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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
MONDAY, JANUARY 2G, 1925
Capital JjbJournal
Salem. Oregon
An Independent Newtpaper Published evtry arenlng except Sunday
Telephone 81; newi 81
GEORGE PUTNAM, Editor end Publisher
Five Out of Six Right
Five out of six of the Marion county members of the
legislature oppose ratification of the child labor amendment
giving congress power "to limit, regulate and prohibit the
labor of persons under 18 years of age." Consequently they
are being made the targets of a persistent campaign of
propaganda in favor of the measure by well meaning senti
mentalists who are under the usual delusion of reformers
that all that is necessary to purify the world, abolish sin
and save the race is to pass a sumptuary law on the subject.
In opposing the child-labor amendment, however, these
Marion legislators are simply reflecting the sentiments of
their constituency. The legislators themselves owe their
success in life to habits of work and industry they acquired
in youth, taught by stern necessity and in the perspective'
of the years, are grateful that no child labor law interfered
with their destiny.
Pick out the leaders in any city or county, in profession or
industry, and you will find that nine-tenths of them began
work before the age limitation set by this amendment, and
many of thera own their success to the early start thus
obtained. If higher education was of any value to them, they
cbtained it later even though self instructed.
Where the uplifters make their mistake, is in the assump
tion that education up to the age of 18 is an advantage or a
necessity, when on most of us it is absolutely wasted, on
account of mental limitations. Education is not a substitute
for intelligence, for there is no substitute for brains, which
are a matter of inheritance. The more incapacity is pam
pered, the more the incapacity. Nor is education a cure or
preventive for feeble-mindedness. This is also an inheritance
Many of the arguments advanced for the measure are in
violation of biological law.
The main objection to the child-labor amendment, however.
is that it is destructive of state and family rights and
creates a centralized tyranny of bureaucracy. It is another
step towards the socialized federal state to supercede local
30lt government. lne Marion legislators are right in
opposing it. They should ntand-pat for its defeat.
The French Debt
Repudiation of French war indebtedness to the United
States is bound to come, if the United States persists in its
uncompromising attitude, as forecasted by Senator Borah's
speech. As chairman of foreign relations, his utterances
outline administration policy. Repudiation will be forced
because of popular attitude in France and all that is necessary
is the overthrow of the Horriott ministry and the triumph
of the left in the next election, which would definately ally
France with Russia.
This possible, if not probable repudiation, is the greatest
cloud on the peace and prosperity horizon of the world. If
it materializes it will precipitate a world financial, industrial
and political crisis, resulting in a prolonged period of
depression, even if war does not follow. For this reason,
commonsense and compromise should rule Washington.
The French believe, and with good grounds, that most of
its war debt should be forgiven, because of war losses. While
other nations lost money and men, France suffered devnsta
tion and ruin, which offset the losses of other nations. The
money loaned by the United States was entirely expended in
the United States and was part of our contribution to the
allied cause.
It is physically and materially impossible for France to
pay her entire war debt, just as it was for Germany to pay
the reparations bill first presented. It is demagogic to talk
of collecting it, for one cannot get blood out of a turnip or a
fortune out of a pauier.
Until this debt is reasonably scaled down and an agreement
reached, settling the whole problem of allied indebtedness,
unrest and uncertainty will grow and hatred of the United
States as the Shylock among nations will increase until it
permeates the world.
The United States did not enter the war for profit, but for
self-preservation and self-defense, and the part of France
which bore the brunt of sacrifice in men and property, should
receive due consideration, the more because of our altruistic
professions upon entering the conflict.
TODAY'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE
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26. North Dakota (abbr.)
HOW TO SOLVE THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE
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at Its number, shown on the dinemm, and will extend all the way
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SOIXTION OI-' YKSTEItDA l''S
1M lc Tl Jl ' 1 '
ElOiNKaSKJ tlNlOIS tJ
KLAN HAIDER
YOUNG SHOT
L GUN DUEL
(CmiMntird fmm I'nco Ount
the f:H?r dying, lie du-u lu a
hoji(;il noon after, nitrnd.'ints nay
Inir drain ri-suitrd from a wtind
hi hi
At li-aM f".ur im-ti were known
to h;. liprn present nt the Minut
ing, lut thrtr n;imrn rt'in:ilnd un
tevilrd. An hour or two Inter
tiiv mv, s reached Uuvrrnur Small,
llr im mrilt.it ety i:riu mint lea ted
w.th Adlutant .moral Carton
I'.l it k, who di itrhe.l Maim- It.
