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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1925
CapitalA-Journal
Salem. Orecon
An Independent Newipaper Published ry trenlng axcapt Bunday
Telephone 81; new 81
OKOKGB PUTNAM, Editor and PuMUaer
Protecting Presidents
Congressman Reid, republican, of Illinois, proposes
federal laws "to make it unlawful to solicit or bribe any one
to assist in a malicious attempt to impeach the president of
the United Stales; and to make punishable an attempt to
libel or slander the president of the United States, or to
maliciously by words, writings, pictures or the like, tending
to blacken the memory of any president who is dead or to
impeach the honesty, integrity, virtue or reputation or to
publish the natural defects of any president who is alive
theret. to expose him to public hatred, contempt or ridicule."
.Monarchs and kings from the earliest times have found it
convenient to claim divine rights to shield themselves from
public censure. Alexander the Great became so obsessed
with his own importance and the necessity of confounding
his critics that he proclaimed his own divinity. Augustus
and the Caesars created themselves gods and set up their
statues for public worship, so perhaps it's all in the course
of empire for the republic to decree the presidency
sancrosimct.
This censuring, attacking, ridiculing and libeling the
president, is however, part and parcel of the great American
past-time of politics. Whenever partisanship becomes pas
sionate, the flood gates of abuse are opened and the muddy
torrent belches forth.
The abler our presidents, the more they are libeled. No
one was more villified than Washington in his day, or Jeffer
son following. The abuse heaped on Jackson was matched
only by that directed against Lincoln, and everyone is
familiar with the systematic persecution of Wilson. Yet some
how the republic survived and the fame of the presidents
shines all the bl ighter to posterity for their scouring in the
slime of slander.
Better far the abuses of free speech and press than their
curLiilment, for when the humblest cannot criticise the
highest his public servant, we cease to function as a
democracy to ape the decadent autocracies of the old world.
TODAY'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE
HORIZONTAL
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X. Jtul!m (nlibr.)
3. Menial liuugv
4. Ky
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HOW TO SOLVE THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE
The way to antra the Croaa Word Puzzle li to fill In the while
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uiii)iiiR definition.. The .lifiiiilloui arc uumberol to correspond will)
lue nuinuvra on lue oiajrram.
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at Ha number, alioun on tho dlncnun, and will extend all the wnj
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ber, and extend as fur aa I bo while sunn res continue uninterruptedly.
An. word defined antler "VF.ItTICAr." will also beeln. In the white
apaco that eonliiliis It. number, but will extend downward aa far aa
the nhilo aiKicea remain uiiiiilrrruiiledlr.
Congressional Hyprocricy
lesumony ivcn m uoiiKressman acolt a divorce case
again calls attention to the hypocricy prevalent in congress.
which enacts dry laws and remains wet. Referring to social
conditions in Washington, Mrs. Scott said:
In Washington every tliiiu you turn mound it is n eorktall. We
served them to everybody, even to the waiter in the hotel.
Thoro woro always efi(,'-ncK partieu in WuuhinKton ut Christinas tlino.
We went to them and I went with iny army friends. On
the trip to Panama in 1U21 wo wives of congressmen were thrown
together a lot because tho men gambled all day and drank.
Drinking prevalent in official circles, at the McLean
"breakfasts", at the "little red house on K street" on the
Tories trips, are all matters of record. Every congressional
junket is a booze party. And some of the worst boozers, such
D". Congressman Langley re-elected with the support of the
Anti-Saloon League after conviction in federal courts for
conspiracy in looting government warehouses and selling the
bo -to stored therein, arrested last week in Washington for
drunkenness, are the loudest adherents of prohibition and
staimchest advocates of the Volstead act.
If congress is in earnest in drying up the country, it should
pnend a fraction of the 55,000,000 spent for prohibition
enforcement in drying itself up.
Civil War Memories
Among recent books of the civil war period, few are more
interesting than "Some Memories of the Civil War'' by
George Haven Putnam (Putnam & Sons, New York) who
served as major in the 170th Regt. N. Y. S. Volunteers, and
suffered incarceration in Libby prison.
