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I . i-' -. . . i . i i. ' 13-, -. WEDNESDAY MORNING; SEPTEMBER!; 1 027' THE OREGON" STATESM AN.'-SALEM; OREGON Ihe Oregon ' ' " laraed DUt Exeept Monday r ' THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY SIS South Commercial Street, Sale. 0f jBl 3. Handricka Irl 8. MeSh.rry - ; R4)pk O. CurtU -letor D. Cartaoa -Bosall Bonra - Manager Managing . Editor -, - City Editor Sparta Editor - . Society Editor i : : ' MEMBER OT THE ASSOCIATED WtEflg Tke AaaoeiatM Presa it eactuairely entitled to the use tor publication of all awe Clapatefaei credited to it of not otherwiaa credited ia UU paper and alto the JoeaJ ewe published hrl. : . . BUSINESS OITICXS: ., . B. Bell. t22 M Seenrity Bldg.. Portland! Ore.. Telaphona Broadway 9240. Taemaa r. Clark Co., New York. 128-138 W. Stat St. Chicago. Marquette Bid. lotT Stypea. Inc. California representative. Sharon Bldg.. San francitco; Ckambar f Commerce Bldr: Los Angeles. ' TEIXPHOHtS New, Dept..23 or 106 Btatnesa Office,23 or 583 Society Editor 10 Xntared at the Post Office in Salem. f September 21, 1927 ' My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall Into diverse tempta tion;,, knowing this, that the trying of your faltl worketh patience. James 1:2-3. -SALVAGE Under the above heading, the Portland Telegram of last night in its leading editorial says: "The Telegram hopes that the state board of control will approve and the legislature enact whatever legislation may be necessary to carry into effect Governor Patterson's plan with reference to the Oregon state training school for boys. Briefly the plan contem plates: , First Inauguration of a parole system where the new buildings at Woodburn will. t5e sufficient. Second Con Version of the old building at Salem into a reformatory for; yirst' offender. -jit is jestimated that the, saying that will be made by eliminating the double organization that has been necessary to operate both schools; will ; amount to more than $25,000 annaally. That is $50,000 or more for the biennium and that alone ought to be sufficient to commend the plan to the board of contrblT " "But there is a more important reason why the plan should be adopted, and that is the parole system which contemplates ;tjie placing of a boy in a gopd home as soon as eligible. That means salvaging the boys and making useful citizens of them. H was for this very purpose that the institution was founded y the people of Oregon, but unfortunately that aspect has not been sufficiently emphasized. Governor Patterson is on Jtne right track. If he can save the boys and at the same time make money for the state, he is deserving of the hearty cooperation of all its citizens. The second feature of the executive's plan the conversion pf the old training school JbliHding for first offenders at the state prison is also meri rious. Owing to the congested conditions at the peniten tiary, it is now and has been impossible for years to segre gate the first offenders from the hardened criminals. The i&sult is that the Oregon state penitentiary is in a large sense o the word a school for crime and vice It is a problem Bt.T which past executives have wrestled unsuccessfully on f($cour.t of the lack of funds with which to erect a re- formatoryT W!tn"theId Traming' school building released ifom' further use as a school, it can with slight remodeling be converted into a reformatory. It would seem that Gov ernor Patterson has found, both a feasible and economical riolutfon for the deplorable condition." The, Telegram is on the right track. The plant of the 5jate training school six miles south of Salem (the old plant) can be made fit for an intermediate reformatory for. older ;tioys and young men and first offenders with very Utile ecpenjje. In its closing hours, the legislature of .1925 gave the governor the proper authority for transfers from one Institution to another,'but made no appropriation to back up the authority. As. to the paroles from the juvenile reformatory (state training school), what the Telegram writer says ought to be .done ha3 always been and is now being done. Paroles are made asastasboys are eligible, and proper homes can be found Ifat them. They are Tnade almost daily. It is not as'easy as il sounds to find the- proper homes, but it is much easier than many people imagine. 