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FRIDAY, FEB. 28, 1913.
SHIFTING RESPONSIBILITY
In the matter of assuming re
sponsibility there is a degree of
weakness in the average man or
woman. In some instances this
weakness is much more marked
than in others, and particularly
is this true when justice, truth
and duty require that we take a
stand in opposition to some one
who has been guilty of disobedi
ence to law.
Most people like to see obedi
ence to law and order, and dis
like infractions, but how slow we
are to take the initiative and how
apt we are to desire some other
person to shoulder the responsi
bility. For instance, a neighbor
has committed a nuisance; he
knows that he has violated a
law; not only that, but he per
sists in pursuing his course to
the discomforture of his neigh
bors; what shall be done in the
matter? Whose duty is it to
complain?
If it be in a town many people
presume that the marshal should
be the one to act; if outside the
corporation then the constable
or sheriff is had in remembrance.
Well, let u& examine the pre
sumption. John Doe saw Bill
Takem stealing chickens; he
wants Takem punished, so he
goes to the city marshal and
wants him to arrest Takem; the
matter drops there. What should
Doe have done? If the marshal
had seen Takem get the chick
ens, then his duty was to arrest
him and swear out a warrant
afterward, but since it was Doe
who saw the crime committed,
whose duty was it to take out
the warrant?
. Some persons are letting their
chickens run at large and it
proves destruction to theirneigh
bor's gardens. Who should move
in the matter? A very humane
and conservative way would be
to request such persons to keep
their fowls up, in accordance
with law, making such request
in the most conciliatory manner
possible, having regard for the
interests of such persons; then
if they persist in violating the
law, swear out a warraut against
the violator and then the mar
shal has authority to act ami
you will hardly have cause to
6ay that he is slack in his duty.
Too often we blame the offi
cers of the state, county or city
for not acting, when they have
nothing to act upon. Where a
heinous crime has been com
mitted it becomes the duty of
the officers of the law to look
into it as far as duty and the
evidence at hand warrants, but
officers are not expected to rush
up and arrest some person un-
. less such officer is a witness to
the act, and in many cases where
such officer is a witness of an
infraction of law, it is best to
obtain a warrant before making
an arrest.
Now, in conclusion', when you
want the laws enforced, the first
thing to consider is the evidence
at band; is it sufficient to bring
conviction? If it is, who has
such evidence and who should
proceed in the matter?
If we will consider these mat
ters properly we will have better
understanding and more charity
for the executors of the law. But
in most cases, especially the
lesser transgressions, lirst try to
win the transgressor from his
course.
WHERE IS THE SERPENT?
Prof. Charles Hallock, an
archeologist connected with Har
vard University, has located the
city of Hnoch, which Cain built,
on the shores t f Klamath Lake,
Oregon, and Klbert Bede, of
Cottage tlrove, has fished the
Garden of Eden out of the Pa
cific ocean, where Hallock had
sunk it, and has dropped itdown
just west of Cottage Grove, where
he reports a descendant of the
fig tree, which clothed Adam
and Kve, to be still in a nourish
ing condition.
However, both parties have
failed to mention the sword
which was placed to the east of
the garden, which turned every
way to keep the way of the tree
of Life, and which weapon we
suspect was "truth." Neither
have these writers said aught of
the serpent which had access to
the first abode of man, and this
fact naturally excites thought,
and the inquisitive mind is very
prone to wonder if the spirit of
that old deceiver has not found
an abiding place in the tene
ment of these writers.
The governor and members
of the legislature, at Salem, have
been at swords points, so to
speak, during most of the time
the past six weeks, and now
comes the information that the
legislators will return after a re
cess of rive days to pass on the
vetoes in case the governor does
not sanction the bills which
have been passed. The Hkrald
does not presume to know which
party is in the right or which is
most glaringly wrong, but it
does know that where the game
of politics has been played, and
animosity exhibited as has been
done during this session of the
legislature, the best interests of
the people are lost sight of.
Politics are all right to get into
office on, but should be dropped
when the threshold of the Capi
tol is crossed and the state's best
interest taken care of.
It is said that there will be no
donkey in the inaugural parade
at Washington next week, that
the long-eared emblem, so often
used to denote Democracy will
be left out. Well, perhaps it is
best so, but, there will be no
elephant nor bull moose there
either, so don't worry over their
absence.
Work Done on the 1915 Expo
sition. San Francisco, Feb. 26. -Following
is a resume of work done
on the Panama-Pacific Interna
tional Exposition site:
Reclamation of Harbor View
lands and Presidio completed.
More than 1,500,000 cubic yards
of bay sediment used.
Construction of sea-wall com
pleted along water front of the
grounds.
About 90 per cent, or two miles
E. H. Amet Rivals Edison In
Inventing Talking Movies
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THE dlntlnrtloa of being Edlnoo's rlTil In ttenitln to perfect "talking
movie" make E U Amet of Rerkeley. Cal., a man of the hour id
U) lnendun world Our Ulnitratlona ahow him In bla laboratory
and tbe method by whlcb be aeourea moving picture and aounda at
the aame time For nearly live year be baa been working at the Idea Now
be haa Invented what he calla the audo-moto photo He rlalma he ran rrtclnter
aounda rolnrtdeuui with motion and reproduce them Jimt an exactly and uv
CfHttfully He rlalma hla Invention will revolutlnnlae the rapidly growing
UHivihK picture biiHlnraa ICdUun baa claimed Hie aauie thing.
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of site fenced.
Service building first exposition
structure, completed and occu
pied. The greenhouses and potting
houses for exposition shrubbery
and plans completed.
Asphalt roadway through Fort
Mason reservation built.
Four oil tanks have been re
moved, besides scores of smaller
structures.
Gas retort house removed.
North service sewers, 3,000
feet long, completed.
Sanitary and storm sewers,
forty miles long, in foreign and
state pavilion sections, under
construction.
Service sewers in foreign pa
vilion site 3,000 feet long, 95 per
cent completed.
South Garden sewers 95 per
cent completed.
Wharves and bulkheads nearly
half completed.
Contract let for ten miles of
high pressure water lines for fire
protection.
Contract let for service water
system.
Rich loam from Sacramento
Valley 6,000 cubic yards un
loaded at grounds for shrubbery
and plants.
Contracts awarded for erection
of ferry slips, hydraulic plant
and steel apron.
Contracts awarded for grading
if
$1.75
1.75
2.00
5.00
1.35
for Machinery Hall and its con
struction. Contract let for construction of
sewers in main roadway of con
cession district.
Construction of sunken gardens
more than half completed.
Contract awarded for grading
for Automobile Building.
Questions for the Editor.
Oh, tell me, does the setting
sun e'er feel a sinking pain? Why
is (inform a "Puzzled One") a
weathercock so vane? Do stars
require a gun to shoot? What
makes a bucket pail? What tailor
makes the chimney's soot? Who
writes the comet's tail?
And why are dogs so lovable,
however much they whine? Pray
tell me, Mr. Editor, what makes
the fir-tree pine?
Why is a vessel's hind part
stern? Who sings an old hen's
lay? Please, tell me, for I'd like
to know, who wears the close of
day?
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