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6"""'"'" f ." i ywjv ..' T'.V I ! r ? ? r' "... !" rN ..: v: ".,T T.ivf:, 0 jAN-.'.-.rtY ijM DAILY LAST OSSGOKIAN, IEXDIXTCN, CHITON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1; 1031. VETERANS FILL MANY COUNTY OFFICES FOR 1.31 Joe Blakely, A. 0. Funk, 0. P. Strain, C. H. Marsh and W. R. Taylor Will Return to Private Life With New Year Around the Umatilla county court house yesterday a hit of different at mosphere than UMial. It was the Inst lay of the year 120 and the final day for several of those holding county office or deputy positions. The feel In was that the "old order chaneeih.' lor of those who stepped down and out moRt are veteran who have given many years in the service. Oldest in point of service to step out, perhaps ,1s Joe Blakely. deputy sheriff. Ever since the year of the Spanish-American war, 1891, he has held this position save for one year when it was chief of police In Pendle ton. . When William Blakely was sher iff. 82 years ago, Joe Blakely first served under his brother. He contln- DR. a H. DAT Pfcjslcl and Snrgeoa - Osteopath Boo ma II and il Smith-Crawford Bull dim. relevkoa Da T4S-W urd throughout Til Taylor's IS years as sheriff, for his short term as chief. Now he is to return to private life. At.other veteran In the sheriffs of flee who will be found missing In 1921, Is A. C. Funk, tax collector. On Jan uary 1, 1902, he took up his duties and since that time has handled the rolls and the thousands of dollars paid by taxpayers In this county. He will en ter business with It, E. McLean In In surance and real estate, haplng pur chased, with him, the Matlock-Uinti Investment Co. 0. r. Strain, oldest assessor In point of service in Oreon, Is another 18-year veteran to bid good-bye to. his court house haunts. He has had, like Mr. Fhnk, continuous service In his offi cial position and haa seen Umatilla county grow from a small unit, In val ue, to the most prosperous and most valuable county in the state outside of Multnomah. Hhis deputy for eight years, R, O. Hawks, succeeds him. LARCENY AND FORGERY ARE 1ST PREVALENT .UUlBUltSlS OK EVERETT TRUE Hardened Criminals Are Many in Custody of Sheriff for Year Just Ending, Says Rec ord Book of Prisoners. County Judge C. H. Marsh, who re tires, has served Umatilla county six years, and his colleague Commission er B. 01 Anderson, for four years. W, R. Taylor, who served for the past five months as sheriff following the murder of his brother. Til Taylor, by Nell Hart, was a deputy at Athena during all the time his brother was sheriff. He was connected with the sheriff's department closely for 18 years, also. Although It la a passing of the old order, the passing la not to make room for youth. Zoeth Houser, new sheriff, held that office more than two dec ades ago and is now in his sixties. Mr. Hawkes, assessor, also haa grey hair. The two new county commis sioners are in their mid-forties. sp Ma Hundred Twenty-One We herewith wish ros ail much prosperity and pro grew in 1921 and a great measure or Health and hap. pinesa. We believe hi sentiment In business not the Insipid kind but sturdy, friendly sentiment. We hope to make this friendly feeling work to your advantage; your success will mean our success. Yonr business and your co-operation have contribut ed greatly to the progress of this bank.. The recom mendations of our friends have brought us many new accounts. We wish to thank you for such co-opera-Uon which we shall always endeavor to merit. Pendleton, Oregon. 'Strongest Sank in Gcutern Oregon" While extending to you the old, old wish that you may enjoy a Happy New Year, we take this occasion to express our appreciation of your friendship and the opportunity to serve you al ways. Jim Beard I-arceny and its twin brother, rob bery. was the most common crime for which criminal arrests were made by the sheriff's office of Fmnlilla. county during the year of 1920. Forty-one crrests were made in which the prln clpal8 were charged with one or the other of these crimes. Forgery and its allies, obtaining money by false pre tenses, short changing and worthless checks, claimed 19.. There were 133 persons booked on the blotter as arrests during the year, a number smaller than for the year 1919, but representing, for the most part, a largo number of hardened cri minals "who were eventually sentenc ed to prison or Jails terms or fined. The recapitulation or records for the year is exclusive of prisoners kept In the jail while In transit in care of of ficers from other counties. , ' Several of the cases of larceny and robbery also carried with them charg es of other crimes, the records show. Three of the five men In the Til Tay lor murder case were orginally ar- cested for robbery. Neil Hart, alias Kmmett Bancroft, who hanged for the shooting of the late sheriff, and Jim tiwens, alias Elvle Kerby, under sentence to hang for participation in the crime, were partners in a daring holdup and robbery of some Indian homes near Cayuse during the Indian Fourth of July observance. Jack Rathle, alias John Laffebean, "third member of the jailbreakers sentenced tq hang, robbed a local store in May. Two Were IVrug Preveyors Two men recently arrested for lar ceny were also found to have been engaged in the drug traffic and were listed as larceny cases. Only one case of illicit drugs possession was hooked as such by the county Jail. Thirteen persons who were arrested for bootlegging or operation of