1 1 I : j There is no doubt the program of Governor Patterson and ftf the Telegram will be adopted. It is the obvious thing to tfo.' It is called fTiby the cciditTortstha 'exist, and by the ustice and wisdom'of the case. " ' if SACAJAWEA TO HAVE A MONUMENT r. r - - Editor Statesman : 1 We are indebted to Mr. Leon 'fiorfefent, f 6rva report of the obsequies of tnelndian woman, Sacajawqa; who guided Lewis try in icuo. r This woman was a member hich roamed over the Laramie country. After her return om me service of Lewis and ller tribe for assisting the white man to gain a knowledge of the Indian's natural, inheritance, as even in that day the Upd man was very suspicious iconsemtently Sacajawea, in her beted, However, shortly before her death which occured in 1384; at . upwards of one hundred years of age, her tribe be came reconciled to the Americans and allowed her remains (q have Christian sepulture under-the auspices of the.Epis- opal church. Mr. Davis says : "To Rev. John Roberts, Epis copal missionary; goes the credit of saving the remains jpf Sacaiawea from the barbaric burial among the crags and j Ravines, of th mountains. Hers was the first Christian burial accorded an Indian of that tribe, and a lonely grave on a i Sagebrush hill. -Rev. Mr. Roberts dedicated this spot as an .Indian cemeterywhere now all members of the tribe seek burial attfie end of their days. . . I '"Time has made something ' Sacajawea, and each year hundreds of tourists wander among I tne graves on tne niiiajut;. lias built a concrete marker for in a bronze tablet giving the facts of he? life ;-but in time the ; j;ianeers"oTtheegionMeclare there 1s;o tagfartite shaft ; r f nretentions nroDortioils' Irccted" to replace i the concrete illock On-tfie other hand, toowe:mustnot forget that-there iiVRcv. Roberts; graduate. fford unyersy, who canfe ': ;to the wildreness in time to save the body of this famoUs a e 1 iii a-'W Statesman Ralph H. Klatsiag - AdwtlaUg Manager Geo. E. Martin - Snpt. Mechanical Dept. W. H. Henderao Circulation Manager K. A. Rhoten - - LWeu.ek Editor W. C. Conner - - - - Poa.tr y Editor Job IVpartment Circulation Office ...583 Oregon, aa seeond-elaia .natter. THE BOYS" S. Davis, a newspaper corres and CJlark to the Oregon coun- of the great Shoshone tribe Clark she was much hated by of the designs of white men ; old age, was very much neg of a shrine of the grave of hiowhw 'v y-. y "" the grave and imbedded there THE METHODIST ANNUAL CONFERENCE By Louis Albert Banks . 1 The Conference time has come again, The Methodists are here in mass ; How gallant look these preacher-men ' ' . f Mark well their mien and watch them pass. However hard their station be, - The glow of face still shows the man; The head as high, the step as free, As when his preacher race began. 7 ? And hearken now, that hymn of grace, Ah, hear! "And are we yet alive. And do we see each other's face ? " They then tell how their churches thrive. John Wesley lives in these strong hearts ; They've weathered storms and seen them through, Broadcast their seed in many parts, Have stood the test, are tried ana true. Some men have found the year most hard ; Some men have won a great success For each there is the same regard A brotherhood that all will bless. A fellojv feeling makes them kind The bishop once was pastor, too; Whichever way they look they find A kinship that will strength renew. If one has failed he' starts anew 'Tis patterned on the grace of God; He'll do his best to find the clue And make next year the best yet trod. All hail, you earnest hounds of heaven ! We wish you courage for your work. And may you prove the gracious leaven That stirs our hearts to never shirk. ; Old Salem holds your Mecca grand, Here lies your hero, Jason Lee, And all your pioneering bard ; -We give you welcome glad, and free. Your circuit rider's one of us . In stone he rides upon our street ; And so, all Salem, ever thus Will rise with joy his sons to greet. (Louis Albert Banks, author and public speaker, now a resident of Roseburg. Oregon, at 24 3 Soutli Mam street, ,s a nou, Dreacher a retired member or tne yvesi kjulu imucu. a member of the Oregon conference, which Salem is entertaining. over fifty years ago. Ed.) ThP readinir of the above shame, not for what our neighbors have done or what they are going to do in the future in the memory of the noble woman who piloted Lewis and Clark to the commence 01 tne Columbia with the mighty Pacific. No, I would onor these people of their loyalty to their heroes and heroines of that great new era in the march of progress. My chagrin arises from the fact, that, although Jason Lee is a thousand times greater than Sacajawea, and died forty years before that Indian died, and up to this time, 1927, not a speck of granite, not an atom of bronze has decorated the burial place of Jason Lee to permanently marK tne spot or to memorialize his inestimable services to mankind, Shall we continue to sit supinely by and see our north western neighbors draw tourists from the country at large to a shrine of so comparatively little importance, while we have the materials for severai shrines that would draw tour ists from the uttermost parts of the civilized earth. The lovers of human progress and the builders of empires would be delitrhted to kneel at the shrine of this great man and lift their voices to almighty God in" ' Jason Lee and his associates. Peonle of Salem, people of Oreeon. let us embrace the opportunities thrust upon us and place our beloved state m ner . n bors. We are building highways and inviting the world to come and enjoy our scenery which the great Designer and Master Builder has provided for us, r.nd shall we not show our appreciation of the men and devoted women who cleared the way for us? Let us buckle on our armor from the nit of dismal darkness we are'dbihg hbhbr to whom honWild'ue. w " First give Jason Lee a beautiful bronze memorial, then let others follow. i -voli'ii!