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As I grow older, J simplify both my science and my
religion. Books mean less to me; prayers mean less; po
tions, pills and drugs mean less; but peace, friendship,
lore and a life of usefulness mean more infinitely more.
Silas Hubbard.
Wisdom in Justice
IN a brilliant opinion that punctuated a fog of legislative
news and petty politics like a ray of summer sunshine,
Justice H. H. Belt of the Oregon supreme court Tuesday
sought to remove a vicious stain from the garment of justice.
At the same time he revived a splendid promise for the guid
ance of law enforcement agencies and jurists. He displayed
again, as he has done repeatedly, the beauty of tempering
justice with common sense.
Tn unttsiM 9 ronfitnn nhtained hv "dark afire methods '
would be "a perversion of
holds. He reviewea scorniuiiy tne ioui scnemes wu oitw
employed in extracting so-called confessions and remanded
a case for retrial. '
Dark prison cells shield the skeletons of many a man
and woman whose brand of goilt has been applied by the op-
law enforcement and court systems.
Judge Belt's opinion reflects the sound reasoning and kindly
wisdom that must be depended upon to puncture the clouded
mentalities of those who officially apply these systems.
Tnn nftpn our leral authorities apnlv their brands with
in Hup nrnrf skp of iustice.
perdition of the gallows to
agents of-our law. We are assuming gum instead oi inno
cence; we are beating confessions out of the guilty and in
nocent alike with methods that, as Judge Belt holds, must
shame the name of justice.
Much of law enforcement an4 justice have been twisted
hv miaannlication of their fundamental pre
cepts, due to the eagerness .with which society has taken up
conviction of sinners and the lambs are shunted to the
slaughter with the wolves as a result. The arrogance of the
most lowly minion of the law is another consequence.
: Is it not possible, before the high minded, wisely rea
soning men of the stripe of Judge Belt are outnumbered, to
put! the whole scheme of justice back on its foundations?
Why should the state not employ its best legal talent to
prove the innocence of its citizens? Would justice not be
served equally well if prosecuting attorneys were defense
attorneys, paid by the state to prove its citizens innocent?
J The set-up of our enforcement agencies and courts, is
upside down. The state is engaged in a perpetual fight to
protect society- by proving its individuals guilty of crime.
Let our courts put upon society the burden of proving that
its individuals are guilty before the state shall be called
upon to exact the penalties of guilt.
More opinions like that from the pen "of Judge Belt will
speed up to restoration of the principle that innocence must
be assumed until guilt is -proved.
Breaking or Changing?
r might have been expected of a college professor that he,
from the midst of that legion of youth accused of wicked
ness and wanton ways, would come to the defense of youth
and of youths' relationship to the, great American family.
Dr. John H. Mueller of the University of Oregon has done
just tfyat.
He defies the mob with the exclamation that "family
life is not breaking down !" Rather, the doctor insists, it is
"changing." Whatever the philosophy, the choice of words
is commendable. He amplifies his contention and carries
bis point convincingly by the declaration that progress in
society is a constant readjustment to meet new conditions
and the change that may or may not be coming over Ameri
can family life is a mere reflection of this general readjust
ment. The home has a new status, to a degree. The funda
mentals are being shaken by the revolution of social thought
and activity. Old ways sometimes precious ways are go
ing and new ways are coming. Youth changes his course as
the stream of life shifts its channel.
There may be nothing new under the sun, after all, but,
for a fact, the whole , composition of society has changed
color' under the burning rays of the sun of enlightenment
and progress.
Youth, the home, arts, sciences religion all these and
all else are changing. History alone will evaluate the new
as compared with the old. It is no time to say that the fam
ily life of the nation or the world is breaking down.
