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"?n f"Vr at the tlsinore, Is. the Most ExpertsivelMovie E -Based 6n tUsGmatesBooh of
theKindEver-Written
Fruit Lidustr
I :
'; Speakins of unjust dUcrlmlnatlon. how
about the bald headed man? He ha t
pay; as muh for a haircut as.' tlfe fellow ;
who la thatched like a-bolaheTik. .
SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR
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SALEM, OREGON. FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13, 1928
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
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City of. Houston, Texas, Se
lected As Host Fop Com
ing Convention
MANY LEADERS GATHER
Hopeful Attempts Made At Ban-
Wnet To Harmoiilxe Differ
3wcea That Wrecked iSuiy
.'Iv-ta Previous Years
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1 2. ( AP)
After deciding to take their
party , convention into the" solid
south this year, for, the first .time
in - history, democratic leaders
from over the nation came togeth
er tonight at a Jackson Day dinner
designed to help to harmonize the
differences that made for party
tragedy at the Madison Square
Garden convention In 1924.
Houston. Texas, one of the
L smallest cities ever to entertain a
national party gathering. . was
chosen for the 1928 convention
after a five ballot contest with San
Francisco and Detroit in the dem
ocratic national committee.
Only one of the central figures
of the Madison Square Garden
. battle. William O. McAdoo. at-
' tended the dinner tonight, but the
other. Governor Alfred E. Smith
-of New York, sent a message ex
pressing his regret at being ab
sent and- urging the party to un-
fllnchingly meet eacti specific
problem, of the day.
. Former Fights Ignored
Neither. McAdoo, who was vol
untarily retired front the political
arena, nor Smith had any refer
. ence in their prepared statements
to past differences. Jnstead each
sounded a rallying cry for the
party to apply the principles set
down by Jackson and Jefferson a
jfhe.ona way to the White House.
-jrt There were other stgds"ot bar
Vfaizinx efforts- aside-fpotn. the
address at the dinner, : Durlaf
the day friends of Governor Smith
in the national committee decided
to defer until , convention time
June 26 helr efforts to change
the system of selecting the na
tional chairman so that be would
be elected by the. committee it
self and not tjfe party nominee for
president. . - . : ,
Resolution Withheld
Committeemen advocating the
change explained that they with
held the. resolutions because their
introduction ; now might he con
strued as an attack, upon Clem L
Ehayer; of West Virginia, who
"5-'- v'.--.
. (ContinutJ oa pg 5.)
CRIME PUT DOWN
BY COOPERATION
HARMONY CITED BETWEEN
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Representatives of All Branches
of Law Working Together,
Word at Portland Meet
PpBTLAND.. Jan.12. (AP)--The
close cooperation existing be
tween all of the law enforcement
agencies, state. - federal, ..county
and ity, is continually resulting
in suppression of crime in Oregon.'
This thought was emphasized
today throughout the sessions of
the Oregon State Sheriffs' asso-i
elation and the State Association;
of ...District attorneys, both of
which are hold in jr their annual
meetings here.
2V? In the meetings of both organ
izationar at joint meetings of the
two-bodies, and at the banquet
served to the visitors by Sheriff
Hurlburt, were the results of this
cooperation -outlined and the ben
efits pointed out. -." '
Not only were the results of the
combined and cooperative .efforts
of all the law enforcement agen
cies shown to have brought about
beneficial reults, bul continuance
of the cooperation was pledged.
This was assured at the-session
of the . sheriffs' -association when
it was addresed by Governor Pat
teron, and . a few .minutes .later
when, the ' chief" executive ad
dressed the sherif fa and . district
attornys in. joint session. ' ' r
jGovernot Patterson praised
. both for the cooperation he had
u eceU. la the enforcement of!
?ri"fc o iTaaid he had received co-
riai ton rrom: every angie ana
,it as a consequence-there was
ttec law enforcement now than
ever.-- ,; T--- fc': ;
The governor told the sheriffs
that he had placed George Alex
ander at the head of the state pro
hibition, enforcement forces, that
it was hi duty to aid the sheriffs
in suppressing the liatorrtrariie.
i ana mat me snerirxs were m rc-
? ceive the credit for the results ob
tained. He tnanxea tn sneruis
for their cooperation, declaring
that he could not recall an Instant
where they had faded him. 'f:rt
'i In response Alexander told the
. sheriffs that his agents were sent
; C to them to kid them undsr cover.
