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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-24

Oregon and other enlightened states long ago
the brutal custom of letting out convcts to private nu
viduals to reap profit their labor Even their expoa-
on by contractors within prison walls not now toerateo
though for years scandal at the state pententiay
Experience amply demonstrated that the contract system
vicious and bred abuse cruelty and nhumanty 1t never
anything to it, except that saved the state
money The prisoner virtually enslaved, ruthessiy
driven often stnted in food subjected to brutality
and ndgnty, treated as a human chattel.
We discarded nhuman the practice of farming out
prisoners is apparent that the archaic principle OF
letting public charges is still adhered to in Marion
county to the extent of farming out children those helpless
little wards the county who frequently because of cond
no way responsible, have become dependents.
While there individuals who inspired by atrusm to
take these children and educate and them to make good
citizens and give them the environment of good home who
deserve the highest prasethere also who take
them simply to exploit them to much service as
possible at little cost possbeto make them drudges
in return for board and lodging is therefore necessary
that closest supervision be exercised prevent child
by those seeking cheap servants long the policy of
farming out children is adhered to-
Child welfare work is of the most vital branches of
public service because it deals with the coming generation
with which rests the future of the nation 1t must
sariy be humanitarian and largely labor Of love. The
formative of youth the most important of his
or her career and the treatment received may make
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-24
Bearcats Win
From Indians
By l5-7 Score

Demonstrating that they have
an offensive, but that it needs
considerable oiling to make it
work effectively, Coach Boilers
Beancats Saturday afternoon ad-
minjstered 10 to 7 defeat to the
lChemawa Indian eleven.
Only a rally from their lethargy
in the opening quarter saved the
Beafcats from defeat after the In
dians had taken advantage of =
blocken punt in the shadow of the
Willamette goal posts and pushed
the ball across. In the second
quarter the Bearcats seemed to
come to life and began to clip off
yardage on line plunges and an
occasional cross buck. Their end
runs also began to take on more
punch.
During the remainder of the
game Dunnette and Zeller both
crossed the Chemewa line and Eel
Ter converted one try for goal.
Willamette's other three points
were the result of Isham's drop
kick from the 33-yard line.
The lineup was as follows:
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-24
What will l do without

home? What will | do without
your"
1T will only be few years, my
dear, when l shall come back and
take you with me to Europe. You
are going to see the world, dear,
before you die
Aunt Virginia put her arms
around me and held me close,
felt the beating Of her heart.
We heard grandfather stamping
down the hall, and Virginia, win
a warning glance, put my suitcase
in the closet and threw a blanket
over my trunk, even though it was
in the corner behind the door. She
had hardly closed the door to the
attic when my grandfather un-
locked the door into the hall.
Il think you are punished
enough" he said as though talk
ing to a refractory child. "You
may come down to dinner now"
l did not raise my head to look
at him as l said to myself "The
dead cannot return. Grandfather
has killed what. little respect had
for him.
But something of this must
have been expressed in my atti-
tude, for he shut the door quickly
and the key clicked once again as
before.
l sat there and waited. The
time seemed interminable until
Aunt Virginia came down the at
tic stairs to tell me that it was
after nine o'clock, that grandfath-
er had gone to bed and that my
train was leaving in a little over
half an hour.
Once more Aunt Virginia took
me in her arms as with sobbing
breath she said: Remember.
"hild, if you need me, nothing can
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and as much as blame my father
for 1t blame myself more. | did
not have the courage to rebel; !
did not have the stamina to fight !"
Aunt Virginia hesitated a mo-
ment, then, putting her hand into
her bosom, she drew out a large
roll of bills.
Here, Virginia, is the money
that have been saving all my life
The day that you were born | ded-
icated II to you for your hope chest
but am going to give it to you
today. 1t isn't much, my dear
child, but it will serve to keep you
until you can get work"
Eagerly ! stretched out my hand
for II. Il only had money enough
of my own, Aunt Virginia, to take
me TO Chicago. l planned to work
at something there until / had
money enough to 60 farther. Now
| can so straight through"
Straight through to where?"
why, to Hollywood" l answer
ed.
Hollywood? Hollywood d?
Where is HollywoodP"
why, Aunt Virginia, don't you
knowg II is a suburb OF Los An
geles in California. II is where all
the moving pictures are made"
"Are you still determined on
that wild scheme?"
why, OF course l am
"Your grandfather will never
forgive YOU"
What does that matter? He
would not forgive me under any
circumstances. have taken a leaf
out Of his book. As he did to my
mother, l now do to him. He is
dead 20 me. And now l have a
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-24
The Ku KIux Threat

