THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY- I.IORNING, NOVEI.IBER .1014.
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NEWS
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PAGI El C
NORTHWEST
PRISON A
ACCIDENTS OF UK
FOR MOST PART OF-
MINOR CONSEQUENC
E
Almost "Half of Number Re-
ported to Labor Commis
sioner on. Railroad Work,
TOTAL WAS FORTY-SEVEN
Sprains, Bum, Brnliit, Breaks,. Cuts,
,;: All Figure la the Weafcl Idst
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NORTHWEST NEWS BRIEFS
" fftalem Burma of The Journal.)
Salem, Or., Nov. 28. Forty-eeven
accident, 16 of them in the' operation
of railroads, were reported to Jabor
Commlasloner Hoff during the week.
Moat of the accidents were of minor
importance. Following; ia the complete
Hat:
8 am MeCary, Caacade Locks, lee
bruiaed. teamater.
' W. A. Cummlngs, Portland, arm
bruiaed. railroad tram.
IT Lannahan, Portland, nail Jn foot.
electrical.
Men, Hot Cattle, Trespassers.
Pendleton, Or., Not. , 28 Judge
Phelpa has established a precedent in
Oregon law by ruling- that cattle that
stray upon unfenced land are not tres
passers, but that if a man drives cattle
upon such land he is a trespasser. The
Oregon statutes provide that no action
for damages may be maintained unless
the owner of such : land has it fenced
with a lawful fence.; Judge Phelps
holds that the legislature had no In
tention of permitting men to drive
stock onto land not legally fenced, de
claring that if such an Interpretation
of the law was upheld practically all
of the farms of this county could be
turned- into pastures at the pleasure of
any stock raiser.
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Old Sweethearts ICarry ' T
Huntington. Or- Nov. 28. At the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hancock
Thursday, their daughter, Ruth Vir
ginia, was married to Charles A. Davis.
The bride tand groom have lived for
years on opposite sides of the Snake
river at Olds Ferry and their marriage
was the culmination of an old romance.
ens and canned goods. It Is the inven
tion of' John VV. Ward - of Klamath
Fall a. v Mr. Ward Is now In Portland
placing his patent before the shipping
men. From there he will go to Chi
cago t Interest shippers.
Owen Castijdy, Mabel, foot and toe
'uraed,
Henri
logging.
4rulaed. loKKinsr.
Henry . Martin, Mabel
bruiaed.
Jackan. Oregon City, hand cut. paper
mill.
P, J. Murphy, Portland, leg broken
and head cut, machine ahop.
W V. Hutchinson, Cascade Locks,
ankle sprained, teamster.
Bert liomti, Myrtle Point, finger
crushed, bridge conatructlon.
Jim Hears, Marahf ield, finger broken,
sawmill. .
M. R. Upton, Portland, head cut, saw
mill. -
James Hermrfnson, near Molalla,
back Injured, railroad train.
Peter Kivljorvi, Aetoria, foot bruised,
i tumoer vara.
- L. H. Blean, Mill City, finger crushed.
sawmuj. .
Ray M. Dunlvln, Portland, nail in
foot, tea mater.
Dan Mick, Lime, foot Injured, rail
. oad section.
Stanley J. Mllllkln, Huntington, back
.- sprained, railroad yard.
-. Jesse J. Jerome, La Grande, wrist
bruised, painter,
John A. Scott,. La tlrande, eye cut,
railroad train. . ' - rrs'
: William K. ShoPt.Nta Grande, toe
crushed, railroad yard.
Joe Ueno, near Hilgard, face bruiaed,
railroad section.
tl . . Allen Knight, Wauna, finger cruahed,
V togging.
1 'John Bachmann.' -Wauna. knM
sprained, carpenter.
rrancia h, Fallon, Portland, hand
burned. Janitor. .
. J. N. Smith. Bridal Veil, side- in-
Jured, teamster.
John Peterson, Camas, Wash.,
thumb- bruiaed, ateamer.- .
