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DEM PAYMASTER FOR
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WORKING BLOCK SYSTEM
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Jack Matthews Pre-
: vious Efforts Not in It'
i; Reed in 'Charge; of
f." Organization Work ;
i Devlin Personally Signs Checks
In , ", Payment . of " Rounders'
WorkReed Guiding Spirit of
' Campaign -Spirit of Primary
Law Openly Violated.
23 FOR DEVLIN
Reed, Deposed From Prominence
In Machine, 'Directing Efforts
"of Well Kncwn and Optimistic
Citizens Against Lane. ) '
. Down In the north end and out In tne
highways and by way where, it can do
the moat food for- the .cause, the
"committee of 2S" ia now hard at work
lining up the fellows" for Thomaa C.
Devlin on. June 2. . It la a committee
composed of well-known and optimistic
cltlaena who have come Into prominlnee
In Portland civic life through varioua
channels and who are now hostile to
Mayor Lane' because their pursuit of
happiness has been hampered by:, the
restrictions of the present admlnistra-
Uon. . . '
The committee- is needed and directed
in its efforts by Ferdinand E. Reed, of
ficlally deposed private secretary and
publicity.: manager for. Mr. Dev'"n,
whose machine has been taken over by
Chairman Cake and the Republican city
central committee. Under Mr. Reed .r.id
obedient . to his ; guidance are others
equally as well or perhaps better, known.
Compose Committee. -
Henry Ford. Is n of the committee.
He has aspirations - to - once - more be
known as a detective, and sees in the
Devlin edminlatra,. an chanoe which
he would not otherwise have. Other
sleuths on the' committee are Danny
Welser,. jrrank Bnow, John. Kerrimtn.
Whe. has uulthis. Job in the .United
SUtes marshal's office in order to be
able to work harder for the cause, and
L. O. Carpenter, .Otto Prag, who needs
n introduction, and Joseph. Raising are
' Portland has never aeen a more com
plate and elaborate political machine
than that which has been constructed
s to secure the election - of Thomas (C
Devlin as mayor. "Jack" Matthews, in
his palmiest days never had anything
that approached it Every cog and
' every rivet Is In Its proper place, and
there Is an ' abundance of "grease", to
vv keep the machine running smoothly. -'
The Devlin machine is constructed
'; on what Is known s the ' "block sys
tem" -that la, workers are detailed for
each'and every block In the city, and It
, is their duty to learn the attitude of
every voter an to bring back into line
every Republican who Is disposed to
scratch Devlin on election day. '
. A small armv of political roustabouts
and ward 'heelers ts- ettrplored -4 thta
work, and the payroll of the machine
runs into big1 figures. Tne money is
handled by Mr. Devlin himself, and his
' personal checks are issued In payment
i! of the wages of the machine workers,
.' These checks are cashed almost dally
at numerous dowa-town saloons., . ,
-I eauhed a lot of Devlin-, check, be-
fore the primaries ana i navecasnea
others since then," said on. saloon
keeper. "They all bore his personal
' signature and were usually for amounts
- ranging from $25 to $40. The checks
were, brought in here by fellow. ' who
had been working for Devlin.'.
But the payroll la not limited to the
. workers under the lock system."
There are many others who are draw,
ing good money from the machine
treasury. Mr. Devlin ha. deemed it ad
visable to hire a numoer of men : to
work up sentiment in his favor among
the worklngraen and he has devoted
, narttnui'ar attention to the street car
employes. At least one street ear con
ductor la drawing pay from Devlin for
vMmntini' work and has repeatedly
cashed the checks given in pay for W
services. The checks bore the personal
. signature of Thomas C Devlin. ,
Ibor Totes XxpeiwtTe.
The task of lining up labor votes ha.
t... ..n...iM nne. for it is notor-
lous that Devlin has the backing .of
some of the large corporauui iu u
fact has . naturally antagonised any
of the workingmcn. But no expense has
been spared, for every vote counts. The
. arguments used by Devlin's hired work
, i h.v. ntn been ludicrously contra-
T ' lctory. ror example, the .street car
r'Mstloyes who did not go out in the
rcent striae nw
aUlnst Lane on the ground that , be
did not give them sufficient police, pro
tection at that time, while many '.union
men who sympathised with the strikers
have been won over to Devlin by the
(Continued, on Page Two,)
Hal Mlddleton, ,'Peg!eg'v Johnson and
Richard Deich are alao Worklns with
the bunch.' - Mr. Mlddleton has a wide
circle of frlendatnany of whom are
qualified to caat votes.- Johnson, has
come, in from his place at Kelly Butte
to see ; that Mr. Devlin is not. deserted
at the supreme moment - Otto Prag is
assisting with, the mite of his influence
wherever that quantity can be of avail.
