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re THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 15, 1923 "The Oregon Sta tesman Issued Vilj Exept Monday by THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY 215 Sooth Commercial Btrwt, BsJass, Oregoa R. 3. Hendricks ,1x1 8. MeShsrrr -Ralpk C. Curtis Bosslls Bancs ' - - MsBSfor Msasfing Editor City Editor - Social 7 Editor lUlph H. KWUiof, AdTsrtlsin IfsMger Lloyd E. Stifflsr SooorfnUndont W. H. Hn4rsn. Circulation Xiuir E. A. BJiotem - Lirsitotk Editor W. C. Connor - .Poultry Editor 1CBMBEB 07 THE ASSOCIATED TEEM Too Associated Prtu U iduiiTely entitled to too no for publication of all w, dispatches credited to it or not otherwise erediud i this paper and also the . local news published herein. . V' r ' BVUXXSS OCTTCSa ' ' 'ICembor Selected Orsfon Newspapers PaeifU Coast BepreseaUtives Doty ' Stjrpes. Inc., Portland. Security Bld.; San Praaciaco, Sharon Bldf.; Los ' Angeles. Chamber o( Commerce Bldf. Thomas P. Clark Oe, New Tork. US 13s W Silt St.. CbJcsfo Hsroaotto Bldf. Basiaes Offiee3 or 53 Society r Editor. 108 TEXEPKOEES. News Dopt....2s or 5 Job Departmoat Circniation Of fit MS Entered at the Post Office is Sales. Oregon, as oeeaad class matter. 13 Aorll IS. 102 And whn ttiw had nUttsd a crown of thorn, they pnt It npon His head, and a red In HU right hand: and thsy bowed the knee oe- foro Him. and mocked Him. saying. Hall. Klnc of the Jews. Matthew z?:2t-tt. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE GOVERNOR? How would you like to be governor of Oregon? It is a place of Vonor and distinction, worthy of the ambition of any citizen But it is a trying place in many situations, and most chief executives will agree that the most heart rending ot all is in the exercising of the pardoning or commuting or paroling function of that office, or the withholding of executive clem- ;ency. . The members of the constitutional convention sitting in - jSalem forming the fundamental laws of Oregon, debated the - matter of executive clemency for a long time xJ Some were for withholding the power entirely. But it was argued by other members that leaving the whole matter to judicial decisions and verdicts would be bound occasion- , ally to work grave injustice And the pardoning power had to rest some where; and 1 where better than in the hands of the chief executive? (But I: the vote in the convention in favor of having the pardoning power rest in the hands of the governor was carried by a l't vote of only 18 yeas to 15 nays.) '.' '. The writer of this paragraph has seen the past 12 of the s j 18 governors of the state of Oregon in action, and can testi "u fy that every one of them spent sleepless nights and anxious , days over the consideration of petitions for pardon; esper daily those involving the commutation of the death sentence , . Gbvernor Moody did. Governor Pennoyer did. In a notable v case he consulted long with the late Judge R. P. Boise, who 1 had been the trial judge. Governors Lord and Geer and . Chamberlain and Benson and Bowerman (acting governor X . worried over such cases. Governor West took much time with them, and Governors Withycombe, Olcott and Pierce worried themselves sick over them. Governor Patterson is no exception. The first six governors of the state, and ' the five territorial governors before Inem, and the one pro- visional governor and the six members of the executive com- mittees back of them, must have worried; and Dr. John Mc- Loughlin, governor of the Oregon Country before the two executive committees, must have had the same kind of 1 I . : worries. No normal human being can be hard boiled in the case of .... life and death. The case of Willos and Kelley is up now. It must give . " Governor Patterson concern. Opinion is divided among the people of the state. The Eugene Register of Friday morn- ing sums up the matter like this : "Ellsworth Kelley and James Willos, who were to have - ;been hanged at the state penitentiary this morning, have ; 'been again reprieved. It is probable that this time the re- : prive foreshadows commutation of their sentences to life imprisonment. r" , "Hard-boiled supporters of capital punishment will carp. Sentimentalists will rejoice openly and fervently. The large "' body of moderate-minded citizens lying between these two ". extremes will have little to say", but secretly will feel re- . lieved. ""Kelley and Willos did not do deliberate and premeditated KlMlJftli ' I "V Aw via w4ii 1n 4- . ai111aa1. 4m 41ik jfc A 9 i.v luiuiKi. x titjr raitn,ipai,cu ut a jatiuican ill Hie tuuioc Ul which murder was done. Hence, under the law, they were guilty Jf murder. Since the law has always punished at tempts to break jail with great severity, they received the extreme penalty. , "But common sense tells us that there is a difference be ... tween participating hfa jailbreak in the course of which f' men lose their lives and deliberately taking human life. It ' js this belief that the degree of their crime was not great i enough to justify the death penalty that has been respons 4vible for. the long fight to save Kelley's and Willos lives. . ,; The death penalty is an abhorrent thing. Nearly all "'right-thinking people will welcome the time when it can be : ' ? abolished altogether. The time when the death penalty can i be abolished will come when there is general confidence that ;?: the lesser penalty of. life imprisonment