PEACE OFFERS
MADE BY U. S.
SEND . FRANCE NEW INITTa"
TIOX FOR NEGOTIATION -
Exception ! Taken By Secretar)
tz Kellogg To Last . Note Re-1 ,
r ceived From BrlanI
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. (Ap)
The United States has renewed
its 'nvltalioti- to France ' for ; a
treaty, declaration against wars of
m kinds. ..
In a "Bote dated January 11
and made public today. Secretary
Kellogg takes exception to For
eign Minister Drland's . proposal.
contained in the last French note,
vhat the anti-war pact dealt only
with "wars of aggression and
joints out that this contradicts the
original French memorandum of
?ast June. '
-' Secretary Kellogg- quotes -from
th's memorandum and suggests
hat further negotiations be based
on "the original formula submit
ted by M. Briand which envisaged
the, unqualified renunciation of all
war as an ihstrument of national
policy." - :
Secretary Kellogg in addition.
objected to the French proposal.
also" contained in the last French
note, that the suggested multf-
'ateral treaty be signed in the first
Instance by the United States and
France only and then be submit
ted to other powers for Indorse
ment. Should such a procedure be fol-
owed. the American note pointea
out, it could virtually possibly
happen that the treaty might, for
my given reason, not be accept
able to the other chief nations and
thereby might lose Its multi-lateral
aspect and might, through its
wording, be binding only on the
two original signatories.
UNIQUE DEFENSE MADE
Hit and Run Driver Claims He's
"Xeiiro-Motor Defective"
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 12.
(API. Arnold Simmons, alleged
hit and run motorist took, the wit
ness stand here today to substan
tiate the assertion that he is a
"neuro-motor defective." This is
the first time this defense has
been offered in local courts and
attorneys are watching the .cs
With Interest. " -
: 4a "neuro-motor - defective " Is
described by. Dr. Clement H. Arn
old. Sart Francisco physician, v ae
1 motorist who through excitation
of his nervous system by shoca
has lost sufficient control to per
mit him to stop his car following
an accident. Simmon's trial le
in Superior Judge Harold Louder-
hack'a court. He is chargea wun
having run down William McCor-
aiack last February 21, ana raw
ing to render aid. He testified he
ioes not remember what happened
owing to shock."
SHARKEY HAS ADVANTAGE
9
American Fighter Has Height and
Reach, Heeney Weight
NEW YORK. Jan. 12.(AP).
lack Sharkey. . New England en
try In the heavyweight tltje hunt,
will have an advantage In height
and reach oyer-Tom Heeney, bur
ly New England champion In their
12 round match at Maaiaon square
Gardes Friday night. -. -.v.-
Their pnysieai comparison u-
lows: v ' :-a
Sharkey - -.Heeney
2 v Age -
193 . Weight '18
6 ft. 1 Height 5 fL 10 4'In
76. ' r. . Reach -
lt Neck
42 Chest (Normal)
45" 'Chest f Expanded)
72
11
43
34
15
- 13
25
15
9M
32 Waist
14 - 'Biceps
14 Forearm
22 Thigh
15 Calf
gV Ankle
POLICE ABANDON SIEGE
Cordon Around Building In Which
Strikers Stay Lifted .. ,
WALSENBURG; CoL. Jan. 12
(AP). State police Ule., this af
ternoon withdrew the forces with
which they were preparing. to be-
selge several hundred strikers in,
the I. W. W. ball here.. They
made no explanation of ; this,
move. striKers Damcaaeu in. uj.
nail .leic in. r uumwn, - r
though 700 .still remained In the
halL' . .,- - ;C K-:--
A final check disclosed the cas-
ualtles as one striker. ,Kmu
Chavez. 3 6. dead; on state police
man. Max Lordeman. and two
striking miners. Sallslno Mortinex;
11; and Pete venrenj wounaeou ,
CRASH FATALTO WOMAN
Oregon City Woman Dies When
Automobile Hits DItrh" -
CANBT, Jan. 11 (AP) Mrs.