. . Paul Frledl. Portland, face and
wrist burned, electrical.
' -A. L. Downa, Tangent, eye burned,
railroad train. v
f Oua Anderson, Astoria, hand cut.
Sawmill.
- Mike Alacey,. Portland, finger lost,
' railroad construction.
' Bam Mark, Portland, face burned,
railroad train.
ICrneat Dick. Albina, foot cut, car
penter. Mrs. Agnes Burch Portland, body
bruiaed, store. -
X. O. Fisher, near Jefferson, back
braised, carpenter. ! "
; Roy Patchen. Nekoma, finger cut,
fail road construction.
-I J. A. White, Veneta, back sprained,
railroad construction.
James Harry Sldwell, Portland,
face, head and shoulder bruised, tele
phone Installer.
J. W. Deweire. North Bend, arms
Sprained, sawmill.
Fred Sheppard, North Bend, ankle
Sprained, lumber yard.
i Andrew J. Oossett, Htllaboro, foot
cut. railroad section,
F. O. Hammond, near Dee, finger
crushed, railroad train.
i Bernard Ochg, Portland, finger
; crushed, railroad yard.
' ' L. L. Baker, . Palmer, finger nail
lost, logging.
John Miller. Portland, finger
bruised, railroad yard.
r W. W. Teal, Palmer hlpa injured.
Sawmill.
iM., Ducele, Gaston, 'ankle injured,
teamster.
' George Shull. Gaston, knee sprained,
, teamster.
; Harry Van Poncke, Portland, hand
iut, box factory.
Egan Estes Dies at
McMinnville Home
Was Tormerly a Treacher and Bfewa-
paper Kan, Being More tately Cob-
aeeted With the Fags Compeay.
McMinnville, Or., Nov. 28. Egan
Estes, 84. years old, former owner of
the McMinnville News.j and in later
years connected with the Page Fenc-
Ing company, died 1 at his home here
this morning. Mr, Estes had lived
bare for over 15 years. When living
In southeastern Kansas, he was a Bap
tist clergyman. He is survived by
Ms wife, a son. O. G. Estes, -and Mrs.
Ralph Wortman, a daughter, both of
McMinnville. The funeral will be held
Monday afternoon from the family
residence.
- '. Mr. Estes was a native of Indiana.
' He has one sister, Miss Lear Estes,
flying at Amo, Ind.
. Would Reduce County Expenses
? Pendleton. Or., Nov. 88. For the pur
pose oft discussing the county budget
With a view to reducing expenses, a
mass meeting will be held at the local
courthouse on the afternoon of Decem
ber 3. It has been called by Robert K.
Smith, secretary oi the Oregon Ra-
.rtonal Tax Reform association. F. I.
GollehurC who is associated with Mr.
'Smith in the publication of a paper
called the Tax Liberator, was here yes
terday to arrange the meeting. County
Judge Maloney is also urging the tax
payers to attend the meeting in order
fthat the court may have a. better
knowledge of public sentiment before
making its annual levy.
Krs. Oatfield.
Concord. Or.. Nov, 28. Mrs. John
Oatfield - entertained Friday afternoon
at '60(K" Mrs. John Rlsley won first
prise and Miss Eva Wentworth second.
Orate Concent at Ashland.
Ashland. Or.. Nov. 28. The manu
facture of a collapsible shipping crate
has been undertaken fn Ashland by a
firm composed of Messrs. Lininger,
Morthland and Ward. The crate is for
use in shipping vegetables, fruit, chick-
Bullet CHanceey XIUs Boy.
DavenporttWash.. Nov. 28. The
6-year-old son of David Sherwood was
killed when a bullet fired by a friend
at target practice glanced from a steel
harrow and hit the boy in the head..
Moaev for Cfcemawa.
Cbemawa, Or., Nov, 28. It is under
stood that Rev. Samuel A. Eliot of Bos
ton, member of the United States board
of Indian affairs, who recently visited
here, will recommend Improvements
and additions at the Chemqfoa Indian
school to cost approximately $66,000.
