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rOKTLAJiD, OREGON, - WEDNESDAY, - DECE31BER 4, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CEXTS.
PRESIDENT STARTS
DM TRIP OVERSEAS
Special Train Bears Party
From Washington.
THOUSANDS JOIN IN CHEERS
Big Transport Expected to Sai
Early Tomorrow.
NATION'S HEADS TO CONFER
Soperdreadnought and Fire Destroy'
crs to ConToy Presidential Ship
Across Atlantic.
WASHINGTON. Dec 3. President
TV 1 son began tonight hi trip to
Europe to attend the peace conference.
The President left Washington on
a special train for New ork. where
tomorrow he and his party will board
the transport George Washington on
which the .voyage acrosa the Atlantic
will be made.
No announcement waa made aa to the
Presidents Itinerary but it waa under
stood that the George Washington
would steam from New York with her
Naval convoy some time tomorrow.
probably In the morning. About seven
lays will be required for the trip and
the ship will dock at a French port.
presumably Brest. ,
' Xatlaaa Bead Caafer.
The President does not expect to be
abroad for more than six weeks, which
would give him Just a month on Euro
pean soil. Before the peace conference
meets be will confer with Premiers
Lloyd George, of Great Britain. Clemen
ceau, of France, and Orlando, of Italy,
and probably with King Albert, of
Belgium, to discuss the salient point
of the peace treaty.
While In Europe. Mr. Wilson plans
to visit England and Italy as well a
Franca, and be may go to Brussels.
He also is understood to Intend to
make a pilgrimage to some 6f the bat
tlefields In Franca. - Great preparations
- have been made In London, Paris and
Bom for the President's reception..
Cheers Greet Preslarat.
Joseph P. Tumulty, the President's
secretary, accompanied Mr. Wilson to
New York, but will not go abroad, lie
will return to Washington to conduct
the business of the White House and
will be the eyes and ears -of the Pres
Ident In this country. Mr. Tumulty
will be In frequent communication with
the President by cable and will keep
him fully advised of event at home.
President -Wilson did not go to the
Cnlon Station until a short while be
fore the time for his train to depart.
A he and Mrs. Wilson entered the sta
tion the crowd there cheered, and sol
dier and aallor who were waiting for
train formed a lane through which
the President and Mr. Wilson walked
to the train shed.
When aom cf tha crowd wished the
President "good luck and "pleasant
voyage." Mr. Wilson smilingly called
back "Thank you."
Frreoaaei la Aaaaaaeed.
Just before toe train pulled out of
the station, the personnel of the party
aboard was announced as follows:
In the President' Immediate party:
The President and Mrs. Wilson, Rear
Admiral Cary T. Grayson, the Presl
dent' physician; George Creel, chair
man of the committee on 'public in
formation: Gilbert T. Close, confiden
tial clerk to the President; K. L Hoov
er. head usher at the White House, and
Miss Edith Ben ham. secretary to Mra,
Wilson.
Others on the train were the Secre
tary of State and Mra. Lansing; Sec
retary Baker, who was to leave the
party at Hoboken; John W. Davis, am
bassador to Great Britain and Mrs.
Davis; Henry White, a member of the
xteace delegation; Mra. Benson, wife of
Bear Admiral W. S. Benson; Major and
Mra. Scott; Lieutenant-Commander
Hatch: Mr. Harris. Mr. McXalr. Mr.
Welch, Sidney Smyth; the French am
bassador and Mra. Jusserand, Count de
Cellere. the Italian ambassador and
Countess de Cellere and two children,
and Colonel R. H. Jordan, of the gen
eral staff, transportation officer.
PRESIDENT PARDONS
AIRCRAFT OFFICERS
EXECCTITE CLEMENCY GRANT
ED LIECTEXANT-COLOXELS,
Charge of Handling Official Bust
ness for Private Gain Pre
ferred by Hughes.
Coloael Haase la Fraac.
