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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 12, 1923 f ;.,,! , Issued Daily Except Monday by i J THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY , ! 215 S. CoDtiuercial St Salem, Oregon M (Portland Office, 722 Board of Trade Building. Phone Beacon 1193) i MKMHEP. OF THE , The Associated Presr la exclusively entitled to the use for publi cation of all news dispatches credited to It or col otherwise credited In this paper and also the local news published herein. R. J. Hendricks John Lu Brady. , Frank Jaskoski - 4 ' TELEPHONES: Business Office ; - - - . Circulation Office -Society Editor i - -I -Job Department ; f - I - Entered at the Postof f ice In Salem, PAROLE AND INDETERMINATE SENTENCE , -This is a big subject for space much limited t i But While prison matters are under discussion in heated arguments and propaganda appeals- in Oregon; the matter !tmay get more consideration now in this state than at some ''other time, leading towards the ultimate solution of this ,i phase of prison problems, as looked forward to by all well . H posted penologists. . - . -j . . -' bp '' ' ' ' : ; In a thumbnail sketch, berg is the argument:- Crime If is the result of ignorance, wrong training, bad environment, hereditary or congenital defects. Contrary, to general belief, heredity and congenital defects are accountable for only a small proportion of the crime.! The chances" for reformation " in these cases, however,! are j small ; almost nil ; about the a chances for. the inmates of the criminal insane wards of the asylums 'i 57 -MV'h! -i '-tn 'l if -i- ' j Every sentence la prison oughV to bo aboslutely inde 4 terminate, because the circuit; judge cannot predict that for j reformation the convicted man may need one, two, five or " twenty years of timeany more than a doctor should say that every disease must ha ve a certain? sized dose of calomel. 'Kansas already applies the indeterminate 'sentence to first 'offenders; and in varying degrees several other progressive states approach this. ' ' i ' ' . . j : ' . ' l '- I j - i v The complement of-the indeterminate sentence is the j parole ;: justly and ' scientifically administered If the con , victed man can never be reformed, he is never released. If he can with reasonable safety be trusted to mingle again with society in a short time,' he is given a trial. If in the judgment u of the paroling authorities, a longer' time is necessary,' a 11 longer time'is'.taken: If there is danger of the transmission of criminal hereditary taints upon release, he is rendered impotent, or ;he',may be-given 5 the third r degree of this treatment to render him less brutish and dangerous. , . r? . ! The indeterminate senterce and the parole make not necessarily a "soff system of prison treatment. They make a scientific treatment, ,A sensible treatment' They apply some rules of common sense with which men have learned to treat domestic animals to the treatment of men in prison ; plus rules of education of head and heart arid hand that are applied in thebesj gchobli of this country, j ?; - yj , f Till? DECADENCE OP SECTARIANISM f ; f J:.:-.v , r ;, ; ' - ' - ' - - : ? i - r - - 4 feCbpyrigKfea iff the Sari Jose MercurylK 4 (: Thfi recent union of the . Methodist, Congregational and Presbyterian churches of Canada into a single denomination V to be known as the United Church of Canada is the culmina w tiorr of several years of effort. After the Methodist; and Congregational hodies had almost unanimously approved the union the Presbyterian General Assembly of ; Canada finally i on July 7, at Port Arthur, Ontario, voted 426 to 129 for the adherence. Although the majority was so; overwhelming, we are advised that the minority are strong enough so that j it is likely, that in some places in Canada independent Presby s teran churches may still be maintained.; Such is the strength the sectarian spirit has upon some people- The parliamentary ; enabling, act yery properly ' provided that any local church organiiation might, . within six months, withdraw, rbm the 3 CvmbinaUon 'arid continue under the old order. - Should any :, cf the Presbyterian churches do this, it seems inconceivable that 'theyJwilF' remidri;but;' long.:J There appears .to1 e; no i serious disssntr to; the union' among the