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A PAGE TWO DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1922. EIGHT PAGES I '"" " "'' ' " ' ! FT U i WARNING Make your Round-Up trip pay you big divi dends in dollars as well as pleasure. Let me make this pleasure trip the most profitable trip you ever took. I'll do it for you if you'll just come to this Great Bargain Carnival before this Store's closing hour Saturday night. r-if YOU PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER THIS SALE FOR YEARS PENDLETONS GREATEST DEPARTMENT STORE T 1 TiT 1 Qreopies warenoiis WHERE IT PAYS TO TRADE J. W. FRED EARL J Wretched Conditions Found Are Classed as Because of .Neglect or Indifference Sept. 21. Pendleton, Or l-Mitor Knst i U'cgoniun ; I him no desire In enter Into n newspaper controversy concerning the report of ttii' recent grand jury on which I served hh foreman, but since tin- superintendent of the eounly hos pital has seen fit to publish a denial of eel tain statements made in the formal ivpol't of the grand Jury, it seems only fining that it statement of the faets on which Hie Jurors based their report be given to the public for 'whom we (Save the best In our ability in the ca pacity in which we were called to serve you. Therefore, I ask of the editor the courtesy of publishing this reply. It Is true, Mr. Averill was not. pres ent at the time tm jury made Inspec tion of the county hospital. Hi' served as clerk of the grand jury, and was at that, time occupied with matters de volving on him with a view to speed ing up the work or the jury. In what follows, I slate only what T saw, anil am entirely willing to ap pear before any competent board, pri vate or public, and give my testimony as to facts. Had it been prnot icablc, should be triad to have made a re ply In accordance with consent and opinions of the other jurors, hut I ajn confident In what follows that I have their full aciiuiscenee, and thai they are ready as I, to stand back of their report. And lest It be charged to fem inine influence, I will add that the men on the jury wi re fully as indig nant as we two 'women were. .Mr. Horn Implies that our Inspec tion was superficial ami incompetent. I our Money Will Work for You Whether my experience and r.bility have fitted me to pass intelligently on what I sec, r will leave others to judge, but I am -sure that all will agree that the other jurors wi re competent, effi cient and honorable. I wish to say at the ueRlnning, that we are all entirely aware of the sort of patients which compose the hospit al's inmates, ami thai several of us, at least, are personally familiar with persons suffering from such maladies, and with the difficulties involved in i caring for such subjects. We did not question the Inmates save as to their personal history, and to ask if their was anything they would like for us to brim,' to the attcntion'of the officials. We gave only such weight to their re plies as other evidence made us as sured was due it. Nothing they sail was in any way the basis of our re port, and the tormal report in no way voiceil tlic indignation and disgucsl which was felt by the members of the jury over matters which tin y did not see fit to incorporate in their formal report. rurlber. 'wo were not in structed as to the full power residing In the grand jury regarding such mailers, or we should hao taken fur ther ailieu. I hough we no Inline,- are Jurors. I I am not done with the matte.', and doi no iiitt'tiil t. lnu until iim as Mi that limits are put risht. ami I wjih not impressed that any of your jurors wort' rillier favor curriers or quitlei'H, To reply specifically to Air, Horn: First: You were ho fortur.ate as to huve a master plumber as one mem ber of your jury, who looked over the plumbing, and when 'we judged was MUi'l'icient authorily as to its cnnditinn. T su'w water standing undraitied from the, hath Mks, and the stench from the drain pipes was sufficient evidence to nu- as to their condition. I am not a plumber would it not he possible to provide some sort of screen or trap which would prevent such a condition by ohviatini; the difficulty of which the superintendent complains? Tubs are commonly supplied with a draiu pipe to prevent overflowing. Second: The use of the word "radiator" was a mistaken term for which we weiv culpable