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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1926)
ffltlSHO EATH POM, PLEfl JAmendment Would End Cap- , ital Punisnmeht; Create Pardon Board -. W WAY MAKE FALlj BALLOT Dr. Nina Enliae Wood, Ben Snel ling, B. F. Mulkey and Oth- i Sign Petition Ask- tag-State Ref omt ; Abolition,, of "capital punish ment, shifting consideration of ap- plication- for pardons from'-the governor to i a" state board or par dons, and, parole and creating a atate board of control to be com - posed of the -secretary of state and two appointees, are proposed In a petition for an amendment to the Oregon constitution submitted to officials of thai state depart ment here Thursday. ; , The petition was signed by Dr. Nina Evaline Wood, Beit Selling, B.. F, Mulkey, Judge. Richard Dlech and a. large number of other residents of the city of Port land. - The secretary of state re ferred the petition to the attorney general for Investigation; In case the petition eventually is filed . with the secretary of state it would go before the to ten atahe general election In November. Under the provisions of the pro . posed amendment to the constitu tion no pardon for the crime of murder would be granted except by unanimous rote of the- mem bers of the state board of par dons and paroles. Pour members of the board would constitute a quorum for the consideration of ' applications for pardon except In cases of murder. Provision also is made In the proposed amendment . that the 1927- session of the . lerlftL&tnm ball enact a law providing for the creation of a state board of par dons and, paroles. Members ; of (Ooattas ,- pg 4.) fV- - -REVOKE DEATH SEfiTEMCH OXE -MAX SA vEJV ANOTHER t- TO DIE BY LETHAL GAS STATES PRISON, Carson City. Nev., May 20. (By Associated Press.) The state board of par dons late today commuted the death sentence ' imposed . upon John H. Randolph of Reno, con victed of the murder of his mother last year. A short time before clemency was denied Stanko Jakich, 28 year old miner of Ruth,' Nev., and he will be put to death tomorrow morning ,hy lethal gas this state's form of capital pun ishment. Randolph,), 5 8 year old matricide, made desperate and successful appeal for clemency today. ., , j .. - A petition signed by 8 S lawyers, Including the district attorney and Judge who tried .and sentenced him. respectively, was submitted. Zn its findings, the board decided that Randolph's' crime' was not premeditated.- - ja- ". Commutation of the death pen alty,' automatically sends Ran-" dolph to prison for life. ' - Jukich. stolid foreigner, who cannot understand why the . law demands his deaf b.' also asked for mercy. - It was a dramatic plea this young mine worker made to scape punishment for the shoot ing of Jennie. Madek, 18 year old girl whose parents bethrothed her to him some years before. Jenny refused to marry him last year and died from a pistol bullet wound In her body. The shooting took place at the Madek home at Ruth. Thursday In Washington . ' ----- .- ft . , . ; t . ; President Coolidge signed, the .Watson-Parker railroad labor bill. - . i - y'ii' Three members of ' the' senate campaign inTestlgation commlt- tee resigned.' --' ' "-i . The senate 'approved the" llber ' allied civil service retirement ' measure. . ' . : : Acceptance - of France's .debt agreement was urged before ' the house ways and means committee by Secretaory Mellon. Senate rejected 'the nomination of Aubrey, Bbyles. for another term'as United States attorney for southern Alabama. 