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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
WKDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1925
Caoitalii
Journal
Salem, Oregon
An Independent Newspaper I'uhhshed Kvery Evening Except Sunday
Telephone 81; News HI
OKOlUiK PL'T.VAM, Kdltor and Publisher
BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith Cod, 1
u ill pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and
daughters shall prophecy, and your young men shall see
vixiimK, and your old men shall dream dreams. Acts li: 17.
TODAY'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE
Why a Parole?
"Men betraying positions of trust in public office, who are
not punished, only destroy public confidence in the enforce
ment. of laws. If there ever was a case where justice should
have been meted out, it is the case of Clarence W. Thompson,
ex-cashier of the office of state treasurer, who plead guilty
to the charge of larceny of the state funds" states Charles
D. Porter, representative of the Fidelity & Deposit company
bondsmen for Thompson, referring to Judge Percy R. Kelly's
action in paroling Thompson from the bench at time of
passing sentence.
Thompson had written and signed a confession in the
presence of Mr. Porter, admitting embezzling $5,000 in state
funds, of which he returned approximately $1,000, leaving
his bondsmen to make good the other $4,000. Their only
recourse is to secure judgment by civil suit against a man
without funds for the amount of the shortage.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to land criminals in
jail. We employ state officers, special officers, federal
officers, sheriffs, police and constables to run down and
apprehend violators. We pay city attorneys, district attor
neys and federal attorneys to prosecute them, and municipal
judges, justices of the peace, circuit and supreme court
justices as well as federal judges to preside at trials and
sentence the guilty. ,
And then after all departments have functioned, at great
expense to the taxpayer, and a conviction is finally secured,
along comes a judge or a board or a governor who undoes it
all by a parole or a pardon and turns the guilty lose and
makes the whole proceedure a travesty on justice.
If the cashier of one department of the state can rob the
till and escape penalty, why not those of others? If the
courts refuse to punish one defaulter in accordance with the
law prescribed for such an offense, why should anyone suffer
penalty for a similar offense or for any offense? Is not
this use of the parole power dangerously near to abuse?
A few years ago, an employe of a local bank embezzled
several thousand dollars. He was newly wed and lavished
the money upon his bride. A bank examiner discovered the
shortage. His brother-in-law made good the amount, and the
bank agreed not to prosecute, so ns to give him a chance to
start anew. But the bank happened to be a national bank and
Uncle Sam interferred and sent the bank clerk to McNeil's
island for three years, with a brand that will not wear off. "
Yet the bank clerk's crime was merely a betrayal of a
private trust and not as in the Thompson case, the betrayal
of a public trust. Why should the courts punish the lesser
of the two offenses and palliate with a parole, the greater
crime?
As the Portland Journal remarks in this case:
Why the parole? The money was tnken. It was tnken throughout
a period of some years, which means It was deliberately taken. It was
a cane of hlRll public posllion deliberately betrayed. Why a parole?
The law fixed a penalty. But It aim 't applied. It was not applied
In this case, though in thousands of other cases, perhaps with eiiual
or more reason for leniency, it was applied. With Ihe Judges excusing
criminality, what can you expect juries to do?
HORIZONTAL
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20. Common iim'Ut (nb.)
21. Member arnktil race
'23. J - in p-iim;
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27. lilt mitblU
2U. Cut ilonii
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32. lii rt of sliltK r Uriel iic
HOW TO SOLVE THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE
The way to noire Ihe Croae Word Puzzle w to fill In Uia white
aiinarea of I lie diagram with the words wlik-h agree with the areoin
panjrlfir definitions. The definitions are numbered to correspond with
the numbers oo tlte diagrwm.
Any word defined in the text onder "flOltlZO.YTAL" will begin
at its number, shown on tlte diacraiu, and will extend all the wy
across to the first blick spaee to Ihe risht of lliat number. That 1.
the word must begin In tho niiare that contains Its Identlfjliur num
ber, and extend as far as the while squares continue uninterruptedly
Any word dinned tinder "VI niK Af.- mil also begin. In the white
spaco twit contains u number, but will extend downward as far
Ihe white spucca remain uninterruptedly.
