THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAK, PORTLAND, AUGUST 21, 1021
GRID JURY
BOYS AND GIRLS OF LAURELHURST PLAYGROUND PRESENT
THREE-RING CIRCUS. MARKING CLOSE OF PARK SEASON
Mothers and Big Sisters and Grandmothers and Aunties Lend Assistance in Fashioning Costumes and Props Older Boys Take Prominent Part
in Show Athletes, Clowns, Prizefighters and Girl Dancers Take Part in Programme.
PRACTICE OF
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Parole
The prevalent Judicial practice of
.paroling criminals from the bench
was rapted informally by the Mult
nomah county grand 'Jury in an ap
pearance before Presiding Circuit
Judge Morrow yesterday.
Judg-e Morrow was lecturing: the
grand jurors on the necessity of more
prompt indictments of criminals, rec
ommending that grand Jury investi
gations be Initiated without waiting
for the result of a preliminary court
nearing. when he was Interrupted
by Foreman Rogers of the Jury.
"We have been thinking, your
hoaor, of getting the Judges together
to talk over some things," said
Roarers.
"Yeah." interpolated M. J. Gray, a
grizzled memiber of the panel. "We
don't see much use. your honor, in
going to all this trouble to indict
criminals when you Judges keep on
paroling them!"
'- Attorney and Judgre Clash.
"There Is a good deal in what you
fcay, Mr. Grand Juror." replied Judge
Morrow. "I think that the parole
privilege often is abused, and, per
sonally, I am in favor of the abolition
of the parole system."
A clash between Judge Morrow and
George Mowry, deputy district attor
ney, assigned to grand Jury investi
gationt;. preceded the outbreak con
cerning abuses.
When the grand Jury arrived to
report ix indictments Judge Morrow
addressed the body, saying that it
had come to his attention that a
great many cases, particularly those
Involving attacks on women, were
not being handled as fast by the
grand Jury as they should be, in hia
judgment. He asserted that the Jurors
should understand that the dietrict
attorney 'or his deputies were not in
control of the grand jury and that
the jurors had a right to demand that
cases in which they were interested
be brought before them immediately
that they were not required to "putter
around" with small cases unless they
wished.
Mowry Klarea L'p.
"If. what you say is a criticism of
our office," flared up Deputy District
Attorney Mowry, "I don't think that
the dltrict attorney has any apolo
gies to make, or is concerned with
what you think of our work with the
grand Jury. But if you are saying
these things with the Idea of inform
ing the grand jury as to Its powers,
you are not telling the jurors any
thing they don't know already."
"Are you in charge of the investi
gations being made, or is our office?"
demanded Mowry, turning to the
Jury.
"We are in charge," spoke up sev
eral of the jurors.
Six indictments were returned by
the grand jury, two of which were
secret. The other four were in two
cases.
Jess Bodyston, recently arrested in
Bozeman, Mont., on a charge of as
saulting and attempting Will
Thomas and Mabel Baker in Portland
April 19, 1921. was indicted on two
counts, each carrying a maximum of
life imprisonment.
Pnir Shot by Anallnnt.
Boydston was said to have admitted
that he was the man who accosted
the Bakers in woods near their home
In the Woodstock district, shooting
the man in the arm and the woman in
the head. For a time it was doubted
that Mrs. Baker would" recover. Boyd
ston was alleged to have been an old
suitor for the woman, who refused to
leave her husband.
John Harding, afias Manuel Diel, ar
rested in Dunsmuir, Cal., suspected of
being the man who held up Mr. and
Mrs. Henry W. Collins in their home
near Bell station on East Seventy
second street July 14, shooting Col
lins, was indicted also on two counts
one charging assault with intent to
rob and the other assault and rob
bery, being armed with a dangerous
weapon. One offense carries no'mini
mum, but a maximum penalty of life.
The other bears a penalty on convic
tion of not less than ten years and
a maximum of life.
When Harding was arrested jewelry
taken from the Collins home was
found in his possession. He was posi
tlvely identified by Mrs. Melvia Col
lins at the county jail as the asdailanl
of her husband.
AUTO BREAKS GIRL'S LEG
Child Runs Directly in Path of
Phj-slcian's Motorcar.
Mary Harago. 7 years old. suffered
a fracture of the left leg and possible
internal injuries, when she was hit
by an automobile driven by Dr. Alan
Welch Smith at Linnton yesterday.
