THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECE3IBER 3, 1909.
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DETENTION HOME
REPORTED FILTHY
Juvenile Court Institution Is
Scored by Grand Jury
Which Completes Task.
KELLY BUTTE DISGRACEFUL
City Jail Could Xot Be Worse Sher
iff Stevens' Management Is Ex
tolled Crystal Springs San
itarium Is Praised.
GRAND Jl'RY'S RKCOMTIETA
TIONS AND CRITICISMS.
Juvenile Court Detention Home un
cheerf ul" and filthy. Personal appear
ance of Superintendent and Matron
Baker criticised.
Boys' and Girls' AM Society, under
Superintendent Gardner. In excellent
condition.
Pure milk law adequate If en
forced. Severe criticism for lack of
harmony between Dairy and Kood
Commissioner Bailey and organiza
tions Crystal Springs Sanitarium manage
ment commended. f
Kelly Butte quarters cramped and
very unsanitary: dlsaraee to civiliza
tion. Vounty Commissioners orjeed to
furnish new range at once, and to
Install electric lights. Iron beds In
place of wooden tiunks recommended.
Sheriff Stevens- management of the
County Jail commended: accommo
dations Inadequate but clean and or
derly, city Jail could not be worse.
T.lnnton Quarry In good working
order.
City Building Inspector should In
spect high scaffolds.
Management of Florence Crlttenton
Home commended.
The Detention Home of the Juvenile
Court received a solar plexus blow when
the county prand jury returned Its re
port for November to Presiding Circuit
Judge. Bronaugh late yesterday afternoon.
This Is tne second time a grand jury has
criticised the iruvnasement of tho Institu
tion. While the jury, which finished its
work yesterday, did not recommend the
discontinuance of this institution, and say
that It is a burden upon the taxpayers.
Ita denunciation of the management of
Superintendent and Matron Baker Is more
scathing than that of the preceding jury.
Matron Found Untidy.
"We are not pleased with the conditions
which we found at the Detention Home."
says the report. . "For an institution of
this kind there is a deplorable lack of
cheerfulness, which Is enhanced by the
uncleanly conditions In the dormitories,
as well as other portions of the building.
The beddlnsr was filthy in the extreme.
There is a decidedly objectionable odor In
the basement, arising from the bad con
dition of the closets and laundry tubs,
which must of necessity permeate the
other parts of the building. We believe
that the object of an institution of this
character should be to elevate tha Ideals
of the boys and girls and create a desire
for better things than they have Known.
The personal appearance of the superin
tendent and matron are not attractive or
tidy, and with the exception of the school-,
room we found but little that is com
mendable." Judge Would Withhold Report.
Judge Bronaugh who presides over the
Juvenile Court, as well as the Circuit
Court, endeavored to keep the grand
jury's report from the public last night,
saying it contained some thlnes he wished
to investigate. He thanked the jurors
for having completed the investigation of
all matters on hand and discharged them.
The grand jurors were: S. C. Pier, fore
man: A. 7 Johnston. Edward Iagee-.
John Schlet. John Olson. A. E. Schang and
W. H. Phelan. During the last month
they returned 19 true bills and five not
true bills.
In contrast with the Jury's report re
garding the Detention Home is that re
garding the Boys' and Girls" Aid Society,
which they say thoy thoroughly inspected.
Superintendent Gardner's management is
all that could he desired, says the report.
"We believe the average citizen has but
little Idea of the scope and character of
the efforts made in behalf of these de
pendent children," continues the report.
"From cellar to garret the institution la
neat and orderly, and absolutely sanitary.
The furnishing of dormitories by the
t'ounty Courts of various Oregon coun
ties is certainly praiseworthy, and we
urge continued Interest on the part ' of
county authorities and citizens in gen
eral." Kelly Butte Disgusting.
The management of Kelly Butte, in the
hands of the County Commissioners, re
ceives practically the same criticism as
the Detention Home management.