Methodist and Con- gfegational churches,' C ...' i:-y''y r-' I J jv-; ' j -S 1 This church union has aroused very wide! discussioii both - 4ri this country and Canada. The Chicago Journal declares that "it is a sign of the times. ' There was a time when people thought' souls were rccepting small points of doctrine. The modern church is u.iuch less concerned about doctrines than about service, and 'the great service to' be rendered by united effort is plain to all.' Dr. Pidgeon is , quoted by the press as saying in the final debate in the' Presbyterian Assembly, "It is a crime against the interests of the and .money' by perpetuating thatv fifty-two out of fifty-six in favor of the union. ; . , The Presbyterian "VVitness of .Toronto declares :'. "If ever there was a time when the need was urgent for the union of Christian forces in a great spiritual movement for the regeneration of our social order and the redemption 'of the vorld,surelyit is now." The entire comment of the secular did the"ProtesUnt ,relious .pressr this tuntryV seems to ' be wholly coriimendatory of the! union, , except that most of the Baptist and Episcopal journals n withhold approval until it r results oi me union are Deneiiciai or otnerwise. 1 1 L-?.r "The' motive d? the opponents of sectarianism is declared by one of them to be "to perpetuate the force which has been sanctified for nineteen came that men might, have life They want to get off the desert island of denomiriationalism to walk in the larger spaces of ism, service,- brotherhood ! church can get far in' the effort to reform the 'social order nnd regenerate the race except it be animated by . the spirit cf all of them.' Let us hope survice to men far above 'doctrinal considerations, and that the bringing;. to the world of true Christian brotherhood rray be always the ideal toward which it will strive. 2 cf .0 1. ASSOCIATED PRESS - - i - ; Manager - I - Editor Manager Job Dept. - 2S S83 lOf 683 i Oregon, as second class matter. a newspaper paragraph, with je-T Y. M : ! - lost or saved by refusing or Kingdom of God to waste men denOminationalism." He stated Presbyterians had declared ,,.ilH;. a J.. r i , ; ; .. '.. isj demonstrated whether .'the hundred years by One who and havelf more abundantly. brotherhood." Nonsectarian- All are 1 great ideals, and no that the new church will elevate tha post iaheir bickerinssiadseisetr out to throttle fres over small doctrinal points now the opponents of dogma; indefinite brotherhood and which is inseparable from that human brotherhood can growth of the Christ spirit in the hearts and lives of the people, and that service to amount to much must be inspired and directed by the Spirit of Truth, without which men walk in spiritual darkness and labor very largely in vain. Spiritual results must be spiritually wrought, and how can men successfully strive for spiritual results when the spirit is dead or inert within them? " 1 - And there will doubtles be room in the church of the future, however mighty and perfect it may come to be, for certain doctrinal considerations. Broad, charitable and spiritual they will be of course Among these must be the reality of God, and the presence of His life and Spirit in the human soul, and the regeneration of the individual human life by this spirit when men work with it by earnestly striving to purify their hearts and ,by honestly seeking to know and do His will. , 1 M ' An church of the future which rejects dictrinal points of this kind, if they may be so termed, will be very little but a mockery of and travesty upon ; Christianity- Its motive may be good and its efforts even commendable, but, lacking the force and inspiration that come only from the Source of all power and wisdom, its efforts will fail to reach the end sought. - The church of the future can not be a soulless or a Godless church ; it must be j something more than a maudlin voice crying in the wilderness for brotherhood and charity, t - .