Makes Us Feel Chesty
fTpHERE is a charge by a leading Japanese authority that
J the whole world has fallen under the domination of
American gold, American power, and now even American
Ideas
And modern journalism, motor cars and literature are
specifically laid at the door of America, to say nothing of
new ideas about the rights of women and the spread of ir
religion. While it is admitted that the charge is a serious one,
Uncle Sam will hardly know whether to be humbled or flat
tered by it
And his surprise will be mixed with resentment at the
imputation that he is promoting irreligion, by a leading light
of a country to which so many
and so much has been done
spect for the tfcnets of the higher ideals of the kind by which
we are designated
That is. a "Christian nation.
In the multiplicity of sects
of the Christian religion, perhaps the Japanese mind has be
come confused.
We are rather proud to
other accusations, and it especially tickles our vanity to be
charged with having the place of cultural leadership, Jhat
being a position long claimed by older and supposedly more
learned peoples. "
What Is Flu If It Is?
T7IMINENT medical authorities of the country held a con
wri furanm in Washington on the flu enidemic
bj ww o
And th conclusion of the
there is no such thing as flu
around under that name-
It is merely a panic epidemic,
Tho onrorpon creneral. who should have been at the head
of the long table in the conference, was sick with the flu, or
perhaps with the panic, eise tne iinaings mignt nave Deen
different.
One physician clarified the issue somewhat by advanc
ing the inforjnation that flu never killed anybody
All it does is to turn into pneumonia which Is quite often
fatal; and people who dance should not get their faces too
close together but should look over each other's shoulders.
The dispatches gave no information on that point, but a
friend at the writer's elbow is willing to wager that the doc
tor who gave that advice must be at least 99 years old, for
had he been younger he would have remembered that most
of the thrills in dancing come from gazing tenderly Into the
soulful eyes of one's partner, and that no thoughts of flu,
or panic, either, will deter a man under those conditions.
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; The facta in favor of the proposed Minto pass highway
re sufficient to justify the taking up of that project as one
of the next major, ones, and this will no doubt be done, if no
xnonkey wrenches Are thrown into the state highway ma
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justice, Judge Belt's opinion;
Humans are thrown into the
cover up the inefficiencies of
a V m
missionaries have been sent,
towards securing a greater re
parading under the banners
admit the truth of most of the
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foregathered experts was that
in the complaint that is going
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The Way of
the World
FUTILE
A wise woman by the name of
Elizabeth Marbury said the other
day: "I never crabi about any
thing. It la rery, j yery futile."
Of course there are many fine,
philosophical reasons why we
should not "carry a grouch" or
:rab about things, but this simple
reason is a good one, and suffi
cient. What's the use? On the
aaost selfish grounds, it's very"
very futile.
DO YOC EXOW?
It has been said that "an artist
has nothing to say until he has
painted 10.000 pictures." Few
of us are artists, but the applica
tion of the suggestion is just as
good. Most of us are quick to
give our opinion . about almost
anything. With the least bi( of
experience we set ourselves up for
authorities. This is coming tx be
very highly competitive world
tnd we had better , stay out of
things that we are not prepared
for. when we have painted 10.-
000 pictures we have some right
to speak. Until then we might
better look and listen.
IX 100 YEARS
In 100 years from today it is
not probable that a single person
iow alive will be playing any part
n the affairs of this world. And
yet we expect the world to be run
much better than it is now. One
Hundred years is but a moment as
Lime is measured . over the long
run. With that thought Eeriously
in mind, how important it be
comes that we give every bit of
our best effort to helping today's
boys and girls to be better men
and women than we are. We
shall presently all be out of the
picture. But we have a great
deal to eay as to how things are
going to be carried on in the long,
long future.
CONTACT
.... Contact is one of the most
important words In the language.
Contact is the basis of the best in
education. Education filters
through personality. Contact of
a pupil with the right personality
may mean that a light will steal
upon him, faintly but steadily as
the dawn. Or one day it may il
luminate him like the whUe light
of the Damascus road. His soul Is
set aglow by the candle of another
life, and - he becomes something
that he never was before. And
he will never be the same again. '
IX WHOSE HONOR?
