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iAV, MARCH 2. 1920. THE CAPITAL JOURNAL C'l GIVES RIGHT TOHANGALLCLAIM could use such infuenee, or sue: wealth, or make such 'an appeal and thua get off with a term of life Im prisonment where another wlthou . vuutu iiui ninive such an appeal would be hung. The safety or our nation and of our Institu tions depends upon the clear wording and the indiscriminate enforcement wtr,n A t ..r ... iMuicaa vi luuucure, weaun or any other thing, of our organic or consti tutional law, "Third, space prevents going Into a detailed review of statistics and the ex periences of history which, however when gone Into prove conclusively that capital punishment Is not a deterrent to the potential murderer. A persorH seldom kills another with the expecta tion that he will be punished at ail. and if he does kill with a knowledge that he will be punished the conilit., of the murderer's mind is such, an ' his passions are so aroused, that -, punishment will act as a deterrent. Th, greatest deterrent of crime, and par ticularly of murder, Is to Instill deep the minds of all people the self -inter est served as well as the good morals of doing right, and In the conserva tion of human life by example and precept to hold it sacred. Life Is the only thing that once taken away man or the state cannot restore. "In concluding we would particular ly urge upon the voters that they d not vote on this measure in any splrl' of prejudice or revenge. The duty ot the citizen as well as the legisla or is to so cast his vote that the highest an best Interests of society and the atato as such shall be safeguarded; and no question of the rights or feelings or wishes of the convicted murderer en. ters into this matter. "Taken on the whole, it is the belief of the undersigned committee that th" highest Interests of our state and the best exercise of good citizenship will be had and made by casting a negative vote against this proposed amendment to our constitution," -"1 Jij J.iiii-. CARTER ELECTED JOINT CHAIRMAN it is riffht under the law to hang v8 person wno w !. - thta it r,Sht should; be Mlwry to hang ALL persons so TLd," according to the argument sdJ" ... ... .rctarv of state's Of- 1 Monday morning for publication official voters pampmei in op ' .".. h. oroposed constitutional jdment restoring capital punish ?h1roPosed law. the argu Jrtpolnts out a murderer possessed " . ,..,.,., or ability to Diav of wesi to iuwv,,w . v - - "to, sentiments or prejudices oi ,PT be enabled to escape the pity. and t0 pay or Ws frinnoniyoy ..t.R - at man unfortunate person would compelled to hang for the same The argument which was prepared m the legislative committee composed j senator W. H. Strayer and Repre- IjMiUtlves Mrs. Alexander Thompoun ; Eugene li. eninn, luuuns in luui Capital punishment was abolished b u State of Oregon by the vote of the people on Nevember 3, 1914. It ,hoaW be noted that this vote was ma OB a general election day after a jeiy thorough campaign had been mailt ooth fur and against , and at thick time as full a vote as might be reasonably expected was cast. The vote for abolishment of capital punishment was 100,525 and the vote against wyis 100,355, or In other words capital pun ishment was abolished In Oregon by the slight margin ol 157 votes. j "Because of a well defined call from i the people for an opportunity to again paa on the matter the legislature dur ing its special session provided that the question should again be submitted to th oeoDle, as per the proposed am- endiuent herein contained, but because i of the further fact that the people naa been so evenly divided on the proposi tion in 1914 the legislature took it to he fair both to opponents and propon ent! of capital punishment that argu ments both for and against should be. nreparea and published In the official Organization of the new fish and aamnhlet by special committees ap-!game commission was effected Mon, olnted for that purpose. The under-1 day afternoon at Portland, with E. signed, the committee appointed for lis. Carter of Ashland elected chalr the purpose of submitting negative ar- man of the Joint commission; F. M. guments, begs leave to submit the fol- Warren, chairman, and Chris Schmidt kwinKarguments against the proposed Astoria, secretary