Only three or tha five American rep
resentatives to the peace conference as
announced at the White House last
week will cross on the former North
German Lloyd liner. They are the
I'resident himself. Secretary of State
Robert Lansing and Henry White. ex
Ambassador to France and Italy. Colo
nel E. M. House and General Tasker
II. Bliss, tha other two members, are
In France and will join the President
there.
Rear-Admiral H-.S. Knapp and Cap
tain William V. Pratt are accompany
ing the Presidential party and will re
port to Admiral Benson, naval repre
sentative with Colonel House on the
peace mission, aa his assistants.
Admiral Knapp ha been in com
mand of the naval forces in Haiti and
Baa Domingo, and Captain Pratt, who
Is assistant chief of naval operations,
ha been acting head of the bureau
of operations during the absence
abroad of Admiral Benson.
Secretaries Are asaed.
Secretaries of the peace delegation
will be Joseph C. Grew, former secre
tary of embassy at Berlin and later
charge at Vienna and who now Is in
pari making preliminary arrange
(Concluded on Page 5, Cvluma .
WASHINGTON. Deo. X. Lieutenant
Colonels J. G.' Vincent and George W,
Milter, Army offlcera named by Charles
K . Hushes n his report on. the -air
craft Investigation as having been
guilty of transacting business with
private. concern in which they were
financially Interested, have been par
doned by President. Wilson.
Thl. announcement VII mad to
night at the White House:
It waa announced at the executive
officea today that the President had
pardoned Lieutenant-Colonel George W.
Mixter and Lieutenant-Colonel J. u.
Vincent, whom the recent report on
aircraft produtclco showed to be tech
nically guilty because of a breach of
statutes, because he entirely concur in
the views of the Attorney-General with
regard to these two case. He believe
that-the two gentlemen concerned were
entirely Innocent of any Improper or
selfish intentions, that their guilt was
only technical, and their services to the
Government, which have been or tae
highest value and of the most disin
terested sort, deserve a most cordial
recognition."
No action against Colonel Vincent or
Colonel Mixter ha been taken by the
Department of Justice and the granting
of full pardons to them was recom
mended to the President by Attorney-
General Gregory, who took up their
cases In separate letters to the Presl-
ent. These letters were made public
tonight.
Colonel Vincent wa vice-president
of the- Packard Motorcar Company and
was oae of the designers of the Liberty
motor. The authorities authorized Air.
Vincent to build a required number of
models and experimental motors and
he directed his company to do the work
under his supervision, said Mr.'Gregory'a
letter to the President.
23 ADVISERS SAIL
WITH PRESIDENT
Year's Study of Foreign
Affairs Completed.-
Official Casualty List.
of
62
T WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. Casualties
vv reported today were 1501,
which 187 were killed in action.
died of wounds, il in accidents, 6 I
airplanes, 313 - of disease, ' 281 are
wounded severely, 288 degree unde
termlned, 124 slightly and 122 are
missing. Following-' is the tabulated
summary: ' '.-
MUCH PEACE DATA AT HAND
Experts in International Law
r Included in Personnel.
INQUIRY IS FAR-REACHING
Details of Investigation Are With
held Until .Its Results Are Safe -Aboard.
George Washington.
VICTOR BERGER INDICTED
Violations of Espionage Act During
Sensational Campaign Charged.
LACROSSE, Wis, Dec. S. Victor L.
Berger. Socialist Congressman-elect, of
Milwaukee, and his campaign manager,
Louis A-Arnold, were indicted by tha.
Federal grand Jury on 1 counts in
vol vlnt; alleged violations of the es
pionage act. during his senatorial cam
palgn last March.
Tby ' aro -arR'wlth - lending
through the mails from Milwaukee, In
the western district of Wisconsin, cop
ies of the Milwaukee . Leader,' dated
March , containing Mr. Berger's plat
form and also pamphlets.
POSITIONS AWAIT SOLDIERS
Work of Classifying Returned Men
to Begin at Camp Mills.
