The Sunday Oregonian., November 01, 1908, SECTION TWO, Page 12, Image 24

THE STJXBAT OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND. XCTV UMSKit 1. 1VQ9.
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GDUNTY COURT IS
BLAMED BY JURY
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ON
Report Calls for Co-operation
With Sheriff in Working
Prisoners.
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SIX INDICTMENTS MADE
InTestigators Also Ask for Legisla
tion Against Sale of Firearms and
Compliment Poor farm and
Aid Society Management.
FIXWXGS Or GBASD JTHY.
Thmx thsr ebould be a lmw rs-trtt-tlnir
th &! of flmrm
That the County and City Jails.
' t.e Ponrfarm and the Bot dirts'
Aid Society ara all conducted In
proper and efficient manner. And
that the comity rockplla la act.
That tha County Court la neffltirent
In falllna to make report to Sheriff
Sltvena of vacancies at tne rockplla.
so that these vacancies may b ailed
Immediately and thua aM to the
crushed rock output so yaiuahla to
lmprorln and building roads.
That there are too many eaeee
presented before tha (rand Jury In a
aplrtt of spite rather than In aay
bore of aucceeaful criminal proeeeu
tlon. That the tax collecting" department
of the Sheriff's office la operated in
an unusually efficient manner and to
the beet Interest of all taxpayer.
That the room In which the grand
Jury eat at the Courthouee was to
tally unfit for the purpose and that
the Court tmue should be replaced
with a better building.
That the city ought to provide a
better JalL
t
Tonchlna; upon the conduct of local
county office and moving recom
mendations upon eeveral important
subjects of wide puoii"
econd county grand jury presented
Its final report to Ulrcuii juuk
tenbeln. yesterday noon, and waa dis
charged. . A, ,.
The report was the product or Z4
days' deliberation, observation and in
vestigation and was incidental to the
: . e - lnnrpj batch Of
criminal cases. Nearly all the public
Institutions ana oinces miwn
were dealt with by the first grand
Jury. The manner of conducting Kel
lv'a Butte was again condemned and
blame for the lack of harmony be
tween Sheriff Stevens' office and the
County Court waa again thrown on
the court.
Finds Much to Commend.
Tn its pilgrimages through public
offices and Institutions the grand Jury
found much to commend, especially
at the Poor Farm. Boys' and Girls'
Aid Society. County Jail, and at the
tax collecting department of the
Sheriffs office, where It waa found
that Immense sums are being handled
with a commendable system.
One subject, entirely original to this
Jury and of wide importance, is that
of a restrictive law on the sale of
firearms. The Jury makes a compre
hensive report on this subject, a fol
lows: In rlsw of the many murdera and acci
dental deathe with which thta community
has been afflicted within the peat year, we
reepectfully recommend that a law be Intro
duced at the coming session of the legis
lature containing the following stipulation:
rirtt That the sale of any form of fire
arm or ammunition to persona under the
ae of 11 years be absolutely forbidden, and
prvTlelon made foe tne further limited sale
of said nrearm and ammunition to adulta
Second The purchase and aal of fire
arms and ammunition ahall be mad only
ufcon a written order of the County Court
or County Clerk, aubjeot to certain regu
lations: the storekeeper ao selling euch Ore
arms and ammunition, after being satlsfled
with the genuineness of the certificate
Issued, shall keep a record of the sale, which
hall Include an accurate description of
the firearms or ammunition sold, the name
of the person to whom sold and hi address.
Any minor who la f3Unl carrying any nre
arm or ammunition shall have the same con
fiscated and l:al! be deemed a delinquent
minor It under the age of Is years, and If
otrer that age shall pay a fine of not leas
than or more than 125.
La Hose la Again Indicted.
Vlth its report the Jury returned half
a dozen indictments and two not true
bills. An indictment waa returned
against Jack La Rose, the gaaptpe thug
who created a reign of terror among
second-hand storekeepers last Spring.
Although la Rose Is to ba tried for
murdering one of these dealers, this
Indictment charges him with assault
ing another dealer with a dangerous
wespon. So, In the event L Rose es
capes the noose, he will very likely go
to the penitentiary, since the evidence
on the assault charge is conclusive.