The girl was removed to Good .Sa
maritan hospital by Dr. Smith, who
rushed her into the city. The physi
cian was en route to Seaside when the
accident occurred. '
With other children, the girl.was
srtting on the rear of a bakery wagon.
She Jumped down and ran directly in
the path of Dr. Smith's machine. He
was driving slowly at the time and
rati his machine into the curb in an
effort to avoid striking her. . The girl
was hit by the rear fender.
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Abovr, at left, la one of the little br on it monkeys, and at the right i a
hand of "Blr IJrvtln." One of the blue devil and an animated rax
doll are Keen lielow.
WITH all the qualities of a? three
ring circus minus only the
prancing steeds and a few big
animals, the children of Laurelhurst
park staged a festival of fun Friday,
which they called "Laurel & Hurst
Bros.' Greaest Show on Earth.".
The children who patronize the Lau
relliurst playground and park were
the active participants in the big cir
cus, and the mothers and big sisters
and grandmothers and aunties lent
material aid in fashioning costumes
and props.
The idea that the festival take the
form of a circus originated in the
minds of some of the older boys who
frequent the playground and. in co
operation with Miss Carin Degermark.
supervisor of Portland playgrounds.
Mrs. Alfred Ehrenclou, director of
girls In the L,aurelhurst park; Miss
Eleanor Spall, her assistant, and Thiel
Sullivan, director of boys' activities
at Laurelhurst park, the project was
worked out in detail and developed
into a novel and diverting entertain
ment. The circus marked the final
activities of the summer season and
was in the nature of an exhibition of
work accomplished by the children.
Each of the 18 playgrounds will hold
1a similar testival and exhibition and
the event at Laurelhurst park was
me lurerunner 01 me group.
ISO Children- Take Part.
One hundred and fifty children took
part In "Laurel & Hurst Brjjs.' Great
est Show on Earth," ami the children
ranged in ages from the toddlers who
compose Mrs. Ehrenclous' kindergar
ten class, up to the 14-year-old girls
who belong to the Loyal Laurelhurst
club.
The circus opened In regulation
style with a grand and spectacular
cavalcade in which all the dancers
and performers took part. The parade
marcned dOTvn the historic 6teps and
formed about the platform where the
circus proper was held. Troop 40 of
the Boy Scouts, with Van Watson,
scoutmaster, led the procession, car
rying its three flags, and contributed
a patriotic spot In the big parade.
A band of 30 tiny brown monkeys,
the kindergarten children disguised as
little simians. danced through a
sprightly number, flapping their long,
graceful tails and hopping gaily to
the music. Then came Johnny Welch
as a strong man. with abnormal and
surprisingly large muscles and de
velopment of figure. Johnny put over
a clever comedy turn as the strong
man. lifting amazing weights and
deftly juggling seemingly heavy ob
jects. ' -
A dozen clever little folk called
b'.ue devils put on a beautiful dance
of graceful moods and gay little
meanings. The blue devils carried
realistic pronged forks and waved
fascinating long blue caudal appen
dages, the while they merrily danced.
A group of four boys, Ted Pope.
Tom Bradley, Herbert Calkins and
Harold Bevers. put on a clever ar
rangement of athletic endeavor in
cluding gymnastics, acrobatic arts and
work on the horizontal bar. Another
gtoup of boys staged a realistic pro
gramme of pugilistic enterprise, fea
turing as the big event a fight be
tween Dempsey and Carpentier, fol
lowed by a series of minor "fights.
The 'fistic marvels included George
Alvarez, Van Watson, Gordon1 Law
rence. John Welch. Archie Stewart,
Eaward Arndt, Travis Meyers and
John Phillips, with Hugh and Jimmy
Weich Btagipg the Dempsey-Carpen-tier
bout. Abie Cassell was the ref
eree. The bigger boys of the play
ground were promjnently identified
with some of the 'best features in
the circus. In one instance a group o(
them appeared as clowns under di
rection of Gordon Lawrence, billed as
"Funny." A misfit clown band of 20
l&as added- a bright comedy feature
Seven girls garbed as rag dollies con
tributed a clever dance specialty, and
a group of potato sacks, each of which
ws occupied "by a nice little girl,
dance merrily.
Rainbow Ilrlsrade Daaees.