" Tis sixty years since"' reads the forward, "and two
generations of American citizens have grown up since the
war was begun with the firing of the first gun at Fort
Sumter. It had seemed possible to Major Putnam that there
would be interest for some members of the citizens of later
date to have recalled to them a few of the incidents, and
perhaps something of the atmosphere of those strenuous
tvars 1861-G5."
With war reminiscences and letters written while at Libby
r'ving a vivid glimpse of treatment accorded war prisoners,
are n number of lectures given by Major Putnam before his
tori -1 ocieties upon topics related to the conflict and its
origin, including addresses upon Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson
Davis and other figures of the day, most of whom the author
knew personally and intimately, making the book a valuabl
contribution to civil war literal tiro.
P
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BANK BOARD JOS
IK NAMED
Frank C. llraiimell was yester
day te-elec-ted slatu superintend
eut of haul, a by unanimous vole hi
the state liaukini; board, eeui
nriseii of (iovernnr Tleree. S.v
retary of state Kozer and Slap
treasurer kuy. '1 lie appointment
is for a period of four yearn.
Hi h unveil has served as wiper
intendent for four years, lie ,i
same,! the duties of the offiee Jan
uar, 2. 1921, ,y appointment of
tho board, wbirh then cumpri I
W. T. Vinton, anion governor: t)
P. Iloff, state treasurer, and Sin:
A. Kozer, secretary of slate. Vin
ton was acting aa governor white
liOTernor oleott was altendlui; a
convention of governors at II ir
rlsburg, Pa.
After liia appointment yester.lay
'lr. Ilramwell announced the
wlgnation of his assistant. W. t.
dalr. which was effective No
vember II, 1124, so Dial he eould
become president o. the reorgan
ised Lincoln county hank at To
ledo. The board confirmed ap
pointments made by llraaiwell
yesterday as follows
Mrvwirt. K. SI. Watson. II. ()
o:-et, I luKiiam llilliert; a.-Ut in
e.iminers. t'. K. t'u.sUk. A. II 0!
ion; tuvretnrr. Kdna A. Simouton
iicnoxraplicr. Doris Allen: deputy
-atperlntelid.Mits. lavl( K. Crah.i
of Nyssa, A. li. famphcll of K: it:
nn rails, (.corse K. Huston of
l.a I'm.-, Georeo X. Hosteller ut
l lie Dalles, William t'. t'ln i.-t.-n
on of Newport and 1'. H. Norli -i
of Shr.i w -o.l
The do! -in -,. ,.r,, under s la
I-:..., lino! :i, 10 iMiuiuate the ,v-
els of Insolvent anil reorg.inil.e'l
nanus.
PRiSOHRUCiMiiTS"
STATE PRINTER'S AUTO
A lniHnr t
Wilkin-, life
IM-nlt.uill-uv,
driven by II
printer, colli
nek ditven by l.lovd
lermer of the state
and an niitontoldle
8. ItowhRi-d, state
il yesterday at Court
-urn i-nureli streets, with heavy
il.iioiiue t) llosshard's car. The
truck, according 1o liosshards
titeo,nt nt the poiiea tuon.
"truck the left rear side of his car
smashing a wheel, and bending a
fender and an axle, lie snva the
truck driver was looking In the
opposite direction from that In
which he Intcudrd. to ao.
Warden Patrymnle torfiv ani.1
that Wilkin. ! one of the mo.i
aref il and trustworthy men wlih
a truck In the city and that he hi.
ine conritietice of
llhlyl1 gFP ' PIP
SOM.TION OP VKSTEIlDAlt'S 1 I
VERTICAL y
I A Modern Marriage
An Absorbing Novel
kBy IDAH McGLONE GIBSON
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II. I'ficoutli
in. One uho uses
IS. Iln'luro (ublir.l)
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t'enliiry plant
To testify
Copyright 1921 Gcorgo Matthew Adams
BRINGING UP FATHER
THE ARltFST
"A II Us Leonard opened the
door." Rodney Evans continued Ur
explanation to the officers, "we
were able to recognise, just aa you
came up. that the man was Kl'.on
lose, a friend of outs."
