20. THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 12, 1920 MOTHER GREETS SON FREED Fl DM PRISON fender's Wife'Nof at Depot 1 When Man Arrives. GREETING IS F.ULSOBIE Governor's Action in Granting , fardon Is Commended by ' Alany Organisations. several years been a victim of mis fortune." Action of the governor was heartily commended by ' W. D. Wheelwright, chairman of the child welfare commis sion and a member of the board of directors of the Oregon Prisoners' Aid society. "The pardon comes as the result of the efforts which have been put 1'ortK by those who were convinced of Fender's innocence, and the voice of The Oregonian was a great .factor in accomplishing the final result." "The .individuals and .organizations that worked for the pardon of Pender have accomplished a great humani tarian work," declared Mrs. R. & Bondurant, an officer of the Oregon Prisoners' Aid society. "It made me very happy to receive . the news last night and I sent a telegram to Gover nor Olcott on behalf of the society1 commending his action." Mi SHOT IN 10 DIES m 1 1 BJiltT JtEDDERLX" SUCCUMBS AT LOCALi HOSPITAL,. A heart filled with mother love Choked last night when Mrs. S. C. Pender, 70-year-old mother of John Arthur Pender, collapsed In the arms of her son aboard an Oregon electric train. John Pender, freed from a life sentence for a murder of which he was convicted -on circumstantial evi dence, was hastening to the side 'of his mother when they met on the train as it arrived In Portland. tjohn Pender, over six f eet tall, clasped his mother in his arms and for minutes in the doorway of the tcala neither could move nor utter a syllable. The conductor, who .knew. Just smiled and held back those who dfdn't understand. ""Nearly nine years behind the bars. "What did It mean? Maybe I can an swer that when I say if someone of fered me all the wealth of the world and all the power of all the nations, I wouldn't go through it again." That was the epitomized sentiment of Pen der. - ' Wife Absent at Satlo. 1 bear no malice; I seek no re Venge. I have my boy, and my heart is .tilled with happiness." That is the message of the mother, j The welcome for Pender was marred just a little by ,the absence of Ills wife. She is a nurse and, having been assigned a ,case, could .not leave ier patient to welcome hex husband. Lying in. a little brass .bed. in her foom at 681 Hoyt street. Mrs. Pender, the mother, dreamed night before last that "Arthur was free." "1 saw him at the door." sbe said.1 He stood there in his prison clothes, and I said': 'Arthur, how did you get here?" and he replied, 'My friends did It all.'" And, continuing, as most mothers rnight no, but coming from dream land to reality last evening as she hurried to board the train on which her son was coming to Portland, she Added: "What with this rain and all. I -yonder if he is dressed warmly?" - - CI an a: f Steel Xkoora 4jtuntn. "I dont' know whether or not ni vr forget the clang of ateel doors, down a long corridor; I don't know if tome day it will all leave and be but a bad -dream. I only know I'm glad to be free and able to support my family and my mother," said Pen der. "The pardon at the hands of Gov ernor Olcott came in the only way I would have taken it. 'Innocent .of the crime for which convicted." it reads, and that is what I wanted It to be. ''I .never killed Mrs. Daisy Wehr man nor her child. Those who would calmly reason would know that. All the evidence in the case pointed to another man. I do not now want to reveal other evidence that was in strumental in gaining my pardon, but those who worked so heartily in my behalf, the Spanish-American War veterans, the clubwomen of Portland and the. state and the many individ uals can rest assured that they were right in their assumption that I was innocent. Governor Earns Gratitude. I am grateful to the governor. though he told me, long since, that if it were not for public opinion he would have pardoned me. Public opin ion is a mighty instrument: a pros ecuting attorney must, it seems, send even innocent men to the peniten tirary for life because of public opin ion.' Those in authority cannot ren der justice to such innocent men be cause of that self-same public opinion. "There were, perhaps, extenuating circumstances in the long delay, but eight or nine years is a mighty iong me for a man to wait for Justice." fender has not determined whether he will remain In Portland or return to Columbia county, where he made his home near the cabin in which the murder of Mrs. Wehrman was committed. ,;A peculiar feature of his. incar ceration was the occurrence, many times, when he met and talked with Jphn G. H. Seirks, the man who laer confessed the murder and then re pudiated the confession. Only recently, Pender Bays, Seirks asked him: ; . "Are you sore at me, Arthur?" ; ' "Xo. I