- One of the hardest things in religious history to under stand is the spirit of sectarianism developed by our fore fathers. Men who believed in the inerrant, devine inspira tion and verbal accuracy of the Bible yet found it so im possible to agree upon its meaning that they formed more than one hundred sects, each of which claimed to have found the.only correct interpretation against all the others. It is religious student of this age none of them were right. By the emphasizing .of unimpor tant dogmatic doctrines they failed to understand and ade quately appreciate the holy and glorious gospel of spfritiiality, love and peace oh earthilivihg and Breathing'in every chapter of the f our, gospels. , s Y -- ; Even though our. forefathers tarians,"' dogmatic, bigoted, intolerant and often guilty of unchristian and cruel persecution of the adherents of other sects, : still they were generally ; loyal to : the truth as I they saw it. Tliey were bold in its defense and often sacrificed fortune, friends and home even life -for it. If we of this age, .with our enlarged' knowledge and our wonderful oppor tunities, can be as loyal to the and as ready to labor and sacrifice ourselves for it -as they f were, a brighter,1 better, and happier day may soon dawn for the world. ; :., .r: J; THE PRESIDENTIAL TERM There is the usual agitation just now for a one term president, that term to be lengthened to six or eight Jrears. Of course, Mr. Hardingls death was not brought about from any worry over a re nomlnatlon, but it makes pertin ent thv discussion of th angth of the presidential term', in this connection there is also discussion aa to a third term. ; This f s unnec essary. The people have already passed upon thaC - Some presi dents': can get a second term; but no president can get a third term. Mr. Bryan had three nominations without any election. . Mr. Clere land . had ; three nominatlona ' and, two elections. General Grant.' with all his popularity, was unable; to get a third term. We do not believe any man In America could be so. honored by the people. ? Howerer, In almost anything else, the third term ;- Idea Is no longer odious. It never did apply to senators or congressmen and it noldnier itpplleavery strongly to governdrs. In county offices, the people have almost entirely disregarded this. ' The agitation of only two terms for these, minor offices; was started by men" who themselves had ambitions for county office. It is also true that people do not aspire to these as they used to. The attractiveness of business life is increased and office life decreased. The length of the presidential term is one of expediency. The present term of four years is too much for a bad man ' and not enough for a good one. But we do not believe the time will ever come when , the American people will elect a bad man president With all our responsibility In electing men to this high office, the parties will put forth their best men and the country is ai rways sure of a fair president. NEWS IN CX)URTS - '"A Wisconsin editor is facing contempt charges because he re fuses' to heed .the admonitions of the judge, and not comment on a case now being tried. The judge- warns that any comment ' that might Influence .the jurymen is contempt of court, while the edi tor contends that he has a larger responsibility to his public. I In New Mexico. Carl McGee has been the : storm t center for two years because ; he insists the acs tions of the court' are subject to review and that a! criticism level ed at a judge Is just aa fair as one leveled at an executive offl- It is true that our judiciary js the bulwark of our life and that we must resnect It. but when a missed the spirit of Christ, so in their ' yearnings for this their attempts at me service real Christianity, may forget only come to the world by the - and. each in open , warfare impossible for the impartial to escape the conclusion that ' h 1 ' I may? have, been narrowi sec truth as it is revealed to us 4":.., .. speech and to dictate what ; the public shall or shall not learn, that moment ho beaomes c menace. Very few newspapers willfully in terfere with ' the' -trial of a- case, but all newspapers" have a respon sibility to their readers that Ik good conscience must be met. i EDISON AND IMMORTALITY " Since the time: poor, weak, sin ning Adam and Eve ; faced their Lord in the garden, the world has been asking unceasingly the same question that was in their hearts. "If r a man dies, ' shall he . live again?" Thomas A. Edison, who gave, to the world as much as any living man, was frankly an agnos tic and almost an infidel for many years. v; Dealing in what was al most a miracle constantly, he lost his vision of immortality. How ever, the years have mellowed him and also restored his vision " and now he cries with the philosoph ers of old. "Plato thou reason eth well. . It.must be so." . The project to erect a memorial for Homer Davenport at his 'old home in Silverton ought to meet with a hearty response in Oregon. Oregon gave to America and the world a. rare genius, and his tal ents were,, usedalways to make life sweeter and lovelier. 