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t-Thm Hall Refuses Qemency for Negro Slayer (Story also on page 1) A full hearing on Um case of Ward 11 Henderson, convicted slayer sentenced to die in the le thal gas chamber here Friday, has been given by hm office. Gov. John Hall said Tuesday in a lengthy statement. In which he denied clemency for the con demned man. , In the statement, the governor aid Henderson was convicted of fjrst degree murder before a jury In the Multnomah county' circuit court after a trial lasting nine ddi.yi, that a motion for a new trial as denied, and the state supreme court later affirmed the "decree of the lower court. Thereafter, the supreme court denied a petition for a rehearing. Governor Hall satd the defen dant was represented by two able attorneys, Walter . H. Evans, jr., nd John H. Holloway. with Judge .Frank J. Lonergaa preluding at the triaL Fell liearin Gives Governor Hall said a full hear ing and unlimited time has been given by the executive office to the attorneys for the defendant nd . to Irvin Goodman, attorney for the National Aaaociation for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple. The governor said he had re ceived 103 letters and petitions iking executive clemency for the defendant and all had received careful consideration. "But no one who has appeared before me and no oue in any of the i written requests received by my office has expressed any sym pathy or compassion for or on be half of the murdered man's wi dow or his two minor children. The governor also ed he had read every word of the testimony of fered at the trial In the lower court. Governor Hall stressed there had not been received any recom mendation from the trial judge or from the district attorney nor has there been any expression from any of the jurors, save and except the foreman, who recently wrote that had he to do it all over again upon the same evidence he would have voted to convict the defendant but would hae recom mended life imprisonment. Opsteee Capital rJaaeat The vast majority of letters re ceived on behalf of the defendant. Governor Hall said, were based upon the fact that the writers are oppooed to capital punishment, "f these individuals and organi sations feel so keenly about this, they should resort to our Initiative law and place before the elector ate of Oregon the question of whe ther the death penalty should be Invoked in capital offenses. How ever, until such time as capital punishment is removed from our constitution by the voter, It must remain the law of this state." Lse nit Caatiea Governor Hall said another pro vision provides that the chief ex ecutive has power to commute a sentence from death to life im prisonment. "My opinion is that this is a power that should be used with caution and only in the in teiests of justice. The question of the guilt of the defendant has been foreclosed by the verdict of the jury, and the trial judge had no alternative than to decree a death sentence in the absence of a re commendation from the trial Jury" The governor emphasized that the power to commute should be exercised only for the purpose of Qrqon. Wdn dory, Jan. 11, If 41 preventing miscarriage of Jus time, suck as showing that the accused did not have fair' trial or every opportunity to present a defense, the presentation of new ly discovered evidence since com pletion of the trial, or other ex tenuating circumstances. "In this case. Governor Hall de clared, "there Is no evidence or claim that the defendant did not receive a fair trial. There Is no indication that racial prejudice had any part in the case. The decision of the jury will not be disturbed and the law will take its course. Executive cle mency is denied." Republican Groups Plan To Coordinate The Marion county republican central committee, primed for this election year, will seek to form a coordinating committee with representatives of various republican groups In the county, it was decided Tuesday night by the central committee's executive board. For coordinating republican ac tivities programs, the central com mittee will ask for representa tives from Marion county chapter of the Oregon Republican: club, Young Republican club and "Wom en's Republican club. The executive committee last night voted against sponsoring a Lincoln birthday dinner here, but decided to request a bloc of tick ets for the Portland observance at which U. S. Sen. Leverett Sal tonstall of Massachusetts will speak. Precinct committeemen and committeewomen will be organiz ed by the central committee board to encourage registration for vot ing throughout their precincts. 