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A GOOD SURETY "And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send"
the lad with me. I wU go suretr for him: If I brinr; him;
not unto thee, and et him before thee, then let me bear the blame
f orerer.f i Genv 43; 8-9" 1 :.-I- ' T .: ,,-
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! A VOTE OF THANKS
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The officers and shards of the!. Oregon state penitentiary,
deserve a vote of thanks from eveiy citizen of Oregon
lv' .They deserve this fori the maimer in which they Jiandled
the not At the prison dining room last evening.
f' , - This vote of thanks is coming jto fifteen to twenty of the
guards, who' responded to e riot call, armed and unafraid
and ready to do their full duty, as tailed for by the responsi
bilities they undertook when they were given 1 their places
Of -trust.- .-'r :rV:.ru-- -K ' ,v':';: . I -!!' ..:.'... . '
It would be difficult and perhaps unjust to particularize.
The guards all responded to the riot call, as far as they were
in each:'r:.i?v.1;;J ' j" -H 4 :
: Ana, warden ; J-dine ana ueputy ; waraen uoiaen Dotn
responded and rushed iihe danger point, the dining too
each with" two .guns. . '. '
Cv Thfedecent treatment of men in prison under the rules o;
ml
does not include coddling;
cent of the rtien Vho arie
moderpDenology and criminology
beyond the reach of reformative methods to run riot 'or to
terrorize their officers or their fellows. b ; i
It calls for strict discipline, it calls for order. It,calls
for harsh measures when they aije needed to get order ani
discipline to the full limit of instant death! for any prisoner
who will not come under! the wise? rules of proper discipline!.
jjSXbt that be understood. j I' . . p
ftAnd back up the ineii who di!d their duty, and let them
know why they are appreciated by the great body of the law
abiding people of Oregon.
federal prisons, and' providing an institution for beys aniir
offenders,; and one for, women. j . i .
f ' No state in the Union with a progressive prison, manage
ment.is failing to keep step iri this march of progress towards
self support whicb means a of
reformations . ; ; ; ; : ;j .
. A larger proportionate liumber of men, discharged from
the prisons back into the ranks of society who will become
self supporting and lawabidingjUi.; tl'Zf
And the t reader will - seel from the statement of ' Miss
Willebrandt that this.is no mean sized arayn thev United
States'; 400,000 persons a 'year for the whole country, and
about one for. every week day in the year from the Oregon
penitentiary. ' ; - m j - . t .
' v This army added to the 10 per cent of our population
with: the mental development of children, as shown by the
United States army tests of drafted men ; the 10' per cent
with 'too low mental, development to send ovei seas -
' These people among our population, together withy pur
insane and half insane and other persons of crooked or' low
mentality, make up a problem of handling that is with us
constantly; and will be for a long, long time ; ' ; ' "
All of which confirms the writer in his contention that
criminology and penology ought to be taught j in our higher
institutions of learning to the end that trained forces may
be ready for duty in handling men accused and convicted of
crimes, and that intelligent action in a hundrJways may be
had in measures looking to the prevention of crimes. 1
COUNTY NEWS BRIEFS
Roberts
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JIAKING PRISONS SEliF SUPPORTINQ
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The Statesman said in this corner of the paper some
weeks ago that on the average about one j discharged 1 man
goes' out" of the Oregon penitentiary every day, to .again
mingle in society, a better man for the training he hashbsd
an.the time he has had5 to reflect, or arwors4 man for the
associations of the prisolti and -thf time he (has had to brood
oyer, his supposed wrongs i. j ; . J j j j v j
u' "The most hopeful of all present trends of prison govern
ment being the very general effort to make such institutions
self supporting through
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Mabel Walker
assistant United States
the. heljjf ul employment of the in-
iWfflebrandt, best known of the five
attorneys general, passed through.
Portland on Monday night, and she was interviewed for the
Oregonian by David V. Hazenj the following being chief
esKerpts from the interview: j i , It!
li.VThe ex-conrict presents a problem for the American social
.worker that la more serloTis than most' folk realize, the official stated.
She says that each year 40( ,000, persons are released from our penal
iattltutiona and society must absorb them.
