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TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, APRIL XI, . 1920 AWSW1LLG0 L IN EFFECT APRIL 17 Most Important Changes Are in Criminal Code. TIME LIMIT ABOLISHED Persons Convicted or Feloiiy and : Put in Penitentiary Will Get Indeterminate Sentence. where maintained outside the corporate limits of any town or city, and providing penalty for violations. Chapter 84 Determining and defining the qualifications of the fish and game commissioners. Chapter 4 Authorising- the state super intendent of banks to employ such ex aminers as are necessary to conduct his department, and defining the qualifications of such employes. Chapter 42 Providing penalties for hunting, taking, killing or otherwise in juring or destroying mountain sheep, mountain goat, antelope, - elk, moose or caribou. Chapter 48 To appropriate $1500, or as much thereof as is necessary, to pay hotel bills and traveling expenses of circuit Judges when assigned to duty In counties or districts outside of the Judicial district or county In which they are elected. - Chapter 47 Apporprlate money for the payment of salaries of supreme judges. Chapter 50 Appropriation of 160O for the purchase -of an oil portrait of the late Governor Wlthycombe. Chapter 51 Apporpriatlon of $8500 for the Oregon public service commission. Chapter 52 Appropriation of $50,000 to be applied toward the erection and fur nishing of the woman's building at the University of Oreson. Chapter 55 Appropriation of $4000 to I cover repairs on the armory at Dallas. WIFE'S AFFINITIES NAMED GLADYS LAXTIS MAXY LOVE ACCUSED AFFAIRS. OF SALEM. Or., April 10. (Special.) Practically all the laws passed at the special session of the legislature last January, with the exception of those vetoed by Governor Olcott and others contingent upon approval of the voters at the election to be held on Vou nt will li(Lrnnn nnerative April I 17, according to announcement made 1 Woman Declared to Be Great Flirt, today by Sam A. Kozer, assistant (secretary of state. Among the most important of the laws to become operative is that providing- for changes in the sentence laws in certain classes of criminal action and the parole statutes. "Except for the crimes of homicide in any degree, treason, rape where violence is an element of the crime, robbery of any kind, burglary when armed with a dangerous weapon," jrtads the new law, "the minimum period of imprisonment In the peni tentiary heretofore provided by law for the punishment of felonies be and each such minimum period of Impris onment for felonies is hereby abol ished. Time Limit Abolished. "Whenever any person is convicted of having committed a felony, except those specified above in this section. but in Spite of Her Indiscretion Husband AVants Her Back. Love affairs with other men "too numerous to mention" are charged against Gladys May Lantis by her husband, Ralph L. Lantis, in an an swer and cross-complaint filed in the divorce action of Mrs. Lantis yester day. After a lengthy recital of unbecom ing marital habits of his spouse, Lan tis concludes by asserting that "not withstanding all the above, remem bering her youth and Inexperience, and knowing that he loves her and his children, the defendant will for give and forget, take her back into his home and try. to make a good, kind husband and father." "Gross indiscretions" are said by ,ntrt a ft.r this amendatory act i-antls to nave Deen aue cnieriy to irt shall, unless tt,nn takes effect, the cour wife's alleged failure to under- impose other sentence than a sentence stand the seriousness of marriage and to serve a term in the penitentiary, " ui mo ucs sentence such person to imprisonment Shortly after marriage, he avers, his "in the penitentiary without limitation wife fell violently In love with one nf time statins' and flxiner In sucn wouui ii anu meu i iiiuuvic judgment and sentence a maximum penitentiary" term Tor such ortme which shall not -exceed the" maximum term of imprisonment provided by law man" and told him all about the plan Osborn to run away with her, get a divorce and marry her. But, declares the husband, "Osborn was a gentle- "therefor. and Judgment and sentence shall be given accordingly, and such sentence shall- bo known as an inde terminate sentence. "Whenever any' person is convicted of the charge of having committed homicide in any degree, treason, rape where violence is an element of the crime, robbery of any kind, burglary when armed with a dangerous weapon an dassault with' intent to kill while being armed with a dangerous weap on, the court shall, unless the penalty for the commission