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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1937)
PATTS TWO fEDFOTlT) tOiTIj TRTB"DTTE. TifEBFOBD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1937. EXECUTION BY GAS TO BE CONTESTED BEFOREJRST USE Attorneys for L. H. McCarthy to Claim New Law Un constitutional and In human Say Judge Erred PORTLAND, Ore., NOT. 8. (API Oregon' new lethal gu execution law as yet unusea will be contest ed aa unconstitutional and Inhuman by attorneys lor lroy Hershel Mc Carthy. 37, first person condemned to die In the gas chamber. In a motion for a new trial. At torney Alan Brown and John J. Beckman alleged Circuit Judge John t. winter erred In pronouncing Judgment of death by gaa. "We contend that the ataute la Told for being Indefinite and for not establishing definitely how the gaa la to be administered," Brown aald. Due to Die Jan. 7. "We might also attempt to show death by gaa Is cruel and Inhuman and In that way la unconatltuttonal." McCarthy, scheduled to die Janu ary 7, 1938, was convicted of the first degree murder of Floyd Fuelner, 30, eervlce atatlon attendant, In a bold nip on August 10. puelner chased and tackled McCarthy, who shot klm. Oregon's lethal gaa law passed the state senate March 1. However, con struction of the 1400 death chamber at the 6alcm penitentiary haa not started. It la now nearly six yeara since Oregon's last execution. The gal Iowa, heretofore used In all execu tions, were cheated of two men dur ing the period when their sentences were commuted. In the 84 yeara since responsibility tor executions passed from the county eherllfs to the state. 60 persona have been condemned to death. Forty were executed, 18 won comn-'itstlons to life Imprisonment, two committed suicide and two won life sentences through new trials. Death Once Abolished. The death penalty waa abolished tn IS 14 by a narrow margin of 157 vote and was restored in 1030 after a) aerlea of murders, Colorado. Ari zona. Wyoming and Nevada were the there. No opeclflo method of administering the deadly fumes haa been adopted for Oregon. One In use elsewhere embodies a mechanism to drop cy anide pellets Into eulphurta acid placed beneath the death chair. State Senator Robert M. Duncan. Burin, termed lethal gas the "moat numane method" of executing sen tence on prisoners In explaining the bill to coll leagues. PANHANDLER WEALTHY POLICE SEARCH SHOWS NORTH PLAINFIELD, N. J., Not. g.-(AP) Sated with a feast his tale of woe won from a soft-hearted eltlren. a 8-year-old wanderer dress ed in rags sat In a police cell today worrying about his tobacco poucn with 100 In colna and bllla and bank books showing bslancea total ing '35,193. AlthouRh the man aald he waa Bam Miller. Sergeant Ralph Farmer doclared the bank books were In the nemo of William F. Beck, whose lat "permanent" home appeared to have been In Wllkes-Barre. Pa, about t5 yeara ago. DOUGLAS VALUATION HALF MILLION MORE ROBEBURO. Ore., Not. 8. (API Douglas county's assessed valuation for 1937 ahowe an Increase of more ttian a half million dollars. County Assessor Barton Helllwell reported todey. following receipt of assess ment figures on publlo utilities. The report from Salem ahows utili ties to have advanced H98.718.33 to a new total of to.358.153.38, as com pared with to.057,435 on the last tax roll. The Increase waa principally In railroad rolling stock. AMBASSADOR DAVIS TO BROADCAST AT 6:15 NEW YORK, Not. 3. (AP) Nor man Davit, U. 8. ambassador Urge and head of the American dele ft t ion to the nine-power conference at Brussels, haa been acheduled for t broadcast from that city m WABO-CBS at 5:.6 p.m. (EST) today. Change Cannery Name. MILTON. Not. 8. (?) Announce ment was made here today of the changing of the name of the P. J. Burk Canning company to Rotters Canning company. L. L. Rogers la president of the firm and K. F. Arnold la manager. The change came aa a result of P. J. Burk severing connec tlona with the organ .ration last spring. Weather. Northern California: Pair tonight and Thursday; moderate tempera ture; gentle northerly wind off coast. Oregon: Fair tonight aud Thura- day, local morning foga west por tion; frost or freezing temperature tut portion tonight; gentle variable wind off coaat. WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE- titUt aietaeJ-AaJ Tsall Jibs Oil t Bei (t Ise MtraiBt Raria' to Gt Tfts nvr HotiM poor oat two Manas el ItTflId btl Into pour bow! dally. If thUMk p not (low Ins (rtJj, rour food doesn't dlrvst ft Jtut dctava In the bowels. G. btnsu us four stsitnsch. You art oonttlatM. Youi wholt rtrta Is poifonrd and jro Its! sour. Sunk and tha wprid looks bunk. Laaistl- srv ony tnakrahlfta. A Un tnwal movement doesn't ret st the eaoee. H takes those ood, old Carter's L litis Lien Fllla to ret three two pound, of bUt floii,k freely and mak emu feel "unand un". Harm. We, van He, ret am tine In making bile flow fwlr. A-k for Carter' I,IHI- l.lver I'.ll bj a swuuonuj muss aajtatuag siss. ae vs. 9m s f ATA ' a.