. let
the girlst i in was Eleanor's dress
and shoes: "Why, Eleanor Wood!"
she crlad. "Didn't I tell you pot
to dress up to come to my party?"
She turned to the other ' girls.
"Don't take oft yoUf coat?, girls.
TOad's rented the skating rink -for
the evening and we're going oyer J
there and have a skating party.
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PICTURE PUZZUE :
THI5 SIGN WAS SET UP IN
FRONT OF A FARM. WHAT
DOES IT MEAN ? ; I
Aaavor t et4ax'aCrajV
flag, wag. bag, tag.if
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. ' Clearance of Used Pjanos
. r ",fDayTby day, tur stock tof these high-grade used Pianos and ; Players is being depleted. r Many homes . in
A Salem have" been quick to rasp.ihe;true significance Uf this value-giving events But therstill remain many i
choice instruments whose- price tags tell a story that means' a great ; saving We : have been in business
y here many .years. ' We.have during- thisltime offered the best piano Value possible but never have we .had on; i.
oour floors as nuiclireal Diano oualitv for feo" little monev- And we will stand behind every-Piano in this sale
.- : with our iron-bound guarantee. Terms of payment thatar,e most. convenient will b arranged for en instrti-;;;
ment listed in this event, Vj ; j b . "'V'-v.- .T ;t a -. ri--iV-'-ti- Vs v " - ::Vr'i. .V. ?
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. - Approximate Cost Sale
';' If New Today." , Price
Gates City . . . .$325
Newly'' & Eva'n8 1 . 350
Lyon & Healy . . ;
Starr . . . . .'
Bradford,'. : : .
Kimball ......
Lyon
Mendelssohn.. . . .
Doll ...
Hallet & Davis
Behr Brothers
Stuyvesant .
Crown . .' . '.
Steineck'.'.
Oaylord ;r ?
Gpetx ..
Reed. &. Son'
Bradbury-,
Kingsbury
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. -450
400
.150
.450
. 285
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.. 475
fi;4B.O .;
.415
. .450
. 500
,500
, 400,
. 0-
500
iOO,
.450
Kohler &Campbell 4 50
Hallet & Davis . . 600
; Bradbury . .1 . . . 4 50 ,
t Camp & Co.v." . . " 500 '
Sterling . . ..... . 475
Bacon - . . . ... ... 395
Walters . ... . . 375
Ackerman i v . . : . 400
x. Gahler . ...... . 400
'Craftsman 395
Mathushek . . . . 1,425
Hamilton L 395
Cable ........ .U4Q.0
$90
95
100.
110
115
125
130
135
140
"160
155.
-155
1G0
165
165
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175.-
.175 r
180,
180 V
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(:185.
185
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183
fJ85 -!
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,1190
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3L90
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Rebuilt
195
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