guess not sore, John. Only, I.'wish you had told the truth." Pardon Action Commended. "I Approval of Governor Olcott'-s ac tion in pardoning John A. Pender was heard from many quarters last night. Individuals and officers of organiza tions who had been working in Pen der's behalf for many months, in con fidence of bis innocence, uniting In expressing commendation of the ex ercise of executive cJemency. j "The pardoning of Pender by Gov ernor Olcott was a .most fitting act of Justice," declared John F. Logan last night. Mr. Logan, who is a member of the state parole board, was Pender's attorney at the trial. The parole board recently recom mended the parole of Pender, but in the action Mr. Logan was excused from participating because .of jhis in terest in the case. :"The unconditional pardon," con tinued Mr. Logan, "is complete vindi cation of Pender. Governor Withy combe felt that the guilt of the man was highly questionable, and Gov ernor Olcott waited only to be satis fied 'before taking action. Pender was a victim of most unfortunate I Circumstances, and also was the vic tim of perjury on the part of some of the witnesses. He has been a model prisoner and Governor Olcott's action is a simple act of justice." Veterans Keel Elated. U "That's fine," declared H. V. Reed,, commander of Scout Young camp No. 2, United Spanish War Veterans, last night, when apprised of the .news by -The Oregonian. Pender was a mem ber of the Spanish War Veterans, and tne Portland organization has been ;jne of the strongest forces fighting jfor his release. "I wish I could find words to commend The Oregonian for :tts strong stand. The Spanish War 'yeterans and all lovers of justice will "appreciate it." . The governor is to be commended 'for his. action." .declared Harvey iVells. a past commander of Scout Aoung camp and a member of the committee which has been working or the man's release. ' "We have felt Confident of Pender's innocence, and 'his unconditional pardon fomea as hut - sniipie justice to man who has for PENDER BRANSON FREED BY PARDONS Governor Releases Two Who Are Model Prisoners. INJUSTICE HELD DONE Governor Says That Jle Planned to free Men Before, but Tavern Murders Cause Delay. . Continued From First Page.) extraordinary circumstances attend- I at Branson's trial and sentenced him ing. ! to a life term in the penitentiary. Judge Bell's letter follows: "Confirming my letter dated May Coroner to Hold Inquest, but Mem- bers of Raiding: Party May Refuse Testimony. Bert Hedderley, who was shot by police and federal officers in a liquor raid near Union avenue and East Oak street Friday night, died at Good Sa maritan hospital at 8:55 o'clock last night. Death was due to a bullet wound in the head. Coroner Smith announced last night that an inquest would be held to in evstlgate the shooting and that both the police and the federal officers who participated in .the raid would be subpenaed. The raiders, however, have a legal right to refuse to testify at the inauest. Inasmuch as their right is based on the axiom, of law which says that no man suspected of a crime can be forced to testify against .himself. It is not expected that the officials will avail themselve of that privilege, which might be un derstood as' a tacit admission that they were iiot sure of their right to shoot Hedderley. The raiders yesterday declined to discuss the shooting, saying that the regulations of the internal revenue department -did not allow them to give out information until a case was completed. The policemen who parti cipated in the affair were working as assistants to the federal men. Hedderly was shot as a result of a raid conducted by Federal Agents W. H. Wood. D. -C. famith and J. J. Big gins and City Inspectors Morris and Jackson. The wounded man is said to have a long' record of bootlegging and other illicit practices to his credit and is said to have declared before the raid that he would run down or shoot any officer who attempted to stop -him. George Lewis, who was arrested at the time of the shooting as an ac complice, was brought before United States Commissioner Drake, but ow ing to press of court business his arraignment was postponed until Wednesday. Both men have police records be hind them and have .been under sur veillance for many months, both -tor their alleged bootlegging activities and for violations of the narcotic laws. About a year and a half ago Lewis and a man named Fred Warren were fined 1000 In the federal court in Portland for violating the Reed amendment. Hedderly was given a trial in Tacoma last April for his activities in the liquor traffic and was heavily fined. ALADDIN FILL COMPLETE $24,657 PAID OUT BY GROUP FINANCING IMPROVEMENT. Inducement Attracts Firm to City When Other Localities Com pete for Location. Max S. Hirsch, treasurer of a special committee called