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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1920)
TIIK! WEATHER. The EUterana recetvea the leased wire report of tho As sociated Press, tfcs gTeatnt Fair In north!: showers In south; ; moderate rjortheasterly wlml-i. ui most reliable areas soeiatloa la the world. iXTY-N!XTH YEAR SALKM. OHF.GON. SATI KDAV .MORNING, FK.nitCARY 21, ItKSU. piuck: nrs CEXTH. CONNOR HELD BY OFFICERS AT SEATTLE Ex-Convict Who Defrauded Azed Couple in Yamhill Will Be Returned to Prison to Serve Term of 18 Years Salem Houses Meanest Thief in Whole World Satera has the meanest thief in the world, according to a no tation on the police blotter here yesterday.. Thursday night some unidentified person jacked up the automobile belonging to Henry W. Thielsen as it stood parked in front of his home In the Salem Heights district, and removed the two front tires and a, wicker case containing tools valued at $50.. Only recently the automobile owned by V. G. Hoyer, county clerk, was treated in similar fashion. MANY LIFERS AREPAROLED FROM PRISON Moral Vaccination Held efied of Salem Woman VARNEY STARTS NORTH TO RETURN PRISONER Man Paroled From Peniten tiary in March, 1919, Has Long Criminal Record James Charles Connors, who was paroled from the state penitentiary here on March! 15, 1919, after serv ing two of a maximum term of 20 years for defrauding Mary Obermeir, of . Portland, but of approximately I 92200. was arrested by the Seattle role, accprdlng to a telegram re ceived at the state prison here yes terday. Percy! Varney, state parole officer, left fotj Seattle last night to return the prisoner to this city. Connors was) arrested in Portland for defraudlngj Mrs. Obermier and upon being triejd In the circuit court there was found guilty and sentenced to an Indeterminate term of from two to twenty yeo.rs. He was received at the Institution Ion June 1. 1917. Be cause of bis faithful service in be half of his fellow convicts during the influenza epidemic at the prison early in the .year 1919 he was pa roled a few months later. ; i Fraud Game Found Oat Connors then went to Portland , -where he was employed In the ship : yards for a short time. Later he wade a trip to Willamina, Yamhill county, where he visited Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Branson, aged parents of William Sanson, who is serving a life term In the: penitentiary for mur der and offered to obtain a parole for their son In the event they would pay him the sum of $500. Mr. and Mrs.. Branson were una 1 hie to raise this sum, and It was fl- nally agreed that Connors should ac cept $300 for! his service. This amount Mr. Branson is eald to have later paid the convict. t Parent VWt Prison BIG DANCE WILL END AUTO SHOW HEIOONIGHT Thousands View Greatest Ex hibit of Cars Ever Assem bled in Salem OTTO WILSON TO STUNT Dealers Plan All Kinds of En tertainment Features as Grand Climax ai oee d d : J I rouui rersons ictcivcu i t e tmm T at r enitenuary lor 'rnaxi- ; mum Term Since Institution t Had Its Inception HANGING IS STAYED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER Lifers in Oregon Penal Insti tution Serve Average of About Five Years t The Statesman yenterday re ceived a letter from a well known Marion county woman, in which are deplored the atti tude taken by some omthers of this vicinity with regard to the vaccination problem. She writes: "Kindly give me space In your paper for a suggestion or two in referenre to the article in today's paper headed "Ma tron would protect home." "There is a possibility that J some well informed doctor who T values the health of the com- munity more than that of a sin- gle Individual, could help this J mother. Such a doctor may be able to find a spot on the hu- man hody for vaccination pur- J pose inai win uui necessarily, even in the mots fashionable ballroom, have to be exposed. "However. I would suggest that any beautiful young girl, who possesses a moth,er that will permit any man except her father, husband or Artotber to address her as 'Kid' ouxht to be vaccinated against moral small- HIGHCOSTOF LIVING LAID TO FARMERS Salem Delegates to Merchants Convention Are Optimistic With Regard to Future of Oregon and Nation Indications of Oil Discovered at Lebanon i HATCHET IS BURIED; HARMONY TO PREVAIL pox ": The second annual Salem auto show vlll continue through today in all its snlendor and die tonight in a blaze of glory with appropriate ac companiments of jazz music and beautiful women. It will go down in history at t distinct achievement lit