'Mr. Davenport.was given to the world via the Oregon Statesman and naturally we would like to him honored i. ""h 2; see DO .YOU REMEMBER ? WHEN GAS FIRST CAME (Continued from page 1) postoffice.v and Farrar .Brothers, one of them the - father of John Farrar the present postmaster, was next to him on the list aa of the first 10. , , The Patton block, the upstairs of which was recently remodeled into apartments, was one of , the early gas-users. . That i, was 53 years ago. R. R. Earhart, of the flrmof Cox &. Earhart, 1 merch ants later - became secretary of etate. S. Durbln & Co. had a liv ery stable where the Salenv Hard ware ;now Btands.- ' -They ' used gas. TJzafovage & Wright; were merchants on Commercial street. Later John ; G.-- ' Wright ' became steward out at the state hospital, and he died "there 1 some : weeks ago,5 after having served the state iauniuny ior almost naif a cen tury. The Statesman was No. 27. signing ;up under the name of S. A. Clarke. James Lenaghan had a gas-lighted restaurant in the opera house block.. R.,J Hen d ricks of The Statesman, ate his first meal in Salem at this 'queer little place, almost 50 years ago, 1 Walte Family Prominent f HE. M. Walte, printer, whose es tablishment waa finally aergedf into The Statesman, was then a prOsperOM bUfilneSi man" Ot I the city, and he, too, took the gas. He prospered enough that his widow later presented to the, city the- beautiful - Walte, Memorial fountain, the electrical fountain In Willson park. rThe city of Sa lem had rented quarters in the Patton building, and-took out a J gas permit ior 11s council cnam ber there. '; i'v' L Only 10 out of the first' 110 names- were signed up for resi dences. AJ1 the others were for some sort' of business. Here 'is a list of the entries on one page of the original book: Strangely Assort h1 , Baptist church, dwelling, bak ery, state , ' superintendent ' of schools, effice ofoil company. M. E. Church South, Brewery, Acad emy of the Sacred Heart, R. E. church. Saloon. A little of everything, a jostl ing of many kinds of elbows, a melting pot of "the strangest sort that one could imagine. A few pages later there ' Is an entry of a contract to light; a China gambl ing house, and there are contracts with saloons and state offices all through the book more of these. If seems, than of any other two classifications. . ; , . SILEMMINGETS Ray Baker of Capital City, I Is Decorated in Athens . By King of Greece f,..,.?,:.;T,.;. i ATHENS, July 23. Members ot the NearJEasr Relief, who have been studying the situation in the western provinces of Greece, at tended a luncheon and fete in the National Exposition hall, where King George conferred the Cross of St. Xavier on 11 of the work ers for their efforts In behaTf of the refugees since the Smyrnar;dis- aster. , . .. 1 i v Those honored-were Col. Steph en, Lowe of St. Louis; Roy Jack son; x Whitehall, N. Y.; Ralph Knapp, Washington; C. O. Morris, Olean, N. Y.; R. C. Baker of Ore gon; R. R.' Reger, Philadelphia; Mrs. Emma ' Cushman, Boston; Mrs. ' Dorothy. .Sutton, : Colebrook, Conn., and the Misses Glee Hast ings, Spencer Iowa; Sarah Corn ing, Yarmoth, 4Nova Scotia, and Gertrude Anthony, Los Angeles. , The American speakers were A. M. Brodle, Washington, chairman of the delegation; Dr. Chester B. Emerson, Detroit; Chester .Boyn ton. New York; Dean Warren L. Rogers,, Detroit. ' ( - - t . . i Baker Is Saiem Man - The above news item, clipped from the Detroit Journal of July 25, will be ot special interest to many readers of The. Statesman, as one of the names appearing in the honor list 1 belong vto : Salem. Who' among Salem folk had 'form ed the habit of buying groceries just before and during the World war. till the United States got mixed up in it, does not remember the cheery, smiling; happy face of Ray Baker (of Foster & Baker.), who delivered the goods? Ray Baker, who "with his partner Mr. Fpster, brought