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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1925
CapitaljiJournal
Halem, Oregon
An Independent Newspaper Published Kvery Kvcnlnjr Except Sunday
Telephone 81 : News
CEORGE PUTNAM, Editor nnd Publisher
BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY
For ha that eatest and drinkclh unworthily, cateth and
drtnkcth damnation to himself, Hot discerning the Lord's
body. Corinthians 11:29.
The School Election
Taxpayers of the Salem school district will vote Monday
afternoon for a new member of the hoard of education to
succeed Curtis B. Cross, whose term expires. The candidates
are Frank E. Neer and Rev. J. C. Tibbits.
Mr. Neer is a well known business man, secretary
treasurer of the Salem Brick & Tile company, a graduate of
the University of California and a former instructor and
teacher. Mr. Tibbits is a retired minister, now an insurance
agent and realtor.
Mr. Neer favors a continuation of the present conservative
policies of economy and efficiency ruling the school board.
Mr. Tibbits is pledged to a redistribution of school insurance
and promises a reversal of policies generally.
Salem has been fortunate in her school board. Its admin
istration has been harmonious, economical and efficient. Its
construction program has been accomplished for a much less
expenditure per school room than that of any other city in
Oregon. Sound business principles have governed and it
would be a mistake to introduce the element of discord that
Mr. Tibbits promises in his advertisements.
The charge made by realtors who carry insurance as a
side-line, who placed Mr. Tibbits in nomination, is that the
bulk of the school insurance is placed with a few firms that
make a business of insurance instead of being scattered so
that every realtor gets a slice. It is also charged that a
large part of the insurance is placed with the clerk of school
board which is permissible under the law. The board's
answer is that the insurance is placed with the strongest
companies for the best protection of the district. '
The Capital Journal favors the election of Mr. Neer for
the welfare of the district, not only because he is admirably
qualified to render public service, but because he represents
a continuation of safe and proven business policies, while
Mr. Tibbits as a spite candidate, represents selfish interests
seeking personal profit and his pledges of peddling patronage
are in violation of the spirit if not letter, of the corrupt
practices act.
Back to the Constitution
Circuit Judge George It. Bagley of Hillslxiro, in a case last
week held that an officer cannot search an automobile for
liquor without a search warrant based upon reasonable cause.
This is in accordance with the Constitution which reads:
No law Bhall violate the right ot the people lo lie secure In their
pernons, houses, papers and elfocts nRalnst unreasonable search and
seizure and no warrant shall issue hut upon probable cause, supported
hy oath or affirmation, nnd particularly describing the place to be
searched and the perflon or IbiliK to be seized.
The "right of castle," to have one's homo, person and
property secure from unreasonable search and seizure, is one
of the sacred heritages of Anglo-Saxon liberty and was
secured only by centuries of struggle on many 'a bloody field.
It is the foundation of the Bill of Kights and the first
fundamental of freedom. Better by far that any law fail in
enforcement than that this ancient right be abrogated as
has been repeatedly the case since Hie Volstead act went
into effect.
Judge Bagley's common-sense decision is a good one as it
will tend to check the reign of terror of irresponsible sleuths
acting illegally uixm suspicion. It indicates that the courts
are recovering their equilibrium and emerging from the era
of paralysis caused by coersion of the hysterical Anti-saloon
leaguers. Perhaps we will eventually have those other
sections of the Constitution enforced, such as forbidding
placing a person twice in jeopardy for the same offense,
putting a ban upon excessive fines and penalties out of pro
portion lo the offense, and prohibiting imprisonment for
debt, as in the case where a person oannot pay his fine but
must lay it out in jail at a per diem rate, which the courts
have ignored in recent practice.
So there is hope in the mind of man that the courts will
some day soon once more base their decisions upon the much
neglected Constitution, which it has been the custom to flout
for fear of the vengeance of zealous fanatics. Such decisions
as Judge Bagley's, following that of the federal supreme
court in the Oregon school law case arc awful blows to the
uplifters, whose only recourse is a constitutional amendment
repealing the Bill of Bights.