The Ku Klux Klan threat has made it's appearance in
Salem much it has in other pacesdoubtless without
knowledge consent Of the order if there be such order
locally Probably it was hoax by practical joker How
it is the method of TERRORISM followed elsewhere by
awles under cloak of midnight mystery and such cannot
be too strongly condemned 1t hoped that the perpetrators
will be discovered and proper punishment meted out.
AS law abiding community, Salem cannot tolerate Ku
hux Kansm either fake genuine and there be local
chapter of these awdeyng fanatics who seek by terrorism
the forcbe regulation of public and private affairs should
be investigated and called to account Prompt action may
avert future trouble.
While the Ku Klux Klan has officially denied all of the
allegations of terrorism made by those using its picturesque
garh the that is secret organization whose appeal is
racial and religious bigotry should bar from Oregon
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-24


In a white fury, | set to work
TO pack everything that belonged
to me into great trunk which
stood in my closet. My grand
father, in mis- rage, had forgotten
that there was a secret staircase
from my room to the attic, and l
remembered large English bag
that was up there. Instinctiyely,
| knew now that this had been my
fathers and dragging II down l
filled II with my best clothes and
toilet articles.
had hardly finished when
Aunt Virginia came into my room
by way OF the attic
She gave wan little smile
when she observed that we both
had outwitted my grandfather, but
she turned pale when she saw my
preparations for leaving home.
what are you doing, dear
childw
II am leaving this house to-
night. Tell me frankly. Aunt vir-
ginia--do you Eot think l am
right? II You had to do 1t all
over again. would you not go as
my mother did and as l am go
ing?"
Aunt Virginia turned paler, but
she Strengthened up brayely, true
TO the blood in her veins and said:
"Yes. my dear. would, for--oh,
Virginia, you cannot know the
longing and unrest that comes to
a woman when she reaches my
age and finds that life has passed
her by and rushed away to pour
out opportunity and love on some
other.
"virginia. my life spells failure
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-24

favor to ask of you, Aunt Virgin
la. win you ask grandfather to
let you motor over to the next
town-you can make So.
and will you buy me ticket to
Hollywood, California? That will
toD any gossip in this little
place"
at first Aunt Virginia seemed
too frightened to comply and then
she marched up to the attic and in
a few moments / saw her starting
from the front door in the motor,
Evidently grandfather suspected
nothing.
In a couple of hours she return
ed with a ticket and lower berth
to my destination. AS she handed
it to me she said trembling, "Vir-
ginia, IL anything happens to you
| shall never forgive myself.
why, what can happen to me,
Aunt Virginia? l have nearly
nine hundred dollars, which you
gave me and a ticket to California.
Think of the girls that go out
there with just enough money to
keep them a week or two after
they arrive. Why, l read in the
paper the other day that thirty
five hundred girls go to Los Ange-
les every year to enter the
movies"
"How many of them succeed.
Virginia?
about eight hundred get in,"
l answered. l did not tell her that
this meant only rs extra women
and that one might count on ones
hand those who succeeded yearly
in becoming great picture stars. 1
did not want to worry her any
more than necessary.
"Oh, my ch''' - vc' r' - ''-
that you could stay a little nearer
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-24
Society

CONTINUED from page three)
was given by Or. e. G. Hickman
who welcomed the new students
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Clark OF tne
senior class also gave welcoming
addresses. The response was maze
~ Ralph /. Thomas, Willamette
university, 1921. After the pro-
gram a social time was enjoyed
and refreshments were served.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-24