of . the fish corn adoption of this specific amendment , mission, and C. F. Stone of Klamath to our constitution relating to the res- Falls, chairman, and Karl Simmons toring of capital punishment:. of Eugene, secretary of the game "First, the people should be very commislon. careful and jealous of circumvention - Time of meeting was , placed for of the power to amend their organic the second Monday of each month, law, the constitution of our state, a; the sectional meetings to be held ut power which is directly reposed only .9:30 a. m. and the meeting of the In themselves. This question, after a joint commission to occur at 2 o'clock memorable campaign during which! A committee consisting of John Gill, the matter of abolishment of capital I.. N. Fleishner, Chris Schmidt and Punishment wns the main or ' one of , Frank Warren was appointed to ef Ihe main issues, was once decided by feot the segregation of the two com the people. Any proposed reversal of missions. the people's judgment of them should :' Fish Warden Clanton was rcap he taken under as nearly as possible pointed by the fish commission, and the game circumstances with the same State Game Warden Sehoemaker was opportunity for a clenr understanding j reappointed by the game commission, of the question involved as was given (The deputies were reappointed and before, This is not true of the now 'recommendations of Warden Sehoe proposcd reversal of judgment. It is! maker as to the movements of depu propowid and made mandatory, that ties were approved. The salaries were the Question shall be decided at a spo- j continued at the former rate. : Al election to be held on the same ' To straighten out any possiblo tan fete as the national and state elections gle, it was agreed that all current Tlth other matters of direct import- vouohers would be signed by a ma ance to the people on the ballot; and it Jority of the new general commis 1 1 safe to assume that this' question, sion and hereafter, the game vouchers though a vital one, will not rece've the will be signed by a majority of mem Mtention it deserves from the minds of bers of that commission and the we people, over-shadowed, as it will vouchers of the fish commission will he. Even thnwa t ..-I .I..t- . ' t, t .,,.1 K. n laaat tvun nt ita mftlll- . ,,, jiuiviJlt3 iitvor 't3 oigiicu MJ t wpijal punishment should, In our Judg bers. ; merit, vote against this measure nnd A thorough investigation of the inns discourage and rebuke any clc- fishing question on the Rogue river went Indirectly taking advantage of 'was launched, and the commission wme8 of stress (when the people's authorized contracting with the fed- mmos are so occupied and stirred hv eral hatcheries for 1,000,000 trout nw "alters) to put over a proposi- eggs. A committee was appointed to they favor such as this, which is visit Alsea river to make a new dead oeep, moral question. line for the fish nets, and a commit- tnd' tho la,v Proposed Is not a tee will also visit the proposed' site Jn i. .eht out Iaw' 11 reads: 'Tha of a combination hatchery at Oak ia!t tor murder in the first degree . ridge. ' w , ln' e!CCf'Pting when the Bn.l r?',8ha" its verdict recom' end hfe Imprisonment, in which case Mte the penalty shall be life imprison- - juuBiutjni or mis com- STRICT ECONOMY BY PU3USHERS IS ONLY SHORTAGE SOLUTIO tenslbly designed to aid publishers, will j ing at home from Sunday school and d. more harm than good. It is up to other public gatherincs, as they fear the publishers themselves to work out the tafluenta their own salvation." i we understand that J. Wisenburg us on the sick list. Mttee if . V, I. . . 1 c Biiitv-. , , nus lnat a Person it. on LneM under th l to hang gul!tv Ku, wh0 18 thus adjudged X e rv ti9rlEht -nould be r;r?.,:0rsanlc lllr hulJ not or dCd that a murderer of Influ on."