"Mysterious" Billy Smith of pugilis
tic fame, "Dollar Bill." who rose ; to
fame and finance through the Influence
of .his chocolate- bued patrons In - the
northern part of the city, - and Sam
Wolfe, who says ha owns and controls i
the huckster, and peddler, as sure and
certain as a, southern plantation owner
used to control ill. slave, before the
war, these-three are also member, of
the committee and are working hard.
Knlglits of Green Cloth.
. William Ayres, H. i E. Elkele. ' and
Aaron - Rosenthal, three gentlemen r of
the green - cloth," whose income, have
been curtailed through'' the . relegation
of the great American game of poker to
the extreme background, are also joined
In the compact and are hustling might
ily with, the v understanding that a
change in administration means a sur
cease from official vigilance, especially
toward that more or less lucrative form
of -.amusement and business. ,
John, Ed and Eugene Blaster, ' who
sell refreshments and amusement near
Burnslde street, are also whooping It up
for Thomas C Devlin and1 working for
the success of his- candidacy. y, R. L.
Elberman, formerly on the police force
LATr-ST PHOTOGRAPH OF DEFENDANT
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WILLIAM D. HAYWOOD.
TALESMAN LIES FOR
LOVE OF HIS FAMILY
Wife and Babe Keep Desirable Man? From Jury Duty Tense
Feeling in Haywood Case Despite, Monotony of Proceed
ings Sharp Clash Between Contending Attorneys Long
Wearisomeness of Securing Jury Telling Upon Tempers.
(Continued on Page Seven.)
IHUSELAH
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WAS HOT SO OLD
Profess'iir Frederick' Starr and
Rev. J. . L." Jones Deny Bible
Story of Man Who Lived Near
ly it 'Thousand Years.
STi.nm.1 Mnaolal Serviee.l '"
Sucaio. May 24. Professor Frederick
tarr, head of the department of ntore)-
pology at the university or cnicago,
. told hi. class .that he did not believe
that Methuselah ever. lived 989 years,
or centuries near that: lengtn -ox lime.
.Although the Bible says that Methu.
selah lived on earth " that long. ' and di
vides his life lnW periods. ' Professor
Starr, with the cold criticism or sci
ence, deprived him of the honor he has
borne for centuries surpassing the life
clinging "effort, of every venerable per
: son in history and making centenarians
" of .1807 seem mere striplings. An at
. tendant assertion- of Professor Starr
"People- live longer nowaday, than in
those early times." . . ,
" Professor ' Starr is doubtful also If
f Saul, David and , Solomon ever reigned
40 years in peace,, as the Bible declares.
Rev. Jenkln JUoyd Jones, pastor of All
Souls church, agrees with - Professor
Starr as to the exaggerated length of
' MethUBelah's lii . .
COREYS SPEND
WEEK III JAIL
Steel Magnate and Actress Bride
Say Life on Ocean Wave Was
Just 'Likfc Term Behind the
Bars of Prison. , , , y
' fJoarnal gpeelal Service.) .
Paris, May 24. "We have .been' in
prison a whole week, yet we are happy,"
declared " Mrs. Mabelle Gllman : Corey
today. "It was a golden prison, ' but
still a prison. We did not go .outside of
our suite on the steamer on account of
the ourlosity of everybody - about us.
Some even tried to force their way in
to aee us; why, I eannot Imagine."
The steel magnate and his wife wear
a most appropriate honeymoon air. Mr.
Corey says he feels like- a boy. '
"Here at least," he declared, "we shall
not be persecuted by newspapers as If
we were curiosities. . . We can run into
Paris in our automobile any time fancy
takes us. It seems like an. American
town now." Everybody In New York and
Chicago who -has an automobile' haa
brought it to Paris to try it on decent
roads, j ; .
"Our planet I have bought the yacht
Pantoose. which ought to be sailing
toward France at this moment. When
It comes, we are going to cruise
around." '
(By Hugh O Nelll, Special commia-
sloner for . Denver jfosi ana uregon
. Journal.)
