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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1925
Capital JiJournal
Salem, Oregon
n Independent Newspaper Hubllslied ererjp eenlng except Sunday
Telephone 81; ocwi 82
CKOUGE PUTNAM. Editor and Publisher
Pretty Soft
Extent to which schools, colleges and universities have
been turned over to sttudents to run is emphasized in a
Seattle dispatch which states that at the University of
Washington violations of the "honor code " which puts
responsibility of playing fair entirely in the hands of the
pupils have been so frequent of late that the college paper i3
advocating a referendum upon the question of reinstating the
faculty supervision system. Professors are not now allowed
to stay in the room during examinations.
Pretty soft, pretty soft. No wonder students gallop
through college learning nothing of discipline and little of
anything else. The faculty is tolerated simply for lectures,
which do not interfere with the big idea which is to have a
good time. So enjoyable has education become without
drudgery - and work that it has popularized all educational
institutions with youth, and the taxp:ij er cannot build school
houses fast enough to supply the demand.
From the grammar school up, youth has asserted itself,
the old fundamentals and the classics which taught concen
tration and required mental labor are btjng cast aside and
replaced by effortless fads and foibles which amuse and
interest but are without value in cultivating the mind the
main object of education. Heading and writing are becoming
lost arts, spelling remains only as a contest fad for prizes,
mathematics has been shelved and jazz, movies, radio and
autos oust the school books.
The rising generation learns most everything except
industry and discipline in the schools of today and the child
labor amendment will eliminate the lax industry and
discipline of the home and help make us as shiftless and
worthless a people as the Romans of the empire period.
Policies Reversed
Borah is alarmed, Johnson is excited, Harvey is raging and
the small band of senate irreconcilables furious because
Presul.nt Coolidge has quietly and unostentatiously worked
a revolution in foreign policy. Of course Mr. Hughes says
the nation's policy of isolation is unaltered and the President
approves his official utterance, but none the less the admin
istration has reversed its policies.
From an unofficial observer in European affairs the
United Stales has become a partner with the Allies under the
Dawes plan, with "a direct interest in its perfect execution,"
and a guarantee that Germany will carry it out.
In the language of Johnson we are "entangled" in the
collection of German reparations for fifty years, and it will
cost the Allies $25,000,000 a year in German marks during
this period. That is the price Europe pays for our coopcra
: ion, which scraps six years of Republican policies of pretense
and bunk. And in doing it, we have cancelled half of our
claims against Germany, and become a partner in collections
The main objection that will be raised, except by the isola
tionists, is that we have done timidly, furtively and as a
grasping creditor what should have been done long ago
boldly and openly and sympathetically. By our actions, we
have lost the moral leadership of the world, which we would
hav; retained had we cooperated with Europe after the war,
to pose as bill collector without moral responsibility.
This is the result of the long filibuster conducted by the
isolationists who intimidataed the administration into an
impossible position from which it has extracted itself as best
It could under the circumstances.
RESTRAINT ON
SPECIAL COPS
IS REQUESTED
(Continued from PnBo One)
inexperienced. mireusonlnK and
eHHisllile to no one Is chiefly
rcHponslble tor the outragon that
lave been perpetrated upon In
aorotit cltliena of the state, they
declare, urging that drastic re
Itrictlona be placed upon the
foreroor's authority to comnila
ilnn apeclal officer.
Ono suRKextlon they advance Is
that the number of special agents
a'hlch the governor may have at
my one time ho limited to 10, or
not to exceed 15. and that every
special agent be required to give
bond In the sum of at least (5,000.
laid bond to be approved by the
board of control before the com
mission la Issued. .
Probe Mere Formality
la connection with the prohibi
tion enforcement problem the
tuplrlon Is growing around the
state house that the probe Into
the administration of tleorge
Cleaver's department started last
night will amount to llttlo more
than formality to mask the
legislature's already formed de
termination to oust Cleaver, even
going to the length of voting
abolition of his department If
necessary. That the department
never will be abolished at this
session is generally growing
opinion, closo observers pointing
out that governor is In no mood
to stsnd for inch tampering and
that he holds the position which
will put such a movement to sleep
when the time comes.
There Is In both houses, they
admit, a majority, perhaps a two
thirds majority, determined to get
Cleaver ' scalp, and regardless
of what the outcome of the In
vestigation may bo they will pass
and tend to the governor the bill
to abolish tho prohibition depart
msnt. Unless such a bill carries a
majority sufficient to pass It over
his bead the governor will simply
veto It and aend It back. Should
tt come to hlrn with two-thirds
Tote he baa always avallnble a
remedy that will atampede the
opposition.
OoTernnr'i Hand Strontrert
Ity accepting Clesvor'i resigna
tion, tendered to him orally weeks
go and now aald to he In writing
on th executive desk, the gover
nor ran vets the hill and lend tt
back without fear that he will be
reversed. Wltb Cleaver out It Is
afe to say that nearly half of the
atreagtb now lined ap Behind (be
North bill to abolish the depart
ment would roversb Its vote.
Concerning the Investigation
now under way thero Is no taint
of prejudice to be attached to
Senator Garland and the Individu
al members of the committee..
They are endeavoring to lay bare
the true facta surrounding the ad
ministration of the department
and clear up. If possible, the
charges that have heon hurled at
Governor Pierce and Mr. Cleaver.
The senate adopted a favorable
report of the Judiciary committee
on the Hanks bill providing that
hotel and soft drink establish
ments, etc.. may appeal to tho cir
cuit court from orders of city of
ficials revoking their licensea.
Open Forum
Contributions to 'I'll la Column
mint by plainly written on one
slJe of pnper only, limited to
300 words In length and signed
vtlh the nnme of the writer.
