The Oregon daily journal., October 13, 1921, Page 3, Image 3

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, .". 121.
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That the recent Investigation by the
stats board of control of condition at
the honMT for fwble'lnlBdedlVM
perfldaL! on and that the - newspaper
report of the same ard" not- fafaOrv re
flect whtt wu brought ut la .'asserted
by Mm Esther ,,'J. McDonald,' a" temporary-employe
of the5 Institution, ' who
bad - communicated to Governor Olcott
her observations of the conduct'of the
home during" the term of her employ
ment She claimed that there was, a
lack tf proper supervision by the ma
tron, that there was discrimination In
the food supply, that some of the in
mates were not properly nourished, and
cared for and that Benson cottage is not
t kept . in . repair and is discriminated
' against' in the way of improvement.
SO PUBLICITY COURTED
' "It 1 not my desire." she 'said, no
enter ."into a controversy or to assume
the position of an investigator of pub
lic institutions, but simply to call atten
tion to the situation at the home as F saw
It during a temporary employment as a
vacation relief for-two weeks -from Sep
tember 6 to September: 12 last. ;
: "When the Investigation was; made it
was my understanding that no publicity
would be given without the consent of
the parties interested. Governor Olcott
led me to think this. ..... . - ...
' "Now that it has been made public in
an ex parte way,. I feel that my version
should be given. .
I was assigned to Benson cottage to
relieve Mrs. Henry,, one of the day at
tendanta. Ii was told by Mrs. Vails,
who was at that time in charge of Ben
son cottage, "that! was to have charge
of the entire second floor.
FATIE2TT8 ABE ADVISES
. .: "My first Impression of the floor was
that it was in a very dirty condition for
an institution of its kind. I. said to the
patients: ; . ..
' " 'Each one of you do your work just as
-Mrs. Henry (whom I had relieved) has
been having you do it, because, I am
only to be with you while she is 'on her
vacation. I have not come into your
home to make any changes. , We will
try and keep it clean.'
"After a few days I asked the attend
ants to give me. their ideas on keeping
such an institution as this one clean and
orderly. I found their ideas, to corre
spond with mine. Later they said to me
'that place upstairs is filthy' and you
know it.' Tea.' I said, that came to my
mind the first day I was there.'
"Let me say Here that I found these
attendants splendid women who did hot
feel it their duty to be making com
plaints air the time, in view of the fact
that the institution has a superintendent
and. matron. ,
BLAME IS DISCUSSED - ; ; ;
- "They were not to blame for the filthy
condition noted. I said to' them: 'Now
that you have spoken I will ask, has not
this institution a matron or someone
that looks after such conditions V: They
said yes, but she seldom comes over
unless she is bringing company, and then
. she never goes on the floor you are in
charge ,of.'
"'How long has that wornout,' filthy
covering on the floor on the porch ex
isted r I asked. . They told me in sub
stance that it had been that way for a
. long time and that it had been, reported
many times. Dr. J. N. Smith (the superin
tendent) has seen it .repeatedly, they
said, and given assurance that it would
be attended to. 'It leaked all last
winter.' they added, 'and gave us a- lot
of trouble on the downstairs porch.
"I said to them: 'If you will kindly
ask Dr. Byrd to come up when he comes
over to this cottage in the morning I
will show it to him and it might do some
good, for sometimes a new broom sweeps
clean.'
POECH TEEMED FILTHY
"When Dr. Byrd loooked at the porch
he said. It hasn't been repaired yet.
It was reported to Dr. Smith long ago.'
"The porch . was not only filthy, but
it was dangerous because the patients
had to climb over it to get at the trash
can, also to gather, the soiled clothes
to be taken to the laundry. I found
that the . patients in Benson cottage
had noway of getting out in the fresh
air other than on this porch with a tin
floor. 'They could not stay there on
hot sunny days on account of the heat
it reflected.
"Another condition I found in Benson
cottage was that old women were kept
in a dark closet that was connected by
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an open door with the. toilets. One of
these toilets did not flush but was still
being used. The women took care of
themselves rail .but dressing In the ,
morning: - One was kept in - a strait-
Jacket because, I was told, she ate rags
ad committed 'other thUdish acts.'--1
changed this condition by giving these
patients the same freedom accorded the
o titers and . only used the . straitjacket
at night as it seemed necessary to keep
them from falling out of bed when they
were overtaken with seizure. '
CVUM YIBTtTAXLY rKUOXU
. "I. found Mary Kessler,' a mute glrL
who is furnished clothes by her mother,
dressed in a' ragged dress of the state's.
Other - girls . were wearing her clothes.
When I asked about it I was told that
shepulled the buttons off her clothes
so badly they didn't let her wear them,
She. was also virtually a prisoner, not
being allowed to go into the - dining
room or out on the grass with the other
girls. - When I left the institution two
weeks later she was still wearing her
own clothes witJ the buttons on.,
- T found another woman, needed medi
cal aid badly. It was given by Dr.
Byrd when I called his attention to her.