will be inflicted im I: partially and effectively. f- : "That time is not yet here, because the public believes 51 that under existing conditions life imprisonment is ex i tremely apt not to be life imprisonment. Hence, unwilling ly, the public decides to retain the death penalty." What will be the proportion and the character of my ex: penditures for myself and for others must be a subject of constant study and experiment. I am a responsible giver and, as such, must follow my gifts to see that they accom plish the good I intend. I am also convinced that for any intelligent dealing with this matter I must budget my income, and that, on account of the immediacy and urge of personal claims, I should de vote a definite proportion of my" income, Increasing as my ability grows, to the support of persons and institutions which will promote the welfare of my fellows and which will express and teach the religion of Jesus. In the experience of many, one-tenth has proved a satis factory percentage with which to begin. This, however, ishouses Just a tew miles on the UlCHwars? Are me mp-pocaei flasks crowinc more numerous at the cross roads stepplns-parlor' or beeomtns unpopular with girls and women attending the road house aaee places? Seems to me this V a whitla w.t mrA atra Question. The ronns; people from business is multlplyins la towns like Salem. and there are two "or three shops and dryroo&s nd gro cerr stores and eating places where there used to be one. rig use It out for yourself. It an swers the question whether your real estate In the country or the city Is im pro Ting the faster. U What about the children and the young people? Can they hare a better time in the country than In the city? - Is there more fun for the younger generation in the city dance halls or In the road- not a binding rule. Five per cent means more for some than twenty-five per cent for others. Each of us should adopt a proportion which adequately expresses true loyalty to Christ and his work. CHERRY BLOSSOM TIME Oh ! it'a cherry blossom time at Sunny Mead And each tiny little petal as it's freed Adds a touch of purest white And a. fragrance of delight To the cherry blossom time at Sunny Mead. It is cherry blossom time at Sunny Mead And the tiny half-forgotten little seed Feels a stir within its heart As new life begins to start. And it's cherry blossom time at Sunny Mead. Yes,-it's cherry blossom time at Sunny Mead, And the morning sunbeams catch each dewy bead How they sparkle with delight ; All the world is f airland bright. For it's cherry" blossom time at Sunny Mead. Oh, it's cherry blossom time at Sunny Mead, And the dryad softly plays upon his reed; Evening birdlings softly call, As the twilight shadows fall, When it's cherry blossom time at Sunny Mead. M. F. B. SUNDAY GUESSING A professor from one of the, around as they did around Hard- Si THE CHRISTIAN'S USE OF MONEY DEFINED The following statement, which reDresents the verv c&re- ;Jf fu! work of a committee of the Commission on Missions, is I considered by Secretary Cavert-of the Federal Council of Churches the best of its kind yet prepared by any church .; group. :n The Fatherhood of God, as taught by Jesus, means that urnrl1 ia Tta maaf fomilw A a n mamluM T 41t fnmi'ltr I, am bound to serve my Father and my fellow members with t all I am and all I have. ! "All I have" includes my money. The way I secure it and the way I spend t are essential tests of Christian sincerity. J' As a Christian, I should acquire money through processes I that do not harm, but positively help, my fellows. As a Christian, I should spend money for the development of personality in myself and in my fellows. TFor the development of personality in myself and in those related to me by ties of blood I will spend money to insure i, myself, and them the means of physical sustenance add of spiritual growth and happiness. ' , 4 "' ' For the development of the personality of others and to promote their acquaintance with the religion of Jesus, I will spend money to support persons who are devoting them- ' selves to bringing about this acquaintance, and institutions' ; ffsarthrough which the religion of Jesus is expressed and taught. largest universities of our coun try delivered a literary lecture In toreral Oregon cities this month, and the Portland Telegram says the people of that city who heard htm derlred little entertainment or inspiration from "the boring lecture of John Erskine." He has written some late books that hare got Into the movies Helen of Troy, Adam and Ere, and Sir Gal ahad. A Salemite went to hear him in the great auditorium of the Oregon college at Corrallls and did not stay half out for his dollar, as he says not half the audience could hear his lecture. Of the sixteen hundred who paid their money he did not seem to worry whether they got anything for their money or not. s The same question comes up in some of the spoken drama. Even if you have perfectly good hear ing the actors carry on perfectly good whispered parlor conversa tion, and it is perfectly all right with the performers on the stage if . your money is thrown into the river. . It does not help the popularity of the inaudible lecture or the theater play that Is composed of unspoken drama. Salem is a growing town in many ways. There Is a better class of moving picture plays com ing on here every month in the year. There is not so great a growth in the spoken drama. In