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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-26
Mail Sack of :
Xmas Gifts Stolen

Seattle, Wash, Dec. ga mail
sack filed with Christmas pack
ages was stolen from a mail wagon
here last night while the driver
was delivering package to a
nearby residence, police were no.
titled today by postoffice authori-
ties. The value of contents of the
sack could not be oscertained they
said
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-26

first offender, male or female, they
are sent to prison where they mix
among old timers, murderers, rob-
bers, pickpockets, confidence men,
yeggs and other members Of the
criminal fraternity" This grave
error makes permanent criminals
of first offenders and could be
remedied by the universal adop-
tion of finger print identified
tion" and central prison for first
offenders only.
TheNstudy of criminals has been
based on close observation, ETC.,
while they were in prison.
Evil, wrong doing and crime are
becoming greater and bolder ev-
cry day, everywhere, in your town,
county and state. Criminals laugh
at you because they know finger
printing is not yet universal. In
the path of our deadliest enemy
Crime--we have suffering, want.
deaths, starvation and many un-
necessary expenses.
Until such time as you adopt a
proper system of protection it will
be unsafe for you to walk in a
badly lighted street and district,
when you have adopted finger
print identification everywhere
you will cut crime 80 per cent.
Norman B. Brent.
227 N. Cottage St., Salem, Or.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-26
Hamman Auto Stage
Three Stages Daily

Three Stages Daily
Leave Salem 1920 am. connects
east bound train Mill City; 4:2O pm
Leave Mill City Z pm; A pm
Leave o. E. depot Salem
Leave at 1880 and leave Stayton
at / p. m.
Wayside stops at Gooch. Lyons
Mehama, Stayton, SuplimlH'
Aumsville, Turner, State nos
pital, Cottage farm. -.
Jos. H. Hamman oais"
Phone 304
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-26
U " eHI1I III .
Willamette University, Dec. %.

To the Editor: You are not
aware of the value of the mode of
criminal Identification" through
the applied scientific study of fin
ger prints and the method in
which it is applied for the appre-
hension of the class of people
known as Criminals.
When you become conversant
with a little of the finger print
knowledge you will be a booster
to the cause of justice and ad-
vancement of this worthy profess
sion. You ought to urge your
senators and other public officials
to adopt a law that will make it a
major offense to be without a fin
ger print department in villages,
towns, counties, banks, department
stores, railroad companies and
other important industries and
places. But make sure the person
in charge of this department
knows his business and is pro-
ficient.
The writer has had experience
in Egypt, India and several Euro
pean countries, including some
Asiastic territories, for the past IL
years and desires to add that the
general public is asleep as to the
real value finger prints would
have in suppressing crime in their
community, alas, until finger
prints are adopted universally
crime will be pre-eminent in AL
places, countries and communities.
Wrong doing and evil are not
new but the recognition of the
same is.
Criminal" as a word is COM
mon and as loose as the word SER
want. Criminals are men and wo-
men, boys and girls who have
gone wrong, not becauset hey have
possession of certain powers or
supposed powers but because they
have used their powers in the
wrong way.
Now when a person is found
guilty of a wrong doing, ard a
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-26
Memorial for War Dogs

White Plains, N. Y, Dec. 26.-
A monument to commemorate the
war dogs who died while serving
IN the trenches of the French bat
tlefields will be erected in Harts-
dale canine cemetery, the only
animal burying ground in Ameri-
ca. The memorial will cost $250O.
JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-26

the most important thing: the life
stories of adopted Americans like
Jacob Riis, Steiner, Ed. Box, etc.,
make cellar beyond the least shad-
ow of doubt that it is the human
contact that makes Americans out
of the immigrant. Bring immi-
grants into vital contact with the
real American and they will catch
fire and become citizens burning
with loyalty that needs no COM
pulsion or anything else. Yours
for America,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-26
Salem, December "a.