MALT BREWING PLANTS
IN OREGON VALUED AT
NEARLY TWO MILLION
Labor Commissioner Com
v piles Statistics Showing
Extent of Industry in State
OUTPUT SHOWS DECREASE
Kedford Is Baadlness. ' '
Medf ord. ; Or. Nov. 28, Plans are
practically complete for the twenty
ninth annual meeting of the Oregon
State Horticultural society to be held
here December 8-4 inclusive.
Mother amd Cbildren Sort.
Canyonvtlle Or. Nov. 28. Mrs. Wil
kinson, wife of a rancher and two of
her children were seriously injured in
a runaway accident on Thanksgiving
day. Mrs. Wilkinson -and four children
were driving home when the bolt broke,
allowing on side of the shafts to
fall at the horse's feet. The animal
ran away. Mrs. Wilkinson and two
of the children were "thrown from the
rig and sustained severe cuts and
braises.
CONFERENCE URGES HONORS REQUISITION "
UNIFORM
CALENDAR
OF COLLEGE EVENTS
Presidents and Faculties of
Privately Supported Insti
tutions Meet at Pacific 'U'
FOR RETURN OF TV0
ALLEGED MURDERERS
Governor West' Allows Cali
fornia Officer to Take Men
Arrested in Oregon,
(Special to The Journal.)
Poclf ic University, Forest Grove, Or.,
Nov, 28. Important measures . for
higher education in the northwest were
decided upon yesterday at the eighth
annual conference of the presidents
and faculties of the privately support
ed colleges of Oregon,: meeting at Pa
cific university, Forest Grove.
At the afternoon session Friday a
uniform calendar pf college events and
a plan, of intercollegiate library co
operation were recommended to the
colleges represented. On the question
of physical culture training among tae
colleges, it was decided to organize
an intercollegiate physical education
council, composed of one faculty mem
ber and one student from each col
lege, to formulate plana and organize
contests looking toward the develop
ment of a system of physical training
in the colleges that shall interest all
of the -students in each institution to
enter track, field and other sports and
by a system of averages, based on the
records made in each Institution, it is
planned to organise Intercollegiate
competition in these lines without so
much of the undesirable - travel and
semi-professional effort that have
marked these sports In the past.
To "Tone XJp" CHune.
It is proposed to retain some inter
collegiate games but to set Standards
and tone up the whole work of physical
training in a more rational way than
has been done in the past. A. M.
Grilley, of the Portland T. M. C. A., was
made chairman of this council, and the
colleges arranged to report their
other-members to him for immediate
organization. v
In regard to the place of domestls
science and art in the colleges it was
pointed out that these studies are rap
idly being incorporated into the lib
eral arts courses of the colleges of
the country, with a wide range of high
grade cultural subjects, in response
to the growing demand that the young
women be given in the college eur
rucula a full recognition of their spe
cial point of view and life interests.
Pacific university, where the work was
Introduced during the past year; re
ports a large increase of interest on
the part of young women in these lines
of work. Sixteen hours' credit are
there given out of the 120 necessary
for the bachelor's degree. The subject
i was presented at the ctmf erence by
Mrs. H. B. Brooks, director of do
mestic arts at the Oregon. Agricul
tural college, and the discussion was
led by Dean George H. Alden, of Wil
lamette university. .
"The problem of Social Events in
College" was presented by Miss Isabel
G rover of McMinnville college. Her
paper outlined the distinctively col
lege recreations that various institu
tions are developing' and laid especial
emphasis upon the importance of the
work of the independent colleges in
maintaining idealism, and democratic
good fellowship in their social life.
Venenga Xs Speaker.
One of the "most interesting ad
dresses of the conference was given
by the former president of Northland
college. Wisconsin, M. J. Fenenga who
is now developing a co-operative com
munity settlement at Strassel, Oregon. !
At the session this morning. Pro-1
f essor A. E. Wood of Reed college dis
cussed the relation of the college to
the community.