for such crime be life Imprisonment, sentence such per son to serve a definite term in the pinitentiary not in excess of the max imum length of term provided by law tuerefor. i "Persons sentenced to serve such definite terms shall be entitled to the good time deduction for good behav ior and genera! reformation provided in this act. Provided, however, that the enactment of this amendatory act shall not effect the indictment, pros ecution, trial, verdict. Judgment, or punishment of any of said crimes herein specified and heretofore com mitted, but all laws now and hitherto . in effect relating thereto are con tinued in full force and effect as to such crimes heretofore committed. Parole la, Permitted. "Any person sentenced to serve an indeterminate sentence in the peni tentiary may be paroled by the gov ernor upon his own motion, or upon the recommendation of the parole board in accordance with the provi sions of this section, towit: "Any person under the age of 20 years at the time of conviction and sentence, who has iiot previously been convicted of a crime, may be paroled by the governor upon his own motion or upon the recommendation of the "parole board at any time after said person is committed to the peniten tiary. "Any persons, over the age of 20 years at the time of conviction and sentence who has not been previously convicted of a crime, may be paroled by the governor upon his own motion, or upon recommendation of the parole board, at any time after such person has served one-half of the maximum term for which such person has been sentenced; provided, however, that a record of good conduct, industry and evidence of general reformation cer tified to by the warden of the peni tentiary shall entitle such person to a deduction of five days for each month Qf- said one-half of the max- imu sentence. j Good Tlm Deducted. I "The effect of this good time de-' duction is intended to be as follows: J "When the one-half period of th 1 . nia.xiinuni sentence is six months. ' a ( parole may be granted when fixe months have been served: when the one-half period is 12 months, a parole may be granted when ten months have been served; when the one-half period is IS months, a parole may be granted when 15 months have been served; when "the one-half period is two years, a ' parole may be granted when 20 months have been served, and so on proportionately for any term." Other new. laws which will become effective on.-April 17 follow: ; Chapter 0 To provide indemnity money for the payment of indemnities for certain cattle' slaughtered during the years of 1917 and 11118 that had reacted to the tuberculin test, arud ' certain horses that had been destroyed on account of reacting to the mallein test for glanders, and for which insufficient moneys were appropri ated. ' Chapter 10 CSrantlng to municipal cor porations known as "ports" existing or cre ated under any special' law of the legisla tive assembly of the state of Oregon all powers now held toy. municipal corporations known as "ports" and existing or created under the general laws of the state of Ore gon. Chapter 14 Providing for the propor tlonment ,of moneys for the construction and maintenance of market roads. ' Chapter 15 Providing for the recording of discharge papers of discharged soldiers, sailors and marines free of charge. Memorial Fund Permitted. ' Chapter 10 Providing tor and empower ing county courts to expend a limited amount of money In erecting proper and . suitable arches or monuments to tbe mem ory of the soldiers, sailors and marines who served In the world war. Chapter 17 Making it unlawful to print, publish, circulate, display, sell or offer for sale any, newspaper or periodical tn any language other than the English, unless the s ame shall contain a literal transla tyin thereof in. the . English language of the same type and 'as -conspicuously dis played, and providing a penalty therefor, t'hapter IS To provide for the investi gation of salaries of .county and state of ficials through'oisl th state of Oregon, ChaDtcr 25 Provhianir for an Amend ment to the present law relating' to ths ! collection or all recs due the state by rerison of inspection, of factories, mills, and workshoftB,, by and under the direction of the labor commissioner, and providing a penalty for the non-payment.: Chapter 2fi Providing for the r epeal of the present law relating to the inspec- tlon of cottle. hides and fixing penalties for violation of the same. Chapter 27 Relating to . the . admission or persons under five years of age to the state home for the feeble-minded. Chti ter L'S Providing for and extend ing tttr authority of