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Page 2A NORTHWEST East Oregonian Thursday, March 5, 2015 &KLHI-RVHSKVWDWXHJHWV'&ELG BRIEFLY Kate Brown signs lawsuit bill, KHU¿UVWDVJRYHUQRU lisher of The New Northwest, a newspaper devoted to women’s rights. She also wrote the Oregon Woman Suffrage Proclamation in 1912, said Eliza Canty-Jones, a public SALEM — Nez Perce leader Chief Jo- outreach manager at Oregon Historical So- seph and pioneering woman rights activist ciety. Abigail Scott Duniway should replace two There are 90 men and 10 women in other symbols of Oregon among the statues the National Statuary Hall Collection. It on display at the U.S. Capitol, a panel rec- wasn’t until 2000 that Congress decided ommended on Wednesday. states could switch out their statues. Sev- The Statuary Hall Study Commission en states have already done so, including decided it was time to update Oregon’s Ohio, which is in the process of replacing contributions to the National Statuary Hall Governor William Allen, a 19th century Collection in Washington, D.C., where congressman who supported the rights of HDFKVWDWHKDVWZR¿JXUHVWRVHUYHDVV\P- southern slave owners, with the inventor EROV 7KH ¿QDO GHFLVLRQ RQ ZKLFK VWDWXHV Thomas Edison. California replaced Civil will be representing Oregon still rests with War abolitionist Thomas Starr King with a state lawmakers. bronze statue of Ronald Regan in 2006. 6LQFH2UHJRQ¶VWZR¿JXUHVKDYH Oregon’s nine-member commission, been pioneer Jason Lee, a 19th century created by former Gov. John Kitzhaber last missionary who founded what became Wil- August, was initially tasked with deciding lamette University, and John McLoughlin, whether Lee’s statue should be replaced a fur trader known as the father of Oregon. ZLWKWKDWRIWKHODWH0DUN+DW¿HOG:RUOG “Much more Oregon history has been War II veteran and the longest-serving sen- written, and it was time to send statues of ator in Oregon’s history. two equally worthy individuals who repre- It instead recommended both Lee and sent different chapters in Oregon’s history,” McLoughlin should be returned to “places said Jerry Hudson, chair of the commission. of honor” in Oregon. So the commission decided to recom- AP Photo/Denis Paquin, File Though the commission had already en- mend that the McLoughlin and Lee statues come back to Oregon, and that they be re- This 1995 file photo shows a statue of dorsed removal of the two statues, several Oregon pioneer Rev. Jason Lee in the people spoke in favor of keeping them in placed by Chief Joseph and Duniway. Chief Joseph lived from 1840-1904 and Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill, in the their current homes during a public hearing preceding the commission’s vote, includ- was leader a band of the Nez Perce that was House Chamber in Washington D.C. forcibly removed from the Wallowa Valley the country know his name, which is ex- LQJ RQH PDQ ZKR WHVWL¿HG DV WKRXJK KH were McLoughlin himself. by the U.S. government. Joseph’s band was traordinary,” Platt said. The commission has been gathering in- among those that resisted removal during 'XQLZD\ ZKR OLYHG IURP the 1877 Nez Perce War. was known as “the pioneer woman suf- put from scholars and the public about who Chief Joseph is “Oregon’s only truly fragist of the great Northwest.” She and best represents Oregon, and it narrowed a P\WKLFDOKHURLF¿JXUH´VDLG$P\3ODWWD her family moved to Oregon in a wagon list of 10 candidates down to four in De- project manager at the Oregon Historical train, and she wrote about that experience FHPEHU$ORQJZLWK+DW¿HOG&KLHI-RVHSK and Duniway, former governor Tom Mc- Society. in