' I don't rare orer these maudlin sympathizers who talk about
maklns fine, upright citizens out of tjne reformed criminal,' said Mrs.
Willebrandt. 'but there is a! certain percentage of these boys and men
who, trained to irorkv lriil: tramp?, the traifht and narrgT after
they are :WA ll " ,U' j
i ?A Hot ot ' men are Ui prison because they didn't know how jto
work", others because they wouldn't work. We are heginningno train
lh'e'n in our federal prisons thus making the places' HELP PAT Fo!r
THEMSELVES AND ALS6 LETTING SUNLIGHT THROUGH THE
- bars.' v -. r : : : f "-;.vy'f-- ; I
...The startling statement f or the anti-drys, who are shouting from
t the chimney tops and lihining' roids that prohibition la filling bnr
'4 penitentiaries wae made by the assistant attorney general who said
that' only 11 per cent of cltlxens of the federal penal Institutions are
- Jlqnor law rlolators. )i . ' t Vr I
" There are almost as many men in federal prisons serring terms
for TiotaUon of thewhite elaTe law las for riolatlons of the Volotekd
act, Mrs. Willebrandt s&ld . --T. J:,-- :; U I, ;y ... T"
ti -But narcotics cause the Jail houses to be filled, From 37 to
t; per cent of all men and women sent to prison by federal judges are lor
2" nU-narcoUc law Violatibnsf ; And this does not include "prisoners wjio
p are drug addicts! sent up for others crimes. ; .
W ' -M "We. cure them of the jdrug habit, get them to looking as fat and
;Usleek as a Broadway sheik; while they are in prison, but of course
ithls does not mean that when they get out they'll noVer return to old
hanging ! around our prisons a bunchytof
iha m o TV ina( rolaaaaif b ti t n vat htm
lo w jus j drug using habiU4 This U an etUT that should Je
wiped out. if possible,' but the task Is a very great one,
. A new, federal prison for' the h'hODeful class is belnz builfat
Chillicotihe, -OMb, where si big "farm and laree ahoDaill aid invest.
; tlng the first offenders and q boysi who simply make a mistake hack
, on their feet again. This work Is receiving erery encouragement from
'the assistant attorney general, who la in rhaVr f BHantia. '
t, has
I i naoiis , was explain ea. j.
w 'You know there are
bustards who pounce upon
v. J I "A Jftlaon iorwomen.an ifinstitUonf the federal 'goTernmenV
.not had, to being erected at Aldersbn. West Virginia. " .
t '.' " 'In' Atlanta, we hare built a large duck mUl, where material for
mail sacks and bedding and; ntghtgoWns for other goTernment InsUtu-
: jtlons is made', she said. 'As this dtck material Is sold to the goTero
, j ment, we sare Various departments hundreds pt thpusands of dollars.
besides helping; make the prison pay for lUelf. And we also pay the
working prisoners a small: wage.
" It will be only a day's run .from Atlanta to Aidersoa.? The dacjc
i and.hpetingHI be shipped north, where the women prisoners wilt
make nightgowns and other materials needed la the Various TeteransU
' hosnitals and other eorerhment institutions.' f f H-; r-; : ' i
- , r rrTzsaz to hava the United, States government
taUnj a stand for the self support throuj&luJ3trr!oi the
Mrs. Bud Stutesman gare a de
lightful luncheon to the members
of the G. T. Club at her home in
SalemJ The rooms and tables were
beautifully decorated in keeping
with-.the ralentlne season. Covers
were placed for Mrs..W. W. John
son, Mrs. Alice Coolidge, Mrs. S.
C. Davenport. Mrs. C D. Query,
Mrs. : John Osburne, Mrs. B. . D.
Fidler, Mrs. W. Swab, Mrs. B.
Townsend. Mrs. George Higglns,
Mrs. L. M. Clymer, Mrs. H. B.
Carpenter, Mrs. J. A. Pearson and
Mrs. A. T. Macklin. 1 Mrs. G. P.
Sharkey and Mrs. -v J. A. Pearson
will entertain the club on the first
Thursday In March at Mrs. Shar-i
key's home. f'
C. TJ. Query has several men
employed in remodeling the build
ing - for his new store.