4 ; Ilouse completed reading of. the i jlVn farm, bill for, amendment .""" -.the Tincher and CurtistAswell f sure we're offered as substi . tutea. ' , t , . , Anti-trust, charges against the New York Central for its purchase of train control devices were dla . missed by the interstate commerce commission. '" V;;i;--t-o - Action on - the ' Pullman ' sur- 7 charge repeal and federal. bus con trol measures was deferred until roxt session ly the senate tater- Disappea ranee Evangelist Ts tJnsoived Mystery Surrounds Fate of Aiinee Seriiple M'cPherson Fol lowers Convinced Leader Met; Deajh in Waves; ( Police Investigate New Details of Case ? '1 ' 'ti-W' rrr i .V'.i LOS ANGELES. May 20. (ByAssociated Press.) Offi cers of tlie Jaw, crowding past prward tonlgnt uito the darkness of the mystery 'surrounding the disappearance' Tuesday of the noted religious leader, Ahiaee Semple McPherson, armed with" several theories which they' felt might upset : the belief of thousands of her flock here that the. evangelist had been accidentally drowned while surf bathing .at anta MbnicX , ' : 1 Meanwhile a : little band of : her supporters, j each" ' with JERSEY-CATTLE EXHIBIT DRAW 20b SPECTATORS PRIZES AWARDED ASSOCIA- lu V. Morley, National Chief, Ad dresses Assembly at Fair ? .' Grounds - .; , Over three hundred; persons at tended the Marlon county day cel ebration of the Oregon Jersey Cat tle club at the Fairgrounds Thursday, when the Marion county branch of the breeders associa tion met for their regular stock showing. Approximately 65 head of 'cattle were exhibited; C F. IBates, president of the Marion County Jersey club, presid ed at themeeting, and addresses were made by L. V.. Morely of New York, representing the Amer ican Jersey - Cattle club; Iran Loughary, western field man for the same organization, and' Dr. W. H. Lytel. state veterinarian. A cafeteria style lunch was served' by the wives of the club members, with. butter, milk' and cheese fur nished, by the Capital City Co-Op-erative creamery. v . The boys and girls high school glee club of Turner was well re ceived in a number of selections. Instrumental music was furnished by ' a seven pieco orchestra from Salem. : , .. "Av list of the ; awards made .at the exhibition follow: : n . Bull: TVro jf ear old;. first, Wil liam Thornier,: Silverton, with Lion's Farm: Oxford; -settlor, year ling,- first, Joe' Kramer, Silverton, M. O.v Gunderson. . Silverton, sec bnd; - Junior ! yearling, 'Frank Kuenstlng, - Woodburn, first; Henry Anundson, Silverton, sec ond. Warren Gray, Marion, third. In the senior bull calf depart ment, E. O. Loe & Sons of Silver- , (Qontianed on ptf S.) DISEASE BAN END SEEN nOOF, MOUTH iQUARANTIXE IB CALLED UNNECESSARY . Revocation of the quarantine order resulting from the hoof and mouth disease-' in California two years ago was recommended by members of. the Oregon state live stock sanitary board at a meeting held here Thursday. The recom-m-endation was sent to Governor Pierce who probably will issue ' a proclamation revoking the quar antine order within' the next few days. - . 1. i . . . . . :v It was said - that Oregon was the last state in the union to re commend elimination of the quar antine. ; Reports- showed : no new cases of the hoof and month, dis ease ' in . California - for , nearly a year.- ..-. . 'w-. ' The quarantine order Issued In this state provided that, no live stock wonld be allowed to cross the northern boundary of Califor nia unless the. shipment had been certified by representative of either the state of Oregon or the federal officials... i - f -.: - - No cases of the disease were re potted taUfcls states, x v.i4,. STATtrASICSF40RE FUNDS IIERGEJfCYi BOARD MKETING f 1IAY" GRANT. $70,000 t. Members of tile- state emerg ency board have been . called to meet 1 in Salem next .Tuesday to consider ? applications for defici ency, appropriations . aggregating approximately, S70.000. Included among the applications is a