"The accommodations of the prisoners
while not at work does not meet with ota
u'pproval," say the Jurors. "The. quarters
are not adequate to the number of pris
oners confined there. Forty-nine prison
ers are confined in a combined living and
sleeping-room', 2ff by 34 feet, next to
which Is a small dining-room 20 by 20
feet, separated by a grating from the
kitchen, the latter being 13 by 20 feet.
Conditions In the sleeping-room and dining-room
are most disgusting, and a dis
grace to modern civilization. In the name
of common decency we ask that this be
remedied at once. We recommend that
the sleeping quarters be enlarged, and
the sanitary conditions, remedied at
once.
' Kitchen Range Useless.
"In the kitchen we found the cooking
range tt be broken and absolutely worth
less. We ask that the proper authorities
furnish a new ranee immediately, as
proper results cannot be obtained from
the one they are now using. '
"We note with surprise that the only
.means of lighting the plant is by kero
sene lamps, and strongly recommend the
immediate installing of an electric light
ing; system so that the entire plant can
be quickly lighted from some given point.
We believe this lighting system is neces
sary to Insure the safe-keeping of the
prisoners, and the safety of the keeper,
as well as a matter of great convenience.
"We would recommend that the wooden
bunks now in us-e. which are very un
sanitary, should be replaced by iron beds
(Imi'.ar to those in use at the prison at
the Llnnton rock quarry."
Sheriff Stevens Praised.
A high compliment Is paid Sheriff Stev
ens and Jailers Hunter and Phillips for
the manner in which the County Jail is
being conducted.
. "Conditions are as good as they pos
sibly could be. considering the limited ad-x-antages."
say the grand Jurors. "Tlie
government of the Jail is the very best,
and from one end to the other is abso
lutely clean and in perfect order. "We ?
believe the treatment of the prisoners is
perfectly satisfactory, and their food,
bedding and other requirements are a
good, or better, than can be found in any
similar institution."
Conditions at Llnnton rock quarry Are
said to be good.
"Not altogether desirable" is the way
the Jurymen describe conditions In five
Multnomah County dairies."
"The conditions In some cass weri
open to severe criticism." say the investi
gators, "but taken altogether we found a
much better condition.' than we had) looked
for. and we believe that the dairymen wo
visited .are making on earnest effort to
ward better ventilation and cleanliness,
and show an evident desire to furnish
pure ar.d wholesome milk. We believe
the laws we have, if properly enforced by
tlie Dairy and Food Commissioner, in
conjunction with the various bodies who
are interesting themselves in pure food
products, are sufficient to make the work
of this Commission, highly effective.
" Bickering Is Censured.
'We must, however, severely criticise
the lack of cooperation between J. W.
Bailey, the present Dairy and Food Com
missioner, and- the various organizations
which are working along these lines. It
is only through unity of action that the
desired results can e obtained."
The report continues as follows:
We would call the attention of the City
Building Inspector to the matter of the
Inspection of scaffolds for workmen on high
buildings, as the case of death of a. cornice
worker was investigated by us in which we
were unable to fix the responsibility as to
who could bo held accountable for the proper
inspection of scaffolds.
We feel that a law should be enacted
which will "have clearly denned tlse respon
sibility for accidents of this character. If
a law In the above matter exists, it is evi
dently a dead letter, and we call the at
tention of the city Council and of the
next s-tate legislature for remedy. 4
ftanitaxium Ways Extolled.
In view of the publicity that has been
given the alleged mismanagement of the
Crystal Springs Sanitarium, an institution
for the care of Alaska insane patterns, sit
uated at Mt. Tabor, under charge of Dr.
R. 1.. .Gillespie, this tcrand Jury has given
the matter a most thorough investigation
and critical Inspection. In making this in
spection, we have considered the following
points: The location, the treatment ac
corded the Inmates, the accommodations,
the sanitary oondttlons, the character of
food provided and the capability of the
management. We consider the location as
ideal (or an Institution of this kind.