Methods of moral control and re-1
liglous incentive were discussed by
Professor W. H. Lee of Albany col
loge.' Professor H. L. Bates, of .Pa
cific university." in' leading the dis-!
cusston on this point indicated the
necessity of giving Just as careful
and systematic attention to moral and
spiritual , training of the student as
Modern in every appointment, splendid service, the lux
urious lobbies, parlors and lounging-rooms, the tearoom,
a ballroom with an instructor in attendance, an attractive
grill create the homelike atmosphere so much desired by
the hotel guest. Inquire about the . permanent rates,
either American or European plan..
THE N0RT0NIA tAlS
(Salem Bureu of Tb Journal.)
, Salem, Or., Nov. 28.: Governor West
today honored a requisition of Gov
ernor Johnson, of California, for Rich
ard O'Connor, under arrest at Pendle
ton, and Fred Peterson, under arrest in
Salem, who are wanted In Solano coun
ty for the alleged murder of Powell
Etnigh, a night watchman, during the
hold-up of a postof f ice at Rio Vista.
' Peterson was arrested at Sublimity
while robbing a store a few weeks ago,
and Sheriff Each surmised that he was
mixed up, in the California crime. As
a result of Information given by him
to the California authorities, evidence
was secured showing that'Peterson nad
been In Rio Vista at the time of the
crime with William Clay, who was ar
rested at Pendleton some time ago, and
taken back to answer, to a charge f
killing Emlgh. , j ,
O'Connor was arrested for a bur
glary committed in Umatilla county,
and while being held for trial, evidence
that he was with Clay and Peterson in
the California hold-up and killing was
secured.
A fourth man, known as "Johnny
Bull, who is believed to have partici
pated In the robbery and murder, is
still at large.
The California agent went on to Pen
dleton today to get O'Connor, and on
his return, will call for Peterson.
O'Connor has served two terms in
Washington state penitentiary and one
in Missouri, and is wanted in the latter
state as an escaped convict. Peterson
has served a term in Folsom prison, in
California.
PAYS TO ADVERTISE
Medford and Indiana Maiden
Will Be Married "Wait Ad"
OF CHANGES
Tlgnres Show Vumber of Men
Women mployed and
and
' V (Special to The Journal)
Salem. Or.. Nov. 28. According to
figures compiled Ty Labor Commis
sioner Hoff, 11 malt brewing plants in
Oregon,' operating an average of 812
days, employed an average of 172
skilled workmen who received 4.02 a
day or $215,729; 76 unskilled men who
received 82.83 a day tf eight hours or
8118,76s. 25 men In office at 84.59 a
day or $35,802, and four female clerks
receiving $3 a day or $3744; total, 277
people receiving $369,044.
An average or the lowest wage paid
to men was $2.82 and of the highest
$4.74. Average of - all classes of
wages. $3.67 a day.
Giants are valued at 21.895.000. A
total of 187,000 barrels of beer at an
average price of $7.15; or $1,327,050 and
10,634 tons of ice at an average value
of $7.80a ton or $82,939 comprised
the output. Total output. $1,409,989.
Three plants used 68 electrio horse
power, and nine 1695 steam; total.
2383 horsepowes. One Dlant has dis
continued business since 1912. In 1912
a total of 2126 horsepower was used.
in 1912 there were 191 skiUed work
era receiving $3.92 a day; 55 unskilled
receiving sx.71 and 28 male clerks who
were paid $3.87 and eight female clerks
receiving $2.94. In 1912 282 people re
ceived $332,921, while in 1914 277
people were paid $369,044. Id 1912 13
plants were valued- at $1,694,220. In
mi 11 plants were valued at $1,895,
000. In 1912 the value of the output
was $1,694,220. In 1914 the output was
valued at $1,409,989.
Ins 1912 the number Of barrels urn.
duced amounted to 297,050, and in 1914
me proauct was 187.000.
Castlerock "Drys"
Put Up a Ticket
is given to the Intellectual training In
the ordinary studies.
