Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, August 28, 1925, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUR CapitalJtJournal R.item. f)niran All Independent Newspaper Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday at 13S 8. Commercial street. GEOHGB PUTNAM, Entered as second class mall SUBSCRIPTION RATES By carrier 10 cents a week. 45 cents a month, $5 a year In advance. By mall, In Marlon and Polk "counties, one month 60 cents. 3 months $1.25, 0 months 12.25, 1 year $4.00. Elsewhere 60 cents a month, $5 a year In advance. FULL I.EAK1CU W111IS ASSOCI ATICD I'HKSS SKKVICE The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for publica tion of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In this paper and also local news published herein. "Without or with offense to friends or foe3 I sketch your world exactly as it goes." uyron. To the Even before the grand jury returns its report of the investigation of the prison break in which two guards were killed, the sob-sisters have opened their batteries to save the necks of the murderers. We are told concerning Murray the .leader, that "Tommy was just a little boy of 14 when the world war broke out" Juat a little boy, whose mother tucked him in bed every night and looked for stone bruises upon his bare feet. Ills young body was just half grown, his teeth wide apart, and there wero u few freekles hero and there on his boyish face. Into that roaring hell at the shipyards went tho Utile boy. ' When Iho war, and the work, and the nolso and tile money ended, Tommy was still a child In body and years, but bo suffered from "shock'' as surely as If he had listened to tho cannon's roar and seen his companions weltering in their own blood. Life was not the same. And so, for excitement, Tommy tried a few moving picture stunts of being a bold bandit, and a bad highwayman, same as your own kids secretly long to do at some tlmo in their lives. Oh, mothers and fathers! And ho woke up in tho Oregon prison. Very sad and very pathetic, this "little boy" who turned "bold bandit" and multi-murderer "for excitement" years after the war ended and the shipyards were dismantled, who deliberately chose a life of crime instead of one of industry and peace! If ho had only staid in the Oregon prison when he woke-up, it wouldn't have been so bad. But he had to stage a few more harmless movie stunts to get out! And then there is the almost equally sad case of Ellsworth Kelley, the dub of the trio. We are told : 'Twas he who stopped, while freedom was at stake, and bullets were flying, to grasp tho hand of his follow pal. It was he, who kept saying, as they fled (more regretfully than all others) "wo have done an awful thing now, we have killed a man." Kelley . was the peace-maker, whenever his two pats quarrelled, even at Hie last ho did not carry a revolver. Ho was Imprisoned for a crime against the public safely, when through kindness of his, be tried to release prisoners from the county Jail. Surely he has atoned for his crime of sympathy. Let Kelley go free. We who censure Kelley may be, before God, more to blame than he." Maybe we are, but we haven't conspired to murder and actually killedthat is, most of us haven't. The time to regret this "awful thing" was before it was pulled off and three persons sent to eternity, and onlv a .sentimentalist could claim that Kelley "had atoned for his crime and should go free." As for his chivalry to his fallen pal well, he "stood not upon the order of his going" but went while the going was goou. There will be a lot of this blah as the long haired men and the short haired women of the sob-squad get into action. raise funds for defense, keep with choicest flowers and cheer their passing hours with comforts and luxuries that fails to provide for distinguished guests. If you have tears, prepare to shed them, but not for the victims of these throe noblemen of nature. On the. Map wnue tlie state game commissioners are husy raising cam, expurgating minutes and have undertaken the pleasing their superiors on the map distinguished services of being Some nine lakes in Clackamas, Marion, Jefferson and Wasco counties, which have just been slocked with Eastern Drook fry, have been christened in honor of these benefactors of the public weal. Among them are noted: Cap lake, eight acres, named alter A. C. (Cap) Illi iKllilurr. ex warden. Averlll lake, 20 ucri'H In area, game warden. Klniso lake, 25 acre, nauietj nfler Miss Kloisu llorlell, Warden Arorlll's new stenographer. Flnley lake, eight acres, named after W. L. Flnley, new commis sioner. Clifford lake. 