1 .t Is In ciar;;, if (,.!; tnihtu
nieii to ileu m (itm lu If iinla:-
a fu in.lis away.
The ilnvn .it a nrw day fuiitu!
e('Miie unii't wilh only haiti-r.l
wIU'Imw pallet and Lulle! -m tniM
v.. .lis : - a Mit.lU- teMlnst'iiUI ..'
Hie r.i-iil'.i er.n; li, i.
S! ttr i At!. mm y AHie Itotwell,
on t.'s .mi il MMitdiy, ;;ave no
In! mi u i-ni of the rourio Ihe il.ile
Would iiv.'iif.
Sl.riiif (Jioree Catllnan. In Mai
t'n at the time of the hi.otm.
Man ipiiitej n fvivniff that he ex
pertei to ip peace and yuiet re
store,! In hiit county,
I-or nlnmst two jeam You;.n had
been coiivhlor.-d tin t-ontr.il
In thn ctvh strut of wniiatm
eountv, hLn name belnff rotipW ,1
Milh riKtitH and nimum of fights
I.n it toimmer Youur and h
wife wero fired upon by unidentl-
in-it iw.niiianu in another nutoinu-
bile n they rode toward Kat St
Loulff, ill. Youdki riKht kne. wan
Injured and Mrs. Young was hIi ui k
In Ihe hfnd by a ehaiKe of buek
shof. which made her blind.
The firnt oen break occurred
on Kelruary I Unt, when CVn
atnlile Caesar Caitte, s klan iQ'mpa
thiier. was killed.
Following the attack on Young,
Jack Pkulcher. coal miner, wan
slnln. Then came a day In Aujr
iit wnen plstola aaaln came Into
action anJ aeven mn were eithet
Killed or fatally wounded before
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Copyright 191 Crorice Matthew AdVima
! A Modem Marriage ;
An Absorbing Novel Y
"i By IDAU McGLONE GIBSON
TiiK TltAIL IlitOAUKVS
"Good God Dick thi gun has
not been fired."
"I know It, Evans by mistake
put Kathtyn's run in Yzm pocket
Then whoae gun is this?" Kirby
demanded wildly.
"That's for you to find out, Jim.
Take it and se If It was bought
in this city."
"In the meantime, Dick, the po
lice will be hunting th owner of
the other gun. They will find that
It la Kathlyn's. all of which will
work apnlnat Rodney, for they will
say that it would have been very
cany for him to krive her uun in his
1io.hr ess: on."
Kirby dropped the revolver In
his pocket as the waiter came in.
"I think, Dick," he said over
hteir coffee and cigarettes, "that
I am eolng to hunt up Vernon Sted
man tonight. I can't g?t an infor
mation about who owns this gun
until morning."
"Vernon Stedman! What do you
mean about Vernon Stedman? lit-
isn't in this."
'Well, he's short and thick -net.
and he had a terrible battle rishi
on the floor of the exchange after
Fos had practically ruined him
yesterday. Stedman lout complete
control of himself and went for
him. The men were pulled apart
and held by thctr friends. It was
then that Stedman broke looae
and threatened Koss. It was all In i
the papers this afternoon, Lick."
'I haven't had a chance to read
the pajera," answered St.-trmount !
vearily. I
'Well, the reporters beat the j
cops to Stedman He wasn't able
to tell where he was last nlht,
that is, he had no alibi that will
hold, and he Us now under the sur
veillance of the police." i
'That's interesting.' ejacu.ited
Dick. "That might almost coun
teract tho thumb pilntn on the
gun."
"XMhing. Dick, will counteract
those thumb prints. U fs the most
damning evidence nahist your
friend It jdney. When Miss Leon
ard is able to have her finger
printj taken she will probably be
arrested as accesnery to the mur
der for they say there Is a woman's
thumb pr.nt on Ihe handle of the
gun."
"If she Is arrested. Rodney will
confess the crime and that Is the
whole thing. Rodney In the bet
friend I ever had in the whole
world. I iove him like a brother.
I don't think he had anything to
do with this inuider an 1 I'm going
to prove him innocent in pt,e of
himself. Evejl if I have to con
vict Kathlyn Iv on ird Eva 113 to do
thia I'm fully determined lo carry
it through to the end."
