Witnesses Cite Reasons to Abolish Death Sentence
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Salem - fl!PS - The halting,
quietly spoken testimony of
a reporter who had watched
16 executions In Oregon's gas
chamber highlighted a hear
ing Friday before the Senate
Judiciary committee.
Almost a score of witnesses
during the 2V4 hour hearing
cited reason; why the death
penalty should be abolished,
Hep. Philip Lang Port
land) a former state police
man, was alone in favor of
capitol punishment. He said
it was a deterrent to murder
Paul Harvey Jr., Salem cor
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respondent for Associated
Press for 26 years, was sub
poenaed in a rare action to
appear before the committee.
Harvey quietly answered
questions asked by committee
chairmen Sen. Thomas Ma
honey (D-Portland). Ho said
he had witnessed the execu
tions "in the line of duty,
certainly not by choice." ,
He said all 16 had been rep
resented by court appointed
attorneys.
Facial Contortions .
"Unconsciousness came
about five seconds after they
took a breath of the gas. It
must have been quite painful,
judging by the facial contor
tions. Some of those execu
ted did not wear masks. It was
difficult to witness."
At Mahoney's prodding,
Harvey related details of a place even after the judge,
mentally retarded 17-ycar-old district attorney and jury pe
Mexican who was executed, titioncd the governor to com
The youth had killed three mute the sentence,
members of an Oregon farm Harvey termed the death
family after escaping from a sentence "vindictive justice."
California institution out of
fear he would be identified
and returned to the Institution.
He told of another case in
which the execution took
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Salcm-WMl-The Oregon Leg-
islature will get off to a fast
start next " week with hear
tngs Monday on medical care
for the aged, truth-uwending,
and farm picketing.
Civil Defense will come up
again Monday night when
Ways and Means subeommit-
tee has planned another work
session to resume considera
tion of its proposal -to chop
the budget tor the state CO
agency.
Several bills of some sub
stance made advances last
week. A few others came to
the end of the line
Killed. -Increases'.
The House Planning and
Development committee voted
to let the controversial Sun
day closing bill die in com
mittee. The Senate killed in
creases in minimum pay for
teachers.
The House refused to ap
prove a memorial endorsing
the social security approach
to hospital and nursing home
care lor the aged
The Senate passed and sent
to the House measures call
ing for a study of automation,
providing for certification of
psychologists, and asking the
federal government to keep
hands . off legislative appor
tionment. ...
The House approved and
forwarded to the Senate bills
revising boat registration laws
Singmasfer Resigns
From Association
E. H. Singmaster, owner of
the E. H. Singmaster Insur
ance agency in Ashland, has
resigned as a director of the
Jackson County Federal Sav
ings and Loan association. He
has been a director since
1956.' ;
He notified, the board that
his own insurance business
and his work on the Oak
Knoll retirement development
required his resignation. He
is a board member of the
Oak Knoll Land Corporation
and the Northwest Pacific De
velopment Corporation.
Singmaster's knowledge of
the Ashland area needs help
ed in establishing the savings
and loan branch office in Ash.
land, according to J. H.
Pletsch, executive vice presi
dent and manager of the Jack
son County Federal Savings
and Loan association. His ac
tivity also made it possible
for continued growth of the
association, Pletsch said.
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and authorizing local cat con
trol programs.
The House also approved
a committee report that is a
first step in revising some of
the procedures surrounding
the Basic School Fund.
Appeared Certain
An investigation of the
State Game commission ap
peared certain after the House
Fish and Came committee ap
proved a Separate-passed res
olution. A Senate bill to strength
en the anti-pollution law and
authorize local programs
cleared committee and went
to the Senate floor.
The Ways and Means sub
committee on education voted
to limit higher education's
building program for the next
biennium to $20.6 or less by
considering only the 12 top
priority items. ,
The House Military Affairs
committee decided to take
lead in fighting for Civil De
fense.
He also argued against arbi
trary imposition of long sen
tences, and said "I know of
outstanding cases of rehabili
tation." Companion Measures
Sen. Don Willner (D-Lake
Oswego), sponsor of the anti
death penalty legislation, said
he favored the companion
measures which would fix
the penalty for first degree
murder as life imprisonment,
and prevent consideration for
parole until after IS years had
been served.
Both would be voted upon
by the people.
Thomas E. Caddis, author
of "The Bird Man of Alca
traz" said it was more expen
sive to execute a person - be
cause of legal proceedings nor
mally associated with such a
sentence - than to keep him
in prison for life.
3rd Management
Conference Set
In City April 9
The third annual Southern
Oregon management confer
ence will be held Tuesday,
April 9, under sponsorship of
me Medford Chamber of Com
merce at the Rogue Valley
country club.
ine contcrences are ar
ranged by the chamber in co
operation with the school of
business administration, Uni
versity of Oregon, and the
general extension division of
the Oregon state system of
higher education.
Frank Bash, chairman of
the education committee of
the chamber, will open the
conference at 9:15 a.m. Dean
undholm, coordinator, will
introduce tne speakers.