Boise. Ida.,'"May 24. He was a great
liar, and a fond lover, and a good hus
band. .And' you-loved him for hi. lying.
It was stubborn, persistent .' eollosal.
There was v nothing t could move it.
Counsel for- the , et ate 'questioned and-cross-questioned
and- requestloned him.
But he was adamant '. Counsel for the
defense followed counsel for the state.
But it waa no good. He was the first
Juror summoned for' the Haywood trial
they both wanted. And he was the nrat
man to defeat their united' efforts. He
was a ranchman, and prosperous, ana
he owned his own farm, and, being -for
these 'thina-a 'ludaed a a-ood citizen, the
state .needed him. He would be re
liable. . ' He was young and he-had. read
economics end' thought Socialists' "as
good as other folks,"and he looked the
sort that would react to an emotional
appeal. And so the - defense ' wanted
him. But he defeated them both. He
was 'Daniel Brown of South Boise and
he told both sides consecutively that he
waa "biased." that he had an "unquali
fied opinion"; that It was a "fixed opin
ion"; that he was "prejudiced": that no
evidence could-, remove his flxed opin
ion and that he had made up his mind
and didn't mean to unmake It- So they
gave him up in despair. And the court
said: - . . -,. ' i,
, - "You may go, Mr. Brown. -Call an
other Juror." And Mr. Brown went
' iVonu the Seal Kaaaon. . .
-' And I went after him.
' Blx Juror, of the new: venire of 60
that : appeared In . answer ,,to ' ' Sheriff
Hodgklna' summons in the court here'
yesterday afternoon' had been excused
for legal cause. Four others had been
examined and released ."for cause," and
both-Judge-Wood" and counsel for the
state were clearly determined to get a
Jury from .the new venire. - The' other
men ' excused were obviously and-'genu-lnely
; unfit ' They were stubborn, or
stupid, of Incapable. Nobody wanted
them. But everybody wanted Daniel
Brown. And nobody got him. You only
had to look at him and hear him talk
and see his ruddy, .honest face blush a
deeper red to r know ' that someuhing
great' was moving him to lie so. He
had brains, he would have made an ex
cellent . Juror, : he - had everything to
recommend him. But ' be persistently
rebuffed all efforts to prove him a fair-
minded citizen with some little sym
pathy for the under dog,, enough sports
mansblp to Insure -a square deaj, and
enough patriotism to giv.e his vote
every time for good law and good gov
ernment, , So I followed him out of the
courtroom and we ' sat down on the
green lawn and smoked a pipe together?
And he told me why...
- "Why" was ,the portrait , of a young
woman, .buxom and pretty, and a smil
ing baby, she held on her arms.
' would XVeare JPamlly Alone.
" "Our ranch Is 20 miles from here,"
said Daniel Brown, "and we have been
married Just two years. And if I got
on this Jury they couldn't: get in to
see me, and I couldn't get out to see
them. So I 'made up my mind that I
Just wasn't fit to serve on . that case-
that would take a man away from "hi.
home for three months and would need
him to be very fair to the defendant
and , come to a - Just verdict Now,
Pearl, would be waiting for me all that
time and fretting;: and Dan that's the
boy--would be missing me. too. And
Pearl that's my wife would be - try.
ing not to -write and show her misery.
And- I'd be moping in that court and
can see as well a. me that I couldn't
possibly consider ' that - case in a fair
mind." And it seemed to me he couldn't
So we shook hands on it And I went
back to the courtroom. And the dreary
call was droning outs
"Call another Juror."
But there was a new and tenser: feel
ing In the air for all that monotony,
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Mr. Devlin; Why Do You Not Answer?
Portland, Or., May 23. -Honorable Thomas C. Devlin Sir: You are a candidate for the highest
office in the gift of the people of the city. , Your opinion, on matters ' of municipal policy are there-
fore of great moment. ...Up. to this point .you hare not expressed any opinion, upon some of these points,
' and upon others you complain that your views have been misrepresented by your opponents. I beg,
therefore, that you will answer explicitly the following questions, which I believe every, candid man
will say bear directly upon vital issues in this campaign.' -
- First Do you believe that. the public ought ever to permit crime and ,vlce) to flourish under pro
tection for the' sake of a part of their plunder wrung by the criminals from their 'victims?. If not, when
did you become of that opinion? ,
.; : ,. . Second Do you believe that the manner In which money is gathered and spent to secure the elec
tion of candidates for public office is any part of the public's business?. .If so, arejyou willing to Join
with other candidates in publishing your accounts at the primaries and in the present campaign
.. . Third You have referreel to the matter of the receipt of money from public service corporations.