Two members of the University
of California crew which woa a
boat race at the Olympio games
arrived borne recently. Schooh
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Who's Who &
ACTION' OX FARM RELIEF
ADVOCATED
By H. T. KAX3TEY
ConsYMtman From IUlnott
(Henry Thn Rainey wit bort at
Carrollton. HI.. Aug. 20. 1860. Ha it
a graduate of Amhtrit and Unian Col
lege of Lav, Chicago. Practicing law
at Carrollton from 1835 to 1902, ha
ti elected a member of the borne of
repretamatiTet from the 20th Illinois
district ia 1903 sad served continu
ously until 1921. He was again elect
ed ia 192S, els last term expiriaa" this
year.)
AN INTERESTING proposition
is farm relief. Senator Mc
Nary has prepared a bill
which seems to exactly meet the
farm relief propositions an
nounced by Mr. Hoover in his
Iowa speech.
The present
McNary bill
contains noth
ing new or
startling, but
It contains the
propo si 1 1 o n s
for which Mr.
Hoover stood In
the campaign.
His pronounce
ments for farm
relief were not
as definite as
those made by
XlP.MJ-.WIQf Mr. Coolidge
during his last campaign for the
presidency.
If the present McNary bill will
accomplish anything for farmer
it ought to be enacted into law
Immediately at the present short
session so that the farmers can
get the benefit of It in this year s
crops. If it wilL accomplish
were given a half holiday and
"business men closed their shops
to celebrate. All H1I3 moved one
of the university professors to say
in a speech at the Lion's tlub that
it was not. so much an honor to
two athletes as It was general ac
claim to the great god Athletics.
He said:
"If Gilbert Lewis, of the chem
istry department, made some
great discovery that changed the
thought of the world, would tile
people turn out to welcome him?
Would the business houses and
schools declare a holiday? They
would not.
"If Dr. Millikan. discoverer of
the cosmic ray, a truly wonderful
feat, paid .a visit to Berkeley,
would be be given the welcome
that thee oar-pullers were ac
corded? Of course not. We
would hardly be noticed."
There Is much to think about
In what the professor says. Games
have a place. Boys and men who
play them often do well by them
elves and furnish entertainment
'or others. Bnt oar praise gets
out-of proportion, w'e lack the
ense of discrimination.
wife ofreaeD To rohth'
OOl fWOTrTrVH fS UTTUE.OH OOO.
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Timely Views
nothing, the farmer ought t
know it before the next campaign
commences. Farm leaders, it
seems to me. are making a mis
take over to be adjusted in a spe
cial session. The McNary bil
might as well be passed now. Ii
it does pass In an extra session i
will not take effect until the croj
year of 1930 and before the crop,
of 1929 are harvested and market
ed another congress will be elect
ed. The effect of enacting tht
McNary bill in an extra session
may be the postponement foi
four years of effective farm re
lief for farmers if the present Mc
Nary bill fails to accomplish that
result and I think it will fall.
Only a small measure of farm
relief can be obtained by increas
ing tariff rates.
Of the great basic farm pro
ducts we produce a surplus at
uncontrolled surplus for. expor:
and it will not make any differ
ence how high we make the tarif;
on these great basic products fo;
It will not help the farmers. Wc
have 500 times as many farmer:
engaged in producing these bash
crops as we have engaged in pro
ducing crops which can be really
benefited by the tariff.
We have a tariff now on wheat
of 43 cents per bushel. If wt
make it 1 43 per bushel It wih
not help the wheat producers any
We might help the cattle feed
ers by Increasing the tariff on
canned meats but this help wil
be negligible and will not be no
ticed in the results.
Old Oregon's
Yesterdays
Town Talks from The StAte.
man Oar Fathers Read
- In an open letter to the voters
of Oregon signed by Abigail Scott
Duniway, and Frances E. Gotshall
an appear is made for extension
of the suffrage to women.