To the Editor: The American
ization meeting held in the armory
December 81. under the auspices
Of the American Legion and the
Boy Scouts, furnishes such clear
illustration of the manner in
which we usually deal with the
important problem of American
izing" the immigrant that l am led
to call the peoples attention tc
one or two phases of it.
In the first place the meeting
which had been so well advertised
and which promised so much, was
exceedingly poorly attended by the
public. Even the American Leg.
ion, which had sponsored it was
conspicuous for it's absence. The
entire audience, not counting tht
dignitaries who sats on the plat.
form and the Indian Boy Scouts
counted exactly 72. 1t may be
assumed that the Indian Scouts
were not there out of personal in.
terest in the meeting.
Now this serves to illustrate
how we are willing to make much
ado about Americanizing the
allen" but when it comes tic
lend our interest, in ever So minor
a way, to the actual doing of thG
thing, we prefer to do it by proxy
and leaYe it to already hard work.
ed school teachers, to judges and
to immigration officers. Nor is
this by any means merely local
attitude; far from it. If anything
the people of Oregon are more
deeply interested in the real prob
lem than people of other states
Only recently similar meeting to
the one held here was. held in a
certain city in a neighboring state
and out of scores of invited guests
only one, actually one-and that
an official-appeared.
What l desire to emphasis is
not that the meeting was not well
attended but that Americans are
not made by proxy. Nor by meet
ings. Meetings are excellent; they
lend a dignity to the step taken
by immigrants in becoming citi-
zens, but meetings do or should
presuppose that the "alien" is no
longer at heart an "alien" but an
American and that the meeting is
for the purpose of making recog-
milton of that fact.
Nor are Americans made by the
method suggested by Judge Bing-
ham, with whom l beg respectful
ly to differ. He emphasized the
mere legal aspects of citizenship:
he made a number of suggestions,
most of them very good. But when
he laid stress upon the legal as
pect as of paramount Importance
and when he introduced the ele-
ment of compulsion, he went as
tray, so it seems to me.
In the first place you do not
need to introduce the idea of com
pulsion, for experience shows that
the average immigrant is by far
more anxious to become an Ameri-
can citizen than the average Amer
ican is. willing to meet him half
way. But aside from that, it is a
well established historical fact
that no amount of compulsion can
lead people to become good citi-
zens of a country. The highest
form of citizenship and the only
form worthy of the name is de-
pendent upon loyalty and honest
loyalty and that, if we know hu-
man nature at all, cannot be
brought about by force or by
legalism.
And this leads me to speak of
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-26
OPEN FORUM

to This Column must be plainly written on
paper limited to 800 words In length and signed
with the name OF meeting specif
cations will be rejected.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-26

ing should be sufficient induce
ment for us to interest ourselves
in the general good.
The combined efforts to relieve
the greatest famine that the world
has seen will not be sufficient.
Death has replaced Santa Claus in
the area of the great drouth In the
Volga district. Many agencies are
working, our government, fiuanc-
ed by congress, the Soiety of
Friends. 20 S. 18th St., Philadel-
phia, and the Russian Famine
Fund, Room 1884, Is Park Row,
New York, This latter numbers
among it's committee such names
as Jane Adams, Frank L. Polk,
Rt. Rev. G. B. Anderson, John W.
Davis, Charles w. Elliott, Joseph
S. France, Rev. John A. Ryan,
Samuel Gompers, Geo. T. Wicker
sham, Robert Herrick, Norman
Hapgood, Mrs. August Belmont,
Raymond Robbins and many 9TH
ers. Every dollar is spent in
America and spent for relief alone.
This fund also distributes through
the Society of Friends.
A 7 TaVlOr
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-26
w IIIIUIlI NJ uIts
1865 S. Liberty street.

To the Editor: When walking
around Salem one is impressed
with the general appearance of
prosperity as compared with other
towns. While the number of men
out of work seems to be gradually
increasing the local condition in
this and other respects seems to be
above the average.
In Salem there Is no indication
that six million OF our citizens are
unemployed, that many millions of
families in our own country will
not spend merry Christmas, but
will pass it in suffering or ex-
treme anxiety as to the future. We
are just beginning to realize that
the farmers, as class, are prac-
tically bankrupt. After wishing
ourselves a Merry Christmas, sit
ting in comfortable churches and
hearing how our future well-being
was obtained by sacrifices not our
own, why not give a little time to
considering the cause and cure of
the mo help wanted" sign, the
'deflated farmer" phrase? Our
next Christmas may be the mer-
rier.
Corn is being burned as fuel in
Nebraska, BY spring, in Russia,
ten million people will have died
of starvation or the diseases that
follow starvation. At the present
time the daily average is nearly
three thousand, almost one a sec
ond. Russia is a long distance
away. If the dead passed through
our streets never-ending process
sion we might be impressed.
Our government is doing some
thing and President Harding has
made recommendations to congress
that il followed will partially re.
lieve. The following extract from
bulletin issued by the American
Relief association: THE effect of
the white and wizened faces of the
children and their toothpick legs
was heightened by the rags that
they wore-Half of the village of
Kazan had migrated-They had
the swollen bellies of the grass
eaters"
Results will follow unemploy-
ment. deflation, starvation in a
world of plenty, and these may not
be pleasant. If we have no sense
of moral responsibility, the desire
to maintain our material 7ell-be-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-26