as an over sight. The hot air registers were in- ended. The superintendent acknowl edges their condition. It seems alto irtther possible that a little ingenuity and reasonable authority could pre vent this. At any rate, their present condition seeing uncalled for, as the inmates are not heini; furnished t-hnc-o. Third: Some of the jurors believed the hospital should be run in a sani tary condition; therefore, wc surest - ed sheets; for it is not possild beds' occupied by persons R. D. SAYRES their presence is due cither to incom petence or indifference. We examin ed mattresses that were covered with nits in colonies and whole settlements. personally, lifted the covers back from one mattress and the well-nourished crustaceans scampered for cover in alarm at such unexpected intru sion. We looked at one mattress on which their well-fed bodies had been smeared in great splotches. I wonder! Are there human heiniis who prefer to feed their flesh to vermin who would feel lorn and homesick without their companionship? and if so. ouhr we I to spend our lax money to see that they are gratified? Perhaps the next inmate will not have the same disease as the present occupant when assign ed to that bed! ; Ve saw a bed in which an inmate I had died two days previous. It lay ! without even airing- waiting for the ! next victim. j The cotton blankets on most of the TIME'S UP When the lights go out Saturday night in this store, it will mean the positive ending of the most drastic pi ice cutting and Daring Bargain Giving Sale in the history of business in Eastern Oregon. And if you don't share in the last days and hours of this event you'll surely regret it for months to come. ' beds Wi foul ram CONSTIPATION BILIOUSNESS Headache INDIGESTION Stomach Trouble -SOLD EVERYWHERE- I with sueh maladies as these inmates jaiv. in a sanitary condi ion without I the use of sheets. Wo did reflect even fas we made ihe suggestion, that sueh J persons usually have n prejudien i asaijist sheets, lint w considered I health and cleanness ought to ovor I ride their personal preferences. that we preferred not to touch them, especially was this V'uo of lieds to which patients were confined. We saw several hods whii'h were clean and in good condition. due doubtless to the tasto and physical ai'ility of their occupants. We found one paralytic, compelled to lie on his hack. We asked him as to keep i to his ahiliiy to aid himself. He told afflicted us he would he glad if we could oh- tain for him some sort of trapeze or pulleys so that he might lift himself u'out, both for easement and his own assistance. The matter ;tf a couple ; of rods or iras pipes placed where he ' could reach them would help. Yet ! ho said, he had asked for them re-i peatedly during the siNteen months i t hints quently that he was not receiving propel' attention. . Another inmate is almost helpless from rheumatism. He was not being decently cared for, and absolutely nothing was being done to relieve his suffering. There is not a comfortable chair in the hospital. There were no papers or magazines thing's which could be had for the asking. I speak with much reluctance of the culinary department, lest T give an exaggerated Impression. Everything was scrupulously clean throughout tne entire commissary department. We noted the absence of any sort of refrigerator. We found victuals reasonably well cooked, but standing in a warm cupboard where they were liable to become unwholesome. The inmates asked us if they could not bo furnished some lightbread. We saw indication of no bread save hot biscuit, and judged their complaint was not without foundation. We I found no sign of fresh vegetable or fruit supply, other than some melons. In their supplies there was not a single can of vegetables or fruit save a few jars of antiquated cucumber pickles. This is a year of abundant and cheap supply. One who had the wel fare of any such establishment at heart, eiiher from the item nf ex pense or health, would have a cellar with a different showing. I ine jurors report said, "of a quality and variety" compatible with health. No criticism of the quantity or service was made. I would suggest that our inspection would as nearly show the inside f have given Dickens material for '4 chapter. And if any of you ever wax sentimental over the old dungeons, pay