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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1925)
tub-out a qnhstatzc: :rOALI2If OEEG02I - ! -TUESDAY MORNlNGrSEFTOrBER 1 , ; 1025 ' "1 r Z zzizl Yriter for Oresbnian : 1 X r .Upholds Headof Penitentiary JLck Isidore, t Coostroctlon of Building and Subordinate Officials ; :. S Are Blamed For Recent Outbreak : i ii (Tfce following airn4 article appeared la thf August 20th Bun br of tha quina . Bay--Na, Kevport, aad ia elf explana tory and of interest on account of the pportunitiea of the writer to judj and aiie vp'th aitaatiea: Tlie.'most sensational news pul llshei in Oregon since the eacape of f ffiCCT nd Merrill In 1902 from the Oregon penitentiary at Salem broks Ancust 12 at the same place wit& the kinins of two; guards, Ilolt.io and Sweeney, the serious wour ling of another Sarage, the kilH. of Cdnrlct" Bert ""Oregon" .'"Joncsfth'e slight wounding of Con vict 'fomMtitray and; the escape of ll array; Ellsworth Kelley" anJ Jam l ynlos. The. facts In this now notorious case have. been pub- lUhed as they,! hate been ascer tained. I . .'' :. V- The writer passed three days and two nights In the warden's office at the penitentiary, occa sionally going out . to: Interriew, posse men when clues of apparent Interest 'turned upr as he 'was one of The Oregonian's : reporters as signed to the story. While he was' there ho had . an opportunity ' to listen to various discussions be tween the. 'warden, 'A. M. Dal rymple, Governor Pierce and su bordinate ' officers, and - tq Inspect the premlsesind converse with the warden, whose shifts on duty last ed about 20 hours dally In : the warden's' chair.: !" - ' . " There yet retoalna jnany things t. William Wallace. Greiiam Concert Violinist and Teacher "Maker 'of Artists' Jjcad of the Violin Department, Willamette University Mr. Graham has Artist pupils, playing and teaching-In all parts of the United States. Ha . . " .'i . . .i. Mr. Graham will be at the Marion hotel on '.v Thursday. September 10 from 9 to 3:30 and each Mopday an?4 Thursday following, where appoint v ;ments for instruction may be made.;: to" be cleared up and this contains ! no. brief for " Dalrymple, respons ible for the penitentiary adminis tration," but may shed light on points" not . yet generally under stood by the public at large. ' - When committees are appoint ed to inspect the .', state prison. when men of influence' iit the prison, and when anybody not fa miliar to the conrlcta appear in side the premises, the prisoners, naturally anxious to create a good impression, arouse sympathy and possibly pare the way to a pardon or more lenient rules, behare so well that their conduct would be fitting, in the most; exacting, sur roundings. - About 600 men are confined and of these there are 40 who, accord Ing to those in control, are as des perate as the escaped men. " Thus the guards are In the position of men handling high explosives, in constant danger of an, explosion. The psycological effect of confin ing men ia to mak;e their ; wlta sharper and their acts more' cun ning as their only thought are of release or escape. - There are the ' usual forms of punishment to undergo for Infrac tion of rules' and then there are men who, by their good beharior and proper conduct, hare . been niade "trusties" after sufficient lime has elapsed to get a reason able knowledge of their character. I The flax yards and lack of funds for, employees make .It necessary at Salem to, appoint moje, than the average number , of "trusties" In order to conduct the various de partments. , Gardners,' - farmers. Stable 'and garage men, one or two bookkeepers and others at . pres ent enjoy. these special privileges. Special piiTileges to one cn- scured from the two guard towers. a wu shown when the' four con- ict mean, that all not receiting TicU 8,id jown rope unoD8erTed. the same are enrious, and, led -1y I That the arsenal should be In a the hard-boiled chronic trouble-1 separate building outside, that the tainlng the - warden's office .and