Edna Estes. wife of the late W. E.
Estes. pioneer merchant of Oregon
City,' 'was killed? here stoday and
Walter "W;T Jennings of. Oregon
City, was injured when the car in
which they. were riding went Into
.aLt.v IV. 1IaI.I1.
bridge. ; The woman's neck - wtsl
broken. z -Jennings r was saict to
have been Injured interna., it
was believed he wUI reciyfar.
Mrs, Estes was drithct the car,
".hose who witnessed yhe accident,
SB
Police Find Mutilated Body
of Five Year Old Tot
1 Near Flint, Mich.
CRIME LIKE HICKMAN'S
Abduction Made Successfully byl
- rnideutlfietl Elderly Man - in
- Prere of Little Child's
Own Mother
FLINT. Mich.. Jan. 12. (AP)
The mutillated body of Dorothy
Schneider. 5 years old, kidnaped
from her home in Mount Morris
near -here today, was discovered
In a creek" three miles from the
Schneider home tonight. : The
body, had been dissected with a
sharp knife, apparently a razor.
Dr. R. Brasle, coroner, who exam
ined the body, expressed the fear
that the 'deed was' accomplished
by an escaped maniac from the
state hospital for the insane at
Pontiac. An extensive man bant
was begun immediately.
The child was abducted at noon
oday. a block from her home, as
she was returning from knder
garten. The mother. Mrs. Mabel
Schneider, 24, who witnessed the
abduction,- told police the kidnaper
drove up to the curb alongside
the. child in a dilapidated auto
mobile, grabbed her and drove
rapidly away. . The mother, who
had been standing on her porch
awaiting the return of her daugh
ter, ran screaming to the nearest
police -station where the affair
was reported. .
' . Police Trace Car
Officials traced the machine on
a road west or Mount Morris to a
spot adjacent to a firm operated
by Archie Bacon. The tanner told
officers that a car answering the
description o t the kidnaper's
machine, became mired Jn. the nud
and: that be saw the driver get
out of the machine carrying a bun-
die and walk .toward the ; creek.
The driver returned two hours
(Coatioued en page 4.)
WINSLOW HAS SIX SITES
Incinerator Location to be Dis
cussed With Dancy Today
W. C. Winslow, local attorney.
has six possible sites for the incin
erator to propose to Alderman W.
H. Dancy. chairman of the. incin
erator committee. A conference
between the two men will be held
today, and It Is possible that the
committee will be able to recom
mend a site to the council at the
meeting next Monday evening. .
Mr. Winslow at a meeting "in
North Salem recently declared that
he would produce a site which
would meet with the objection of
no one. ,: ;
SEVEN MEN SAID
VERY, VERY SICK
WAREHOUSE MAX'S REVENGE
" SWEET; BEVERAGE SOUR
Folly f .Looking on . the . Moon
s When U.Is JrSiU Realized by
- Group --
Seven local men, employes of
the Oregon Pulp and Paper com
pany, are not so pert today.
Victims of the revengefulxwrath
of a warehouse proprietor, theee
men languished yesterday after
noon in a state approaching pain
and even anguish. - i
- The - warehouse proprietor, it
seems, had a stock of pre-war fire
water which was dwindling at a
rate too rapid to be Tegular. -
I He suspected; he spied; and in
time he learned something.
Selecting the moat attractive
bottle from the stock, he "doctor
ed" the liquor and placed it in a
conspicuous place.
- In cama the seven men. . Excit
edly, they noticed the bottle; Tlo-
lently. they pried, out the cork;
greedily, they gulped.
A sensation as of vitriol, dog
soap, and iron tilings iniea meir
beings. They- squirmed, tney
danced, they beat a hasty retreat
from the warehouse. At last re
ports, they were very, very sick.
. The moral "Never look on the
moon whqn it is lull."