45 Inducted Into Junior Y Induction ceremonies for 45 new junior division members of the Sa lem YMCA were conducted Tues day night by the junior board of directors, headed by Wally Nel son. Jack Spong was master of cere monies for the program, which in cluded remarks by Walter Miruer of the YM board. Wilford Loggan on senior high activities, Wayne DeMetz on junior high, Peter Pau lus on ende croup. Bill v. Duns- worth on swimming. Don Hughes on camping and Bob Hamblin on srrmnasium activities. The YM staff members were introduced. Refreshments were served to the group and to a large number of parents who attended. Plav Profits to Go For Auditorium All proceeds from three plays to be sponsored this spring by Sa lem 20-30 club will go into- fund for the civic auditorium proposed by Salem War Memorial associa tion, the club decided Tuesday night First of the plays will be February 27 at the senior high school. Speaker at the dinner at the Gold Arrow cafe was . Sidney LTambias. director of attendance for Salem schools, who spoke of Juvenile delinquency work. Rob ert Sandstrom was named to in vestigate possible club projects In thtat field. Committees for the plays in clude Hal Fane her and ; Harold White, publicity; Don Dawson and Morris Walker, mailing. JL Water Control District Talk Held at Pratum PRATUM, Jan. 20 Landown ers of this area crowded the Pra tum schoolhouse tonight to dis cuss the proposed Pudding river water control district and to reach general agreement that petitions should request Marion county court to call an election on the Issue. Four men who volunteered to circulate such petitions are Cor nelius Bateson, Pratum; J. J. Thompson. Salem route t, box 225; Oscar Meyers and E. Wen ger, both of Silverton. Several men present said they had signed the original petition requesting a district formation with the understanding that the district would have power only to negotiate with the federal gov eminent for a $110,000 grant for river clearance. Since, they said, they had learned such a district could tax and assess landowners. under certain conditions, for irri gation, flood control and drain age projects. Manton Carl of Hubbard con ducted the meeting and Attorney Peery Buren of Salem explained legal aspects of the new state law authorizing formation of such districts. Legion Supports School Expansion Unanimous support for the pro posed $3,500,000 bond issue and to enable a long range expansion pro gram for Salem public schools was voted Tuesday night by Salem post 136, American Legion. The post acted after an extensive report on the project by Chester Fritz, post commander, who had participated in Monday night's public meeting with the school board. Frank Cross reported at the meeting on last Saturday's district conference here, at which post 136 was co-host. Plans were laid for a late Feb ruary installation of new mem bers. Frantic Dog Bites Rescuer's Nose KLAMATH FALLS. Jan. 2(WP) Merle Anderson, 34, farmer, went to rescue one of man's best friends, and for his pains he got bit on the nose. He lighted a large Newfound land dog floundering in the ice and water of the Klamath river. He got a boat, paddled out. extend ed a helping hand. The desper ate dog's bite almost tore his nose from ais fsce. While Anderson went to sur gery, three others muzzled the dog and rescued her. City May License Professional Men .; PORTLAND, Jan. 20 -A- The city council today proposed an or dinance to license all professional men in Portland at a fee of $12 eech annually. Listed are 65 professional classi fications, including artUts. free lance Writers, journalists and mu sicians. Persons working on salary would be exempt. The ordinance will come up for first hearing Thursday. NEWSPAPERMAN DIES SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 20.-(P-Willlam Dwifrht Chandler, associ ate editor of the San Francisco Chronicle and former Seattle newspaper executive, died at his San Francisco home today of cor onary thrombosis. He was 69 and worked for newspapers since he was 10. Mr CuSMmSi to PORTLAND ONE-WAY PARE. tOc to SEATTLE ONE-WAT FARE. $3.30 rim, Tmn v A" Students Need , . Dr. K. E. Bering perfect eyesight Our registered optometrists will ex amine your child's eyes prescribe glasses, ii necessary. DIGNIFIED CREDIT BORING OPTICAL COMPANY 222 Ceert rWe f 5f Daughter Still Missing .... .,,...,: -..: d ,:- . : LOS ANGELES. Jan. 26 Mrs. Clara Horner (seated) and daagh ter. Miss Carele Hayden. 