Oregon had a decldsS
upon q muddy field
- California a,l had thr,.,,
whole season, met WY
condition while Hus.''
sregation was well NY
art of carrying the s.u Ssl's
perry field. But WITH 81 I.
kick off it was clear ~ ~
yaders had no chanes 'n'l y.
superiority in every ANY, ~
play was apparent, ','''| ~
LOOK advantage ot -.
throughout the Afternoon s'''|
San Francisco 81 Sp, !.
Multnomah club Of D.. p..,, 1
classed the Olympic ems S1,l'. !
team on Ewing field s...1 ~.
noon, Debating the oIya'a9 ss.'
to 8. The weather w. ~ |,
football. a direct CONT
that Of Saturday.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-24

keep me from you.
Together we carried the suit
case up the attic stairs and down
again to the front door.
And l, with one last embrace,
stumbled blindly down the road
to the station carrying a heavy
suitcase and heavier heart.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-24
Supreme Court
Denies ApOa,i
In ContemanI /

washington. Oct. "a t.
preme court today decliD,. !
slider an appeal broueh, /. I ! !
H. Elwell, city editor ., ! 4
newspaper, convicted !,
OF court, for refusing !. \
for a federal grand Iu,y \
son who wrote a rertaI, I
printed in his newspaper
appealed on the gron0a \
could not be compelIes |
testimony which might i
nate himself. =
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-24

Postmaster Huckestein reports
that many people are placing re-
ceptacles on the front porch Tor
their mail, due 10 the campaign
inaugurated from the postal head
quarters on October Is. Other peo-
pie have as yet done nothing and
would save great deal of trouble
10 the local officials II they would
81 sSalr attention to the matter
as once.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-24
Attend Birthday

Dinner in Portland. 49,,
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Meyers
motored to Portland on Saturday
to visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Dick. Saturday was Mr.. Dicks
birthday and the occasion was cell
ebrated with dinner party.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-24
por+lana Folk

Weak End Visitors. -
Mr.. and Mrs. william A. Dew
hIrst Of Portland were week ena
visitors in Salem with Or. and
Mrs. Mccormick. Mrs. Dewh,rst
and DR.. Mccormick are brother
and sister.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-24
Mstriculation
Meeting Tuesday.

Matriculation exercises VIII be
held for Kimball college students
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock IN
Kimball hall OF assembly This IS
an annual event DR.. =. G. Hick-
man will give an address on the
subject Of "The Child in the Edu-
cational and Religious Program
~ Today" It is announced that
the public is invited.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-24
Attend Rose

Pointing Exercises So,
Governor and Mrs. Ben olcott
Or. and Mrs. w. Fl. Lytle ana
Mrs. George Rogers motored to
Portland yesterday to participate
in the rose planting exercises.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-24
OREGON ELEVEN IS EASY :
PICKINGS FOR CALIFORNIA

Berkeley, Cal, Oct. 24.-Cali-
fornia swamped the University Of
Oregon eleven here Saturday aft
Groom, 80 to 0, in sea of mud.
Rain which began to fall shortly
after noon continued throughout
the game and California field was
in the worst condition in years.
The blue and gold machine swept
down the field time and time
again, carrying the Oregon men
off their feet.
Numerous substitutions failed
to improve the Oregon lineup
they were up against certain de-
feat. AS the teams took the field
shortly after 2 o'clock the air of
optimism in the California bleach
ers wavered, for it seemed that
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-10-24

Chemawa - La Pointe, right
end; Peratovich, right tackle:
Thomas, right guard; Williams.
center: Shadura. left guard; Nix,
left tackle; Johnson, left end; Bet
ties, quarter; Samson, right half;
Colby, left half; Hanson, fullback.
WiIlamette-Barnes, right end; !;
Lawson, right tackle: George,
right guard; Balm. center; Ram
sey, left guard; Rarey, left tackle;
Hill, left end; Caughlin, quarter;
ZelIer, right half; Dunnette, left
half; Socolofsky, fullback.
Substitutions: Willamette-Ca Car
ey for Hill, Isham for Caughlin,
Cramer for Socolofsky, White for
George, Hisey for Carey; Cinema
wa-Ell for Nix, Jackson for Han
son, Spierson for Shadura.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-25
.HlRN0NYS WIN
ONE SIDED GAME
shank" Thomas Plays With
Winning Team 80 Locals
Use Only Two Regulars.