- . - .- - .i. . 1 Who will start the ball to j Brethern of the OregofTeonf ernce you should speak first; then thousands will fall into linev wV ground berfeath your feet? 'Tis the people's tread you hear, they are coming without fear, and with every confidence your early call to meet. Salem, Ore., Sept. 20, 1927. The Eugene Register sagely go the plainer it becomes that that coming down contains a considerable element of danger." No one has to ask the Methodist visitors to make them selves at home in Salem. They are at home here. It has been so always. They built the first dwelling house in Salem, still standing. They started' Salem, and have been taking a large hand in keeping it going all thqse nigh onto hundred years. ; r . . The correspondent who; sounds the warning this morn ing of the :probable waste of the flood waters of Miil creek speaks not. without authority The. project calls for superior engineering knowledge. . I TM6 t?R!VAT3 1LDPG ' tr JOHM CRSIUKO- . "We shan't quarrel over, your opinion, Orestes, said Helen.' "It is essentially my own opinion. Where I have been, disaster has always followed. If fit had not been for me. your fathe. would not haTefferfdcup hls;awn child, my shewuld nt haW-e slaia her husband you? would ot Oi ay killed your mother, fldf Tyrrhu fcnd tru vib tultTii't "Iia tauirlad causes the writer to blush for thankfulness for .such men a Marion County, people of proper ngnt Deiore our neign- lJl l ' for those who lifted Oregon and let the world know that rolling? W. T. RIGDON. remarks: "The farther we flying i3 perfectly safe, but a lot of money in contrrfing ' 'Oh, I should have married Her mione ' anyway J ' That's not a ca tastrophe,' and j-ou are In no, way responsible for it.. I married Iler- mlone because I love her." ' f "Tkat is usually though to be, good reason, said Helen.I dajte say yiinrinnion was foreordained -ryoujwould have married her tw iaatte liow'admlrable her mothd was.' y v,xtfZ.:2- "Y3 n o ; I -.mean, when -ymi lore as Hermione ' and 1 do, you can not help yourself." "Yotf never mei Paris, did you? Of course not. He felt- the same way about it." "And you didn't agree with him. I suppose?" "Yes, I did." "Then you've changed your mind since?" "No. I still believe it. That's why I'm glad to know it was !ovo that drove you into matrimony. I was ijfraid it might have been Hermione. She made no secret of her Intention to have you." "You imply that she forced me to marry her." "Didn't she? I thought you said you couldn't help it? Was it her charm or yours that overwhelmed you?" "Oh in that sene." 1 "Of course, I'm unfair," Helen went on. "It was your charm that compelled her." "I don't pretend to any charm," said Orestes. . "Well, whatever it was, Parsis found the'same thing in me. and I found it in him. Isn't it strange how love becomes our will! We couldn't have done otherwise." "Oh, I beg your pardon! Such a theory would make your pas sion for, that Trojan rascal as sacred as any other love!" "I didn't mention any theory," said Helen. "I was citing a fact. Why did you call Paris a rascal? You didn't know him. Our love was decidedly like any other love; it seemed to us sacred. If you prefer, I'll cite a parallel from Menelaos. When he married me he too said he couldn't have done otherwise. Now he thinks he could, and he wishes he had. But at the time he was Irlght," If you could not have done wise," said Orestes, "you are otherwise," said Orestes, "you are logically not to blame for the miseries that followed. It's an in genious point of view, but I don't think it will hold. Who is responsible for it all?" "I've often wondered. said Helen, "but I still don't know. I could make an argument to show it was Menelaos' "fault hut T have learned to accept a thing once done, as done; we must take the consequences. but there's no sense in debating it as though it were still to do. and I am disinclined to pass judgment on the doer." "That's a most upsetting doc trine! That would leave all wrong-doers unpunished !" Aever unless yon feel there is nothing ethical in life itself. 