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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1925
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"Without or with offense to friends or foes
I sketch your world exactly as it goes." uyhon.
Drying Up the Senate
Former Governor Oswald West, who was one of the
original advocates of prohibition, has called upon Admiral
General Andrews, commander of the prohibition army and
navy, to lead a crusade to dry up the United States senate,
starting in with Senator Stanfield. Mr. West declares:
Our courts are being burdened and our Jails filled through trials
and convictions of obscure offenders, while public officials who refuse
to use even prudence in their Indiscretions, run wild with impunity.
The condition as it exists, not only breeds contempt for the
law, but Is setting a horrible cxumplo to youth who are too often
taught to take the lives of United States senarturs as a guide to public
duty and success.
The suggestion is an excellent one. Not only the senate
but the house of representatives as well as the state legisla
tures, all of whom forced prohibition upon unwilling
constituencies at the behest of the Anti-Saloon League, in
order to strengthen themselves politically, ought to be given
a dose of the medicine they have prescribed for the public.
If legislative bodies were really dried up, the unreasonable
and unenforcible- Volstead act would be speedily modified to
conform to common sense.
Of course there are senators and representatives as well
as public officials, who are sincere prohibitionists and
practice what they preach, but they are in hopeless minority.
When Congressman, the Reverend .Upshaw, of Georgia,
dry leader in the house, denounced the "shameful tippling"
by senators and representatives within the sacred precincts
of the capitol, and called upon all members to publicly sign
the pledge, not a solitary signature was appended.
The senate however, is likely to stay wet as long as it
attempts to make the rest of humanity dry, and as a senator
is "some pumpkins," we are likely to get a new dry
generalissimo if the Admiral-General trys to reform it in the
only way it can be dried up, with shot gun and bayonet.
Banning an Evil
After side-stepping for years, the school board has finally
decided to stamp out secret societies in the city schools. It
has acted wisely, although only complying with the state
law, passed in 1909, which reads:
Section G075 Secret Societies Prohibited In Public Schools.
Secret societies of every kind and character, including fraternities
nnd sororities, so-called, which may now or hereafter exist among
tbo pupils of any of the public srhonls of this state. Including high
schools, cither local or county, aro hereby declared unlawful.
In its efforts to enforce the law and check what is
becoming a curse of school-life, the board should have the
support of all citizens as well as the cooperation of the
faculty and the sludenls themselves. Kach year, for yea
has produced its secret society scandal to shock the com
munity and the Capital Journal lias repeatedly called alien
lion to the menace.
The war upon secret societies in high schools is nation
wide and it has been found necessary in many instances, to
resort to drastic measures to eliminate these breeders of
snobbery and demoralizers of school life. It is to be hoped,
now that the period of temporizing is past, it will not be
necessary to take extreme measures in Salem, but if it is, the
school board will have almost unanimous public support.
For Speedy Justice
(CorvnllU GncHto-Tinirfl)
I)itrl( t Attorney Ciirwm has
nn opportunity to perform a pub
He wrvtre not only to Marlon
county hut the Btntp of OroRim
nnd the entire country by puh
inR to n rnpiit conclusion the trial
of the thrco convicts who Ultlcil
tho Ruanls nt 'ho penitentiary.
There I no (inositol, of their
jtullt n the nuthnrltieo have
their written con few! tin with fin
ger print atlcHtatlon.
There Ifl considerable di.nt !
faction in tht country over the
ennit like activity of the courts.
Hero tfl nn opportun ily to help
eradicate onn of IhPt conception
and rent ore the courts to the Kood
opinion in which I hey should be
bold.
When conviction are obtained.
n they undouhletlly will be. no
time Hhould be lot In brin;in
the condemned men to execul ion. ,
It Ifl not a question of llurp bo
Inff any possibility of a micar-
rlace of Justice. Thure la no ex
cuse whatever for any delay. A
prompt trial nud an early execu
tion would meet with high com
mendal ion.
When the time coined for tho
execution. tbo l:ito nfflrlnlff
should Italic H fci.it invitations to
the 400 or morn prisoners In the
penitentiary to attend In body
Not only would the night have a
tendency to deter future prison
breaks, but, there are those now
ttcrviiiK timo who might profit
by the memory when they get
out.
