The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1914-05-16

assisting the prosecuting attorney in
securing evidence to support prose-
eutions in these cases.
Pool Rooms Must Open Screens.
We believe that the practice of
the interior of pool halls, drinking
saloons and gambling resorts by par
tittons blinds, doors and the like Is a
Violation Mos of the law of the state of
washington, and we recommend that
all such places be required to remove
such distractions to view in order that
the public may not be deceived and that
the evil. If any, in such places may
he readily exposed to the public. We
tice of openly and notoriously contrib
uting to the downfall of men and
women by advocating and advising the
use of intoxicants as beneficial to their
health, thereby placing In the hands
OF minors weak minded and helpless
Individuals, the damaging use and In
fIuence of intoxicating liquors which
Is in all other respects denied by law;
and the wholesale distribution of liquor
In this way as an evasion of the law
Should be condemned by vigorous pros
ecutions
Drug Stores Should be Decent.
We have found that within the four
With tho first of the year the freight
shipment of intoxicants from Spokane
into Stevens county represent a gross
This does not include shipments of In
toxcants from without the state nor
From other points The greater portion
of these shipments come to drug stores
within the county and one drug store
within that period has received in that
time, according to our information, an
aggregate of approximately five tons
of liquors from Spokane business
houses. We have found that while 1t
is not an easy matter to secure convic-
t,ons in cases where drug. stores exer-
else such wanton refusal to Observe 1seVe
traffic, still, common decency. should
enjoin upon them at least a minor de-
gre. of de1icacy about offending against
escape the lash of government renders
them no less culpable in the eyes of
Respectable people.
Commissioners to Help.
4 We would further recommend that
the county commissioners PROVIDE ad-
equate funds for use in running down
criminals; and exercise more liberal
polily in sting In this way the Of
ficers of the law in gathering and
preparing evidence In advance or pros
ecutionG as far moro to be recommended
as a measure of economy rather than
to force officers to depend upon calling
a large number of useless witnesses at
public expense to court to find upon In
yestigation that their services or evil
dence is useless
Judge Should Have Help.
We would recommend that in order
to relieve the congestion of BUSINESS
in the superior court that an additional
Judge should be called In to assist
xna facilitate the judicial work of the
county. By this we do not mean to
encourage litigation. but rather to
speedily dispose of all suits as soon as
POSSIBLE after they arc instituted. We
believe a large and unnecessary pup
lie expense arisoo from tine ond
lack of proper assistance rendered TO
oef.cials in the discharge OF their duties;
We also recommend that all criminal
cases. where defendants are incarcer-
ated in the county jail. should be given
preference upon the trial. calendar at
each term of the superior court In
order to relieve the jail Of the usual
burden of an accumulation of priooners.
Salaries Should be Equalized.
We have taken notice of the fact that
there is too great a disparity in the
pay or salary of deputies throughout
the courthouse of the same class. This
in our opinion, is not the result of de-
sign, but Is the outgrowth of a prac-
tice inaugurated and never changed.
For instance, the chief deputy in the
one hundred and thirty dollars per
month; the chief deputy prosecuting
attorney receives seVenty-hve dol.
lars per month: while the salaries of
departments of the county Is ninety
dollars per month. We recommend that
all first class deputies be allowed the
same rate of salarv- for their services,
and that scale of compensation for
employees in the county service be es-
tablished in fairness and justice to the
also that when additional help is nee.
essary to facilitate the handling OF
public business In any office it should
be provided.
The above commentator Is made
for the reason that in recent years the
legislature has largely increased the
duties and extended them over much
wider field to be covered by all Of
ficia1s. AS an example, there has been
enjoined upon the sheriff the duty OF
collecting the delinquent personal tax
slant care and vigilant attention to
the exclusion of many other duties. BY
an act of the last legislature there VIII
dsy0ye the 6e
entire official work OF the coroner. Inc
members of the board of county com
missioners are each made ex-otti,cio
road supervisors, over their respective
districts, requiring vast amount OF
extra work, and in a measure addltionai
duties have come to every county OF
ficial.
Abolish Game Commission.
We advocate the abolishment OF
fish and game commission for the reas-
on that, to US, 1t appears to be de-
partment of the public service Which
to rss feea
are used. ordinarily. for the purpose
of keeping up this bureau with It's
coterie Of officials and 1t returns moth
ing to the public treagItfy' THIS yisw sug 70
any criticism of the management OF
this department by tho Stevens county
Game Commission or of any or their
appointees, and we commend them as
conscientious and faithful officials In
the line of duty; but the enforcement
of the game laws eventually devolyes
upon the sheriff and his deputies. VINO
are by law made ex-officio game ward
ems, and the prosecuting attorney must
handle all cases of violation OF the law
at public expense. We favor the sys-
tenn of fish hatchery under the super
vision of the board of county commits
sioners.
State Checkers Criticised.
1t is not the purpose nor disposition
Of this grand jury to criticise the work
Of individuals. corporations. or public
officers. excepting where 1t would seem,
from the evidence brought before US,
that the public interest would be the
bett ,r subserved by such criticism based
upon such facts as, in our Judgment.
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