-.- - fssi V. Z Mr MM ' i. jr : j 7 A-f- " " V PV V BEING A GOOD SKATE, blonde Sonja Henle proved herself a llfesavcr as well when photographers started a search for beauty aboard the liner Normandie. Pretty and pert in a black suit and hat, she returned from a vacation in Norway, announcing she hnn't been on skates all summer. . 'BOSSES' FETED By 20-30 CLUB "Bosses' Night" waa observed by the 20-30 club at Ita weekly dinner meet ing In the Hotel Jackson laat night when members brought their employ ers or buslneas superiors. For the benefit of the visitors How ard Hamilton gave a talk on the his tory, alma and accomplishments of the club. Jack Den I son entertained with a group of songs. Ken Raymond being his accompanist. Bosses" present were Mayor 0. 0. Furnaa, Capt. William H. DrlscoU. Harold L. Brown, Dr. H. P. Morten sen, Capt, Herman J. Melrlng, Linn Mills, O. Coyle Brlggs, John Moffntt, Qeorge Carr and Ira Moss. Other guests were Jock Hartley, Fred Schmidt and Bill Cunningham, member of the Roaeburg 30-30 club. Herb Brown, president, waa In charge of the meeting. Ose Mall Tribune want ada, BY Flreco fighting between the Chi nese and Japanese haa been witnessed by Charles H. Ward, son of Mrs. J D. Bowdlsh of 1200 Sunset avenue. Charlea la serving on the United States destroyer Barker In Asiatic waters. The Barker returned some time ago to Shanghai from a trip to Vladivo stok, Russia. Shanghai was In flames. Charles said In a letter received today by his mother, and much of the city waa shattered by bombs and heavy gunfire. Charles wrote that he saw many bodies floating down the Whangpoo river and witnessed dog fights be tween Chinese and Japanese planes. The Barker was at Shanghai only 34 hours when It was ordered to Join the south China patrol, Charles related. His latest letter was written In Hong Kong. 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J-iItJ at a. aV-.ti svS I 1 R l BOLRPON P 1 " M r'i-4 MJSDB STRAIGHT YHKKMS i rfl'S , . y.lfes "NT $ 1.1 5 QUART ?2.20 I lVSi I - - MATH LAB0R1TES OF KLAMATH FALLS, Nor. 8--(AP) Political winds, stirred up by the Klamath Falls Central Labor Council, blew hot around the candidacy of Klamath County Circuit Judge Ed ward B. Aahurst for U. 8. senator to day. The labor council last night adopt ed a resolution expressing Its "keen disappointment" at Judge Aahurst's candidacy and urging him to with draw In favor of Willie Mahoney, mentioned as a likely candidate for the Democratic senate nomination. The council went on record as pledg ing Its support to Mahoney as 'an able champion of labor rights" and cited his record during two terms as mayor of Klamath Falls. "In a friendly spirit," the resolu tion read, "we wish to point out to Mr. Ashurst that be Is being Influ enced to be a candidate. . . for no other reason than to divide the Democratic vote In Klamath county In order to defeat Mahoney." In an answering statement today Judge Aahurst denied that Mahoney is a "friend of labor" and asserted that the former mayor is "owned, controlled and dominated by the gambling Interests" which, have "ex-, plolted the laboring people of this county." The jurist said that If he should be defeated by Mahoney In the pri mary election, he would support any other candidate, regardless of party. Mormon Gain In Europe. -QUEBEC. (UP) The Mormon church Is steadily gaining a foothold In Europe, Heber J. Grant, leader of the sect, declared on his return here from a tow of the church'a mis sions In Europe. ON TRIAL BROADCAST SALEM, Not. 8. (PtTht supreme court beard arguments today In the 75,000 libel suit of Mrs. Josephine Irwtn against Judge Edward B. Aatl urst. George Klncald. David R, Van denburg and radio atatlon KJPI, all of Klamath county. Mra. Irwin claimed her reputation waa damaged when Vandenburg, de fense attorney at Marlon Meyerle's first degree murder trial, broadcast hla closing arguments to the Jury over atatlon KFJI, operated by Kln cald. Judge Ashurst presided at the murder trial and Mra. Irwin waa a state witness. - Judge L. G. Lewelllng. who tried the libel ault In lower court, dis missed the ease against Judga Ash urst, while a Jury acquitted Klncald, Vandenburg and KFJI on December 31, 193S. Today's arguments, which may de termine whether court proceedings may be broadcast from a courtroom, were based on Mra. Irwin's appeal. She charged that Judge Ashurst had no legal right to permit the broadcast, and claimed Vanderburg's closing arguments Injured her repu tation to the extent of SS0.000. She asked $16,00 punitive damages. ' Ambulance for Clubman. LORAIN. O. 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