request to ; the secretary of state for a. deficiency appropria tion of S3O,00O for the, payment of salaries, wages and contingent expenses. . , f i . ; An additional 125.009 Is asked for the payment of interest on irri gation district interest bonds. The state board of horticulture has re quested an appropriation of 55,000 for administrative expenses. t Other small appropriations will be requested by the Oregon mining survey and for the payment of in surance on traveling libraries de stroyed by; fire. ,i ROBERXrBlSHOPl RETURNS DECLARES imiSELF FE,EL . ING -' FINE- AFTER TRIP - Robert Bishop, who went east for an operation on tils limb fol lowing i an injury .while y playing football' some time ago,- returned to Salem. Thursday night and de clared- he was steeling;. line." . He is still in a plaster cast and wUl be compelled - to c return to Boston in' the fall for further treatment:"? TheJ8ummer'"win-be spent here in Salem.' Every pros pect tor complete recovery la held of Woman her faithful followers, surged worn face and heayy , eyes, gath ered before' the altar of Angelus Temple, block-square monument to the six years of labor of Mrs. Mc Pherson here. - and ' chanted: "Aimee Is with Jesus ; - pray - for her." . Today's developments; " every angle of which is being investi gated by detectives, 'include the following: , New comolezlon itlven story -of Detective Lieutenant M.' O. Bar nard of Culver City that he posi tlrely saw Mrs. McPherson, in company with -another; woman in an automobile bound for Los -Angeles at the time she was reported missing by Emma Schaffer, secre tary to the pastor, that they took another route to the beach 'city for the swim in the surf.- ' Two women reports that they saw Mrs. McPherson at the beach hotel where she letC her clothing at 1:20 p. m. on-Tuesday, .giving a note to one of two men. Report of Venice police officers that at least two women knew of the disappearance of Mrs. McPher son before it was reported to the Ieach station.. This report stated that two women called the station at.2;20 p. m., saying that a woman bad been drowned ; in the surf. This was more than an hour before her secretary made her report. - A theory of possible violence, centering - about the evangelist's opposition to the election measure (Centlaaed n 8.) ALLEN NAMED PRESIDENT men . SCHOOL ASSOCIATION -JCTiECTS !S7 OFFICERS4 Kenneth Allen was ; elected president' of the associated student body of -Salem high, school Thurs day. He is president of the junior class this year and forensic man ager, being instrumental in ar ranging the cross-continent; de bate with Salem, Mass. . .- : Robert Bishop was elected edi tor of the Clarion, school paper. He serred as associate editor this year, and handled the sports. Don ald Deckebacb president editor of the Clarion paper, , was -' elected editor of next year's-' Clarion an nual. - : it-: ..;-.'.., Other officers elected . were: Rosalie Jones, Tlce president Marvin Headrick,- yell leader; Dwight Adams, athletic4 manager; and Ed Nash, forensic manager. An assembly of the . student body will be held Tuesday morning- at which the officers will be installed. At this assembly, also, the members of. the debate team that traveled to Salem, Mass., wilL be formally welcomed back. . , The debaters were in Los-An geles -Thursday. They are sched uled to arrive in Sam Francisco to day, -and wni arrive home Mon day evenmg. : - ' , " - NttVAtPAGTlB 'A . Possibility of U. S.