together through the activity of the department .of indus tries of the charmberof commerce, has rendered a statement to the contribu tors to the fund to .reimburse the Port of Portland far making the fill on ,the property purcnasea djt tne Aladdin company. When the Aladdin company to undecided whether to locate their P.iclfic coast factory at; Portland or in.anoth.er northwest city. the matter hinged on that question ot cost. T.he .receipts totalled j2i.657.50 and wsis paid out in two amounts $24, 542 to the Portof Portland for the 20-acre fill, and $115.20 paid to the Pcrtkind chamber- to partially reim burse the treasury of that organiza tion for the -heavy expense -incurred for circular letters and postage in connection with the drive." The Port of Portland received an additional credit of $458 for salvage on lumber used in the work of making the fill!' The statement is combined with a list of the contributors whose donations to the fund range from $10 to $500 each. 12 EMPLOYES ARE CITED Southern Pacific Bestows Merits for Courageous Acts. Citations for distinguished service in the line .of duty by the railroads has become an established practice on a number of the big systems of the country The Southern Pacific com pany is one of the pioneers in .this practice by which fellow employes are advised or acts especially meritorious on the part of their co-workers. Twelve employes of the Portland d vision receive mention In the latest list issued by the company. D. S. Warnock. engineer, and A. A. Phillips, A. J. Hanna. J3. H. Emhoff and K. R. Williams, brakemen, are commended for valuable assistance in rerailing derailed cars of a freight train, enabling main-line track to be quickly cleared and minimizing delay to .a waiting passenger train. L Speer, clerk, is placed on the list for effecting repair to the damaged door of a ear loaded with hox snooks, enabling its prompt dispatch. This service 'is considered doubly impor tant because of the car'shortage and necessity for expediting the move ment of this commodity. C. Fields, engineer, and H. J. John son, firemen, are commended for pre venting heavy damage to equipment and contents of cars, by moving cars away fronj a fire which had started on outside property alona spur track and spotting burning cars near a water column and extinguishing the fire. This is given as a praiseworthy example of intelligent and quick ac tion ln protection of company prop erty. For voluntary assistance given in quenching a fire on a railroad bridge, G. C. Radcliffe, brakeman Is listed in the distinguished service .order. Fred .Witt and- 1. C. Roten. section fore men, and E. A. Wood, brakeman, are listed for watchfulness in detecting a broken brake hanger and dragging brakebeams on cars of passing trains and prompt action in bringing trains to Stop that repairs could be madg Arthur Pender and William Branson were brought to my attention," said Governor Olcott after the pardons had been delivered to the -prisoners at the penitentiary .tonight. "In fact, I was fairly familiar with these cases some time before becoming governor, gain ing my knowledge through the medium of the press and as a member of the board of .control, which for a period, had charge of the affairs at the penitentiary. "After becoming governor I deter mined that the .status of these .cases should be sifted as nearly to the bot tom as human limitations would per mit. Investigations were started through every available channel, in cluding the state parole board. It must be remembered that in the case of Pender he was at the -penitentiary under two administrations prior to mine. Both of these gov ernors themselves made Investiga tions. Governor West caused an in vestigation to be made before he com muted ,his sentence to life imprison ment, while Governor Withycombe made very extensive investigations through the medium of special agents and otherwise in .both cases. .-Withy combe Held Satisfied. I naturally, through .the files of our office, had advantage of ail ot the Information thus gathered, and In addition to that conducted through various channels some Independent investigations which I think have given ne all the .information it would ever be possible for me to attain in regard to these two cases. "I have .been Informed on authority which to me -is unimpeachable, that Governor Withycombe was thorough ly satisfied as to the innocence of John Arthur Pender and he so ex pressed himself. For reasons which I do not know, no pardon was granted by that executive, but I do know on the authority mentioned that he ex pressed himself as .being satisfied of Pender's innocence.' "This .was the result of the Investi gation mentioned, conducted at a time fairly early in his administration, and after confessions .Had been .made by Slerks in the case of Pender and Rig- gin in the