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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-26
Action Postponed

Washington, June 26.-When the
house judiciary committee met today
to consider the Kahn resolution call
ing on Attorney. General McReynolds
to submit all the documents bearing on
the Diggs- -Caminetti and Western Fuel
propositions, which eliminated in the
resignation of John l.. McNab, Of San
Francisco, as United States district at
torney, it was found that no quorum
was present, and action on the resolu.
tion was postponed until tomorrow.
Only six Democrats and one Republican
were present, but it was denied that
members Of the committee had reained
away purposely.
Representative Kahn appeared before
the committee. He denounced Attorney
General McReynolds, commended Nc.
Nah for resigning when he was ordorel
to postpone the trials, and insisted that
President Wilson s explanation Of the
affair was not satisfactory. Kahn, how
ever, consented to an amendment to his
resolution inserting the words elf com.
patible with the public interest" in the
clause "instructing" the attorney.pen.
eral to transmit the papers in the case.
These words wer9 inse ted so that t.g
government might not be forced to plb
lsh evidence on which it bases its 10.
rand for sentence uuon the alleged
white slavers and tho officials of tho
so.called fuel trlsc.
Committees Duty
Kahn's statement before the com
mittee was devoted mostly to a review
Of the Caminetti case. He pointed out
McNab's statements that he had
warned AttOrney.General McReynolds
three times against delaying action.
"The people of California" Kahn
declared, care worked up over these
cases as they have not been in years.
My resolution is not an unusual meas.
ure, similar procedure has been taken
many times. This committee owes II to
itself, to the house and to the country
at large to report the resolution ia.
vorably, and place the entire CORE.
spondence before the people.
"McNab was willing to do his duty,
but he was frustrated. Now the admin.
istration proposes to do the very thing
which McNab wanted to do, but by en-.
ploying special counsel at large fee. 4"
Clash With Webb.
AT this point Kahn clashed with Rep.
resentative Webb, of North Carolina,
who asserted that McNab is a candidate
for governor Of California, and was
playing politics" by Crushing into
print to secure cheap notoriety."
Representative Thomas, Of Kentucky
interrupted to say that, Judging from
the newspaper reports, there is more
graft and corruption in California than
in any other state in the Union,
Kahn hotly resented this charge.
"The people of California are Just as
good as those Of Kentucky" he
"I am determined to unmask
graft and corruption. In some states
know Of II is covered up"
Attorney.General McReynolds was
not represented at the hearing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-26
Blames Older People.

vide for them. Now, what are we GO
ing to do otherwise7"
Blames Older People.
According to Mrs. Jackson, the
county juvenile officer, the grown peo.
pie are responsible for young girls and
boys going wrong. She declares that
right in this city the older people are
encouraging immortality in the lives of
young girls. Mrs Jackson mentioned
one great fault. She declares that she
has knowledge of certain older people
coaxing young girls away from employ.
ment and inducing them to remain in
young couples homes upon the prom.
ise that they will be placed in better
positions. While the older people may
be sincere says Mrs. jackson, It is
wrong for them to induce girls to re-
main in their homes on the pretext
they will find the charges work
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-26
MANAGEMENT OF PEN
IS CONSIDERED BY
BOARD Of CONTROL
Warden Will Have His Say
and Governor His Re-
garding Matters.
GOVERNOR ASKS ACTION
Board Also Decides That All Its Pro-
ceedings Shall Be Made Matters
of Record.