NEW YORK. Deo. S. Work of classi
fying for Industrial positions the 4000
soldiers who returned Jo this country
yesterday aboard the Mauritania will
be started tomorrow at damp Mills by
the New Tork division, of the United
States Employment Service.
Representatives sent to the camp to
day Issued questionnaires to the men.
and announced that the service was
ready to refer every one of them to po
sitions ranging from that of a techni
cal engineer and executive manager to
farm or foundry hand.
SUGAR RESTRICTIONS OFF
Increase in Sapply From Louisiana
and Cuba Permit Free tTse. .
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. Restrictions
on the purchase of sugar for consump
tion in homes and eating places were
removed tonight by the Food Administration.
Increase In the supply of Louisiana
cane and Western beet sugar' and ex
pectation that the new Cuban crop wjll
begin to arrive soon permit abandon
ment of the sugar ration system, the
Administration said.
NEW TORK. Dec. - 3. Striking evi
dence of the preparedness of the Amer
ican Government to enter Into peace ne
gotiations was given here tonight In an
announcement that 23 'members of an
advisory commission of experts who
have made, a- year's ! study of political
and economic conditions In Europe and
Asia will sail with-. President Wilson
and his fellow delegates on the George
Washington. V-
With them will go several tons of
documents and maps which, together
with other records of their lnvestiga
tions already fn Paris, or on the way,
comprise a collection of international
data said to be without parallel In
history. .
'Advisers Well Informed,
These advisers to the peace commis
sion, who have conducted an exhaustive
inquiry into foreign affairs by author
ity of the President and under the di
rection of Colonel E. M. House, Amer
ican civilian member of the lnter-allied
supreme war council and a delegate to
the peace conference, include experts in
international law, college professors
rated as specialists in the hlBtory aijd
politics of various nations, and officers
of the military intelligence division of
the Army. . .'
Using the building of the American
Geographical Society here, they have
accumulated through studies which be
gan" In November. 1917, voluminous
records, which, because of their great
value, have been guarded '.- day . and
night. ...
laqalry Far-Reaching. -
Details of the Investigation which
is known officially, aa. the '.'inquiry"
have been "withheld from publication
until its results were safe on shipboard.
Except for occasional publication of
the fact that peace data was being as
sembled by a commission directed, by
Colonel House and - that - information
gained from this source enabled him,
as a member of the International con
ference which drafted the German ar
mistice terms, to "amaze" his associ
ates with his intimate knowledge of
European affairs, the American peo
ple have not been informed of the ac
tivities of an official organization with-
Deaths-
Killed (n action..
Lost at sea
Died of wounds..
Died of disease. . .
Died of accident.
Total deaths 41.808
Wounded 48.674
Hissing and prisoners. 12,5i
Reported Today Total
20.tl.1tt 107 . 21.111
.. . . 3H
62 8.0U3
313 ' it. rj
JT l.ttOH
8.031
10,IU0
. 1.642
87
1"3
42.37
4.87
aa.j7
(Concluded on Page
Column 1.)
Total casualties .f.. 103. 040 ISO! 104.541
The following casualties are reported
by the Commanding ' General . of the
American Expeditionary Forces:
OREGON. ' ' ,
Killed hi action ''
Walker, Charles I: Mrs. .A W. 'Walker,
Hlllsbora. Or. - ;. -
Gambll. . Henry N.s Mrs. .Florence . Bird.
Mount Vernon. Qr-v
Med of disease
Rees, Ralph Miss Mona Keea.'2S8 East
Fifth street.. Portland. Oregon.
Reilly. Edward S., John F. Reilly. 1213 East
Flanders street. Portland. Oregon.
Wounded severely
Hoyt, Kenneth . Bruoe (Cpl).. Gresham. Or.
Fen wick. J. R.. Sheavllle. Or.
Brewster, X: O., Ruch. Or.'
WoundedV undetermined -
Johnson. Edward K..' Mrs., Elsie Day, 323
Nineteenth street,-Portland, Or.