FOOD CALLED IXPEOFEE
. ' "In my opinion the patients are not
properly fed. During the time I was in
the- institution 'they, had - only - starchy
food, no meat or eggs, notwithstanding
the, state maintains hundreds of chick
ens and other fowl and a large number
of Belgian hares. They had no batter
and only skimmer milk, with the ex
ception of the babies in Koser cottage,
who are given fresh milk. There is a
dairy in,' connection - with the ' institu
tion. There is also what seemed to me
an extensive garden. From this the pa
tients were given potatoes and on two
occasions while I was there some green
dried beans which seemed to me unfit
for human consumption. " '
"If I asked a patient or attendant
why this condition existed I was told
that the vegetables, milk, meat and eggs
were for Dr. Smith, his friends and at
tendants. "With a view of reforming conditions
without publicity, I reported my ob
servations to Governor Olcott and asked
him to make a personal investigation.
STORY IS RELATED
"He asked me to appear before the
board of control and tell my, story. A
meeting of the board was arranged for
last Monday. Dr. Smith and his assist
ant. Dr. Byrd, were present at the meet
ing, together with the correspondents
of the Portland newspapers. I told the
board what I had observed ' at Benson
cottage and expressed the opinion that
there was discrimination in the food of
the day attendants, officers and teach
ers and in the clothing of the patients
which seemed to me to be due to the
lack of the matron's supervision.
"Dr. Smith was asked by Governor
Olcott what the duties of the matron
were. He replied that the duties of the
matron bia wife are to visit the cot
tages among' other things and that she
made daily visits. ' During the time I
was in Benson cottage she was not on
mv floor. Mrs. Henry, whom I relieved.
when asked by me in the presence of
the governor as to the visits of the ma
tron, said she "could not recall when
she had visited her floor. She had.
however, she added, seen Dr. Smith
there a few times.
BLAMED ON STATE .
"As to the discrimination - in the
"clothing fo Benson cottage Dr. Smith
told Governor Olcott that it was the
fault of the state and counties. The rec
ords of the institution a how that goods
for the special girls I mentioned had
been in the sewing room a long time.
Dr. Smith then explained that the ma
tron, had not found time to , have the
goods made up.
"When Dr. Smith was asked why
Mary Kessler had been kept in rags he
said she was a filthy girl and epileptic
that she continually, struck her chin- and
face and they had to- keep her that
way. When I confronted him with her
afterwards he said that he had in mind
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Ceprrikt. 121.' by The Journal) '-"
Washington, Oct. li. The agricul
tural bloc in the He publican party, which
calls ltaelf the '"progressive'' group, has
been strengthened instead of weakened,
fay the overtures made to them by con
servative Republican senators - in r the
last few days. They are - openly saying
the new tax : bill will not be - a Tcora
promlse, but practically as they dic
tate it. i ! -i
- The Democrats have determined to
veto practically as a twit in support of
the amendments proposed by the agri
cultural bloc This means that the tax
bin, as finally put up for a vote, will
be a. radically different, bill from that
which President Harding and Secretary
Mellon originally proposed. While the
Democratic strength will be' sufficient
to change the character of the' bill, the
minority will by no means' vote for the
measure as a whole. Tbe bill will' re
ceive several Democratic votes and will
be put through mostly by Republican'
votes
BILL SOT AS WASTED .....
,. Thus 'the Republican leaders face the
prospect of having to vote for a bill
which they do not themselves like and
Which 'does not follow the original de
sires of the administration.. It is this
tax bin or none, however, and the meas
ure has to be put through during this
session or else Republican prospects for
the congressional .elections next year
will be dimmed. It's curiously analog
ous to the situation which developed
over the Versailles treaty. The Republi
cans had enough votes to include a se
ries of reservations "in the ratifying
resolution., " ' ,
These reservations were so objection
able to the Democrats that they de
clined to give their votes to make the
necessary two thirds to insure ratifica
tion. In the tax controversy, the final bill
and was speaking of another Mary.
"At the conclusion of the meeting in
the governor's office an inspection of
the institution was made. The porch
on the Benson cottage had been re
paired but the lack of drainage on. the
first floor bath room had not been
fixed. Or. Smith said he did not know
that the condition existed.
"In the patients' dining room at Ol
cott cottage supper was ready to spread.
It. consisted, as I had stated, of dry
bread, potatoes, sloppy gravy, skimmed
milk, stewed pears cooked with skins
on except on one table on which were
some- fairly good and peeled - stewed
pears. There was no meat or other
vegetables on the tables. Dr. Smith
explained their absence by saying that
meat had been served at the noon meal,
a fact he had forgotten, i
We then went to the day attendants'
dining room, where the meal had not
yet been served. Beside the silver the
tables had stewed fruit and small cakes.
The officers' and teachers' table had
only flowers and silver, as did the su
perintendent's (Dr. Smith's) table, I
have no personal interest in the matter
and have simply related the facts as I
have observed them, leaving the, pub
lic to draw Its own conclusion., '
POST PLAITS CELEBBAT105
, Brownsville, Or., Oct 13. Calapoota
post American ' Legion, plana to cele
brate Armistice Day with a . luncheon
and program, with members of the local
G. A. R. as guests. Approximately two
thirds of the community house fund has
been pledged. The building committee
is planning to start work by Armistice
day.