Treatment of inmates was gone into
thoroughly and found to be uniformily kind
and considerate and that wherever restraint
is required, which In extreme cases must
be expected, no undue haxsh methods were
employed We consider the sanitary con
ditions perfect and do not know of a single
recommendation to make along this line.
At two different times, when this Jury was
not expected, a thorough investigation was
made or the kind and quality of the food
served the patients and found to be bountt
ful. of sufficient variety and absolutely
wholesome. We are pleased to report that
the management of the Institution by Dr.
R. L. Gillespie, from a business as well as
from a humane standpoint, is, as far as
we can note, above criticism and we highly
commend the administration of Its affairs.
We have made this report after -the most
exhausted research and personal investiga
tion of disinterested witnesses.
Hume Praised Highly.
We have only the highest commendation
for this splendid Institution which, after a
very close Inspection, wai found to be
fully carrying out the objects for which It
was created. We earnestly commend It
to the authorities and to charitably inclined
people in general.
In closing our report, we wish to heart
ily commend the conduct of the District
Attorney's office and extend our thanks
to District Attorney Cameron and Dep
uties J. J. Fitzgerald. Thad W. Vreeland,
J. H. Page and V. D. Hennessy. who have
rendered us valuable assistance In our
work, and have at all times accorded us
most courteous treatment. .
DOCK MONOPOLY KILLED
PORT OF PORTLAND COMMIS
SION FILES AFFIDAVIT.
In Circuit Court Papers, Members of
Committee Declare They Will Not
Allow Trust to Form.
William D. Wheelwright. C F.
Adams and J. C. Alnsworth. members
of the drydock committee of the Port
of Portland Commission, filed an affi
davit in the Circuit Court yesterday
in which they say they do not intend
to allow the Oregon Drydock Company
to exercise a monopolistic control over
drydocking at this port. Another firm
Is now belli)? organized they say, to
submit a competing bid. -
They point out that the drydock has
cost the taxpayers $.12,000 a year for
the last five and a half years, and that
this loss will be 50 per cent greater
when the new dock of the Oregon Dry
dock Company is placed in operation.
"The difficulties of the commission
are further aggravated."' they say. "by
the fact that contractors for repairs to
ships docking at a public dock have to
pay about 60 cents a day extra to labor
ers and ft a day extra for labor on
craft crossing the bar. .All these dis
criminations against the public dock
disappear In the hands of private
lessees. The purpose of tho commis
sion is to increase the efficiency of the
Willamette River as a port, by enabling
It to compete with others." ,
The drydock case. In which the Port
of Portland is being sued by Albert
Crowe for an ' Injunction compelling
the commission to refrain from leasing
the drydock to private interests, -did
not come up for argument in the Circuit
Court yesterday afternoon as expected.
Judge Bronaugh had Just finished a
long session, in which he had heard ex
tended arguments upon the legality of
the 12 Indictments against the defunct
Oregon Trust Bank Officials.
( As it was necessary also to arraign a
nuiiiucr u anegea criminals, and the
judge wished to work upon some cases
he has under advisement, the drydock
case was continued- indefinitely.
FRUIT MEN WILL CONVENE
-
State Horticultural Society Opens
Session Tuesday.
The annual session of the Stats Hor
ticultural Society will open Tuesday
morning in the auditorium of tho Meier
& Frank Company's store. Tuesday
evening, at the invitation of the T. M.
C. A., the society will meet in the as
sociation building at Sixth and Taylor
streets. At that -time Professor A. B.
Cordley, of the Orlgon . Agricultural
College, will give an ilustrated lecture
on the subject, "Apple Scab and Its
Control."