a visit to your county Jail, and be assured that the dark ages have not come to an end in Pendleton at least. I am grateful to Supt. Horn forgiv ing me this opportunity to place.' the' facts before you. i s EDITH M. FRAKEIt. SWEDEiMBORGIANS WILL RE-VAMP BIBLE; COST WILL EXCEED $50,000 URBANA. O., Sept. 21. A- new translation of the Bible, including only the books which, in the opinion, of Swedenborg, have an inner or sym bolic meaning, will be undertaken! at once by the New Churcch (Sweden Irorgian) under authority of a resolu iion adopted by the church covenant here. The work, which has been in con iemplation for more than forty years, is made possible by the donation of sufficient funds by George Marchant. a wealthy member nf the sect, who re sides in llrisbane, Australia. The task will retitiire from five to jsix years to complete, and its total cost is estimated at $50,000 or more. s one IllCMl ,.nt.Vn 11. 1.. 1... I did not examine the walls of the; he had been there, to no avail A .arrangement rooms, hut sa.v ihe ceilinas were plas ter and the walls caleimined, nml judged the building was plastered. w hich it surely ought to be. The , is ready to give ev women ot your jury stand to say j ance; positively, with experience to back i One inmate lies In his bed blind and them, that there is no need of having j deaf helpless. We made no inquir " bugs" in a hard-finished house, and i les. His surroundings spoke tlo- matter so trifling to relieve the tedium 1 make no charges, as I know noth in the life of a human being! and j ing of the matter, hut the bills for .i, -u. riorn says, ine county court t supplies paid bv the needful assit- Liberty ell Itallk nlll lnli pni sun- at homo; XI ilcrxnliiil here at t vr ivnt lller fiHMtl1lilc st'lllf. aiiiiiuillva mo for ou. on cannot expect to work for otirsei' forever your earning lays are number. .1 bat the men. you save while you earn will work for you f,.i, ht. bk bow a 1 per cert s.ivinKs account. with d. piKils made regularly, will amount tip in 5 or la yens t, t-ome. Iii unfits 5 year, m Years W.-ckly ., ' 1 "" t fi",s.i! " "'' mi nu mi "'" i is; 3-:.t s "" J iiio 1.1 ;);ii u Toil can't affoi.l to put it ff -i IIt your account tod.iv 1 . is ill you Heed. .Mi:mr:n inurp.u, i:km:u k systfi The Inland Empire Bank THREE GOOD BRICK LAYERS WANTED by Taylor & McLeod, Walla Walla. Wash. Ton dollars a day. About 2"2 months" work. Columbia Starts Grid Practice court f ' " J ivnith-lon Orrn NOTICE i ni; Viiim ! .wus TH. XVI-J. 4M or l.ae inlrn mi Xlliii-Knilil . With a squaj ef r:--k-a isplrants, Oebjiniia Unrsity siru pnetist t taker Field, New Vc.i. Left to ruU Harry Cftcrtc. Jtrry vV.ir countv court. would nut in themselves he evidence ! to me as to what is served in the hos ; Pital dining room. j As to the condition of the farm, any ! taxpayer can see that by riding by on i the road, l w ill not weary you with .details. The trees and grass nre dy- j inn are snort on water, we j were told the engine was not working j wen. Ye: .Mr. Horn says the furnishes anything needful: I have Mated in a general way the facts on which your grand jurors i based their report. I made some fur- lh... .1 J : , ..... . iue?ii.uuunns and satts-i field myself on some matters brought) ii. vur auoiiiun. mat. However, was after our release from the grand jury and had nothing to do with our rep-'it. If this is the sort of institution, the citizens of I'matilla County are paying a high price to have maintained for their-unfortunate fellows, it is doubt-le.-s of n,. jc.ul to vail their attention; to it. "We intend to produce a slightly more accurate and scitntific transla tion of the Bible, with all the aid which modern research can give," said Rev. William U Worcester, president of the convention, in explaining; the plan. The present Bible, while a very sincere and accurate translation, eon tains a number of words which were used because of literary style and which are not accurate synonyms of the original words." . rossihly ' f.-red year county hospital i-f-l our pvf lecauie sever.il nf I 'tis have lMn so f'r:':r.-ite as to hv .ic.u.iiivi ,1 with cocr-t establishments! ot!ierwhr-' which are bunc r'm on a f saritary and business-like has's. It . an be done, and nve your pocket-i ! l-o,v,s as well a your stifretpect. visit 19 o'-r poor farm woald Wv'"