I street bis wlfe.waa.ln danger of directly . In front of. that Is ob-j a .nervous breakdown and needed bis attention, but be stayed at his post and never relinquished bis authority as administrator of the state's obsolete penal .Institution In conversation! with the war- makers, unprivileged, convicts ;de-1 administration building should be I den the writer developed points of viae methods of maklna the "trus-1 outside the prison and that the ties" miserable; It may1 be a slur ;trusUesv and ' first-term prison- cast, a bump against a wall or a era should be segregated from the spit in their coffee or soup when other prisoners and their evil in- if,. the guard is . not looking, etc. "Trusties' should be confined sep arately as they hare shown that they desire to act right and give no trouble. . A man's crime does not decide his character. A murderer may have ' no criminal instincts. He may nave lost nis temper in a fight over his sweetheart; whereas a thief .may plan always to get something for nothing regardless of the inconvenience and suffer ing he may cause Innocent persons. Second degree murderers seem to make the best behaved convicts. l The Oregon ' state penitentiary is so far behind the times In every thing that the . legislature is to blame. : It Is probably only a ques tion of time before there will be general delivery of all the con lets who wish to depart. . There Is a single.' instead of a double fluence, has been advocated ' by Warden Dalrymple and other war dens who preceded him. The guards are paid only $90 a month and that Is hardly sufficient to attract: many able-bodied, re liable men, especially as the .state pays no pensions to their families if guards ; are killed r or injured while 1 on .duty. - While the war den's salary. Is small it Is greater than that of subordinates and therefore any guard might be am bitious to succeed the warden if trouble should arise and the. war den be forced to resign. ' That Is inside politics. A promise to des perate convicts might easily start trouble of this nature. In the present", administration such politics have been suspected by the warden, whose long exper ience j in . the commissary depart ment under other administrations interest overlooked by those prone to critise. The parole officer, and the guard on No. 7 tower have' re signed. Tom White has not yet explained his attitude in the mat ter to "the writer's knowledge and the guard on No. 2 tower, said to have deserted his post, might clear up some matters. Let it be hoped that the truth will. come out and the guards which behaved well will, not be blamed tor any who acted otherwise in the great est outrage in the history of the Oregon penitentiary. JOSEPH PATTERSON. August 19, 1925. j ARGEXTXXA BUYS MAW AUTOS ; ! fii i 1 irJ-J I i H - ii i i IB i gate and clearway, one door auto- before he became . warden, . have RHEUUl nnott Exist in the Haaan Body If Ton Win X7ie Trunk i Treaerlptloa It is prepoateroua: in fact it ia ihama to anffer with any form of Khenmatiam. This PreaeriptioB 4oe aot rnla - the atoniach, it doe a not depress the" heart. Eat 'all the neat and good food yon with while taking Trank'a Preaeription. Cen tal a k no mercury, aaliejUt aoda. 'oil win tergrecn or aarcotica, bat poaitrVely oer cornea any kind of rheumatiaoa or' goat on earth. ' What more 'do yon want I . It ia impossible to set eomethiaa; better. The greatest nrie acid aolrent - known and also a annerler Uver medicine. Trnnk'a Preaeription Bella for 11.75 or Z&lf 8t0r- Salem and p. front part con matlcally closed when the other Is open. In the fence leading into the grounds and part occupied by the .warden - and - administration, which is connected by open door with the arsenal and turnkey's room. The arsenal is simply sev eral closets with steel door in the walfbf the turnkey's room. "On like --elsewhere, guards going to towers' or from them pass inside ne prison yara. The turnkey, and warden. alike are subject to attacks from "trus ties" and any visitors; and: the Identification of visitors, who