WARRANTS NOT ILLEGAL
$50,000 Limitation Refers Only to
8 pecJalPro J ec ts
The secretary of state has au
thorlty under the law to audit
and draw . warrants covering gen
eral expense of the state even
though there is a deficiency in the
finances exceeding $50,000.
In a letter to the attorney gen
eral the secretary of state pointed
out the constitutional provision
which provides that the legisla
ture shall not create an indebted
ness In excess of . 150,000. .Fig-;
urea were presented by the secre
tary of state to show that the last
legislature authorized appropria
tions of $16,804,238, while the
revenues from taxes and all other
sourees will not exceed $14,600,
000. In view of the apparent deficit
of approximately $2,600,000 the
secretary, of state requested a le-
ral opinion as to what course he
ahonld jjufltre -RT auditing Claims'
and Issuing warrants covering gen
eral expenses of the state.
The attorney general held ihat
the constitutional provision does
not apply to general expenses of
the state, but is confined to spe
cial projects.
ARGUMENTS PRESENTED
Deschutes Irrigation Development
Argued to Congress
WASHINGTON, ' Jan. 12.--.
(AP) Another northwestern irf
rization nroiect .was brouaht to
the attention of congress today
when arguments favoring federal
adoption of the, Deschutes irriga
tion development In Oregon were
heard by the senate committee' on
irrigation and -reclamation...
The nroiect provides for the
construction of a dam. in the De -
schutes river 10 miles south ot
Bend, Ore. --s H
THE ICE SICKLE
ASSERTS SHARKEY
O. K. FOR BATTLE
l-MVBICUNS DECLARE LEFT
HAND NOT HURT
Prise Fighter Ready to Give Tom
- Henncy Bqut of His Life at
Newf York Tonight ' i
NEW YORK, Jan. 12. (AP).
Banishing suspicion In high fistic
circles that jail was, not well with
Jack Sharkey's much discussed
left band and that the drubbing
administered by . Jack Dempsey
last eummer had left a tenderness
about the stomach, physicians of
the New York state athletic com
mission today. placed their stamp
oi approval on the Boston battler
physical condition.
Tomorrow ,. night in Madison
Square Garden, Tom Henney, pow
erf ul heavyweight Invader from
New Zealand, will conduct an ex
animation all his own In a 12
round melee that may produce the
first. 1128 opponent for Gene Tun
ney. . i
Sharkey came to town last night
at the edict of the boxing fathers.
who demanded an examination of
the challenger's left fist to prove
that rumors of portside disability
were false, j While training for the
Henney match, originally sched
uled for last month, Sharkey suf
fered a fracture of a bone Just
back of the little finger on his left
hand necessitating a . postpone
ment. - V
Doctors William H. Walker and
Joseph S. Baldwin, acting for the
commission, stripped the heavily
muscled Lithuanian to the waist
today and 'drummed carefully up
on his anatomy after subjecting
the left hand to a series of teste.
And their verdict was:
"Jack Sharkey is in very excel
lent condition, the best of his
career. There is no functional de
fect in the! fingers, wrist, or elbow
of bis left arm. There is absol
utely no outward evidence remain
ing to indicate that he suffered
lasting harm in his fight with
Jack Dempsey." (
The two physicians, both of
whom examined Sharkey before
his knockout at the hands of the
former champion, said the Boston
gob s .condition today far sur
passed that of last July.
After the examination, Sharkey
who scaled 193 pounds yesterday
took a long walk as final nrepar-
eiwn tor matcirr Heeney test
ed after winding up gym work yes
terday weighing 198 pounds.
6 STRIKERS SHOT DOWN
Miners Killed In Colorado War
fare. Report Sent In
DENVER, Jan. 12. (AP).
Louis N. Bcherf, chief of the state
police, telephoned Governor W. H.
Adams at 4:30 and Informed him
that six striking miners bad been
killed at fWalsen burg rn a battle
with stats police this afternoon
Dr. Lahnie of Walsenburg tele
phoned Governor Adams that the
state policeman who had been shot
through the groin probably would
recover, i One of the strikers
treated by him was shot through
the stomach and his condition was
said to be serious. Another strlk
er, Dr. Lannle reported had been
shot through the neck but was hot
seriously; injured.