Wen, mothers and maids
A Romantic Serial of Modern Life
By IDAH McGLONE GIBSON
LEWISDAWSON
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Franktc Lewis of Salem, who
tneete Charles Dawson of Kugene
fu the ten-round main event at the
armory Friday night, Is training
hard for the coming bout unj hu
promises to be In the pink by tint
time. He Is down to the required
weight now. Lewie received the
decision over lhiwson at fte?d-t-port
In a ten-round affair auil
Dawson is going to try hard and
get revenge. Lewis has also foug'it
ten-round no decision hout with
Cnrdeziu. Dawson got the deoHiou
over Uurdcau in a former meeting.
(ardent, will bo here the :iii;ht
of the fight to 'eltallenge the wiu
iter of thp event. Ilia moth or nan
been seriously ill in Port Inn d mi ct
lit has been forced out of til) ring
for a while hut Is in good .hupo.
He Is nnxioun to meet Dawpon
aaiii, hut If the Indiau Ind K',K
tho bent of the argument with
Uuwsnn ho will bo matched with
Lewis. If He i t lie r Dawson or
Ia'W In eau he nri'tinged. Mitten-1
maker I'lant lian negotiations with
(iardenu and Carl Miller of Ln
M'tie. Miller fought lit S;ilem some
time, ago and he showed tho rans,
that he could step In fast com
I.nnv. i
Hilly HnluVn of Vortlimd wMI
fight the semi-final with "K d"
MiCormU'k of Oregon City. Id V
Mne knocked the Kid's brother
cut on the lat card mid th Kid
If out to get Itnhhins to uphold tin
family honor. Dnhe Met'ornttrk In
five potinda heavier than his hro
thcr hut he Is not quite as good
The Kid brought the funs to their
feet when he fought on the crd
here about a month ago. lie ha
a good punch and la as fait p
lightning. Two snappy prellml
narles have been arranged to com
plete the card.
POLK MDJURf" AEETS
The. Polk counir grand J y
liM been grinding away Ihii rt
with Dletrlct Attorney Helgorum
on a number of rase. It prob
ably will report Thursday when
Judge Himwr arrives from Mc
Minnvllle. Moa: of the cases under consid
eration are thnuitht to be of miner
Importance. Court convene April
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CENTER OF FIGHT
Hood niver, Or.. April 8. Cir
cult Judge Parker of Condon will
come here Thursday to hear the
case of the state of Oregon vera -in
Mr. and Mrs. O. Wesley Derr of
Seattle, charged with contempt of
court In disobeying an order of
Circuit Judge Wilson of Tue
Dalles. In a decree of divorce
K ran ted In 1919 to Leo Despnln
from the present Mrs. Derr. The
two had a daughter, at that time
1 yeans old, who, In accord an re
with stipulations, was placed In
custody of the parents of Ihe hus-
Land, Mr. and Mrs. George H. De
spnln of HHverton.
Mrs. DoKpntn married a second
time In Spokane nnd wa divorced.
according to the record, before
marrying Mr. Derr In 1922. A
month after the third marriage
hhe nnd her husband sought a
modification of Ihe first divorce
nnd the custody of Mrs. Derr'n
child, which however, was refusml
l:y the court.
Last August, according to pi
pers filed in the case that will
come tip ThuiMilay. Mr. and Mrs.
Derr persuaded the grandpa rento
to take the little girl M SentM
where they had settled. When
tl.ey were ready to return to PU
erton. she and her husband re
fused to ollow them to take the
hild. It Is charged, A pollcemn.i'p
id. i was stated, wus obtained to
force the old couple to leave, and
Inter a Washington court ImiioiI
nit Injunction against the grtn-1
pn rents.
VERTICAL
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Copyright 1021 George Matthew Adams
THfc LOVi;U HKTCKXS
"Como on, then," conimandeu
Melbitfa Vail. "I'm sorry we have
to go. That lut dance was the best
I've had In a long, time. Nothing
we had in New lork could equal
It, Harold."
She looked around the room as
loathe to leave, but her lips were
smiling and her eyes were bright;
phe tucked her hand in the arm of
Harold Kennedy and went out of
the room, apparently quite hai py.
Nothing was ald that was re
lated in any way to the oil wells
until all the party were back 111 the
car. Mrs. Vail started directly to
her stateroom, sayln?, "I didn't
know I was so tired. I think I'll
go right to bed. X always like to
get to eleep before we leave the
btation."
"But. Mcllssy," remonstrated
Ovid Marchmont, "don't you think
we had better wire Smith?
"There's really nothing to Fay.
