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BAI.EM, OEEGON. WEDNESDAY, JOLT 2, 1913.
'Uttl InU CXallO. gT AMDS, FIVB CSLNIS.
Arant Is Removed
from His Place
Seizure of Ice
TELLS OF BRIBING
American Defeats
Australian Crack
IN
Plants is Made
IS
BE
Everything in Shape for Annu
al Celebration in Capital
City.
PROGRAM IS ELABORATE
Nothing Lef t Undone to Hake Festlvi
. ties Success and Only Good Weath
er Is N accessary.
Tomorrow at 10 o'clock Salem's
eighth animal Cherry r'air will open.
That the weather will be all that can
be desired seems assured, aud that the
celebration will be the best and biggest
ever held here is also a certainty. The
committees have worked diligently, aud
everything is in perfect shape ior the
three-days' jojliiitatiou. There, was
some tear that the rains had damaged
the cherries, and, while this is true,
no one would ever know it from sow
ing the display, for there are thousands
of bushels of as fine cherries as ever'
gleamed golden and crimson from out
their emerald setting. 1'rom 11 to 12
there will be band concerts, and at 1
o'clock the long line of decorated auto
biles will parage the principal streets,
stopping at WHlson avenue, where the
coronation of King Bing aud Queen
Anne Marie will take placo. Mayor
&teeves will be master of ceremonies,
and it is certain that when he places
the crown on the young queen chosen
by Salem, that no fairer or daintier
queen ever before bo honored or graced
the emblem of royalty.
From that on it will be a regular six
days go-as-you-please crowded into
"three. There will be something doing
all the tune, fro mthe time the sun
peops over the fir-crowned summits of
the Cascades, and gets on an extra
smile as he sees what's doing, until he
is 'jobbing 'tirs-"ycs and getting "ready
to take another peep on the morning
after. Thore will be acrobatic and
Chautauqua; cherries and music; pa
ratios and amusements; lectures and
laughter; baby and other flower shows;
jubilee singers and firemen stunts; In
dians and fireworks; electric fountain
display and comic parades; a lecture on
"The Crescent and the Cross" and a
Mardi Oras carnival; in fact there will
not be an idle moment, and the only
regret the visitors will have is that they
have not, like Argus, an hundred eyes,
and, like Humor, an hundred tongues,
so that they could see and tell it all.
Go early, not to get a -good seat, for
that you will not want, but so that
you will not miss any of it, for even
then you will not bo able to take it all
in unless you are born twins.
Just forget business for the time be
ing, lay aside worry, and dovote the
whole time to enjoying yourself and
adding to the enjoyment of the wife
and babies, or of the best girl, who in
the years to come well, no matter
what, maybe taking a supreme interest
in the bnbv show alone with you.
Salem's latchstring is out, and all
our friends and noirhbors are invited
just to give it a pull, walk in and re
joice and be merry with us.
Announcement was made today of
the line of march of the July 4th pa
Tado. It follows:
Fourth of July Parade.
Military State militia.
Fraternal Elks, Moose, Unitod Arti
sans, Royal Neighbors, Chorrians.
Commercial 14 houses represented
ly floats.
Labor unions All represented.
Parade starts at 10 a. m. Forms at
"Union and Commercial.
Koute South on Commercial to Fer
ry, east on Ferry to "Liberty, north on
Liberty to Center, east on center to
High, south on High to Court, east on
Court to Cottage, south on Cottage to
'State, west on State to Commercial,
north on Commercial to Marion square,
where it disbands to attend exorcises at
ipark. Judge Peter D'Arcy, Bpeaker of
day.
Several musical selections, besides
oration and reading of Declaration of
Independence.
Marshal of parade, Win. McOilchrist.
Fire department will represent the
various growths, volunteer up to pres
ent. Baby Parade Saturday.