HOLDUP STAGED
NEAR CAPITOL
LATE AT MIGHT
A. A. Youndt Victim of Stick-
up Man Who Obtains $50
and Small Change
FOOTPAD NOT DESCRIBED
Police Comb City in Search of Sus
pects But Search Unavailing
to Late Hour; Kept Vic
tim's Back Turned
Walking homeward through
Wlllson Park, near the state cap
itol. about 11:30 o'clock last
night. A. A. Youndt. whose ad
dresa was given as the Terminal
hotel, was held ud by an un
known footpad and relieved of $50
in paper money and some small
change. Youndt reported a few
minutea later when he dashed
breathless Into the police station
The entire police force was no
ttfied at once and the city was
combed in search of someone an
swering the meager description
which Youndt was able to give;
but up to early this morning no
arrests had been made.
Keeps Back Turned
Youndt reported that while he
was walking through the part of
the state house grounds darkened
by trees, he suddenly heard from
behind him the terse command to
"stick 'em up." with an added
warning that he was not to turn
around. At the same time, he teit
what he took to be a pistol barrel
nressed against his back.
The victim obeyed tne command
not to turn around, so that he got
very little idea of what the man
looked like. After being told to
beatiW which he did precip
itately, Youndt did look back and
saw that the footpad was about
feet 8 inches tall, and wore
long overcoat and a soft felt hat,
Large Bill Taken
The money taken included
S20 bill, two 910 bills and two $6
bills, as well as some smaller
amounts which Youndt was un
able to describe exactly.
This was the first holdup, that
Salem has experienced in many
months: so long a time has
elapsed since the last one, in fact,
that police were at a loss to say
just how long. There has been no
out-and-out holdup within the
last vear although outside the
city limits one burglar was sur
prised while at work ano men
held un the proprietor of the
service station which he had been
looting. "
Police reoort that there are
numerous hoboes in the city, and
that the burglary last night pos
nihiT was the' work of one of
these. . ,
STRANGLER HANGS TODAY
Karl Nelson To Be Kxecmra
Some Time This .Morning
- WINNIPEG. Man., Jan. 12.
API Preparations " .were com
pleted late today for the hanging
tomorrow, probably at dawn, of
Earle Nelson declared by police
of Canada and the United States
to be the notorious "dark straflg
ler," responsible for the deaths ,ot
almost a score of women.
Nelson showed no emotion wnen
told by a priest that the depart
ment of justice had shattered his
last hope for a reprieve. The
priest wss to visit Nelson again
tonight to administer the last
sacrament and at the ureas: oi
dawn tomorrow morning, Just be
fore' the hanging will conduct
mass.
, W. R. McConnell, Philadelphia
coffee salesman whose wife was
murdered 'r April 2 7 ' laat year, de
clared himself convinced after two
Interviews with Nelson that the
condemned man also strangled his
wife. The mutilated body was
found under a bed. McConnell Is
not expected to witness the hang
ing. ;.: -.u ;
J Nelson V body will be shipped
to Kan Francisco for, burial in ac
cordance with a recjuest from his
aunt. ' Miss Lillian -.Fabian, who
with .Nelsen';wlfa. was a witness
foil the defense at his triaLJIel
soa Is -said' to be in a cheerful
mood and resiaaed to his fate. He
has Put on IS pounds weight since
he was' condemned to death, the
Jail physician' said t
ASKS
FISH PROTECTION
f 1 - -
C K. Miller, Appointee of Patter-
I aoa. Interviews Hoover. f
PORTLAND, Jan.. 12.(AP)
C E. Miller, who Is Governor Pat
terson's : newest 'appointee to the
Oregon ! game commission; "has
gone to "Washington; !).- C, to see
If he can do anything, to insure
Oregon fish from . destruction by
power.deveIopmenta of the future.
Miller has an appointment with
Secretary Hoover and he intend
to confer with the federal power
coMiaiairig'.il.iaJ
" Power development dams of the
present are highly destructive to
fish life, game and fish, commis
I-' . -4
' r a tiir nt trtato a r
! lAINlS, r L Y mix ALL
PLANS NEXT HOP
COLONEL MNDUF.RGH TO STOP
, 4T VENKZUELA A EXT
Historic Site to be Visited by
American Ambassador of Good
X Will In Few IWiya -
COLON, Panama. Jan. 12.