The closing topic of the session, on
"The Social Valuation of Mental Abil
ity In College," was presented by
Professor W. F. Ogburn of Reed col
lege. At the business session President
William T. Foster of Reed college was
elected president of the conference for
the coming year to succeed President
C J. Bushnell of Pacific university?
who held the office during he last
year. Professor H. L. Bates of Pa
cific, university was-elected, vice pres
ident, to succeed Professor Griffin of
Reed, and Professor I". G. Franklin of
Albany college, and . President L. W.
Riley of McMinnville college, were re
elected, respectively, to the offices of
secretary of the conference, and mem
ber of the state board of college stand
ardization. A large number of delegates from
the colleges of the northwest were in
attendance at the conference, and It
was unanimously voted that the ses
sion, meeting In the hospitable parlors
of Hall of Residence fer Women of Pa
cific university, was one of the most
successful meetings in the history of
the conference. The place of meet
ing selected for next year is McMinn
ville college. . . j. .
Ner Pastor for
McMinhville Church
McMlnnvile, Or.. Nov. 28.-Rev.'
John B. ChSrnpion of Roxborough, a
suburb of Philadelphia, has notified
the local Baptist church that he ac
cepted the call to its pastorate, and
that he will be here about December
15. "Mr. Champion Is a graduate of
the University of New Brunswick and
of Colgate Theological seminary, and
has held pastorates at Roxbo rough" and
at Brentford, Canada. ; He has written
a book on 'The Living Atonement,",
upon which the religious press has
commented favorably. He has a fam
ily of seven children, and it is ex
pected that he will be a power at the
college. Since the resignation of Dr.
H. Wyse Jones, who has gone to the
First Baptist church of 'Buffalo, New
York, the pulpit has been filled by
Professor J. S. Wallace of the college
faculty.
Salem Fixes School Tax. 0 r":
' Salem,' Or., Nov. 28. At' a meeting
of the taxpayers of Salem, a school
tax of 7 mills, one and six-tenths mills
of which Is for the erection of a $20,?
000 school building in South Salem,
and the remaining five and four-tenths
mills for maintenance, was levied last
night. " This mill tax will bring about
$70,740,- while the estimated income
from the state and county fund ; Is
$40,500, and from tuition is $4000, a
total of $116,240. Four-fifths of those
present favored the erection of the
new school building. - .
Vrohlbitlonlsts Want to Hake Recent
Victory at the Polls Effective Be
; yond Seasonable Doubt.
Castlerock, Wash, Nov. 28. Deter
mined to make their recent victory at
the polls effective, the dry forces held
an open meeting at the opera house
ia this city last night and nominated
a fuu city ticket, as follows: For
mayor, George W. Taylor, Incumbent;
ior xounciimen, two year terms,
Messrs. P. S. Dykeman and C. A.
Learning, incumbents- one year term.
Mrs. Katherine Lover ing; for treasur
er, one year, Mrs. E. L. Drew, incum
bent. . All were nominated by acclamation
Near Century Mark
J'Grandma" Is Dined
Krs. XUsabeth Richards of Xorton,
, 8nrrouaed by Members of Her
Family on Thanksgiving.
Eugene, Or.. Nov. 28. Thanksgiv
ing day marked the ninety-ninth birth
day anniversary of "Grandma" Eliza
beth Richards, residing at Horton, in
the coast mountains northwest of Eu
gene. Her family gathered around her
on that day, and enjoyed an old-fashioned
, Thanksgiving dinner. Though
a year less than a century old "Grand
ma" Richards' eyesight is such that
she reads without glasses, and until a
few months ago, when she suffered a
fall, she was able to move about as
readily as a woman of 60 or 70. Mrs.
Richards was bdrn in West Virginia.
She came to Oregon in 1909 and set
tled that year in Lane county.
. Seeking An Endowment.
McMinnville, Or., Nov. 28. Interest
in the campaign for the endowment of
the McMinnville college -and the plac
ing of the institution on, a solid fi
nancial basis has been started with
vigor by - Dr. Myron Haynes, who is
traveling through the Willamette val
ley In behalf of the college. Dr.
