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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1925
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Gallows a Reformer
Rev. Joseph J. Ayd, professor of sociology, Georgetown
university, and one of the chaplains at the Maryland state
prison, in which capacity he has had the painful duty of at
tending many condemned criminals on the scaffold, and had
to spend many hours in the cells of men about to pay the
supreme penalty for foul crimes, in an article in the Balti
more Evening Sun defends capital punishment and its re
forming influence on the criminal. He declares :
The purposes for which the State imposes punishment may he
reduced to four retribution, reformation, deterrence and prevention.
Prevention, does not concern tho law and the courts; it concerns
tho general social measures which will eliminate or diminish the
tendencies to crime, llotrllratlon makes no appeal in theso days of
materialistic laxity and scntimcntallsm, though It Is, say what you
will, the primary purpose of civil punishment. Deterrence (involving
self-defense) is, according to tho host authority, tho "kingpin of tho
criminal law.'' The fear of holng overtaken by the law's penalty
is, next to morality and conscience, what keeps most people from
being offenders in one way or another. I have absolutely no doubt,
that capital punishment is about the most perfect of all human
penal deterents, provided that it 1b proporly and justly . Imposed.
Reformation Is a very Important purpose, too, of penal law,
and is tho proper basis for shaping any and all penalties, so far as
concerns tho Individual criminal. It may lead to death, permanent
or temporary segregation from society, or to Immediate discharge on
probation. All modern criminal law lias been modified 'in obedience
to this purpose. No ono who recognizes that death no less than
life comes from God, and that a death which Is painful and Ignom
inious may for some be the means by which, in His Providence the
Creator brings the soul to himself, can possibly deny its validity.
That the prospect of death works for the moral reforma
tion of the criminal and converts his will from bad to good
has been contended by many observers. William Samuel
Lilly declares "The certainty of impending execution often
works a great and rapid change in the inmost being of an
assassin." Schopenhauer declared:
"When condemned criminals have lost all hope, they show
actual goodness and purity of disposition, true abhorrence of com
mitting any deed in tho least degree bad or unkind; they forgive
their enemies and die gladly, placidly, happily; they obtain a puri
fication through suffering."
From his own personal experiences Rev. Ayd says that
"the death penalty has marvelous reformatory powers." He
has seen men who had committed outrageous crimes, "go to
the scaffold like heroes and die like saints," and he cite3
numerous instances, including some of tho more notorious
criminals who died "ignominious but edifying deaths."
The Irrigation Issue
Tha nrnrrnn Vnfof Vina liniriin 4-V,n nnhllW.
ganda from California bond dealers to the effect that the
state of Oregon is under a moral obligation to purchasers of
' l irriirfltinn flisifvint aanlivifina Vtannnan fV. t.f..4- iiinn.i.n J
uv,v,u uvuunu Hie DUUIjC fcj 11(11 (til lUUU
interest for the first few years to give colonists time to
esuiuusn uiumseivcs. ic is uiererore urged tnat the state
rfifliml fhio inrtnhfn.noao
As the Capital Journal has before remarked, the effort
fni'nn Vir ofnfn rt 1 1 it i ., i
w wiw ouih: tu umie gUUU lUM.IUS Ul lUVUHtUlS 111 WlJU
PJlf. irnVfitinn fliqfriV'la will Ua P U i.u
0 ,,,i, uC vug ui H1U lOOUUB Ul LIlC UUII1-
mg campaign. An effort along the same lines failed at the
Thf irrio-jtinn Hiulvifu ima flm; 4. i i.
jT w)c hich jjicomiL myia largely
to theap amf Califnrnin hnnrlinnr nnA Uirl,-, ,i,:u
ruthlessly exploited them, and after reaping an exorbitant
i"""".e uuu cunusive construction on a cost-plus
basis, whereby the district paid a. dollar for GO cents worth
of work, unloaded the securities on the innocent purchaser
rm i"vl,:,,n U,UL "in suite was oacKiug the project.
