White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-09-03
(PAID ADVERTISEMENT
BEARDslEY's STATEMENT


In asking the voters to reflect me as
prosecuting attorney for B IN n
county I am giving the following
figures and information covering the
work in the office during my first
term:
Cases handled in 1922 by Pros. Atty.
prior to my taking office.
Total 5U
Liquor cases Observation-Disclosures. IL
I, 1923. First year l was Pros. Atty.
Total cases handled ................-.....-l89
Fines collected .$3282.00.
Three cases lost out of 1S9 cases
handled.
1924. Second year of my term.
Total cases handled ......................227
Liquor cases handled .................. %
Fines collected .......................$320 0.45.
Three cases lost out of Ell handled.
1925. Third year of my term.
Total cases handled ......................271
Liquor cases handled .................. "a
Fines collected ............... $4,000.
This shows that I have handled in
the first three years of my term, 687
cases and out of that l have lest
only 10. / have never lost case in
the Supreme Court. I have collected
in fines Se280.45. Liquor cases hand
led by me in 1925 were just three
times the number of cases handled
by my predecessor in his last year
Total number of cases handled by me
in 1925 is almost FIVE times the num-
Der of cases handled by the predeces.
sor in his last year of his term.
These figures show that practically
every case prosecuted has been wor
which evidences the fact that the cases
have been well prepared and handled
/ and the County has not been to the
| cost of trying lot of cases and hav.
ing them lost. The report of my pre-
decessor for the last year of his tern
does not show how much was col
lected by fines, but as he handled only
so cases compared to the large num-
Der I had, the fines collected mus
have been in proportion,
The County Commissioners and tn,
County Auditor will vouch for the
fact that in all my work, 1 have en-.
deavorcd to keep down the expense:
4 of the office proportionate to the worl
handled and I have endeavored to cut
expenses and taxes wherever possible
/ / have tried to maintain my office
so that it would be of actual service tc
the farmer living long ways from the
county seat and whenever requested
by letter or phone have personally
gone to interview the farmer as to his
troubles rather than causing him ano
his friends to come to the Prosecuting
Attorneys office in Prosser. l have
worked hand in hand with the Sheriff
without any discretion whatsoever
and have accompanied him night after
night and day after day in raids ano
investigations in order that / NIGH
acquire the evidence needed and neces
sary for a conviction when the cas-.
was tried. This accounts for the large
number of cases won. have Away:
adopted the policy of having absolutely
no preferences or favorites and no mar
has received any undeserved lenienc!
because of his money or politics. Ir
order that the economy of the offic
may be clearly shown, will cite tn
matter of the railroad litigation, whicl
is the most important and in olives tn
largest sum of money of any litigation
in which Benton County has ever beel
interested.
In 1924 the State Board of Equal
cation for tax commission raised tn
valuation on the operating property c
the various railroads in the State an
particularly that OF the Northern Pac
; fc, in which case the valuation wa
. raised $4,000, 10000 The railroad com