THIRD
Ihe Daily
SECTION
Journal
PAGES
17 TO 24
qfiTH YEAR. ;
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Governor Oswald West
8Al".OBEGOS,8lTns7m,
Mimiiti u si, titii.
florenwr Oswald West, of Oregon, nor abuse. He took a .loci.Ud stand
. ...i.,.iiv the most wldolv known 'aealnst p.nnth,i ... '
Iiunuii. - , ..uo.s.nnent, i,ri!iKl,i
talked of
governor In
Young, en-
the niDSi
.... United Stains today,
,lCi hrouilmlndod, and with on In
nate love f"r llls tellowmun, he lias
ynderlaken not only to better the con
dition, lint also to uplift, the crlm
Imiiliu'd In tho penitentiary. Ho
i.nv,. In men, Ho believes
IB.""'-" .. ,
ln piiictlcally every man there Is an
element of Kod, which should be cul
tivated and fostered. Ho believes that
In tlit'so wards of the state, there Is,
89 In every other ninn, a souse of
honor. H" 1'1 fovea that men can bo
made trustworthy by being trusted,
that a man, criminal or not, has ah
Innate sense of honor, that once awak
ened makes him true to his better self,
and therefore a better man. So be
HevInK, he put In operation his "honor
uyBtcui." l!v It, prisoners are not pa
roled, hut they are permitted to work
on public works far from the peni
tentiary and without being guarded.
Under this system, one of the greatest
evils and handicaps in managing the
prisoners In tho penitentiary, idleness,
la overcome. More than a third of
tho prisoners, under the old system,
were without employment of any kind
r hiid condition, either in
prison,
down much nim , ! .
, - "i'"" is neau, even
from tho churches, with thol, nrofes
slons of 'To.ce , earth, Ko,l wlll
towards men." 1Iu reilw(1
criminals also from tho noose, le,nR
the election In which the people should
express their opinion on n ,i ,
that 1 Ishincnt. That nnlninn i,i., , "
. . , ' "lll l'l He
to his, he refused further Interference
saying he was the renrosentiiv r
me People, !in,i tl,,.r tosm m
was the paramount law. Kor this,'
also, he was abused soundly bv some'
but at tho same time, the great major!
ity heartily commend ,is c.nrse. just
as the great majority Indorse
honor system, and he may well f,.el
proud of his course In both of these
matters. An has been stated, Oregon's
governor is more widely known than
any other now in office In the United
States, and It is his honor system,
which has come to stay," und his firm
stand on capital punishment, that have
made made him the most talked about
of all tho governors.
But these uro far from covering his
activities. ( His close watch of the
legislature and ihe. vetoing of some
sixty-five bills; bis deep interest nml
or out of active work In perfecting the manage
ment of nil state lm,iitutlr,nfi; his close
A Christmas Question
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Coventor West lias cnangea tins nmi
there is employment for all. This
"honor" system Is applied also to those
paroled from the penitentiary, for they
are required to report once a month,
attention to the business of the stale;
bis presence In his office day after
day, where be is always approachable
by all, rich or poor, high or low are
examples of faithfulness In public snr-
Itatlng their location and their em- . vice, the more commendable because
ploynient. That the trust reposed in so rare.
prisoners is sometimes betrayed, goes Governor West may have made nils
vlthout saying, for ingratitude and; takes, for he Is but human, but If so
falsehood are not uncommon In every- they were of the head and not of the
day life, and tho fact that in some , heart.
cases paroles are violated, promises I The reforms Inaugurated by him nre
broken, and honor thrown asldo, has far-rencblng and highly beneficial,
caused much bitter adverse comment j The state Institutions have been put
In certain places, but most of it has , on a better and more businesslike
leen for political effect. This Is espe-! basis, either directly or Indirectly by
dally true of a few of the leading him. Meeting all kinds of opposition,
newspapers, but the public today is a he has stood firmly for those things
reading public, Is well Informed, and he believed for the good of the state,
knows that these harsh criticisms are unmoved by criticism or abuse. In
unjust and largely untrue. The honor fact, the criticisms of his acts arc the
system was an experiment and had strongest commendation of the man,
for they Bhow be has advocated pro
gress and reform, two things always
certain to provoke abuse.
When Oswald West completes his
four-year term, he will have left an
never been tried until Governor West
Inaugurated It, but so far it has proved
good, and will ln time be the prison
policy of every state ln the Union.