fact that are not many of the greater spoken plays expected In the near future. The greatest screen event is "Wings" in the near future, but the general run of plays is better than a year ago and seldom but the audience gets the good of It and many times the better and often the best. The college classroom lecturer with a dampener on his voice who comes from the student class room should be supplied with an ampli fier. S The Democratic nartv In Ore gon Is not playing to very large nouses. There are barely enough registered to fill the places on the county ticket are almost all Ta cant. The flcht will h sitn,.h. er 'In the Republican party the primaries will divide between the progressive and reform elements and the warhorses niharin. o ing. W The women and the church vote will cluster like sweet honey bees around Herbert Hoover, while the wickeder variety of democrats In Oregon will have to vote for Al Smith, and will probably be out numbered by the wet republicans. As the situation increases to exist in Oregon, the outcome of the primaries and November election is tinged with uncertainties. With Milt Miller as a self-starter for the unwashed and Oswald West and Ex-Governor Pierce dividing the moral elements, of the Bourbons, the political situation of the mi nority party was never quite as; feebly postured and disadvanta geous divided. S - 1 Portland is to have a Palace of Titania, and on top of this seg ment from a Midsummer Night's Dream there is to be a real Sir Nevill Wilkinson and a Lady Bea trix. Portland has a fine flair for nobility, and nothing does the so ciety people quite so much good as to make a fuss over a real English lord or lady. S Is the tendency toward popula tion increasing in the cities or in the country? Is life becoming more endurable in the big open spaces on the land? Or are peo ple leaving the land for the cities? Are ' people flocking to the big centers with the motor cars, and how about merchandising In towns (like Woodburn or even smaller towns? Looks like all kinds of MEDFOl CAPTURES IIS IP THE MORNING ARGUMENT AUNT HET By Robert QuiUea State Contest Held At Cor- vallis With Honors Almost Even CORVALLIS, April 14. (AP) In competition so close that the judges required one hour to decide the winner, the lledford high school band retained the state championship in the jf Ifth annual high school band contest at Ore gon State college this afternoon. Med ford, under the leadership of Wilson Waits, scored one half the farms at the rural dance balls.; point . higher than Albany' . high what with a fellow having a' school, led by William Nichols. chance to sit out a dance or two with the girl in the motor car, certainly have about all the fun there is. The only trouble Is the targe attendance there of fellows from h city. s v s ' Big questions, this deciding about people enjoying sports and pleasures more in the country or in the city. It has been assumed CorramYklgh. three times wln-J er, led by If. S. McCurley, took third place. The contest today was the larg est in the history ot th state. s. i in a a J s HI DIQal WllQ 29f ma.UCleUlSl POOR PA By Claude CalUn "N'othtn makes a man feel more abused than to come home nuitfn with a headache an' look- la' for sympathy an' have his wife start In tenia' about he aches." (Oaerdffct. ltt. Publish! SyndlesU.) "I think our son Joe could get work if he wouldn't frass so fin. He looks so expensive that nobody would thirs jf offerln' him lo wages." (Copyrtf. U21. PublUfcars Srnalcasa.' were here including anp'all girls band from Seaside. 1 Other teams In thta order of placing were: v - Jefferson (Portland). La that the automobiles and the uranae, urant (Portland), rrank- naved highways wero carrying ths'Hu (Portland), and Seaside. bnlk of shopping and pleasure: Ths competition was followed seeking from the country into the by a concert by the .college mili citles. even towns Uke Salem. It tary band. Ths judges were An may be true or false; for lack of drew Loner. Jr., of La Grande mere accurate information it is a' military "band : Bert Brown. Port- iuu iiuyuvu; uiuuesua, flumes aruess. Should be some way to measure just how mneh entertain ment a normal human being re quires in order to exist, and then dole It out to them just as you would their proper share of break fast mush. J There ' are probably about as many people attending church on Sunday in a town like Salem as ever before. It was noticeable by those who hit the highways on Easter day that during the church hour the pavements were almost devoid of traffic. All around us we see occasional new and en larged churches. Take Roseburg. and the only prominent new build ing erected the past year was the new Christian church. But Rose burg was hit pretty hard by re moving the railroad shops and roundhouses to Eugene, an enter prise caused by opening the Cas cade division of the Southern Pa cific. The census would probably not verify the claim of Eugene to be the second largest town in the state. m Salem women are awakening to paramount interest in spring golf, gowns and hats, with heaps of color, some millinery shops being one solid blase of pinks and reds. P. At wood, band. Bandon municipal French President Cuts Down On His Labors The Y free employment office for Salem had 161 men applying for work the past week, and 24 women, and found jobs for 127 of the men and 11 ot the women. That was the best week- of the year so far. S If ycu