We are not vindicate nor blood
thlmtv. W0 believe a proper re
.ipect for the con r In nnd judicial
procedure are ncciwary to per
pet u ale I In'tt nat inn and for that
("eat-on we would like to see Ma
rion conn t y net an cxutnpla of
Npeedy iii-stlee that would enable
the press to announce within (be
next :!0 (Inyo that Murray. Willoo
and Kelly had iwapcd from the
penitentiary via the j;alloH.
The Husband Tamer
ny Violet Dare
Matrimony nod Coin plication
That vuir a d.iy lb.it Pat nela
felt who would remember on her
death bed. ltrcahfast w.ix a jliast
Iy fur co, with Ah, .ewllt sii';.e
Ioub and lll-lenipered, Andrew try
ing to ho tho perfect host but fail
ing badly, nnd Hewitt the only
member of tho group who n. nt
faee. Mrs. Hewitt kept remai Ic
ing: "Well, I never knew (irerory
to help get breakfast before but
then of course, wo have so many
eervanls!" Quito obviously she did
not believe that Patricia employ
ed either a cook or n second maid
She refused to tnko any Interest
In tho plan for spending the after
noon nt ft country club, and It
Inngulshel nnd died.
"Of course, I'll go If the rest of
you realty want to," she insisted
"But I'd Just have to alt around
Alone I'm not strong enough for
golf or tennla; why not let me n;y
quietly nt home ?"
"I'd bo with you, Mm. Hewitt."
Tatrlnla told her. "Th men could
play golf, and we'd'
"Oh, I'd never allow thai; you'd
Just miff or. I can ce that you're
the Kin, of Ui'm:io who likes to
bae ini'ii nieitn,! her," relied Mri.
Hewitt, with a smile tb.U wa:
litii;v,i uidi nialioe. I'ahiiia flunh
ed unit h.i ill hoi hlii.
' Von and I'jitrU-ln mlcbl go to n
matinees today." litrtria remind
how about the Pollies?"
"This Ik Prltl. i.v; their aro no
ni.itlner.s iml.iv," I'.ilvieia rccmind
e, him.
"I Hi in 'i I'll .lul take a nap,"
minoiineed Mit. llewill. as tbev
rout' from ibp table. "I'm nfratd
that up made n mUtakc In movhu;
from (be hotel; of oonrne. It Is rool
er line, but It's so nolsv, Isn't It'-
oh, my dear, not that I blame ou
probably you don't mind the
noise lui if pd known bow It
would he I really think Pd ba e
faced the heat lather than the
i'..ckei those people downstairs
made l;it nltiht."
Patricia Instiillrd Mrs. Hewitt on
her wide, soft chajso toiinue, low
ered tho t. hades, njHayod (he air
with lavender water, and closed
the door aoftly behind her with a
sigh. Khe did not .realize that hc
was being observed until Uicyory
Jlewitt stepped forward and laid,
his hand on her arm.
"Don't take this so hard," he
said qufetly. "My wife' always
difficult it's her nerves, of
course," he added hastily, as If In
apology for what might seem like
criticism.
"But but I've tried so hard,"
murmured Patricia, lifting tear
filled eyes to his. "And I can't
seem to do the right thing."
"There, there; don't you let this
bother you. I've tried for twenty-
five yearn to suit that woman," he
exclaimed vehemently, forgetting
hie resolution of a moment before.
"And I've never been able to do it
unless I let her suffer. She enjoys
being wretched. Oh I hadn't real
izerl " Ho broke off abruptly,
realizing bis lack of loyalty.
'She's a dear; she just doesn't
fool well," Patricia exclaimed, gloss
ing over bis outburst of truthful
ness.
Yea, of course, that's It," he
agreed. "I'm accustomed to her
moods, of course, but they're a bit
hard on rcuplo who aren't. Now,
what are you going to do this
morning? May I help you wash
the dishes?"
Sho laughed and shook her head
The maids will be back within
fifteen minutes, and they'll attend
to that," she told him. "So I'm
freo."
