The Greeley tribune., 1909-01-06
Along the Line

Whenever you are In the mood foi
good story 1t we're worth while tc
drop in and spend q half-hour with
the Convalescence club. This II o.
Organization formed for the purp0st
OF killing time. and incidentally e
further the psychological theory q
treating invalids. The ofacers oi
the association are Theo. Lucas. p
H. McClenahan and Asa Mead. The
oficial headquarters are at the Cam.
field hotel. and Col. White has been
elected "oracle" of the society. and
the final decisions of all debates are
left to him.
Resolved. that Governor Buchtel
will pardon Banker Godding." was
the question under discussion last
evening. Hi Timothy led the aflirm-
ative. while Attorney Churchill A.
sumed the negative role. Not that
the lawyer manifested any great at
lection for the state executive or
defended his policy in the wholesale
liberation OF criminals, but built his
negative assumption along ethical
lines.
The governor is an ex-preacher.
A preacher and teacher are die
tatorial rather than argumentative.
In their vocation that attribute is es-
sential. The teacher is not pre-
| m ad tn = To n1111o n r
the preacher with his flock. Their
conclusions must be absorbed as AK
IONS.
The lawyer argued that the gover-
nor still retains his theology and as
sumes that the whole state is his
congregation. He clings to the idea
of reforming prisoners rather than
Furnishing them, and the parole sys-
tenn is his hobby. After a long sum-
mary of the governors faults, vir-
tues. vagaries and idiosyncracies. the
debater deduced the following: THAT
Godding's sentence would be COM
muted to one year. but he would not
be Immediately pardoned."
After few more arguments by
the Affirmative, the question was
handed to Col. White for hnal de-
cision.
In very forcible language the col
onel handed the blue ribbon to the
Affirmative and stated tnat Godding
would be out of jail before the gov
ernor left his chair. but drew much
consolation from the fact that Mr..
Buchtel could hand out no more
Christmas presents at the expense OF
the public.
During the debate a little incident
was uncovered which may be Of in
terest here. Not long ago young
named Fred Jewel was sentenced IN
the Weld county court to - years IN
the penitentiary for the cold bloodcd
murder Of an employe on his father S
ranch near Fort Morgan. A few
months ago a well known Greeley
citizen met Fred Jewel enjoying him
self on the streets Of Denver. The
GIeeIey man > WA0 we'll dCQooiuteu
with Jewel and asked him how he
came to be at large. Jewel stated
that he got permission to 60 to Den
yer. with q guard. but that he had
made the guard drunk. put him 70
bed, and was having = good time.
The gentleman says he has seen
Jewel in Denver alone since that
time. and has heard of him being at
his home in Morgan several times
The boys father, who 10 wealthy and
a politician. was IN Greeley q few
weeks ago with q petition, and it is
stated that eleven Of the jurors who
convicted the boy have signed the
petition for his release.
The club will have another meet
ing this evening and debate the ques-
tion, why 10 IN invalid?"
How many of our boys and girls, or
the grown people for that matter
have noticed the domesticity of the
little squirrels since their arch-enemy
the dog-has been chained up,