Win you say that no part of the money expended in your election was contributed directly or Indirectly
by public utility or similar corporations? We are prepared to say that not a penny of Dr. Lane's can :
paign fund is supplied from such sources. . , . '
Fourth Do you believe that national politics are out of place in a purely municipal campaign
and that bringing them In there tends to injure the city's welfare? If not, why? -And, when did yon
come to that conclusion?- -
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Fifth Do you consider the removal of the old detective staff by Dr. Lane an unwise and Injurious
"act, and if so, do you proposo to reinstate these men," or any of them, if elected? Very respectfully,
' " ' . ' ' R. W.1 MONTAGUE, ;
' Chairman Lane Campaign Committee.
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ABSENT WIFE IS
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DIVORCE
Mrs. Josephine Hawes Sends
Depositions. of Her Husband's
Misdemeanors From Frisco
and Local Court Severs Ties.
(Continued on Page Eleven.)
ORDER GUN MEN '
TO LEAVE BOISE
' . (Jeornal Special Berries.) - -
Boise, 1 Ida., May 24 War. baa been
declared between' Chief of Police
Francis and certain professional men
who - have drifted into Boise and are
now posing' as witnesses or detectives
in the trial of Haywood. These men
strut - about . the streets -ostentatiously
carrying fire arms. Both sides, of the
case disclaim responsibility for their
presence. -. v. . ' -.'
Chief Francis, sent for three of these
men arly today. They are ex-deputles
of. Tellurlde and Crippie Creek and have
been swaggering about town declaring
to newspaper men -connected with east
ern publications they would "get . out
of town -before Sunday." ' - ' v
Francis told them if thev made the
slightest move! during (hair brief stay
to interfere with anybody on either side
they would be handled without gloves.
Court convened early - today, - Judge
Wood having decided that until the Jury
Is selected be will hold long sessions.
Ths examination OX veniremen i -
asperatlngly slow t and the lawyers
clash. frequently. , . .
. Six members of the nanel .t.
bauatedin the first hour for various
reasons. Henry Curtis, who declared
he had been a student all his life al
though he had bean a farmer and rail
road laborer, -was provisional! ac
cepted, and John' Whltlock was finally
ucepivn. i n prosecution peremptorily
challenged Isaao Bedell, this being the
seventh challenge If had been com
pelled tot invoke.
The feeling between ' Hawley'and
Darrow has again cropped out. Ha w
ley declared the opposition's effort, to
eliminate the entire panel was Im
proper and unprofessional - and regis
tered objections. Hawley was batter
in his remarks and was overruled hv
the court. The defense scored the first
Important point Just before the- noon
recess, when Judge Wood sustained the
challenge for bias against John Beery.
Hawley made strenuous effort to qualify
Beery, who made conflicting answers. ,
Though neither of the parties was
present the trial Of the suit of Qvlta
Josephine Hawe. for a divorce from Kd
ward Blake Hawes was heard by Judge
Fraser in the circuit court this morn
ing, and Mrs, Hawes, who Is in San
Francisco, was granted a divorce from
her husband. - "
Mrs. Hawes has been in San Fran
claco for some time, and was not In
Portland when her suit was filed. The
testimony heard this morning was ' all
In i the form of depositions,, sworn, to
before a notary public in the California
metropolis.. Mrs. Hawes, though absent
from the state, was allowed to have., a
divorce because she is In fact a resident
of this state, and is In California for her
health. '
She swore to the complaint but left
for San Francisco before her attorneys
filed. . Affidavit waa made that Port
land ia Mrs. Hawes' home, that she Is
absent only temporarily, and Intends
to return here when her health ha. Im
proved. . .
In her deposition, which was read to
the court, Mrs. Hawes testified that her
husband had not supported . her since
they were married, in November,: 190S.
On one occasion her husband said to her
that he would not do hard work or any
woman. In addition to this, testified
the absent Mrs. Hawes, she was com
pelled to contribute her own earnings
to her husband', support. Hawes had a
habit of taking her rings and other Jew
elry and pawning them, and she had to
work to get money with which to re
deem them, Mrs. Hawes was granted
divorce and was allowed to resume
her maiden name, Leathe.