The governor has stood firm ln his
determination to give the system a Indelible page upon Oregon's history;
thorough trial, despite harsh criticism one that will loom up larger and shine
and insulting comments. brighter as the yearB pass, and he will
Governor West is a man of strong be noted as one of the most far-seeing
convictions, nnd once his mind Is made and conscientious governors mis,
up can be moved by neither flattery any other state, has ever had.
THE ROUND-UP
Itosobnrg's city tax for 1913 is 10
mills.
Mrs. E. P. Days died at Cottage
Grove Monday, aged 80 years.
In a wedding at Monroe, last week,
the gPDom was 66 and the bride 88.
About 300 dairymen of the valley
attended the big convention at Albany
yesterday.
The vast fortune of Jacob Kamm,
died in Portland a few days ago,
"as left almost entirely to his widow.
Mrs. n. S. Pague, wife of the well
nown Portland attorney, died very
uddenly at the family home there
Thursday of heart failure.
The U. of O. Glee club gave Its last
concert Thursday evening before com
mencing Its annual tour, which It will
do Immediately after Christmas.
The towna of Seaside and West Side
have gotten into the courts over the
matter of one being annexed to the
other and also the taking Into the
combined limits of other areas
Mr. and Mrs. George Russell, of
Portland, are on their way from New
York, bringing from Taris tho body of
Mrs. Sylvester Pennoyer, widow of
Oregon's ex-governor, and brother of
Mrs. Russel.
For nearly a week Portland has
had a burglary every night, and each
nulled off at 3 o'clock In the morning.
It Is evidently the work of the same
man or gang, but so far no clues have
been obtained,
When it comes to reflecting, a wo
. i i, n in, hor mirror.
man is not m h
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I I I Copyright, 1912, by Am.ricm I
By Earle Hooker Eaton '( fnu uinioii
!7Zi TT? 8 pretty girl were
TIT a pretty girl were fT it '
standing V ' fr Shy, expectant, coy and
'Neath a sprig of mistletoe, . ;,5 ,,.. ,v ; ihii
With her roguish eyes ,,,i:Tt Would' you turn and run
a-twinkle C'v'w' f like sixty,
And her rounded checks iSltt 'iHrft ''J--i''t'f And, if so, to hie h tvay,
aglow- my Ud ?
THE RIGHT
CHRISTMAS WAY
By MRS. H. U MONTY.
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elation
II, Mrs. Evcrly, I Just tiwucui
I'd dro) lu nna unit
mas to you. It's ii" I t'"r 81
home, and l"
Alice Mllner was a very dear youinj
friend of Edna nnd Vera Kvcrly. ui.d
CbrlatmM aud nil th- oud.Tf,i .e
crew belouKlt to It bad ulway, l.een
dlsed a. one family. ,e
amazed when 4Iw. fcverly rnud
abruptly and ald: "Alldnnt.
. ...n. ,'i,riniim tills M-ar.
i..,.ri..,i nnstn r. nherp
and era were brooding over the nauie
command, given them the ev,n "
fore. .
r,lin wan the first to
. ....... ,i nnuiiinii nt all
U'l(,'m""u " . i.,. the
uiid-atMl sue im--i
I (..n'l
Hi.fnri- she
both Klrls quickly answered. "I'apa
(Ives us a dollar every nioiilh for our
linnk, to be kept Just for n Chrlslimis
Clft for nminuin, and then he adds to
It for what Is wanted."
"Ves'm." quietly answered Aunt
Betty. "And the Christum before?"
"A brass l'd for the spare bedroom.'
"Yes'm! And the Christ inns before?"
osked Aunt Hetty attain.
The trlrl" hesitated a little, (hen. "A
crazy. She hnnihcd, sani;, Jlt-Ti-d, ami
tlii'ii with a hill,' she nearly Hp-el Aunt
lietty and said. "(Jlrls, wl.iit silly
folks we all lone been!"
'J'be clrls left Aunt Hetty nn lioiir
IntiT, and Christinas was not mention
ed III the l-.ierl.V household, but the
elrls atel their father looked uiiusnal
I ly niysterluiis and happy.
( Iirbtinas iiinruluK nawned ensp niei
clear, the spirit of the day alsjondlnt!
everywhere.
