Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-10-26

Perhaps it was because he wore a
green sweater with white wings on
it; because he was a new frat. a
! White Winged Delta" and a dude /:
perhaps it was owing to his peg leg
sed white corduroy breeches with
yellow leather rims; perhaps it was
because he had the temerity to root
for Walla Walla at the game, per-
haps it was because he bet on Whit
man and won some sac of good Will
lamette money; perhaps it was be-
cause of medley of all these potent
reasons, perhaps it was. because
they wanted to, that some Will
lamette's football and athlete squad
kidnapped Paul Bower of Spo-
kane. brutally beat him and then
carried him to the big ditch in the
campus grounds and plunged him be-
meath the icy waves.
Anyway that's what he got.
There is a halo of mystery SUR
rounding the hazing of Paul Bowers
as there has been about a great
many university happenings of late.
Bowers is a Spokane boy. He APP
plauded the Walla Walla boys dur
ing the football game Wednesday.
Most of them were old school mates
of his and he felt as If it were no
disloyalty for him to do so. Then he
bet on Whitman and what is worse
he won.
Wednesday night. the sweet girl
undergraduates gave a reception TO
the Whitman boys in Lausanne
hall II was during the festivities
that two juniors rushed in and
grabbed Whitman boy and had
started out with him. II is said that
RAIDER, a member of the losing team
said You have the wrong man;
who do you want?"
we want Bower" was the reply
n Is said that Bower was then point
ed out and the boys took him to the
Ioutside and that Professor Boyer
lthen closed the door There are diff
lferent versions of this and some say
THAT Boyer and another professor
were at the other end of the hall
and knew nothing of the contem-
plated outrage.
When Bower found himself in the
hands of a score or more of juniors,
he tried TO fight for his liberty and
Succeeded in landing some kicks and |
blows on several of his assailants. |
In the fight, however. he was brutal |
Ily overDowered and beaten by his /
brave captors and after sausage :
meat was made of his visage, he was /
carried, or rather dragged by his
courtly and chivalrous school mates
10 the big canal that flows near the
han and was thrown in head first
and allowed TO come out the best he
could
The matter was reported 10 the
faculty yesterday morning but IL
has not yet been made public
whether any action will be taken or
not.
There is a great deal OF mystery
about some OF the subsequent de-
velopments. II was given out last
night that Bower was taken before
the football team and was taken in
hand by Professor Boyer. who
seems 20 have been mixed up in the
matter all along and was made 20
a apologize TO the team for something.
II Is not known whether was forced
TO ask pardon for cheering for the
players from his own state. winning
money from the Salem boys or for
getting out OF the creek alive.
There was some talk that the
team. after il was so badly beaten
By the Whitman boys, accused
Bower Of giving It's signals away.
Il Is said that Bower had no possible
OF knowing any signals.
Some say that the advent of the
new frat" the White Winged Delta,
was the root OF the whole trouble.
Some time ago several OF the BOYS
who had. or thought they had, lit
he more money or blood than the
common herd. organized the new So Z
.ieiy. They are accused Of putting
IN airs and wearing peg-legged
,reeehes with leather rims around
he bottom. They were too arist0-
ratio for anything. and the soul OF
be yosman and yokel student stood
.ehast AZ The advent Of caste into the