the first real Ford delivery car to SaTem, is none oth er lhan the R. C. Baker decorated by the Grecian king. He left Sa fe m shortly after the United States became involved in the war, hav ing, having disposed of his inter est to hl3 partner, Mr; Foster, and entered .the service, overseas with the YMCA. A few of his friends have kept in touch with his work. His clerical efficiency and, execu tive 'ability soon attracted atten tion, and he: was entrusted: with many Important - missions., - lie was : later ; assigned, to general headquarters office In Paris to as-j affairs of the many stations . af fected by the armistice. After the Smyrna, disaster .he went-to Ath ens; as the" YMCA representative to do all In his power to alleviate the suffering ot -the poor, desti tute, starving hordes arriving from Turkey. His letters to his friends describing the scenes that await ed him would melt a heart of cold granite. Meeting the king, whq bestows his royal honor, is a nfere incident, hut an Incident that ac claims a work of wonderful hu man service in the name of the Master, who wrought his wonder ful works in the Judlan hills just a little way to the southeast. Mr. Baker holds his membership with i the First ; .Congregational church of this city, and claims Sa lem as his home. ... v ' .. " FUTURE DATES August 1 to 15 Annual tummer cmp o TMCA. ,TTk rirtt. AnKnt 1 to 29 Annual encampment of sBoy Scout at Cafcadia. Aocutt 12. Sunday Annual meeting Mar ion County Jeraey Cattl clnb. at Fox : '. B'othera' farm, aix miles aouth ot Sil- t forton. Aiif n't 17, Sunday Homo-eoming af Court Street ChrUtlan "church. 5 Auaut 12, Sunday Third, annual home : eoming of ; Aumarilla Pioneer aaaocia- tion. - i ' " ".. I1 Aufuat 14. 'Tneaday -fiinmer eernmon- ial of "40 A 8." J. v;.? AnrutV IS, Wednesday Minnesota pie- air, state, fair (founds. August 17. Friday . Iowa picnic, fsirA . (Tounda. - . ' , -tJ , . : . Aucust lo-lS National ruard rifln mches at Clackamas rifle range. f September 19, j Wednesday Willamette nnirerslt ah... September 24 i 2 Orejos stW fair. MEDAL ill KING Bridegroom Is Fined for r- Violating Dry Amendment 1 SANTA ROSA,' Cel., Aug. 11. Within a few minutes today Fred W. Swahler. a farmer of Boyes Springs, faced Judge Lester Small twice first, as a bridegroom, and then as a violator of the prohibi tion laws. Swahler paid the usual fee in the first instance and a $20 fine in the other case. While still in the courtroom, af ter Judge Small had pronounced Swahler and Miss Lena Asplund man and wife, Swahler produced a bottle of wine and offered, the liquid to those present to drink a toast to his bride. Instead of drinking the toast Deputy Sheriff Joe Ryan arrested Swahler and the fine followed. I "I k Things j To Do TO VO , I .1 THEBOYS ANDGlRLSNEWSPAPER; i T I Copyright, 1923, Associated Editors. r Cartoon Magic . - i - . -- . . ; r - ' ' ( . . - i . . You can draw a camp scene like a regular landscape artist if you follow carefully the lines shown in the two little pictures beneath the big word ''camp-" Doesn't it make you think of that day in camp when you came in a shungry as three bears and hung the old coffee pail oyer . the fire? j THE SHORT STORY, JR. ! w . iw PAID IS FULL ' ' This Is a tale o be brief Of a junkman who. was bold thief; ' . ' 1 .(He quickly retreated, , . . ' . Bat the ..boy that he cheated. Soon brought the bad bandit to ; grief. -,Ir 'i:!' :- ' "; i All summer -long Ben had been working, hard gathering rags - and old rubber to sell to the junk man The barn was stacked high with it and now Ben was " anxiously awaiting the coming of the junk dealer. "Don't ,you let him cheat you, Ben," his' father warned. "He's dishonest old beggar. You can't trust him. " He's done enough to he sent to jail half a dozen times if someone could only catch him once. But he's too aly for them. He's likely : to take advantage' of a kid like you.". "A kid like me!" Ben was scornful. "I guess he'll have his III III ' 1 i&n rPt&i " '! o i -tedium PERSONAL ' J. G. Moore, former Marion county treasurer, waa In the city yesterday. He is now a resident of Portland. Is ; . C. G. CoWles, Albany, was a business caller In Salem, Satur day. - ' ; .