Harry W. Townsend, former Sa
lemite and now traveling immi
gration agent for the Harriman
lines, is a business visitor. He i
now Interested in prune growing
at Rosedale.
The Turner exhibit of 150 fine
DhotosxaDhs and reproductions of
the great paintings of the world
will be open at the Armory this
week.
William Hager. the Fairfield
dealer in grains and hops has
about decided to move to this city
and has commissioned an archi
tect to draw plans for a- residence
which he will build here If pres
ent plans materialize.
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The Grab
Jxnnxrr IS. 1929
Who am I?? Of what division
of the army am I the head? Where
are my headquarters':
What is the largest island in
the world?
What is another name for Iraq?
What prominent war figure in
England was sometimes known as
K. of K.?
"If I bear witness of myself my
witness is not true." Where is
this passage found in the Bible?
Today in the Past
On this day. in 1919. the peace
conference opened at Versailles.
Today's Horoscope
Persons who claim' today as
heir birthday are capable of tak
ing command of largv projects
md they have fine reasoning
owers. They are a bit too firm
in their convictions.
A Daily Thought
"The pleasure of love Is in lov
ng. We are happier in the pas
sion we feel than in what we ex-
ite." LaRochefoucauld.
nswers to Foregoing Questions
1. Major General Amos Frie:
chief of chemical warfare divl-
ion; Washington, D. C.
2. Greenland.
3. Mesopotamia.
4. Kitchener of Khartum.
5. John, v, 31.
THE
ONE MINUTE
PULPIT
For that which befalleth the
ons of men befalleth beasts; even
one thing befalleth them: as the
me dleth. so dieth the other; yea.
hey have all one breath; so that
a man hath no preeminence above
t beast; for all is vanity. Eccle-
iastes. ill. 19.
WORDS OP
THE WISE
carriages are made in heav
n.'" Tennyson.
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"Stiff In opinion, always in the
wrong." Dryden.
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Poems
that Live
THE NIGHT HAS A THOU
SAND EYES
THE night has a thousand eyes
And the day but one ;
Yet the light of the bright world
dies
With the dying sun,
The mind has a thousand eyes.
And the heart but one ;
Yet the light of a whole life die
When lore is done.-
Francis W. BourdOlon (1S62-1921)
MORE PROTECTION FOR
NUT GROWERS SOUGHT
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 17.
(AP) Representing 700 nut
growers of Ore eon and Washing
ton. W. H. Bently of Dundee. Ore-
manager of the North Pacific Nut
Growers association, will nrount
arguments in favor of a hivhr
tariff on filbert nuts and walnuts
in wasnmgton, D. C, January 25.
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"Uncle" an
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Correspondent tor
Central Pres. nd The Statesman
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.
Frederick J. Ubby un
doubtedly Is absolutely right
In saying that the rest of the
,n 7 j world will pick
quarrel with
-.e sJ n x a
ntH in the
M -.one of eance!
Ang its debts to
:s. while I
thinks a chance
vmalns to bor
row any more
here.
Coming from
.he executive
;ecretary of the
-rational Coun
11 for Preven
ri UBBT
tion of War,
whiclt is LU Job. Mr. Ubby's re
mark may sound cynical. Anyway,
it sounds sensible.
iTn.i sm mizht be hard to
lick in a fight. On the other hand.
he is the easiest mark on eann to
horn-swaggle.
PreDaratlons are in proves
r.nnr fnr the Deaceful separation
of Uncle Samuel from a few more
billions of his financial incre
ment, by means of a gams known
a 'reparation negotiations" a
game the European powers are
sharks at and Uncle bamuei tne
veriest sucker, but a game 1 n
which it teems hopelss3 to teach
him not fo take a hand every time
! he's invited.
The pathetic part of it is to see
our poor uncle taking what he
fondly believes are precautions
against being flim-flammed.