case of Branson and after all the evidence which is now avail able had ben obtained. Injnatice 'la field Done. "My investigations, coupled with everything I could gather from all sources, including Investigations made by .the state parole, board, led me to believe many months ago that a gross injustice was being done to both of these men in allowing them to con tinue confined in the -State peniten tiary. In fact, last November my mind had .become definitely made up that I would unconditionally pardon .both John A. Pender and William Branson. The parole board bad been requested to make investigations and had made these investigations and had orally reported thereon. "Later the parole board, as a result of its investigations and upon its own initiative, .followed its oral report by written recommendation in these cases that pardons be granted to both men." ' "By a strange coincidence, ori the night of November 22, the time when but a few days would have elapsed when I would have Issued pardons for both of these men, the .horribly atro cious Claremont tavern .murders were committed near Portland. In wbich N. J. Burgess and George Perringer, two of the most prominent men in eastern Oregon, lost their Uvea at the hands of bandits and highwaymen. Pardon Are Delayed.. "The public mind became highly in flamed. For many months It contin ued so and resulted in the restoration o-f capital punishment in this state. I saw at the time of these murders that for the benefit of the prison sys tem, for the benefit of Pander and Branson themselves, and for the ben efit .of everyone concerned it would be sorry mistake to grant them exec utive clemency at Jthat time, .but upon the return of the public mind to a nor mal state I would exercise clemency in these cases. I deemed it better that these two men should make vicarious sacrifices for a time for the benefit of the large number of men involved. "The public mind has reached that stage where every Individual can calmly and - dispassionately consider circumstances weighing in each in dividual case. These men I believe to be Innocent. It was to cover just such cases as -these it was written in the constitution that the .executive shall have power to grant pardons. I have weighed every circumstance, and to grant these men anything but com plete and unconditional pardons I be lieve would be a travesty. They are either guilty or Innocent. If they are guilty they should serve out their sentences. If they are innocent, as I believe them to be, the state should restore to them as nearly as possible all the rights of which they have been so long deprived. Others Confeaa Crimea. "There is a strange similarity in the status of Pender and Branson These two men have consistently maintained their innocence from the start. Since the incarceration ot both of these men others have confessed to being .. guilty of the crime for which , they were convicted. Both were convicted on thf sheerest kind of circumstantial evidence and , in both instances .the men who confessed to having peprpetrated these murders were exactly the type, of men who would be fully capable of such crimes and both are now held in the insane asylum as being dangerous and hom icidal criminals, and in the case of both Pender and Branson it is the universal belief of -officials who have been in dose .contact with them that they are not the type of men who would or could commit the crimes with which they are charged. "In passing, I wish to say for the benefit of the public thaf I have en deavored In the exercise of executive clemency to be ultra conservative. hold rather old-fashioned - ideas Shortly after becoming governor I in augurated a policy in connection with applications for pardons .and condl tional' 'pardons In which I required that before giving consideration to applications of this kind they must be accompanied by .the specific, af firmative and voluntary recommenda tions of the trial judge and district attorney who acted .on the case. "This rule .has .boeii deviated from in only a very few instances, and , these being cases where there were Court Not Averse. On September 9, 1920, records In the governor's office show that a letter was received from Judge J. A. Kakin. who presided at Pender's second trial, in-which he said he would not stand in the way of any action that might be taken by the executive. "I have no wish to stand in the way of you taking any action in the Pender matter that may appear just and proper to you," said Judge Eakln's letter. "I make no recom mendations, but neither will I make any protest against any action your conscience may dictate in the per formance of your duties in determin ing whether Pender should or should not be paroled or pardoned. "I am entirely free from any per sonal animosity against Mr. Pender, and have the most heartfelt sympa thy