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►AY, APRIL 12, 1927
Executive Clemency Alone
Can Save Convicted
Man From Gallows
usually Interesting Pro
gram at Club House
wk of Chief of Police Mc-
ffabb Praised by Bead
of Liquor F orces„
Claims to Have Been Forced
at Point of Gnn to Trans
port Machine Gnn
OHIBITION
OFFICERS INVESTIGATE
GAINING
Prohibitionists could receive
much comfort from the cheering
_ »message of Roy C. Lyle, admin
istrator of tbs twentieth district,
comprising Oregoa, Washington
and Alaska, with offices in Se
attle. who with W. K. Newell,
former Ashland resident apd now
Deputy Prohibition administra-
tor.for Oregon, and L. O. Shirley,
special representative in this dis
trict stopped off in Ashland yes
terday for a brief visit with
Chief of Police McNabb, and city
officials.
Mr. Lyle has charge of the
prohlbltlbn enforcement work in
the territory mentioned,' and is
exceedingly potomistic over the
strides that prohibition is mak
ing, not only i«r his territory hnt
throughout the United States as
well. "There are many factors
that are bringing thia aboat." the
official stated, “the chief oae of
which is the cooperative spirit
that exists among the official».
The people, to mnst have a kind
ly feeling for prohibition to keep
such men in office, and to back
them up In their dally work/'
Chief Praised
Oregon officers in general, and
r Chief of Police McNabb in par
ticular were paid a high tribute,
when the visitor desiared that j
ho -had boon keeping a eardfnf
chock oa the work that was be
ing done locally end that the ,
chief deserved an unusual amount ,
of credit for the cooperation he ]
was extending to nil officers, and j
for his individual ability In do
ing his utmost to carry out the j
. law without fear or favor.
]
The number of convictions that (
were being obtained was addi- ]
tlonal proof offered by Mr. Lyle,
that prohibition was making 1
some large gains. This conld nob »
be done If there was not a de
sire o n ' the part of the people I
and the officers to see the law I
successful; he further explained.
Liquor Scored
The type of bootleg liquor that
was being pat on the market
now came in for a severe denun- ]
elation, by the .prohibition offic
ial.
The moonshine he stated
was made under decidedly un
sanitary cqndittohs, the stills
were often poisonous, and the XI
ingredients used were filthy. The tl
nature of the business was such c
that the liquor had to be dis- w
posed of quickly and this resulted tl
In much green liquor being plac- C
ed on the market. Smuggled 11- •
qnor was also refered to as be
ing green, as well as much of o
it being misbranded which creat- li
ed a dangerous situation.
v
Sixty men are under the dlr si
rectlon of Mr. Lyle, and these V
sixty men have a total of a mil- n
lion miles to cover, which makes p
it next to impossible to give the tl
service that the directing head *
would like to see in force.
tl
The men went from hei*e*• to
Portland,
p
Six Are Injured
By An Explosipn
VENICE. April 12.— (IP)— 8fx
persons were injured, one serious
ly, when a popcorn machine, em
ployed by a motion picture com
pany, blew Up here today.
William McMurray, a s p e c t a
to r/w a s removed te a Santa Won-
lea hospital suffering from *er-
lous burns and cats. „
William fteyer, a camera »an ,
was cut by flying glass and Harri
son Martel, playing the leading
role in a comedy that, wka being
filmed, sustained an Injured back.
.T h e other injured, were specta
tors.
, »
. PORTLAND, April' 12.— (IP)—
Working on a murder theory,
Portland police todav partially
vertihed tne story of Fred Hol
st rum, contractor, that four men
kidnapped him last night and
foiced him to transport a B i-
chine gnn, other arms and a
sack containing what he thought
was a human body to the Wil-j
lametta »lough, where they were
dumped into the water.
He was accosted on the Beaver
ton highway while on bin way
to Portland, by men with a sack
containing something that moved!
near him. He was driven at the]
point of a gnn to the sidugh I
and then to Salon creeks W ash..]
where he was tied and the men]
fled in a waiting machine. He]
hobbled to a farmhouse and sent I
In a police alarm.
No trace of the men nor any |
trace of the sack In the slough
has been found. The grass where
he s a id . they had stopped was I
trampled. Fred OIbbs, the ranch- ]
er to whom Holstrnm appealed I
bore ont his history. It is co
siderdd possible that the mer ]
are the same as the ones that |
robbed a department store here]
Sunday night obtaining *20.090. |
|
An unusual program feature
SALEM, April 12.— Only the
(, will ba the reading of Edgar
intervention of Governor I. L.
I Allen P oe’s "Raven," accompan-
Fnttersoi^pan now save Ellsworth President Milin Anncnucss
if led by the University of Oregon Quarter of a Million Fans Kelly ffom the noose. The United
Chairman for Chamber’s
L slides, which will be given by Dr. Are Anxiously Watching
States supreme » court Monday
Standing Committees
Weather
(Conditions
: Mattle Shaw nt the Civic Club
dismissed his appeal from his sen
i | House on Thursday evening. Al-
tence h&nded down from the Ore DISCUSS INCOME TAX
. * ■■ ■■• I I. •
{
1 though the poem Is sometimes
gon supreme court.