Haynes has already met with some
encouragement. .Roseburg Baptists and
friends of the coUege having sub
scribed $2300 for the college fund, and
at Brownsville the people have prom
ised $2500.
Five Liens Filed.
; Oregon City, Or., Nov. 28. Five me
chanics' liens have been filed against
Homer Trulllnger, of Molalla. The
last three of these were filed today by
Larson & Co., Wallace Bros, and H. A.
Dlmick. Trollinger built a hotel in
Molalla some time ago, and the liens
have been filed against this property
; Medford, Or?. Nov.- 28.- Mary Wen
Jicker of Evansvill.; Indiana, a - fair
and 'attractive miss,- stepped from - a
train this morning,' and wiU soon be
married to Rufos Edwards, aged 45, a
well-to-do -mining man.
Until today Miss Wenjleker and Mr.
Edwards had not seen each other, the
wooing having been carried on through
the mails during he last eight months.
Miss Wenjicker was one of the many
candidates for the i hand of Mr. Edwards.-
An advertisement in a matri
monial Journal led to their acquaint
ance, and Edwards says he was kept
so busy answering letters irom pros
pective brides, that he found It neces
sary to purchase a typewriter to carry
on his correspondence. He is now the
possessor of a large collection of love
eDistles. -ii
Mr. Edwards has just completed a
new home in this city for his bride.
The marriage ceremony will be cele
brated , by a social "; gathering and a
feast. : ,
Father Is Accused
Of Being Drunkard
fay Stortevant, in Formal Answer, Al
leges Parent Wot Capable of Manag
ing Own Affairs, Xet Alone Hers.
Pendleton, Or., Nov, 28. Replying to
her father's petition; to have her de
clared an incompetent. Miss Fay Stor
tevant, daughter of Mark Sturtevant, of
Pilot Rock, yesterday, in her formal
answer, charged her father with being
a "drunkard and incapable, by reason
of long use of intoxicants, of directing
his own affairs," let alone hers. She
denies absolutely that she has any in
tentions of matrimony and admits that
physical ill health has kept her from
school, thus' Incapacitating her for ad
ministering her own estate. She does
not want her father, she says, appointed
her guardian, alleging that when be
was her guardian during her minority,
he failed to make any report to the
court and squandered, the estate her
mother left her in reckless and riotous
living. She asks that Elbert Casteel,
a merchant of Pilot rock, ne named
the guardian of her estate and person.
Boys at McMinnville
Hold Conference
Young polls' Chriatiaa . Associations
Meet and Disease Question of In
terest In Their Work In State.
' McMinnville, Or Nov. 28 With an
enrollment today : that probably ex
ceeds that attained last year at Dal
las the second day of the older boys'
conference here was the - busiest of
the. convention. The morning session
wag given-to a-discussion of athletics,
educational and religions life. This
afternoon boys representing '' various
clubs met in groups to discuss themes
finnertalnine to the school student
Christian movement in the boys' divK
Blon, and Sunday schools, a resume
of each group's study being reported
to the entire conference.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, Mudlin Parks of Portland;
vice president. Lyle Bartholomew, Sa
lem; secretary, William Miller, Ore
gon City; assistant secretary, Merrill
Brlggs, Albany. By a close vote, Sa
lem - won the place of meeting over
Forest Grove Tor next year.
This evening a banquet was served
the visitors at the Christian church,
followed by an address, "The Best
Book," by Tracy Strong of Seattle.
I'ARDEN TELLS
WROUGHT:
DURING 1ST REGIE
Interesting Story of Hovrthe
Governor Came to Appoint
Lawson as Superintendent
LIQUOR CAUSES TROUBLE
Belief Expressed Government Prohl
bitioa Would Oat cost of Xnatltu
; ttons to Half at-XteeeV
By F. Ii."-' '
Salem, Nov. 28. ."There has been a
whole lot of talk about 'the penlten
tlary. recently," said Superintendent
Lawson. "I want to give you a' few
facts that have not been brought out
in the discussion. In the first place,
I want to tell you how I happened to
be appointed. It Is a rather Interest
ing story.