Missing la action
Jacques. Charles H., Mrs. Agnes Jacques,
1S37 Forest street.. Portland. Or.
WASHINGTON. ' ' .
Killed In action -
Anderson. John, Parkland, Wash.
Died of wounds
Howell. V. L., Dryad, Wash. " "
Wounded, severely ' :
McDanlel. Thomas A. Sgt.), Seattle-Wash.
Espeland, C. H.. Seattle, Wash. .
Jensen. VlggD W., Seattle. Wash. '
Wounded ondrtermlued-j- .
Barr. Wesley Irving, Arlington. Wash. ) ,
Coker, Walter T., Montesano, Wash.
Missing in action--,
Klrsteln, Gustav, Startup. Wash.
Stewart, Clifford, Goshen, Wash.
Melt. Pietro, South Seattle. Wash.
Han-el, Steve R., Ellensburg, Wash.
- ' - . IDAHO.
Died of disease '
Godsey, William, Buhl. Idaho. "
Wounded severely
Mann. Harry M., Wallace, Ida.
Missing in action-
Dunning, James E.. Preston. Ida.
Patton, John D., . Garden Valley, Idaho.
- - '; - - - ALABAMA.'.
BUIIed In action-.
Riley. L. O. (Corp.), Enterprise, Ala.-
Died of disease .
Booth, J L. (Capt.), Buhl. Ala.
PowellT T. M. (Cpl.), Arab. Ala.
Davis, Homer F.,-Texasville, Ala.
Lawrence, Loyt A, Vernon, Ala.
Herbert. Floyd. Hartzell, Ala.
Berry. Robert M., Vina, Ala.
Polovlch. Jake,. Blocton, Ala.
Wounded severely'.
Little, Clem (Cpl.). Troy, Ala.
Moorer, J. D. (Cpl.),' Bragg, Ala.
Hag!er..W. A. Cpl.), Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Hill, E. M. (Cpl.), Decatur, Ala.
Thornton, S. B. (Cpl.)', ROgersville, Ala,
Wallace, William 87, Rodgersvllle, Ala.
Beasley. Geo. W.. Burnsvllle, Ala.
Cats, F. V., Annlston," Ala. 1
Lipscomb, John, 'Courtland. Ala.
Baker, Thomas. Mulga, Ala.
Woounded undetermined -
Joplln, Charlea West (Lieut.), Gurley, Ala
Missing in action
Tillman. O. A (Sergt.). St. Elmo, Ala.
McLaney, Jae. ,W. (Sergt.), Louisville, Ala.
Prentice, Ralph, Runtsville, Ala.
Tlry, Dee B., Carlson Hill, Ala. ..
Taylor, Douglas M., -Baymlne. Ala. -
, . ARIZONA. '
Missing la action
Marlow, Alfred, Globe. Arhu ; . .
ARKANSAS.
Killed la action "
Shipp. Allen, Formosa, Ark.
Howell, Eldrldgs R.. Grubbs, Ark.
Russell. C B Conway, Ark.
Concluded on Page 6. Column -1.)
GOCHE HOPES FADE
WITH FIRSTMARNE
War Lost in 1914, Belief
of Crown Prince. .
EIG GUN DECLARED USELESS
General Staff Blamed for Con-
r tinuance of Struggle. .l
HUNGER BEGINNING OF END
Underestimation of Allied orces
and American Aid Contrib- ;
ule to Final Defeat. ' :
- (By the Associated Press.) . '
OOSTERLAND. Holland, Dec 3. I
have not -' renounced anything and I
have not' signed any document what
ever." .
Frederick William Hohenzollern. who
still claims the title of Crown Prince
of Germany, thus answered the ques
tion of the Associated . Press in the
course of a lengthy conversation which
took nlace today in the small collage
of tha'Ylllaca castor on the Island of
Wlerinren. where he Is Interned.
However." he continued, "snouia in
German eovernment decide to form
republic similar to the UnUed state
or France. I shall be perfectly conten
to return -to Germany as .a simple 'citr
aen, ready to do anything to assist my
country. . I should even be happy to
nrv 'laborer in a factory. At
present everything appears chaotic In
Germany, but I hope things will right
themselves. '. .
