THE MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1915. 13 WHIPPING OREGON POST IN IS URGED Judge Davis Cites Success of Crime Deterrent in Delaware Town. DOCKET IS TRANSFERRED Administration of Penalty Credited for Jteducing Number of Prison ers to One Old Law Pro vides Lash for AYifebeater. "The whipping post is the best deter rent of crime I ever have seen, ""ej should have it in Oregon," remarked r-..r,rr. v Davis. f!ireuit Judjre, vester- oav, just after he had completed a - three months' term as judge of the criminal department. The remark was occasioned by aa item in the State T)Aoitr n npwNtiRiwr published at Laurel, Del.. Judge Lavls' native city. Th item said: . "The county Jail at Georgetown is without a prisoner and Sheriff Jacob West Is idle, the turnkey is on his va cation, chickens are roosting in the cells and the jallyard probably will be planted in early corn unless anotner ap plicant appears. The lone prisoner. 1.1 wood Armstrong, who was afraid to stay by himself, was paroled for two vears to C. S. Kichards. of Georgetown, after having confessed to stealing Ave dozen eggs." Whlpplaar PMt Get Credit. The whipping post penalty is pre scribed for many crimes and misde meanors in Deleware, and to this fact Judee Davis credits the emptiness of the Georgetown Jail. "Criminals don't make Delaware their tnnnine nlace." said Judge Davis. They are afraid of the whipping post. I believe that on this account ueiiw. is freer from crime than any other state in the Vnion. There are only four public prose rutors in the state, and they can't make a living at their work. The Attorney r;nrai and three deputies, one for each county, handle all the prosecu tions. Kven though they are so few. these men have to depend on private practice to make a living. . "If they had the whipping post in Oregon there would be far less crime here. A man will think twice before he commits a crime when he knows what the post looks like, but many of them do not fear Jail sentences. Old Law Provides Penalty. "I've seen the whipping post in oper ation back there myself. One day 1 saw them administer 216 lashes not all to the same man. of course. It would have killed him. One negro got 40 lashes for highway robbery. They bared his body to the waist, manacled his hands about the big post the 'hug-a-lng Susan' 1 believe they call It and whipped him with a cat-o'-nine-tails. I never heard such screaming in my life, but when it was over I think that negro resolved never to hold up any body again. "Yes," continued Judge Davis. "I think the whipping post as an institu tion is about the best deterrent of crime we have." A musty old Oregon law. now fallen Into disuse, permits the whipping-post penalty for wife-beaters. There is no record of this penalty having been pre scribed in Oregon during the past ten lears. Criticising the state, and county for "dVrellctton In furnishing some oc cupation for convicts while confined," and referring to the Inadequacy of the penaltv provisions on Oregon s crim !nal statutes. Judge Davis yesterday Issued a list of recommendations on the close of his three months' term as Judre of the criminal department. The establishment of state Indus trial schools for girls and for young men is recommended. For this pur pose Judge Davis says the state shohld divert "some of its funds which it now uses to foster higher education." The statement issued by Judge Davis, In part, is as follows: I,i elocire; nij" term as Jurtise of the crim inal department. 1 wiah to commend the of -J-t-c of the Dis-rlet Attorney for Its ef ficiency and falrress In the prosecutions tuai have come before- me. riibllu Defender Noi Needed. o tone us this office is administered aa mulcr the Incumbent thia county will never I'- in need of a public riefn1cr. The court has been particularly ltnjireascd by the at' ttt j-ie of tlie District Attorney and hla dep uties in according to the nc-used every con- aideratlon and ail the protection to which they are entitled under the law. The two criticisms I would offer are the Inmle-iuao of the law providing penalties and the dereliction of the state and countv in furnishing aome occupation for convicts hlle confined. , The penalties are often too severe for "the offense cnarpea ami ine court is (riven nu .