Seven pretty little maids in vari
colored tarlatan formed a Rainbow
brigade, dancing about two whirling
soloists who impersonated gray
clouds. Japanese maids In quaint ki
monos and parasols stepped demurely
tnrougn a ioik dance, little girls from
Holland kicked their wooden heels.
aozen sanor lasses danced the gay
sailors' hornpipe, and seven of the
best O Leary dancers put on a de
llghtful exhibition of the well-known
game.
The older girls of the playground
appeared, some as gypsies in colorful
attire, dancing to the. tinkling beats
of their tambourines, and others as
Wild West showgirls, in smart round
up atmosphere. The 20 gypsy maids
are an members of the Loyal Laurel
hurst club, and the Wild West girls
are members of the Laurelhurst Ath
letic club for girls.
A representative and enthusiastic
crowd of Laurelhurst folk was in at
tendance.
The dates for the celebrations to be
given by the other playground direc
tors and children include: Vernon
August 24; Peninsula, August 25; Co
lumbia and Forestry, August 26; Lin
coin. August 30 and September 1
Sellwood, August 31; Lents, September
z. and K.enllworth. Mount Scott,
Mount Tabor and Washington, Sep
tember 5. In addition to the Individ
ual programmes, the inter-playground
tenls tournament at Washington park
win oe held August 22-27.
The track meet will be August 27 at
Peninsula and the swimming meet
beptember 3 at Sellwood and Penin
sula tanks.
ACTING JUDGE RETIRES
BARGE K. "LEOXAED JJELMEXT
. TO PUBLIC OFFEX DRS.
are more perplexing problems aris
ing daily than I ever thought there
could be."
Judge Rossman. who has been
passing his vacation at Long Beach,
will return to the bench Monday
morning.
Voman Found- Dead1 In Bed.
May Anderson, abcrut 65 years old,
was found dead in bed af her apart
ment in the Alaska rooming house,
229 Vi First street, yesterday. She had
'been missing for about two weeks.
The body waj found by" J. L. Shaw.
'a collector for the telephone com
pany, who went to the apartment
with a bill. The coroner said the
woman had been dead for about two
weeks. . Several, empty bottles' which
had contained moonshine caused the
coroner to believe that death had
been caused from acute alcoholism.
The body was removed to the morgue
and the coroner is endeavoring to get
into communication with relatives.
Ased Theater Employe IMes.
Phillip Palmer, 75 years of age, an
employe at the Circle theater for the
past several years, died at St. Vin
cent's hospital Friday, following a
short illness. The deceased' was strick
en while on duty and never regained
consciousness. The funeral services
will be held- tomorrow morning at
9:30 o'clock from the cathedral, Fif
teenth and Couch streets, and Inter
ment will be in the Mount Calvary
cemetery.
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Last Day on Municipal Court
Bencti Marked by Charity
Toward Erring "Boys."
It was his last day on the bench,
so Barge E. Leonard, acting police
Judge during the vacation of Judge
Rossman, was inclined to be a bit
lenient with the "boys" who appeared
before him yesterday. .
Hubert Welch, suspected drug ped
dler, was one of the last to make his
appearance. Hubert, was arrested
about a week ago during a raid on
a notorious negro dive maintained
by "Shake" Walker. At that time
he received a suspended sentence.
"I've just about exhausted my
patience with you." vouchsafed the
court as Welch appeared again yes
terday. , "You ought to stay here
about six months."
Welch paled perceptibly as the
words were uttered, and a noticeable
wobbling was apparent down about
the knees. " ' '
"But as long as this is my last day
on the bench f am going to give you
one more chance," said Leonard. "I
will give you a suspended senence
of 120 days, but you must be out of
town betore 5 o'clock this after
noon." No sooner were the words spoken
than Welch grabbed frantically at his
hat, nearly bowled over Bailiff Ogg
during his flight, and ran full speed
ahead out of the courtroom door.
Policemen saw htm turn down Third
street toward the Union station.
The courtroom was thrown in an
uproar over the prisoners hasty
flight, but Welch was caring for the
feelings of neither the court nor the
police as he hopped off with a speed
that would qualify him for almost any
Marathon.
During his period as acting police
judge Mr. Leonard has had some un
usual experiences, but his decisions,
according to police and attorneys,
have been uniformly fair. There was
no radical departure from the class
of fines and sentences which Judge
Rossman has meted out.
