Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-27
WEST IS ENDORSED
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
Methodist Conference Also Exonerates
Rev. Kuhlman of Any Moral Wrong
in Portland Case.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY
RALLY HELD AT EUGENE
President HOman Presents Claims Of
Institution and Reports Show Pas
tors Salaries Increased.


LONA1AD fAAoe AAAnAD WAA4.l
Eugene, Or, Sept. 27.-The Methodist
Episcopal Conference yesterday went
on record in support Of Governor West
in his law enforcement campaign; com.
pletely exonerated Rev. w. H. Kuhlman
Of any moral wrong, and last night join
ed with the laymen in a rally in the in
terests of Willamette university. The
laymen's association held its annual
today and reelected the greater part of
its officers.
The endorsement of Governor West
was contained in resolution presented
by Rev. D. A. Waters, of Portland,
which urged upon the emergency board
that it assist the governor as far as pos
sible by providing more funds for the
enforcement of laws in Oregon, accord
ing to the program now being carried
on by the governor. Rev. II. B. Shell
don, Of the Oregon Anti.Saloon League,
was delegated to present the resolutions
in person to the board when it meets to.
day in Salem.
Portland Case.
Rev. Kuhlman was arrested shortly
before midnight in Portland, after he
had accosted two women and had at.
tracted the attention of the police. He
approached woman doctor and said:
"Is your name Mabel" SIT certainly
is not, )" she replied angrily. His arrest
followed and he put up the defense that
he was attempting to do some social
service investigation on his own initia-
tive. The following report was unani.
mOusly adopted;
we, the committee appointed to in
vestigate the case of Brother W. H.
Kuhlman, after thorough inquiry, find
that he was guilty of technical viola
tion of an ordinance of the city of Port.
land, but, assured fully he was guilty
of no moral wrong; and in view of his
great sorrow in bringing trouble upon
himself and his family and no little en-
barrassment to the church, we recon-
mend that his character pass,
R. s. Bishop, E. T. Luther, T. D..
Yarnes and w. F. Powell were recon.
mended to be received into full mem.
bership in the conference.
Philanthropic Work Endorsed.
Mrs. Fletcher Homan presented to the
conference the work of the Women Is
Home Missionary Society, and Mrs. j..
7. Penn presented the claims of the
Old Peoples Home, both of which were
fully endorsed by the conference and
assistance pledged.
The meeting of the Laymen's Asso.
citation was addressed by Bishop Cooke
and by Professor Homan, who present.
ed the claims of Willamette University
to the support Of the Methodist people.
X, A. Booth, president of the associa-
tion, in summing up the years work,
declared as a result of the work of the
laymen, pastors salaries had been in.
creased on an average of 30 per cent
since the first laymen s association was
organized in the Eugene church nine
years ago. Reports showed the associa.
tion had expended $2sS7 for church ex-
tension work in Portland and 1921 out.
side Portland. Officers were elected as
follows:
President, R, A. Booth, Eugene; vice.
president, Portland district, B. Lee Pa.
geti Salem district, A. A. Lee; Eugene
district, j, S. Van Wrinkle, of Albany;
klamath district, James Campbell, of
Medford; treasurer, j. L, Hartman,
Portland; recording secretary, NJ. c.
Reed, Portland; corresponding secre-
tary, r. S. McDaniels, Portland