-discretion other than to Impose the penalty provided and fixed by law and send the culprit to the penitentiary or grant a parole. There should be. a wider latitude given to the trial Judge. There are many occasions when a young offender will plead guilty to a charge carrying with it a penitentiary sentence: the court is reluctant to Imposo such a s-ntence. and yet is of the opinion that some punishment should follow the .crime and that a parole should not be granted. Tet under the law one or the other of these alternatives must be followed. Thus the trial Judge la unable to do eub aranttal Juatice as between the state and the defendant. - If the state would divert some of Its funds which It now uses to foster higher educa tion to the building and maintenance of an Industrial school for young men and girls who go wrong and really and desperately reed the help, aoclety at large would be better served. Tf the state would utilize the productive ability of its convlcta It would be an eco nomic measure and society again would be better served. gon State Normal School at Monmouth, is at the Seward. H. E. Llppman, an insiirance man of Seattle, is at the Oregon. Andrew Kennedy. Seattle business man, is at the Cornelius. I s. Hughes, a lumberman of Ches- terbrook. is at the Carlton. J. H. Estes. a business man of Pen dletonr la at the Perkins. J. Jfattey. a real estate man of Mc- Minnvtlle. is at the Perkins. P. R. Beals. a Tillamook real estate operator, is at the Imperial. Carle Abrams. of the 8alem States man staff, is at the Nortonia. D. K. Sutherland, of Iron wood, Mich., is registered at the Portland. Edward 8. Chadwlck. an insurance man of Boise, is at the Oregon. R. A. Hoerner, a fruitgrower of Anaheim, Cal., is at the Nortonia. M. M. Moore, and Mrs. Moore, of Fargo, N. D., are at the Cornelius. Joseph Swahaw, a prominent resi dent of Garibaldi, Is at the Carlton. H. G. Wolf, manufacturer, of Cham- bersburg. Fa., is at the Multnomah. x. -n, jonnsion, manager ot coat mines near Centralia, is at the Imperial. J. I. Westervelt and daughter are registered at the Portland from Green ville, S. C. E. Miller and Miss .Miller are reg stered at the Portland after a trip to the California expositions. L. S. Hoge, of Morris. IlUis at the Seward with Mrs. Hoge. They plan to be in Portland for the Rose Festival. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Vinton. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Natchez and O. I De Mess and daughters, of Portland, are among arrivals at the Hotel Clark. Floyd Collins, chief clerk of the Nor tonia Hotel, has returned after three weeks' absence due to illness. Mr. Col lins visited Seattle Vancouver and Victoria while away. George R. Tremblay. for the last six months night clerk at the Multnomah, has been promoted to' the day shift. working alternately with W. G. West. Kdward Black, well known in hotel circles of Seattle and Portland, suc ceeds Mr. Tremblay. JEW JOB SPURNED, BOWUff QUITS Highway Engineer Hurriedly Leaves Office, Refusing Place Board Offers. GOVERNOR IS ATTACKED Charges Made Are Answered by Executive in General Denial and Statements Are Called . Falsehoods When Reported. ARMY FILM HAS THRILLS "THE COMMANDING OFFICER" AT PEOPLES IS GRIPPING STORY. Rhea Mitchell In "The Fakir" at the Sunset Head Bill Interspersed With Comedies. PERSONALMENTION. W. Martin, of Forest Grove, is at the Nortonia. J. H. Rogers, of Albany, is at the Cornelius. Dr. H. S. Pernot, of Corvallls, Is at the Oregon. A. J. Bracker, of Eugene, is t the Multnomah. ' CS. O. Montgomery, of Drain, Is at the Nortonia. Dr. W. E. Mallory, of Newberg. is at the Perkins. D. H. Butler, of Dayton. Wash, Is at the Perkins. Leo Bassler. a farmer of Sumpter, is at the Oregon. R. C. Holberg, of Salem. Is registered at the Imperial. W. C. Knighton, a Salem architect. Is at the Seward. W. E. McDorman. of San Francisco, is at the Multnoman. Andrew Roth, a tourist from Ackley, la.. Is at the Carlton. Robert L. Rice, a tourist from Boston, Is at the Multnomah. Edward Ford, manufacturer, of Chi cago, is at the Carlton. J. M. Eckel, a tourist from Reading, Pa., iat the Cornelius. E. W. Brown, a merchant of Kansas City, is at the Portland. R. W. Collins, of the United States Army, is at the Seward. U S. Logan, a stockman of Prlne vtlle, is at the Imperial. M. S. Piltman, professor of the Ore- The Commanding Officer," which opened at the Peoples