The absorbing question of the moment how can men
hold their jobs will employers take on more men or
lay them off?
Each employer, must answer for himself. " We are trying to do
our share. We are helping build up the industries of the
Northwest. Today
we have 90 more employees
on our payrolls than last year
We aren't creating jobs for these men. We need
their services. Our output is growing steadily be
cause we have maintained one high standard of
quality for more than durty-eight years.
You're keeping more employes in can factories in box fac
tories -in logging camps amf you're 'getting for yourself
the best your money can buy when you ask for
as It passes the senate ' will really not
represent th.wlll'ofaiaJoTityof the
senate at all. For when the Democrats
vote for amendments in support of the
agricultural - Republicans they will-, be
framing a measure which., as a whole,
they oppose. Whether the ' Democrats
actually fjnd it necessary to vote with
the, progressive Republicans, or' whether
the conservative Republicans accept the
amendments of the progressive' group,
doesn't change the situation much. -In
the- end, the senate' will bring out a
hybrid measure. . i - ;
REPUBLICAN ACT LACKXSG - J..
There- is considerable doubt in the
minds, of observers her whether the
Republican leaders .have played their
cards welL Fearing the power of the
agricultural bloc, they promptly devi
ated Jrom ' the original - Harding-Mellon
program as it-passed the house. .'Had
they, forced , the agricultural .Republi
cans into an open coalition with the
Democrats, the defection might not have
been so great as was claimed would be
the-case. Party -regularity la a much
more - serious matterv for. most of; the
agricultural bloo than they are willing
to admit. The progressives now, hoW'
ever., have: achieved a victory without
the necessity of Joining the Democrats.
Of course. on the inside the adminis
tration leaders still have hopes of Chang'
tag the senate bill in conference, by
bolstering up the house leaders in such
a . way that they will not yield to the
senate, little by little, it is expected
that the senate will recede.
That's why the White House isn't
manifesting any outward signs of worry.
It- really means that the Republican
majority in the house, which is being
splendidly handled by Mr. Mondell. will
save President Harding from the Re
publican senate which, instead of an
advantage to Mr. Harding as. was con
fidently predicted during the: campaign
has become a millstone.
Campus Cleanup Is
Reed Order Today;
Tug of War on Tap,
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The. shovel and hoe replaced the class
room and books and student and prof,
donned overalls 'and flannel shirts ;thi
morning In the annual campus clean-up'
at Reed college. Work commenced I
promptly at 8 o'clock with the assem-'
bllng "of student and faculty and 'the.!
assignment of committees by the chair
man of the day, William Scott By noon i
the Reed army of $50 laborers ! had
completed the traditional tasks of mani
curing lakeside path, patching Reed
way, graveling roads and scouring ten
nis courts as well as putting the new
Commons building, completed the first
of. the week in spic and span order. , ,
At S o'clock this afternoon' the day's
work will end and attention will be
turned to the tug of war between the
freshmen and sophomores and', the foot
ball game between the Juniors and
seniors. Freshmen who were defeated
in closely-fought football contest a
week ago are planning revenge and they
hope to stage a comeback by pulling the
sophs through the pond. - i-'
The day will be completed by stunts
and dancing In the evening.
Greek interests are planning to briquet
extensive deposits of lignite into a coal
substitute.
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Unlawful Killing :
vOf Bird: One Thing;
;: Cooking It Another
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Cook, books don't say bow long an
eight year old ,; China pheasant 1 should
be boiled so it can be" eaten,"" and 'the
PMultts that, one sportsman, of Wal
lowa county Is probably still boiling
one of his pheasants. ' : , . -
- George Rogers, deputy game' warden
for Wallowa county,! sends this infor
mation to Captain A. ' E. Burghduff,
state gams" warden.". ,The hunter CIn
question shot a pheasant with a Corral-
KiS-game farm tag dated 1311 on its leg.
He said that this bird was too old to
get away like moet of them have been
doing this season, as they are wild and
hard to approach near enough to shoot.
The game commission received .a ' re
port today that J. B. Johnson of Medf ord
hadbeen fined. f25f or Jtilllng pheasants
out of season. In Western Oregon "the
season on upland bird! opens Saturday.
PBESEBYE SCEXEBTI PLEA
Salem, Oct. II Letters requesting the
cooperation of commercial clubs - and
civic organisations throughout. Oregon in
the movement looking toward the pres-"
ervauon of the state's scenic beauty are
being sent out by Governor Olcott this
week, j i '. '
AB3C BROXEK BY. FALL
Corbett. OctJ 11 Falling from a swing,
Margaret Hodgens, a pupil of Mountain
school, suffered a broken arm "Tuesday,
Miss Edith Bynon of Portland is teacher
of the school, r .
HOOK I5JCRE8 BOY'S HAKD
Kalama, Waalt, Oct 13. Little 5-year-old
Boyd Muer .was painfully injured
Monday when a gaff hook caught in his
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