W. H. Boyce and family have
moved into the house formerly
occupied by the Thomas brothers.
Mrs. L. M. Query spent Wednes-
day with Mr. and Mrs. C. D.
Query-, .
A: birthday party in honor of
Boy; Sharpes birthday was given
at the . Crowser home Tuesday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bressler
and f daughter, Gatha, spent last
Sunday evening at Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Bressler's. ... i
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Corey and
Mr, and Mrs. Dave Semler visited
last i Sunday at the home of Mr.
and L Mrs S. C. Davenport. Mrs.
Corey was formerly Miss ' Bonnie
Davenport?-;'' V ; .,.
Raymond Higglns celebrated
his birthday last Sunday by invit
ipsr sasne of his friends in for a
luncheon., :
Jessie Ekin visited friends in
Salem Sunday.
Carpenter brothers and Floyd
Query attended the pruning dem
onstration at the Ewing farm
Wednesday. "'
Mrs. William Meir has been ill
for some time.
Patty Sharkey who has been
quite sick is well again.
Miss Ida Frank spent the week
end with friends in Eugene, i '
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Williams
of Talent. Oregon, snent Friday
with Mr. and Mrs. H. B.- Carpen
ter. 1 - v . . : ;
day for Missoula, Mont., where Mr.
Krause ie to be employed as
brittenmaker. They : have made
their home in Salem for the 'past
year. Mrs. Krause will join them
in a few weeks, at present she Is
visiting her brother, Mr. Tabert
and sister, Mrs. Dee Val of Sil-verton.
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iiritKi2tter;placepul.i
be found In the whole city. It
will be a great5! thing for the serv
ice and for the W. C. T. U. be
sides. The room isj 52 by nearly
7 0 feet, -and, it j will j accommodate
a very large worki which wUl be
needed as the city; and country
gr9w.j7i 53 v -XtU s: -W
Pendleton postal - receipts
1925 were $56,408. i
tor
" CHICAGO, Feb. 16. (By Ass se
dated Press.) Harry Hooper,
one o f the outstanding outfielders
iar the American , league, tonight
was given . bis .unconditional re
lease, by the Chicago White Sol.
Hooper, who broke into baseball
in: 1902 with St. Mary's college,
played 17 years-' in the American
league, the last five as a member
of -the Chicago club. f
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At th Blirh theatre Thursday and Friday, matinee and evening.
featuring the All :2Uaaka Orchestra playing the; picture and on the
water is slowly; going down.
. JThe. Community, club Is . going
tor put pn a play next month en
titled '.'Polly Wants a Cracker."
Admission will be charged.-
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Bits For Breakfast
Fruitland
The members ; of the Fruitland
Evangelical, church met' at . the
church last Sunday evening for
the purpose . of electing officers
for the coming year. The follow
ing were elected: President, Hale
Cade; vice president, Frank Gi
rod; secretary.! Esther Girod;
treasurer, Lloyd Girod.
Little Ruth Forgard has been
ill with chickenpoz but is recov
ering. The following have been ill
with diptheria:) Spencer Terry,
Doris Soundler and Raymond
Loundier. -
James Hickerson is visiting at
the home of Seth Faulk of Oak
ridge. . .. J
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Williams
were charvaried last Tnursaay
night, i . s j s -
The- Fruitland Sunday school
basketball team: -was defeated by
the mute school last Monday night.'
The score was 29 to 8. They also
defeated the Salem Buzzards Sat
urday night 9 to .7. . . A
Mrs. . Albert Harmon and Mrs.
Frank Alford visited Mrs. W. R.
Latin last .Friday afternoon. -
Mr. and "Mrs. Thomas Cade and
son. Hale, visited at Buena -Vista
Sunday.' : - n::il .
Arthur Girod and . daughter.
Delia, of Quinaby visited at the
home of Mrs. Anna Girod Sunday.
Don't forget the Community
club this coming Friday night,
Feb. 19. t S.MIM t'-
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Harmon
and Mr. and Mrs. Leon' Brown
visited Mrs. Brown's .parents of
Sweagle.
