CROOK COTNTY JOUNAL
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CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL
fcnr Lafoi.I.KTTK, Editor-Proprietor
Xntered at the postoffice t Prineville,
Oregon, second-clses matter.
The Journal tands for the best inter
sets ol Piineville and Crook County. Is
independent in politics.
Published every Thursday afternoon.
Trice 1.50 per year, payable is advance.
Jo ce of change of address please notify
ns at once, giving both old and new
address.
THURSDAY, JAN. .21, 1915
A Prohibition Law
Prohibit
That Will
The first bill introduced in the
louse of representatives at Salem
immediately after its permanent
rganizalion was the bill prepared
by the Committee of One Hundred
to put into effect the so-called
"dry" amendment to the constitu
tion adopted by the people at the
November election. The bill was
introduced by Mr. Alerson of
Wasco county, a member of the
fommittee, and will, no doubt, be
vassed almost in its original form
and therefore is of considerable in
, terest to every citizen. Any per
son desiring to see a copy of the
kill may do so at the office of Dis
trict Attorney Wirtz.
For the first violation for boot
Jegging or having intoxicating
Iquor unlawfully in possession the
rjenalty is a fine of not more than
t300 or imprisonment in the county
jail for not more than six months;
for the second violation the penalty
b a. fine of from f 100 to $500 and a
jail sentence of from 30 days to
ne year. Any person having
twice been convicted under the law
s considered a persistent violator
and is deemed guilty of a felony
and the sentence is not more than
ne year in the penitentiary.
The administrative feature of
Jfae law are the most interesting,
ftowever, and are deemed quite
tffective by those who have ex-
mined the law. It seems to have
been carefully drawn by practical
aien and not by radical and im
practicable theorists.
The 1913 law providing for de
daring brothels, where evidence in
sufficient to procure convictions
wider the criminal law, is made to
apply to places where the liquor
law is , persistently violated, by
House Bill No. 1. This will be a
great help to the prosecuting
authorities, for the criminal law
role that the evidence must be suf
fiment to convince a jury beyond a
seasonable doubt of the guilt of the
person charged with crime many
times prevents the conviction of
guilty persons. The purpose of the
rule being to prevent the con
fiction of innocent persons, it
iometimes operates, of course, to
jrevent the conviction of guilty
ones.
House Bill No. 1, if it becomes a
law, will prevent any druggist
from selling alcohol who has not
perated a drug store in the city or
county, as the case may be, at least
a year before the act goes into
effect and unless he has a stock of
goods, exclusive of alcohol, worth
11,000. He must keep an alcohol
register upon which will appear the
signature of the person purchasing
the alcohol and the purpose for
which it is purchased which register
aiust be open at all times to the
inspection of the prosecuting
authorities.
Clubs organized to evade the law
are prohibited. A maximum of a
$200 fine or 60 days imprisonment
k the county jail is provided if any
person is found at a dance or dance
hall merely with liquor in his pos
session. The transportation of
liquor is not prohibited but the re
strictions around it are firm. The
te-ansfer of shipping receipts or bills
of lading for liquor is prohibited,
so that sales cannot be effected in
that manner. Banks or individuals
may not collect drafts or bills at
tached to bills of lading or receipts
ior liquor.
Indictments under the act may
be written as federal indictments
are now written, that is, they may
contain more than one count and
cover more than one offense.
Cities are triven full authority to
enact ordinances and enforce them
against the sale and manufacture
of liquor.
Any prosecuting attorney who
refuses diligently to prosecute any
offender under the act or faithfully
to perform his duties under the
law, may be found guilty of a mis
demeanor and sentenced to pay a
fine of from flOO to $500 or
sentenced to jail from 10 to 90
days. If the district attorney is
unable to perform his duties or re
fuses to perform them the attorney
general is given authority to take
charge of prosecutions in his dis
trict and appoint such prosecutors
as may be necessary and fix their
salaries. Sheriffs, marshals, con
stables and all Deace officers are
removable from office for failure to
perform their duties under the
act and are also subject to the
above fines and imprisonment.
The prosecuting officers have
authority to issue subpoenas and
take evidence sitting as a grand
jury. Justices oi me peace nave
the same authority to hear cases
and prosecutions brought under the
the act as circuit judges. The
counties are compelled to pay all
expenses in gathering evidence and
prosecuting offenders.
District Attorney Wirtz has the
following to say regarding the act:
The act shows that it has been
carefully drawn by practical men.
The Anderson Bill is quite effective
and should be passed as drawn, for
every assistance possible is given by
it to the prosecuting officers.
"In no case, as was at first pro
posed, should informants be paid a
part of the fines collected. Such a
step would only embarrass the
prosecuting attorneys and would be
of no service for in every prose
cution, attorneys for offenders
charged with the violation of the
law would endeavor to make it
appear to the jury that the prose
cutors were to get a part of the
fine if the defendant is found
guilty and the prosecutors are
personally interested in the prose
cution. Every prosecuting at
torney who has had any experience
will hold to that view.
"Again, the provision providing
for the expense of gathering
evidence is a wise one. District
attorneys under such a provision
will be more energetic. In a great
many instances where violations
occur under this law, it will be im
possible for the sheriff, or any of
the regularly constituted peace
officers to gather evidence. In case
of liquor violations or violations of
the gambling laws evidence must
be largely gathered by other
agencies, for the presence of a
sheriff or his deputy at once gives
warning to all law violators and
boot-leggers It is for this reason
that a state constabulary has been
advocated. It was not because of
inefficiency always of the peace
officers, that a state constabulary
is deemed to be needed.
