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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY" EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1310. P Tit m TMMM SUPT. U JAMES r-j-crintendcnt of Penitentiary Submits Annual Report; Of fers. Suggestions; - Restrict Pardoning Power. (Slem Bnrein of 11 Journal.) Saletn. Or., Dec doea. not .ap pear that the Increasing number" of exe cutions In thia state has operated as a deterrent or the crime Of homicide." says Superintendent C. W. James of tho Oregon state penitentiary in hU annual report t the governor, "and as & result of my investigation, observation and perience during - the - past - seven or tight years, I am fully convinced that capital punishment should be abolished Life imprisonment," continues Mr. James in his report,, "with i restricted powers of pardon, would prove equally, if not more effective In protecting soci ety against those who commit the crime for which capital punishment is the penalty and Would not only be more la accord with the spirit of our constitu-J tion but more in harmony with the progressive spirit and advanced . con ditions of the present century. '" Eighteen Hangings -in Seven Tear. . -Since the adoption of the law In 1903 requiring all executions to take place at the penitentiary. 15 men have been exe cuted here and three others - have been hanged In various counties of the State, making: in all IS cases of capital, punish ment in the state within the last seven and one half years, the greatest num ber ever executed in any similar period in this state." Restrict Pardoning. Power. Mr. James recommends a method of restricting the pardoning: power. . lie believes that the constitution of the state should bo amended so that anyone serving a life senence could obtain a rnrdon from the lawmaking depart no nt. only and the porer should be ex orcised only by ' pursuing the same forms and legal steps as are essential to the enactment of a law. Then life sentence might be substituted for cap ital punishment, with practicable re sults, -y. 'zz -'- Mr. James also recommends an extern eion and a more liberal application of the indeterminate sentence and parole laws. ... The present Indeterminate1 sen tence Is only applied at the discretion of the trial court and is used only infre quently, while Mr. James believes that in all cases except life imprisonment, the indeterminate ; sentence should be obligatory upon the .trial court, "V Since the present modified, parole law went into effect in May, 1905, 1341 enn vkts have been committed, to the peni tentiary who might have been given an indeterminate sentence by the court, but the circuit Judges of the sfate gave finij- ilS, or less than 12 per cent, an in'iaterminate sentence. The other 923 ere given a definite - sentence and co i j id not be paroled but must serve the full term unless pardoned by the gov ernor. Some of the IIS who Imd in determinate sentences were "'repeaters," who had served time before, while many of the 923 who were sentenced for a definite period were youns men and boys who had never been in previous trouble. i . ! V1 : : Shows Distinction. Mr. James believes under this show ing that the law - should bo universal for the circuit judges have not always properly used the discretion conferred upon them by the present law. Con victs who have been committed for the first time under, a universal parole law or convicts having a family to support, but who, through association or evil environment or intemperance, have com mitted their first offense, rnay be pa roled while the hardened criminal may be retained, v It is also remarkable, sai's Mr. James; how much more willing people are to give a paroled convict employment than they are to give em ployment to an ex-convict who has served a definite period in the peniten tiary. .V : . : .... . - -v... . T9W Female prisoner. ' Though the number of prisoners in the penitentiary during' th past two years has been ' greater ' than for any similar period there has been no female prisoner among the number 'since De cember, 190S. The average number pf prisoners for the past two years has been 410. Exactly 200 were received between October 1, 1109, and' September SO, 1610. .. Next to Oregon itself New York and Missouri contribute mostly to the Oregon state prison. From Oregon there are but 65. from New York 28 and from Missouri 25, Of foreign coun tries, Germany contributes the' larger portion. Its share being 23, .Canada is second With 11. ' There are 103 convicts classed as la borers in the penitentiary, at the time this report waa concluded,. September JO, .1810. Next to laborers, comes B6 farmers, 20 waiters and 20 cooks, 10 barbers, three bartenders, two school teachers.' 14 teamsters, three theatrical men, 10 engineers and 11 saijora. 'Nearly all classes and trades" are represented, there bMng no professional men, though one lawyer. James Finch, was hanged during 1910. , r , Prisoners Aro Tonng. One hundred and twenty-eight were convicted for larceny, 45 for burglary, 40 for murder in the second degree, 20 for manslaughter, 28 for robbery and 26 for assault to rob. Multnomah county, of oourse, contributes the great est number of criminals, her quota of the population of the prison being 129. Umatilla ia next with 41, then comes Baker with 35, Wasco with 22, I.ane, Union and Marion each" with 16, Clack amas 15, Clatsop with 14 and Douglas with 11. The other eountles eontribute smaller numbers. : The largest number of prisoners are between the ages of 20 ' to 25 years, there being; 96' such; 72 are between 30 and 35, 65 between 25 and 10, and 37 between 18 and 20 years. According to religious classification,' 183 are Protestants. It Catholics, three Jewish, two Greek and 143 give no creed. One hundred-and twenty five are. married and 252 are single., v v Mlnnville boys' band 'made their initial appearance before the people of this city Tuesday afternoon In a street pa rade and concert The band consists of 40 pieces; under the leadership of Fred Bradley, and the class of music played by them is a credit to themselves and the town..' The boys gave a concert last wetk to raUe funds for uniforms and new instrunienta.. and when tbey are fully equipped It will be an organization for "any town to be proud of. Mr. Brad ley is a leader of 'experience, and y, ith the support of the citizens i.f the town, will make tWs the finest boys' baud in the state. . , . . . ; ; ' Oil Money , for Chapel. ... i. Chicago. Dec. 23. President Harry P. Judson of Chicago university announced UUs afternoon that at least tl.500,000 of the 10,000,000 gift of John D. 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