stills, were brought to the county jail dur ing the year. A large number of oth ers were never booked as prisoners they gave bond at once upon arrest or had their trial on the day of the ar rest and paid their fine. Three forgers were among the six who left the county jail on July 25 in the jail break and murder of the sheriff. Irvin L. Stoop and Floyd Henderson, now serving life terms, were orginally picked up for passing worthless checks at Umatilla. Al bln IJndKen is in prison for four years for forgery. Sixteen arrests were recorded here of men wanted in other parts of the state and nation for crimes. Includ ed in this list were cases of bigamy, grand larceny, auto theft and white slavery. About an equal number ot prisoners wanted here were arrested elsewhere for local officials. Auto theft during the past year ran In bunches, the nine arrests for this crime taking place within a short per iod. Virtually evesy car theft from this section was checked up and sev eral were held for other localities. Many Coses Are listed The other classifications for which arrests of persons were made by lo cal officials included: assault and battery, 1; alleged syndicalism, 1: miscellaneous, 6; insane, 7; beat ing board bills, 1: parole violaters, 4; white slavery,, 3; shortchange, 1; non-suport, 2; drunk, 1. During the past year there was one '"' "nre ;, that of July 25, In which Nell Hart shot and fatally wounded Sheriff Tilman D. Taylor, for 18 years sheriff of this county. Six men es caped at that time, only one, Albin Lendgren, escaping trial on the charge of murder. The other five. Hart, Owens, Rathie, Stoop and Henderson, were - all convicted of ' first degree murder. Hart hanged on November 5. Owens and Rathie were to be executed December 3, but sentence was stayed pending their appeal. The other two are serving life terms. Since July 26, W, R. "Jinks" Tay. lor, brother of the receased sheriff, has been in the office, and has made a record for efficiency equaling It -nany respects that of his late bro ther. i . tassxst 1 1 rtf?3",TV.AT3 TAKING XOf AN Aiyfnji on My coat I i'n a. oV to' irtC!! Ot CCD THS TXTTON '3 on, ano' x setvc& Trie tvjsioe pocKer shut W AfTCR THl5 YW'Ct. CARRY cxtrks- . iwr ti rvj v- vim ijyp MA 1 1 -n-ifo-M III , 1 - - zr a ! . I i.ii r-lM - M r- I II . COYOTE BOUNTY COSTS II More than twice the appropria tion made by Umatilla county for scalp bounties for the year of 1920 was used in paying for the pelts of predatory animals' 'brought to . the county clerk's office. County Clerk R. T. Brown drew warrants totaling $3041 for this item of county expense, against 13267 expended in 1919 for the same purpose. The appropriation for bounties for 1920 was $1600. Nine hundred and sixty-four pelts were presented for bounty during the year. Of this number all but pro bably bn per cent were of coyotes. An occasional lynx, or bobcat is list ed In the records of the clerk but coyotes, both puppies and grown, 'are the chief prey of the predatory ani mal hunter. The county gives' S4 for each fe male coyote scalp which Is presented I to the county clerk. For males and puppies it pays S3. Bobcat bounties are $2. The decline in costs over the 1919 figure Is declared due to two factors, the first being the suc cessful campaign carried on for the extermination of coyotes and the sec ond the reduction .from $5 to It for female coyotes, made in May, 1919. April Is the largest month for scalp bounties, as It is the time when coy otes are nesting. Litters of the young usually number eight to ten and-dos-ens of these litters were raided dur ing April. Bounties paid by the clerk In that one month totaled $969. -The lightest month was September when only $26 was distursed. The Indians, who, according to le Kend, formerly believed coyotes a de fled animal, are now among those who trlng In their pelts and receive bounty for them. No longer does the native: allow his superstitutions get the bet ter of him and the coyotes that lurks about his sheep or other stock is llke- ly to be the victim of the unerring rifle aim. Many women are among those who have claimed bounty . for killiny coyotes. , Tour friendship and patronage, has. helped us to close a prosperous 1920. 1 ,. May the coming year bring you ' great success and ambitions realized. Sanitary Grocery -1 y 1 THE MORE CAREFUL YOU ARE TO BUY THE BEST COAL THE MORETERTAIN YOU WILLfeE TO BUY " , , , , .. . , ;, :!..' ; Phone 178 Q4Uty Qnitttr Ssrvics The Joke Was on John A Present That Worked Both Ways A Story With a Moral Th plant was installed, the wiring JMPJpht4 a4 it was not long before j ITS BEER! Standing at the pinacle of the year, looking back upon, what success has been achieved, we cannot help feeling grateful for the hearty support given by our friends the local households. And looking ahead toward the year just appear ing on the horizon, may we hope for a continuation of that support which not only will prove of mutual advantage, but will make for an ever greater success in the New Year. With these thoughts uppermost in mind, we can meaningly wish you A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR Cruikshank& Hampton V- . "'' ,""'v4 Jo-'' ' J -v f W it -V : -'-lit I f i You have heard the atory of the woman who bought her hubsand a, beautiful sewing machiM Jar a pres entbought it on the installment plan and left the payments to him. This same thing happened right here in our community not so long ago and the whole story is worth telling: For