M. H.ishmoto. a Japanese who shot
and killed one of his countrymen. S.
Shimixu. in a quarrel, was exonerated
by the grand Jury on the grounds that
the shot was not fired with murderous
or vlcloua intent, but rather in self
defense. C. W. Bowhay and A. H. Brown, two
saloon operators, who essayed to sell
liquor in Precinct No. 89 after that dis
trict had been' voted dry. were held on
five counts of the charge of selling li
quor in a restricted district.
Ask for New Courthouse.
With reference to the quarters in
which the Jury had to work the report
has this to say:
The room assigned n for eur work wa
located in the worst possible place, and the
fact that we were able to transact any busi
ness at time wa mad possible by the
strong lung of the wltneasr nd the acute
hearing of the Jurymen. We are Informed
that that the occuiants of the entire Court
house suffer from the same noisy condition,
which fact Is to be regretted. But we have
tne assurance of those In control of the coun
ty's affair that all this will be remedied In
time sad that future generation will undoubt
edly be provided with a substantial and more
convenient Courthouse. lie lncerely hop
that this may be true, and w would suggest
that when a new Courthouse Is built It be
located In eoroe place where bedlam doe not
relm supreme, aa It doe at, Its present lo
cation. With reference to the City Jail, the
jury reports finding that prisoners
there have no Just cause of complaint,
although the ventilation is very poor.
It is suggested that the city do some
thing in the near future for the tietter
ment of the City Jail, as the place la
very much too small and poorly ar
ranged. It was found that the Police
Department la working in perfect har
mony with the Sheriff s office.
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Jail is located In the cellar of an old
hniMinir where sanitary conditions are
extremely difficult to regulate, we
find the County Jail exceeaingiy
ii ri " rim lurors
set out- "There is an absence of Jail
odors so frequently noticed In Jails
and basements of old buildings.
"The suggestion is made that trifling
Improvements be made in the arrange
ment of tables."
The tax collecting department of
the Sheriff's office Is praised in un
qualified terms. "We most heartily
indorse the excellent manner In which
the tax collecting department of the
Sheriffs office has been administered."
the report sets out, "Through the
admirable system followed in this of
fice the total of delinquent taxes has
been reduced to an amount so small,
sum Involved, it i. scarcely notice
able." The report on this subject con
cludes with a suggestion that more
spacious quarters be provided for this
department as well as for Sheriff
Stevens' main offices.
Tha results of an unexpected visit
to the County Poor Farm are set out
in detail. The Juror, recite that they
arrived at noon hour and found that
Superintendent Jackson is taking care
of the poor in approved fashion, the
meals being good and the sanitary
conditions of the best. The work of
the nurses at the Institution where
170 old people are cared for, is com
mended, it being said that they do
their full duty in tne oei yuaoioi
- withnut pnmnlfllnL
The fact that the District Attorney
has to rent ornces out ui m own
purse, struck the Jurors as being an
Injustice. "The recommendation is
made that the state take some action
to provide office rent for the District
Attorney and hi. deputies.
Aid Society Need's Room.
The methods of operating the Boys'
rtirla' Aid Society was round to be
excellent, wholesome environment and
adeouate facilities for proper insiruc
tlon being provided the boys and girls
kept at the place. It Is set out mat
more room is needed at the home and
that a wing should be built on the north
end of the Dresent structure. Superin
tendent Gardner and his assistant, are
commended for their manner of con
ducting the place.
Each succeeding grand Jury should
visit Kelly Butte, where county pris
oner, break rock, the report cites. The
food was found to be passablo, but not
any too good. Suggestion is made that
the prisoners, compelled to work long
hour, through rain or aun. snouiu
given plenty to eat aa well as proper
clothing. Several prisoners were seen
whose shoes were practically worn out
ao that the prisoner, were all but bare
foot. Bad Judgment is used by Guard
Brlggs, the report says In confirmation
of the report along similar lines made
by the first county grand Jury.
In presenting the County Commis
sioners with a bouquet, the Jurors take
occasion to inclose a verbal lemon.