With 2:'.5 graduates from the Salem High school in the
class of 1025, the percentage is higher than one percent of
the population a fine record. '
My Matrimonial
Vacation byvioktDarc
Tin: SHADOW or SOIUtOW
Imrintt thr next U-v dny I re
tn:itnt'it In my room, with only one
thinir In my mind tho unwise
Unit my IiuhIkuuI hud tin J at ea
I frit (lint I was living In a vacuum
of Krlof,
I had not told Nathalie .lnrd.ifi
wliero I will, nor had I given my
addrrfu to anyone cl.- l-'rank
Jlnnlnon hnd It. but 1 refused to
ite-o hint, nlthniiKli he made many
efforts to get me on the 'phone
nnd to nee, me In perrmn. I didn't
want to talk to anyone,
I aujmo50 I'd Just have stayed on
there Indefinitely, hut Virginia
came hark to New York, and of
courito came fttniiRht to me.
"Now, tvhat'K the matter?" he
demanded, the first thing. "WhM
do you mean hy treating Prank
Harrison o bndlyf He wired me
that he had been trying lo e you
ai there were ecveral matters (hat
hnd to be ert tied about the apart
ment, nnd that you wouldn't even
talk with him on the 'phonV
'Jlm'i dead," I answered.
'What? You don't mean dend!"
I nodded. There wan a note or
relief In her voire, and I hated It.
Of course ahe'd be fflad that he
aj out of the way, I told myself.
She didn't want me tied to a hua
liand who hadn't any money, nat
urally! "Well, of eourne, I'm Hurry U
too had -Mill "
"Don't tiilk to me about It!" I
broke in. "I'm loo unhappy; I
ran t talk."
She went out a few momenta
later, leaving me alone with my
griof. 1 wan glad lo nee her no.
I had taken junt one room nt the
hotel, and Virginia promptly look
a nlttititf-room and another hed-
uii.
Voitr fnt her ! much better."
ah told me, when she mine hark
uptalr. "And he'll be here attain
in a few day. We're going lo be
111.11 ried nuain."
The absurdity of the situation
struck me. In spile of my sorrow.
The world suddenly aeemed tinned
lonsy turvy.
Frank Hairbun called shortly
after that, and eh let him come
up. lie was awfully kind to me; 1
appreciated that, in spite of my
wretchedness.
"Hhe looks simply dreadful," I
heard Virginia say to him, think
ing I wouldn't hear, "I ulh you'd
get her to go driving with you; she
needs some frejh air,"
lie rime over to the window
where I wtta niundiug a, fuw mo
rnents later.
"Nancy, won't you ffo for a drive
with me?" he asked. His vulce
was very smpathetlc and kind,
felt more drawn to him than I had
to my mother.
"Not now; thin afternoon, per
haps," I answered.
When afternoon came I was glad
to go. l-"or Virginia had 'phoned
several of her friends, asking thorn
to come to tea with her, and I
couldn't bear even to stay In my
bedroom, where I could hear thorn
talking.
As I crossed the living-room on
my way to the outer door I paua
cd a moment to speak to them. I
had begun to feel calloused, as If
nothing could touch me.
Virginia looked lovely. She wa
beautifully dressed, und very hap
y.
"Aren't you going to stay to
your mothers engagement party?"
ono of the women asked me, laugh
ing. I realized that Virginia had
not said anything to them about
Jim's death. Of course alio would
not; it would never do to havo the
shadow of sorrow cast over her
party!
Frank Harrison tucked me Into
the wide seat of his new roadster
without a word, and a moment lat
er wo were working our way
through the traffic of late after
nuon. My thoughts went back to the
afternoon, so recent, when I had
last driven with him. I had been
.so eager then to havo Jim go out
of my life, and to have Bill Kwlng
take the place that he had left.
Now I would have given anything
to have Jim hack, and Bill meant
nothing to me!
Frank took me to dinner at a
restaurant tiiat stands at the edgo
of a, beautiful little ravine. We
arrived thore just at twilight, and
as I eat at a table looking down
into the green depths I felt ae If
I had left New York forever. I:
would go back to It, of course;1
there were many hard days that Ij
would havo to go through, when
Jim's body waa brought home.