' Mar'ne Battle Tarns Tide. .
Asked what in his opinion was the
turning point of the war, he said:
I -was convinced early in October,
1914. that we had lost the war.
"I considered our- position hopeies
after the battle of the Marne, wnicn
we should not have lost If the chiefs of
our general staff had not suffered a
case of nerves. I tried to persuade the
general staff to seek, peace then,, even
t a great sacrifice, going so far as to
viva n AlKnrft-Lorralne. - But I was
told to mind my own business and con
fine my, activities to commanding my
armies. (I have proof of this..
wh. finaliv - hroucht about the
downfall of the German military power,
he "declared," was revolution Induced by
four years -of hunger among the civu
lans and tne troops in the rear, to
gether with the overwhelming superi
ority in numbers attained Dy iu
entente powers since America's entry
into the war, which had unaerminea
the confidence of the German ngnung
forces. " ''
Crown Council Denied. ,
Speaking of the beginning ' of the
war, Frederick wiiuara asserted.
"Contrary to all statements hither.
to made abroad, I never desired war
FOCH GIVES . FOE 24
HOURS TO KEEP WORD
TJXTIMATUM SEM FOR HUN TO
GIVE UP 5000 LOCOMOTIVES.
punt
WOE
(Concluded on Page Column 1.)
THE DYKES CANT. HOLD BACK THE RISING TIDE.
FEDERAL LOANS ARE HUGE
Abont $71, 385,000 Advanced to
War Industries In Six Months.
WASHINGTON, Dec S. The War
Finance Corporation reported to Con
gress today that it had loaned $71.-
385.000 to war Industries since Its or
ganisation six months ago.
The board suggested changes In the
existing law to permit it to continue
Judicious use of its large resources"
durlrlg the period of readjustment.
DISMISS WOMEN, IS PLEA
National War Labor Board Acta to I
End Railway Strike.
WASHINGTON. Dec 3. The National
War Labor Board today decided to ask
the Cleveland Railway Company to dis
miss the 150 women employes within 30
days from today.
This action waa taken after a hear
ing given Mayor Davis and Is expected
to end the strike of men employes
which began this morning.
FLIGHT MADE
00
FAST, AIR
Plttjburg-YVashlngton Trip of
Miles Covered in 95 Minutes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. Captain Nor-
bert Carolin made a flight In an Army
lrplane from Pittsburg to Washington
today In one hour and 35 minutes.
War Department officials said the
best previous record for this trip, ap
proximately 00 miles, - was two hours
nd 20 minutes.
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Time Limit Expires Monday Morn
Ing, but Result of Order Is, Not
Yet " Made Known.
LONDON. Dec 3. Marshal Foch has
sent a new ultimatum to tha German
armistice delegates . demanding that
Germany give up the rest of the loco
motives agreed to, according to an Ex
change Telegraph dispatch from -Copen
hagen transmitting advices from Berlin.
Mathias Erzberger, leader of the Ger
man armistice commission, protested
that.it was impossible and asked for a
respite. The ultimatum expired Mon
day forenoon, with what result it has
not been learned.
A Reuter dispatch from Berlin to
day confirms the delivery of the ulti
matum, the time limit of which is 24
hours. It says Mathias. Erzberger (of
the German armistice commission) of
fered to deliver all the locomotives' as
soon as they were repaired. The Ger
man newspapers, adds ' the dispatch.
point but that there is no hope of pro
longing the armistice, and that it is
likely the allies will occupy Germany.
PARIS, Dec 3. It appears the Ger
mans will .be unable to hand over all
the 1000 .locomotives stipulated in the
armistice agreement by December 17,
according to the Matin, and it Is pos
sible that the allies will grant ".'more
time. This will delay peace -negotla
tions, since they cannot begin until the
armistice conditions have all been lul
filled. '
Discussions between the allied dele
gations to the peace conference will
probably begin on December 20.