Articles not mcotintj these spe
cification will be rejected.
To the Killtur: I read with In
terest the letter from XVIII In list
night's bison and endorse all The
statements, which merely ,le
crlhes condition but does n.it
olve tile problem.
This is a matter that shoul.1 he
fuced boldly a. it is of extreme
urgency. The well-being of tin
young women of this city is at
Maue.
1 think It should be up to the
eivic. authorities to appoint nn In
vestigiting committee to make In
quiries aim eliminate this evil and
.'.ivQ the young women a chance to
earn an honest living. Then there
would be no nresstly for thorn to
take any of the three roads open
to them, vix., starvation, evil, heg
ning. AN ANXIOCS MOTIIKIt,
A message late Is a mcaaacc
lost.
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A Modern Marriage
An ADsorDing rovei v
mBy IDAH McGLONE GIBSON
TIIK MYSTERIOUS I'HOWXKR
"Well, you aea that laat line
reads: 'Elton Fosa got hii and I
tun avenged!' "
Dick Starmount moved reatlesa
ly and put hU hand on Rodney's
urm.
Policeman Miirphy half rose In
-hlfl aeat, but at a (significant glance
from Skelton aat down again.
"Mr. Evana, did you see anyone
on the street before the police man
came up?" asked the coroner.
"No," answered Rodney Evans,
"but the whole thing took place
within a minute or two. There
might have been a dozen people In
the darknesa which covered the
streets aa with a pall.
"I think the police who afterward
saw the body will corroborate me
when I say that In the ruin which
waa coming down in torrenta It
would have been Impossible to
have seen anything three feet from
us. The street lamps were Just
blobs of yellow like toy balloons
Tinklng against wet black velvet.
"The only possible way that Miss
Leonard and myself could have
recognized the body waa because
as she opened the door of her
apartment to me, a stream of light
from within shone directly on the
figure."
"Skelton, has any lnaulry been
made at any place that might have
been open In the neighborhood
where Fos was found?"
"Yes sir, I found at the garage
where Mr. Evans la in the habit of
leaving hla car that tvhen- the night
man came back from his midnight
lunch across the street, he saw
that the cars of Mr. Evans and a
Dr. Johnson had been driven in
his absence. Dr. Johnson lis a
popular young doctor. He keeps
bis car at the garage. However
I was not able to find the doctor
who, I waa told has been out since
early morning on an important
call."
Again Richard Starmount at at
torney for Mr. Evans interrupted:
"Your honor, Doctor Johnson, was
called this morning to the studio
of Mi&s Leonard by her maid who
when she arrived for the day had
found her mistress very 111. it was
Dr. Johnson who insisted that Miss
Leonard should be taken to the
hospital; when we arrived there I
had a little conversation with the
doctor while Mr. Evans was mak
ing arrangements for every possible
cimfort to be given his wife.
"I found out that although Mr.
Evans did not know Doctor John
son the doctor had been htm many
times in the garage and had asked
his name. He recognized his car
as he drove in sometime near 12
o'clock.
"In answer to my question he
told me that he had noticed a
short thick-set man apparently
sauntering past the garage in the
terrific rainstorm and that taine
wiiat idly If professionally had
thought the man was in for a few
calls from some doctor."
Although Dick knew that this
testimony was irrelevant he know
that it had registered In the mind
of tho detectives and the other of
ficials. He knew that they woultl
try to verify It as soon as possible.
The thought also shot through
his own mind "Could this short
thick-set man be the one who
wrote the anonymous letter?" lie
knew that the same thought woulil
find lodgment in the brains of
those present whose minils were
trained to criminal pursuit.
Tliis must havo occurred to the
coroner for he delayed the inquest
until the testimony of Dr. John
son could ba obtained, and he aUo
ordered that flrnjer prints be tak
en of all those who were found at
tho body.
Dik Starmount drew a Ions
mgh of relief. It would be a Ion
time before they would be able to
get near Ku'.hlyn Leonard and he
had at least 12 hours to try to
leave the indentity of the short
thick-set man and the writor ot
the anonymous letter.
Rod of course could not be kept
a moment longer than necessary
from the bedside of Kathlyn. Ho
went to the station under protest
and quickly as possible got over
the print-taking process. The serl
ousne.js of It did net ee:n to strike
him at all. Starmount then took
him to the hospital and he him
self drove down to Kathlj n's
bUdtO.
As he passed the garage he
thought he saw Skelton In the of
fice talking to the man in charge,
lie hoped the detective had not
Been him as he wanted to prowl a
little around the scene of the mur
der. Ho rang the bell of the studio
and Mandy who had been put In
charge opened the door.
"I'm shuah glad you done come
Mistall SWnnount. I Jest don
know what to do. 'Bout a millyon
folks have been a com in and goin'
and comin' and agoln' all day."
' Did you know any of them
Mandy?"
"N suh. Not a one. I keeps a
wondrin' where all M!s Kathlyn's
friends has gone to. They's mighty
glad to come to her house and
dance and eat and have a good
time but nary a one comes when
ijhe's rick to ask kin they do any
thin' for her."
"Perhaps they have gone to the
hospital Mandy."
"I don know uothln' about that.
Hut I do know nobody a' tall has
come here.
"Here's some letlehs that has
rome hire for Mls Kathtyn an
phs a lying was over at that hos
pital and can't read 'em."
Starmount hastily glanced
through the notes and telegrams
and thrust them into hie coat
pocket.
"You aro sure tho re wasn't any
one here that asked you any ques
tions?'' (Coin iiiuptl Tomorrow. )
BRINGING UP FATHER
Bv George MeHJanus
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