The board of control this morning
held session and took up the mat.
ter Of the policy and management of
the penitentiary.
AT the beginning of the meeting the
governor presented letter to the board
in which he set down that whatever the
board did they should make record
OF the same, for three reasons, namely
Frst-That the public may know the
views of the board and the members
thereof in reference to the treatment of
prisoners.
: Second-That the warden may be full
ly and clearly advised as to the wishes
of the board.
Third--NOt only that the prisoners
may be fully informed as to what the
beard expects Of them in the way Of
good conduct and service, but as to the
attitude of the board toward them
when such good conduct and service
have been faithfully rendered.
Governors Views.
The governor then pointed out that
the last legislature did not do all they
intended to do when they created the
board Of control, as noted, that they
provided the board should have charge
of only the work that goes on in the
prison walls, while the governor is re-
sponsible for all work at the several in
stitutions and on the road, which is
commonly known as the honor system.
He further said that he is solely re-
sponsible for the escape of any convict,
because they are put in their positions
by his order.
The board placed the matter Of prison
management in the hands Of the war
den, who is to work out his own policy,
submitting all plans to the board. This
action was brought about by the reso.
luton of Secretary of State OlcOtt,
which reads: "Be it ordered that the
matter of prison management and poll
cy, so far as it extends to the prisoners
under the control Of the board Of con-
troll, be left with the prison warden,
who will be held responsible for the
safety and welfare of prisoners, and
that the detail and institutional and
road work be left to the governor, as
provided by law" The motion was
seconded by Treasurer Kay, and passed
by full "aye."
Mr.. Kay then made the motion, not
for record, that when so requested the
warden make known to the press all
details relative to escapes.
Honor System Not Abandoned,
Governor West today gave out the
following statement in regard to the
assertion of the Oregonian that he had
abandoned his honor system at the pen.
itentiary:
"The statement that the 'honOr sys.
TEN has been abandoned as a part Of
my prison policy is absolutely without
foundation The statement was made
and given currency by those who are
too crooked themselves to ever hope to
become the beneficiaries Of the system.
"ThOse who are trying to cruelty this
humane policy will never have the
pleasure of heading It off, as intend
to further extend the policy through
the opportunity presented by the recent
e
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-26
CHERRY QUEEN CONTEST.

Interest in the Cherry Queen
contest is growing, the vote dou.
bling since the count Wednesday.
Miss Lenora Staley has taken
the lead held by Miss Marie Bo-
linger up to this time and all
the other candidates show good
gains. The ballots were count
ed about IL o'clock this morn
ing with the following results;
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-26

AMERICAN LEAGUE TODAY.
AT Boston--New York.BostOn double
header postponed; wet grounds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-26

vide for them. Now, what are we GO
ing to do otherwise7"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-23
A WORD TO DEMOCRATS.

Democrats will have no occasion TO
go to the polls today. If there are
any who did not vote at the demo-
cratic primary Aug. s they may safely
rest in the verdict Of the majority of
the six thousand who did exercise
their privilege on that day.
The primary today is for those
members OF other parties who hope to
defeat the democratic party by COM
citizens movement.
No true democrat can have any
sympathy with a movement based on
false and unjust aspersions cast upon
his own party and designed to set up
a machine for the control OF public
affairs by small combination of in
terests.
The democrat who has an interest in
the welfare of his party and faith in
its principles which demand govern
ment by the people will betray his
party and stultify himself by going
TO the polls today.
The democrat who allies himself
with this so-called citizens movement
will be debarred from coming in later
and protesting his loyalty TO the prin-
ciples Of true democracy as exempli-
fed in the wise and benefcient admin
istratiOn of Pres. Wilson.
He will be convicted by his own in
consistency.
From the material from which the
so-called citizens ticket must be Sc
lected today it will be impossible to
choose candidates in any way superior
to those nominated by the democratic
party on Aug. 6.
In a number of respects the ticket
nominated today must be inferior to
that nominated by the democrats, and
in addition it will be handicapped by
the forced character Of the movement
behind it and the selfish and insidious
motives which prompted it,
This is a good day for democrats to
stay away from the polls
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-23
FATHER PUTS END TO
LOVES YOUNG DREAM
Man Who Comes TO Claim His Bride
Meets the Parent
Instead.

Special TO The News-Times.
LAPORTE. Ind, Aug. 23.--His head
bandaged and one eye swelled almost
shut A. Parks, an Englishman of
good family, left the city Thursday
afternoon, headed for New York. At
the home of w. @. Walker, head OF
the Walker Starter Co, was a young
woman, broken hearted and disap-
pointed.
Parks was in this city few months
ago on business with the NJ. Rumely
Co. While there he met Miss Walker,
who is a stenographer for the COM
pany. II was a case Of love at first
sight. After he left here correspond
ence resulted in arrangements 10 be
married Friday Parks came here
Thursday and broke the news TO the
father OF the girl. Walker objected
and when the persistent lover said
the marriage would take place any
how. the father OF the girl, il is al
legged. beat up Parks and held him a
prisoner in an ot.ice of the starter
company until time Cor a thorough
train for New York. Then he march
ed him 10 the train and started him
for the east. IL is claimed. In the
meantime the daughter was told that
her love bubble had burst.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-23
THE MEL TING POT