"Governor West applied to the colo
nel tr my regiment to send some re
sponsible man to Investigate - moral
conditions and to . report on the en
forcement of the law in Klamath
county. The colonel recommended me.
and asked me to report -to Governor
West.
"When I reported to Salem, Gov
ernor West said : 'I have no special
instructions to give you. i want you
to go down there, investigate condi
tlons thoroughly, and give me the
actual facts.' Without asking for
further instructions, I went ahead.
made my investigation, and sent in a
report.
Wast Offers Appointment.
"Shortly afterwards, while at my
home in Cottage Grove talking with
Frank S nod grass, I received a long
distance call from Salem. I found
Governor West at the other end of the
wire. He said: 1 have appointed you
warden at the penitentiary.' I told
him I didn't want the place, and
couldn't take it. He said: 'You are
the .right man for the place, and
want you to take it. Call me up to
morrow and tell me you have decided
to take It.'
"I turned to Frank Snodgrass and
told him that it would be Impossible
for me to take the position; that
didn't see how I could possibly do it.
He said; "Of course you can do it. Tou
are the very man for the;Uce.f liv .?
- I said: W1U you come along as my
assistant! 3 He said he would, so I
called up. ; Governor West and ; took
the position. I found out afterwards
that he had 'sent me to Klamath pur
posely to try me out, and that he had
me in mind ror this place before send
ing me on the Klamath trip; It cer
tainly was not a political appointment.
inasmuch as Governor West has nevar
asked me as to my t0litics.- rl am
a Republican. All he has ever: asked
me -to do- la to make good. - ,
"With Governor West t believe that
a man Is sent to the penitentiary - to ,
be helped and reformed rather than
to be punished; that conviction and
loss of liberty are his punishments.
xou will hear Governor West bitterly
assailed by his political enemies for
his present policy, and yet if as gov
ernor he had done nothlnjr elae but
inaugurate the Oregon : . system of
prison management, he would have
done enough to justify his election.
' Idleness , Xs Onrse.
"There is ; no worse curse Chan . Idle
ness; there is no greater punishment
i nan enrorced idleness, it the inmates
bore were allowed to become product
ive, we could make this a self support
ing institution Instead of . a burden to
the .producers. ; - -:v - ;. .
"Immediately on taking hold here I
began finding work for the prisoners.
We cleared up the old trash piles; we
removed the accumulation of cashes
and cinders from the yards; put in
cement walks and macadam roadways;
planted lawns inside of - the prison
yard; painted the prison Inside and
out, including the walls and outbuild
Ings; remodeled the guards' quarters
for the use of women prisoners; and
built new quartersfor the guards out
side of the walls,, from an old barn;
Installed a cold storage and ice plant;
did away with the old and obsolete
and expensive system of heating;
gathered the various heating plants
Into one central unit, and installed oil
burners instead of wood, burners.
Many Other Improvements.
"We regraded the roadways leading
to the town and to the asylum; ma
cadamized and oiled them; Installed
a new electrical system, and placed all
electrio wires in conduits; put in a
drain plant; Installed an automatic
telephone system between all depart
ments of the prison and all of. the
guard towers, and did much minor
Improvement that added - greatly to
the value of the prison property, and
at the same time kept the prisoners
busy, .
"In ' addition to' this, we have had
large forces of honor men at work
on the roads at the asylum, at the
state industrial schoool for girls, at
the deaf-mute school, and at the fee
ble minded Institute, helping with th?
farming. - building roads. draining
fields, remodeling buildings, and doing
all sorts of necessary work,
i "Some day society will realise that
there is no need whatever for apenflin
as much money aa we $ on pur pem-
tentlri nsvlums riform schoOM '
and feeble minded ihstitationsC If th
United SUte ; would Wgp out tfin
manufacture of liquor,!? It wouid l"
only a little -while untffi the cost f
ail of these institutions; fwould be eu t
in half. ' I, am more thaln conservative
in saying cut 1 in salf . I jfor my wor
here has brought ""tae lio actual con
tact ; with' real facts ami real condi
tions along this line. L (l -
"Must to give you a few facts that
have come under my ew3i obsorvauor.