for his poor old mother, who is the real sufferer, in my Judgment. Consequently, I have no desire to stand in his way in prosecuting his application -for release, or in yours .as governor in assuming the responsi bility of acting thereon. Parole la Favored. "I, therefore, assure you that I will have no criticism to offer of your ac tion upon his plea, whejther it be favorable or unfavorable to him, as I feel that you have performed the du ties of your position conscientiously and with your .best judgment, which is all that is required of any of us." In preparing his letter Judge' Kakin said that when he gave Pender a full and fair trial of -bis case before a competent jury and rendered " judg ment on the verdict he considered that his official duties and responsibilities therein ceased. The records show also that on June 5, 1920, the state parole board, with John F. Logan excused from serving because of his participation In the .trial as. Pender's attorney, recom mended to Governor Olcott that he parole the prisoner. Included in. this recommendation was a letter from Judgfe J. U. Camp bell, who presided at Pender's first trial, when the jury was unable to agree upon a verdict. Judge Camp bell's letter said: S "I have the same opinion now that I had when I presided over the first trial of the above defendant. The evi dence introduced at that trial was not sufficient to convict, and in the event of conviction . theVi 1 would have set tle verdict aside. I do not know what the evidence was in the second .trial, nor have I followed the case in any way since." ' Pender Proves Victim. Continuing the recommendation of a pardon for Pender, the governor said: "John Pender was arrested at a time when public sentiment in Colum bia county was at white heat. The crime of' which he was accused was a peculiarly atrocious one, as you know. It had occurred shortly after a terrible murder at Ardenwald, a short distance away, when an entire 29, 1920, I desire to submit for your consideration, recommendation .for conditional pardon for William Bran son, committed to the penitentiary from Yamhill county. Grave Donbt Entertained. "As you no doubt appreciate, I have given this case a great' deal of thought and study, and have reached the conclusion that, in view of the fact that Mrs. Booth has been pa roled, I feel that in all Justice young Branson should be conditionally par doned. Making this - ecommendation, I -am nt receding from the position I have always taken, that either Mrs. Booth or Branson killed William Booth. However, 1 believe there Is considerable doubt as to which one fired the shot that actually killed him. My sympathy has always been with young Branson, as I felt that he was made the victim of circumstances and that Mrs. Booth, being the mother of children and old enough to be hi' mother, ought to have kept him out of such trouble. "If you see -fit to grant Branson a pardon, I would suggest that you di- rect that he not come within a radius, of five miles of Willamina. as the feeling there .Is very strong against, him, and it might lead to trouble. ; "If a pardon is granted in this case It will .no doubt cause a good deal of adverse criticism, but I am willing to stand pehind .my guns in this mat-: ter." Branson's pardon was protested by' Roswell L. Connor, district attorney of Yamhill county, who, under date of June 19, 1920, wrote a letter to Governor Olcott in which he eaid he was satisfied that Branson fired the- shot which Ulled William Booth. BOTH MAINTAIN INNOCENCE Evidence in Pender and Branson Cases Circumstantial. John Arthur Pender, rancher and Spanish war veteran, was convicted in the circuit court of Columbia county of the murder of Mrs. Daisy Wehrman and her small child in their home in September. 1911. The con viction was obtained on Pender's sec ond trial, the first having resulted in a disagreement of the jury. Pender was sentenced to be hanged, but the sentence was commuted by "Oswald West, then governor, to life impris onment. Evidence against Pender was ill circumstantial and he alwavs maintained his innocence. SURGEONS END SESSION FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE OFFICERS ELECTED. BURNER RT CCD AIL OIL Buy Now Save $3-The Price Will Soon Go Up to $35 Now Complete; Installed; $30 family had been wiped out by some Noted' Visitors Deliver Lectures and degenerate, who used an ax to exe cute his foul deed. In fact, the whole state of Oregon was in arms. Public opinion was demanding the appre hension of someone. and Pender proved to be the victim. Even in the face of that tremendous public senti ment, the jury disagreed at the -first trial, and what the judge thought of the case we have just quoted from the letter- sent us recejitly. "The murderer of Daley Wehpman and her child unquestionably was a pervert of the lowest type. This, we