Speakers listed for the
meeting are Dr. Donald Wat
son, professor of finances and
assistant director of business
research; Dr. R. W. Lindholm.
dean of the school of business
administration, and Norman
Smith, assistant professor of
marketing, University of Ore
gon. Luncheon Scheduled
Luncheon will be held with
the Medford Rotary club at
noon, at which time the gath
ering will be addressed by
Lloyd R. Porter, chief of the
foreign trade section of the
U.S. department of commerce.
His topic will be "'Getting into
the Export-Import Field."
Porter assumed his position
with the International Trade
section after having been the
director of economic research
for the Commission of Public
Docks for three years. He is
currently acting as advisor to
the Portland Chamber of
Commerce World Trade and
Shipping committee.
Bill Longmorc of the South
ern Pacific is chairman of the
luncheon plans.
Other topics to be covered
during the day arc "Financing
Your Business," "Taxes and
Business." and "Your Cus
tomer's Buying Habits."
Structure Covers
Park, Shop Lot
The final painting has been
completed on a structure
which covers 20 parking
spaces in the Park and Shop
lot at the intersection of Cen
tral avc. and Fourth st.
The structure, of steel, was
installed as an experiment.
Park and Shop official Fred
Robinson explained. 11 is prin
cipally to provide shade dur
ing the summer. If it proves
lo be popular, similar struc
tures may be Installed on
oilier lots, it was explained.
It Is believed that this is
the first time such a structure
has been installed on the west
coast In a public parking lot,
according to officials.
Other Instances
Of Maltreatment
Turn Up at Trial
San Diego, Calif.-OIPD-Court-martial
proceedings against
a Marine drill Instructor ac
cused of maltreating recruits
disclosed Friday that three
other sergeants also were
charged with improper treat
ment of the men.
. The proceedings, therefore,
were continued until Monday.
The defense attorney for
Sgt. Carlton L. Slay, 33, San
Diego, won the continuance
in order to have more time
to study the charges.
Slay was accused of 18
counts of maltreatment or
cruel and unusual punish
ment involving 15 recruits.
The charges included punch
ing and shoving his men.
ine Marines disclosed Fri
day that in addition to Slay
and another senior drill in
structor, two junior instruc
tors were involved. AH were
assigned to the 2nd Recruit
Training Battalion at the Ma
rine Recruit Depot.
S. Sgt. Harvey D. Fletcher,
a 10-year veteran, and S. Sgt.
Hickman Thomas, 36, were
the third and fourth drill in
structors implicated on charg
es of maltreatment.
Fletcher was accused of
maltreatment against five re
cruits, Ho allegedly minched
or shook the men, according
to Marine officials. He has
since been reduced in rank
to corporal.
Thomas was accused of us
ing exercise such as pushups
as punishment and harass
ment. He kept his rank after
pre-trial hearing officer
Jan. 16 recommended non
judicial punishment.
Authorities said specific
charges against Slay included
punching recruits in the stom
ach, hitting them in the face
and pushing them against a
wall locker, '
Harold W. Anthony, 18,
Greenville, 111., informed Ma
rine officers he was doing
pushups when Slay slammed
him to the floor seven times.
He cited the "Bird Man,"
Robert Stroud, as an indica
tion of potential loss to civil
ization by the taking of hu
man life. Stroud became rec
ognized as a world authority
on birds after servine decades
in solitary confinement after
his death sentence was com
muted.
Gaddis called for leader
ship on the part of Gov. Mark
Hatfield "to act, not hang
back on this issue."
Hatfield has stated public
ly he dpposed capital punish
ment, but would grant com
mutations only in cases of ju
dicial error.
Dr. Hugo A. Bedout of Reeri
college agreed with Harvey's
views on limiting parole and
said "I can document that
parole boards make few mis
takes." Innocent Man
Bedout cited statistics
which showed that on the aver
age of once a year an inno
cent man is sentenced to death
and presented a list of 70 such
eases over the past 70 years.
Rabbi Emanuel Rose, Port
land, presented a list of 50
persons who had been wrong
fully convicted of murder, and
called for public viewing of
executions.
"Put it in the newspapers,
put it on television so people
can fully realize what we per
mit," he said.
He called upon Hatfield to
withold all death penalties un
til the people have another
chance to vote on the issue.
Warden Clarence Gladden
said "the facts indicate capi
tal punishment should be
abolished," and said a murder
is committed each Hour, but
that during 1961 only 42 per
sons were executed, 22 of
whom were Negroes.
This emphasized statements
made by several witnesses
that only members of minori
ty groups and indigents were
executed.
He warned against elimi
nating the possibility of pa
role because "prisoners with
out hope are harder lo handle."
Many witnesses had reser
vations about restricting pa
role, but some felt it was a
worthwhile "selling point" to
get the public to vote against
the death penalty. v
In 1958 a vote to eliminate
the death penalty in Oregon
failed by only 12,053 votes.
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