'Then see here; your husband
will be busy this morning, eo why
can't you and I go out for a walk?
I've ridden and driven lately till
I'm crazy. I want to go to Bronx
Park and see the animals, and to
tho Acquarlum and see the fish;
haven't been allowed to go sight
seeing in this town since I wan
here tho first time, a boy of fif
teen, with ten dollars between me
and starvation. I saw all the
sights before I looked for a Job.
How about It?"
"Ob. I'd love to " Tatrlcla
pau.sed. thinlcjng quietly. Andrew
wanted hoc to help him; ho was
the men who were hi clients or
prospectlvo clients, Hewitt was i
big man Andrew would be de
lighted if she could win his favor!
He had liked It when she spent
hours and hours with young BUI
Wickam, dancing with him till
she was exhausted, but keeping
him Interested and entertained, till
finally he turned all his affairs ov
er to Andy's firm Instead of to
Boyer & Boyer. He'd always liked
It when she put herself out for his
clients. And if Mrs. Hewitt was
sure to sleep till they returned
"I 11 go," she told Gregory Hewitt,
with a delighted smile. "Just wait
till I phono two or three people."
She called Linda Boyce. Linda
groaned when sho gave her reason
for breaking their engagement for
that morning. "My dear, I'm sorry
for you," she exclaimed. "I know
what you're In for. I've been being
sweet and pretty to two South
American millionaires this whole
week, till they placed an order
with Dick's firm, and I'm simply
exhausted. Dick, says I can have
that emerald bracelet as a reward,
but It'll never make up to mo for
tho hours of boredom 1'vo gone
through. My heart is with you
honey; don't let your little charge
feed tho animals."
Patricia laughed as she rang off.
Entertaining Greogory Hewitt
would be no task at all!
Tomorrow Fugitives From Mat'
riinony.
SOCIETIES IN
SCHOOL HERE
- ORDERED OUT
(Continued from Pago One.)
was aiming were the J. C, K. O.
and Friars, boys' organizations,
and tho K. C, T. A., T. N. T. and
Phoenix, girls' organizations. It
was also stated by Roy Simeral,
member of the board, that to his
certain knowledge there were four
Iwuys m-King her to bo nice to organizations of a similar nature In recognition of them by the school
Parrish Junior high school during
the past school year. The outatand
Ing characteristic of alt these so
cieties is that they "exist for social
purposes" and allow new members
to come into their ranks only by
vot
Other organizations In addition
to the ones Indicated for abolish
ment will be watched closely and
may at any time be abolished or
have Its methods or organization
radically changed, it has been de
elded. The Snikpoh dramatic so
ciety, a high school organization,
will be observed closely. It is said
tli at tho club Is primarily of a eo
ial nature, that tho element or ex
clusivenesa characterizes it tho
same as those abolished, and that
Its only redeeming feature comes
from tho fact that Us members
occasionally present a play before
the student body.
Some Exceptions
The Troubadors and Cecilian
clubs, boys' and girls' musical or
ganizations, have also come in for
their share of attention. Present
indication is that they will not be
abolished. The Philosophian club,
tho Latin club, the S club, the
glrlH athletic association, and oth
er organizations nre not at present
found objectionable by the school
board.
The matter came to a head last
night when George Hug, superin
tendent o? schools, made mention
of the fact that there has been
considerable criticism of public
school societies In Salem in the
past, and submitted a plan for the
abolishment of the most objection
able of them. Mr. Hug's plan was
briefly as follows:
1. Requiring a written state
ment from each member, signed by
the student and by the parent or
guardian, signifying that tho stu
dent had withdrawn from his or
her society.
2. Requiring atl faculty members
to withdraw as advisors for the or
ganizations, thus removing official .
administration.
3. Forbidding any new members
joining any of the organizations
placed under ban. .
He suggested that failure on the
part of any Btudont to comply with
the regulations as made should be
made an offense punishable by
suspension or expulsion from
school.