IS LAID TO KELLER
Grand Jury Blames Inter
ference of Governor. '
WARDEN IS EXONERATED
Indictments Are Expected to
r Follow Upon Report.
LACK OF SYSTEM DEPLORED
GARFIELD RESIGNS POST
Federal Fuel Administrator Submits
Resignation to Wilson.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. Fu-yl Admin
istrator Garfield has resigned and Pres
ident; Wilson has accepted his resig
nation. This was announced tonight
at the White House.
It was announced at the executive
offices today, said the statement, "ftiat
United States Fuel Administrator Gar
field had tendered his resignation to
take' effect at the pleasure of the Pres
ident, and that the ' President had ac
cepted the resignation, although it was
made clear, that the need of domestic
consumers will continue to receive the
attention of the fuel administration
until the Winter is passed."
SPANISH i MINISTRY . IS OUT
" i
Internal Conditions in Spain Cause
of 'Many,. Crises.
MADRID, Dec. 3. The Spanish Min
istry resigned today.
Internal conditions in Spain and the
question of Sp 'n's attitude toward the
war have been the causes of numerous
ministerial crises in the last two years.
The Cabinet which has ju resigned
was headed by the Marquis de Alhuce
mas, a Liberal, and friend of the allies.
with the Count Romanones as Foreign
Minister. It took office November 17
in succession to a coalition Cabinet un
der Antonio Maura, 'In which both AI
bucemas and Romanones held portfolios.
WOUNDED MEN TO GET $65
Soldiers Will Receive More Pay Dur
ing Re-educadon.
NEW TORK, Dec. 3. Soldiers dis
abled during the war will be paid $65
month-during the period of their
re-eduoation, which will be directed by
the Federal board for vocational train
ing. Dr. C. A Prosser, director of the
board, announced yesterday.
He -said that the Government had
authorized the board to make this pay
ment to the soldiers, wilh an additional
10 If they have, dependents.
O
Methods Pursued in Keeping Books
'at.Vrlson .Sald to Be .Unbusi
nesslike; Change Is Crged. -
BALEM, Or.. Dec. 3. (Special.) Ex
coriation of Parole- Officer Joe Keller,
as the "active head of a system of espi
onage, clandestinely reporting to the
Governor on various prison matters
without the knowledge of the various
wardens and In uch a way as impro
perly to reflect upon and to undermine
them"; deprecating of alleged Inter
ference by the Governor in prison man
agement to such an extent that he "has
seriously hampered every warden and
undermined his authority," and a gen
eral exoneration of Warden Murphy's
administration at. the State Peniten
tiary, are somo. of the high lights in
the report of the special grand Jury
investigating that Institution. ' '
The report was handed down today
and is quite extensive. It is understood
that indictments will follow," but these
will not come later until the regular
terra of court . late in December or
early In January. No hint was given as
to the nature -f these probable Indict
ments, or against whom they will be
directed. '
NDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 50
degrees; minimum, bo aegrees.
TODAY'S Rain; southerly winds.
War.
Official casualty list. Page 1.
foreign.
Chaos grows in Austria. Page 4.
Crown Prince convinced in October, W14. of
uerman acieau rage l.
Gas baptism lot of Yank editors. Page 3.
Allies vote return of ex-Kaiser and Crown
t-rince. fage o.
Foch sends ultimatum to foe. Page 1.
National. -
Twenty-three advisers sail with President
wuson. raga l,.
Oregon an Washington delegations In Con.
gross confer with Shipping Board. Page
14. . ' ' . . , .
President starts on trip overseas. Page 1. .
President pardons aircraft offlcera Page 1.
. Domestic.
Stand by allies. Is plea of Roosevelt. Page 3.
Pacific Northwest.
Grand Jury report blames parole officer for
penitentiary woe. page 1.
Aviator flies over Shasta. Page. 2.
Sports. ..
Hill wins from Commerce by score of 6 to 0.