At 10 o'clock noxt Saturday morn
ing there will be a baby parade in Sa
lem which promises to be the finest,
sweetest and most entertaining ever
eccn in the city. From 10 to 12 on
that last day of the Chorry Fair God s
greatest creation baby will have fuM
sway. The mites, will demand the
town, and everybody will give way to
the hundred or so little darlings that
will compete for high honors in the
parade and at tho baby show. There
will bo proud mothers, proud fathers,
strutting sisters and brothers and the
general public will naturally Bwoll up
some when that line of infants come
trooping through tho streets, and wuo
be it unto the pernon who attempts to
say that mere kid can'l do just as he
-pleases on that eventful day, for that
tiny Individual hns been ffivon the
proper license by city, countv and state
and the whole world to "show off"
whenever it pleases to do so, and the
apple of the mother's eve will sure
make itself conspicioiiB Saturday.
(Continued on page 5.)
Superintendent of Crater Lake Nation
al Park Declined to Resign Upon
Bequest of Lane.
. (ONITIO FB1SS LEASED WIS).
Washington, uly 2-. Following his
refusal to resign as superintendent of
the Crater Lake National park, Secre
tary Lane, of the interior department,
has today ordered the removal of Wil
liam F. Arant, upon the arrival at Med
ford of Will Steel from Portland, who
has been appointed to succeed Arant.
Arant refused to resign on the
ground that the position he occupied
wi8 under civil service regulations,
and the could only be removed for
cause. After a careful' inquiry, Secre
tary Lane ruled that Arant iB not a
civil service appointee, and was sub
ject to removal.
UNITED PI1E8B LEASED WISE.)
London, July 2. Dispatchos from
Belgrade to neuters late tonight said
that the Bulgarians lost 6000 men in
heavy fighting on Monday.
YOUNG WOMAN HURT WHEN
MOTORCYCLE GET CAUGHT
Last evening about 10 o'clock,
about one mile from State street, a
young man by the name of Miller and
a young woman, Lulles DeVanoy, both
of Jefferson, were hurled to the ground
whon their motorcycle got caught in a
crovice on the road. The youug lady
received a bad gash on the back of her
head, and is now confined in the Wil
lamette sanatoriuitt. Hor condition is
such that the attending physicians aro
taking all precautions to avoid any
complications. Millor came out of the
accidont with nothing but a good shak
ing up and a had scare.
SUFFBAGE COMMITTEE ASEED.
(UNITED PUE8S LEASED WIRE. .
Washington, July 2. The scloction
of a special house committee on woman
suffrage was requested here today Dy
committee representing the National ,
Woman Suffrage Association. Mrs. ! his right leg. A doctor was caueu, ana
William Kent, wife of Congressman it was thought the wound was insig
Kcnt, of California; Miss Holon Todd, I nificant. Blood poisoning set in later,
of San Francisco, and Miss Alice Paul! Becker was 50 years old and an
Paul represented the association. Odd Fellow.
WITNESS TELLS ABOU
$82,000000
CNITED rRESR LEASED WISE.
Washington, July 2. Ananias,
Munchausen and other celebrities
in their peculiar line wore
"chucked into the discard1' here
today by attorneys for tho Harri-
man railroads who declared to the
senate lobby committee that the
storv of David Lamar, a New
York stockbroker, of an S2,000,-
000 forgery and money juggling
deal in Union Pacific marked La-
mar as "the greatest liar of mod-
em times. " The Union Pncific
statement was issued by Paul Cra-
vath, counsel for the llarriman
lines, who doclnred that Lamar's
Btory was concocted as an incident
to a bear raid on Union Pacific.
rDNITU FR1SS LEASED WIHE.1
Washington, July 2. Lobbyist Ln-
mar gave interesting testimony to the
senate committee investigating lobbies
today.
Judge Lovett's statement," said
Lamar, "that Kdward Lauterbach tried
to blackmail him is untrue. Lauter
bach iB a little man with a Big heart.
He is a man who cannot keep a dollar
in his pocket because he cannot bear to
see suffering.
"Mr. Chairman, I will tell you of the
greatest bit of lobbying the world hns
ever known. In 1001 some one forged
the books of the Union Pacific to the
amount of $82,000,000. I don't know
who, but that sum was the fulcrum by
which tho most gigantic combine In the
country was formed."
Lamar then detailed a complicated
system whereby it is alleged the Union
1'acitic juggled its assets and then bor
rowed its lull value on fictitious prop
erty. Referring to the Hiordaii-Lovett
conversation, l.umnr raid ho used Rior
dan's name because "it just enmo to
me."
