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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.
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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
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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.
REUNION JS TO BE HELD
Battery A to Hold House Warming
at Armory Wednesday;
A grand reunion, of old and new
members of Battery A will b,e held in
the armory Wednesday, September 15,.
according to announcement made yes
terday by James H. Heffron, com
mander, x
Among the features of the pro-
gramme will be an indoor baseball"
game between the old and the new
veterans. Interest in this game is
said to be at a high pitch and is cer
tain to be amusing as well as inter-
esting.
Mayor Baker will be one of the
principal speakers. Plenty of eats
are promised and all veterans of Bat
tery A are expected to attend.
Beavers tiet Melon Leaguer.
MODESTO, Cal., Sept. 11. Fred
Connell, 21-year-old right-handed
pitcher of the Modesto team ln the
Northern San Joaquin Valley league,
today .signed a contract to play next
year with Portland in the Pacifia
Coast league.
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