Theater yester day to run tilt Saturday night, is a strong army melodrama that found un usual favor with audiences. It was produced a few years aeo with phe nomenal success in this country and in Europe. "The Commanding Officer" is thrill ing with its intensity of passion with which several men love one woman, effect of the narrow gossip of envious women, misunderstanding of conditions by a young and fascinating girl thrown suddenly into the whirl of army post life and self-sacrificing devotion ot the garrison to the commanding officer. me commanding Officer" will be followed Sunday by "Hypocrites." the Paramount programme temporarily be ing moved to the Star 'Theater. RHEA MITCHELL HERE IX FILM "The Fakir," Two-Act Drama, Finds Walter Edwards Also InCast. Rhea Mitchell, the Portland girl, who ha3 become a moving picture star, ap pears in the new bill at the Sunset in another artistic success. Her ve hicle is "The Fakir." a two-act drama. in which she takes the part of a girl wno rails unaer tne spell of a hypno tist. who uses her as a "subject", in i vaudeville tour. Walter Edwards plays opposite Miss Mitchell in the.jstrong role of the hypno tist. Some especially good scenes of stage life are shown In this absorbing araiiia. His Brother's Keeper." another two art -drama, is featured by. splendid act ing. Ji,very brand Army man and every person .who has ever lived in New England will enjoy it, for the hero is a Grand Army man and the heroine is a little "slavey" on a New England farm. Two good comedies round out a well ua milieu oiii. aianey conRiin, as usual, is killing, his part this time being that of a stagehand in "A One Night t-tand." The other comedv. "Mixed Values." Is based on the absent mindedness of two bridegrooms, who got tne rings mixed. JITNEY WRECKED; 1 HURT Abe Iscnstcin Turns in Front Streetcar at Crossing. of i A De jsensteln. jitney driver, living at 625 Fifth street, was injured and the machine, which he was drivlnz. was badly damaged in a collision with a North and South Portland street car at the Intersection of Sixteenth and Irving streets yesterday morning. The jitney was struck with such force that it was thrown to the side walk. One rear wheel of the machine was broken and one side smashed in. Isenstcin wag thrown into the glass wind shield and badly cut about the face and hands and had his knee bruised. He was taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital. H. C. Bales, who Investigated the accident, reported that the Jitney drrver was going south on Sixteenth street, and turned east on Irving street directly in front of the streetcar of which H. E. Smith was motorman and P. E. Gurske conductor. EXAMINATIONS TO BE HELD Candidates for Civil Service Are In vited to Compete. The United States Civil Service Com mission announced the following ex aminations, all male: . April 2. assistant supervisor of ac counts, for service in the division of valuation. Interstate Commerce Com mission, salary $3000 to 4200 per an num. April 28, entomological ranger. Department of Agriculture, salary 84i to J120D per annum; mine electrician, for held service in the Bureau of Mines, salary $1200 to $1500 per annum; oil gauger, office of Indian Affairs, for service in Oklahoma, salary $1200 per annum; apprentice draftsman, War Department, salary $360 to $720 per annum. i Information and application blanks may be obtained from T. V. Hutchins. local secretary, Postoftice building. SALEM. Or., April 1. (Special.) Spurning the offer of the State High way Commission to retain him to su pervise certain road work started by him, Henry L. Bowlby, State Highway Engineer, today quit his post before his successor, E. I. Cantlne, had taken the oath of office, and, in a letter to Governor Withycombe announced that his office had been left in charge of the clerk ot the Commission. Mr. Cantina was in the city today, but will not assume his new duties until Secretary of State Olcott and State Treasurer Kay, who are in Portland, return to the city tomorrow. Before writing the letter Major Bowlby made an attack upon the ex ecutive and State Treasurer Kay, de daring that the Governor had made a pre-election promise to remove him. The engineer said that Mr. Kay had not kept promises made to him, and that he placed no credence in anything the State Terasurer said. . He further said that