c.unty courts. Chapter 83 Defining a dance hall and nak,.:g provision for Hie licensing thereof, . . . : --- . . $ and left the country to get rid of the attentions of Mrs. Lantis, who grieved long for him. -"The next affair of the heart was with a Mr. Shelton," who came to the Lantis home and was permitted to make love to Mrs. Lantis while Lan tis was at work, says the husband. The new acquisition to the domestic problem in. the Lantis home induced Mrs. Lantis to run away with him. but not until the husband "got wind of it," and, to use his own words, "nipped It in the bud." That the sole aim of Hazel Leve in marrying him was to get money from himself and his parents is the con tention of Albert Leve in an answer and cross-complaint filed to divorce suit yesterday. Mabel D. McFarlane filed suit for divorce from -Willis McFarlane yes terday, alleging desertion. Coming! ! ! This advance notice is given so that men can lay out their plans to be here without fail Next Thursday, April 15 when we shall launch what we consider will , prove in everyway - The West's Greatest Shirt Sale Next Wednesday evening's and Thursday morning's papers will give details. It will pay to read them. The Store for Men, Main Floor. 1 tw&?uZi&60: Trie QuALrrr Srowr? or- Portland ""T' ' u Smith, Forest Grove; Miss Gladys Smith, Gardiner; Miss Beatrice Rob inson, Monmouth; Miss Helen Fish,, Bandon. BALL TO BE GALA EVENT Elaborate Military Function to Be at Corvallis April 17. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis, Or., April 10. (Spe cial.) Final plans for the annual military ball Saturday, April 17. have been completed. This function is planned by the cadet officers -of the military department and Is considered one of the most elaborate affairs of the year in college society. Governor Olcott has been Invited and other guasts of honor include J. K. Weather- ford. president of the board of re gents: W. J. Kerr. president of the college; W. A. Jensen, executive sec retary, and Major J. K. Partello, com mandant. Owing to the lack of a building large enough to accommodate the en tire student body it has been neces sary to restrict the attendance of stu dents to 400 couples. POWER COMPANY BOUGHT Transaction May Involve Merger of Rival Corporations. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., April 10. (Special.) W. B. Parker, local mana ger of the Klamath Development com pany, backed by San Francisco and Spokane capitalists, has purchased the Keno Power company, including the Klamath river power plant. The price was $80,000. The Keno company is a competitor of the California-Oregon Power com pany in the local field and the rival concerns have engaged in much liti gation over franchises and territory rights. It is suspected that the sale may in. reality develop into a merger of the Keno company with the California-Oregon power corporation. portion of his father's estate located in Washoe county, Nevada. -The Ne vada property consists of land and cattle and is appraised at about $50,000. William T. Cressler lived at Cedarville, Modoc county, and was one of the most extensive ranchers in that region. Astoria Bank Merger Planned. ASTORIA, Or., April 10. (Special.) Plans are under way for the con solidation of the Astoria National and Scandinavian .banks of this city. The project awaits the approval of the national and state bank examiners. The name of the new Institution will be the Astoria National bank. It will occupy the building now owned by the Scandinavian-American bank and the structure will be increased to five stories. Son Appointed Executor. RENO, Nev., April 10. (Special.) Samuel O. Cressler of Lakeview, Or., son of the late William T. Cressler, has been appointed executor of that Clatsop Scliool Directors Meet. ASTORIA, Or.. April 10. (Special.) The convention of school district directors of the various districts in Clatsop county, was held this after noon. It unanimously approved the proposed 2 millage tax bill. The re port of a committee fixing the mini mum salary for teachers in . the schools outside the city at $120 a month was unanimously adopted. Mill II 11 n n cmg dwell TP ' U. U ice laeies Lebanon Man's Body Found. LEBANON. Or., April 10. (Special.) The body of Kenneth Coppock, who was drowned last Wednesday while running a flat boat over the dam at the hcadgate of the Lebanon and Santiam canal, two miles above Leb- I anon, was found at 4 o'clock today on an island near this city, nearly two and a half miles from the scene of the drowning. June Graduates Get Positions. MONMOUTH, Orv April 10. (Spe cial.) 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