-BritisbJ- Japanese Conference Con ' sidered by Japan AMERICANS ARE RETICENT Neither United States Nor English ' Delegates' Comment on Plan; Deep Interest Is Displayed . , . GENEVA, May 20. (By Asso ciated Press.) Japanese diplo mats are considering the possibil ity of a three-cornered naval con-! ference between Great Britain, the United States and Japan. The Japanese delegates who are at tending the sessions of the pre paratory commission on disarms, ment here, today told aicorresr pondent for the Associated Press that they would advocate such a conference provided it were found that France and Italy would not attend a separate naval confer ence. f Tne Japanese spokesmen ex pressed themselves as In favor of a second Washington naval con ference. - They explained that Japan had abandoned its position taken at Geneva that naval and land armaments could not be dis associated. They are now con vinced that naval matters can be handled separately. They, declared that even if France and Italy hold to the theory that naval and land arma ments should be discussed at the same time, the United States, Great Britain and Japan could frame a supplementary Washing ton agreement by themselves. This agreement. would cover cruisers, submarines, and seaplanes. Deep interest was displayed to day in the probable attitude of the United States and Great Britain on the Japanese viewpoint, which is described as incorporating the idea advanced by some delegates to the present disarmament con f erence. The American-delegates decline to comment ., on.. J span's suggestion, v C ;i Japanese diplomats say that Premier Wakatsuki. like former Premier Kato, is favorable to ; a limitation of armaments and that Japanese leaders are convinced i - - (Continnwt o . psg 8.) POWER PROFITS LISTED . ". ' ' " ' , . MOUNTAIN STATES NET IN- COME SET AT 422,783 The Mountain' States Power com pany, had a net operating income of $422,785.81 during the year 1925, or an increase of 289,424.71 as compared with the Jyear 19 24-, according' to the annual report of the corporation filed with the pub- llic service commission here Thurs uay. ?; Operating income Of the com pany was 1,24J,075.11. while the operating expenses were $672, 876.71. Taxes and other inciden tals not chargeable to operating expenses ' contributed to the ma terial reduction of profits. r WilEK THE CATS AWAY SEES DRY LI RESULTS GOOD Best Thing .We Can Have" Says Australian Follow- ing -Observation 'ONLY ONE DRUNK FOUND' W. T. Coates Tells Realtors Hoi idays Come on Monday in South Seas Continent, Rest f Given r. "I'm in favor of prohibition." W.. T. a Coates, newspaperman of Sydney,' .Australia, told Marion Polk u county realtors at their luncheon.' Thursday noon. "In Australia hundreds of thousands are in favor of it. About 90 per Cent of the women are for it. . "From what I have seen of pro hiblti'on in this country I am sat isfied that it is the best; thing we can have, . I have only seen one man drunk since I have been in America. In Australia we would hardly know what to make of such an ideal condition." Mr. Coates told of some of the conditions in his country. Mem bers of the building trades work only five days- a week. About 30 per cent of the other workers also have five day weeks. All public holidays are on Mon- ( Continued on page 4.) OFFICIALS CAST VOTES STATE HOUSE CDOSEDr EM PLOYEES WILL BALLOT A large number of state ' offi cials and employes left here Thursday night for their former homes where they wiU cast their ballot at the primary election to day. Governor Pierce whose legal residence is in Union county will vote at Mitchell, where h,e . is scheduled to give an address at noon today. - - . Sam A. Kozer, secretary ' of state, will cast his ballot, at As toria, while T. B.' Kay, ; state treasurer, will vote in Salem. Sev eral state officials have taken ad vantage of the absent voters v law and have sent their ballots by mail. ( t All state, county and city of fices will be closed here today.