VOL. LXI-NO. li),367
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
Postoffice as Second-class Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON. .ID AY, DECEMBER 15, 1922
26 TAGES
PRICE FIVE CENTS
B
LEAVES
HELPER OF YOKEL
LANDED IN PRISON
R. KELLER QUITS
SANTA IS DOO'.O
BY SOVIET.DICTS
o
RELIGIOUS HO AYS TAR
GET OF RED CHIEFS.
FORCING OF. WOMEN
ON JURIES FAVORED
JURY GETS STORY
SEASIDE GIRL SUICIDE;
SUITOR IS ARRESTED
5 GIVEN
PORTLAND WHITE
DAUGHERTY CASE
OF HERRII RIOT
TRU11R0E
RER
KHODY BEER, 18, EWOLVED
WITH WEST IN KOBBEKY.
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED BY
. COUNTY CLERKS.
VERXA LYTLE, 16, DESPOND
ENT, SHOOTS SELF.
ft
PARDON
I
Snow Plows Are Used to
Keep Cars Running.
COLUMBIA HIGHWAY CLOSED
Blockade of Snow and Ice
Is Reported.
RAILWAY IS ON GUARD
O.-W. R. & N. Also Sends Out
Engines to Clear Tracks;
Trains Hour or So Late. .
WHAT SXOW AND WIND
DID TO NORTHWEST.
Portland blanketed in white.
Plows used to keep street
cars going. Railways follow
suit. Columbia highway vir
tually sealed and locked by
snow and ice.
Hood River paralized by
blizzard.
New snow hits Astoria.
Total fall on Grays harbor
brought to 13 inches.
Pendleton has snow flurries
with maximum of 10 above
zero.
La Grande mercury drops to
6 below zero.
Vancouver has four inches
of snow. Ice runs in Colum
bia river.
The Dalles again has zero
weather and more snow. Co
lumbia river frozen over.
Walla Walla welcomes snow
as relief from bitter cold.
Ashland has ideal, sunny
weather.
Albany has three-inch snow.
Corvallls students go home,
as snowfall continues.
Snow falls at Salem, but
cars continue to run.
Chehalis has more snow.
Hourly temperatures for
Portland yesterday afternoon
were:
Degrees! Degrees.
1 P. M. 195P. M 20
2 P. M 201(6 P. M 21
3 P.M. 217P.M 21
4 P. M 20
BY BEN- flUR LAMPMAN.
When the good burghers went to
bed, Portland was a city of conven
tional gray pavements and sooty
roofs. When they awoke their citv
was clad in ermine, like a duke on
his way to the coronation. A -raw
and roaring blizzard from the east,
freighted with a very superior grade
of selected enow, had wrought the
transformation by the simplest of
natural processes. The ciang of the
brandiBhed snow shovel, up from
the basement for the first time this
winter, rang through the town yes
terday morning.
Forthwith the street railway com
pany, having in memory those oc
casional storms which have grizzled
the thatches of motormen overnight,
dispatched a snow-plow or bo to
parade importantly up and down the
tracks. The shares tossed back the
thin blanket of drift without effort.
and various small boys prayed fer
ently for tasks worthier of the
equipment. But to the circumstance
tf the snow-plows is officially cred
ited the chagrined defeat of the in
fant blizzard, as the Portland Rail
way. Light & Power company bears
witness
Plows Are Ordered Out.
"It looked as though wo might
be in for a spell of weather," said
F. I. Fuller, first vice-president of
the company, "and so the plows were
ordered out.' A sort of practice run,
as it were. It was snowing then,
but within an hour or two after
ward the storm had ceased. If you
choose to attribute this in some
measure to our promptness, I shall
raise no objection."
The O.-W. R. & N. company, like
wise prudent, sent a plow eastward
to search for trouble in the deeper
cuts, but as all incoming trains
were delayed only an hour or so by
the storm this measure was more
precautionary than urgent. With
the ending of the storm it was felt
that schedules would speedily re
turn to normal.
Columbia Highway Blocked.
It did not go so well with the
Columbia highway, according to re
ports which drifted into the city
In the wake of the downfall. Late
yesterday the great scenic thorough
fare, which is as utilitarian as it is
touristical, virtually had been sealed
and locked by snow and ice, and
the roadmaster had ordered both
shovelmen and scrapers into action
against the v hite drifts. Traffic
was not entirely interrupted, how
ever, at any time.