1 still like to believe you can find out whether an action is right or wrong by doing it that a right action has better results." '"Of course, in general," said Orestes. "But in the sractical world, in society, you've got to distinguish between criminals pnd others." "I'd like to." said Helen, "but I doubt if anyone can that is, not until you have a long time t o watch the result of their lives. Take , yourself, for example: I don't know whether you are a murderer or an unusually dutiful son." "I tried to do my duty," said Orestes, "but what I did makes me fiendishly unhappy." "Exactly." said Helen. "You are probably something of both I meant to say, your deeds were both bad and good. Yon acted from the highest motives you had. but maybe they weren't high en ough. Your morals are beyond cri ticism, but perhaps your informa tion was inadequate. I notice that most people feel they may safelv act when they know they are right. It strikes me; after a few experiments, that when we are sure we are right we had better be careful. We've nrnhahlv looked something. , You think i did wrong In. going to Troyt,thp you understand - I'm grateful to know, that I couldn't : have, done otherwise. But I dare say you think Menela.os was compelled to bring on a great "war; destrov a city, take hundreds to their death all because his wife ran away. You think I'm) to blame. Well, I don't see it. U think it was pride and a lack of imagination. He, not I, caused all those deaths, though he acted with a clear conscience and is rather satisfied with himself, and I knew I was doing a tragic thing, though I couldn't help it. Which of us is really responsible for the suf ferine that fnllnweri t think a decent man could lose his wire without bringing on a war." "Don't you think a wife should be punished for deserting her, hus band" "It depends upon the wife and the husband,"-said Helen. should have to know the special case You refer to. . ... i "I was thinking- of you skid -Orestes. . . f ... "Perhaps I should be Dunlshed perhaps I am punished, but not py Menelaos. He got his friends to destry Troy and let themselv es be killed, but here he and f are Back again. I know he feels he nc complished something, and I think it best not to ask him what." "Why not?" ' "For tho' same. reason that should not ask yon what vow e. complished when you1 nunishod your mother.-or what he accom plished when she killed your fa- mer. u s kind to k people only their ; In ten f ions: if n,. true meaning; of ..what we have uoae. pernaps we couldn't sut vive." - - i a You confuse me terrlbly-L-you can't. know how terribly ! 1 did' it deliberately. You came here thinking;- rn-bad' "Wfirian, and yourself sSuifctlniof'aartyr tci duty. You were right about .your self; you are a martyr to what you thought was your duty So was your mother. .But after what I have said, you are not so sure. You probably continue to think me bad, but you see that it might not be so easy to prove. If we came to an argument about ft. About my own conduct, Orestes. I have loug been confused. But I won't ' hang my head over any thing I've done. I'll take what retribution life has for ine; if it ha.3 none. I'll be thankful that what 1 did isn't so bad as I fear ed." "That's a terribly dangerous doctoxine." said Orestes. "I'm not trying to convert you to it." said Helen. "I merely want ed .to explain myself, and perhaps to comfort you a little. Some of the wrong we do is crime, and some error; our mistakes ought to be less tragic than our sins, but it often turns out the other way. You. I think, have made some ter rible mistakes, but that won't in terfere with our friendship. Of course, I do hope you won't re peat them." "What you say sounds kind and I'm grateful for it. but it still seems immoral," said Orestes. 'Perhaps it is," said Helen. "It's the best I can do. At any rate, there are no hard feelings between us? But tell me, do you think you and Hermione can get along, after all this excitement has died down?" "Of course we can the excite ment, as you call It, has been no aid to our love." "Oh, don't you think so?" said Helen. "Hermione wants to help you. You've got to keep on need ing help." "I think you misunderstand our relations," said Orestes. "We are born companions. I was glad to marry her." "Poor boy, was that all?" "I mean, I hoped we could mar ry soon, but I saw no prospect of giving her the home she deserves they won't let me go back to my father's estate. After thst ghastly quarrel with Pyrrhus, I realized at once that Hermione would be compromised In the scandal if she were not my wife. In fact, it was heroisual good sense that saw the point first, but as 'soon as she urg ed it, I knew she was right., and I was glad for her sake to marry without delay though, of course. It wasn't the moment you'd choose for a wedding." "She's very much like Clyte-m- nestra." said Helen. "You don't know how I hate to hear you say that!" said Orestes. "I beg your pardon!" said Hel en. "It was worse than tactless." "The trouble is, said Orestes, I've noticed the resemblance myself, and at a most unfortunate moment. When I struck Pyrrhus down she was glad. I never saw such a look on another face but one. It has haunted me to so painful a degree that I wonder whether my mind has not been ruined by what I've gone through. And I can't talk to Hermione about it. because It concerns her. and besides, she wouldn't entirely understand; she doesn't seem to have any misgivings