*
-considered more or less depress-
The governor, it is learned, is J. W. McCoy Ijeade Rem d'Tabto
i Ing Dr. Shaw wlH give It an bn-
Discussion of Mate Taxa
not expected to Interfere with the
. tirely «different tone. In her Walter Johnson, Slated .to Pitch oourse of the law in the case. It
tion Problem
1-skillful manner, with the illus- „ Opening (lame, Laid up With
was also Indicated here today that
' trattone ns a background, It has
Broken Leg
Today’s Forum consisted of a
the appeal of James Willos, com
I been worked out In the form of
panion of Kelly in the sensation discussion of the Income Tax bill
| an enchanting fantasy which gives
al prison break of August, 1925. led by J. W. McCoy, which will be
I It unusual charm. D r.. Shaw’s
which resulted in the killing of more fully reported tomorrow.
> ability on the platform Is too well
two guards will be dropped and Next Tuesday’s Forum will fea
1 known to need comment and the
the fate of the two men left to the ture the high school debating
I rending Thursday evening Is to be
team.
mercy o f the governor.
, one of her beet efforts.
President Mills announced the
Attorneys for Willos already
1 ’ Delightful musical numbers will
have applied to the governor for chairmen of standing committees
be given by local celebrities in-
commutation of the death sen for the year as follows: the com
. eluding Hr. and Mrs. L Hansen.
tence to one of life imprisonment. plete .personnel! will be announc
J Messrs V. O. N. Smith and Moon,
Kelly will be resenteticed as ed later; Advertising and public
[ Mrs. A. E. Woods and Rose Alkens
soon as the mandate of the Unit ity, J. H. McGee; agricultural
i end the high school glee clubs,
ed States supreme court Is receiv land settlement, J. C. Hopper;
i Miss Woodworth has an enter-
ed, and a new date set for his ex- auto camp and tourists. A, E.
tai nt ng rending with a musical ac familiar roar that accompanies ecution
Kinney Bands and mnslc, O. S.
companiment by Miss Hinkle, and the* first flash of a new white
Butler; celebrations, H. L. Clay-
the normal school will furnish a baseball dowp "the groove" will
comb; civic affairs, R. L. Burdic,
.» pleasing dancing number.
calute the season’s start from Bos
Jr.; education and schools, E. V.
The proceeds from the enter ton to St Louis at 2:30 p. m.
Carter; endorsements, T. H. Simp
tainment are to be used to fur sharp.
son; entertainment. Lew Hansen;
nish a rest room for the girls of
The booming cheer which rises
finance and budget. O: O., Eu
the high school. When the school in a crescendo o f Joy if the pitch
banks; forums. Geo. W. Dunn;
I was ^uUt a rest room was pro is a strike, sinks to a growl “ of
house committee, Fred Taylor;
vided for teachers who have al maledtctiffn If .the ball missed the S e v e r e Reprimand From Industrial development', L. S.
Judge Brings Request
ways been more than generous In plate or breaks off into excited
Brown; legislation, F. C. Homes;
for New Trial
allowing students the use of It yells If the batter clouts one, is
membership and trade relations,
When nbcesa&rjL but as the attend like the throaty cry of "they’re
O. 'F. Carson; retail trade, O. H.
ance Has increased the number of off,” which signals the springing
Billings roads and highways, W.
teachers has baa to be Increased of the barrier In a clasaic race.
M. Briggs; sports, Louis Dodge.
and the one room Is now entirely
This year all signs point to both
inadequate. The fitting up of baseball pennant races fulfilling
this room has been one of the the hopes which the nation’s fans
major efforts of the high school put into.that opening salute.
parent-teaeher association this
It is baseball tradition that a
Club’s mostly highly prized pitch
er shall have the honor of work
ing the opening game of the sea
Fighting” Bob Schuler
son. Sometimes sentiment take's a
Musk Pay Damages
hand In deciding who shall pitch.
AmouimDg to 1^00
O. A 0. Land Grand Money
Demands From State
to be Protested
ROSEBURG, April 1 2 .— Gay
Gordon, district attorney for
Douglas connty will represent the
18 land grant counties in the
suit brought wt Salem against
Marion connty for a portion of
the O. and C. tax refund.
Practically all of the coanties
have announced they will main
tain their refusal to divide the
funds * with the state. The cost
of opposing the state’s action will
b«T borne proportionately by the
counties.
•
Some time ago the coanties or
ganized to defend their claims]
and
because
of
h is
k n o w led g e
of the land grant counties, and |
his association with the bill In
Its passage by. congress. Gordon
was elected attorney to represent
the counties.
Negro Insists That
He is a Murderer
CHICAGO, April I F — W illie
Hendricks, negro, had his heart
set on getting hlinself arrested for
murder, but it took him an hoar
Monday t; persuade Sheriff Chas.
Gra^don that he was a legitimate
ockup 'candidate. Examinations
at the coroner’s finally convinced
the skeptical sheriff that Hen
dricks had been sought since No
vember for killing Emoaes Neb
son.
"I’d have been in earlier, sher
iff," apologised W illie, "hnt I
couldn’t find your office.”