are all agreed, must be the .case. Pender is not of that type. The man Sierks, who confessed to the crime. was a man of such -type. ' Pender has been under constant observation for many years at the penitentiary. There has developed not a single In dication, not a scintilla of evidence, which would tend, in any way, to show that he labored under such a perversion as the man who committed the Wehrman murder must have la bored under. Wrong Believed Done, "We will not attempt to go Into any detailed explanation as to why w have reached this conclusion. The board will be a your service at any time to outline the details, should you desire to have them. We have no hesitancy in -saying that we believe a monstrous wrong has been done to this man, John A. Pender. We know no living hell which could quite par allel that of a man living from day to day, week after week, month after month and year after year, debarred from society and confined to a felon's cell, when such man is Innocent of Special and convicted. "Such has been the doom of John A. Pender. All he has left in life is an aged mother, who has stood through all his trials and tribulations. His name is forever linked and stained with the charge of being guilty of one of the foulest crimes in the annals of our state: yet thje evidence which con victed him was of the flimsiest type. He was the victim of public opin ion and .not the victim of that degree of evidence which says that no man shall stand proved as guilty unless the evidence shows such to be the case beyond a reasonable doubt. Full Pardon Recommended. We fully realize that the public mind is lntiamed because of recent dastardly crimes. We understand the situation as it exists, but we have gone into this thoroughly and com pletely, with unprejudiced minds and without the idea of exonerating any one, should the evidence tend to show that he was guilty of the foul crime. We cannot but feel that a gross in justice has been done and that an in nocent man is wasting his life away behind the bars of the Oregon state penitentiary. For that reason we sub mit .to you our recommendations that John A. Pender be granted a full, free ana unconditional pardon, to go where ne will and do what he wishes. Practically ,the only official record in the governor's files protesting leniency for Pender was a letter re ceived by the late Governor Withy combe from E. B. Tongue, district attorney of Columbia county, under date of November 22. 1919. In this letter Mr.- Tongue reviewed the Pen der trials, .and in conclusion said the prisoner had been g'ven a full and complete "hearing before a comoetent Jury and was convicted without prej udice entering into the case. In this letter Mr. Tongye also took occasion to ridicule the claims of George A. -Thatcher, criminologist, who several. years ago wrote a review of the Wehrman murder, case and alleged that John Sierks, and not Pender, probably was guilty of the (Crime. Branson's Release Lrged. On June 5, 1920, the state parole board, with John F. Logan absent from the state and unable to sit in the case, recommended the pardon of William Branson. "His alleged part-J ner in xnis nomiciaal affair. Mrs. Anna Booth, was paroled January 31 of this year," said the recommenda tion. "We, the members of the board, are -satisfied after a full and com plete Investigation of this case that the accused was not guilty of the crime witn wnich he was charged. However that may be, we are satis- fled that such a reasonable doubt exists as to Take Part in 12 Opera tions at Clinic. With HARTS COAL .OIL BURNER in your stove you have a gas s t o v e costing less to operate than wood or coal and safer than city gas. EFFICIESCT OF THE MART COAInOlL Jll'RNKR. It is a well -known - fact that kerosene gas u.n der pressure pro duces one of the hot test flames that can be obtained. By means of a scien tific mixture of kero sene and air the hot test, cleaneat .and .most economical fuel in use today is produced. This burner throws a flame against oven -and water pipes, keep ing both hot at the same time. PKRPKCT COMBUSTION No soot, no smoke, dirt or odor in your room. ABSOHTELY SOX-t'A H BON l.l.VG The Hart Burner Is a money - saver in your cooking and beating stoves, because It makes its own gas A" '4 H.art Kerosene Burner 1 Filler cap. 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TOT HART COM, OIL B T H N E R is the result of years of trial and experimenting and is the safest and most economic and will last longer than any burn er made. The universal d mand for this burner, together with complete satlsfac tion of its users make this burner the best proposition for live agents on the market.