10 ncres, nfler Harold Clifford, rnuimissioner. Jude lake, four acres, nfler .tmlas C. Morelanil. commission em ploye. Husk hike. 10 acres, nfler Rum Wilcox, veteran packer. Matt lake, seven acres, nfter tendent of hatcheries. Warren lake. 10 ncres. named nfler Warren Cornell, game com mission employe. Republics tire proverbially ungrateful and democracies even more so, so we are glad to note this prompt recognition of genius and public service. Less than ISO days in office, the fame of these illustrious job-holders is now forever assured. No longer will it be necessary for Oregon to go to the British army and navy for place names for our mountains, rivers and lakes, or to fall back upon the limited fauna of the region, as the pioneers did not so long as we have game wardens and commissioners, and with the merry-go-round of politics, the supply of these celebrated personages promises to be inexhaustible. Henceforth no pond need be without a name, and no game warden without fame. The Husband Tamer Bv Violel iissii;it! Patricia nml Ciietiitry Hew lit mmlo tho trip hack 10 tho eleven" n pari taunt nlunwt in Hileiioe. Ho wltt. had hulled a t:txl im.l hM brief converge with iho driver, In which money eh.mirni h.uuH; they fairly flew uptown. Hewitt mt with one html clenched on hi knie; I'alrlcla could hnnlly keep her eyes from It. It wan mien a Mronn hand, so vlKoruijH, o .Inn n hand that had been ablo to it'lp inan'w life when that man was hut a boy. find ninkn It a record to which other men pointed with pride and envy. "Th.it you for beltiff quiet," he told nor when they arrived. Tpu have the Rift of alienee." FntrlcU smiled. If only ho know how turbulent her thought had been, how they hud twirled them selves into a hundred different pattern, nit hn fieri on those few -lordfj of hi: "If 1 had n wife Ilk ft you" She warned berlf nlnt Telepnone si: ftewa si Editor and Publisher matter at Salem, Oregon Rescue their heroes' cells decorated even Dalrymple's country club playing politics, the employes task of putting themselves and in commemoration of their on the state payroll. named after K. F. A vi-rill, new slate Matt L. Hyekmnn, former superin Dare thl interest, In him tb;it w.m deep ening no ibtimerou dy, "I imi.it phiy the game right; It isn't f.ilr to become liUere.-ded," he told hcrxelf us they milted for Ihe ele;iior, "Tint' not Included." Hot nfler :l11 u lint n'Ollld h.imtpn If thiinm th;t eren't Included worked tVelr way Into the scheme .if I hln i-. It n .m .1 I.tn.Li lUtvcp had eald; men like ftlchanl Itoyee and Andrew wore no complacent .ilm tit In kin x tho verv be! their iv He ennM irli-iv nnl for Iheni- fehcM alone, but for their business. W'nn It n woman's duty aluayw in fit In, to make hernclf a ulave hody and Pint) and mind, to her hu.iit.ind ? "I mustn't think this w.iy; I must Mop It T " ho told heielf as the elevator glided Mimoihly to their floor. It wan little effort to pit on. houf vr: t ha nmnmtit ti.. opened th front door uf her nput ment M. ire in liiMviifx v.ii.-a )..!. 1 1 n trred her thoughts and put new hysterica. Iter voice roue pierc ingly. "I tell you, they've gone off to get her I They have I know It. I could soo that he was in t ores ted in her getting up to help her get ones Into their places. For Mrs. Hewitt was having breakfast that's a nice utory. How long had they been out there In the kitchen alone how long? I ask you. Do you know? Of course you don't. Oh. I've always known that it would come I'm an old woman and he's still young; he " "Marcla!" Gregory Hewitt's voice cut across Andrew's efforts to appea.se Mrs. Hewitt. "Marcla, what on earth are you talking about? What's the matter?" "Oh, I though I thought " She burst into tears, whether of relief or anger it was difficult to tell. "I want to iro away from here," she sobbed, clinging to him. "I couldn't sleep, it was so noisy, and I called you, but you weren t here. You'd gone with her " Her voice rose again, accusingly. "Of course we'll go; we'll leave at once." He helped her to her feet "Shall we go Into the other room, and you can dre.ss and tell me what you'd like to do." ' They crossed the living room slowly, his arm supporting her, and down the little corridor to the bedroom. Hewitt's shoulders sag ged; he looked suddenly ten years older. As the door closed behind them Andrew turned to Patricia angrily. "What on earth wero you think ing of?" he demanded. "Going off like that, when you know that Mrs. Hewitt wasn't feeling well, and when your duty to her as a hostess " "My duty was to him, too, wasn't it?" she demanded. "Oh, Andrew, this Is just one little detail of a long story; let's wait till tho He witts have gone and then talk It all out. I can't I won't go on as we've been living. It's all wrong. Mr. Hewitt wanted to go down to DUMB DORA LIKE .BOraA-IWS is a. oraEArr Fob a Job in Our. bathimg Picture am! t Don't kwoiu HCR FgatuRcs vuill Film mj gg DDTTOTITTiTr. TTT T A TitTTD ' Bv GoOfEC McMaMIS XJXVXXl VT J. J.1 IT UJT I'AXUXllVi M&4 i:i mJi firtitTff i?kL IU m III.'