(AP). Venezuela, mentioned in
history as the, first mainland of
America sighted by Christopher
Columbus, ts the next objective of
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh who
flew from Panama City to Colon
today, with the intention of taking
off within a few days for Caracas,
the Venezuelan capital, or as near
to that city as -he can convenient
ly make a landing.
. His farewell to President Chiari
was said at Canipo Lindbergh
shortly after 10 o'clock this morn
ing and then be sailed away with
all the best wishes of the people
on that side of the isthmus, only
to be greeted quite as enthusias
tically on this side of the canal
zone. He made a leisurely rngnt
taking in from high In the air the
wonders of that great stream
fashioned by American hands
which united the Atlantic and Pa
cific oceans.
Inspects Locks
As he is a reserve officer he
was afforded an opportunity which
is denied other aviators, and from
on high he saw the locks, Culebra
cut and the Gatun dam.
All the people of Colon were
gathered either at France field or
along the streets when Lindbergh
arrived, and ae he passed along In
his customary position of honor,
in. the provincial governor's auto
mobile, with marines and soldterB
acting as guards, and bands play
ing, there were shouts of "Viva
Lindbergh!'
Close Check Planned
The Spirit of St. Louis will be
thoroughly checked before the
next hop off, the time of which
hae not yet been definitely settled
and although Colonel Lindbergh
has expressed a desire to meet the
French aviators, Costes and Le-
brix, who are hastening their
flight to Panama, it is question
able whether he will remain here
long enough to exchange feliclta
toins with them. If he goes direct
to Caracas, he will cover approxi
mately 900 miles, provided he
keeps on a straight course.
It 1' likely he will cress the
Gulf of Darlett in - the southern
portion, or will follow the coast
line of Panama down to the Col
ombian border.
WANT HANDS OFF. POLICY
Argentina in Favor of Self De
termination, Independence
BUENOR AIRES. Jan. 11
(AP) The Argentine delegation
to the sixth conference of Amer
ican republics at Havana has been
instructed, if the Nicaraguan sit
uation should be brought up, to
re-affirm the declaration of Ar
gentina's foreign policy . for self
determination and Independence
of the peoples of the Americas.
The foreign office made thi
known today in a statement which
says: ,
"The government has consid
ered the possibility that some del
egation at the Pan-American con
ference may bring up the Mca-
raenan Question ana aeciae 10
treat it with the ruling majority
If this happens hte Argentine
delegation, after making it evi
dent they do not prejudge judicial
relations between the United
States and Nicaragua, will make
a declaration of the principles of
Argentina's foreign policy, con
firming her traditions respecting
the free determination and. inde
pendence of American peoples."
SAFETY SOLE PURPOSE
- r
If Pupils Safeguarded, Patton
Willing to Change Lrfw
Assurance that the lives of chlU
dren in the public schools are not
being endangered for lack oi pro-
ner escape facilities in case or
fire is the important thing, and if
the state fire marshal. Chief Hut
ton, and Alderman Dancy, chair
man of the fire and water com
mittee,' feel that the schools are
now wall protected In this regard,
steps may: be taken to amend the
fire ordinance so that outside es
capes may not be required - of
schools, Alderman Hal Patton,
chairman of the -building commit
tee said yesterday. - ..
The' investigation is'fb be made
some; time within the ' next, i few
days. Four schools are out of line
with the ordinance, - according to
a recent report from : the city ea-
gineer. M I : V I
All the apartment houses nam
ed In the report have "agreed to
comply with ordinance within the
80 day period granted by the coun
cil resolution. . . - '
INSTALL NEW : OFFICERS
William McGilchrist, JrW heads
Realty Board For 1029
inetaugtioa or ofiieers and ?
discussioa of Better Homes week
were items coming before the 8a-
leqi Realtors " asioclatlon "at the
tuacheoaysiterday noon. f
."vyuiiaa MeQlichrtet, Jr.. sue-
eeedt 1. JBObtrer. ga president of
the organisation. other, new of
fleer are W. O. Krueger, first
Tieo "'.-resident! ' Paul Hendricks,
second. Y Ice-president; L E.1 Ob-
erer, secretary f W. M. Pennington,
treasurer; -and Karl Pe-Ins, George
Grabcnhorst, Leo Child -, members
of the ttecuttre comc.iue.