These California financiers may be morally bound to pro
tect their customers, but the stale of Oregon is not thouph
some way must be .found to settle the issue constructively
Ihe condition of the irrigation districts is critical but each
must be treated upon its merits. It is a financial problem
and not a political. one, and upon a satisfactory solution rests
the future welfare of large areas of the state
Loves Greatest Gift
By VIOLET DARE
A MYNTHKY
"Would you nifntl not talking,
quite so loud?" aha culloJ to thorn,
plfitntivoly, a ftnv moments Intnr.
"X Imvo a frightful headache, mid
A J u.st can't atand tho noise."
"We'll go to a movie," Mary nn
mverod promptly. When thoy were
ouskio luiu turned to her dltt
fiuMedly.
"liotore I'd live with her!" ahr
exL'iaimod. "She's an nwful crank."
JJut Mary had eeim Celln's fnno
and realized that something had
made her vory unhappy.
When Mary returned Inter that
evening after her cousin and she
had gono to the movies, she found
that Cella imd not roiio to bod, In
Mplto of the fact that sho had nltl
Hhe hnd a headache, but was sit
ting In the window soat, wcarlujj
a Chinese lounging suit.
It was remarkably benutlful and
Mary exclaimed with delight over
it.
"What a gorgeous suit, Colin, "
he wild. "It must he now, ln't It?"
"Vm, It Is; my brother sent it
to me," Cella replied. She renchpd
out one hand and drew Mary down
beside her.
"I'm afraid I was minpy to you
and your cousin, this evening," she
said. "I'm awfully sorry. I'd work
eo hard all day. and felt bo mwet.
somehow, and I had looked for
ward to having a good talk with
you this ovenlng, ond then when 1
came in r.nd saw her here, some
thing just seemed to snap Inside
me. I'm ao fond of you, Mary denr,
and I do depend on you so I real
ly believe I'm jealous of Lulu." she
added.
Mary laughed, too, whole heart
ed ly.
"Ab If there was any reason for
you to be," she said. "You know
how much I think of you. I felt
worried about you you looked as
If you've been crying, when you
came In."
"Well, I hadn't!" snapped Cella.
"And I wish you wouldn't spy on
mo." Her voice had changed al
most unbelievably. Then an Instant
atterward she was In tears, her
head on Mary's shoulder. "Oh dear
I'm so horrid!" sho oxulalmcd.
"Do pleawo for give me, Mary I
didn t mean to net like that. 1'
Just worn out, that's all."
"You must go to bed at once.
then," Mary exclaimed. "Did you
have nny dinner?"
"Well, I no, I didn't, that Is,
not much," Colia told nor, slowly.
"I'll fix sumo for you some
toast and hot soup; that would be
good for you, and I'm sure you'll
KO right to sloop when you'vo had
It."
And so. whllo Cella went to bod,
Mary made soup and toast, nnd
after sho had taken a tray to Celia
went back to wash tho dinner dleh-
es and put them away. She was
very tired. BIio could not help re
membering the days when he had
lived nt her aunt's. After nil, It
hadn't been very pleasant jiving
In another person's house, but she
hadn't had anything but herself
on her mind. And now she had Co-
Hal
She could not help wondering
about that Chinese suit. She knew
(hot It must have been very expen
sive. And Celln's brother, accord
ing to Cella, was not In the habit
f making her presents, even vory
cheap ones.
Cella hnd been ernzy to have one
of those suits Mary knew thit
well rnough. Sho was always tnlk-
aboiit them, and making Mary Mop
n front of oriental Roods shoos
whero they were shown In the win-1
dows, and once she got Mary to
tako her noon hour for shopping,
and go with her to a department
store where they were having a
sale of the suits, but they were so
expensive that Cella couldn't dream
of fretting one.
"It's a waste of time to look at
them," Mury had told her. but Ce
lla had Just laughed.
"I had to know exactly what I
wanted," she answered, "Some day
I'll have one of those suits. I al
ways get what I want, sooner or
later usually sooner'
Well, now she had one. Probably
she'd written her brother and ask
ed him to give It to her. It must
have cost a lot; Its embroideries
were done in gold thread and It
was of beautifully heavy satin.