thf! progress of trTRperlty in Salem and one in pride of which we may all join. At 10 a. m. a vast and gorgeous parade will leave the arntory to paaa alonz Salem's main streets. When the parade returns the show will be renewed with music and :augiter. The really big event will be the dance, to begin promptly at 8 o'clock tonight. A number of special dances of such a startling nature, as to make accurate description impos sible, will be executed. All the deal ers will appear in full dress, thai they mar be more easily distingishel from the huir.pn beings. During th dance they will be responsible; for several special numbers in the na ture of an athletic exhibit and musi cal review. D. Samuels, of the American Auto company, whose fine baritone voice and emotional expression nave neer ted in saiem . , . : . - . . ... , j i iifin sapnuaiei? ai'uin .n Connors men leu mamma, sou . ... " . f u-i-twrul win renaer a uui, " ..... . when thft parole for young Branson was not forthcoming in a reasonable, time his father reported the Incident to. the prison r officials. Although Connors had been heard from at dif ferent cities on the Pacific coast since that time; It was not, until yes terday that he was definitely-located by1 the officer and arrested. Un der a recently 'renaeted law Connor will now be obliged to serve oat his full unexpired term of 18 years. Mr. and Mrs. (Branson were at the prison here yesterday visiting their son and were highly elated when In formed that Connors had been ar rested and was being held at Seattle for. retuni to thjs city. i Hudson and Essex peddler), after a great deal of nersuaslon ha aereed to give an exhibition of hand walk ing on the Flack rope; H. F. Bonne sieele, the Dodder, will be assisted by Lester Ringrose, who loves Lib erty. In rendering a chlmmle in a Ford coupe: Oscar Gingrich, who got rich selling the Jordan, will perform as the world's leading sword swal lower: Ralph Thompson, who Is more or lens the Marlon Anto com Life imprisonment for murder in the Oregon state penitentiary does not mean life imprisonment. The records of 264 persons who have been sentenced to life imprisonment In Oregon since the state-penitenti ary was established at Salem In 1854 show that "liters " have served an average of five and one-half years or a little less. In by far-the great er number of cashes their sentences have teminated with pardon by the governor. With pry few exception life sentences were imposed by the courts for murder'. In a, few cases the ofTenwes were rape or robbery Of the 264 persons who have been tenlencod to do time in the ntatc prison for life in the bUtory of the Oregon prl&on the recprda in the war den's office show that the cases have been disposed of as follows: Luiy Convict Pardoned. Pardoned, 134; escaped. 10: died 26; transferred to state hospital for the insane, 14; no record. 1: violated pardon and now in prison. 1; still in orison. 55: released to sheriff of Multnomah county for new trial. 3 (Chinese). The- records show that 12 "lifers originally were sentenced to hang. but received commutation of their penalties to life imprisonment. Eight of these have been pardoned, two are still in orison, one was trans ferred to the hospital for the insane, and one escaped. The eight who were pardened served an average of ap proximately . five years and four months. The 26 life termers who have died at the prison. In approxi mate figures, served not quite four years before they died. Records Are Recalled. Capital punishment was abolished in Oregon at the election in Novem ber, 1914. The records show that in the five years since that time, 1915, 1916. 1917. 1918 and 1919. there have been 37 persons sentenced to life imprisonment. In the five years prior to the abolition of capi tal punishment, 1910. 1911, 1912. 1913 and 1914. nine persons were sentenced for first degree murder and 38 for second degree murder. Comparison is made difficult for th reason that under the present law there is no first degree murder, the WO OF FAMILY PASS jAME DAY Mr. and Mrs. Guy Geer Die in Portland as Result of Influenza Salem People Urged to Stand Behind Commercial Club for City Betterment LEBANON". Or.. Feb. 20. (Special.) Deep interest is taken here In the. report that strong indications of oil have been struck in a prospect well now being drilled at Lacomb nine miles from here. The well is now 400 feet deep. Opera tions have been suspended, un til machinery can be secured to drive down casing so as to pre vent water from falling into the well. The stock of thU venture Is all In the hands of local peo ple and none Is for sale. V Word has been received In Saiem of the deaths of Mrs. Nellie Morris Geer. wife of Guy Geer, and of Guy ueer. both of Portland, which oc curred Moaday following attacks of influenza. Mrs. Geer was 27 years old and her husband was 30. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Geer were former residents of Marion county, having lived In the Waldo hills, later moving! to the IXKiklng Glass valley in south ern Oregon. Mrs. Gter was a stu dent in the Salem' high, school, hav ing graduated there about nine years ago. They recently went to Port land where both fell victims to the Influenba. Two small children sur vive. Morri aged 5 years, and Lou ise, 18 months. Funeral arrange ments are delayed pending arrival of relatives. pany, will d a perilous stunt on the term "second degree" embracing not Grand Jury Urges Sale 01 Old-Time Courthouse TJIE DALLES, Or.. Feb. 20. The old Wasco county courthowse, a land mark In thia cltf. u recommended for sale by the; district grand jury In It report today. The grand Jury recommended that the court honse be pot on the tat list of Wasco coun ty and that the county sell it and thus be relieved of ita upkeep. A trapeze.. "Brioe" IRftfdel "will Illustrate the use of the glas winars in stearin? the alrcer models; "Lexington" Cates wiil skip the ?ope In three di rections at once; the famous Shipp Habersonj troupe will operate the am-buJanee-t receive casualties (it li e xpected there will t.e several ) : Ol non will bf!art one of h'w Chandler cars In hii left bind while giving an accurate immitatlon of tn Irish washerwoman; Otto Wilson will do a stur that carnot be described hern a? thia pap?r ro" through the mails; J. F. Dopplmaier will give a correct Irirnltation of the father of 27 chil dren, whfle Lee Gilbert dances the boola-bobla amon? them in true Ha waiian -otiime. On the whole, it only what was formerly second de gree but also what was formerly first degree. INDIAN SUBJECT OF CONVENTION Methodist Church Workers Gather in Annual Conven tion at Local Church' PARTY OE SALEM MEN VISIT MINE Silver King Property Now Under Actual Development Says Engineers Marlon county's silver mine Is be coming rapidly more popular. Yes terday a party of Salem men, includ ing Mr. Edwards of the Cherry City Hotel, Mr. L. E. Davis and a reporter from a local daily, who were accom panied by C. M. Chappell. represent ing a mine developing firm, visited the southeastern part of the county in search tor gold, silver and other trinkets. It is becoming a matter of com mon knowledge that Oregon possess es great mineral resources and ac cording to the report of the visiting party they are well on the way to a development which will soon Dlace f Oregon In the cla?s of Arizona, Call- fornta and Alaska, as a producer of silver, gold. lead. zinc, copper and other Va.uable minerals. Repairs will he made to It to place ' promise to be a dangerous show not It la, condition l!or sale. have seen DOGS, LIKE PEOPLE, DECLARED ENTITLED TO BENEFIT OF DOUBT ! Did you ever own a dog? An honest-to-goodness dog that has I life and 'pep and loyalty in large quantifies? Did your dog ever f run by you side all day long and clear into the night flushing j game and chasing.it down and then lie by your side all night in i wakeful watchfulness lest some harm come to you while you slept? 4 I Did your dog ever follow around after the little tot to watch ! him In his (hotless happy play and are you one of the thousands of mothers W fathers whose little .ones have been saved from accident or death by corageous dogs?1! Are you anxious that your children should be denrlved of the comradeship of one of these most true aid tried and faithful of all friends? I What of tjhe dogs that were decorated for heroic service In I Prance and on the battle fronts everywhere in the war? What of J the' thousands of other dogs that were decorated only by the hand t of death aslthey sped fearlessly on errands of mercy across the I Mood-soaked! death-bespattered waste of no man s tanai were us agents of mrcy guided to the shattered body of some loved one of yours by jthe tireless energy of some mongrel martyr? How about it, Oregonians? Is not some vital part of life lost out when wej banish the beautiful collie, the loyal Aalredale, the majestic Darie, the lithe hound, the knowing poitner, as comrln ions tor our children, friends for our lonely moments, indispenslble helpers In the field, the forest and the pasture. J Practically1 even' dog in Salem is living In violation of. or