The Harmony basketball tossers OF
this city. succeeded in making all OF
their shots good, in their game with
The Perth Amboy basketball team on
he Auditorium court, Saturday night
and won out by a 43 to rs score.
The Perth Amboy combination was
represented by a rather weak outfit,
showing the need of Hank Thomas,
who was attired in Harmony regalia,
Manager Manning occupying a guard
position for the losing tossers.
Manager Melko's boys drew away
from their opponents early in the
opening session. n could have run
up a one -sided score. The Harmony
players did considerable passing
after running up a safe lead, and the
first half was brought to a close,
with the score. 20 to IL, in favor or
Melko's combination. In the Sec
ond half. the Harmony players were
again enabled to score at Will, but
after runnin Cup a safe lead, passed
the ball around.
AT no time in either session, did
Manager Manning's combination
have a chance. REILLY and McWal-
tiers were the only regular Amboy-
ans. in hat teams lineup. "Chuck"
Solador refereed the contest, which
was far from interesting, due to the
strength of the team put on the floor
by the Perth Amboys. A good sized
crowd witnessed the contest.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-25
AGNES LOSE To
KEYP0RT, 1O-2
Amboy Team Gets Good Start
But Costly Errors Lose the
Game--Get g Hits.

The Acmes again met defeat yes
terday afternoon. this time at the
hands of the Keyport nine. the
score being 1872. Eight costly err
rors and inability to bunch their
hits were responsible for the Amboy
teams loss. The AGNES put over
two runs in the initial inning and It
looked bright for them-until the
Keyport players had had their say.
The home team went the visitors
three better, annexing five runs in
the first. The Acmes were held
s~coreless the remainder of the game
but the Keyport aggregation rum
bled on. making three in the second
and two in the eighth. 1t was not
because of a lack of hits that the
Acmes lost as they collected nine,
only one less than the Keyport team.
Mullen, the Acmes right fielder,
was hit in the head by a pitched
ball and was taken to the doctor
where two stitches were taken.
Hurley went in the outer gardens
for the remainder of the game.
Hornsby, pitching for Keyport, had
hit two other batters in the first in
ming just before Mullen stepped TO
the plate. Madsen left the box in
the second, his arm having been
hurt by a pitched ball while at bat
in the initial inning. Brosky finish
ed the twirling for the Acmes.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-25

RARITAN ARROWS
BEAT G~REENHlllS

The Raritan Arrows. of Sandhills.
defeated the Greenhills. of Fords,
yesterday by a score of Z to 6. Rich
Wineger twirled for the Greenhills
while Bosko and Dempsey divided
the pitching honors for the Arrows.
The lineup and runs scored by each
player follows.
Raritan Arrows-Bosko. pitcher,
/: Mike Elko. second base, 1; Lake,
right field; Dempsey, pitcher and
center field: Chinchar, left field, /;
Kovacs. catcher; Dudash, third base,
2: Raymond O'Reilly. short stop. 2;
William O'Reilly. first base.
Greenhills-Mike Ilko, catcher. L;
Vinegar, pitcher. 1: Olsen, third
base; C%aproconi. right field. 1; John
Ilko, first base: Novak. center field.
1: Kovela. short stop, 1: Egan. sec
ond base; Smolinsky. left field, 1.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-25

To Babe Ruth the word IMPOS-
SIBLE is found only in vocabularies
of one-cylinder minds.
Fifty-four home runs plus!
That is the impossible record
which he expects to break this sea-
son.
But will he?
The odds figured on a basis of
the normal human are against him.
Yet Babe is a superb freak. He
is a believer in Babe Ruth.
He has not yet reached the point
where he knows the extent of his
strength to consistently drive out
home runs.
This year he may find his own
limitations.
Prophets Fail
The majority of ball players say
Babe will not repeat. They said the
same two years ago when he set his
first record of twenty-nine.
When a player makes a record
that none of the thousands of base
balls stars for the past forty-flve
years has even touched. the color of
the picture is different.
Last year Babe didn't start to hit
until May.
He was lunging at the ball. 1t
caused an overswing. After he elm
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-25

mated the fault he began his long
string upwards.
This spring in training he has
shown the same tendency to lunge.
He is as overanxious as a child.
He expects to see every ball he
swings at disappear over the bar
rierS.
Pitchers off whom he made his
wonder record agree that If the Babe
mas a weakness at bat they have not
found out what it is.
He is apt to strike out on a fast
one, or a slow one, during one in
ming. The next time he comes up
he'll pulverize the same kind of
pitching.
His 1920 Record
Babe made 172 hits in 1920. or
these 80 were for extra bases. He
walked 14S times. He scored 1853
runs. He drove in 1877 runs. He
struck out 80 times.
His 81 home runs did not win as
many games for the Yankees as one
would think. The records show that
only nine of his four-basa drives ac-
tually turned the tide of victory to
the Yanks.
Yet the psychology of smuggling
which his pace set for his teammates
caused them to set a new "a home
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-25
HIGH SCORES
CLUB SHOOT
Schrimpf and Oscar Mundy
Tie With 49 - Perfect Re-
lay Scores Made in Rain