The next day was Sunday, so
Mary did not wake Cella when she
herself got up at eight o'clock, and
had a leisurely breakfast with the
morning paper propped up in front
of her. How lovely It must be, she
thought, to have lota of time for
breakfast every morning!
But she couldn't linger too long
over here, even on Sunday. She
must straighten up the rooms, and
then, If Cella wasn't awake yet,
eho'd go for a walk. She glanced
about, noting some papers on the
floor near the desk, and -went to
pick them up. Without meaning
to, she read a card that was among
them.
'Wear It and forgive me," was
scrawled on It.
There was no initials. The writ
ing was familiar; she studied It a
moment. It looked ever so much
like Stanley Blake's writing. She
turned suddenly hot at that
thought, and tossed It among thai
papers she was gathering together
to throw away. Of course It could
n't be Mr. Blako's writing!
She finished her work, dressed
and went for her walk, determined
not to think of that card. Probab
ly oh, of course, not probably at
all! Celia's brother had written
that card and sent it to her with
the lounging suit. She dismissed
tho whole thing.
When she came home, Cella was
rummaging in her desk.
"Lost anything?" Mary asked.
"Yes, I you haven't been at my
desk, have you?" Celia's voice was
a liar p.
"No, of course not. I picked up
the paper on the floor whon I was
cleaning the room this morning,
that was the only time I"
"What papers? Did you take
papers off my desk and,, throw
them away? I"
"No, I didn't!" Mary replied
haughtily. "You know that I'd
never dream of doing such a thing.
I did pick, up some papers, scraps
that were on the floor, and threw
them away, that was all."
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean
be cross was thore a card any
where among them ?" Cella wus
still fumbling through the things
on her desk and avoided Mary's
eyes.
"Yes, there was," Mary answer
ed quietly.
"Oh, I I " Celia was at a loss.
"I didn't mean to read It, but
I did; I couldn't help it," Mary
went on, steadily. "It said, 'Wear
It and forgive me.' " ft
Celia's anger broke thon, like a
storm. The things she said to Mary
were harsh and cruel, and Mary
was too young to realize that Cella
was h.'dlng a feeling of guilt be
neath that hysterical rage.
She turned and went into the bed
room, telling herself that this was
the end. She couldn't go on, living
with Cella, after this.
Tomorrow Unwelcome lit' vein
tlons.
NEWS BRIEFS
The operation of turning the pug
nose of Jack Dempsey .into more
classic lines Is said to have cost
$5000.
Roy Mamlory, star half-back on
tho football team of the University
of Nebraska, Is a member of the
polico force at Lincoln.
Tho result of a horse race Is pub
lished In Kngland within two min
utes after the finish, and through
out the world in ten minutes.
Miss Fannie Rosenfeld, Canada's,
permlere girl athlete, recently es-j
tabtished a new women's world j
record for the 100-yard dash. Hort
time was 11 seconds. '
God's Gifts Given to
Man to Be Utilized
Asserts Father Buck
"Sook Ye first the kingdom of
God and His Justice," was the text
which Father Buck of St. Joseph's
Catholic church chose for his ser
mon yesterday morning. As the
Christmas season draws near, an
event which the entire civilized
world commemorates, "we might
consider the reason for Christ's
coming to earth," he said. "Just
what was tho reason for Ills taking
flesh and dwelling amongst us?
To answer this understanding, we
must go back to the beginning of
the human race.
"We are taught that man was
made to the Image and likeness of
God, and that his image Is chiefly
In the soul, which Is a spirit which
will never die and which has reason
and free will. And these gifts, If we
consider well, far surpass all other
gifts to man, for none would part
with theso for all the world has to
offer besides. Thus we are God
like beings.