liable to violation of laws which provide the death penalty for their in fringement, i ' . YAKIMA, Wash.. Feb. 20,-hief Menlnlck of the Yakima Indians will call a council of the Indian tribes of this state to meet in Yakima soon for the purpose of protesting to Gov ernor Hart against the injustices which it is claimed by the Indians the present fish and game laws in flict upon the Indians. Notice of the council wiil be sent by Indian run- m l a a t k... ners. some or wnoni win travel vy the white man's railroad trains, while others will go by automobile. The intention is to choose a delegation to present the protest to the govern or in person. Electrical Expert Steals Juice From Power Lines WARNING GIVEN TOBACCO USERS Spitting on Sidewalks in Port land Forbidden by City Health Officer "All differences between the two rival organizations of the retail mer chants in Oregon have been adjust ed." said one of Salem's delegates to the Oregon State Retail Merchants' association which held a three-day session in Astoria this week. "In order to impress all of the delega-tes that peace had actually been established and the two bodies united, we draped a hatchet in black. Then the entire delegation went far oat on the turbulent waters of the Pacific and. while two members of the ilval organizations held the hat chet on: over the railing of the boat, a prayer was offered. At the conclu sion all. in one chorus, said "amen. The hatchet was released and, as it oisappeared into the briny deep, we all leit that we were again one body united In one purpose to advance the fandaniental business interests com mon to the entire state as well as to our peveral communities." What was the attitude of the re tailers on the labor and wage ques tion, was aked. Labor Held X'ccexnary "We all felt a common interest in the laborer and the wages he was receiving. There was no disposition cn the part of the delegates to un derebtimate the worth of labor; nor diu they ask that wages be reduced below what business men can reas onably afford to pay. But the dele gates felt that laborers should limit their purchases to actual necessities. There was also a pronounced expres sion against radicalism, or any er fort on the part of any industrial class to try to force a change In our laws or established institutions through threat or force. The ballot was recognized as supreme in all matters affecting a change of gov ern nvent." Then. too. the merchants took a decided stand against the election of so many lawyers. poHticians and far mers to our law-making bodies. We feel that the management of a state or nation is essentially a business matter and. therefore, experienced business men should be in the ma jority. As matters now stand, about two-thirds of our lawmakers are lawyers and politicians and a good fhare of the one-third are farmers. leaving the great and Important busi ness interests of our btate and nation with little representation." Farmers Are Blamed Asked to what cause the mer chants attributed the high cost of living, the Salem merchant said that a number of the retailers believed that tiie farmers were primarily re sponsible for the high prices now prevailing. The farmer, they said, does not pay the high taxes now rul ing cit;-; nor does he pay the high rent, clerk hire and other expenfes incidental to the management of the STUDENTS TOLD TO STRIVE FOR PROPER HABITS Superintendent Hall of Indian School Delivers Strong Ad dress in Chapel HIGHER IDEALS ARE AI Institution Head Warns Stu dents That Life Is Well Filled With Pitfalls SICK JUROR HALTS TRIAL OF WOBBLIES Alienists Improve Opportuni ty to Examine Sanity of Roberts; Alleged to Hare Made Damaging Confession ALTERNATE JUROR MAY BE CHOSEN LATER Court May Remain Out Pend ing Recovery of Fevered Juror . Debating has become a branch of the dramatic art. according to some. Daniel Webster, were he alive and in attendance at Willamette today would be unable to represent the in stitution In oratory or debate. Today the faculty of Willamette unlverslay refused to pass on a petition of the student body requesting that eligi bility for try out In. debate be on merit strictly, according to Forensic ana re r McCrow. This request was passed after a spirited meetlnr of the student hody In order to secure eligibility for able freshmen and upper classmen who are at present ruled out because th have not had the elementary course in the dramatic art department. The almost obvious Injustice of the present arrangement, as pointed out by those Interested In the change. Is that the debaters