Show S The Judicial Mind 1 S FRANK CRANE The scarcest thing in tile the world is the judicial judicial mind J It is the mind that is kept ept open and ready to receive any opinion and does not close up until the facts warrant it S Most people make up their minds for other reaSons reasons rea- rea sons than evidence They are moved to decide their opinions by t training by tradition by passion by hope and by any sort of thing the fads facts The other day Charlie Chaplin a famous movie star had trouble with his wile Many l clubs and others passed resolutions against him They formed their opinion without knowing the facts What the facts are has not yet been ascertained and people peo- peo pie with judicial minds will walt wait until these facts tome to light I Of course the burden of proof is upon those who accuse Mr Chaplin of wrongdoing Ills His high position position tion and the money h he has acquired render him a tempting mark for the gold S S We Ve shall assume Mr Chaplin Innocent until he is provEd guilty But Bu this proof must come in the shape of facts and and- n not t from Interested parties A great deal of noise was made about the AImee Semple McPherson case Most people have made up their minds either one way or th other yet not netS one of them knows th truth We Ve may may- think one story Is more plausible than another but absolute evidence we do not possess posses The state dropped the case against her because there was not enough eviden evidence e and it might be well for us to Imitate the state S Th The position of Mrs McPherson has mad madea her hera a juicy mors morsel l for certain parties to attack and all stories about her should be discounted for this reason When 1 there was a famous murder trial the Halls Halls- Mills case In people expressed decided decided de- de opinions one way or or orthe the other At After r carefully carefully care care- fully sifting the evidence could not find It sufficient to condemn the accused parties The skies drip press agents sas someone edu eating us to eat flour rink prink peppo buy widgets reserve reserve re- re serve in space the eternal rest of 01 marble mausoleums love rattlesnakes shun Darwin hate Moscow and bomb Wail Vall street S There are says Mr lr Everett Dean Martin in inThe inThe The of a t Liberal Education five techniques techniques tech tech- of pr propaganda The fixation of ideas by reI- reI the trick of oversimplification Insinuation by appeal to prejudice distortion of facts and co- co S S So it behooves us to keep al open open mind 1 S |