Owing to this conference next week,
no meeting will be held this week by
the Portland Apple Growers' Associa
tion, the organization recently formed
by the Toung Men's Christian Associa
tion. W. K. Newell will speak at the next
meeting of the Portland Apple G-ow-ers'
Association, which will be held
December 11 in the Y. M. C- A. audi
torium. His subject will be, "Manage
ment of an Apple Orchard."
FASHI0lISCHANGE.
The present mode of hairdressing re
quires a switch. Today and tomorrow
we will give you the 'benefit of our gigan
tic purchase. $5. $10. $15 and $30 values
at half price. Up-to-Date Hair Shop,
147H Sixth street. -
OLD BLOCK BOUGHT
Carbarns Site on Chapman
Street Sold for $15,500.
C. V. DYMENT PURCHASER
Newspaper Man Secures Property,
Bounded . by Market, Mill, Nine
teenth and Chapman, From
the Railway Company.
One of the important real estate deals
of the month was made yesterday after
noon when the Portland Railway, Light
& Power Company sold the block bounded
by Chapman. Nineteenth. Market and
Mill streets to Colin V. Dyment for $15,
600. The deal was mads by R. F. Bryan.
This block is at the terminal of the
Chapman-street carline, at the base of
Portland Heights and possesses a Port
land Heights' view. It is 200x210 and
about 15 minutes" -walk- from the heart of
the business section. The sale is the
first one of any size made in" that dis
trict for some time.
The location Is three blocks from Jef
ferson street and' three blocks from the
end of the Montgomery -street line. On
the property at present are tlie Chapman-street
carbarns of the streetcar
company, which are included in the pur
chase. New airbarna are to be built
elsewhere, where the cars and other
equipment of the company, now stored
on Chapman street, will be moved. '
The purchase was made as an invest
ment and probably nothing will be done
before Spring with the property. It is
one of the few erltirel'y intact blocks re
mainldg on- the West Side close in. The
location is considered a splendid one for
an apartment-house site. The carbarns
built In 1890 are still substantial. Mr.
Dyment, the purchaser, is Coast editor
of the Evening Telegram.
LOT SELLS FOR $39,000
BIG DEAli CLOSED ON MAIN
STREET PROPERTY.
Mrs. Barbara B. Dal ton Purchaser.
Solomon Hart Pays $35,000 for
First-Street Lot.
Negotiations were closed yesterday by
which Mrs. Barbara B. Dalton, daughter
of R. Gerlinger. purchased the. single lot,
60x100 feet in size.' located at the north
west comer of Second and Main streets,
from Abe Tichenor. for $39,000. The
property is described as lot 4, block 24,
city. The sale was made through the
agency of Keasey, Humason & Jeffery.
On this lot there are at present eome
old shacks, but these will be replaced in
the Spring with a four-story brick store
and rooming-house building, which will
be constructed of pressed brick, steel
construction, and will cost in the neigh
borhood of $60,000.
Mr. Tichenor bought the property three
years ago for $23,000. The building of
the Baker Theater on the adjoining prop
erty, the pending opening of the Madison
bridge and general building In that
neighborhood have helped to enhance the
value of this property.
Solomon Hart has purchased a lot lo
cated on the west side of First street,
between Salmon and. Main .streets, from
the F. C. Smith, estate, for $35,000. The
property is, described as lot 2, block 11.
city. It is improved, with a two-story
frame building which Is built with brick
side walls.
Mr. Hart has bought the ground pure
ly as an investment and Is contemplating
no improvements. The four stores now
in the building, together with- the rooms
on the second floor, bring in a net rental
of 9 per cent on the Investment. The sale
was negotiated through the agency of E.
May and Clohessy & Smith.
RAILWAY BUYS NEW POWER
(Continued From First Page.)1
where a station will be established with
an ultimate capacity of 60.000 horsepower.