the contractors had been given to understand that he would be removed. Engineer Coming to Portland. "I do not say that Governor Withy combe promised the bridge people and contractors directly to remove me," continued the engineer. "But I think he has been influenced by attorneys representing them and who he regard d as friends. ' He probably did not know of their connections, for he was new in political affairs. ' Announcement was made by Major Bowlby that he would move to .Fort land. He said he had received offers of work there. Major Bowlby gave as his reason for quitting office abruptly that he had been informed by the Attorney General that there could not be two highway engineers, of which the mem bers of the Commission were aware. Governor Withycombe and State Treas urer Kay believed it possible to em ploy Major Bowlby at the same salary as the Highway Engineer to nnisn pending work started by him. Road Programme Not Stopped. While regT3tting the engineer's hasty action. Governor Withycombe declared that roads would- continue to be built in Oregon and denied every accusa tion made by Major Bowlby and that he had made any promise to remove the Highway Engineer. T regret that Mr. Bowlby has seen fit to leave his post so abruptly," said the Governor. "As expressed in its resolution, the Highway Commission desired to have him complete the con traded work on the Columbia High way, because it seemed highly desir able to wind up pending work, .and especially matters of dispute, under his personal jurisdiction. It would have been entirely possible to do this, as Mr. Bowlby could have supervised these details while Mr. Cantlne occupied the position of Highway Engineer. Evi dently Mr. Bowlby does not see the matter In this light. In expecting him to continue the work, so far as I am concerned. I thought I was taking his own suggestion at par. Statement Called Falsehood. "I have no desire to take further no tice of a statement which Major Bowlby gave out this morning when he evi dentlv was somewhat excited, except to say again that the insinuation that contractors brought about his removal. so far as I am concerned, is an abno lute falsehood. It is even more un true to say that any promises were given contractors before I became uov ernor. As a matter of fact, I had al wavs spoken very highly of Mr. Bowlby. . "All this talk about the contractors having a soft snap under the new ad- ministration is partisan bosh. They will get what is coming to them and no more. My only hope is that we may be able to clean up the Bowlby diffi culties, and get along in the future with more roads and fewer rows. THE AMERICAN DISEASE - Neurasthenia may be called a dis tinctively American disease because the condition of nervous strain that pro duces it ia more prevalent here than in any . other country. Overwork and worry, ambition, haste, the high ten sion at which business is conducted, all use up the nerve xorce ana proauce neurasthenia, for tne disease is simply exhaustion and excessive irritability of the nerve centers. A tendency to neurasthenia is inher ited by many Americans whose an cestors had but a small stock of nerv ous energy to bequeath. Grief, exces sive worry or disappointment In love, business or school work may cause neurasthenia. . The symptoms include a feeling of exhaustion upon rising in the morning, of disturbed sleep, headache, with a sense of weight and tightness about the head. The patient is irritable, dif ficult to please, and suffers from de pression. The treatment in to remove the cause if possible (as when overstudy is re sponsible) take abundant rest, spend ten hours In bed out of every twenty four, eat as much nourishing; food as possible and take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to restore the nervee. Send to day for our free booklet on "Nervous Disorders." Address: Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y. ,1'our own druggist sells Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Saves Rheumatics Cost of Trips to Ex pensive Sanatoriums mm Y A W. C. A. to Have Exhibit. millinery exhibit will bo held on Saturday in the Young Women's Christian Association. All members and friends are Invited to attend and in spect the Spring chapeaux and Easter bonnets that are the handiwork of the eirls in the domestic art depart ment. The exhibit will begin in the morning and continue until g P. M. The girls of the domestic science de partment will serve tea during the afternoon. Miss Clara Donaldson in structs the millinery students and Miss Mabel Stegner is at the head of the department of household" economics. These instructors will assist the girls In- receiving. 