"It has been a wonderful experi
ence, but at the same time there has
been a lot of grief," he said. "There
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RING LOST BY ROBBER
Thug: Knocks Woman Unconscious
but Loses Plunder.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Aug. 20. (Spe
cial.) Falling to secure possession of
a diamond stickpin by a ruse, an un
known assailant knocked Mrs. Hugh
M. Gibbs, 709 Eat Second street, un
conscious with a blackjack and took
from her finger a ring which he lost
'n making his escape at 10:30 o'clock'
last night. Mr. Gibbs returned home
fcalf an hourlater and found his wife
,unconsclous.
According to Mrs. Gibbs. she an
swered the door bell and the stranger
told her that Mr. Gibbs had sent him
for his diamond stickpin. She told
the man that Mr. Gibbs had the pin.
"Then I will take that ring on your
finger." he said. She made an attempt
to strike back at him and he hit her
on the forehead with a blunt weapon,
knocking her unconscious, but not
reriously injuring her. Mr. Gibbs
later found the ring on the front
porch, and It is believed the thug lost
it as he made his escape.
White Salmon Elects Teacher.
WHITE SALMON. Wash.. Aug. 20.
(Special.) F. Ford Northrup of
Welser, Idaho, has been appointed
coach of athletics and instructor of
manual training and mathematics of
the local high school. Mr. Northrup
is a graduate of the University of
Oregon. This completes the corps of
teachers for the ensuing year. Ellis
Rogers, who taught last year in the
Tacoma schools, is the new superin
tendent. The fall session begins Au
gust 29.
Extension of Permit Sought.
Request for a two years' extension
of his temporary permit to conduct a
hospital at 617 Kearney street has
been filed with the city by George W.
Derr, proprietor of the Derr sanita
rium. The hospital Is now housed in
a dwelling which was remodeled for
the purpose. Mr. Derr expressed his
intention of erecting a permanent
building for the purpose at a later
date.
Sophie Breslau. Member of Met
ropolitan Opera Company, to Ap
pear in First Concert.
A soloist has been engaged for each
of -the saries of six concerts to be
given by the Portland Symphony or
chestra for the first time this ear.
and the prominent artists engaged
will add materially to the excellent
programme usually rendered by the
organization. Carl Denton, conductor,
announces tht the ieason will open
soon at the Heilig theater and gives
out the names of the soloists engaged
to appear with the orchestra.
Sophie Breslau. contralto, a member
of the Metropolitan Opera company,
will appear in the first concert. Miss
Breslau was the recipient of columns
of superlative criticism on her last
trip west and she is characterized in
many of these as "having one of the
richest vocal endowments ever given
to a singer." Harold Bauer, pianist,
will take part as soloist in the second
concert. Mr. Bauer is one of the
greaetst pianists now before the pub
lic, according to the New York Post,
his art being characterized by varied
touch and keenly artistic phrasing.
Madame Helen Stanley, prima don
na, enjoyed her most recent success
with the Chicago Symphony orches
tra. Se will appear in the third con
cert. Arthur Hackett, tenor, is char
acterized by Henry Finck in the New
York Evening. Post as follows: "He
is a singer with a splendid voice and
style, who sang his very difficult part
with the spontaneity of Caruso at his
best."
Yolande Mero!"supreme mistress of
the piano." has been engaged for the
fifth of the series. Herman Davries
of the Chicago American proclaims
her to be one of the greaest women
pianists he .has ever heard. Vasa
Prihoda. Bohemian violinist, who will
appear in the final concert, is said by
the most conservative critics in Italy
to be one of the greaest violinists of
the age..
were each fined $25 and costs by
Justice of the Peace Olliver here yes
terday, for fishing without a license.
Complaints charging the same of
fense are on file in the local Justice
court against Ernest McRae and Ken
neth McRae. brothers of Hammond
McRae. and Frank Wohlenburg. The
five young men are accused of having
gone rssning on June 13 without hav
ing secured the necessary permit
irom tne state.
Cathlamet to Open Road.
KELSO. Wash.. Aug. 20. (Special.)
Citizens of Cathlamet and Wahkia
kum county are planning to open the
road from Cathlamet to the Cowlitz
county line this fall so that teams
can use it. This route has been re
jected by the state highway engi
neers as part of the Ocean Beach
highway, but Cathlamet residents in-
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ALBANY. Or.. Aug. 20. (Special.)
Carl Proebstel and Hammond Mc
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