sertion Of an inalieaable right it is
his custom TO demand that IL be the
best Of the week. And why nOt2
Sunday is the only day the average
man has TO enjoy uninterruptedly the
society Of his family, and how much,
we ask would he get out of that So
ciety if compelled to eat warmed
up dinner?
Ii is in the consumption Of a good
dinner that the best traits of human
nature find their best development.
Man, like other animals, is most~ami-
able when well fed.
WHILE at the women reformers
why not complete the job? Here are
a lot OF clubs passing resolutions that
1.-The styles Of women's dress made by
manufacturers and sold by merchants
are such as merit criticism from the
educated and cultured women of the
country" Yet there is a conspicuous
absence of hiph browed women who
do not wear these styles Of dress and
look attractive in them. The princi-
pal exceptions are the short haired
women who wear mannish coats, full
skirts and-but never mind about that
or those.
1T took $4,000 Missourians to pull
their state out OF the mud. Can't
you hear the Missouri mules he-haw?
THE same unanimity against foes
within that we Americans display
against foes without would force lot
of people TO go to work either in the
penitentiary or outside.
A Little Verse.
When war prevails and impious men
bear sway,
IT'S time to get the hook for such as
Huerta.
AUGUST is gradually yielding to
the advances of September.
MORE work for the vice commits
sion. c. n. T.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-23
JEROME,s MEAL TICKET.

1t was to be expected William
Travers Jerome is to get some more
fat fees from the state Of New York
to try to keep Harry Thaw in Mattea-
wan. Thaw has been pretty faith
full meal ticket for Jerome ever since
the former prosecutor left office.
Perhaps one reason is in the fact
of Jerome's familiarity with the pre-
vious history of the case. Perhaps
another is that Jerome will put more
vitriOl and vindictiveness into the eff
fort of trying to keep Thaw locked up
that most anyone else in the state.
Maybe Jerome, after all the harsh
things he has said about Thaw in
different trials. would rather that the
famous prisoner should not be at
large. If Thaw is deranged, it isn't
unreasonable that the ex-prosecutor
should feel safer with big stone
wall and some iron bars between him
self and the man he has fought so
often
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-23
SAYS HANK, THE HOTEL CLERK

Il bet the Prince of Wales would
envy you, mistah man." said the tele-
phone operator.
Now you are kidding" retorted
Hank the hotel clerk. why should
the favorite son of the British En-
pire envy a poor, overwOrked front!
warbler like myself?"
He'd give most anything to have
face like yours, insisted the tele-
phone operator. Not for your fatal
beauty. Mistake muh not! But 1
just read that he can't grow a
mustache.
poor kid" sighed Hank the hotel
clerk My heart goes out TO him.
Scion of royalty though he is, holder
of the National Sporting club belt for
choose the best possible parents-yet
he is unhappy. Each morn he wakes
up by a solid gold alarm clock and
sixteen valet de chambres swarm in
with his tooth brush and slippers. He
opens his mail, which includes a pro-
posal of marriage from a Russion
Crown Princess and an invitation TO
visit the Sultan Of Turkey In his
harem, and yet he is as unhappy
as a butcher reading a vegetarian
weekly.
What peeves him One slant in
the mirror makes him grouchy and
gives him the willies for the whole
day. It's that stuburn upper lip.
only the evening before he treated
it with bone fertilizer and irrigated
il with a watering can. And during
the night he hired a Hindu snake
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-23

charmer to squat on his chest and
try to coax out the stubborn bristles
with the music of a flute.
And now another day has same,
and that there upper lip is still an
arid waste of British complexion.
Forgetting his dignity for the mo-
ment the young Prince fires few
well-chosen Elton cuss words at his
aggravating lip. But 1t doesn't turn
a hair"
You seem to know all about the
Princes private affairs, now that I've
got you wound up" commented the
telephone operator.
We'll, you see, l read the sporting
extras of the London Times and keep
posted on these matters" said Hank
the hotel clerk. But what gets my
goat is the fact that all the toppy
chaps in England are supposed to
take their style tips from the Prince
of Wales. Just because he can't raise
mustache with a steam hoist that
they've got to put their cutey lips
tassles on the chopping block. It's a
bleedin' shine, as they say at 'ome.
But hold, woman! Perhaps the
after while. Don't you know what a
baseball mustache is? Why, if yOG
count the hairs you'll find nine on
each side. or let him try a football
mustache."
What's a football mustaches"
asked the telephone operator.
And Hank the hotel clerk shouted:
First down."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-23
THE AMERICAN SPIRIT.