6058 (Sixtv-Eurhtv-EIs-ht) FREE H acts much like the famous "Medical Eg waters ot Hot bprings sod Aavicaaa Rheumatic resorts, boss Man- mtut relieve your itneammtism r3 most brina about beneticUl re- f I aulta in cases of ehrODie akin enm- t- i none. otuoa&nesB or inaiseetion. wr returned by Tour draireist. Send lorvaJu&ole tree book Medic al Advice on Kheumfttlsm. It , is authoritative and abentifle. and will enable you to detect and treat Inflammatory, Chronic, Ar ticular and Muscular Kbeumatiai wnte tor it atonee. . Matt. I. lotmaofi Ce. aecx. SLxty-Eighty-EIght m turn' m 1 Easter Novelties in Great Variety Greetings, Favors, Post Cards, Chicks, Etc, Delicious Hot Cross Buns WilVBe Served With Luncheon in Tea Room Today 18-inch Laces At 39c Slain Floor Dainty new Oriental Laces in exquisite new pat terns. Shown in white and ecru. Priced spe cial today OQ at, the yard OJt Olds, Wortman $s King Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods Pacific Phone Marshall 4800 Home Phone A 6231 Double Stamps From OA.MtolP.M. With Cash Purchases Made Today in All Bepts. of the Store! Presenting Fashion's Very Latest Models in Easter Apparel The Garment Salons on the second floor are filled to over flowing with the choicest wearables for the Easter season. New Suits, Coats, Gowns, Dresses, Waists, Petticoats, Dress Skirts, etc., in assortments to suit every taste. Every gar ment reasonably priced. Ask for "S. & H." Green Stamps. Smart New Suits at $25.00 New Easter Coats $18.50 Second Floor Today we fea ture a special exhibit of the new Tailored Suits which we have priced at $25. The As sortment embraces the very smartest models in nearly all wanted materials and splendid range of colors. . Don't fail to see these Suits. Priced spe cial at onl K $25.00 Second Floor Women's and misses' stylish new Coats just in by express. New high waistline effects, with flare skirt, fashionable new belted styles and the new box models. Shown in every de sirable weave and color. Don't fail to see these Coats. On s a 1 8 p ecial C T O Ci e today p-LO.iJlJ Dainty Easter Waists $6.75 Silk Petticoats $3.79 Second Floor Lovely new Easter Waists of embroid ered nets, laces, chiffons, Georgette crepes, taffetas, etc. Scores of dainty styles. PCJ J Second Floor New Silk Pet ticoats of messaline, pussy willow taffetas and silk Jer sey. Shown in all the latest shades. Priced J O 7 special now at 4 Easter Specials for Men Worth-While Savings! Main Floor Thrifty men keep in close touch with this popular store. This is demonstrated daily by the quick response to our advertisement. Men's $1.25 Shirts at 95c Men's Union Suits at 95c ' Reduced Prices on Special Lines Richardson's Linen Sets Cloth and 1 Doz. Napkins to Match Department, Main Floor Extra special reductions on special lines Richardson's fine Table Linen Sets. Beautiful patterns. Cloth, 2x2 yards and one dozen napkins to match. Supply your needs now. $10.00 Cloths, 2x2 yds. $ 8.00 Main Floor Men's high-grade Shirts plain negligee, with soft or laundered cuffs. Also a splen did showing of the new White Shirts with plain or plaited bosoms for Easter wear. All sizes. Reg ular $1.25 grades. On CtCZ. Main Floor Men's closed-crotch Union Suits of fine soft quality Egyptian yarns in white. A spe cial purchase from a leading man ufacturer enables us to make this exceptional offering. Shown good range of sizes. Spe-Qffy, lyttV special sale today, price j cial, the garment at on Special showing of Men's Wash Ties at 25? and 50? New Tipperary Crepe Ties just in they're priced 50 Men's Interwoven Socks, all colors, pair 25? and 50t? Boys9 Oliver Twist Suits $4.95 Boys' $1.25 to $2 Wash Suits 98c Main Floor Window samples of boys' beautiful Oliver Twist Suits to be disposed of at once. These are made from finest quality silks and are handsomely trimmed. Reg ular $10.00 to $12.50 Suits. On special sale today GZj Q at the low price of epiJ Main Floor Special showing today of children's Wash Suits in cham brays, repps, percales, etc. This season's latest