Samuel C. Lancaster, who planned
the highway, and who watches over
it with indefatigable solicitude, re
ported that frozen slush covered the
pavement to a depth of 19 inches
in sevtral places in testimony to
the rough weather of the last
week and that yesterday's tartar
of an east wind had begun the shap-
Prisoner Admits He Stood Guard
Outside While Younger Boy
Held Up Pearlman Store.
Rhody Beer, 18 years old, con
fessed partner of Herbert West, the
"yokel" burglar, in the robbery of
the Pearlman second-hand store at
148 Front street, was taken into
custody yesterday by the police.
The arrest was made at Beer's
home, 368 Cable street, after West
had implicated the older boy in one
of his several robberies.
The police went to Beer's home
and .surrounded the house. Beer
evidently saw their approach, be
cause he attempted to escape by
climbing down over the roof from
the second story and dropping to
the snow-covered ground. He
dropped almost into the arms of one
of the officers.
Beer did not deny participating
in the hold-up of the Pearlman
store. He said he stood guard out
side while West did the actual work
of the robbery.
A suit of clothes found in Beer's
possession was identified as one
stolen from the Bialkin store at
Sixth and Oak streets. The suit,
he said, was given him by West
following the robbery of the Pearl
man store. The yokel did not im
plicate Beer in crimes other than
the one.
Beer served a term in the refoTm
school at Salem and has not been
a stranger to the police since his
release from that institution. He
became acquainted with West when
the two were in the reform school.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 14. (Special.)
Herbert West, 15, who yesterday
was arrested in Portland charged
with a series of burglaries, was
formerly an inmate of the state
training school . for boys, from
which institution he was released
last August. After leaving Salem
West went to Idaho, where he
passed some time with his mother,
Mrs. D.. J. Sloan. There he pur
chased a revolver and later went to
Portland. Officials at the training
school said West would pass a high
intelligence test.
DENVER PLAGUE ABATED
Smallpox No Longer Epidemic in
Colorado City.
DENVER, Dec. 14. S nallpox no
longer exists -in Denver in epidemic
form, according to a Joint state
ment issued here today by health
officials.
Ninety-five persons died of the
disease in November, while only
13 have died in December, most of
the deaths being due to attacks
of black smallpox that developed
last month, the statement asserts.
Curbing the epidemic, according
to the statement, has been due to
the fact that practically the entire
population of Denver has been vac
cinated, including the pupils of all
schools and colleges. All public
vaccination stations were closed
here today, as these no longer are
needed.
AID FOR TEUTONS URGED
Appropriation for Food Pur
chases in America Proposed.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 14.--Appropriation
of $70,000,000 for re
lieving famine conditions in Ger
many and Austria was proposed in
a resolution introduced today by
Representative Newton, republican,
Missouri.
The resolution, which declares the
people are in despair, provides that
the fund be expended for. purchase
of food supplies in the United States
to be distributed by the American
Red Cross with the assistance of
Red Cross organization-. in Ger
many and Austria.
DRIVER GETS SIX MONTHS
Reckless Motorist Sent to Jail in
San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14. A sen
tence of six months in the county
jail was imposed today ton John
Rhodes as a lesult of his convic
tion on a charge of recliless driv
ing of an automobile.
Rhodes was arrested after an ac
cident in which Sigel Webb, his
companion in the nachine and son
of Attorney - General Webb, was
killed.
FRANCE TO ACT ON PACT
Washington Naval Agreement to
Go to Parliament Soon.
PARIS. Dec. 14. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The Washington
naval agreements will be submitted
to the French parliament for ratifi
cation immediately after the cham
ber reconvenes early in January.
M. Raiborti, minister of marine.
made this announcement in parlia
ment today during discussion of the
marine budget.
JAIL INMATES ESCAPE
Two Gain Freedom While 60 Oth
ers Remain in Cell.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14. Two
short-term prisoners walked out of
the city Jail here today after saw
ing their 7ay through steel mesh
window and getting into the Jail
corridor.
Sixty other prisoners in the tank
remained behind the bars despite
the inviting opening left by the
Impeachment-Hearings
Dubbed "Whitewash."
COMMITTEE IS IN UPROAR
"It's Insult," Shouts Vol
stead; Subpena Ordered.
CHARGES TO BE HEARD
Minnesotan Who Made Accusa
tions Characterizes Testi
mony as Comic Opera.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 14.
Representative Keller of Minnesota
refused late today to participate
further in the hearings before
the house Judiciary committee on
the impeachment charges brought
by him against Attorney - General
Daugherty. Characterizing tne hear
ings as "comic opera performances,"
ho declared he would be untrue to
his responsibility as a member of
the house if he assisted further in a
"bare-faced attempt to whitewash
Harry M. Daugherty."
