The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-01-14


between the ages OF sixteen an.
tventy-one They need not be corr
mitted necessarily TO the reforr,
school. Suspension Of judgment ana
a system of parole. in my opinion
would meet the requirement and re
suit i'm the restoring to citizenship !,
persons who under the present lin
tied power of the courts are conver
ed into confirmed criminals.
Public Executions.
Within the past few years tbero
have been number OF executions
for murder in this state. These eTe.
cutions have taken place In the iau
wards of the several counties, and n
necessity have been more or less Duh.
lie In two cases in Multnomah coun.
~ al least four hundred invitation,
were ISSUED to officials and Others /,
witness the double execution Of two
notorious criminals, and application,
were made for as many more. Tn.
gallows was erected in the jail yaN
AZ the intersection of two of the mos
public streets OF the City of Portland
and the morbidly curious were Al
tracted there from the time the work
men commenced TO build the scafod
until IL was finally torn down. AT he
moment of the execution. although
the ground was covered with snow
crowds of men. women and childreb
stood In the adjacent streets to SCI
and hear. II possible. what took place
within the enclosure. and boys and
.lg,,,1.n1 Nn1nnhnwa
10 look over the fence. Such scene
are demoralizing and ought not TO Be
tolerated in any civilized communib
All executions should take place with
In the walls OF the penitentiary out
of hearing and out OF sight Of all er
cent officials. and the bodies Of those
executed ought TO be forfeited TO ths
state as well as their lives. buried
within the prison precincts and nd
giyen TO either relatives or friends 10
/ be publicly paraded and viewed BY
persons whose tastes incline 70 the
morbid.
earnestly recommend such letis
Ilation as will carry out these sugges
/ tions.
The Sailor Boarding House Nuisance
During the past eighteen months
great complaint has been made about
abuses which exist at the Ports Of
Portland and Astoria, occasloned by
/ Interference on the part OF sailor
boarding house keepers, runners or
Icrimps. with seamen of vessels arriy
ling from foreign ports and carrying
/ the flags OF foreign powers.
The legislative assembly Of this
state passed an act at its session IN
1850 denouRcing penalties against per
sons entiCing seamen 10 desert har
,boring seamen with intent 10 deprive
the owner Of their services, demand
ing or receiving from them any re
lmuneratiun for providing them WIN
employment on board any sea'golns
vessel any remuneration other thah
the fee OF $40 per man, tor SappS,us S5
any seamen 60 be entered On S'Iu
any such seagoing yessel, ahS W.
boarding OF attempting TO oOaiu oCp,,,'~. ~
ship on the willamette OF Nolsl01
river. not engaged in the carr!lus
passengers. for hire. without the gl
E sent OF the captaiU master OF VIu
C officer first obtained Convictions 70
.- violations OF the act may be m
,, either before justices or the peace
= in the circuit courts and the peH
d ties IN cases OF conviction vary iiG
fines OF from $50 10 $3.50, or by ls
prisonment In the county jail for =
riods varying from ten days to 8
months. The right OF appeal exn
in each instance under the genen
laws OF the state.
These penalties are not seye
enough 20 prevent the abuses COZ
planned OF. but this is not the mo
serious difficulty. Where the masiE
OF the vessel, assisted by the cons
lar agent Of the power whose flag
vessel carries, honestly endeayoH
ylndiCate a violation OF the statui
the delay incident 10 the right OF a
peal. and the consequent detention
vessels when laden, in the port q
the purpose Of prosecution, make u
successful enforcement OF the Law
too expensive experiment, with %
result that the owner of the Yess
prefers 10 be, and is, constant
mulcted By the runners for furn&
ing a crew 70 take the place OF desc
ers In excess Of the amount proUa
by law. rather than be detained
greater expense with full laden .
10 assist In bringing the violaton
the law TO justice.
Federal statutes exist having
view the accomplishment Of thf
jects sought to be attained BY
statutes OF this state, but their
is not broad enough, nor the pens