"If the dry amendment is to be
absolutely enforced, all the people
must get behind the prosecuting
and peace officers- Half-hearted
support is going to lose the first
cases and the first year or so under
the law is going to be the most
material eventually in the ultimate
effectiveness of the law."
A Great Stock Country.
We
are closing
out our
entire
line of
Gun
s
and
Ammunition
standard makes
at a
Bargain
Reading the reports from the
Portland stockyards, and noticing
the fact that Prineville cattle carry
off top prices without grain finish
ing, we can draw but one con
clusion and that is that Prineville
has ideal conditions for fitting beef
and other meat animals for market.
The result obtained by E T. Slay
ton last week is but a repetition of
many like successes carried off by
our stockmen. It is an old story,
but nevertheless a good one, that
beef off the grass or having been
fed but a short time, compete with
and win over cattle that have been
fattened by much more expensive
methods-
This is a stock country, and the
more our people keep this fact in
mind, the more prosperous they will
become.
S Our
Repeating
Air
Rifles
look and work
lik a
pump gun
$2.00
Each
OREGON
JOURNAL
Bargain Day
Daily and Sunday Journal
by mail t 5 00
Daily Journa', by mail 3.75
Sunday Journal .. 1 CO
Seme-Weekly, 104 papers
in the year .85
The Semi-Weekly and Sun
day, the greatest farmer's
combination 2 35
R. V. Constable
Agent
Choice Registered Duroc
Sows for sale, bred to
Wauconda Chief, a prize
winner at the State Fair.
G. A. BRADLEY
Ranch Half Mile South of
of Redmond. 1-7
D. P. Adamson & Co.
Prineville, Oregon
Pure Drugs and Chemicals.
Prescriptions a specialty.
Maher & Grosh Cutlery.
Books and Magazines Cigars
and Sundries. Towne's
Candies in sealed packages.
.Notice oi Sheriff's .Sale
By virtue of an execution In fore
closure duly issued by the clerk of
tbe circuit court of the couuty of
Crook, state of Oreiioo, dated the
4 tli day of January, 1U18, In acertulu
action In the circuit court for eald
couuty aud elate, wherein John H.
Seavey aa plaintiff, recovered Judg
ment Mjralust T. K. Mci'alllster and
Matilda A. Mci'alllster, defendant,
for theaum of Three thousand four
hundred nlnty three nod 24 hundred
tb dollars with lutereat thereon
from enld 4th day of January, 1015,
at the rate of 10 er ceut per anuum
and Three buudred dollar at
torney' fee. Notice I hereby given
that 1 will on
Stiver, taa lit T W Fkry. IfflS.
at the north front door of tbe court-
bonne In l'rtnevllle, In said county,
at 10 o'clock In tbe forenoon of said
day, eell at public auction to tbe
highest bidder, tor casti, tne ioiiow
log described property, to-wlt: The
outb half of the uorthwest quarter,
tbe north ball of tbe southwest
quarter, and tbe soutn hall of the
ontheiut nimter of section twenty.
two. and tbe nortb naif of the north
east nuarter of section twenty-seven
all In townsniD twelve, onin oi
range thirteen, east of the Wlllam
ette Meridian In Crook county, state
of Orejrou.
Tuken and levied npoo as tbe
property of tbe said T. P. McCallls
.ter and Matilda A. McCalllster, the
above described land, and 1 will sell
tbe same, or as much thereof as
mar be necessary to sat Inly the
judgment In favor of John H. Kea
rey against said anove named de
fendants, with Interest thereon, to
aether with all costs and disburse'
meats that have or may accrue.
B. B Knox, Sheriff.
Dated at Prineville, Oregon, Janu
ary 9, 1915. 1 14
ay noyii A. uoweii, oeputy.
D. P. Adamson & Co.
Prineville, Oregon
Automobile Men Attention
Don't throw away your old tires. Bring
them to F. P. Luce at the Ford Garage.
I make the heaviest and cheapest reliner
on the market. Prices $1.50 to $3.00.
Prineville Motor Freight Co.
Daily motor truck service to and from Red
mond. Special trips. Delivery to all parts
of the city. Qyick and reliable service.
Red juniper, wood for sale.
Office west of Post Office.
Prineville Motor Freight Co.
Prineville, Oregon
L.
cCamstra
Prineville, Ore.
BURSOPf The
Leader
FASHIONED
HOSE
MrSsasirW
Without a
Seam
ShaorVigt
We have just received
another lot of those
"America" Alarms.
They're clocks we can
fully recommend,
reliable, exact time
keepers that won't let
you oversleep.
We would like to sell
you one, because you'll
surely tell your neigh
bor about it.
If you have
not traded
with us a trial
is all we
ask.
We give you
Price
Service
Quality
Mrs. I.
Michel
YouH have to get jp
early to beat the 'Am
erica" Alarms.
They're punctual, Ju
raole, and neat. They
don't require much
attention and don't
cost much either. .
I have a fresh ship
ment on the way and
will have them on .sale
Monday.
fBURSON
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