Immediately after he announced
his withdrawal, the committee in
open session and without leaving
its place voted to go on w'th the
hearing, to subpena Mr. Keller as
a witness, put him under oath and
question him as to the basis for his
charges of high crimes and misde
meanors against the attorney-general.
Later he was summoned for
mally by the house sergeant-at-arms
to appear before the com
mittee at 10:30 A. M. tomorrow.
Committee In Uproar,
This turn in the proceedings came
with dramatic suddeness and was
attended by a tumult and uproar
seidom witnessed In a congressional
committee room. After absenting
himself much of the day, Mr. Kellet
appeared with a typewritten state
ment in his hand and announced he
desired to read it to the committee.
He was refused the opportunity, but
later made public the statement
which dealt in detail with his rea
sons for refusing to go on and em
bodied a demand that the committee
favorably report his resolution to
the house so that, he might present
his evidence "to an unbiased com
mittee in the proper way."
Mr. Keller came into the commit
tee room after a brief suspension
of the hearing, requested by Jack
son S. Ralston, counsel for Mr.
Keller, so that he might confer with
the Minnesota representative. When
Mr. Keller asked to be heard, Paul
Howland, counsel for Mr. Daugh
erty, demanded that they proceed
with the hearing in the regular
order agreed upon unless Mr. Keller
desired to give testimony, in which
event he should be sworn.
Sir. Keller Insistent.
Announcing that he did npi have
to be sworn, Mr. Keller said his
statement had to do with the "con
duct of this hearing" and he de
manded the right to read it.
Is it your object to lecture the
committee?" inquired Representa
tive Goodykoontz of West Virginia.
(Concluded on Page 3, Column 1.)
Pro-Christmas League Takes Up
Cndgels in Defense of Myth ,
of Old Krriss Kringle.
BY GEORGE SELDES.
(Chicago Tribune Foreign -News Service.
Copyright, 1922, by the Chicago Tribune.)
MOSCOW, Dec. 14. After abolish,
ing the myth of the stork some "time
ago, communist leaders and teachers
today began a systematic pro
gramme to ruin the reputation of
Santa Claus. Throughout ' Russia
this Christmastide a'battle against
all religious holiday making" has
been begun, being sponsored by such
men as M. Stananoff, a leading anti
religion writer, and groups like the
central committee of the -communications
union and the league of com
munist youths.
The efforts to abolish Santa Claus
will be followed by a campaign
against the religious significance
of Easter, Passover, Yom Kippur, in
fact, all Christian, Jewish and infi
del holidays alike.
Besides hoping to give Santa Claus
a death blow, the communications
union platform calls for the aboli
tion of angels from Christmas deco
rations. "Angels are symbols used to en
slave the child's mind," said the
protocol, which asserts that holi
days leave a psychologically bad im
pression on children due to decora
tions and legends of "decadent re
ligions." To counteract this a pro
gramme of music, theatricals and
anti-religious speaking is suggested.
"Instead of figures o religious
plays it is suggested that political
satires be shown the children." It
is planned to take over the Moscow
theaters on Christmas eve, when, in
stead of Santa Claus and Christmas
trees, the children will be Bhown
satires on the Lausanne conference,
the Kerensky regime and bourgeolse
life abroad.
The pro-Christmas league has ar
ranged "counter religious move
ments," with parades, carnivals,
torchlight processions and anti-religious
speaking. The league aims
to institute a "rational or com
munist Christmas."
WOMAN WAYLAID IN DARK
Attack With Revolver Has Marks
of Mistaken Identity.
An attempted holdup, or a case
of mistaken identity?
This is the question police at
tempted to solve last night after
Mrs. A. Culton, 627 East Twelfth
street North, reported that an un
masked man had halted her in Stan
ton street, between Twelfth and
Thirteenth . streets, about 6:30
o'clock, with tho cry: "I've got you
now," at the same time shoving the
muzzle of a rJokel-plated revolver
against her side.
Mrs. Culton screamed, she told
police, and the man fled in such
haste that he slipped and fell twice
before he disappeared, going south
in Twelfth street.. She described
him as being about 30 years old,
about 6 feet 8 inches tall and weigh
ing about 150 pounds. He wore a
gray cap and dark overcoat.
FLIGHT SOUTH CONTINUES
American Seaplane Now Nearing
Brazilian Capital. '
MARANHAO, Brazil, Dec. 14.