and orators are chosen as representatives of a de partment and not of the schooL The student body pleaded in vain that men of experience and ability in de bating in high schools and other eul leges are Ineligible for tryout be cause they have not elected to take, the required three hour course which is preparatory to dramatle interpre tation work. The faculty would not act aealnst the departmental rulini: and the expressed desire of the stu dent body was laid on the tabte. It is probable that the matter will taken up. again when President Do ney is sufficiently recovered from his present lllnes to attend faculty meeting. A change may be made at! MONTESANO. Wash.. Feb. 20. Department two of the superior court of Grays county. In which 10 L W. W. are being tried for first cere murder in connection with the kill ing of Warren O. Grimm. Centralis armistice day parade victim, took aa involuntary adjournment today be cause of the illness of one of the 12 jurors sworn to try the case. Whe ther court would convene at the us ual hour tomorrow morning was in definite tonight. engineer, who was the tefithman permanently selected as a. Jaror, was found thia morning to be sunenng from a high fever. His temperature at times reached 101. He was re ported better later la the day, how ever. May Choose AJteraUa Pending advices from Dr. J. II. Fits, county health officer. Judge Jebn M. Wilson would make ao an nouncement as to the possibility of relieving Parr from Jury duty: and placing one of the two alternate Jur ors ia the box permanently. Dr. F1U said It' would not b safe to have Parr attend court today. It la pro bable. Judge Wilson said late today, that court would be adjourned to morrow if Parr Is not Improved, bat that no steps toward replacing him ia the box would be taken before Tues day. Monday Is a legal holiday and it was thought possible the Jaror would show. Improvement before court convened Tuesday morning. Se- A lection of one of the alternates to fill a vacancy duo to illness would be by ballot, according to the stat utes of Washington, the law provid- ! Ing for, the drawing of names of al ternates. AiternaU juror in ui cue are Jamea A, Ball, blacksmith. Montesano. and A. R. Johnson, cigar dealer. Hoqulam. Robert Examined Today's adjournment gars Care that time as feeling in the studeTl body is rather strong on the subject- alienists an opportunity to examfn Iren Roberts, one of the tea defend ants, with a view to determining his sanity. The alienists were busy with Roberts all this afternoon, prevent ing a delay In the trial which would have happened had the Involuntary adjournment not occurred. These aV lenists are: Dr. A. C. Calhoun. Seat tle: Dr. William House. Portland, and Dr. E. R. Ahlman. Hoqulam. Roberts Is alleged to hava mad a confession shortly after hi arrest in Centralia. in which it Is alleged be admitted his part In the shoot ings and implicated several of tha other defendants now oa trUL Tha defease has insisted that Roberta was not aaae at the time ho made tha purported confession . and ha la now suffering from a form Ct dementia precor. Until they ara r'aeed apoa the wltaess stand none of tha alien- I irn will Ol I CI mix uyiaiva mm w utw r I defendant's condition; Today's sea- ROBERT E. PEARY DIES AT CAPITAL North Pole Explorer Passes After Illness Lasting More Than Two Years WASHINGTON. Feh. 20. Resr Admiral Robert EL Peary, retired, discoverer of the North Pole, died here today sfter a two-year illness of pernicious anemia, during which 3T blood transfusions had been of no avail. Sailors and attaches of iOI1 va. u have been devoted by the the naval hospital, and many ex- retail buHlneas. Yet the farmer can ' service men gave of their life'a blood PORTLAND, Feb. 20. Tobacco chewers who spit on sidewalks or streets here will be arrested where ever" found doing it under order Is sued today by Dr. George Parrish. city health officer. At the request of the health offi cer all policemen were instructed to le on the lookout for violation ot the order, which Dr. Parrish de clared was resulting in the spread of disease. PORTLAND. F eb. 20. I. T. Dav enport an electrical expert here, was arrested today by deputy sheriffs on a charge of stealing electricity. Com plaints by neighbors to the effect that they could get only a small amount of electrical current led to an investigation and Davenport's ar-j-est. It was charged that he has been "jumping"' the current around vhe meter. Jury Finds Miss Whitney Guilty of Syndicalism Finnish Editor From Astoria Is Interned PORTLAND. Feb. 20 