Thore would be a military funeral,
of course, I remembered one that
I had seen; the heavy, dull beat of
the drums, the mournful strains of
the Funeral March.
Wlien that was over, I would go
away somewhere. There would be
nothing to fill my life; the ay
parties that I had enjoyed .could
never Interest me again. t ;
I wondered what lay ahead for
this new Nancy Larrabee.
Monday Another Message.
3 KILLED IN
GUN FIGHT; 2
NEAR DEATH
(Continued from Page One)
$26,400 SALES
Sales of city property totaling
$20,400 are reoprted by W. H
Grabenhorst & company for the
past week us follows:
A. J. Jacobs, A. C. Nelson and
E. E. Ling buys fine lot on North
High stroet. between Chemekota
and Center streets. The property
was bought for an investment.
Consideration $10,000.
Frank Durbin Jr., buya a fine
building si to on Fairinount Hill
overlook the city from Clifford
Urown. Consideration $2500.
Frances Shepurd buys, home ob
South Kith street from. . Leon a
Johnson. Consideration $1600.
Adam's Florists purchases the
greenhouse and tour lots located
on North Liberty street. Consider
ation $3500.
Milton McKtnncy purchases the
Cadwell home with furniture at
1230 Norway street. Considera
tion $2650.
Charlotte L. Ferris buys hall
aero building site on North 21st
street from R. P. Bon ham. Con
sideration ?G50.
Alexander Jones buys the BHsn
house at 790 North Cottage street
Consideration $3000.
Bert Ford buys Fair-mount Hill
view lot from Clifford Brown. Con
sideration $2500. 1
or jumped from their car, with re
volvers and shotguns ready for ac
tion.
A fusillade of slugs and bullets
was launched at the police squad.
The first deadly volley dropped
Sergeant Olson when a slug crash
ed through his mouth and shat
tered his jaw. A hail of bullets
riddled Walsh, killing him in
stantly. More than fifty ehotd
were fired, the crashing of fire
arms alarming the neighborhood
The fight took place on Weetorn
avenue, the Dixie highway en
trance to Chicago from the south.
As the police sergeants fell un
der the severe fire of the gang
sters. Genna and his confederates
started to flee.
Sergeant William Sweeney, the
fourth member of the poll
squud virtually single handed shot
and captured the entire gangster
crew. He pursued Genna into tb.2
basement of a private residence as
they made targets of each other,
their revolvers barking and spit
ting bullets at every step. As
Genua reached the basement, one
of Sweeney's huliots dropped him
and he fell thrcugha window.
Spurred by the shooting of his
thre companions Sweenoy left tho
dying Genna whore he fell and
gave chase to the two other gun
men as they leaped on the running
broad of a strct car. Signalling
the conductor of the car, Sergeant
Swcney leaped aboard, felled one
ot the gun men with a blow of
his fist and the other, bloedin?
from a leg wound, surrendered
without further light.
The fight Is believed by tho po
lice to have had a connection with
another shooting earlier In which
police heads suspect that an at
tempt was made to avenge the
death of Angolo Genna, beer run
ning ganster, who lived with his
bride at an expensive hotel while
he and his associates plied their
trade elsewhere.
Story of Murder
Young Genna, who had $11,000
in currency when he was assassin'
a ted, was driving his automobile
along a North Side street when
shot. He was removed to a hospi
tal, where before he died he ob
served the rule of silence of the
gunmen of the underworld.
With his death, the police await
ed the next assassination In re
venge. For the gangster gunmen,
contemptuous of the law, prefer to
take vengeance at their own time
and in their own way.
What seemed to have been
Genna vengeance party was i
ported from the west side Italian
colony where five men In an au
tomoblle fired a fusillade into an
other automobile occupied by three
men, all of whom were reported
to have been wounder, But all were
spirited away before the police ar
rived. Two of the assailants also
were believed bywitnessea to have
been wounded and been helped
away by their companions.