Lamar admitted he used Congress
man Palmer's name in telephoning to
Ledyard. He said he happened to use
it because rainier was then in the pub
lie eye and prominent in administration
affairs. Lamar also admitted that in
an effort to lcaru Ledyard ' opinion of
OF
Federal General Returns and
Land Men Under Protec
tion of Gunboats.
REBELS NEARLY ROUTED
Presence of Mind of Their General
Alone Saves Them From Crush
ing Defeat
CNITED PRESS LEAhKD WISE.
Douglas, Ariz., July 2. Ouaymas is
today again torn by tho contestign
federals and constitutionalists. Early
today Federal General Ojoda is report
ed to have roturned with two gunboats
and a large force of reinforcements.
I'rotoctcd by the fire of tho creosote
guns from the federal warships, Ojeda
was able to accomplish a safe landing.
Immediately following the landing of
O.joda's forces the populace of tluay
mas opened an indiscriminate fire up
on the constitutionalists, temporarily
demoralizing them. Only Genoral Ob
rogon's suporb courage and presence of
mind saved the rebols from utter route.
Obregan rallied his men and late to
day a fierce battle is raging, with the
outcome in doubt.
Realizing the futility of Obregon's
plan to retake the entire state of So
nora, the foreign residents here are
urging him to abandon his project and
leave Quay mas to the rebels.
DIES ONE WEElT AFTER
WEDDING CEREMONY
UNITED 1'IIESS IJ9A8HD WIRE).
Baker, Ore., July 2. Just one week
from his wedding day Charles Becker
died yostorday at his home in Hunting
ton from the results of an accidental
shooting.
Beckor married Miss Zada ITarris, of
this city, and, after a wedding trip,
went to Huntington to unpack. While
unpacking his trunk Friday ho found
a revolver and began playing with it,
while his bride urged him to take care.
Becker rsaid it was not loadod, and
pulled the trigger. The bullet entered
himself and Lauterbach, he telephoned
to Ledyard.
"Thinking he was talking to Pal
mer," Lamar said, "Ledyard told me
over the telephone what a blackmailer
Lamar was. Ho expressed an opinion
of Lauterbach also. 1 rtilized that
Ledyard had fallen into error, and I
knew that acting as Palmor, I could
force him to do anything 1 desired.
So I told him to call Lauterbach and
let him explain everything. Lauter
bach then made his famous visit to
Ledyard. ' '
Lamar declared that the opposition
of tho late J. Pierpont Morgan to Lau
terbach led him to telephone Ledyard
in the namo of Palmer to find out who
inspired the opposition to Lautorbach.
"I found it was Ledyard himself,"
said Lamar. "I knew, too, that Led
yard had a stenographer on the line re
cording our talk, and you may be sure
I rend nearly everything into it that I
could think of. 1 think 1 offered him
the entire government. I may have
left the presidont out."
Lamar made the whole committee
grin when he detailed how he had Im
personated Palmer in his talk with Led
yard, how he upbraided Ledyard for
not going to church, and how he told
Ledyard of the great things Lauter
bach could do at Washington for the
Morgans
Senator Overman wanted to know If
Lamar had ever impersonated nny oth
er congressman. Lamar smiled broadly
and replied: "Oh, Lord! I may have."
In a prepared statement to the senate
lobby committee today, Paul Cravnth,
counsel for the Union Pacific, declared
Lamar's storv of an M2,000.000 forgery
was only part of a bear attack on Un
ion Pacific mul that railroad officials
had been advised of it for severl days. I
"Tho Union Pacific forgerv." added I
Lamar, "consisted of the erasure of
debit items from the books. The Un
ion Pacific lind purchased the Oregon
Short Lines and the Oregon Railway ft
Navigation companv. On the first of
the year they credited '2.000,000
worth of stock and securities were is
sued on the bnsis of this prop"rty. Then
they debited themselves ifi.OOJlOOO
worth of stock. This at first was
thought to be a ease of blundering
bookkeeping, but next year the debits
had disappeared and the credits re
mained. It was with this S2.000.0nO
that llarriman financed his deals in
Canada and the southwest."
Mayor Hurst, of Cincinnati, Takes
Drastic Hand in Operating Places
Tied Up by Strike.