The American spirit of patriotism
rose superior TO the note of jingoism
sounded by Sen. Penrose. Republicans.
progressives and democrats met the
situation with an inspiring pledge OK
faith and loyalty TO the president in
his policy of peace toward Mexico.
Counting out the jingoes of the
Penrose type American sentiment is
solidly behind Pres. Wilson's policy.
The American people believe Pres.
Wilson is right in his position that the
Huerta government is not worthy of
recognition and they fully approve Of
his plan Of peaceful Intervention.
The United states viii refuse 10 be
bluffed or cajOled into recognition
founded on assassination. Huerta
may as well save his strength Nor
viii the United States use its strong
arm except under extreme provoca-
ton. The American people want
peace on the western hemisphere and
they will exhaust every peaceful
means OF securing it before resorung
10 force.
In this episode we are not only
thrilled by the facility with which par
tisan leaders forget their partisanship
and exalt their patriotism. but graft
fed by the patience and steadiness of
purpose exhibited 10y Pres. Wilson
under trying circumstances. Com
PEELED 10 relieve himself Of the ser
vices OF a public servant who used
his opportunities 20 defeat the just
and amicablc ends Of the administra-
ton the president has displayed the
strength and wisdom OF convictions
which must eventually have the de-
sired influence on the distressing sit
nation in Mexico.
Whatever we may deprecate in our
political system and In politics as IL
is worked instances OF the character
cited give assurance that the spirit OF
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-23

SEPTEMBER.
Birds that were gray in the green are
black in the yellow.
Here where the green remains, rocks
one little fellow.
Quaker in gray. do you know that
the green is goingZ
More than that-do you know that the
yellow is showing?
Singer OF songs, do you know that
your youth is flying?
That age will soon at the lock OF your
life be prying?
Lover of life, do you know that the
brown is going?
More than that-do you know that the
gray is showing? ..
s. FRANCES HARRISON.
WE are edited by the Carnegie
Hero Foundation definition Of a hero
which precludes a five-year-old boy
from wearing a medal for saving a
child from drowning, because he has
not reached the age of discretion.
We have 1t then that heroism is a
matter OF discretion rather than OF
impulse.
Which conforms 10 our idea Of the
limit of money saving distinction.
And Between Meals.
What a cocky fellow Mr.. Huerta is
TO be sure He creates the suspicion
that he drinks arguente before break
fast. d.
WE view with nervous prostration
the movement on the woman's page
TO encourage the practice of cooking
Sundays dinner on Saturday. 1t can
IL, hut CT "a
gems and crimes.
1t may be selfish or even criminal.
but a man places his Sunday dinner
above the cooks convenience, even if
the cook is his wife, and whether 1t
is selfish, criminal or merely the as
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-23
THE DAVIS LIMITATIONS.