- Portland Office and Demonstration, 66--; Sixth. Street, Portland Presentation of this adv. before Saturday, Sept. 18, entitles you to an introductory price of $45.00 for the installation of two Hart Oif Burners, complete, including 100-gallon Oil Storage Tank. Closing their first annual confer ence with an election f, officers, the Oregon section of the American Col lege of Surgeons ended a two-day convention in Portland yesterday. Officers chosen for the .Oregon sec tion during the ensuing year re: Dr. Andrew C. Smith, chairman; Dr. Joseph A. Pettit, secretary, and Dr.f E. F. Tucker, counsellor. These offi cers constitute a council which will administer affairs of the college in this state. The'surgeons held clinics yesterday at the Good Samaritan hospital, where 12 operations were performed, and In the Multnomah hotel. Dr. Frederic A. Beasley. professor of surgery at Northwestern university medical school, delivered a paper yesterday afternoon at a scientific meeting in the Multnomah hotel on ."Fracture of the Femur." Dr. William B. Haggard of Vanderbllt university spoke on cancer; its cure and methods of oper ating to extract it. The visiting surgeons will be taken for a tour of the Columbia highway today, after which they will leave for Seattle, where the state convention of Washington will be held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. TODAY JEWISH NEW YEAR city who will start for Baker Im mediately. The automobile is the property -of L. D. Skiller. 937 Oregon street. When the car was recovered at Baker it bore license plates belonging to An tone Burkhardt of 244 Ankeny street, the engine number had been altered and a number of applicances from other makes of car were found on the machine. The young Serbian who -was ar rested at Baker displayed a forged bill of sale purporting to have been signed by Virgil Stewart of Banks, Or., according to the sheriff's report. JERSEY BOOSTERS MEET CLACKAMAS CLUB GATHERS AT M. II. SMITH FARiM. MACSW1METS BID NEAR LORD MAYOR'S DEATH EX PECTED AT AXV HOUR. IT Terry Dies We Shall Have Vengeuns," Message or Cork Men in Dublin. Services Scheduled Churches of Faith. in Today .begins the year 5681 in the Jewish calendar, a day marked by the' annual observance of Posh Hashonah; or New Year's. Special services will be held in all churches of the faith In this city, when the ancient ritual will be carried out. This includes the blowing of the trumpet, in olden times the ram's horn, calling the peo ple to prayer and repentance and is marked with great solemnity. Rosh Hashonah is observed in the reformed church on Sunday and Mon day w 1 1 1 services ui o u l-iucm. iuvikui i and 10 A. M. tomorrow. It carries! The Clackamas county breeders over Tuesday In the orthodox church. It gains its significance - from the biblical feast beginning the ten days of repentance and terminating with the .day of atonement, September 22, a day of fasting. Main Address .by O. M. Plumnier, . Wivo Boosts tor Thorough bred Xsivcstock. ORBOON CITT, Or., Sept. 11. (Spe cialsAn enthuslastlc.and instructive meeting of the .Clackamas County Jer sey Cattle club was held at the farm of M. H. Smith In the Logan country todav. Several important matters were discussed. ' The main speaker of the day was O. M. Plummer, manager of the Pa cific International Livestock shows. Mr. Plummer urged, as the first duty of every Jersey breeder, that all at tend the Clackamas county fair, say ing that much benefit would be de rived. Mr. Plummer boosted for thor oughbred livestock and .made a strong appeal to the breeders ,to weed out the scrub stock. The Jerseys of Mr. Smith were judged by three exports and then those present were given & chance to judge the stock .by vote. The Jrsey club went on record as favoring a county lield agent and will place .the matter before the state as LONDON, Sept. 11. "The lord mayor of Cork Is in a very exhausted condi tion. He is still suffering severely in his head and .body. He is still conscious." This bulletin was Issued tonight and the general Impression is that Terence MacSwiney's death may come at any hour. Officials apparently take this view because the police guard about the prison was doubled tonight. Mrs. AlacSwiney received numerous telegrams today. Among them was one reading: "Cork men in Dublin extend sincere sympathy to you and family. If Terry dies we shall have vengeance." One .message of sympathy came from "The Rebel Cork Benevolent associa tion of San Francisco." j est thing in the world, since it stands ior everyming mat is rignieous, good and- just. "This country has been kept as a haven for the liberty-loving people of the world," she said. "Many who . have been coming to our shores have been trying to subvert the constitu tion. The best way in which we can make for progress is to put into prac tical working order the ideas on which the constitution was founded. The promotion of the general welfare will then receive its true considera tion. "I believe that an aristocracy