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GEORGE PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher
On Law Making
In his biennial address to the legislature, Governor Pierce,
in his plea for law enforcement, said:
Wo. who are the beneficiaries ot the greatest Inheritance the
world bas ever known In the form ot guvernmental lnstlltutions,
unequalled in their Justice since time began, today (Ind them trem
bling in the balance, because there Is growing up a spirit of Indif
ference to law and established authority.
May there be a revival ot the spirit of reverence tor authority and
law that will sweep this land from end to end, su that Oregon may be
the most progressive state In all the Union: a state where law Is held
sacred, enforced without favor, or repealed when found wrong.
By law enforcement, the governor means of course, prohi
bition enforcement for to fanatics, the Volstead act is the only
law on the statute books, and for its enforcement, it is per
missible to violate all other laws, including the constitutional
provisions embodied in the Bill of Rights.
Yet the statute books are filled with laws which are un
inforcible and which no attempt is made to enforce, and the
nation still survives. That is because lawmakers are often
ignorant of fundamental law and under emotion or coersion
or fanaticism, pass laws that are of no force or effect in
practice and therefore properly ignored.
Few of the obnoxious laws are ever repealed. They
remain as dead letters. The witchcraft laws, the Sunday
Blue Laws and numerous other laws still adorn the statute
books of the older states, but are never enforced, an in
heritance of the past that no one has taken the trouble to
repeal.
One fundamental in law making that is frequently over
looked, is that any enactment that fails of its purpose, will
almost certainly work backward and tend to bring about the
opposite result from that desired. This is shown by laws
regulating interest rales in defiance of economic law, by laws
taxing mortgages, and other measures designed to penalize
capital. The net result is the penalizing of the borrower, by
subterfuge or other means.
Another fundamental lost sight of, is that you cannot by
a multiplicity of laws, prevent people from doing what they
generally and usually wish to do. That is why all the laws on
the books have not suppressed gambling, but only certain
forms of gambling. That is why laws regulating business
practice are not enforced and cannot be enforced. There arc
scores of ways to acomplish the same end under the spur of
profit and laws cannot be made fast enough to catch up with
the expedients adopted.
A still more important fundamental in law making is that
excessive and inhuman penalties for slight offenses tend to
increase crime and there is no surer way of destroying a
criminal statue than by providing such penalties. Juries find
themselves confronted by the alternative of finding an
offender not guilty or sending him to jail for a long term
and to pay an exorbitant fine and invariably acquit, because
the penalty outrages their sense of fair play and justice.
Merely because a fool law gets on the statute books, docs
not make it sacred and it is the fool laws that breed the
spirit of law defiance and indifference. That is the trouble
vp. have too many fool laws, attempting to change human
nature by legal edict, which commonsense reject, but
Governor Pierce to the contrary, the nation is not therefore
"trembling in the balance.''
yjAL,
SALEM, OREGON
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1925
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Copyright JD2I George Matthew Adams
A Modern Marriage
An Abaorbinir Novel
By IDAH McGLONE GIBSON j
KATHLYN'S FAMILY
Rodney Evana looked at Doctor
Johnson In surprise aa he said to
litnwelf, I have never seen this
man.' To the physician Evans
said: ou of course know, in.
Johnson, of the terrible tragedy
that occurred lost night. Miss
Leonard has been summoned
appear at the inquest at ten o'clock
nd my frli-nd and I have come
to take her. Of courae, it la im
possible for her to go under the
circumstances."
'It la Impossible, Mr. Evans, for
her to go anywhere except to the
ho pita I. I will not answer for her
life under any other circum
stances."
Will you sign this then. Doc
tor?" said Dick, coming; forward
with a sheet of notepaper in his
hand on which he had jotted down
Just what the doctor had euld.
Don't worry, Rod. I'll make all
the necotvmry arrangements over
the phone for the ambulance and;
the hoflpital room."
lie took out his watch. "You
and I have to be going very soon.
Rod, if we are to get to the in
quest In true.
"The Inquest must wait."
The law never waits. Rod."
"This la one time when it shall.
snapped Evnna sternly. "Until
Knthlyn Is safely in her bed at the
hospital, in care of the best doc
tors and nurse that can be pro
cured, all the law in the world can
not tako me from her."
Dick saw that Rodney was craz
ed by the girl's Illness and had for
gotten all about the seriousness of
hi position in regard to the kiltlne
of Elton Fogs.
"X will try to delay the inquest."
Starmount said, turning to the
hone.
Rodney took no further interest
BRINGING UP FATHER
Kathlyn recognize him.
Dick came back from the phone
and put his hand on Roduey's
shoulder.