Cincinnati, O., ul y2-The seizure
and operation of ice plants by the city
was ordered today by the board . of
health on ordree of Mayor Hunt.
The ice manufacturers yesterday
agreed to arbitrate all differences, but
the ice strike was stil) in force today.
Union leaders insist that the ice deal
ers must sign an agreement in writing
before the strikers will return to work.
MEN LIKELY 10 GET
Four Practically Settled Upon and
Fifth Will Be Named at Session
Saturday.
A letter has boon received by Treas
urer Kay from Dun Malarkoy, presi
dent of the senate, stating that he is
back t r om bis trip abroad, and that on
Saturday a meeting of the committee
to appoint mombors to the Panama-Pacific
exposition commission will be
held.
The commission is to be composed of
five members, and it is probable that
the following mon will recoive the ap
pointments, as they have received
strong endorsement from the outside:
O. M. Clark, of Portland; C. L. Haw
ley, of Polk county; R. A. Booth, of
Eugene; W. L. Thompson, of Pendleton,
There is some conjecture as to who
the fifth man will be, but it practically
certain that he will be chosen from the
labor organizations, as they have en
dorsed and asked for the appointment
of either W. II. Fitzgerald, R. R. Pol
lock or R. O. Rector. All of these can
didates are from Portland, and have
been endorsed by the Workingmen's
Political club and the Building Trados
of Portland
It was the original intent to have
the governor appoint the commission,
but the legislature relieved him of that
responsibility, and vested the power in
a committee composed of the governor,
secretary of state, state treasurer,
president of the -senate and speaker of
tho house.
DOCTOR MIXED UP IN
BOY'S CASE IS MISSING
The grand jury today is considering
tho case of the State vs. O. Kelsy, tho
defendant being sheriff of Whoolor
county, who is charged with bringing
a minor to Salem for commitment in
the Oregon training school while the
charge was in an intoxicated condition.
According to SHeriff Kelsy, the boy
was truly drunk when, ho was turned
over to Shoriff Esch, who was to keep
him in charpo until the reform school
authorities arrived, but where ho se
cured tho liquor is still a mystery Sher
iff Kelsy gave out the following inter
view this morning to a Journal repre
sentative: "Tho first intimation, or tho first
time I suspected that the hoy wn8
drunk was when ho was turned over to
Sheriff Esch, was when I road an ac
count of it in the papors. Anyono that
knows me would not believe that I
would give a boy like that liquor, but
I am confident that thiB lad was drunk,
or had bocome drunk rnther, after ho
had been turned over to the Marion
countv sheriff,
" Where tho boy got the booze I am
at a loss to understand. Dr. Norris, the
man who accompanied mo to Salem
from Portland with the boy, was ap
parently a good, square fellow, but
am unable to swear that he did not
give the lad liquor. I mot Norris up
in Wheelor county, and he came to
Portland with me on tho train. I did
not suspect that he would do anything
of the sort, but there is surely some
thing wrong somewhere. Norris hired
tho auto which brought us to Salem
After we had arrived hore, I came up
town on some business, and told the
boy to romnin on the streets until I re
turned. I found the Ind and Norris
missing, and finally found the dnd
about two blocks away from where
told him to stav. I then turned him
over to Sheriff Esch. Ho was a stranger
in Salem, and I can t see how he could
get boozo here unless some one, who
knows him gavo it to him. '
It is reported that Dr. Norris' part
ner sold out the business in Wheeler
county and Norris left the community,
and has not been heard of since. Su
perintendent Ilnlo, of the reform school,
stated today thnt Norris is said to
have been practicing medicine In
Wheeler county without a license, and
that prosecution threatened him beforo
he loft the county.
The Weather
The Dickey Bird
soys: Oregon :Onn
erally fair tonight
and T h u r s d ay;
warmer east pnr
tion Thursday;
asterly winds.
Thou OOXolA
Mulhall Explains Method by
Which Strikes Were Brok
en in Many Places.
FOUND MONEY HANDY
Names Several Instances In Which
Leaders Called Off Strikes for
Cash Consideration.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WISE.
J
Washington, July 2. By a vote
of 67 to 30, the house today re-
ferred to the rules committee all
resolutions demanding a probe of
lobby chargOB made by Martin M.