(By the Associated Press.) The
seaplane 3ampaio Correia II ar
rived here today from Braganca.
This completes another leg of the
flight from New York to Rio Janeiro
being attempted by Lieutenant Wal
ter Hinton and his companions.
THIS IS GOING TO BE QUITE A
Oregon Association Takes Action
After Snappy Discussion hut
Little Opposition.
After a snappy discussion in which
little opposition was voiced, the as
sociation of county clerks of Oregon
went on record yesterday as favor
ing compulsory Jury duty for women,
just as for men, or else abolition of
the present law leaving the matter
optional with the woman whose
name is drawn. The resolution was
rererred t0 the association's legis
lative committee for further action.
The -clerks proclaimed against the
present election provisions which
permit a voter to change registra
tion on election day. This arrange
ment, under which the voter has the
privilege of switching from one
party to another, "vitiates the
primary," declared the resolution
adopted. It recommends that the law
be changed so there may be no
change of party affiliation after the
primary registration period ends, 30
days before the election date.
Floyd D. Moore, clerk of Polk
county, was elected president of the
association for the ensuing year,
succeeding Joseph W. Beveridge,
Multnomah county clerk. C. K. Mc
Cormick, clerk of Union county, was
elected vice-president. R. M. Russell,
of Lane, and J. W. Hunt, of Colum
bia county, were re-elected secre
tary and treasurer, respectively.
The new president immediately
appointed the legislative committee
for 1923 as follows: R. S. Bryson,
Lane county; U. G. Boyer, Marion
county, and H. A. Kuratla, Washing
ton county. The president and sec
retary are ex-officio members of the
committee.
There was general approval among
the members of the plan under
which this year's convention was
held. This provided for no formal
addresses and other programme fea
tures. The members merely as
sembled and proceeded to discuss
and dispose of business matters and
proposals in which they were inter
ested. In this way all business was
disposed of in four-sessions, morn
ing and afternoon, held Wednesday
and yesterday.
The association adopted numerous
resolutions, some of which were re
ferred to its legislative committee,
while a few are to be referred to
the state convention of district at
torneys which convenes today In
Eugene. One resolution referred to
fie -committee favors abolition of
the double election board system
and return to the. old method under
which counting of election ballots
does not begin until 8 o'clock in the
evening. Objections to the present
arrangement were to the effect that
leaks with reference to the way the
election is going are noted.
One resolution urged abolition of
the present dog licensing law and
provision merely that dogs be as
sessed as any other chattel. Another
expressed disapproval of the Tor
rens system of recording real estate
ownership and transfers. The plan
of having registration books opened
immediately after the primaries, in
the month of July instead of Sep
'tember, won approval.
The convention concluded at 5
o'clock yesterday.
HELL'S HALF-ACRE FOUND
Region Is Located Officially in
State of Wyoming.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 14.
Hell's half-acre was located today
and located officially.
It is in Wyoming and would be
given to Natrona county for park
purposes under a bill introduced by
Representative Mondell, republican
leader, who hails from that state.
JOLT TO SOME OF THE BOYS.
Prisoners With Bloody
Heads Driven About.
M03 MEMBERS IDENTIFIED
Witnesses Recount Finding
Bodies Tied Together.
ONE IS HANGED TO TREE
Throng of Armed Marchers Tor
turing Workers Pictured at
Trial of Five Men.
MARION, 111., Dec. 14. (By The
Associated Press.) The march of
several hundred armed men, driving
before them through the streets of
Herrin six bloodstained prisoners
and the later finding of 20 bodies
was described to the jury by sev
eral -witnesses today at the trial
of five men in connection with the
riot.
. Before a tense audience which
packed the somber, dimly-lighted
courtroom to the doors and over
flowed into the stairway leading to
it and the corridors below, witnesses
for thestate pointed out three of
the defendants as men they had seen
with weapons in their hands the
morning of the tragedy.
Six of the bodies, according to
the testimony of J. Marshall Lentz,
a Herrin real estate dealer, and L N.
Lentz, his brother, who is a black
smith and a member of the United
Mine Workers of America, were
bound together with a single rope
about their necks. Fourteen other
dead or injured victims were found
just outside the Herrin city cem
etery on the outskirts of the town,
they testified.
Ropes Tied About Neck. '
Marshal Lentz, the first of the
two to take the standV testified to
seeing a crowd of several hundred
men passing before his house in
Herrin early in the morning of
June 22, the day of the killings. He
said that the crowd was shouting
and singing and looked like a mob
and that "about six prisoners with
bloody heads were being driven
ahead." Later, he said, he had gone
with his brother through the woods
at the edge of the village.