can prove you have lived in Salem 70 years, you will be welcome to a free luncheon at the Salem commercial club on April 30, which will be the annual Champoeg day. There Is being" developed a sort of Portland Heights high class re stricted district In Kingwood Heights, adjoining and overlook ing West Salem and Salem. A great deal of development work in the way of scenic drive ways and other improvements is to g forward with the coming of set tled weather. Several fine homes are, planned. Every lot in the whole 'tract of around 200 acres is platted to conform to the lay of the land, giving each prospec tive home a view unique and indi vidual, and not possible to be shut off. This work took the time of a competent landscape archi tect for a whole summer. We are going to hear a great deal of Kingwood Heights from now on. Germans Try Electricity To Slaughter Their' Cows BERLIN AP) Electrocution of cattle has been tried out at the central slaughter house of Berlin. By means of. two electrodes at tached to the neck and spine, a galvanic current of 110 volts are passed into the body of the ani mal to be slaughtered. The shock proved sufficient in the case of steers and' calves to cause instan taneous and painless death. The trial executions were con ducted in the presence of the di rectors of the slaughter house, a delegation of veterinary surgeons, representatives of the ministry of agriculture, the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, members of the Protestant and Jewish communities and a dele gation of wholesale butchers. PeeoidoLed BECKE & HENDRICKS 189 N. nigh Telephone 161 BLANKS THAT ARE LEGAL We carry In stock over 115 legal blanks suited to most any business transactions. W may have just the form yon are looking for at a big saving as compared to made to order forms. Some of the forms: Contract of Sale, Htm Notice, Will Forms, Assign raent of Mortgage, Mortgage forms, Quit Claim Deeds, Abstract forms, BID of Sale, Building Contract, Piromlasory Notes, Installment Notes, General Lease, Power of Attorney,' Prime Books and Pads, Scale Re ceipts, etc. These forms are carefully prepared for the courts and private use. Price on forms range from 4 cents to 16 cents apiece, and on note books from 25 to 50 cents. PRINTED AND FOR SALE BY The Statesman Publishing Co. - LEGAL BLANK HEADQUARTERS At Business Office, Ground Floor PARIS (AP) President Gas ton Doumergue has won his strike for less work. One of his daily Jobs Is to sign two or three hundred documents, often long-winded and usually in legal phraseology with references to laws and decrees which have to be looked up to make the text intelligible. A summary In plain language is now required by the president before he will sign anything. This short digest made by each minis try that submits a document is written in red ink. It gives the president in a minute a knowledge of the subject and greatly shortens the time the chief eyecutive has to spend with his fountain pen. Dr. Caldwell's 3 Rules Keep You Healthy Bits For Breakfast Blossom day, rain or shine. . Hoping for much shine and little or no rain. . '"' Practically all the flax seed for the farmers having contracts with the state has been calle'3 5tf d Presumably, a lot of it is in the ground, though the weather , has not been favorable for planting. U Col. W. B. Bartram, superinten dent of Industries, In charge of the state flax plant. Is in Chicago, on his way home from an eastern trip. He will no doubt arrive here this week, and will be pleased if he finds most of the flax seed in the ground. He hoped to see much of it planted by the first of April. Dr. Caldwell watched the re sults of constipation for 47 years, and believed that no matter how careful people are of their hearth, diet and exercise, constipation will occur from time to time regardless of how much one tries to avoid it. Ot next importance, then, is how to treat it when It comes. Dr. Caldwell always was in favor of getting as close to nature as pos sible, hence his remedy for consti pation, known as J)r. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, is a mild vegetable compound. It can not harm the most delicate system and is not a habit forming preparation. Syr-; up Pep3tn is pleasant-tasting, and youngsters love it. It does not grip. Thousands of mothers have written us to that effect. Dr. Caldwell did not approve of drastic physics and purges. He ilid not believe they were good for human beings to put into their systems. In a practice of 47 years he never saw any reason for their asawher. a medi'ine like Syrup Pepsin will empty the bowels Just as promptly, more cleanly and gently, without griping and harm to the system. Keep fred from constipation! It robs your strength, hardens your arteries and brings on premature old age. Do not let a day go by without a bowel' movement. Do not sit and hope, but go to a drug gist 'and get one of the generous bottles of Dr. Caldwell's Sirup Pepsin. Take; the proper dose that night and by morning you will feel like a different person. ;t &fhh ) -I Hfc AT AOC 63 Use Syrup Pepsin for yourself and members of the family in consti pation, biliousness. sour and crampy stomach, bad breath, no appetite, headaches, and to break up fevers and colds. Always have a bottle in the house, and observe these three rules of health: Keep I he head cool, the feet warm, the bowels open. 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