An hour later the police squad
encountered John Genna and his
companions, John Scale and Albert
Anmalle.
Result of Raid
The attack on the police squad
resulted in-orders to raid the West
Side district in search of the Gen
na brothers and their confederates
The Genna family Is wealthy
and the bold leadership of tho
sons has made them feared.
Later a policeman, who knows
the whole Genna family, Identified
the dead man as Michael Genna,
youngest of the brothers.
Since 1911, forty gangsters have
been slain In rivalries of gunmen.
Only in recent years since the
bootlegging aristocracy arose havo
the gangsters lived like million
aires andbeen burled like kings.
Wealthy gangsters now - drive
their autos costing thousands of
dollars over the samo boulevards
with the millionaires and Indus
trial chiefs; they live in supposed
ly exclusive apartments nnd hotels
havt their boxes at the theater, and
when they die, by assassination
usually, great outpourings of the
underworld mixed with politicians,
attend the services, while the mini
erous automobiles carry to the
cemetery the loads of floral pieces
that cost thousands of dollars.
The killing of Dion O'Banlon
florist, gunman-beer runner, last
December In his floral shop, oppo
site a cathedra, brought a climax
to the gangster superlatives. He
was buried in a $10,000 casket
with nearly $100,000 worth of
flowers carried In 28 motor cars.
In a study of gangland for the
University of Chicago, Professor
F. M. Thrasher of Illinois Wesle
yan university recently declared
the "whole political structure is
honeycombed by gang influences,"
and that he found evidence of 1313
gangs In Chicago with probably
50,000 members, of which 500 were
composed of boys, and one of both
boys and girls, under 21 years.
"We will try to get the noose
around the necks of these slayers
with all possible speed," State's At
torney Robert I. Crowe declared.
Detroit, Mich., June 13. With
in less than two hours after four
men robbed the branch of the Cen
trul Savings hank, Harper avenue
and Chcne street, this morning,
and killed a patrolman, who
sought to intercept them, pollc?
had rounded up three surpects and
announced recovery of all the
$23,000 taken from the bank.
Casimir KuliazewsKt, patrolman,
was shot by the fleeing robbers
and died within a few minute
Anthony Antoncsolowski, 12, was
shot and wounded by a stray bul
let from the robbers guns.
Drv Atrenta Dronued.
Washington. Juiin 13. (A. P.)
Eight general prohibition agents
in the Philadelphia district were
dropped today on the orders of
Commissioner Balir of the inter
nal revenue bureau. The action
follows a reorganization of the en
forcement cor pa under Divisional
Chief John A. Foster at Philadel
phia. I
L
SEIZED WHEEL
Walter McDougall Is defendant
in att uccutiation of larceny filed
iu tlia justice court, 111 which he
is charged with stealing a wheel
off tho well-ilrilliiiB machine ot
H. A. Wait so that West could not
move the driller away from Mc
DoukuU's farm. West 1b the pri
vate prosecutor. On a 6earch
warrant issued hy Justice of the
I'eace Small. MeDouKaH'a premises
were searched cud the wheel was
found.
MiDouBall on -.ursday filed In
junction proceedings In circuit
court againost West to prevent
West's taking his driller away
after West had sunk a well 194
feet and then, according to tho
complaint, threatened to ahandiill
ibe well because he had lost P'irt
of his machinery In the shaft. Mc
Uousall Insisted that if another
operator attempted to remove tho
machinery from the well the holo
wouid he ruined.
.McOougall's complaint was dis
missed ou grounds tiiat it was not
a case for injunction proceedings,
hut was a breach of contract and
that the suit hy McDougall should
be a civil damage proceeding.
SWAT THE COCHROACH
IS SLOGAN IN LONDON
London, Eng. The cockroach
has come under official ban in
London, and his elimination Is to
bo sought in a drive to be under
taken by the college of Pestology,
formerly the Vermin Repression
society. A "kill the cockroach"
r&uipaigu is to be started In Lon
don early in Mar oh and will be
extended throughout the country.
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