21, look at a plctare of 14-year-old Jaeqaellne Herner, talented pianist, whe vanished from her Les Angeles heme several days age. Mrs. Herner told pelice that her daaghter left heme after an argument, sapposedly for a studio ef a masic tacher. three blocks away. (AP Wirewhote te the 8tates- i) Fails to Enjoy Free Trip on Train to Albany Foster F. (Van) Van Osdol, salesmanager for Hogg Brothers store, took an unplanned train trip Monday night and said he didn't enjoy one minute of it. It seems Van and his wife took Mrs. VanOsdal's sister down to catch the 6 pm. train for San Francisco. Van obligingly carried the sister's suitcase aboard the train, carefully explaining to the porter at the door that he wasn't going along. The porter or the engineer, how ever, had a different idea and a minute later the train was rapidly picking up speed. Van frantically rushed to the conductor and ex plained his plight The conductor calmly told van he'd have to ride to Albany. Meanwhile, Mrs. VanOsdal stood on the station platform and watch ed the train depart with her hus band aboard. Excitedly she rushed into the ticket agent and the agent made arrangements with Albany for Van to return to Salem on the next northbound train. Van arrived back in town at 10 n.m. The ride didn't cost him a cent, he admitted, but "I was ner vous all the time because I thought my wife would try to follow the train in the car." Murray Requests Fishermen to Seek Substantial Raises ASTORIA. Ore.. Jan. 20 -(JF) CIO President Philip Murray to day asked the CIO International Fishermen and Allied Workers union to campaign fdr wage in creases, price control and ballot box control for lawmakers "who have attempted to place shackles on the trade union movement." In a letter to the union's annual convention. Murray urged that the wage increases be "substantial." Anti-British Riots in Iraq Bring Death to 8 BAGHDAD. Iraq. Jan. 20-(P)-Eight persons were killed and 140 injured today in six hours of wild rioting set off by more than 6.000 students protesting the revised British-Iraqi alliance. Police fired on the rioters and arrested hun dreds before order was restored. The United States information offices were stoned, but no attempt was made to break into the build ing. The new alliance provides for mutual aid in event either coun try is involved in war and for British training and arming of Iraqi forces. Husky Hopes Hurt SEATTLE, Jan. 2O-t0)-Wash-Ington's hopes of sweeping its cru cial two-game northern division basketball series this weekend with the Oregon Webfoots nose dived today as the Huskies' hard driving forward. Bill Vanden burgh. was hospitalized with an infected toe. t. r Dr. Baas Qaghes ' i S I W a 'Stork Derby' Winner Dies ELM VALE, Ont, Jan. 20 -(Jty-r Mrs. Annie Smith, 42-year-old na tive of Montreal who won $100, 000 in the celebrated Millar Will "stork derby," died yesterday. Mrs. Smith received the money from the estate of the late Charles Millar, a Toronto Lawyer who be queathed a major share of his es tate to Toronto mothers who gave birth to the most children be tween 1926 and 1036. Nine children formed the basis of Mrs. Smith's claim and six were living at the time of the award in 1938. 500 Arabs Attack Jewish Settlement YAHIAM, Palestine, Jan. 20 (if)- A band of 500 Arabs today attacked this Jewish settlement built upon the ruins of a cru sader castle near the Lebanese frontier and officials said nine Jews Were killed and 19 others wounded. British security forces withdrew st dusk efter motorized troops dispersed the attackers but the 100 Jewish settlers. Including 10 women, refused to accompany them. The Arabs directed mortar and automatic weapon fire la their assault. CHUBCH FIKE COSTLY QUINCY, Mass., Jan. 10 -(&)- A spectacular three-alarm blaze. In which three priests attempted to save valuable sacred property, de stroyed the Sacred Heart (Catho lic) church today, causing damage estimated unofficially at $500,000. Opens pja ALSO """ "Under the Tonto Rim" with Tim Uelt . Naa Leslie Richard Martin A Zaae Grey UNA tOMAVOEM lOCKHAtf COtiHNA muia Cant mitchcu STARTS TOiionnow! I SV . . -SB 4. & St 7 r i LAST TIMES TODAY! IN TECHNICOLOR "GOOD IIEUS" Presbyterian Moderator to Visit Salem Wilbur LaRoe, Jr., of Washing ton, D. C, moderator of the 159th general assembly of the Presby terian church, will visit Salem on Monday, January 26. A dinner