"Don't worry, old man. It wilt
all come out right." But ho thought
that Kathlyn's Illness was a direct
act of providence. lie knew what
maneuvering it would take to keep
her from being indicted for the
n.urder and would much rather
have her abnent and let him make
out his case for hinnelf with Hod
ney'a help.
lie was pretty sure that he could
steer the questions into such
channel that kathlyn would not
be Mamt'd. He was nut very en
thusinatic, though, over Rod's tak
ing the blame f ir Kathlyn's guilt
if she were guilty.
Only thai he waa not sure of her
guilt made him accede to Rod's
request.
The coroner baa promised to
dlny the inquest until one o'clock;
that will give us enough time fo
gtt Kathiyn to the hospital," the
lawyer sji i.
"It does seem, Dick, as though
Kathlyn should have some worn
an fri-nd with her."
A woman does not need any
one but her husband at such i
time," Dick answered, "but It I.
nstoniahing how few real friends
one finds ha has when he wants
them."
"It's queer, Dick," oaid Rod.
"that a girt like Kathlyn could
live five years in New York and
meet hundreds of people and yet
have not a single intimate woman
friend.
"Of counw. Kathlyn has always
boon so ambitious that -he has noi
cared much lor intimate friends.
'They take so much of my time,'
she always has said. I think, per
haps, that Lucilo Stedman, who
tt'.DI m.1t'rifil n linn m n
In tho matter. He was frantic andhalf a-r-. is th nniv -...-.n
tui-u aKain anu again to makeis mo.e than a casual acoimint-
ance of Kathlyn's in title whole
city."
Why don't you call her upr
asked Dick.
"She la now In Reno for a six
months' stay preparatory to a di
vorce." Rodney alghed. Ha hated to
think that Kathlyn would be at
the hospital with only hired peo
ple to care for her.
"There are many women," ha
concluded, "that would offer their
services, but they would do so
from curiosity."
At last, however, the two men
decided that it would be better to
depend upon the nurse than some
mere acquaintance.
"D you think we ha! better
wire Kathlyn's sister?" Dick ask
ed.
'I think we had. but I'm sure
she'll not oine after the news
papers get all the details of this
murder. She would rather leave
Kathlyn to any fate than to be
mixed up with anything of this
sort.
"Ka'.hlyn's mother recently had
row with her other daughter.
with whom she was living, and
came here. Kathlyn ia not very
diplomatic; she sent her sister a
caustic lct'e.."
Where Is the mother now?"
asked Starmount.
'She's somev-here In the Holy
Land. She left a month ngo on
trip arotind the world. My fath
er v.aa on tho si me boat. Because
cf our secret marrligo, Dick, Katta
lyn knew that she could not keep
her mother with her, and as Mna.
Loonard expressed a desire to go
round the world, Kathlyn made it
possible for her to go."
Tomorrow Tlie Strange Voice.
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A Hopeful Sign
Defeat of tlie proposed child labor amendment to the
federal constitution, aa forecasted by a poll of the legislators,
is evidence that we have a legislature above the avcrago in
intelligence and coninionsense. Usually the pleas of the
sentimentalists and the pressure of the lip-lifters, stampedes
me soions into enactments of lcKislation, innocent and
altruistic on their face,- projected ostensibly for human wel
fare, but which in operation multiply bureaucracy, increase
taxation, curtail liberty and are destructive of democracy.
Th; amendment, which makes children wards of congress
until their 18th year, and destroys the inherent rights ot
p.iums over tlieir offspring, is one of the most vicious and
far reaching measures ever put forth in the republic. It
ft. -old disrupt the family, the unit of our civilization,
demoralize its discipline and create shiftlessness in the rising
cenuidtitm. wunout accomplishing the objects sought.
Kegulation of child-labor is a local and state function, not
a national, and the indicated defeat of this measure all over
the Union, heralds a pronounced reaction against the cen
tralization of government that has proceeded at a menacing
pace since the outbreak of the world war. The effect of this
ien lanauon, winch will inevitably break down the over
KMticu nuerai government, was aptly described by President
( oohdge m his recent message to congress, when he said :
"I am rnnvlnrf.1 that thu hroad.ninR of tills fl.1,1 of activity Is
d..(nm,t, l,n,h to the Ki rl ,. s, guvorni.KM.ts (flc Z , 'y (
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Effnloucy uf state (tovori.m.nt is Ir.,,,;,!.,.,! s, thov rollnnuUh ami
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BARNEY GOOGLE AND SPARK PLUG
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By Billy de Beck
U. S. SUCCESSFUL IN
SPORTS DURING 19241
N York Ann ri. .r . :i. IH, i i..
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triumph on flc! Is r Intt-nnuoiiiil
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wearers of tits St.r ami Kli.ne
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a eeplim victories in en n o'lu.
major l.lympla con.poti.ions ami
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wio In (air, tennis, polo, hon
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compjtltion shun. Amarica at ll.c
top in i out of 14.
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lnned Htstei carried off all Olym-
Mo point honors of Importance
in ror tna rtrst tlmt alnca If OS,
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