The accumulations of Christmas
funds in the United States this
year amount to $150,000,0O0.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-26
sALEM-smvERToN STAGE

SAIEM-IN DEF I'm
MONMOUTH STAGE
Leave Salem o. E. depot-''V'
a. M, 11:00 a. M, 5:oo p ~ o,,s a
Leave Monmouth hotel-S;lo .
M. 100 p. ,m., 6:15 p. m. o.RO
Leave Independence hotei-'''
a. m. and 8 p. m. only.
Special trips by appointment
Seven passenger car ior nav
j. w. PARKER, Prop.
Res. phone 615. Business pho"e
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-26

During eight hours of every
working day in the year a building
is completed in Brooklyn. \. Y.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-26

To the Editor; The time has
come when the line should be de-
eisively and sharply drawn by the
church between the destruction
and the permission of the works OF
the devil, between the true and the
false, the right and the wrong, the
church and the world.
Methodism stands for aggressive
Christianity, for Christianity in
earnest, for truth and righteous
ness.--John Heyl Vincent.
Purge out the old leayen-old
party voters, all license voters
from the church of the Living
Christ.
No man or woman can be true
Christian or patriot and vote the
Republican or Democratic or any
other license party ticket.
An open letter to Bishop Will
liam F. Mcdowell, president OF
board Of temperance, prohibition
and public morals of the Methodist
Episcopal church:
Dear Bishop: No man or wo-
man can be true Christian or pa
triot and vote the Republican or
Democratic or any license party
ticket.
"The time has come when the
line should be definitely and
sharply drawn between the sup
porters and the partners Of this
traffic, and those who stand for its
abolition. A man cannot, as a
Christian citizen, sign a petition
for liquor license, rent property
to be used for the purposes of the
traffic, vote for it or with it, or
fail to make his citizenship count
as an elector in protest against
the traffic's continuance. To do
any one of these things Is to be?
tray his citizenship, the religion
he processes, and the church of
the living Christ"
What say you?
Respectfully, William N. Taft.
Bishop McDowell's Reply.
My Dear Sir: Your letter to me
does not seem to call for an an
swer. The language of the general
conference taken in its entirety is
perfectly clear and plain, and in
its entirety, as embodied in the
Discipline is binding upon the
members of our church. Sincerely
yours, William F. Mcdowell.
William N. Taft.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-02-10
MUST TAKE
EXAMINATION
For Tax Commissioner.

Under recent enactment 81 the
Legislature all candidats for the Of
hcc ~ Tax Commissioner are requir-
ed 20 take an examination before the
County Attorney. Section 40i2a-
II. Kentucky Statutes, recites as fol-
lows.
Before any persons name shall
be placed upon the ballot ut any pri-
mary or regular election n candi-
iate for the Office o. County Tax
Commissioner. he shall hold a certifi-
cate from the State Tax Commission
that he has been examined by them
and that he Is qualified for the office.
During the month ~ January, 1921.
and every four years thereafter, the
State Tax Commission shall prepare
a list Of questions on the applicants
experience M an assessor. his knowl-
edge % the revenue law, his knowl-
edge Of the geography Of the county
in which he expects to become a can
didate. his knowledge % the indus
tries and property q such county.
and his elementary training and bust
ness experiences 90 fll such office.
Not later than the second Monday
in February Of each year in which
such examination j. TO be held the
State Tax Commission shall send to
the county Attorney by registered
mail. securely sealed with the seal
q the State Tax Commissioner, n
list o. such questions, and the Coun-
ty Attorney shall securely keep them
with seal unbroken until the second
Monday in March when the exami-
nation shall be held. On the date
fixed for the examination the said
examiner shall hold a meeting at the
county seat beginning at nine o'clock
4. NJ"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-02-10
TAKE BIG DROP
Manufacturer Of Well
Known Ranges Lead
In Sweeping Price
Reduction.