"But of what use Is a gift if one
could not use it? Of what use
would all the money 'the gift ma
terialists prize so much be to a
Robinson Crusoe, stranded and
alone on an island? Far more
would he prize an old rusty spoon
which he might use, than all the
wealth of gold and silver in the
world. And of what use would our
reason and free will be If God did
not also give us a chance to use
these gifts?"
Referring to the story of the
creation, Father Buck stated that
that story Is that God made man
In His own image and placed him
In a position to use his gifts. And
man, being templed, used his God
like prerogatives to disobey Him.
"We must not forget," said Father
Buck, "that God owed man noth
ing whatsoever, but man's crea
tion was purely an act of love.
Hence God was not acting unjustly
in banishing man from the Garden
of Eden and condemning him to
earn his own bread by the sweat
of his brow, and cursing the earth
upon which man was to live. He
might e easily have destroped man
entirely, and not been unjust norj
unmerciful. He did not do so, but-
promised a Redeemer who would
come and whom mankind should
obey.
"Now this Redeemer was Christ,
the second person of the most
blessed Trinity, who designed to be
born in a manger, live a most lowly
life, suffer all the ills of an un-j
grateful world, and to be crucified i
on the cross in order to teach man'
Ihnl Ua tiTtiB InrlaaA rlh-lnii anA tha'
Redeemer.
"But why should God tako this
method of redeeming man Instead
of redeeming lulm in some other
way?"
Then Father Buck pointed out;
the difference between an offense'
committed by an individual against !
an equal, and an offense against!
ono who is above him .He used the
example of King Jereboam, who .
raised his hand to strike one of
God's prophets, when his arm was
suddenly withered and fell helpless
to his siide.
"If thts respect Is so common
among. men, how much more wor
thy is God," he asked. Then he
cited un analogy.
"We will suppose Johnny Jones
was playing In the street," he said,
"when Mr. A's dog ran out and
bit Johnny. Mr. Jones, In his In
dignation, demanded the life of the
dog, and It would have been killed
had not Mr. Smith, a neighbor, in
terceded In behalf of tho dog and
promised that it would be sent to
the country, whero it would not
have an ensy life, but be obliged
to serve aa a sheep dog. The dog
could not plead for himself, for
he was a tribute without means of
malting atonement for his crime.
Therefore when Mr. Jones heard
of Mr. Smith's plen, he forgave the
dog, because Mr. Smith was an
equal.
"Jesus Christ Is an equal of God,
the second person of the blessed
Trinity, and God heard His plea
for us and we are redeemed thru
Him. It wus the life of Christ
which brought our raneome, and
our debt of gratitude Is, or should
he, Infinite. Hence we see the crib
pictured something like the place
where Christ was born. We are
reminded by every means the
church can advise, of Christ and
what we owe Him, and It Is all
an Incentive toward greater de
votion and prulse of Hhn.
Lot us then prepare In our very
best wianner for Christmas, by of
fering1 a pure and contrite heart
to our Saviour at the anniversary
of His birth, and 'Seek ye for the
kingdom of God and His justice.'"
NEWlNCORPORAflONS
Dnlclni Shlnslo company, I.lnn
lou; incorporators, W. U. DuwklnB, 1
CieoiKo Modrow, C. W. Tyle; capi
tal, 115,000.
No-Ulnre Headlight corporation,
Portland; incorporators, L. D.
Dcnuv, K. 13. Carpy, H. J. Schul
dsnnan; capital, 1 100,000.
Under the bine sky act a permit
has been issued to the Clark Prod
ucts Manufacturing company ot
Portland to sell stock in the sum
or $22,000, ami to the Ralph
Scline.-?loch company of Portland
to Bell notes in Uio sum ot $125,
000. SCHOOLS CLOSE DECEMBER 18
Mill City, Or., Doc. 14. The
Mill City schools will close Decem
ber IS for the Christmas and New
Year holidays, opening again on
January 4.
5000 of Your Fellow Citizens
Are Keeping Warn this Winter
WITH
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The public knowing who handles
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rfteeps us busy delivering it
CALL 1855 TODAY
You too, will be more than pleased
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