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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1919)
THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, PORTLAND. DECEMBER 14, 1919. PROSECUTORS URGE STRICTER PAROLES Oregon 'Lax' System Scored by District Attorneys. STATE SESSION CLOSES Max Gehlliar of Marion County Is Elected President of Assocla tion Crime Wave Viewed. SALEM. Or.. Dec. IS. (Special) Members of the Oregon district at torneys association at their closing session here today went on record, expressing- confidence that the legis lature at Its extraordinary meeting in January would enact remedial leg islation intended to increase the effi ciency of the parole system now in operation In ; Oregon, and pledging the support of the organization in the nation-wide campaign to curb radicalism and disloyalty. . Max . Oeblhar. district attorney of Marlon county, was elected president of tho association for tho ensuing year.' while R. M. Swagler of Malheur county was chosen vice-president. W. M. Duncan of Klamath county was named secretary. The executive com mittee Is composed of J. S. Hodgln of Union county; L. L. Ray of Eugene and George Neuner of Roseburg. Capital Ponlkmt Urged. It. M. Swagler, speaking before the district attorneys, declared he was unqualifiedly in favor of the restoration- of capital punishment in Oregon and was equally as strong in h(3 belief that the legislature at its spe cial session in January should either abolish the indeterminate sentence law or restore the provisions of the 1917 act.- "Dlstrlct attorneys. of this state feel the shortcomings and iniquitous re sults of the present parole system," said Mr, Swagler, "and it is time a change la made. The people of Ore son are tired and disgusted with the maudlin sentiment that has served to encourage crime, and they demand that something be done in the interest of society, order and law enforcement. "We would be cowards to sit idly by and shirk our responsibility, and it la- our duty as law-enforcing offi cials to come out unqualifiedly for drastic changes in our parole system, lacrsaslmar Crime Cited. "The steadily- increasing chain of crimes ' during the past few weeks should furnish conclusive proof that something should be done at the earliest possible opportunity to make the punishment of these violators ap propriate to the infraction. Under our present system a man convicted of ' a grave offense Is sentenced to the penitentiary for a long term of within a few 'short months he makes appeal for a pardon. In many cases, through the cunnJngness of a criminal brain, the prisoner convinces the of ficers of his good intentions and is paroled, again .to prey on society. "The system is wrong, and not until these men who take advantage of their, unsuspecting brothers are made to realize that their punishment is serious rather than a farce will the calendar of crime start on the down ward trend." Teath Pemalty Kavered. - Although the association did not go on record favoring capital . punish ment. all . the members present ex pressed their individual opinion that they would welcome the restoration oi the death penalty in Oregon. Attorney-Oeneral Brown, who has had more than 21 years' experience as a prosecuting official and has rep resented the state in many of the most Important murder cases tried during the last quarter of a century. was emphatic in his assertion that fear of the death penalty, while in force in Oregon, had deterred many a criminal from committing an act pun ishable on the scaffold. Other district attorneys asrreed with Mr. Brown and in most instances they were opposed to the Jury having anything to Bay regarding the sever ity "of the penalty. Because of the heavy fall of snow the district attor neys made no attempt to inspect the state institutions as proposed at the time the programme was arranged. TWO GIRLS SENTENCED Auto Theft Brings Penalty of Two - and Half to Ten Years. ' VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec. 13. (SDeelel. Bucena McCool of Walla Walla. Wash., and Alia Brooks of Klllsboro. Or., both 18 years of. age, were sentenced In the court of Judge Back today to a period of from two and one-half to ten years in the pen! tentlary at Walla Walla for the theft of an automobile. The girls, accused of the theft of the car belonging to William Farrell of Battleground. Wash., were arrested here and arraia-ned November 12. They will be taken to the. peniten tiary at once. Templars Elect Officers. : At the annual meeting of Oregon commandery No. 1, Knights Templar, held in their asylum December 11, the following oflcers were elected for the ensuing year: Commander, Dr. G Karl Hentoh; generalissimo. John K. Kollock; captain-general, Robert J. Gordon; senior warden. Albert H. Trego; Junior warden. Leonard K. Klder; . excellent prelate. Earl C. Bronaugh: recorder, C F. Wiegand treasurer, Albert M. Brown; standard Dearer, Loyd L. Scott; sword bearer, Chales E. Mlnslnger; warder, Robert K. Fulton, captain of guard, I. A. Jaeebsen; first guard. John T Hotchkiss; second guard, Walter L. Cornell: organist. William R. Boone sentinel, P. P. Kllbourne. Grand Com Open Every Evening Soule Bros. - Dealers in "Brunswick" "Pathe" and "Stradivara" Phonographs Pathe and Okeh Records 166 Tenth St, Between 1 Morrison and Yamhill Give Something Electrical This Christmas . Edison Electric Sewing Machine Sew as long: as you please without 1 fatigue. No irksome task of ope rating foot treadle. Cost no more than any ordinary sewing machine. Edison Electric Coffee Urns and pots in numerous de signs and sizes. . Prices from $10.00 up. MiwmMis Thor No. 12 Electric Vacuum Cleaner makes housecleaning a pleasure. A better cleaner at a lower price. The body is of steel, welded into a complete piece. This giTes maximum durability. Will stand all the hard knocks. 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"Buy Electrical Goods From People Who Know" , Smith-McCoy Electric Co. 104 5th St., Between Washington and Stark 571 Washington St, Between 17th and 18th Phone Main 8011 Open Evenings Until Christmas - J 1 f 1 J till till : - mr .stmmmm- vv vu vv O hit It - r HQJ9 ml But the Man Who Wears a FAHEY- BROCKMAN vercoat Says: m mm 'Let er Blow! Just because it's cold, don't let the price of a I new Overcoat chill you, too. Remember, the, policy of our big up' stairs stores is to sell, better clothes for less. And we've got some mighty nifty Suits and Overcoats that can't be duplicated any--where at our prices. They're all wool and will keep you as warm as a bear. O o u a mander Prar.t S. Bailie was present and Installed the newly elected of ficers, assisted by Past Commanders Hugh J. Boyd and Norrls R. Cox. The grand commander also installed Fred rick A. Van Kirk grand junior warden of the errand commandery of Oregon. Past commanders present were Wil liam F. Davie, Boy Quackinbush, Har old T. Hutchinson, Norrls R. Cox. Hugh J. Boyd, C. A. Wiegand and F. A. Van Kirk. MINER INSTANTLY KILLED Worker Falls While Loading Coal Bunkers at Centralla. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Dec. 13. fSDe- cial.) Petro Blnendi, a coal minei who has been working for the North ern Pacific during the strike, was in stantly killed this afternoon while loading Northern Pacific coal bunk ers. He fell into the bunkers, strik ing on his bead and fracturing his skull. Blnondi was about SO years of age nd a native of Italy. He has no relatives In this country. His Hearing Restored. ' The Invisible antiseptic ear drum Invented by Mr. A. O. Leonard, which is In reality a miniature megaphone. fitting Inside the ear and entirely out of sight. Is restoring the hearing of literally hundreds of people In New York city. Mr. Leonard invented this remarkable drum to relieve himself of deafness and head noises and It does this so successfully that no one could tell that he Is a deaf man. 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