They say the Commissioners are to be
commended upon the good roads pro
vided with the output of the rock pile
crushers. "But." the report adds, "the
plaat there belongs to the county and
the taxpayers are entitled to all the
benefits of the labor of -all the pris
oners, those In the County Jail as well
as those In the City JalL The first of
next April will see the last of- the
county', prisoners walk out of the
stockade free. The law aa it stands
at present gives the Sheriff full custody
of tle prisoners and the County Com
missioners should work in harmony
with him. There is at present a dis
crepancy In the number of prisoners
in the Butte and the record at the
Sheriff's office.
"Reports should be made promptly to
the Sheriff when a prisoner Is liberated
from the Butte. This has not been
the practice in the past, hence the dis
crepancy." During It. grind of 24 days the Jury
looked into 25 informations presented
by the District Attorney and 12 Initia
tive cases. In all is tnaiciments were
returned and 14 "not true bills." The
iiirv waa made ur of J. E. Williams,
Peter F. Slevers, E. Dimbat, J. T. Con
cannon. J. A. Howard and O. E.
Learned.
IS YOUR HOME MUSICAL?
a nttt tim an a n&tlence may win
you a piano. See Eilera announcement
on page 3, section i.
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BUY YOUR HAT
At Le Palais Royal and get the best at
the lowest price. 375 Washington St.
Xo Store Smoking on Streetcars.
According to an order Issued by the
Portland Railway. Light & rower
Company, smoking will be prohibited
on all cars after the new ruie rela
tive to stops on the far side of the
street goes into effect on November
5. No passengers wfll be allowed on
the front platforms of the cars except
on long-vestibule, three-compartment
or pajr-eva-ydla-enter .cara
BELIEVES MONEY STOLEN
MRS. HOBrXSOS OFFERS $100
FOR RETURN' OF $1800.
Positive Sum Was Taken From Her
Father's Body Before Remains
" Were Fonnd.
OREGON CITY. Or.. Oct. 31. (Spe
cial.) In the firm belief that ,1300 in
currency was stolen trom her father's
body, Mrs. Effie B. Robinson today oi
fered a reward of $100 for its recovery.
Mrs. Robinson lives at Lents, Or., and
it was through her persistent efforts
that the identity of the man " whose
body was found over a month ago near
Sprlngbrook schoolhouse, three mnes
from Oswego, was established. He wa.
F. A. Williamson.
Mrs. Robinson came to Oregon City
this morning, accompanied by her at
torney. J. H. Hitchlngs, and presented
papers requesting her appointment as
executor of her lathers estate, neiore
her at the counter in the office of
County Clerk Greenman was Attorney
Hesse, who has a client that believe.
the dead man was his brother, air.
Hesse, however, withdrew his papers.
although they were signed by County
Judge Dimick, and announced that he
would permit Mrs. Robinson to file,
reserving the privilege of contesting
her appointment.
There Is apparently no doubt that
Mrs. Robinson Is Williamson's daugh
ter, and the sole heir to his property,
as she is his only living child. Ac
cording to her story Williamson had
resided at Texarkana, Tex., for the
last three years and came to Port
land to visit her. They came to Ore
gon City together August 7. He com
plained of feeling 111 and wanted to
go out In the woods.
Williamson was once a wealthy man,
and had an Interest in a bank at Ap
pleton. Wis. In this institution he
had (40.000 on deposit, but lost it in
the crash of 1898, when the bank
failed. He brooded over the loss of
his fortune until his mind was af
fected, and having lost his faith in
banks and bankers he persisted In
carrying his money on his person. Be
fore he left Portland for this city, he
went to the First National Bank and
had 11300 changed into 26 io0 cur
rency notes. Mrs. Robinson remon
strated with her father about carry
ing such a large sum, but Williamson
was obdurate and finally she per
suaded him to allow her to place the
money in a rubber envelope, which she
pinned on the inside of his waistcoat
pocket. Besides this money. William
son had $660 in gold in a buckskin
sack.
Telling his daughter he would Join
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These garments are equal to those sold
in any other store in town at $20
and in some stores at $25.
The well known reliability of our statements
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COME IN AND LET US SHOW YOU.
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1st and Yamhill
her in Portland later. Williamson went
across the bridge toward Oswego, and
while in the woods prospecting he was
stricken with an attack of heart dis
ease, to which ' he was subject, and
died. His body was not found until
about six weeks later, and the cur
rency was missing, as was the pin that
fastened the money In his pocket. The
gold was intact.