I am going to tell you gjteat-aiy home
town. Cottage Grove, in1s92. Oh July
4. 1902. we had a celebration ami v. e
swore in 18 special officers, and mada
62 arrests for drunkenn&ts. ; .v .
"In 1910 Cottage GroJe held a cele
bration cm the Fourth cM July; no spe
cial officers were' swornlln and no"ar"
rests were made. The ifnly "dlfferenco
was that in 1902 one of ' the princlrl
industries of Cottage prove was vth
saloon trade, and in 19,10 the saloon
bad been wiped out. '
Arreats Decreased . Hamber.
"In 1907 In Cottage JCIrove, with 11
saloons, I made 386 arrests for drunk
enness during the year) Jin 1911, with
out saloons, 16 arrests tfWe made, an I 1
In ,1912, 11 arrests wars made. Eleven
arrests for the entire yar means that
during the year 1912 f there was nn
average of less thanf 'one arrest a
month." ii
."What becomes of the prisoners hi
die here?" ' j
- "Come on out and I, gHl show you.
We walked across tfle farm to
brush grown, neglected tract of in
acre or less, where possibly'85 or 40
numbered headboards s'i were leaning
drunkemy toward eaej other. Soma
were badly scorched, -ajid on pr two
had been charred and Bad- fallen for
ward across the gravejj.p. A :y:? -
"The, fire got away from - the i 'pria
oners some time ago skid ran through
this tract, burning somV of the head
boards," said Superintendent LawsOn.
' Tracey and Merrills OraTee. .
Many of the nuriibera were , ao
weather-worn that it was hard ta dis
tinguish them. On one of the boards
I noticed the number 2)93 and on an
other one near by, 414$; I pointed td
2993 and said: "Does? that mean that
the convict burled there was. a very
old convict?" l '
"It doesn't necessarily mean that he
was a. very old conviei." said Super
intendent Lawson, "buli it means that
he was in the penitentiary for a good
many years, or he would not have had
so low a number, .. ' 1
"Tou see the end. Crime doesn't
pay," said Colonel I Aw son pointing
to Tracy's and Merrill's headboards.
"If the young fellows; fellows full of
possibilities for good. - could only,
realise the end of the : road before
they start, we would isve very, much
less of a problem in uie handling of
crime." . - U
Sudden Death for
Mrs. Anne Churchill
Native of Oregon and Was Daughter
of Mr. and Krs. William Drink-water,
Pioneers of the state.
Eugene,. Or., -Nov. 28. Mrs. Anne E
Churchill, a native of Oregon and for
82 years a resident Xf West Spring
field, on the outskirts of Eugene, died
suddenly while at the dinner table last
evening. She suddenly put her head
on her arms, and died without a strug
gle. Heart trouble was the probable
cause of death. Mrs. Churchill was 64
years old. She was born in Marlon
county, and was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Drinkwater, pioneers
of the state.
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Want Typewriter Thief.
Oregon City, Or., Nov. 28. -Portland
police have been requested by Chief of
Police Shaw, of this city, to look for
Henry Pasco, on a charge of robbing
the public library in this city latt
June. Pasco, it is alleged, stole a type
writer, which recently showed up in
Oregon City. Inquiry at a second hand
store in Vancouver, Wash., indicated
that the machine .was sold by Pasco.
The seller used a forged bill of sale,
showing he bought the machine from a
Chicago dealer. r
Oregon City license.
. Oregon City, Or., Nov. 28. A mar
riage license was issued today to He-i-ry
Dillon,, of Milwaukie, and Miss Mar
garet Gray Alexander. ' j
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