Three other divorces were granted by
Judge Fraser this morning, two of them
to deserted husbands and one to a 17-
ear-old wife who complained of
cruelty
Stella Ford, aged IT, whose mother
dead, was granted a divorce from
John H. Ford. She testified that Ford
ROSE CARNIVAL TO BE
GREATEST OF ITS KIND
Event Will Eclipse Anything of Like Nature Ever Held on Coast
Money Subscriptions Rapidly Accumulate Railroads Re
duce Rates From All Points Fifty Thousand Outsiders Ex-
pect to Be Present During the Festival. ,
1 Subscriptions to Carnival. .
Portland Hallway, Light A '
Power company .,.......,11,000
Meier k Frank company..... StO
Oregon Dally Journal. . . ... . J00
OldSr.Wortman & King.,... J00
Lipman & Wolfe ........... 200
First National bank. ....... 200
United States National bank 200
Ladd A Tilton 200
Flelschner, Mayer Co.... 200
will be enormously successful Is already
an assured fact. The fortunate clrcum-.
stance of the annual meeting of the
Oregon Development league falling' on
one of the dates .elected m&kas a sing,
ularly happy combination, affording the
people Of Portland a rare opportunity
to entertain the people s of the . entire
state. . , ), f v- - ,
staUroads Xffaks Bates.
The HarrtRian railroad jlnes have
promptly Joined In the movement and
General Passenger Agent McMurray an.
nounces a rate of one fare for the round
(trip for Pendleton and points east of
land Rose Show and Fiesta The sug- TkIV '8.""f'u"r an? "?.u-'1.
geatlon made by the chamber of com
merce for a rose festival in Portland
having taken substantial form and the
gathering of the hosts of the Oregon
Development league in Portland occur
ring at the same time, from June 20 to
2S, it behooves every Portlander and
Portland institution - to contribute by
oaBh or . otherwise to the success of
the dual -movement
Since the newspapers are called upon
to admonish others to be public spirited
and . advise others to give generously,
The Journal feels it to be Its duty to
set an example other than by -contribut
ing just "warm air." Therefore it ten
ders its check for 1200 as an evidence
of good faith In this connection. -
Yours truly,
C. S. JACKSON, Publisher.
(Continued on Page Seven.)
When Secretary S3. C. Olltner of the
Portland chamber of commerce sug
gested a rose festival for Portland this
year he did not realise how well ripened
was publlo sentiment for the event, and
the enthusiasm with which the proposal
has been taken up is a matter of some
surprise to him. - Organisations and
newspapers have Joined with a vim that
has already carried-the movement well
along, with the third regular meeting
to be held this evening and upward of
(3,000 subscribed toward the fund.
That tho Portland rose show for lfOT
that place. . Within those limits the
towns nearer Portland will
not exceeding the minimum reduced
fare.. ,
This plan places the far-distant parts
of the state nearer on- a nr ifh h
points closer to Portland. . General Pas
senger Agent , Joseph Barton f the
Bumpter .Valley railroad, notified Sec
retary Richardson of the Oregon De
velopment league today that his road
will make a pne-fare rate for the round :
The rates to Portland fr. .- .-i.i
cipal a R. & N. at&tinnir Will K- Unn,-'
?'ver;E'.3;65V.Tlw,DlUIe' 8: Arllng-
; Srf i vmainia, tt.s; Pendleton,
18.85; La Grande. 29.10: Tininn to k.
Baker City, 10.65; Huntington, 112 05.
The rates to Portland from the prin
cipal Southern Pacific stations in Ore- :
gon will be: Hlllsboro. to wnrm.t
Grove, 11.10 j McMinnville, 11.75; Wood- '
burn, 11.55; Salem, 12.20; Independence,
22.80; Albany, $3.20; Corvallis, 3.60t
Lebanon. 13.70; Springfield.' $5.10; Eu
gene, $5: Roseburar- ifi: ront t... ,
8.95; Medford, 9.0; Ashland. 110.30. .
inereaueea railroad rates announced
are open rates, and are expected to bring;
"- taiV vno . city rrom all
parts of the state tributary to the rail
lines. : The rose show win nnrimisn-
(Continued on Page Two.)