It Is expected to have this latter station
in operation in the Fall of 1913. ,
"The city is growing so rapidly," said
B. S. Josselyn, president of the company,
yesterday, tbat we must look well into
the future in providing sufficient power
to meet the growing demand, and It is
doubtful whether any other similar con
cern Is doing as much to keep up with
the growth of the city in this respect as Is
thte Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company. When the work we have
planned is completed It will give the
Portland Railway, Light & Power Com
pany three water power stations on the
Clackamas River within a distance of 10
Good Food
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Post Toasties
I
ti nf
a iic ivicmury lingers
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich.
miles. All o these plants will be oper
ated in unison, impounding the water for
the upper plant and1 then passing it down
through the three stations. This will
make one of the strongest and; largest
power developments in the United States.
. More Power Lines Called For.
"The company will "also operate the
sawmill In getting out lumber for con
struction of new power-bouses, dams,
etc., for its various new buildings . and
for street improvements. v
"The company now has three high-tension
30.000-volt transmission 1 fries between
Caxadero and Portland. Th two addi
tional water power plants will require
more transmission lines and to meet that
need we will construct & line of steel
towers from Casadero to Portland this
coming year to carry two- 100,000-volt
circuits of three wires each. This im
provement will cost approximately $150,
000. '
"It is possible that the da.ra to be erect
ed at the Estacada. or Morris site, will
be or hollow concrete construction, a de
parture in dam building. On my trip
East I went to Ellsworth, Me., and in
spected a hollow concrete dam in use at
that point, and found It to be giving per
fect satisfaction and its cost materially
less than that of a solid concrete dam.
However, the style of dam has not yet
been determined, but if the hollow type
Is adopted the powec-house will be placed
inside of the dam."
r.V LINDEN IS CAUGHT
DISAPPEARS AFTER FIGHT AND
DEATH OF BROTHER.
Young Man Is Held Prisoner In. City
Jail Awaiting Action of Dis
trict Attorney.
"Wanted in connection with a fight
which is believed to have caused the
death of his brother James, and sought
for by the police since November 15,
Ownie McLlnden. 24 years old, was taken
into custody last night by Detectives
Craddock and Mallett. He is detained
at the City Jail, awaiting the action of
the District Atttorney.
During an altercation with his brother
In the yard of their home at 398 Con
stance street, on the night of November
15, Ownie is alleged to have wrested a
picket from a nearby fence and pro
ceeded to beat his adversary over the
head in an unmerciful manner. James,
the injured brother, did .not display any
disastrous effects of the beating until
several hours after the conflict. But
eventually he lapsed; into unconsciousness
and died the following day. A post
mortem examination held by Coroner
Norden had a tendency to show that Mc
Unden's death- was superinduced! by heart
disease. The estimony of witnesses ad
duced at the Inquest held over the body
on November 18 was of such an incrimi
nating rfeture that the Coroner's jury
directed a further investigation.
Immediately following the fight Ownie
McLinden fled from home and eluded po
lice search. He was 'captured on the
street in an intoxicated condition by the
detectives last night.
When taken to police headquarters at
the time of his arrest he displayed no
serious concern. While he prepared, for
admission into the cellroom he jokingly
said to the bystanders: "I 'spose you'll
hang me up for this well, I'm not the
first innocent Irishman that swung from
a gibbet."
The prisoner is a teamster by occupation.-
.
BOOSTERS TO REORGANIZE
South Portland Club Plans to Form
'25 Branch Organizations.
At a meeting of the South Portland
Boosters club, held last night at St.
Lawrence's Church at Third and Sher
man streets, a movement wast started
to organize the entire South Portland
district and to recreate the South Port
land Boosters into a central organiza
tion. It Is planned to divide the dis
trict, south of Madison street. Into
about 25 precincts and in each precinct
to have an auxiliary push club working
through the central organization. All
property owners in the district, who
are members of theclub, will be re
quired to contribute monthly to carry
on an advertising campaign -for South
Portland.