Precedents Aro Cited
Dr. H. H. Olinger, chairman of
the board, immediately produced
a set of data that be had secured,
whowing how secret societies have
been dealt with in other places in
the United States. He read a clip
pine which stated that In Erie,
Penn,, the question had come to i
head, and had been settled by for
bidding members of any organiza
tion of an exclusive nature with
in the school from taking part in
student activities of any kind, in
iudlng athletics and work on stu
dent publications, nnd from hom
ing student body offices.
Dr. Olinger read of stringent
ethods used In New York city to
suppress the organizations. i
New York, as hero, he said me
greatest mass of students are not
affected."
He read of legal proceedings in
the District of Columbia, wfeere
secret societies, similar" to those in
Salem, had been banned by the
school boards with the result that
he students had sought to enjoin.
legally, the officials from carrying
out their threats to expel members
of secret organizations. The stu
dents failed In their lawsuit.
He read how the courts had up
held similar action by school boards
in California, Illinois, Wisconsin
and other states.
There was considerable discus-1
sion back and forth between mem
bers of the board. The state law.
forbidding secret organizations in
high school, and Instructing school
boards to take whatever means
necessary to abolish them, was
read.
'One thing you have to contend
with is the persistent claim on
their part that these are not se
cret societies," said Superintendent
Hug.
"Any society where the members
are elected by vote, I think should
be abolished without any question,"
said Gregory-
"These organizations run ac
counts at business houses in the '
city, and are very indifferent when j
they close them," said Gregory. "I
could look over my books right
now and tell you just what organ
izations you have In this school."
As a rule bills were eventually paid
after being: allowed to run all sum
mer, he Bald.
The Idea of faculty nd visors was
commented on by Olinger, "Tills
business of a faculty advisor Is all
bunk," he said. "When they're
up to any mischief they just leave
their faculty advisor out, and then
when they get into trouble they call
them in again."
By motion of Simeral, a special
committee, consisting of Olinger.
Neer and Gregory was appointed
to draw up a resolution on the
spot. Ths board adjourned while
It was being drawn up. The reso
lution, as drawn up and unani
mously adopted, read as follows:
"Whereas, the school laws of
Oregon makes it an offense sub
ject to expulsion or suspension for
any public school student as such
to belong to or affiliate with any
secret society, fraternity, or soror
ity; and
Whereas, There are certain sec
ret rtnd semi-secret organizations
in the Salem high school nnd the
Junior high schools which have
been organized and exist for social
purposes and are proving detrimen
tal to tho morale of the schools
and the maintenance of school dis
cipline; now
Therefore, be It resolved: That
the superintendent and principals
be and hereby are directed. Instruct
ed, and authorized to make and en
force such rules and regulations as
may be necessary for the abolition
of these organisations,"
J. C. Nelson, high school prin
cipal, stated this morning that his
first step In carrying out the
board's wishes will be to call a
meeting of all faculty advisors and
student heads of high school -societies.
"I think the matter can
he settled peacefully and amic
ably," he said. "I see no reason to
believe that wo will not have the
students' cooperation, now that the
board has made Itself clear." The
meeting will be called shortly bo
fore school starts, he indicated.
.Meanwhile he will confer with Co
cil Edwards, president of tho
student body, tonight. Edwards Is
a member of the Friars club, ono
of the group which has been banned.
CHICAGO TO CHANGE
CHANNEL OF RIVER
Chkvgo, 111. Cutting a new
ciiainii'l nearl a llle loK
through ono ot the most congested
business sections ot Chicago, while
rivoi' ti'iiti'ie continues in the old
course, is the project to bo under
taken by Chicago In straightening
the Chicago river. It will he done
as a means ot relieving traffic con
gestion. Tho new channel, which will
pass. through n part of the city
now covered with car storage
tracks and freight warehouses,
will make possible the opening ot
four important streets connecting
the south side of the city with the
business district nnd also the re
arranging of tracks and terminals
thereby reclaiming a large area
for business purposes. Tho chan
nel will be 200 feet wido and 26
test deep in the central 100 feet,
eloping to 10 feet deep at the dock
lines. The project involves tho
moving of two bridges, the con
struction of five others and an ex
cavation ot 1,000,000 cubic yards,
at a mechanical cost of more than
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