..-Ill mfj&b -Ck 111- II --2Si!rr II T? AUnTrV CLffrT T1 Ilnrnev'q I'nrlor Susnirinn n,, n;ii, a. nnL- aUAlVli XJ JL VrVUUUXJ " r -V svfinj uc uun LtTtca . some, ouv Y LZt' . r Tue, 11 ocuo AS - - Hill 'li ,l Si 1 1 I I 1 W I'iV i MUTT AND JEFF Thc' CmM Qualif' As Judges In a Beauty Contest Easy As Vie By Bud Fisher Nor, So t vuanT OU To MAke A TCST It FILM OF HGR: HW6 MUTT U I AMt PHcn Me Voop opinion 1 it) f& Ml 3K THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON the Aquarium" "The Aquarium!" Andretf re peated Incredulously. . "Yes. So we went. He was. sure that his wife would sloop: for hours." it "Well, she didn't. She had the maid phone me got mo in . the middle of an important conference ana tell me that you and( her husband had eloped! I came rush ing up here to find her raving and tearing her hair, with windows banging open all up and down the air shaft I could hear 'em In the living room! You might nt loa"st have left some word." . ' "But there wasn't time. We Just rushed away.' She stopped abruptly as Hewitt and his wife came out Into the cor ridor, dressed for tho street. Mrs. Hewitt came slowly to where Patricia stood. OPEN FORUH Contributions to This Column must be plainly written on one side of paper only limited to 300 words In length and signed with the -n (i me of the writer. Articles no1, meeting these apeclfi cations will be rejected. To the Editor; In a recent Issue of your honored sheet there was embalmed an article lauditory to tho efforts of myself and one El don JJrlckcll in rounding up the escaped children of the Pen, Mur ray, Willos and Kelley. Tills article Js a rank misrepre sentation of facts as far as myself is concerned. I would have sub mitted the facts sooner but only yesterday did I emerge from tho strawstack wherein I .have resid ed since August 12, The facts are these: On above date I had the misfor tune to be in the vicinity of Willard school. Learning that tho convicts were in my neighborhood I took shelter in a straw stack. Under stand please, that no craven mo tive prompted me, but every man GIRL wHethcr O.K. oR. t3EUL0P mm KOTss sea y mmL fweiL, j took THeA fc'jfMuisRv up, MjTT,"f 7 -1 A PccH: yj'"r-""-";52S!3 Boss.THe test isVas thcv sav IN GOLF) PicTOk-c-S oe Miss 3so mic CAM U. , ir-k tee la V." sir, 1, circlS-HR Z-S m- ; -s$$w? '' feist 1 "My husband insists that I ap ologize to you," she said, her voice thick with tears. "My nerves are in such a frightful state all that noiae that kept me from steeping last nfght " "Oh, I do understand, Mrs. He witt, and I'm bo sorry that you had a bad night. If there la any thing that I can do " "You'va done quite enough," Marcla Hewitt retorted, her voice acid once more. "Come, Gregory." And Hewitt, with but the brief est for farewells, aided her to the elevator, followed by Andrew with their luggage. Patricia, watching frem the living room window as they stepped into a taxi on the sidewalk six flights below, hard ly knew whether to laugh or cry. Poor Gregory Hewitt! Welt, now for Andrew!" Tomorrow The Truth. and boy was convict hunting and did not think I was needed. Be sides It was at the height of tho poison oak season and a straw pile provides the only sure immunity. Friend negelected to inform me of the convicts' capture until yesterday so I forsook my shelter only to find that now half of those wlio hunted the eloping prison in mates are pleading that they be turned loose again. Dear editor, I beg that you do all in your power to see that these men are at least given free board for the remainder of their days, as I would hate to have a strawstack us a permanent residence. When I first sought shelter I had been informed that these convicts bad slaughtered two good citizens of Oregon employed at the pen tentlury as guards but this seems to have been an error if I am to be lleve tho sob-sisters who claim these men have done no wrong save to play hooky from tlrosome confinement. Other soft hearted persons who believe In pampering criminals assert that these men were unjustly Imprisoned and also the convicts themselves (except Murray) claim they did no shoot ing and bad no firearms. Had I known that Murray was