The members of the club adopted
resolutions favoringn the proposal to
lay water mains from the general fund
Instead of charging It to the Individual
property. This will come up at the
electon called by the Mayor. Resolu
tions were also adopted favoring" the
installation of water . meters all over
the city. Committees were appointed
to organize local push clubs in the var
ious precincts in South Portland.
. . . , ,
' Holley Gets Educational Meet.
ALBANY, Or.. Dec. 2. (Special.) A big
educational meeting will be held at Holley
Saturday under the auspices, of County
School Superintendent W. L. Jackson and
the Holley Grange. It is the first of a
series of meetings. Superintendent Jack
son will conduct in different parts of the
county this Winter. Prizes will be given
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keep on the pantry shelf,
because it is always
ready to serve with
cream or fruits.
Also used in numer
ous ways to make many
"good things better."
In packages, there is a
little booklet, "Tid-Bita
made with Toasties,"
that tells how.
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The Addition with Character
It is active. Forty teams grading streets.
Preparations in progress for laying sewers,
water mains, gas mains, sidewalks, etc., etc.
HENRY BLDG.
PHONES: Main 2565, A 5234
for the best declamation and best maps
of Oregon and the United States, drawn
from memory.
SIMON HEADS DELEGATION
Governor Benson. Appoints Repre
sentatives to Civic Federation.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 2. Speclal.)-rGov-ernor
Benson this afternoon announced
the names of the delegates appointed to
represent Oregon at the National Civic
Federation to be held at Washington. D.
C, January 6, 6 and 7, 1910. Seth, Low is
president of the Federation and President
Taft will deliver an address. The pur
pose of the Federation is to create a sen
timent for uniform legislation for the
states. The following will represent this
state:
Joseph Simon, W."H. Fowler, T. B. Wil
cox, Charles H. Carey. C. E. McCulloch,
Christmas
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Robe Bails
Foot Rests
Ammeters
Robes
Hats and Caps
Coats,
Gauntlets
.Horns, etc., etc.
Gillette Razors
Airguns
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86 SIXTH STREET.
T E you work with hand or brain;
if you are rich or in moderate
circumstances, or poor, there's one
food that is indispensable if you want
vigor and good health.
Quaker Oats
is within the reach of all and it is
absolutely necessary to all. The one
food that contains all the elements
.that build brain and muscle.
Eat more Quaker Oats and note the
improvement in your health.
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CHICAGO
TIME
To Visit
H. H. Emmons, F. W. Mulkey, George
E. Chamberlain, Charles H. Gramm, B.
Lee Paget, Rev. Clarence True Wilson,
all of Portland; George F. Rodgers and
R. A. Harris, Salem; J. W. Knowles, La
Grande; D. H. P. Belknap. Prineville:
Dr. William Kukkendahl. Eugene; Pro
fessor J. B. Hornerf Corvallis; Dr. E. B.
Plckel, Medford; Rv. Arthur Lane, Al
bany. One Killed, One Hurt by Blast.
THE DALLES.- Or., Dec. 2. Special.)
M. Merrltt was instantly killed and Louis
Johnson was Injured by a premature
explosion at the Government works at
Celilo yesterday. A Coroner s jury vis
ited the scene of the accident and re
turned a verdict without placing the
blame.
Two Adjudged Insane.
THE DALLE3. Or., Dec. 2.fSpecial.)
Lew Wexel.. a bartender, "and Rudolph
Ennbom. a Swedish railroad laborer, were
Shoppers
Should Bear in Mind That We Carry Many
Suitable Presents.
Thermos Bottles, Jars
and Coffee Pots
$3.75 Up
'ts --
Flash Lights
All Styles 75c to $3.00
Boxing Gloves, Foot Balls
Striking Bags from .
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Hamilton Rifles
Gymnasium Shoes
Basketballs
Bicycles
Motorcycles
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adjudged insane today before County
Judge A. K. Lake, by Dr. .1. M. Lowe,
the examining physician. Tha two men
will be taken to Salem tomorrow.
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