The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-09-02
(PAID ADVERTISEMENT
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
RECORD OF

Cases handled in 1922 by prose-
cutting attorney prior to my tax
ing office total so; Liquor cases IL
1923 first year I was prosecut-
ing attorney, total cases handled,
1879; Liquor cases "a.
Fines collected $3272.0O.
3 cases lost out of 189 handled.
1924. second year of my term:
Total cases handled 227; Liquor
cases handled %; Fines collected
$3200.45. 8 cases lost out of 227
handled.
1925, third year Of my term: To-
tai cases handled 271; Liquor cas-
es handled 81. Fines collected
$2798. 4 cases lost out of 271
handled.
This shows that l have handled
in the first three years of my term
687 cases and out of that / have
lost only 10. / have never. lost a
case in the Supreme Court. / have
collected in fines $9280.45. Liquor
cases handled 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 was
almost six times the number of
cases handled by the predecessor
in his last year Of his term.
These figures show that prac-
tically every case prosecuted has
been won which evidences the fact
that the cases have been well pre-
pared and handled and the county
has not been to the cost Of trying
a lot of cases and having them
lost. The report of my predecessor
for the last year of his term does
not show how much was collected
by fines, but as he handled only
SO cases compared to the large
number 1 had, the fines collected
must have been in proportion.
The county commissioners and
the county auditor will vouch for
the fact that in all my work.
have endeavored to keep down the
expenses Of the office proportion
ate to the work handled and have
endeavored to cut expenses and
taxes wherever possible.
/ have tried to maintain nv Of
flee so that it would be of actual
service to the farmer living a
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
and his friends to come to the
prosecuting attorneys office in
Prosser. i have worked hand in
hand with the sheriff without any
dissention whatsoever and have
accompanied him night after night
and day after day in raids and in
vestigations in order that might
acquire the evidence needed and
necessary for conviction when the
case was tried. This accounts for
the large number of cases won. /
have always adopted the policy of
having absolutely no preferences
or favorites and no man has re-
ceived any undersigned leniency
because Of his money or politics.
In order that the economy of the
office may be clearly shown, will
cite the matter Of the railroad
litigation, which is the most inn
portant and involves the largest
sum of money Of any litigation in
which Benton county has ever been
interested.
In 1924 the state board of equal
ization for tax commission raised
the valuation on the operating
property of the various railroads
in the state and particularly that
of the Northern Pacific. in which
case the valuation was raised S.
OOO, 100000 The railroad company
appealed this matter. suing each
county in which the Northern Pa
cifc operated, including Benton
county. I have defended Benton
county in this suit and it has been
RECENTLY decided by the supreme