PAGE THREE OREGON NEWS ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST Brief of Resume Of Happenings the Week Collected for Our Readers. Explosion of an abandoned carbide tank fatally injured Tod Foster. 17, son of Fred Foster of the Ochoco pro ject, four miles north of Prinevllle. Andy Willis of North Powder was appointed water master of water dis trict No. 3, including Union county and the North Powder river country. Stock fire insurance in force in Ore gon December 31, 1925, totaled $683,- 968,868, according to a report prepared by Will Moore, state insurance com missioner. Jake Niebert, Stayton, reputed to be a well-to-do farmer, was fined $50 at Albany after pleading guilty to a charge of failing to give animals suf ficient feed. Portland claims the oldest bride in America. Mrs. Mary Jane Jenny, 91, was married to George H. Goehler, 79, at the home of the bridegroom’s granddaughter. Warrnton high school won the de- bating championship of western Ore gon by defeating Grants Pass, 2 to 1, on the subject of free text books in Oregon schools. Arthur Coffey of Cloverdale obtain ed the contract for a new school build ing at Neskowin. Coffey’s bid was $3700. The plans call for a modern one-room school. The first ripe cherries of 1926 were reported by W. R. Bailey, Mill Creek orchardist in The Dalles district. The cherries are ripe several weeks ahead of schedule, it was said. The Salem city council, at a meeting there, authorized the Salem street car company to substitute busses for street cars on what is known as the Commercial-Fair Grounds line. Salem canneries have announced that they will accept no cherries this season infected with the cherry mag got. Cherry growers will meet May 18 to discuss control of the pest. A southbound Southern Pacific log ging train of 40 cars was derailed last week in what was reported to be one Of the worst wrecks ever experienced on the Weed-Klamath Falls-Kirk line. The Oregon federation of women's clubs closed its 26th annual conven tion in La Grande with election of of ficers, making Mrs. G. J. Frankel, prominent Portland club woman, head of the state federation. EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1923 C O V E R N O R P IE R C E IN When he took charge o f the Peni D E F E N S E O F P A R O L E S tentiary there were approximately The records o f the Much adverse criticism has re 400 inmates. cently been voiced on the number Penitentiary show that, on an aver 1 o f pardons granted by Governor age, one man is received and one discharged each day. The number Pierce during his administration. So much misinformation has been o f inmatc-s varies from 450 to 550 constantly. In forty months there given publicity by his critics that have been approximately 1200 ad the following statement o f facts missions. This, with the original will doubtless be appreciated by the 400 he received, makes 1600 cases public generally. under the Governor’s management The power to issue pardons, re It is thus seen that in only one case prieves and commutations is placed out of twelve clemency o f any kind in the Governor’s hands by the Con has been exercised. Only four o f stitution o f the State Sec. 14) and those were full pardons, each grant such powers are further defined in ed after a most exhaustive investi section 1714 o f the General laws. gation and after Governor Pierce Paroles are provided for by statute was fully satisfied and convinced Section 1723, Chapter XVIIIA. there had been a miscarriage o f ju s To most people these various tice. terms are confusing and all acts of The Governor’ has granted 10 re executive clemency are generally in prieves to convicts. He has allowed correctly called “ pardons.” some men to return to their homes A parole is not a pardon. It for a few days to attend funerals. simply provides fo r certain offenses Recently, he granted a fifteen day and first offenders, that when one- reprieve to a man in order that he half the imposed sentence has been might be at home with his wife dur served, upon the recommendation of ing her confinement, there being the Parole Board, the convict may several small children to be cared serve the last half o f the sentence for during the mother’s confine outside the penitentiary under the ment and the family was destitute supervision o f a parole officer. Such being at the time county charges. prisoners are subject to be returned There have been 37 cases o f com inside the prison walls at any time mutation o f sentence. Those cases during such parole at the will o f the were fully investigated, passed up Governor. This humanitarian meas on by the parole board and reviewed ure is the outgrowth o f fifty years by the Governor. Here is one 6uch o f study and investigation by pris case: A white man, an ex-soldier, on officials and criminologists. The serving a seven year sentence for sentences imposed by judges are statutory rape, the victim being a made with a full knowledge o f the minor girl, had served one-half his provisions o f the parole law. In sentence. An investigation revealed stead o f the parole law operating to that nearly eleven months after the make it easier fo r offenders the charged date o f the offense the girl records actually show that in over gave Jpirth to a baby which was 3500 cases checked at the Oregon plainly o f Philipino blood. The man State Penitentiary the convict ac had made his defense that a Phili tually served 28 days longer under pino was the father o f the unborn the parole system than under the child. This, the girl denied on the old system before the Parole Board stand. Her condition was plainly was established. The facts are that apparent to the Jury. They convict the courts impose longer sentences ed him. He was sentenced for seven now, and the unserved portion o f years, and had served one-half o f the sentence under parole is held as his sentence. The child was located a check over the man until the full and brought to the Governor’s office. time is up. It was plainly o f dark-skinned blood. Pardons are o f two classes,— full pardons and conditional pardons. A full pardon restores a convice to full citizenship and wipes out all the sentence against him. Conditional pardons are granted with certain conditions set forth therein with which the prisoner must comply ,but failing t0 comply with those condi tions he is to be returned to serve the remainder o f his sentence. These conditions may be anything possible o f performance and are wholly with in the Governor’s power to pre scribe. Reprieves are simply a suspension o f the sentence imposd fo r a certain Seven thousand more automobiles period o f time. They do not in any are using the bridges across the Wil oway relieve the prisoner fo the lamette river in Portland this year final effect o f the sentence. than traveled them last year, accord Commutations are a change