The general reduction Of twenty
10 twenty-five per cent in retail
prices announced by the manufac-
turer Of Great Majestic ranges marks
the first break in the price Of such
commodities.
Such an announcement clearly in
dictates that lower iron and labor
costs are anticipated though no de-
cided changes have yet been an
nounced in these lines.
IL has been made known that the
policy Of this manufacturer is TO
make a large scale reduction at once
in order to get back to a normal basis
Immediately instead Of making sew
eral smaller reductions throughout
the year.
Such noteworthy steps toward the
establishment Of back to normal
prices are perhaps a most effective
measure in contributing to the stabi-
lization Of present business eondi-
tons.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-02-10

He lives in darkness and
radiates gloom.
He is simply "A pessimist.
and the work of the pessimist
is too often destructive.
DIT why be a pessimist ?
Why not be an optimist in
stead?
Pessimism is worse than
rheumatism. The one puts a
few joints out of proper order.
but the other is a drag TO the
mind. the body and the soul.
Station yourself on a street
corner and watch the people
go by for an hour. Ninety
nine out of "A hundred will be
happy, and cheerful, and con-
tented. and will give you "A
cheerful greeting. They are
optimists unawares. The rays
of the MONDAY sun are not
brighter or warmer than the
smiles upon their lips or the
humanity in their hearts.
The hundredth man may be
different. He may be the odd
sheep in the flock. the cloud
that dims the brightness of the
community light. He is a pes
simist. and he knows il. His
soul is shrouded in gloom from
which he never seeks to es-
cape. He is a bore even to
himself.
The pessimist is never
happy-the optimist is seldom
sad.
1t is possible to be either.
but never both.
Which appeals To you?
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-02-10
Which Appeals
To You?

When you open your mouth
what kind Of noise do you
make?
Every time you speak a
good word for this town you
speak for yourself. for the
home booster is always re-
spected by home lovers.
It's an easy thing TO make
a nasty remark about your
town. but il is difficult 10 stop
that remark from travelling af-
ter il has once been uttered.
The monkey in the jungle
swings from limb to limb and
from tree 10 tree at remark
able speed. but the monkey is
"A snail compared To the caus-
tic comments of a chronic pes
simist.
The monkey does berate
either the limbs or the trees.
for they are his home-they
mean safety and comfort to
him.
The pessimist. however. is
not as considerate.
His happiest moments are
when he is slamming his home
town.
Nothing is right.
None of its numerous citi-
zens possess the ability To per-
form civic duties in the proper
manner.
Other people are unable to
see the glazing defects that are
so plain TO him.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-02-10
PERSONAL
DONATION
BY Jno. ID. Rockefeller,
Jr., $1,OOO,OO0 Gift.

John ID. Rockefeller. Jr., has con
tributed 100000 to the fund Of
500. 100000 being raised by the
European Relief Council for the sal
wage Of child life in the war-wasted
countries o. Eastern Europe.
when Herbert Hoover was pre-
sented with this great gift, he made
IL clear that the contribution came
from Mr.. Rockefeller as a personal
donation and that il was in no part
that Of his father or benefaction
from Rockefeller foundation.
Mr. Hoover. said he simply was
out getting the money needed to
save the livs ~ the starving children.
lie said the people Of the United
States had more than they need, with
an eighteen months food supply in
hand and mounting surplus that is
causing unemployment, and yet
were not responding readily to the
call Of the suffering.
Something must be wrong II such
a situation Is allowed TO continue"
he said. III we would preserve the
foundations Of civilization we cannot
allow IL TO 20 on. The people Of
suffering Europe must be given the
knowledge that America stands be-
hind every project to promote the
welfare and happiness Of humaniR
Peace itself is predicated upSh
good will among mel rather than up
on documents. There is nothing
that 50 maddens men as 10 see their
children, perishing about them. 80 |
say that II peace is TO endure the
suffering Of these innocent little
victims Of war must be relieved"
A check to Richard Bean. Kentuc-
Ky Treasurer. addressed to any bank
in the State will help complete this
fund
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-02-10
FLATWOOD
(Delayed)