Mrs. D. Terry visited at the
home of Orso : Fagg . Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. 'Lynn Lambert
visited at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Gerig Sunday ' r
Mrs. Charles Pugh visited with
Mr. . and Mrs. H. -E. - Evans Sun
day.- , '; ' '
Genterview - Evergreen
.Mrs. Severson of , SUyerton Is
yiaiting her daughter, Mrs. Clar
ence Sibo, for a few, days. , ,
Mrs. N. J. Haberly spent the
week end In Corvallis, visiting her
daughter,. Miss Mildred, who is a
student at O. A. C. '
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Geer were
business callers in Independence
on Monday. -j-, ,--
Mr. and ? Mrs. L. B. -, Haberly
drove to Forest Grove Sunday, ac
companied by their son, Burnelt,
who enrolled for the spring term
at Pacific university. ; r
win l uavernicc - nougnt . a : new
team, of ' horses at 1 the Barnett
sale in Silverton. A -! p
5 Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Jacobson of
Hills. Minn., arrived Friday even
ing for a visit at the home of
Mr, Jacob8on's cousin, Mrs. K. O
Rue.
The regular meeting of the Wll-
lard Community club was. held in
the Willard church' Friday 'even
and proved to be one of the most
successful -yet held. -Mrs, J. C
Currie. Mrs. 'Alice ' Thompson,
Helen , Mae Thompson, Mr. IPave
Ramseyer and G, IL Thonipson
furnished , the . musical numbers
and Robert Riches recited. I The
speaker of the evening was Rev.
Martin Fereshetlan of Salenu! Hla
topic was Lincoln and he handled
it in. a most wonderful manner.
A committee was appointed to
select a play to be given by the
club in April. . The ladles served
a delightful lunch late in the even
Ing, . .;--" -..,- ,t. -
Pad's male quartette of Silver-
ton met at the . home of Edson
Comstock Tuesday evening. ' f Aft
er practicing some new music
social hour was . enjoyed.- Mn.
Comstock is accompanist for the
quartette. . The, men .are singing
at various P. T. A. meetings and
social .gatherings in and around
Silverton. y
Fred Krause and daughter. Miss
Olive; who have, been visiting at
t J. J. Tabert-home left Eatur-
Labish Center
The Labish Center , Community
club had their regular - meeting
Tuesday evening after the business
meeting. The older members gave
a very interesting play, "Friday
Afternoon at a Country School."
after which three members of the
Chamber of Commerce of Salem
gave some very instructive short
talks. - !. ; ; ' ,
The Spear-Isdm orchestra furnish
ed the music, which was very
much enjoyed by the large aud
ience present, 'i A light lunch, was
served. Mrs. McLoughry and Mr.
W. Moss had charge, of this inter
esting program; ; ? v
' A large onion house owned by
Pete Borchers Was completely de
stroyed by. fire Wednesday night
at 18 o'clock, rj The house had no
onions or tools: in it at the time.
, W, P. Klampe and family have
moved into -their new seven-room
bungalow : near - Labish." Center
SChOOl. y "''''AlU i -;:
" Mrs. Fred Troscel who has been
sick in bed for five weeks is slow
ly recovering.; . -;' ''' :
The onion. lands have been. cov
ered with abdnt 'f feet of water
the last week and a large number
of folks enjoyed boatriding over
their thousand! dollar land.- : The
Well done U - ;
Good and faithful servants
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That's the spirit in which the
men wno dia tneir duty at tne
Oregon . state penitentiary last
night ought to be commended and
thanked
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And that goes for the warden
and deputy warden end the Brave
and. faithful guards. Every man
jack of them was ready.
A show of fear or unwillingness
to go the whole way might have
resulted in a wholesale delivery,
or a reign, of terror such as has
prevailed in various prisons. But
there was no display of cowardice
and no hesitation; not for a single
moment- , ' - ' - t
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And the whole thing was over
in' three or four minutes.
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And the officers and guards will
be" even better prepared tor-such
an emergency in the future. And
for this very; reason there is not
likely to be another such an emer
gency for a: long, long time. . .
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The W. C. T. U. has offered to
the Y. M. C. A. employment bur
eau the use of its room on the
ground floor, at South-Commercial
and Ferry streets, next to The
Statesman office. This is a splen-
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