Mulhall, of Baltimore, formerly an
employe of the National Manui'ac-
furors. Tho rules committee is
instructed to report out a now res-
olution Saturday providing for a
complete investigation indopend-
ent of the senate probe into Mul-
hall 's charges. The house inquiry
is expected to start immediately.
New York, July 2. Amplifying his
former charges of corrupt lobbying on
the part of the National Association of
Manufacturers, of which he waB an em
ploye, Martin M. Mulhall, of Baltimore,
1b quoted here today as detailing how,
by bribing labor leaders, he broke vari
ous strikes throughout the country
whore manufacturers wore involved.
Mulhall 's story assorts that in break
ing strikes for the Manufacturers' As
sociation, he, besides bribing labor
leaders, establishing aecrot sources of
information through traitor strikers
and frequently hired agitators to break
up tho union meetings.
Bribes Union Leaders.
Mulhall BHserts that from Danbury
he went to Portsmouth, Ohio, where he
broke a strike of 3000 shoe workers in
April, 1009, by employing his usual
methods. He names three officials of
the Knights of Labor who accepted
money. While there, he says, Congress
man Banndn told him that tho Selby
interests, who owned tho shoo concorn,
had defeated him for re-nomination.
Mulhall saw the Selbys, told them that
Bannon was a friend of the manufac
turers, and they promised to support
Uannon thereafter.
Mulhall also declares that ho broke a
printers' strike in Philadelphia in 1907;
a strike of 23,000 shoo workers in St.
LouiB in the same yoar, the Manufac
turers' Association furnishing tho mon
ey to bribe tho strike leaders. He bIbo
declares that in Juno, 1007, bo broke a
machinists' strike in Clovoland.
Peeved by Graft Charges.
Washington, July 2. Furiously angry
at tho charges of corruption among
congressmen and other high officials
made by Martin M, Mulhall, former
agent of tho National Manufacturers'
association, a Bcoro of representatives
bitterly denounced Mulhnll at an indig
nation meeting of tho houso today.
Besides the denunciations, Congress
man Nocley of Kansas, Knowland of
California, and Sherloy of Kentucky,
introduced resolutions demanding an in
vestigation of Mulhall and his accusa
tions. Chairman Henry of the rules
committee insisted that all resolutions
should go to his committee.
Shorloy, in a Bpeoch, hotly denied
that Mulhall had Influenced him at any
time.
"A public, man must bo jonlous of
his honor," tho Kontuckiau said, "and
I cannot let this matter pass. It is due
to those representatives and public of
ficials, to this house anil this govern
ment Hurt these charges be Investi
gated." Minority Leader Mann, of Illinois,
also spoke.
Mostly ' ' luuBtrlous. ' '
"Most of these men mentioned In
Mulhall 'a charges,,' ho Bnid, "are il
lustrious in tho country's history. No
ono believes them to have been influ
enced by corrupt methods or that any
lobbyist was ablo to crack a whip over
their heads. We ought to investigate
this matter properly, and we ought to
proceed against the persons who ore
paying ror these lies and this notorie
ty." Congressman Webb, of North Caro
lina joined in tho denunciation of Mul
hall.
" I never authorized any one to sneak
fr me," ho soid, "or place mo amoug
thoBO in sympnthy with tho National
Association of Manufacturers, I have
been for their proposition on a single
great question. I don't cvon know
whether any of tho members of that
association are in my district. Any
suggestion, intimation, insinuation or
iniiendo that 1 was Influenced to vote
corruptly is a falsehood of the basest,
wickedest kind."
ANOTHER MADEBO DYING.
IllNITRII I'llESS IJIASEU WlllU.1
New Orleans, La., July 2. Tele
grams received here today from Snn
Antonio, Texas, stato that Hnoul and
Julio Mailero; "brothers of the Into pres
ident of Mexico, Francisco I Mudero,
were attacked In a resort thore Monday
night. Julio Madero is reported to be
dying from S fractured skull
Maurice E. McLaughlin Takes Three
Straight at Tennis and Will Meet
English Champion.
united raiss lias Eh wiaa.