..u. one Possessed of wealth, or .may raake an anneal tn th. nt. fmm a fofirth to a third of the The Rev. Dr. Marie A. Blackwell of Elizabeth, N. J., ninety-four years old nastor emeritus of All Sants' Unitarian church of that place, Is the first wo-. man to be ordaihed a minister in the United States. Despite her age, Mrs, Blackwell is mentally active, but her eyesight is falling. She hopes to live until next November and then be able to cast her first vote. The head of a whale usually occu- ""timents'or Prejudices of tho Jury, animal's whole length. Jfiis Pretty Girl Defies Age Using Ordinary Buttermilk To Beautify Her Complexion fc'lta Druggie y ' tone; ot To Take Anyone's Wr77. ltm BPliKhtfnl Z ihI Improve ' ly It Today A( Our '. . pense. ' ttermt'ir r- ' Klost ni-L Lrtam create beauty ' to OUrur ., aglc- The most wonder hil7uK.ll,)out 'it is the fact that femD l?s the dullest, most life ak.. 1 ,on to radiant beautv nnd 0y whi." r"sh hands or. arms Uoa- ft acm.i?' use aftcr aHic- iidlant beauty and f tnere is not m the mnZ 7 '"nes 'rom sight produce th. , almofiPne '" iat,LwhUlw you are'trjub fGnes. o0r poPlexion, wrinkle. " feet r" the freckle. n, . .?' around the mouth, vSnd by 1 ?6 face- hands cr arms any c, "f J eun- J'ou will find d', theBe doubles will o8j-fl'. v. ""r"r -ttn the use of To f Butt. lrmllk Cream. iifaetion, get a small quantity tooay with the understanding that the pur chase rnoney will be cheerfully re funded to any dissatisfied user. - n j v Beautiful actress says, "A short mas- j saee with Howard's Buttermilk Cream I at night before reUring is ail that fa; New York, Mar. 1. The present ewsprlnt "famine" cannet be ended, n fact, will grow worse until all publishers realUe that suggested econ my and conservation measures are dl- ctly applicable to them, U B. Fal ner, manager of the American News sper Publishers association, said. "Most newspapers have also pledged me form of conservation, such as re ducing their size and raising; advertis 'ng rates, but the newsprint tan-In vill continue to grow until all carry his muc further and put into effect nore stringent and uniform conserva tion measures." Palmer declared. ' Feel They Ave Exempt. "The trouble Is that many publish ers feel they are exempt. They must e made to realize that the various lans suggested for relief of present londitions apply to them personally, 'ust as the no smoking' and 'no ad- nitance' signs with the popular post script, -tms means you. "The newsprint industry is in the same position as housing. The de mand which spurted immediately after ne hostilities ceased in the world war far outstripped the supply and it may 'ake from two to four years for the 'wo laws suopty and demand to be come co-related again. - Advertising Grows. "The greatly increased demand for newsprint is due to the remarkable growth In advertising. This, in turn, 's the direct result of the education the country received during the war 'n the value of newspaper advertising as cempared wi'h all other methods. I doubt very much if the present boom In advertising will ever recede to any great extent. "The bills now before congress, os- WestStayton "West Stayton. Mar. 2. Mr. nnd Mrs. Thos. R. McClellan are visiting Mr. cClellan's sisters, rs. c. Martin and Mrs. Condit, at Aumsville. Clarence Bowne spent Sunday with his brother. Bruce Bowne. Mrs. h. C. Mills and B. H. Cham berlin were visiting with Mrs. Liuie Butts last Tuesday. . We understand the flu is very se vere In Aumsville and the schools have been closed at that place for about two or three weeks, X. F. Lambert has just completed putting out a large strawberry patch. Surprise parties seem to be the or der of the day as there were about 30 gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Thos. It. McClcllan's and noti fied Mrs. McClellan that It was her birthday and to come over to the hall where a nice supper Is prepared for you, and she received several little presents. The crowd enjoyed them selves In visiting and those who cared to played games until about ten o'clock then they had lunch, after which many songs were sung. All de parted for home wishing Mrs. Mc Clellan many more happy birthdays. E. P. Mills was greatly surprised last 'Wednesday evening when about 17 neighbors were in the house when he came in from the barn. Ho really forgot all about barn, chores and thought it best to clean up and get ready for the delicious lunch that the good neighbors had brought for his special benefit. Bruce Bowne is preparing to set out a large yard of loganberries, as there are many others of this com munity going to do likewise. L. C. Mills and family Sundaycd at the home of K. P. Mills. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. 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