of ing to a traffic count just completed the sentence imposed and are usual by O. Laurgaard, city engineer. ly exercised to shorten a sentence. A severe electrical storm south of A commutation has the effect o f Baker Thursday afternoon brought ending the penalty at the end o f death to Toney Hupprich, 44, and for the time set in the commutation and a short time terrorized ranchers of automatically restores citizenship. the entire Bear valley section, many Remissions mean a lessening or a of whom had never seen its equal in removal o f the fines imposed. Oregon. COUNTY JAIL CASES: There Lloyd Carver, 20. "Jitney" driver at are 36 counties in Oregon and every the plant of the Westport Lumber county jail has its qouta o f prison company, was burned to death last ers, many o f the jails being crowd week when baby clothing hanging be ed. Sentences frequently call for hind a stove caught fire and caused several months imprisonment and in destruction of the Carver home at addition thereto a heavy fine. This Westport. is right. Lawlessness must be Independent fishermen of the upper curbed. But, when a sentencing Columbia river filed in the state de judge and district attorney find in partment at Salem an initiative bill some case that the prisoner after prohibiting the taking of salmon from serving his jail sentence is absolute any stream in the state of Oregon by ly penniless and unable to pay his use of fish wheels, traps, seines, trolls fine and, in addition, his family is or trammel nts. in destitute condition and being Another bond Issue to provide funds supported by county funds or by for extension of the Eugene water charity, the sentencing judge and mains to outlying districts is being district attorney have recommended discussed and plans are being laid for that the man be released in order to calling an election, according to Carl earn money to support his family A. McClain, superintendent of the city and that he be allowed to pay the fine in installments. The Governor public utilities. The heavy rains of last week has granted clemency upon such rec brought smiles of satisfaction to rail ommendations in many cases, us way men and bankers of Portland. ually with a Conditional Pardon or Freight traffic representatives almost Reprieve, either o f which would be In chorus referred to it as a "million- revocable at any time the man failed dollar rain," and financial men spoke to comply with the specified condi tions. of it with enthusiasm. In the forty months o f Governor Operating Income from the Oregon Pierce's administration, a total o f lines of the Oregon-Washington Rail 283 such county jail cases have road A Navigation company during been handled with some form o f 1925 totaled $4,421,789 32. according to clemency, and only 6 o f these cases the annual report of the corporation were granted outright pardons. 3 filed in the offices of the public serv sentenceg were commuted, 54 par ice commission at Salem. tial remission o f fines were made Rains on the Umatilla national for and the balance were repreives or est. mixed with the snow, have done conditional on fines being paid in much to assure plenty of rang-; for cat installments after jail sentence had tle and cheep thia spring and summer, been fully served. This relieves the according to J. F. Irwin, forest su taxpayer o f the expense of keeping pervisor. Grass In the low hills had •uch prisoner idle in jail laying out been drying up before the rains. a fine at the rate o f 12.00 a day. The postoffice department notified In such cases such time would Repre entetlve Nicholas J. Sinnott Of amount to two or three years. The Dalles that the contract for deliv PENITENTIARY CASES: From ery and collection of mail between the Penitentiary, which it under the Condon and Prairie City over the John exclusive control o f the Governor, Day highr. ay under a new fast sched he has exercised his right o f clem ule has b en awardd Louis Wolden- ency in 139 cases since his admin burg of Canyon City, veteran delivery istration bégaie in January, 1929, The girl’s mother made a sworn statement that when the child was born her daughter confessed to her that the man serving time“ never had anything to do with her.” The Governor commuted the sentence and released the man. cases were tonditioaln Pardon-. Some were granted to prisoners who had made good records at the insti tution and had showed signs of rc.il r formation. Some twenty-five cas es were for di portation to foreign 'amis. A few were on account of incurable diseases. Some states have a Pardon Board which hears all cases an drelieves the Governor of mueh burdensome trouble and nerve racking pleas. Cover1.ir Pierce, personally, hears all cases. He personally investigates and passes on each case according to its individual merits. It is utterly impossible for the public to judge the full merits o f any individual case unless they could have all the cir cumstances details and facts before K. E. Boner has just received a them as has the Governor in every fine line o f new fishing tu, k!r, and instance. Kodak . upplies. W. A. DELZELL, Mrs. Gladys Graham o f Seattle is Secretary to the Governor. vi-Hing with her relatives the Sehock family this w,ek. As the cumpaign progresses the signs on the political horizon seem to point to Haney and Clark as the successful candidates for United Stnte:; Senator representin gthi ir re spective parties. Frederick St iwvr, candidate for United States Senator made the News a pleasant visit Monday. When asked about the political situation he stated with a good broad smile that there was nothing for him to eomplaih about. Double Stamps on all purchases and money paid on accounts at the People's store. The Artisans held their card par ty last Wodni day evening. There was a fine attendance. Miss Thelmu .Sutuhi land and Mr. Gohring re ceived high honors at cards for the evening and Lillian Schmidt and Dave Kschleman received Consola tion prizes. This party closed the series until fall when the card par ties will be held again. Mrs. F. A. Harrow and daughter Miss Alla were shopping in Portland on Saturday. VOTE FOR Uaanaa Alfred E. Clark Tue of Portland ILL’S EYE Candidate for Republican Nomination for United States Senator. O R E G O N N E E D S A M A N IN T H E U N I T E D STATUS SENATE W H O C A N S E C U R E R E S U L T S F O R ITS PEOPLE A I TH E N A T IO N A L C A PITO L E d ito r and C / e n e ra iM a n a q e r WILL ROGERS 11. ' It needs a man familiar with its resources, agricultural inter ests, industries, harbor and reclamation projects. It needs a man with the energy, industry and ability to secure governmental recognition and aid for the development o f these resources, various interests, industrial enterprises and projects. 4! i.m £ j k&gK.'/r, /> -f rv . ÿ/* IN A L F R E D E. 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