Despite the fact that Saturday was
a bad day for trapshooting, there
a a good sized turnout at the
traps CT the Perth Amboy Gun Gun
to take part in the various events
which were conducted despite the
rain. AS the contests drew to a
close there was a heavy downpour
which was not exactly conducive to
high scores but good marks were
made nevertheless.
Adam Schrimpf, worlds champion
indoor trapshooter, tied for the high
scratch prize with Oscar M. Mundy,
of South Amboy, both making 40
breaks out of a possible so, John
Antilles, of the Duane Club. with AZ
was second, and A. l.. WINS, OF Red
Bank, the national outdoor cham
Zion, third with 46.
The high handicap shoot resulted
in a three-cornered tie between Will
lam Reid, A. A. Deter and f. w.
Mundy, all with 40. A. l.. WINS was
second with As and DR.. H. w. Hart
man, third. with At.
In the relay shoot, three pairs
made perfect scores of rs. they be-
ing; Adam Sehrimpf and John An-
thes, Albert G.. Waters and George
Parsons, ID, II, w. Hartman and o,
NJ. Mundy, SCOTT Burns and VIII,
- 3~~saFassS SSyysssS ~ -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-25

John Mullen's Perth Amboy base
ball tossers. with Andy Kane, of
South Amboy. in the shortfield posi-
ton, scored their initial victory of
the season yesterday afternoon, in
a game with the Ironsides, of New
ark, on the Raritan Copper works
field. The final score of the game
was 7-2.
The combination placed on the
field. worked in mid-season form,
and pleased the crowd of fans on
hand for the game. Andy Kane. the
South Amboy tosser playing his first
game with the Amboy outfit, secured
one hit and scored Amboy's first
run. He handled several chances in
his position, and made one wild
throw, but the latter error did not
aid the visitors in their scoring. The
Burke-Fullerton-Ka ne-Christopher-
son combination worked in classy
form, their efforts greatly pleasing
the fans.
Harry Chunk" Applegate showed
all of his old time form on the
mound, bei.g touched for eight hits,
all well sc altered, except in the sec-
ond inning. whengthe Ironsides col
lected three bingles and sent across
their only two runs of the game.
1t is the belief of many of the
ans sAdI tie appreciate,
Burke, Fullerton. Kane, Christo-
pherson, Loeser, Romer and Larson
outfit will work together a great
deal better after the season gets
well under way. The hitting of the
team compared with the best ever
shown by any local team, and the
field work was great.
Apologize struck out seven of the
visiting batsmen, and walked one.
In addition to his good mound work
he collected two hits and a walk
in Tour trips to the plate. His first
hit of the game went Tor a triple,
the longest hit of the game, and he
scored a moment later with the run
that put the home combination in
the fore.
Mickey Loeeer, Johnny Fullerton
and Harry Apologize led the AM
boyans with the willow. the for
mer garnered three hits, one a
double; Fullerton secured two hits,
one a double, and Applegate collect
ed two hits. n a triple. Booth
led the visiting batsmen, with two
hits.
The Ironsides scored their only
runs of the game in the second In
ming. Mahoney beat out an infield
hit, Booth singled to right center,
Mahoney going to third. Booth
went to second on the next pitch,
and both scored on McCarthy's sim
gle to left, the latter being caught
stretching his hit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-25
NORTH AMbOYS
DEFEAT GIANTS
Local Team Outfits So. River
Combination Yesterday A.
ternoon and Win, 10-6.

Gathering a total of fifteen hits
off the delivery of two of the oppos-
ing pitchers the North Amboy
Sporting Club nine yesterday after
noon defeated the Polish Giants at
South River by a score of 1916.
Zalari pitched the entire game for
the Amboy team. allowing eight hits,
walking three men and striking out
eleven. Freeman and Naleski divid-
ed the pitching job for the home
team. a total Of fifteen hits being
allowed by them. Freeman walked
two, Maleski three while Maleski
struck out five. A home run by
Heck, of the home team. was the
longest drive of the game. Jacobs,
of the Amboys. and Limerick, Of the
Giants. both secured triples. NAmsEa