- GARDEN SHOW ON TODAY THIRD ANNUAL EXHIBIT WILL OPEN AT 2 O'CLOCK i Members of the Salem Garden club will hold their third annual garden show from 2 o'clock this afternoon until 8 -o'clock this evening, at the gardens of Dr. R. E. L. Steiner and Dr. Frank Grif fith at the Oregon state hospital grounds. : ? A .slight , fee will be charged visitors to cover the incidental costs of potting' on the exhibits. There will be music as a f ea'ture of the vent. 'AsPolitical Picture f Gallery II "I .-ST f t ' , . -' If - ' lv i. ? 1. S :tn'l'llfc)iiil in , "" 111 1 " I ll V I I l i - R- EVWIHiams Oswald West 4 Crosslcy . Jj. B. Sandblast B. E." Haney. J.'- H. tTnton. Is P VSr. Toow nVACr-AldesC- with county as soon alter McLaughlin Precinct Votiiig , Salem residents will find voting! places open today from 8 o'clock this mornings till 8 o'clock this evening, listed " according , to pre cincts below. ' Salem No. PortaWei school house - at 'Washington school. 1 - ?. " ' Salem- No. 2 First- floor of Bungalow Christian' church, Court and' 11th street; ; ' :i ? : ' 7 Salem No. 3 CafiSeron's paint shop, j 21st betwkenv;Chemeketa and Centers streets. -iV . C: , ' Salem ? No. ' 4 -Swedish taber nacle, corner Mill and 15th. ;r Salem No. S Richmond 'school. Salem No;., "Yew Park school. Salem , No'.' 7 Currey's milk station. No'. 2 41 Portland road--, Salem No 8 --Jason- Lee church corner .Jefferson and' Wilson sts. Salera . No. - 91 Bapti3t church, corner D an.d." Cottage ' streets. ; ; ' Salem NO. '10 -Basement Woui an's club building, 4 SO N. Cottage street." - v' -i ( t r-1 ' ,i. t Salem. No. 11 County court housed Salome " ' "' r" ' ; : Salem No. 12 Vick Bros,230 ;? ) . A I , M vavX t - I ;: I iVy IK It I ; Frtd Stci'ver A. E. Cla v Bxee:I 'Barrett El ton Watkins; 11,1 1 'ik-L '" ir 1 ir- '' " " 11 : " j j I Lfe,v'j lf' l ..... ' J- -! I '? ! fluascji, ,. .,mj ,, ,1,1,1--i i r-Tii-f iiMi in n r i - f Walter Ml Pierce t Lonlso WeOec? Sosai Piarrbti CATlIowaiidl Ti ; .. Wj. i. p. m ,, , .jWl.r. f -nc -"-Ail , ; i - : : " H - i --' ' 2 T ' : - C 1w V'-- ,y'-J - ' . KIIMI '- .i Mil I il J. O. 1L A. JIUIct W. R.!Klna. j 1 I f v R N. fitanfleldA. R. Shnmwmy; - Zi-ii. Paotersoxt f Xt. rA Carter i JObuBryanaII. XlTnrxWjf MBMMMHBSBMBWSnSia . Above is a group of Republican and Dem- .: ocratic contenders for offices 6t national committeemen,- United States senator, gov- ernor and superintendent bf public" instruc tion at the primary election, today. '. - I s Bulletin, - megaphone" and-, telephone ser- vice on the returns of the! primaries will be available to people of the, 'Salem district at ' the office of The Statesman, The leased wire Associated ! Press - service .irill carry returns ( and city returns, will.be on file tne pous ciose aa possioie. - . ; I' Courtesy, The Oregon Journal -1 r. J . Headquarters; ; Salem . Not IS E, Sherwood's residence, J 8 T .Cross street. Salem No.? 1 rfortn commer cial Service station,. 1610 Nor t hi rCoramerciaL street. ; - .-i h Salm". N6. 15 nunt Bros. Packing Co. t warehouse, ; No. -7 8 5 North. Frontistreet.. . e Salem? Noi.j 16 City ; ball In Salem. ; . I V- ; ' , .. ....r. r Salem No17f Bonesteele ; Mo tor co.,. iio south - commercial street,; v . : Salem No.; 18 Friends church, corner Washington "and Commer cial streets, f "-. X'i,Vw-v:-.-4v t'V- HEAVY VOTE IS iEXPECTtlb LARGE TXRIf OCT FORr POtL v, roRuscEXBr joxjes Reports received at local politi calr headquarters' .Thursday indi cated that a large ivote would be polled In Marion county today. The vote in Salvia will be unusually ELECTION RAGE IHTEHESTKEEi! mm f Spfiritof ApatbyLcstl. Minute Campaigns . CLOSE VOTING FORECAST Conteat Over Mayorallty, Conncil, City Tax Measttre, State Sea- ator and House Lead . Local Issnea Marked local Interest is mani fest in the election-for city k and county, offices today, with polling " places open-" from 86'clock J : this , morninr tui-8 o'clock tnia even ing, a! particularly heavy vote be- , ing expected within the city as the result; or the- lour taxi, projects which! appear noon the ballot.'" f- With . friends ot .T. A, Wvesley and Earl Race both expecting vie-" tory for their- candidate in - , the mo wAwellfw rea . 