London, July 2. Maurice E. Me
Loughlin, of San Francisco, the Ameri
can tennis champion, today defeated
Stanley 8. Doust, the Australian crack,
in three straigntjots in the competition
for the Davis cup at "Wimbledon. The
scores were 6-4, 6-4, and 7-5.
McLoughlin's victory over Doust
means that he will meet A. F. Wilding,
the English champion, for that title.
Many Englishmen who have watched
McLoughlin playing against J. C.
Parke, H. Roper Barrett and Doust,
predict he will relieve Wilding of bis
title.
10 BE GREAT AFFAIR
An event that is creating more than
usual excitement is the motorcycle
races to be pulled off at the state fair
grounds track Saturday afternoon, July
5 at 2:30 under the auspices of the
Salem Motorcycle Club. The members
of- the local club, of which there are
about 150, are working tooth and nail
for the success of the enterprise, and
under favorable ; weather conditions,
their wish for success should be grati
fied. Thes racing will be done by both pro
fessional and amateur riders, among
whom are Earl Armstrong, northwest
champion in the professional class;
Harry ttrant, ex-champion of the north-
wost, who will fry to rogain his lost
title, Hunt and Bmsh, a team of fast
ones, Warren, Rife and Berreth, all top
notchers in the professional division
All of those riders hail from Portland
and will put a little extra nitro in their
gasoline in order that they may not lose
to a number of Seattle boys who will
endoavor to take the championship
nome with them.
There will also be a number of Port
land amateurs and among the local boys
who will try for speed honors will be
Williamson, Frasor, Ostrandor and oth
ers. One of the contestants is Bobby
Perlich, the 16-year-old local wonder,
on a macnine of ins own manutacure.
Several of the racing machines are
already here and may be seon on ex
hibition at Watt Shipp's, The Cyclory
and Moore's Bicycle Bhop on Court St.
Tho track is in excellont condition
and if the storm king will behave him
self those who attend these races mnv
look forward to Borne record-breaking
ovonts.
Should tho races prove as successful
as they deserve to bo the local motor
cycle club will probably make thorn of
ircqnent occurrence in tho future.
JOHN BARLEYCORN IS
GIVEN RAP AT SESSION
UNITED HIEH8 LEASED Win!.
Portland, Ore., July 2. The tomnor-
anco organizations of America, at lonst,
approve the stand of President Wilson
against liquor. They think the "grape
.piieo-' diplomacy of Secretary of State
Bryan is dignified and upright. Thore
was resounding thundor of appluaso
when tho assertion "the Doors of the
White Houso are closed ae-ainst nhn
Barleycorn," was made by Daniel A.
1'oling, superintendent of tomporance,
International Christian Endeavor, at
tho sectional meeting of the World's
Christian Citizonshlp conference hore
today.
'There would be no white slave traf
fic if It woro not for tho liquor traf
fic doclared Poling. "You'll find a
bottlo of booze associated with every
report of rnpo. The widows' pension
bill is urged because Jonh Barloycorn
got tne money from nor husband, thon
took his lifo."
Mrs. H. H. Oeorgo, president Penn
sylvania W, 0. T. V., sounded the slo-
gnn: "On to Washington for a Nation
al Prohibition Law," In the course of
an address before the samo mooting.
CANNOT DISCONTINUE
ESTABLISHED HIGH SCHOOLS
At tho request of State Superintend
ent Churchill, Attorney-General Craw
ford has rendered an opinion relative
to tho establishing and discontinuing
of high schools in this stnte. it is held
by the attoriioy-genoral that tho voters
of a district may establish nul
above the eighth and discontinue them
nt any time, but in a district where
there is an established high school, the
voters are powerless to discontinue it
only by non-support. If the high school
possesses any real property the district
can sell the property only by the per
mission of tho legislature granted
through the pnssing of a specinl act
providing tor the same. ,
SOUTHERN PACIFIC WILL
ACT ON WEST SALEM DEPOT
The rnilrnAil comniitmioii is ill receipt
of a letter from ). W. Campbell, head
of the lines of the Southern Pacific in
Oregon, stating that tho petition re
cently got up by tho people of West
Salem asking for the relocation of the
depot for the Kails City & Western
railway, had been received and that
the Southern Pacific would tajie Imme
diate action on the matter.