II is OF course regrettable that the
revolving story OF the Digs white
slave trial and the fearful incidents
that caused it have 10 be printed in
the newspapers. And yet out Of it.
good must come.
Because it has been a story Of un-
usual importance the case has become
widely known and TO every girl il car
-ries a word Of warning and a promise
Of protection from the strong arm OF
the federal government. And TO
every weak and tempted man it holds
cut the threat OF punishment.
To those who thought this white
slave law was simply aimed at an out
cast class with whom they could
have no possible connection, the stat
.ute-has assumed new Importance.
Written law has become actual and
vital it is part of the work Of pub
Lefty that justifes that axiom of the
law that Ignorance of the law ex-
cuses no one" No ore can plead ig-
norance after this revelation of the
scope and meaning of the Mann act.
And yet the law is shown 10 have
some vital limitations. limitations
that only the state governments can
correct.
Had Diggs and Caminetti taken
their two victims to Los Angeles in
stead OF Reno. no federal statute
would have been violated. and if con-
victed at all IN the state courts. the
limit Of punishment for them would
have been perhaps six months in the
county JAIL
Now as far as the morality of the
case is concerned, there is not one
whit Of difference between the act
committed at Reno and the same act
committed at Los Angeles. The diff
ference in the punishment lies in the
fact that the United States can take
action only when more than one
state is involved in the proceeding.
Inside the borders Of a single state it
is helpless.
In other words congress has seen
farther. has taken a more advanced
position that have any of the sepa-
rate states. This condition only the
states NHeuSEANGS Ndll EOAl CT
One other criticism was made Of
the Mann act during the Diggs trial,
that the law was aimed at real white
slayers. men who make a business of
capturing girls and selling them for
gain. Digs and Caminetti. of course,
were not in this sense white slavers.
They were simply vicious. nasty, inn
moral youths. No one has charged
that they intended to make any pecu-
MARY profit from their relations with
their victims They were simply try
ing to slough off a responsibility
that had grown irksome and danger
ous.
However. it is impossible to feel
any sympathy with the two men on
this specious argument They richly
deserve what they got Most good
people will rather rejoice that the
federal statutes were SO drawn that
such men could be if not amply pun
ished. at least severely SO.
But the law should be reinforced
by the states 10 the end that real
white slavers, who are now careful 10
keep their operations within the state
line may be as summarily dealt with
as those two men will doubtless be.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-23
cow WOULDN'T MOVE
,ecial to The News-Times.

Special 70 The NeWS-I1meS.
LAPORTE, Ind, Aug. 23.-An OBJ
streperous COW met her death Thurs
day night in the barn of Ambro
O'Donnell, between Laporte and New
Carlisle, when the building burned to
the ground being set on fire at II
o'clock by lightning. The ground
floor of the barn was filled with horses
and COWS. When the fire was discov-
cred O'Donnell managed to get all of
his horses outside and all of the cat
tie, but one old COW that refused to
move. The loss is estimated at
$4,000. The barn contained ten tons
of hay, several hundred bushels of
corn, oats and wheat and some farm
ing implements.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-23
THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD
Anderson Man shows Up After Is
Years Absence.

ANDERSON, Ind. Aug. 23.-After
an absence OF 10 years. during which
time he was adjudged dead. Chauncey
Burke. A.. arrived here Friday unan-
nounced 90 visit his mother. He was
thought 10 have been killed in the
BOer war but served through that
campaign and amassed an independ-
ent fortune in mining operations in
Africa. He had been heard from but
once since he left home.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-23
BOY OF FOUR POISONED

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 23.-Henry
Cosand, four. ate part of the contents
of a bottle containing poison tablets
and died before a physician could be
summoned. The child found the tab
lets in the yard
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-23

Col. Mulhan is working harder and
getting less pay than ever before in
his life barring the satisfaction he
derives in soaking his former partners
in corruption.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-23

1t will be impossible from the ma
terial on hand for the so-called citi-
zens' primary to nominate as good a
ticket as the democrats offer to the
voters of South Bend.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-23

American patriotism remains untouch-
ed, uncorrupted. and that on occasion
it may be depended upon 10 rescue US
from any perilous situation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-23
CHICKENS GO SWIMMING.

SEYMOUR. - Christopher Helt,
farm adjoins Sand Creek boasts Of
four chickens that take a daily swim
in the creek. Mr.. Helt believes the
birds have acquired the habit because
of their proximity TO the stream.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-23
GRANT BURYING GROUND.

GARY.-What is considered as the
largest cemetery in the state will be
established one mile east of this city
when a tract of 14O acres Will be
turned into a burying ground. One
hundred thousand dollars will be ex-
pended on the new cemetry.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-23
VETERAN Kills SETE

NILES.-Jesse Ayrles, a veteran of
the war in the Philippines, was found
dead in his home after he had taken
the greater part of an eight-ounce
bottle OF carbolic acid.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-23
TEETH DROVE HIM CRAZY.

EVANSVILLE. - George Harris,
SO. as a result of having all his teeth
pulled three weeks ago, has been ad-
judged insanse and will be sent TO an
insane hospital.