novels. “I would say that most schoolchildren in )RU \HDUV VKH ZDV HGLWRU DQG SXE- Call was a contender. By SHEILA V KUMAR Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed a bill that changes the way Oregon handles class-action lawsuits. %URZQ¶VPRYH:HGQHVGD\PDUNVKHU¿UVWELOO signed as governor. Brown took over for former Gov. John Kitzhaber two weeks ago. The bill was a top priority for Democrats, who used their newly expanded House and Senate majorities to quickly push it through the Legislature. Democrats say their bill would prevent companies that break the law from keeping money they’ve earned illegally. Republicans say the measure would make it far too easy to bring large lawsuits in Oregon, damaging the business climate. They also say it would unfairly change the rules for a lawsuit already in progress against the oil company BP. BP has pledged to challenge the bill. $I¿GDYLWXQVHDOHGLQEDE\¶VGHDWK HILLSBORO (AP) — Police haven’t released the cause of death of the 6-month-old left in a car IRUVL[KRXUVODVWIDOOEXWWKHDI¿GDYLWVXJJHVWVWKH\ believe it was related to the temperature in the car, The Oregonian reported. 1RFKDUJHVKDYHEHHQ¿OHG3URVHFXWRUVLQ Washington County are waiting for evidence analysis at a federal crime laboratory. $FFRUGLQJWRWKHDI¿GDYLW-RVKXD)UHLHUOHIW work to go to daughter Jillian’s 6-month checkup and then drove her from the doctor’s appointment. He was supposed to drop her off at her day care, but he told investigators he started to think about ZRUNDQGGURYHVWUDLJKWEDFNWR,QWHO¶V-RQHV)DUP campus. He said he parked, got out and didn’t look back. He had lunch with a co-worker and went to meetings. Later in the day, his wife called him and said she was on her way to pick up their kids. He still didn’t realize what he’d done, he told police. His wife called him a second time when Jillian ZDVQ¶WDWWKHGD\FDUH7KHQ)UHLHUUDQRXWVLGHWR ¿QGKHUQRWEUHDWKLQJKHUOLSVEOXH$WWHPSWVWR revive the girl failed. Mother blames deputies, stun guns in suit over son’s death PORTLAND (AP) — The mother of a southern Oregon man who died during an en- counter with law enforcement RI¿FHUV KDV VXHG WKH 'RXJODV &RXQW\ 6KHULII¶V 2I¿FH VD\- ing deputies used excessive force. 7KH IHGHUDO ODZVXLW ¿OHG in Eugene on behalf of Ann McKelvey, who represents the estate, says deputies dis- charged Tasers at least a half dozen times when trying to stop Walter Ray McKelvey, IURPUXQQLQJLQWRWUDI¿FRQ 0DUFKLQFOXGLQJDIWHU he was restrained and told dep- uties his heart hurt. McKelvey’s attorney, J. Randolph Pickett, declined comment Wednesday. The VKHULII¶V RI¿FH GLG QRW LPPH- diately return a phone message seeking comment. According to the complaint and prior news accounts, the case began when Walter McK- elvey called police for help IURP 5D\¶V )RRG 3ODFH RQ Main Street in Canyonville, which is 200 miles south of Portland. McKelvey had many prior run-ins with authorities and was released from jail just a few days before. When Deputy Sam Clayton responded, McKelvey told him he didn’t call the sheriff’s of- ¿FH,QVWHDGKHDVNHG&OD\WRQ for a ride to the local casino. The deputy denied the re- quest and tried to leave. McK- HOYH\ KRZHYHU ÀDJJHG KLP down, saying he was being ha- rassed by people. The deputy saw no one harassing McKel- vey. Another deputy, Jayson )RUWH DUULYHG $V )RUWH FRQ- ferred with Clayton, McK- elvey went to the edge of the road and tried to hitch a ride to the casino. The deputies went to the street to speak with McKelvey, who told them he had used methamphetamine earlier in the evening. )RUWH WULHG WR SXOO 0F.HO- vey away from the street, but he broke away and went into WUDI¿FOHDGLQJWKHGHSXWLHVWR ¿UHWKHLUVWXQJXQV McKelvey fell to the ground, and the deputies got on top of him. The complaint VD\V GHSXWLHV FRQWLQXHG ¿ULQJ their Tasers, even after McKel- vey yelled for help. “Several witnesses were at the scene and also reported that McKelvey was crying out for help,” the lawsuit says. “Some witnesses even begged the deputies to stop discharging their Tasers.” The lawsuit does not identify the witnesses. McKelvey stopped breath- ing at the scene. An autopsy found that meth intoxication, a brain cyst and excited delir- ium — a condition in which the heart races during a period of stress, often after drug use — caused McKelvey’s death. The lawsuit says the depu- ties should have known not to use a Taser on someone who had taken meth. $JUDQGMXU\UXOHGLQ that the force used against McKelvey was legally justi- ¿HG The lawsuit seeks an un- VSHFL¿HG DPRXQW RI PRQH\ IRU WKH EHQH¿FLDULHV RI 0F.- elvey’s estate, including his parents, two daughters and a son. %HVLGHVWKHVKHULII¶VRI¿FH the lawsuit names the deputies and Taser International Inc. as defendants. Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 Didn’t receive your paper?&DOO EHIRUHSP7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\ RUEHIRUHDP6DWXUGD\ for same-day redelivery — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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Lo 38 24 29 43 24 32 36 30 30 29 23 25 25 36 41 41 30 29 34 39 24 37 32 24 36 39 33 W c pc pc s pc s pc pc pc pc s pc pc s pc pc s pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc s pc WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 47 73 59 52 78 35 49 50 40 80 53 Lo 27 68 47 38 45 24 31 42 24 61 40 W pc c s pc pc sn pc sh pc s c Hi 52 75 68 53 74 33 50 53 46 82 48 Fri. Lo 31 67 49 43 47 23 33 40 28 66 41 W s r s pc pc c c pc s s pc WINDS (in mph) Today Friday Boardman Pendleton W 4-8 W 4-8 W 3-6 W 3-6 UV INDEX TODAY 1 To submit engagements, weddings and anniversaries: HPDLOUVWUXWKHUV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRPRUYLVLWZZZHDVWRUHJRQLDQ FRPFRPPXQLW\DQQRXQFHPHQWV Legal Advertising:$PDQGD-DFREV DMDFREV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Today Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Coastal Oregon: Mostly sunny today. Partly cloudy tonight. Corrections The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. REGIONAL CITIES Forecast SUNDAY SUNNYSIDE, Wash. (AP) — State HQYLURQPHQWDORI¿FLDOVQRZVD\XSWR gallons of used motor oil spilled into irrigation ditches and the Yakima River in south-central Washington. 2I¿FLDOVLQLWLDOO\UHSRUWHGDVPXFKDV gallons of oil leaked from an aboveground storage tank on Sunday. But Ecology Department VSRNHVZRPDQ/LVD&RSHODQGVD\VRI¿FLDOV determined the tank on a former feed lot near Sunnyside could hold as much as 2,200 gallons. About 50 ducks, geese and other waterfowl have been reported covered in oil. 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Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 88° in Fernandina Beach, Fla. Low -23° in Lake Yellowstone, Wyo. NATIONAL CITIES Today Albuquerque Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Birmingham Boise Boston Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Fargo Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Hi 49 53 33 33 44 40 57 28 78 25 14 17 37 39 20 46 37 20 79 45 19 85 29 65 34 76 Lo 25 32 14 11 31 24 30 13 40 8 2 -3 21 21 4 28 21 13 68 29 -4 53 21 43 12 52 W s r sn sn pc i s sn r sn s s s s s s c pc sh r pc r s s pc s Hi 57 47 26 26 51 47 60 26 40 32 26 24 45 49 22 55 32 35 77 54 25 53 50 71 34 81 Fri. 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