might oe' dangerous ex-convicts or unknown crooks, is impossible as, like in other state prisons, there are visiting hours. A group over powering the warden or turnkey can take both the arsenal keys and the keys opening the doorlead lag from the turnkey's room into the interior of the prison where the 500. convicts are confined, Unlike other penitentiaries there Is no guard's post at the gate made it easy for Dalrymple to de tect Irregularities inside the -pen itentiary-walls. Dalrymple stayed at his post al most Incessantly for five days and nights, directing through, giving out information' to various bead quarters of possemen. such as Cap tain Hendricks of the m'Utia.-Dep- uty Warden J. W. LUlle, various NEW YORK Doing, the first six months of this year. 24.110 motorcars, and 3,294 trucks and tractors were imported into Ar gentina, says a report received here by the 'Argentine-American Chamber of Commerce. Ninety seven per cent of the. vehicles were from the United 6tates. Simple Mixture for Gas on Stomach Simple buckthorn bark. - mag nesium sulph. c. p.. glycerine, etc.. as mixed in Adlerika. helps any case, gas on the stomach, unless dne to deep-seated causes. The pleasant and QUICK action will Wiff .i.f. nnii mo I surprise' you. Because 'Adlerika " r- , o I , . wardens who voluntarily enlisted ia the search and others of no of is such an excellent intestinal eyacuant it is wonderful for con tkUl standing. Ha was Impervi-J nour an(J never . gripes. J.. C. ous to criticism,, doing- what'he, perry Druggist. . 115 S. Commer- thought was best, i Across the clal St.--Adv. u:.. You can, be in 2 places at once in these new SUITS WITH $ I A 2 TROUSERS V V- But the Value behind them the models they are -developed in and the cloths they are fash ioned of are not in two places in Salem. Only One! While you are out making money in one pair of .trousers the other pair is staying home saving it up for you. "'.' I When you pay $40.00 for one of this new Fall collection its jusfas tho someone left the door of the mint open and out rolled $10 gold, pieces. SEE THEM 1 I ( ' rdrnt iw-wk mjl-i toqs - " ..' : . - , . j ... . . - t - i - . : . STANDARDIZED dSH STORES 'Albany Woodbiirn : ' ' v' 1 ' Salem Corvallis Xla U : Are Corning to This Store Daily V There are, wonderful attraction a trip down town! Notice the. value in ami enticing fresK things froni our fresh fruit and vegetable department infl also the many display counters and ' shelving Tpaded to capacity with nationally lenown brands of the best foods. . ,....,. ......... . , - Q n n n Qnrih- j i - I Qnrin All Kinds- All Sizes- All Price SACRIFICED s u la uifo Co Is Ideal Glass Top Pints per doz . Ideal Glass Top Jars . Quarts per doz. . 83 c' Cold. Pads Jar Rubbers ' - 4 doz. , Mason - ;r.';:'".:'?Pinta:::l:i;;' Quarts . 63 c Half gallons 93 c 1 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DEPARTMENT S ; Elbcrta Peaches - 'r -V- ... - Crawford Peaches Bartlet Pears Plums, Grapes . ' '. Sunkist Oranges Lemons Bananas - Mush Melons Cantaloupes . Ice Cream Slelons . .Watermelons : Vegetables Solid Head Lettuce . j Bleached.. Celery , Cucumbers. Carrots- Beets Egg 'Plant Crisp Solid Cabbage Jfc , Turnips . Spinach,! Ripe Tomatoes Alpine Milk 3 cans .- . m t ;Dari Gold Milk 3 cans ' 27c Gem Nut Margarine 3 lbs. 73c Old, Dutch Cleanser .2 cans f 15c Crystal White 1 a bars P 1 G Vhite Naptha lTa tibara 25c ' COME IN NOW AND MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS WILTONS 9x12 .... : $78.00 8.3x10.6 ...U..:..;..:..J1..." ...V.....$G8.00 ' , i . . . AXMINSTERS 9x12 . 8-310-3 5273 Room Size and .SrnaU . Rugs larc sacrificed in this Falc, This Sale should be of interest to every housewife in Salem as it offers an opportunity to obtain at little cost that much needed rug. Don't forget to covcr that floor. ' Let us figure on that linolcun for the kitchen and bath. 49 Lb, Sack Hard :, "Iioat Flour $2.33 ; PHqNES 45S5G COPIER CCUHT AND CO: ir,?ERCIAL "7: We Charge No Interest See Our Windovs t E I?': if 1 X V3- v - y - x