"Well, tho man is dead murder
ed probably' roushly decided the
policeman. "Here a a gun in his
pocket. He must have had some
enemiej or he W3uld not have
sona around armed." I
"I never knew that Mr. Fosa'
waa in the habit of currying
Sun, did you, KoJ?" spoke up
Kathlyn, whose mind was working
hard, knowing: that everything
cither she or Rodney said would
reyUur Itself on the officer's
mind to be told at the inquewt.
"Not this gun!" exclaimed the
policeman suspiciously. "This gun
Is wet.1
Neither Rodney nor K.ithlyn
mi use J th fact that the policeman
in handling the gun had taken it
In his two fingers at the end of the
barrel. Instantly they knew that
he was thinking of fingerprints.
Wrapping It carefully in his hand
kerchief, the man dropped tt in his
own pocket and, turning to Kath
lyn, he asked:
"You say you know this man?"
"Yes, I know him very well. He
called upon me this evening."
"What time did he leave?"
"He stayed quite late because of
the storm. At last ho decided that
he would have to brave the rain
and left my house only a short
time before Mr. Evans rang my
bell. I was Just getting ready for
bed when I heard Mr. Evans ring
I though it was Mr. I-oss who had
come back for something."
Tho of floor fa.ed Kathlyn. "Who
are you?" he asked. j
I'm Kathlyn Leonard, a painter
and Illustrator. I live here," she
antnrered. pointing to the still op
en door.
"You know both these men
well ?"
' V es, t hey bo t h have been
friends cf mine."
"Officer," interrupted Rodney.
"I am Rodney Evans, an author
and playwright. You probably
know that I have a comedy on ai
the Oritirton now. I have lived
ut the Seven Atu club for five
years.
" Alias Leonard, you are drench
ed with rain. Don't you think that
you had better leave this mystery
to be cleared up by thb officer
and myself?"
"The lady will be called upon
to tell what she knows as well as
you. I'll telephone now for an
imbulance to take the body to the
morgue," snapped the officer.
The policeman blew his whistle
and, ns though out of the air, two
policemen came running to the
spot.
"A man has Just been shot here.
You take care of tho body. I'm
going into the ho us- of this lady to
telephone the station. Come along
Evans."
Kathlyn and Rodney followed
the officer Into the house.
"Where's your telephone?" he
demanded.
"Right there on that desk."
Aa the man va;ked toward It.
his back was turned for an ineuant.
Rodney's and Kathlyn'a eyes met.
Rodney put his finger on his lips
and Kathlyn slightly ndded.
"Snd ovor the ambulance, Con
roy, to twenty-seven eighty lie
Doucrat. A man has just been
murdered over here.
"Yis, a man and wjmnn were
standing ever the body, which was
fount Just in front of where the.
woman lives.
"Yes. I'll bring them both over.
You'd better send Skel.'on it he'
there."
"Surely, officer, you won't take
Miss Leonard cut again in this
storm. She Is wet and shivering
now. She should be changing her
clothes. I'll go with you if you
want me and will annvvtr for the
appearance of M iss Lena rd to
morrow niormnt."
"Oh, I'll go wit., the officer
willingly," broke in Kathlyn who
wanted to heir If possible what
Kidney would say la explanation.
"I'm sure you'll wait a littie until
I change into some dry clothes."
"Yes. go and do that, lady," the
policeman shortly ordered. "Hers
cuiiiva the ambulance.'
Ho opened the door wide and
Kuih'yn haj a confused uight ol
many people gathered at her step.
The raiu had suosidd into an
Inten.ilttent drizzle.
"How Ions will we be at th
station, offir?" asked Kathlyn,
taking a sudden resolv;.
"C in't tell," was his gruff reply.
"Well, I think I'll chance my
wet cluthes a lil'Je longer. 1 don't
think I'M change."
"What's all this, Murpl.y?" au
thoritatively asked a man in plain
cluihcs coming into the room.
"I found that body out there
nnd tlicvu two people standing
over it a few minute ago."
Rodney Evans came forward
eagerly. "You know me, Mr. Skel
ton. do you not."
Tomorrow Kaihlyn's Dark Hour,
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