Waino Rl- ippa. one of the founders and editors of the Finnish newspaper Toverl. published at Astoria, Or., arrived In custody at Ellis Island, New York, last night from Oregon, and will be deported, according to announce ment made here today by R. P. Ron ham, chief of the federal Immigra tion service for this district. OAKLAND. Cal.. Feb. 20. A verdict of guilty was re turned by tho jury in the syn dicalism trial of Miss Anita Whitney hodtly before It o'clock tonight. Th? jury had been -jut nearly six hours. Miss Whitney wa? the first woman in the st;;te to be tried on th; California syndicalism act. wu,roh make? it a felony to advocate violence aj a means of accomplishinz a political or industrial change. Sne was ar retted December 31 after fhe had mnde an address before the Oakland civic center. It was charged tha she was an organ izer for the Communist Labor party. cocie to town and enter into open competition with the retail merchant by selling his products from house to house. "When. In the opinion of retail merchants, would there be a drop In the prefent high prices aked for articles on cale in the stores, was the next question proposed. "The merchants were all of the be-! lief that the cost of living would! never go back to a pre-war basis. Yet it was their belief tiiat some commodities would decline, while others would go above the present prices asked for them before they would go down the scale." fstoria Fitat Growing 'Astoria 1 very optimistic as to her future development." said he. They are backing up their .faith with their money, too. Astoria will spend $240,000 each year in carrying out a plaa of extensively and costly civic Improvements among which is the erection of a large municipal auditorium. They expect to spend $2,000,000 In improving and beau tifying that seaport town. The As torians expect to make their city the ocean gateway for all the Columbia basin'. Speaking about what progressive policy Salem should adopt In order to avoid being outranked by Astoria, our merchant said: "Salem should recognize the lead ership of her business men as cen tralized in our Commercial club. That is the way Astoria is getting ahead. Then, we should also build more homes Immediately so new fam ilies can locate here. We should construct more market roads and al so extend electric light lines out through the famring districts so as to bring city conveniences into the farm home." in the vain effort to prolong the life of the country's foremost explorer. He probably will be burled la Ar lington national cemetery, with full naval honors of his rsnk. defense to the specific defense of Roberts on grounds of alleged In sanity. The Jury was not permitted Ita us ual exercise today, tha state laws (Continued oa page 2) CONVICTS SAVE OREGON MORE THAN $8000 IN THREE MONTHS Cutting and piling more than 1500 cords of wood In three monhs depfte the fact that it was nesry to halt operations for two weeks of this time because of the heavy snows. Is tha rerord of 2 5 convicts who are stationed at what is known as th juisun wood camp." located about 19 miles south and east of this city. ' AlthouKh the exact expense of ojxrations has not yei oeen compiled l y the penitentiary officials, ihcy believe that the"Vood will be laid down at the prison-1 f Jr almut $3.50 a cord, saving the tr,te about $T. a cord in the cost of Its fuel for the penal in stitution. It is said that the prlwn consumes about 3000 cords of wood annuaily, .and any amount cut over this amount will be dis tributed among the other Institutions. Aa an incentive, the convicts are paid SO cents a cord for their labor, nine cents a day being deducted from the pay of the work ers as compensation for the fullers and sawyers. As a result of bcir.g paid for their efforts the men have thus far worked steadily and dilisrently. and in the best Interests of the state. The camp la strictly modern, with a clean and sanitary hunk house, spotless kitchen and dining room, and a well equipped com missary deptrrtment. There are no guards employed, and the only person receiving pay at the camp Is the man who presides over the kitchen ran?;e. The tract of timber now unier control of the state, for which stunrpare Is compensated at the rate of SI per cord, is sufficient to keep the men at work for two years. Warden Compton of the prison and other officials are highly elated over the showing made by the men and believe the experiment will result In an extension of the outdo Jr activities for the men who are made to pay tho penalty tor crime. ',': .1 . .. ' " i-, .