tbelaNcd.l
MIR. Durham Afford is in Richmond
for a few days.
Menifee McQuerry. who has been
quite III is improving slowly.
Mr.. Ira Bell and wife spent Sun
day with Mr.. Luther MeQuerry.
Mr.. Burl Hammack will be our
blacksmith at this place for 1921.
Creme Dairy Feed will make your
Gov give more milk. Hudson and
Fsrnsu.
Born TO the wife Of Joe kuyken-
dali little girl. who they christened
Alice Lucian.
The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clell
Tatem is very III with Bronchial
pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Hobert Smith and lit
tie son. Alvin, % Lexington were
visitors Of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith
recently.
Messrs. Robert King, Roy Cornett
and Miss Lille Cornett were the
guests Of the Misses and Mr.. Bis
Saturday night and Sunday.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-02-10

One Of the first acts Of the new
congress should be revision Of our
immigration laws. With more than
three million men now out Of en-
ployment in this country one begins
to wonder how the hundreds Of
Thousands pouring in from Europe
are going to earn an honest living.
There is nothing TO be agined by
turning America into an information
al poor farm.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-02-10

There is said to be more crime in
the United States today than at any
other time in the history Of the eoun.
try. And we have more aliens who
are opposed to law and order than
at any other time. II is time for US
to take a kindergarten course in
common sense and learn few need
ed lessons. No government is so
strong as to be immune from under
mining by secret forces opposed to
IL.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-02-10

There seems to be a tendency on
the part Of many people to continu-
ally criticise others Of their acquain-
lance. 1t isn't done with the inten-
ton Of doing harm to the person
critieised-at beast not always-but
is simply case Of seeing the worst
side Of human nature when the
brighter side could be viewed to
much better advantage. None Of US
are perfect-not even the critics
thmselves-but we would all be bet
ter citizens IL we were to cinfine our
selves to recognizing and fostering
the good in humanity instead Of stir
ring the bad
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-02-10
Don't Prod Your
Liver 10 Action
M ovssesmss eiiiessssss. cosst,ps-
tiss. sieh Nssdsshs, Quietly. No
csiping or Psis. cusvsntee1.

The organs - digestion. naslmlia-
ton aud slimination-the stomach.
liver and bowels-ars closely allied.
and the proper action % any ~ thsss
organs IL largely dependent upon mo
correct functiOnlng Of all the others
Whipping your liver into action
with calomei or forcing your bowels
with irritating laxatlves or strong
cathariics 10 n great mistake. A bet-
ter. safer plan IL strengthening and
tonlng the whole digestive and slimina-
tive system with Natures Remedy
1SR Tabletsl. which not only brings
immediate relief. but genuine and last
Ing benefit IL acts on tho stomach.
liver. bowels and Kidneys, improves
digestion and assimilation. overcofnes
ttiiounneas. corrccts constipation and
quickly relieves sick headache.
Get your system thoroughly cleansed
and purified for once. stomach. liver
and bowels working together In Wig
orous harmony. and you will not have
TO take medicine every day-Just take
one Mr. Tablet occasionally 60 keep
your system In good condition and al
ways feel your best. Remember ~ Is
easier and cheaper 20 keep well than
u 10 TO get well
Get n sc box and try II with the
understanding that u must give you
greater relief and benent than any
bowel or liver medicine you ever used
or no pay. Natures Remedy tSR
Tabletsl " sold. guaranteed and
recommended by your druggist
MeROBERTS DRUG STORE.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-02-10

This is a prodigal world, after all.
Men pay so or so cents for a hair
cut and then 40 right out and let
II grow again.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-02-10

Mr.. Harding approaches the 4th.
Of March in fear and trembling lie
may forget the first line Of his
speech.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-02-10

1T requires a thick skinned man
to hold public Office these days" re-
marks a leading cit. But he's in err
ror. All hide would be better.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-02-10

The love that never grows less
isn't love-it's greed.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-02-10

People who make the most noise
generally have the least TO say.