Kdhil and Vera anxiously awaited
their mother, havluc sent their father
to biliitt tier to their Christum room
wlih h they bail trimmed up In ever
I ... 1 1 u ri,.r hIhi hud re
tlreil tlie evening neinre
They met her with tender enreii.eii
mid led her to a I'halr pn (oire l pur
posely for tier. IMna brou;:ht her (:1ft.
a heiiutlfol I'ollar of tn-r own work,
ami pinned It on with Imsx-h. I
whi' li whs her blrth-itotie
Tlie mother drew the f'ne of her
HihI elnld to tier II lid kls'-ed
dropplntr on 'I pt irned f:e i
Vela had ipio-C.v drawn lo'-ir a"'1
laid a bund e of dm I; bin.' i-bk ou In"
Secretary "Ben" Olcott
Fits the Place Like a Mould
' Honn men un bunt cre:it, soun
nuiii'M Kiv.ittiess, und some have
i;re.tlnt sii tlinist upon them." That Is
what tho old proverb s.ivs, and Is good
euoncli so far a It noes, but It over
look, nee very Important mutter. It
Ml'od to take Into in.- m, -ration tin.
fact that a man mu-lii In. named "It.-iv, '
When n boy sin vis In vvlili ihal pie
li to liK family name, the ...011:111011
ills of life iio oil nml hide, and men
ami iliinus Just sum, hew make extra
i Aertloii.. to do thii'cs ior him.
Now, for Instance, there Is "lien
tdiott. Just elivted se, rotary of slai.-.
and who will In all proband, ty hold
his otllco lor two jeais after nil Ills
lellovv state otlicers Un leihed or at
bust after their pivseut terms have
I'vpired. oil never heard of anyililni;
of that kind bappenlnn to Clarence or
."thur. or l.evvellvu' Things like It
happen once In a while 1.1 the Johns,
also the Smiths, toil It U natural to
the "Hens "
With the Ueti..,' they Ju-1 sort of
slip up on Kt'eatlii'sii as did ran- old
"I en" .lohtison. "Hen" l-'rankllu, and
as our own "Hen" olcott Is dolnu, or
has dime. He has lllled the olll.-o (note
Hi,- word I for two years. He was up
'minted hi tlov.-rnot West upon the
di-alh of Secretary of Slate lleiisou nl
most two years iu;o, and filled Inio tin
J0I1 as thoiicli it had been cut In hi 1
measure. From the day hi. he:all his
ii ties, the olliee has l ,11 splendidly
I 'i nac.ed. and has Invn sv li iiiall.'d
ami p..l'ei'ted until It rum us smooili
ly ami with as little friction as a Mi:
ieco of well oiled lliaclllllei v . The
business of the oilier has Ineri used
vastly but the force has handled II
sal isf, ie nt II y to all w ho have had deal
ings w llh It. and lo Hie si. He olllcri s
and 01 hi i s dome, business wlt'i It
dally. Quick sen ire and courteous
treatment arc the two elements mod
!u evidence, ami they are la sliihl all
the time. So Is "lien "
If any 0110 has loudness with the
secretary of sta'o, II Is safo for him
to come to Salem at any old tine,
without maklllK dales ahead, for he
Will llllll Hell Olcott lit Ills uist altcml
I lie, to tic duties of Mm iillb e ami
vvcailni; a smile thai refuses to wear
out Call up on tho plume and any vo l
would like to speak to Mr. Olcott, and
Ihe chances are ten to one. he will tell
u to tiro away for "this U llenjii-
1: In."
To tho outsider, behiK secretary of
d.ilo Is an easy job. There lo ver
j i;i".! i' tnlstako. There is plenty of
I work tor a full Rrown alihs-hoduvl nun
! and luoi .. hours than the union stand
jlol. too, Hcsiiles the tu,-. clerical for.,
the vast amount of business t b
1 . Ii.-. k.s.1 over, the Itinuu.erald.. docu
j and pa;s i s to be signed and
'l'""-iml and on, small tidies , ).
,vi.;llantlv waielied, there are hundrel
I'd Msitois daily, ,,! i.ii,., rnendly
( visits, tliouch there are of course Koine
of these, bet business vi-llcrs. men
midline lor liifenmrlon that only tho
tiles or leconls in the secielaiy of
Male's 0MI1O 1,111 dlvnl..,. 'li,,u., ,,11
I. ke time, and they suiely reipilie tlm
nb est tact to handle Inlollkotitly, ,H.