convenience welt call the hus band "John" and the wife "Mary." Well, John accepted the sewing machine alright accepted it as a joke, though he was considerably wrought tip when the bills came in. But leave it to the women they are all alike. And, as usual, there was both method and wisdom in Mary's madness. She hid been doing all at her own sewing by hand and her own sewing meant the kids and John's loo. So it wasn't long before John began to realize that the sewing machine 'was one of the most valuable presents he had ever received or that any wife had ever given herself. - His shirts were made quicker and better, his mending was done with greater dispatch and more care, the children had more clothes and at less cost, his wife dressed better, end looked better and she had more limt to devot to other matters around the house. So John met the bills with a pre tended reluctance and made up his mind he'd get even with the wife. He appreciated the good he personally got from the sewing machine, but he didn't relish the joke. Christmas was the day John planned to spring his surprise. Says John, to himself, says he, "I'll buy the wife a beautiful Electric Plant for her present Yes, I'll buy the tst that's made I'll buy her a t alley Light and Home Electric Power Plant "With It Til have all the light I want m the barn; I'll flood the yard with light so that I can see where I'm going and what I'm doing; I'll have running water in the barn for the stock; I'll run the cream-separator, the fanning mill and the grind stone by electricity; I'll milk the cows by electric machines. Here's where I get even at last" So John ordered the Lalley from his local dealer and presented his wife with the bill of .sale on Christmas morning. The wife accepted it with cold In- , difference; John chuckled; the kids beamed. John was enjoying the fruits of his efforts. Every plan had been carried out to the letter, snd the Lalley big in Power and Efficiency went humming away quietly, day in and day out, saving John many hours of bard toil and many good hard dollars, John had had his revenge good natured though it was. But how about the wife, was she down-hearted? Not She.. : . , One night when John was quietly enjoying his paper and his pipe under the bright light of an electric bulb, he heard the purring of the sewing ma chine. Glancing up, the jest he had ready to spring was stopped by what he saw. There was that same sewing machine his machine hts present from Mary, actually being operated by the Lalley Plant her plant her present from him. - Can you Imagine it? and what's more John discovered new things and new contraptions most every day. ( There was the washing machine) being operated by the Lalley an elec tric iron had taken the place of the old flat iron; a vacuum sweeper went humming merrily over the floors; the churn was electrically driven; hot water flowed from the faucet in the kitchen sink and in the bathroom; and the Laiiey even toasted his breakfast bread and supplied heat for an electric curling iron for the benefit of the kids and his wife. . . John saw the wisdom of it all he saw that the joke he planned for his wife was really on him. He saw that the Lalley was not only making things more convenient for him in his work saving him time and making him money but that it was also benefiting him in his home, and in saving his wife and family many hours of drudgery, ft was here also saving him money. So the Lalley was performing service which went far beyond John's expectations; it was not only doing the work unfailingly doing it efficiently, silently, economically, and without trouble, but trwas doing more work doing it better. Moral: It's a mighty poor electrk plant which won't work both stays me . a present, which won't tvorh mil ways I id always. ' Come in and get all the facts and the proofs for Lalley superiority. We have them and will be glad to give them to you. Overbeck & Cooke Go. Pendleton, Walla Walla, Fortlaad Member of Chicago Board ot Trade. Private Wire to all Exchanges Stocks Bonds Grain Room Jodd Bldg. Phone IM 2 Two of the most homelike hotels n Portland, located In the heart ot the shopping and' theater district All Oregon Electio trains stop at the SEW AJU HOTFj the House of Cbeen, Excellent dining room In connection. T1LH HOTRL COR N EIJC8, the House of Welcome, la only two short blocks from the Se ward. ; Our brown busses meet all trains. Kates f 1,50 and up, . W .C. CCLBEKTSON, Prop. Dr. Lynn K. Blakeslee Cbronlo said Nervous Diseases s4 Olissais U Women. Z-Bay Keotre Therapeutics, rentals Bldg. fteeat II rhoae 411 STOP AT ; WHITE'S DOUGIINUT LUNCH 609 Mtta -Street Be ns make douahnuU like I mother used to make. Tab Iilosen hut ones home- Try our home matte nl nr 1 fresh doughnuts with a cup of lood coffee served at the conn- er. . Open from 7 a. m. to 12 p.m. Sundays 10 a. m. to 12 p. m. This native woman Is a familial gars at Bridgetown race-track, Barbados, British West Indies She's a traveling bar carries a tank of beer on her bead and sells Jl by Us muglui. - ' Be Sure See the LALLEY First STURGIS & STORIE PKDM-.TOjr, ORK. WAI,W WAHjA - , - HeaJaaarters for Electrical Eaalpmant for the Farm and Rural Home WE WISH YOU ONE AND ALL A HAPPY -AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAIV We take this means of expressing- our appre ciation of your patronage for the, past year and 'may we still continue to serve you with a smile. 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