CMRIODI
EXECUTION
OFGOUPLE
Mrs. Ruth Snyder and Henry
Judd 'Gray Both Pay
Extreme Penalty
WOMAN TAKEN
TO CHAIR FIRST
. .ii
Slayer of Own Husband Goes
To Death Quoting Bible
END COMES FAST
Last Chapter Written In Sen
sational Murder Case As
Two Paramours Sent Before
Higher Tribunal
SING SING PRISON. OSSINlXft.
N. Y.. Jan, 12. (AP). Mm.
Ruth Snyder and Henrr Judd r.rmw
died in the electric chair tonight,
she crying out for forgiveness and
be inauuibly muttering prayers.- -
Airs. Snyder was nronounee4
dead at 11:09 o'clock and Gray at
u:is.
Both had been announced ro-
igned to their fate by their spirit
ual advisers shortly before tla
for the execution and they walked
to the chair without assistance,
Neither had been given an oniate
or stimulant of any sort.
As each sat in the chair a
priest for Mrs. Snyder and a min
ister for Gray, murmured prayers.
Execution On Schedule (
The execution was carried
through without the slightest
nucn. Just before ll,r.o'cixJt
Warden Lawea called the official
witnesses, four doctors and twen
ty reporters, into his office and
told them that the time had come.
Briefly he outlined the proced
ure, to avoid possible confusion.
fcna tnen ail started for the death
chamber. The way led out doors
t-cross the prison grounds. Into a
walled court and so through a
door directly Into the death cham
ber. T . - .
This is a large bright room
about fifty feet square with four
doors, four short benches for wit
nesses: and the chair.
There are.no other furnishings.
The plaster walls are a light
cream and the floor stone.. It Is a
room giving no impression of sad
ness but for the central chair with
its straps and metal.
Few See. Rvent
Besides the official witnesses-,
Afeven doctors, half a dozen
guards the executioner and his as
sistants and the warden were the
only ones in the room,
After all had entered - and
M-arcely before the' witnesses had
seated themselves or found stand
ing room along the walls Mrs,
Snyder was brought in . - - ;
She entered through a door be-
(CoDtinud on pag 4.) . ; "V?
OPPOSE CHANGES
IN VOTERS' ACTS
PROPOSED AMEXDMEVT PILED
BY ORGANIZATIONS C"
Would prevent declaring of Emer
gency in Matters Previously
Voted" i.
v The state legislature would be
prohibited from interfering with
legislation enacted by" the' voters
under the ; provisions of a pro
posed constitutional amendment
tiled in the. offices of the secre
tary of state here Thursday, ;
t The proposed amendment pro
vides that the- legislative assem
bly shall pot declare any emer
gency, in any bill which amends
any .law which has been approved
by the voterst nor shall the.-lfgis-lature
pass any act repealing1 any
lamwhleh has been approved by
the .voters. without referring such
repealing measure to the people.
The amendment is- sponsored by
the Oregon state federation of la
bor, Oregon state- crange. Order
ef Railroad conductors; and other
organizations. ; fr'-- :
The' secretary, of - state has re-,
ferred the proposed amendment to
the attorney general. 4 who will 5
prepare the ballot title.',.;;. "'"'
; In case the completed petitions
are filed in the state department
by .July the proposed, amend-,
ment will be. submitted to the
voters at the general election next
November. A total of 12,121 sig
natures to . the petitions" are , re
quired under the law. ?i ,
It was said that, the proposed
amendment waa inspired as . the
result of action taken by the last
leglalature in attempting to stay
operation of the so-cauea
1 wheel z legislation approved
fish
pre-'
vlousiy by Ue.toteta.
sioners say, . . " I
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