STANDARD OIL RUSHES
TO ASSIST CALHOUN IN
FIGHT A6AINST HENEY
Rockefeller and Harrlman Ren
dering Substantial Aid In
Thwarting Justice.
(Journal StweUl Service.)
San Francisco, May ft. The' . San
Francisco Call says: . Sensational state.
ments were made by the prosecutors of
graft charges last night declaring It. 1.
their conviction that a no less powerful
interest -than the Standard Oil was eo
operating with Patrick Calhoun in his
effort to thwart justice.
According to the allegations of the
leaders cf the prosecution, Calhoun is
receiving substantial aid . from high
financial Interests allied with the South
ern Pacific railway and William F. Her
rln has called the power of the Stand
ard Oil monopoly to his successor. It
Is pointed out that two banks in this
city are controlled by. Standard Oil peo-
Dithe Wella-Fargo bank and the
Bank of California and that these two
Institutions, in concert with the Crocker
National, were used by Herrin in the
selection of the : late committee of
seven. - It Is alleged that the Crocker
bank was brought into the plot after the
revelations In the . ParkSlde franchise
scandal had rendered its officials, hos
tile to the prosecution.
In substantiation of tne.cnarge inai
the Standard Oil has been called to the
rescue of Calhoun and Herrin, It Is
pointed out- that Morlts Rosenthal, at
torney of the Standard Oil, has come to
San Francisco for the confessed . pur
pose of acting as chief counsel for Cal
houn - ' . ,
CHINAT
TO VACATE OAXIAND TO
OCCUPY NEC QUARTERS
' ' i 'Br, ' "T i
Oriental - Commercial Army - of
Twelve Thousand to Return
to Old Site Next Month.
TSimrnal BiMclat Servfee.
San Francisco, May 24. Chinatown 1
preparing to vacate Us Oakland quar
ters and cross back to its old home De
hind Portsmouth square, the Chinatown
of history. On July 15 the Chineae con
sul-general, six companies or tne vni
nese Merchants' association, merchants,
shopkeepers and habitues of the quar
ter, an oriental commercial army of
12,000 men, women and . children, and
possibly slaves, will transfer their
goods and chattels from their settle
ment near the waterfront in Oakland,
to San Francisco.
Substantial building - have been
erected by' Chinese and: white property
owners, and ' a brighter and healthier,
though perhaps not so . picturesque,
quarter is to be reestablished, ... Some of
the" buildings -have " been especially ;
planned-4o give celestial quaintness to
the section. ; Red and green paint has
been freely used ' to ornament the ex
terior of - the buildings to be used as
restaurants, theatres. Joss-houses and
chop suey dispensaries. 1
After the fire the Chinese went en:
masse to Oakland and s established a
temporary quarter along the. - estuary.
: Practically all of the sew buildings
are built of brick. They are three or
four- storleesin height, and new China
town is to be a far different place,
structurally, from the dilapidated,
crudely built section which formerly
delighted tourists. , - , .
QIS.-D.-iL CAr.!ER0.'l IS
APPOINTED OK SHERIFF
; COUNTY JAIL LIATROil
Widow' Will Have" Charge of All
' Juvenile Wards as Well as
Female Prisoners
- Sheriff Stevens announced this morn-"
Ing that he will appoint as matron of
the county Jail Mrs. D. J. Cameron, a
widow, who lives at 25 North ParJt
street The sheriff ' consulted Judge
Fraser of the Juvenile court In refer
ence tol the appointment of the matron.
because the matron, among other duties.
wm nave immediate charge of all
juvenile court wards who may be de-
tainea in tne county Jail pending th
disposition of their cases. '
Judge Fraser informed the sheriff
that Mrs. Cameron had been highly
recommended by members of the legis
lature and other well-known people, arxl
Sheriff Stevens decided to appoint htr.
The appointment is authorised by a law
passed Dy tne last legislature, whlfti
provides for a matron for the count v
Jail of Multnomah county at a aalnr
of 200 to ISO a month.
The law providing for the niHtr . i
becomes effective tomorrow, but t
sheriff has not yet decided when ;..
Cameron wilt assume br duti, -
will not -determine It unttt.lt In t. -
whether or not the other law i r.
for two Jailers becomes r
morrow or will be in-
referendum petition n.
county court.
The unl.iry rf t r
twcpn l:') mvl J i
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