models in stripes, checks and plain colors. All sizes. And the prices range C f O CZ to P JLw- from 98(, $1.00 We Give S. & H. Green Stamps. Boys9 $6.50 Norfolks for $4.95 Boys' Store, Main Floor Of course youll want your boy to look his best on Easter Sunday! Choose one of these splendid Norfolks and he'll lead the van. They are made of choicest woolens, and the patterns are distinctively new. Two pairs pants full lined with taped seams go with each of these Suits'. Don't buy until you have seen Cj Q J these handsome Norfolks. Regular $6.50 grade. Priced at pl.iJ The Eas ter Millinery Show Invites Your Attention . Millinery Salons, Second Floor A truly wonderful showing of the new Millinery, comprising model Hats from leading designers of New York also original creations by our own skilled milliners. 1 Tailored effects, sharply contrast with lovely dressy Hats of soft, uncertain, be witching lines most of them, simple, too but the sim plicity only adds to their charm. . Sailor shapes, are to the fore in a surprising diversity of various trimmings to suit every fancy. Flowers are profuse and quills, wings and ribbons also play an important part in bedecking milady's Easter Hat. Our milliners have prepared a most unusual display of the latest Hats for your inspection. Prices range from $3.95 to $45.00. "Broom Week" Third Floor Buy Now at Special Low Prices Regular 40c Brooms priced special this week at only 255 Regular 50c Brooms priced special this week at only 35 Regular 60c Brooms priced special this week at only 40t Regular 65c Brooms priced special this week at only 5Q Regular 75c Brooms priced special this week at only 6(M Headquarters .for Lawn Mowers, Garden Hose, Garden Tools, Screen Doors, Poultry Netting, Garbage Cans, Paints, Brushes, etc. Com plete assortments. WE GIVE "S. & H." GREEN TRADING STAMPS. $12.50 Cloths, 2x2 yds. $10.00 $15.00 Napkins dozen $12.00 $17.50 Napkins dozen $14.00 Odd Lines LinenTowels at Spc'l Prices Main Floor Closing out several broken lines of plain and . hand- embroidered Towels at .great reductions. Regular $1.75 grades at $1.00, $2 grades at $1.25, $2.50 grades $1.(10, $3.50 grades $1.75 New Zephyr Madras for Dresses and Waists, Priced at, yard 35 New Colored Dress Linens in All Colors, Yard. 50, f.O?, 75, $1 A Pronounced Success! DTI DELIGHTED WOMEN hundreds of them visited the "Salon du Bon Ton" yesterday and wit nessed the graceful living mod els don and doff the latest BON TON Corsets. There were Corsets for every figure, fashioned from fine coutils to elaborate brocades. The charming Living Models exhibited the different Corsets, reveal ing the very new "curved waist" and "flat-back" effects. Every woman will find this exhibition not only a delight to the eye, but a source of inspiration and guidance in dressing her own figure to better advantage. If you were unable to visit the Salon yesterday, be sure and come today. Saturday LAST DAY! ToNim Handkerchiefs 3 for '25c Main Floor Women's dainty, sheer ".Hand kerchiefs with long initial. Shown in 3 different styles. Put up in neat O nackacre of 3 aWlIt Easter Sale of Gloves In All the Wanted Shades Department, Main Floor Women who KNOW always come here for their Gloves and Hosiery, because they are sure of getting depend able qualities at the lowest prices. Note these specials for today: Women's $2.50 Lambskin Gloves, 16-button length, the pair, $1.05 Women's $3.50 White Kid Gloves, 16-button length, the pair, $2.05 Women's $4.00 White Kid and Suede Gloves, 16-button length, $3.4 5 Women's $4.50 White and Colored Gloves, 16-button length, at $3.95 Women's $5.00 White Kid Gloves, 16 and 20-button lengths, at $1.45 One and TwoClasp Gloves Women's $1.00 Two-Clasp Gloves, plain and fancy backs, at 79g Women's $1.50 P. K. and Overseam Gloves, two-clasp style, at $1.35 $1.25 Silk Hose Glenwood Butter, the 2-lb. Square 65c At 85c Main Floor Women's $1 and $1.25 Silk Hosiery in black and most all wanted colors. Every pair perfect. On display on special tables near Morrison street entrance. Spe- O Cg cial today, the pairOOC 0? L )01 Vnn Silk . r CTVl ."MI IV l Hose j The peer of any l)ollar Hose on the market. Shown in black, white and all the leading Spring shades. Reinforced heels and toes. Wear "Portland Maid" Silk Hose, pr. $1 Guaranteed Hose for boys and girls, all sizes, the pair at only 15 "I'