WASHINGTON—"(IP)— Ameri
cans are the cleanest people in
the world, according to the De
partment of Commerce.
In many foreign
countries
modern plumbing equipment is
considered as’ ï lu x u r y a n d fo i-
(his reason few sanitary (lxttrae
are sold abroad. While the de
mand for .modern plumbing is
increasing, throughout the qorld,
it is confined almost entirely to
Mies Minnie PAley Here—
Miss Minnie P o ls/, V i o S ’ a
teacher in the Roosevelt high
school at Oakland, Cal., has ar
rived In Ashland to spend the
'Easter vacation with her mother
and sister oa B street. Miss P ole/
formerly taught *n th® io®*1 klgh the wealthy clasaes, according to
the Department.
school.
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OXFORD, ESC.— (LP>— Oxford
Walter Johnson would, have
LOS ANGELES, April 12.— (IP)
bags wijl no longer he Oxford been selected to take the mound
— The long legal battle between
if the present “anti-flop” for the Washington senators, but
Rev. Robert Spbalar .(Fighting
Campaign of the “Isis,” Oxford’s a broken ankle bone will force the
Bob) militant m«tor of the Trinr
official student publication, re- “big train" to watch from the side
•ty Methodist church hers, and
cejve» popular support.
lines, while another old timer,
the Rev. Georgs C.> ^Richmond,
would be to the good if Stan Covele8kie. Works In his
cams
to a probable end here when
DETROIT, April 12.—-(IP)— Mo
more members of the University place.
the state supreme court ruled Dr.
tion
for
mistrial
of
the
million
were to give up the convenient,
After remaining a hold out dur
Schuler must pay Richmond *1-
though disgusting grey trousers In ing a considerable part of the dollar Ford-Saplro libel suit.jnade damages. '
by
William
Henry
Gallagher
be
favor o f oomplete suits,” <he Isis spring training season, Herb Pen
Dr. Richmond’s suit for *50,000
recehtly sold. "We make fren- nock deprived himself of the cause of a sever reprimand by based on charghs that he wae
Judge
Fred
M.
Raymond
to
sied efforts to be metropolitan in pleasure of flinging in the opener
counsel for the plaintiff, was de kicked out of the Episcopal
onr mental fashions; why should for the New York Yanks.
church" was tried several years
Waite Hoyt gets the call to start nied Monday.
we not aleo do so in our physical
ago
In St. Mary’s county.
Apparently at the direction of
fashions?”
against the Athletics.
A verdict of *1 was returned at
his client, Aaron Saplro, the
Jewish lawyer and cooperative that time and Rev. Schuler filed*
organiser, Gallagher made the* mo an Appeal which resulted in Mon*
f
tion immediately after a ten min day’s decision.
Rev. Schuler, who spoke of
ute talk by the Judge regarding
Rev. Richmond In his magaslne
procedure and delays.
Without hesitating Judge Ray under the title "our fool friends,”
mond denied the motion and Gal may carry the matter to the Unit
lagher ordered to take his seat. ed States supreme court, it . was
I»
“Objection,” said Gallagher, as 'ntimated.
he sat down.
The flurry occurred toward the
close of the first day of the fifth
week of the trial.
United Sates Senator James A.
LONG ISLAND VILLAGE. N.
Reed, who has been cross examin V.. April 12.— Mrs. Ruth Brown
ing Saplro for three weeks, con Snyder.
dissatisfied
suburban
tinued questioning the plaintiff housewife, and Henry Judd Gray,
after denial of the motion.
philandering corset salesman, will
anrWer Jointly next Monday te
first degree murder Indictment
SCOTLAND YARD AUTOS
for
the slaying of Mrs. Snyder’s
EQUIPPED WITH RADIO
husband.
Supreme court Justice Town
LONDON (IP)— Owing to a snd-
send
Scndder denied Mrs. Sny
den Increase in crimes by motor
bandits In London, Scotland Yard der’s p iss for a separate hearing
— London’s famous detective bur Monday evening, explaining that
eau— is shortly to be equipped ha coaid see no reason why she
with fleet of high powered "chas should not ho tried a t the name
er” cars equipped with wireless time as the man who in aeeaned
of conspiring with her to dispose
receiving sets.
The new "chasers’* will supple of Albert Snyder, her art editor
ment the present fleet o f police husband, by beating h’m with a
motor tenders, which are useful •nah weight and garrotlng him
for patrol work but are not de with picture wire.
It was evident to all observ
signed for high speed.
ers,
if they doubted It befote
It Is planned to keep the
rhaser» continuously petroling the that whatever might ho eccepy-
streets prepared at any moment ing the minds of the former
to receive pursuit instructions "greet lovers" ft Is not worry
from headquarters through their over what may happen to 4h»
- "
wireless outfits. The cars will other.
Facing the acvoeattoa that she
bear distinguishing marks to en
able them to he given every facil is a self made widow, Mrs. Say-
ity (or getlng through traffic
Hocks once thsjr are in action.
Motor-cycles were considered tor
a time ba( U * w finally decided
that they would not be so effic
ient for pursuit work as small
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