Page J3.
Inter-Col leglasto athletic conference to be
held In Portland December 14. Page 13.
Commercial and Marine.
Northwestern potato growers now ready to
sell. . Page 1. -.
Proepect of no corn surplus has bullish ef
fect on Chicago market, i'age lu.
Marked advance In Wall Street stocks until
.final hour. Page IX
I Wood' shipbuilders may fill foreign orders.
Page lu.
Portland and Vicinity.
I George W. Joseph offers . Barlow road for
Victory memorial highway Page 14.
Government seeks recovery of 133,000 from
Wlllard N. Jones. Page l..
Seymour Jones says speakership battle Is
settled. Page lu.
I Weather report, data and forecast. Page 15.
County orders suit to decide ownership of
, Armory. Page n.
Police inquiry may reach moral sqnud.- Page
, Oregon boys seen In Argonne. Page 1J.
Soda plant to rise. Page 14.
I County budget committee recommends Con-
table-bherlll merger. Page 4.
, Bookkeeping Syatrm Scored.
The system 'of 'bookkeeping at the
prison is given virulent raking over
and Incidentally Frank Davey, book
keeper, is Included In the averments
of the Jury. The bookkeeping system
Is such, the jury declares, that no busi
ness could be conducted on the same
principles without being thrust into .
bankruptcy.
It is declasad that the parole officer
has done more- to' undermine discipline
and harmony than any other agency.
It is alleged in 'the report that the
parole officer has received at least
$170 from paroled men for the pris
oners' loan fund, an accounting of
which has never ' been ' made to the
Warden and such an accounting , is
urged.
Parole Officer la Control. I
The report also states that the, parole
officer is . practically the dominating
head of the State Parole Board and :
that he has complete control of paroles,
paroles even being denidd" at his sug
gestion . after they had been recom
mended by . the board.- The parole
board, the report states, gives the
parole . officer practically unlimited
power In the matter of paroles.
While stating that "on the whole.
the administration of the present war
den" (referring to Warden Murphy),
'has been - successful, efficient and
economical insofar as he has had
control of affairs," the report as
serts that "he has not been allowed to
control, resulting in needless Increased
expense, decreased efficiency, and, in
some instances, injustice to prisoners."
The blame for this difficulty Is lodged
mainly with the Governor and the pa
role officer.
Change In Control I'rged, (
The jury recommends that the prison
be placed in hands of the Board of
Control, that the warden appoint the
parole officer and have full authority
over him, that the segregation of
habitual and first offenders be brought .
about, that the law prohibiting com
petition of free and convict labor be
repealed so far as It pertains to em
ployment of prisoners within the prison
walls, and that new sentence laws be
passed, mainly one allowing reasonable
maximums and minimums within the
present limits and that good beahvlor
of a prisoner will allow his release
upon the expiration of such minimum,
as a matter of law.
Sus-zestion is made that the prison
has among its inmates s3me of the best
accountants in the state and they
could be used in connection with a
bookkeeping system to establish a def
inite line of cost keeping of benefit to
themselves and the .state.
Wardens Hampered, Says Report.
During his (Warden Murphy's) in
cumbency, as well as during the In
cumbency of Warden Harry P. iMinto
and J. W. Mlnto. the Governor has not .
permitted the Warden to have full con
trol of the prison, c-r such control as is
given to the heads of the various other
slato institutions, says the report.
Continuing. ' tho report says:
"In dictating the appointment of sub
ordinates, requiring the Warden to re-i
tain employes who were either ineffi
cient or disloyal to the Warden, rais
ing the pay of employes hostile to the
Warden over tno Warden's protest, as
will us refusing to raise the pay of
employes who were competent and who
were loyal to the Warden, he has se
riously hampered every Warden and
undermined his authority.
"In addition to this, his personal dio
tatio'n, of business matters and his ap
pointment and retention of a parole
officer who personally and Individually
has done more to- undermine prison
discipline and general harmony than
any other agency, has for nearly four
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