lose of, alone, with the caller, and
make room for the next, who Is ,rot
ty sure to be In inline Hero I
where Hen Olcott shines When 1,
1 xl ends that rb-.ht (K ami smile iu
he sp.-aks you know and f.vl he I
iKlad lo Mw you. and almost before
von know It, von are Ihrouiih with
vour little huidnesii, and as you nay
jl'aod bye. x mi f.s I sorrv for Hen be-:caii-e
you know he feels bad to pari
from von, n 1 1 .1 this he tcally does, for
ihe wants to Klve you as much time as
he can and all the tiitormatlou posal
ble Hon hi Ion of these 1 1 1 -1 (. dallv
slant... he Is on a doen or morn
boillds He lllll I incut Hie pivonior
and "Tom" liiluiod as i:nm a 111111111 In
ramble on as 'lieu"! and I.-iim
"board bills" ami accounts of Ihe vari
ous -.tat,, institution,), and listen to
. 1 1 1 1 lilll 111! 0 t'.llil slll'.ci-..l ions and 11 lone
I villi his colleagues, provide remedies.
ud all the lime "lieu" like Mark
Twain's river i "broadeuhiK anil wld-
elillli: ami lleeiellllli; llllll lellKt hen lll(!
lie has a oiui-ianllv ttrowlni; aciiialu-
laticrshlp, a rapidly Incicasliu: 1111111-
I i-i of win 111 ft lends, and while he imiy
not he achlevlnir ei .uln.veu. vreaiiM.HS
Is Just sllppliiK up on him. ami Is llu-
II). to put li.-i biaml mi I1I111 at any
Hum.
II Is assorted thin tloverner Weill
will not be a candidal" for re-election.
Th" wilier Is not 11 propliel or sou of
proplud, bill If Went dnCM Hot r 1 1 1 -
well, a con-in,, f whieio front name Is
"Hen" liilchl lis k mlchly i'insI to I bn
hit; majority of tlm Or, r.on voter.
I AI'I I U. I ION 1 1. lUNh.
Tlie oldest National bunk III the
city nml In Marlon County Is the Capi
tal National Hank of Salem. I' also
ha the larcesl capital of any of the
National banks In this communilv
It was established III 1 .". over 7
years atto, Its pieshlent, Mr. ,1 II Al
belt, beho: asnocliiled with the lite
It. S Wallace In fniiiidliiu Ihe bank
Mr. Albei I caiiii. 1, 1 Kalom In I Mi'i and
recently rounded mil Ms I I'll i-oniln
nous vein- In lie' Imtiklnn business
The bank's business has shown 11
luminal and steady (tiowth fiom tie
lieiilnnltiK. It was the flint bank III
the 1 llv to establish a modem iv
inns Hank ! pail un-iif. ami la now a
, lieposltoiy of tlm fulled Stall' loiv
el lillielil
I Chaiacleilnllc of this bank from tlin
fit si Is the fact thai the pcrK-mal at
I I .i I Ii Hi of Its olflcius has ulwiiv bi'en
i:e o the tllllis.ll llolia With Us I'll
lollirln and Ihe ClIHl'illiel Willi II
Stliall liecolllll IlilS lllWIIVS been ((Ivell
the Silllie I'OlllleollS IrelllUiellt I'X
tended lo all Hie customer of the
bunk
I In Start, found culpv lu the vhn
'liiabi al I'oilland a b' da ai;n, was
iTIlUlsdaV Sellleliced lO Hie pellllell-
! Ilrll y f"l r I lo M'HS. He low
'filed his appeal bond, and the case wlll
Co to I he HUil lone colli t.
has always
Christmas p''1.
ir.,d of tilannln-'
.re "laist I1
frU. i . "k nmlher. that SMn.a will
,,,1,1; I thii k. m laMt,
unioau I""' ' .
for you ,1
wns a' i-i'
,.:.i. nt e-r. nisi
o.beKt. """ . ;; , , I,,, ,,
And -am! this
vetiln,;
have to
... llrintelHUL'h'9
The one will.'- And that
illt do. Christinas
, ... , this rear.
tiolien i- ,., furniture
em .
table and h
niornlntf mamma
....... b.UlLdlt tlt
" . ,ih.r. I know papa
set on "
hurt " . ..,.,.. ,,n cir
isn't Aunt If" .1
in,,,, tumped up-
Chr stniii
..,,,1 ere
,.. im OTfl "'"I '
L.i- ...1.1 her their
uhl' h was her blrthstotie
VuiivTA rJ V.dl 'Its. child r I kissed her. . tear 1
f 1.... I I f i. ' V S 4
I.VJII" lie. w ... 1 1 I a.
it fjS-?V I laid a bund e of dink blue ,l,k 00 lu" ,
D7l f rv J Vl I mo' Iter lap "lor the detest ... db-r
f) L. ' I ever" she., id ..she,' mother d,ev. In r,
SV-' li I" he- sell,,., the ,.e,..V..
l fl ' 'III.-,, fs'hrt ,.,.r.. f-.tward - I. -al.
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