"What did you see in the woods?"
he was asked.
"Fourteen' men who had been shot
down :and some armed men," and
added that he had then gone toward
the city cemetery.
"What did you find there?" asked
Delos Duty, state's attorney.
"I found six men in the middle of
the road tied together with ropes
about their necks. Three of them
were still breathing, I think."
Body Hangs to Tree.
"Did you see anything else of the
wounded or dead men?"
'Yes; we drove down the road in
an automobile and saw four more
dead one of them was hanging - to
a tree."
Mr. Lentz said that he could not
Identify any of those he had seen
with guns except Herbert Walker,
who is not one of the defendants
(Concluded on Pajje 4, Column 3.)
Victim Found in Mother's Home
With Pistol and Book at
Side; Howard Bain Held.
SEASIDE, Or., Dec. 14. (Special.)
Miss Verna Lytle, 16-year-old Sea
side girl, despondent, due to an un
fortunate love affair, committed
suicide at her mother's home at 10
o'clock this morning. Howard Bain,
18-year-old railroad-yard helper,
who had been keeping company
with the girl, was arrested by Chief
of Police McCauley as the boy was
preparing to .leave this city and
placed in jail. -
While doing kitchen work the
girl's grandmother heard a pistol
shot. She hurried to the front room
and found the girl lying on the floor
with a bullet hole In the right tem
ple. Beside her was a pistol, which
her mother had hidden from her yes
terday, and a book which she had
been reading on the lounge.
Coroner Hughes of Astoria was
summoned. He pronounced death
due to suicide.
The girl's father committed sui
cide 10 years ago. The mother, Mrs.
Belle Lytle, is a teacher in the pub
lic schools here. Funeral services
will be held Saturday morning at
the Methodist church.
BRITAIN MORE HOPEFUL
Continued Improvement in Ex
change heers People.
LONDON, Dec. 14. (By the Asso
ciated PreiiS.) The continued rise
of sterling exchange yerterday was
displayed prominently by this morn
ing's newspapers, some of which en
thusiastically anticipated a reduc
tion of prices of food and cotton
importations from America.
This view the newspapers bolster
by citing the opinion of Premier
Bonar Law, as expressed in the
house of commons last night, that
unless some great disaster in for
eign- affairs occurs Great Britain
will soon enjoy better trade.
HARVEY IS COMiNG HOME
Anxious About Wife's Health,
Ambassador Plans Vacation.
LONDON, Dec. 14. (Ey the Asso
ciated Press.) The American am
bassador, Colonel George Harvey,
is returning to the United States
almost immediately for a short
visit.
The reason ascribed for his visit
is his anxiety about his wife's
health, which has been unsatisfac
tory of late, and the ambassador
desires to give her a much needed
rest.
CLERK INWPAN KILLED
Sailor Stabs Englishman Fatally
on Yokohama Street.
TOKIO, Dec 14. (By the Associ
ated Press.) William Pepper, an
Englishman employed by the Cana
dian Pacific Railway company in its
trans-Pacific steamship service, was
stabbed to death on the main street
of Yokohama today by a Japanese
whom he had discharged as a mem
ber of a launch crew.
The slayer surrendered to the
police.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
23 degrees; minimum, j. degrees.
TODAY'S Fair: continued cold; winds
mostly easterly.
i Foreign.
Santa Claus doomed by soviet edict.
Page 1.
Bonar Law advocates all-round debt
cancellation. Page 3.
Heal war wounds is Harden's plea.
Page 10.
National.
President said to be negotiating, with
powers for warship limitation.
Page 2.
Representative Keller, accuser, bolts
Daugnerty case. age i.
New farm credit Bystem demanded.
Page 2.
Japan fulfilling treaty on arms. Page 3.
Domestic
Fleet of planes to join manhunt.
Page 1.
Mr. Olcott raps klan activities. Page 14.
Herrin mine riot depicted to jury. Page L
Pacific Northwest.
Astoria cheered by Portland's pledge
of neip. rage n.
Court action against phone company or
dered. Page 5.
Seaside girl suicide; suitor arrested.
Page 1.
Pacific northwest foreign trade con
ference urges aid for Astoria. Page 4.
Trunk murderer freed after ten years.
Page 1.
Sports.
Stanford coach pins faith on new star.
Page 14.
Politicians rule big league convention.
Page 14.
Commerce quintette may leave league.
Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Grain prices reach new high mark for
season. Page 24.
Stock and bond markets firm. Page 25.
Port of Portland dredges may help re
build Astoria. Page 12.
Surplus wool sold at sealed bid sale.
Page 24.
Heavy trading In government bonds at
New York. Page 25.
Boston wool market unusually dull.
Page 24.
$3,300,000 spent on electric works.
Page 25.
Portland and Vicinity.
Blizzard dresses Portland in white.
Page 1.
State road map petitions are many,
Page 13.
Compulsory Jury . service for women
urged by county ciema. fa.ge 1.
Recalcitrant members of Housewives
council flay Mrs. Othas. Page IS.
Storm and Astoria fire delay 300.000 de
velopment drive. Page 18.
Highway commissioners to resign soon.
Page 28.
Helper of yokel is arrested. Page 1.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page
12. -
Portland relief fund for Astoria reaches
$32,089. Page 13.
Judge Morrow in favor of pardoning
trio. Page 5.
County fudges and commissioners in
dorse highway commission's work.
Jesse Webb, Doomed to
Die Once, Is Freed.
11-YEAR TERM IS SERVED
Man's Reform Is Complete,
Says Acting Governor.
JOB ALREADY OFFERED
Prisoner Leaves Penitentiary
With $2000; Circumstances
of Killing Recalled.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 14. (Special.)
Jesse Webb, who on the night of
June 20, 1910, murdered "W. A. John
son, a rancher, in a room in the New
Grand Central hotel in Portland, to
night walked through the gates of
the Oregon state penitentiary a free
man. In his pocket he carried "the
cherished document which he had
expected for years a pardon bear
ing the signature of a sympathetic
acting governor and the seal of the
grea,t state of Oregon.
In. presenting the pardon to Webb
there was enacted one of the most
impressive dramas ever staged in
the local prison.
Roy W. Ritner, acting governor.
played the role of Santa Claus, while
Webb was the other principal. The
audience was composed of members
of the state board of control, news
papermen and penitentiary officials.
Webb Called Into Office.
Webb, who was busy in the print
ing office when the acting governor
reached the prison, was summoned
into the office under the pretense
that he was responsible for a dis
crepancy resulting from the sale of
tickets for the penitentiary min
strels. "Can you explain how this dis
crepancy occurred?" queried Acting
Governor Ritner, as he peered
squarely into the eyes of the pris
oner. "No, sir, I cannot," Responded
Webb in a low tone of voice.
Then with the explanation that he
intended to present the prisoner
with a small gift, Acting Governor
Ritner drew from his pocket a
blank pardon. On the dotted line he
affixed his signature, which meant
so much to Webb. The acting gov
ernor then' handed the pardon to
Webb, who stood almost motionless
as tears filled his eyes.
Prisoner Loses Voice.
Members of the parole board and
prison officials clasped the hand of
the prisoner, but he was not able
to talk. For fully two minutes he'
stood as a clay statue, apparently
unaware that he was a fnee man
after confinement behind the cold
gray walls of the prison for more
than 11 years.
Then followed the realization of
the strange ceremonial. His face
brightened and with unfaltering step
he moved a few feet forward and
clasped the hand of Acting Governor
Ritner.
"I want to thank you with all my
heart," said the recipient of the
pardon, "and you may rest assured
that you never will have any reason
to regret your action."
Job Is Offered Webb.
Webb then shook the hands of the
prison officials and newspaper men,
after which he walked slowly from
the room to his cell.
Tomorrow, with more than I20O0
In his pockets, Webb will leave
Salem for Seattle and later will go
east, where he has received aa offer
of a position. This money was- ac
(Concluded on Page '5, Column 1.)
SCENIC OREGON ROADS.
Not one Oregonian in a
thousand realizes the diver
sity of scenery offered by
his state to the motorist. He
has journeyed through the
gorge of the Columbia and
along the Pacific highway,
but he knows nothing of the
attractions of the "American
Alps" in the Wallowa coun
try, the sparkling lakes,
crammed to the brim with
game trout, dotting the Cas
cades, or the story of cosmic
upheaval presented by Pic
ture Gorge in the John Day
canyon.
And even though he has
heard of some of these, he
has but a faint idea of the
roads which would take him
there. For this man, and for
the easterner who knows
nothing of Oregon's scenic
charm, a section of The Ore
gonian New Year Edition will
be devoted to entertaining
articles, profusely illustrated,
answering the questions,
"Where? What? When? and
How?"
(Conoiuded on Page 15, column 4.)
fugitives,