- -; r.: Miss Ruth Daugherty, stenog rapher at the Morris Optical com pany has . returned from a vaca tion trlptto Newport. ; - Mrs. Sadie Keyt and Miss June Wbitmore spent several days last week in Newport. .. ; ? . i Lloyd Rigdon left yesterday for a vacation trip, in the Puget sound country.;.-, .. , .. iMr and . Mrs. Olen McAllister, I The Biggest Little Paper In the World .. t . A Day in Camp hands full taking advantage of me. I'm going to stand right over him' all the time. he's weighing the stuff, and I'll make him use my scales, too." ; The following evening the junk dealer came to town. True to his word, Ben watched him carefully as he sorted and weighed the rags and old rubber. L Then he helped carry, the sacks out to the wag- On. . - - . . : j t ; Only, one more sack remained to be carried out.; "I'll go back after the last one while you load these on," Ben said. t1 , . ' Several minutes later when he returned from the barn the junk man ' was gone. He had , taken Ben's rubber and rags and driven off with them! Quickly Ben dropped his sack and ran off down the road after the cloud of .dust that he knew must be the old wa gon." He wasn't going to be cheat ed like that! i ; , : i "Stop, you thief!" he called out "If you don't pay me what . you owe me I'll get the police , after you." --- - : The" old man stood up in his seat , and laughed at the angry bojf." "Come on after me," he invited, brandishing his big whip threateningly , in the air. "I reckon I ain't much afraid of a kid like you." 1 ; ,? J "Ben stopped " short. What chance .had he against a. big rut flan like. , that? . . .. The junk, man laughed 'when he saw the change In Every Nook and 'Corner Throughout the entire, community and section yefc, into the whole Northwest, you will find the Ion arm of United States National service touch ing through its connections. It is only throuirh such thorough contact that we are able to keeD in touch with the business developments of the . country., - ,c That is why we may offer you business coun sel! based on -a knowledge of general conditions, from our own observation. Whether it be one of investments, markets or credits, the bank's anrfe on the problem may be entirely new. 1C yesterday, on bustnesa. " --j 1 '',-rT H o Hickman of -Gervah ness.' U'i- Miss Violet- Jobelman and -nsa C.fherinVe(Priegnetx ofjonUnd are visiting In Salem . . Mis. Job elman is; a . daugMer of. If : Jobelman at the Bligh ho.el. - Mrs. Maude Pointer d'anm", Wi week for a trip in- WUI ie i.4. . They will re to southernOregon. turn late- fn September. .: J B. ' Vlbnert of Brooks spen !el.-Va; visiting liis, brother J LJ Vibbert, 1120 South Commer- n Sal. v?Mi Rjddla Says . ,-r-, .. r"Wha"t'- Is three sevenths o a chicken two .thirds of a cat, and one half of goatr': Answer" to today' : picture Jpn ale: ; Tb? rhyming; word P"61 :The bunny I feeble foe, ' HIa.vreakneM U his strenffUi; ' I 'To'shnn'sv gnan . ; A bun win ran i : ; t To almost mnj length. t She Hfd Faith In Him ; "He: "I could ' dance on likf this forever." , ' ; - 1 ; She: Oh, I'm sure you don mean-it!! You're bound to Tim- Answer to today's riddle: Chi ca go; Chicago. Ought to Be More Careful " My, how rough the. seasona. are for can winter jump to ,samme without a spring, or summer drot to winter without a fain ARHVMINQ- Vm) PUZZLE: IP YOU t 4 YOU WILL UNGER. VHI IXi of expression on the boy's facd "Changed your mind, didn't you V he leered, ; stooping to , put thi whip back: and driving on. Jus at the man stooped overt Ben eat something r bright - .fall : to - Xhi ground. -He waited till the Jua dealer had driven down the roai before he ; rushed, out to -pick j up. It was a. beautiful, big got watch! Surely it did not belon to the jiink man. v Ben, opened i and was surprised to see a pit' ture of the banker's wife In th . 'Tea, that's" my watch.aui enough," , the , banker declaret when Ben. took It. to, him ; And 1 offered a good big reward for ii too. 'Come " on In, the money" yours." -V ;,.V'v;,,-v. M fThls will pay me for my Junk Ben - laughed. "as he accepted "th blll.. "Pretty, high, .priced- Junk.' He told the banker how the junf man had treated- him. . "No, air," Irr, Green' objected That will pay you for getting th. goods on that old , thief. Whe. we catch him we'll make him pa; in full for every Jounce of Junk h bought. from. you. besides." ..,i i v Edited by'Johw M. MHW m: of-' f , : ' . n United States NatiohaLBank Salem. Oregon 4 f f t aa 1 i i