1 lmAsr amin T tunjyitMj avwf twMvw u terest centers in the contest , (cr ' city council in whicfi.U'j; Sim- eral and R. A. .Harris are oppca- ' ents in Ward 1, Including pre--cinctaj - f, 10 and 15. Paul V. Johnson' and C 8. Parker op-. ponents In Ward '4, Including pre- cinctsf 16 and 17; B-r F. ' Brunk - and Orvllle Oglesby opponents in Ward 5, including -precincts .7, S - and" 14; and Watson To whBend and Chris J. Kowitx opponents In a. Poulson and C. O. Rice ate upopposed as recorder and treas urer respectively. . ; , . . . Thja f inai . contest In .the, city - measures asking .3 tax levy. for. support, of the City Zoning 'and . Planning-Commission, 'a- 830,000 -bond issue for ) the ' purchase ot pumpers for thet fire department, i a 2 ; mill tax levy lor 'construction (Continued pig B0VS TO-GIVE PROGRAM,. T3ICA DEPICATIOX" PASSED ON - . ; to, jtjxior .board , Thursday night's dedication sen ,f vices at the new home of the Sa. lem YM CA ' were conducted by tht Salem Ministerial association. Dr. Norman K. Tully, pastor ot the First . Presbyterian church," made the principal address ot the evening, having- as hla subject, -"How the'YMCA Can Best Co operate With the Churches of the-, City : Several ministers spoke . briefly on the, same subject. Two songs were rendered by the Civic male chorus," led by Prof Hobson of Willamette university. Dr. H. C. Epley led the audience in a; song . service. Walter Jen kins was- chairman for the eve- nfng; - 4 : : Tonight's progfanf Vlll be con -ducted by the' junior aboard of di-" rectors of the YMCA. The, pro gram follows r "High school' band' playing, in lobby; address of wel- ' come, by "Wesley Helsei' son g, , by Parrish junior high school chorus: electric clubs, by Guy Rathbun: soIoR by Earl Potter:, T. . W. Jones; , surprise, aiories, oy airs.' ileum ger; Charleston specialist,, by Glen and Donald Woodry; the aewYJ. 1M. C, A, by C. AT Kells. J . . J ' will usher. Officers of the jtunlor.. William . EasV ; vice'. : president : : Hugh Shattuc. secretary, and Era Webb; Dwight Adams, Ivan Ka foury,. Carlton .Roth and Wesley Heise, directors. , . , - . .J, . I . I II . I-Tl nUUUlNI OFFERS 510,000 SU3t AVAILABLE TO- alEDnJSlS PRODUCING EFFECTS v ' i " i---iw ' WASHINGTON... May 2 o: (Byv Associated Press1. ) Denial that she had ever tpld of. spiritualistic ..... 1.4. .a t ' reiterated before a house com mittee today, by Mr s Jane Coates, . & Washington medium. . ; ' . . The . committee . worked' during., most ot the morning with $10,060, In, $100 bills spread out before It. The money had been placed thersu oy uarry iiouaini, who offered Ur give tit a spiritualist ' present who could cerform ur sa&ncA which. he could- not duplicate by trick- Election Retoris j Readers of this paper are invited to use the facilities ot '-this organization "in keeping la ; touch with ; election - re f ; turns tonight. : t J -; !: ' -1 , A large staff will "cover tie .rs cityand r county,' r pre-'scts ' : J forwarding news ;ct aU r ; turns to thia office as ls.it aa "they are made availatls. . , ; ! Persons wishing to teep ia ' ,tuca with these r: teres Era . ., mvitea to cau cr.s freq.uently''as mtyte'Cciir- i ed. - All availatla r - i sr:!I f be placed at their I, aad will be racTar' - I to J 'crowds in the strei. tFor first full accouU c. the local election rt 1 j : Th onncox et.it::;.;