carrying that array of three revolvers, two rifles and a shotgun I might have left my shelter and chanced him in a running race. Again asking that you take all necessary steps to see that the down-trodden convicts are safely impounded and provided with every luxury including a new war den who will provide them with ostermoor matresscs, doorless cells and a guardless enclosure, I am WILL CARVER. Salem, Oregon, August 25. To the Editor: While reading of the prison break and the man hunt my attention was attracted to the sayings and doings of Kelly. Twas he, who stopped, while freedom was at steak, and bullets were fly ing, to grasp the hand of his fel low pal. It was he who kept saying as they fled (more regretfully than all others) "we have done an rifful tiling now, we have killed a man." It was then, that I began to say,. Kelly is not all bad, notice, he was the peace maker, when ever his two pals quarrelled, even, nt the last he "did not carry a revolver. I understand, he was imprisoned for 20 years, was it for murder, or holdups, or burglary, or incendiar ism, or immorality, or bootlegging. So. A thousand times no. It was only a crime against tho public safety when through kindness of his, he tried to releave prisoners from the county Jail, did he release them. I don't know, what were their crimes, were they great crim inals, or in Jail for something less FRIDAY, offensive, please write it up. Why, for his crime against the public Is not so important If their offence was small. Anyway from all I have rend there is no personal crime stated against him. Surely ho has attoned for his crime of sympathy. Let Kelly go free. We who censure Kelly, may be, before God, more to blame than he. I don't want to be classed sentimental tut neither am I a coward. Oregon should not hang a man who committed no ac tual crime. ELLA M. FINNEY. Waconda, Aug. 20, 1925, To the Editor: I wish to correct the false statement in your paper that state! that I was the one that should receive most of the credit for the capture of three escaped convicts, Murray, Kelley and Wil los from the Oregon state prison. I was a member of the posse I ad mit but was in different localities than the convicts frequented. On August 12, tho night of the escape It was thought that the convicts had gone across the 51ar-ion-Polk countv bridge. The war den sent Warren Jones and myself on that side of the river to appre hend the criminals If we could. In stead of going across the bridge we went toward Portland but couldn't find them - there so we decided to return and give it up as a bad Job. On returning the warden informed us that the tniec convicts were reported to be near Pratum as the taxi driver, whose car was commandeered had return ed and claimed that they never crossed the bridge. We then de cide that the warden might be right in his first statement and then went across the bridge to Dallas, Independence and Mon mouth but again we were unable to locate them after looking until nearly three o'clock In tho morn ing. The next afternoon we Journey ed over to, Stayton, Aumsville and Shaw looking for tho desperados AUGUST 28, 1925 but were forced to drop the hunt for the time being as we had not eaten any supper, so wo came In and partook of some nourishment. After sleeping soundly for soveral hours we again took up the hunt. This time we were stationed at Sublimity to guard the town so that the convicts might not get playful and take the town away with them. We spent the entire night pacing the streets of tho metropolis but for the third time we were checkmated. Other hunts proved fruitless and wo seemed to have the three scared of us us they did not appear on the scene. When It was discovered that tho former Inmates of the prison had descended upon Portland we wero immediately dispatched to Albany and Corvallis. After much search we came in and decided to let the whole state go to-the-dogs and quit the game as the convicts would not take any chances with us on the hunt anyway. Carson, the informer should bo given the entire credit and if it is necessary to eret-t statues for the hunters it might be a good thing it seems to me to have Dr. Henry Waldo Coe present Portland with a series of Canons busts to plaster over the state. It seems that tho convicts wero all captured in the same territory and yet Carver or myself were never in that vicinity. At least I wasn't. Carver might havo been there as I never saw him or any one else while on the manhunt. Hoping that you will place the honor where It belongs I remain, Respectfully, ELDON BRICK ELL. August 28. 1925. TSIIw By Chick Young