of. service will be built up instead of the aristocracy of wealth today." . - . - Mis.s Ruth Agnew. accompanied by' Mrs. iSferena Hammond, gave several vocal selections. Mrs. Redmond Mar shall presided. Twenty-one women were present at yesterday's meeting. ' WOMEN DISCUSS POLITICS League of Nations Topic at Meeting of -Democratic Clu-b. Round-table discussions on political questions were inaugurated yesterday as a part of the regular programme of the democratic women's club at the meeting in the central library. The league of nations was chosen as yesterday's -subject and Mrs. Alice M. McXaught and Mrs. George M. Nolan were the principal speakers for. the league. Dr. Esther Pohl Lovejoy delivered the address of the afternoon. . She stated that Americanism is the great- MOONSHINE PLANT RAIDED Austrian Arrested as Wholesaler In Alleged Liquor. The home of Michael Leovich, 369 North Eighteenth street, wa raided last night by Patrolmen Meacham and Ragan, who arrested Leovich on a -charge of violating the prohibition law and seized ten pints of -moonshine and 75 empty pint bottles as evidence against him. The police say Leovich Is a whole sale bootlegger and that a messenger visited the home for supplies during the raid. The case will also be called to the attention of the immigration authorities, inasmuch as the police say Leovich, who is an Austrian, has been in the United States 15 years without taking out citizenship papers. PASTOR TO SERVE DEER Venison Banquet Offered Flock by Ministerial Ximrod. T)r. Georsre H. Bennett, pastor of Patton Methodist church, will enteri- tain the congregation and the feunday school at a venison banquet Friday evening. Dr. Bennett has provided the meat fpr the feast himself, for he has killed two deer in Douglas coun ty, and will serve them to his auo guests at the banquet. Bishop W. O. Shepard and Dr. W. W. Toungson will speak and several musical numbers have been planned. STOLEN' AUTO RECOVERED sociation at the state fair at Salem. will raise money for their part or tne programme and urge the other coun ties to do the same. A dinner was served at noon, after which a number .of short addresses were made. The next .meeting will be held at the Pacific International Livestock show in Portland, November 13-20. his guilt that he is fuUv 1 1 , i -rnrno- (a w Ta TTolri hv entitled to your most earnest consid- Physician and Friend Under Arrest Dr. Charles Plxley of Missoula, Mont., and William L. Crowe. 48, were arrested last night by patrolmen Bur. dick and Shaffer after Crowe's auto mobile had struck the rear end of a street .car at West Park ana wash ington streets. Dr. Pixley was charged 'with being drunk and Crowe with driving an automobile while in toxicated. Dr. Pixley suffered a cut on the hand aa a result of a fall through the windshield .of the auto mobile. .- Man Wounded Uu-londlng Pistol. Clark Strong, 20, of 208 Third street, shot himself through the hand accidentally last night while trying to unload an automatic pistoi i me Armv earage. 250 Taylor street. The pisto'l belonged to Joe Preston, night watchman at the garage. Strong was watching the premises while Preston went to lunch, strong received iirsi aid at the emergency hospital and later was taken to St. Vincent's hos pital, iiis injury was not considered serious. Rates to Fair Announced. -The railroads have fixed a rate xt one fare and a half for the round trip to the state fair at Salem .this year. The tickets will oe on saie irom Seotember ZS to uctooer i, inclusive with final return limit to October 4. No stopovers will be allowed in either direction. Tickets sold y the Ore- eon-Washlnglon Railroad & Naviga tion company will give passengers the choice of .either the Southern Pacific or Oregon electric line. eration of executive clemency at this time. - "We feel duty bound as members of the parole board to make this recom mendation, feeling that a grave In justice would be done should this young man continue as an inmate of the Oregon .state peniitentiary." Attached to the recommendation for leniency in the Branson case was a letter from Judge -Bell, who presided Snerif at Baker. An automobile stolen rcrm the cor ner of Broadway and Main streets August 15, has been recovered by Sheriff . P. R. Anderson of Baker, Or., according to Lieutenant Harvey Thatcher yesterday. The ,car and a voung Serbian, whose name is not know n, are being held at Baker pend- iun the arrival of an officer from this Dr. Roberg to Visit East. Dr. D. N. Roberg. secretary of the state board of health, has been granted a month's leave of absence and expects to leave shortly for the east for a visit of that duration. At the last meeting of .the state hoard a request fpr the leave of absence was presented by fT. Roberg and granted by the board. 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