A . lamb, -in that bunch of
wolves! taking precautions!
The case stands th
The allied powers came out of
the World war owing the United
States about 12 billion dollars,
which they still owe.
Germany came out owing no
war debts to any foreign country,
having financed her side of the
conflict internally but owing an
indefinite amount of money in
damages "reparations."
The allies tried tftelr best to
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Bits for Breakfast
By R. J.
,That is good advice
What the Bits man has been
saying all along, that the legis
lature would do well to take Sam
Kozer into consultation in com.
pleting and correlating the meas
ures on automobile licenses
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And Tom Kay on measures for
raising money to balance the state
budget. These men have been in
the harness. They are experts in
those lines. They are the best ex
perts. In the world In this partic
ular field, and their help is avail
able without a cent of cost.
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Frank Jenkins of the Eugene
Register has been visiftng Cali
fornia points. He writes from Los
Angeles, mentioning among other
things the fine bridges in that city,
spanning alleged rivers.
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He tells of an Iowa man who
went to the southern California
metropolis and got a Job. He lost
his Job and was Jilted by his
sweetie the same day. "There isn't
much for me to live for," he bit
terly complained. "I'd Jump into
the Los Angeles rrver and end it
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jet the United States to wjpe . r
core clean, but Uncle ..' j
balked.
Then they proposed to as-:jr
their German reparations ,
America, settling everrthir.e t.
way. Unable to see why he
assume the burden of collect:
a lot of .doubtful reparation aj
ia substitute for money hones-:
due to him. Uncle Sam balked
that. too.
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Since that time the debtor ra
tions have been racking thii
brains for some scheme to euchre
the V. S. A. out of its 12 bii lions
without frankly defaulting r- pay
ment, which they rightly JuuceJ
would hurt their credit.
Meanwhile they continued to ex
act reparations regulatly fr,,m
Germany on account of a t.al
never definitely determined.
Finally this uncertainty lxn
to prey so on the Geman .xpay
tra' minds as to threau-n a:4 ,-i'ti.
barr&sslng situation pf-rl.a;. a
collapse of German payme:..-. th
Germans quite reasonably .tri
ing that maybe they could -taii.l
ieparations. but they waut'.c to
feel they were making somt pmi;
ress. e
"Very well," said the ex-alli,
"suppose we agree on a total and
you Germans issue bonds for it
You can sell the bonds and en
us the money. Out of It we win
pay the United States and every
thing will be lovely."
The Germans were willing. It is
to fix the total amount of rara
tions that the coming negotiations
were called the ones Uncle Sam
is urged to take a hand in.
"But." asks some curlou- per
son, "who is to buy the ;-rnmri
bonds? enabling Germany to par
the ex-allies, enabling them, in
turn to pay Uncle Samuel?"
"Why. Uncle Sam will buy the
bonds' of course," reyly the x-
allles.
And will Uncle Samn-1 buy
them? You know he will. As Mr.
Libby says, only a very iii bum 1
it debtor nations would go u war
o cancel their obligations to audi
in uncle. It is so much simpler
nd pleasanter to gyp him:
Hendricks"
all If I didn't hate to get hit
clothes so dusty.
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The legislative committees in
vestigating the various state in
stitutions will find them all fun -tJonlng
about as well as they ran
with the funds and facilities avail
able. Tbey will find that what
most of them need is capital im
provements, which they msy not
have in the present depleted state
of the commonwealth's finance,
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The pity of it Is that the tax
payers of the state generally ran.
not visit all the institutions. Then
they would demand at the hands
of the legislature measures that
would balance the state budget,
so framed as to equalise as murli
as possible the tax burdens. They
cannot be wholly equalized. Any
kind of a tax will do some injus
tices. But Oregon i suffering un
der greater than average tax mal
adjustments. m 'm
All cars are alike in on? par
ticular. If they get balky nrar a
roadside garage, the cost of fixing
them is $18.75.
By Swan
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