in his honor is being given at the First Presbyterian church at 6:30 o'clock, with ministers and officers from every church in Willamette presbytery expected to be present. LaRoe also will speak at a pub lic meeting in the church auditor ium Monday evening at 7 JO. The moderatorship of the gen eral assembly is the highest honor ary office in the Presbyterian church in the USA. The modera tor presides at the annual meeting of the general assembly, which is the most important church meet ing of the year, a4d over the meet ings of the general council, which is the coordinating body of the church. He also is a member of the general council for three years and has wide appointive powers. LaoRe from 1933 to 1944 was chairman of the committee on civ ic affairs of the Washington Fed eration of Churches, and during World war II, was chairman of the citizens' committee on race re lations of the District of Columbia where the population is 28 per cent negro and racial relations dif ficult. Until his appointment to the general council of the Presby terian church in 1945, LaRoe was a member of Um church board of national missions. He was a mem ber of the committee on social ed ucation and action for several years and has been on the board of trustees of Princeton Theologi cal seminary since 1944. Street Names Recommended Recommendation that the city adopt the informal names now identifying McGil Christ street east of Summer street and Kumler street west of Summer was made to the Salem planning and zoning commission Tuesday night at city hall by Leonard B. Judson, prop erty owner in a south Salem area annexed to the city last year. His suggestions were referred to Milton Meyers, a commission member, for study and report back to the zoning group. YM Phalanx Club Organizes Phalanx, a YMCA service club for men 18 to 25 years old, organ ized in Salem Tuesday night, with nine local YM members electing Charles Chlttick temporary chair man and Bernie Phillips tempor ary secretary. The new club will meet next on Tuesday, February 10, to discuss Phalanx aims and objects and to consider, possible local projects. HURHYI LAST 2 DAYS I IMNM LUISE RAWER fWKI MMI a tOUit MMM FERIIAND GRAVET MILIZA KORJUS 2nd Hit! rami Kelly - Kay Seott in "Fear la the Night" Novelty - Warner Newt In m gay lopctmcnt ad vnfur that maktt Mexico City blushl Baas . 2nd Hit I Thrill A Adreniaret -BIG TOWN AFTEK DAKK" Philip Reed - O. Broek - ALSO -MARCH OF TIME Funeral Ship Still Smouldering at Sea NEW YORK,, Jan. 2MP-The Joseph V. Connolly, army funer al ship swept by fire Jan. 12, still is smoldering in the Atlantic and has drifted 150 miles northeast of its original position 900 miles east of New York, army officials said today. The coast guard cutters Bibb and Acushnet are expected to reach the Connolly tomorrow and to begin towing her back here. Carpenters Quit in Eugene EUGENE, Ore, Jan. 20-iiP)-AFL carpenters quit work at a score of construction projects in this area today. Including a housing unit for University of Oregon students,, as wage negotiations with contrac tors became deadlocked. A. J. Major, business manager for the union said most of the area contractors are paying the union's $2 minimum an hour for journey men wage scale demand. He said where the scale is being paid work will continue. A spokesman for General Con tractors association of Eugene said the union's 25 cent an hour de manded increase was discussed at sessions yesterday and today but no decision was reached. OPENS C:4S P.M. NOWI THE HORSE HEROINE OF THE FIGHTTNB SEA-BEES I THRILL CO-HIT! Gene Aatrey TRAIL TO 8AJ" AN TONE" Chapter Three! 7unai Rcddara" CARTOON - NEWS! (FIRST TIME SHOWN IN SALEM!):" ; IIEU TODAY! OTO i nnsT-nuii pictures! PHONE S721 OPENS t:4I P. M. j ii n Action, s0. r ThriU Packed Co-Hit ! J Toastmasters Talk Politics The pros and cons of variouf ' presidential candidates were disr . cussed by members of. Salem Toastmasters club Tuesday even ing at Nohlgren's, fat a rapid exl change of Ideas at which Wallace Carson presided. Hsrland Pear son was table topics .chatrmait. The club also discussed coopers! tion with Salem YWCA in the Town Meeting project, j Speakers at the meeting were! Robert Sprague, Harry Riches,1 George Moorhead, Charles C. Scbmitz and Ernest Byberg. Gen-; eral critic was Fred Pickhard. i 1 Mat. Dally Frees 1 Now Showing! CUEMtUPA vfj CSEY tZSSt AlrmsU Fex News! stepping stones' J ' .s.r aownmsiiro of stflDtlf v, ilia AVA vl CO-FEATURE I f A. "W r m 1 1