Mrs. Robinson and her attorney
scout the theory that wood rats and
squirrels are responsible for the dis
appearance of the money, and believe
someo ! removed tne currency, rrom
the bouy before its discovery was re
ported. The numbers of some of the
bills are known and the banks have
been notified. Mrs. Robinson refuses
to give up the search for the missing
$1300 so long as there is nope 01 re
covering it. .
TO MAKE FAIR PERMANENT
Washington County Association
Alms to Raise $50,000 Fund.
HILLSBOKO, Or., Oct 81. (Speoial.)
The second meeting of the promoters
of an All - Washington - County .pair
Association was held here today in the
Courthouse, and .-resident Schulmericn,
upon motion, appointed a committee of
five to report, two weeks from today,
values for lands under purchase, or
under lease, and to make an estimate
upon how much stock must be sold;
and to have stock books ready to open
by November14. It was decided that
the stock should sell at the par value
of $10 per share, In order to enable
farmers to participate in the enter
prise, it being held that this would
nwaken popular Interest. Manager Mc-
Oill, of the Oreeon Nursery Company,
pledged his firm to take $500 worth of
stock- as a nucleus for subscription.
The chair appointed the following to
perfect organization and open the
books:
William Schulmerich, chairman; Dr.
p. A, Bailey, John Dennis and I'A
Long, HillsDoro, and J. B. Reeves, of
Cornelius.
It is the intention to have equip
ment for a first-class fair, and no ef
fort will be spared to improve the
grounds with an idea of permanency.
Washington County is rich in diversi
fied production and its horses and cat
tle are outclassed by none in the stats.
The Buccess of the last two street fairs
In HUlaboro started the agitation for
an all-county fair.
The committee feels that It will not
be out of the question to raise $40,000
or $60,00 J on the sale of stock. ;
OLD . GRESHAM MAN DIES
Dr. H. Ii. Power Passes Away In
J, Marlin, Tex.
GRESHAM, Or., Oct. SI. (Special.)
Dr. H. L. Powers, formerly a well
known "physician in this vicinity, died
at Marlin, Tex., on October 23 of ty
phoid feven He left here about three
years ago and settled in Archer City,
Tex., where his body was buried last
Sunday. Dr. Power was prominent
when here and was a member of the
local Odd Fellows and Woodmen of the
World. He leaves a wife and two
children.
FOR BARGAINS .
In ladies' suits, dresses and coats call
at Le Palais Royal, 375 Washington St.
Ten-Inch Disc Talking Machine
Records Cut From 60c to 33c
As announced in the Sunday papers, Graves Music Co. will sell 4000
brand-new disc records for all makes of talking machines, consisting
of latest selections, for less than some dealers pay for them. These
records, brand-new ones, will be sold in lots of not less than six to a
buyer at 33c each or $2.00 a half-dozen. This is the first and only
chance ever presented in Portland to buy records at less than whole
sale prices. Think of it 60c records at one-half off 1
We have' also a number of first-class Talking Machines, tapering
arms and the latest attachments, for the following prices, as long as
they last: . . ,
$L:o.UU laiKing luacuiues aiiu
six Eecords, each $19.75
$35.00 Talking Machines and
six Records, each $22.40
$40.00 Talking Machinesand
six Records, each. . . .$25.00
$85.00 Talking Machines and
six Records, each $50.00
$100.00 Talking Machines and
six Records, each. . . .$75.00
All machines equipped with latest at
tachments and guaranteed to be perfect
in tone and workmanship. Payments
time or cash.
Great Redactions In Cylinder ad Dtse Cablneta.
GRAVES MUSIC CO. "Ir
The Largest and Finest General Music Emporium West of Chicago. '
An immense special purchase of MEN'S SUITS, CRAVENETTES and OVERCOATS at a reduction of from
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Men's Suits, Gravenettes
and Overcoats
$12.50 AND $15.00 VALUES AT
Men's Suits, Cravenettes
and Overcoats
$16.50 AND $18.00 VALUES AT
This line is enormously big; they are . the season's
newest styles; every garment perfect in tfj OT
every detail; $12.50 and $15.00 values at. . ,y w0 J
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