BY HEAD OF STATE
Governor West Tells World'
Conference What Is Do
ing Here.
PAROLE PLAN EXPLAINED
Prison Was "Nothing Mors Tsao
Hellhole Where Politicians Grew
Fat and Men Were Crushed."
Governor West today delivered an
address before the World's Christian
Citizenship conference, whicE is be
ing held in Portland, on the subject
of prison reform.
The governor, through Mrs. NollU
R. Trumbull, who will roDresent him
at.the National Conference of Chari
tios and Correction which will meet
in Seattle next wook, will present a
yian wueroDy tne toderal government
will take over all convicts that have
served terms in other states thus doing
ana.) wim lne iioatiug class or crimi
nals that are now prevalent in the
country. It is the intention of the
governor and Superintendent Lawsoo.
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penitentiary, to taate the matter
up congreBsionally and see what can
be done.
The governor's address before the
couforence today follows:
Prison Reform in Oregon.
Prison reform is neither more nor
loss -than the application of a few
common ponse business 'principles, sea
soned with a little brotherly love, to
the management of our penal institu
tions. Practically all those who have
given thought and study to the sub.ioct
agree that the following are essential
to ail prison reform:
1. A well located institution, mod
ern in construction and affording ev
ery facility for the mora, mental and
physical nnlift of the inmates.
2. . The, abolishment of all forms of
contract labor and the Installation of
industries whoroby those within the
prison walls may be kept steadily em
ployed, and under favorahle condi
tions, in the manufacture and produc
tion of articles for state use.
3. A prison farm whore outdoor
employment can be given at least part
of the prison population and where sn
abundance of farm and gardon pro
ducts may be grown, thus both improv
ing the standard of prison fare and
reducing the cost of maintenance.
4. Legislation permitting the work
ing of prisoners upon the county roads
and nt other stnto institutions, which
would furnish further outdoor omploy
mont and reduce the number in close
confinement.
5. Some arrangement whoroby a
prisoner may be paid at least a small
Bum for labor performed a plan
which would not only encourago in
dustry and help tho prisoner, but in
many Instnncos relieve the distress
of destitute dependents.
. An indeterminate sentence law
and pnrole system.
1. A prison manniromcnfc frn from
political influence and big enough and
broad enough to grasp the true signif-
..uitio ui. urn jjruuiom.
Oregon Prison.
While wo have had an old ..,!
of-dato institution with which to work,
wo have done much to modornize it
and improvements mado In recontyears
luii-uer wun inose now under way,
will givo us a fairly up-to dnte insti
tution. Our stnto has never mndo pro
vision for a reformatory. Wo W
training and Industrial
juvonilo delinquents; but all others,
.iii.mii ul circuinsinncoB ana condi
tions, except thoso confined In on nilv
and county .lulls, are Bont to the poni
tontiary. The adoption of our policy
".Miming prisoners ior work at the
other state institutions and upon coun
ty roads has given us an outlet for tho
bettor class of men and, In a way, per
mits reasonable classification and seg
regation; we, therefore, do not feel the
need of a reformatory as greatly as
they do in other states, Wo will soon
erect a largo dormitory or barracks
near our prison for the aceoniiiin.liitinn
of tho tusties employed upon outside
wont, nils win do uwny with tho
passing In and out of tho prison yard
each day of a largo number of trusties
and go far to reduce tho pornlcious
traffic In dope.
Prison Contracts and Labor.
We havo secured the abolishment of
nil forms of prison labor contracts and
tno adoption of the "stato use" sys-
tern.
wur inws provide:
"All wards of the state who are c-
pnblo of a reasonable summit of work
without physical or mental Injury to
themselves shall be used as fully as
possible in the production and manu
facture of articles for the uso of, ami
in the performance of labor for tho
state, but it shall bo unlawful , . .
to enter Into any agreement or contract
with any private )htsoii, firm or cor
poration for, the employment of con
victs ... or to placo prison-ninde
goods on rule In open market In compe
tition with products of freo labor. "
In order that (ho men thrown idle
through the abolishment of the prison
labor contracts might bo given suit
able employment various Industries
have been instnlled. We are thus fnlr
ly able to place each inmate at work
(Continued on Page Five.)