Ovid. The derricks are all burned
up and two ot the wells are ruined
by aalt water and, as I told you
before. Smith seems to have said
It all."
She started toward her state
room and then turned and came
back. "Perhaps I really ought to
say something to him," she said ae
an afterthought. "Poor man, he
seemed very unhappy In that tele
gram. You may wire him. Ovid.
Say that I know he has done all
nny man could do to save my prop
erty and that he need not worry;
whatever happens J shall know he
has done his best.
"Tell him to meet us at the train
on Friday night and sign my
name."
"Mother, do you want me to
come with you." asked Lille as her
mother turned away.
"No. dear. I think the only
thing I nm in need of now Is sleep.
Come to my stateroom with my
coffee In the morning, dear." -
With a gay embracing smile
which perhaps rested longer
Hiiro hi. Mrs. Vail flung the words
"Pleasant dreams over her shoul
der as nhe opened her stateroom
door.
"I think I'll smoke a little be
fore I turn In," remarked Harold
as he started fcr the observation
j lutform. "I wnnt to think and I
am not at all sleepy."
"Aft lis Norton, if you are not too
tired, h"lp me compose that tele
gram to Smith," pleaded Mr.
Marchmont,
"I'll come with pleasure," said
Nonnie, following Marchmont into
;he lounge.
For a moment Lille rtood In the
dining room almost dated. They
had left her as nonchalantly as
though she were a servant. To
them she was of no impoitance.
Even her mother had declined her
compan, Everyone had his or her
affairs, from which she was entire
ly shut out.
No ore wanted her advice, her
Interest or her sympathy. She
waii onlv a looker-on.
Lille had never felt so nlone In
her Iffe, not even when she was
first among strangers In Switzer
land. Not even when she had rend
that letter from Rob In Paris, had
she been so solitary.
Her mother was aat1fied with
the companionship of Harold Ken
nedy. Uncle Ovid with tho fatuity
of the middle-aged was falling in
love with Nonnle. Nonnie of
course, was delighted to be In love
with Uncle Ovid, nt least v.ith
Uncle Ovid's money.
Only J.tMc- was alone. .As she
;ookeI into the mirror she found
her eyes filled with tears, "t wish
I had rtnyed :n Paris," the said to
herself. "If I had I would probably
be with Rob now. X think Rob of
all the world la the only one who
needs me. He would be grateful
for my sympathy. I could At least
give him some consolation."
As Lille had told Marie that sh
need not sit up for her she found
It hard to get out of her evening
frock. At last becoming nervous
the almost tore it off. Flinging hr
fewels on the heft beside her ced,
th crawled in and enveloped her
pelf In the blankets and an at mo,
phere ot self-pity that was merely
as thick as the covers.
After fifteen minutes of turnb
ling and turning rhe found she
could not sleep. Rising, she ;mt on
1 warm dressing gown nnd prop,
ped herself on the divan across
from her beJ, Intending to read the
long night through.
All nlone. Was she fated to go
through the world with thora she
loved best, loving others better
than she? Her thoughts rushed
10 Hob. She tried to send her soul
to hi ii.
Suddenly Lille heard someone
calling ' Ullemay, IJllemay, where
are. you, dear? I want you. I an.
trying to find yoi:."
"Hi-re I dm," Li He may a an were
Here X am."
In n moment she found hereof
looking Into Rob's eyes, clasped la
her lover's arms.
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BRINGING UP FATHER
By George McMnnua
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Revenge Is Sweet
By Billy de Beck
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Does Sir Sidney Understand Base Ball? Well, Hardly.
BULLDOG MOTHERS TIGERS
Macon, lia.. April 8 Thrv
br.liv trut'r, with nuinhorrd nninti.
tho brood ot a M.iron biillilojc to
With thr Initiation to her tin
lly circle ot three new fcllnrn. tuo
other liners. dnpled severnl
weka sfo were graduated Into the
l-oltle claaa. The three Hkoim.
horn at Ih, winter quarter ot a
clrcu here eirljr today were re
moved from the mother to prerenl
inelr Delnx killed.
Britiih Fiver Mijtine.
Iindon, April I. No trace luwi
been found of the llrltlnh flrtlK
dfflrera mlulnx alnee a large
honiblng plane fell into the va
off the eoaat of Kent near lllrcli
ington yeiterday. Two other men
who were rescued ar, la hoi-
By Bud Fisher
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