"Well, why didn't Kathlyn Leon
ard admit that she kil'ed htm. Hhc
had a good reason for shooting
him. A woman like Mrs. Ivans
would aho-jt a man only for one
thing and everyone- considers a
woman Justified in protecting her
honor. I wonder that she didn't
admit Immediately."
"Perhaps she did admit It to
Rodney, If she did he would die
in the electric chair before he
would tell even me. He has a
foolish Idea about wanting her
mixed in the case any more than
can be helped."
With this, fltarmount rose from
the table and with characteristic
gesture shoved both hands in his!
coat pockets. "Mood L-jr J." he J
exclaimed, "I forgot to give these
letters and telegrams to Rod. 1 1
rhould hae given thr-m to him'
this morning. I think I'll drop
over to the hospital and drive Rod'
to his club. I'd like to make nitre
that he Is going to have a little1
leep toni-jht."
' Alt right. Pick. I'll be around
as soon as poabible in the morning.
I Just want you to know, though,
that I'm passing up a darn good
story for friendship's sake. Good
bye, don't expect me until 1 get
here. J It may take some time to
follow up all the threads you've
given me tonight."
"When we've gotten to the bot
tom of It and cleared Rodney you
may have the bi'ge.ft piece you
have ever writ ten. No one else
.shall have a whack at It."
Dick found Rodney Ju.st pre
paring to leave the hospital. He
Htemci pathetically glad to see his
friend again.
T: was go.tl .of you to come,
Dlik." he said. "They won't let
me stay any longer. " Oh, Dick, I
think he m a 1-ttle better. The
doctor said her. temperature has
gone down a half a degree. He
told me to tell you he could not
wait to see you."
"T.iat'a good. R id. You can go
homo n-iw and sleep.
"I wish I could sleep. I'd like
to forget for a little while."
"Here are some letters and tele
grams that came to the studio this
Morning. Do you think you had
letter open them when we get
back to your rooms at the club?"
"I'll open the telegram anyway,
Dick," R id eaid as ho took his hat
and cane and passed out the door.
Staramouut returned to his apart
ment. The next morning Starmount
was awakened by the ringing of
his telephone bell. "Is that you
Dick' came over the wire In Jim
Kirby's voice.
"Yes. You awakened me out
of a sound sleep."
"I Just wanted to te;i you that
the gun belongs to yjur friend
Rodney Evans."
'My God! What was he doing
with a gun ?"
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By Herriman
This l yiuir iport 11 n I ty lo
learn moil nhnu trartorn.
A tr.'n-tor school In lo !( hol-.l
hy Chlirli4 11. AlTlu'nl Implo
nii'iil Co., the Mi-Cormirk-DeiM-ltlK
(leiiliT nl Salem, Orepon. on
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Tins m ho.il In lu'lil lor lliv
I'IIIM-;f of belni; of help to tile
iirtrm of trfli'tnm and tiiii-tor
ilrnvMi tnnlti, anil ii1m to .til who
lire IlltiTisti'il III power fHrtnlnit
wliot'ier they own a Iruetor nt
prei'iii or not. Ihe nehmil l to
lie prartlrnl In every way nnil
tliere will lie KonietlunK of Itiler-t-t
ilolni; all the time. I'liiloulit
eillv. many have gint Ioiki nhoui
the Internal c.iTiilni.stion engine
which they woulil like to nk.
Tluv will be tiKwtreil nt in if.
ii-liool. The men In cluirite tif ihe
eehoiil have valnatil,. ilat avail
ahle which may help nolve lhee
problem. If they have not the
Information thai yon are looklnu
for. we are sure that they will
eel It for yon.
Thin . liool e also Riven for
the benefit of yonnj; men and oth
er who are liitercntcil tn taking
up the utiiily of operalinn trac
lont ami tractor ilrawn equip
ment. Thlti la a raro opportunity
to set a kooiI atari In Ihe know:
eiliie of utoilern truelora. their op
eration anil care. We will make
the line profitable to you. Klnil
ly plan your work anil arranne lo
h prenent. We are confident you
will be imply repaid In knowl
edge lor Ihe lime you nlve.
Do not fomei tb dale. Jinn.
ary tilth, at a. a. sharp.
rree ninrn will De aerred
the we.apena once mure wen put noon. Come prepared to spend the
from aht. day. Ady.
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