about what she does. You're the one nprsnn to whom I've spoken, and when I came I had no idea of -confidlnc? such a thing to you." I am glad you did, Orestes proud to have your confidence. If it is a sign of a ruined mind to see a resemblance to Clytemnestra In Hermione, my mind has been ruin- ea ror a long time. She has her aunt's positive feeling on anv sub ject she notices at all; there's no light and shade, to Hermione. I can think of her as. marrying a man or murdering him. but nothing In between. You are right in thinking she H like your moth er. T never cnnM that .. - w.w L u u OUC ft O sembled me." V "Not In. the slightest!" said Orestes. ''She does resemble her father in some ways." Helen went on. "and I hope you will do what you can to bring those two together again. Menelaos is devoted to her. Since you have won her, you can afford to" be generous and recon cile them." i i "I shall want to do whatever is right." gaid Orestes, -but I must ay the things Menelaos chose to Blanks That Are Legal We carry In stock over. 115 legal blanks suited to most any business transactions. Wc may have just the form you are looking for at a biff Bavins as compared to made to order fcrms. Some of the forms: Contract of Bale. Road Notice, Will forms. 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"Perhaps the situation is impos sible," said Helen. "Forgive me for mentioning it. But you may be able to approach Menelaos or Hermione, whichever you think best and effect an understand ing. If you can't do it, nobody can. I have faith In your wisdom. "It Is difficultas you say, but of course I'll do my best," said Orestes. . (To be continued) -Copywright. 1925, by the'Bobbs Merrlll Company O ' - --g I Bits For Breakfast I O ' ; ; 1- - . O Hops about all harvested And Salem warehouses are full and redolent of them.' and one on the highways meets many truck loads of bales of hops' being deliv ered. , - ' S , The window display week, op ening Friday, is going to be a big and splendid showing by Salem merchants. It will attract thous ands of state fair visitors. Tex Rickard should be investi gated by the peace officers. He Is always starting a fight wherever he goes. A writer suggests thirteen ways for a wife to lose her husband, but she might succeed without having to avail herself of all of them. Not so much the first cost as the accessories dent the ""pocket book. - V A man in love will do anything, bat he usually does nothing. V That flagpole sitter should have stuck it out a few weeks longer on top of a Chicago hotel. Now, the chances are. he'll have to pay $40 to see Dempsey and Tunney fight. A. Chicago woman iot a divorce because her husband told her everything even lies. Politeness costs nothing, but Is worth more. tOi"t ti . , - : : BECKE & HEN DRICKS Insurance of All Hetllsr Theater Lobby. 8 NY High .... POOR PA By Clande Callan "Ma found two collars charged on this big bill from the store. she caned my attention to part of the Items bein for ne." (Copyright. 1987, Publishers Syndirat) E 23 TEACHERS EMPLOYED IV SALEM SCHOOLS 10 YEARS Twenty-three teachers out of the 190 new; employed in Salem public schools have taught in Sal em more than 10 years, according to a check-up made in the super-'' intendent's office yesterday. Margaret J Cosper,- principal at Englewood school, has given in struction to Salem children a total of 43 years and is thedean of Sal em teachers." Others In the order of their ser vice ranking are: Anna Fischer, Richmond, 30 years; Ermine B. Fawk, Richmond, 26 years; Ellen Currin, Grant. -21 years; E. A. Miller, Grant, 20 years; Amy Mar tin. Park, 15 years; Principal U. S. Dotson, Park, 18 years; Prin cipal H. F. Durham, parrish, Car rie Martin, Englewood, Greta Hi alt, Englewood. all 17 years; Ma bel Robertson, senior high, Mer ritt Davis, senior high, LaMoine R. Clark, McKinley, and Adonna Cochrane, Richmond, all 1G years; Mabel Temple. Highland. 15 years; Marie VonEschen. seni or high, 14 years; Principal J. C Nelson, senior high, and Adell Chapler, Richmpnd5 13 years; Ma ry L. Ranch. Parrish, 12 years and Etta White. Parrish, Orph Bell Mitchell. Englewood, and L na Heist, a senior high, and Ber. tha Allen, Highland, 11 years. 1 Father of Mrs. Boardman . Die? at Burlington, lowa Mrs. R.;R. Boardman. whose , husband Is physical director at the Y. M.-C. A., was saddened yester '.. day by a message announcing th sudden death of her father, th Rev. Thomas Bovell, pastor ol the First Baptist chtirch at Bur lington, Iowa. Mr, Bovell had been in splendid health and at tending. to his regular work rislit up to the time of his death, ac cording to Mrs. Bpardman. The message did not give details, but it is presumed he died of an at tack of heart failure. Mrs. Boardman will not make the trip to Iowa for Iter father's funeral. She has one other sister living in Chicago, formerly an in structor in a missionary school in China. 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